Chapter 1708: Black Stone Relic! Foes Are Bound to Meet!

Swoosh—

Xu Jingming's figure came speeding from afar.

The gold-green Lei Guang drew back, revealing his true form.

He looked up and saw three figures already waiting before the valley.

The most conspicuous was naturally Ye Li.

Her figure was tall and slender, her curves wrapped in a black skintight battle suit.

Her breathtakingly beautiful features appeared even colder and more aloof in the dim sky-light.

When her ink-black eyes looked toward Xu Jingming, a faint trace of a smile flashed through them.

Beside Ye Li stood one man and one woman.

The man was burly, nearly four meters and three centimeters tall.

He wore a suit of dark-gold heavy armor.

His muscles bulged all over, like a humanoid raging dragon.

His features were rough and wild, with thick brows and large eyes.

A head of short hair stood up like steel needles, and his whole being radiated a fierce, untamed air.

Most eye-catching was the broad-bladed greatsword strapped to his back, its body plain and unadorned.

Faint blood-colored patterns flowed across it, emanating a thin miasma of slaughter.

The woman, by contrast, was far more petite, only about one meter sixty tall.

She wore a pale cyan skintight battle suit.

Her delicate features were like a porcelain doll, looking petite and adorable.

"Night God."

Xu Jingming descended and gave Ye Li a nod in greeting.

He naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to address Ye Li as shijie in front of others.

"You're here." Ye Li gave a slight nod.

Her cool eyes swept over Xu Jingming, and a trace of barely perceptible surprise flashed through them.

Compared to the virtual universe, Xu Jingming's aura in reality was far deeper and more restrained.

His strength was unfathomable.

'I wonder what kind of disguise my little shidi is using.

I can't even detect the slightest clue.'

Ye Li marveled inwardly.

If she hadn't known in advance that Su Chen was Xu Jingming,

she absolutely could never have connected the two.

"Come, let me introduce you."

The surprise in her heart flashed and passed, and Ye Li quickly began the introductions:

"These two are my teammates, both from the Spark Program of the Eternal Star Alliance."

She pointed at the greatsword-wielding burly man:

"This is the Greatsword God, Chu Kuang.

He has grasped the origin of Destruction and the origin of the Metal element, with strength at the Limit Eternal level."

She then pointed at the petite woman in cyan:

"This is the Clear Water God, Mu Wanqing.

Her combat power isn't actually that strong—she only has the strength of a titled Eternal.

But her main cultivation is the origin of the Life element and the origin of the Water element.

Her support abilities are extremely powerful; an ordinary Limit Eternal,

if supported by her, can directly skyrocket to the combat power of an Invincible Eternal."

"Pleased to meet you both.

I am Su Chen, my main cultivation is Destruction and the origin of Lightning.

Combat power at the Limit Eternal level."

Xu Jingming introduced himself with a smile.

These two—one damage, one support—were easy to tell apart.

But what interested him most was still the Clear Water God.

If he had her support, just how strong would he become?

"Su Chen! Lei Shen!

Haha, these past six months, your name has been thunderous in my ears!"

Chu Kuang sized Xu Jingming up and down.

He then grinned, speaking in a very frank and open manner.

Mu Wanqing likewise smiled gently, her voice soft:

"Lei Shen, I've long admired you.

With you here, this exploration of ours should be considerably easier."

"Everyone's here, let me go over the things to note."

Seeing the introductions were done, Ye Li straightened her expression and said:

"This relic is called the 'Black Stone Relic.'

Based on the intelligence we've gathered, it is a relic left behind by a powerful being known as the Black Stone Realm Lord.

The relic's entrance has an extremely powerful spacetime restriction.

Only by holding a special Black Stone Token can one enter."

Yeli continued, "The number of Black Stone Tokens is limited, and even fewer have drifted out into the world.

The four of us share this single one I have."

She flipped her jade-like hand, and a palm-sized black token appeared in her palm.

