189: Chapter 189 Use it as you please

Little Demon Fox Emperor: "This is only a legend. I heard that this place used to be quite beautiful. As for those people... whether they still exist is another question."

"Fine!" Mu Cheng said, feeling utterly speechless.

In less than an hour, the three of them entered the Central Island of the Hundred Island Archipelago.

Looking at the ruins of high-rise buildings before him, Mu Cheng suddenly sighed.

"It seems this place was quite prosperous in the past."

"Hard to say, it must have been a very, very long time ago!" The Little Demon Fox Emperor was also very shocked.

She hadn't expected the legends to actually be true.

"What should we do next? Continue flying over the ruins?" Mu Cheng asked, sensing that these ruins were not as simple as they seemed.

Xiao Yao: "How about we don't fly too high?"

"Mm-hmm, I agree that it's necessary." The Little Demon Fox Emperor concurred.

Mu Cheng lowered his altitude. "The high altitude doesn't seem as simple as we imagined; we indeed cannot risk such danger."

"Indeed, the possibility of danger at high altitude is relatively high. Let's lower our altitude!" Xiao Yao followed suit.

"However, flying at a low altitude might also be dangerous. We should still be cautious." The Little Demon Fox Emperor felt things weren't that simple and that they needed to act carefully.

Mu Cheng: "At this point, our only option is to keep heading west through this Central Island. Even if there's danger ahead, we have no choice but to keep our eyes peeled."

Before they knew it, the three had been traveling through the ruins for over six hours without encountering any danger, let alone any mutated creatures.

"What's going on? It's so quiet it's a bit scary." Mu Cheng had long since noticed something was off and finally couldn't help but ask.

The Little Demon Fox Emperor shook her head. "Along the way, I truly haven't sensed any aura at all."

"This is really strange. Logically, it shouldn't be like this."

Xiao Yao also found it particularly bizarre. "We can't worry about whether there's danger or not now; we can only take it one step at a time."

"Mm-hmm, for now, it seems we can only get through these ruins first!" Mu Cheng also had no better solution.

Another six hours passed.

Xiao Yao suddenly shouted, "Oh no, we've been surrounded!"

"How interesting. I didn't expect you to discover us so easily."

A voice rang out before any person was seen. In just an instant, Mu Cheng's group was surrounded by over fifty Men in Black.

"These people are so fast; I must be extremely careful." Mu Cheng became very cautious.

The more the Little Demon Fox Emperor looked, the more she felt something was wrong. "They are all one person. If I'm not mistaken, he must be a Psychic from the Du Family."

"I really didn't expect that in such a low-level realm, someone could recognize my identity. It seems your background is also not simple." The Man in Black, Du Ziteng, found it somewhat unbelievable.

"Another... outsider. Are outsiders a dime a dozen now?" Mu Cheng was truly confused.

He had thought that only the Blue-White Star had humans, but now it seemed that what he knew was just the tip of the iceberg.

"Um... what exactly is a Psychic?" Xiao Yao suddenly asked in a small voice.

"A so-called Psychic is as you see; they can materialize their bloodline and control them to teleport within a range of several kilometers with their mind," the Little Demon Fox Emperor explained.

Mu Cheng finally understood. "So that's it. No wonder these guys around us were so fast."

"These Bloodline Clones... by the looks of it, their strength probably isn't much lower than the original!" Xiao Yao couldn't tell which was real and which was fake.

However, she was quite certain that these Bloodline Clones... were definitely not simple.

Du Ziteng's voice came from every Bloodline Clone, making it indeed difficult to distinguish between the real one and the fakes.

"This guy's strength is at the peak of a Nine-Star World King God. We must deal with him carefully."

Xiao Yao saw through it at a glance and said, "It seems to defeat him, we must find the original body."

"That's simple. We'll just kill them as they come."

Mu Cheng swung the black gold heavy sword in his hand, sending a sword qi flying toward one of the Bloodline Clones.

As it turned out, it wasn't as simple as he thought. The sword qi passed through the Bloodline Clone as if it had hit thin air.

"Is this guy even human?" Xiao Yao watched, finding it quite incredible.

"Hand over all the energy crystals on you, or die!"

All fifty-plus Du Zitengs simultaneously erupted with blue battle qi, and at the same time, a black gold dagger appeared in each of their hands.

"A robbery? Then ask the sword in my hand first." Mu Cheng swung the black gold heavy sword again, sending out several more sword qi, but the result was the same—he couldn't hit them at all.

"How are we supposed to deal with this? If this keeps up, we're all toast." He had no ideas left.

