Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

"I must immediately send a distress message to the mythical members exploring the Meteorite Sea. I need to gather intelligence!"

Countless transparent arms extended from the transparent humanoid creature, which wanted to grab all the scattered parts of the Life Bell and restore the cause of the deaths of many members by reassembling the Life Bell.

For a mythical-level powerhouse, even simple intelligence might be enough to turn the tide of battle.

"Where is this place? Why do all the deaths look the same?!"

As the Death Bell was pieced together, the transparent humanoid creatures witnessed the causes of death of many members. Without exception, they all perished in a space filled with an aura of despair.

That space had no concept of heaven and earth, only dilapidated buildings and floating land everywhere. It was the real-world power held by the Timeline Research Association, which had been dragged into the cycle of reincarnation.

The transparent humanoid creature continued to trace its origins, its gaze peering through the remaining images fed back by the Life Bell, finally glimpsing the sole ruler residing in the cycle of reincarnation.

"I've been found out!!!"

Upon seeing the ruler of the underworld, the transparent humanoid creature felt no joy at discovering important information; instead, it plunged into a state of desperate madness.

Because the moment he saw the ruler of the underworld, the ruler of the underworld also turned his attention and locked onto the space-time rift where it was hiding.

"Kakaka-"

With a single thrust forward, the ruler of the underworld tore open the barrier of space and time, allowing half of his body to enter the space-time rift where the Life Bell was stored.

It doesn't possess the ability of a transparent humanoid to move freely through various spatial layers, but the ruler of the underworld can directly tear apart obstacles in front of him, making it relatively easy to break through the spatial and temporal blockade.

Reaching out and pinching the transparent humanoid creature, the aura emanating from the Underworld Ruler subtly intensified, turning the strange life form into ashes, silencing even its wails.

At this moment, the hidden spatial rift where the Life Bell was stored was no longer a secret to the ruler of the underworld. The remaining Life Bell here was absorbed into the ruler of the underworld's palm.

It has reached the final countdown before its collapse. As a mythical artifact, the Underworld Ruler Puppet is ultimately a clumsy imitation of the Underworld Ruler's true form. It can draw some of the Underworld Ruler's power, but it cannot last long.

This puppet of the ruler of the underworld would not simply vanish peacefully.

It crushed all the life bells in its hand, annihilating the entire space of the Reincarnation Abyss into the most essential energy, anchoring the unique aura of the life bells, and condensing a strike that transcends time and space.

[Existence annihilation]

A glimmer of light appeared in the hand of the ruler of the underworld, then returned to stillness.

The metallic body of the ruler of the underworld vanished without a trace along with this faint light, leaving no other marks except for the torn mountains and ravines.

Far away in the Meteorite Sea, a powerful member of the Time Sequence Research Association, who was busy developing a fallen world, suddenly froze.

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On a floating treasure ship, the leader of a legendary adventurer's guild watched helplessly as his mage from the Time Sequence Research Society crumbled into ashes and vanished without a trace.

This situation is not an isolated case. Within the Meteorite Sea, all the powerful individuals who left behind their life bells at the Time Sequence Research Association are now being subjected to annihilation attacks targeting their own existence.

At the moment the Underworld Ruler vanished, all the powerful figures from the Time Sequence Research Society within the Meteor Sea disappeared into ashes along with the Underworld Ruler.

The attack of [Existence Annihilation] even killed a newly ascended Mythical level powerhouse, causing a group of powerhouses who were engaged in a fierce battle to be instantly swallowed up by the danger of the Meteor Sea.

A quarter of an hour later, only three of the powerful individuals who had left behind the Life Bell at the Time Sequence Research Association remained alive.

These three are all veteran mythical powerhouses, each having existed for nearly ten thousand years, and their individual power is immense.

Otherwise, they would have died under the [Annihilation of Existence] of the Underworld Ruler.

"Cough cough..."

A mythical-level powerhouse, whose body had disappeared by half, forcefully tore through space, escaped from the extreme environment of the Meteor Sea, and arrived at the headquarters of the Time Sequence Research Association.

He was attacked from above, and although he survived, his condition is not good; he has been seriously injured.

Even someone as powerful as him didn't know what was attacking him, or why this attack from the depths of existence was targeting him.

Perhaps it was a curse from a powerful being within some world ruin he was exploring, or perhaps it was a backlash from an evil god who had not yet been defeated. For a powerful being like him, there were far too many dangers in this world.

Therefore, immediately after being severely injured, he paid the price to tear through space and return to the relatively safe eastern coast of the continent, preparing to return to the Time Sequence Research Association to consume his resources to recover.

Upon arriving at the headquarters of the Time Sequence Research Association, this mythical-level powerhouse, who had been adventuring for hundreds of years, suddenly felt a moment of confusion.

"Where is my home?!"

The original headquarters of the Time Sequence Research Association was a floating island above the sea, filled with all sorts of hidden magic arrays, making this floating island a first-class treasure land in the world.

Once these magic circles are activated, the [Wrath of Arsu] can also be unleashed here, attacking every corner of this continent.

But now, not only are the floating islands suspended in the sky gone, but even the sea beneath them has become a deep pit. The surrounding seawater keeps filling this pit, but it will take several days to fill it back up.

The entire area that belonged to the Time Sequence Research Association is now as if it had been moved away by something, leaving no trace behind.

"I understand, it's an attack targeting the Time Sequence Research Association. The root cause of my injury comes from the Life Bell."

As a mythical-level powerhouse, he reacted quickly and immediately realized that the [Existence Annihilation] was locking onto him through the Life Bell.

But what good would it do to figure it out? At this moment, he had no intention of investigating the real culprit. Instead, he dragged his mangled body out of the Diego world at an astonishing speed.

