224: The core of the ruins has been discovered! Server-wide announcement!

Based on the escape direction of the Dark Clan, he estimated the approximate center.

Then he raised his staff and aimed.

“Chaos · Earth Explosion Star!”

Buzz—

Crack!

As the black singularity appeared, a terrifying gravitational pull erupted, instantly tearing the ground apart!

The Dark Clan within the range screamed as they were sucked into the sky, and even the Black Death Guard Captain, who had activated his Overlord Body, couldn't escape!

The Overlord Body skill seemed like a joke in front of the Break the Momentum entry!

As more and more rock fragments were sucked into the sky, the meteor in the sky rapidly grew larger!

The next second!

Boom—

The meteor fell, shaking the earth!

-6,446,304,000!

-6,446,304,000!

Powerful Strike, Charge, Glass Cannon, Final Damage.

With multiple bonuses stacked, the Earth Explosion Star's damage reached a terrifying 6.44 billion!

[Ding! You have killed the Diamond-level BOSS [Black Death Guard Captain · Hun Twelve lv160] beyond your level, gaining +241,500 experience!

[Ding! You have killed [Dark Knight lv95], your mount has gained...]

[Ding! You have killed [Dark Wizard lv85]...]

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A large number of kill notifications flooded the screen, then slowly quieted down.

The terrifying explosion brought a powerful shockwave, blowing the Soul Mist in all directions, yet it strangely began to slowly cover the deep pit.

Taking advantage of the brief clear view, Chen Beixuan flew above the deep pit, his gaze like an eagle.

He scanned the bottom of the pit for any anomalies.

Other than fragments of dark crystal stone, there was only the barren soil of the Demon Realm; all other traces had been erased by the explosion.

But he knew there must be an unspeakable secret here.

Whether it was the mist clearing the way or the Dark Clan members scattering in all directions, everything indicated that this place was different.

Just as he was searching.

Thousands of meters below the pit, Soul One hid by the core of the ruins, his face pale, his soul body trembling slightly.

From the violent shaking just now, it could be inferred that the clan members outside were probably doomed.

Only he remained, surviving underground by virtue of his soul state.

He had already used the Ghost Messenger to transmit a message to the Lord of Darkness; the rest was up to fate.

“Don’t be discovered... don’t be discovered...”

Soul One murmured.

He had no ability to resist now; he could only pray that the Chaos Mage would not discover the secret underground before the Lord of Darkness returned.

Little did he know, he had overlooked a serious problem.

“Spirit Resurrection!”

Chaos energy surged from all directions, converging into the form of a Great Wizard, who knelt before Chen Beixuan.

“My Lord, please command.”

“Is this the Land of Darkness?” Chen Beixuan asked.

“Indeed.”

“And the core of the ruins, do you know where it is?”

“...I do not know.” The Great Wizard shook his head.

Chen Beixuan stroked his chin, unable to help but complain.

This was too cautious...

The location was correct, the name was correct; he wouldn't believe it if they said the core of the ruins wasn't here.

Since it wasn’t obvious...

Then there was only one possibility left!

Underground!

The Darkness Invasion magic array had been buried deep underground before; there was a precedent.

“As expected, I still have to dig it open and see...”

Chen Beixuan sneered, then cast a spell downwards.

Instant cast from the spell magazine!

“Chaos - Detonation Spear!”

Swish swish swish!

Dozens of golden spears with red patterns appeared, arcing straight downwards, continuously striking the ground and causing violent explosions!

Boom boom boom boom!

If one wasn't enough, then two; if two weren't enough, then ten; if ten weren't enough, then fifty!

Under Chen Beixuan's unreasonable continuous bombardment, the huge pit grew deeper and deeper!

He didn't know how much time had passed.

The spear suddenly felt as if it had pierced something, and its tip suddenly loosened!

Chen Beixuan sensed it, immediately stopped the bombardment, flapped his wings, and flew downwards!

He had only flown halfway when a cold gust of wind suddenly came, passing through his body head-on.

He was startled and quickly stopped to check his body.

However, the system panel did not give any negative prompts, only indicating that his Soul Capture quantity had increased by 1.

It was the Soul Collecting Orb!

He took out the glowing blue orb to check and found that the one sucked in was actually the Lord of Darkness, Soul One!

At this moment, Soul One was trembling in the orb, his face unsightly.

He never expected that one day he would be sucked in by his own item.

An orb controlled by someone and an uncontrolled orb were two completely different things.

Now, without Chen Beixuan's permission, he couldn't get out at all.

This was truly over...

Soul One's heart was dead...

...

“Reincarnation - Black Flame Nether Domain!”

Chen Beixuan didn't want to waste such an excellent high-end combat force, so he decisively absorbed him into the Nether Domain for further training.

How good would it be to use him as a thug in the future!

Thus, from Soul One to Hun Twelve, all were brought under his command.

Continuing to descend, a massive stone chamber covered in patterns came into view.

At its center, the gigantic crystal stone glowing with an eerie blue light was extremely conspicuous, immediately attracting his attention.

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Core of the Ruins: Level 200 Special Item

Health: 10,000

True Damage Shield: 10 Billion.

[Darkness Core]: Can absorb dark damage received and convert it into energy. When paired with the Darkness Invasion magic array, it can expand the Black Curtain's range.

[Darkness Source Crystal]: The origin of dark crystal stone. Within the controlled Black Curtain range, dark crystal stone veins can evolve, producing crystals with a wide range of uses.

[Divine Nourishment]: Long-term exposure to World God's power, damage reduction +50%, immune to dark damage, percentage damage ineffective.

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“This is it, no mistake.”

Chen Beixuan murmured.

A 10-billion true damage shield—this was clearly designed for all players on the server to contend for.

However, now he was the only one.

“Chaos - World-Ending Heavenly Punishment!”

Boom boom boom!

Powerful True Damage -177,273,360, -177,273,360, -177,273,360!

Lucky Strike +6!

Powerful True Damage -177,273,360, -177,273,360, -177,273,360, ...

Damage numbers floated up, cumulatively taking down 1.24 billion of the true damage shield.

At the same time, the Black Flame Underworld Domain was also continuously dealing damage.

150 million damage per second, which was quite considerable.

The Core of the Ruins' shield bar dropped like water, and his name appeared on the empty output contribution ranking!

All players on the server stopped what they were doing and widened their eyes!

They saw Old Man Chen's contribution percentage rapidly increasing!

14%... 27%... 59%... 100%!

The entire process took less than half a minute, and the number reached 100%!

All players realized something in their hearts...

Sure enough, the next second!

★ [Server Announcement: Version 2.0 main quest [Darkness Invasion] has been completed. Rewards will be distributed according to contribution rankings. Please check your inbox!]

★ [Server Announcement: Due to the completion of the version main quest [Darkness Invasion], killing dark creatures will no longer grant merit points, the siege event has ended, and the server-wide double experience buff will be permanently retained. We hope players will continue to work hard!]

★ [Server Announcement: Due to the version main quest...

All players on the server gritted their teeth: “Old Man Chen! %&#%##!”

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