"This time, I was really squeezed dry..."

In front of the ten-thousand-meter-high black gate, Chen Chu leaned weakly against the stone gate, looking powerless.

At this moment, his body was covered with bloody cracks, like a piece of shattered porcelain that was put back together with glue.

This time the 'injury' was more serious than when he fell into the Lost World. The moment he jumped back, all the spiritual power, divine power of laws, qi and blood, and even vitality in Chen Chu's body were drained.

And there was not even a drop left, it was so weak that any ordinary demon king could defeat it.

As for those below the Demon King, there is no need to worry about them. They cannot break Chen Chu's defense at all. The invisible heavy pressure field emitted by their real bodies just lies there motionless and the opponents cannot get close to them.

Feeling his real body being depleted to the limit, as well as the tearing sensation coming from his soul, Chen Chu felt that he would be weak for at least half a day this time.

As for why it took half a day, it was naturally because he wanted to wait until he recovered some strength and then go directly to find the First Senate Chairman and others to help break the seal.

When the time comes, activate the Time and Space Altar to summon the true body of the Emperor Dragon of Destruction, and bring the purple dragon over to feed him.

In front, he fought against two demon gods, Emperor Orus. In order to maintain the crimson form of the Emperor Dragon of Destruction, he stayed there for a long time and seriously injured one demon god, almost burning out his life source.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of injury has damaged the foundation.

Although his physical injuries were mostly recovered due to the enhanced evolutionary energy brought about by the growth breakthrough of the Destruction Emperor Dragon, the depleted life source could not be restored.

This kind of injury involving the origin of life can only be cured if it is supplemented by a fortune-level divine object, or if a higher level realm is broken through in a short period of time, breaking free from the shackles of life and transforming again.

These two problems are very simple for Chen Chu. Even without the purple dragon, he is confident that he can break through to the King level in a short period of time.

At that time, fighting to the extreme was just to kill three birds with one stone.

While showing weakness to the enemy and weakening the threat he posed to the demons like Diorus, it was just to lure the Silver Butterfly of Time to take action.

In addition, after severely injuring a demon god, the time for the genocide war launched by the two empires was delayed, giving him and the Federation more time to develop.

All in all, this time we went deep into the rear of the Purgatory Empire to steal the crystal, and basically all the goals were achieved perfectly.

As Chen Chu leaned against the stone gate, lost in thought, his body was frantically absorbing energy from the chaotic void to recover, and the wounds on his body disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Almost an hour later, Chen Chu finally let out a breath.

After an hour, the divine power of the laws in the body had recovered by 10%, the wounds on the body had basically healed, and the strength had recovered by about 20%.

Feeling the "power" replenishing in his body, Chen Chu stood up with a faint smile on his face, and then looked ahead at the world with howling black winds and roaring thunder.

Although Chen Chu was in the Earth, Fire, Wind and Thunder plane at this time, there was an invisible barrier between him and the entire plane.

Under the power of that seal, neither the law of force nor the power of the plane can be mobilized. This is a power involving the strongest rules, and only power of the same level can break it.

However, this rule of power is rootless, so the First Speaker and his men should have no problem breaking it.

After taking a deep look at the sealed planes of earth, fire, wind and thunder, Chen Chu turned around, pushed the black door open a crack, and disappeared.

In Wujiang City, after four o'clock in the afternoon, the warm autumn sunshine poured in from the window, illuminating the living room.

At this time, the door on the second floor opened, and Chen Chu, with black hair draped over his shoulders, walked out. His face was a little pale, giving people a very "weak" feeling.

He was dressed casually in a grey long-sleeved T-shirt and white trousers.

During this period of time, Chen Hu was still at school and Zhang Xiaolan should have gone to the company, so there was no one at home.

But the moment Chen Chu opened the door, the noise was immediately sensed by the strong people around him, and suddenly a wave of obscure aura floated.

Chen Chu, who deliberately made a noise, said calmly: "Don't be nervous, it's me."

