58: Burial Abyss

He was also carrying someone on his shoulder.

That was the third member of Corona Squad.

Upon returning, the tall man set his teammate down. The teammate’s body was splayed out, with a gruesome wound on his abdomen, flesh torn open, bone faintly visible, and a weak aura.

“Yun Luoshan, come treat him.”

The tall man spoke. The one called Yun Luoshan was the pale man. Hearing the voice, he said nothing more, taking out a secret medicine from his backpack, applying it, spreading it, stitching, and bandaging. He looked quite skilled.

“Where are those people?”

During the treatment, Yun Luoshan asked.

“Either dead or ran away.”

The tall man smiled brightly, revealing a set of neat teeth: “They came because of the Twilight Society. Do you know about the Twilight Society?”

“I haven’t heard anyone in the sect mention it.”

“Don’t forget, we were chosen together. If you don’t know, I certainly don’t know either.”

After the treatment was complete, the moment Yun Luoshan stood up, his legs gave out, and he was about to fall to the ground.

Beside him.

The tall man reached out and grabbed his shoulder.

His gaze swept over the nine metal pillars in the distance, then looked at Yun Luoshan, frowning, and said, “Is it worth it?”

“The Divine Envoy offered conditions I couldn’t refuse.”

Yun Luoshan steadied himself, his face looking even paler. He shook his head and said, “Ding Que, I don’t have your talent. I can’t win everything relying on my talent.”

“I can only do this.”

He stepped away towards the far end: “There are still three record points to set up.”

“Once everything is set up, you can do what you want to do.”

Ding Que helped up another teammate, his voice ringing out: “Do you know what I want to do?”

“Of course.”

Yun Luoshan did not look back: “According to the Divine Envoy’s arrangements, although we need to go deep into the Forbidden Zone, in the end, we don’t need to actually see that Star God.”

“But among these squads, those who can reach the end must be true Heavenly Selections.”

“With your personality, you won’t miss it.”

The voice gradually faded away.

On the high slope behind.

The small sun-like pattern made of blood-colored light flickered on and off.

...

After going deeper into the Forbidden Zone, the terrain became even more complex.

Vegetation was scarce; everywhere were deep valleys, high slopes, and cliffs. Without a map to guide them, if not for the strong physiques of Martial Artists, just traveling would take an unknown amount of time.

After climbing another cliff and walking about a hundred meters, Qin Jin and the two others stopped.

Looking forward, the path ahead was broken, forming a cliff. It was about ten meters across to the other side.

The empty space between the two formed an abyss-like canyon.

Qin Jin stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down. The cliff walls on both sides were curved like a bridge, widening as they went down. It was at least a thousand meters high, and he wondered how such a terrain was formed.

His gaze swept across the bottom, and Qin Jin’s eyes suddenly focused on one spot.

At the same time.

Jiang Panxia’s voice rang out.

“Captain, what is that?!”

The direction she pointed was exactly where Qin Jin’s gaze lingered.

At the bottom of this canyon, there were several motionless corpses!

The Star God Forbidden Zone had been uninhabited in the past.

These were clearly other Heavenly Selection squads who had arrived here first, fallen into the abyss, and were buried here.

Qin Jin’s eyes flickered with thought.

A distance of ten meters was no problem at all for a Newborn Realm Martial Artist who had undergone transformation and was aided by life energy.

The reason they fell and died here was either because they were ambushed during the process or encountered other situations.

“I’ll go first.”

Seeing Qin Jin thinking, Yu Sheng’s voice rang out: “Jing Ge, you go last. This way, if there’s any accident, you’ve condensed Divine Intent, so you can help me.”

For an Ningyi Realm Martial Artist, Divine Intent could not only perform mental attacks, but also influence reality after leaving the body. This was the biggest change in the Ningyi Realm.

Qin Jin did not answer immediately.

His mental power spread to the other side, detecting no abnormalities.

He withdrew his mental power, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: “Alright.”

Among the three, Yu Sheng was undoubtedly the weakest in combat power.

But just as he said, he would do his best to help Qin Jin.

Receiving the answer, Yu Sheng no longer hesitated, stepping back a few paces, gathering strength, and bursting forward, running out in big strides.

Having learned from the lesson below the deep valley, he held nothing back, directly unleashing his life energy. His body soared into the air, falling towards the other end.

