Chapter 1688: Arrival! Do We Know Each Other Well?

Six days later,

after a long-duration superluminal curvature voyage spanning over two hundred thousand light-years.

Xu Jingming finally arrived at his destination in the Third War Zone.

This was a vast, suffocating expanse of dark gray land.

Stretching thirty light-years, it hung silently in the void.

Its edges were shattered and ragged, like a torn scrap of cloth ripped carelessly by a giant.

Countless meteor fragments orbited around it.

Farther out, space displayed unnatural warps and folds.

As if forcibly stitched back together after being violently torn apart by some terrifying force.

"Is this the Primordial Ancient Battlefield?"

"Near here, even breathing feels heavier."

Xu Jingming murmured in awe, observing the scene through 100% external simulation.

As a powerhouse who had risen from Blue Star, he had seen too many awe-inspiring sights.

Yet this continent still sent a faint tremor through his heart.

Especially the faint yet pervasive oppression blanketing the entire Primordial Ancient Battlefield and its surrounding star regions.

"No wonder Sovereign-class intruders are suppressed down to Invincible Immortal level."

Xu Jingming speculated silently, "Too many Immortal-class and Sovereign-class beings fell here.

Countless shattered divine realms and collapsed laws intertwine, forming a natural suppression field.

The higher the rank of the powerhouse, the greater the suppression."

"Your guess is almost spot-on."

The demon girl Vila's soul-form drifted out.

Her purple eyes fixed on the dark gray continent beyond the viewport, smiling as she said:

"But this suppression actually works in your favor.

With the Chaos Pearl in hand, you can even clash with Invincible Immortal-class foes."

"True."

Xu Jingming's lips curled into a faint smile, then he ordered:

"Lock onto the 'Sky Pit'—head straight there."

"Got it!"

Vila operated swiftly.

The Star Scar swiftly adjusted its course, heading deep into the ancient battlefield.

Sky Pit.

One of the core landmarks of the battlefield's core zone.

A terrifying pit with a diameter of half a light-year.

Its origins were the subject of endless speculation.

Some claimed it was the scar left by a single strike from a Realm Lord-level powerhouse.

Others said a vast group of Immortal Apex warriors fought a bloody battle here, shattering this stretch of starry space outright.

But regardless of the theory, all agreed on one point:

Near the Sky Pit, it was easier to find relics and legacies abandoned by the ancient battlefield.

For the fiercest battles of that era had occurred precisely in this region.

The Star Scar traveled another half-day before nearing the Sky Pit's edge.

"This area is thick with spatial fragments—our speed won't be high."

Vila warned.

"Oh? Then stop right here."

Xu Jingming immediately left the Star Scar.

He stored it inside his World Ring, then extended his form and shot off at high speed in a random direction.

In the Primordial Ancient Battlefield, piloting a spacecraft was far too conspicuous—it made you an easy target.

Dressed in pitch-black Thunder Abyss Armor, golden-green Lei Guang coiled around him as he flew at blistering speed!

Yet, after flying less than half an hour—

"Boom!!"

A violent energy surge erupted suddenly in the distant void.

Golden-red lawlight surged skyward, bathing a vast area in crimson!

"A relic has emerged!"

Xu Jingming's eyes flashed.

He transformed into a streak of golden-green lightning, hurtling toward the source.

Almost simultaneously, numerous streaks of light ignited from all directions.

Clearly, he was not the only one drawn by the energy surge.

"Not bad on speed."

Xu Jingming sneered, unfolding his Heavenly Thunder Wings—his speed surged again!

He did not use teleportation.

He did not use teleportation.

Teleportation is a card to be held in reserve—never reveal it lightly.

Swish—

In just over a dozen seconds, Xu Jingming arrived at the scene.

It was a relatively flat fragment of a shattered continent, about a hundred kilometers in diameter.

At the continent's center, a golden pillar was surging upward from beneath the earth.

Within the pillar, the silhouette of a dark golden battle-axe slowly rose.

Frosty radiance flowed along its blade, sending shivers down the spine.

"At least an SSS-grade weapon!"

Xu Jingming's heart stirred slightly, but his gaze swept the surroundings.

At this moment, three groups had gathered in this area.

On the left were five demon-race Eternal Stage cultivators.

Their leader was a wolf-headed demon, over ten meters tall, his body covered in blue scales.

His aura was ferocious—he was clearly Eternal Stage Ninth Rank.

On the right were four demons, led by a purple-skinned demon with a pair of wings on his back and curved horns on his head.

Eternal Stage Peak, demonic energy churning around him.

And straight ahead...

"Hmm?"

Xu Jingming frowned.

There stood four human Eternal Stage cultivators.

At the front were two familiar figures.

One was towering, over six meters tall.

Dressed in ornate robes, a handsome young man with a blood-flame mark pulsing on his brow.

Beside him stood a middle-aged man clad in silver battle armor.

It was Royce and Colt.

"How did these two end up together?"

Xu Jingming sneered inwardly, "Typical—same stink, same company."

He had no intention of dealing with them.

His gaze returned to the battle-axe, about to fully emerge.

But Royce from afar spoke up.

"Hey, you over there."

He pointed at Xu Jingming, his tone matter-of-fact, as if summoning a subordinate:

"Come over. Let's join forces against them."

Xu Jingming glanced at him, saying nothing.

At that moment, Colt beside him frowned and snapped:

"Prince Royce is speaking to you. Didn't you hear?"

Yet inwardly, he was smug.

After Xu Jingming had offended Royce at the auction.

Colt, out of curiosity, had reached out to this son of the Burning Heaven Lord.

To his surprise, Royce wasn't as hard to approach as rumored.

Especially after learning they shared Xu Jingming as a common enemy—they got along perfectly.

When the Primordial Ancient Battlefield opened, the two instantly agreed and planned to come together to seek treasures.

In Colt's eyes, securing Royce's favor was a divine opportunity!

Now, seeing an unknown Eternal Stage Peak dare to disrespect Royce,

he naturally seized the chance to show off.

"Do we know each other?"

Xu Jingming finally spoke, his gaze cold as he looked at them.

Internally, he sneered.

Of course it's you two.

I've changed my identity, disguised my aura and rank.

Yet now, upon meeting again, you still manage to disgust me the fastest.

"You!"

Colt's anger flared, divine power rippling around him.

"Forget it."

Royce lazily waved his hand, his eyes sweeping over Xu Jingming with undisguised contempt:

"Just some Eternal Stage Peak I don't know.

Probably not even worth mentioning. Fine if you won't join.

We don't need you—we can still take it."

Yet no sooner had he finished speaking than Xu Jingming moved!

His form flashed—he teleported directly beside the emerging battle-axe.

He seized it and stored it in his World Ring.

"How dare you seize the treasure?! Seeking death!"

The nearest wolf-headed demon clan leader instantly grew anxious.

A massive claw tore through space, striking toward Xu Jingming with terrifying law-ripple fluctuations.

The other four demon clan members also struck at the same instant; the five attacks sealed off every evasion route.

"Heh, a mere ordinary peak of Eternal Life dares to strike like this?

He thinks he's so strong? Just wait to be humiliated!"

Colt watched the scene with some disdain.

Peak of Eternal Life.

Placed anywhere else in the human universe, he might count as someone of note.

But in this ancient battlefield, you can find a whole swath of them with one sweep!

Those few demon clan members, especially that peak-of-Eternal-Life leader, are the hardest to deal with.

Even they themselves would not dare strike rashly.

Let alone anyone else.