I can find treasures in my dreams.

When the short sentence "Confront the source of death speech" reached Naraku's ears, he instantly understood the terrifying meaning hidden within it.

The green water flowing in the Tree-Man Venerable's eyes surged rapidly, and his voice was filled with barely suppressed shock: "Your Majesty, do you mean that the source of the Deathly Chronicles is related to a supreme being?"

The so-called "supreme being" naturally refers to the ancient gods.

Only beings of the Ancient God level deserve the word "face".

Yang Fan nodded slightly and said calmly, "That's right. If you're interested, I can take you to see the source of the Death Language."

The green aura surrounding Naraku suddenly contracted, and he hesitated.

Even a powerful being like a Venerable One could suffer terrible soul corruption if confronted with any item related to the Ancient Gods. At best, this would result in disordered laws and damaged foundation; at worst, one could be reduced to a mindless monster.

In its memory, there were several such precedents.

Yang Fan smiled and added, "Please rest assured, the source of the Deathly Whisper is not a complete ancient god's remains, but only a fragment of a god's remains."

"Furthermore, the fragments are surrounded by multiple layers of seals, which greatly weaken their terrifying power, so the level of danger is not too high."

Naraku-sama did not relax; instead, he became even more hesitant.

what?
Is there still a ban?

Or should we impose heavy restrictions?

Throughout his long life, this venerable one had heard the legend of divine remains more than once.

For the Venerable One, the remains of the gods were indeed a treasure, but more so a terrifying death warrant.

Ancient gods are the embodiment of the ultimate "strong laws," while the laws mastered by the Venerable Ones are merely "weak laws."

Between the strong and the weak lies a gap as vast as an insurmountable chasm.

Even after millions of years of decline, the power of laws contained within the divine remains remains violent and terrifying.

Even more terrifying is that when ancient gods fall, they are often accompanied by intense negative emotions such as resentment, hatred, and rage. These emotions intertwine with the remaining power of the laws, making them prone to bizarre distortions and eventually condensing into terrifying curses that can erode the soul.

The catalytic mechanism of this emotion and law has not been fully understood by any venerable master to this day.

Naraku only knew that once one was tainted by the curse of the ancient gods, it would be very difficult to get rid of it.

The area surrounding each piece of divine remains will spontaneously evolve into an independent, enclosed space, or a small world, under the combined influence of the remaining powerful laws and the curse of the ancient gods.

They have a name—the Immortal Corpse Realm.

"Immortal" means that as long as the divine remains are not destroyed, the realm of immortal remains will exist forever, until the end of time.

Even living ancient gods cannot completely destroy their divine remains, so the Immortal Realm can be regarded as true immortality.

In a sense, this is the "self-redemption" of the divine remains.

Because within the Immortal Realm, the power of the divine remains not only does not diminish, but also increases at an extremely slow rate.

The above are just normal situations.

The sealed remains of the gods, however, are an abnormal situation.

The reason is simple—the ban is the result of human intervention.

According to rumors, any sealed divine remains are either exceptionally dangerous or contain earth-shattering secrets.

Some beings set up multiple layers of restrictions to prevent the remains of gods from causing greater pollution or to avoid the leakage of secrets.

The being capable of sealing the remains of a god must have reached the level of a demigod, most likely a powerful being of the demigod rank, and it is even possible that an ancient god personally intervened.

Therefore, the sealing of divine remains is itself a purgatory fraught with danger, and its level of danger is likely even higher than that of the Immortal Remains Realm.

Therefore, when Venerable Tree Man heard about the “heavy restrictions”, the last bit of curiosity in his heart vanished completely, replaced by a desire to retreat.

The hint of arrogance that Naraku inadvertently revealed when he displayed the Divine Source Flower has now completely vanished.

however.

The Tree Man Venerable turned to look at Yang Fan, who had a nonchalant expression, and finally forced a reply: "Looking forward to it."

There's no way around it; even a respected person has self-respect.

If it were to decline His Majesty the Spirit Raven's invitation, and if word got out, it and the Qiongshu Civilization would likely become a laughingstock among the Venerables.

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Yang Fan said with a smile, "Your Majesty Naraku, please wait a moment. One of my mounts happens to be near the Sands of Death. I just sent it a summoning message, and it is now rushing over at full speed."

Naraku nodded slightly, without saying anything more.

Although it was somewhat curious about the "vehicle" that Yang Fan mentioned, since it was something that could be used as a vehicle by a Venerable One, it was certainly not an ordinary creature. However, out of the Venerable One's reserve and self-esteem, it did not take the initiative to ask for specific information.

Three minutes passed silently.

Naraku turned his head sharply, his gaze piercing through the vast sandstorm ahead, and precisely locked onto a low hill dozens of kilometers away.

Although it is called a "low hill", it is still more than 800 meters high.

As a venerable being, its perception had long since transcended spatial limitations. Even through the sandstorms that blocked it for tens of kilometers, it could still clearly detect the energy fluctuations that suddenly appeared on the low hill.

