CHAPTER 66: CHAPTER 63: ENTERING THE WARSHIP RUINS

Hoo~

The gigantic warship soared into the sky, and everyone gathered in a spacious room, where all kinds of food and entertainment were readily available, all-encompassing.

"Everyone." Suddenly, an old voice echoed.

Wang Xu followed the voice and saw an elderly man in a purple robe standing in the void, overlooking everyone, with an intangible aura quietly spreading.

Everyone immediately became solemn.

Venerable-level character!

When one’s strength reaches the Venerable level, their life level undergoes a transformation, and their physical body can even withstand a nuclear blast, capable of floating in the air, walking in the void.

The purple-robed elder glanced over everyone, and with a cold gaze said, "Those who are gathered here are one in a million geniuses, elite among humans, already possessing extremely high levels of strength."

"But I must tell you, the warship ruins are not ordinary Insect Beast regions; the dangers inside are more than a hundred times greater than those in the outside world!"

"No matter how strong any of you are, in the warship ruins, you’ll always face the danger of sudden death."

"There are many treasures in the warship ruins, and if you can find them and bring them into your embrace, that’s your skill. At the same time, there are no life and death restrictions here, no rules to protect you; life or death rests in your hands. If you die in the warship ruins, you can only blame your bad luck," the purple-robed elder said coldly. "You still have time to back out now; otherwise, once you enter the warship ruins, you won’t have the chance to regret it."

The crowd remained silent, with no one speaking up.

What a joke; which one here isn’t an elite genius? And they’ve all done their homework knowing the dangers of the warship ruins long before coming, so there’s no way they’d quit midway.

"Alright, the opening time for the warship ruins is three days. Once three days are over, the ruins will revert to their original state, spreading an unseen force to kill everything. Even I would die! Do you understand?"

"Understood!" everyone nodded.

The purple-robed elder flicked his sleeve, turned around, and walked away on the void.

As soon as the purple-robed elder left, the room instantly came back to life.

Wang Xu glanced around and saw the cold-eyed God of Slaughter, the Demon from the Hell Battle Group, the Apostle from the Celestial God Battle Group, and Hei Teng, who made Wang Xu gnash his teeth.

Among those present, almost half were Tier Nine, while the rest were Tier Eight Peak, with Wang Xu having the lowest realm level among them.

Hei Teng’s gaze fell on Wang Xu, eyes like a wolf’s, ready to pounce and tear Wang Xu apart at any moment.

In response, Wang Xu was not intimidated, eyes like a sharp sword piercing everything.

...

From the battle group base to the warship ruins, it takes two hours; along the way, they encountered numerous flying Insect Beasts, their sizes as gigantic as this flying battleship, but under the threat of the purple-robed elder, they fled in panic.

It was also Wang Xu’s first time traversing such a vast distance. Through the window, he looked down to see the vast blue ocean, where many gigantic fish floated.

When the insect army attacked the ocean, unable to adapt to the marine environment, they all drowned, even the powerful ones couldn’t survive long-term in the ocean. The ocean fish, after feeding on the insect corpses, underwent genetic mutation over time, growing larger and stronger, their eyes turning blood-red with violence, evolving towards the insects’ direction.

Luckily, these fish couldn’t come ashore; otherwise, if they and the insects assaulted the human world, humans might have long vanished.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Wang Xu was startled as a massive shadow gradually appeared outside the window.

"Is this the warship ruins? It’s huge!"

As the flying battleship continued to approach, the speed gradually slowed, and Wang Xu finally got a clear view of this gigantic warship from Outer Heaven, sucking in a breath of cold air.

The enormous warship was like a large island; its shell was tattered and broken, exposing the mechanical circuits and skeletal remnants inside.

Thousands of years of corrosion seemed to have no effect on the warship, not even moss had grown, as if it had just recently fallen.

At this moment, a group was waiting under a broken passageway on the warship’s side.

Whoosh!

Soon, at a corner of the warship ruins, the flying battleship slowly stopped; compared to the ancient warship before them, it was like comparing gravel to a huge rock.

Wang Xu and the others disembarked from the flying battleship, seeing those who had long been waiting here. They came from various forces across the world, with almost everyone being Tier Nine, the lowest among them being Tier Eight Peak; someone like Wang Xu, a Tier Seven, wouldn’t even qualify to enter.

"Zhi He, you’re way too slow," laughed an old man in a green robe.

"You’re just too early," the purple-robed elder replied coldly.

The people below and the Genius Battle Group members surveyed each other, as if assessing the gap between themselves and others, planning something.

When someone saw that Wang Xu was at the Tier Seven realm level, they couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

"Haha...even a Tier Seven kid can come, has the Genius Battle Group run out of people?"

"Pathetic, how has the Genius Battle Group fallen so low that they send a Tier Seven student as cannon fodder? If there’s really no one, they could at least sell a spot to our family, surely better than sending someone to die."

"A Tier Seven trying to snatch treasures? What a joke!"

"..."

For a moment, all eyes focused on Wang Xu, with curious gazes from the Genius Battle Group. Wang Xu was the first to arrive in the Cyan Peak Tower selection, far surpassing others, but his realm level being stuck at Tier Seven left them at a loss for words.

