162: Chapter 162 Mission Accomplished in a Bombardment Style!

Deep within the twisted alleys of the Abyss Demon City, several swift and enchanting figures were weaving through with abandon, their arrogant mockery lingering in the air.

"Heh, that old hag Kasa, does she really think holding onto those pathetic rules is of any use?"

The lead Abyss Succubus swayed her body, her skin a seductive pink-purple, the heart-shaped mark at the tip of her tail gently swaying. Her voice was sweet and cloying but filled with malice: "Without the chaos scroll, I wonder how much longer she can last in this Shadow District!"

"My Lady is right!"

The servant, shaped like a hound and wreathed in shadows, fawned in agreement: "Her amateur skills are only fit for playing shady tricks in the Regent House. Unlike you, My Lady, having gained the favor of His Excellency the Extraditor..."

"Shut up!"

The succubus suddenly interrupted sharply, sensitively sensing an extremely terrifying Killing Intent surging from behind like an icy tide, instantly enveloping her!

She turned back in horror.

She saw a figure that had appeared silently at the alley entrance at some point, blocking their path.

The man had black hair and black eyes, a tall and straight figure, holding a dark red spear that hung low. The Evil Qi lingering around the spear tip made even the surrounding abyss energy retreat.

Who else could it be but Lu Chen?

His gaze was calm, yet colder than ten-thousand-year glacial ice, as if looking at a group of dead things.

"Hand it over."

Lu Chen's voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable majesty, echoing in the narrow alley, pressing down on the few Invading Monster servants so hard they could barely breathe.

The Abyss Succubus suppressed the panic in her heart, her pink eyes darting about as she attempted to unleash her innate bewitching power, her voice becoming even more Soul-stirring: "Oh my~ what a fierce little brother of the Human Race! Is this what you are talking about?"

Between her slender, jade-like fingers, she held a scroll with a peculiar texture, irregular edges, and emitting a Chaos halo.

She gently waved the scroll, her posture seductive: "Want it? Come and get it~ as long as you..."

Before she could finish!

Lu Chen moved!

His figure seemed to merge into the gaps between light and shadow; one moment he was at the alley entrance, the next he was already right in front of the succubus like a ghost!

Fast! Fast to the extreme! Even exceeding the limits of visual capture!

The god-slaying spear transformed into a dark red lightning bolt that tore through the gloom. There were no tricks, only the purest speed and power, along with a will to kill that made the Soul tremble!

"Pfft—!"

The muffled sound of a Sharp Weapon piercing flesh was exceptionally clear.

The seductive smile on the Abyss Succubus's face froze completely, transforming into extreme horror and disbelief.

She looked down, seeing the dark red spear that had thoroughly pierced through her heart, feeling her life force being crazily devoured by the greedy and fierce energy on the spear shaft.

"How... is it... possible..."

Her bewitching power hadn't even had a chance to fully unfold before it was crushed to pieces in the face of this absolute power and speed!

Lu Chen flicked his wrist, and the spear vibrated! Boom! Terrifying power erupted from the spear, and the Abyss Succubus's alluring body was instantly shattered into pieces, exploding into a sky full of purple-black blood mist!

The [chaos scroll] was precisely flicked away by a deft force and landed in Lu Chen's hand. The nearby Invading Monster servants were scared to the point of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, screaming as they tried to flee in all directions.

"Explode!"

Lu Chen didn't even look at them, just calmly spat out one word.

The Explosive Stealth Poison Spiders that had already quietly filled the surroundings of the alley in a stealth state instantly appeared, and without the slightest hesitation, directly initiated their self-detonation!

Rumble—! The continuous explosions completely drowned out the remaining screams and pleas for mercy. Violent venom corroded everything. When the firelight and poison mist dissipated, only a few charred, sticky residues remained in the alley, along with a lingering, pungent odor.

[Ding! Fourth Ring Mission: The Price of Betrayal (Completed)!]

[Obtained Reward: [Incomplete chaos scroll] X1!]

Lu Chen didn't even glance at the carnage on the ground, picked up the scroll, left the Shadow District, and returned it to Kasa.

"This is your Fifth Ring Mission guide!"

After Kasa finished speaking, she unfolded the scroll and cast a special ability. The ancient abyss magic runes on the scroll seemed to come alive, pointing to a clear location—the [Ancient Furnace] in the central area of the ancient city!

[Fifth Ring Mission Triggered!]

[Mission Name: Ancient Furnace]

[Mission Objective: Head to the Ancient Furnace in the center of the ancient city, use the Chaos fire of the furnace to perform Fusion on the "venom heart" and "starlight amulet", and forge the "Chaos Star Core".]

[Mission Difficulty: Starting and controlling the Chaos furnace requires dealing with elemental backlash, and elemental creatures coveting the furnace's power will attack.]

[Mission Reward: "Chaos Star Core" (Special Equipment/Mission Item), unlocks the Sixth Ring.]

"Fusion forging?"

Lu Chen put away the scroll, cast his gaze toward the direction of the tallest towers in the city center, which were constantly spewing magic fire and thick smoke into the dim sky. He took a step, and his figure turned into a stream of light, speeding away once more.

The Ancient Furnace was not hidden inside a building but was directly exposed in a huge plaza in the center of the ancient city.

