"What the— what is this?"
Liu Feng and the others' eyes widened, Chen Shu's words echoing in their minds.
"You're King-level, and yet you're so easily surprised..."
Chen Shu shook his head and said,
"I said, this is my territory now! The Starry Sky Ruins belong to us, the Southern River Bandits!"
With that, a spatial rift appeared beside the five, filled with dazzling starlight.
"Let's go, we'll talk about it once we're on my turf!"
Chen Shu stepped through, returning to the ruins once more.
Seeing this, Liu Feng and the others didn't hesitate and immediately entered with their contracted spirits.
As the five entered the ruins, the surrounding ferocious beasts lunged forward, but the entrance instantly closed, leaving them to pounce on empty air.
Roar!
Countless ferocious beasts hovered around the entrance, only able to roar at the sky, unable to do anything.
"It feels like coming home."
Chen Shu arrived in the sea of stars, a sigh of relief escaping him. He then smiled and said,
"Welcome to Bandit Ruins!"
"..."
Liu Feng recovered and directly bopped Chen Shu on the head, saying,
"Kid, stop joking around with me!"
"What's going on? Have you been brainwashed by the ruins? Did you lure us in specifically?"
An Dong and the others nodded in agreement, immediately summoning their contracted spirits and looking at Chen Shu warily.
Has this guy been turned? No... he was always the enemy...
"Teacher..."
Chen Shu's eye twitched. "Your imagination is truly boundless. This is a legendary ruin! Not some pyramid scheme!"
"Besides, the only living creature here has mental issues. Can it trick me?"
"Tell us the truth!"
Liu Feng and the others distanced themselves from Chen Shu, saying, "If you delay any longer, we'll actually attack!"
His brow furrowed, his mind racing.
He had never heard of controlling ruins; it had never happened in history. It was utterly absurd!
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. "The ruins are really mine now!"
He then spread his hands, his expression utterly calm.
Hummm—
The sea of stars trembled, with countless streams of starlight emanating from within, slowly forming a thousand-meter-tall Star Giant!
Chen Shu's body slowly floated up, entering the Star Giant.
"Teacher, do you believe me now? I have the final say in everything within the ruins!"
A voice filled with authority echoed throughout the entire Starry Sky Ruins!
Liu Feng and the others' minds were profoundly shaken, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Afterward, Chen Shu directly performed a set of Bandit Fist moves to declare his identity.
After a long while, Liu Feng and the others finally accepted the fact.
"You really..."
Liu Feng swallowed, his shock giving way to immense joy.
This was an entire ruin!
No matter the value of any Lord materials, Beast Taming Pearls, or even divine skills, they all paled in comparison to this.
"It's just a ruin."
Chen Shu returned to the sea of stars, and the Star Giant suddenly dissolved into starlight, merging back into the sea.
As long as he wasn't fighting, there was no consumption of Star Power.
He now understood that even if the ruins were useless, they at least allowed him to transform into a giant of light, satisfying his fantasy...
"It's all yours..."
Liu Feng murmured, then plastered a smile on his face and sidled up to Chen Shu, saying, "Chen Pi, tell me honestly, how has Teacher treated you?"
"Well..."
Chen Shu hesitated for a moment, seeming to want to say something but stopping.
"..."
Liu Feng's mouth twitched. "Setting aside the cremation incident, how has Teacher treated you?"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth gaped. He could just ignore the cremation?
"Teacher, if you put it that way, then you have indeed treated me well."
"Could you give Teacher's contracted spirits some power..."
Liu Feng rubbed his hands together. He knew about the Starry Sky Ruins; the Star Power within was practically an omnipotent attribute.
"Well..."
Chen Shu paused. Seeing Liu Feng's expectant gaze, he immediately said,
"I really can't."
"?"
Liu Feng quickly said, "Isn't the ruin yours?"
"It is mine."
Chen Shu said helplessly, "But there are rules set by the first owner. I can't directly give anyone Star Power, and I have no way to change that."
Liu Feng said, "Then give me some trials, just to go through the motions."
"Teacher, your student can't do that either..."
Chen Shu shrugged. "There are restrictions on opening trials, and your strength... is severely over the limit."
"..."
Liu Feng's mouth twitched. "Then what can you, as the owner, do?"
"I can..."
Chen Shu pondered for a while, then fell silent. It seemed the ruins' functions were all long-term, and couldn't truly make people instantly powerful.
Liu Feng said, "Didn't you just say that you had the final say in the ruins?"
"Uh... when what I want to do conforms to the original owner's rules, I have the final say."
Chen Shu said with a straight face, "When it doesn't conform, the ruins have the final say..."
"..."
Liu Feng's mouth twitched, but his eyes still gleamed with excitement.
Even if worst came to worst, the ruins were at least a natural sanctuary, and vast beyond measure, capable of housing countless people.
An Dong asked, "Now, do we wait for the ferocious beasts to leave?"
"No need to wait. Let's bring it home."
Chen Shu muttered, then closed his eyes, his entire being focused on the ruins.
When he became the inheritor, the ruins had one spatial movement opportunity.
This was likely one of the reasons the Star Spirit chose him as the inheritor, otherwise, it might not have been able to defend itself if forbidden mist returned.
Hummm—
Instantly, the entire sea of stars began to tremble, fluctuating with a special frequency.
"Huh?"
Liu Feng and the others, not understanding, looked at Chen Shu.
"We'll be able to return to the country after some time."
Chen Shu smiled slightly and opened his eyes again.
The trembling of the sea of stars did not cease, meaning it was constantly moving.
Liu Feng's eyes widened. "You're going to move the ruins back?"
If the Starry Sky Ruins could be moved back to their country, its value would skyrocket.
"Of course."
Chen Shu smiled faintly. "My personal belongings are best kept at home."
"..."
An Dong beside him twitched, looking Chen Shu up and down. He could never have imagined this scenario.
This guy went to the ruins once and ended up moving the entire thing away.
In the future, the Starry Sky Ruins would likely no longer be a reward for the World Championship.
"Cough cough..."
An Dong seemed to have thought of something and hesitated, saying, "The Starry Sky Ruins actually belong to public resources..."
Before he could finish, Chen Shu interrupted him.
"Senior An Dong, thank you for staying outside. Xue Guo has two free ruin quotas every year!"
"Huh?"
An Dong's expression froze, then he calmly said, "I think it's safer for the ruins to be placed in Hu Guo."