"Where's my little brother? I haven't seen him." After recovering from the shock of the celestial changes, the eldest sister, Ding Luo, immediately thought of Lin Hui.
"I went to his workplace, but I couldn't find him there. Time was of the essence, and everything was in chaos, so I had to rush to pick you and Xiaoying up first." Ding Yiran took a deep breath and looked up at Ding Luo.
Xiao Ying is Ding Luo's son, and he is already half a person tall. It has to be said that the early development of the God Clan bloodline is indeed fast.
He stood timidly beside his mother, looking bewildered. He seemed to resemble his father, with a rugged and powerful appearance, already sporting a full beard at a young age. His body was also quite muscular.
"Think again, think again where Xiaolin is most likely to be?" Ding Luo's voice revealed a hint of anxiety.
"I... I..." Ding Yiran was starting to panic.
He usually keeps in touch with his younger brother, and they only occasionally have a meal together. He doesn't know much about the company his brother works for, only that it's a private customized travel group.
But now... the outside world is in complete chaos.
They had just passed through cities where buildings had collapsed and cities had long since turned into ruins.
Thick volcanic ash condensed into clouds in the sky, then melted into snow under the drastic temperature drop, falling gently down.
Most cities were plunged into dire straits within just a dozen minutes.
More than 90% of people die from earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis, especially the first wave of earthquakes.
The moment that giant crack appeared.
Not only was seawater frantically pouring into the planet, but large amounts of air were also being devoured and drawn in.
The resulting violent cyclones also instantly triggered a large number of derivative disasters.
It can be said that the vast majority of people died from the resulting urban collapse and the shockwaves from the knife wounds.
"I think... my little brother is so smart, he'll be fine..." Ding Yiran managed to squeeze out these words after a long pause. But even he himself doubted how credible those words were at this moment.
The two stared at the various disaster scenes unfolding on the screen, and fell silent for a moment.
In such a post-apocalyptic world, the chances of my younger brother surviving an unexpected disaster are really slim. Even if he does survive, we won't be able to contact him for a while.
Because the main server for personal smart terminals had been disconnected long ago.
On the other side, Lin Yuexiu was also constantly contacting her teacher Lin Hui, with a grim expression.
Once internet service is lost, all means of communication become completely useless.
In other words, she believed that her teacher, whose strength far surpassed her own, would not easily get into trouble, which is why she wasn't as pessimistic as Ding Luo and her brother. However, she still couldn't suppress her anxiety and restlessness.
"Teacher... where are you??"
At that moment, she unconsciously raised her head and met Joshua's eyes, who had just finished talking to someone not far away.
Both of them sighed softly and unconsciously looked at Ding Yiran, who was talking to her sister.
"So you weren't here to see me..." Joshua whispered.
"They're not here to see me... I thought I caused enough trouble back then. I never imagined there would be someone even more outrageous than me." Lin Yuexiu sighed. "What's wrong with you?" Joshua asked curiously. "That's a sixth-ringed Shen Mu level powerhouse, how could you think they're here to see you?" "I... there's nothing to hide anymore. By now, if they wanted to find out, they would have already." Lin Yuexiu smiled bitterly, "I'm actually a half-human, half-god."
"What? You're that half-blooded God Clan we've been searching for!?" Joshua exclaimed in surprise.
"Kindness"
"Then you are right. It is said that a human-god hybrid has both the upper limit of Divine Power of the God Clan and the enormous potential for improvement of humans... It is indeed possible that this could attract the attention of the Shen Mu." Joshua sighed, his voice filled with barely suppressed tremor.
"And what about you? What's your situation?" Lin Yuexiu asked in return.
"I... am actually a survivor of the God Loyal King Faction that was wiped out back then. A desperate fugitive who wasn't completely killed," Joshua said in a hoarse voice. Every time she talked about this, she would be reminded of the bloody scene of watching her entire family being slaughtered.
"I'm sorry," Lin Yuexiu said apologetically.
"It's alright, I've come to terms with it now. Whether it's the Loyal King Faction or the Anti-King Faction, they're all just fighting for their own interests. Our family is nothing more than a sacrifice in that struggle. Now that we're no longer of any value, do you see the rest of the Loyal King Faction still caring about me? They didn't even bother to put on a show of rescuing or searching me," Joshua said sarcastically.
Both women sighed.
"However, neither of us was as good at hiding it as that guy... The certificate... Could it be the God King Authority Token that the God Clan have been searching for everywhere?" Lin Yuexiu asked.
"It should be. I just don't know who the mysterious black-robed man who intervened later was." Joshua nodded.
Beyond the human realm Black Domain.
Ping Yun walked quickly through the massive white fortress, her face grim as she stood on the long metal bridge leading to its inner core. Her usual composed and smiling demeanor was completely gone.
His figure flickered, suddenly traversing long distances every few seconds and appearing on the bridge a kilometer away.
After repeating this several times, he stopped on a circular silver plate and looked up at the back of the man who had been waiting there.
"Why did you call me back!? The final warrant is right there...!" Ping Yun questioned through gritted teeth.
"The warrant is right there, found, confirmed, it'll be ours sooner or later." The man, draped in a thick black cloak, turned around, revealing his tall figure in a magnificent black military uniform with gold trim.
He sported a neatly trimmed beard and wore seven gold sun epaulets on his shoulders, the symbol of the Commander-in-Chief.
This person is none other than Zhu Li, the strongest member of the current God Clan.
