431: I fought my way from the desert to the wasteland without even blinking.

Chapter 423: From the Desert to the Wasteland, I Don't Even Blink!

Lu Xuan's eyes were slightly closed, and his vast Star Domain Realm perception silently surged forth, instantly enveloping everything within a few dozen kilometers.

The rolling of sand grains, the traces of the breeze, and even the pulsationof the rock layers deep underground were all clearly reflected in his Star Domain Realm perception.

After repeatedly confirming that there were no more hidden auras in this place, the last hint of light in his eyes quietly receded.

Red Mountain was dead beyond dead.

Lu Xuan casually found a dilapidated cave, gracefully leaped inside, and sat down cross-legged.

His mind sank into his Sea of Consciousness, and the System panel appeared.

Host: Red Dust Immortal Lu Xuan (Sixth Incarnation)

Realm: Star Domain Realm (Initial Stage)

Cultivation Technique: Zhou Tian Star Eyes (7/9) Can be Evolved

Points: 100001

Please confirm whether to consume 50,000 System points to evolve Zhou Tian Star Eyes!

"Evolve."

With a slight thought, 50,000 points instantly evaporated, transforming into a torrent of profound insights that poured into his Divine Soul.

A day and a night, gone in a flash.

When Lu Xuan opened his eyes again, a galaxy seemed to flow and perish in the depths of his pupils, and the aura around him became even more profound and ethereal.

With a flicker of his figure, Lu Xuan transformed into a brilliant streak of starlight, soaring into the sky and speeding towards the depths of the wasteland.

As the strong wind brushed his face, he leisurely checked his new panel data again.

Realm: Star Domain Realm (Minor Achievement)

A long time later, Lu Xuan slowly descended from the clouds, his feet landing steadily on the cracked earth.

After dealing with Red Mountain, he had no intention of returning to the Imperial Court to report.

In these seven days, he had gone from the desert to the ruins alone, slaying countless Crimson Monsters without even blinking.

Don't ask me if my eyes are dry; the answer is no!

Host: Red Dust Immortal Lu Xuan (Sixth Incarnation)

Realm: Star Domain Realm (Minor Achievement)

Cultivation Technique: Zhou Tian Star Eyes (8/9)

Points: 80001

After all the killing, the System points only increased by 30,000, which, combined with his previous remaining points, barely reached 80,000.

A hint of disappointment flashed through Lu Xuan's heart—these ordinary Crimson Monsters were indeed not worth many System points.

He looked up at the desolate city before him.

The city walls were crumbling, the stone ramparts mottled, with only the words "Xuguang" faintly discernible.

This city, abandoned by the Sun Moon Empire, stood silently under the dim yellow sky.

Lu Xuan's gaze slowly swept over the broken walls and ruins, finally settling on the depths of the city.

There were quite a few "small snacks" within the city.

At the same time, at the edge of the city.

A middle-aged woman in a faded green military uniform was instructing someone in a dilapidated jeep.

"Xixi, you take the supplies back to the shelter first; we'll be right behind you."

Four women and three men, all in their early twenties, were crammed inside the car, their faces showing deep fatigue and vigilance.

"Understood, Mom. Be careful and catch up quickly," the girl in the driver's seat responded.

She had heroic eyebrows, moved swiftly, and unhesitatingly turned the steering wheel, driving the jeep in a certain direction.

In front of the middle-aged woman, two women and three men stood ready.

Except for one white-haired veteran, the rest were middle-aged people in their early forties.

They wore combat uniforms of different colors, their shoulder patches worn but still crisp, and the paint on some of their firearms had chipped off.

On the adjacent off-road pickup truck, there were various heavy machine guns and rocket launchers.

"Chengye, Buwen," the middle-aged woman said calmly as she reloaded a new magazine, "We need to stall for another ten minutes so Xixi can leave with the Star Map and Star Source Stone."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the continuous roars of Crimson Monsters echoed from the ruins in the distance.

They were a group of twisted, mutated monsters, shaped like giant rats but with the robust bodies of wolves.

They opened their huge mouths filled with jagged fangs, and foul-smelling saliva dripped continuously, corroding tiny pits in the cracked earth.

Most chillingly, their foreheads bore three blood-red eyes, flashing with a crazed light.

The monsters' limbs were thick and powerful, each foot having four sharp claws.

More than claws, they were like cold, gleaming daggers, capable of easily tearing through hard steel.

"Pah! These beasts are damn troublesome!" A man whose face was covered in gunpowder spat out sand from his mouth; the barrel of the rifle in his hand was already slightly red.