The token was neither metal nor jade, and felt ice-cold to the touch.

Its front was carved with natural patterns resembling a small mountain.

"There are four Black Stone Tokens in total; we don't know who holds the remaining three."

Yeli's tone was Solemn, "The Demon Race, Evil Demon Race, or some other powerful clans may all have obtained a Black Stone Token.

After entering, besides the dangers of the relic itself, we must be wary of other explorers."

"Especially you, Lei Shen."

She looked at Xu Jingming, "You killed the Void Underworld God; the Demon Race side will surely bear a grudge.

This time, an Invincible Immortal Rank expert of the Demon Race may also appear.

If you encounter them, try to avoid them; focus on treasure-hunting."

"Understood." Xu Jingming nodded.

"With our lineup, unless a Sovereign descends in person.

Otherwise, ordinary Invincible Immortal Rank experts can't do much to us at all."

Chu Kuang hoisted his heavy sword and grinned.

"Being careful is never wrong."

Yeli heard this but did not retort.

She already possessed the strength of an Invincible Immortal Rank.

This time she also brought along Mu Wanqing as support.

Their strength would only be greater.

"Alright, the restriction's fluctuations have already begun to weaken.

It should open within the next day or two; we'll wait here quietly."

Yeli said no more.

The four each found a spot to regulate their breathing, awaiting the moment.

Xu Jingming sat cross-legged, closed his eyes to rest.

Yet his divine sense quietly spread out, sensing the surroundings.

The spacetime fluctuations coming from the direction of the Black Stone Mountain valley grew increasingly violent.

That immense restrictive force made even him feel a pang of dread.

The power of a Realm Lord—even if only residual—far surpassed imagination.

"Everyone get ready! The relic is about to open!"

Two days later, Yeli's voice suddenly rang out.

Xu Jingming, who had been resting with closed eyes, suddenly opened them wide.

He saw the three Black Stone Mountains surrounding the valley ahead shudder violently!

The mysterious natural patterns on the mountain surfaces suddenly lit up, emanating a deep, dark light.

Rumble rumble—

A low, thunderous roar came from within the mountains, as if some ancient existence was awakening.

At the foot of the mountains, space spanning tens of thousands of miles began to distort.

The entire restriction covering the valley began to loosen!

"The entrance has opened! Everyone stand beside me."

Yeli took out the Black Stone Token and infused it with divine power.

Hum!

The Black Stone Token emitted dark light, resonating with the spatial restriction shrouding the entire valley.

A faint black light barrier enveloped the four, including Xu Jingming.

"Go!"

Yeli gave a soft cry and was the first to fly toward the valley.

Xu Jingming, Chu Kuang, and Mu Wanqing followed closely behind.

Under the protection of the black light barrier.

The four passed through the invisible barrier without any obstruction and entered the valley.

Inside the valley and outside the valley were two completely different worlds.

Within this valley, the sky was dark red.

There was no sun, moon, or stars—only thick, seemingly congealed blood clouds hanging low.

The earth was a wasteland, covered everywhere with jagged black strange rocks and bottomless fissures.

The air was thick with the scent of decay and death, mingled with a faint smell of blood.

Even more chilling was that the space here was extremely stable.

So stable that Xu Jingming felt his teleportation ability was greatly suppressed.

Even at full exertion, he could probably only teleport a few thousand meters, and the consumption would be enormous.

"Such a stable space, such a heavy suppression of cosmic laws," Mu Wanqing breathed in lightly.

"A battlefield relic of a Realm Sovereign, naturally extraordinary."

Chu Kuanghuan's eyes gleamed with excitement, "The treasures must be buried somewhere in this land!"

Xu Jingming immediately scanned his surroundings.

At this moment, they stood upon a black plain.

Not far away, three other teams appeared almost simultaneously.

When he saw the members of one of those teams, Xu Jingming's eyes narrowed.

What a small world—enemies always meet.

We run into them even here.