Devouring the starry sky, the clone evolves into a primordial behemoth.

Chapter 96 The Mysterious Dead City

The summit of Kunlun is covered in snow all year round.

An extremely cold storm enveloped the entire mountaintop, turning the surrounding area into a no-go zone for humans. With the appearance of the metal ring, even powerful martial artists hesitated to venture into this area.

The bronze metal ring, exuding an ancient aura and covered with mysterious and ancient runes, seemed to represent some kind of strange power. It silently rotated in the center of the storm, as if waiting for something.

However, as time passed, the metal ring seemed to become somewhat indistinct, as if it was about to enter another dimension and disappear from this world.

At this time, major global powers dispatched a large number of experts and researchers to be stationed at the summit of Kunlun to observe the movement of the metal ring. When they discovered that the metal ring was showing signs of gradually disappearing, they immediately relayed the news to the higher-ups of their respective powers.

Tens of thousands of meters above the Kunlun Mountains, a massive, jet-black python coiled and spun, like an ancient demonic dragon, looking down at the metal ring with a thoughtful glint in its eyes.

At this moment, Chen Mo was in a very conflicted state of mind. The powerful summoning behind the metal ring still existed, but it seemed that only he could feel this summoning power. No one else among all the planetary-level powerhouses in the world had this feeling, not even the giant python clone.

Therefore, to figure out the source of this summoning power, the human body must enter the metal ring, but this is obviously an extremely risky thing. Chen Mo now has enough time to strengthen himself and does not want to take the risk.

"Let's do it this way." After careful consideration, Chen Mo made a decision: "Let the giant python's clone enter the metal ring first to check the situation. If there's no danger, then we can consider letting the main body go in."

The giant python clone possesses an inner world; its chaotic core exists within this inner space, which in turn exists in another dimension. Unless one possesses the ability to control spacetime, killing the giant python clone is virtually impossible.

Even if the clone's body is destroyed, it can quickly revive thanks to the Chaos Core.

As for the human body, since it is independent of the giant python clone, once it dies, it is truly dead. Although Chen Mo can still find a way to obtain a human body again with the help of the giant python clone, it would undoubtedly be a great loss for him, which is why he is so careful.

……

At the summit of Kunlun, a base area where major global powers are stationed.

"Look, what's that!"

Suddenly, the observer who was watching the metal ring closely let out a cry of terror, followed by a violent commotion.

"Oh my god! Is that a monster?!"

"My God! How come such a huge monster has never been discovered before? It's unbelievable!"

Everyone stared intently at the metal ring atop Kunlun Mountain in the distance. A massive black python, as large as a mountain, swooped down from the sky above the ring, ignoring the terrifying energy storm around it, and charged directly toward the metal ring.

The python was so fast that people only caught a glimpse of it before it disappeared into the metal ring, vanishing into thin air as if it had truly entered another space.

It really is a portal to space!

At this moment, everyone confirmed their guess: the metal ring was indeed a spatial gate leading to an unknown world!

People began to discuss it intensely, speculating about what lay behind the portal. Was it another world undiscovered by humankind? Or a direct journey to the cosmos?

Everyone longs to enter the portal to see the unknown world, but unfortunately, no one in the world has the ability to explore the portal because they simply cannot get close to it.

At this moment, Chen Mo stood alone in mid-air above the mountaintop, gazing at the increasingly faint metal ring, his eyes filled with an inexplicable expression.

No one knew that, from his other perspective, he had entered a completely unfamiliar world.

This is a vast palace complex existing in the deep space, with no end in sight. When the giant python's clone passed through the spatial gate and arrived here, it turned around but could no longer see the metal ring. In other words, once it arrived here, it was impossible to return the way it came.

The giant python clone snaked forward, swaying through the void, and soon arrived in front of the enormous palace complex.

What first appeared before it was a colossal portal hundreds of millions of meters high. The python's over two-thousand-meter-long body seemed so small in comparison, like a reptile.

Without hesitation, the giant python clone flew directly toward the palace complex behind it. Just as it got closer and closer to the giant portal, it saw two terrifying giants.

They looked very similar to humans, but their height and size were many times larger, almost half the size of the giant portal. At this moment, they each held a giant axe, looked ahead, and had serious expressions. They seemed to be the beings guarding this portal.

But they had clearly lost their life force, leaving only two corpses exuding a terrifying aura. Even with the giant python's genetic level and its own strength, it felt a powerful sense of oppression in front of these two corpses.

"Immortal!" The giant python clone made the judgment the instant it saw the two corpses.

Because Chen Mo had seen the corpses of immortal powerhouses on the Meteorite Starship, and the feeling he got from the two corpses in front of him was similar to that of immortal powerhouses, he was certain that these two corpses were immortal powerhouses, and there was no trace of decay on their bodies.

"What kind of place is this? Even the gatekeepers are immortal powerhouses!" The giant python clone suppressed its shock and continued flying forward.

Passing through the giant portal, there was a golden rainbow bridge behind it. This rainbow bridge seemed to have no end, as if it led to the edge of the world. However, as the giant serpent clone followed the rainbow bridge, it was discovered that the rainbow bridge seemed to be the link connecting the various palaces of the entire palace complex.

"The Hall of Reception, the Vermilion Bird Palace, the Sun Palace, the Heavenly King Palace..."

As the giant python clone traveled along, it saw magnificent palaces, each one giving the impression of being the abode of an ancient deity—tall and majestic. However, the plaques above the palaces bore their names in a very ancient script, which the giant python clone could understand at a glance.

"These names...they seem so familiar!"

The giant python clone was somewhat surprised, but what shocked him even more was that there were dead creatures inside and outside these palaces. Most of them were just skeletons, but some were still intact corpses.

Along the way, the giant python's clone was filled with indescribable shock. This palace complex, which was as vast as a continent, did not have a single living being. They had all died inexplicably, and most importantly, there was no trace of a fight!

All living beings seemed to lose their lives silently, whether they were ordinary, decaying creatures or immortal beings; without exception, they all died quietly.

How bizarre! So incredibly bizarre!

This vast palace complex is like a dead city, silent and filled with deathly stillness!

Of course, this is undoubtedly good news; at least here, there seems to be no danger.

Perhaps the human body could actually come in and take a look, at least to figure out where that powerful summoning force came from.

(End of this chapter)