"You all leave first," Chen Shu said. "I suspect the ruins have already distributed their rewards."
The crowd exchanged glances, their eyes reflecting thought.
"Old Ye, you take them away first. I reckon other Dragon Riders will be leaving soon too."
Now that the ruins no longer offered rewards, there was no reason for the Dragon Riders to stay.
"Alright!" Ye Yu nodded and then stepped into a spatial portal beside him. A Liang and the others also left one after another. Although the trip to the ruins was quite short and full of unexpected twists, they had at least gained some decent rewards.
At this point, only Liu Feng and Chen Shu remained.
"Chen Pi, you really know how to find bugs..." Liu Feng didn't pursue the little flying dragon. Instead, he recalled his contracted spirits and sat with Chen Shu on top of the slime. With the spatial rabbit's skills, Chen Shu's efficiency in killing the little flying dragon was simply too monstrous.
"This is called strength!" Chen Shu pouted and said, "Without strength, you can't even catch a bug if you're given one!"
"..." Liu Feng shook his head. This guy truly took the unconventional path...
Time gradually passed. The Dragon Riders inside the ruins all departed and returned to the [Endless Swamp]. Over a hundred people were smiling, chatting with each other. In fact, due to the lack of clear rules within the ruins, they hadn't held much hope for rewards. But who would have thought there would suddenly be a golden rain...
"Let's wait for Chen Shu and the others," Ye Yu said, crossing his arms and waiting silently. The two of them, King-level cultivators, had merely gone through the motions. Fortunately, they received some rewards as consolation.
Five days passed in the blink of an eye. Inside the Sky Ruins,
"One three."
"Four queens."
"???" Liu Feng turned to look at the little sprite and said, "I have one three!"
"I know, I have four queens!" the little sprite said calmly.
"..." Chen Shu, standing nearby, twitched his mouth. This scene felt familiar, but he had absolute faith in the little sprite, believing it wouldn't be as foolish as Xiao Xing. As expected, the little sprite played another card: "Four kings."
"??"
"Four aces."
"..."
"Four twos, and one more card."
"..."
"One three."
"..."
Liu Feng's eyes widened, a hint of despair creeping in. He had already lost thousands of rounds...
"Are you cheating?"
"What are you talking about? I'm just crushing you with my intelligence, alright? Besides, you're the one who shuffled the cards..."
"Crushing my foot!" Liu Feng's mouth twitched. With hands like these, how could he possibly play?
"You owe me forty million. When are you settling up?" The little sprite's dark eyes darted, its mouth curling upwards. That could buy so much delicious food...
"I'm not playing anymore, not playing." Liu Feng shook his head. He hadn't won a single game in these five days. The problem was, this guy had only just learned how to play Dou Dizhu five days ago!
The little sprite pouted, disdain in its eyes, and said, "Can't handle losing?"
"..." Liu Feng sighed. Losing the Chinese Yuan was a minor issue; the main problem was that his mentality had completely shattered. He pointed at Chen Shu and said, "Why is it that you only win against me? Are you guys ganging up on me?"
"Old Liu, are you stupid!" The little sprite took a puff of its cigar and said, "I'm his contracted spirit. Do you think I can ask him for the money?"
"..."
Just as they were idly chatting, a hundred-meter-tall giant flying dragon suddenly appeared before them.
"Huh? A new change?" Chen Shu's eyes widened, sensing he was about to enter the core area of the ruins. In these five days, he had killed countless small flying dragons, and finally, he had summoned such a behemoth.
"Er Ha, go!" The little sprite exhaled a puff of mist at the husky, directly boosting its stats.
Roar roar roar! The husky shook its head and immediately unleashed over ten elemental skills.
Boom! A large area of elemental skills converged, and utilizing the spatial rabbit's spatial portal, they instantly struck the giant dragon. The white giant dragon was about to escape, but it was too late. Its head had already been cracked open...
"So weak?" Chen Shu pouted. Where the giant dragon fell, a new spatial portal appeared.
"Here it comes!" Chen Shu's expression brightened. It was clearly visible that on the other side was not the [Endless Swamp], but the appearance of a mountain peak.
"Hmm?" Liu Feng was slightly stunned and asked, "What is this?" He had never experienced the inheritance of the ruins, so he naturally didn't know there was a core area. And in the core's location, there might be the spirit of the ruins.
"Good stuff!" Chen Shu patted the slime and immediately charged towards the spatial portal ahead. In an instant, their vision shifted, and the two successfully entered the core area. A weak mental voice transmitted, "You can actually get in here?!"
"Huh?" Chen Shu was slightly startled. He found himself on a mountain peak, and before him, there was a giant egg. Beside the giant egg was the mutated thunderbird. At this moment, golden energy was continuously pouring out from within the giant egg, flowing into the thunderbird's body.
"Chen Shu!" Xu Xingxing waved, a look of surprise in her eyes.
"Xiao Xing." Chen Shu nodded slightly and approached the mutated thunderbird. Just then, the giant egg shook slightly, and another mental voice transmitted: "Be careful! He is very dangerous!"
"..." Chen Shu's mouth twitched. So you've revealed everything, haven't you?
"He's my friend, nothing will happen to him..." Xu Xingxing quickly explained, having absolute trust in Chen Shu.
The giant egg spoke again: "I think he's capable of anything..."
"..." Chen Shu's expression froze, then he said, "I'm a pure and innocent young man, can't you tell?" He had already understood the situation. The giant egg before him was likely a Star Spirit, similar to those in the Starry Sky Ruins, managing the entire ruin.
"Xiao Xing, how's the inheritance progress?" Chen Shu didn't bother arguing with a giant egg, focusing on the inheritance.
Xu Xingxing was slightly stunned and said, "Inheritance? Inherit what?"
"Hmm?!" Chen Shu immediately had his four contracted spirits surround the giant egg and said, "You're not giving the inheritance?! I'll give you three seconds. Hand it over obediently!"
"..." The giant egg trembled slightly. It had indeed judged correctly; this guy was not a good person...