Chapter 127: Divine Lord, First Entry into the Cave!

"Finally arrived; this is a temporary military camp, and the Cave is just not far from here."

Dong Ningxue introduced Lu Jing, straightening her graceful figure and stretching a big lazy yawn; the soft dawn light fell on her delicate face, like a contented cat.

Lu Jing turned his head slightly and, through the porthole, saw rows of sprawling structures below.

The buildings clustered together, some tall, some low, continuous and unbroken, forming a miniature city.

Amid the structures lay a terrifying fissure, like a massive canyon.

Strangely, the surface of the fissure rippled with a Barrier that resembled water waves.

Seen from high above, the whole looked exactly like a centipede.

The centipede's body was the long black fissure, and its many legs were the surrounding buildings.

"Well, these structures are temporary?"

Lu Jing was speechless; the army really pulled out big resources.

"The army has many earth‑type Talent Endowed, so structures like this can be completed in just a week."

Dong Ningxue explained.

"I see......"

Lu Jing was puzzled; if construction costs were so low, why were the house prices still so high?

As the helicopter descended, Lu Jing saw military vehicles cruising the streets and rows of orderly soldiers.

He opened the porthole and felt the whistling cool wind.

The gust lifted Lu Jing's stray hair from his forehead, revealing his bright cheekbones and deep eyes.

"Alright, prepare to disembark!"

Dong Ningxue and Lu Jing jumped straight out of the helicopter.

The moment they landed, a squad of soldiers in uniform led them to a rest area.

"Candidates, please rest here first; you'll be notified when it begins!"

After a brief explanation, the soldiers left.

Dong Ningxue didn't linger and slipped away, saying she was going to find a friend.

"Did I arrive early?"

Lu Jing looked at the sparsely populated rest area and sighed.

There were only benches here, nothing else...

Meanwhile, inside an underground structure at the border.

In the dim corridor, a series of amber wall lamps served as the main light source.

Figures clad in black‑red long robes darted back and forth.

In the noticeably more refined room, an authoritative female voice rang out.

"This once‑in‑a‑millennium chance must see the plan succeed!"

The speaker was a woman in a red long robe, her entire body, including her head, enveloped by the loose garment.

Only the split at her legs hinted at a swath of pale skin.

"Don't worry, Divine Lord; we've been infiltrating for years, just to await this chance!"

In front of the woman stood several figures in black robes.

"Indeed, to hasten our god's descent into the world, we must eradicate the nascent power of the human race!"

"Divine Lord, your wisdom!"

One of the black‑robed figures, after the meeting, left the underground base.

He tore off his black robe, revealing a dark‑green military uniform underneath.

A wicked smile curled at his mouth, and cruelty flickered in his eyes.

Cave structures.

Rest area.

"All provincial representatives, proceed to the Cave entrance to prepare for battle!"

"All provincial representatives, proceed to the Cave entrance to prepare for battle!"

Announcements echoed from the nearby speaker.

Lu Jing assembled the benches, lay on them, and closed his eyes to rest.

He rubbed his eyes, checked the time, and saw it was already ten in the morning.

The rest area buzzed as all provincial contestants arrived.

A quick glance let Lu Jing spot Fan Kong in a yellow monk's robe, holding a wholly red‑glowing wooden staff.

He couldn't help it; the outfit was simply eye‑catching.

Following the signs, everyone arrived at the Cave entrance without obstruction.

It was a towering structure, close to the fissure, as if built atop a cliff.

A few soldiers in uniform carried a box of wristbands and said, "Come line up to receive your dedicated wristband; it lets you communicate inside the Cave and with the outside, monitors your vital signs, and if danger arises, press the SOS button on it."

After speaking, the soldier pointed to a tall armored door nearby, "Take the elevator down from here and you'll go straight into the Cave; someone will be waiting to receive you there."

"Will these wristbands work?"

"Exactly, I heard the Cave is another world; how can this thing have such a good signal?"

"What gigahertz signal is this?"

The candidates are each province's top geniuses; although they hadn't met before and are rivals, their ages are similar, and many have already started chatting.

When someone questioned the wristband's signal, the soldier snorted, "These wristbands are made from the Cave's Energy Stone; you think they run on batteries?"

Lu Jing held the wristband and indeed found a crystal chip on its back emitting a yellow glow.

"Energy Stone?..."

He first thought: could it be synthesized?

After putting on the bracelet, the armored door slowly opened, and a crude elevator rose up.

At the same time, a damp, musty smell wafted over, making Lu Jing involuntarily frown.

He was the first to walk in; the elevator had only a down button.

When the elevator doors opened again, what came into view was a dim stone passage.

After walking forward about a hundred meters, a blue, water-like barrier appeared.

Beside it stood a sign: passing through this barrier would officially enter the Cave world.

"Another world...?"

Lu Jing's eyes flashed with excitement, and he went straight through.

Meanwhile, many people stayed where they were, hesitating before the barrier.

After a brief darkness, Lu Jing was completely stunned in place.

Because the sight before him was truly shocking.

Logically this should be underground, yet it is very bright.

Ahead lay a dense forest; the sky above was a blank white, nothing visible emitting light, but it was definitely not the sun.

A breeze swept over the grass, like green wheat waves; far off, the pine forest rustled in the wind.

And not far off, several long buildings were under construction, from which came occasional chilling roars.

"Indeed, it's another world..."

While Lu Jing sighed, his mind was also filled with questions.

If one directly piloted a helicopter into the rift from above, where would one emerge?

No wonder Dong Ningxue said the Cave does not belong to Blue Star; this place is truly bizarre.

"Those participating in the election, come over here!"

A soldier waved at Lu Jing.

"According to the order of entry, you are number one; go to the Area One over there!"

Lu Jing nodded and directly entered the passage marked with the number "1".

If I'm not mistaken, the election assessment has already begun!

After Lu Jing entered Passage One.

Boom—

The armored door behind him slowly closed, and red lights lit up.

He expanded his mental domain; in this building many rooms were distributed, and each room contained several hideous, ferocious aberrant beasts!