Legend Points +1

"Damn it, what are you doing? Stop!"

The creature who spoke looked extremely similar to an Earth Human, except for the vertical eye in the center of its forehead.

He stood around 1.95 meters tall, his entire body packed with knotted muscle. He wielded a trident and wore black beast-shaped armor, giving off an exceptionally fierce and valiant impression.

This man seemed to hold considerable prestige on Dou Lan Continent. The panicked travelers quickly calmed down upon seeing him, even taking on an air of having someone to rely on. They seemed to regard Zhou Zhe as a monkey in a zoo, and still had the leisure to pass judgment on him.

"Marquis Lie Wu is here!"

"Shouldn't the Marquis be suppressing those barbarians in the north right now?"

"Your information is outdated! The Imperial Daily said that half a month ago, Marquis Xian Wu slaughtered six hundred thousand Kunlun Slaves and White Apes, using slaves to control slaves. He completely subdued the Western Regions and has recently taken command of the northern legions."

"As for Marquis Lie Wu... the First Prince needs a helper, someone who can assist him in higher-level Cosmic Arena Combat. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I'm a student of White Dragon Academy, at the very least. You're looking down on me too much, aren't you?"

"Exactly! The Empire is changing with each passing day, and information is exploding! Those scholars who cling stubbornly to the old ways and cannot keep pace with the First Prince have all been stripped of their status as 'scholars'!"

"Looks like the Imperial Rare Animal Zoo will be getting another living alien..."

"I heard Marquis Lie Wu received guidance from the First Prince. Though he has yet to be selected as a Cosmic Gladiator, he can already easily defeat most Black Iron-level beings!"

"My Lord! Cripple this Earth Human! Let him know that Dou Lan Continent is not a place where any stray cat or dog can run wild!"

Zhou Zhe turned a deaf ear to the comments of the passersby around him.

He abruptly turned sideways, his handsome brows and eyes filled with a heavy, undissipated malice.

"You just asked... what I was doing?"

Zhou Zhe's gaze was indifferent, his thin lips pressed tightly together. His sharply defined jaw trembled slightly, drawing a savage, bizarre smile.

His right hand held Lin Ye's remains in place as his left hand slowly rose. "Doing... what I should do!"

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

An invisible wind of cutting!

Fire like red lotuses, as though it would burn away the eight wildernesses!

Lightning as violent as a mad dragon!

Azure, gold, and crimson light swirled together, crossing dozens of meters in the blink of an eye before descending upon him.

"This is—"

The pupils of the three-eyed brute in black beast armor shrank to pinpoints. His third eye instantly turned blood-red. He barely raised his trident, black mist winding around his body as he tried to block it.

However, this was destined to be a futile, useless struggle at death's door.

Crackle, snap...

After a series of bloodcurdling sounds, the black mist dispersed.

The three-eyed brute, along with his trident and beast armor, was utterly pulverized into dregs and scattered into the wind.

Not even bones remained!

After doing this, Zhou Zhe's gloomy mood brightened considerably.

His expression icy, he swept his gaze around.

The hundreds of Dou Lan Continent natives who witnessed this were frightened into silence, wanting to flee at once.

But...

The invisible Aura Field radiating from Zhou Zhe made their legs go weak. Forget running—even standing steadily where they were was as difficult as ascending to heaven!

"Objectively speaking, I don't have much of a grudge against you people of Dou Lan Continent."

Zhou Zhe said stiffly, "After all, my mentor died fighting in the Cosmic Arena."

"His corpse was your trophy. You had the right to dispose of it."

"But..."

Humans were not grass or trees; how could they be without feelings?

The instant he saw his mentor Lin Ye's corpse being treated as an exhibit, emotion had utterly overwhelmed reason.

"This place is doomed to be destroyed."

As he spoke, Zhou Zhe drew the straight-bladed Tang saber from the sheath at his waist and slashed three times into the empty air ahead.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Blades of wind swept past.

