Black Mist Person

The Heavenly Fiend Palace, once the residence of the Heavenly Fiend World Lord.

Three figures gathered within the hall, one of them being Tianmu, his expression fraught with anxiety.

"The barrier we set up has been broken. Xuanming has likely escaped!"

His voice carried a barely concealed panic.

Another figure, identical in appearance to Xuanming Domain Lord, was Keluolü in disguise.

Forcing calm, he spoke in a low voice: "What's the rush? Even if he really returns, the three of us joining hands—why should we fear him?"

Despite his words, he had no confidence in his heart.

The pressure Xuanming brought them was simply too great.

Back then, comprehending a domain at the Planet Realm, he was directly taken as a personal disciple by the Heavenly Fiend World Lord.

At the Star Realm, he could cross ranks to kill Universe Realm opponents. At the Universe Realm, he proactively stepped into the Giant Axe Arena, winning a thousand consecutive matches and earning the title of "Giant Axe Martial Artist."

By the time he reached Domain Lord, he passed the Universe Mercenary Alliance assessment and obtained the title of Two-Star Mercenary.

Before leaving, the Heavenly Fiend World Lord entrusted the entire Heavenly Fiend Planet to him.

Xuanming used absolute strength to suppress all dissenting voices, established rules, and cooperated with the Universe Mercenary Alliance, attracting countless powerful beings to settle down.

Under his hand, the Heavenly Fiend Planet grew increasingly prosperous.

From any perspective, Xuanming had achieved the ultimate.

Keluolü once refused to submit and fought Xuanming head-on.

At that time, he was a Domain Lord at the ninth rank, while Xuanming was only at the eighth rank. He thought he could at least hold his ground, but the true outcome was a crushing defeat.

As for Tianmu, he was merely a Domain Lord at the fifth rank and had never been regarded as a threat by Xuanming.

The final figure was shrouded in black mist, indistinct and hard to discern.

At this moment, a low voice came from within the mist:

"For him to escape from the formation I laid down, either he has broken through to World Lord, or someone outside helped him break the formation."

"What use is saying this now? Do you have any other means to deal with him?" Tianmu asked urgently.

Back then, although they harbored resentment toward Xuanming, the disparity in strength was too great, so they could only endure.

It wasn't until this mysterious black mist figure quietly appeared, contacting the two to conspire, that they hit it off. They finally used the formation to seal Xuanming, but sealing was all they could do.

Xuanming was too strong.

Even with the three of them joining hands to set up the formation, they couldn't take his life back then. They had to settle for the next best option and trap him beneath Red Stone Mountain.

And now, the trap was broken. The Xuanming of old was finally about to return.

"Rest assured, even if he's free now, it's still a dead end!"

The black mist figure's tone carried intense confidence.

Tianmu and Keluolü remained silent upon hearing this.

They even felt this person had gone mad. Facing a Xuanming at his peak, without the aid of the formation, even if the three of them joined forces, they would only be crushed one-sidedly.

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In the Red Stone Mountain world, a team participating in the Apprentice Mercenary Assessment spotted that thousand-man army from afar and immediately fled at full speed without looking back, not daring to approach in the slightest.

"Big brother, do we really have to head back at this leisurely pace?"

Bai Yuan looked at Xuanming with some confusion.

At this moment, the Domain Lord was leading him and the entire army, unhurriedly advancing toward the exit, his expression calm, showing no sign of urgency.

"No rush. Letting them prepare a bit more isn't a bad thing."

Xuanming smiled, then continued: "As for that supervisor you mentioned, if I'm not mistaken, he should be of the Puyuan Race. And among the Puyuan I know, there's only one."

"Then you two are old acquaintances?"

Bai Yuan was quite surprised.

One was a Domain Lord-level powerhouse, the other merely a Universe Realm supervisor—the gap in status was not insignificant.

A trace of nostalgia flickered in Xuanming's eyes as he smiled: "His name is Pu Bang. In our youth, we were as close as brothers. But later, my realm advanced too quickly, and our paths gradually diverged. We lost touch, but he's still my brother."

"I just didn't expect that guy to come to the Heavenly Fiend Planet. Probably because I haven't logged into the Virtual Universe to send him messages in so long, he guessed something happened to me."

Back when he was trapped, his personal Smart Optical Computer had long been destroyed, making it impossible to send a distress signal through the Virtual Universe. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been sealed until now.

Time slowly passed as they traveled.

The ten red stones Bai Yuan needed were easily collected along the way.

After all, with over a thousand people following behind, digging up red stones was merely a trivial task.

Finally reaching the exit, after everyone left the Red Stone Mountain world one after another, Bai Yuan immediately found the Universe Mercenary Alliance staff stationed there and handed over ten red stones.

The assessment was complete, and Bai Yuan officially became an Apprentice Mercenary of the Universe Mercenary Alliance.

But what truly made that staff member's expression change drastically was the figure standing beside Bai Yuan.

"Xuan, Lord Xuanming... why are you here?"

"Nothing much to do, just taking a stroll." Xuanming's tone was relaxed, as if he were on an ordinary outing.

"These people will stay with you for now. I'll come back to fetch them personally later."

He clearly had no intention of bringing a large group along, since this was a battle between Domain Lords.

And this place fell under the jurisdiction of the Universe Mercenary Alliance—unless someone had a death wish, no one would dare cause trouble here.

"Big brother, be extremely careful. They likely already know you've broken free and might be setting a trap, waiting for you to walk into it." Bai Yuan quickly warned.

Xuanming shook his head: "I understand, but Tianmu and Keluolü are ultimately the ones closest to our master. I must go."

How could he not know this? He understood Tianmu and Keluolü's capabilities better than anyone.

The two of them alone could never have set up that sealing formation.

There had to be another hand behind it all.

Yet even knowing that the path ahead might lead to a dead end, he still had to step forward.

Because that man and that beast were the deepest concerns in his master's heart—he could not stand by and do nothing.

Bai Yuan sighed inwardly. Xuanming was truly a man of deep loyalty and righteousness. Even after being sealed for ten thousand years, he still thought of repaying evil with kindness.

But in a universe like this, those who cared too deeply often did not go far.

Xuanming's form flickered, and he vanished from the spot in an instant.

All Bai Yuan could do now was silently pray for him in his heart.

Just then, a faint ripple suddenly came from Bai Yuan's chest.

He reached in and pulled out an unfamiliar storage pendant—clearly not his own.

"This is... Big Brother Xuanming's storage treasure!"

With a sweep of his telekinetic force, he saw a dazzling array of treasures inside. Just the few Tier 4 Force Weapons and Telekinetic Weapons alone were worth a staggering amount.

There was even a D9-Class Spaceship quietly docked, while all sorts of other rare treasures piled up like mountains, varied and numerous.

Bai Yuan made a rough estimate—if all these treasures were converted into currency, their value would be at least two hundred billion Universe Coins!

Xuanming had left nearly his entire fortune to him.

Logically speaking, since Bai Yuan had freed Xuanming from the seal, no amount of reward would be too much.

But Xuanming's character and magnanimity earned Bai Yuan's sincere admiration.

If he had tried to gift so many treasures face to face, Bai Yuan would have insisted on refusing.

Perhaps Xuanming had seen through this, which was why he didn't mention it directly, only leaving his entire wealth in Bai Yuan's hands before departing.

Turn the page, and it's a whole new world.