The Endless Divine Clan, the First Royal City.
The vast and desolate Royal City, due to the heavy casualties of the war, had a much sparser population than before the war.
Inside the royal palace in the center of the Royal City.
Zhu Li stood on the wide open space, gazing at the rushing river in the huge canyon below.
The palace is situated right next to a cliff. Below the cliff flows the Listening Cloud River, the largest scenic river within the God Clan. The rushing water splashes up large amounts of white spray as it flows swiftly along the back of the palace into the distance.
Zhu Li quietly admired the beautiful scenery that only the First Divine King Zhao Ji was once qualified to see.
He was clad in platinum body armor, with layers of platinum runes rotating behind him. In his hand, he casually toyed with several pure gold badges. These were the God King Authority Token that he had already absorbed. At their centers, they had originally burned with golden flames.
But by then, the golden flame had already completely vanished.
Without the flames that constantly flicker with countless runes, these badges seem no different from ordinary souvenirs.
"Commander-in-Chief, have you fully absorbed the power and authority?"
Ping Yun appeared behind him, bowing slightly to ask.
"It's only been absorbed into the soul, still being digested. Is there something you need?" Zhu Li glanced sideways at her best assistant, friend, and ally.
"Now that the Divine King Alliance have given up resistance and scattered to escape, we have successfully killed the seven God-Kings whose combat power has declined the most, and obtained seven tokens, but there is only one left..." Ping Yun said in a deep voice.
"Still no clues? Han Yan was the first to be defeated, but unexpectedly she was the last one to survive." Zhu Li said in surprise.
Since the Seven Kings Alliance was defeated, they have been attacking one by one with great speed, and now they have completely captured all the headquarters Royal City of the God Kings. However, they only need one more of the eight tokens to complete the set. At this moment, they were surprised to find that God Han Yan, who was the first to be dealt with, had completely disappeared with the token.
"We've searched everywhere we could think of, and used every method and technology we could think of, but we've found absolutely no clues. That's why we've come to you to see if you can use the other warrants to trace Han Yan's location," Ping Yun.
"There's no way around it. There are indeed connections between warrants. But I haven't fully grasped them yet, so..." Zhu Li frowned, "Don't worry, I'll absorb all these warrants first, and then conduct a thorough investigation."
"Then I look forward to your good news. By the way, there shouldn't be any conflict between Disaster Energy and warrants, right?" Ping Yun asked.
"No, don't worry... In less than six months, everything will be over." Zhu Li smiled.
"That's true." Ping Yun. "I have one more thing to discuss, regarding the alliance of the remaining calamities."
"They've discovered our hidden identities as Fusionist?" Zhu Li raised an eyebrow.
"No, it wasn't him. It was that Hui..." Ping Yun reported on how Zhang Xinfan and the other two secondary calamities had joined forces, along with her own surprise attack to eliminate Lin Hui. "No need to look anymore, he's not dead." Zhu Li confirmed immediately after hearing this. "You were right to feel something was off. This Hui was probably waiting for you to show up and make your move. Although we don't know what his purpose is, but... don't get involved in the Ashes Sea's operations again. They are no longer of any use to us."
"Yes. Then I'll find an opportunity to kill these two and reconcile with Lin Hui?" Ping Yun asked tentatively.
"No need for that. Let them fight first, and after they've both suffered heavy losses, we'll step in and eliminate them completely. The New World hasn't reserved a place for these calamities; they'll only cause trouble if they stay. We'll have to get rid of them sooner or later," Zhu Li said casually.
"Understood." Ping Yun understood and bowed deeply.
Outside the Heart Source Demon Palace, in the purple mist, on an open ground.
Lin Hui gazed at Yun Xiazi standing opposite him, smiling silently.
Because the group had developed serious doubts about their own abilities, and some couldn't accept going from being invincible to having to run away from everyone they encountered, Lin Hui decided to increase their strength.
"From now on, I will stand still. You may attack me at will. Use your magical powers if you wish. Let me see how much you have improved over the years." He transmitted his voice directly to the crowd.
"Then... teacher, be careful..." Yun Xiazi gripped the longsword she had just found, her confidence returning. Years of arduous training made her feel that her previous death was simply due to her lack of vigilance and extremely low awareness of her surroundings, catching her off guard. But now, with all her preparations...
The rest of Xia Si, Su Yaping, and the others stood at a distance, watching the battle unfold.
"Master is undoubtedly invincible, but... we've cultivated diligently for so many years, we should be able to hold out for a little longer," Xia Si said in a deep voice. " Yun Xiazi's strength is several times greater than it was back then, she will definitely surprise the sect leader. But, can she manage to go alone like this?" Su Yaping hesitated.
Swish!
The next moment, Yun Xiazi appeared.
She unleashed her full power, combining her Divine Formula with the Wind Sword Art.
While celestial phenomena cannot be invoked here, the weakening effect unique to the Wind Sword Art will still take effect.
Yun Xiazi has now reached roughly the same level as when Lin Hui left the Mist Man World.
In an instant, he drew his sword, transforming into a semi-transparent gray phantom, accompanied by a gust of wind, and arrived in front of Lin Hui in the blink of an eye.
In the martial arts of Clear Jade Mountain, speed is paramount. At this moment, she was confident that even if her teacher's strength had greatly improved, he would still have no choice but to draw his sword in the face of a sword that could even barely cleave a spatial rift.
