Heroes Gather, Dan Jia Takes Position, My Base!

After half a year away, Meng Chuan returned to find Yong'an City transformed beyond recognition, so unfamiliar it felt almost strange.

A colossal city sprawled across heaven and earth. To the naked eye, it seemed shrouded in dense fog, concealing what was real and what lay within.

Meng Chuan raised his brows slightly. His senses repeatedly intersected with the invisible "membrane" encircling the city, and he detected the "waves" of energy flowing through it.

This was the upgraded Sky Canopy defense system.

Before long, the corners of his mouth lifted, and his eyes suddenly brightened.

In his sight, the true, clear image of New Yong'an came into view.

The Sky Canopy had detected his identity as a human Martial Artist, and the fog obscuring his vision peeled away from his senses in layer after layer like a receding tide.

"Is this that system from Shangjing? Interesting..."

Worthy of being one of the foremost major cities in the northwest, Yong'an had not only become even more majestic after its expansion was completed—it had also, like Shangjing City, upgraded to such a defense system with astonishing speed.

Meng Chuan swept his gaze around, taking in Yong'an's outer defenses.

Garrison camps encircled the city, armored vehicles stood in ordered ranks, Sanqin flags snapped in the wind, and an aerial fleet of drones and fighter jets continually departed the city to carry out routine nighttime patrols guarding it.

There were also waves of Martial Artist squads returning to the city, clad in battle armor and carrying Zhenwu weapons, passing Meng Chuan shoulder to shoulder.

The mortal world had undergone earth-shaking changes, and the night sky had grown darker still.

Coupled with Meng Chuan deliberately reining in his aura, only the powerful magnetic field he passively emitted drew faint attention.

"He must be some senior