The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

The space that was constantly collapsing stopped in front of Gu Ran, with countless spatial fragments floating and solidifying in front of him.

Gu Ran glanced indifferently at the spatial fragments in front of him, then turned around and walked into the spatial rift he had created.

The spatial shattering caused by the relic beam attack was extremely destructive, while the spatial rifts he created could only simply take him out of this space, essentially acting as bridges connecting to another space.

Gu Ran had already figured it out: this ruin was made up of multiple superimposed spaces. It was very likely that each level was an independent small space, and in addition to the level space, there might be other independent spaces that Gu Ran was unaware of.

In short, the powerful being who created this ruin was incredibly strong.

Perhaps, more likely, this ruin was created not by a powerful individual, but by a powerful race.

When the creators become a race, the difficulty of creation decreases directly.

Of course, this doesn't mean that creating this relic is easy. Even if Gu Ran listed all the races he knew in the world, he couldn't find a single race capable of creating such a relic.

Even humans with incredibly advanced technology cannot do that.

When Gu Ran stepped into the spatial rift and then came out again, he saw an ocean.

However, Gu Ran knew that this ocean was still the ocean within the ruins, not the ocean outside.

Because this area of ​​ocean is too small compared to the real ocean in the outside world.

Moreover, this ocean gives people a very strange feeling, as if this sea has its own life.

Gu Ran understood. This was a test that Little Conch had to pass, a test of the mermaids who came to take on the challenge.

After finding no nodes or objects that could manipulate the ruins, Gu Ran continued to bombard the space until he blasted another spatial rift into it.

Because the ruins lacked spiritual energy, Gu Ran used his own martial arts golden core essence every time.

However, a martial artist's martial arts golden core essence is not infinite. When a martial arts grandmaster uses his martial arts golden core essence, it is considered to have used his ultimate move. If he runs out of his martial arts golden core essence, he will have to spend a very long time to replenish his martial arts golden core.

After Gu Ran went inside, she entered another space.

This space felt like being in the starry sky, an endless expanse.

Only a table stood in the distance, on which sat a technologically advanced triangular crystal pyramid.

......

Outside the light screen.

"Hey, look! That triangular crystal pyramid... doesn't it look a lot like this triangular crystal pyramid?"

someone exclaimed.

The powerful figures present compared the triangular crystal cone inside the light screen with the triangular crystal cone that was now imprisoning Gu Ran and displaying the light screen.

"It really does seem so... It's so similar, practically identical. If it weren't for the fact that the triangular crystal cone in the light screen is shorter and looks smaller, I would have almost thought they were the same one!"

"Indeed, the proportions are slightly off. The lines of Lin Zhizheng's triangular crystal cone are more aesthetically pleasing, almost like a work of art."

"By the way, Lin Zhizheng, where did you get this triangular crystal cone treasure? Could it be from the same source as the triangular crystal cone that Gu Ran saw in the ruins?"

Different lights gleamed in the eyes of the powerful figures.

This is a peerless treasure capable of imprisoning and killing Gu Ran. And if there were other triangular crystal cones...

Thinking of this, a hint of greed flashed through the minds of all the powerful figures present.

Lin Fan was also very surprised to see the triangular crystal cone on the light screen. It was the first time he had seen another treasure that looked so much like his own.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, this treasure came from a very ordinary ruin exploration, the one more than a thousand kilometers northeast of Canglong City. The strong people of Canglong City should remember it. It was just a very ordinary ruin, and I never thought I would be able to obtain such a powerful treasure."

"It's no use for you to go now, because the ruins have been hollowed out and then completely destroyed in a natural disaster."

Several powerful figures from Canglong City suddenly realized: "That ruin is indeed a very ordinary ruin. Even ordinary martial arts masters wouldn't bother with it. Those who go to explore it are all martial artists with the strength of Qi Condensation or below."

"It seems that this was Lin Zhizheng's exploration of the ruins before he was promoted to martial arts grandmaster. I didn't expect that Lin Zhizheng would be able to obtain such a peerless treasure. Lin Zhizheng is indeed a person favored by heaven."

