Published: February 19, 2025
The endless Void Continent, despite being engulfed by an invisible force under the powerful rules, still experiences a cycle of day and night.
As night fell, the continent was shrouded in darkness, and the void energy swirling in the apocalyptic ruins became increasingly violent.
This void energy, similar to the energy of heaven and earth, also possessed the ability to alter the life forms of creatures.
However, compared to the gentle evolution of earthly energy, void energy was more invasive, more chaotic, and its mutations were more twisted and bizarre.
As a result, many people retreated from the ruins before dark, returning to the oasis to recover, rest, and expel the void energy they had absorbed, including Chen Chu.
On a hillside hundreds of meters high, overgrown with lush vegetation, Chen Chu gazed at the pitch-black world before him, feeling a bit disoriented even with his night vision, and a look of astonishment appeared in his eyes.
"Is this the power beyond myths? Even after countless years of death, the residual rules still influence the operation of this continent."
As he spoke, Chen Chu exhaled, focusing on himself, and summoned his attribute panel with a thought to check today’s achievements.
Talent: Void Reversal Eyes +1352
This was the result of half a day's work for Chen Chu, who had traversed over three thousand kilometers and killed more than a thousand five-heaven and over a hundred six-heaven contaminated monsters.
It might sound a bit low, but it was quite a lot, considering those void monsters were scattered throughout the ruins, not just lining up waiting for him to slay them.
During his straight run, he basically spared no void monsters he encountered, and each time he killed a contaminated monster, he needed to pause and wait for the purple malevolence to condense.
This was also why he had only managed to cover over three thousand kilometers in half a day.
At this moment, over a thousand layers of void power were condensing at the edges of his Black-Golden Vertical Eyes, forming a circle of black rune sequence chains that slowly rotated, enhancing the power of the Void Reversal Eyes.
Although he hadn’t tested it, Chen Chu could clearly sense that his Void Reversal Eyes had become even stronger, a faint smile appearing on his face, pleasantly surprised by this unexpected gain from his expedition.
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Inside a cave, a fire crackled as Lin Xue, wearing battle armor, took out exotic beast jerky, energy-infused mineral water, and a small iron pot from her Xumi Bracelet, slowly cooking them.
On the opposite side, Lin Yu sat on a stone, her smart wristwatch, under the attachment of the eye of heaven monarch, displaying a chat page projection where many people were exchanging their gains and information from the day.
Each comment was prefixed with their country and name.
Yue Mountain Kingdom. Jin Chengwu: "The void monsters in the ruins are so strong. I barely managed to delve over thirty kilometers today before almost dying at the hands of a monster."
Eastern Summer. Xia Youhui: "Haha, you had it rough! Luckily, I didn’t enter the ruins but instead chose to seek opportunities in the oasis, and I got lucky finding a broken stele inscribed with runes."
Eastern Summer. Li Hao: "What the heck, Old Xia, you found something good so quickly?"
Bai Hu. Tu Yaoyao: "I also found something good, but I won't tell you what it is."
Simon. Kars: "Today my luck was also decent; after someone stole my monster, I discovered a half-broken battle sword in the distant ruins, which has a special essence that can be comprehended."
Simon. Talas: "Hey! Bro, you also got your monster stolen? Was it that Chen Chu from Eastern Summer?"
Gonado. Zhang Bai: "I also crossed paths with that Chen Chu guy; he's a freak. In the blink of an eye, he blew up ten five- and six-heaven monsters, utterly domineering."
"But he didn’t take my monsters; if he hadn’t shown up, I would have already died at the hands of those monsters."
Ralrudo. Kaate: "Damn, I got my monster stolen by him too. Wait, shouldn’t you guys be far from our area...?"