280: Earth vein stone

In the Ruined World, there were very, very many Ascenders who had entered.

They came with all sorts of personalities.

The cautious ones.

Those who hid from the very beginning, planning to explore slowly later on.

The arrogant ones.

Those who announced their names right at the start, telling everyone to watch out.

And... the crazy ones!

People like Ye Su.

He didn't say a word; he just attacked anyone he saw.

Yet, this kind of person had extremely high combat power and could start a killing spree right from the beginning.

---The third one!

Ye Su tossed aside the head of his second victim. After extracting 1% of Heaven's Will, the head was useless.

"The Heaven Extraction Art is really useful!"

Ye Su thought to himself.

Then, he charged toward the third person.

Although everyone was gradually adapting to the environment's influence,

Deterred by their first impression, no one was willing to face Ye Su like this.

Ye Su burst forward.

His long saber erupted with a tyrannical aura, aiming straight for the opponent's head.

But at the last moment,

He stopped.

Damn, someone from the Star Spirit Clan?

"Are you from the Star Spirit Clan?"

Ye Su asked.

There was a sense of connection; the Ruined World was like a Dungeon. When members of the same race got close, they could see each other's faction alignment.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes!"

The person nodded repeatedly.

Ye Su pursed his lips and turned to leave.

That person also saw it—this guy was actually from the Star Spirit Clan too.

Damn.

Which big shot invited him?

He's too crazy.

Killing right from the start.

Unless he has absolute strength, he'll definitely be hunted down by a group!

Ye Su switched to a different target.

The streaks of light had scattered.

And now that everyone had adapted, their speeds had all picked up.

It wouldn't be easy to catch them for a while.

Of course, Ye Su could also use the Heavenly Horse Movement Cultivation Technique.

But in his subconscious,

He always had the idea of keeping a trump card.

It was only now that he had reached this point

That Ye Su truly had time to observe this Ruined World.

This was an incredibly vast continent.

At least as far as Ye Su's eyesight could reach, he couldn't see the end, nor could he see any curvature of the horizon.

If it were a planet, it would be impossible to imagine how large it was!

He landed on the ground.

The ground was a landscape of weathered rock.

With a light touch of his foot, it would crumble away.

As it crumbled,

He could also feel Spiritual Qi dissipating.

"So, this planet should also have Spiritual Qi."

Ye Su thought to himself.

He observed his surroundings.

A touch of green appeared before his eyes.

Looking closely, it was actually a small blade of grass.

After Ye Su went over and picked it, he cross-referenced it with the spirit net information;

"It's actually a Rank 7 Spiritual Plant."

"Good stuff."

After saying that, he threw it into the scroll.

This scroll was not just a communication device; it also had a massive storage space.

It was a feature Lu Yiyi had activated for him when Ye Su first arrived in 'Universe'.

As a Mechanical Race creation, as long as you were willing to pay the service fee, this scroll had an insane number of functions.

Afterward,

Ye Su flew slowly, carefully reading the rules and information of this world along the way.

"The final mission is exploration; the mission ends once the world core is discovered. There's no time limit mentioned."

"However, one can withdraw midway, though it requires a long preparation time."

"Furthermore, killing is not a crime; you can kill however you want. This is likely what Lu Yiyi meant about the Peak races gambling over resources or interests."

"The last point is points---"

"By turning in specialties of the Ruined World, you can earn points. Point rankings will receive rewards; the higher the Rank, the more generous the rewards."

Seeing this,

Ye Su took out that Spiritual Plant.

He pulled up the Ruined World's internal network from the scroll.

Sure enough, the Spiritual Plant disappeared.

In its place, a light screen appeared before him;

[Ye Su]

[Star Spirit Clan]

[Points: 6]

A Rank 6 Spiritual Plant is only worth 6 points?

So stingy.

Then he took a look at the leaderboard.

Good heavens...

First place is from the Mechanical Race, with 1233 points!

Wait.

Are you freaking cheating?!

How much time has passed?

