"That one was assassinated by Utopia."
Looking at the ssage sent on his phone, Lin Hao sat in the study, his face tired but unable to sleep.
He wanted to know an answer, even a strong intuition arising inexplicably from his heart.
"Young master, you should rest."
Outside the door, Uncle Liu’s voice ca.
Because of the assassination, the entire Yun Gang seed like it had experienced an earthquake, entering an ergency state of readiness.
Even the secret realm, which was temporarily unlocked, was closed again, and everyone present was driven away for investigation and questioning.
"I’ll sleep in a while, Uncle Liu."
Lin Hao resisted his fatigue and said, there was a mont of silence outside, and the elderly figure finally walked away slowly.
The study returned to silence, with the carved windows showing a star-studded sky and a completely different scene.
A gigantic warship hovered in the sky, like an aerial aircraft carrier.
Red and blue flashing lights continued throughout the night, a fleet of patrolling flying cars.
Not a single person was seen on the streets, Yun Gang tonight was almost forbidden from movent, with teams of Security Officers and Yun Gang Guards searching everywhere.
The silent midnight night was unbroken until the sent ssage received a reply.
[Feng Zi: Utopia... truly insane.]
After the ssage landed, there was an urgent online eting of the Nanjiang City Union, quickly connecting.
....
At the sa ti, within the secret realm of Yun ng Forest.
The suspended inverted pyramid remained still, its world completely different from the dark outside, perpetually daylight.
The stationed steel camp had flying devices constantly taking off and landing, taking adventurers from the pyramid’s entrance in the air.
So died and beca cold corpses, others were severely injured, covered in blood.
The blond figure inside the Black Crystal Group no longer paid attention as before, instead staring at the sky, sowhat dazed.
"Yun Gang Guard eliminated three Utopia and other organization strongholds, but still couldn’t find the perpetrator."
"The Ocean Sea warship left the coastline by one hundred kiloters, also finding no trace."
"The entire Yun Gang is under martial law, forbidding anyone from entering or leaving, yet the perpetrator seems to have vanished into thin air...."
Old Gu reported the latest developnts from behind, unable to suppress a sigh at Utopia’s audacity.
In the past, assassinating a council representative was already considered insane.
But now, they dared to move against a speaker about to be transferred?
Even if it was due to the Radiant Secret Realm’s relocation to cause disruption, this action is too mad, isn’t it?
To this, ng Anran with her golden hair gave no answer.
Still looking out the window at the eternal daylight, watching the inverted pyramid suspended in mid-air.
She always felt there was sothing peculiar about this.
"Could it be you?"
....
Click.
The Martial Arts Hall Quiet Room’s wooden door closed, the previous darkness now brightly lit.
Chen Feng placed his phone down where he sat, a virtual light screen floated in front of him, along with a projection device displaying his figure in an electronic eting.
Though it was early morning, the entire United Council of Nanjiang was alard.
Chu Shihong convened an urgent eting overnight, waking every sleeping councillor.
"Mr. Chu, why hold a eting so late at night?"
Soone couldn’t contain themselves, and with usual information channels, they still didn’t know the situation in Yun Gang.
Faces appeared on the virtual light screen, Chen Feng saw Lin Hao at Yun Gang, and also representatives from Sky Shield Heavy Industry and Black Crystal Group.
Including Secretary Liu from Chi Bo Energy, a thin man in his thirties wearing gold-rimd glasses, appearing one by one.
"Apologies for disturbing everyone’s rest so late."
Spoke with a heavy voice, Chu Shihong in the electronic projection wore a gray coat, sitting behind his ho desk, flanked by a burly security guard and assistant.
"The matter is indeed sudden, the Provincial Federation sent an urgent notice...."
He said so official opening remarks, and even those unaware of the situation realized sothing was wrong.
"Mr. Chu, what exactly happened?"
"Yes, just get to the point!"
Urgent inquiries sounded incessantly, Chu Shihong was silent for a mont.
His face appeared solemn and serious, then revealed a trace of sorrow.
"At 3:40 this afternoon."
"Our forr Vice Chairman, Chairman Luo Wantao... was assassinated by Utopia and died..."
