Imperial Crown's Counterattack (5)

Amid the devastation, Zhou Zhi straightened up.

After using True Cells to refresh his physical condition, Zhou Zhi looked somewhat grave.

"I thought you would play with that Human Dragon a little longer."

Twenty-Three spoke softly.

Zhou Zhi shook his head. "If this were out in the wilderness, I'd be interested in getting a feel for his Plague Extermination Art. But this isn't."

There were too many ordinary people in Chengyun's capital. Infected by Xing Lian's pathogenization, they had no ability to resist at all.

Illness struck like a collapsing mountain—there could not have been a more fitting description.

Xing Lian might have been an orthodox Plague Exterminator, but what difference was there between him and those terrifying pestilences?

"Let's go. On to the next stage."

"Tu Luming and Hua Qianqiu's battle is probably nearing its end. While we have the chance, let's help Fang Tianzhao a little more."

Upon hearing Zhou Zhi, Twenty-Three immediately began her assessment.

"High-intensity spiritual pressure, originating from the Hua Family ancestral residence."

"The probability of Imperial Crown breaking free has reached forty-five percent."

"What do you think? Is [Imperial Crown] interested?"

If anyone else had said that, it might have sounded sarcastic, but Twenty-Three was simply asking frankly.

"Imperial Crown... a pestilence of that level appearing in Chengyun probably has little to do with someone like me, who isn't even a Human Dragon."

Zhou Zhi spoke, his expression shifting slightly.

He had considered coexisting with pestilence before, but it had truly been nothing more than a passing thought.

From the moment Tu Luming displayed the power of liberation, Zhou Zhi had determined that this was the orthodox path of the Plague Exterminators—the path he himself needed to walk.

Still...

If he could use Imperial Crown's Pathogenized Object to advance into a Human Dragon, it