One month later!
Inside Guangxia City.
After Zhang Rong checked the results of everyone's killings over the past period, he originally wanted to stay with Chi Chen and the others for a while longer. However, the Secret Bureau of Slaying suddenly sent someone over, and they seemed to be in a hurry as if something earth-shattering had happened. Zhang Rong could only give a few simple instructions to everyone and then leave with that person.
"Lately, I've been feeling like something's not quite right!"
Inside the room, Chi Chen and the other six slumped into chairs. Chi Chen rubbed his temples wearily. A month of continuous fighting outside had taken its toll, even on Chi Chen's seemingly iron-like body.
Not to mention the others, Xiang Ming, Wang Hao, and Gan Yuan all looked utterly hopeless. When they were with Xiang Yun, they were the three youngest in the team. Although they said that Xiang Yun didn't need to take care of them, the others in the team couldn't really not take care of them.
If something goes wrong, the tall guys will naturally take the blame. But after coming to Chi Chen's side, they have to rely on themselves for everything. Therefore, this kind of continuous battle is the first time they have experienced it, and they naturally feel extremely tired.
Hu Miaomiao, disregarding any ladylike image, sat down on a chair next to Chi Chen. After her experiences over this period, she suddenly felt a little nostalgic for the days in the Heretic Forbidden Zone.
Back then, although she wasn't very free in the Heresy Forbidden Area, as a saintess, she naturally had extremely high power. Not to mention that everyone had to obey her orders, at least 70% of the people had to bow down and respectfully call her saintess when they saw her. She never imagined that she would be so tired now.
Thinking of this, Hu Miaomiao glanced at Chi Chen with some resentment. This blockhead never knew what it meant to cherish women. Not only did he not take care of her at all, but when they encountered the mysterious group, he would just stand by and yell at her to pull out her spiked club and swing it at those ugly mystics.
"Well?!"
As if sensing something, Chi Chen, who was deep in thought, turned to look at Hu Miaomiao. However, when Hu Miaomiao saw Chi Chen looking over, she let out a soft snort and turned her head away.
Seeing this, Chi Chen couldn't help but feel helpless, wondering what he had done to offend this silly guy.
"I'm not far from the peak of the Solid Mirror Realm! I should be able to step into the Ascension Realm within half a year! However, it's still a bit slow. The merit points I owe, plus the merit points I gained from killing the mysterious figure and discovering the mineral vein, have now accumulated to about one-fifth of my total merit points!"
Although Chi Chen and the others had been fighting almost non-stop for the past month, leaving them somewhat physically and mentally exhausted, their progress was also obvious. Chi Chen had now basically stepped into the peak of the Solidification Realm, and as long as he continued to progress step by step, he estimated that he should be able to step into the Ascension Realm in less than half a year.
Such speed was enough to be astonishing and shock the big shots. However, Chi Chen still felt it wasn't fast enough, because he knew that he might not have much time left. Although Zhang Rong had never told Chi Chen about things that he didn't need to worry about at the moment, Chi Chen could always see the worry hidden between Zhang Rong's brows in their expressions every time they met.
If something could cause even a top-tier expert in the Shengyang Realm to unconsciously reveal that kind of expression, it would surely be an earth-shattering event that would shake the entire world.
Although Chi Chen knew that he was still weak and not qualified to participate in such a terrifying event.
Whether it was due to Chi Chen's own personality or because he carried the 'seed of hope', Chi Chen was eager to share some of Zhang Rong's burden.
Therefore, Chi Chen also knew that only by constantly striving to improve his strength could he bring that day forward as soon as possible.
"Once I advance to the Ascension Realm, no new deities or statues should appear. The statue of the Fengdu Emperor was supposed to appear after I advanced to the Ascension Realm, but last time, I had no choice but to let Brother Monkey teach me a method to make him appear ahead of time!"
During this month, apart from the small improvements in merit points and realm, Chi Chen's greatest gain was undoubtedly the mysterious souls that had died. Chi Chen only left behind a dozen or so of the most powerful souls at the Ascension Realm in the Soul Prison, and poured all the other mysterious souls into the statue of the Fengdu Emperor.