"Time's up, retreat immediately," the white-haired old man said while his heavy rifle continued to fire precisely.

"We underestimated their numbers, but Xixi and the others have gone far. Retreat quickly!"

The two female soldiers, who had been silent, understood tacitly and quickly jumped into the back seat of the off-road pickup.

At the same time, everyone else simultaneously threw several high-explosive grenades—

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of violent explosions instantly tore apart the Crimson Monster horde charging at the front, with limbs and flesh raining down like a storm.

Taking advantage of this brief interval, everyone quickly took their positions.

The off-road pickup's engine let out a deafening roar, its tires kicking up a sky full of dust as it sped towards the depths of the city ruins.

At this moment, the three female soldiers in the back seat and the middle-aged man in the passenger seat simultaneously extended their weapons out of the car windows, preparing to intercept the Crimson Monsters relentlessly pursuing them.

However, just before they pulled the triggers—their actions abruptly ceased.

Everyone froze in place, their pupils reflecting a dazzling purple starlight.

The light was so intense that it seemed to dye the entire sky a magnificent purple.

The white-haired old man in the driver's seat had just opened his mouth when the eerie purple light in the rearview mirror made him swallow his words.

That purple light was too unusual; it was as if the entire sky had been dyed purple.

"Screech—!"

At this moment, the white-haired old man instinctively slammed on the brakes, and the tires carved two deep marks in the sand.

The car instantly descended into chaos, everyone thrown about by the sudden braking.

"Damn it! Old Master Feng, are you crazy?" The middle-aged man in the passenger seat smashed his entire face squarely against the windshield, and a large lump instantly swelled on his forehead.

Rubbing the sore spot, he glared at the old man, "If this makes me stupid, are you going to support me for the rest of my life?"

But Old Master Feng no longer had time to explain; he quickly got out of the car.

The three female soldiers in the back seat also pushed open their doors in unison, standing dumbfounded on the sand, looking up at the sky.

Only then did the middle-aged man remember the scene he had just witnessed.

He endured the pain, tumbling and scrambling out of the car. When he looked up, his entire body froze.

Above the city, a pair of gigantic eyes, formed by brilliant starlight, spanned the sky, each gaze radiating the power of a dazzling starry sky.

The purple eyes were so immense that they seemed capable of encompassing the entire Xuguang City.

Even more shocking was the figure standing in the void at the center of these colossal purple eyes.

Lu Xuan wore a golden and white Sun Moon battle uniform, resplendent with flowing light, his robes gently fluttering in the breeze.

He was surrounded by a faint purple halo, like a banished immortal descending into the Mortal World, complementing the starry colossal eyes.

"This... this is..." Old Master Feng finally found his voice, but could only utter these fragmented syllables.

He had lived for most of his life and had never witnessed such a breathtaking sight.

The roars of the Crimson Monsters had vanished at some point, and the entire world seemed to fall silent under the gaze of these starry eyes.

Old Master Feng's cloudy eyes suddenly widened, "It's the Empire... it's a Star Domain Realm expert of the Empire!"

"We're saved!!!"

He almost shrieked these words, his voice filled with a nearly choking ecstasy.

For them, exiles living outside the safe zone, "Star Domain Realm expert of the Empire" had long become a distant legend.

Within the peaceful zone, people enjoyed order and peace.

But outside the safe zone, these abandoned survivors could only hide like rats in deep mountains and old forests, struggling to survive between ruins and darkness, constantly evading the hunts of Crimson Monsters.

For how many years had they grown accustomed to their forgotten fate?

But now—

The sudden arrival of this Star Domain Realm expert, and these indifferent purple eyes overlooking the Mortal World, undoubtedly proclaimed a fact.

The Sun Moon Empire had never truly abandoned this land.

However, reality is always cruel.

Old Master Feng was wrong; he thought too beautifully.

The Sun Moon Empire had long since completely abandoned everything outside the safe zone.

The so-called "territory," the so-called "citizens," were merely a gray area crossed out with a red pen on the Sun Moon Imperial Court's map.

Because Lu Xuan's arrival here was not for rescue, nor for salvation.

He was merely hunting.

Hunting those "prey" exuding a deep crimson aura, harvesting those "resources" that could be converted into System points.

This encounter was merely a coincidence, a chance passing by.

"Is that all?"

Lu Xuan frowned slightly, his Star Domain Realm perception rapidly spreading, instantly covering the entire Xuguang City.

