Chapter 5: Sea of Sand

The opening fireworks were ignited, pushing the passionate atmosphere of Eden to its peak.

As the contestants headed toward the gaming arena, Lu Ye, a renowned interstellar female singer, stepped onto the circular stage to perform the theme song for this year's Eden.

On the starship transporting them to the venue, screens were broadcasting the live event.

Lian Fei gazed at Lu Ye on the stage, completely transfixed by her pure and enchanting voice.

Lilith nudged Lian Fei gently with her elbow and asked in a low voice, "Like it?"

After all, she frequently dined at Michelin-starred restaurants and had a fair understanding of master-level food presentation.

Later, the Spiritual Academy took the initiative to send people to pick up this student, and through unknown means, directly stripped him of his newly awakened powers.

"Getting up early is too exhausting; you don't need to bring me breakfast anymore," Su Jinchuan said as he walked up to the table, looking at the lavishly spread breakfast before him, and spoke to Li Yan'er.

With Su Jinchuan's arrival, everyone eagerly greeted him, and some vendors even voluntarily offered discounts, showing not a trace of estrangement.

A certain vampire family was attempting to resurrect their vampire ancestor through all sorts of flamboyant and bizarre rituals.

"Your Royal Highness, how could I ever harm your mother? It is simply that she has committed a transgression and must face the judgment of the law!" Menghailier said very calmly.

"I wanted to find a better place," Junyao said. "Yet who would have thought that once you leave, returning is so difficult!" Junyao looked out over this land with a hint of sorrow.

Had he not been worried about the plight of Lu Yan and the other two, he would have already been secretly calculating how many merit points these people could add to his tally.

However, Fuxi Haotian repeatedly questioned him; the Lord of the Firmament simply could not believe he was merely a human descending from the lower realms.

"Yes, I've been looking for you these past few days," Zhu Yanping said, reaching out to take her hand as he spoke.

"Alright then, as for taking off our clothes, let's keep a tally. Whoever loses gets a point recorded, and we'll carry out the punishments when we get back, how about that, hubby?" Qin Lulu asked.

"Hhahaha! It's finally open! After so many tens of thousands of years! We can finally trample across that universe once more! Our Dark Universe is finally about to stride toward the pinnacle of glory again!" The first elder to arrive laughed wildly toward the sky, his expression twisted with a frantic madness.

An Lingxi and Su Jingyao exchanged glances, nodded, and each picked up their weapons to begin the attack. An Lingxi utilized the long-range advantage of her archer against an iron giant, keeping it from closing in.

Wanyan Aguda immediately gave the order: apart from leaving ten thousand men at the front of the formation to pressure the Song army and draw their attention, everyone else—officers and soldiers alike—was to step forward, cut down trees, and shovel earth. After toiling for more than ten days, they actually managed to clear a path. Although steep, it was vastly superior to fighting and dying before the fortress gates.

Although this process lasted for merely a split second, it deeply shook Luo Ping's heart. After all, if the Envoys of Conferring Princes had wanted to kill him, he would have already perished on the spot without the slightest ability to resist.

The venomous stingers unleashed simultaneously by five to six hundred mad poison wasps made for a truly magnificent and terrifying spectacle. Those brave players were like moths fluttering into a flame; they were instantly obliterated, and their formation was completely shattered upon their demise.

"Muyun, the Crimson Flame Beast... what... what is it doing?" Chen Feng snapped back to his senses, quickly hurrying to Tie Muyun's side to ask in a low voice. To him, such a sight was utterly bizarre.

Chu Feng looked at the person before him, who was continuously wiping her eyes, then raised a hand and brought his two broadswords down against the ground. "Well done, Brother Chu Feng, keep it up!" Zhao Jing shouted to Chu Feng. Feeling a surge of excitement, Chu Feng mustered his momentum and charged forward to slaughter the enemy.

"Disgusting creature, go to hell!" With a loud roar, lightning instantly materialized in Tie Muyun's right hand as a blade, and with a single slash, he cleaved the zombie cleanly in two.