Age of Evolution

Chapter 450: 450: Yellow Springs Netherworld

Representatives of various countries and forces are members of the Congress, jointly deciding everything about the Federation.

In the courtyard in front of the Congress building, there is a blue-flashing stone placed in the center, protected by an energy shield on the outside, and strictly guarded by the surrounding guards, forbidding others to approach.

This is a World Stone, the World Stone of Yama World King, which became a treasure of the entire Federation after falling to Hills Star.

Placing it in the most conspicuous place is also for the convenience of guarding it. No one can take this World Stone away under the watchful eyes of everyone.

If it weren’t for the fact that this World Stone can only allow people of the Black Hole Period to enter at most, the Congress would not have been willing to use it as a selection ground for the concentration camp for those under 100 years old.

Today is the day the selection begins, and whoever is fortunate enough to become one of the twenty lucky ones to go to the Fire Kirin Empire will be selected from within this World Stone.

People from various major forces have also gathered here in large numbers, with larger forces gathering tens of thousands of people, and smaller ones having only a few or a dozen people.

There are even many who enter alone, and as long as they can enter and come out safely, it is estimated that they will be able to find some cosmic crystals.

So a total of 200,000 people will enter the World Stone this time, of which only 100,000 are from major forces, and the other 100,000 are lone rangers without any force affiliation, who need to pay a fee of 10 billion each to enter.

Despite this, there are still many people eager to enter, and the 100,000 slots were taken up within a day.

Even before the selection began, the Federation had already made a profit of hundreds of millions!

Han Sha brought the fifty people from the Star River Giant Beast Alliance to the Congress courtyard.

The courtyard was very large, and hundreds of thousands of people looked sparse here.

“Lin Zhen is over there!”

Cao Yang was the first to spot Lin Zhen and called out loudly.

Lin Zhen was observing the World Stone from a distance, and upon hearing Cao Yang’s shout, he turned around and walked towards the Alliance members.

Han Sha and Jie Li looked up and down at Lin Zhen, feeling that his strength seemed to have improved, but they couldn’t tell how.

Previously, Lin Zhen’s realm seemed to be only at the Meteor Stage, but the strength he displayed was definitely beyond the Meteor Stage, and everyone felt a hazy sense when looking at his realm.

Sure enough, they saw Lin Zhen today and felt that he was now a Comet Level 9.

Han Sha and Jie Li absolutely did not believe that this was the result of Lin Zhen’s cultivation during this period, because no matter how much he cultivated and how much of a genius he was, it was not possible to make such a big improvement in less than a year.

The only explanation should be that Lin Zhen was hiding his strength, deliberately concealing his realm. Although they didn’t know what method he was using, he had accomplished it.

Maybe even the current Comet Stage was a disguised weakness, it was uncertain.

“Lin Zhen, how do you feel about your recent cultivation?” Han Sha asked quietly.

“Should be not bad.”

“That’s good. Jie Li and I have discussed that after you enter, it’s best to walk quietly by yourself, not to mix with too many people, and not to encounter any large forces. Safety is the most important thing. As long as you can come out of the World Stone, no matter what ranking you get, we will take you to the Fire Kirin Empire.”

Lin Zhen nodded, “Don’t worry, I will definitely ensure my safety.”

“Hmm, also be careful of the Heavenly Tower and Tianqi Mining. The Heavenly Tower has fought with you, Jin Haonan is easily vengeful, and as for Tianqi Mining, after Huo Li was driven away by us, he returned to Tianqi Mining and vowed to revenge us. If you are found, you will definitely be their first target.”

Lin Zhen nodded again, indicating that he had taken note of it.

“Besides them, there are also the Earth Core Jade Tower, Dragon Totem, and the Qing Luan Society, all of which are gang organizations that have no psychological pressure to kill others or loot goods. Be careful not to encounter their large forces.”

Lin Zhen indicated one by one that he had taken note of it, and finally, Han Sha also gave Lin Zhen some medicine, all for healing purposes.

After thanking Han Sha and the others, a gathering sound rang out in the Congress courtyard.

Everyone began to gather in front of the World Stone, with the military helping to maintain order and preparing to enter the World Stone.

When the long queue was arranged, a military officer shouted loudly: “You all listen, there is a total of three months in the World Stone, and those who come out after three months will have their results invalidated.”

People knew about this, because they had to leave for the Fire Kirin Empire three months later, and those who came out later would naturally be eliminated.

“According to our understanding, we have confirmed that the way to leave the World Stone is to go to the No Return Path, but since the only person who has explored the World Stone is already dead, no one really knows the situation, so it is a completely new world there, and you are the pioneers of this world, so we can only provide you with some known things.”

