"The Tianque Mountains are an energy vein discovered three years ago. It contains rich energy crystals, so the Seventh Legion established a mining site there."

"The owner of the field has reached the peak of the seventh heaven, and the deputy owner has reached the late seventh heaven. They are both from the older generation of cultivators, and are over fifty years old."

"These seniors have been in the mythical world for many years and are very experienced, but they also no longer have the drive they once had, so many of them have chosen to guard resource points."

"And the pioneering team that discovered the energy crystal mine a few years ago has been able to obtain a large amount of merit points every month."

In the dark night, the fighter plane was flying at an altitude of ten thousand meters. Inside the fighter plane, Qingqiu Minghui introduced to Chen Chu the information about the mountain range where the mission was located.

When talking about the monthly harvest of the development team, Liang Ge showed envy in his eyes: "If we are lucky, we can also discover a resource vein."

"Then I will have a steady supply of merit points, and I won't have to venture into the mythical world so often."

Wen Jiayuan said with a smile: "My requirements are not high. I don't need to find a crystal mine. As long as I can find a renewable god-level resource point, it will be fine."

"Damn, Brother Wen, you're more greedy than me." Liang Ge gave Wen Jiayuan the middle finger.

But the two were not joking, because this was a mythological world with endless resources.

Maybe next time I go deeper into the mythological world, I will gain something, such as obtaining a high-level divine object that can break through a realm.

Over the years, many practitioners who originally had average aptitude and would never be able to break through to the eighth or ninth heaven in their entire lives, have been able to rise against the odds just because they suddenly picked up a magical object.

In addition, the Federation will reward you for discovering relics, bringing back information about alien civilizations, or expanding new maps.

This includes but is not limited to the discovery of resource points and extraordinary energy mines. This is also the attraction of the Development Department, attracting many high-level practitioners with an adventurous spirit to continue to explore the future.

This development is not only for the human race, but also for themselves.

At this time, everyone was fully armed. Qingqiu Minghui was wearing gorgeous silver-white armor, and the same was true for the others, including Chen Chu, who was also covered in black and red armor.

However, the red flames on the armor subsided at this time.

At this time, a faint fragrance came, and Lan Caiwei, who was full of mature charm, suddenly leaned over, looked at Chen Chu's handsome profile, and said softly with curiosity in her eyes.

“Brother Chu, can you tell Sister Lan how you broke through the eighth level at the age of eighteen?”

Immediately, except Qingqiu Minghui, everyone else looked over curiously.

Seeing this, Chen Chu thought for a moment: "In fact, my talent for cultivation was average at the beginning. It took me half a month to build my foundation, and I only practiced low-level techniques."

"What, Brother Chu Batian, you started practicing low-level skills when you first entered school?" Wen Jiayuan was a little confused.

Chen Chu nodded: "Yes, but later, after I started practicing Zhenwu in the foundation building stage, I felt that my practice was getting faster and faster, and then I broke through to the eighth level."

"...I didn't expect that little brother Chu actually practiced low-level skills at the beginning." Lan Caiwei's eyes flickered with amazement.

"Awesome." Meng Shishi, a petite and silent woman, suddenly spoke.

Originally, they thought that Chen Chu would be able to break through to the eighth level before the age of eighteen. He was a genius with extraordinary talent who would be trained with all the resources from the moment he entered school.

Unexpectedly, he actually practiced low-level skills at the beginning.

They also know the current training mechanism of federal schools. The higher the talent, the more resources they will get when they enter school.

People like Chen Chu, who have only been building their foundation for half a month, can only practice low-level skills, and have very few resources in all aspects. Their innate starting point is far behind the top geniuses.

Under such circumstances, it is unimaginable that he could cultivate to the eighth level before graduation. It can be said that he was going against the will of heaven step by step.

But when Lan Caiwei and the other three were filled with admiration and shock, Qingqiu Minghui inexplicably felt that these words sounded familiar.

By the way, this guy had fought him on equal terms in Baihu Country, and he seemed to have said the same thing during dinner that night.

Just as everyone was shocked, Chen Chu said modestly: "In fact, breaking through the eighth level at the age of eighteen is not as exaggerated as everyone imagines. For example, Ji Wuji from the military secret martial arts academy broke through the eighth level a week ago."

