Chapter 470 - 344: The Abyss? You Still Dare to Appear Before Me?
The ground beneath his feet was crumbling, and the space behind him was collapsing, as if an unseen giant hand were crushing this world to pieces.
Three hundred meters, two hundred, one hundred... He was getting closer and closer to the entrance.
But the spatial passage... had shrunk to the size of a fist!
Wei Song gritted his teeth. The Thermonuclear Core deep in his chest spun wildly, and his speed surged once more.
Like a meteor flying in reverse, he shot toward the rapidly closing gap.
Just as the opening shrank to the size of an egg,
POP! Wei Song felt himself pass through a thin membrane.
When he looked around again, the gray, hazy sky was gone, and the dark red earth had vanished.
Before him lay a lush green valley. Fresh air filled his nostrils, carrying the scent of grass and soil.
Sunlight filtered through the clouds, feeling pleasantly warm on his face.
"General!"
"General Wei is out!"
Anxious shouts came from all directions.
Zhou Zhen rushed over with his team, his face filled with worry.
"General, are you alright? Just now, inside..."
"I’m fine." Wei Song waved a hand, his voice calm once more.
"The Rift has been purified, and the followers of the ’Abyssal Word’ have been eliminated. Now... the Rift is undergoing Annihilation."
As soon as he finished speaking, the rock wall behind him began to dissolve, as if being erased.
Rock, moss, soil... everything turned from "existence" to "nothingness."
Soon, the rock wall returned to its original state, as if nothing had ever happened.
"It’s o-over? Just like that?" Zhou Zhen’s mouth hung open, his eyes wide with shock.
"Once the corruption was cleansed, it naturally came to an end." Wei Song nodded and turned to walk toward his team.
He had only taken a few steps when he suddenly froze, but he immediately resumed walking as if nothing had happened.
Deep within his pupils, a flicker of golden light suddenly flashed and then vanished without a trace.
Wei Song suppressed the excitement in his heart, his expression remaining unchanged.
In his mind, something new had appeared—a golden mark.
The mark was tiny, only the size of a Rice Grain, shaped like a simplified star, and it emanated a gentle luster.
Within it was contained... the aura of the World Origin.
At the same time, the panel reappeared at the edge of his vision.
[World Origin Mark detected. Erase?]
The text was pale gold, a mechanical inquiry.
’No!’ Wei Song hurriedly refused in his mind.
’Are you kidding me? This is a World Origin Mark!’
’If the panel actually erased it, I’d cry myself to death.’
’Heh! So the method for clearing the Rift actually works!’
He took a deep breath to calm his racing heart and made an excuse to step aside.
With his back to the others, he closed his eyes and focused his Spiritual Power to perceive it.
The mark hovered quietly, and from the depths of his Soul, he felt an unprecedented sense of "familiarity."
It was like... coming home.
Wei Song opened his eyes and looked around. The once-ordinary valley scenery now looked different.
As the green grass swayed in the wind, the veins on every single leaf were clearly visible.
The patterns on the surface of the Rock were like natural Runes, containing the rhythm of the Earth.
The distant stream gurgled, its sound carrying a resonance with some kind of Rule.
The Energy particles in the air were no longer chaotic, but instead drifted and floated along some profound trajectory, like living fireflies.
In his eyes, the entire world had... "come alive."
’So, there’s this kind of benefit, too...’ Wei Song mused, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.
’It seems... I have a bit of a Chosen One vibe now.’
He clenched his fist, and the temperature in his palm rose slightly.
He hadn’t actively controlled it. Instead... the world’s Rules were "cooperating" with him.
It was like a fish swimming in water or a bird flying in the sky—natural, smooth, and effortless.
’Now that I have the mark... the biggest obstacle to transporting my main body has been solved.’
A fiery glint flashed in Wei Song’s eyes.
’Once I advance to the Legend rank... it will all depend on the preparations back in the Wizard World.’
He turned and walked back to his team, his expression calm once again, but the Thermonuclear Core deep in his chest was now beating twice as fast as before.
「At the same time.」
In the Wizard World, inside the underground Laboratory at No. 7 Wisteria Lane.
Ian sat cross-legged before an altar, his eyes half-closed as he gazed at his panel.
Gravity Rule: 39%, Purification Rule: 21%, Time Rule: 6%.
There was still a considerable gap to reach 50%.
But he wasn’t in a hurry. With the panel’s permanent 300% bonus, plus the continuous feedback from his projection...
...his speed was already lightning-fast compared to other Wizards.
Just then, the Secret Magic Mark belonging to Lucian suddenly lit up in his Sea of Spirit!
A deep, resonant voice traveled through the mark directly into his consciousness.
"Brother Ian! I’m back! This exploration of the Half-Plane was quite fruitful!"
"The Void Condensed Core and Phase Core you needed... I got them all, along with a few other pleasant surprises."
Lucian’s voice was filled with irrepressible excitement.
Ian’s eyes snapped open, and a slow smile spread across his lips.
"Lucian, you’re finally back."