Zhang Chen's unusually serious words made Gu Chen pause. Gu Chen believed that Zhang Chen was definitely not exaggerating.
"We're all going to die? Do you already know who they are?"
"An existence at the Apostle level. Gu Chen, take Jin Geng and the others away first. Once I completely remove the mark branded onto my body, I'll track the Blood Qi on you and join up with you as quickly as possible."
"An Apostle-level existence? Are you sure?"
"I had a brief conversation with them. They seemed to be the former Ninth Apostle of the Zero Realm, titled—Xie Min. That's all the information I have. Don't waste any more time. Get out of here now."
"Alright. Don't lose your life. Be extremely careful. If what you say is true and a former Ninth Apostle has entered this place, I'm afraid the entire situation will change because of it. We must regroup with the main force as soon as possible."
Zhang Chen and Gu Chen clasped fists. Zhang Chen quickly left the city-state in the opposite direction, reaching the edge of the Floating Realm's suspended island. Using the high ground to survey the terrain below, he soon chose a region of overlapping mountains to the northeast, leapt from the Floating Realm, and plunged into the mountains.
As for the mark, it was actually a lie Zhang Chen had told Gu Chen.
Xie Min's avatar inside Jin Geng had been completely slaughtered by Zhang Chen and had not left behind any mark. Zhang Chen had also refrained from devouring the other's Utter Evil Qi after considering many factors. First, he feared that Evil Qi of such purity would taint his mind. Second, he wanted to prevent Xie Min from sensing the Evil Qi and locating him.
Naturally, telling Gu Chen about