"Am I wrong?" Li Xuanming asked.
Ye Feng coughed awkwardly before explaining, "Seven hundred years have passed, and the outside world has undergone tremendous changes. The Luo Feng Empire no longer exists; now, the Hong Tian Empire and the Shen Jian Empire stand side by side."
After a pause, Ye Feng continued, "I have no intention of rebuilding the Luo Feng Empire. The Luo Feng Empire is history, and there is no need to bring back an ancient country that has disappeared into the long river of history."
"However, I do want to build a new country with my own hands, a country that is stronger, more prosperous, and better than the Luo Feng Empire."
Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, Li Xuanming's face showed a thoughtful expression.
“No matter what I say now, it’s meaningless. Once you leave here with us and go to Silla City, take a look at my city with your own eyes, and you should understand my thoughts,” Ye Feng said again.
Li Xuanming nodded vigorously: "Yes, Your Highness."
"Don't call me Your Highness. I am now the city lord of Xinluo City in the Hongtian Empire. You can just call me City Lord," Ye Feng said with a smile.
"Yes, Lord City Lord," Li Xuanming immediately replied.
Li Xuanming has pledged allegiance to Ye Feng.
Understanding this made Rowling genuinely happy and delighted.
Because Li Xuanming is a Saint Realm expert!
Although Li Xuanming claimed to be a research-oriented scholar and not skilled in combat, she had personally witnessed the formidable strength he had just displayed.
If it weren't for the presence of Old Ancestor Ye Feng, every single one of them would have died at Li Xuanming's hands.
Therefore, Li Xuanming's strength is self-evident!
"Alright, now show us around. I'm very interested in the spirit beast, the divine sheep, that you mentioned," Ye Feng said, waving his hand.
Li Xuanming immediately led the way, guiding Ye Feng and the others to visit the First Spirit Beast Research Institute.
Although the core formations of the First Spirit Beast Research Institute are still operating and the defensive array is in effect, all the experimental facilities in the institute have stopped operating and are unlikely to be able to operate again.
After all, more than seven hundred years have passed, and most of the experimental facilities here have decayed over time.
However, the First Spirit Beast Research Institute was indeed very vast, and the expansive underground facilities amazed Luo Lin and Xu Ping'an.
Throughout the journey, Luo Lin and Xu Ping'an's mouths were practically never closed.
Especially Zijing, that brat is always wailing and chattering, as noisy as a talking parrot.
"Stop yelling, okay? You're making my ears go deaf," Ye Feng said irritably.
"But I'm really surprised, this place is so big!" Zijing exclaimed again.
A hint of pride appeared on Li Xuanming's face, after all, this First Spirit Beast Research Institute was built and constructed under his command.
Now that the First Spirit Beast Research Institute has shocked Zijing, Luo Lin, and the others to this extent, he naturally feels proud.
“After all, more than 600 researchers once conducted all sorts of research here, and without enough space, they simply couldn’t carry it out,” Li Xuanming said with a smile.
As he spoke, the tentacles on Li Xuanming's back continued to writhe, giving off a terrifying and eerie feeling.
Rowling couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Director Li... what about those tentacles on your back..."
Li Xuanming retracted the tentacles on his back to stop them from moving around, and then asked, "Did I make you uncomfortable? I'm sorry, I know I look terrifying right now."
"No, I don't feel uncomfortable at all, I just find it very amazing. You are clearly a human, yet you underwent this mutation due to the influence of that Void Returning Realm spirit beast. This is truly an unbelievable thing. Could it be that that Void Returning Realm spirit beast possesses the power to change the life forms of other creatures?" Rowling asked curiously.
Li Xuanming nodded and said very seriously, "This is indeed one of the abilities of that Void Returning Realm spirit beast."
"It seems that this spirit beast is much more powerful than I imagined," Ye Feng said with a smile.
Li Xuanming's expression turned serious. He said earnestly, "Your Highness... City Lord, the area ahead is the core area of the First Spirit Beast Research Institute. There is a very powerful defensive formation there that completely isolates the spirit beast, the Divine Sheep."
“Take us there to have a look,” Night Wind said.
“Please be careful. Although we once had great faith in the defensive array that isolated the Divine Sheep, the mutations that occurred in our bodies later proved that the defensive array could not completely isolate the power of the Divine Sheep. Its power would occasionally seep out from the defensive array,” Li Xuanming said.
"I'll be careful," Night Wind said.
Under Li Xuanming's guidance, Ye Feng, Luo Lin, Xu Ping'an, Chen He, and Zi Jing finally entered the core area of the First Spirit Beast Research Institute.
This is a very spacious hemispherical hall, large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time.
A wave of azure light formed a hemisphere, completely enveloping the area like a dome and isolating it from the outside.
Clearly, this hemispherical blue light was the defensive array that Li Xuanming had mentioned.
Inside the defensive array, a spirit beast the size of a small mountain was curled up and sleeping peacefully.
It was a translucent creature with blue and green hues, resembling a goat in appearance, with long, coiled goat horns.
However, its fur was very short, and even though there was no wind around, the blue-green fur on the divine beast sheep undulated slightly like waves.
sacred!
powerful!
majesty!
beauty!
These are the feelings that Luo Lin, Chen He, Xu Ping'an, and Zijing had the moment they saw the divine sheep!
Night Breeze also had a similar feeling, but not as intensely as Rowling and the others.
"It is indeed a Void Returning Realm spirit beast, and it has already reached the peak of the Void Returning Realm. It is only one step away from breaking through to the Void King Realm," Ye Feng said, looking at the spirit beast divine sheep inside the great formation.
"I never expected that even through a defensive array, you, City Lord, could so astutely assess the strength of the Divine Sheep. That's truly astonishing." Li Xuanming looked at Ye Feng with admiration.
Ye Feng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I've only been practicing a technique to enhance my senses."
Rowling asked, "You just said that you and the researchers here have tried countless methods but haven't been able to fully awaken it, but you also said that the spirit beast divine sheep awakened several times hundreds of years ago. Director Li, what exactly does this mean?"
“He must have made a slip of the tongue,” Zijing said.
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