The Great Overlord: Simulating the Future, Dominating Speedrunning

Chapter 163: Climb the Dragon Gate and enter the Fire Palace!
"Blood Sacrifice Gu? Is there such a strange insect in the world?"

"Does Miss Su have this insect?"

Lu Chen's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but ask.

Su Qingyin shook her head and said, "No, this kind of poisonous insect is a taboo of the Spirit Insect Clan. My master once went to the Spirit Insect Clan to seek it, but was driven away."

"If my master hadn't saved a senior from the Spirit Insect Clan before, I might not even be able to leave the Spirit Insect Clan."

"Why is this?"

"Taboo? Could it be..."

Lu Chen frowned slightly, thinking of the use of this insect, and his pupils shrank. He turned to look at Su Qingyin, only to see her nod slightly at him and say in a low voice: "It's just as you think. This insect was once used by someone in the Spirit Insect Clan. It caused great unrest at the time, almost leading to the division of the Spirit Insect Clan, and even the death of a Heavenly Supreme."

"Because of this incident, the Spirit Insect Clan has declined to this day and has yet to recover."

"And right after that turmoil, this insect was sealed into the Insect Tomb by the Spirit Insect Clan and listed as a taboo. Anyone who dares to use this insect will become an enemy of the Spirit Insect Clan and will fight to the death."

After hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but frown, and asked in confusion, "A Heavenly Supreme has fallen? Why is it so? Is there an outsider who wants to slaughter the Spirit Insect Clan, extract their bloodline, and cultivate their own Spirit Insects?"

Su Qingyin shook her head slightly, and then she flicked her sleeves, and an invisible spiritual light shield enveloped the two of them. Then she looked at Lu Chen and slowly said, "The ancestor of the Spirit Insect Clan is about to die. In order to prolong his life and break through the realm, he manipulated the clan protection formation and decided to slaughter the entire clan to break through to the realm of the Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme."

"It was discovered by another ancestor of the Spirit Insect Clan who was in seclusion. He joined forces with the then ancestor of the Ice Spirit Clan to kill him. After this incident, the blood sacrifice Gu was listed as a taboo by the Spirit Insect Clan."

"I see. Then is there any other place I can get this Gu worm?"

A look of realization appeared in Lu Chen's eyes, and then he frowned and asked.

"No, this kind of poisonous insect was originally developed by the ancestor of the Spirit Insect Clan. Only the Spirit Insect Clan possesses it. In my opinion, if you want to improve the bloodline of this Spirit Devouring Insect, why not try hybridizing it with other Spirit Insects?"

"If my guess is correct, this spirit insect should reproduce very quickly, right? You must have more than one. Find a few more spirit insects with strong bloodlines to mate with, and you should be able to find a suitable one."

Su Qingyin smiled lightly, looked at Lu Chen with a half-smile, and said.

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen coughed lightly and said, "As expected, Miss Su's discerning eyes cannot be hidden. I do still have these insects, but only a few thousand. I'm not very good at breeding spiritual insects. I wonder if Miss Su could do it for me. I'm willing to pay a certain amount of compensation and will never let Miss Su help me in vain."

Su Qingyin frowned slightly, glanced at Lu Chen, then looked at the Soul Devouring Insect in her palm. She said hesitantly, "The bloodline of your Soul Devouring Insect is too mixed. I may not be able to cultivate it successfully. Besides, it is difficult for Soul Devouring Insects with noble bloodlines to mate with Soul Devouring Insects with low bloodlines. It is not an easy task."

"One million Supreme Spiritual Liquids!"

"It's not about money..."

"two millions!"

"Master Lu, I..."

"three million!"

"I think... I can still give it a try."

Su Qingyin paused, her face suddenly became serious, and she spoke seriously.

"Don't worry, Master Lu. Leave this matter to Qingyin. When it comes to cultivating spirit insects, no one in the entire Tianluo Continent can rival me except my master."

Looking at Su Qingyin's solemn expression, Lu Chen nodded with satisfaction, then handed her a Qiankun bracelet and said, "Then I'll leave this matter to Miss Su. There are three million Supreme Spirit Liquids in it. If it's not enough, tell me again. Money is not a problem, I just want the result."

Su Qingyin took the Qiankun bracelet and scanned the dense Supreme Spirit Liquid inside. She couldn't help but cheer in her heart, but her face remained calm. She said lightly: "Don't worry, if I can't complete this task, I will compensate Master Lu with a strange insect that is no worse than this one."

Lu Chen smiled and nodded. Now that he had a huge sum of 160 million Supreme Spirit Liquid in his hands, he didn't care about being taken advantage of by Su Qingyin.

Insect masters are hard to come by, let alone one as gifted as Su Qingyin. It would be wise to befriend her. As for recruiting her for personal use, that can only be done slowly...

After a while,

In front of the Dragon Gate.

Lu Chen stood with his hands behind his back, and beside him were Xiao Xiao and Muchen.

