Chapter 321

"Those energy shields are all completely intact."

Zhao Xing looked into the distance; with the current range of his World Projection, his perception was also very extensive.

The 108 Emperor-tier military cities were all still completely shrouded in unique spatial energy at this moment.

This proved that no one had yet managed to successfully clear a stage and obtain the treasures within the cities.

"The second stage—it wouldn't be to kill Emperor-tier troop types, would it?" Zhao Xing took out five bone tokens.

He already knew how to use them.

After injecting a wisp of spiritual power into the 5 bone tokens.

The five tokens fused into a single purple token.

At the same time, it also emitted a force of rules.

It transmitted the information contained within to Zhao Xing.

【Enter the second stage; holding the token, you may challenge any Emperor-tier military city.】

【There are 108 Emperor-tier military cities, and within each city, there is one Emperor-tier treasure.】

【The difficulty and tests of each city are different; the higher the ranking of the city, the more abundant the legacy rewards stored within.】

【When City No. 1 is cleared, the City of the Sovereign will be opened; you must obtain at least one Emperor-tier military city token to enter the City of the Sovereign.】

"108 cities, and each one has a different test."

"Now, some news has also come through the virtual world; there are tests of all kinds."

"Spiritual power, physical body, combat power—some seem to be prepared specifically for Spark Lifeforms, only allowing a single lifeform to challenge them?"

"That makes sense; this is the legacy left behind by Yuan, the Sovereign of the Spark Civilization, so naturally, he would consider the geniuses of his own race."

Zhao Xing summarized the intelligence; there were already 33 people and 8 super-evolutionaries ahead who were attempting the challenge.

The intelligence was also slowly being learned by the Empire and then made public.

Yuan was the Sovereign of the Spark Civilization and had already forbidden Spark Lifeforms from attempting the third stage, so this second stage would naturally be left with some benefits specifically for them.

Just as Zhao Xing was flying forward.

Suddenly—

"Roar!"

He saw that a heaven-shaking roar suddenly came from a hundred miles ahead.

Thunder rolled, and the entire space seemed to shake.

Zhao Xing fixed his gaze.

His eyes narrowed!

He actually saw a tail that looked like a mountain range!

Its entire body was wrapped in iron-armored scales, upon which were natural rule-based secret patterns.

When Zhao Xing got closer, he also saw its full appearance.

"What? This is… an Hua Hua Die?!"

The tail, which spanned in front of the city like a mountain range, was actually a part of the Hua Hua Die's body.

It blocked the city entirely, and the rows of spikes on its back were even taller than the thousand-meter city wall.

Its blood-red maw was wide open, wanting to bite through the city wall in one go.

The thunderous roar seemed to come from an ancient era of the distant wilderness.

And beside the Hua Hua Die, there was a small black dot.

Zhao Xing could easily tell that it was a Lord!

Because it was emitting the rule fluctuations of a World Projection!

"An Hua Hua Die nearing the Mature Stage!"

Zhao Xing's heart was severely shaken.

He hadn't expected that there would be a Star Rank Lord who was about to cultivate an Hua Hua Die to the Mature Stage!

"Who exactly is this person?"

"Actually challenging City No. 1."

"My god, is that an Hua Hua Die?"

The geniuses who had entered the second stage flew into the air one after another, looking at City No. 1.

"It's Kunte, the genius from the Void God Galaxy!"

"Kunte was the number one genius in the Primordial Realm's Glory Battlefield ten years ago!"

"The Hua Hua Die is nearly a thousand zhang long, its scales are turning from black to purple, and it has eighteen spinal spikes… this is a sign that it is about to enter the Peak Stage!"

"Damn, Kunte actually wants to challenge City No. 1 directly?"

The geniuses who had entered the second stage all rushed to the vicinity of City No. 1.

Including those Purple Diamond Bone-types, all looked over.

If City No. 1 were cleared, then the City of the Sovereign would be opened.

They naturally had to watch whether Kunte would succeed.

"The Hua Hua Die is already at the peak of the Emperor Stage." Zhao Xing also watched the shocking scene from afar.

"It could enter its complete form at any time and reach the peak of its strength!"

"Kunte of the Void God Galaxy?"

Zhao Xing muttered to himself; if calculated by time, Kunte had graduated from the Primordial Realm with the number one ranking in points the year before he himself had first entered the Primordial Realm.

Ten years to cultivate an Emperor-tier beast to near maturity.

This was an absolutely incredible speed; besides massive resources, Kunte's talent must also be formidable.

Otherwise, even following the SSS-grade cultivation plan that the Empire could purchase, an Hua Hua Die would take at least 100 years to mature.

"Roar, roar!"

The Hua Hua Die's tail was smashing crazily against City No. 1.

The wild and violent method of attack created a commotion that shook the earth and mountains.

Even the space was distorted by the shockwaves generated by the impact.

Fortunately, the folded space was very stable.

Otherwise, Zhao Xing highly doubted the Hua Hua Die could tear space apart.

"What exactly is it fighting against?"

Zhao Xing's spiritual sense spread out as he looked forward.

Outside City No. 1, there was a bone-type shimmering with seven colors dancing up and down the Hua Hua Die's body.

Previously, because it was too fast and too small, it hadn't been captured at all.

But now, Zhao Xing saw it.

A Colored Diamond Bone-type, an Emperor-tier skeleton!

"Hmm? It's actually an Emperor-tier skeleton!"

"Although it has no spark, this attack…"

Zhao Xing was speechless; he could see that the Colored Diamond Bone-type's attack method was clearly utilizing an extremely profound secret technique.

Every attack could shatter a piece of the Hua Hua Die's scales.

No wonder the Hua Hua Die was roaring repeatedly; it was likely in pain from being hit!

"Failed."

"The Hua Hua Die has retreated."

"Kunte's challenge failed."

"Phew, thank goodness."

The others watching breathed a sigh of relief; if Kunte had succeeded right off the bat… then the legendary treasure would have been out of their reach.

Because Kunte would have gained an advantage that others could hardly match.

Kunte failed, so the geniuses naturally breathed a sigh of relief; otherwise, wouldn't they have come for nothing?

"However, even Kunte failed; the difficulty of City No. 1 is probably not simple."

"The Hua Hua Die's quality is considered an excellent bloodline even among Emperor-tier beasts, and even that failed the challenge? Then I guess it's difficult for me too."

"Kunte of the Void God Galaxy, a Star Rank peak exotic beast Lord, possessing an Hua Hua Die, and he still failed?"

Dozens of thoughts intertwined in the air.

Clearly, since Kunte from the Void God Galaxy had displayed such powerful strength and still couldn't succeed, it was likely very difficult for other geniuses to succeed as well.