Translator: CinderTL
A wave of turmoil surged within Chen Feng as he gazed at the crimson moon hanging in the sky.
The crimson orb emitted an eerie red light.
"Is this an anomaly caused by another Strength?"
"Or could it be a genuine eyeball?"
He had never considered such a possibility before, but now he couldn't help but entertain this terrifying speculation.
If the earlier phenonon truly was a blink, whose eyeball could it possibly be?
"An Evil God?"
The two words settled in his mind, and despite having witnessed the Black Tide's power firsthand and believing he had experienced many grand spectacles, Chen Feng found it difficult to remain calm.
He desperately hoped his theory was wrong, yet an inexplicable intuition surged within him, whispering that this speculation was not entirely impossible.
Finally, at the distant gap in the collapsed high wall, a deafening roar erupted.
ROAR!!!
The earth-shattering roar shattered all speculation. Chen Feng looked up to see the One-Eyed Lava Troll standing at the breach, roaring skyward. Flas engulfed its body, making it resemble a mobile volcano.
In addition, he could vaguely make out a Sixth-Tier Griffon, its wings spread wide as it soared through the air, passing through the gap in the wall, and a Giant Lizard Creature, its massive form leaping over the breach.
But as Chen Feng sensed the Sixth-Tier aura, he felt an inexplicable familiarity—it was strikingly similar to the Sixth-Tier Black Tide Creature he had killed earlier.
It was as if it had been resurrected directly.
Boom!!
The Holy Shield Colossus unleashed another punch, instantly killing a powerful Sixth-Tier human-snake beast.
An inexplicable chill crept into Chen Feng's heart. He imdiately flapped his Blood Wings and flashed onto the Colossus's shoulder.
From there, he gazed at the distant breach in the high wall.
Whoosh!!
The stone wings beat, and the Holy Shield Colossus soared into the sky, carrying him toward the designated direction.
Along the way, Bone Eagles burning with phosphorus fire and Batfolk with glowing eyes fearlessly sward to attack.
Without Chen Feng needing to lift a finger, the Colossus's stone wings thrashed, unleashing a hurricane that drove back all the attackers.
Five hundred ters... one thousand ters... three thousand ters...
Man and colossus flew in a straight line toward the distant high wall. Although Qinggang City was vast, the area they had previously explored was already close to the wall.
From afar, the world beyond the wall appeared pitch black.
The sky was dim, making it difficult to see much.
Only at the breach in the wall could one make out a dense swarm of black dots—thousands upon thousands of non-human creatures, most with twisted, deford bodies covered in festering sores, their eyes burning with crimson and black.
Knowing they couldn't stop him, they still recklessly climbed high towers or walls, leaping into the air to drag him down.
This mad act was just the beginning. Soon, more and more flying creatures filled the sky.
Bone Eagles, Eaglen, Winged Serpents, bats...
They sward like locusts, ignoring death as they surrounded him, even though they knew they couldn't get close.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Black Flash pierced through the air, clearing everything in its path.
A series of muffled explosions sent flying creatures plumting to the earth like rain.
In the midst of this chaos, a Giant Lizard Creature on the ground suddenly reared up on its hind legs, lifting its head to unleash a fiery breath.
Across the open space, a Sixth-Tier Griffon stood its ground, refusing to dodge. It even charged forward to attack.
anwhile, the Magma Troll leaped from the high wall, its body erupting in flas as if about to self-destruct, soaring into the air.
BOOM!!!
All the attacks converged at once, obliterating the swarming flying creatures.
Below, the dark breath of the Giant Lizard Creature tore through the air. In front, the Magma Troll's fiery explosion ignited a towering inferno, briefly illuminating the world like a blazing torch.
Just as the Holy Shield Colossus was about to be struck, it abruptly halted in mid-air.
Golden runes flared across its surface as its golden armor stubbornly deflected the fiery breath.
Then, like massive stone hands, its enormous white-and-gray palms blocked the air, absorbing the shockwave and searing heat.
The sky continued to blaze with fire. The self-destructive attack of a 6th-tier creature was undeniably powerful.
The Sixth-Tier Griffon, now twisted and deford, let out a chilling screech as it swooped down. The Holy Shield Colossus stood its ground, unfazed. It raised a palm, which instantly transford into a fist.
Boom!!!
The punch landed squarely, and the Griffon's eagle head exploded.
The powerful shockwave from the impact scattered most of the nearby flas. The Griffon's lion-like, mutated body plumted to the ground, its outstretched wings kicking up a whirlwind of white mist.
Chen Feng remained uninvolved throughout the battle, using the brief flash of the exploding flas to glimpse the scene beyond Qinggang City's high walls.
Thick, black mist, like liquid, filled every inch of space.
It was as if a black ocean had enveloped the city, and with every surge of the mist, new Black Tide Creatures erged from its depths.
They ca in an endless stream, a relentless cycle.
