I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

The moment Lu Ban saw the jade pendant, he heard a series of soft, layered murmurs.

Chapter 943 Power

The babbling, so loud it made Lu Ban's head explode, suddenly took over all of Lu Ban's consciousness.

He seemed to see some illusory pyramids, ancient temples, fleshy monsters writhing in caves, and distant, shining stars.

As the hymn sang, where the sky and the universe merged into one, Lu Ban reached out his hand toward the jade pendant.

The moment the warm jade pendant touched his skin, Lu Ban felt his heart race, as if he had surpassed the limits of human endurance.

Starting from his fingertips, his veins swelled and bulged, his muscles spasmed and stiffened, and he felt as if he was about to explode, unable to control himself.

*Pfft*

Lu Ban's blood vessels under his skin had indeed burst.

Hot blood splattered out, staining Amber's dress and face.

Amber didn't move. She knew that no one could help Lu Ban now; only he himself could respond to him.

At most, only if Amber is certain that Lu Ban is beyond saving will she immediately kill Sia beside her and then commit suicide, allowing Lu Ban to go back in time, confront the "Dark One," and gain an opportunity to escape.

Behind them, countless worms and shadows intertwined, and piles of corpses almost blocked out the sky.

Lu Ban stood there, his blood vessels bursting at that moment, more than 50% of his blood gushing out. Medically speaking, Lu Ban would die from blood loss in just over ten minutes.

But the next moment, Lu Ban's wounds changed.

From that blurry flesh, countless tiny tentacles grew out.

These tentacles, like corals swaying in the sea, constantly intertwine, overlap, and repair the body of the lander.

When normal humans come into contact with pollution, most of them go crazy and lose their minds, just like those people in the police station's forensic department who started fighting each other.

But that was just a glance.

This level of damage is the result of erosion.

Lu Ban, having now made direct physical contact and completely unleashed his will, has had his body mutated due to the pollution.

Simply put, Lu Ban has stopped being human.

He is progressing towards becoming a mutated monster.

As for what kind of monster it will become, that's all up to fate.

In a short while, the jade pendant merged into Lu Ban's flesh and blood, and his whole body twisted.

Lu Ban felt his body burning, which gave him a familiar feeling.

It's as if they've become "much more normal since they started acting abnormally."

Xia couldn't help but look over.

Lu Ban swelled up completely, like a Michelin Man. Then, his skin cracked, and tiny tentacles appeared in every corner of his flesh. Lu Ban lost his human form.

A mass of crimson flesh and blood appeared where Lu Ban had been standing.

This flesh and blood continued to expand, growing like a greedy virus, and in an instant it exceeded the size of a human.

Countless tentacles emerged from the flesh and blood.

When these tentacles touched the dark worms, they immediately pried open their shells and, at a speed far exceeding that of the shadows, sucked the fluids from the worms' bodies, turning them into their own nutrients.

In the blink of an eye, "Lu Ban" transformed into a giant ball of flesh, with hundreds of tentacles wriggling around it, far more terrifying than any worm or shadowy monster.

"This is……"

Xia was incredulous, having witnessed the alienation of humanity firsthand, while at the same time, she was worried about Lu Ban.

"The pollution is spreading; we need to take cover."

Amber glanced at Sia, but ultimately decided to take her with her.

The two stood on the shadowy monster, and as Lu Ban expanded, they flew into the sky.

In just a few minutes, Lu Ban had swelled into a colossal monster with a diameter of over a hundred meters. He was like a tumor growing out of the earth, with countless tentacles devouring the dark worms and even reaching for the black sun in the sky.

Boom—

The earth cracked open, and the island finally collapsed under the weight of the land.

Lu Ban's tentacles even extended to the seabed, toward the island that had sunk ten years ago.

Is he still himself?

"Sia asked."

"do not know."

Amber bit her lower lip lightly. There was still Lu Ban's blood on her face, which gradually froze and solidified. These bloodstains formed her light makeup, making the girl even more radiant and giving her a bewitching beauty.

Meanwhile, Lu Ban continues to expand.

The worms provided him with enough nutrition, allowing Lu Ban to grow strong and fearless of wind and rain.

The tentacles gradually penetrated deeper into the ground, and in Lu Ban's chaotic consciousness, it seemed that something extremely precious was hidden there.

The earth trembled, and Lu Ban's tentacles had already dug into the bottom of those islands, beneath the already dead volcanoes.

