The silhouette of the once magnificent and glorious palace seemed to be faintly visible amidst the mist, with strange runes flickering in the air.

At the same time, he could feel the power of the centaur lady beneath him slowly recovering.

Under the shroud of the Divine Kingdom's aura, the spirits were also able to exert more formidable power.

This meant that the beings here would become even stronger, more dangerous.

Therefore, after entering the Central Ring, Herbert didn't continue to act as arrogantly as he had in the Outer Ring.

He fully restrained the aura of his group, entering stealth mode.

In the Outer Ring, I struck boldly; in the Central Ring, I cowered.

This isn't cowardice; it's tactics!

Also, their speed increased significantly after stealth was initiated.

Under Nenasha's guidance, Herbert and his group evaded peering eyes and quickly found the now remaining three major blocks of Heroic Spirit Pool remnants.

These three remnants seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force, situated in the south, west, and north of the Inner Ring.

In the southern direction, Herbert saw the first block of Heroic Spirit Pool remnants and its current owner.

This was controlled by a massive three-headed beast.

The three-headed beast was enormous, over ten meters long, with a body like a great lizard, and heads resembling a goat, a wolf, and a bird, each exuding different auras.

The goat's head was fierce, filled with blazing flames, occasionally spewing out fierce fire.

The wolf's head was cold, exuding an icy chill, chewing on its frozen prey.

Finally, there was a vulture head emitting a sinister aura of death.

Its sharp claws were deeply embedded in the ground, and its three pairs of eyes vigilantly watched the surroundings, ready to attack any creature that dared approach its occupied remnant.

Herbert estimated its strength to be at the Legendary Peak or possibly even higher.

They did not expose themselves and quietly left after the investigation.

In the west, the direction leading to the Inner Ring, a large piece of Heroic Spirit Pool remnant was occupied by an entire Heroic Spirit Legion.

A Legion Commander Heroic Spirit of Legendary Peak level, three Legendary Heroic Spirits, and over a hundred High Tier Heroic Spirits.

The High Tier Heroic Spirits battled each other in pairs without mercy, with each move being lethal.

After determining the winner and loser, the victor would take the loser's soul core into the Heroic Spirit Pool remnant to receive the distributed pool water for recovery.

Especially, that Legion Commander Heroic Spirit gave Herbert a notably terrifying impression.

It appeared as a massive werewolf, clad in heavy battle armor engraved with countless marks of battlefield glory.

It wielded a giant axe, moving its body outside the Heroic Spirit Pool. Each swing seemed to tear through space, with a powerful aura emanating from it, oppressively tangible.

This Heroic Spirit Legion defended their occupied Heroic Spirit Pool remnant with unquestionable presence.

After understanding their situation, Herbert did not intend to greet them.

Previous interactions with Heavy Knights were ineffective, and words wouldn't change such a well-trained legion.

Before being noticed by scouts, Herbert and Sofia quietly left.

In the north of the Central Ring, Herbert saw the last remnant, still occupied by a powerful presence.

However, to Herbert's surprise, this presence wasn't a Heroic Spirit or a powerful creature, but a quite peculiar creation.

It was actually a giant humanoid construct.

A five-meter-tall robot!!?

This construct emitted a cold metallic sheen, with countless precise components functioning orderly within its body, producing a faint buzzing sound.

Its eyes flickered with a cold glow, resolutely guarding its block of the Heroic Spirit Pool remnant as if it was the source of its power, allowing no covetous thoughts.

It was quite handsome.

However, it felt somewhat out of place with the surrounding scenes?

Herbert couldn't help but comment, "Why do you even have something like this in your Divine Kingdom?"

After a moment of silence, Nenasha surprisingly replied: ["Huh? Is it supposed to be here? I don't remember this either."]

Herbert: ?

Nenasha: ?

"I mean, this is your Divine Kingdom, right?"

["That's correct."]

"Then this thing..."

["Don't ask me, I don't know, maybe it came later?"]

Miss Harmonious God outright denied three times—I don't know! Don't ask me! It's not related to me!

"If you don't know, then this thing… is it from that destroyed civilization?"

Herbert recalled the previously seen records of that civilization even its name was erased.

Had their technology reached such a level?

Moreover, what intrigued Herbert was not just the robot's appearance but also its flesh...

Yes.

This robot actually had flesh growing on it!

With Herbert's knowledge of flesh, he could be certain.

This wasn't remnants of meat and blood stains from crushing other creatures, but living flesh growing from within.

The flesh spread from its chest towards its limbs, appearing as if it intended to cover the entire body.

To say that a robot grows flesh, this form was indeed somewhat too bizarre.

There was an air of strange curiosity about it.

And just as Herbert was contemplating it, about to signal Sofia to leave first… he faintly heard a subtle sound.

Drip.

That sound was like the faint clatter of metal collision, or the last warning before a bomb exploded.

!!!

Herbert's expression changed, quickly saying:

"Run!"

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