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Although those who are granted the title of Marquis and Immortal certainly cannot compete with those who are granted the title of King for the resources of the natives, even just discovering some traces can fetch a good price.
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"time to go!"
Lu Yunhe slowly walked out of the cave, stretched, and glanced at the scenery in front of him.
For nearly five hundred years, he stayed in the cave, never going anywhere, and devoted himself entirely to the secret technique he created.
Now that he has achieved some success in creating his own secret techniques, it is time for him to emerge from his cave.
This time, however, Lu Yunhe's prey was not those who had been granted the title of Marquis or Immortal, but those who had been granted the title of King.
"That should be enough!"
Lu Yunhe grasped the Void Divine Weapon, and the Divine Tree clone merged back into his body, while the Six Paths Robe was also draped over his body.
The difficulty of killing a King is more than ten times greater than the difficulty of killing a Marquis Immortal.
It wasn't just because of power, secret techniques, or even treasures; more importantly, it was the desperate self-destruction of the kings that unleashed an extremely terrifying power.
Moreover, because there is a high probability of being resurrected, coupled with the possibility of being enslaved by their souls, these kings are truly willing to self-destruct once their divine bodies fall below a certain point.
Just as Lu Yunhe was pondering, his virtual communication assistant suddenly sent him a message.
"The Scarlet Armor King!"
Lu Yunhe glanced at the name of the message, then sent a wisp of his consciousness into the virtual universe.
"long time no see!"
Lu Yunhe greeted him, which made the Crimson Armor King on the other side pause slightly.
"Is five hundred years a long time?"
A hint of surprise flashed across the Crimson Armor King's face, but he didn't dwell on it. He teased, "Battle Mad King, I haven't heard from you lately. Have you been in seclusion cultivating?"
"Yes, I've gained some insights into my self-created secret techniques during this time and have been cultivating in seclusion!" Lu Yunhe said modestly.
"Is cultivation for becoming a king really that fast?"
Hearing Lu Yunhe's words, the Crimson Armor King felt somewhat depressed, as if he were chatting with a Realm Lord rather than a King.
After a brief exchange, the Crimson Armor King extended another invitation to Lu Yunhe: "Someone discovered traces of natives on the 66th underground level. It is said that they were carrying an incomparably precious treasure and managed to escape easily despite being surrounded by a group of powerful kings."
"Therefore, many of those who were granted titles of kings and marquises gathered on that floor and launched a thorough search, determined to find it out."
If a king from one of the four factions had brought a treasure, it might not have caused such a commotion, because he could retreat to his base at any time and not come to the outer battlefield at all. Moreover, kings from the same faction would not be able to attack him.
Just like in the original novel, when Luo Feng was exposed for obtaining the treasure in the sacrificial tower, no one bothered him.
But the natives in the secret realm are different. The more precious the treasures they carry, the more excited everyone becomes, and they wish they could dig three feet into the ground to find the native.
Meanwhile, because the indigenous people had not been found for too long, the news spread far and wide, and many powerful individuals gathered in one place.
Thus, it gradually evolved into a contest between four races: humans, demons, insects, and machines, each wanting to gain the upper hand.
However, as we all know, the human race is not at an advantage in terms of strength at the level of immortal gods. Fortunately, there are many subordinate races that can make up for this deficiency as much as possible.
This time, the Crimson Armor King did not invite Lu Yunhe to join his team, but rather hoped that more kings could participate.
"Hehe, the gathering of so many King-level Immortals at once is a grand feast for the Ninth Battlefield in nearly ten thousand years. War Mad King, you must come and participate."
The Red-Armor King was also a troublemaker, and fearing that the impact he had created wasn't big enough, he kept adding fuel to the fire.
At this point, the nature of the matter has changed. As for the indigenous people? They've become a prize for everyone to compete with, to see who can find the indigenous people first.
"no problem!"
Upon hearing the Red Armor King's explanation, Lu Yunhe immediately agreed. He was just wondering where to find a place to be crowned king, and now that a good place had appeared, he naturally couldn't miss it.
"Alright, War King, you probably haven't been to the dungeon yet. Here's a dungeon map we've collected; you can take a look."
After saying that, the Crimson Armor King quickly logged off, presumably to find someone else.
"map!"
Lu Yunhe glanced at the map provided by the Crimson Armor King; it was very detailed and clearly well-made.
"Good man!"
Lu Yunhe sighed. After gaining the strength to become an immortal king, almost all the humans he encountered were good people, and everyone was willing to befriend him.
"The nearest entrance to the dungeon is in this direction!"
Looking at the instructions on the map, Lu Yunhe took out his spaceship and flew towards the nearest entrance.
Although the native inhabitants of the Dark Continent are powerful, they are not so powerful as to have hollowed out the continent, which is three light-years away. The main inhabitants are located in the central part of the continent.
After the spaceship had been flying for nearly a year, Lu Yunhe also saw the mirror-like object on the ground below, which was tens of kilometers in diameter.
However, at this moment, countless cracks appeared on the smooth mirror surface.
Lu Yunhe then slowly landed on the "mirror," which was then divided into countless circular spaces of varying sizes.
Lu Yunhe chose a relatively intact empty space and landed directly on it. Then, a light screen rose from the empty space, enveloping his entire body. At that moment, countless words appeared in front of the light screen.
