Chapter 1695: Declaration of War! Tired of Living?

No sooner said than done—having obtained Royce's coordinates, Xu Jingming set off immediately.

Half a day later, he arrived in the vicinity of Black Meteorite Mountain.

This was a shattered mountain range near a celestial pit, formed from countless fragments of black meteorites piled together.

It stretched for millions of kilometers, with a faint smell of sulfur lingering in the air.

Xu Jingming hovered in midair.

His gaze swept the surroundings, yet he did not see Royce's figure.

"As expected, not at the original spot."

He wasn't surprised—the other party wasn't a stationary target.

Naturally, they couldn't linger in one place for long.

"Let's first try to find him with divine sense—hopefully he hasn't gone too far."

Xu Jingming's mind stirred, and a tremendous surge of divine sense erupted outward!

After breaking through to the sixth tier of Longevity, his divine sense had grown vastly stronger.

The moment it unfurled now, it was instantly boundless and immense!

Hum—

The invisible divine sense spread like a tide.

Transforming into tens of millions of fine tendrils, it stretched out in all directions.

30,000 kilometers, 40,000 kilometers, 60,000 kilometers...

Wherever the divine sense passed, every scene was gathered into his 'sight.'

Shattered rock, flowing lava, lurking exotic beasts.

Even several Longevity-tier beings who were cautiously searching for ruins were startled by this terrifying divine sense!

"What powerful divine sense!"

"Who's scanning the area?"

"Run! Don't get targeted!"

"..."

Those Longevity-tier beings' faces changed drastically; they hastily收敛 their auras and fled into the distance.

Xu Jingming paid them no heed, and his divine sense continued to extend.

100,000 kilometers, 200,000 kilometers...

Only after covering an area of 300,000 kilometers did it finally stop.

"Found him."

The corner of his mouth curled into a smile,

and roughly 280,000 kilometers to the northeast, he sensed several familiar auras.

Royce, Colt, and several other Longevity-tier beings.

"Quite the way with enjoying himself." Xu Jingming gave a cold laugh.

His body transformed into a bolt of gold-green lightning, tearing through the sky as he shot toward the sensed direction!

At the same time, deep in a valley to the northeast.

Here, green grass grew lush and streams babbled.

There were even a few exotic trees bearing little pink flowers, exuding a pleasant fragrance.

In the center of the valley, a huge, soft beast-hide was spread out.

Royce was lounging lazily on the beast-hide.

Beside him, two beautiful women with fair looks and skimpy clothing were kneading his shoulders and massaging his legs.

Both of them were Longevity-tier beings he had enslaved.

He usually kept them in his World Ring, ready to release them for pleasure at any moment.

Colt sat opposite, holding a cup of amber-colored fine wine, gently swirling it.

"Your Highness Royce, the shard of the Nether King Armor we found this time—

although it's missing seventy percent, it can still fetch at least 150,000 crystal credits."

Colt said with a smile, "It's only been three months, and our haul has already exceeded 600,000 crystal credits."

"Only 600,000?"

Royce took a sip of wine, his tone casual. "Not enough—far from enough.

My father said that with this ancient battlefield emerging,

we need to rake in at least 6,000,000 crystal credits' worth of resources for the trip not to be wasted."

"6,000,000?"

Colt clicked his tongue inwardly.

As expected of the offspring of the Blazing Heaven Sovereign, his眼界 was truly lofty.

"But speaking of which, hasn't it only been a year for that guy Xu Jingming?

He's already finished the Third Ring mission.

When did the chained missions of the Spark Project become this easy?"

Colt suddenly thought of Xu Jingming and couldn't help but speak up.

Although he wasn't a member of the Spark Project,

he had heard about the wager between the two.

Royce kept his eyes closed, enjoying the massage, and upon hearing this gave a contemptuous snort:

"Easy? Go try it yourself and you'll see."

He paused, then spoke slowly:

"But.

Xu Jingming completing the third stage so quickly did catch me off guard."

"Heh, probably his senior sister helped him with it."

Colt spoke with a sour tone, a flicker of envy in his eyes:

"The Starfire Project doesn't enforce task verification so strictly.

If Ye Li kept it discreet, she could easily have completed it for him."

"Ye Li..."

Luo Yi opened his eyes slowly at the name.

In those crimson eyes flashed a spark of burning desire and possession.

He had always liked this Night Goddess very much.

Ten thousand years ago, when he first saw Ye Li,

he was drawn by her icy, peerless beauty and astonishing power.

He courted her for a time, giving her many precious treasures.

But Ye Li never even glanced at him once; he eventually gave up.

Yet now, after thousands of years,

Ye Li was stronger, her aura even more outstanding, and he felt a stirring urge again.

'If I could win Ye Li...'

Luo Yi's heart burned hot.

Yet outwardly he showed nothing, continuing:

"True.

Recently, Ye Li has come to this ancient battlefield—no one can help Xu Jingming with his task.

Isn't he stuck on the fourth stage?"

"Exactly."

Colt laughed, his tone light:

"The fourth stage requires slaying an alien Eternal Stage Seven with a top-tier divine body.

Such targets are hard to find even on the Outer Battlefield, let alone for him alone.

Ye Li isn't with him—right now he's probably just hiding somewhere.

Unlike us, who can roam this ancient battlefield freely, seeking treasures."

"Hahaha! That's right!

I'd like to see how he completes the fourth stage now!"

Luo Yi laughed loudly, raising his cup in a toast.

Yet just then—

"Luo Yi!"

A majestic voice, like a thunderclap, rolled in from beyond the valley!

The divine power within the voice shook the entire valley, causing it to tremble slightly.

"Who?!"

Luo Yi frowned, set down his cup, and his eyes flickered with displeasure.

Colt also narrowed his eyes, gazing toward the valley entrance.

Shhh—

A golden-green Lei Guang descended from the sky, landing on the platform before the valley.

The Lei Guang dissipated,

revealing a towering figure clad in pitch-black Thunder Abyss Armor, wielding a dark-purple long spear.

It was Xu Jingming in disguise.

"Su Chen?"

Luo Yi narrowed his eyes, recognizing the newcomer's identity.

For the past few months, this human, Eternal Peak cultivator named 'Su Chen,' who wielded golden-green lightning,

had gained some fame on the ancient battlefield—he'd heard of him.

Especially since they'd met once before.

"What do you want?"

Luo Yi's tone was cold, laced with condescension.

Though the other was strong, Luo Yi was the son of the Burning Heaven Sovereign.

His status was noble—how could an Eternal Peak dare address him so casually?

Xu Jingming's gaze swept over the scene inside the valley.

He paused a moment on Colt, then turned to Luo Yi and grinned:

"Nothing much. I heard you're strong.

I've recently made some progress in my cultivation—I came to test my skills against you."

As his words ended, the entire valley fell silent.

Even Colt was stunned.

Well, well.

Royce is the descendant of a Boundary Sovereign, and his father is a Supreme Dominator!

He had thought Royce was already arrogant enough.

But he never expected there to be another expert!

Someone actually wants to test Royce's strength!

Is this person tired of living?