"Fine, you actually dare to ignore me. Today, I'll make sure you get more than you bargained for."

Du Ziteng suddenly controlled the Bloodline Clones, and they began moving at high speed around them.

"You indeed have commendable courage, but before me, you are nothing more than ants."

The Little Demon Fox Emperor suddenly appeared and released her Bloodline Power. Before long, the entire world turned into a silver-colorless void. It not only felt like the end of the world was coming, but also as if one's entire being was being swallowed up.

"What's going on? Why can't I move either?" Mu Cheng was already struggling just to stand.

Xiao Yao was the same. In this silver-colorless realm, she felt as if something was pressing down on her, making it hard to breathe.

"How is this possible? Absolutely impossible!" Du Ziteng couldn't believe this reality, but now he had no choice but to silently accept it.

"Who are you exactly? Why do you possess the Colorless Realm Divine Power?"

"Is who I am important? What's important is that you offended someone you shouldn't have."

The Little Demon Fox Emperor didn't give Du Ziteng any face at all. She condensed countless silver-white sword qi, which instantly pierced through all of Du Ziteng's Bloodline Clones.

"So it's you. It seems dying at your hands isn't a disgraceful thing." Du Ziteng suddenly shouted like a madman, but his body had already begun to gradually decompose.

"Big Sis, oh Big Sis, I really didn't expect your strength to be so monstrous." Mu Cheng was instantly astonished.

"How boring. I thought he'd be formidable, but it seems he was only so-so." The Little Demon Fox Emperor clapped her hands and said.

"He was clearly at the peak of a Nine-Star World King God... what exactly was the origin of that divine power she just used?" The more Xiao Yao thought about it, the more she couldn't figure it out.

The three continued deeper. Suddenly, an endless black desert appeared before them.

"It's the Ice-Fire Coexistence Desert. It seems those legends are true." The Little Demon Fox Emperor was suddenly very shocked.

"Even so, let's just take it one step at a time."

Mu Cheng felt like retreating, but now it was impossible to return the way they came. Even if there were mountains of blades and seas of fire ahead, he had to push through...

Xiao Yao: "The Ice-Fire Coexistence Desert... Xiao Yao remembers the environment being extremely harsh."

Mu Cheng asked, confused, "What do you mean the environment is changing? Isn't that perfectly normal?"

Just as he finished speaking, the black sand that had been scorching hot suddenly became extremely cold.

The Little Demon Fox Emperor explained, "The Ice-Fire Coexistence Desert is just as you see; it's very bizarre and unpredictable. The further in we go, the harsher the environment becomes."

"This is too strange; there's no scientific basis for this at all." Mu Cheng blurted out subconsciously.

Although there were many strange things, as someone from the 90s generation, Mu Cheng hadn't forgotten his roots.

The three traveled further into the black desert, and soon the environment changed again.

The more Mu Cheng thought about it, the more abnormal it seemed. He said, "It's not as hot here as you imagined, and the environment doesn't seem that harsh."

"This is only the outer perimeter, so of course it's not that harsh." The Little Demon Fox Emperor was still very clear about this.

Xiao Yao: "This place isn't suitable for life. There shouldn't be much danger in the outer perimeter."

"Let's still be careful!" Mu Cheng had to be cautious, as any existing dangers were unknown.

The three kept traveling toward the center. As they walked, a very cold wind suddenly blew in, and things slowly began to freeze.

In a short while, the world before them became a realm of ice and snow. Mu Cheng was immensely surprised.

"This is too incredible. Indeed, the further in we go, the harsher the environment gets."

"Hurry up! Don't be so wishy-washy like a girl," the Little Demon Fox Emperor said somewhat impatiently.

The three advanced for another ten-plus hours.

Suddenly, a hot wind blew over. The world of ice and snow before them turned into an incredibly hot black desert before long.

"For safety, use your bloodline to resist this temperature difference!" The Little Demon Fox Emperor was forced to release her Bloodline Power to condense a protective shield.

"Xiao Yao, you go back first!" Mu Cheng didn't release his Bloodline Power; instead, he threw out a Talisman Array to resist the environmental changes.

Xiao Yao quickly returned to the consciousness space.

After several more environmental changes, a scene appeared where one side was completely unaffected by the environment while the other was a blizzard, separated by a very distinct line.

The Little Demon Fox Emperor saw a tower-shaped object ahead and didn't dare to risk advancing.

"What should we do now?"

"Don't ask me... I don't know either." The more Mu Cheng looked, the more he felt like there was a pyramid ahead.

"Wait. There should be another environmental change soon, making it easier to enter." The Little Demon Fox Emperor also felt quite helpless.

