Ye Chen spent more than two years in the Dark Source.
There aren't many dark creatures left in the small world, and searching for the source of darkness won't take too much time. There are no hidden dark gods, so Bifang and the others are just a little tired, but there's no real danger.
It took them more than a year to completely purify the dark creatures within. Then, they spent more than a year purifying the dark energy in the small world and the dark essence they had collected.
To this end, Ye Chen even purchased four-leaf clovers worth hundreds of millions of merit points and planted them in this world to accelerate the purification process.
Even so, after more than a year, he had only purified a portion of the world's origin, barely giving Ye Chen the ability to control the world.
"Is this the origin of the world?" Back in the Maya plane, Ye Chen felt a wisp of gray mist beside the seed of hope within his body and couldn't help but murmur.
The world is just a tiny point on the coordinates of space. Therefore, once Ye Chen takes control of it, he can bring this world under his control at any location. He naturally placed it next to the Seed of Hope, so as not to forget it and to use the power of the Seed of Hope to suppress it.
This is what most lords do after obtaining a small world. The dark energy in the world's origin has the potential to erupt, but with a spark of hope nearby, this weak eruption will be suppressed instantly.
Ye Chen probed his mind into it and could still feel the dark aura surrounding it, but at the same time it was being rapidly purified by the four-leaf clover.
The numerous four-leaf clovers act like a gate blocking the dark energy, preventing it from escaping and allowing it to be gradually purified within.
As you can see, within the four-leaf clover, there are also a large amount of the world's essence, scattered around in the form of energy clusters, which are constantly being purified.
Ye Xi and her many followers guarded the surrounding area. They would deal with any unusual movements or purifications of the world's origin. Would they continue to disperse it? Or would they gather the purified parts together to strengthen Ye Chen's control over the entire small world and make him the sole master of this world?
"It's been over two years. I wonder how Fatty and the others are doing?" Seeing that everything was proceeding smoothly, Ye Chen felt relieved. He took out his communicator and sent a message to Jian Mengyi.
"Ah! You're out! Was everything alright? Nothing happened, right?" The call was quickly connected, and Jian Mengyi's joyful scream came from the other end. Clearly, she had missed him terribly after more than two years apart.
"Yes, we just came out. Everything went smoothly. How are you guys doing?" Ye Chen nodded and smiled.
"Hehe! Everything is going smoothly for us too. The first spatial node has been basically purified, and the second spatial node has been opened. Senior Raphael is leading us here to intercept the dark creatures, while only some mid-to-low-level lords are left over there to handle the follow-up matters!"
"Are you coming over? I'll send you the coordinates here!"
Jian Mengyi said excitedly, and before Ye Chen could reply, she sent over a coordinate point, followed by a barrage of messages.
Ye Chen chatted with her for a while, and when the energy of the Primordial Star was fully charged, he activated the space teleportation and headed to their star field.
"Boom~~~" Just as he emerged from the space tunnel, a series of booming sounds rang in his ears. Looking up at the starry sky, he saw a massive fleet of starships traversing the space, with unmanned combat aircraft roaring and unleashing their firepower in all directions!
"Brother Chen! Over here!" The fat man's huge projection appeared in the starry sky, waving continuously in Ye Chen's direction.
Even without him saying it, Ye Chen had already seen it; Raphael's enormous and unique territory was enough to attract everyone's attention.
"What's going on? You've built so many starships in the past two years?" Ye Chen asked, pointing to the surrounding starships as he slowly approached the Primordial Star.
"Hehe! That's right. In the past two years, I've used the resources I've accumulated to build nearly a thousand starships. Now, guarding such a space passage, as long as the dark creatures above the fifth rank don't make a move, these starships alone are enough to hold them off!" The fat man said proudly. This interstellar army was all his creation. Holding off a space passage single-handedly was something he could boast about for a long time. This was something even Raphael, at the peak of the sixth rank, couldn't do.
"Impressive!" Ye Chen exclaimed. Building over a thousand starships in just over two years is quite a feat. One can imagine that the fat man must have used almost all of his resources and productivity to accomplish this.
"Hehe! Keep it low-key, keep it low-key. Next month, there will be hundreds more starships ready to be deployed to the battlefield. My starship army will become stronger and stronger! My goal is the stars and the sea!" the fat man shouted in a very childish way, but no one laughed at him. Obviously, he really could do it.
"Very good! I'll be waiting for you!" Ye Chen smiled and looked around.
Instead of seeing Jian Mengyi's projection, they saw a little girl in the starry sky, protected by many angels, heading towards the Primordial Star.
Jian Mengyi's arrival will take a little longer, while Ye Chen's gaze turned to Raphael. Two years had passed since they last met, and the other party had not changed at all. Moreover, due to the less tense battle situation, he seemed much more relaxed.
"Senior, it's been a long time!" Ye Chen greeted.
“You’re back just in time. There should be quite a few dark gods in this spatial node. I was wondering whether to call for backup, but it seems that’s not necessary now. You’ll have to do your part!” Raphael laughed.
"Absolutely! It's my duty!" Ye Chen replied with a smile.
After exchanging greetings with the others, Jian Mengyi finally arrived outside the Primordial Star. Seeing this, the others didn't want to make a scene any longer. They told Ye Chen to come find him later, and Raphael then led the way in shutting down the giant projection.
Without looking back, Jian Mengyi rushed into the lord's mansion and threw herself into Ye Chen's arms.
"I think it's necessary to build a teleportation array on our territory, otherwise it's too troublesome to come over!" Jian Mengyi said in a muffled voice, nestled in Ye Chen's arms.
"Okay, I'll have Fatty prepare it later. From now on, we won't need to fly; we can just teleport!" Ye Chen replied with a smile.
Two years can be a very long time, or it can be a very short time. At least in the eyes of a couple deeply in love, this time is a bit too long to bear.
Jian Mengyi held him tightly without saying anything more, and the two quietly savored this brief moment of tenderness.
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