Evolving from a Clone
Chapter 47

Broadcasting a Saint Tier Battle to the Death

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In the blink of an eye, three days had passed since Ye Muni arrived in Mengka City.

These three days were outwardly calm, but in reality, Mengka City was in an uproar. Ye Muni's subordinates, along with Zhang Fantie's men, had scoured every hotel, inn, bar, and bathhouse in the entire city. The next step, it seemed, would be to inspect rental properties.

Ye Muni's official explanation was that he was searching for Tainted Ones who might have infiltrated the city.

Su Ze and the others had also caught wind of this, knowing that the city was no place to linger and were ready to flee at any moment.

However, Mengka City was surrounded on three sides by Ye Muni's Lion Army, with only the path leading to the Black Rock Mountain Range left open. If Su Ze and the others wanted to escape, it seemed their only option was to retrace their steps.

During these days, Su Ze had not neglected his "dance practice." Thanks to his efforts, he had almost completely digested the Immortal Salamander extract. It should be fully digested within another day or two.

Aunt Yun's injuries were healing well, but she had not yet fully recovered her Combat Strength. If she were to fight now, she could probably only exert fifty percent of her power.

As usual, Su Ze completed his daily dance task and collapsed onto a chair, drenched in sweat. He picked up his phone and scrolled for a while before saying:

"Both Mu Kingdom and Luofan Kingdom are all talk and no action. The Saint Tier powerhouses from both sides have been here for three days, yet one is stationed in Black Rock City and the other is guarding Mengka City. They're both choosing to remain inactive, with no intention of launching a proactive attack. This has caused the residents of both cities to complain loudly online."

Aunt Yun smiled and replied, "What good will their complaints do? Haven't both sides issued statements explaining themselves? The Black Rock Mountain Range is not within their territory, and they are only responsible for defending their own national borders."

Liu Wenyin analyzed, "From the very beginning, neither side intended to put in the real effort to kill Feng Buqing. You can tell from the Saint Tier powerhouses they sent."

Luofan Kingdom sent the newly promoted Saint Tier Ye Muni, instead of the powerful veteran Saint Tier. Mu Kingdom was the same; they didn't send Mu Kingdom's strongest fighter, King Mu, but an old, frail Saint Tier named Li Shangmao, who was close to the end of his life.

Both countries understood how difficult it was to kill a Saint Tier.

Evolvers from the Netherworld Organization were generally not weak. They had exchanged their foul odor for considerable Combat Strength.

To kill Feng Buqing, at least two powerful Saint Tiers like King Mu, or three or more ordinary Saint Tiers, would be needed to have any hope of success.

Furthermore, they had to consider the Netherworld Organization's potential intervention. Even if Feng Buqing had gone mad, he was still an elder of the Netherworld Organization. The Netherworld Organization would surely want to bring him back for treatment, not watch him be cornered and killed by others.

In this light, to be safe, it would take at least four or five Saint Tiers to kill Feng Buqing.

After all, each of Luofan Kingdom and Mu Kingdom only had a handful of Saint Tier powerhouses, fewer than could be counted on two hands. They couldn't possibly mobilize all their forces to kill one Feng Buqing!

And even if they killed Feng Buqing, what then?

Killing a Tier 4 Exotic Beast at least yielded extracts and various materials. What could they gain from killing Feng Buqing?

This kind of thankless task was something neither country was willing to undertake. So, they each sent a Saint Tier to guard the border, planning to wage a war of attrition and wait for the Netherworld Organization to resolve Feng Buqing's problem themselves.

"They can afford to wait, but we can't. We don't have much time left," Su Ze said, showing his phone screen. "I joined a 'Mu Kingdom Residents in Mengka' hometown group a couple of days ago. Several people in the group are now posting that the rental houses they live in are being inspected.

"These people live in the northern part of the city, which means they started their search from the north. So, in two to three days at most, they'll reach us. We need to think of a plan."

Liu Wenyin's face showed concern. Two to three days was not enough time for Aunt Yun to recover her strength. If that day came, it seemed their only option would be to hide in the mountains.

"If it really comes to that, I'll leave alone," Su Ze said seriously. "They're looking for me; you don't need to get caught up in this."

He had indeed implicated Liu Wenyin and Aunt Yun this time. Both Zhao Yuanyi and Ye Muni were after him.

Aunt Yun glanced at him and said, "Don't forget, you're a citizen of my Dongli Kingdom now."

Liu Wenyin added, "And you're on the same household registration as me."

Aunt Yun continued, "Don't overthink it. At worst, we'll go hide in the Black Rock Mountain Range for a few days. Once my Combat Strength recovers, we'll find an opportunity to break out."

Su Ze nodded and no longer insisted.

Both Saint Tiers, Ye Muni and Li Shangmao, wanted to stall for time, hoping the Netherworld Organization would clean up the mess themselves.

But sometimes, fate is not as one wishes, and unexpected events happen suddenly.

That night, deep in the night, a thunderous roar suddenly came from the direction of the Black Rock Mountain Range, like a bolt from the blue, waking the sleeping residents.

Immediately after, the ground began to tremble, tables and chairs shook slightly, accompanied by various loud noises from the direction of the Black Rock Mountain Range.

"An earthquake?"

Su Ze got out of bed and rushed into the courtyard, followed closely by Liu Wenyin and Aunt Yun, who had also run out.

"Look over there."

Following the direction Liu Wenyin was pointing, Su Ze saw a green Evolutionary Light shooting up into the sky above the distant Black Rock Mountain Range, illuminating half the sky.

The sounds of fierce clashes and various loud noises all came from that direction.

"Two Saint Tiers are fighting," Liu Wenyin stated confidently. Her Evolutionary Eye skill analyzed that the Evolutionary Light came from two different life forms.

"Did Ye Muni or Li Shangmao go into the mountains?" Su Ze asked. "Even if Saint Tier powerhouses were fighting, it shouldn't cause such a huge commotion, right?"

"One of them is definitely Feng Buqing, but the other party should be something extremely large, definitely not human," Liu Wenyin analyzed.

"If it's not human, then it's an Exotic Beast. Could it be that a Tier 4 Exotic Beast is hidden in the Black Rock Mountain Range?"

Up until now, no Tier 4 or higher Exotic Beasts had been found in the Black Rock Mountain Range; the strongest were only Tier 3 Exotic Beasts.

Aunt Yun said, "Perhaps a Tier 3 Exotic Beast recently evolved into a Tier 4."

The fighting lasted for less than ten minutes before stopping.

Not long after, a furious roar was heard from Mengka City: "Feng Buqing, if you dare to set foot on my Luofan territory, I will ensure you never return!"

Immediately after, a green streak of light cut through the sky and flew towards the Black Rock Mountain Range.

"Wherever Feng wants to go, Feng will go."

BOOM!

With a thunderous roar from the sky, the two Saint Tier powerhouses clashed.

But after a single exchange, the sky returned to calm.

Su Ze turned to look at the two people beside him, only to see them both tilting their heads back, intently watching the distant night sky.

Liu Wenyin possessed ocular skills, and Aunt Yun had evolved three times, granting her vision far beyond that of ordinary people. Only Su Ze was like a blind man; due to the distance and the darkness of night, he couldn't see what was happening over there at all.

However, he had a way.

Su Ze pulled out his phone and opened a streaming platform. As expected, the title of the hottest live stream in the area read: "Outdoor Brother Ya, Braving Death to Stream a Saint Tier Battle!"

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