Chapter 1 Killed?

"Dead?"

Shi Feng stared blankly at Flobeiro, who had instantly turned to nothing.

The speed of that red light was simply unbelievable. It was one thing to be unable to dodge it, but to be instantly killed…

Even if Flobeiro's body was just a weak clone condensed by the Dark Book's summoning of Flobeiro, it was still a genuine Demonic Lord body at the half-step stage.

Being able to instantly kill a Demonic Lord at the half-step stage was something even a true fifth-order peak Demonic Lord couldn't necessarily do.

As for trap barriers and magic arrays, that was even more impossible. Any trap barrier or magic array needed a controller to exert its maximum power. Without a controller, a barrier or magic array could at most trap an enemy. It was impossible to instantly kill a Demonic Lord at the half-step stage, even if it was just a clone.

Not to mention, the beam of light just now wasn't something created by magic or a barrier. It was more like a mana combat technique.

The crowd was also in an uproar, and a chill ran down their spines.

"What exactly is going on?"

"That was a Demonic Lord at the half-step stage!"

The Flobeiro, who was almost invincible in their eyes, died inexplicably. With their third-order level, they would probably be killed instantly as well.

But that wasn't the key…

Being able to instantly kill a Demonic Lord at the half-step stage was unbelievably powerful, indicating that the opponent's strength was definitely on par with the many terrifying existences they had seen.

None of those terrifying existences were something players dared to provoke, because daring to provoke them could directly annihilate their souls forever. If that happened, they would really have to start all over again, with no place to cry.

Before the crowd could recover from the shock, they felt a terrifying mental fluctuation coming.

At that moment, time seemed to stop, and even the thoughts of everyone present almost stagnated. They were all frozen in place, motionless, completely unaware of what was happening.

While everyone was completely frozen, Shi Feng also clearly felt it, but his heart was ice-cold.

"It's over!"

He had only seen this kind of existence that could almost stop time once before, and that was when a group of sixth-order god-level experts fought against an ancient evil spirit.

That battle could be said to be earth-shattering, but aside from those sixth-order god-level experts and a small number of fifth-order peak experts who knew what was happening, no other players were clear about it.

Because by the time they all recovered, the battle was already over.

And this battle, from beginning to end, was just a moment for them, as if nothing had happened at all.

Only after regaining their senses did they realize that one-tenth of the kingdom was gone, or rather, completely disappeared from God's Domain, leaving only endless wasteland and broken spaces everywhere…

Now that this scene was replaying, it meant that the opponent's strength was definitely not weaker than that ancient evil spirit.

Seeing the flow of time around him slow down more and more, even to the point where Shi Feng's thoughts were about to stagnate, a scarlet radiance suddenly bloomed from Shi Feng's backpack, causing the power surrounding Shi Feng to begin to dissipate.

Then, a dilapidated and dazzling broken blade flew directly out of the spatial backpack and quietly floated in front of Shi Feng.

"This is… the Ash Blade!" Shi Feng looked at the broken blade, his heart filled with surprise.

There had always been various legends about the Ash Blade in God's Domain, because it was rumored that this weapon was the weapon of a Godslayer, and a weapon called the Ash Blade had also appeared in God's Domain in the previous life. The wielder was a mysterious expert, and no one knew who this person was.

However, this person had done something earth-shattering. He single-handedly took the Ash Blade and directly destroyed a main city of a super guild. Moreover, the Ash Blade held by that person was extremely powerful and could easily destroy Epic-grade weapons.

It could be said that Epic-grade weapons couldn't withstand three or four strikes in front of the Ash Blade, and only Fragmented Legendary items could barely resist.

Everyone had always speculated that this Ash Blade was likely a Legendary-grade weapon.

So he had always kept this broken Ash Blade, thinking that maybe one day it could be reforged.

Of course, there was another legend about the Ash Blade, which was to seek out the Godslayer and obtain the Godslayer's inheritance. However, these were all historical records in the libraries of kingdoms and empires, and no one had ever truly obtained them until the appearance of that mysterious expert, which completely broke the original calm and made everyone pay attention to the Ash Blade.

"How interesting. There's actually someone carrying that thing among the people who came this time. It seems your luck is quite good."

Just as Shi Feng was feeling surprised by the Ash Blade, a low and cold voice came from the depths of the cave. These words were not human words, but divine language, just like the language of demons.

Although he didn't understand divine language, he could clearly understand what it meant in his mind.

Before Shi Feng could react from the divine language, an old man in a gray robe appeared in front of Shi Feng.

This old man was in a semi-transparent soul state, and extremely unstable, giving people a feeling that he might dissipate at any time, but the feeling he gave off was incredibly grand, making people unable to help but submit.

And all the information about this old man was unknown, and he couldn't check any of it.

"Respected elder, we came here purely by mistake and have no other intentions. I hope you will forgive us," Shi Feng said apologetically, looking at the old man.

