Chapter 685 - 423: From Desert to Wasteland, I Don’t Even Blink!

Chapter 685: Chapter 423: From Desert to Wasteland, I Don’t Even Blink!

Lu Xuan’s eyes slightly closed, and his vast star domain perception silently surged out, instantly enveloping everything within tens of kilometers.

The rolling of sand grains, the traces of the breeze, even the pulsations of the rock layers deep underground were clearly reflected in his Star Realm perception.

After confirming again that there were no hidden auras here, the last touch of shimmer in his eyes quietly receded.

Chishan was already as dead as could be.

Lu Xuan casually found a ruined cave, leapt gracefully inside, and sat cross-legged.

His mind sank into his sea of consciousness, and the system panel appeared along with it.

Host: Red Dust Immortal Lu Xuan (Sixth Life)

Realm: Star Realm (Initial Entry)

Cultivation Technique: Zhou Tian Xing Mou (7/9) can deduce

Points: 100001

Please confirm, do you wish to expend 50,000 system points to deduce Zhou Tian Xing Mou!

"Deduce."

With a slight movement of his mind, fifty thousand points evaporated instantly, transforming into a flood of profound insights pouring into his soul.

One day and one night, passed in the blink of an eye.

When Lu Xuan opened his eyes again, it was as if a starry river flowed deep within his pupils, birthing and vanishing in cycles, and the aura around him began to grow even deeper and more ethereal.

In a flash, Lu Xuan transformed into a resplendent star burst, soaring towards the skies, speeding into the depths of the wasteland.

As the fierce wind brushed past, he leisurely checked the new data on the panel again.

Realm: Star Realm (Small Accomplishment)

Much later, Lu Xuan slowly descended from the clouds, his feet landing steadily on the cracked ground.

After dealing with Chishan, he had no intention of returning to the royal court to report.

During these seven days, he alone had slaughtered from the desert to the ruins, not knowing how many deep red creatures he had slain; the type where he didn’t blink an eye.

Don’t ask if my eyes are dry, just don’t ask! They’re not!

Host: Red Dust Immortal Lu Xuan (Sixth Life)

Realm: Star Realm (Small Accomplishment)

Cultivation Technique: Zhou Tian Xing Mou (8/9)

Points: 80001

All the way fighting, the system points increased only by thirty thousand, and together with the previous remaining points, barely reached eighty thousand.

Lu Xuan couldn’t help but feel a trace of disappointment—these ordinary deep red creatures truly weren’t worth many system points.

When he lifted his gaze toward the desolate city in front of him.

The city walls were collapsing, the stone structures mottled, only the words "Xuguang" were faintly recognizable.

This city abandoned by the Sun and Moon Empire stood silently under the dim yellow sky.

Lu Xuan’s gaze slowly swept over the broken walls and ruins, finally fixing on the depths of the city.

There were quite a few "small delights" within the city.

Meanwhile, at the edge of the city.

A middle-aged woman wearing a faded green military uniform was giving instructions to the people in a dilapidated jeep.

"Xixi, you first send the supplies back to the shelter, we’ll follow shortly."

The car was crammed with four women and three men, all in their early twenties, with faces deeply fatigued and alert.

"Got it, mom. Be careful and catch up quickly." The girl in the driver’s seat replied.

She had bold brows, swift movements, and unhesitatingly turned the steering wheel, driving the jeep in a certain direction.

In front of the middle-aged woman, two women and three men were ready and waiting.

Except for an elderly soldier with grayed hair, the others were middle-aged, just over forty.

They wore combat uniforms in different colors, the shoulder patches worn yet still erect, some of their hot weapons already chipped in paint.

On the off-road pickup nearby, there were also various heavy machine guns and rocket launchers.

"Chengye, Bowen." The middle-aged woman replaced a fresh magazine, her voice steady, "We need to stall for another ten minutes, let Xixi take the Star Map and Star Source Stone away first."

As soon as she spoke, the distant ruins echoed with the howls of deep red creatures coming one after another.

Those were a group of warped mutant monsters, resembling giant rats, yet possessing wolf-like robust bodies.

They opened enormous mouths full of serrated fangs, foul saliva constantly dripping down, corroding tiny pits into the cracked earth.

The most chilling sight was the triple blood-red eyes on their foreheads, flickering with a mad light.

These creatures had powerful, sturdy limbs, each foot with four sharp claws.

Calling them claws, they were more like daggers glinting coldly, able to easily tear through hard steel.

"Pshaw! These beasts are damned troublesome!" A man with a face smeared in gunpowder spat out sand from his mouth, the barrel of the rifle in his hand slightly red.

"Time’s up, retreat immediately." The gray-haired old man spoke, his heavy rifle still firing accurate shots.

"We underestimated their numbers, but Xixi and the others have gone far. Retreat quickly!"

The two silent female soldiers understood, quickly leaped onto the back seat of the off-road pickup.

At the same time, the others threw several high-powered grenades—

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of violent explosions instantly shattered the deep red creature group charging at the forefront to pieces, limbs and flesh raining down like a storm.

Taking advantage of this brief gap, everyone swiftly got in position.

The off-road pickup’s engine roared deafeningly, wheels kicking up clouds of dust, rushing at speed into the depths of the city’s ruins.

At this moment, the three female soldiers in the back seat and the middle-aged man in the passenger seat simultaneously extended their weapons out the window, ready to fend off the deep red creatures pursuing closely behind.

Yet just before they pulled the trigger—movement came to an abrupt stop.

Everyone froze, pupils reflecting a brilliant purple radiance.

The light was so intense it seemed to dye the whole sky a magnificent purple.

The gray-haired old man in the driver’s seat had just opened his mouth, but the strange purple light in the rearview mirror made him swallow his words.