Guixu Immortal Kingdom

Chapter 84 Breaking the Rules
Crows are among the most intelligent birds. When they sense that their target is not easy to provoke, and that their kind are dying in droves, the shock is enough to dispel their plans to continue the attack. They turn around and retreat into the distance. They clearly have no intention of fighting to the death. Rather than throwing their lives away, they would rather find other easy targets.

As the crows scattered across the sky, the gloom that had hung overhead also dissipated.

If it weren't for the crow corpses pierced through the dragon spikes on Baxia's back, one might have thought it was just a dream.

"Wow, the Dragon Lord Baxia actually has a hidden Dragon Spike ability. These Dragon Spikes could easily pierce through a crow's body. That ability to pull a crow down from the sky is so cool."

Qi Lin couldn't help but shower him with praise.

That move was really cool.

“That’s right, I feel like I’m seeing the cosmic pull of all things.”

Hu Youni's eyes shone brightly.

"It's a pity that I don't have truly strong combat abilities yet, otherwise I could have helped just now."

Su Yue said with some distress. Her water control talent was not weak, but she had not yet developed the corresponding talent ability to possess strong combat power. If she released a water ball and threw it, the crows might think she was feeding them water. Therefore, she could only watch from the sidelines and did not easily intervene.

Water resources are precious; in the Ruins of Guixu, they are equivalent to life itself.

"Su Yue, you're mistaken. We're a team now, and you're in charge of water, a vital resource. Logistics are more important than combat. Every victory belongs to you."

Ji Tianhao said with a smile, his words conveying sincerity that came from the heart.

Before obtaining the spring, Su Yue was irreplaceable. Even after obtaining the spring, her talent for controlling water remained irreplaceable. In a team, talent is the most important factor.

brush! !

Looking at the large crows hanging on the dragon spikes, these were all Black Iron-level life forms. Each one could be refined into a considerable amount of life essence. Crow meat wasn't tasty, especially the meat of these carnivorous crows; it was sour and rotten. The meat of herbivorous crows was much more delicious. But refining them into life essence was no problem at all. Whatever you are, before a black hole, everything is equal.

We're just in need of life essence, and now the raw materials have been delivered right to our door, so of course we can't be polite.

With a wave of his hand, all the large crows were taken away and sent into the black hole, where they immediately began to be refined.

By removing impurities and retaining the essence, all matter will be integrated with the singularity space and become part of it.

"There are a total of 313 large crow corpses. I wonder how much life essence can be extracted from them. Once the life essence is extracted, everyone will get a share."

Ji Tianhao said with a smile.

He then signaled to the Dragon King to continue on his journey.

Having survived the attack by a flock of crows, the ferocious dragon thorns on Baxia's back remained unretracted, gleaming brightly with visible bloodstains, exuding a strong aura of menace. Anyone who wasn't an idiot could feel the intense threat emanating from them. Unless one was extremely confident in their own strength, they would choose to avoid it.

There are no real rules in the Ruins of Return; it's more about big fish eating small fish, so you have to be careful.

Good eyesight is essential for longevity.

For those with poor eyesight, death is the best end.

Fortunately, no one was foolish enough to notice along the way. After revealing its strength, Baxia's progress was smooth.

This walk lasted from daytime until nearly evening.

The light filtering through the void became dim and weak, for the calamity moon was about to appear.

At this moment, Ji Tianhao and his group finally arrived at the location where the ancient town had crashed.

Standing on a sand dune.

Looking ahead, one can see a special area completely shrouded in a layer of mist. The mist seems to have an extremely high level of authority, and no matter how hard one strains their eyes, it is impossible to see through it easily. In fact, it is impossible to explore anything inside. If one had not seen an ancient town fall before, one would not have been able to imagine what was inside.

"Is this the newly formed starting point? It looks like it covers a lot of land, much larger than the hotel we were in before."

Hu Youni curiously surveyed the misty area before her, quickly estimating in her mind that it was larger than the hotel. However, if the primeval jungle was included, the hotel area wouldn't be smaller than this.

"This is the initial place. This should be the mist that Liang Hongguang and the others encountered when they saw us outside. According to them, this is a characteristic of the fusion and absorption of the Ruins and the newly arrived fragments. Before the mist dissipates, it is impossible to enter."

Ji Tianhao nodded and said.

His eyes kept scanning the surroundings.

