80: King Wu forcibly enters the ruins, Lin Fan is in danger.

Lin Fan sat cross-legged on the stone platform, eyes tightly closed, his face as pale as a dead man's.

The cold True Qi of the Sacred Heart Art circulated with difficulty within his body, barely maintaining his life force which was like a candle in the wind.

The medicinal power of the jade marrow nectar and the life creation pill slowly repaired his damaged Meridians, but the effect was minimal—his injuries were too severe, so severe that ordinary Medicinal Pills could no longer take effect.

The cave was deathly silent, with only the gurgling sound of the underground river and the suppressed breathing of the group.

Wang Xiaoming and the others stared fixedly at the cave entrance, their palms gripping their weapons slick with cold sweat.

Not far beneath their feet lay the headless corpse of Red Scale, and the lingering scent of blood in the air served as a constant reminder of the brief yet brutal massacre that had just occurred.

Su Muyu and Qin Yue guarded Lin Fan's side, their expressions grave.

They could feel that Lin Fan's aura was fading bit by bit, like an oil lamp about to burn out.

"His injuries... are too severe."

Qin Yue whispered, her voice carrying a tremor she hadn't even noticed herself, "Over eighty percent of his Meridians are damaged, his Dantian is nearly exhausted, and even the Sacred Heart Art can only hold onto his last breath... If this continues, I fear..."

Su Muyu pursed her lips tightly and didn't speak, only taking out another bottle of pale golden Medicinal Pill from her Storage Ring.

This was her trump card, a Grade 6 "Life-Extending Golden Core," and the entire Su family only possessed three bottles.

She pulled out the stopper and brought the Medicinal Pill to Lin Fan's lips.

Lin Fan seemed to sense it and struggled to open his mouth to swallow it.

Once the Life-Extending Golden Core entered his stomach, it transformed into a gentle yet vast vitality, like sweet rain falling on parched earth, causing his almost stopped heart to beat powerfully once more.

But that was all.

The injuries were too severe.

"Cough, cough..."

Lin Fan coughed up another mouthful of blood, this time dark purple.

Mixed inside were crystal-like fragments of rules.

Those were the powers of Law remaining in his body after the backlash of the Martial Emperor Experience Card, which were continuously destroying his Foundation.

"Lin Fan..." Su Muyu's voice was hoarse.

"I won't die." Lin Fan opened his eyes, a flash of golden stubbornness appearing deep within his pupils. "My life is tough."

He took a deep breath, preparing to continue circulating the Sacred Heart Art.

Rumble!!!

The entire ruins suddenly shook violently!

It wasn't a localized earthquake.

It was the entire space of the ruins, as if grasped by an invisible giant hand, shaking crazily!

Rocks fell from the top of the cave, hideous cracks split the ground, and the water level of the underground river surged!

"What's happening?!" Wang Xiaoming exclaimed.

"Are the ruins collapsing?!" A student's face turned deathly pale.

Su Muyu and Qin Yue exchanged a look, both seeing the horror in each other's eyes.

This scale of vibration... was definitely not a natural phenomenon!

And at this moment.

Outside the ruins, above the Kunlun Base.

Five figures, terrifying beyond description, floated in the sky!

The pressure they emitted made the entire Kunlun Mountains tremble, dark clouds rolled in the sky, and thunder rumbled!

The leader wore a Red Dragon battle robe, his face aged but his eyes like torches, surrounded by nine phantom Red Dragons, each emitting the aura of a Peak Martial King!

The Old Ancestor of the Red Dragon Secret Realm — Ancestor Chifen Tian!

Beside him was a beautiful woman in an ice-blue palace dress, her face peerless but cold as frost, standing on an ice crystal lotus platform; wherever she passed, even the air froze into ice crystals.

The Old Ancestor of the Ice Phoenix Mystic Realm — Ice Glass!

Next to her was a burly old man wrapped in purple thunder, like a Thunder God descended to the world, holding a thunder hammer; wherever his gaze fell, the Void Realm sparked with electricity.

The Old Ancestor of the Thunder Mystic Realm — Thunderstorm!

A tall, thin figure shrouded in shadow, his face unclear, his aura flickering, as if he didn't exist in this world.

The Old Ancestor of the Shadow Secret Realm — Shadow Without Trace!

The last person was over three meters tall, his muscles bulging like granite, his skin a greenish-black, and behind him faintly roared a heaven-topping Demon Ape phantom.

The Old Ancestor of the Demon Ape Mystic Realm — Ape Breaker Mountain!

The five Old Ancestors of the Peak Martial King level from the five Secret Realms had all arrived!

"Red Scale... the once-in-ten-thousand-year Dragon-blooded child of my Red Dragon Secret Realm... is dead!"

Ancestor Chifen Tian's voice was hoarse, his eyes burning with monstrous rage. "His Divine Soul is destroyed! Even his Bloodline Origin has been completely erased!"

"Ice Phoenix Snow Maiden... my Personal Disciple... is also dead."

