Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 227 Appearance (Revised)
Because the entire sacrificial tower contains incredibly complex sacrificial law runes, under special application, the entire interior of the sacrificial tower is completely spatially sealed off, making teleportation impossible. Therefore, Jiang Ye and Dark Thunder King can only rely on speed to fly.

At this moment, Jiang Ye's advantage came into play. His silver cloak fluttered behind him like a graceful flag.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
In the winding corridor, it resembled a silver lightning bolt, changing direction at high speed and constantly increasing its speed.

Because the corridor is inside the sacrificial tower, and the core area is only over 10,000 kilometers in diameter, while this deep and winding corridor is hundreds of thousands of kilometers long, encircling many areas of the core area. Some sections are extremely narrow, and there are many twists and turns, with some places even making a nearly 180-degree turn.

Even with his starry cloak, Jiang Ye had to instantly reduce his speed to almost a standstill when faced with such a sharp turn, and then use his exquisite footwork to turn the corner immediately.

Under the same passage on the other side...

The journey involves accelerating only to immediately decelerate, then accelerating again, and decelerating again. Each bend can be several kilometers long, or even hundreds of kilometers long. For a powerful king, a single leap is all it takes to reach the end of the road, causing immense suffering for the Dark Thunder King who is trying to make his way.

Just like the winding alleyways of a slum on Earth, even the best sports car can't reach its maximum speed in those winding alleyways.

For these extreme curves that are almost as fast as light, a curve that is a few kilometers long or a hundred kilometers long is simply torture.

"Damn it, the longest bend is only 100 kilometers per hour. I just started accelerating and then had to slow down immediately. I can't pick up any speed at all, and I can only maintain a very low level of agility." Dark Thunder King's face was full of frustration and helplessness.

……

In the core control room of the Sacrifice Tower, the four powerful natives of the Yan Sacrifice Continent were watching Jiang Ye and Dark Thunder King split into two groups.

"This human's change of direction is incredibly fast." Lomon, Hersta, and Messiah, three peak-level King-level experts, exclaimed in amazement as they watched Jiang Ye's figure on the screen.

Elder Chi Yuan stood to one side, a hint of melancholy flashing in his eyes. "As a top-tier race, the human race possesses a significant advantage over our Yanji race at its peak, both in terms of secret techniques and treasures. Moreover, now we are reduced to a mere sliver of a lineage..."

He paused slightly, his tone becoming serious, "Therefore, for the sake of future generations, we must obtain the secret techniques from the inheritance chamber!"

After hearing this, the three of them looked solemn and nodded in agreement.

Lomon's gaze swept over Jiang Ye and Dark Thunder King, then he suddenly said, "Elder, just as you predicted, those four are indeed soul servants. However, if the strongest human isn't in league with the alien race, then our plan will have failed!"

"Sigh, I hope they're not in cahoots." Akagaki sighed, his eyes filled with worry.

"Hmph, even members of the same race will be tempted by treasure!" The golden-robed man, Yan Xiao, said coldly, looking at the virtual projection. "Besides, even if they don't fight, they can't escape."

"These alien races... back then, it was the four most powerful races that opened up the battlefield, destroying our people and occupying our homeland. In the future, in the future, in the future, we will definitely make them taste the bitterness of annihilation!!!"

"Let them know what it feels like to have their entire clan wiped out!"

When the past was mentioned, the five kings gritted their teeth, their chests filled with endless hatred.

They themselves knew that this was just their wish... an unfulfilled wish. Even if their clan were still around back then, and were many times stronger than they are now... they would still be easily crushed by the top clans.

The hunter killed a large number of prey, and the prey naturally wanted revenge.

But if you fear the prey's revenge, then you are not a hunter.

This is the law of the jungle!
The universe has abundant resources, but the sheer number of billions of races is staggering. Which race controls more resources... depends on who is stronger! It's a blatant case of the strong preying on the weak.

"Two corridors, the one chosen by the human... is the closest to the first treasure room. Coupled with that human's astonishing speed in changing direction, we'll be at the first treasure room very soon," Akagaki said, frowning.

……

As Jiang Ye flew along the corridor, he quickly observed the large cabins next to it. He could see with the naked eye that each cabin was empty, clean, and completely devoid of anything.

"There isn't a single treasure. Could this sacrificial tower be an 'empty tower' used as bait by the Yanji tribe?" Jiang Ye wondered.

"No! There are six corpses outside, all of them are clearly at the King level!" Jiang Ye thought to himself.

"Ok?"

Just then, Jiang Ye saw a hundred-meter-wide passageway ahead with its hatch half-open, and lying in front of the hatch was the corpse of an immortal god.

