Empress: My husband is too strong, I can only lie down and relax.

Chapter 382 Even More Ancient Than Antiquity, Bolun Appears!

"That's right, that's what my mother said at the time, but she didn't tell me the specifics."

“But our Butterfly Queen clan existed in this world ten thousand years ago. This proves that the Eight Legions of the Ancient Human Emperor were even more ancient beings, and that they had already perished at that time and were buried in the core area of ​​the Eight Desolate Domains!”

The Butterfly Queen nodded.

Gu Jiancheng's expression grew increasingly solemn.

He had thought that the ancient times ten thousand years ago were ancient enough.

It seems that this is not the case; the history of the Outer Heavens is probably much longer.

However, the ancient human emperor and his eight followers should have been incredibly powerful. Although they couldn't be said to be immortal, why did they all perish?

Too many questions left Gu Jiancheng completely baffled.

Perhaps, only by going to that so-called Eight Desolate Tombs can we find out the truth!

Meanwhile, within Jiuli City, cultivators from the four clans, led by the Jin clan, had already left this ancient city.

Because all the prodigies, including Jin Zhe, disappeared from the Prodigy Ranking before entering the Insect Domain, this means that all the disciples of the four races have perished.

They waited for millennia, never expecting such an outcome.

Thus, they could only begin to plan for the situation to come. After all, with all the clan's prodigies fallen, what awaited them was very likely the extermination of their clan!

The most frenzied were Song Qingshan and his group. They had already made ten times their initial investment, but they never expected that Gu Jiancheng would suddenly jump into the top ten!

Previously, he would never have believed that Gu Jiancheng could achieve this result.

Moreover, Qianjinlou has now reopened a new betting pool, where people are betting on where Gu Jiancheng will ultimately rank.

If Gu Jiancheng can advance from seventh to sixth, he will receive double the benefit; fifth place will receive triple the benefit; and if he is at the top of the Prodigy Ranking, he will still receive ten times the benefit!

This time, Song Qingshu hesitated. He actually wanted to try his luck again and get ten times the return.

But to be at the top of the list of prodigies means that Gu Jiancheng must surpass Jun Daolin and Gu Shechenxin.

This is really too difficult. Those are the two strongest peaks recognized by all races. For others, they are two insurmountable mountains!

"Brother Song, what do you say? We'll bet with you this time!"

His three or five friends around him were also watching him.

They had followed Song Qingshu before, and now they were all making a fortune.

"But……"

Song Qingshu clenched his fists, veins bulging on his neck, then took a deep breath and said, "Let's give it our all!"

"If you trust me, then bet Gu Jiancheng is the leader of the prodigies!"

Immediately, Song Qingshu took out all his savings and bet on the first place bet.

Anyway, all these Saint Crystals were earned because of Gu Jiancheng.

At worst, we can just return it all.

"You, you bet on him to be number one?!"

But this time, his friends all hesitated.

Clearly, Song Qingshu's choice was far too insane!

If we lose, we'll have nothing left.

“That’s right, hehe, if not now, when?” Song Qingshu was trembling with excitement.

Regardless of the outcome, at least he has no regrets!

"Damn, that's right, you have to be bold in life, I'm going with you!"

"At worst, we can earn it again!"

Upon hearing this, the others also aggressively bet on Gu Jiancheng to be number one.

Compared to the previous betting odds, only Song Qingshu and others were betting on Gu Jiancheng to become the top of the Prodigy Ranking. In the square, the cultivators who were originally extremely envious and jealous of Song Qingshu and others were now all mocking and ridiculing.

In their view, Gu Jiancheng's ability to reach seventh place was already the limit. Could he really challenge Jun Daolin and Gu Shechenxin with his cultivation at the first level of the Immortal Ascension Realm?

I'm afraid even the four people behind him won't be able to surpass him!

At that moment, on the roof of the Thousand Stars Tower, the mysterious woman suddenly raised her hand.

"Miss, what are your orders?" The maid behind her rushed forward upon seeing this.

"How many Saint Crystals does the Nine Li Thousand Star Tower have in its accounts now?" the woman asked calmly.

The maid took out a jade slip, imprinted a mark on it, and then said, "Miss, we currently have 5 billion Saint Crystals in our accounts!"

"Miss, you mean..."

"Bet on Gu Jiancheng, the champion!" At this moment, the woman's voice suddenly became decisive.

"What?! You're betting on Gu Jiancheng to be the champion?"