The mont these words landed, the audio in the electronic screen fell into instant silence.
Most of Nanjiang’s councillors widened their eyes, faces full of shock, even so almost doubted he was joking.
A speaker, gone just like that?
The thought arose, but soon, looking at Chi Bo Energy and Black Crystal Group’s slightly calm and solemn expressions.
These councillors were quickly forced to regain composure.
"The truth of this matter is still under investigation, in light of Utopia’s atrocities, the Provincial Federation calls for us to strengthen control and investigation of our respective district organizations."
"Especially focusing on individuals from the Platinum Federation appearing within local areas for key investigation."
An array of demands was conveyed by Chu Shihong, everyone heard the firm stance from above.
Most nodded repeatedly in agreent, Secretary Liu from Chi Bo Energy took the opportunity to glance at Chen Feng.
Seeing his surprised expression, as if he too just discovered this matter.
Adjusting his gold-rimd glasses, he shook his head inwardly.
This guy, truly hit the jackpot.
His thoughts known to no one, representatives from Black Crystal Group and Sky Shield Heavy Industry quietly observed Chen Feng.
No anomaly seen, finally noticing Chu Shihong announce the end of the ergency eting, awaiting subsequent Provincial Federation arrangents.
"I hope no one leaves Nanjiang at will shortly."
"Perhaps, a new eting will be convened in the next couple of days, better for all to stay present..."
Chu Shihong reminded at last, everyone nodding and gradually going offline.
During this, Chen Feng felt the other party’s gaze, but ultimately nothing more was said.
Thus the eting ended, he turned off the conference projection device before him.
The Quiet Room returned to ordinary tranquility, he turned to look at the peaceful and serene night sky outside the window.
The initial plan wasn’t wrong, returning to Nanjiang at the first opportunity, cooperating with the decoy left in the Quiet Room to create the impression of seclusion, to minimize all suspicions as much as possible.
Besides.
"Utopia...."
His eyes flickered slightly, he recalled what he had seen.
The Utopia people were particularly insane, their eyes scarlet, clearly under soone’s control.
And the aura they carried felt quite familiar to him, recalling now, he couldn’t help but think of the Evil God’s Power.
"Could it be the work of the Evil God Church?"
"But what good would that do for them?"
Frowning slightly, pondering for a long ti.
Until the very end, he suppressed the impulse to delve deeper.
The dazzling platinum light in his mind finally completed its transformation; the first phase of the upgrade didn’t take too much ti.
However, with a sudden inspiration.
Chen Feng was sowhat surprised to learn about the state of the Holy Shield Giant after its enhancent.
Buzz!
In a mont, the platinum light at his brow projected outward.
It hovered and condensed, turning illusion into reality.
The scaled-down Holy Shield Giant appeared before him.
A rock body of white gray, clad in golden armor, its arms, legs, and wings covered in golden patterns, and a segnt of white-gray dragon tail dragging on the ground.
It seed not much different from before, but....
"Consumption reduced greatly!"
eting the gaze of those rocky white-gray eyes, and the golden crown on the rhombus-shaped crystal.
Chen Feng actually experienced, on Earth Star, a special feeling akin to the second-ti dream, usually only encountered in other secret realms.
The existence of the Holy Shield Giant still required him to expend ntal and physical strength, but compared to the enormous burden of the past, it was now much easier.
For instance, now.
Even if it were to operate on Earth Star for several days, he could withstand it.
Apart from that.
The Holy Shield Giant once again turned illusory and rged into his brow.
Chen Feng suppressed his sowhat unsettled mood, quickly sitting cross-legged to restore a state of calm.
His consciousness sank, and he entered the dream realm.
Soon, a ruined city shrouded in mist ca into view.
An endless black fog and crumbling buildings, with distant collapsing high wall breaches where one could vaguely see huge creatures lurking, then entered Qinggang District.
Roar!!!
A deafening roar sounded; the Black Tide Creatures beneath the skyscraper discovered his presence.
Demon-like Batn, mutationally twisted Bone Eagles, hideous Black-faced Spiders....
Moreover, nearby the skyscraper, a massive Single-Horned Giant Crocodile lay on the ground, its scarlet vertical pupils suddenly opening.
