August 1, 2054.
Two o'clock in the afternoon.
The world's three major martial halls, the HR Alliance, the five great powers, and other factions all entered the depths beneath Mist Island's lake.
Twelve years had passed.
The underground river passages had become even more sprawling and immensely vast.
The number of Lord-level Monsters had surged, but nearly everyone who entered this time was a Planetary-level powerhouse. There were only a few Invincible War Gods like Luo Feng.
However, unlike last time, very few Wood Essence Crystals appeared in the depths of Mist Island this time.
From two until five, a full three hours passed before two Wood Essence Crystals were discovered by Iceberg Councilor Liu He and the other Councilors of the Limit Martial Hall. In the end, they fell into Hong's hands.
Inside the Meteorite Star Ship.
Using the ship's telekinetic power, Babata failed to detect Zhou Hao's appearance. Confusion flickered in its blood-red eyes.
It waited for a full six hours.
At eight in the evening.
It still had not found Zhou Hao.
"Damn it, isn't that guy really coming?" Babata clenched its fists. A trace of helplessness showed on its furious face. After pondering for a long time, it finally gave up on continuing to wait. "Forget it. If he's not coming, he's not coming. I'll take in a disciple and leave first."
It had waited fifty thousand years.
Babata truly did not want to keep waiting any longer.
It immediately used its telekinetic power to send one Wood Essence Crystal after another to locations close to Luo Feng.
Deep beneath Mist Island.
Only two Wood Essence Crystals had been discovered in five or six hours, leaving the Councilors greatly disappointed. Yet none of them left. Instead, they continued searching deeper and deeper.
After all, Mist Island