According to the monkey's guess, the hundreds of mysterious souls of varying realms amounted to about one percent of the souls needed to awaken the Emperor of Fengdu.
Although Chi Chen was prepared, he still couldn't help but feel a headache when he heard the number from the monkey. In the past month, Chi Chen and Lin Bai had almost conquered all the places outside Guangxia City that they could reach with their strength, and only then did they slightly exceed the task assigned by Zhang Rong.
However, even with so many souls, only one percent of the conditions were met to awaken the Emperor of Fengdu. Even if this is a dimensional realm, a mysterious lair, where will Chi Chen find so many mysterious killers next?
Do I really have to go and wander around the mysterious old lair and mysterious country myself?
Then, who kills whom will be a completely different story!
In order to maintain the stability of Guangxia City, Zhang Rong and others did not choose to announce what happened in the mysterious country, so Chi Chen and others were unaware of this matter.
Otherwise, Chi Chen's head will only be in even more pain. There aren't many mysterious beings left for him to kill in the mysterious kingdom. What the hell should he do next?
Thinking about the situation inside the main hall, Chi Chen knew that there were at least three statues of gods in the mist that had not yet completely dissipated. However, he had asked the monkey and Nuwa many times, but they had not told him the identities of the statues, only saying that he would know in time.
Chi Chen was helpless in this situation; after all, the other party was the big boss.
However, speaking of the monkey and Nuwa, Chi Chen also had a headache. These two great gods bickered in the main hall inside his body all day long. The monkey was just like a naughty child, always bored and always provoking Nuwa. But Nuwa really treated him like a child, so every time the monkey would bare his teeth and grimac. When he was bullied by Nuwa, he would come and discipline Chi Chen, which made Chi Chen very frustrated.
But the other party was a big shot, so Chi Chen could only try his best to appease and please the monkey, which made Chi Chen feel like a lackey.
...
Inside the Secret Bureau building in Guangxia City.
Inside the hall, more than ten figures had gathered, all of them powerful figures above the Ruoyue Realm. Xiang Yun, who had recently been promoted, was sitting in a corner.
"What? Dawn City has become a blood city?"
Zhang Rong was somewhat incredulous upon hearing the words spoken by Lu Kuang, the top leader of the Secret Bureau in the Dimensional Realm.
Inside the hall, the others also showed surprise upon hearing this!
"Yes, after the news was leaked by his inside contact in Dawn City, he completely went silent. According to him, Dawn City is now completely shrouded in a bloody mist, and many people have died inexplicably in the city, but he doesn't know the specifics of what happened!"
Lu Kuang's expression was also solemn. Although Dawn City's overall strength was weaker than Guangxia City's, it was still quite formidable. This sudden and earth-shattering change was truly alarming!
"Could it have been Bazan?!"
Zhang Rong, with a stern face, asked.
“Impossible. Ever since Bazan recovered, I have had people keeping a close eye on the movements of the mysterious kingdom. Even though a month has passed, that corrosive black mist has not completely dissipated, and not a single figure has emerged from it during that time!”
Lu Kuang shook his head.
"What exactly is it that has caused the current situation in Dawn City? We must find out as soon as possible!"
Zhang Rong frowned, feeling inexplicably uneasy. First, there was the dramatic change in the mysterious kingdom, and now there was the strange situation in Dawn City. All of this seemed to be foreshadowing something to come!
Afterwards, the group of bigwigs in the hall discussed how to investigate the situation in Dawn City!
At the same time, within the dimensional realm, Shenghua City, located in the Far America War Zone, and Gangbi City, located in the South Africa War Zone, also began to move. These two war zones knew very little about the situation in Dawn City, especially the Far America War Zone, which felt particularly annoyed at the moment. The anomaly in Dawn City also forced them to put aside their deployment in Guangxia City for the time being!
The entire dimensional realm is about to be engulfed in a violent storm due to the changes in the mysterious kingdom and Dawn City!
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