Chapter 700: Chapter 408: Shocking Jiang Zhi! Divine Son? One of Us!?_2

He let out a gentle breath, “Actually, this matter isn’t a secret; many adventurers can tell, given that the thing we’re contesting over is something many powerful beings don’t even consider worth their while.”

The struggle for high-level Holy Artifacts is a key item in the entire world, a chance that comes with miracles and powerful Strength.

Many adventurers are aware and wish to try their luck, but… it’s too difficult, so some ordinary adventurers simply choose to compete for the orb of light, considering it a success to have a sip of the broth.

An Nan agreed with Jiang Zhi’s point of view, speaking in a deep voice, “Indeed, to contend for this, you not only need strength but also the support of many other forces, and at the same time, you must face even more intense dangers.”

He had come into contact with much information at the meeting with Chenxing and had a preliminary understanding of the current situation.

Every Divine Son and Young Master, it was clear, was not fighting alone; there was everything about their backgrounds, competing for this future.

Although naturally, there will be many who wish to defy the heavens and change their fate, the real main forces are still those such as the Sons of the Divine Race.

“I understand…” Jiang Zhi clenched his fists.

This was also the opportunity they dreamed of… for their rise.

“Brother Su,” he spoke up.

“I know what you want to say; you want to go back and bring along Bai Yilin, the Meteor Alliance, and others, right…”

Jiang Zhi nodded his head.

However, Su Qi spoke softly, “Your idea is good, but you can’t go back.”

He looked at the projection of the Ancient World, still spewing out orbs of light into the Sky Dome, which at this point had solidified into such vivid detail that it seemed not a mirage but an ancient land about to Descend at any moment.

And the fluctuation of the high-level Holy Artifact was synchronized with the solidification of the Ancient World projection.

“Once it begins, it’s a path of no return.”

This was why everyone valued it so highly, and once there was any stirring, all the top powers and Divine Sons would act accordingly.

Because this was the subtly approaching prelude, and no one wanted to fall behind.

Jiang Zhi said, “What about them…”

“Don’t worry.”

Su Qi said softly, “I’ve sent Shandian back… but they are already prepared.”

“Prepared for what?” Jiang Zhi asked, puzzled.

“The gathering of the members of The Hustlers Sect, preparing to step onto the stage.”

Su Qi casually let this statement slip.

But Jiang Zhi grew even more puzzled; just how many experts do we The Hustlers have?

He would never have believed it before, but seeing that An Nan, a Divine Son, was also one of them,

It led him to some doubts.

And Su Qi just smiled faintly.

Now.

Bai Yilin’s group had been found, Old Huang also kept in constant contact, and there were the Heavenly Destiny People like Nancy, among others… and those guys.

Su Qi narrowed his eyes.

The “those guys” he referred to was naturally… the hundred people in the Singularity World.

Deep Blue, Divine Eye, Old Five, Otto, and so on, each coming from ancient eras, the past’s history; even the youngest, Old Five, hailed from centuries ago.

And each of them was an existence like the Heavenly Pride of the present age, and not just that, they had magnificent backgrounds, as being recognized by the World Tree required strength and a relation to the sequence lineage.

Among them were many powerful Divine Sons and even God’s Sons; there were as many paths on the World Tree as there were stars in the cosmos, and of these… only the tip of the iceberg could reach godly status.

Of course, this tip, to the Present World, would be immensely magnified.

The number of Divine Race members was also naturally not small; while they might share the same status, the strength of the Divine Race within, the number of Divinities, and so forth, still varied hugely.

Some had even perished, while others stood on the very pinnacle of the peaks.

Thus.

Su Qi didn’t delve deeply into the backgrounds of those people; he had signed them as individuals.

“However, since arriving here, they have one by one disappeared.”

Su Qi naturally knew this, as everyone carried his Starfire Chip on them, their approximate locations visible to him upon entering the Star Chart.

It seemed they had been cared for by the will of the World Tree, sent to different places, ancient and distant.

As for why he wasn’t treated in the same way, was it perhaps because he wasn’t ancient?

In any case.

Within the Star Chart, fine pathways connected from each person to this place, indicating the channels still existed; in other words… everyone would come back.

After all, they were the Heavenly Prides of the past, and having successfully left that place of eternal confinement, they would certainly not miss out on this future.

Su Qi no longer paid attention to this but left it to Xiao Meng to take care of, to detect when they would arrive in this world.

“Boom!”

At this moment,

a terrifying sound suddenly erupted from the distant Demon Land, reaching everyone’s ears.

Everyone looked towards the distance.

The vast Demon Land was the largest blood-colored plain linking the Five Continents.

And this plain was a terrifying silhouette of blood qi… rising into the sky!

It had actually connected with the similarly manifested Ancient Battlefield Fragment in the sky dome.

Creating a very astonishing bloody spectacle, reminiscent of an apocalyptic collapse of heaven and earth!

Centered around the Demon Land, from all directions, residents of ten cities had already witnessed this scene, yet they did not slow their pace.

“The Demon Land, the Ancient Battlefield Fragment, it seems they have already connected.”

“So… a high-level Holy Artifact must be born within.”

Jiang Zhi’s gaze shifted to the dark red area of the distant Demon Land, as if looking at the most dangerous zone, where all who approached felt their scalp tingle with the eerie force of spiritual pollution creeping over their bodies.

He shuddered.

Chenxing calmly watched the scene, a few traces of wariness flashing in his eyes, but no surprise showed on his face, as if he had long known this would happen.

“Next…”

“We will step into the range of the Demon Land.”

The Demon Land was vast; it was the central point of the world’s collapse, spanning the map like a continent, an area of extreme danger, akin to a taboo place.

“With the connection to the Ancient Battlefield Fragment in the sky dome… anything could happen.”

“Anyway, be careful.”

They had already stepped into the range of the Demon Land.

The difference from the outside was clear because of the faint mist that carried a chilling blood qi.

At the same time,

the further they walked,

the blurrier the view became in their sight, unable to see the surroundings clearly, as if even the ground under their feet was twisting, and the blood qi all around appeared like a mosaic of imagery, bizarre and terrifying.

“What on earth is this…” Jiang Zhi widened his eyes.

“Everyone stick close together, and activate all spiritual power tools!” Chenxing had already spoken in a cold voice.

“Don’t look at the surroundings, the twisted things. This place is full of lost strength… In simple terms, the horror of spiritually polluted forces is merely drifting here, causing the space to twist, making all directions unreliable, only the divinity of the two of us can give guidance.”

“So, keep your eyes on us and stay close.”

At this moment,

divinity faintly appeared on the bodies of Chenxing and An Nan!

This was also why a Divine Son generally had to lead the way.

Of course,

using powerful spiritual power tools to scout the way was also possible, and that represented the capital of many large forces.

And Su Qi was looking at this scene with great interest… all the weird, unsightly blood-red pollution had no effect on him.

Those twists that could make a person lose their way looked like a straightforward crossroads to Su Qi.

Lost?

Non-existent.

And looking at all the twistings,

Su Qi immediately remembered… everything experienced in Linyuan Land before.

There, there was almost an identical Lost Land.

And that place was also full of collapse and distortion.

As for the cause,

it was because that place… was very close to the Abyss.

And here,

it was the same.

Su Qi looked towards the murky twisting blood mist, and the far reaches that were currently unreachable.

“The Abyss, right before our eyes.”