Everything, without end, originated from this source. Qinggang City was like an isolated island trapped within this abyss.
"Could it be... that Qinggang City itself has truly been dragged into the Abyss?"
His gaze heavy, Chen Feng's mind raced with uncertain speculations.
Finally, the crimson moonlight in the sky grew increasingly blood-red and eerie.
As if fueled by so unseen Strength, the mist beyond the walls churned once more. The silhouette of a massive creature pierced through the darkness, resembling a black warship breaking through the ocean's surface.
Chen Feng narrowed his eyes, making out its form.
Over a dozen ters long, its scales were pitch-black and grotesquely distorted.
It was none other than the one-horned giant crocodile the Holy Shield Colossus had slain earlier, now eerily resurrected like a creature returned from the dead.
Roar!!
Whimper!!
Screech!!
At the sa mont, a continuous stream of Black Tide Creatures continued to erge, either piercing through the black fog and swarming over the high walls like a plague of locusts through the massive gap that resembled a chasm, or else they were the remnants that had already been in Qinggang City.
They leaped onto skyscrapers, soared through the air, spewing dark light or breathing fire. Countless attacks rained down again, their piercing sounds grating on the nerves.
His heart sinking, Chen Feng ordered the Holy Shield Colossus to ascend higher, hoping to get a better view of the area beyond the city.
However...
All he saw was a vast, black expanse, devoid of earth or vegetation. The black fog seed to have enveloped the entire world, leaving only the Holy Shield Colossus radiating golden light, its stone wings vibrating as it punched through the surging tide of Black Tide Creatures.
Chen Feng showed no joy at this. Instead, he stared intently at the black fog outside the city, his expression grim.
Amidst the churning chaos, the Abyssal Griffon, One-Eyed Lava Troll, and other 6th-tier creatures that had previously been killed were now returning from within the black fog.
Buzz!
Their eyes snapped open, revealing a brilliant azure sky. Beneath a trail of white vapor, a virtual blue light projection hung suspended in the air above the street.
A plump woman injected herself with a serum and instantly transford into a slender, exquisitely beautiful woman.
The advertisent's slogan flashed in blue light. Chen Feng rose to his knees, retracted his gaze, and glanced at his phone.
[7:05]
"Whew."
Chen Feng exhaled a turbid breath, finally erging from the Dream Realm unscathed.
It had been an age since he'd felt this sense of relief.
Ever since breaching the Safe Zone's Spatial Barrier, he'd been on the defensive, constantly hunted by Black Tide Creatures.
But now, thanks to the Holy Shield Colossus's overwhelming power, he could finally breathe easy, no longer feeling so cornered and desperate.
Though the black mist seed capable of endlessly resurrecting those Black Tide Creatures, none of the creatures it spawned exceeded the Sixth-Tier level, unable to overwhelm the Holy Shield Colossus.
"The black mist can't resurrect life indefinitely."
"There must be so cost involved, but I haven't yet figured out the principle or found a weakness."
Recalling the events, Chen Feng rembered how the Holy Shield Colossus had ultimately obliterated the resurrected Horned Giant Crocodile and the Abyssal Griffon.
Those creatures hadn't reappeared since. Though the black mist churned through the night, spewing forth an endless stream of Black Tide Creatures, the leaders were unfamiliar Sixth-Tier creatures he hadn't seen before.
This indirectly confird his vague suspicion: resurrecting creatures of a certain strength, such as Sixth-Tier beings, likely ca at a cost. Otherwise, why would they vanish after three resurrections?
Furthermore...
"Perhaps the power draining I sensed before was the energy returning to the black mist after those creatures died."
"Precisely because of this, they can reappear in a cyclical manner."
Chen Feng's eyes flickered as he recalled the past.
Each ti he killed a Black Tide Creature before, its corpse would vanish into an illusion, its power being extracted.
Connecting the dots now, it was clearly related to the Black Mist.
He couldn't help but glance down at his chest.
Within the mark of the Heart of Life, the turbid Black Tide energy was slowly being purified—a small portion he had snatched from the power extracted from the Dream Realm.
If one day this talent, coupled with his rising Life Energy Level, grew to an unparalleled degree...
Could he then truly kill Black Tide Creatures, preventing their resurrection?
The thought flashed through his mind, leaving him standing motionless in a daze.
Chen Feng gradually cald his fluctuating thoughts and emotions, finally turning his gaze to the panel before him.
[Extre Martial Arts: 3]
[Golden Profound: 5]
[Limit Breaking Orbs: 32]
[Strength: 72.9 → 73.2]
[Agility: 62.6 → 63.1]
[Constitution: 73.9 → 74.1]
[Will: 74.9 → 75.2]
Despite the interference of the Blood Moon and the ambush by a Sixth-Tier creature leading a Black Tide army in the Dream Realm last night...
But thanks to the transford Holy Shield Colossus, he finally broke free from the encirclent and once again increased his efficiency in gathering Light Orbs.