"There's no need to rush," Zhu Li said calmly, gently patting her friend's shoulder.
"That thing is useless to their calamity forces. They're deliberately blocking it now just to get more benefits from us. Just give it to them." "But..." Ping Yun wanted to speak, but Zhu Li interrupted her.
" Lin Hui is quite mysterious. Just now, I had a feeling that if you continue your restrained sparring with him, something serious might happen," Zhu Li said softly.
"Event?"
"At my level, sometimes premonitions can be surprisingly reliable without any apparent reason. That's why I sent you a telepathic message in time to keep you in check," Zhu Li said.
"Where's Seven Extinctions? Is that old codger here?"
"He's nearby. If I make a move, he'll definitely make a move too. That old guy... he gives me a very strange feeling," Zhu Li pondered. "Well, I was indeed a bit too impulsive," Ping Yun took a deep breath to calm herself down. "It's mainly that Lin Hui, he deliberately messed with me, he went too far."
"He did it on purpose, deliberately provoking you. Because the warrant is nearby, he's certain you won't dare go all out, lest you damage it. As for why he did it, I have no idea. This person is very mysterious, even more so than his teacher, Seven Extinctions," Zhu Li said in a low voice.
"So, what's next?" Ping Yun asked in a deep voice.
"I'll go directly to the Nine Heavens Gate. As long as the Nine Heavens Gate is willing to compromise, everything is negotiable," Zhu Li replied. "I'll go with you."
"No, you need to stay and oversee the clan for me. We just purged a large number of Internal Strife members, and now is the time when the clan needs stability most after the bloodline change. We must have sufficiently strong military force to suppress any unrest at any time."
"... Alright... you, be careful!" Ping Yun said earnestly.
As Fusionist, he wouldn't be so wary in other places, but the Nine Heavens Gate was a Fusionist sect within the Source Disaster Wind Disaster. For them, who were also Source Disaster Fusionist, the Source Disaster Wind Disaster itself was an extremely threatening term.
"Don't worry, in this world, as long as I want to leave, no one can force me to stay," Zhu Li said confidently.
"Alright, to avoid any unforeseen complications, I'll set off immediately. Don't worry about the town for now; the calamity forces are definitely focused there. Just wait for my return."
"Good."
Beyond the Red Pattern Star, in space.
Indoma, the Cold Night Matriarch, and the Pioneers Zhuo Xinghai gathered together in a temporary ice palace that had been erected nearby. The ice palace was built by the Three Greats mistresses in just a few seconds.
Seeing the widespread use of Disaster Energy, Zhuo Xinghai's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. This was the first time he had formally stood with the Calamity Fusionist, and he felt uneasy about this group that had betrayed all life.
Although he himself is now on the verge of becoming a complete Fusionist.
"Don't worry." Lin Hui stood at the deepest part of the ice palace, turned around, and noticed his discomfort.
"Even if you are Fusionist, it doesn't prevent you from being a good person. Good and evil are never determined by power, but by the individual who wields that power." This statement makes sense to most people, but for the Fusion Faction, it only offers a degree of comfort.
However, Zhuo Xinghai still gave him face, nodded, and stood still.
"Junior brother, tell me, what exactly do you want to do? Getting involved in the matter of the God Clan's credentials, I don't think this is the right decision," Indoma a deep voice.
"Senior brother, if Zhu Li obtains all the credentials, how high do you think his strength will soar? Will there still be anyone who can stand against him?" Lin Hui asked in return.
"Aside from the teacher, it's really unlikely that anyone could stand against him," Indoma nodded.
"I know that although you outwardly lead the bandit group, you're actually still making plans for Swallow Fort. You also have your own grand ambitions," Lin Hui said sincerely. "But at that time, no matter how you plan things in Swallow Fort, once Zhu Li's power is secured, his first priority will likely be to eliminate Dragon Court and Swallow Fort. This can actually be seen from the forces that secretly emerged when I confronted Ping Yun just now. Among those forces, besides Master, there were two other groups of top experts from outside our camp who have never appeared before."
"You mean..." Indoma didn't ask Lin Hui why he could sense it, but Lin Hui didn't sense it either, and his expression changed slightly.
He believed Lin Hui wouldn't make things up.
If it wasn't a misperception, then the scene just now meant that neither the highest-ranking figures in the Dragon Court nor the Swallow Fort wanted to see him rise any higher. "Therefore, the current situation is no longer just a matter for us," Lin Hui said. "Seniors Remnant Heart Ancestral Dragon and Silent Stone Swallow must have already made their moves in secret."
By observing the changes in the Time String, he can deduce a great deal of information in reverse.
"You're quite perceptive, little one."
As soon as Lin Hui finished speaking, a black figure, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, suddenly appeared in the open space in the center of the crowd.
The figure's head was a huge, jet-black bird's head, and it was covered with a thick black feather cloak, making it look no different from any other Stone Swallow Clan. However, judging from the gaps in the cloak, the figure's true form appeared to be composed of countless bright, dark red bubbles, which flowed, burst, and constantly generated new bubbles in an endless cycle.
This woman appeared to be entirely composed of red, glowing bubbles, only dressed in the attire of the Stone Swallow Clan. "I've been observing you for a long time. Since you're unwilling to be a lackey of the Fusion Faction, why not join our Resistance Faction Allied Army?" The newcomer's words immediately changed the expressions of the three Cold Night Matriarch.