Chapter 340: World Suppression, Glitch-Farming for Sacrifice

At that moment, Dongfu City was buzzing with two distinct, yet equally fervent, states of affairs.

The Security Committee had mobilized nearly half of the city’s population to frantically transport wood, stone, and tons of elemental ore crystals to the city center’s coordinates.

Everyone had a single goal: to race against time and upgrade the Crystal Prism Tower to Level 6, unlocking High Tier defensive systems and functional buildings.

“I heard the Elemental Suppression fluctuations are strongly correlated with the Broken Star Ring. We have to prepare for a rainy day to deal with this hypothetical enemy,” a citizen sighed.

Furthermore, the official broadcast announcing “limited slots for Four-Star and above professions” had also ignited a sense of urgency among the city’s experts.

Realistically speaking, individuals at this level were already considered pillars of the city.

This scramble for positions inevitably led to a massive crowd gathering outside the Trial Tower.

To compete for the limited High Tier advancement vouchers, countless Spellcasters who believed they met the standards swarmed into the tower like a flood, terrified of being even a step too late.

But for Su Chen, who already stood at the pinnacle of the city’s combat power, all this commotion had long since become irrelevant.

He had a more important goal.

…

Leaving the new camp behind, Su Chen flew alone through the sky above the forest.

The extreme mobility of Aurora Flash allowed him to reach the rift zone again in just a short while.

On the cliff’s edge, the ancient and mysterious altar still stood. The luster of the flowing Rune Array on its surface seemed to thirst for a sacrifice of flesh and blood.

‘Nothing’s changed.’

Su Chen’s gaze flickered, and he wasted no time.

HUM!

Using the coordinates from his previous exploration, space rippled like the surface of water, completely swallowing his form.

A second later, the feeling of weightlessness dissipated.

Su Chen landed steadily on a cold Obsidian floor.

Before him, the magnificent corridor of the Underground City opened up once more. Fragmented human statues were scattered on both sides, appearing to silently watch this uninvited guest.

‘Let’s do this.’

Su Chen’s gaze swept past the ordinary kneeling statues, locking directly onto the lavishly decorated grotto tombs lining the stone walls.

His eyes finally settled on a sarcophagus carved with intricate totems.

HUM!

His Strong Will surged forth. Guided with exceptionally refined control, it seeped inward like silken threads, quickly detecting the immense life fluctuation that lay frozen by time beneath the stone shell.

The Reviver he fought last time was merely an insignificant pawn, while this noble Priest was clearly far stronger.

Of course, confronting a powerhouse from a previous era at their peak strength head-on would obviously be unwise.

Su Chen had a more elegant and efficient solution.

‘Here’s a little wake-up call.’

He raised his right hand, pressing the palm of his Hand of Control against the cold stone shell.

Under the weaving property of the Master of All Things, the powers of Destruction and Flame Burst were perfectly fused.

A formless, intangible wisp of shadow-flame—leaking not the slightest trace of heat—silently seeped through the pores of the stone and attached itself precisely to the outer chest of the sleeping body within.

Remarkably, this infiltration could not penetrate the petrified body, a testament to the extraordinary power of the flesh-and-blood expert sleeping within.

The delayed detonation property of Destruction allowed him to set a countdown with ease.

After setting this up, Su Chen left without a moment’s hesitation.

HUM!

A Light and Dark Particle Stream instantly enveloped his body. He activated the Aurora Flash Technique, and his figure faded on the spot, warping directly outside the cavern.

3!

2!

1!

BOOM!

A muffled explosion resounded from within the sealed grotto as the highly corrosive, destructive heat of the shadow-flame erupted.

The thick stone shell was instantly covered in cracks before being blown to smithereens by the expanding shockwave from within.

“Ugh…”

A shrill, furious roar echoed from within the smoke and dust.

The Ancient Priest, who had slumbered for untold ages, was forcibly awakened in this utterly humiliating fashion.

HUM!

He instinctively erupted with a terrifying wave of Spiritual Energy, attempting to tear apart the insect that had disturbed his slumber.

This tangible spiritual storm swept through the entire underground cavern like a tsunami, even surging with overwhelming force up through the rift and out onto the surface.

But Su Chen’s reaction was faster.

He executed an outward warp with his Tunneling Shuttle, decisively putting an extreme distance between them.

Above ground, the invisible spiritual storm swept past.

The entire forest surrounding the rift valley instantly fell into a horrifying, deathly silence.

The birds and beasts hidden within the trees, down to the faintest chirp of a cicada or bird, were all mercilessly snuffed out.

Even so, this terrifying wave of power—strong enough to shatter an ordinary person’s Sea of Consciousness—still failed to catch a trace of Su Chen, who was already long gone.

As his attack missed its mark, the Ancient Priest was about to give chase when something unexpected happened.

In this Age of Magic, the rejection of the world’s Law descended mercilessly. His exposed Spiritual Power subjected him to an even more terrifying suppression.

In just a second or two, the Priest’s once-mighty body began to rapidly deteriorate.

His once-healthy flesh withered and shriveled at a visible rate, and nauseating black blood seeped from his cracking skin.

As his body degenerated, his power, once as unfathomable as the Abyss, began to dwindle as rapidly as air leaking from a punctured ball.

A full twenty-some seconds later, once the Priest’s aura had hit rock bottom and his mind was on the verge of collapse, Su Chen returned.

Moreover, the moment Su Chen re-entered the underground corridor, he had already activated his Super-Limited Premonition technique and equipped his True Spirit Dominating Armor.