The sudden appearance of the skeletal monster, especially a demigod-level one, seemed to have caught everyone off guard.

Even Yan Bing and Bai Yuan were taken aback.

The three of them, including Yann, stared wide-eyed at the approaching skeletal monster, their eyes filled with horror.

The skeletal monster was surrounded by a hazy, yellowish mist, and its intense aura of death corroded everything around it, including the lives of Lu Ning and his group.

Just then, Yan Bing raised his hand and aimed it at the skeletal monster.

The next moment, the charging skeletal monster suddenly froze in place, and then thick frost appeared on its body.

Before long, the skeletal monster turned into an ice sculpture, frozen in place.

Even the previously distorted, dim yellow mist dissipated.

Compared to facing the ocean aggregate demigod, Yan Bing dealt with this skeletal monster with far too ease.

After all, that ocean aggregate demigod was a mid-level demigod, and its defensive capabilities even surpassed those of a mid-level demigod.

The skeletal monster before them was only about as strong as Lu Ning when he used the Crimson Sword alone, barely reaching the threshold of demigod level.

The two are not comparable.

Even so, everyone's eyes still flickered with shock.

"Where did this demigod come from?? I didn't even sense any spiritual fluctuations from this demigod before!" Osiris murmured, his eyes filled with horror.

Bai Yuan frowned, then slowly said, "I sensed fluctuations in the space, but it seems somewhat different."

She examined the skeletal ice sculpture before her, pondering, "This skeletal monster's power comes from death. It clearly doesn't have any spatial abilities, so why are there spatial fluctuations when it appears? Did someone send it here?"

Yan Bing frowned: "I didn't sense any other presence."

Just then, Lu Ning calmly said, "This is a phantom that originally existed on Earth, probably from another dimension."

Upon hearing this, Yan Bing and Bai Yuan didn't react, but the three of them, including Ya En, were taken aback.

They suddenly remembered the strange situation they had encountered when they were exploring the No. 101 Mist with Lu Ning.

They had vaguely seen a claw flash by in the mist before it disappeared, and they had also heard Lu Ning talk about the phantom.

"You mean, those phantoms that are everywhere, even in the base city??" Yaen asked in astonishment.

Lu Ning nodded: "Mm."

"How is this possible?! That phantom couldn't even solidify before! How long has it been??" Osiris's lips twitched, and his expression stiffened.

Yan Bing and Bai Yuan were clearly unaware of what was going on.

Bai Yuan frowned, looked at Lu Ning, and asked, "The phantoms that exist in the base city? What are they?"

Lu Ning then explained to Yan Bing and Bai Yuan what he had previously introduced to Arn and the other two.

Even Bai Yuan stared wide-eyed, her expression one of astonishment.

She looked at the ice sculpture of the skeletal monster, frowned, and said in disbelief, "...You mean, this omnipresent phantom has now materialized? And there's even a demigod among them?"

Lu Ning nodded slightly: "Mm."

He then paused and said, "However... not all the phantoms are demigods. They might be lower than demigods, or they might be higher."

Everyone fell silent.

If it's just below the demigod level, that's fine, but above the demigod level... isn't that the level of an evil god?!

If a phantom of an evil god were to materialize, how would they be able to resist it?

Even Bai Yuan was in a solemn mood at this moment.

Unexpectedly, she heard such information from Lu Ning.

Her eyes flickered, wondering if Li Yang knew about this.

Yan Bing also looked at the ice sculpture, a thoughtful expression on his face.

In the silence, Yan Bing reached out his palm towards the ice sculpture and squeezed it tightly.

boom!

The ice sculpture shattered and vanished into dust.

A demigod-level monster perished just like that.

Yan Bing said slowly, "Since these phantoms haven't materialized on a large scale yet, there's no need to worry about them too much. Let's go back first."

Bai Yuan took a deep breath and then nodded: "Let's go back first."

The next moment, the space in front of Bai Yuan folded and condensed into an opening once again. On the other side of the opening was a huge base city.

Base City No. 1.

Bai Yuan's origami spatial ability directly connected the space between Mist No. 3 and Base City No. 1.

The group stepped inside, and the next moment, they appeared outside Base City 1.

It's unclear whether Bai Yuan was unable to open a spatial gate into Base City 1, or whether it was to comply with the rules of Base City 1.

After that, everyone took to the air and flew towards the city gate of the base city.

The city gate was still bustling with people.

When they saw the group land, everyone looked over.

Everyone showed surprise and respect.

Those who can fly are all Saint-level powerhouses!

Especially when they saw the white kite at the front, whispers began to circulate among the passersby.

Bai Yuan is quite famous as a guardian.

However, the guardian is elusive, and no one expected to see Bai Yuan here.

In an instant, the crowd was excited, both surprised and delighted, and they all bowed to Bai Yuan and her group.

The group quickly entered the city gate and passed through the inspection.

Even Yan Bing was no exception.

However, Bai Yuan didn't expect the examination here to reveal the state of a high-level demigod; it was just a formality.

Lu Ning glanced at Yan Bing beside her; she had been silent ever since she landed.

Looking at the pedestrians around him and the tall buildings in the base city, a complex expression appeared on Yan Bing's indifferent face.

Seemingly sensing that Yan Bing's emotions were somewhat complicated, Ya En couldn't help but ask, "Lord Yan Bing, what's wrong?"

Bai Yuan turned her head and looked at Yan Bing.

Yan Bing shook his head, then smiled and said, "I didn't expect to be able to come back... However, Base City No. 1 has changed a lot and is completely different from what it was back then."

Bai Yuan pursed her lips and slowly said, "Humanity has been developing over the years."

Yan Bing nodded: "I can see that there are significantly more Awakened ones now than when we were here..."

At this point, Yan Bing paused, then added, "However, the technology is somewhat weaker."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

When Yan Bing's Base City No. 3 was swallowed by the mist, the robot disease had not yet appeared. Therefore, the technological development at that time was still moving towards artificial intelligence, and the technology was naturally stronger.

Bai Yuan said calmly, "We'll see your history after you entered the Mist when we have the chance. Now we need to go to headquarters first."

Yan Bing nodded slightly, still observing everything around her.