With Delacion's translation, Lu Yunhe was able to understand the information in these indigenous scripts.
"The forty-fourth floor!"
Lu Yunhe pressed the text button on it in a strange way. That's right, this huge thing was actually an elevator, a wonder specially created by the original inhabitants when they built the underground city, which could freely travel to various levels of the underground city.
Unfortunately, many of the "elevators" were damaged due to the battle. For example, this elevator can only go as far as the 44th floor.
According to the information from the Crimson Armor King, the entire underground city is divided into ninety-nine levels, and the overall shape is funnel-shaped, with the area decreasing as you go down.
Of course, no matter how small the area, the surface area of the final layer will probably exceed that of a star.
call out!
Lu Yunhe stepped onto a board, his whole body was enveloped by the light curtain, and he rushed down rapidly.
The elevator built by this alien race is incredibly fast, almost reaching sub-light speed.
After a while, the elevator began to slowly slow down, and we arrived at the 45th underground floor.
"arrive!"
Lu Yunhe remained quietly suspended in mid-air as the surrounding light curtain slowly descended, and the metal plate beneath his feet "whooshed" directly into the device on the ground.
Contrary to Lu Yunhe's expectations, the entire underground city was indeed an enormous metropolis.
Standing in mid-air, one can see that although many places have been affected by the battle and turned into ruins, there are still many intact buildings in the distance.
Some of these buildings have a modular, block-like structure, giving them a sense of ingenuity and artistry.
At regular intervals, there is also a bright crystal pillar that serves as a source of light.
"Countless years ago, this place was probably inhabited by countless indigenous people!"
A slight sense of emotion rose in Lu Yunhe's heart, but he quickly put it out of his mind and turned on the detector.
"really!"
Lu Yunhe looked at the blank detector. There seemed to be some kind of energy in the air of the underground city, interfering with the detector's operation.
For immortal gods, darkness is not defined by the absence of light, but by the inability of detectors to function and the failure of divine power to detect.
"The divine power detector is still working properly!"
Lu Yunhe released the immortal divine power of the divine tree clone, which circulated once before returning to his body.
The entire dungeon has been blocked from detectors, and divine power detection has been blocked in a small area. In some special areas, teleportation will be impossible.
Therefore, in this underground city, the main method of detection has returned to the original five senses.
"Corpse!"
Lu Yunhe surveyed his surroundings and instantly spotted several corpses at the edge of the "elevator".
The corpse was about three meters tall, with a jade-like texture. It exuded a faint divine aura and could remain uncorrupted for hundreds of millions of years, so it was naturally the remains of an immortal god.
Based on the aura of law emanating from the entity, it is probably just an ordinary Immortal Military Lord.
“Those who dare to come to the underground city almost all possess the strength to be enfeoffed as marquises and immortals, so naturally they look down on… uh…”
As Lu Yunhe pondered, he noticed a large hole in the corpse's chest, where the heart appeared to have been ripped out. This reminded him of the original inhabitants of the underground city.
The Divine Heart Clan is a very mysterious cosmic race that possesses a special physical talent: a second heart capable of storing energy, which they call the "Divine Heart."
The talent for storing energy is not particularly outstanding, especially since the amount of energy that can be stored is not much, perhaps only a fraction of one's own capacity.
However, adhering to the belief that there are no useless abilities, only useless people, the Divine Heart Clan continuously researched their own abilities, and finally, at the Immortal God stage, they developed a powerful ability.
As is well known, the total amount of the divine body of an immortal god is 100%. Whether it is injured or its body is burned, the damage is a percentage of its health, and it does not care about differences in size.
However, the second divine heart is an external energy source, directly added to the percentage of the divine body, reaching 120%, or even 130%...
Therefore, the Divine Heart Clan performed exceptionally well during the Immortal Gods stage.
It is estimated that this is why someone took a liking to the "divine heart" inside this Divine Heart Clan member, and dug it out directly for research.
"They won't even leave the corpses behind!"
Lu Yunhe shook his head slightly. Although the "Divine Heart" talent was not bad, he didn't care about it at all, given his ability to create clones.
Especially with the Sphia clone, a creation of such an insane size, they look down on it even more.
After observing the surroundings, Lu Yunhe checked the map again, searching for the passage to the lower level.
There are three ways to get to the lower levels. The first is to continue taking the elevator, which is convenient and quick. The second is to go to the passages opened up by each tribe.
After all, this underground city has been explored for so many years, and naturally many passages have been opened up.
As for the third option, it's naturally to become a miner and dig down yourself.
Although this underground city has been managed by the original inhabitants for hundreds of millions of years, the soil is not so bad that it can withstand the attack of immortal gods. Naturally, it can dig downwards on its own.
Of the three options, Lu Yunhe chose to take the elevator, as it would allow him to reach his destination more quickly.
call out!
Lu Yunhe's figure swiftly traversed the underground city, constantly passing by buildings that resembled haunted houses.
To be honest, the environment of the dungeon is indeed extremely gloomy, because when the four races were clearing the battlefield outside the domain, they directly used soul attacks to target the dungeon.
Even immortal gods cannot withstand the soul attacks of cosmic sovereigns and even cosmic overlords, let alone beings below the immortal level. A large-scale attack would essentially wipe out the entire Divine Heart Clan.