Published: January 7, 2025
Boom! In the instant Qin Chen approached, the entire Ancient Universe Tower seemed to shake violently. Immediately, an endless terrifying aura pressed down, causing all the powerful figures present to stagger back repeatedly.
Even the colorful flames formed by the Heaven-Piercing Extreme Fire Pillar not far away surged wildly at this moment.
"What happened?"
"The Ancient Universe Tower shook."
"Could it be...?" Suddenly, this disturbance caused a commotion throughout Artifact God Island. High up in the Heaven-Piercing Extreme Fire Pillar, Qin Chen looked down at Artifact God Island and saw numerous figures flying out from within. Shadows surged out from countless palaces, all gazing in this direction.
"This is..." Qin Chen was shocked as he looked at the Ancient Universe Tower. What was going on?
He hadn't even moved yet, and the Ancient Universe Tower was already shaking. Could it be that he was a celestial prodigy capable of stirring something that even the supreme could not shake?
"It's the surge of malicious energy."
"The malicious energy in the Ancient Universe Tower has erupted."
"The once-in-ten-thousand-years malicious energy has actually erupted ahead of time." Elder Black Feather and the others exclaimed, their faces filled with ecstasy, seemingly incredibly excited.
Meanwhile, elders refining artifacts within the Heaven-Piercing Extreme Fire Pillar also rushed over, calling out in similar excitement.
The colorful flames of the Heaven-Piercing Extreme Fire Pillar were not far from here, and in an instant, several figures landed. These were elders who had been refining artifacts, and they all stopped their work to come over in excitement.
"Elder Black Feather? Deputy Vice Hall Master Qin?"
Upon seeing Elder Black Feather and Qin Chen, some elders nodded slightly, their expressions animated. At the same time, one elder stepped forward without hesitation, inserting their identity card, and in an instant, their figure vanished into the Ancient Universe Tower.
One by one, the elders took action.
"Deputy Vice Hall Master Qin, it's the surge of malicious energy, a once-in-ten-thousand-years event. Each time the malicious energy erupts, it becomes exceptionally concentrated, and the difficulty of refining lowers significantly. Hurry, if we don’t enter soon, all the elders will be coming in." Elder Black Feather urged.
His heart was filled with excitement.
"The master finally made a move."
Seeing an elder rush into the Ancient Universe Tower, Elder Black Feather and the others all breathed a sigh of relief. The master's action was just in time; if they waited until they entered the Ancient Universe Tower and the malicious energy erupted again, there would still be a risk of suspicion for Elder Black Feather and the others who entered early.
But now, with the malicious energy surging and countless elders rushing over, and with some having already entered, even if Qin Chen were to turn back and die, the risk for Elder Black Feather would be much lower in any investigation.
Qin Chen no longer hesitated. He stepped forward and inserted his identity token, immediately deducting one hundred thousand contribution points, while a strong alluring force drew Qin Chen into the entrance of the Ancient Universe Tower.
In a flash, Qin Chen's figure disappeared.
"We'll go in too."
Elder Black Feather's eyes flashed with a cold glimmer as he hurried forward, and a group of people inserted their identity tokens, one after another, and all entered the Ancient Universe Tower.
At this moment, Qin Chen was already inside the Ancient Universe Tower. It was a gray and hazy world, where countless gray tornado-like entities roared through the void like ferocious beasts.
Within these gray whirlwinds was a special force. The moment Qin Chen entered, the Heaven and Earth Creation Jade Plate in his body trembled. It had already transformed into the Chaotic World, and now it surged violently, seemingly absorbing a certain special power from the void.
Could this be the power of malicious energy that Elder Black Feather and the others spoke of?