Ancient Ruins.

This place was located in the cosmic borderlands of the Ninth Universe, a desolate expanse where the ground appeared scorched by intense fire, covered in patches of brown, parched earth.

There was not a trace of living souls here, only boundless desolation.

Normally, no one would ever come to this place, because the cosmic borderlands had no treasures, only various forbidden zones that devoured life.

However, at this moment, a chubby figure appeared, looking at the dilapidated ruins with a shocked expression.

"This... is this the God Ruins?"

Yang Xiangdi's brow furrowed with seriousness.

After leaving Tianhe Star, the entire Five Elements Sect hid in the deep mountains and old forests to prevent being annihilated by other forces.

After all, he and Qiao Yu had offended several top powers on Tianhe Star. If the Five Elements Sect didn't hide, it would definitely be wiped out.

During the time the Five Elements Sect was in hiding, Yang Xiangdi wasn't idle. He continued to study various methods of scientific cultivation.

His strength improved by leaps and bounds, and soon no one in the Five Elements Sect was a match for him.

After Yang Xiangdi defeated the current sect leader of the Five Elements Sect, the sect leader gave him a treasure map.

It was said that this treasure map was once a map of the Divine Court, leading to the most core area of the Divine Court. It was plundered from other places during the Five Elements Sect's most glorious period.

After the Twilight of the Gods, the Divine Court fell from the void into the mortal realm, becoming the God Ruins.

The God Ruins was a true forbidden zone for life. If ordinary people rashly entered the God Ruins, they would definitely turn into a pile of withered bones within.

"It is said that within this God Ruins, there is a legacy left by the gods. I wonder if it's true or not... barging in like this, isn't it like a pregnant woman walking a tightrope - taking a dangerous risk?"

Yang Xiangdi looked inside. The God Ruins really looked like a ruin. There was nothing, not even a blade of grass. Everywhere was scorched brown earth.

"Forget it! Nothing ventured, nothing gained! Si Yu is still waiting for me on Kaiji Star, and Brother Yu is also working hard. I can't be so afraid of death!"

Yang Xiangdi gritted his teeth, then stepped into the God Ruins.

The God Ruins, covered with scorched brown earth, was like a ferocious beast with its mouth wide open, ready to devour anyone at any moment.

"Ah!!!"

In the dark night, a scream rang out in the God Ruins, and Yang Xiangdi's horrified voice sounded.

"What are you? What are you going to do! Ah!!!" Then, Yang Xiangdi's screams suddenly stopped.

"Ah-choo!"

Qiao Yu sneezed loudly.

"That's strange, why did I suddenly sneeze? Could it be that some beauty is thinking of me?"

Qiao Yu, riding on the Netherworld Bone Dragon King, scratched his head in confusion.

"Never mind, let's not worry about that. Business is more important!"

Qiao Yu looked up at the desolate world before him. There wasn't a shred of vitality in this world, as if there were no living creatures to be found.

This was the world of the undead.

Those creatures who had died with overwhelming obsessions and refused to reincarnate would turn into undead creatures and continue to live in this world.

As time passed, many undead creatures had actually forgotten what their obsessions were.

They were just drifting along, surviving in this world. They were also the lowest level of existence in the entire undead world.

This was Qiao Yu's second time entering the undead world, but unlike the first time, this time, Qiao Yu had entered willingly.

Ever since he obtained the *Undead Symbiosis* skill, Qiao Yu had been thinking about entering the undead world again.

After all, the more undead creatures he contracted, the stronger he would become.

In the short term, this was the fastest way Qiao Yu could think of to improve his strength.

Therefore, after returning to the Bai family and briefly explaining the situation, Qiao Yu plunged headfirst into the undead world.

"Little Bone Comrade, hurry up and call out all those legendary undead creatures! I want to coax... ah, no, I want to discuss the matter of signing contracts with them."

Qiao Yu patted the Netherworld Bone Dragon King's massive dragon head.

The Netherworld Bone Dragon King was silent for a moment, then slowly said,

"I'm afraid... it won't work. Those legendary undead creatures, after the Purgatory Corpse King's propaganda, already know about your deeds."

"As soon as they heard that you had entered the undead world, they all fled."

Qiao Yu: "?"

"Damn it!"

Qiao Yu's face darkened.

"I was wondering why this guy was hiding and didn't dare to see me. So he's been secretly talking bad about me behind my back?"

Qiao Yu used the power of his contract, and before long, the Purgatory Corpse King flew over from afar with a look of unease.

"I heard from Little Bone that you've been promoting my deeds behind my back?" Qiao Yu looked at the Purgatory Corpse King and said amiably.

Upon hearing this, the Purgatory Corpse King immediately stretched out a finger and pointed tremulously at the Netherworld Bone Dragon King.

"Old Bone! Old Bone! I've treated you well, but you actually betrayed me! You son of a bitch, you and this damned Qiao Yu are indeed birds of a feather, I curse you!"

The Purgatory Corpse King was clearly very angry, and immediately greeted the Netherworld Bone Dragon King with a series of colorful curses.

Qiao Yu snapped his fingers, and the Purgatory Corpse King's mouth immediately closed uncontrollably.

"Little Lian Comrade, now is not the time to talk about this. Tell me, you scared away all my legendary undead creatures. How do you plan to make up for that?"

Upon hearing this, the Purgatory Corpse King rolled his eyes around, as if he had thought of something.

"No, damn Qiao Yu, listen to me. What's the point of looking for legendary undead creatures? They're just some demigod-level existences. Why don't we consider looking for taboo-level ones?"

"Taboo-level ones?" Qiao Yu raised an eyebrow.

"That's right! Taboo-level undead creatures are basically all in the core circle, and each one is a world-destroying existence!" The Purgatory Corpse King nodded.

"How many taboo-level undead creatures are there in the undead world right now?" Qiao Yu asked.

"About forty or fifty? I'm not too sure." The Purgatory Corpse King scratched his head.

Qiao Yu stroked his chin, his eyebrows showing a hint of interest.

With his current combat power, plus the cooperation of the Purgatory Corpse King and the Netherworld Bone Dragon King, he should be able to deal with undead creatures below the third level of the Pseudo-God Realm.

Moreover, the Purgatory Corpse King was right. Legendary-level undead creatures were indeed not of much help to him anymore.

"Then do you know which taboo-level undead creatures have strength below the third level of the Pseudo-God Realm?" Qiao Yu asked.

"Of course I know!" The Purgatory Corpse King nodded frantically. "After I advanced to Pseudo-God, I was qualified to enter the core circle, but there's this one guy who's always giving me trouble."

"His strength is only at the second level of the Pseudo-God Realm. Let's go and kill him! I'll lead the way. Please, my lord!"