Lin Yuan couldn't possibly let his simulated self go and die, could he?

He wanted to, but he simply didn't have the ability.

The heart of the ruins is a massive altar, remarkably similar in appearance to the one you used to reach the sacred pool.

You suspect this altar is a native product of the Cangwu Demon Realm.

The closer you get to the altar, the greater the pressure becomes. No wonder Levik could only explore the outer perimeter and couldn't get close to the altar at all.

Even you, when approaching the altar, found it difficult to move forward.

Fortunately, the God-Slaying Sword absorbed most of the pressure, allowing you to slowly approach the altar.

[As you approach the altar, Blade Azure's figure appears beside you. She tells you to hold on a little longer, then looks at the array patterns on the altar, trying to decipher its function based on her experience.]

The core of this ruin is this altar. Based on Blade Azure's experience, if there are any secrets here, they should be within this altar.

[After a long while, just when you feel you're about to collapse, Blade Azure tells you that this altar is actually a one-way teleportation array.]

In other words, touching this altar will teleport you to an unknown location, and it's a one-way teleportation—a simple kill without any consequences.

[Blade Azure warned you to proceed with caution; she doesn't know where you'll be teleported to after touching the altar.]

You hesitated only slightly, then decisively reached out.

For someone like you who possesses the ability to teleport across realms, there is no such thing as one-way teleportation.

There's no reason to give up at the last minute after getting this far.

"I'd like to see where this altar can teleport you to."

After a moment of dizziness, the teleportation ended.

You shook your dizzy head and looked up.

[This sight alone should have given you a real fright, almost making you activate your teleportation technique to escape.]

Hundreds of enormous bodies sat in a circle around an even larger body.

Those motionless figures were none other than the troll race, wiped out by the wizards!

[You've researched related information in Coldbone City and know what trolls look like.]

Those figures, some tens or even hundreds of meters tall, were the size of adult trolls.

As the former royal family of the Cangwu Demon Realm, the Troll race reaches the fourth rank upon adulthood, and possesses greater potential than the Ice Demon and Flame Demon races, making it much easier for them to advance to the fifth or even sixth rank.

The troll race once possessed hundreds of sixth-tier powerhouses, far surpassing the Ice Demon and Fire Demon races.

[From what you know, the Ice Demon Clan currently only has two sixth-tier beings, while the Flame Demon Clan has three.]

[And every troll here exudes the aura of a sixth-tier being; the mere fluctuations of that aura make your body tense.]

Thankfully, Blade Azure reminded you that these trolls are just corpses.

Even a corpse can cause you immense stress.

You took a deep breath, slowly adjusting to the oppressive aura of the many powerful figures present, and walked over cautiously.

All the trolls present sat cross-legged on the ground, their eyes tightly closed and expressions serene. Most of their bodies were shriveled, as if their life essence had been devoured.

A few trolls' bodies were still relatively normal, but they had also lost a significant amount of their vital essence.

Only the largest troll in the very center is lifelike, as if it were still alive.

That was a near-seventh-tier being; it appears he died after failing to break through.

[Blade Azure looked at the tallest troll and explained to you with a solemn expression.]

[Seventh Rank!?]

[You're somewhat surprised that the troll race, with such powerful members, could still be invaded by a coalition of level six wizards from the wizarding world?]

[Blade Azure shook his head and told you that the troll was originally only a peak sixth-tier cultivator.]

[He attempted to break through to the seventh rank with the help of a blood sacrifice from hundreds of his own kind of trolls, but unfortunately, he only reached the near-seventh rank before being devoured by the power of the laws.]

All professions and systems across the myriad realms begin to encounter the power of laws at the fourth rank, and by the seventh rank, one can fully master a single law.

But the laws are not so easy to master; breaking through from the sixth to the seventh rank is either a success or death.

Strictly speaking, there isn't a level called "quasi-seventh rank," but this troll is very close to it.

You can sense a sharp, piercing aura emanating from this troll's body.

That was a power that seemed capable of cutting through space itself.

[You asked what law or power the troll Blade Azure used to break through.]

After experiencing it for a while, Blade Azure hesitated and said, "It seems to be the Law of Destruction."

You glanced at Blade Azure; you also have insights into the Law of Destruction, so you must understand it better than anyone else.

[If the law fluctuations emanating from this troll corpse are destructive, then you should dig out your True Eye of Truth and give it to Blade Azure.]

I wonder who's blind.

Blade Azure rolled her eyes.

She's just a sword spirit; she doesn't know anything about laws.

It's all because you insisted on asking her.

[You walk to the outer edge of the large group of trolls present, and suddenly a blood-red array lights up on the ground.]

You feel as if the blood in your body is boiling, about to burst through your skin and fly into the center of the formation.

You frowned and stepped out of the area covered by the array.

[This must be a special space created by the troll race, its purpose being to allow the troll in the very center to break through to the seventh rank through blood sacrifice.]

You looked around; this space was large, but there wasn't anything of value in it.

[Thinking about it, it makes sense. The troll race sacrificed over a hundred sixth-tier powerhouses in one go; they were probably trying to make a final, desperate attempt.]

[Success would protect them from the wizards' invasion; failure would mean the end of everything, so naturally they wouldn't think of leaving any precious treasures for future generations.]

If the wizard completely invades, nothing left behind will be obtained by the wizard. This entire space is filled with nothing but corpses, making it appear empty.

You felt somewhat helpless; you had hoped for some pleasant surprises, but the ending was far from what you expected.

【but……】

You look at the hundreds of troll corpses before you, many of them clad in heavy armor.

Without exception, those suits of armor were forged using precious Tier 6 materials.

[Plus, the troll's exaggerated size.]

You raised an eyebrow, thinking you probably wouldn't leave empty-handed.

Looting corpses should become a habit.

[But the array carved into the ground for blood sacrifice is also a problem; it activates as soon as you get close to the corpses.]

[You can barely put up a fight on the outer perimeter, but the location of the troll's corpse is such that the array's strength is enough to sacrifice a sixth-tier being.]

That's far beyond what you can contend with.

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