However, at this moment, Mingyuan was in an extremely weak state.
The power of the entire Fire-Speaking Clan's life sacrifice was only enough to pull his spirit out of the endless void.
However, this amount of sacrificial power was nothing more than a drop in the ocean compared to the once incredibly powerful Netherworld.
To regain his former strength, he needs to find other ways to absorb more energy and essence.
For the people of the Underworld, this is the simplest step, because as long as they kill the enemy, they can directly absorb the energy left behind by the enemy.
Mingyuan immediately thought of his enemies who had joined forces to kill him, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, his voice filled with resentment:
"You all thought I was dead, didn't you!"
Immediately afterwards, Mingyuan found his body had turned into a ghost, and a maniacal laugh erupted from his mouth:
"Hahaha!"
Mingyuan laughed uncontrollably, his laughter filled with a mad desire for revenge.
"This time I am completely free from the constraints of my physical body. I only need to go on a killing spree and devour energy to quickly recover to my peak condition."
"Then we'll see who among you can stand against me."
After Mingyuan finished speaking fiercely, he looked up and looked around. There was no one around, and he was in a deep depression.
All that could be seen was ruins and scorched earth.
The air was filled with a pungent odor, and a large number of free ions were constantly jumping around, causing his ghostly body to feel intense discomfort.
Mingyuan frowned, puzzled by his location and wondering where the people who performed the sacrificial rituals had gone.
The unpleasant environment left him no time to think. He immediately mobilized his meager but still powerful mental energy, constantly expanding his perception range and extending it in all directions to find the nearest human being.
He quickly spotted his target.
Mingyuan's lips curled slightly upward, revealing a stiff, fake smile, as he muttered to himself:
"We're really lucky, it looks like a city."
When Mingyuan sensed the gathering of a large number of human auras, he immediately sneered, his tone full of mockery:
"It's incredibly stupid that so many people are hiding in mountains made of steel."
In his view, this self-deceptive approach has almost no practical use, except to fool some ignorant fools and idiots.
Mingyuan silently calculated in his heart that, based on his understanding of his own abilities, as long as he could absorb all the energy of everyone in that city, he could quickly recover 10% of his strength.
"Looks like we need to hurry."
Mingyuan pondered to himself that, based on the population he had sensed so far, he needed to quickly absorb the life energy of three cities within a day in order to barely have the strength to fight against his old enemies.
Otherwise, if those monks and Taoists who are always opposing him find out, there will be a lot of trouble.
The thought of those special awakened beings who could restrain him made Mingyuan feel reflexively uncomfortable all over, as if ants were crawling on his body.
As long as he avoids these kinds of people, he is confident that he can easily deal with even the strongest ordinary awakened beings.
Thinking of this, Mingyuan increased his speed, drifting rapidly towards the Xiling Base like a white ghost.
Along the way, he continued to use his abilities to repeatedly sense the surroundings, trying to confirm whether there were any powerful figures guarding the steel city ahead, and considering whether he should infiltrate the city and then proceed cautiously.
However, as he drew closer to the city, he still failed to detect a powerful aura that could catch his eye.
Mingyuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly with some disappointment:
'I don't know how many years have passed since I left, but the Awakened Ones these days are truly getting worse with each generation.'
"With so many awakened beings in a city, yet not a single strong one, they need to hide in the Iron Mountain to protect themselves. Humanity has indeed declined."
Mingyuan, who was shaking his head, suddenly thought of something, and his eyes filled with anticipation:
'But this is for the best. Although there are fewer opponents I can fight to my heart's content, it also makes it easier for me to rule over humanity in this era.'
In this era of human weakness, perhaps Mingyuan could also overpower the Twelve Star Lords, reach the highest peak, and become a true god who rules over everything!
Memories of the past kept flooding back into Mingyuan's mind.
Back then, it was because three star lords joined forces and deliberately targeted him that his physical body was shattered, and his spirit was forced to enter the endless void to survive.
It is unknown whether those star lords from back then are still alive today, and what kind of power they possess.
But now, as a ghost, Mingyuan felt no fear whatsoever; instead, he was filled with a thirst for revenge.
'Wraiths are much more mobile; they only need to quietly develop for a period of time, and their strength will likely surpass that of their deceased state!'
Mingyuan's face was ferocious. Sooner or later, he would make those enemies who had once besieged him pay a heavy price for what they had done.
Soon, the towering steel mountain of the Xiling base appeared before Mingyuan's eyes.
"I smell it, it's the smell of humans..." Mingyuan said with a hint of delight, as if he had seen a large flock of fat sheep.
With his abilities, absorbing the energy of everyone in this city would be effortless for him.
Mingyuan flew over quickly and impatiently, hovering steadily above the base, and immediately began to unleash his abilities.
His ghostly form gradually expanded and unfolded, as if transforming into a giant curtain.
Time was of the essence, and there were no powerful figures in the city to oversee things, so Mingyuan planned to surround everyone at once.
The abyss, its body unfolding, pressed down slowly with boundless greed, as if the shadow of death were constantly descending.
He could devour all life in front of him in an instant.
Although the staff inside the base could not see the strange phenomenon occurring in the sky, they were instantly plunged into an extremely oppressive atmosphere.
It was as if the outside was shrouded in an invisible layer, making the already gloomy sky even darker.
"Have you noticed? It seems like it's getting darker." One of the staff members broke the silence first, noticing that the lights had dimmed.
“It’s definitely dark now, and I’m starting to feel uneasy,” another staff member chimed in, their voice filled with anxiety.
The female employee standing nearby also seemed puzzled, and said with a hint of worry...
"My woman's intuition tells me that something doesn't look good."
"What...what exactly is going on?"
Just as everyone inside the base was filled with panic and confusion.
At this moment, outside the base, Li Yu, who had already completed the pulse cannon firing, bid farewell to the base staff and was walking towards Sun Chengyu and Xiao Hei.
Ma Hao followed closely behind, talking to Li Yu with great interest while gesturing with his hands.
"Li Yu, your identity information has been filed with the Thunder Bureau. From now on, you are our weapons advisor."
"If there are any missions in the future, the Thunder Bureau will send someone to contact you."
Li Yu nodded slightly and was about to mount her horse.
Just then, he suddenly noticed something unusual in the sky.
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