He discovered that there was a huge cavity hidden there.

This is a deep area that is almost impossible for human detection technology to detect with current technology, and no one would attempt to explore it. Even engineers searching for oil cannot find it.

As Lu Ban's tentacles pierced through the layers of rock, a large amount of seawater surged in, giving the complex of buildings that had been sealed for countless years a new baptism.

Lu Ban's hazy consciousness drove his tentacles to search among these strangely structured buildings. He discovered that the architectural angles here did not exist in reality, and the structures completely violated the laws of the real world, like what he saw in the deepest, most insane dream.

High in the sky, the black sun suddenly changed.

Amber looked up and saw a black beam of light fall from the center of the sun.

The light pierced straight through the ground, across the ocean, and through the earth's crust.

In an instant, the light reached the deepest temple in the earth.

Lu Ban was in a daze, not understanding what was happening.

The black light dissipated, leaving only one person standing where it had been.

He wore a well-fitting bright-colored suit, a slightly flashy tie, and a white shirt.

He had dark skin and a handsome face.

He is the "man of darkness".

He looked at Lu Ban's countless tentacles, seemingly troubled yet also extremely pleased.

The Dark One turned his head and looked towards the highest point of the temple.

There, there is a creation that can hardly be called a god.

The thing was like a ball of flesh, or an aggregate of tentacles, or something containing the truth of all things, or something utterly empty.

Ordinary creatures, just by looking at that appearance, would instantly evaporate on the spot before transforming into mindless monsters.

"That's not good."

The Dark One felt some faint whispers in His ear, and a powerful attraction drew Him unconsciously toward the indistinct idol.

He came to the statue and saw a strangely shaped musical instrument on the altar in front of it.

The instrument seemed to be made of some animal bone, crystal clear and exuding a mysterious beauty. It was unlike any other musical instrument on Earth, and it could not be played or used by humans.

The Dark One reached out towards that thing.

The next moment, countless deep yellow tentacles wrapped around His body.

flutter--

The sound of folding fans opening echoed in the underwater temple, which had become noisy due to the influx of seawater.

Chapter 944 Alarm Clock

At this moment.

In the endless sky.

In that vast sea of ​​stars, the glittering stars are silent, except for one planet, which drifts alone in this desolate universe.

Its trajectory does not follow any known or unknown astronomical laws; its own mass causes the distortion of space and alters the fate of countless planets.

As it passes outside some stable galaxies, the immense gravity causes changes in the orbits of planets orbiting the star. Some planets are pulled apart and break apart, while others deviate from their original orbits and become either colder or hotter.

Some binary and triple star systems, which were already extremely chaotic, underwent tremendous changes due to its arrival, either becoming more stable or being destroyed outright.

But this planet just passed by quietly.

It doesn't care about the birth and destruction of civilizations on all these related planets.

From space, it has a rust-red appearance, and the planet seems to be mostly desert. On those brownish-red wastelands, there stand enormous hills that are beyond imagination.

These deserts shift from time to time, like cocoa powder floating on coffee, drifting, colliding, and recombining haphazardly. Only then can one glimpse what lies beneath that vast landmass.

It was a pale, shimmering sea of ​​ashes.

Beneath the ashes lay molten, rolling iron.

These flowing irons surge beneath the continents, sometimes forming the shape of a giant eye, conspicuous enough even in the boundless and deep universe, giving people a great sense of oppression.

Staring at it closely, the observer always gets the feeling that it is not a planet, but a living thing.

This is true.

The Star of Judgment, the Forerunner of Destruction, the Forsaken by the Gods—with so many titles bestowed upon it, it is probably disliked even by those unspeakable ancient evil gods.

Wherever He walks, all things awaken, like an annoying alarm clock that wakes up those long-dormant beings, causing the positions of the stars to change, and even loosening the seal of blind folly.

At that moment, a certain sound attracted Him, causing Him to change His original trajectory.

He flew toward the source of the sound, regardless of the calamities that might befall the planets along the way. Some planets might have experienced tsunamis, earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions due to the influence of gravity. Some planets might have fallen into the corona of their stars and evaporated due to changes in gravity. Other planets might have been smashed to pieces in His path, turning into a pile of wreckage on His surface.

Along the way, this eerie, rust-red planet awakened many ancient rulers who were sealed in the void and hidden deep within the planet. Countless civilizations were destroyed as a result, while countless others sprouted under its influence. Countless stories ended and countless others began.