Patrolling China!

Next, Sect Master Teng sparred with Hong for a while.

He instructed Hong on how to use Conception in battle, how to better comprehend Conception, and how to understand his own body, Source Energy, and the energy present in the world.

Once these three were perfectly unified, and his cultivation reached the required level, he would naturally step into the Domain Realm.

Hong listened attentively to his master's teachings.

By the time the sun had fully risen,

Teng Qingshan put on the inner armor made from the scales on the Diamond Ape's chest and abdomen, mounted the Samsara Spear, and flew toward the Jiangnan Base City command headquarters.

Hong's basic physical attributes had now reached the War God level.

His physical strength and martial arts realm were both extremely advanced. With a spear and armor made from the body of a Primary-Level Lord Diamond Ape, he could easily kill an ordinary Primary-Level Lord Monster head-on and overwhelm a Mid-Level Lord. Even against a High-Level Lord, he could put up a fight.

At this point,

even if Lord-level Monsters attacked, Hong could still work with other Martial Artists and the military to defend Jiangnan Base City.

A short while later,

in the Command Room,

after hearing that Hong had broken through to the War God level and was also formidable in actual combat, Wang Hai finally broke into a happy smile. "Double R broke out more than half a year ago, and things have only gotten harder for China. Fortunately, we have you, Qingshan."

Wang Hai seemed to have cast off a heavy burden, his entire demeanor relaxing. "Then I'll notify the other five Base Cities. Qingshan, you're ready to begin the 'Patrol' plan?"

"Sure." Teng Qingshan nodded.

The sooner he cleared the Lord Monsters out of China, the sooner he could move on to the next stage of his plan.

Recently, Teng Qingshan felt that his progress in the Domain Realm was slowing.

The Monsters around now could no longer help him improve through combat.

He might as well kill them all, then begin exploring the Ruins, reach the Planetary Level as soon as possible, and find a way to enter the universe. That was the right path.

Beep, beep, beep—

As a series of alerts sounded,

images of the other five Base Cities appeared one after another on the projection screen mounted on the Command Room wall.

Once everyone had joined,

Wang Hai spoke.

"Everyone, I have good news. The Monster 'Patrol' plan that Sect Master Teng proposed can now begin!"

The five other Base City leaders immediately looked excited and delighted.

"We've finally made it to this day!" Zhao An of Northwest Base City was so overcome with emotion that he burst into tears.

Northwest Base City was already the weakest of the Base Cities in overall strength, yet it faced the greatest number of land Monsters, and the most vicious ones...

During this time,

they had been urgently expanding the Base City and evacuating residents.

But constant attacks from large Beast Tides had slowed construction, and they had managed to evacuate only a small number of people.

Faced with those Monsters lurking nearby,

Zhao An had been ready to use nuclear missiles.

Fortunately, Wang Hai had now said that Teng Qingshan would soon begin patrolling China and hunting Monsters.

Otherwise, Zhao An had no idea how he would have held out.

Lately,

more and more Monsters had gathered outside Northwest Base City.

Satellites had even detected Lord-level Monsters among them.

Once those Lord-level Monsters gathered enough subordinates, Northwest Base City would face its most severe test yet.

"Wang Hai, don't mess with us," Zhang Wei, the leader of Southwest Base City, which was in the second-worst position, called out.

Southwest China had always been home to an abundance of wild animals.

Now that they had mutated, powerful Monsters had emerged one after another, and the people there were having an exceptionally hard time resisting them.

"Exactly. Wang Hai, don't get our hopes up for nothing."

The leaders of the other Base Cities in dire straits chimed in one after another.

"All right, all right, settle down. Do you think I'd joke about something like this?" Wang Hai shouted. "We're short on time. Give us a quick report on the situation in each of your cities so we can plan the best route and send General Qingshan to eliminate the dangerous Monsters."

Only then did the agitated leaders quiet down.

A short while later,

Zhao An of the hardest-hit Northwest Base City spoke first. "Everyone should know what things are like in the Northwest. Of the six Base Cities, our situation is probably the most dire. Satellite observations show that there are already three Lord-level Monsters lurking around our Base City!"

"Three!"

Everyone else was taken aback.

At most, they had observed only two Lord-level Monsters around their own cities.

"For now, those three Lord-level Monsters are wary of one another. Their biggest threat is each other, so they haven't turned their attention to us. Otherwise, I might already have had to use nuclear weapons..."

Zhao An's voice was full of helplessness and bitterness.

"Chief Zhao, could you describe the appearance and characteristics of those three Lord-level Monsters?"

Teng Qingshan spoke up.

"Please take a look." As Zhao An spoke, he uploaded several satellite photos onto the projection screen.

"Each of these three Lord-level Monsters can easily surpass the speed of sound. The first looks like a tiger, but it's fifteen meters long and five meters tall! The second resembles a leopard. It's also enormous, fourteen meters long and more than four meters tall. The third looks like a Wild Wolf, and it's nearly as large as the leopard."

As the three photos of the Lord-level Monsters flashed across the projection screen, along with the countless Monsters under their control,

Teng Qingshan felt deeply troubled.

These Monsters—

there were huge numbers of Warlord Level Monsters, and countless Beast Soldiers!

The three Monster hordes also often fought one another over territory.

Watching footage of the Monsters battling, recorded by satellite,

everyone in the room fell silent.

"The situation at Northwest Base City is indeed dangerous. Once those three Lord-level Monsters decide the victor, they'll inevitably turn their attention to our Base City as they expand their territory."

Zhao An continued. "So I hope General Teng will prioritize supporting us and deal with the three Lord-level Monsters around our city."

"All right, Chief Zhao. I'll take it into consideration. Let's hear about the other Base Cities as well," Teng Qingshan said.

Next,

over the course of just a few minutes,

the other four Base Cities each reported their own situation.

After reviewing all the reports,

Northwest Base City was indeed in the most urgent danger, as it could be hit by a Beast Tide led by Lord-level Monsters at any time.

Southwest Base City was next. There were currently signs that two Lord-level Monsters were lurking around the city.

Then came Northeast Base City and Kyoto Base City. For now, only one Lord-level Monster had been detected within several hundred kilometers of each city, and both were focused on subjugating other Monsters.

Apart from Jiangnan Base City, Southeast Base City was in the best shape.

The reason the Southeast Base City, despite being fairly close to the coast, was doing the best

was that a powerful Martial Artist had emerged there—one whose strength was second only to Teng Qingshan's!

According to his profile,

this Martial Artist called himself Thor!