Yuya frowned as he looked at the red storm outside. His frown deepened.
Four days ago, they had escaped from Metal Giant God City. Because the scary Metal Beast had gone after Han Sen, they were able to escape the city.
But then, they realized that for some reason, the Metal Beast hadn't come after them. That was why they were able to survive.
But they had lost contact with Han Sen. Han Sen was their leader, and the elders had told them to take care of Han Sen. They couldn't allow anything to happen to him. But now, it was all over. That scary creature was capable of killing even King class elites. Han Sen was most likely dead.
"Well, there is no point in thinking about this now. If we can't find a way to leave Metal World, we'll all die here. Then, we won't be able to explain anything." Yuya sighed.
The Buddha, Dragons, and Demons were there, too. Their combined numbers were about the same as Sky Palace's, but there was a huge difference in power.
But now, they were all in the same boat, and they all wanted to find a way to leave. More people meant more power, and Yuya wasn't in the mood to suppress them.
Kahn and the others weren't stupid. They knew Sky Palace was the strongest, and they all followed Yuya's lead. So, they didn't cause any trouble.
But they couldn't find a way to leave Metal World, and so they were trapped there.
Metal World's environment was very bad, and they were all metal creatures. They didn't have the same needs as the humans. Although they could use some resources, they would be trapped there for a long time.
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Han Sen had never seen a man live off a woman like Metal Eater. The white Metal Beast was always around Metal Eater, trying to please it. It was as if they loved each other.
Metal Eater, on the other hand, was a proud beast. It didn't talk much, but Han Sen could tell it was happy to have found a companion.
Han Sen and Bao'er were lucky, too. Han Sen and Bao'er couldn't eat the metal fruit, but for Metal Eater's sake, the white Metal Beast gave them some liquid that looked like water.
After Han Sen drank some of it, he noticed that it contained a lot of power. It improved his body's genes quite a bit.
Seeing the white Metal Beast and Metal Eater lying side by side, with the white Metal Beast rubbing its head against Metal Eater's affectionate expression, Han Sen was confused.
The creatures in the sanctuaries seemed to have genes from the geno universe. Han Sen knew the crystallizers collected the genes of many races and brought them to the sanctuaries for research. Because of that, they created many creatures in the sanctuaries.
But according to the information he received and what Stay Up Late told him, the crystallizers wanted to evolve their blood. They were researching how to combine the genes of the crystallizers with the genes of other races.
Back then, the crystallizers had the power of a higher race. And when they challenged a higher race, they were destroyed. Did they really have the power to collect the genes of so many scary creatures and bring them to the sanctuaries?
Like the little red bird, the Golden Howler, and Metal Eater, the crystallizers might not have been able to defeat them. There were many creatures like that in the sanctuaries.
Han Sen couldn't imagine how the crystallizers had managed to do all that.
"Stay Up Late said the sanctuaries weren't created by the crystallizers. Before they found the sanctuaries, the sanctuaries already existed.
Before that, the big barren systems belonged to Sacred, and the exit of the sanctuaries was in Sacred. Does that mean the sanctuaries were created by Sacred? "Han Sen thought to himself.
Han Sen was convinced that he was right. Only a powerful faction like Sacred, with many deifieds under their command, could have collected the genes of so many powerful creatures. The crystallizers didn't have that kind of power.
Sacred existed before the crystallizers, though. That was what Stay Up Late said. The crystallizers had only discovered the sanctuaries and modified them.
"If the sanctuaries were really created by Sacred, then what was the purpose of Sacred's creation?
Why did they put so many powerful Blood Genes into the sanctuaries?
Which creatures are native to the sanctuaries, and which were sent there later? "
Han Sen thought it must have been Sacred who had first discovered or created the sanctuaries. Nine-Life Cat was connected to Sacred, and he could enter and leave the sanctuaries freely. So, Nine-Life Cat might have been sent by Sacred to look after the sanctuaries, or perhaps he was the person in charge of guarding the sanctuaries.
But later on, something happened that caused the entire Sacred Region to be destroyed. A terrifying major power vanished like smoke into thin air, becoming the dust of history.
Sacred became a big barren system. Somehow, the crystallizers managed to find the sanctuaries and use them to their advantage. When they were about to be wiped out, the remaining crystallizers decided to take refuge in the sanctuaries and conduct research on their genes.
Han Sen didn't know if the crystallizers had been researching since the beginning, or if they had inherited Sacred's research.
But this was just Han Sen's guess. He didn't have any proof.
"I'm afraid only that guy, Old Cat, can answer my questions."
Han Sen felt depressed. Everything was stuck between Sacred and Old Cat, but he didn't have the power to go to the big barren systems. He didn't know what was going on.
While Han Sen was thinking, Metal Eater came over to Han Sen. It roared at Han Sen and looked at the hole.
The white Metal Beast was next to the hole, looking at Han Sen. It gestured for them to follow.
Metal Eater walked over, and Han Sen followed, holding Bao 'er. He wanted to see what a deified creature's nest looked like.
The hole looked big, but it was like a funnel. The deeper they went, the smaller it became. At the bottom, there was a hole that was one meter wide.
The white Metal Beast and Metal Eater went in. Han Sen, holding Bao 'er, went in as well.
Han Sen thought it would be a cave, but when he saw what was down there, Han Sen froze.
"This place … Why is this thing here?" Han Sen was frozen. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.