What should we do next?
Chu Tianxiong asked.
"Hmm... To completely conquer the Gray Fog World, the first priority is to dispel the gray fog in the surface world, and I previously discovered that the crystal cores inside monsters can purify the gray fog."
However, the purification area is too small, requiring a massive amount of crystal cores. The two of us alone would be overwhelmed trying to collect that many.
"You mean..."
"I plan to unite all races in the Inner World. With their help, efficiency will be greatly improved."
Zhang Mu nodded.
"That might be a bit difficult. If they were all people from our own world, it would be fine, but you've mentioned that these people come from various worlds, so there's bound to be some with ulterior motives."
Chu Tianxiong reminded him.
"Yes, that's why I need you to find other realm lords. If soft tactics don't work, we'll have to use hard tactics!"
Zhang Mu said firmly.
Chu Tianxiong chuckled upon hearing this: "Indeed, that's exactly what I was thinking. We in the main world have never been afraid. When the seven of us realm lords join forces, the myriad races are nothing but a threat."
"Then I'll leave it to you to hurry up and find other realm lords. I can now continuously increase my prestige in the inner world."
Zhang Mu said.
"Okay, let's arrange it this way."
The two ended their conversation.
Chu Tianxiong continued searching for other realm lords, while Zhang Mu began cooperating with the humans in the inner world to hunt monsters and obtain crystal cores.
Zhang Mu's formidable strength has made him a household name.
With the system's power increased a hundredfold, Zhang Mu had no shortage of crystal cores to replenish his energy.
Days passed by.
After several months of hard work, Zhang Mu has managed to make a name for himself in the human territory.
The main problem is that nothing major is happening. His strength is only good for killing weak monsters. If there's a big battle, he'll probably be able to show his skills very quickly.
During these months, Chu Tianxiong also found two realm lords.
With the three working together, the search efficiency greatly increased, and it is believed that all the realm lords will be able to gather soon.
Several more months have passed.
Chu Tianxiong finally gathered all the realm lords together.
Zhang Mu also felt it was time to have a talk with the higher-ups of the human race in the inner world.
Based on his contributions within the territory during this period, the higher-ups agreed to summon Zhang Mu.
Zhang Mu frowned slightly as he looked at the person in front of him, but then he thought that the fact that the person sent him to see him was a sign of recognition, and that others couldn't even get a chance to see him.
"Young man, what brings you here?"
The man gestured for Zhang Mu to sit down.
"Yes, there is something that requires the cooperation of the entire human race."
Zhang Mu sat down.
"Oh? It requires the cooperation of the entire human race?"
The man became interested.
"How much have you actually learned about the Gray Fog World? Have you truly grasped the truth about it?"
Zhang Mu asked.
"That's confidential, I can't tell you. So what exactly do you want to see me about?"
"Alright, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. I've already figured out the true situation of the Gray Fog World. As long as you cooperate, conquering the Gray Fog World is only a matter of time."
Zhang Mu spoke up.
"Young brother, are you joking? Do you know that all races are troubled by this matter? This is not something to be spoken of lightly."
That person clearly didn't believe it.
“I know you won’t believe me, so tonight we’ll see if what I’m saying is true or not. But you’ll have to call the other nine people here to witness it. I don’t want to try to convince them one by one.”
Zhang Mu said casually.
The man was a little undecided, but then he thought that since nothing major had happened recently, there was no harm in going to take a look.
"Okay, I agree. I hope you're telling the truth."
Wang Hao agreed.
"Okay, come find me here later."
Zhang Mu gave him an address.
Night fell quickly.
Wang Hao arrived as promised with the other nine people.
"Young man, I've brought the person here. So, how do you plan to verify him?"
The other nine people were also sizing up Zhang Mu.
"There's still a little time to spare, so let me tell you the truth about this gray fog world first."
Zhang Mu slowly recounted the fact that the Gray Mist World contained two layers.
The more they listened, the more solemn everyone became.
Are you telling the truth?
In fact, the ten people were already vaguely convinced, but the fact was too unbelievable.
"Whether it's true or not, you'll find out when I take you into the world of the watch."
Zhang Mu estimated the time and waited quietly.
Suppressing their eagerness, everyone waited patiently.
Soon, the blood moon flickered almost imperceptibly.
"Here we go! Follow me!"
After saying this, Zhang Mu suddenly rushed towards the blood moon in the sky.
The group was somewhat surprised and doubtful. This was a blood moon, after all. They had tried before, but there was a barrier that prevented them from getting through.
"Bang!"
In an instant, with Zhang Mu's all-out attack, a small hole appeared below the blood moon.
Holy crap!
"Don't just stand there, hurry up and follow me. The two worlds only overlap briefly. If you don't want to come back in a month, then come in with me now."
Zhang Mu urged.
The group gritted their teeth and followed Zhang Mu into the spatial passage.
The scene then shifts.
The group descended into the surface world.
"Gray fog!"
The group's pupils contracted, and they quickly mobilized their internal energy to prepare to resist the gray mist.
Zhang Mu quickly pulled out the crystal core.
"Sizzle~"
The gray mist that rushed up was purified and dissipated by the light.
"this..."
Everyone was somewhat surprised to see what Zhang Mu was holding.
They recognize this thing; they're very familiar with it.
One by one, they took out the stored crystal nuclei in a very similar manner.
Zhang Mu's voice also murmured, "The crystal cores inside the monsters in the inner world can purify the gray fog in the outer world. This is also the key to conquering the gray fog world."
So now you know why I need the entire human race, and even all races, to cooperate.
The inner and outer worlds correspond one-to-one, and you probably already have a general idea of how big the inner world is.
An ordinary crystal core can only purify an area of one hundred square meters; the required crystal cores would require the combined efforts of all races.
Upon hearing this, everyone was initially delighted, but then a bitter thought crossed their minds, and they said, "We thought it would be a pleasant surprise, but we didn't expect we'd need crystal cores. As you know, with all these years of hunting monsters for crystal cores, the number of monsters in the Inner World is now quite small."
With only the remaining crystal cores inside the monster, it wouldn't even be enough to purify one percent of the gray fog, let alone all of it.
"Don't worry, I tested this a long time ago. The monsters in the two worlds are also one-to-one. If you kill a monster in the surface world, then a monster will also condense in the inner world."
The monsters in the surface world are endless; all that's needed is for someone to continuously hunt them down.
Then, in this other world, there will be a constant stream of monsters obtaining crystals.
Zhang Mu spoke up.
"I see... If that's the case, then we won't lack crystal cores."
Everyone's brows relaxed.
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