Ice Glass's voice was cold, and the ice crystal lotus platform beneath her feet bloomed with bone-chilling cold. "The Ice Phoenix mark I planted on her has completely dissipated."

"Thunder Without Extreme... the Thunder Seed of this generation of my Thunder Mystic Realm..."

Thunderstorm's thunder hammer crackled with electricity, his voice booming like thunder. "Has also fallen!"

Although Shadow Without Trace and Ape Breaker Mountain did not speak, the terrifying killing intent emanating from them already said everything.

The most outstanding successors of this generation from the five Secret Realms had all died in the ruins!

And they had been killed, even erased, by someone in an extremely cruel manner!

"Investigate! Investigate clearly for me! Who did this!"

Ancestor Chifen Tian roared, his voice shaking the defensive Formation of the Kunlun Base violently.

Inside the Kunlun Base, Instructor Bai Su and the three Elders of the Secret Realms turned pale.

"Old Ancestors, please calm your anger!"

Instructor Bai Su braced herself, flew out of the base, and bowed in mid-air. "The ruins have rule restrictions; those over twenty cannot enter, so we cannot know the details inside..."

"Rules?" A cold light flashed in Ancestor Chifen Tian's eyes. "Then break these rules!"

He raised his hand, pointed a finger towards the entrance of the ruins!

"Red Dragon World-Breaking Finger!"

Boom!!!

A red dragon-shaped finger energy tore through space and slammed heavily into the silver light gate at the entrance of the ruins!

The light gate trembled violently, and dense cracks appeared on its surface!

"Attack together!" Ice Glass shouted coldly, waving her jade hand, and an ice-blue cold current swept out!

Thunderstorm swung his thunder hammer, and billions of thunderbolts crashed down!

Shadow Without Trace flashed, turning into a shadow blade, slashing towards the light gate!

Ape Breaker Mountain roared to the sky, punched out, and the fist wind turned into a roaring Demon Ape, crashing into the light gate!

The combined strike of five Peak Martial Kings!

This was a terrifying power capable of destroying a city!

Rumble!!!

The light gate at the entrance of the ruins finally couldn't withstand it and shattered with a bang!

Violent spatial turbulence gushed out from the broken entrance, tearing apart the surrounding mountain peaks!

"Go!" Ancestor Chifen Tian took a step and was the first to rush into the broken entrance.

Ice Glass and the others followed closely behind.

"Not good!" Instructor Bai Su's expression changed drastically. "The ruins' rules have been forcibly broken, and the internal space will fall into chaos! All students will be in danger!"

But it was too late to stop them.

The five Martial King Ancestors had already forcibly broken into the ruins!

...

Inside the ruins.

The shaking became more and more violent.

Huge cracks appeared in the dark red sky, revealing the blue sky and rolling dark clouds of the real world outside.

The ground collapsed, countless ruined buildings crumbled, and spatial turbulence raged throughout the ruins!

"This... are the ruins collapsing?!"

Wang Xiaoming looked in horror outside the cave, where a spatial rift swallowed a nearby mountain of skeletons whole.

"It's not collapsing." Qin Yue's expression was grave. "The entrance rules of the ruins have been forcibly broken! A presence above the Martial King level has broken in!"

Martial King?!

The crowd gasped.

A Martial King breaking into the ruins?

How is that even playable?!

"Lin Fan! We must leave here immediately!" Su Muyu said urgently. "Once a Martial King comes in, the first thing they will look for is you!"

Who killed Red Scale and the others?

It was Lin Fan's past body who killed them!

This debt would certainly be settled on Lin Fan's head!

Lin Fan slowly opened his eyes, looked at the apocalyptic scene outside the cave, but a strange smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"Martial King... finally here."

He struggled to stand up; although his body was swaying, his eyes were getting brighter and brighter.

"God Fan, where are we going?" Wang Xiaoming and the others gathered around.

Lin Fan didn't answer.

He looked up towards the deepest part of the ruins.

There, the area originally shrouded in fog was now exposed due to the spatial oscillation, revealing a giant tower made entirely of white jade.

The giant tower towered into the clouds, and the tower body exuded a gentle yet incomparably ancient aura.

Floating at the top of the tower were three golden characters — Martial God Tower.

"That is... the core of the ruins?" Qin Yue's pupils shrank.

"The place of the Martial God's Legacy..." Su Muyu muttered. "It is said that only those who pass all the previous trials and obtain the qualifications can enter..."

"Qualifications?" Lin Fan laughed and coughed up a mouthful of blood. "With my current state, do I look like I can pass the trial?"

Before the words fell.

The Martial God Tower suddenly erupted with golden light reaching the sky!

The golden light transformed into a huge beam of light, sweeping across the entire ruins!

Wherever the beam of light passed, the spatial turbulence was quelled, and the collapsing ground was temporarily stabilized.

Immediately after, an old and majestic voice rang out in the minds of every living creature in the ruins:

"The ruins' rules are broken, the Legacy opens early."

"All survivors are forcibly teleported to the front of the Martial God Tower."

"Those who pass the trial can obtain the Martial God's Legacy."

"Those who fail..."

"Die."