It was a gargantuan object, seemingly cast from bronze and obsidian, shaped like a ferocious, blooming metal lotus, with the furnace core at the center boiling with seven-colored Chaos fire.

The ground around the furnace was inscribed with countless ancient and complex magic runes, which were flickering on and off along with the pulsing of the furnace fire.

The air was filled with violent and chaotic elemental energy. The temperature was extremely high, and space was slightly distorted due to the heat.

Lu Chen did not hesitate; following the scroll's instructions, he threw the [venom heart] and [starlight amulet] directly into the boiling Chaos fire!

"Hum—!"

The moment the two items were thrown in, the furnace seemed to be injected with adrenaline, suddenly emitting a dull roar!

The Chaos fire inside the furnace core instantly surged. The colors became extremely brilliant and extremely dangerous, the flames twisting crazily as if they had life, slamming against the furnace walls!

Rumble! A more violent elemental backlash began!

The earth trembled, and the magic runes around the furnace flashed madly. Crimson fire snakes, pale ice cones, violent lightning beams, twisted shadow tentacles... various attacks purely condensed from violent elements erupted without warning from the furnace itself and the ground magic runes, bombarding Lu Chen at the furnace core indiscriminately from all directions!

This was the first trial of controlling the furnace—elemental backlash!

At the same time, the powerful energy fluctuations erupted by the furnace, like the sweetest bait, instantly attracted countless powerful elemental monsters in the central area of the ancient city!

"Roar!"

A giant made entirely of lava and flames crawled out from a crack at the edge of the plaza, roaring as it charged over!

In the sky, several lightning eagles with astonishing wingspans, made of pure lightning, tore through the clouds and dove down!

Beneath the ground, wriggling sludge monsters, ice crystal elements shimmering with cold light... various powerful elemental creatures of different forms and attributes emerged like a tide from all directions. In their scarlet or blazing eyes, there was only extreme greed for the power taking shape at the core of the furnace!

Inside was the disorderly and violent elemental backlash, outside were countless elemental monsters coveting it!

In an instant! Lu Chen fell into an extremely dangerous, kill-or-be-killed situation!

"Heh, just in time!"

Facing this scene that would make any Tier 6 powerhouse despair instantly, Lu Chen was not alarmed but laughed instead, a blazing Battle Intent burning in his eyes!

"Just right to use you all to test the power of my new partners!"

With a thought, he did not summon a massive beast tide, but directly dispatched the newly evolved, more numerous—Explosive Stealth Poison Spider army!

The purple and green spider tide surged out like a broken dam, instantly filling the entire furnace plaza!

As soon as they appeared, they executed the simplest and most efficient order without hesitation, rushing toward the surging elemental monsters, and then... self-destructed!

Boom! Boom! Rumble!

An unprecedented feast of explosions was crazily staged around the Ancient Furnace!

The evolved Explosive Stealth Poison Spiders had a self-destruct power that was even greater than before, especially the added large-area venom corrosion effect, which had an unexpectedly miraculous effect on these creatures composed purely of elements!

The lava giant's body was blown into flying gravel, the attached venom crazily corroding its core flame, making it let out painful roars!

The lightning eagles were shaken to the point of collapsing by the shockwave of the explosions. The venom stained them, emitting a "sizzling" corrosive sound, and their lightning light became dim!

Ice crystal elements, sludge monsters... countless elemental creatures were cleared out and annihilated in droves amidst this endless, highly toxic self-destruct frenzy!

The elemental backlash attacks bombarded Lu Chen, but were forcibly withstood by his incomparably powerful attributes and the continuous recovery Forbidden Spell of the [Life Divine Spring]!

He stood steadily at the center of the furnace, the god-slaying spear occasionally poking out, precisely shattering the powerful single-target backlash attacks that penetrated the Explosive Stealth Spider defensive net.

His attention was focused more on the two items in the furnace core that were slowly undergoing Fusion in the Chaos fire.

Under his precise control, the furnace fire gradually stabilized, and a strange crystal core—seemingly containing starlight points and flowing venom inside, jet-black but emitting a seven-colored halo—was slowly taking shape!

Emitting ancient and powerful Chaos fluctuations!

I don't know how much time passed, but when the last lava giant attempting to rush up was swarmed by a dozen Explosive Stealth Poison Spiders and blown into gravel all over the ground by chain self-detonations, the entire plaza briefly fell into silence.

Only the hum of the flames burning inside the furnace remained.

The elemental monsters that were lucky enough to survive were deterred by this terrifying self-destruct tactic and the heavy casualties, temporarily lingering on the periphery, not daring to step forward easily again.

[Ding! Forging successful! Obtained [Chaos Star Core]!]

A black crystal core, about the size of a fist, cool to the touch but faintly hot, with light points and venom slowly rotating inside, fell into Lu Chen's hand.

[Item: Chaos Star Core]

[Type: Special Mission Item/Unidentified Equipment (???)]

[Effect: ???]

[Description: A strange creation forcibly fused from the power of starlight and abyssal venom in the Chaos furnace. It seems to contain a certain Origin power that defies the rules. It is both a key and... a seed.]

Fifth Ring Mission, completed!

Lu Chen gripped the Chaos Star Core, feeling the peculiar power contained within, his gaze crossing over the restless monsters around him, casting toward the deeper parts of the ancient city.