“Every place with a name must have a treasure of the Yama World King there, and whoever gets it belongs to them. The Federation will never forcibly demand it. Of course, if you are willing to sell it to the Federation, we will also give you an exorbitant price.”

Most of the Martial Artists sneered, the treasures of the World King, the Federation probably couldn’t afford to buy, so they might as well save this talk to deceive three-year-olds.

Seeing that there was no effect, the congressman immediately changed the topic: “There is also the very important cosmic crystal, you need to hand over half of the cosmic crystals you obtained to the Federation, and the other half belongs to you. If it is an odd number, the extra one also belongs to you.”

The Martial Artists present nodded their heads, they were all well aware of this situation, the number of cosmic crystals determined their ranking in the Yellow Springs Netherworld, and after the count, they would return half to the individual.

“Each of you has a number plate on your chest, which contains the anti-World Power. When you can’t hold on any longer, you can activate this power, and in one minute you will be teleported out. However, you will not have any results, and the Cosmic Crystals you obtained will be confiscated,”

Staff began distributing number plates to everyone, and it was quickly done.

Although this thing can be separated from the World Stone, no one would use it lightly. Entering the World Stone is a rare opportunity, and no one would think about leaving without making a profit.

If it was really a life-or-death battle situation, one minute would be enough to change many things; so, this was not an omnipotent protective talisman.

“Now you can enter. Everyone, please prepare in order.”

Everyone immediately became tense, holding their breath and waiting for the World Stone to open.

As the countdown ended, the protective barrier around the World Stone was removed, and the intense green light emitted from it spread out.

The green light spread for tens of meters, and the council member shouted, “As soon as you enter the area of green light, you will automatically enter the World Stone. Begin!”

First up was the team from the Dimensional Universe company, consisting of three thousand people. As the event began, everyone flew in formation, and within three seconds, everyone had entered the green light area and disappeared.

Next were Dimensional Universe people, who also quickly vanished.

After that, the people of the Sanjiang Council, the military, the Star River Giant Beast Alliance, the four major gangs, the big families, company groups, and countless lone warriors.

The huge crowd of people seemed to enter the World Stone from all directions like dumplings being dropped, one after another.

The number of people on the square rapidly diminished, and within a few minutes, all those who were to participate had entered.

The green light began to fade. Now no one could enter it.

A long cordon was drawn around the area, with the council chairman personally supervising, and no one dared to act recklessly with a Star Domain Stage strong person present.

The number plate not only had the anti-World Power but also had a recording function. People outside could look up their numbers and check on their safety.

If someone died inside, the number plate would automatically turn black. If you killed many people, the number plate would gradually turn red, but it would not record who you had killed.

Lin Zhen entered the Yellow Springs Netherworld, along with his companions from the Star River Giant Beast Alliance.

While it was still bright and sunny outside, it felt dark and gloomy here.

Looking around, the world was entirely grey, shrouded in fog, and even with their enhanced vision, they could hardly see anything.

“Wow! There is no sign of life in this world at all,” one new member exclaimed.

“Of course. Otherwise, why would it be called the Yellow Springs Netherworld?”

“Did you notice? This place has no connection to the Dimensional Universe, and we cannot even make phone calls.”

“That’s normal. This is another world, after all. How could there be a Dimensional Universe system? Once you’re here, you can only rely on yourself.”

Lin Zhen stood in place, carefully observing the situation ahead.

Behind them was white fog, unable to see anything. If they retreated, they would just go in circles, and only one path forward was available.

“This world restricts flying. There is a Gravity Field in the sky, and the higher you fly, the stronger the gravity.”

The air was filled with a decaying smell, somewhat fishy and somewhat stinky, giving people an oppressive feeling in their hearts, an indescribable odor.

If one had to describe it, it would be the smell of death.

“Damn! Staying here makes me feel very uncomfortable. I can hardly breathe.”

The group of fifty people began to slowly advance, having just entered the World Stone without separating yet.

So far, they hadn’t seen any other people. It seemed that teams entered in groups, which gave those with larger numbers a significant advantage.

“There’s someone running towards us, a woman!”

A Martial Artist pointed at the figure ahead and shouted, seemingly excited to finally see a group of people after walking for so long.

Lin Zhen squinted slightly, his vision enhanced compared to the others, and he felt something was wrong.

A group of women in white dresses, seemingly scared and pale, ran towards them in panic. They continuously waved at them, as if they had something to say.

Out of the two hundred thousand people who entered the World Stone, about ten thousand were women, so encountering them was normal. However, Lin Zhen felt that these women had suspicious origins.

Disguise!

The name popped into Lin Zhen’s mind, instantly alerting him.

Lin Zhen gently called Taishan and Cao Yang, distancing them a bit from the main group.