"In addition, there is a congenital awakener in the northern battlefield. He is only in the second year of high school but has already reached the middle stage of the seventh level. And because of some special reasons, that guy may break through to the eighth level in two months."

"There is also a guy named Bardas from Beilin. When I saw him a month ago, he was already in the late seventh level, close to the peak. I estimate that he will soon break through to the eighth level."

In fact, there is another Brudos. This mysterious and low-key guy has also embarked on the path to becoming the king of heaven. He has gained a lot in the ruins and should be able to break through the eighth level soon.

However, Chen Chu did not mention this person because when the ruins ended, the King of the Underworld erased the information about Brudos when he tampered with everyone's memory.

Because that guy's identity is also very special.

Even so, Wen Jiayuan and the other three were stunned again, each of them was shocked and a little dazed.

What's going on? Are these 'old' guys already out of date, and is it now standard to break through the eighth level before graduation?

Otherwise, where do all these monsters come from?

As everyone was shocked, the fighter plane flew through several dangerous areas and after flying for almost two hours, it arrived at a mountain range with rich energy from heaven and earth.

Flying among the mountains with towering trees and undulating hills, after crossing several ten-thousand-meter peaks, the fighter plane suddenly dived down, passed through an invisible barrier, and suddenly the light became bright.

I saw the valley below was brightly lit, and with a rumbling sound, more than a dozen crusher-like machines several dozen meters tall were constantly operating, splitting mountains and cracking rocks.

Under the huge gears rotating in front of the crushers, the hard rocks were constantly broken, and most of the mountains were almost razed to the ground, with smoke and dust billowing.

At the same time, in a mineral splitting and processing plant not far away, many workers were busy separating and collecting those rich energy crystals from the ores.

In addition, many defense facilities have been built around the valley within a radius of ten kilometers, including thick-diameter black cannon barrels, missile launchers, fire fortresses, etc.

Special forces warriors emitting the aura of the fifth and sixth heavens patrol around these defenses with weapons in hand to guard against possible mutant creatures that may appear.

They carried heavy cold weapons on their backs, and in their hands were black guns that were several meters long, with barrels that were 20 centimeters long and the surfaces of which were engraved with glowing runes.

In the mythological world rich in heaven and earth, these firearms that have integrated inscription technology are more powerful. Equipped with special armor-piercing bullets and incendiary bombs, they are enough to kill level five or six monsters instantly.

After all, no matter how strong the supernatural power is, there is a limit. As long as the equivalent is large enough and the caliber is large enough, technological weapons can still cause damage or even kill.

As for energy weapons, they are not suitable for large-scale popularization because the energy consumed by each strike is too great.

Whoosh!!

As the hot air wave erupted, the fighter plane slowly stopped at the designated open space at the airport. Then the cabin door opened and Chen Chu followed Lan Caiwei and others down.

A rough-looking man walked over with two people not far away and said solemnly, "Team Leader Lan, I'm sorry to bother you with this matter."

Lan Caiwei asked directly: "Director Yuan, what is the current situation? Are there any abnormal movements of those mountain beasts?"

"There is no unusual movement at the moment, but we are not strong enough to get too close."

“Are there any video materials?”

"Yes, please follow me."

As they were talking, the group walked towards the bungalow in the distance and soon arrived at the monitoring department. Four large display screens on the wall were flashing, showing more than 30 pictures.

"We have deployed dozens of surveillance cameras in the vicinity of the energy mine for dozens of kilometers, using the base points as information conversion points. We detected the appearance of the mountain beasts nine hours ago..."

Under the operation of the burly man, the picture on one of the display screens jumped, revealing more than a dozen giant creatures that were over 40 meters tall, with the tallest one over 100 meters.

These creatures are covered in grey rock and are so heavy that the ground vibrates with every step they take, vibrating cameras hidden in hidden corners.

"Through energy detection and body size measurement, the two strongest mountain beasts are at the middle stage of level eight, one is at the early stage of level eight, and the others are all at level seven."

"At the same time, we have scanned the surrounding images and found no traces of other mountain beasts, but we cannot rule out the possibility of stronger ones."