Suddenly, a voice full of surprise and suppression sounded: "Shenwu Throne, you are back!?"

Chen Chu said calmly: "Well, I'm back after finishing my work. Please inform Senior Xie Chen for me. I will visit him again tomorrow morning and enter the mythical world by the way."

"yes."

Soon, the news of Chen Chu's return spread among the federal high-level officials at an astonishing speed. In less than a few minutes, all the nine heavens and the several kings in charge knew that he was back.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief.

At the southern battlefield military base, Li Yi, who was about to completely enter the mythical realm and whose aura was obscure under the world origin given by Chen Chu, smiled.

"I said there's no way anything could happen to him. Such a powerful genius must have great luck. This time, he might even turn a disaster into a blessing and become even stronger."

…

After lifting the alert around him, Chen Chu came to the living room on the first floor.

Sitting down on the soft sofa, Chen Chu couldn't help but let out a comfortable sigh as he felt the faint warmth of the sunlight outside the window shining on his body.

He hadn't felt this relaxed feeling for a long time. Ever since he went to the Koroya battlefield, his spirit had gradually become tense.

As his strength increased, he came into contact with more secrets and encountered stronger enemies, and the invisible sense of urgency that Chen Chu felt became stronger.

It was so strong that it forced him to continue practicing and improving.

In fact, this is a manifestation of insecurity and subconscious distrust of everyone.

The insecurity is easy to explain. As a time traveler whose memory has been restored, in this world with extraordinary powers, one will feel insecure unless he becomes the strongest.

As for distrust, it means not trusting that the kings, kings of heaven, and the strongest people can withstand the threats from foreign races.

This was a miscalculation of Chen Chu's overall strength of the human race. Also, his rise was too fast, so fast that even the strongest people of the human race had no time to get to know him well.

Under normal circumstances, even if Chen Chu was not there, the situation of the Human Federation might be a little more difficult, but it would not be unbearable. This can be seen from the performance in the previous two battlefields.

Especially those space-based weapons and world-destroying weapons orbiting in outer space of Blue Planet, which are enough to show that the Federation has been accumulating strength and preparing for the decisive battle.

This includes a backup plan of retreating into the depths of the mythological world with a portion of humanity even if they ultimately fail to defeat the Purgatory Clan.

There is also the Alliance of Gods in the direction of the Outer Expansion Department, which is actually a hidden chess move. It is a powerful force no less than that of an ordinary Purgatory Empire.

Together with the envoys from the Tianyu clan who arrived earlier, it can be seen that the top leaders of the federation have been forming alliances, but I don’t know how the talks between the two clans are going at the moment.

As for the expedition that Senior Xie mentioned earlier, I wonder if it has already set off?

Leaning on the sofa, Chen Chu let his mind wander for a while, and then his soul and will fluctuated faintly, "Cavadora, is there anything unusual recently?"

At the intersection two streets away from Chen's house, a burly man who was roasting sweet potatoes in front of a tricycle paused and said respectfully, "Reporting to the Lord God, everything has been normal so far, including the hidden men who are guarding the Lord God's mother and brother."

While "speaking", this burly man, who was two meters six in height, had a rough face and looked a bit ferocious, smiled and skillfully packed a roasted sweet potato and handed it to the waiting aunt.

"Here are your sweet potatoes, 19 dollars in total."

The lady took the sweet potato and complained as she paid for it: "Lao Ka, your sweet potatoes are delicious, but can you make them cheaper?"

Cavadora shook his head: "It can't be any cheaper. If it's any cheaper, I'll lose a lot of money."

"Look at the sweet potatoes in my house. They are all put in the oven when they are raw. It takes more than two hours to bake until the sugar inside is fully boiled out and it smells delicious."

"This method of roasting is completely different from those fancy things that are just roasting the surface of boiled sweet potatoes and calling them roasted sweet potatoes."

