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"Boom!"

Deep in the mountains of the Ten Thousand Mountains, a purple aura stretching for tens of thousands of miles traversed the sky, tearing apart the poisonous miasma.

Immediately afterwards, the void seemed to be torn open by a pair of invisible giant hands, and a spatial portal exuding an ancient and vast aura suddenly opened between heaven and earth!

"The blessed land has been opened!"

"Charge! Seize the ancient opportunity!"

At this moment, reclusive sects, ancient martial arts families, military elites, and even those rogue cultivators and desperate criminals hiding in the shadows surged towards the spatial teleportation portal like a swarm of locusts crossing a river.

Jiang Feng, Shen Weilan, Xiao Xingye, and Ling Yu transformed into four streaks of light and plunged headlong into the spatial vortex without hesitation.

……

"Buzz!"

With a feeling of weightlessness, Jiang Feng's vision gradually cleared from blurry.

He stepped onto the ground, but the sensation he felt under his feet was not soil or ancient bluestone slabs, but some kind of metallic material!

Jiang Feng suddenly opened his eyes, instantly activating his 'Primordial Beginning - Eye of Truth', and warily scanned his surroundings. The next second, his pupils suddenly contracted, a hint of astonishment flashing in his eyes.

"What...what kind of place is this?!"

Xiao Xingye, who had just landed, exclaimed in surprise, staring wide-eyed at everything around him, his face full of disbelief.

"Wasn't this supposed to be a blessed land? How... how could it be like this?!"

Not only Xiao Xingye, but Shen Weilan and Ling Yu were also shocked.

What appeared before them was not some ethereal ancient fairy mountain or magical spring and waterfall, but a highly developed technological city!

The towering skyscrapers are all made of some kind of dark silver metal, with magnetic levitation tracks crisscrossing in mid-air, and holographic projections flashing on the GG signs on both sides of the street.

However, this city, which should have been incredibly bustling, was now eerily silent.

There was no mechanical roar, no sign of life; the streets were deserted and so quiet you could hear a pin drop, creating an eerie atmosphere.

"Brother Jiang Feng, something's not right."

"It's eerily quiet here."

Xiao Xingye gripped his spear tightly and swallowed hard. Jiang Feng nodded solemnly.

The scene here was completely beyond his expectations.

The Great Battlefield is actually a highly developed cyber technology city?

Fortunately, the four of them did not get separated, which was a stroke of luck amidst the perilous secret realm.

"Everyone, stay alert and advance in formation."

Jiang Feng gave the order in a deep voice.

The four of them stood back to back, cautiously exploring forward along the street.

Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, Xiao Xingye abruptly raised his hand, pointed towards the center of the city, and exclaimed, "Brother Jiang Feng, look what's that?!"

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing.

In the very center of the city stood a towering black tower that seemed to reach into the clouds!

The tower's shape was extremely irregular, like a black thorn piercing the sky.

Even more unsettling was the fact that the tower's surface was covered with dense, dark purple patterns that shimmered rhythmically, like breathing, emanating an aura of malevolent corruption. "Thump!"

Just as everyone was focused on the tower, a loud bang, like a heartbeat, suddenly came from inside the tower!

Immediately afterwards, a thick black mist suddenly erupted from the top of the tower!

This black aura, like a tsunami bursting its banks, descended from the sky at a terrifying speed, instantly shrouding the entire empty city in gloom!

"roar!"

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

The moment the black mist descended, the once lifeless city erupted in chaos.

A chilling roar emanated from inside buildings lining the streets, beneath abandoned maglev trains, and from dark underground passages.

Hundreds and thousands of dark figures surged onto the street!

These monsters are grotesque in appearance; some retain human outlines, but half of their bodies have been fused with mechanical organs.

Some were cyber dogs, mutated giant cats, or even giant mechanical rats with bloodshot eyes, their size increased several times over!

These monsters emanated powerful auras; even the weakest among them reached the level of a fifth-tier alien beast, and some even exuded sixth-tier pressure! "They're mutated monsters! They've been infected by the black energy!"

Jiang Feng's eyes instantly turned icy, and his long sword clanged as it was drawn from its sheath. "Everyone, prepare for battle!"

*Smack!*

Just then, Dudu flew out as well.

However, the little guy, who used to get excited and his eyes would light up at the sight of the aberrant aura, did not rush up to feast this time.

"roar……"

It hovered in mid-air, its dark golden dragon scales slightly bristling, staring intently at the black tower in the distance, and let out a low growl filled with apprehension and warning.

Jiang Feng's heart sank.

Dudu is a god-level soul beast that has fused with an S-level infection source!

Even it felt fear and apprehension towards that tower, so one can imagine just how terrifying the being hidden within it must be!

"Take care of the immediate problems first!"

Jiang Feng snapped out of his reverie and roared, "Kill!"

The four of them instantly plunged into the surging horde of monsters!

"Taiyi Sky-Splitting Wedge Pattern, open!"

"Eight Desolations Breaking Formation Overlord Spear!"

The wedge patterns on Xiao Xingye's arms suddenly lit up, and the [Thunderclap Boots] beneath his feet flashed with lightning.

He transformed into a golden lightning bolt, his spear like an angry dragon emerging from the sea, and with one thrust he sent three sixth-tier vicious dogs flying into the air, shredding them into countless pieces of flesh!

"Burning Heaven Phoenix Wings!"

Shen Weilan was equally unwilling to be outdone, and a crimson phoenix wedge pattern appeared on her face.

She unfurled a pair of wings on her back, and with a wave of her jade hand, countless phoenix flames poured down from the sky!

Ling Yu slammed the [Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Shield] heavily in front of him, the deep blue Black Tortoise wedge pattern flashing, blocking all the monsters that tried to attack from the flank!

As for Jiang Feng, he strolled through the beast tide as if taking a leisurely walk.

He didn't even activate his wedge runes; relying solely on his peak sixth-grade, ninth-star true qi and the "Primordial Illusionary Cloud Steps," he casually swung his Dragon Fang longsword. With each flash of lightning and fire from the blade, several monster heads were sent flying into the sky!

Fortunately, most of these monsters infected by the black mist have lost their minds and only rely on brute force and instinct to attack, without knowing how to use skills or cooperate.

For the four who had all mastered the wedge pattern, dealing with them was relatively easy.

"Bang bang bang!"

In just ten minutes, the streets were covered with wreckage.

However, just as everyone was preparing to wipe out the beast tide in one fell swoop.

"BOOM!!!"

A deafening roar exploded in the void above!

A terrifying, suffocating pressure suddenly descended, forcing the remaining black energy on the street back dozens of meters!

Everyone suddenly looked up.

In mid-air, a figure descended from the sky like a meteorite, hovering more than ten meters above the ground.

It turned out to be a middle-aged man dressed in a Taoist robe! However, what was even more alarming was the man's condition.

His face was ashen white, his eyes were completely black with no whites, and thick purple veins stretched across his neck.

Clearly, he too was infected by the black aura of the tower, and mutated into a high-level monster wearing human skin!

The Taoist-robed man stood suspended in mid-air, looking down at Jiang Feng and his companions below, his eyes devoid of any human emotion.

"You who slaughter my followers...you deserve to die!"

The man's voice was hoarse and grating, exuding a frenzied religious fanaticism.