Chapter 625: Chapter 339: Shaking the World and the Ship That Pierced the Sky (Large Chapter)

As long as they’re allowed into a campsite like this, it means they can explore further into the restricted zone. If they encounter danger, they don’t have to retreat outside the restricted zone, but can head to the campsite, significantly increasing the safety of their exploration. One energy blood crystal per person is something people from the Four Domains would fight tooth and nail for.

Meng De even thought of selling these slots to his old friends in the Mist Mountain Domain City to make a profit.

Soon, Meng De purchased a hundred campsite slots from Lin Qi. However, the campsite would only be ready in two days, which gave Meng De time to prepare the energy blood crystals. Happily, he returned to the Mist Mountain Domain City, planning to make a big profit there.

As for Lin Qi, after Meng De and the others left the room, he published the task of establishing a temporary campsite in the restricted zone to all players. The first thing he did was hand over the smart watch and the black box from the First City to Luo Qi for analysis, hoping to gather some clues. It was as if he had already forgotten that he had recently killed a Heavenly Human Realm grandmaster from the Smiling Skull, causing a commotion among the major powers of the Four Domains.

First, there was amazement that the Hall Master of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, Lin Qi, could kill a Ghost Hand of the Initial Tier Heavenly Human Realm single-handedly, his strength comparable to the deputy city lords of the Four Domain Cities. Then, they thought Lin Qi, as a Hall Master, was crazy to dare kill even a grandmaster from the Smiling Skull.

The Smiling Skull had long been a notorious force, always hiding in the Wraith Mountain Range, causing headaches even for the Four Domain Cities, who could only issue pressure and warnings. After all, if a grandmaster of the Heavenly Human Realm goes mad, the consequences are severe; a single blow could destroy a city, and even a few sneak attacks would be unbearable for a Domain City.

If all the grandmasters from the Smiling Skull went mad, even a city in a domain might disappear. Even if they were killed afterward, the destroyed cities would not return.

This is why the Four Domain Cities always turned a blind eye to forces with grandmasters sitting in the Four Domains and were reluctant to touch the Smiling Skull.

Now that Lin Qi had killed the Ghost Hand, if the three grandmasters from the Smiling Skull went crazy and started attacking randomly, it’s terrifying to imagine what would happen.

Wraith Mountain Range, in an underground space.

"Big brother, the Ghost Hand is dead; this vendetta cannot go unpaid!" said a bald Crystal Race man nearly four meters tall, with a blood-red ruby on his forehead, slapping the table, his eyes brimming with anger. "I’ll go destroy those Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall outposts right now!"

The original intent for sending the Ghost Hand to Red Moon Town was to give the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall a warning and a bit of pressure, while also trying to drive them out of the Wraith Mountain Range. After all, the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had provoked them first, so even if the grandmasters took action, the Four Domain Cities couldn’t say much.

But unexpectedly, the Ghost Hand was taken down. As a longtime companion, he couldn’t tolerate it. Even if he wasn’t a match for Lin Qi, he would still stir up chaos in the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.

"As descendants of the First City, we’ve endured enough in the Four Domains. It’s indeed time to let the Four Domains see that the Smiling Skull is not to be messed with!" agreed a nearby Crystal Race woman, over three meters tall, nodding at the bald Crystal Race man.

"Hold on. Now is not the time," said a middle-aged man who had been cultivating, standing over five meters tall with three deep blue gems on his forehead, as he opened his eyes calmly. "I’m still a bit short of achieving 100% proficiency in my Celestial Human Realm Middle Tier Training Technique. Even with High Tier Heavenly Human Realm power, I can’t yet contend with those old folks of the Four Domain Cities. Once I reach 100% proficiency and achieve the extreme limits of the Heavenly Human Realm High Tier, even if those old folks join forces, I will have the confidence to escape. Then, dealing with the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall will be a small task!"

"Brother, are you about to break through?" The bald Crystal Race man was overjoyed at the news.

Unbeknownst to the external major forces, their leader was not just at the Celestial Human Realm Middle Tier but had long since reached the Celestial Human Realm High Tier, only using treasures to hide his Qi and Blood Strength in consideration of the Four Domain Cities.

If they could break through to the extreme limits of the Heavenly Human Realm High Tier, that would genuinely place them at the pinnacle of the Four Domains, on par with the city lords of the Four Domain Cities. Establishing a Fifth Domain City in the future wouldn’t be out of the question.

"Almost there, I’ve gotten some clues on breaking through, but I still need a lot of experiments. In the meantime, make ample preparations for advanced healing potions and treasures that enhance recovery power. Spending more energy blood crystals doesn’t matter," the leading man nodded, a smile in his eyes.

"Alright! Red Moon Commerce has recently developed several effective healing potions, and I’ll buy them all," said the bald Crystal Race man, excitedly leaving the meeting room.

"The Hall Master of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall?" The leader looked at the data and photos in his hand, his gaze becoming icy. "I’ll let you live a little longer, but eventually, I’ll show you what hell is!"

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Wraith Mountain Range Restricted Area.

A week had passed since the death of the Ghost Hand, and the Smiling Skull remained quiet. The entire restricted area of the Wraith Mountain Range returned to peace, with large groups of members from major powers entering to explore. The temporary campsite established by the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall at six to seven hundred kilometers within the restricted area had become a coveted resting spot for members of major powers. However, one energy blood crystal per person was not affordable for everyone, leaving many to envy those who could rest at the temporary campsite as they pleased.

"Big sis, we’ve already penetrated more than fifteen hundred kilometers into the restricted area. Could we be going in the wrong direction?" Yiye Fuyun looked at the map, and at the alien and team members lying at their feet, unable to resist speaking up.

Their team had delved deep into the restricted area for many days, finding several ruins, but the items within were of no use to them—mostly outdated Blood Coagulation Realm, Initial or Middle Tier Heavenly Human Realm Training Techniques, or expired potions and items.

Instead, they had killed numerous aliens, enduring over a dozen battles, five of which ended in their annihilation. Yet, the aliens they had slain were stingy, offering nothing but scrap metal and junk.

"We’ll explore another five hundred kilometers forward. If there’s nothing, we’ll change direction," said Ye Qinglu, glancing at their team, which had suffered over two-thirds losses. She was beginning to doubt if the Outer Domain City’s location was indeed in this direction.

The deeper they ventured into the restricted area, the more formidable the flora and fauna, and the more exaggerated the frequency and number of alien appearances. If they couldn’t stop the aliens from summoning backup in time, they would face complete annihilation with no chance for recovery.

Another five hundred kilometers was about the limit for their team. If they couldn’t find the Outer Domain City, they would have to change directions.

But just as Ye Qinglu and her team were resting to recover their spent energy, a firelight abruptly appeared in the distant sky, leaving a bright tail flame across the sky that even the sun couldn’t compare to.

"What’s that? A meteor?"

"It’s so massive!"

Yiye Fuyun was also drawn to the firelight in the sky.

Meteors normally end around the size of a basketball, but the meteor they estimated had a radius of over twenty meters.

"Wait! That’s not a meteor!" Ye Qinglu, in the Blood Coagulation Realm, gazed at it, her eyes showing some surprise, "That looks like a spaceship!"