Three months later.
Purple Island.
Principal and the brothers of the Kindergarten Squad crouched atop a towering cliff, overlooking the vast land below.
At the edge of their vision, a magnificent, solitary city occupied the center of the wasteland.
The city was built from pitch-black materials, its walls engraved with Spirit Rune restrictions that exuded timeworn majesty.
Countless Fierce Beasts circled above the city on alert, their roars resounding across the wilderness.
Various energy extraction towers and Earth Vein energy-gathering arrays densely packed the city, operating without pause to draw in spiritual energy from the air and the Earth Veins.
The entire city remained under the strictest, highest-level state of alert at all times.
"The Spirit-Fusion Clan. That's right, this is the place." Principal checked the intelligence coordinates purchased for 480,000 sacrificial power, comparing the outlines of the buildings and the terrain features against the map before nodding in confirmation.
This was their fourth stop since everyone had adjusted their Star Meridian combinations and embarked on their cross-world expedition.
The intelligence explicitly stated that the owner of this city possessed the first scattered Reincarnation Rules Fragment.
However, the city lord had not personally seized the fragment from a Darkborn branch. It had passed through several factions and changed hands repeatedly before finally reaching this Spirit-Fusion Clan leader.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's do this!"
Iron Hammer slowly rose, his muscles and bones rumbling. The instant he clenched his fists, dense Gang Qi burst from his body, the fierce winds throwing the surrounding vegetation into disarray as his Battle Intent surged.
"Let's go. I've been itching for this. Hopefully, we can score big." Drunken Milk's eyes shone with excitement.
The other brothers rose as well, ready to move.
Principal hesitated no longer. He nodded firmly, then sprang from the