A Major Merit

In the outside world.

As time passed, everyone grew more and more anxious.

"How is the life plaque?"

Lu Yingyue asked the person beside him.

"It hasn't shattered."

Lu Yingyue paced back and forth anxiously. "Then keep waiting!"

Life plaques were made from the skulls of a strange type of Starry Sky Alien Beast. A person's life aura was left within them; no matter how far apart they were, if that person died, the plaque would shatter.

Lu Yingyue continued, "Any news from the military?"

"The military has responded. Legendary Martial Artist Venerable Wugou is on his way. He'll likely seal off this secret realm."

"Venerable Wugou?"

Lu Yingyue was startled. This man's reputation was thunderous even throughout the Alliance. Before Su Bei emerged, the record for the physical limit of Quasi-Martial Artists had been created by him and remained unbroken for several decades.

His path of cultivation had also been remarkably smooth. The Wugou Gene Method he cultivated was even more extraordinary. Each time he opened a Secret Treasury Gate, he developed a new immunity. The first gate granted poison resistance, the second viral resistance, the third resistance to the five elements, the fourth damage reduction resistance, and the fifth skill was an Overlord Body...

His damage-reduction buffs were stacked to the limit. He could go anywhere on the various Void Battlefields, and no matter how dangerous a place was, he could always be found there. With his pair of iron fists, he beat his fellow competitors until they howled during Legendary tournaments.

He truly was an invincible man.

"Why would he come here?"

"I heard he happened to be handling business nearby, so he was assigned here."

Lu Yingyue nodded, showing that he understood.

Yet his eyes remained fixed on the entrance to the spatial passage, hoping for a miracle—that Su Bei would walk out safely.

"Captain Lu, do you think Su Bei..."

Other than Lei Bin, who had been sent to the hospital for treatment, the other three teammates were still waiting here.

Liang Dao spoke timidly. The decision to withdraw had ultimately been his. At the time, he had already known in his heart and had been prepared to abandon Su Bei.

But after coming out, he still could not help feeling uneasy, tormented by guilt.

It was as though if Su Bei died because of this, eighty percent of the blame would fall on him.

"Wait calmly."

Lu Yingyue spoke to comfort him.

After all, they were all young people under twenty. Their fathers had taught them to be upright, so feeling guilty over this was perfectly normal.

But if Su Bei did not come out, a psychologist would still need to intervene afterward, lest irreparable consequences arise.

Just then.

The spatial passage before them rippled.

About three minutes later.

The spatial passage rippled again. A figure appeared overhead, clutching the corpse of an alien beast in one hand, then landed steadily on the ground.

But he was covered in wounds, his face pale as gold paper. His aura was on the verge of collapse, as though he might faint on the spot at any moment.

It was Su Bei!

This time, he was not pretending.

The price of forcibly extracting a strand of Emperor Sun Aura far exceeded his expectations. When he had first used it, adrenaline had kept him going, and he had not felt much. But now that he had left the Shattered Battlefield, he felt as though his body could collapse at any moment.

Not only was this equivalent to stripping power from his own origin, but the damage the Emperor Sun Aura inflicted on his meridians and flesh was not something an ordinary person could endure. The flesh and meridians it had passed through felt as though they had been roasting in a furnace.

If the Great Sun Emperor Body Technique had not already reached the introductory stage, anyone else would likely have had their entire body torn apart and necrotized by that tyrannical power!

"Su Bei... How are you? What was it like inside?"

"Didn't you encounter the Origin Devourer—"

As he spoke, Lu Yingyue's gaze suddenly sharpened. The Origin Devourer Beast's corpse had been nearly mangled beyond recognition after its battle with Su Bei. Moreover, Origin Devourer Beasts in the Nascent Stage were rare to begin with, so he had not recognized it immediately.

"An Origin Devourer Beast?!!"

Even though he had seen plenty in his life, he could not help crying out when he saw the Origin Devourer Beast's corpse.

Su Bei forced a smile. "I did not fail my mission..."

As he spoke, he staggered and fell straight to the ground.

"Medical team!"

"Medical team!"

Lu Yingyue roared, "Send him to the military hospital! Now!"

Within a few breaths, several Martial Artists rushed forward and swiftly carried Su Bei away. A shuttle immediately took off, racing toward the military headquarters at tremendous speed with Su Bei aboard.

Naturally, Su Bei had no reason to force himself to hold on.

At the same time, the spatial passage before them seemed to churn with thunderclouds within, flashing with light and sending out waves of turbulence.

"The Shattered Battlefield is collapsing!"

A laboratory worker in a white coat shouted excitedly from the front, "It's weakening extremely quickly! It will completely collapse in eight hours at most!"

"What?!"

Lu Yingyue's face lit up with delight. "Can you confirm it?!"

"Confirmed!"

In a flash, Lu Yingyue arrived before the spatial passage. Sure enough, the force of rules that had once been there had now completely vanished, offering no obstruction whatsoever.

"Report to the military immediately!"

"The crisis at Shattered Battlefield No. 436 has been resolved!"

Lu Yingyue was overjoyed, the delight on his face nearly overflowing.

"Organize personnel and enter the Shattered Battlefield to begin cleanup!"

"Four hours from now, whether you find anything or not, everyone must return!"

"Yes!"

Once the Shattered Battlefield's rules vanished, the restrictions on the rank and number of Martial Artists naturally disappeared as well. Any resources within it—even merely soil entirely different from that of the outside world—were of great significance to the present world.

Every Shattered Battlefield was an important resource.

"Captain, the commander wants you to take a call."

Lu Yingyue was startled as he accepted the call. The Jinnan Military Department was a major military region, and its commander was extraordinarily powerful, far beyond anything the Tianhu Military Region could compare to.

Even as a fifth-rank Martial Artist, he rarely had the opportunity to speak to him directly.

"Sir!"

A calm, steady male voice came from the other end. "Xiao Lu, tell me the specifics."

"Yes!"

Lu Yingyue immediately reported, "At dawn last night, a five-man squad was organized to enter Shattered Battlefield No. 436. Thirty-one hours later, four people fled out. One had lost an arm, while the other three suffered injuries of varying severity. A Nascent Stage Origin Devourer Beast was living within the Shattered Battlefield."

"The remaining member, Su Bei, failed to rendezvous with the other four and did not withdraw from the Shattered Battlefield."

"Just now, thirty-two hours after they entered the Shattered Battlefield, Su Bei exited it. He was severely wounded and had slain the Origin Devourer Beast. He has been urgently sent to the military hospital. Shattered Battlefield No. 436 has now begun to collapse, and I have already organized personnel to enter and clean up the battlefield."

The other side asked, "Can you confirm it was an Origin Devourer Beast?"

"Without a doubt!"

After a brief silence, the other side seemed to be checking the records. "Su Bei—is he the one who broke Venerable Wugou's Quasi-Martial Artist limit record?"

"Yes!"

Lu Yingyue did not stint on his praise. "Strength is secondary. Su Bei's boxing martial arts realm has already reached perfection, while his spear technique and movement technique are both in the Greater Achievement Realm. He is exceptionally talented and has a steady mind."

"Very good."

The other side chuckled, seemingly greatly gratified, and sighed. "Quite a few people already know about the Origin Devourer Beast."

"He has prevented nearly ten years of Cosmic Energy leakage. That is a major merit!"

"He must be generously rewarded!"

Lu Yingyue hung up and sighed inwardly.

This time, Su Bei had truly made a name for himself!