At that moment, a gray sword shadow slashed down towards Lin Hui's brow.
bass.
In an instant, a sword rang out.
Yun Xiazi's vision blurred and her consciousness instantly went blank. She flew backward, landed softly, and remained motionless.
The surroundings were completely quiet.
Only then did everyone truly realize the reality: all their efforts over the years had not only failed to close the gap with Lin Hui, but had actually widened it further. "Attack together!" Xia Si immediately stopped holding back, unleashing her full power of Ashes, which transformed into countless golden light spots that surrounded her, enhancing her strength, accelerating her progress, and providing protection.
She unleashed the Wind Sword Art, merging it with Disaster Energy, and with all her might, slashed at Lin Hui.
Su Yaping dared not hold back either, and mobilized the Wind Sword Art as well. A layer of faint purple airflow covered the sword, which was a special and abnormal substance in her Mind Sea. At this moment, it was also forcibly drawn by the Wind Sword Art Technique and transformed into the destructive power of her attack.
Liu Xuezhen and Wu Anning stood still and did not make a move.
They had been cared for and taught by Seven Extinctions for a period of time, so they naturally had some understanding of Lin Hui's improvement in strength.
so
Buzz!!
The next moment.
The two attackers were only halfway through their attack when they were forcibly stopped from their rapid movement.
Centered on Lin Hui, the ground within a radius of hundreds of miles sank at that moment.
Xia Si and Su Yaping were also forcefully pressed down and slammed to the ground. They trembled violently and were unable to move.
They could clearly see invisible pressure fields emanating from Lin Hui.
"This is...!?" The last vestige of confidence and pride that Xia Si had before was finally shattered completely.
"It's just normal breathing," Lin Hui smiled. "I didn't do anything; it's just that you're all so weak right now that you can't even withstand the aftershocks of my normal breathing."
The crowd fell completely silent. Just looking at Lin Hui, who stood motionless, filled them with a profound sense of despair and helplessness. "Probably around the middle of the second ring, not bad progress." He hadn't even drawn his sword; his ordinary breathing, the natural aura he released, was enough to keep the others from even getting close.
"Are there enemies as powerful as you outside, teacher?" After a long silence, Xia Si asked in a deep voice, a hint of fervor and fighting spirit burning in her eyes. "Of course, there are many who are even stronger than me. The world outside is vast and immense," Lin Hui said with a smile.
"What do you want us to do? How can we quickly improve our strength? Please tell me clearly, teacher." Yun Xiazi's pretty face also showed great interest.
"No rush, your strength is too weak. Just do some basic intelligence gathering first. You can't help me for now," Lin Hui replied. "After leaving the original world, the energy level outside is not limited, so the speed of cultivation improvement will be much faster than before. You should stabilize yourselves first and try to raise your strength to the highest level possible. Then..."
With the Illusion Destruction Eye, the Three Greats Devil Incense, the Four Great Seal Techniques, and Wind Energy Transformation, these core geniuses of Clear Jade Mountain will soon undergo earth-shattering improvements and transformations after breaking free from their shackles.
Although they all rely on Lin Hui as the core, and although their strength is indeed somewhat weak, they have the advantage of sufficient trust.
A moment later.
Each person received a metallic silver tree burl from Lin Hui, and carrying the burls, they were sent to the human realm, the God Clan, Swallow Fort, and the Dragon Court, respectively.
The goal is to safely deliver the Lightless Brain entity in our possession to the territories of various races, and then make contact with their internal networks.
After doing all this, Lin Hui returned his consciousness to the Red Pattern Star, continuously absorbing the enormous Time String that still stretched across the sky.
"Now, everything is ready except for the final push. As long as I absorb enough Time String, I will be able to break through to the fifth level of the sword technique."
He estimated the timeframe and concluded that he would achieve a perfect breakthrough within a month at most.
So he simply began to observe Ding Yiran and Lin Yuexiu every day on Red Pattern Star, quietly waiting.
More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
With the assistance of an inside agent, the Endless Divine Clan and the Dragon Court successfully completed the intrusion of the sub-body of the Lightless Brain.
Su Yaping and Liu Xuezhen, who went there, also returned safely.
Soon, good news came back from the human realm: the network of a single star system in the human realm had been easily compromised.
The bad news is that Swallow Fort failed. With his Indoma gone, Lin Hui had no idea what was going on inside Swallow Fort.
After temporarily setting aside Swallow Fort, Lin Hui focused his attention on the Pioneers in Dragon Court while continuing his cultivation.
The Pioneers are about to rebel.
In Zhuo Xinghai's own words, it was better to let White Owl take the time to defeat them one by one.
We might as well strike first.
The rumors circulating outside about internal Internal Strife within the Dragon Clan were actually a manifestation of the conflict between White Owl and the traditional high-ranking officials of the Dragon Court.
This time, Zhuo Xinghai invited Lin Hui to join forces with Indoma to completely annihilate the Decay high-ranking officials of the Dragon Court.
Aside from a fatal sneak attack, Lin Hui didn't plan to go personally, given his current critical condition. He could send the three Cold Night Matriarch, whose strength was still rapidly increasing, instead of himself...
This time, he plans to make a huge profit from the Existence Force and the Time String.