The Ascent had begun.
But the battles in the other regions of the Gaia Continent had not yet completely ended.
Lu Mian's plan had been interrupted by Yu Gan. With too much time already wasted, he had no choice but to activate his backup plan.
"Yu Sui was defeated ahead of schedule. That means my plan to transfer my consciousness and obtain a perfect killer's body has completely failed, and I've also lost one Secret Star... Fortunately, I still have another plan."
Before returning to the Underground Palace, Lu Mian had cast a Dreamscape illusion technique in advance.
This Underground Palace was located in an underground area a hundred kilometers from Tongshan. It contained river channels, and the crisscrossing passages all led to the center.
According to the original plan, Lu Mian would have seized Yu Sui's perfect body here, bringing himself closer to perfection while obtaining a Secret Star. He would then slowly lure others to the palace and eliminate them one by one.
But the plan was different now.
Lu Mian pushed open the palace doors, and the demon, Luo Zhong, was sitting on the throne.
From Luo Zhong's perspective, Yu Sui seemed to be following beside Lu Mian... He appeared to have suffered some injuries, but they were not too serious.
"You really know how to waste time. Let me tell you about the external battle situation we've investigated so far."
While Lu Mian had been away, Luo Zhong, an ambitious man, had worked with powerful mental-sense experts from the undead legion to conduct a detailed investigation of the surrounding situation.
"The northern snow mountains: Azathoth has appeared! The target should be the God King. This can be considered the highest-level battle currently, so we'd better not interfere... Also, the General Administrator's aura has disappeared, but we