"Whether it's the time or the cost of the charcoal fire, my roasted sweet potatoes are more expensive than other roasted sweet potatoes, so naturally the price is a bit higher."

"Okay, it's a little more expensive." Seeing that she couldn't get any bargain, the old lady could only shake her head and sit down on the small stool beside her with the sweet potato.

Chen Chu, whose soul sensed this scene, was also a little stunned.

No, it's not like it would be inappropriate for a mid-stage mythical warrior like you to sell roasted sweet potatoes. I just asked you to secretly protect my family for three years.

Only Xie Chen and a few other kings on Blue Star knew about the existence of Cavadora. No one else knew that there was a mythical powerful being suppressing Chen Chu's family.

This includes those federal strongmen who are also responsible for protection. After all, human hearts are unpredictable, and everyone's thoughts at each time period are different from the previous moment.

Moreover, the Purgatory Clan has many secret techniques. Who knows if any strange abilities will sneak into Blue Star and lurk around.

As for letting Zhang Xiaolan and the others move to a more secret place and be protected together with the rest of Wang Zhe's family, Chen Chu had considered this issue.

If he had not subdued Cavadora, he would have talked to Zhang Xiaolan before going deep into the rear of the Purgatory Empire and asked them to go to the crack world where the King's Family specialized, which would be safer.

Until later he swept through the Purgatory Clan and eliminated the threat before coming back.

However, with Cavadora's protection, Zhang Xiaolan and her friends no longer have to travel around and can still live comfortably at home.

Just when Chen Chu was somewhat surprised at how quickly Cavadora compressed his true body and learned the federal language, Chen Hu appeared within the range of his spiritual fluctuations.

Today, Chen Hu was wearing the uniform of Nantianwu High School, but he had a junior high school backpack on one shoulder, and there were three pretty junior high school girls following him.

Chen Hu said with a smile: "Yiyi, look, that tricycle is the street stall I mentioned. The sweet potatoes they roast are very sweet, and taste like the ones I experienced in the countryside when I was a kid."

The cute and obedient Li Yiyi was somewhat interested: "Since Ah Hu praised it so much, it must taste good."

"Come on, I'll treat you to a taste."

Chen Hu brought three classmates to Cavadora's sweet potato stall and said familiarly, "Boss, give me five roasted sweet potatoes. I want them to be a little drier and have more sugar."

"No problem, wait a moment."

As he spoke, Cavadola opened the oven, reached his hand directly into the scalding hot oven, rummaged around, then took out five steaming sweet potatoes and placed them on the electronic scale.

As for this scene, the people around did not notice anything unusual.

With the Federation's popularization of information about the supernatural over the past six months, coupled with the previous changes in the world and the scene where Chen Chu suppressed the invading clan outside Tiannan City, everyone in the world has become completely accustomed to the "supernatural".

And Cavadora's unusually sturdy physique makes it clear that he is not an ordinary person, but should be a person with physical mutations.

However, this guy has fallen to the point of selling sweet potatoes and has not been recruited by any big company. He must be very weak and belongs to the most common type of physical mutation.

"Five sweet potatoes, a total of 97 yuan. Since you are a regular customer, I will give you a 40% discount. Just give me 50 yuan."

As he spoke, Cavadora packed the five sweet potatoes into paper boxes and put a small fork in each box for easy use.

Just hearing that five sweet potatoes cost one hundred yuan, Li Yiyi and the other two girls stared at each other: "97, why are your sweet potatoes so expensive?"

The girl, who was only 1.5 meters tall but had a big body despite her young age, was also a little surprised: "Yeah, normally a sweet potato costs about 10 yuan."

Although the three girls all came from well-off families, they had some understanding of prices and immediately felt that Chen Hu had been cheated.

But before they could continue, the lady sitting on the stool next to them who had just eaten a little got angry and said, "Lao Ka, I'm also a regular customer, why are you only giving them a 50% discount?"

"You're not a student, so you don't have to worry about not having enough pocket money. Why should I give you a discount?"