Looking at the huge stone gate standing between heaven and earth not far away, Lu Chen said to the two people beside him: "Who will go first?"

Xiao Xiao chuckled, and without any hesitation, she lightly tapped her jade feet and turned into a colorful stream of light and flew towards the top of the Dragon Gate.

call out!
I saw a ray of colorful light across the sky, and it was instantly swallowed up by the light that filled the sky above the Dragon Gate, and the figure disappeared in an instant.

Seeing this, Lu Chen smiled faintly and said to Muchen beside him: "Let's go too. We can't let Miss Xiao wait anxiously."

Mu Chen nodded, and then the two of them turned into two streams of light and crossed the Dragon Gate together.

……

Just after Lu Chen passed the Dragon Gate, he noticed the space around him rippling and the light in front of his eyes suddenly increased. When the strong light dissipated, he had appeared in a huge square.

The square seemed endless and filled with an ancient atmosphere. On the bluestone ground, there were countless indentations of varying depths, as if this place had experienced countless battles.

"Is this the place where the test to ascend the Dragon Gate takes place?"

Lu Chen looked at the huge square curiously. He scanned the area and then suddenly looked towards the distant front.

There, countless huge stone pillars stood. On each stone pillar, there was a stone sculpture of a human figure. Those stone sculptures were vivid and lifelike, just like living people, and there was a faint and amazing spiritual power fluctuation emanating from them.

hum!
Just as Lu Chen was looking at the stone sculptures, suddenly a strange wave spread out from the space and the entire square began to shake.

At the same time, an old voice suddenly resounded in this space.

"Challenger, ninth rank perfection, challenge authority, Golden Dragon disciple."

Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and saw that on the first stone pillar, a stone sculpture seemed to come alive, suddenly shot out and landed in front of him.

It was a figure in a black robe, and on his robe was embroidered a golden dragon, with its fangs bared and claws swaying, emitting a fierce aura.

Golden Dragon Disciple!

"If I defeat you, I can become a disciple of the Golden Dragon?"

Lu Chen raised his eyebrows and asked in a puzzled tone.

"Yes."

The Golden Dragon disciple looked at Lu Chen calmly, emitting an unparalleled domineering aura, and spoke in an indifferent tone.

Lu Chen nodded slightly, and then a brilliant golden light bloomed in his body. Dark lightning power spread out like ripples, condensing on his palms, forming strange lightning patterns.

"Then stop talking and go straight down!"

boom!
Lu Chen threw a punch, and the next moment, a dazzling black lightning, like a giant dragon, suddenly rushed towards the Golden Dragon disciple. The lightning roared, and the sharp thunder resounded through the world!
Incomplete magical power, blue thunder force!
boom!
The Golden Dragon disciple had a solemn expression on his face, and he suddenly formed seals with his hands. Light burst out from his body, and endless spiritual light shot out.

The spiritual light continued to condense and quickly turned into a huge golden bell, covering it. The golden bell was like a mountain, exuding a heavy and ancient feeling.

The great and perfect magic, the bell covering the mountains!

boom!
The black lightning struck the golden bell heavily, and suddenly a majestic light swept over. The lightning was like a ferocious black dragon, emitting an unstoppable violent aura, which directly caused it to explode!
boom!
Countless golden lights shot out, and a huge force burst out in all directions. The body of the Golden Dragon disciple also rushed out with the help of this thrust.

At this moment, a figure flashed by and appeared in front of the Golden Dragon disciple, and punched down again!
boom!
When the punch landed, the Golden Dragon disciple's body shattered, and under the impact of the lightning, it turned into light spots all over the sky and dissipated. After his body dissipated, those light spots slowly condensed in front of Lu Chen and turned into an ancient token.

A giant golden dragon was coiled on the token, emitting a powerful aura.

Golden Dragon Token!

Lu Chen chuckled and reached out to take the token. Suddenly, a faint spatial fluctuation appeared around him, and then a beam of light directly wrapped around his body and sent it out along a spatial crack.

……

Outside the Dragon Gate,

All I saw was a burst of overwhelming light, one of which turned into a slender human figure in the air.

That figure was obviously Lu Chen.

At the same time, a huge golden beam of light suddenly shot up from his body into the sky, as if piercing through the heaven and earth.

Outside the golden pillar of light, a golden dragon was hovering.

"Old Monster Lu really did obtain the Golden Dragon Medal..."

"Of course not. Zhu Yan, who ranked second on the Strongest List, and Garuda, who ranked fourth, both received the Golden Dragon Medal. There's no reason why that old monster couldn't get one..."

……

Ignoring the noisy discussions between heaven and earth, Lu Chen looked around, searching for Muchen and Xiao Xiao, then frowned and said, "Hasn't they come out yet?"

Just as he finished speaking, suddenly, there was another huge beam of light rising into the sky from the Dragon Gate. The beam of light was golden, and outside of the beam of light, there was also a golden dragon circling, roaring towards the sky, and the dragon's roar resounded through the heavens and the earth.