Mu Cheng: "I'll listen to you."

Sure enough, before long, the ice and snow before them turned into a desert. The environment in the middle didn't seem quite as hot.

But the moment Mu Cheng stepped inside, he was surrounded by over a dozen Ice-Fire Apes, their entire bodies covered in flames.

The leader stepped forward and let out a roar of warning.

"Humans cannot enter here. Get out now, or don't blame us for being impolite!"

"What kind of ghost things are these?" Mu Cheng asked, looking bewildered.

The Little Demon Fox Emperor explained, "These are Ice-Fire Apes. They're in their fire form now. Be careful, they can breathe fire!"

Just as she finished speaking, the dozen or so Ice-Fire Apes spat flames directly at them. Mu Cheng's own Talisman Array couldn't hold out for long.

He hurriedly took out more Talisman Arrays. This time, they were densely packed ice-attribute Talisman Arrays, which quickly formed an ice shield.

But the dozen Ice-Fire Apes kept spitting fire. Mu Cheng knew he couldn't hold on for long like this.

"This should have a certain range. Let's pull out first." The Little Demon Fox Emperor suddenly retreated.

Mu Cheng, of course, wasn't stupid and followed her in retreating.

As expected, the Ice-Fire Apes didn't pursue them. It was now certain that there was a specific range within which they would be attacked.

"Peak Nine-Star World King Gods... logically, they shouldn't have this kind of strength, right?" Mu Cheng asked, truly unable to understand.

The Little Demon Fox Emperor understood immediately. "That's simple. It's naturally because of the environment here."

"It's indeed the special environment here. Let's wait and see their ice state!" Xiao Yao's voice came from Mu Cheng's consciousness.

Mu Cheng: "It seems we can only do that. The fire form is impossible to withstand, so let's try the ice form."

In less than ten minutes, the entire Central Area was set ablaze. The pyramid inside was completely invisible.

Mu Cheng: "It seems there's only a ten-minute window. If we can't get through in ten minutes, death is the only path."

"It seems we must get through within ten minutes, or even a God of Destruction powerhouse might die here." The Little Demon Fox Emperor looked at the scene, finding it truly incredible.

An hour later, the Ice-Fire Apes were now in their ice state. Mu Cheng had just stepped in.

The Ice-Fire Apes came up and spat out freezing gas. He hurriedly condensed a bloodline shield to block it.

"This ice state is also very strong; I can't hold out at all."

Fortunately, he had been cautious and only took one step, so he quickly withdrew from the Central Area.

Little Demon Fox Emperor: "What should we do now? These two states of the Ice-Fire Apes are simply too strong. With our current strength, it'll likely be hard to get through."

"It's not impossible. You just need to become stronger to get through," Xiao Yao's voice suddenly came.

"I say, Xiao Yao... are you messing with us?" Mu Cheng was also very helpless and simply couldn't believe it.

Xiao Yao: "The opportunity to become stronger is right before you. In ten minutes, the Ice-Fire Apes won't attack. You just need to use energy to resist the environment."

"Isn't that just seeking death?" Mu Cheng wasn't stupid and naturally didn't dare to easily step forward.

Suddenly, he had a sharp reaction. "You... aren't Xiao Yao?"

Usually, Xiao Yao would call him 'Master, Master,' but now she sounded like a completely different person, so he couldn't help but be suspicious.

But he could no longer hear Xiao Yao's voice...

"This... could it be about constantly surpassing one's own limits?" The Little Demon Fox Emperor suddenly understood.

Mu Cheng: "Big Sis... you could hear Xiao Yao's voice just now too?"

"Isn't that obvious? She probably wasn't Xiao Yao, right?" The Little Demon Fox Emperor also found it very strange.

However, she was certain that using this method... could indeed allow one to constantly surpass their limits.

"What surpassing limits?" Mu Cheng asked to clarify.

Little Demon Fox Emperor: "The Shackles, of course. What else could it be? Although I cultivate my bloodline, there are still benefits."

No sooner said than done, the Little Demon Fox Emperor released her bloodline and walked directly into it.

However, she only lasted for one minute.

"This environment at the God of Destruction level is indeed very suitable for surpassing limits. I'll go back in after I've recovered!"

"Use them freely." Mu Cheng wasn't stingy at all and threw out a large pile of star-glow crystals.

Although someone at the Little Demon Fox Emperor's level could directly absorb and refine external energy,

it was much slower compared to using star-glow crystals. In any case, Mu Cheng didn't lack these star-glow crystals.

He simply took them out to save time.