Xia City time, December 9th, around one o 'clock in the afternoon. The coastal defense forces stationed in Xia City received an offshore detection alert. A regional magnetic explosion had occurred in a certain region of the sea. Although it didn't directly affect normal production and life, it could cause interference to the mutant lifeforms in the nearby region.
Although it was already the end of the year and the astronomical great tides had subsided, the coastal defense forces still didn't dare to lower their guard due to the turmoil in Xia City. They had been upgraded to the third level of combat readiness. Five minutes later, the drone took off and arrived at the target sea area twenty minutes later.
The high-definition camera carried by the drone captured the most dangerous and eye-catching elements of this region with practically no difficulty.
When the staff responsible for command, surveillance, and control saw the deathly white and cold region, the entire coastal defense forces' command center was unexpectedly silent.
The sound of the drone's wings rippled across the sea. Tian Bang and Zhan Ji's armed helicopter arrived in this region of the sea almost at the same time as the drone. It circled in the air above.
The scene they saw with their naked eyes was more realistic, more chilly, and more impactful than what the command center saw through the camera.
On the undulating waves of the sea, a "hill" over fifteen meters tall quietly floated. The vast majority of its structure was deathly white and soaked in the color of deathly stillness. It was simply formed from countless bone fragments pieced together. Broken bones and sharp stubble crisscrossed and crisscrossed, vividly distinguishable.
The white bones were like a mountain, floating in the sea.
The doors on both sides of the helicopter were open. Zhan Ji occupied one side. The sea breeze and the turbulence from the helicopter's wings assaulted her face. She didn't know when, but she held her breath. She just subconsciously controlled the hovering camera to circle around this white bone hill. She took close-up and long-distance shots without end.
The satellite network didn't care about the cost. The clear images were transmitted back to the live broadcast room and into the eyes of over twenty thousand people.
For the time being, Zhan Ji didn't care what kind of repercussions such a scene would cause. After the initial period of shock, she was finally able to analyze more things from this white bone hill.
She noticed that the skeletons on top of the white bone hill were all thick fish bones. Occasionally, there would be bird bones mixed in. The components should be the lifeforms of the surrounding seas, and ninety-nine percent of them were mutants.
The problem was, the color of the bones was awe-inspiring like new. But what about the flesh and blood? Was it scraped clean? Or was it eaten away by something in a short period of time?
The unrestrained imagination was even more chilling than the bones in front of him.
And under the mountain of bones, there was a special component that didn't match the whole thing. It was a half-tilted dual-purpose airship. Its body was twisted and deformed, and there were traces of fire in some areas, but they were also covered by hills of white bones.
It was precisely because of the existence of this ship that the dense bone mound obtained enough buoyancy to float on the sea surface.
Zhan Ji shifted the camera and scanned the ship. Finally, it locked onto the ship's number and name.
Gold Accumulation.
Zhan Ji scanned through the information in her head, and her breathing became a little stifled. "This is the transport vehicle of the Five Metal Hunting Group. From the looks of it, they might have been completely wiped out …"
She didn't get a response from Tian Bang.
It wasn't just because of the noise from inside and outside the helicopter. In fact, ever since they arrived in this area, Tian Bang, who had always liked to joke around and take advantage of others, was surprisingly quiet. At this time, he just knocked on the headset, signaling the pilot to come closer.
When the helicopter was almost directly above the "White Bone Mountain", Tian Bang, who was at the other side of the hatch, jumped down without any warning and landed on the top of the White Bone Mountain.
The top was relatively flat, and the entire "White Bone Mountain" seemed to be pieced together casually, but it was surprisingly sturdy.
The entire "White Bone Mountain" didn't move at all even after Tian Bang jumped down.
There was such a thing?
Seeing this, Zhan Ji also wanted to jump down, but just as she moved, she saw Tian Bang waving at her, stopping her.
Was there any danger up there?
If it was just danger, Zhan Ji wouldn't care. But on top of the White Bone Mountain, Tian Bang's expression was unprecedentedly stern and grave. It directly stopped Zhan Ji from challenging his patience.
In the next moment, Zhan Ji saw the Format of Fire outside Tian Bang's body. He reached out with his arm, but this time, he was absorbing the seawater below the White Bone Mountain. The undulating sea surface was like a dragon sucking in water, and a whirlpool formed.
A stream of water directly rose up and went straight to the top of the White Bone Mountain. Another stream of water flowed from bottom to top, submerging the bottom of the White Bone Mountain, and the "foundation" of the ship.
The seawater rose and fell, instantly "washing" the White Bone Mountain. On the mountain, the cracks in the bones and the holes in between had water flowing up and down.
What was Tian Bang doing?
Zhan Ji didn't understand.
There were countless ability users watching the live broadcast right now, and they had the same thoughts as Zhan Ji. However, Luo Nan didn't care about their discussions and debates in the live broadcast room, the forums, the chat group, and various other channels.
Luo Nan was sitting in the waiting area of Xia City's administrative hall right now. Since it was Sunday, most departments weren't working. There weren't many people here. Qin Yikun, who was in charge of security, was very idle. He held a flexible screen and watched the live broadcast.
The display showed the White Bone Mountain in the open sea, as well as the trajectory of the surging water.
Luo Nan only scanned it twice, closed his eyes, and pondered over his own matters. He was a participant, the leader, and the manipulator of this entire situation. He was also the true winner of today's bountiful profits. Even though it had been some time since the matter, he still needed to calm his mind and straighten out his subsequent train of thought.
