Could They Be Aliens?

"Yue Guan, Gui Mei."

Bibi Dong's voice echoed through the vast, empty hall.

The two figures who had been standing guard outside the hall flashed inside like ghosts and dropped to one knee.

"At your command."

Bibi Dong looked down at them, her tone carrying unquestionable authority.

"Go summon Pufferfish and Snake Lance as well. The four of you will set out immediately for Suotuo City in the Heaven Dou Empire."

"By my calculations, there are still six months before the one-year deadline. Once you arrive in Suotuo City, conceal your identities and lie low."

"When that girl named Cuihua returns, bring her to Spirit Hall by any means necessary."

Bibi Dong clenched the scepter in her hand, her gaze turning razor-sharp. "Remember, I want her alive. Make sure she arrives without a scratch!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo both felt their hearts tighten.

Naturally, they understood what was at stake.

Dai Mubai was most likely destined to be crushed to death by a powerhouse from another world.

Among the first and second batches of Explorers, Cuihua was now the only one who seemed likely to survive and return with abundant resources.

The Sky Screen's broadcasts were public across the entire continent. Agents from the two great empires, spies from the upper three sects and lower four sects, as well as those rogue Title Douluo lurking in the shadows and hoping to claim a share of the spoils, were surely already fighting openly and covertly in Suotuo City, waiting for their prey.

By now, Suotuo City had likely been infiltrated by the eyes and ears of every major force until it resembled a sieve.

Her Holiness the Pope had dispatched four Title Douluo at once. She was making a massive investment and preparing to seize her by force!

"Understood!"

The two Title Douluo answered in unison, then turned into two afterimages and swiftly departed from the hall.

The hall fell silent once more.

As Bibi Dong watched the light screen floating in midair, beyond her ambition for the Spirit Master cultivation technique, an unprecedented trace of pity rose within her for Cuihua.

She had no choice in the matter.

If that girl had not been chosen by the Sky Screen, she might have spent her entire life honestly remaining in that remote village, farming, working, and living out her days in peace.

Yet fate had chosen her, granting her an opportunity that reached the heavens while ruthlessly dragging her into an incomparably vast vortex.

She had now become the center of the storm surrounding every force on the Douluo Continent.

Whether all this was fortune or disaster remained unknown.

Would she survive by chance, become a core talent nurtured by one faction, and one day make her name resound throughout the continent?

Or would she be torn to pieces by the major forces the moment she crossed the threshold between dimensions, dying miserably within the vortex?

"Alas."

A long sigh echoed through the hall.

"Fate is always so unpredictable. Not even half of it is within one's control."

After that brief sorrow, Bibi Dong gathered all her emotions.

Gripping her scepter, she turned and slowly walked with steady steps into a hidden secret chamber behind Spirit Hall, disappearing from sight.

Heaven Dou Empire.

Inside the main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi stood before the window, watching Cuihua's valiant figure on the Sky Screen as she controlled flying daggers to kill monsters. The longing in his eyes had become intense beyond measure.

Over the past six months, he had encouraged the sect's disciples to try developing methods to use their spiritual power, but they had achieved nothing.

That was only to be expected.

This was equivalent to carving out an entirely new path beyond the Soul Power cultivation system. Naturally, the difficulty was immense.

If it had been easy, the sages and predecessors of the Douluo Continent would have created it long ago.

"She possesses a systematic method for cultivating spiritual power and using it to manipulate objects from afar."

"If we cannot create it ourselves, then we will seize it! As long as we obtain the cultivation technique in her hands, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will make up for its final weakness and stand unrivaled beneath the heavens!"

Just imagine the battlefields of the future.

The disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would no longer need to hide behind others and seek protection.

They could apply every attribute enhancement to themselves, comprehensively raising their strength, speed, and defense.

Then, with spiritual power far exceeding that of ordinary people, they could control dozens of sharp flying daggers, descending like grim reapers to weave mercilessly through enemy ranks, slicing and harvesting lives.

The amplification of support and the slaughter of assault would merge perfectly into one!

That was true invincibility!

"Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone."

He looked toward the two guardian deities behind him, his voice low and resolute. "Make preparations. We will go to Suotuo City ourselves. Whether we face Spirit Hall or the Heaven Dou Royal Family, we will pay any price!"

"We must obtain this Spirit Master cultivation method!"

On the Sky Screen.

Jiangnan Base City.

Inside the spacious, brightly lit office, Jiang Nian leaned against the back of his broad chair, his gaze deep as he watched Cuihua sitting opposite him.

"Tell me about yourself. And about Dai Mubai."

The Combat Suit on Cuihua's body still carried a faint scent of blood. Hearing Jiang Nian's question, she remained silent for a moment before finally speaking with difficulty.

"He and I are from the same hometown."

"So when my talent was discovered, he took the initiative to approach me and asked to form an alliance. I had no family or friends to rely on, so I agreed. That is the secret between Dai Mubai and me."

"As for where we came from, that involves a secret. I cannot speak of it."

Jiang Nian narrowed his eyes slightly.

"You'll die?"

Cuihua nodded.

Whenever she tried to mention "Douluo Continent" in this world, or tried to reveal the existence of the Sky Screen, she would instinctively feel an invisible terror.

It felt as though an invisible blade hung above her soul, as if she would die immediately if she dared reveal even a single word.

Even when no one was around.

Now, in front of Jiang Nian, she dared not mention so much as one word.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

Jiang Nian's fingers drummed rhythmically against the chair.

Jiang Nian instinctively assumed that Cuihua belonged to some force existing on Earth, and that force had used some method to control Cuihua and Dai Mubai, even issuing them death threats.

That force had also infiltrated the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.

Ever since the RR virus outbreak, the Wilderness Zone had become an absolute forbidden ground for humanity. Every human had been registered, yet Cuihua and Dai Mubai had no records whatsoever. That could only mean their files had been deliberately erased.

This was also the conclusion he had reached after investigating Cuihua and Dai Mubai.

They could not possibly have been humans born in the Wilderness Zone, could they?

Could they be aliens?

Jiang Nian nearly laughed at his own sudden thought. He gave Cuihua a deep look. "All right. If you cannot say it, then don't."

He had no intention of torturing Cuihua for answers. He still intended to cultivate her.

On one hand, the resources previously invested in Cuihua could not simply be wasted. On the other, Jiang Nian was confident that no one on Earth could overturn the Extreme Martial Arts Hall!

Jiang Nian's expression turned cold. "Since you do not dare speak, forget it. But the life or death of that so-called fellow townsman of yours is not something the Extreme Martial Arts Hall intends to care about."

Jiang Nian pressed the communicator before him and issued several cold instructions.

Jiang Nian felt no pity for a treacherous wretch who had dared betray his companion, conspire with an enemy force, and even poison a key cultivation target of the martial arts hall.