Bai Pu naturally knew the reason: the Red Race had acted in advance, increasing this world's difficulty and preventing anyone from returning to the city.
The Red Race had intended to deal with Bai Pu in this world, but they had ultimately underestimated his abilities and ended up being completely wiped out.
After the first phase of the Main Quest was settled, the second phase arrived.
Main Quest Two: Black Sky Descent activated. Mission Objective: Prevent the Demon Ancestor, Great Dark Sky, from fully reviving. Mission Difficulty: ??? Mission Deadline: 10 days Mission Reward: Gaia Faction Military Merit +300–1000 Failure Penalty: Gaia Faction Military Merit -500; if your Military Merit is insufficient, your rank will be downgraded. Warning: Return items that ignore Main Quest requirements cannot negate the penalty of deducting Gaia Faction Military Merit.
At first glance, Bai Pu noticed that both the rewards and penalties for his Main Quest Two were different. They actually offered Gaia Faction Military Merit! Military Merit was a reward point available only to official major generals. After accumulating 10,000 Military Merit, Bai Pu would gain the qualification to undergo the trial for Two-Star Major General.
Originally, Bai Pu had thought that Military Merit could only be earned by fighting talented Otherworld Travelers on the Spirit Realm Battlefield. He had not expected the second Main Quest in the Heart Demon World to grant Military Merit as well.
Did all Main Quests involving a world's secrets offer Military Merit rewards?
Or did Great Dark Sky in the Heart Demon World possess some special quality?
Bai Pu currently had zero Military Merit. If he failed the second Main Quest, he would owe 500 Military Merit.
The warning also stated clearly that a