Buzz!!
A powerful oppressive aura spread; it was the presence of a Sixth Order creature.
Imdiately, it roared out, the strong wind waves spanning hundreds of ters, with a thundering sound piercing the eardrums.
In an instant, a massive horde of Black Tide Creatures charged forth, the Sixth Order threat at arm’s reach.
But.
Chen Feng’s gaze held a hint of curiosity as the platinum light at his brow shot forth, then solidified in mid-air.
Swoosh!!
Stone wings flapped, a violent wind arose.
The powerful wind pressure swept forth like a hurricane tornado, shattering the bodies of most Black Tide Creatures before they could approach the skyscraper, perishing on the spot.
Thump thump thump thump sounds continuously echoed; those with slightly stronger bodies withstood the wind pressure but were thrown off balance, crashing into and shattering the high walls.
No techniques were utilized; simply spreading its wings made it difficult for ordinary Fifth Order creatures to co near.
"Seventh Order?"
"No, still Sixth Order, just a bit short of transcending this level...."
"Perhaps a more accurate description would be ’Fake Seventh Order’?"
With profound gaze, relying on the Spiritual Link, Chen Feng could clearly sense the formidable power of the Holy Shield Giant at this mont.
He mused, even if he activated the Green Armor and used Steel Bones, he wasn’t its match.
It was a transcendent aura above the world, yet seed sowhat flawed, not perfect.
Roar!!
The mutationally twisted Single-Horned Giant Crocodile on the ground cared for none of this.
Devoid of rationality, its vertical pupils glowed scarlet, seemingly driven only by a killing instinct.
A powerful Sixth Order aura surged skyward, then it opened its massive maw, spewing a bolt of lightning-like black breath.
Boom!!!
The several-ter-wide black light pierced through everything, instantly spanning hundreds of ters, striking the Holy Shield Giant.
His gaze narrowed, Chen Feng focused his attention.
The Giant hovered, wings spread wide.
Its massive right arm, like rock carving, reached forward, palm open.
The powerful black light strike was blocked by a single palm, with sizzling black arcs flickering and dancing around erratically.
Until the end.
The breath of the Single-Horned Giant Crocodile ran out, and the Holy Shield Giant’s over one-ter-wide palm suddenly clenched into a fist.
Boom!!
The air exploded, the sound like thunder.
Then, with a swoosh.
The seemingly cumberso massive Giant vanished from its spot, appearing before the giant crocodile a hundred ters away.
Boom!!!
A white-gray punch mark descended from mid-air, the ground caved in, forming a deep pit.
The ten-ter-long Single-Horned Giant Crocodile’s four limbs sank into the ground, its body suddenly sunk, tightly against the pit floor.
It opened its mouth in a fury, wanting to roar in defiance, but the wind pressure from the punch held it pinned in place.
Until the very end.
With a rumbling crash!
The ground within several hundred ters violently shook, nearby buildings all swayed, windows shattered into pieces.
The surrounding Black Tide Creatures were blasted away by the aftermath, and as for the Single-Horned Giant Crocodile, it exploded, blood splattering, killed on the spot.
Shattered scales sliced through the night sky; Chen Feng stood on the rooftop witnessing this scene.
His heart fluctuated with an indescribable wave, the formidable power of the Holy Shield Giant giving him imnse confidence.
In the distance, several other Sixth Order creatures approached, but he felt no need to divert his attention.
Imdiately, he planned to scour the nearest Martial Arts Hall for light clusters, to accumulate Extre Martial and Jinxuan, and even other Skill Light Groups.
However, the next mont.
His perception shifted, Chen Feng suddenly sensed an unusually oppressive aura erging, as if dark clouds were about to engulf the heavens and earth.
The surrounding air seed to freeze as a result, and even the whole of Qinggang started to tremble.
Such a scene made him feel uneasy, prompting him to look up.
The eerie scarlet blood moon suddenly moved, instantly bringing darkness.
All light vanished completely, then the blood moon reappeared, returning to brightness.
Everything seed unchanged, and the oppressive aura dissipated in an instant.
It seed like just a misconception of his perception, but....
"Just now, that was..."
"A blink?"
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