He knew very well that he was in a very bad state, and if he faced an opponent who could unleash the [Existence Annihilation] attack, his chances of survival were almost zero.

Moreover, the attackers must have made extensive preparations, possibly over a thousand years, to strike at a top-tier power like the Time Sequence Research Association. This level of confrontation aims for a fatal blow and will leave no chance for the enemy to recover.

"Now all I can do is run, and I must sever all ties with the Order Research Association at the same time. I will never set foot in the Diego world again!"

Chapter 202 Departure, Heading to Raging Waves Canyon

"With the ruler of the underworld gone, the threat to the bamboo forest is also gone."

Bell was unaware of the one-sided massacre taking place in another dimension; he simply watched as a flash of ghostly light appeared in the sky, and then all the torrents of energy vanished.

A short while later, Bell received a message from the ruler of the underworld. The message was brief, consisting of only four words: "Threat Elimination".

Bell didn't know exactly what this threat elimination entailed, but he felt a sense of relief.

After all, it was a powerful puppet with a level of 99, operating automatically without any effort. Although this puppet was a one-time existence with a limited time, the areas it could interfere with and the power it could unleash far exceeded Bell's imagination.

Since the red-haired older sister gave him a tool to solve the problem of being spied on in the bamboo forest, and it said that there was no problem anymore, Bell didn't plan to bother with it anymore.

Indeed, the members of the Timeline Research Society who came to explore this place are dead, along with 99 percent of their entire organization and the physical strongholds of their numerous affiliated forces, all of which have been annihilated.

Let alone sending people to explore this dangerous place called Bamboo Sea, the various forces across the continent would have to spend decades just dealing with the massive disasters caused by the aftermath of the Underworld Ruler's attack.

In the eastern coastal region, an entire bay has been dragged into a cycle of despair, not to mention the losses of those extraordinary ships in the shipyards here, and the casualties among the people in this area.

After the bay disappeared, part of the continental shelf collapsed. At the same time as the massive earthquake, a large amount of seawater flowed back in, causing a massive tsunami disaster.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the aftermath of the Underworld Ruler's attack. Similar things happened in all the regions that were dragged into the cycle of reincarnation: plains were torn open with ravines, mountains disappeared into thin air, and lakes and swamps were forcefully drained...

Mythical-level battles can easily alter the terrain and landscape of an entire area.

Bell, who knew nothing about these things, simply stretched, scratched his butt, and said:

"Sigh, because of this inexplicable change, I haven't slept well at all."

The interruption of his sleep made Bell feel very uncomfortable. Although this sleep was coming to an end and the improvement converted from the experience points had been completed, Bell was still very unhappy that he hadn't slept until the scheduled time. It was like wanting to stay in bed on New Year's morning, but being forced to turn on by his mother and dragged out to pay New Year's visits.

Although I was very unhappy, I couldn't find any way to retaliate.

Compared to Bell's sullen expression, Acorn next to him looked excited. Having spent a lot of time with him, Bell knew that the skeletons expressed their emotions through the pupils in their eye sockets, since they didn't have any flesh on their faces.

As for the reason for the acorn's excitement, Bell was extremely surprised after taking a look.

“Mr. Bell, I’ve caught a wisp of energy. I think I can use it to make a very powerful bullet, or I can integrate it into my core and try to fuse this energy.”

Within Bell's skeletal hand, a wisp of eerie green energy of despair swirled at his fingertips.

This was the solution previously given by the ruler of the underworld.

As the energy surged through the air, some nether energy dissipated. This energy had no additional properties and should have collapsed into the most primordial energy, but it vanished without a trace along with the ruler of the underworld.

But whether the acorn was lucky or a wisp of ghostly energy deliberately sought it out, it was successfully captured.

“I think it’s too risky to integrate it into your core, but high risk means high reward. We’ll discuss the specifics of how to proceed.”

The most direct and safest way to use this wisp of nether energy is to use the acorn-bearing revolver to forge it into a bullet. It is believed that a bullet imbued with nether energy can unleash astonishing destructive power.

Another way to use it is to try to integrate the Netherworld energy into the core of the acorn. Once the integration is successful, the acorn can slowly generate a lower-level energy similar to the Netherworld power and can be further developed.

Acorn absorbed this wisp of energy into his body, intending to wait with Bell until they had made thorough plans before attempting energy fusion.

"If we enter the [Military Force Condensation] state, and combine it with the calculations of [Fire-Loving Wisdom], the success rate should increase significantly."

He had a rough plan in mind, but Bell wasn't going to elaborate on it for the time being.

He now needs to return to Cangxing City, firstly to collect his stored supplies, and secondly to say goodbye to that little guy, Edu.

Edu will remain in the Azure Star City area for quite some time, while Bell is preparing to leave for a region with more abundant resources and where he will be more readily accepted.

Since being tempered by his own dragon blood, Edu's physique has far surpassed what it used to be. He is now making rapid progress every day, and his individual level is already level six. It is estimated that he will reach level seven soon.

Although this growth rate is not comparable to Bell's, he is already an absolute standout in Cangxing City, and is virtually invincible among his peers.

Back at Edu's house, Bell took out a piece of purple bamboo and began carving, patiently waiting for Edu to come home from school.

It wasn't until sunset that Bell jumped onto the windowsill, and after hearing the door open, he struck a cool pose and greeted Edu.

"Hey, Edu kid."

"Mr. Bell, it's been a long time... Are you getting ready to leave?"

After the New Year, Bale did not appear in front of Edu again, and was busy for almost a month.

Such a long absence made Edu uneasy. He had a premonition that Bell would leave him one day, but he didn't expect that day to come so soon.

"I have to leave. There are no more resources worth collecting in this area. Next, I plan to head north for a while to take a look at Chishui City in the Raging Waves Canyon."