"Because we have never encountered them before, we have no idea about the abilities and strengths of these mountain beasts, so Captain Lan, please be extra careful when the time comes."

Lan Caiwei nodded slightly: "Thank you, Mr. Yuan, for the reminder."

While the few people were talking, Chen Chu was also looking at the burly man and another middle-aged man with a solemn expression and fair complexion who looked like a teacher.

The burly man is the person in charge of this energy mine, the owner Yuan Fei, and the middle-aged man who didn't speak is the deputy owner Jin Chengmin.

After watching the surveillance images, everyone walked out of the surveillance room. Lan Caiwei looked at everyone and asked, "Does anyone have anything to say?"

Liang Ge smiled and said, "I don't think it's a big problem. After brother Chu Batian joins, our team has exactly three strong men with the eighth level of cultivation."

"When the time comes, brother Chu Batian and the deputy team leader will each hold down a level eight beast. Team leader, you can quickly kill one and soon you will be able to deal with the rest."

"As for those level seven guys, just leave them to us." When he said this, Liang Ge's eyes showed strong confidence.

As powerful people who have penetrated deep into the mythological world to open up maps, not only have they reached high levels at a young age, their combat power is also very strong, and they can at least jump one small level.

Including the strongest team leader Lan Caiwei, who has a record of killing eighth-level peak behemoths.

As for the deputy team leader Qingqiu Minghui who had returned to Blue Star earlier, he has the blood of a king and is even more powerful, especially when summoned by the secret blood technique.

But just as Liang Ge finished speaking, the deputy host Jin Chengmin next to him had a flash of surprise in his eyes, and he subconsciously looked at Chen Chu twice more.

Um?

Feeling Jin Chengmin's gaze, Chen Chu also looked at him, because the deputy owner's gaze just now was a little strange, revealing surprise and a hint of shock.

Chen Chu suddenly asked: "Master Jin, do you know me?"

Jin Chengmin was stunned when he didn't expect Chen Chu to ask him this question. Then he shook his head: "...I don't know him. This is the first time that you and I have met each other."

Chen Chu smiled and said, "I thought you knew me, otherwise why would you look at me with such surprise."

Jin Chengmin explained, "There was a reply from the previous base that the 19th team will come to handle the mountain beast incident, which includes brief information about Team Leader Lan and several others."

"It's just that there's no little brother in the information, so I was a little surprised when I heard your name just now. Don't mind it, little brother."

Lan Caiwei nodded: "Brother Xiaochu's name is indeed a little special. Well, without further ado, let's go over and take a look at the situation."

Jin Chengmin warned: "Everyone, be careful of the areas of those level eight monsters."

"Well, don't worry, Master Jin, we won't be careless."

After saying hello, the group of six people retracted the light of their armor, hid their bodies, and quickly rushed out of the shielding matrix and disappeared into the darkness.

Standing on the hillside, looking at the dark forest in the distance, Jin Chengmin suddenly said, "Director, I'll go out and inspect the surrounding area again. I always feel that the appearance of those mountain beasts is a bit strange."

Yuan Fei nodded seriously: "I have the same feeling. There may be new god-level resources emerging in the surrounding area. Be careful when you go out."

As the owner and deputy owner of this crystal quarry, and the two people with the highest cultivation, they are not here to enjoy themselves, but are also responsible for the surrounding security.

In addition to surveillance cameras scattered over dozens of kilometers, they also need to patrol farther areas from time to time to ensure the safety of the mines.

In the previous two years, he and Jin Chengmin took turns to go out for patrols and killed many special level six monsters and level seven giant beasts.

At the same time, there have been cases where level eight and even level nine behemoths have appeared, but those behemoths were just passing by and left quickly.

This was the first time that Yuan Fei encountered a group of level eight giant beasts, and they were entrenched in the surrounding area and refused to leave. This made Yuan Fei alert and felt that something might have happened nearby.

He immediately asked for help from the Seventh Legion.

Whoosh! Jin Chengmin rushed out of the rune matrix barrier in a flash and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.

When the people of Jincheng went deep into the forest, a few kilometers away, on a tree hundreds of meters high, a dark mass gradually disappeared among the lush branches, and six figures emerged.