He absorbed all the Skill, Limit Breaking, and Attribute Light Orbs, reaping a substantial harvest.
Next, he lowered his gaze to examine his skills.
Heavenly Aura Overlord Body, Extre Martial Fist, Golden Dawn Art
"It's still uncertain whether Qinggang City has truly been pulled into the Abyss, and the area behind the black fog remains unexplored. I don't know if I can travel to other major cities within the High Wall Alliance."
After a mont of thought, Chen Feng solidified his resolve. He decided to temporarily save these Light Orbs, intending to use them for the corresponding sect's True Arts when he achieved Transcendence.
He worried that Qinggang City might have beco an isolated city in this Dream World, with a limited number of corresponding Light Orbs that he could exhaust.
He would conserve them as much as possible. As for the Sacred Fla Awakening thod, there would be plenty of nourishnt for it later.
With his decision made, he imdiately began practicing moves within the room, familiarizing himself with the True Art techniques he had glimpsed in the residual mories when absorbing the Skill Light Orbs.
These were also part of his harvest, so from the Extre Martial Hall and others from the Golden Profound Stream.
As he focused, he could see Force flowing out, converging in his palm to form a burning tiger head, condensing all his Strength within it.
Fundantally, he should activate his Golden Body again and gather the power of his Physical Body to transform the Fla Tiger into a Daylight Tiger. This would allow him to unleash explosive close-range attacks or launch ranged bombardnts, achieving perfect mastery of his Golden Body.
Alternatively, he could unleash the Ferocious Tiger Coiling of his True Intent, solidifying it into a protective barrier that would shield him from all attacks. Even more extre, he could transform his True Intent into a teor shower, amplifying the destructive power of his Blazing Sunburst.
These were just a few techniques for manipulating Force from the two major sects. In addition, he had morized several other formidable True Arts for unard combat.
Unfortunately, these arts fell short of the sects' top-tier True Arts, and Chen Feng already felt he had enough techniques at his disposal.
He didn't want to waste ti on more Light Orbs and delay his progress, so he decided not to practice them separately.
"The three major sects... I wonder what the Thunderclap Sect's ultimate True Art is like."
His eyes flickered as Chen Feng recalled the mories of Qinggang City, ntioning another top-tier sect.
He kept this in mind and continued practicing, adapting to his new mories.
Whoosh!
That sa day, an aircraft bearing the crossed swords and shield emblem pierced through the clouds, sending ripples through the air as it approached the bustling urban district of Nanjiang City.
Soone rushed from the United Coalition Building after receiving news. The figures inside the aircraft silently watched the Martial Hall and shopping mall below grow closer.
Speaker Luo Wantao passed away unexpectedly at 3:40 PM yesterday.
Councilor Luo was from Pine Forest City and had served in the United Coalition for thirty-four years, holding positions including...
A mournful voice announced the news on the shopping mall's outdoor screens. The footage was in black and white, with the host's face etched with grief.
The crowd below was mostly stunned, many stopping in confusion.
"What exactly does the higher-ups an by covering up the truth and calling it an accident?" soone inside the aircraft demanded, visibly displeased. He carried a briefcase and wore a Red Guard combat uniform, the crimson emblem on his chest clearly indicating his high rank.
"The Military conducted an overnight investigation last night and discovered that this incident may have hidden complexities. Moreover, we've never heard of a Sixth-Tier Modified Human in Utopia. There might be other shadows lurking behind the scenes," another Red General, a middle-aged man with a stocky build, replied.
"Furthermore, the situation in the Radiant Light Secret Realm is already sowhat out of control. If the truth about this matter were to leak, the impact would be too great. We could easily be swept up by public opinion, triggering a world-shattering war."
The man who had asked the question earlier fell silent for a mont before shaking his head.
Even if a full-scale war erupts now, what difference would it make?
And even if there's soone else pulling the strings behind Utopia, we can't completely rule out the possibility that they acted on their own initiative!
His dissatisfaction growing, he soon glanced at the high-altitude imagery transmitted by the scanning instrunts in the cabin.
"It's the Nanjiang City Council," a Golden General accompanying them announced. The man raised an eyebrow at the news.
"Chu Shihong's information network is quite impressive. Did you tell him?"
The slender Red General carrying the briefcase turned to the middle-aged man beside him, who was slightly overweight. The latter didn't deny it.
"This is, after all, his jurisdiction. We may have co here under orders, with the authority to act first and report later, but it's still best to follow protocol."
"Besides, the person we're about to question is also a Nanjiang Councilor. We need to consider the implications."
After a brief pause, the slender Red General carrying the briefcase fell silent. He knew that the man they were about to question had long since pledged his allegiance to Speaker Li. Today's interrogation was less about following protocol and more about going through the motions.
His dissatisfaction intensifying, he couldn't help but ask, "What if he's truly connected to this matter?"
"What will you do then?"
(End of the Chapter)
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