Lord of the Nation: My talent is 100 million points strong

Chapter 1275: Deep into the Canyon
“This is indeed an important question that deserves consideration.”

Lei Xiao stopped in front of the strange canyon filled with violent aura, and while instructing Xiao Jie to activate the silent barrier, he asked, "Two old presidents, what do you think about this?"

"Your Majesty, I think there are two possibilities."

Gray touched his chest and saluted, responding: "First, because the other party cannot enter the Upside Down Canyon in person for some reason, and second, because the other party may know something strange in the Upside Down Canyon. For the sake of safety, they let us go in first to explore the way."

"Let's put the first point aside for now. Is the second point to allow us to act as pathfinders?"

Joniel narrowed his old eyes and stroked his gray beard, saying, "But I really can't understand why the Shadow Market, with its extensive network of contacts, would go to such great lengths to choose the human race as the pathfinder."

"Yes, compared to other powerful forces, our current strength is indeed extremely limited."

Louise obviously didn't choose her words as carefully as the two old presidents did. She directly pointed out the fact that we were weak and echoed, "The strength shown by the other party alone is far greater than ours. The manager alone is enough to crush us. In this case, even if they use us as bait, it's not enough."

"That's right, so the second possibility can almost be ruled out. If there really was something in the Upside Down Canyon that even the other party couldn't deal with, they wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to let us in, and they wouldn't have introduced the Gravity Prism in such detail."

Lei Xiao nodded slightly and said affirmatively: "Besides, if the other party just wants to find thugs or pathfinders, there are obviously many more suitable options in the outer domain than us. Although this place is very close to the human territory, for the land of the gods that can move freely, distance is not a problem."

"Then the answer is obvious. The other party must have sent the so-called invitation letter because he was unable to go."

Lei Xiao snapped his fingers lightly and continued, "I think there are two reasons why the other party chose us. The first is that the human race knows very little about the Shadow Market and is more likely to believe the other party's words. The second is that compared to other forces in the outer domain, the human race with limited strength is obviously easier to control."

"My Lord, the other party is so powerful, why can't I go there?"

Louise tilted her head, confusion written all over her fair face.

“I do have some ideas on this.”

Lei Xiao turned to the former Ice God servant standing beside him and asked, "Shuang, what was the result of the inspection just now?"

"My Lord, I can confirm that the Shadow Market is indeed a place favored by the gods, but the true identity of the other party is definitely not a servant of the gods, nor is it a creature created by the gods."

After Shuang finished speaking, he first exchanged a glance with Xiao Jie, who was also a divine creation, and then frowned and said, "But from the other party's breath, I sensed a hint of the same kind of breath that I have seen before. This is really hard to understand."

"It's not a divine creation, but I feel a sense of familiarity. The true identity of the opponent hidden in the heavy armor is really intriguing."

Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully, and then continued to ask: "Is it possible that the other party is in the same situation as you, Lian, Xi En and others?"

"My Lord, although I cannot confirm it completely, this possibility is very high because I can feel that the other party's energy fluctuations are indeed somewhat unusual."

Shuang nodded heavily and responded.

Listening to the conversation between Lei Xiao and Shuang, Louise's already puzzled expression became even more confused. She shook her head and asked hurriedly: "Lord, what exactly is the "situation" you are talking about?"

"Don't you realize that Frost's strength sometimes changes?"

Lei Xiao touched Louise's head and smiled faintly.

"That's true. When I think about it carefully, when we were in Ice Stone City, this blue-haired, long-legged sister was indeed much stronger, even comparable to my subordinates!"

Louise nodded after pondering for a moment, and then suddenly said, "I understand! Lord, you mean that those brown guys are only powerful in the Shadow Market, and once they leave the Shadow Market, their strength will be greatly reduced, right?"

"Yes, that's what I mean by 'situation'."

Lei Xiao confirmed Louise's opinion and responded, "Thinking about it this way, the first speculation just now makes sense. It is precisely because the other party's strength will be greatly reduced after leaving the Shadow Market, and even far inferior to us, that they have to invite us to find things for them."

