Bai Yue stopped at the entrance to the passageways.
This time, he did not choose blindly.
After coming up empty-handed in the previous section, he had to admit that relying purely on instinct was… unreliable. Luck, it seemed, was not always on his side.
He calmly activated his Domain, extending it simultaneously into the three branching passages. The scan was incredibly fast—within moments, his perception had already reached the ends of all three routes and grasped the situations beyond.
The left passage led to what appeared to be living quarters. The spatial arrangement was warm and orderly, furnished with various daily necessities. Inside, a Champion-level Undying with extremely dense god power was already rummaging through the area, collecting items.
Bai Yue examined them carefully.
None were treasures.
At least, none met his standards.
He withdrew his Domain from that direction, his confidence in his own luck dropping another notch. Ironically, his first instinct earlier had been to choose that very passage.
The middle passage led to a vast warehouse-like space. Numerous storage chambers were distributed throughout, each filled with metals of various grades.
A single glance was enough.
All of them were ordinary.
Most had already been cataloged and analyzed within his Original Universe. From Bai Yue's perspective, these materials were essentially worthless—he could obtain as much as he wanted at any time.
Another Champion-level Undying was present there as well, diligently collecting the metals. Although the total value likely exceeded hundreds of millions of Hun Yuan units, Bai Yue had no interest.
Only the rightmost passage made his eyes narrow.
Within his Domain perception lay a massive open space. At its center was an enormous lava lake, brimming with multicolored flames. In the middle of that lake stood a stone tablet, several hundred meters tall.
Without hesitation, Bai Yue rushed into the rightmost passage.
He crossed the narrow corridor in an instant and arrived within the lava-filled space.
This chamber was immense, clearly reinforced and remodeled by a powerful hand. The ground was smooth and seamless, forged from material so dense that even an ordinary King-level Immortal would struggle to damage it.
To the left of the passage stood a towering throne—clearly the former seat of the cave's master.
But Bai Yue's attention was fixed entirely on the lava lake.
Countless flames intertwined within it, occasionally giving rise to wisps of purple fire. Wherever those purple flames drifted, space itself rippled faintly.
Bai Yue's eyes sharpened.
Purple flames were known to exist only in the seventh layer of the Fire Spirit Abyss. To encounter them here was unexpected.
Yet despite their terrifying nature, these flames posed no threat to Bai Yue.
Their power was fully confined within the lava lake.
Even standing at the edge, Bai Yue felt nothing.
He stepped forward.
Each step landed upon empty space above the lava. The searing flames beneath him could not even scorch his armor.
In just a few strides, he stood before the towering stone tablet.
World power flowed out, penetrating the tablet—
—and recognition was completed effortlessly.
Holy Flame Token.
Yes.
This colossal stone tablet… was actually a token.
According to the information transmitted upon recognition, it was an ordinary treasure. Its function resembled that of the Refining Flame Ring Bai Yue had obtained from Yi Jian Manor: activating a flame-type Domain and assisting in treasure refinement.
However, its power and coverage were far inferior. After all, the Refining Flame Ring was a top-tier treasure.
With Bai Yue's control, the flames within the lava lake retreated back into the token. The stone tablet slowly shrank, transforming into a palm-sized token engraved with intricate flame patterns.
He studied it briefly, then stored it within his Original Universe.
The moment the Holy Flame Token vanished—
The lava pool lost its restraint.
Red magma surged violently, erupting skyward in great arcs. Simultaneously, a powerful suppressive aura spread through the entire space, racing outward through the cave passages.
It was instantaneous.
So fast that even Bai Yue was caught off guard.
Like a blazing beacon in the dark, the fluctuation instantly drew the attention of countless powerful beings.
Something was rising from the depths beneath the lava pool.
The passage below extended far downward—clearly the fire-drawing channel used by the cave's creator for treasure refinement.
Unexpectedly, the first to arrive was neither the rock lifeform nor the bizarre alien Champion who had entered earlier.
"Battle King!"
"Yi Kun King!"
Yi Kun King—Champion of the Xi Jie Race, a subsidiary race of Humanity—had arrived.
"Battle King, so this is our first real meeting," Yi Kun King laughed. "You truly live up to your reputation."
"You flatter me," Bai Yue replied calmly. "I didn't expect you to be the first to arrive."
Yi Kun King sighed and began recounting his unfortunate journey through the cave.
Listening, Bai Yue's expression grew increasingly strange.
Their paths… had been nearly identical.
So had their gains.
Soon after, more Champions rushed in from the other passages—the rock lifeform, the Meditation Sky Beast, and several others.
Compared to Bai Yue, they had harvested quite a lot. Upon sensing the strange aura, they had already swept their respective passages clean.
When they saw Bai Yue standing there, every one of them froze—then silently retreated to the edges of the chamber.
No one dared act rashly.
Yi Kun King chuckled softly.
"They're behaving only because of your reputation. Otherwise, this place would already be chaos."
He wasn't wrong.
Over decades, Bai Yue's name had become synonymous with slaughter. His strength was widely acknowledged as top-tier among Champions in the Ninth Battlefield.
As time passed, more powerful beings gathered. The chamber grew crowded, the atmosphere suffocating—but no one moved.
They waited.
The lava pool, nearly a hundred kilometers across, grew increasingly violent. Magma blasted upward in towering columns.
The heat was terrifying.
Even rock walls that had endured the Fire Spirit Abyss for countless years were melting into molten stone.
Yet none of the Champions present cared.
Those who could reach this depth did not fear such things.
At last—
The treasure beneath surged upward.
Domains collided violently. Powerhouses scrambled for position.
"Hmph."
Bai Yue's cold snort echoed.
His Domain expanded explosively, crushing all others. Except for the Human side, every alien Champion felt as though a mountain had crashed down upon them.
"It's him… Battle King!"
"The rumors underestimated his Domain!"
Whispers spread rapidly.
Then—
"Attack!"
A Monster Race Champion struck first, igniting god power and slashing forward.
Over a hundred Champions followed.
Explosions shook the cave as Fire God Source Crystals detonated. Energy waves raged wildly.
Several Champions died instantly.
Amid the chaos, the treasure burst from the lava and was swept toward the Demon Race side.
A Monster Race Champion lunged—
—and died in the next instant, crushed by a descending black staff.
Bai Yue recognized the treasure in a blink.
The moment he did, all attacks converged on him.
"Seeking death."
His voice was calm.
The Hun Yuan Staff rose.
The slaughter began.
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