Within dozens of kilometers, apart from the few stunned survivors before him and the jeep still speeding away in the distance, he could not sense any other Crimson Monster aura.

Desolate, silent, and few in number.

Host: Red Dust Immortal Lu Xuan (Sixth Incarnation)

Realm: Star Domain Realm (Minor Achievement)

Cultivation Technique: Zhou Tian Star Eyes (8/9)

Points: 85001

Wiping out that group of Crimson Monsters just now only yielded a mere five thousand points.

A hint of disappointment flashed through Lu Xuan's eyes, and then his gaze swept over the group of survivors below.

The hunt was over; it was time to leave.

Everyone looked up at the god-like figure in the sky, an indescribable shock welling up in their hearts.

Just now, those Crimson Monsters that had forced them to exhaust their ammunition and fight to the death were as vulnerable as ants under the gaze of those purple starry eyes.

As the purple starlight flowed across the sky, those Crimson Monsters didn't even have time to scream before turning into flying ash and dissipating in the wind.

Old Master Feng's legs went weak, and he almost knelt to the ground.

However, just as Lu Xuan turned to leave, the excited old man suddenly came to his senses—he remembered the matter more important than life itself.

Seeing Lu Xuan about to depart, Old Master Feng hastily stumbled forward, urgently shouting, "Sir! Please wait! We are citizens of the Sun Moon Empire, and we implore you to hear me out!"

He quickened his speech, trembling as he pointed to the southeast: "Thirty kilometers from our settlement, a gigantic deep crimson egg has appeared.

It grows every day and is now almost as large as a small mountain, and countless Crimson Monsters gather around it, making it impossible for us to approach."

"The red giant egg inside is like the heartbeat of a living creature."

"We are certain that an extremely terrifying existence is incubating within it. Once it hatches, not only will we survivors have nowhere to escape, but even the Empire's safe zones will suffer devastating impacts!"

The words "Crimson Monster" seemed to trigger a switch; Lu Xuan's figure instantly vanished from his original spot, and the next second, he flickered like a ghost, abruptly appearing before Old Master Feng.

Old Master Feng hadn't even had time to utter his renewed plea when he felt a blur before his eyes.

"Lead the way."

Without any superfluous words, before anyone could react, Lu Xuan grabbed Old Master Feng by the collar.

As purple starlight flowed, the two figures transformed into a blur, instantly sweeping past the ruins and vanishing into the distant sky.

Leaving behind a group of stunned survivors.

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Old Master Feng was held in mid-air by Lu Xuan, the wind whistling past his ears, and the ground below rapidly receding. Xuguang City quickly became a small dot on the horizon.

The development of events completely exceeded his expectations, but at this moment, Old Master Feng felt no fear—if this Star Domain Realm expert from the Empire was willing to act, perhaps the settlement really could be saved!

"In which direction?"

A detached inquiry came from above, and Old Master Feng suddenly snapped back to attention, hastily pointing southeast: "Over there! At your speed, Sir, you should see it in about 20 minutes!"

He gazed at the barren land rushing past below, recalling the reason for this perilous adventure.

It was precisely because of that constantly expanding red giant egg that these survivors had no choice but to take risks, entering the Crimson Monster-infested Xuguang City to search for Star Maps and Star Source Stones left behind by the Empire.

These precious resources could not only help them migrate to a more distant safe zone but also represented the only hope for the younger generation of survivors to harness the power of the starry sky and combat deep crimson corruption.

Old Master Feng was carried by Lu Xuan, feeling the pure starry power flowing around him, and the shock in his heart was inexpressible.

As a Star Domain Realm warrior, he knew better than anyone—to be able to fly through the air so effortlessly, this was at least a terrifying Blazing Sun Realm existence!

Sure enough, as the distance closed, the scene in the distance gradually became clear.

A deep crimson giant egg stood majestically on the barren land, its surface covered with twisted, vein-like patterns, pulsating slightly with a strange rhythm.

Around the red giant egg, hundreds of Crimson Monsters gathered, circling the periphery as if in pilgrimage.

And most chillingly were the four figures guarding the innermost circle of the giant egg.

A monstrous bird with a wingspan exceeding fifteen meters, its bone wings covered in dark red scales.

A giant deer with ten twisted horns, each horn tip flashing with dangerous black light.

A mutated earthworm with a diameter exceeding thirty meters, constantly oozing corrosive mucus from its body.

And a monster resembling a wildcat, with deep green saliva dripping from its mouth full of jagged fangs.

The aura emanating from these four Crimson Monsters was far more terrifying than that of the surrounding grunts.