The purple-robed elder gave Wang Xu a cold look and remained silent.

The geniuses from other forces laughed continuously, with eyes full of pity, sympathy, disdain, and contempt.

In everyone’s eyes, the warship ruins are a battlefield for Tier Nine peak powerhouses, and what say does a little Tier Seven kid have, no matter how amazing?

In response, Wang Xu’s expression remained calm, indifferently facing all the cold sarcasm.

Whoo~~~

Suddenly, a peculiar sound arose, and the hubbub immediately ceased. Everyone’s expressions suddenly turned solemn.

The pitch-black and broken passage ahead suddenly brightened, with a sliver of white light slowly seeping out, gradually dispelling the darkness in the entire passage.

The Warship Ruins were about to open!

The scene fell silent, and even the sound of heartbeat could be heard. All eyes were focused on that sliver of white light, revealing the scene within the passage.

"The Warship Ruins have opened!"

"Charge, quickly!"

"Don’t block the way!"

When the darkness in the passage was fully dispelled, revealing the original scene, the white light quietly extinguished, and everyone immediately went into a frenzy!

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" ...

One figure after another shot towards the passage like cannonballs, seizing every second to enter. To them, getting in first meant gaining the first opportunity, and only then could they obtain the most precious treasures!

Wang Xu was not to be outdone; he unleashed his Heart Level body technique, weaving through the crowd like a swimming fish and entering the passage.

The passage was maze-like, with many routes to choose from. Whether they could encounter treasures depended entirely on luck.

"Grabbing treasures is urgent now. I’ll let you live a while longer, and then I’ll personally come and take your life!"

Hei Teng entered after Wang Xu. Watching Wang Xu’s figure, he used his memory to choose one of the passages and quickly advanced.

A hundred students filed in, and after passing through a few passages, they all dispersed.

Outside, only a purple-robed elder, a green-robed elder, and other leaders of various forces remained, all waiting quietly.

...

"This is the hall." After turning through several passages, Wang Xu’s view suddenly opened up to a vast, empty place.

The hall was empty. It seemed that those who had entered before had already cleared it out.

Wang Xu continued forward, glancing around cautiously, not daring to be careless.

"The Cultivation Room should be ahead. I wonder if there are any treasures left there." In his mind, Wang Xu had memorized the entire map of the warship, analyzing every place and detail multiple times. He had a clear idea of where treasures might be found and where the chances were low.

When Wang Xu turned a corner and saw the Cultivation Room, a few Tier Nine experts emerged from it, looking furious.

"Damn, I’ve been tricked by the guy who sold me the intel. He said the Cultivation Room would have leftover treasures, but we searched all over and found nothing but junk. When I return, I’ll settle the score with him!" one of them said angrily.

Later, they left without lingering, continuing to search for treasures elsewhere.

After they left, Wang Xu finally approached the Cultivation Room door.

The Cultivation Room was large, several times bigger than Wang Xu’s own Cultivation Room, but it was empty. All the weapons had been taken, leaving only the racks.

Wang Xu entered the Cultivation Room, glanced around, and shook his head. There were a few paintings on the walls, but they seemed ordinary and had no value.

Wang Xu took out the Thunderous Saber and tried casually hacking a few times, leaving marks on the walls and the ground.

"Hmm?" Wang Xu paused, noticing that the marks he just made were slowly healing, restoring to their original state at a visible speed.

"Memory Mercury!" Wang Xu’s heart raced. Memory Mercury is an extremely rare metal, not very hard, but has a unique trait: it can quickly restore itself.

This type of metal is perfect for constructing repeatedly used metal equipment, but Wang Xu had never heard of anyone using it to build a Cultivation Room.

Memory Mercury was too precious; even a small amount was worth tens of billions of Earth Coins. However, this Cultivation Room was entirely cast with Memory Mercury, showing off its extravagant intensity!

Wang Xu was troubled. While Memory Mercury was indeed a treasure, he couldn’t move it. Without large-scale technological craftsmanship, he couldn’t change the existing shape of Memory Mercury. He could only stand on this immense wealth, lamenting helplessly.

"Never mind, let’s collect what we can. I can’t come here for nothing." Wang Xu sighed, taking the paintings off the wall and tossing them into his Space Ring. He also planned to take the empty weapon rack.

"Hmm? Why can’t I move it?" Wang Xu exerted effort, but the weapon rack wouldn’t budge. He was surprised, "Could it be that the weapon rack is part of the Cultivation Room?"

Wang Xu circled the weapon rack for a while, still unable to discern anything special about it. He reached out again to give it another try.

Crack, crack!

When Wang Xu pulled the weapon rack, he found it began to rotate.

With more force, the weapon rack flipped a full 180 degrees.

"Hiss!" Suddenly, the door of the Cultivation Room closed automatically, and the Memory Mercury floor started to ripple.

"What’s happening?" Wang Xu’s vigilance increased sharply. The Warship Ruins were fraught with dangers; he couldn’t afford to be careless.

He watched as the metal on the ground slowly rose, gradually forming a cold, humanoid metal figure.

The humanoid metal had only a human shape, without a nose or eyes, like a metal stick figure!

"What is this?"