In the blink of an eye, the entire Imperial Museum shattered and collapsed. Dust flew everywhere as it was completely consigned to history.

"When your First Prince returns, pass along a message for me..."

"If he wants revenge, I, Zhou Zhe, will be ready anytime!"

As for how many Dou Lan natives would die because the Imperial Museum had collapsed, Zhou Zhe...

Did not care in the slightest.

Though there were certain cultural similarities, they were not Hua citizens. They were not even Earth Humans.

Zhou Zhe was not charitable enough to extend his love to that extent.

Earth, China.

Deep within the secret base of the Supernatural Affairs Department.

A pitch-black spatial rift abruptly appeared.

The next moment, Zhou Zhe stepped out of it.

"What incredible efficiency!"

Huang Tiankai's gaze fell behind Zhou Zhe.

Looking at Lin Ye's corpse, his expression was complicated as he said wistfully, "Brother Lin Ye had good judgment. Taking you as his personal disciple was not in vain!"

If one day he also died on the battlefield, and had a disciple willing to brave danger, cross mountains, rivers, and even the distance of several star systems to retrieve his remains, then he would have no regrets even in death.

Unfortunately, the little brats in the Supernatural Affairs Department were each more troublesome than the last.

Dugu Xiu and Jinuo, who had once been fairly outstanding, had now both become third-generation disciples of Swift Wind Pavilion. Other than occasionally chatting and bragging with him on the Myriad Heavens Forum, he rarely saw them anymore.

Zhou Zhe slowly laid down Lin Ye's remains. "I'm heading back to Swift Wind Pavilion now. Send someone to collect the report on the Essence of Xingtian in half an hour."

Hearing this, Director Huang's expression turned solemn. "Alright! Go take care of that first!"

"As for Lin Ye's funeral, we'll make the arrangements. We'll ensure he receives a grand burial!"

But Zhou Zhe shook his head and said with ironclad resolve, "There's no need. Just keep him frozen."

"As long as I'm not dead, sooner or later, I will definitely revive him!"

Huang Tiankai looked enviously at Lin Ye's corpse.

Lemons grew on the lemon tree; beneath the lemon tree stood you and me.

Before today, Huang Tiankai had never imagined that one day, he would envy a dead man.

Now, he was truly sour!

Half an hour later.

At the top floor of the office building newly named "Yan Feng," in the Swift Wind Pavilion industrial district located in the golden heart of Zu'an City's downtown area.

In the office, Zhou Zhe set down his pen, having completed the usage report for the Essence of Xingtian.

The mysterious notebook transformed into a streak of light, appearing before his eyes and automatically opening to a new page.

Your deeds on Dou Lan Continent have spread far and wide. Legend Points +1.

Current Legend Points: 1 (from Dou Lan Continent; destroyed the Imperial Museum; instantly killed Marquis Lie Wu)

You have obtained a new title—Museum Destroyer!

Museum Destroyer—within a hundred-meter radius, enemy intelligence -10%

The effect of the new title was easy to understand. It was simple and crude, yet extremely powerful.

Intelligence-reduction aura, idiot aura...

There were plenty of more colloquial ways to put it.

They just did not sound as fresh and elegant as Museum Destroyer.

As for this thing called Legend Points...

What was it for?

Zhou Zhe did not feel any physical changes to himself.

Could it make him more famous?

Make it easier for him to gain social status?

Intimidate enemies?

But when it came to intangible intimidation, he already had the "Majesty +3" attribute provided by his three apprentices...

"More attributes never weigh a person down. I'll find out eventually."

Zhou Zhe shook his head, inserted a USB drive into the notebook, and opened the only video file inside.

This was one of the inheritances Mentor Lin Ye had left behind.

In the video player, Lin Ye looked solemnly into the camera and said, "Xiao Zhe, if you can see this video, that means I have already died in battle."

"Now, listen carefully!"

"I have something important to tell you..."

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