Another golden dragon light column!

Immediately, a graceful figure emerged from the beam of light. It was Xiao Xiao.

In front of Xiao Xiao, the light condensed and turned into a token. On the token, a golden dragon emerged.

That's the Golden Dragon Token!

Suddenly, a low uproar resounded between heaven and earth, and countless surprised eyes looked at Xiao Xiao. Although most of them had heard about the Second Palace Master's token, it was only when they saw the golden dragon token that they realized for the first time the latter's terrifying strength.

"Where's that boy?"

As soon as Xiao Xiao appeared, he noticed Lu Chen in front of him, and then looked around and couldn't help but ask.

Lu Chen sighed and said, "It will probably take a while. Xiaomu is a little weaker, and it's probably hard for him to get the Jiao card. Let's see how Denglongmen judges it."

However, the two men's wait did not last too long. After about ten minutes, another thick beam of light suddenly erupted from the Dragon Gate.

The light quickly condensed in mid-air and transformed into a slender figure, which was none other than Muchen.

As soon as he appeared, he immediately looked in front of him, where the light condensed and turned into an ancient token.

On top of the token, there was a white dragon coiled, and a powerful wave emanated from it.

"White Dragon brand?"

"It seems that Xiaomu's potential has been brought into play, raising Denglongmen to a higher level."

Lu Chen nodded slightly. Generally speaking, the White Dragon Card can only be obtained by ordinary peak-level ninth-grade people. Mu Chen's strength naturally cannot reach that level. Being able to obtain the Dragon Card is undoubtedly a recognition of his potential.

"It's the kid next to Old Monster Lu..."

The pupils of countless strong men shrank, and then their hearts were filled with shock. If they had seen Xiao Xiao obtain the Golden Dragon Card before, they could still accept it, but now that Muchen could obtain the White Dragon Card, it was really beyond their expectations.

Two golden dragons and one white dragon, such a lineup. There are so many forces entering the ancient heavenly palace now, but the manpower they gathered is simply no match for Lu Chen and his two companions.

After all, only the top five on the list of the strongest can get the Dragon Card, and the rest can only get the Eagle Card and the Dragon Card at most.

"Everyone is here, let's go."

Seeing that both of them had obtained their identities, Lu Chen stopped delaying and spoke immediately.

Xiao Xiao and Muchen nodded, and then the three of them picked up the tokens and injected spiritual power into them. The tokens in their hands suddenly burst out with dazzling spiritual light, wrapping their bodies.

With a swish, the three of them passed directly through the huge spiritual formation in front of them that covered the sky and the earth, and entered the interior of the ancient heavenly palace.

……

After Lu Chen and the other two passed through the huge spiritual formation, what appeared before them was still an ancient world, but compared to the outer area of ​​the ancient heavenly palace, it had a more majestic aura.

Throughout the world, there are towering green peaks rising from the ground, strange rocks scattered everywhere, and countless palaces can be vaguely seen rising and falling. There are waterfalls in the mountains that fall like giant dragons, and the rumbling sounds echo between heaven and earth.

In particular, there were countless huge stone islands floating in the sky. Those stone islands were also covered with palaces, revealing their former prosperity.

"Where are we going next? What are your plans?"

Xiao Xiao turned to look at Lu Chen beside him and said.

"Of course, I'm not here for nothing."

"Here, this is a map of the interior of the Heavenly Palace. I'll give you a copy."

Lu Chen smiled slightly, then took out a green jade slip and handed it to Xiao Xiao beside him.

Xiao Xiao reached out to take it, and after a quick glance, he discovered that the jade slip clearly marked the divisions of many areas within the ancient heavenly palace, and among them, the locations of the nine palaces and five halls were specially marked.

"Where did you get this map? It's quite comprehensive..."

Xiao Xiao said with a little surprise.

Lu Chen smiled, but did not answer Xiao Xiao. Instead, he changed the subject and said, "My plan is to go to the Fire Palace among the Nine Palaces first."

"There is a holy object with fire attributes there, which is very compatible with my spiritual power attributes. If I get it, my strength will definitely increase greatly."

"If Sister Xiao Xiao has something she likes, she can bring it up and we can discuss it."

Xiao Xiao nodded slightly, and after a moment's silence, he said, "I want to go to the Dragon Mansion among the Nine Mansions. There should be what Xiao Cai and I need. But since you gave us the map, it's okay for us to go to the Fire Mansion first."

"Xiao Mu, what about you?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen turned to look at Muchen who was standing beside him.

Muchen shook his head and said, "I'm fine with either. As long as I can obtain the Immortal Golden Body inheritance, other opportunities are not important to me."

Lu Chen immediately understood and said, "Then let's go to the Fire Mansion first."

The two nodded, and then the three of them set off again, turning into streams of light, passing through one stone island after another, and heading straight towards the Fire Palace.

(End of this chapter)