He dared not show the slightest disrespect to the old man in front of him.

Although he didn't know the old man's true identity, the means to stop time were definitely at the sixth-order god level. Even if this old man had become a remnant soul, he was definitely not someone he could provoke.

"You don't need to lie. I know your intentions." The old man quietly looked at Shi Feng, his deep gaze seeming to be able to see through even the soul, and slowly said, "You not only obtained that map, but also hold the Ash Blade. Then you are qualified to enter here and know the secrets here. But as for how much you can get from this secret, how much you can gain, it all depends on yourself. I am just an observer and guardian, and will not interfere with anything you do."

Hearing the old man's words, Shi Feng also breathed a deep sigh of relief.

As for whether what the old man said was true or false, he no longer cared, because no matter whether what the old man said was true or false, it was not something he could do anything about.

"Respected elder, what about my friends?" Shi Feng asked with some concern.

Although he had now been rescued, the others were not necessarily so lucky. If they were accidentally permanently killed in order to keep the secret, it was not impossible.

"Don't worry, I won't kill them." The old man glanced at everyone present, and looked at Shi Feng with a light smile, "After all, they are Heaven's Chosen, a group of things that can't be truly killed, even if you kill them, isn't that right?"

Shi Feng sweated slightly at the old man's rhetorical question.

For some reason, Shi Feng had a feeling that this old man knew a lot of things, and even understood that they were players. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked that question.

And this was the first time he had seen such an NPC.

"Alright, I won't joke with you anymore." The old man looked at Shi Feng, who didn't dare to speak, and didn't continue the conversation. He directly said, "Since you hold the Ash Blade, then you are the chosen one, so you can enter the cave. As for the others, they will all be teleported out."

"Of course, as the chosen lucky one, you can also bring nine people in with you."

"But before you bring people in, you'd better think carefully, because the secrets here are so great that it's simply beyond the imagination of you Heaven's Chosen. If you're not careful, it's not impossible for you Heaven's Chosen to 'truly die'."

When the old man said truly die, he deliberately emphasized it, as if he was warning Shi Feng, but also as if he was making fun of Shi Feng, making it completely impossible to guess what the old man was thinking.

However, Shi Feng didn't really care about the old man's reminder.

Because his purpose for coming here was the Geo-Meteorite Secret Realm. Although he didn't know what secrets were inside the Geo-Meteorite Secret Realm, the three super guilds had reportedly gained a lot of benefits back then, so it shouldn't be too dangerous.

"I've decided to bring them over, is that okay?" Shi Feng pointed to Jing Wuming, Gu Jiuji, Yan Ya, and Mu Xiaoxiao, and asked.

"Only bring four people?" The old man looked at Jing Wuming and the others, but instead looked at Shi Feng with some surprise, "Aren't you planning to bring more? You have to know that the price to enter once is extremely high, and even the amount of time you can stay inside is very limited."

"I'm sure," Shi Feng nodded.

Originally, he was thinking of bringing more people in, but he suddenly considered that if the matter inside was too involved, then each additional person he brought in would add a bit of danger.

He might as well choose the four people he was most familiar with, Jing Wuming, Gu Jiuji, Yan Ya and Mu Xiaoxiao. After all, Jing Wuming and the others already knew too many of his secrets and could be said to be truly his own people, but the others in the Asura adventurer group were not as reliable as Jing Wuming and the others.

"Alright, this kind of thing is originally up to you to decide." The old man didn't care, and directly waved his hand at everyone.

In an instant, everyone except Jing Wuming and the others turned into a stream of light and flew out of the cave, one by one flying towards the outside of the Destruction Mountain Range, even the purple and cyan lightning in the sky directly dodged them…

And Jing Wuming and the others were also suddenly startled.

"What exactly is going on?"

Gu Jiuji looked at the sudden scene in front of him, and he didn't react at all.

Because in the previous moment, there was no one in front of them, and even Shi Feng was behind them. In the next moment, Shi Feng appeared in front of them, not to mention that all the others had disappeared.

Obviously, their memories had been blank for a period of time.

And without knowing when, there was also a terrifying old man, and they couldn't read any information at all, it was all unknown.

"Alright, don't look around, it's annoying how you keep scanning with your eyes, do you really think I didn't feel it?" The old man suddenly shouted at Jing Wuming and the others in a low voice, and the pressure of that instant immediately almost made the four of them kneel down, "I'll let you off this time, but if you meet someone else, they won't be as easy to talk to as I am!"

Hearing this, Jing Wuming and the others felt their hearts turn cold, and they quickly nodded, not daring to use any observation skills to observe the old man and the surrounding area again.

"That's more like it, all of you come with me!"

Seeing that Jing Wuming and the others didn't dare to act rashly again, the old man nodded and then walked towards the depths of the cave.