Chapter 423 - 423: God Ruins (Part-3)

Various ancient factions and clans seemed to be too interested in these God Ruins. The world itself seemed to be holding its breath for what was about to unfold.Apollo and others in the group from the Sacred Light Empire also quickly arrived at the border of the Necros continent and the Boundless Sea.

The moment they approached, everyone felt the change in the air. The sky itself seemed divided—half still bright and filled with sunlight, while the other half was shrouded in endless darkness. It was as if the heavens had been split in two, separating life from death.

The boundary stretched endlessly across the horizon, and a heavy, oppressive aura poured out from the dark half. Even the eternal gods aboard the ship instinctively grew cautious. The world beyond that line was not part of the living realm—it was something entirely different.

The aura of desolation filled with death and slaughter made it look like something never seen or felt before.

"Go," the Crown Prince commanded after looking for a moment.

The Skyship then steadily entered the border of the Necros continent.

The moment it entered, even though they were within the skyship and protected by it, all of them still felt an oppressive feeling from the depth of their soul.

Yet, the ship did not stop—it pushed forward, slicing through the heavy air. Gradually, the desolate pressure began to fade, though the eerie silence and lingering chill remained.

Apollo closed his eyes, extending his spiritual sense outward. He ignored the terrifying energy coiling around the border, instead focusing on the numerous mysteries hidden within it. The aura carried traces of forgotten divine power and decay—proof that this land still bore the remnants of gods long dead.

As they crossed the border, the intensity decreased, but still the lingering power on this continent was something even most of the half-gods couldn't survive. Only warriors at Void God and above can survive here.

The ship continued its steady flight for quite some time, gliding deeper into the desolate continent. As it moved, Apollo noticed something unsettling—there wasn't a single trace of life along their path.

The air was thick with decay, the land below barren and lifeless. It was understandable that few could survive in such a place, yet the complete absence of life was unnatural. Even in the harshest lands, some creatures or resilient races should exist.

But here—nothing.

That eerie stillness made the Necros Continent feel even more unnerving. Instead of safety in the silence, there was only the creeping sense that something was deeply wrong.

But he cannot do anything right now, as he knows nothing. He only knows some things which he learnt from his sister. But sadly his sister left a month ago to do something.

From what he had learnt, the God Ruins was an ancient land that surfaced from time to time—once every era, perhaps even longer. In her generation, his sister hadn't managed to enter it herself, and what she knew came only from old records and hearsay.

Rumour spoke of countless treasures, even transcendent-level relics and legacies. Some claimed that within the deepest depths of the God Ruins lay unimaginable secrets, even knowledge of how to surpass the Transcendent Realm itself, to touch the forbidden realms of the Omniscient and the Omnipotent.

So it was definitely a big deal, but thankfully only people below the transcendent level can go within it. And even the reincarnaters of ancient beings who might not have regained their full strength also cannot enter.

Hence, Apollo was quite confident in his strength and belief, and he believed he could perfectly protect himself.

"We are here." One of the eternal gods suddenly spoke, and then the skyship stopped in the middle of the sky.

Everyone on board instinctively turned their gazes forward—yet to their surprise, there was nothing ahead. No towering ruins, no flickering light, not even a ripple of spiritual energy.

All they saw was the same desolate land, lifeless and grey, stretching endlessly beneath them. A silent, oppressive stillness hung in the air.

Apollo also turned his gaze forward. At first, even he didn't notice anything unusual. But after carefully observing for a while, a faint ripple in the air caught his attention.

A mysterious power lingered in that empty space—subtle yet profound. It resembled the Rule of Space, but at the same time, it felt… different. Occasionally, the sensation flickered like an illusion, as if reality itself was shifting between reality and falsehood.

But at that moment the Crown Prince Lucifer takes out a token made of unknown material.

"Open."

Szzz!!!

A sharp, rippling sound echoed through the air as the token released a dazzling light. The desolate view ahead began to distort like a mirage. Space itself trembled—and then, as if a veil had been lifted, a massive city gate slowly revealed itself out of nowhere, towering and ancient.

The massive gate was ancient and filled with cracks, like it would break and fall any moment, but the aura it was radiating was completely different. It was ancient, tall and seemed able to lift the world.

"Let's enter."

And then steadily the skyship enters the gate.

Boom

For an instant, everything went blank. A strange sensation swept over everyone on board—like they had been cut off from the world itself. Their senses dulled, time seemed to stretch, and even their spiritual power flickered weakly.

Then, just as suddenly, they all snapped back into focus.

Right in front of them lay an ancient city, vast and awe-inspiring. Majestic stone structures towered into the sky, etched with faded runes that pulsed faintly with power. The air was thick with pressure, the kind that could make even seasoned warriors tense their shoulders.

All around, powerful figures from every corner of Rion had already gathered, their auras colliding like storm waves.

The gathered people here all were very strong; even numerous warriors from unknown races also were gathered here.

Apollo looked at all and felt surprised, as he felt many power auras at the peak of the eternal god realm; he even felt mysterious gazes of powerful beings that seemed to surpass the eternal god realm.