"Woo woo woo!"
Deep within the storm circle, members of the National Team were panting as the rampantly raging winds from all directions had already reached a destructive power capable of shaking a Commander-rank entity.
Even with Lu Jun's Water Defense, it was becoming unreliable. Each of them retrieved the defensive magical equipment they had accumulated for a long time, continuously converting magic into shields to resist the crazed winds from every direction.
There was no other option but to grit their teeth and hold on until the strange birds outside retreated this was a competition of endurance.
The moment Mo Fan entered the core area, he began wandering around.
Seeing this, Lu Jun understood — the other party had also discovered the Peruvian ruins of the Thunderstorm Tornado Eye.
Mo Fan's Azure Dragon Pendant and Evil Bead were both flickering in response to the Time-Space Liquid buried within the ancient ruins.
So were his — the White Tiger Pendant and Nazca Gem echoed with the center of the storm.
At this time, splits surfaced among the National Team members.
Led by Guan Yu, Mu Tingying, Nanrong Ni, and Li Kaifeng — this faction advocated a conservative strategy: stay put and wait until the strange birds retreated.
The other faction, under Mo Fan's instigation, wanted to continue deeper into the storm. Jiang Shaoxu, inheriting her older brother's archaeological curiosity, strongly supported this. Nan Jue also wished to witness the civilization of the ruins. Zhao Manyan and Jiang Yu were willing to risk their lives and accompany their companions.
Taking advantage of the situation, Lu Jun proposed, "Then how about this — I'll go along with Mo Fan and them; Ai Jiangtu, you stay here and guard the others."
Ai Jiangtu nodded helplessly — this was the only choice. Every member in the National Team represented distinct factions with different interests — merely splitting did not mean conflict.
Only Lu Jun could steady the situation and hold them together — though he did not understand why the other side agreed to separate.
Lu Jun led the way, marching ahead with the other five members. The wind grew fiercer and fiercer, lightning increasingly concentrated — bolts descending extremely close to their feet.
Long forged by the relentless hammering of fierce wind and lightning, the soil in this core zone had transformed into an obsidian-glazed surface, unbreakable and indestructible, completely unharmed even by Super-tier magic. If mined, it would certainly be top-grade material.
Jiang Yu spoke with a shiver, "Maybe we should go back, this is too terrifying…"
They halted at the end, because there was no road forward.
Interwoven infinitude of lightning formed a vast ocean — weaving a net-like curtain hanging from the sky, striking indiscriminately, while space itself quivered.
Seeing this, Nan Jue pondered deeply, then abruptly exclaimed in excitement, "This is a restriction! Could it be this storm was man-made? The ancient Inacn civilization was truly remarkable!"
Mo Fan was initially disappointed; scratching his head, he asked, "What's the difference though?"
"You still don't get it?" Nan Jue answered in delight, "If it's a restriction barrier, that means there must be an entrance. All we need to do is find the pathway, and we can enter safely."
Immediate eagerness flared in every eye; having come this far, everyone was yearning to strike it rich with a huge fortune,they were raring to go.
Beside them, Lu Jun scrutinized the restrictive barrier, a gleam flickered in his heterochromatic eyes, revealing a slender, winding transparent path weaving through the endless thunder — faint and indistinct.
He had perceived a few clues — with two years of careful guidance by Dean Xiao, a formation master, he was no longer comparable to wild amateurs like Mo Fan.
This time, with both he and Nan Jue adept in formations, the two confirmed each other's analyses while his defensive magic provided support — unlike in the original timeline, where only Zhao Manyan struggled alone against the raging winds, nearly exhausting his magic and leading to the entire team's demise here.
Very soon, the two verified and searched like dragon-seekers and cave explorers, discovering the most suitable path.
The six set off — on both sides above their heads the terrifying sea of lightning grazed past their shoulders.
Pop! After traversing a thin membranous wall, their vision blurred.
In an instant, a vibrant world akin to an oil painting burst forth — birds chirping, flowers blooming, verdant grass, blossoms radiating spring's splendor; an ancient town stood quietly, seemingly frozen in twilight, steeped in a sense of age.
"We're in!" Zhao Manyan exclaimed excitedly. "This town… this earthly paradise… It's an independent space! This must be the real ruins of Peru!"
