Free Web NovelChapter 620: Chapter 425: The Sound of a Heartbeat, Volcano Awakening, the Opportunity to Sweep Across the World! (Part 2)
The usually stoic face of Ancient You from the Eastern War Zone displayed a hint of surprise, and as she glanced at the accolades chart, a trace of doubt and peculiarity surfaced.
"Su Mu? Since when did the Southern War Zone have such a figure? To take the lead with 0 accolades might just be a precedent in the grand competition... Is it really just luck?"
Vaguely, Ancient You also regarded Su Mu as a potential opponent, but nothing more, as she believed her real formidable adversary was still Ling Jue.
After annihilating a Sea Beast, Ling Jue had a slight trace of excitement on his face, still confident that the ultimate victor would be himself.
"While I was being delayed by a Sea Beast, you, Ancient You, took the lead. Consider yourself lucky. However, the real grand competition will only begin once we enter the Ancient Battlefield!"
Yet the next moment, seeing that the person who tied with him was not Ancient You but an unfamiliar name, Ling Jue flew into a rage.
"Su Mu?"
"Southern War Zone 020?"
Upon realizing it wasn’t Ancient You, Ling Jue became furious; he had been overtaken by a nobody, who hadn’t even slain a single Sea Beast.
Being tied for first place with such a person made Ling Jue feel humiliated.
"Su Mu, is it? You better pray your luck continues in the Ancient Battlefield to avoid me, or I’ll show you the difference in our strengths. Some things are not for you to covet!"
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"Is this the Ancient Battlefield?"
Su Mu gazed below, noticing a silver barrier resembling a giant overturned jade bowl not far away, with an exceptionally dense Power of Space.
Immediately, Su Mu pulled out the Identity Token and infused it with Spiritual Power.
The Identity Token shimmered with Silver Radiance, shooting out a thread of Power of Space, which merged with the Space Barrier, forming a passable Space Portal.
With a step forward, Su Mu’s figure vanished beneath the deep sea.
After a dizzying sensation of weightlessness, Su Mu found himself standing on solid ground, Spiritual Power instantly emanating from his body, covering hundreds of miles.
He saw a desolate red world before him, Red Earth stretching for miles, with fiery clouds obscuring the sky, forming a stark contrast with the dark, sunless deep sea moments ago.
Even though the Ancient Battlefield lacked the oppressive pressure of the deep sea, it was clearly not a friendly place.
Su Mu extended his right hand, and the surrounding air twisted dramatically, with flames flickering in Space, threatening to burn anything stepping onto this land at any moment.
"This should be the edge of the Ancient Battlefield... The temperature has already exceeded a thousand degrees."
Besides the terrifying high temperature, Su Mu also felt the gravity here far surpassed that of the outside world.
"As expected of the Ancient Battlefield, the gravity here is over thirty times greater, comparable to the depths of the Giant Beast Cave."
In such a perilous environment of thousand-degree heat and over thirty times gravity, the Fierce Beasts nurtured here would undoubtedly surpass ordinary Fierce Beasts outside. As for whether they were stronger than the Sea Beasts of the deep sea, Su Mu couldn’t determine for now.
Because he hadn’t faced either yet...
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Su Mu curiously glanced at the Competition Identity Token in his hand, which displayed a row of numbers.
"These are my accolades, a million?"
Glancing over it, Su Mu guessed it was a reward for being the first to enter the Ancient Battlefield. As for the exact amount, he didn’t care, as he didn’t intend to compete for first place in the grand competition. Accolades were just meaningless numbers to him.
Silver Radiance flashed in Su Mu’s eyes, and he quickly found a perfect spot for cultivation.
Just as he was about to head there, he sensed an unusual change in a previously dormant Token.
With a thought, a Silver Token appeared in Su Mu’s hand.
The Spatial Energy emanating from the Token was exceptionally pure, and Su Mu found it even purer and denser than the Identity Token he used to open the Ancient Battlefield.
Soon, Yuri’s intermittent voice emerged from the Token.
"Did you... find... me?"
"I need more Blood Soldiers."
Reconnecting with Yuri, Su Mu directly stated his needs without preamble.
"Don’t you already have four or five of them? What do you need so many Blood Soldiers for?"
"Those aren’t enough; I need them for killing."
"Killing?"
"Who are you fooling? Who needs that many Blood Soldiers just for killing?"
"How about a Martial Saint?"
Across two realms, Su Mu didn’t hide anything, and after speaking out, he felt a bit relieved.
However, his words were like a thunderclap; the Saint Slayer’s words plunged the Token into silence, only after several minutes did Yuri’s voice come through again.
"Have you gone mad?"
"I’m not mad," Su Mu calmly replied. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
After another few seconds of silence, a gentle laugh suddenly came from the other side, "You really are a madman, you’re in the Ancient Battlefield now, right? Which part of Huaxia?"
"Are you spying on me?" Su Mu’s tone turned cold.
"I’m not spying on you; this is just a guess. You tried reaching me several times before, right? But do you know why you couldn’t connect... Never mind, suffice it to say we’ve had some changes in the Holy Realm recently, amid which you could only contact me from the link between two realms—the Ancient Battlefield."
Has something changed in the Otherworld?
Su Mu knew that the changes capable of severing the Token’s connection were significant, and he quickly linked them to the Military Department’s recent action to prematurely unseal the Ancient Battlefield, something even the Military had likely noticed.
Immediately, Su Mu stopped pondering further, as he currently didn’t have the energy to deal with these matters.
"What must I pay for more Blood Soldiers?"
"Hmph, pay what? Well, survive first, then we’ll talk, but what you mentioned is intriguing. I’ll help you this time."
