88: Chapter 88 Despair Spreads! A Mysterious Man?

In fact, Ouyang Xun's final act was to sacrifice himself to resurrect the Dark Ruins.

However, the Dark Ruins resurrected through this method was not as powerful as the true Dark Ruins.

According to the secret arts of the Beast Refiner lineage, the black sludge inside the cave was actually the remains of the Dark Ruins; the remains of the Dark Ruins could produce Dark Beasts, which would then be re-absorbed by the black sludge.

As long as it consumed a sufficient number of Dark Beasts, the Dark Ruins could be resurrected in a specific way.

But Ouyang Xun clearly did not have enough time to complete this process, so he had no choice but to commit suicide and sacrifice himself.

Although it was not a full resurrection of the Dark Ruins, it was still terrifying; Dark Beasts were already difficult to deal with, and only spiritual power could kill them.

The Dark Ruins were even more formidable, capable of immunizing itself against the vast majority of spiritual power.

Throughout the history of the New Calendar, only Marshal Chen Han, who surpassed the Martial God Realm, was able to eliminate large numbers of the Dark Ruins.

"Run!"

Li Mo shouted without hesitation; facing such a natural disaster, they were completely powerless to resist and could only flee as quickly as possible.

The group immediately scrambled to escape for their lives; the entire mountain began to shake violently, making it impossible to stand steadily.

"Wuwuwu~"

For some reason, a wailing sound similar to an infant's crying echoed from all directions, making one's hair stand on end.

Textbooks recorded that this was the unique sound that only the Dark Ruins could emit.

It was only at this moment that Li Mo realized Ouyang Xun's final actions were intended to resurrect the Dark Ruins.

As they ran, the mountain collapsed behind them; fortunately, the group was fast enough to avoid being buried by the collapsing mountain.

After a while, they finally ran out of the cave.

They had thought they would be safer now, but when Li Mo looked back, he saw a sight he would never forget in his life.

Behind them, the entire mountain had turned into a pitch-black color, and this black substance was constantly expanding; anything that could be called matter was essentially obliterated within the darkness.

The sky and earth grew dim, the winds and clouds changed color, and everything felt as if the apocalypse had arrived.

At this very moment, almost everyone within the Xumi Secret Realm was drawn to this pitch-black mass and looked over involuntarily.

"What the hell! What is that thing? What the heck is going on?"

"Something is wrong! Very wrong! Such a thing has never happened in the Xumi Secret Realm before!"

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Even the several Martial Gods currently maintaining the stability of the Xumi Secret Realm sensed its instability.

"That is... the Dark Ruins? The Dark Ruins have reappeared? How is this possible!"

"It cannot be! The Dark Ruins on Earth were basically wiped out by Marshal Chen Han! How could they be in the Xumi Secret Realm?"

Even these Martial Gods, who represented the highest combat power, looked at the Dark Ruins with immense fear.

Fortunately, Martial God Qin Ming was relatively calm and immediately said in a deep voice: "What we should be asking now is not how the Dark Ruins appeared, but how to rescue those young people from the Xumi Secret Realm!"

Martial God Qin Ming had not forgotten that his great-grandson, Qin Zhengnan, was still inside the Xumi Secret Realm; if something were to happen to him, his Qin Family lineage would be cut off.

"We are afraid we are helpless regarding the people currently inside the Xumi Secret Realm! Not to mention that we cannot interfere with matters inside the Xumi Secret Realm, even if we could enter, who would be a match for the Dark Ruins?"

"That is right! A Martial God entering the Xumi Secret Realm consumes immense spiritual power; it requires at least ten Martial Gods present here to allow one Martial God to enter the Xumi Secret Realm and intervene!"

From the conversation between these individuals, it could be seen that it was not completely impossible for a Martial God to enter the Xumi Secret Realm; it was just that a sufficient number of Martial Gods were needed to maintain the stability of the Xumi Secret Realm to support one Martial God's entry.

Currently, there were only five Martial Gods maintaining the stability of the space.

Furthermore, these Martial Gods were not worried about the people inside the Xumi Secret Realm; rather, they were afraid!

As the saying goes, the older one gets, the more one fears death!

The path of cultivation was originally intended to achieve longevity; these old Martial Gods were all basically over one hundred and fifty years old; who wouldn't want to live longer?

"At this point, we can only abandon this Xumi Secret Realm! We can use the spatial power of the Xumi Secret Realm to trap the Dark Ruins, otherwise the whole world will suffer!"

Never mind saving people, the few Martial Gods even had thoughts of running away.

Compared to saving people, they were actually more relieved that the Dark Ruins were trapped inside the Xumi Secret Realm.

Seeing this, Martial God Qin Ming started scolding them directly: "A bunch of cowards! It is a waste that you have attained the Martial God Realm! Is the path of cultivation only for oneself?"

"With great power comes great responsibility! Without the resources provided by the country, how many of you could have attained the Martial God Realm? Now, in a time of crisis, you are actually refusing to save these young people! It is truly a waste of the title of Martial God!"

Martial God Qin Ming's words left the other Martial Gods not daring to lift their heads.

But even if they had the heart to save them now, their numbers did not support it.

With no other choice, after stabilizing the morale, Martial God Qin Ming immediately returned to the Great Xia at top speed.

"I am returning to the mainland to call for reinforcements; you must stay here and guard this place, do not leave!"

Martial God Qin Ming's great-grandson, Qin Zhengnan, was currently inside the Xumi Secret Realm; since Martial God Qin Ming was willing to leave his own great-grandson for the time being, the other Martial Gods could not say anything and had to agree.

Theoretically, this trip back and forth would not take long for Martial God Qin Ming, as the speed of a Martial God was extremely fast; coupled with the fact that the time flow in the Xumi Secret Realm and the outside world was different, it would not take long for Martial God Qin Ming to return with reinforcements.

However, the consumption speed of the Dark Ruins was even faster; Li Mo and the others were still trying their best to flee, but the speed of the darkness's consumption had already reached their heels.

In just an instant, nearly half of the Xumi Secret Realm had already been consumed by the resurrected Dark Ruins.

At the beginning, the Dark Ruins were only the size of a mountain, but now they had become a towering behemoth, covering an area of over a hundred kilometers!

Looking at the darkness filling the sky, everyone currently in the Xumi Secret Realm felt a sense of despair welling up in their hearts.

"Heaven is destroying me! Heaven is destroying me!"

"Damn it! We are really going to die this time! Legs, hurry up and move..."

"What is the use of running? The Xumi Secret Realm is only this big, it will be completely consumed by the Dark Ruins sooner or later!"

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Watching this scene, Li Mo finally understood the feelings of the people of the Great Xia when the Dark Ruins descended upon the earth hundreds of years ago.

He also finally understood why Marshal Yue had exterminated the entire Beast Refiner lineage and cut off all hope of survival.

This was a truly world-destroying entity, an invincible entity.

Not to mention researching it, one could not even touch it!

They did not know how long they had been running; their footsteps had not stopped, yet that endless darkness seemed to be chasing them, biting firmly at their heels.

Once they stopped, they would certainly die!

In the process of fleeing, Li Mo also saw some people being directly swallowed by the Dark Ruins; that was disappearance in the true sense of the word; not even a single cell was left behind!

The emotion of despair spread; however, just when Li Mo himself was planning to give up, a golden light suddenly descended from the sky.

A man appeared in the golden light; he had a handsome appearance and indifferent eyes; what made it hard to believe was that the Dark Ruins, which were unmatched, destructive, and capable of pushing through everything, actually stopped when they came into contact with this man!

Even when this man stepped on the darkness of the Dark Ruins, he was completely unharmed!