Just as its gaze was firmly fixed on the top of the hill.

A dark shadow quietly emerged from the quicksand atop the hill.

The shadow's movements were incredibly fluid, as if it hadn't emerged from the hard sand, but rather like a fish rising from calm water.

No, it's even more fluid than a swimming fish.

The green water flowing in Naraku's eyes rippled with subtle waves.

It had seen the full form of the dark figure—it was a giant sand monster, 150 meters long, its body stretching across the hilltop like a moving black mountain range.

This sand monster has an extremely bizarre appearance, resembling a strange combination of a centipede and a crab.

Its entire body is covered with a thick carapace, which has a dark metallic luster and is covered with irregular dark blue patterns. As the patterns flow, faint energy fluctuations can be seen.

It possesses two exceptionally thick pincers, each over thirty meters long, with serrated jaws that gleam with a faint, eerie light, revealing unimaginable sharpness.

Its long body is lined with more than sixty feet, and its back is covered with raised carapaces, several times thicker than the rest of its body, like layers of fortresses.

The carapace is also covered with metal spikes of varying lengths, the longest of which is more than ten meters long and gleams with a cold, icy light.

Naraku-sama only needed one glance to instantly identify the species of this sand monster—the Centipede Tyrant!
Among the countless creatures of the Black Sand Sea, the centipede is considered one of the most advanced predators.

Because they are not very prolific, their numbers are not large.

Most centipede kings, once they reach adulthood, can stably reach the level of a high-ranking warrior, and their combat power is comparable to that of a knight-level powerhouse in an ordinary civilized world.

The most powerful ability of the Centipede King, and the one that all civilizations fear the most, is not its super strong defense, but an extremely rare superpower—sandification.

Once attacked by this ability, the body will instantly turn into sand, and will shatter at the slightest touch.

However, a typical adult centipede kingfisher is only about thirty meters long, but this one is more than five times the length of an ordinary individual, and its strength has reached the level of a high-ranking knight.

With the extraordinary perception granted by his primordial spirit, Naraku instantly came to a conclusion: "Even if I were to personally hunt down this centipede king, killing it would be extremely difficult, let alone subduing and controlling it at will."

It grew increasingly curious about what methods His Highness the Raven had used to subdue such a rare and powerful giant centipede, making it willingly serve as his mount.

Riding such a giant monster through the sand dunes would undoubtedly be a very energy-saving activity.

soon.

A massive black shadow tore through the surface of the sand, moving at an incredible speed of over 300 meters per second towards Yang Fan and the Tree Man Venerable.

Wherever this "vehicle" passed, ripples half a meter high surged up on the continuous sand and gravel on both sides. The fine sand grains intertwined and flowed, presenting a strange texture as viscous as liquid mercury. The Tree Man Venerable stood still, and a ripple flashed again in his green pupils.

Because this is no ordinary sight.

It could naturally see that the sand layer had undergone a subtle transformation that touched its very essence under the influence of some supernatural force, turning its physical form into a special liquid state.

Despite having seen countless monsters from the Black Sand Sea over the years, this was the first time Naraku had witnessed a monster display such abilities.

"Has the Centipede King's superpower undergone a transformation?" the Tree Man Venerable couldn't help but ask.

Yang Fan nodded and said, "That's right. Half a year ago, its superpower underwent a qualitative change, and it acquired a peculiar 'spirit fusion' characteristic, which can draw upon supernatural forces in the environment."

"Based on the current growth trajectory, there is a 20% chance that he will be able to advance from a mid-grade to a high-grade ability in the future."

The so-called "invoking supernatural forces in the environment" is like a kind of "lever," where exerting a little force can leverage even more force, and the benefits of doing so are self-evident.

It is precisely because of the interaction with supernatural forces in the environment that the sand layer exhibits strange liquid properties.

Venerable Tree Man exclaimed in genuine admiration, "Remarkable!"

Naraku had a hunch that this incredible transformation was most likely related to the Spirit Raven Crown.

The probability of a superpower advancing from the middle grade to the upper grade is already so low as to be almost negligible. Even if we broaden our perspective to the world domain, it might not happen once in a hundred years. A 20% probability is already a miracle that defies the heavens and changes one's fate.

In fact.

This giant centipede was one of the war spirits of the Overlord Legion that Yang Fan captured with the sacred artifact "Legion Tiger Talisman".

Yang Fan keenly sensed that this guy's soul possessed a very special quality.

With the help of the two primordial star phenomena, namely the mutated star phenomenon and the potential star phenomenon, and after years of careful cultivation, he was helped to break through from a high-level warrior to a high-level knight.

Finally, six months ago, the special qualities within his superpower were fully unleashed, leading to an incredible transformation.

If this were to be made public, Venerable Tree Man would certainly be quite surprised.

A minute and a half later.

The giant centipede had already rushed close.

