A Great Deed

In the outside world.

As time passed, everyone's anxiety grew.

"How's the life token?" Lu Yingyue asked the person beside him.

"It hasn't shattered."

Lu Yingyue, anxious, paced back and forth. "Then we keep waiting!"

Life tokens were made from the skulls of peculiar Starry Sky Alien Beasts, embedding a person's life essence. No matter the distance, if the person died, the token would shatter.

Lu Yingyue continued, "Has the Military Department responded yet?"

"The Military Department has responded. The legendary Martial Artist, Venerable Wugou, is on his way. They're likely going to seal this secret realm."

"Venerable Wugou?" Lu Yingyue was startled. The man's fame was thunderous throughout the alliance. Before Su Bei appeared, he had held the record for the physical limits of Quasi-Martial Artists for decades. His cultivation path had been smooth, and the Wugou Gene Method he practiced was incredibly mystical. With each Secret Treasury Gate he opened, a new antibody would be generated. The first gate granted poison resistance, the second granted virus resistance, the third granted elemental resistance, the fourth granted damage reduction, and the fifth skill was Overlord Body... It was like stacking damage reduction buffs, allowing him to traverse any Void Battlefield, no matter how dangerous. His pair of iron fists in legendary matches had made his colleagues cry out in agony. He was truly an invincible man.

"Why is he coming here?"

"I heard he happened to be handling matters nearby and was assigned to come."

Lu Yingyue nodded, indicating he understood. However, his eyes remained fixed on the entrance of the spatial portal, hoping for a miracle, that Su Bei would emerge safely from the passage.

"Captain Lu, do you think Su Bei..." Besides Lei Bin, who had been sent to the hospital for treatment, the other three teammates were still waiting here. Liang Dao spoke hesitantly. The decision to retreat had been his final call. At the time, he had already made up his mind, preparing to abandon Su Bei. But after they had emerged, he still felt uneasy, his heart filled with torment. It was as if Su Bei's potential death was eighty percent his responsibility.

"Wait with peace of mind," Lu Yingyue said, trying to comfort him. After all, they were all young people under twenty, raised with upright teachings from their parents. It was natural for them to feel guilty. However, if Su Bei didn't return, they would still need psychological counseling to prevent any irreversible damage.

Just then, the spatial portal before them fluctuated.

About three minutes later, the spatial portal rippled, and a figure appeared in the air. He was holding the corpse of an alien beast and landed steadily on the ground. However, he was covered in injuries, his face as pale as gold paper, and his aura was faltering, as if he might collapse at any moment. It was Su Bei! This was not a disguise. The price of forcibly extracting a trace of Emperor Sun Aura far exceeded his imagination. When he first used it, adrenaline had kept him going, and he hadn't felt anything. But now that he was out of the Shattered Battlefield, he felt his body swaying precariously. Not to mention that it was equivalent to stripping power from his very origin, the damage the Emperor Sun Aura inflicted on his meridians and flesh alone was something ordinary people couldn't endure. The flesh and meridians through which the Emperor Sun Aura had passed felt as if they were being roasted over a furnace. If not for the fact that the Great Sun Emperor Body Technique had been cultivated to an introductory level, anyone else's body would likely have been torn apart and necrotic by that overbearing power!

"Su Bei... how are you? What's the situation inside?"

"Didn't you encounter an Origin Devourer..." As he spoke, Lu Yingyue's gaze sharpened. The corpse of the Origin Devourer Beast was almost unrecognizable after the battle with Su Bei. Moreover, Nascent Stage Origin Devourer Beasts were rarely seen, and he hadn't recognized it at first.

"An Origin Devourer Beast?!" Even though he had seen quite a bit of the world, when he saw the corpse of the Origin Devourer Beast, he couldn't help but exclaim.

Su Bei managed a weak smile. "I have fulfilled my mission..." With that, he stumbled and collapsed on the spot.

"Medical team!"

"Medical team!" Lu Yingyue shouted. "Take him to the Military Hospital! Quickly!"

Within a few breaths, several Martial Artists had stepped forward, swiftly carrying Su Bei away. A shuttle immediately took off, speeding towards the Military Department with Su Bei. Su Bei, naturally, did not try to be brave.

Meanwhile, the spatial portal before them seemed to be violently vibrating like thunderclouds, flashing with light and emitting ripples.

"The Shattered Battlefield is collapsing!"

The lab personnel in white coats in front shouted excitedly, "It's weakening extremely fast and will completely collapse in at most 8 hours!"

"What?!"

Lu Yingyue's face lit up with joy, "Can you confirm that?!"

"Confirmed!"

Lu Yingyue flashed to the spatial passage. As expected, the rule power that was there before had completely disappeared, leaving no obstruction.

"Report to the Military Department immediately!"

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

Lu Yingyue was overjoyed, his face practically beaming with happiness.

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

"Four hours from now, regardless of whether there are any findings, all personnel must return to base!"

"Yes!"

After the rules of the Shattered Battlefield disappeared, the restrictions on the rank and number of Martial Artists naturally vanished. Resources within, even just different kinds of sand and soil, held significant meaning for the current world.

Every Shattered Battlefield was a valuable resource.

"Captain, the Commander wants to speak with you."

Lu Yingyue was startled and took the phone. The Jinnan Military Department was a major military region, and its commander's strength was formidable, far beyond what the Tianhu Military Region could compare to.

Even though he was a fifth-rank Martial Artist, he rarely had the chance to directly interact with the commander.

"Sir!"

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

"Yes!"

Lu Yingyue immediately reported, "Last night, at the beginning of the night, we organized a five-person team to enter Shattered Battlefield No. 436. After 31 hours, four of them escaped, one with a severed arm, and the other three injured to varying degrees. There were Nascent Stage Origin Devourer Beasts surviving within the Shattered Battlefield."

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

"Just now, 32 hours after they entered the Shattered Battlefield, Su Bei withdrew. He was seriously injured, having killed an Origin Devourer Beast. He has been rushed to the Military Department hospital. Shattered Battlefield No. 436 has now begun to collapse, and I have already organized personnel to enter and clean up the battlefield."

The voice on the other end asked, "Can you confirm it was an Origin Devourer Beast?"

"Confirmed without a doubt!"

After a moment of silence, the voice seemed to be checking records, "Su Bei, is that the one who broke the Quasi-Martial Artist limit record set by Venerable Wugou?"

"Yes!"

Lu Yingyue did not hold back his praise, "His strength is secondary. Su Bei's Fist Technique and martial arts realm have been cultivated to the perfect stage. His Spear Technique and footwork are both at the great accomplishment stage. His talent is exceptional, and his mind is steady."

"Very good."

The voice chuckled, seemingly immensely pleased and sighing, "News of the Origin Devourer Beast has already reached many people."

"This has averted nearly ten years of cosmic energy leakage; this is a great service!"

"He deserves a heavy commendation!"

Lu Yingyue hung up the phone, a sense of awe filling him.

Su Bei had truly made a name for himself this time!