Cavadora seemed to have completely integrated into the role, and said in a deep voice: "These are the future flowers of the Federation. They are growing now. If they are hungry and want to eat sweet potatoes, I will naturally give them a cheaper price."

Grow up... The old lady looked at Chen Hu, who was just over two meters tall and slightly shorter than Cavadola, and felt that this guy was taking her for a fool.

Your future flower is already over two meters tall when she is in junior high school? She is still growing. What the hell.

Chen Hu was watching this scene with a smile on his face. He knew the old lady. She would come here at this time every day to eat sweet potatoes and chat with the boss.

It seems that she has taken a liking to this middle-aged man with dark skin and a somewhat weathered and rough appearance.

"Boss, you don't have to give me a discount every time. It's not easy for you to work in this industry. Here you go." Chen Hu took out a hundred yuan and handed it to Cavadora.

"No, if I say there will be a discount, then it must be a discount. You are the future of the Federation." The Lord God was watching, and Cavadora didn't dare to go back on his word, so he forcibly changed out a fifty-dollar bill and took it back.

Then the two sides argued over the fifty yuan again. Finally, Cavadola asked Chen Hu to accept it on the grounds that if he didn't accept it, he would not sell sweet potatoes here anymore.

Only after Chen Hu and the other three left did Cavadola breathe a sigh of relief and wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

Normally, he would just accept it if Chen Hu refused, but today was different.

On the way to Chen Hu's house, Li Yiyi held the hot sweet potatoes in her hands and asked curiously, "Chen Hu, do you know the name of the boss who sells sweet potatoes?"

Chen Hu shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't heard him say that. I just know that people around him call him Lao Ka."

Another pretty girl smiled and said, "Yiyi, are you trying to say that the man selling sweet potatoes seems to be a relative of Chen Hu? They both look so tall."

The shorter girl nodded in agreement: "I feel the same way."

"Uh... it shouldn't be a problem. I'm so strong because of my awakened physical talent. My brother's height is normal." Chen Hu touched the back of his head.

"It seems so." Li Yiyi and the other two thought about it.

"Speaking of which, Ah Hu, there are rumors out there that your brother, Lord Shenwu Wangzuo, has entered the mythical world. Is that true?"

Chen Hu nodded: "Yes, my brother went there again after dealing with the world changes. I heard that we humans and aliens are fighting again over there."

"Aliens. I heard those monsters are scarier than alien beasts. They are very scary."

"It's okay. Those alien races are just jumping around in the mythological world. With my brother and other kings suppressing them, they can't cause any big waves."

Chen Hu said confidently: "After two years, when I have cultivated to the King level, I will rush over and kill all those aliens with my brother."

After hearing Chen Hu say that he could become a king in two years, the three girls not only did not think he was bragging, but were full of confidence in him.

Li Yiyi clenched her fist and said, "Come on, Ah Hu. You are so talented that there will be no problem. Maybe you can break through to the King level in less than two years."

"I feel that Ah Hu will be able to break through to the King level in one and a half years at most."

“Indeed, Brother Ah Hu is the Divine Martial Throne, a peerless demon who became the king in just one year.”

As the four of them were eating sweet potatoes and chattering as they walked towards Chen's house, Chen Chu looked a little strange and withdrew his will and perception.

He felt a little embarrassed to listen any further.

This is truly the case of a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger. In the words of the three girls, it seems that becoming a king is really easy and one can break through in one or two years. They never imagined how many practitioners were stuck at this level.

But it is normal for Chen Hu to have this confidence.

As a congenital awakener, he is very talented and can almost enter the ninth heaven directly. He also got an opportunity before and possessed the innate ability to transform into a giant.

Coupled with the resources allocated to him by his brother who is a king, as well as the physical training technique he created this time, it is conservatively estimated that he should be able to become a king within two years.

Leaning on the sofa, Chen Chu was too lazy to rest and relax for a while, feeling a little bored. He picked up the remote control on the coffee table and turned on the TV.