Looking at Chen Chu who had put away the dark sky curtain, Qingqiu Minghui looked solemn: "Brother Chu, are you sure there is something wrong with this person?"

The other four people also showed surprise and doubt in their eyes.

Because the people in front had just rushed out a few kilometers, Chen Chu suddenly said that there was a problem with the Jincheng people in the mine.

Looking at the dark night ahead, Chen Chu's expression was calm: "He can't fool my intuition. Although his facial expression is well concealed, the shock and surprise in his eyes are very obvious."

"Why would he be so surprised and shocked to see me? Especially since we have never met or known each other before."

Lan Caiwei was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Over the years, some geniuses from the Development Department have encountered attacks from the Purgatory Demon Clan and the Evil God Cult when they were out, resulting in many casualties."

Wen Jiayuan nodded seriously: "I heard that a few months ago, the 31st Legion caught a traitor."

"These damn guys actually colluded with aliens and betrayed the Federation." Liang Ge's eyes showed a strong murderous intent.

Qingqiu Minghui said slowly: "It's normal. The civilization war between our human race and the Purgatory Demon Race is getting more and more intense. Naturally, both sides will do whatever it takes."

"When they were assassinating our human geniuses, we also had strong men who got to the rear of the Purgatory Demon Clan and assassinated their geniuses, and even surrounded and killed the Demon King."

"For example, more than two months ago, Brother Chu participated in a mission to lure and kill the Demon King."

"During that mission, three demon kings of the Purgatory Alien race perished, and the Blood God Akunus's true body was also destroyed, and his strength fell to the ninth level."

hiss!

Suddenly, the other four people showed shock on their faces again, looking at the young man who was less than 20 years old in front of them in disbelief.

The demon king was surrounded and three of them died, and the real body of an evil god fell. Is this true?

Uh... no, aren't we talking about traitors? Why are you bringing this up, brother Qingqiu?

Chen Chu was also a little confused. He didn't know how Qingqiu Minghui turned the topic here.

Liang Ge swallowed his saliva and looked at Chen Chu with wide eyes: "Brother Chu, have you really participated in the mission of besieging and killing the Demon King? And killed three Demon Kings?"

"...How could I, a cultivator of the eighth heaven, possibly kill three demon kings? I was just responsible for cooperating with the strong men of our human race in acting." Chen Chu explained.

"Ha...haha...I was wrong, I was wrong. Indeed, how could you kill the devil?" Liang Ge was a little embarrassed.

Qingqiu Minghui said suddenly: "Although Brother Chu did not kill the Demon King at that time, he killed a Demon King's soul clone and an evil god's soul clone with his sixth-level cultivation."

"Especially the clone of the evil god, whose strength has reached the early stage of the eighth heaven."

Meng Shishi, who had been silent the whole time, said in astonishment: "...Deputy Captain, you said that Brother Xiao Chu killed the clone of the Eighth Heaven Evil God with his Sixth Heaven cultivation?"

Qingqiu Minghui nodded calmly: "Not bad."

The four of them were suddenly shocked and numb, looking at Chen Chu, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Originally they thought that Chen Chu just practiced quickly and his combat power should not be that exaggerated. After all, if he practiced so hard, he certainly would not have enough time to hone his combat skills and practice secret techniques.

Unexpectedly, this guy who is always humble is actually so abnormal. Not only does he have a terrifying cultivation speed, but he has also killed an eighth-level evil god clone in the sixth level.

What the hell is this monster?

While several people were shocked, Qingqiu Minghui next to them looked calm.

It's time to give these guys a shock. After all, he can't be the only one confused.

After the Hundred Fox Kingdom separated, Qingqiu Minghui had been paying attention to the follow-up of Yan Ruoyi's tour, and was shocked by Chen Chu again and again.

Especially in the last battle, his record of defeating the eighth-level Blood God's clone with the late sixth-level realm shocked even him, a descendant of the king, for a long time.

At the same time, because he just turned twenty years old a week before the ruins came, he could only regretfully miss the path to becoming a god.

Originally, in the previous internal tests, he met all the requirements for entry, including his strong soul, which could be seen from his ability to summon the power of the mythical beast Eight-Tails.

With his qualifications and talents, he would definitely gain a lot if he entered the ruins, and maybe even obtain the foundation to become the king.