"It's the immortal corpse of the native inhabitants of the Yanji Continent. It was probably swept away by the soul and fell instantly." Jiang Ye pondered to himself while noticing the special location of this cabin, which was in the very center of the corridor, which surrounded it.

With a hint of doubt, Jiang Ye slowed down slightly and looked into the cabin.

Inside the cabin, on a semi-transparent platform, sat a corpse, kneeling cross-legged. Jiang Ye, sensing the aura, determined that this was also a fallen immortal god. On the platform, three gray boxes were placed conspicuously; though the boxes were about the size of ordinary books, they instantly made Jiang Ye's eyes light up.

Whoosh!
Jiang Ye moved like an arrow, tracing an arc, and instantly rushed into the cabin.

His gaze swept quickly over the cross-legged corpse, then landed on the semi-transparent platform in the center, which was about ten meters long and wide.

The dense text on the platform caught Jiang Ye's eye.

"It's the script of the native inhabitants of the Yanji Continent." Jiang Ye had already mastered the entire language database.

With Jiang Ye's speed of mental calculation, he can learn a language in seconds and use it flexibly.

Jiang Ye quickly skimmed the text and instantly understood its meaning.

Describe textually.

Our race is facing a great calamity. Each of the three treasure chests in this treasure chamber contains a World Ring, which holds a vast array of treasures. We hope that future generations of our race will be able to rise again. The treasure chests contain a sensory detection system and can only be opened by members of our race; those of other races cannot open them.

"The craftsmanship is exquisite, using G9 grade metal and incorporating law-based runes." Jiang Ye's gaze swept over the densely packed runes on the treasure chest, and he secretly marveled. "I estimate that only a Universe Venerable could forcefully break it open. This meticulously crafted chest alone is worth over ten million Chaos Units. As for opening it..."

Jiang Ye looked around and couldn't help but wonder, "I wonder if the sacrificial tower I found is the same as the one Luo Feng had in the original story. If it really is that sacrificial tower, there are probably still those remaining Yanji natives."

Thinking of this, Jiang Ye smiled and casually took the three treasure chests away.

At the same time, Dark Thunder King, who came from another passage, unexpectedly arrived at Jiang Ye's cabin and just happened to see Jiang Ye putting away the treasure.

Inside the core control room of the sacrificial tower, five native powerhouses, including Chi Yuan, were watching all of this with bated breath.

"Die, die! It would be best if they all killed each other." God Lord Yanxiao said, his eyes fixed on the virtual projection formed by the surveillance.

Chi Yuan, his expression grave, transmitted his voice to Luo Meng and the other two: "Observe carefully. These alien invaders have accumulated rich combat experience through long-term killing. We have been hiding and lack experience in life-and-death battles with King-level experts. By observing their battles, we can not only learn from their experience but also figure out their trump cards. To obtain the treasures in the Inheritance Chamber and Treasure Chamber, tricks and schemes alone are not enough; we also need real strength."

"Yes, clan elder."

"Ah."

The three nodded silently, their eyes glued to the screen. They were already prepared for a life-or-death battle, a battle that would determine the future prosperity of their lineage.

……

Just when the Yanji natives thought Jiang Ye and the other person were about to fight.

Inside the treasure room,

Jiang Ye looked at the arriving Dark Thunder King, his gaze sweeping over him, and nodded slightly. The Dark Thunder King's aura instantly froze, and he was about to bow in greeting.

At that moment, a voice transmission entered his mind, causing him to stop moving abruptly.

"Dark Thunder King, have you discovered anything along the way?" Jiang Ye asked casually, while playing with the treasure chest he had just acquired.

Dark Thunder King's voice was deep and respectful: "Most of the cabins in the corridors I passed through were empty, and I did not find anything of value."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he were pondering something.

Suddenly, he changed the subject: "By the way, give me the five tokens I gave you before."

Dark Thunder King paused slightly, then quickly took out an ancient-looking box from his spatial ring. He opened the box, revealing five tokens lying quietly inside. He handed the box to Jiang Ye: "All five tokens are here."

The core control room of the sacrificial tower.

The five powerful natives—Divine Lord "Flame Sky" clan elder "Red Wall," Lomon, Hersta, and Messiah—stared intently at the monitoring projection.

When they saw that Dark Thunder King did not attack Jiang Ye, they were filled with disappointment.

But when they saw the token inside the box, everyone's faces lit up with surprise and delight. "Look, a token!"

"That's right, it's a signal talisman!"

After storing the four soul servants in the World Ring, the tokens that had originally been integrated into their bodies were also removed by Dark Thunder King.