"Welcome everyone to watch the cultivation news. Just last night, October 1, a conflict between practitioners occurred at the Tiannan City bus station, causing a large amount of damage to public facilities. No ordinary people were injured so far."

"The relevant departments repaired the damaged facilities last night, and law enforcement officers immediately took action and detained the two high-level practitioners."

"The specific cause of the conflict between the two sides has not yet been announced. This station will pay close attention to the subsequent announcements issued by law enforcement agencies."

As the host was speaking, the image on the large screen behind him jumped, showing a chaotic scene with the entire bus station collapsing and the ground shaking and roaring.

"Next is the latest news. Mr. Li Qing, the chairman of Dongxia No. 1 Martial Arts Hall and a high-level practitioner, announced that the reintegration of the martial arts hall has been completed. Students from all over the country who have the qualifications to practice and want to practice advanced techniques are welcome to visit."

"The message was sent out this morning. Many students from wealthy families who were not qualified enough to enter the martial arts school and only obtained the right to practice low-level skills have already rushed there."

As he spoke, the picture on the screen behind the host changed to a building with elegant decorations. A dozen young and middle-aged people were standing in a row on the steps, cutting the ribbon.

"Following the high-profile merger news from Qingtian Martial Arts School, next is the news from abroad."

"After Clyde, the former number one of the younger generation in the Gene True Martial Arts cultivation world, was defeated by the Divine Martial Throne, the new number one genius Kovato failed to break through the seventh level and is currently seriously injured."

"Kovato's failure once again caused doubts among those who practiced genetic martial arts. Could it be that Zhenwu Dao is really stronger than genetic martial arts?"

"In response to this speculation, a high-level practitioner of the genetic martial arts lineage came forward to clarify that Kovato's failure does not mean that genetic martial arts is ineffective."

"As the saying goes, a teacher can only lead you to the door, but the practice is up to you."

"As for the traitor Clyde, there is no need to compare him. Although he is very talented, his opponent is the Lord of the Divine Throne, a peerless genius who used his sixth-level cultivation to defeat the eighth-level evil god's clone."

"In addition, our station also obtained first-hand information from overseas through special channels."

"Just a few days ago, a flying flame-type mutant giant beast evolved in the sea. This evolution completely violates the rules of marine life mutation."

"Some experts pointed out that this is the lingering impact of the sudden changes in the heaven and earth more than half a month ago. In the future, not only will there be mutations in the sea, but also in the land."

"But please rest assured, compared to those passively evolving creatures, we humans who have mastered cultivation and technology are much more powerful."

"For example, our country's famous technology company, Tianhua Group, has recently developed a strengthening pill that strengthens Qi and blood. After ordinary people take it, there is a certain chance that they will gain the qualifications to practice."

"However, the current production of strengthening pills is limited. Audiences who want to order can scan the QR code in the lower left corner of this station and log in to the website..."

A strengthening pill that allows ordinary people to gain certain cultivation qualifications. This advertisement caught Chen Chu, who was originally watching with great interest, off guard.

Since the sudden changes in heaven and earth and the invasion of alien races more than half a month ago, the official has been more open about the news of cultivation, and it has almost reached the point of being discussed by the entire nation.

In a well-ordered (controlled) network environment, in less than a year, practitioners and mutant beasts have become part of everyone's daily life.

The hottest news on the Internet now is no longer about celebrities and gossip, but where practitioners are fighting, how strong the two sides are, and how much damage they have caused to the surrounding areas.

Or maybe some low-level cultivators formed a team, went into the mountains to kill ordinary mutant beasts, and brought back the corpses of the mutant beasts to sell for millions.

Click! There was the sound of the door opening, and Chen Hu's enthusiastic voice.

"Everyone go in and sit down first. When I left this morning, I told my mom that I would invite everyone over for dinner. She has already bought the food. I'll show off my cooking skills later..."

"elder brother……!"

