Chapter 495 - 260: The Mysterious High-Score Man

Chapter 495: Chapter 260: The Mysterious High-Score Man

Indeed, they were all distracting thoughts.

’Maybe leading it to the Life Forbidden Land isn’t a bad strategy?’

’If I’d known, I never should have come. Sigh, I’ve really stepped in it this time...’

’This life has been pretty interesting. I never thought I’d run into an existence like this.’

Lu Cang felt countless distracting thoughts arise in the other’s mind.

These thoughts did indeed flash by in an instant.

But they were also branded with perfect clarity upon his own mind.

This Ritual was the real deal after all.

The gamble paid off...

This had to be one of the few high-stakes gambles he’d taken since coming to this Otherworld.

Lu Cang simply felt that if he didn’t take this gamble, he had no idea how many more he’d have to take in the future.

"Mm..."

Lu Cang patted An Su’s shoulder. "From now on, we’re friends."

A faint smile appeared on An Su’s mummified face. "It would be my pleasure."

Lu Cang thought for a moment.

With a single thought—

WHOOSH!

An Su’s soul vanished without a trace.

Inside Lu Cang’s Sea of Consciousness, a soul that looked like a dried corpse but was also incredibly robust appeared.

For a Level 5 Profession, every advancement comes with a Professional Mastery ability related to the Sea of Consciousness.

And for a Level 5 Death Priest,

the associated Sea of Consciousness mastery is the "Heart Soul Shrine." From then on, some Rituals could be set up directly within the Sea of Consciousness and take effect in the outside world simultaneously.

However, this effect was more likely to be used in combat, for situations where one couldn’t get away in the middle of a battle but still needed to perform certain Rituals.

In fact, it was perhaps best suited for advancement rituals... From now on, advancement rituals could be fully prepared and formed within the Sea of Consciousness.

Even at a critical moment, one could break through on the spot.

Still, it was best if such things happened as little as possible.

Lu Cang had no desire to break through rashly and be left with regrets.

His Sea of Consciousness was no longer the hazy fog it once was. Now, it was a calm sea, its surface waveless and windless, like a bright mirror.

Beneath the sea’s surface lay the manifestation of Lu Cang’s countless thoughts.

A palace of memory stood upon the surface of the sea.

Lu Cang had drawn An Su directly into his Sea of Consciousness. As a Soul Body, it could indeed exist there.

"You’re the first one to arrive," Lu Cang said, his mind calm.

An Su replied, "Heh heh, then I am truly honored."

Meanwhile, in the outside world, Lu Cang saw the entire world begin to fall apart.

The event was over.

This event concluded with Lu Cang having obtained a score of 3.2 billion.

As for second place, it was Gurl in the end.

Lu Cang was starting to get a little interested in this person.

He had no idea what method Gurl had used. To be able to explode with such power in just three short days, and even rack up 5 million points in one go on the final day...

Calculated out, that meant he had killed seventy to eighty thousand Tier Six Demons in that one day alone.

’How on earth did he manage that?’

Without sufficiently pure souls to Sacrifice to the Dungeon, it was basically impossible to cause any changes to it.

But there wasn’t just one Secret Technique in the world.

Perhaps someone else had a way to enter the deep Nests without relying on souls.

For example, the Dark Church was at war with the Insect Nests, so when Lu Cang performed Sacrifices, he would occasionally discover battlefields within the Nests.

Most were just skeletal remains and ruins left after a great battle.

But some Nests were still active warzones.

This meant there was definitely a way to enter the depths of a High Tier Nest without Sacrificing souls to the Dungeon.

BANG—

CRACK!

As the scheduled event time came to an end, the entire space began to shatter.

"An Su, what do you make of this space?"

An Su communicated with Lu Cang telepathically, replying, "This space is unique. It’s an independent space of unknown construction that has even modified the Law of Time."

"It seems the creator of this space was very reluctant to let this day end."

"This is probably because that fellow can only appear on a day like this—April 1st of a leap year."

Lu Cang asked again, "Will there be any danger?"

"Danger... not really."

"I’ve seen this fellow more than once. Although he seems chaotic and disorderly, he’s someone who keeps his word."

"Even his chaos follows a certain degree of order."

"It’s like how to practice Death, one must ultimately experience vigorous life."

WHOOSH—

As the two conversed in their minds, the entire world shattered completely.

Lu Cang returned to a simple, open platform. This place was no longer the central location from before; it seemed to have transformed into a much more magnificent plaza.

"Everyone..."

"Three days have passed, and the first part of our carnival has finally come to a close."

"I trust you have all found the rewards you were looking for?"

Lu Cang’s Perception swept across his surroundings.

He saw clusters of shadowy figures. But compared to the original fifteen, himself included, there was now one less. Only fourteen remained.

He didn’t know what had happened.

’Did some accident happen, and they got kicked out?’

But speaking of rewards...

He had indeed made a fortune.

He had over ten thousand Longevity Flowers and vials of the Elixir of Eternal Youth. He had also accumulated three hundred and seventy bottles of the Realm of Ascension... As for other various rare treasures, he had more than a thousand of each.

Exploring ordinary ruins would never yield so many good things.