Yes, he had used his own various resources to successfully behead Jin Tong. This was an amazing accomplishment. And the core thing that allowed him to realize this accomplishment was the altar frame that he and the Wraith Sign had constructed together. It could be called the Beast Fighting Arena.
In the marvelous space constructed by the order frame of Formatting Theory, Luo Nan was the controller. He had always been playing a game of balance where there were gains and losses, where there were gains and losses.
Luo Nan had experienced something similar before. At the time, the Wraith Sign and Rui Wen had exchanged pointers on the altar. They had risen in level at the same time, ultimately prompting the awakening of Rui Wen's supernatural powers. Another time, the Wraith Sign had crossed space to confront the Human-Faced Arachnid of the Order of Justice.
Through these two experiences, Luo Nan had a general understanding of the operating rules of the altar.
As long as one maintained self-will here, one would be able to borrow the power of the sacrificial offering to ascend and break through. One was bound to gain something here.
But at the same time, those who stepped onto the altar were sacrificing themselves in order to comply with the ultimate rule. The winner takes all. The loser withered and perished.
And relative to the rules, the only people who had special privileges were Luo Nan and the Wraith Sign.
The Wraith Sign was the provider of the altar frame. It possessed the most cunning instinct to utilize the rules. Even if it failed, it could find a scapegoat. The Wraith Sign was the one.
Luo Nan was the controller and supporter of the altar frame. Naturally, he surpassed the Wraith Sign. He was the one.
But for now, Luo Nan was a person with special privileges. He was still fumbling with his own rights. He profited from this and received offerings, but he could not determine victory or defeat between the sacrificers.
Right now, the only thing he could control was deciding what the sacrificers could offer and what they couldn't offer. What they could obtain and what they couldn't obtain.
For example, though I know your pockets are rich, I don't want money. I only want your fingers. I also know that you are very hungry, but I won't give you food. Instead, I will gift you with beautiful clothes …. And so on.
Luo Nan was adjusting throughout the entire battle. He constantly increased the consumption of Jin Tong's flesh and blood according to Jin Tong's state. This allowed Jin Tong's thoughts to grow clearer and clearer, but it also consumed a great deal of mental energy.
He maintained the balance of the rules of the altar, but he imposed the imbalance of demands onto Jin Tong's body. From this, he controlled the overall situation.
Of course, the most fundamental rule of the altar was that the winner takes all. If Jin Tong really made it through this hurdle, Luo Nan would have no way of stopping him from soaring to the heavens.
In reality, one really couldn't underestimate the wisdom and accumulation of any Extraordinary. Jin Tong really was going to succeed in the end.
However, Rui Wen appeared just in time. Jin Tong's spiritual awareness broke through the barrier, and his flesh and energy were completely exhausted. She dealt a fatal blow.
Everything that Jin Tong had was completely obtained by the side that Luo Nan supported.
Right now, the bright imprint that came from Jin Tong's body was climbing up the mountain of the Bloodsoul Temple.
It passed through the stone forest and the lava lake. Even though the strange energy was melted away, it was unharmed.
It passed through the courtyard and the garden. Though the Shepherd's imprint was left behind, it did not stop this object.
Then there was the third level of the cave. The stone statues of the Mushed Mouth Ape and Mo Lun were already placed here. This was also the place where Luo Nan could most easily mobilize his combat strength.
However, the bright imprint didn't stop at all. It clearly didn't match this cave.
This speck of wondrous bright light followed the shape of the mountain of the Bloodsoul Temple, winding and lingering. It rose bit by bit along with the flowing lava, all the way to the fourth level. When it reached the group of buildings that resembled temples and halls, it broke away from the flow of flames and entered this place.
They were truly on completely different levels.
Luo Nan more or less grasped some of the changes in the levels of the Bloodsoul Temple:
The first level of the Bloodsoul Temple was the stone forest and the lava lake. It was a place to digest foreign strange energy.
The second level was the stone garden. The Shepherd's Imprint was stored there. It could barely be considered a place for guests. This was because the few members of the Bloodflame Order had yet to complete the construction of the Bloodsoul Temple. It was not easy to control them. Who would have thought that Luo Nan possessed the power of hell in this world? He borrowed the control of the Human-Faced Arachnid to forcefully take down the Bloodsoul Temple?
As for the third level of the cave, looking at the stone statues of the Mushed Mouth Ape and the Mo Lun Stone, it should be used to store the imprint of the Architect.
The fourth level of the temple hall was confirmed to be used to place the imprint of Extraordinaries. Jin Tong was the first resident of this place.
Then the fifth level was given to the legendary Bloodflame Will?
Next was the sixth step, which was the internalization of the Bloodflame Will. What was to be done?
Luo Nan was unable to analyze the deeper level of theory for a time. He discovered that the temple hall of the fourth level had a complex structure with courtyards arranged in rows. In fact, the inside was completely empty.
Jin Tong's bright imprint entered this place and arrived at a hall to the left. There was a vague structure of rooms and the like outside the hall … … But that was all.
Luo Nan thought back to the cave on the third level. There were several faceless stone statues. He just needed to wait for the imprint to connect and fill the place with bloody light. Then there would be a supernatural phenomenon. However, there were no statues within the hall of the fourth level. Everything within the rooms was empty. The bright imprint was located in the center of the hall. It was lonely and pitiful.
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