"No wonder the other party has not stepped out of the city gate. They just said that they would communicate with us through the city gate."

Louise looked as if she had suddenly understood something, her eyes sparkling as she said, "As expected of you, Lord. I now understand everything!"

"I didn't expect that those powerful market guards could only maintain their strength in the Misty Shadow Market. No, to be more precise, it was the Misty Shadow Market that gave those guards stronger strength."

Gars nodded after pondering for a moment, and then asked Lei Xiao in confusion, "Lord, there is one thing I still cannot understand. The Misty Shadow Market is extremely well-known in the outer domains, and even has some face among the top tribes. With such a transcendent force, even if they cannot leave the city, how could they not find suitable helpers? Instead, they would go through so much trouble to ask us to help?"

"This is exactly what puzzles me. There must be a deeper reason behind this."

Lei Xiao shrugged and responded, "But judging from the current situation, the other party does need Gravity Prisms very much, and has indeed found us. As long as we successfully find the resource that the other party said "the more the better", all the initiative will be in our hands."

After hearing Lei Xiao's words, all the subordinates were ready to try.

"But after all, the Upside Down Canyon is well known for its bad reputation, which means it must be a dangerous place."

Lei Xiao pondered for a moment, then ordered: "Hongye, Yuji, Yecang, Gars, Erza and the lurking Nanxing and others will be at the entrance to provide support. Except for Xiaojie, all other stone elves will temporarily return to the [God Stone] state."

"As you command, Lord Lord!"

The subordinates touched their chests and saluted, then immediately began to act.

Soon, apart from Xiao Jie, Bing Lao, Joniel, three sixth-level fighters, and Louise and Diana, two half-step sixth-level fighters, the only ones left surrounding Lei Xiao were Jiang Xi and Qi Duo.

"Including myself, are all of us above the peak of level 5? I never thought that one day my strength would surpass Yuji and Hongye."

Thinking of this in his heart, Lei Xiao took a deep breath, nodded to everyone and said: "Keep a dense formation, let's move forward."

Having said that, surrounded by many powerful men, Lei Xiao, with a thick translucent purple energy barrier all around him, walked straight into the Upside-Down Canyon as if he was wearing heavy armor.

The moment I stepped into the canyon, a strange feeling of lightness came from the soles of my feet.

For a moment, Lei Xiao felt as if he was stepping on a very elastic sponge. Every step he took was free from gravity, as if he could float into the air at any time.

"The weightless environment in this Upside Down Canyon is indeed extremely mysterious."

Lei Xiao felt this unprecedented experience and nodded to Xiao Jie.

Xiao Jie understood, and a gentle energy wave surged, and Lei Xiao finally regained the sense of solidity on the ground.

Not only that, the rich light of the absolute defense barrier was also flickering around the team, giving people a full sense of security.

For Xiao Jie, who is good at using confinement arrays and exerting gravity suppression, it is easy for her to help the group regain gravity while supporting the absolute defense barrier. This is obviously much simpler than activating the invisibility effect of the barrier.

Under the influence of Xiao Jie's absolute defense barrier that maintains gravity, as the group moved forward, even the sand and gravel suspended in front of them automatically made way, and then gradually returned to their original state after everyone passed. It was quite magical.

At the same time, Jonil, the great wind mage who was good at perception spells, was also concentrating on casting spells, guiding the team to avoid the violent energy vortexes that appeared around them.

With the cooperation of Xiaojie and Joniel, our group gradually became familiar with the environment in the Upside-Down Canyon and rushed straight to the center of the canyon.

During this process, Lei Xiao further noticed.

The deeper you go into the canyon, not only does the air around you become more violent and chaotic, but the suspended sand and gravel also reaches a level that covers the sky, just like a series of spectacular planetary rings arranged in a neat structure. This undoubtedly means that weightlessness is also increasing.