The others were equally awed, struck by the spectacle before them.
The entire town was still suffused with a special floral fragrance — completely devoid of decay. The enormous black storm resembled a wall of time — sealing this independent space within the storm's eye, keeping it still in its original era.
Jiang Shaoxu pointed at the Lifan Flower Emblem on the city gate, overjoyed. "This town must be ancient, it even has such flowers!"
"We're rich! Hurry, let's enter the city!"
Zhao Manyan shouted loudly, rushing into the city.
The rest dared not delay and followed behind.
Mo Fan, as if already having a target, headed straight toward the garden at the town center. Everyone had their own goal, dispersing in all directions, disappearing without a trace the moment they entered the city.
What none of them noticed was that they subconsciously ignored certain things for instance, regarding Lu Jun, the National Team leader who had played a pivotal role along the way and was the strongest, they completely forgot him in the back of their minds.
At this moment, Lu Jun had fallen into tremendous danger.
The instant he stepped into the ancient city, he sensed something amiss, as if separated from his teammates, and placed into another parallel time-space world.
No matter how Lu Jun shouted, Mo Fan, Jiang Shaoxu, and Zhao Manyan could not hear him — even when he tried to touch them, he passed right through as though they were phantoms.
"What in the world is going on…"
Lu Jun felt an extreme unease. At that very moment, the distortion occurred — he suddenly sensed a vast, boundless great might descending from the firmament, penetrating through layer upon layer of time and space, arriving in this world. His heart trembled violently as a feeling of being watched surged forth.
His Psychic System and Curse System alarms blared loudly, his True Name Forewarning and Thousand-Mile Soul Lock passive abilities reacted simultaneously.
He jerked his head upward and saw a magnificent scene: the dome above twisted with the light of ages flooding across the heavens, the cloud layers in the high sky surged like boiling water, violently churning, imposing and divine.
The vast thick clouds suddenly split apart layer by layer — storms manifested, a tornado reached toward the heavens, the concave vortex deep and mysterious. A crystalline, enormous vertical pupil emerged, like the eye of the heavens — an indescribable Dao aura pervaded.
"Eye of Time and Space!!"
Lu Jun's expression subtly changed, he knew what this gigantic celestial eye was. The original novel clearly stated, this Peruvian town concealed the [Eye of Time and Space].
Meanwhile, the ancient town also penetrated the crust, and on the opposite side of the planet at a corresponding point — namely within the Kunlun Mountains of the Nine Continents — there was another entrance.
The so-called Eye of Time and Space was one of the legendary Six Divine Eyes, containing at least the mighty power of a Medium Emperor, suspected to be a source authority of a magic dimension world.
No need to elaborate on its meaning, as long as one understood that the ruler of the Pacific Ocean Sea Monster Empire — the [ Cold Moon Demon God] possessed the [Sea God's Eye] and the [Tide God's Eye], and by relying on them attained the pinnacle of the Medium Emperor Realm.
As for the Eye of Time and Space, being ranked first among the Six Divine Eyes, it certainly possessed mysterious power.
Before coming, he already had reason to suspect that the Ancient Incan Empire had once worshipped the Eye of Time and Space — it was the supreme treasure of the empire, and all things such as the Nazca Lines, Time-Space Liquid, Lifan Flower, etc., were studied based on it.
Perhaps even the destruction of the empire was related to it.
After all, great wonders bring calamity upon a nation.
Lu Jun took a deep breath, forcibly calming himself. He knew about the Eye of Time and Space, and still chose to step in — naturally he was prepared — ready at any moment to activate the Ancient King Armor Robe, transform into an Undead Emperor, and escape.
No matter how powerful the Eye of Time and Space was, it was still a lifeless object, it could not trap him.
Thus Lu Jun carried the[Nazca Gem]just to gamble — to see if he could obtain the strongest opportunity — such as the inheritance of the Incan Empire.
Judging from the current situation, he had succeeded — but this commotion was far too great.
What shocked him the most, Lu Jun realized that amidst a world-ending, apocalyptic scene of sky collapse and earth shattering, Mo Fan and the others remained indifferent as if illusions and he could pass straight through them.
He was slightly panicked.
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