Survival for All: I can deconstruct projections and synthesize everything.

Lin Xiao stood still, without making a move.

The gaze fell upon him, heavy and steady, like the gaze of the earth.

There was no hostility, nor any goodwill, just a pure gaze.

But Lin Xiao knew that she had been discovered.

He took a deep breath, and the Omniscient Rule was activated at full power, capturing every movement of the figure deep underground.

The figure sitting cross-legged slowly opened its eyes.

Those were a pair of earth-yellow eyes, as deep as the earth and as steady as a mountain.

He raised his head, his gaze piercing through hundreds of thousands of miles of rock layers, landing on Lin Xiao.

Then he stood up.

The movements were slow and steady, each step carrying the weight of the earth.

The surrounding rock layers parted automatically the moment he stood up, making way for him.

The regular, earthy-yellow threads began to vibrate, emitting a low hum.

The entire wreckage was trembling slightly.

Lin Xiao frowned slightly.

He could feel the gravity around him changing.

Fifty times, sixty times, seventy times...

Gravity was rapidly increasing, soon exceeding one hundred times.

And it's still going on.

Lin Xiao stood still, his body surrounded by a swirling rainbow of light, isolating him from the changes in gravity.

Even a hundred times the force of gravity is nothing to him.

But the problem is, this is just the beginning.

Deep underground, the figure had begun to move upwards.

He wasn't fast, but every step he took was incredibly firm.

Wherever he went, the rock strata parted automatically to make way for him.

The rock strata closed behind him as if they had never been opened at all.

Lin Xiao watched him come up quietly, neither avoiding him nor leaving.

He knew that now that he had been discovered, there was no point in running away.

Against an eighth-tier opponent, running away will only put you at a disadvantage.

Moreover, his purpose in coming here was to take away the core crystal of the Earth Soul Domain.

No matter what's on the other side, he has to face it.

Three breaths later, the ground cracked open.

A beam of earthy yellow light shone from the crack, illuminating the surrounding hills.

Then, a figure slowly rose from the crack.

It was a middle-aged man, about ten feet tall, with a robust physique and a resolute face.

He wore ancient armor, its surface covered with cracks—marks of time and scars from battle.

His hands hung naturally at his sides, his ten fingers long and strong, each finger containing terrifying power of rules.

His hair was a light brown color, and it moved on its own without any wind, flowing behind him.

His eyes, also earthy yellow, were as deep as the earth and as steady as a mountain, and he was quietly looking at Lin Xiao.

Around him, a regular, earthy-yellow light slowly circulated, merging with the entire wreckage.

Where those rays of light passed, even the void itself distorted slightly.

That is a concrete manifestation of the rules of gravity.

Eighth rank.

It's definitely Rank 8.

Moreover, it's not just any ordinary eighth-tier being; it's the kind of being that has been immersed in the eighth-tier level for countless millennia.

Lin Xiao's pupils contracted slightly, but his expression remained calm.

The two men stared at each other from a distance of a hundred feet, neither of them speaking.

The surrounding air seemed to freeze, and even the low-level earth-type creatures hid even deeper.

After a long silence, the eighth-tier being slowly spoke.

"Outsiders".

His voice was deep and resonant, like the echo of the earth.

"You are the first outsider to set foot on these ruins in millions of years."

Lin Xiao nodded slightly: "My name is Lin Xiao, and I come from the Misty World."

Upon hearing the words "Misty World," a complex light flashed in the eyes of the eighth-tier being.

There was anger, hatred, and deep fear in his eyes.

"A world shrouded in mist..."

He repeated those words softly, his tone carrying a complex mix of emotions that he could hardly conceal.

"Although I have never been to that place, my father and my people all died there."

Lin Xiao didn't speak, she just looked at him quietly.

The eighth-tier being took a deep breath and suppressed the turmoil in his heart.

"My name is Yanshan," he said slowly. "An eighth-order being of the Earth Soul Domain, and also a controller of the gravity rules."

"He was also the only survivor of that resistance war back then."

Lin Xiao's brows twitched slightly.

Survivors.

Surprisingly, there were survivors from that battle against the God of Mist.

Yanshan looked at him, his gaze becoming profound.

"You possess the aura of four other attributes."

He spoke slowly.

"Metal, Wood, Water, Fire."

"Four rules, four forces, intertwine within you."

"Although it was very faint, I could feel it."

Lin Xiao's pupils contracted slightly.

Even the omniscient rules couldn't completely conceal those auras?

This rocky mountain is indeed extraordinary.

Iyama continued, "I can roughly guess why you're here."

"You want the core crystal of the Earth Soul Domain, you want to integrate this remnant into your divine kingdom, you want to gather the five elements and evolve your divine kingdom into a miniature universe."

Lin Xiao was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"That's right."

He did not deny it.

Denial is meaningless in the face of an eighth-order being.

A glint flashed in Yanshan's eyes.

"You're quite honest."

He said softly.

"But do you think I'd let you take the crystal so easily?"

Lin Xiao shook her head: "I've never thought of it that way."

He looked at the rocky mountain, his gaze calm as still water.

"I just came to see if it was possible."

"If it's available, I'll try my best."

"If not, I will leave."

Iwayama paused for a moment, then smiled.

That smile was complex, containing both appreciation and bitterness.

"Leave?" he said softly. "Do you think you can leave so easily after coming here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding gravity suddenly surged.

A thousand times.

Two thousand times.

Three thousand times.

Gravity surged to a terrifying level in an instant, causing the surrounding rocks to crumble and turn into countless fine powders.

The powder did not disperse; instead, it was firmly pressed to the ground by gravity, forming a thick layer of dust.

Lin Xiao's body slumped slightly, but he remained standing in place.

A rainbow of light swirled around him, isolating him from gravity.

A hint of surprise flashed in Yanshan's eyes.

"Seventh rank, capable of withstanding three thousand times the force of gravity without moving?"

He spoke softly, with a hint of admiration in his voice.

"That's interesting."

Lin Xiao looked at him calmly.

"Senior, I have no intention of being your enemy."

He spoke slowly.

"I came here only to take the core crystal of the Earth Soul Domain, to bring the five elements together, and to evolve the Divine Kingdom into a miniature universe."

"Only in this way can we fight against the God of Mist."

Upon hearing the words "God of Mist," a cold glint flashed in Yanshan's eyes.

"To fight against the God of Mist?"

His voice turned cold.

"Do you know how powerful the God of Mist is?"

"Do you know the immense price our Earth Soul Domain paid back then, yet we couldn't even defeat one of His messengers?"

"Do you know that my father, that peak eighth-tier expert, couldn't even last three moves against His messenger?"

Lin Xiao remained silent.

Yanshan took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart.

"You, a mere seventh-tier cultivator, what makes you think you can stand against the God of Mist?"

Lin Xiao raised her head and looked directly at him.

"Because I have no way out."

His voice was calm yet firm.

"Behind me are more than three billion survivors, and countless other beings who follow me."

"I can't back out."

"If I take one step back, they will die."

Yanshan looked at him and remained silent for a long time.

Then, he slowly began to speak.

"it is good."

"Since that's the case, I'll give you a chance!"