In a desolate ochre-colored canyon, just as the rumors said, Lei Xiao even saw a clear stream slowly rising toward the sky along the canyon rock wall, flowing continuously.

“I have to say, this is really a shocking sight.”

After looking around, Lei Xiao couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Although we don't know how this special area of ​​weightlessness was formed, it is indeed an unimaginable scene before. At the same time, the naturally formed hostile aura is everywhere, and it can be said that there are murderous intentions everywhere.

However, under the protection of Joniel's perception and Xiaojie's absolute defense barrier, Lei Xiao obviously had no worries about safety.

"Your Majesty, the number of violent energy vortices ahead is obviously much denser, and the range of influence is getting larger and larger."

A solemn expression appeared on Joniel's wrinkled face. He bowed to Lei Xiao and said, "It seems that we are very close to the center of the canyon."

"Keep moving forward and try to find the Gravity Prism as soon as possible."

Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded to his subordinates.

Soon, the sound of whistling energy wind began to ring in everyone's ears.

Despite the barrier of the absolute defense barrier, Lei Xiao could not feel the speed of the wind, but from the suspended sand and stones that were affected and rotated rapidly, it was obviously an extremely powerful force.

For a moment, the dense sand and rocks like a tornado kept hitting the absolute defense barrier violently, making crackling sounds.

Lei Xiao keenly observed that among the sand and gravel, there were some white fragments, which were obviously the skeletons of some powerful people who died here.

"My Lord, it is the strong wind formed by gravitational energy particles."

Xiao Jie, who had been concentrating on maintaining the absolute defense barrier, did not show any ripples on her fair face. To her, this amount of force was obviously not even enough to make her frown.

“I didn’t expect the central area of ​​the canyon to be like this.”

Lei Xiao was surprised and stared ahead.

It is obvious from the rotation of the sand that the further you go, the stronger the gale created by gravity becomes, and this magical scene has probably lasted for who knows how many years.

Around Lei Xiao, everyone else had the same look.

This gravity gale is extremely regular and there is no trace of any spellcasting, which undoubtedly shows that it was formed naturally.

Although the scope of influence is limited, it is quite similar to the vast polar region in the human world with four seasons of winter.

With surprise and caution, when the group finally arrived at the center of the canyon despite the increasingly violent gravity gale, the scene before them stunned everyone present.

What appeared in front of the group was actually a dark and deep underground abyss, and the endless gravity gale was rising from the abyss.

For a moment, this bottomless abyss seemed like a roaring bloody mouth that could easily swallow everything.

Such a precipitous scene, coupled with the flying sand and rocks that cover the sky, makes this place even more desolate and dangerous with a doomsday feel.

"So the center of the Upside Down Canyon is an abyss leading deep underground? And this is also the source of weightlessness."

Lei Xiao looked at the circular opening, which looked like a vast abyss that was dug out by a god on the ground. He could not help but exclaimed, "As expected of the Outer Realm, there are secret places everywhere and murderous intentions everywhere."

Although he was just standing at the border and watching from afar, Lei Xiao could clearly feel his heart pounding.

Within the deep and mysterious abyss, various violent energy whirlpools emerge one after another and float in every corner. Not to mention a fifth-level strongman, even a sixth-level strongman would be torn into pieces if he approached.

This could be seen from Xiaojie's increasingly ugly expression. She, who had been handling the situation with ease just now, could now feel an extremely strong pressure.

The same was true for Jonil, who was in charge of the investigation. His old face was full of surprise and solemnity.

"My Lord, how did this come about? Is it a relic from the blank era? What is in the deepest part of the abyss?"

In the team, only Louise's fair face showed a hint of curiosity, and she said heartlessly.

“This is not the truth that we can find out now.”

Lei Xiao smiled at Louise, then collected his thoughts and said, "We should not stay here for long. Once we find the Gravity Prism, we will leave."

As soon as Lei Xiao finished speaking, Louise's eyes lit up, and she obviously discovered something.