Everything was normal.

His body traced an arc and landed on the other side.

But...

The moment he stepped onto the other side, Qin Jin saw his leg suddenly bend, and his body lost balance.

The Divine Intent, already prepared, manifested. The golden armored Divine Heavenly Selection appeared, forming a tangible entity, ready to help.

But Yu Sheng was already prepared. As his body lost balance, his life energy erupted with full force, his body leaning forward. After staggering a few steps, he maintained his balance.

He looked a bit disheveled.

But without Qin Jin’s intervention, he had already stabilized himself.

“Jing Ge.”

Yu Sheng closed his eyes slightly, as if experiencing something. After a moment, he spoke: “There is a special pressure here.”

“When I first arrived, the pressure was strongest, and now it’s gradually weakening.”

“Pressure?”

Qin Jin raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at Jiang Panxia: “You go first.”

“Mm.”

Jiang Panxia held her spear, running to the edge of the cliff. She pressed the spearhead down, bracing it against the ground. Combined with her own strength, the spear shaft bent. She exerted force and then suddenly sprang, like a pole vaulter, her body leaping across the canyon.

She jumped farther than Yu Sheng. After landing, she stumbled twice due to the pressure, then stabilized herself.

Seeing both of them cross safely.

Qin Jin no longer hesitated, leaping up.

His life index was much higher than the other two. After landing, he sensed the pressure, but his body remained stable and unshaken.

“This pressure...”

As Yu Sheng said, this pressure was strongest at first, then gradually diminished in stages.

This was not a mental pressure, but a physical change similar to gravity, which was why mental power had not detected it.

While experiencing it, Qin Jin’s heart stirred.

He circulated his life energy, driving the core power that had integrated into his body.

At this moment.

The pressure further weakened.

“It really is related to it.”

“There was no pressure on the outermost layer, but now it appears.”

Qin Jin looked forward: “If that’s the case, the pressure inside the Forbidden Zone might get higher and higher. Only by acquiring more core power can the pressure be reduced.”

“And not just that.”

“The pressure is weakening in stages.”

“So that means...”

He recalled various things in his mind, suddenly realizing.

“It’s background and age!”

He suddenly reacted: “The Chosen Plan, the squads formed by various forces, are all composed of young people from Mining Star backgrounds.

“This pressure is very likely a repulsive force autonomously emitted by the Star God. Young individuals from Mining Star backgrounds, who are more vibrant, are more easily accepted by the Newborn Star God and can be immune to more repulsive force.”

“At the same time, the core power obtained by defeating constructs, which is the Star God’s overflow, can also reduce the pressure.”

“So that’s how it is...”

Everything in his mind connected.

“Then, the problem arises...”

Thoughts flashed in his mind.

Just then...

With a sudden realization, Qin Jin’s voice abruptly looked towards the far end.

There, sounds of combat came.

“Let’s go take a look.”

After Qin Jin gave the order, the three of them sped up.

As they approached, the sounds of combat had already ceased.

Looking into the distance, they saw two teams facing each other. On the ground, there were still traces of combat, it seemed... their recent exchange had not resulted in a clear victor.

Accompanied by the thunder from the sky, Qin Jin and the two others approached. The three parties were tens of meters apart, facing each other from a distance.

The sky was dim, and thunder roared.

Just then.

The leader of one of the teams looked towards Qin Jin’s side, and his voice rang out.

“Hey, new friends.”

“I am Ji Xiuyuan, representing the Corridor Star System branch of Hongtu Interstellar Group, participating in this Chosen competition.”

“Since you’ve come here, you should have noticed something, right?”

“Since eliminating those energy constructs can grant the power to reduce repulsion, then... what about eliminating other Heavenly Selections who have acquired this power?”

“New friends, how about we cooperate and take down these three idiots opposite us together?”

He looked refined, wearing glasses, though the battle-damaged clothes made him look a bit disheveled.

Qin Jin scrutinized both sides, remaining silent.

Not getting an immediate answer, Ji Xiuyuan’s gaze shifted, looking towards the team they had originally been confronting.

“Three brothers, I was just joking. These three newcomers are not to be trusted.”

“We’ve also gotten to know each other through fighting.”

“How about we join forces and deal with this third party that just arrived?”