Xie Sunan's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything further.
Chen Shu changed the subject and said, "Tell me about the ruins in detail. You were there, so you must know more."
"Alright!"
Xie Sunan nodded and said, "Actually, the appearance of this ruin was quite sudden."
"Oh?"
"Our official channels didn't see any anomalies. It was intelligence uploaded by a civilian beast tamer who claimed to have seen the phantom of a dragon soaring in the sky, eventually disappearing into the air. That location turned out to be the entrance to the ruins..."
"Dragon phantom?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow. Could this be another dragon-related ruin?
"Yes, based on his description, we've confirmed its appearance matches the Yinglong recorded in ancient texts!"
"Yinglong?!"
Chen Shu's expression froze, his eyes instantly filling with interest.
This was no ordinary low-blooded dragon. According to ancient texts, it was a noble, true dragon, also known as the King of the Skies.
This was also the origin of the Sky Ruins' name.
After all, the rules of the ruins were obscure, offering no hints, so humans had naturally named it themselves.
'Could this also be someone's contracted spirit?'
Chen Shu thought silently. The Starry Sky Ruins were formed by the power of his contracted spirit, the Indestructible Star Spirit.
Based on his speculation, perhaps all ruins were like this...
Following this, Xie Sunan continued to explain the unusual nature of the ruins to Chen Shu.
Three hours later,
The two had eaten their fill. Chen Shu had learned more about the [Sky Ruins].
Chen Shu asked, "By the way, are you going to the ruins then?"
"Of course."
Xie Sunan nodded and said, "In fact, I've already entered, but my gains were not significant. Based on our judgment, more changes will occur in three days."
"Good! In three days, you guys will go in with me."
Chen Shu grinned and said, "Brother will lead you to a massacre then!"
...
Three days later, in the southern suburbs of the magic city.
"Another ruin has appeared! Brother Fiend, it's all up to you!"
Old Wang was smiling obsequiously, trying to curry favor.
"No, Old Wang, can you have some dignity?"
A Liang frowned and said,
"I'm the leader of your beast tamer team!"
The next second, his expression changed, and he said fawningly,
"Of course, it's up to me to please Fiend!"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched as he looked at A Liang, raising an eyebrow and saying,
"A Liang, you've changed. You weren't like this before." Da Feng Novel
"This guy has started slacking off now..."
Xu Xingxing leaned close to Chen Shu's ear and whispered,
"His family has been comparing him to you every day recently..."
"'His beast taming talent isn't as good as yours, he can't concoct medicines, and he's not even brave enough to drop a nuclear bomb.' They meant to motivate him."
"..."
Chen Shu could imagine the scene and asked,
"How did A Liang respond?"
"He only had one sentence..."
"What?"
"'Yeah, right, right, right...'"
"..."
A Liang interrupted their conversation and said,
"Are you two whispering secrets?"
Although he appeared to be slacking off, his mind was crystal clear.
Since he couldn't beat Chen Shu, it was better to join him.
As long as he had a good relationship with Fiend, then Fiend's strength was equivalent to his own.
"..."
Chen Shu silently glanced at A Liang, saying nothing.
He didn't know A Liang's thoughts and thought this guy had been driven a bit crazy by his family.
The group arrived at a small town in the suburbs, the entrance to the Nightmare-level异空间 (anomalous space) [Endless Swamp] lay deeper within.
"We're here."
Chen Shu, with his blood-red armband, passed through unimpeded and reached the entrance.
Beside the entrance, several Dragon Guards were already on duty, preventing anyone from entering.
Due to the appearance of the ruins, there were no civilian beast tamers inside.
Chen Shu didn't rush into the anomalous space and instead said,
"Xiao Xing, ride your mutated thunderbird."
The [Endless Swamp] had a peculiar geography. There was no stable footing, only poisonous swamps everywhere.
Therefore, only beast tamers with flying contracted spirits were qualified to enter.
"Okay."
Xu Xingxing nodded and summoned his mutated thunderbird.
He was still Silver Two-Star, but the thunderbird's aura had strengthened considerably, and its appearance was even more obnoxious.
Hiss!
As soon as it saw Chen Shu, it immediately wagged its tail and approached, acting extremely affectionate.
"..."
Xu Xingxing's eye twitched. Whose contracted spirit was this, anyway...
Wang Jue beside him chuckled and said, "Xiao Xing, why don't you just give the thunderbird to Chen Pi..."
"Get lost!"
Xu Xingxing completely ignored Wang Jue.
He had seen people give money and resources, but he had never heard of anyone giving away a contracted spirit.
What was the difference between that and giving away one's life...
As the five spoke, they were neatly arranged on the thunderbird's back, with no crowding at all.
Hiss!
The mutated thunderbird shook its tail and transformed into a bolt of lightning, charging towards the spatial entrance ahead.
In an instant, their vision shifted, and the five had entered the anomalous space [Endless Swamp].
Sizzle sizzle sizzle—
As soon as they entered, strange sounds reached their ears.
"Huh?"
Chen Shu looked down and saw they were fifty meters in the air.
The ground was entirely covered by purple swamps, the surface bubbling as if boiling, with faint purple mist emanating from it, making it look extremely poisonous.
According to official information, even Silver-level contracted spirits could not stay in the swamps for long.
Unless it was a powerful Golden-level beast tamer!
Xie Sunan said, "Chen Pi, we can swim in the swamps on your contracted spirit..."
"I have the strength, but I'm not crazy."
Chen Shu glanced at him. Soaking in toxic water for fun, was that it...
At this moment, his gaze sharpened.
He saw, in the direction of the sky, the phantom of a giant dragon with wings on its back.
Its body emanated a dazzling golden light. Even from hundreds of thousands of meters away, they could still sense a faint, yet palpable, pressure...