The air fell into a deathly silence.

All the exiled demigods stared blankly at the barrier that was getting further and further away from them.

When the barrier gradually stopped expanding and finally came to a complete stop, they finally woke up from their dream.

The cat-like demigod swallowed hard, his vertical pupils flashing, and murmured, "...It actually worked?"

The cat-man demigod's words elicited exclamations of surprise and excitement from the other demigods.

"More than ten kilometers away from our location? Wow!!"

"Was this really made with 100,000 pale crystals??"

"It should be. You don't know Yan Bing. Her race is currently being invaded by the mist. She wouldn't use the Pale Crystal for something meaningless."

“Yes, if it were us, we would probably need to spend hundreds of millions, or even billions, of pale crystals to expand such a large area, right? I don’t believe Yan Bing has that many pale crystals.”

"So, this ratio is similar to the ratio of the pale crystal in the materialized artifact that Yan Bing mentioned before?"

"It's true! If that's the case, then we can use some of the Pale Crystals to expand the Ruins of Return. If we can also get Yan Bing to devour more Mist Monsters into the Ruins of Return, then all these efforts will be worthwhile!"

"Go back! Go back quickly and tell this news to the other living beings!"

The group of demigods immediately flew towards the exiled city-state, at a much faster speed than when they arrived.

…………

Guixu Tower Square.

The atmosphere was very silent at the moment.

Among the exiled demigods and other exiled individuals, some looked towards the direction of the Tower of Return to Nothingness, some towards the direction of the city wall, and others towards Yan Bing.

In the ensuing silence, one of the exiled demigods finally spoke up: "What happened? Time's up. Did they succeed?"

Yan Bing calmly said, "Don't worry, it will definitely succeed."

Yann, standing to the side, seemed a little nervous.

However, thinking of Lu Ning's incredible abilities and the three divine artifacts he manifested, A'en felt more confident.

Just then, the pale light gate of the Tower of Ruins rippled, and Lu Ning slowly walked out.

The eyes of many exiles lit up, and they all looked at Lu Ning.

One of the exiled demigods said gruffly, "Hey, human brat, how's it going? Did it work?"

Yan Bing coldly stared at the exiled demigod, a chill emanating from her: "Has no one taught you what manners are?"

The exiled demigod's expression froze, and his face turned somewhat awkward.

The exiled demigods on the side glanced at Yan Bing with strange looks, then at Lu Ning.

They didn't quite understand; he was just a saint.

Yan Bing got angry just because of his tone?

The atmosphere became heavy for a moment.

Just then, the Shadowcrown Clan chief intervened, saying, "Alright, human, how's the situation?"

Lu Ning was actually a little surprised by Yan Bing's strong reaction.

He wasn't too angry.

Upon hearing the Shadow Crown Clan Chief's words, Lu Ning calmly replied, "It's a success."

Many of the exiled demigods were startled, instinctively disbelieving.

Just then, a series of sharp, piercing sounds approached at an extremely fast speed.

Many exiled demigods looked over.

A series of streaks of light landed in front of the exiled demigods; they were the same demigods who had gone to the barrier earlier.

Before the exiled demigods who remained there could even ask a question, the cat-human demigod exclaimed excitedly, "It's done! The barrier has expanded by more than ten kilometers!"

The air fell silent.

Not only the exiled demigods present, but even the exiled people around them stared wide-eyed.

The Shadowcrown Clan Chief was the first to react, exclaiming in shock, "It's expanded by more than ten kilometers?! Are you sure??"

The demigod of the Lightborn race slowly said, "Several of us can testify that the barrier expanded by more than ten kilometers under our watchful eyes."

The numerous demigods looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

That's over ten kilometers!

Previously, various exiled races had also tried to expand the Ruins, but because the amount of Pale Crystals required was far too much, the cost-effectiveness of expansion was very low, so all the exiled civilizations eventually gave up.

Now, someone has actually managed to expand the area by more than ten kilometers using 100,000 units of pale crystal.

What if there were millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of pale crystals?

With such a small amount of Pale Crystals consumed and such a large expansion range, everyone knows which option to choose.

After all, the number of exiled races in the Ruins of Return is increasing, and resources are starting to run out.

Only by continuously expanding the Ruins of Return can they have enough resources.

All the exiled demigods looked at Lu Ning.

They witnessed it with their own eyes. It wasn't Yan Bing, the demigod-level powerhouse, who accomplished all of this, but the human saint who had been quietly standing by!

No wonder... Yan Bing's attitude towards him was like this.

This ability is absolutely terrifying!

How exactly did this human saint manage to do it?

The exiled demigods' eyes flickered, filled with shock and confusion.

Amidst the astonishment of the many demigods, Yan Bing calmly said, "Now can we talk about how to cooperate?"

The exiled demigods exchanged glances, and then the Shadowcrown Clan chieftain immediately said, "Gentlemen, this is not the place to talk. Let's go to the Shadow Temple."

Just then, the demigod of the Light Descendant suddenly spoke up: "This matter is too important. I need to go back and inform the clan leader. The clan leader will come to discuss it in person later."

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