The other powerful figures couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

The ruins that even martial arts masters would look down on are just ordinary ruins, aren't they?

It's truly surprising that such ordinary ruins could contain such powerful treasures.

Thinking of this, many powerful individuals began to consider it.

If there are similar "ordinary" ruins next time, they will inevitably explore them to see if they can replicate such an adventure.

Lin Fan, flattered, revealed a slight smile.

Indeed, he was hailed as a genius from a young age and always encountered various extraordinary events, which is why he considered himself a person blessed by the heavens.

Without Gu Ran, he could be considered the most talented person in the world.

"Look, that triangular crystal cone also has a display screen function. It seems to show the past... history of the merfolk?"

Someone spoke up.

The other powerful figures looked curiously at the light screen.

Interesting. Are they looking at memories within memories?

Ariel stared intently at the screen the entire time. Although she still found it hard to believe that her grandmother had "committed suicide" and then framed Gu Ran, reason told her that she needed to understand the whole story before she could make a judgment.

What bothered her most was why she hadn't appeared at all.

......

In the light screen.

Gu Ran walked up to the triangular crystal cone and frowned as he observed it.

"what is this?"

bass.

The next moment, a screen of light suddenly shot out from the triangular crystal cone and appeared in front of Gu Ran.

Images appeared on the screen.

The images depict various ferocious and destructive sea monsters and beasts.

Some of them can even summon clouds and rain, and summon thunder and lightning.

However, they are either killed or tamed by the main characters of the scene—different mermaids.

"Could these be the former queens of the merfolk?"

"Where is this? The control node or central hub of the ruins? Or the third level?"

"Why are the memories of different queens displayed here? Could it be because... the ruins absorbed the souls of the merfolk queens of past generations?"

Gu Ran's expression suddenly turned very ugly.

He wondered if the little conch successfully accepted the legacy of the relic, would she one day still have her soul absorbed and merged by the relic, becoming part of the relic's power?

If his guess is true, then regardless of whether he succeeds in the challenge after entering the ruins, the final result will be that he will be absorbed by the ruins and become part of their inherited power.

Then Gu Ran thought of the little conch's grandmother committing suicide to replenish the energy of the ruins.

Although this ruin can bring powerful forces to the merfolk enough to change their fate, it also acts like a curse, causing the merfolk queens of each generation to meet a bad end and feeding on the blood and souls of the merfolk.

Is this ruin good or bad for the merfolk?

With a thought flashing through his mind, Gu Ran, his face cold, slammed his fist into the triangular crystal cone.

To his surprise, the triangular crystal cone was not only not destroyed, but also had no cracks at all, and remained perfectly still.

"The internal core has been attacked!"

"The internal core has been attacked!"

......

The mechanical electronic voice kept ringing out, but this time it seemed to have run out of tricks and did not fight back, just broadcasting dryly.

Internal core?

Whether this is the third level or somewhere else, it seems I've come to the right place.

This time, Gu Ran did not attack again. Instead, he placed his hand on the triangular crystal cone and injected spiritual power to investigate.

"Non-Challenger forces detected. Highest privileges will be activated for a self-destructive counterattack! If the counterattack fails, the self-destruct procedure will be initiated!"

This time, Gu Ran's expression changed slightly.

A self-destructive counterattack?

If the ruins destroy themselves, what happens to the souls that were fused with them?

Where are the little sea snails?

In an instant, the entire space suddenly changed.

Countless souls appeared, and without exception, they were all mermaids with fish tails, and a considerable number of them carried an incomparably domineering aura!

Clearly, they were merfolk queens in their previous lives!

A vortex appeared at the top of the space, drawing in these souls.

"Energy replenishment in progress. This attack will involve destroying the intruder's consciousness!"

The little seashell is inside these souls!

Thinking of this, Gu Ran became anxious and flew to the vortex, using all his strength to strike, trying to stop the vortex that was draining souls.