Qin Ze excitedly slapped his thigh.
Why didn't I think of that?
No, Brother Devour thought of is exactly what I thought of.
Grandpa is truly wise.
"When it really matters, Brother Devour is the one who's reliable."
When will you all finally use your brains?
Qin Ze was disappointed in his son's lack of ambition.
"A lukewarm piece of knowledge, we all share one brain."
" Brother Devour, you've really outdone yourself, how come you're so smart?"
" Brother Devour is smart, then I'm smart too. I'm smarter than him."
"Then I'm smart too!"
Me too.
"..."
Qin Ze ignored the cheerful atmosphere on the Local Area Network and began communicating about the key.
"If it contains the Source of the World, why wasn't it detected? Are you even capable of that?"
[Too far away to detect, unable to be recovered]
Qin Ze suddenly realized.
When the Source of the World within the water droplet was detected last time, Qin Ze happened to be next to Virgo. Now, the distance is estimated to be at least two hundred meters.
What is the maximum retrieval distance?
[Within ten steps, there is an independent space; it needs to be broken through first.]
Qin Ze's heart skipped a beat.
broken.
The space around Virgo is at least fifteen steps.
To reclaim the Source of the World, we must first break through space.
Qin Ze couldn't do it.
Even the current Saber King can't do that.
Everything has returned to square one.
At this moment, all eyes were on the Saber King.
Qin Ze secretly retreated to the shadows near the exit, slipped into the Shelter Space, and headed straight for the Saber King.
"Your Excellency, Saber King, can you hear me?"
Qin Ze opened a small opening in the Shelter Space and let the sound travel out.
The Saber King frowned slightly.
Who is it?
The voice of the Saber King echoed in Qin Ze's mind.
It has to be Level Nine Martial Artist, able to speak without opening their mouth.
"I am the Hunter of this world."
Upon hearing Qin Ze's answer, the Saber King showed a hint of surprise.
Were local Hunter also on the scene?
He was so focused on fighting with the Virgo that he didn't really notice this.
"You should stay quietly in the Shelter Space; it won't affect you," the Saber King said calmly.
"Your Excellency misunderstands. I have a method that doesn't require sacrificing the 100,000 people of the South City, but I need your cooperation."
What grade are you in?
"It has nothing to do with strength; the key is the core."
The Saber King remained silent for a moment, then gently touched the hilt of his sword.
If you could look down from above at this point, you would see that the spread of the red streaks has stopped.
The Virgo sensed something was amiss and grinned.
"It seems that the garrison commander has ultimately made his choice."
The Saber King ignored him and instead communicated with Qin Ze:
Tell me about it.
Qin Ze breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, this garrison commander wasn't entirely unyielding.
"The Virgo array is maintained by the Source of the World, Source of the World can be detected and retrieved by the key."
"Once the Source of the World is retrieved, the formation will stop on its own, and Virgo will no longer be able to draw upon the power of the earth."
"However, it's protected by space, and it exceeds the maximum distance for key retrieval, so you'll need to break through that space."
The Saber King scoffed, "That's as good as saying nothing."
"If my current power were enough to break through space, would I need to wait here for a reply?"
Qin Ze replied, "It doesn't need to be completely broken open; even a small crack will suffice."
"No," the Saber King refused. "Even if I retrieve the Source of the World as you say, my strength hasn't recovered, so I still can't kill them."
Qin Ze said calmly, "Which is more important, your reputation or the lives of 100,000 people?"
"With the power of the earth preserved, even if Virgo escapes, we'll still have another chance to hunt him down."
"One hundred thousand people died, and they are truly dead."
The Saber King's killing intent surged. "Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"
Qin Ze stepped back a little, feeling safe and secure with the Shelter Space around him.
"It's not about preaching; I'm just disappointed."
" The Human Race commander was only protecting his own face."
If Great Sage were here, he would never have offered up 100,000 living people as a sacrifice so readily.
At this moment, Qin Ze felt only disappointment.
He planned to bring the Dharma King and Number Three with him.
No matter how many people there are, his Source of the World is not enough.
Just as Qin Ze was about to turn and leave, the voice of the Saber King rang in his mind again.
"I'm not strong enough to break through the rift right now."
"We need to draw resources from at least two hundred ordinary people."
Qin Ze stopped in his tracks. "You agree to my proposal?"
The Saber King scoffed, "The control isn't that Precision; it might be three hundred, or it might be five hundred."
Qin Ze returned to the Saber King's side. "No need for all that trouble, just absorb mine directly."
The Saber King was taken aback. "The 'source' I'm referring to is the Source of Life."
Qin Ze nodded. "Yes, it is the Source of Life."
"Hurry up and inhale, before time runs out."
The Saber King couldn't understand. "Martial artists have more energy than ordinary people. One Intermediate Martial Artist is equivalent to three to five hundred ordinary people."
"But are you sure you want to do this?"
"Source damage may be irreversible."
For martial artists, the Source of Life is of utmost importance.
He had only ever seen ordinary people sacrifice their source energy to martial artists, never martial artists sacrifice their source energy to ordinary people.
"Okay, hurry up and suck it in." Qin Ze urged impatiently.
Why is this person so slow and indecisive?
I already told you to smoke it, why are you still being so fussy?
The Saber King's feelings suddenly became somewhat complicated.
For some reason, he suddenly remembered something his teacher had said to him during his school days.
"A martial artist should uphold the principles of heaven and earth and secure the destiny of the people."
Decades have passed in the blink of an eye.
The more experiences you have, the more you see.
It seems I've forgotten my original aspiration to become a martial artist.
"Then I'll take it."
"Gkd."
"Place your arm near the crevice."
Qin Ze did as instructed.
The next second, a light blue streak of light flew out from his chest and entered the Saber King's body.
Behind Qin Ze, with a "thud," a clone whose Source of Life had been drained collapsed to the ground.
Qin Ze's clones are currently all Level One Martial Artist, unlike Intermediate Martial Artist who can fight against a hundred opponents; at most, they can fight against ten.
As the Saber King rapidly absorbed the energy, Qin Ze's clones and corpses piled up on the ground like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
That's enough.
After only a few breaths, the Saber King stopped absorbing the energy.
Qin Ze turned around and saw that about thirty of his clones had fallen.
What to do with the clone's corpse was giving him another headache.
If left unchecked, the Shelter Space will inevitably be removed, and the situation will be exposed.
Brother Devour: "Eat it."
Qin Ze sighed, then helplessly transformed into his devouring form and consumed all thirty-odd clones.
"Hiccup~"
After returning to normal, Qin Ze couldn't help but burp.
"What's it like to eat your own food in an interview?"
"Is it tasty?"
I'd like to try it too.
"That's easy, just bite yourself."
The clones were quite excited about this.
Qin Ze rolled his eyes and asked the Saber King, "Is it ready now?"
The Saber King nodded. "You go closer to the space first, and I can retrieve you the instant I make my move."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ze repaired the rift and stealthily made his way towards Virgo.
( The Hunting Beast's ability is Space Fold; its ability to lock onto Shelter Space is instinctive, just like a dog with a keen sense of smell. Even if its clones eat the Hunting Beast's Soul Orb, they still can't find the Shelter Space.)