Chapter 1: Rebirth on Awakening Day!

The Death Cave is the first S-rank dungeon to appear on Blue Star after the arrival of Awakening Day.

It is also the oldest among all S-rank dungeons.

To this day, it has yet to be conquered!

Countless powerhouses have been buried within it.

"Su Ming, stop struggling in vain and hand over the divine artifact immediately!"

"Slaughter God, your time has run out!"

"Su Ming! Surrender now. You are a hero of the human race; I will grant you a quick death!"

"Tell us where you have hidden the divine artifact, and we might leave your corpse intact!"

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Su Ming, wearing a tattered black robe with disheveled hair, stood at the edge of the Death Cave.

Behind him was a pitch-black cliff, where black mist drifted, bottomless, as if it could bury the entire mortal world!

Listen closely, and one could hear sounds like the wailing of vengeful ghosts within.

Su Ming was bathed in blood and covered in wounds, like a dying beast, yet his aura remained formidable!

His eyes stared fixedly at the crowd!

For a moment, no one dared to take a step forward.

He only needed to take one step back to enter the Death Cave, the most terrifying S-rank dungeon in history!

The divine artifact would be buried with him!

But he himself... would also perish.

It was precisely this deterrent that kept him in a stalemate with the crowd for a long time.

"Su Ming, hand over the divine artifact! I will remember our past brotherhood and spare your life!" Zhang Tang stepped forward.

He was also one of the top ten powerhouses in the Dragon Nation today, and a former friend of Su Ming!

"Instead... I will only cripple all your cultivation!"

A sinister sneer hung on his face, his eyes filled with mockery!

Su Ming's expression was icy, his teeth gritted, and his heart was filled with raging fury.

At the same time, there was hatred!

Since he was eighteen, he had treated him as a brother...

The two had fought side by side for many years!

In every battle, he had always stepped forward.

He had shared half of all the resources he obtained with him.

It could even be said that without Su Ming, there would be no Zhang Tang today!

Yet, today, Zhang Tang had secretly plotted and betrayed Su Ming!

All to snatch the supreme divine artifact in his hand, the Anti-Dao Divine Ring.

This was the loot Su Ming had obtained only after venturing into the Death Cave alone, risking his life to explore, and even solo-killing the strongest god-level exotic beast that no one had ever managed to kill before!

It was said to be able to reverse the rules and even reshape the physical body!

Su Ming could never have imagined that the moment he stepped out of the Death Cave with the divine artifact, he would fall into Zhang Tang's ambush and be severely wounded!

Zhang Tang had led a group of the strongest experts from the Zhang family to strike simultaneously, heavily injuring Su Ming.

Several hero-level powerhouses were among them!

Even with the movement techniques of the world's number one assassin, he had no strength left to escape.

Su Ming could feel his life force rapidly fading at this very moment!

"Before I die, I have only one question."

Su Ming's eyes were sharp as he scanned his surroundings, his voice trembling.

"Who leaked the information!?"

He had clearly told no one about this, except for his girlfriend.

How did Zhang Tang find out?

At this moment, a graceful figure in white walked out from the crowd.

"It was me."

She wore a long robe, her posture elegant, and she spoke indifferently.

Seeing her, Su Ming's eyes suddenly shook, and a stormy sea surged within them!

"Ren Xiaoman!?" He almost lost his voice.

His lover, the girlfriend who had accompanied him for over ten years!

For so many years, Su Ming had always trusted her unconditionally, paying for her like a pathetic sycophant.

He had never been stingy, using all sorts of heavenly treasures to pile her mediocre talent up to her current realm.

Unexpectedly, the person who betrayed him was actually her!?

During the earlier standoff, Su Ming had guessed this possibility, but he had dismissed it himself beforehand.

Of all people, it could have been anyone, but how could it be her!?

In this instant, Su Ming felt disheartened, his heart nearly crumbling to pieces.

Under extreme rage and hatred, flames burned in his eyes.

Finally, he actually looked up and laughed miserably.

"Hahahaha!!!"

Thinking back now, he felt that all his years of devotion were as ridiculous as a clown!

"Su Ming, it's not too late to turn back now; hand over the Anti-Dao Divine Ring."

She looked at Su Ming with her beautiful eyes and said indifferently.

She seemed to be considering their old relationship.

But only Su Ming could see the disdain, mockery, and contempt in the depths of her eyes.

And... the relief she finally stopped hiding after enduring for so many years!

"You... have you betrayed me for a long time?"

At this moment, Su Ming's heart was crystal clear, and he finally saw through this woman.

Ren Xiaoman heard this and smiled contemptuously.

"Heh, after all these years, you finally figured it out!"

As she spoke, she stopped pretending.

She walked toward Zhang Tang with a seductive gait, revealing a charming smile.

Zhang Tang gave a ferocious grin and took the opportunity to pull her into his arms.

"To tell you the truth, my initial willingness to be with you was just a mission from Brother Zhang!"

"It was only because you awakened a nine-star talent back then and had a limitless future that I let you have your way, kid!"

Ren Xiaoman curled her lips in Zhang Tang's arms and smiled lightly. ===== CHAPTER 3 =====