radicalducati Chapter 86, Lake Bottom Plain
Chapter 86, Lake Bottom Plain
Ye Muxuan didn't believe he was universally loved or worthy of the favoritism of the alien immortals of the Hongmeng. This had nothing to do with the saying "those who are not of our kind are bound to have different hearts." He could have easily sought out immortals or even venerables of his own race. Besides, it was normal for two peak-level Kings to fight each other over a precious treasure. There were even cases of powerful figures borrowing treasures and not returning them. Since King Mingze had obtained clues about the treasure, why didn't he go in himself instead of looking for him?
Without a clear reason, Ye Muxuan would give up this opportunity to enter the ruins.
He possesses the ability to sense powerful treasures. With his current level of comprehension of the laws, once he advances to the Immortal realm, he will definitely be at least at the peak of the King realm, or even reach the limit of the King realm directly. At that time, he can go to the outer battlefield and kill any alien Immortals who possess powerful treasures; he will have no shortage of them! Even after comprehending the complete laws of time and becoming a Venerable, he can directly go to the Primordial Stars to "pick up" powerful treasures. As long as his target is not to compete with others for supreme treasures, simply "picking up" those ordinary powerful treasures that have appeared quietly and have not been discovered by others, picking up one or two items from each of the tens of thousands of Primordial Stars, would be enough for him to become the richest Venerable!
Therefore, a potentially valuable treasure is not worth the risk for him at all!
King Mingze looked at Ye Muxuan, who also stared intently at him, his gaze unwavering. After a long silence, King Mingze finally spoke, "Actually, I was drawn to Shadow Blade's time-stopping ability."
"Inside the ruins at the bottom of Yunxuan Lake, there is a naturally formed maze. I happened to stumble into it when I was being chased by a high-ranking king from the Mechanical Race. I was trapped inside for more than ten years before I finally got out."
The incredible madness of the Mechanical Race faction over the years is well known to all the powerful figures in the outer battlefield. Ye Muxuan, who entered the Luoyin Continent this time, has killed dozens of Marquis-level members of the Mechanical Race faction in just a few hundred years, and captured three peak Marquis-level members. A hundred years ago, he even escaped from a high-level King-level member once.
Therefore, it's normal for Mingze King to be chased and killed by a King from the Mechanical Race. Ye Muxuan's ability to stop time was only revealed because he was chased by a high-level King. Regardless of whether this ability stemmed from his own understanding of the laws or from a certain treasure, the fact that he possesses and can use it makes Shadow Blade King, a low-level King, comparable in difficulty to high-level or even peak Kings.
Those who excel in time-based combat are notoriously difficult to deal with.
"If it's a maze, wouldn't it be easier to break it for a King who doesn't specialize in spatial laws?" Ye Muxuan looked at King Mingze. Most mazes are spatial in nature, and those of the time nature are extremely rare. It would be easier for a King specializing in spatial laws to break them, since they have their own specializations in laws. For example, King Zhenyan is no match for ordinary mazes. "And you should know that I specialize in time laws."
"I myself have received recognition from the fundamental laws of space, so I can confirm that the maze was sealed by space." King Mingze looked at Ye Muxuan and spoke slowly, "It was a complete spatial seal at the level of the laws of space."
Ye Muxuan's pupils contracted slightly.
What Mingze Wang meant by this was that there was a spatial blockade set up by the Space Venerable there!
The spatial blockade of immortals and venerables is on completely different levels of difficulty! When King Wutang first advanced to the Venerable Wutang, his divine body hadn't even undergone a metamorphosis yet. With a single spatial strangulation move based on complete spatial laws, he could instantly annihilate a large number of peak-level kings in the mechanical race! At that time, the tens of thousands of alien kings present couldn't even escape, let alone resist!
This is also the most important reason why all four major clans agreed to prohibit the Venerable One from entering the battlefield outside the domain.
"So, it's useless for space-type experts to go in. Time-type experts who possess the ability to stop time are basically at the peak of the King-level. Even if it's a real treasure, you don't have the ability to snatch it from them." A glint flashed in Ye Muxuan's eyes. "As for me, I happen to be able to stop time, and my strength is about the same as yours. I'm not worried about them attacking you. We're also on the same side, and with the military system supervising us, there's no need to worry about them betraying us midway. I'm the perfect candidate."
King Mingze remained silent, and even an energy being could see the changes in his expression. After a long while, he finally spoke: "Yes."
"So how should the treasures be distributed?" Ye Muxuan looked at King Mingze. "If there's only one important treasure, it's difficult to distribute it."
"My suggestion is that if there is any valuable treasure, we should first appraise it, then split half of the total value equally between the two of us, and the remaining half should be distributed according to our contributions." King Mingze provided clues about the ruins, and Ye Muxuan possessed the ability to stop time, so both of them would get a share.
"Okay," Ye Muxuan nodded. "Let's set off then."
They were all powerful lone warriors from the outer battlefields, and had nothing to pack, so they left without hesitation. King Mingze took out a bio-spaceship, and the two of them entered the ship together. The ship's intelligent controls propelled it towards Yunxuan Lake at near-light speed.
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Three months later, the spaceship, which had traversed almost half the continent, finally arrived at a lake with a diameter of over 100 million kilometers, Yunxuan Lake.
The spaceship came to a stop, and Ye Muxuan and King Mingze emerged from it. The spaceship was then stored in the World Ring.
The probe indicates that no other life exists within a radius of at least 100 million kilometers.
"Shadow Blade, follow me." King Mingze leaped down from mid-air and landed in the lake, flying swiftly towards a certain direction at the bottom of the lake.
Ye Muxuan followed closely behind.
Yunxuan Lake is extremely deep. I don't know about other places, but Ye Muxuan estimated that they had gone deep into the area they visited, covering millions of kilometers, before they finally saw the undulating lake-bottom mountain range.
With one foot planted on a giant rock in the lake-bottom mountain range, King Mingze flew along the mountain's contours towards a clearly defined valley, saying, "It's in this direction."
Ye Muxuan followed behind it, slightly disappointed. His senses couldn't detect the aura of any treasures here. He didn't know if there were truly no treasures, or if the illusionary array had blocked that connection.
After traveling hundreds of thousands of kilometers along the valley, Ye Muxuan, who was flying, suddenly felt a jolt in his mind.
Great treasure lies ahead!
Looking up, hundreds of kilometers ahead lies a vast lakebed plain formed by the confluence of several valleys, stretching for hundreds of thousands of kilometers.
"It's here. I stumbled into this place when I was being chased." King Mingze finally stopped at the confluence of the valley and the plain, looking at the lakebed plain in front of him. He reached out and retrieved a small detector from somewhere. "It seems that no other powerful individuals have entered this place since I left."
"The entrance to this valley is 108 kilometers away from the maze's location. The exact size of the space inside is still unclear, but outside..." A huge screen appeared in front of King Mingze, displaying the terrain of the plain before them, "...from here, here, and here, there are a total of nine valley entrances. The point where these nine valley entrances converge is the maze's location 108 kilometers away. In other words, what we are seeing right now is basically within the maze's range."
"I tried it once. After I went in, the external detectors couldn't detect what was inside and showed that everything was normal."