It hissed, and the surrounding sand began to flow like liquid.

Yang Fan and the Tree Man Venerable were lifted up by a "sand flow" and appeared silently above the Overlord's head.

Two large clumps of sand gathered together and instantly solidified into two seats.

Not only do they have the shape of chairs, but the sand and gravel have also merged into one, turning into two dark iron chairs.

The giant head of the centipede sank slightly and quickly sank towards the sand abyss.

Venerable Tree Man sat down, a rare hint of envy in his heart.

Riding this behemoth across the desert is indeed a majestic feat.

Unfortunately, given its capabilities, it would be almost impossible for it to capture and tame a high-ranking knight-level centipede.

Just as the person and the tree disappeared into the sand.

A yellow light emerged from the Overlord's head, and the viscous sand parted to both sides like a tide, automatically forming an oval bubble about ten feet square, which enveloped the man and the tree.

The sand and gravel were completely isolated from the outside, and the air inside was fresh enough to sustain breathing.

Subsequently.

As the sand continued to churn, the centipede's tail completely disappeared from the sandy surface.

Once the sand stopped moving, the sand layer on the surface of the sand dunes undulated, exactly the same as before.

This is a 100% original replica.

Even the sand monsters, who were extremely familiar with the sandy land, could not see anything unusual about this place.

*
Two days passed quickly.

Pioneer City.

Gabamda, the civilization observer of the Iron Fist Civilization, wearing a tailor-made "Fierce Fist Armor," is steadily walking towards a light blue light screen tens of meters high.

The latter is one of the spatial passages connecting Kaiyuan City to the Black Sand Sea.

The Fierce Fist Armor was exclusively crafted by Xingtian Industry of the Azure Civilization. It is a variant of the divine armor designed to fit the Iron Fist Man's robust physique.

The armor is dark red all over, with bright red patterns engraved on the plates. The chest plate is also carved with a pair of lifelike three-dimensional iron fists using a three-dimensional light and shadow relief technique.

This is the Iron Fist's favorite design, and the new generation of armor continues this design.

Just in the last two days.

Gabamda received authorization from the Ironfist Civilization Guardians and signed a series of important procurement agreements with the Azure Civilization on behalf of this civilization.

The agreement covers more than 200 types of weapons and equipment, encompassing almost all categories of supplies needed for war preparation.

According to the prevailing rules of civilized trade, the Iron Fist Civilization must first pay a 30% deposit—an astonishing amount that nearly emptied half of its strategic reserves.

This order reveals just how massive Iron Fist's procurement volume is and how heavily reliant they are on Azure's technology and equipment.

The first batch of Fierce Fist Armor was purchased in quantities of up to 30 million sets, far exceeding the amount initially promised by Gabamda.

The exceptional performance of the Fierce Fist Armor won over every Iron Fist warrior who tried it.

After discussion, the various Ironfist clans surprisingly reduced their quotas for other equipment and increased their quotas for the Fierce Fist Armor.

Two seconds later.

The front of the Fierce Fist Armor touched the light screen.

The light screen rippled instantly, with countless fragmented images flashing through it.

at the same time.

A clear message flashed across the armor's vision interface: "Mr. Wang Tie, welcome to the Pioneer City World Gate. Would you like to leave Pioneer City immediately and head to the Black Sand Sea, or activate the spatial gate transfer function and return directly to the Ironfist Civilization's main world gate?"

The so-called "space portal transfer" is an advanced spatial technology mastered by the Canglan civilization.

That is, by constructing a dedicated spatial node, the world gate of Azure Pioneer City can be directly connected to the world gate of Ironfist Civilization, enabling instantaneous arrival across worlds without having to detour through the Black Sand Sea.

Several years ago, the Azure Civilization had taken the initiative to propose a cooperation to the Ironfist Civilization, but it was resolutely rejected by the Ironfist Civilization's guardians at the time.

At that time, the Ironfist people had many concerns. They worried that control of the space passage would fall into the hands of Canglan, and they were also wary that over-reliance on external technology would weaken the foundation of their civilization's development.

But now, with the shadow of a super catastrophe looming ever closer, the Ironfist civilization's guardians, under pressure to survive, have finally set aside their past reservations and chosen to compromise and accept this technology.

"Return to the gates of the Iron Fist civilization!"

Gabamuda immediately issued the order.

He gazed at the light screen, feeling quite emotional.

He knew that the message was not sent by the Azure People's intelligent hub, but by a more mysterious entity called the "Spirit of Space".

According to the Azure People, they captured a special creature with spatial properties and integrated it with a portion of the spatial power of the World Gate, thus artificially creating a "Manager".

This is also a very advanced space technology.

The benefits of the Space Spirit are numerous, one of the most important being its ability to identify monsters that have quietly infiltrated the World Gate from the Black Sand Sea.

Only today did Gabamuda realize that the Azure People possessed such formidable technology. (End of Chapter)