Chen Hu, who was talking, and Li Yiyi, who followed him in, saw the black-haired young man sitting on the sofa as soon as they entered the room. Chen Hu was immediately surprised.

"Brother, you're back." Chen Hu was a little excited.

Chen Chu smiled slightly and said in a gentle tone: "I have finished my business this time and came back to see them. They are your classmates, right...?"

As Chen Chu spoke, his eyes fell on Li Yiyi and the other two. He had seen these girls several times on the road when he and Chen Hu went to "school" together.

"Hey, brother, let me introduce you."

Chen Hu introduced them honestly: "This is Yiyi, her brother is Li Meng, and this is Shujia and Jian Meiling, they are all good friends of mine."

"I caught a golden mutant fish by the river last night. This fish not only tastes delicious, but is also digestible by ordinary people."

"So I asked mom to buy some side dishes this morning, and asked Yiyi and the others to come over and try them."

"So that's how it is."

Chen Chu nodded, looked at the three girls who were a little nervous and restrained, and smiled slightly: "Don't be nervous, just treat this place as your home."

Li Yiyi looked at the black-haired young man in front of her with some nervousness and admiration, and stammered, "God, hello, the Divine Throne."

"You're welcome. Your brother Li Meng and I are good friends. Just call me Brother Chen." Chen Chu looked at the other two girls and said, "You can call me that if you don't mind."

"Really? Really?" The two girls were a little surprised.

Chen Chu nodded casually: "Of course."

"Chen, Brother Chen."

"Brother Chen." The two girls were a little surprised and quickly shouted out.

Chen Chu asked them to call him "Big Brother", which not only acknowledged their identities as Chen Hu's "friends", but also enhanced their own value.

A simple analogy is that if someone in Wujiang City bullies them in the future, or bullies their family, they can use the fact that they knew the Divine Martial Throne and called him "Big Brother" as a deterrent.

Although they met Chen Chu because of Chen Hu, others naturally didn't know this.

After the excitement, Li Yiyi said sensibly, "Ah Hu, it's rare for Brother Chen to come back, you can stay here and chat with Brother Chen, and leave the dinner to us."

"You..." Chen Hu hesitated.

The hot girl named Shu Jia said confidently: "Don't worry, we usually cook at home. Although the taste may not be as good as that of a chef, it will definitely be fine."

Jian Meiling also nodded: "Yes, Ah Hu, you stay here and chat with Big Brother, and leave the kitchen to us."

After saying that, the three girls went to the kitchen very sensibly. Seeing this, Chen Hu didn't say anything else, but just smiled at Chen Chu who had a strange look in his eyes.

Chen Chu shook his head: "I don't care about your business, just don't get anyone killed too soon."

Chen Hu was a little embarrassed: "Brother, I'm only in junior high school, it's too early for me to do this."

"You still know that you are only in the third year of junior high school." Chen Chu was speechless, then glanced at Chen Hu and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, the third level, I haven't been lazy recently."

Speaking of this, Chen Hu couldn't help but get excited: "Brother, cultivation is really simple. I feel that it won't be long before I can break through the fourth level."

After building the foundation in one day, the true energy generated in his body broke through to the second level directly. Because he had eaten the stone, the true energy in his body increased at an astonishing speed. It only took him six days to break through to the third level.

With his innate awakening strong physique, Chen Hu only needs to improve his true strength and practice combat skills.

According to the current growth rate of his internal energy, he felt that he would be able to break through to the fourth level within a month. That was why Chen Hu felt that cultivation was very simple.

After all, his brother reached the mythical king in a year, so it didn’t seem too exaggerated for him to reach the fourth level in a month.

At this point, Chen Hu suddenly said, "By the way, brother, I want to sign up for the competition."

"Competition, what competition?" Chen Chu paused.

"It's the global martial arts competition that the Federation just announced. It will select the most talented young talents from each province. Registration requires students to be sophomores in martial arts high school."

"But the teacher said that I have broken through to the third level, so I can make an exception and participate."