More than four months later, inside the main hall of the Rune Research Institute.
"Haha, I never expected that the first Great Dao I mastered would be this kind of Great Dao."
Chen Mu opened his eyes, and countless rune lights appeared around him before gradually dissipating.
Great Dao of Particles!
Yes, even Chen Mu didn't expect that the first Dao he comprehended would not be the Great Dao of the Five Elements that he had always studied most thoroughly, but the Great Dao of Particles, the smallest unit that makes up all things in the universe.
At this moment, in Chen Mu's eyes, all matter had no secrets; he could break down all matter into particles.
For a talisman master like Chen Mu, this is undoubtedly a very useful Dao, which will greatly benefit his weapon crafting, pill refining, and even array setting. It is believed that it will not be long before Rune Core No. 5 will also be able to undergo an upgrade.
"Finally reached the True God Realm! Now I need to consolidate my gains, and then it's time to do something for the Chen Kingdom."
Nearly two years have passed since the collapse of the Kunlun Heaven Realm.
In the past two years, Chen Mu first helped Mingye revive, and then went into seclusion to comprehend the Great Dao, only devoting a very small amount of energy to handling the affairs of the Chen Kingdom.
Although the Chen Kingdom has temporarily ceased hostilities with the two major powers, the Haotian Empire and the Abyss Devil Race, it has never truly been at peace.
The biggest problem, of course, is the chaos caused by ancient ferocious beasts. Even now, many cities in the Chen Kingdom are frequently attacked by these beasts.
Besides, the Pan Emperor Continent no longer has a boundary membrane, and powerful beings from outside the region often come to the Chen Kingdom to burn, kill, plunder, and commit all sorts of atrocities, which is also a major problem.
Fortunately, with the collapse of the Kunlun Heaven Realm, Chen Haoran brought a large number of powerful individuals to replenish the high-end combat force of the Chen Kingdom. At the same time, with the strong support of forces such as the Nine Nether Netherworld, Chen Kingdom was able to stabilize the situation.
Relatively speaking, among the major powers on the Pan Emperor Continent, the Chen Kingdom is in a better situation, similar to the Haotian Empire.
With the Heavenly Court backing it up, the Haotian Empire is now guarded by two Heavenly Kings and patrolled day and night by hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. Many powerful figures from outside the realm dare not cause trouble in the Haotian Empire, for fear of being purged by the Heavenly Court in the future.
The reason why Chen Kingdom's situation is also relatively good is mainly due to the presence of the Spirit Magnetic Network System Grand Array.
The Spirit Magnetic Network System allows Chen Kingdom's elites to receive detailed information immediately upon the occurrence of a disturbance, and the timely synchronization of information at other times enables them to solve problems more efficiently.
On the other hand, the Battle Talisman Department and Taichu, among others, could also use the Spirit Magnetic Network System to teleport instantly to the battlefield.
Although the number of people in the Battle Talisman Department is often insufficient due to the sheer size of the Chen Kingdom, this method still creates a tremendous deterrent effect, making many powerful figures from outside the region hesitant to cause trouble, fearing that they might be caught by the Battle Talisman Department if they are not careful.
In addition, Chen Kingdom's use of the Spirit Network Realm to spread cultivation manuals also brought enormous benefits.
Because cultivation manuals were made available, there are far more martial artists in the Chen Kingdom than in other regions. This wasn't so obvious when Spiritual Qi was scarce, but it became apparent after the fall of the heavens.
Apart from the Chen Kingdom and the Haotian Empire, the situation of other forces is very bad, including even the equally powerful Abyss Devil Race.
Although the Abyss Devil Race are an organized force, they are relatively loosely organized and lack battle formations, which can qualitatively change the combat power of a group. Therefore, they always suffer heavy casualties when facing ancient ferocious beasts.
If it weren't for the sheer number of Abyss Devil Race, and the Abyss Devil Emperor had sent three True God Realm to quell the rebellion, they would probably have been driven back to the Abyss Devil Realm.
The Dragon-Toppling Society, which occupied You Province and Yi Province, was not very strong to begin with, so it has been under a lot of pressure in the past two years.
As for the North Pole Grassland, the East Sea, and the Wilderness, they were basically left to their own devices. Di Lin and Yuanqing only protected some key areas, abandoning the rest of their territories.
A week later, Chen Mu completely integrated the Great Dao he had comprehended with his own plane of existence, thoroughly consolidating his True God Realm.
He then left the Rune Research Institute headquarters to find Chen Haoran.
Black Tiger City, located on the border between the Chen Kingdom and the Wilderness.
Black Tiger City is a prefecture-level city, covering an area of over 100 li (approximately 50 kilometers) and with a population of around 20 million. In the Chen Kingdom, it is considered a medium-sized city.
With the support of the Chen Kingdom government and its proximity to the Wilderness, the people of the city are known for their fierce and unruly nature. In the past, they would often go to the Wilderness in groups to hunt demons and earn resources for survival.
However, after the fall of the sky, life became difficult for the people of the entire continent, including Black Tiger City, which suffered several attacks from ancient ferocious beasts, resulting in a 20% decrease in population.
However, humans are very resilient animals. After two years of adaptation, they have learned how to deal with the attacks of ferocious beasts, and in the last six months, there have been very few large-scale casualties.
But today, they witnessed a scene that filled them with despair.
Dozens of enormous, ferocious beasts emerged from the Wilderness and were heading towards Black Tiger City.
"Request reinforcements immediately! The highest level of reinforcements! Quickly!"
The city lord of Black Tiger City is a Late Creation Realm cultivator. With him in charge of the city's defenses and formations, he can easily handle attacks from three or four ferocious beasts.
However, the number of ferocious beasts attacking the city this time is roughly estimated to be more than sixty.
He was beginning to feel despair, because even if a god came, it would be difficult to kill so many ferocious beasts in a short time.
Once Black Tiger City's defensive array is breached, the city walls will be as fragile as tofu in the face of such large ferocious beasts. If the beasts were to charge into the city and make their way around, a large number of residents would die.
"Your Majesty Emperor Chen, you must protect your people!"
Even though the Black Tiger City was a cultivator with a firm will, he couldn't help but pray at this moment.
Rumble... Rumble!
A large group of ancient ferocious beasts ran at the same time, shaking the ground so much that even dozens of miles away, the Black Tiger City could feel the suffocating sense of oppression.
Just as the Black Tiger City gritted his teeth, preparing to defend the city at the cost of his life.
With a whoosh, a man dressed in blood-red battle armor suddenly appeared atop the city gate tower.
"This is... the God-Slaying God Battle Suit?"
The God-Slaying God himself has come?! That's wonderful! Black Tiger City is saved!
In the past two years, Chen Haoran's reputation has spread throughout the Chen Kingdom. Everyone knows that he is the strongest deity in the Chen Kingdom and the true guardian of the Chen Kingdom.
After Chen Haoran appeared, he did not waste any time and immediately transformed into a streak of blood-red light, charging fiercely towards the horde of ferocious beasts.
Clang! Clang clang!
With Chen Haoran's cultivation level, he could kill an ancient ferocious beast in no more than three moves. In just a short while, more than a dozen ancient ferocious beasts fell to the ground.
But ferocious beasts are ferocious beasts after all; they are not afraid when they encounter danger, nor do they weigh the pros and cons.
Their charge toward the city gate became even more frenzied, as if only by smashing the city to pieces and trampling the humans inside could they quell their rage.
Whoosh...!
Chen Haoran immediately increased his speed, and the blood-red streak flashed through the many ferocious beasts. This time, even more beasts fell, a total of more than thirty.