Akagaki's expression changed drastically, his brows furrowing into a deep frown: "They didn't make a move, so it seems that the alien and the human are on the same side!"

"Humph!"

"The tokens are all in that human's hands." The God Lord Yan Xiao's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He then stood up and transmitted his voice, "Once they leave by teleportation, we will never be able to open the inheritance chamber again."

Yan Xiao transmitted his voice and roared, "Listen to my command!"

Lomon, Hershta, and Messiah's eyes lit up instantly, and they quickly listened to the divine command. They knew the time to act had come!
When powerful indigenous figures like Yanxiao and Chiyuan began to take action.

Inside the treasure room,

Jiang Ye looked around.

The treasure chamber is over ten kilometers in diameter, and the walls are as smooth as a mirror, covered with intricate sacrificial patterns. At first glance, it is impossible to find the mechanism that hides the treasure.

"I refuse to believe that this enormous sacrificial tower only has one treasure room. According to the original story, this should be the second or third treasure room." Jiang Ye's gaze was cold, and a hint of killing intent was revealed.

"boom!"

Jiang Ye's internal energy erupted like a volcano, his right arm muscles bulged, and he unleashed a punch with a devastating force.

In an instant, the force of the punch surged, like an invisible blade, cutting the surrounding space into pieces. Fragments of space flew about like leaves scattered by a gale.

The energy contained in this punch is enough to turn a star into dust in an instant.

However, when the terrifying force of the punch slammed heavily against the wall of the treasure room, the expected scene of the wall collapsing did not occur.

The intricate sacrificial runes on the wall shimmered with light, forming an impenetrable shield that easily deflected the impact of the punch. The mere glimmer of light seemed to silently mock this world-destroying power.

Jiang Ye frowned, his gaze fixed on the seemingly calm wall, and he was secretly amazed: "The defense of this sacrificial tower is far beyond my imagination. It is difficult to budge it even a little by brute force alone."

Seeing this, Dark Thunder King stepped forward and transmitted his voice, "Master, do you need me to burn my divine power?"

After becoming a soul servant, Dark Thunder King also learned that his master, Jiang Ye, was actually just a Realm Lord. However, this surprised him even more, since he couldn't imagine how a Realm Lord could unleash the power of a King-level expert.

Jiang Ye pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "No need. These secret patterns are interconnected, and moving one will affect the whole thing. Even if you burn your divine power, it may not necessarily damage them."

Just as Jiang Ye was communicating with Dark Thunder King, the space in the treasure room suddenly trembled violently, and a figure stepped out from the void like a ghost.

At that moment, a figure of extremely terrifying size appeared.

He was clad in dark purple armor, the surface of which was engraved with complex and mysterious sacrificial runes, faintly exuding an ancient aura.

What is particularly striking are his six thick arms, each with bulging muscles that exude a powerful sense of strength.

"Oh, the remnants of the Yanji Continent, having escaped the catastrophe of that year, actually dare to show themselves?" Jiang Ye looked at the Yanji natives in front of him, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, as if everything was under his control.

"A native of the Yanji Continent?" Dark Thunder King was also greatly surprised when he saw his appearance.

Although the Darkscale Clan was not a top-tier clan, he knew from his time in the demon race camp that he could report any remnants of the Flame Sacrifice Continent.

However, the military system has not made this a mandatory requirement, and hunting down the remaining rebels has never been a task that soldiers are required to undertake.

Moreover, this sacrificial tower contains a large amount of treasure. Once someone discovers traces of the Yanji natives, most choose to keep it a secret, since no one wants to attract more powerful individuals to divide the treasure.

"Human." The native powerhouse floating there smiled, but his face was full of wrinkles, which made people feel uneasy. "Let me introduce myself first. I am Chi Yuan, a survivor of the Yanji Continent. Back then, my Yanji Continent suffered a devastating disaster. At that time, I was just an ordinary immortal. Countless years have passed. Although the long years have made me extremely lonely, they have also given me great strength."

"Akagaki?"

Hearing the introduction from the person in front of him, Jiang Ye's heart stirred.

“From the moment you stepped into the sacrificial tower, your every move has been under my surveillance.” Chi Yuan smiled, his smile growing increasingly eerie, as if it could freeze the surrounding air. “Originally, I planned to scheme to make the two of you kill each other. You alien races destroyed my people back then, and only death can atone for your sins.”

His gaze was sharp as he swept over Dark Thunder King, his tone filled with resentment and surprise, "However, what I never expected was that you, a human, actually have a pretty good relationship with this peak-level King."

(Without a surge in amplitude, it is difficult to determine the limit and peak of the King-level status.)
(End of this chapter)