"Old Ji, something's not right. Look, there are several groups of forces waiting outside, and it seems like some are in a standoff or stalemate. Look over there, aren't those winged people? What race are they confronting?"

Qi Lin pointed to a location. There, near the starting point, beneath a sand dune, several winged people stood with hostile expressions, facing several elegantly dressed gentlemen. These gentlemen possessed an air of refined elegance, exuding a natural aristocratic air. Their skin was extremely pale, devoid of any color. Their elegance carried a haughty air, their arrogance unmistakable.

"Pale-faced and behaving like a gentleman or aristocrat, I feel like I look a lot like a vampire from legend."

Su Yue frowned slightly before speaking.

"Hmm, there's a high probability they're vampires. That's all they can reveal to the outside world. The fact that they're confronting the winged people suggests some conflict or tension. We don't need to get involved in this; let's observe first."

Ji Tianhao said with a smile.

Looking around, they discovered not only winged people and vampires, but also a group of green-skinned dwarves in the distance—goblins, a truly disgusting sight. This race, though at the very bottom of the myriad races, reproduces like rats at an astonishing rate, their numbers far exceeding expectations. Goblins could be seen everywhere within the Ruins.

Many of them may not live long, but they just happen to give people a sense of unease.

Among them, goblins spotted Ji Tianhao and his group. When they saw Qi Li, nothing seemed amiss, but when they saw Hu Youni and Su Yue, their eyes revealed an extremely evil glint. That intense desire could be clearly felt even from a hundred feet away.

"Hmph, what a disgusting race. I want to gouge out their eyes one by one."

Hu Youni's face immediately turned cold, and her mood instantly soured.

Anyway, I've never felt a stronger urge to kill than I do now.

"No rush. A bunch of goblins. If we really have to fight them, there's nothing wrong with turning them into nourishment. Let them become the essence of life, the resources to make you stronger. That would be more satisfying."

Ji Tianhao said calmly.

It's just a few glances; glances can't kill. Although they're unpleasant, let's deal with them thoroughly. Those goblins aren't even as bad as the previous flock of crows. We'll kill them when we get the chance. Even though I'm a merchant now, I can still hurt people.

The situation is unclear, and it is not advisable to take any rash actions.

"Look, the vampires and winged people over there are starting to move. It seems they've reached some kind of agreement."

Just then, Su Yue spoke up to remind her.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed found that the winged people and the vampires, who had been in a state of semi-standoff, seemed to have reached some kind of agreement after seeing the increasing number of forces arriving from the surrounding area, and thus separated from each other.

As they parted, they saw the vampires suddenly walk towards the mist.

As they approached, they touched the mist blocking their way. The mist looked like just fog, but when the other person reached out, it was as if they had touched an invisible wall, preventing their arm from extending even half an inch forward.

This is a characteristic that prevents outsiders from entering.

"They want to enter the Initial Land, which is a law of the Void. Are they dreaming?"

Hu Youni asked in surprise.

Logically speaking, even a fool would understand this situation, so it's impossible for vampires not to know. Why would they still bother to test them? Isn't that redundant?

"Hey, something's up. What are they taking out?"

Qi Lin, who had been smoking a pipe, suddenly took it away from his mouth and stared at the other side.

It was clearly seen that one of the vampires flashed a ring in his hand and took out an unknown tooth. The tooth was interwoven with special natural patterns and looked very sharp. Most importantly, the tooth was shimmering with a special strange light.

That was clearly a rare treasure.

After taking out the tooth, the vampires immediately approached each other, a peculiar white light emanating from it, enveloping them. Then, they once again walked towards the mist, this time not testing it with their hands, but stepping into the mist together.

This time, unlike before, he was not blocked outside, but stepped in easily, his body disappearing into the mist.

"No way, what's going on? How could they get into the Initial Land, which is still under a barrier that hasn't been activated?"

Hu Youni's eyes widened in disbelief.

This clearly challenged her previous understanding.

They clearly told her that during the initial fusion, the outside world could not interfere, so what was the point of this?

“A rare treasure, that tooth is a rare treasure.”

Ji Tianhao narrowed his eyes and immediately said, "Exotic treasures have the most special characteristics. They can ignore the operation of various rules and become anomalies. Various rules and restrictions will be ineffective against exotic treasures. They use exotic treasures to cover themselves up, so that the laws of the Void will temporarily lose their effect on them, allowing them to pass through that layer of mist and enter the initial land."

(End of this chapter)