But the maid's expression changed upon hearing this. "Miss, have you gone mad too? The leader, Gu Jiancheng..."

"What, do you think I can't order you around now?" The woman's voice grew colder.

“Of course not, but Miss, fifty billion Saint Crystals is a bit too much. How big is the entire betting market in Jiuli City? If you make such a move, our betting market will be completely thrown into chaos!” the maid said, sounding troubled.

"You're so stupid, you don't even realize it. Who told you to place your bets on the Jiuli City gambling den?"

"Split the fifty billion holy crystals and have people place bets in other cities, but remember, keep it clean and don't let anyone see through it," the woman said with an impatient smile.

"Oh, I see. Miss is so clever!"

The maid nodded and then hurriedly went downstairs.

"Fifty billion Saint Crystals, Gu Jiancheng, I've really gone all out this time. I hope you won't disappoint me!"

In the darkness atop the Thousand Stars Tower, the woman's beautiful eyes shone brightly, like burning flames.

At this very moment, within the eight districts of the Eight Desolate Domains, apart from Gu Jiancheng who was heading towards the core area, many prodigies from the Hundred Races had already changed direction and were preparing to leave the Eight Desolate Domains.

After entering the Eighth District, they all encountered unprecedented attacks, and even the prodigies ranked in the top fifty of the Heavenly Pride List continued to fall.

The cultivators under the command of the top clans of the six major powers, under the protection of their respective clan's top experts, swept through the region's rare and precious treasures before being ordered to return.

Since the Eighth District was already so easy to enter, the core area was even more inaccessible to anyone but top-tier geniuses. They did not want to lose too many of their clan's elite troops.

One of the eight regions, the Dao Domain.

Jun Daolin sat cross-legged atop a mountain peak, with a black and white gourd floating above his head and five halos surrounding his body.

Each halo represents a half-step into the realm of profound understanding.

"Unfortunately, time is running out, and we can only produce two more half-step Profound Realm intimacy."

Suddenly, Jun Daolin opened his eyes, and endless Daoist charm flashed in his deep eyes.

At this moment, he suddenly raised his hand, and five kinds of immortality elixirs floated above his palm.

The fundamental laws governing two of the ancient immortality elixirs have disappeared.

Previously, he had led the cultivators under the Celestial Race to sweep through this area. Even though some ancient god descendant tribes had escaped and hidden, having obtained all the elixirs of immortality, he did not waste any more time chasing them down. Instead, he focused on comprehending the laws.

After all, he knew that only the realm of laws could raise his combat power ceiling; otherwise, even if his cultivation was higher than Gu Shechenxin's, he might not be able to win.

In this competition of geniuses, the only person he could take seriously was Gu Shechenxin of the Lingtong clan.

"Have the other disciples all left?" He then put away the elixir of immortality and asked.

"Master, the Celestial Race and other races' cultivators have all left. However, there have been significant changes on the Prodigy Ranking in the past few days. The Feather Clan's plan has failed, and Yu Chen has been eliminated." At this moment, an old spirit appeared beneath the black and white gourd above and said in a deep voice.

"Yu Chen is truly a piece of trash!"

"Fine, whoever eliminated Yu Chen, I will personally retrieve the elixir of immortality. Let's go!"

Jun Daolin snorted coldly, then rolled up the black and white gourd and disappeared from the mountaintop.

Meanwhile, in the Eight Desolate Domains, in the Dark Zone.

Gu Shechenxin floated in a deep abyss, her eyes closed, but above her brow was a horizontal eye that shone with dazzling brilliance in the darkness.

At this moment, she was also surrounded by five kinds of half-step Profound Daoist aura.

"Hehe, Jun Daolin, you probably only have mastered five half-step Profound Daoist Rhymes by now, right?"

"I'd like to see what you can use to beat me this time!"

In an instant, Gu Shechenxin opened all three eyes, transformed into a streak of azure light, and disappeared into the abyss.

Within a vast area filled with boundless black water, an eerie aura, like a black sun in the sky, continuously absorbed the black water below. The black water was visibly being devoured and absorbed, and gradually, jagged white skeletons emerged from beneath the water's surface like mountain peaks.

hum!

As the last drop of black water was swallowed, the black sun suddenly burst open.

A figure emerged from the darkness, its terrifying aura causing even the surrounding void to crack.

If Gu Jiancheng were standing right in front of him, he would be incredibly surprised.

Because at this moment, the appearance and aura of this figure were almost identical to those of Bolun, whom he had previously annihilated!