Or is the Mechanical Race really that strong?

This made Ye Su alert.

At least when he encountered the Mechanical Race, he wouldn't be too reckless.

While he was looking at the leaderboard,

The Ruined World's internal network began to update.

The map function went online.

He still couldn't see the edges, but everyone was exploring in roughly the same direction.

Ye Su checked his direction.

He flew directly forward.

---The Ruined World really does have good things.

The Ancient Heaven's Will Lu Yiyi mentioned is top-tier.

But besides that, there won't be a shortage of good items.

For example...

Ye Su had just come across an earth vein stone mine.

This was a material needed for equipment advancement, and its content in the Universe was very low.

Usually, only the Earth Dragon Clan could extract a small amount of earth vein stone ore by destroying and compressing a life planet.

"This thing, one piece (the size of a standard Spirit Stone) is worth one crystal coin!" Ye Su's eyes turned red.

It's so damn valuable!

One piece is a hundred million Spirit Stones, you know?

Coming from a remote frontier planet, Ye Su truly hadn't seen many good things!

And fighting over the earth vein stone mine was a large group of people.

Oh...

He had thought everyone in the Universe was a rich guy.

Turns out, everyone has to mine too---he roughly estimated their strength.

"Ascension Level Two, but their Martial Arts levels are generally around 3 or 4; not a big problem!"

Ye Su thought to himself.

Then,

He charged straight out!

Boom!

The violent sonic boom drew everyone's attention.

Too arrogant.

One person, charging over so recklessly—what gives you the right!

Immediately, someone came out to block Ye Su.

Ye Su erupted instantly.

Suddenly,

Heaven's Will shifted abruptly.

A feeling that Heaven's Will cannot be defied appeared in everyone's hearts.

"It's Heavens Will Strike!"

That person shrieked.

He turned to flee.

Heavens Will Strike—any Ascension Level Two who mastered Heavens Will Strike was a standout!

But...

Thunder from the sky blasted straight down,

Striking him dead.

Heavens Will Strike was too strong; at the same level, it was almost an instant kill.

People were terrified.

They immediately left the area where the earth vein stones were.

Only one person still stood firmly on top.

Ye Su stared at him.

Sensing his difference, he spoke to someone from the Universe for the first time;

"Half each?"

The person nodded;

"Fine!"

Then, as if separated by a clear border, the two each collected earth vein stones from the ore vein.

'This guy is surrounded by Heaven's Will; it's almost exactly the same as when I use Heavens Will Strike. No need for a fight to the death!'

Ye Su thought to himself while staring at the other party as he collected the earth vein stones.

'Such a violent burst; this guy's Heavens Will Strike seems to be a bit stronger than everyone else's. Where did this Prodigy come from?'

That person was just like Ye Su, collecting earth vein stones while remaining on guard.

There were only two types of people at Ascension Level Two.

One was the ordinary Ascension Level Two, who was very average.

The other was an Ascension Level Two nurtured by the Great Clans.

This kind of Ascension Level Two basically had all their configurations maxed out.

For example, equipment.

For example, Cultivation Techniques, Secret Techniques, secret arts, and so on...

The gap between the two was enormous.

And people like Ye Su and this man, who knew Heavens Will Strike, were almost stuck between the ordinary Ascension Level Two and the Great Clan Ascension Level Two.

You couldn't say he wasn't strong,

Because Heavens Will Strike could kill you in an instant.

But you couldn't say he was truly strong,

Because it felt like his configuration hadn't reached that level yet.

"earth vein stones, half is 23 pieces. Damn, 2.3 billion in hand."

Ye Su was delighted.

Making money outside is way too fast!

"Brother, want to team up?"

The person suddenly spoke up;

"For people like us who have mastered Heavens Will Strike, if we run into a Great Clan Ascension Level Two, there's almost no possibility of self-preservation."

Ye Su blinked.

Heavens Will Strike has no possibility of self-preservation before a Great Clan Ascension Level Two?

Great Clan Ascension Level Two.

Just how strong are they?