684: Monarch-level civilization

One hundred thousand meters in the sky.

Somewhere uninhabited.

“No mistake, it’s this coordinate.”

“It looks like it’s about to open.”

A man riding a Glowing White Cat, with an ordinary short haircut, looked around the empty surroundings and said with conviction.

“Little White, do you know?”

Lin Xun stroked the Glowing White Cat beneath him and said:

“The clouds in the City in the Clouds have started to disappear. This is a very bad omen, but these Alien Races don’t understand.”

“When the volume of these clouds collectively decreases by about 20%, the Cloud Profound Empty Realm, one of the two Forbidden Grounds in the sky, will open!”

“This is the only moving Forbidden Ground among the Nine Forbidden Zones!”

“But fortunately, its range is always above the sky. Although it leaves no trace, I already know it in advance.”

Lin Xun said this and touched his nose:

“Although I met Chen Du in advance, it seems it didn’t affect anything. He still forcefully broke through ‘that restriction’ with his Rank 36 Mental Energy at roughly the same time.”

“I really don’t know how he raised his Mental Energy so high with his Life Strength Rank. He’s truly a monster!”

“I also don’t know if he followed my advice later, choosing the left and giving up the eternal heart.”

“Although that would make him weaker, the Seventh Ecological Circle can survive because of it.”

“Even if Chen Du can’t defeat those enemies in the future because of this, it doesn’t matter.”

“After Rebirth, I will achieve the strongest development, becoming stronger than those four guys!”

“I, Lin Xun, am the protagonist!”

After speaking, he looked at the empty space in front of him:

“The Monarch-level Civilizations in the Nine Forbidden Zones have probably only just reacted. At this point in time, certain locations in the Nine Forbidden Zones can be said to be quite safe!”

“Although they are Civilizations that are above Overlord-level Civilizations, they are probably still in slumber right now, especially the Cloud Profound Empty Realm, which automatically closes and moves.”

As soon as his voice fell, the space in front of Lin Xun first made a “thump” sound, and then was torn open with a small slit like a piece of paper.

“Ow~”

The Glowing White Cat let out a low growl, but its target was not the crack in front, but Lin Xun on its back.

“Go, Little White, don’t be afraid that I’ll die!”

“Having consumed the Five-Colored Spiritual Light, you, theoretically, can bring Rank 25 me into the Cloud Profound Empty Realm.”

“Although I have obtained the greatest secret treasure of Blue Star, without ample resources and a long enough time to enhance me, my development speed is still not fast enough.”

“Now that all good resources are Controlled by Great Civilizations, to go against the current, I must enter the Nine Forbidden Zones.”

“The Cloud Profound Empty Realm, which no one has discovered yet, is my best starting point.”

“Little White, charge!”

“Ow~”

...Star Core?

Chen Du’s pupils constricted. He didn’t expect to suddenly hear news about the Star Core here.

The Star Core was the main Materials for upgrading planets, as mentioned by the Energy Lifeform Cao Daba.

Even an experienced Energy Lifeform like Cao Daba had never seen what this thing looked like, only knowing that it was a very heavy metal and its purpose.

At that time, Chen Du wondered if the Star Core was the gold stone cultivating soil in his hand, but he quickly realized it wasn’t.

Now it was good; Cao Daba had never seen the Star Core, and the Prophet Civilization didn't know its purpose. Putting the two together, the information was relatively complete.

“The Star Core is the main Materials for upgrading planets.”

“As for how exactly to upgrade and how much is needed, I don’t know, but I presume what you obtained is definitely not enough.”

“Is that thing still there?”

“I want to see what kind of metal has such great power.”

Chen Du asked.

Qing Feng showed a surprised expression upon hearing this:

“Upgrade planets!?”

“Your answer truly astonishes me. I never thought planets could be upgraded.”

Then he shook his head with some regret:

“It’s not that I won’t let you see that thing, nor was it taken by other Alien Races. A long time ago, we had a new Prodigy who became a Domain Warrior.”

“He was quite a Genius and had great ideals. He wanted to lift the curse of the Prophet Civilization, so he went to the Surface to search for the Black Dragon Creation Pool.”

“The result was, of course, that he didn’t find it, so he later changed his goal and placed his hope in the Nine Forbidden Zones. He also took that piece of Star Core with him at the time.”

“The purpose was simple: to see if any Surface Alien Race recognized this thing, or to find its purpose himself.”

“Finally, he chose Cloudfall Skyriver, one of the Nine Forbidden Zones. Unfortunately, he underestimated the terror of the Forbidden Ground. Although he passed through the outermost Waterfall of Wind, he soon died inside, and the Star Core was naturally left there.”

“As for whether it’s still there now, I don’t know.”

“It’s a yellow metal, almost the same color as gold, but its weight is vastly different. Because the Star Core we obtained was a very incomplete piece, we don’t know its specific appearance either.”

Chen Du nodded.

Although he was a little disappointed not to see the Star Core, even if he had seen it, it would only satisfy his curiosity and have no practical effect.

His return to the Prophet Circle was already an unplanned trip.

Firstly, he wanted to see if he had the luck to obtain this metal. Secondly, he wanted to see if Yao Wangjing had acquired it.

Now it seemed, neither happened.

“Since you told me the secret of the Star Core, I will also give you a piece of information.”

“Not all Alien Races get lost in the Mist of the Primordial Mine Forbidden Zone. As far as I know, two Alien Races can come out of it.”

“One is the Undead Civilization, and the other is the former Overlord-level Civilization, Shan Hai Civilization!”

“They both come from a million meters Underground, and at the same time, the entrance to a million meters Underground is in the Mist of the Forbidden Zone.”

“Very few Alien Races know about this. Among the Alien Races a hundred thousand meters Underground, only we should know.”

Chen Du nodded slightly, showing an expression of understanding.

He already knew that the Shan Hai Civilization was a Civilization from the Underground, and they all acted alone, so no one on the Surface knew there was a fourth Overlord-level Civilization.

However, Chen Du only learned today that the Shan Hai Civilization came from a million meters Underground.

During the Prophet Circle competition at that time, he learned from the registration information that an Alien Race claiming to be from the Shan Hai Civilization had registered from the Gloomy Land.

At that time, he had wondered if this Civilization originated from the Gloomy Land.

Now it seemed that person probably just registered casually, like him, or perhaps wasn't even from the Shan Hai Civilization and wanted to trick someone or something.

Furthermore, that Shan Hai Civilization member might not have participated in the subsequent competition, as there was no record. And the one responsible for registration was not a Prophet Alien Race, which meant there was no memory, so Chen Du asking was useless.

“Next, I will answer you about the War of Earthly Chaos.”

“Actually, this matter is like the matter between men and women; it’s just that in the end.”

“This War of Earthly Chaos, simply put, was about seizing resources, but it escalated and eventually evolved into a war.”

“But this resource was not the Star Core you think it was. Let alone that we didn’t know the purpose of the Star Core back then, even if we did, a war wouldn’t have broken out.”

Not because of the Star Core?

Chen Du thought for a moment. The diary 443 mentioned that the Prophet Alien Race taking the Star Core indirectly led to the subsequent War of Earthly Chaos.

But now it seemed that they themselves didn't seem to believe it was due to their own reasons.

He didn't think either side was wrong; it was probably a matter of information asymmetry and perspective. Chen Du believed that after Qing Feng finished speaking, there would be a definitive answer to this question.

As for the resources Qing Feng mentioned... “What resources did they fight over?”

Chen Du asked.

So far, besides the Star Core, he hadn't heard of any incredibly powerful resources in this Underground. Could it be some ultimate resource?

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