After Li Yang finished reading the eulogy, he lit the flames, and the withered corpses that had lost their strength turned to ashes in the flames.
The Sage of Azure Mist gently waved his hand, and a wisp of wind carried the ashes away, drifting them towards the sky.
After the funeral, Lu Ning, Yan Bing, Li Yang, and the others returned to the conference room on the fourth basement floor.
Lu Ning calmly said, "I'm going to the Ruins of Return next."
At this moment, the phantom of the evil god was distorted in Lu Ning's mental sea.
The phantom of the pale eyes almost solidified into a physical form.
The source of this mental pollution was absorbed by Lu Ning during his repeated defeats in the battle with the moon.
In addition to absorbing other sources of mental pollution, he felt that if he could use the Tower of Return to the Void to absorb mental energy this time, he might have a chance to break through to the demigod level.
Once Lu Ning breaks through to the demigod level, the side effects of using divine artifacts will definitely be much smaller than they are now.
Most importantly, he felt he could protect high-level demigods as they ascended to godhood.
This is important.
Once a god-level powerhouse emerges who hasn't been corrupted by the mist, their camp will have more confidence.
Of course, there is another reason.
One important reason for the enormous casualties in this battle was the side effects of the single-use hazardous materials.
If he could absorb the side effects and mental pollution in the same way, the casualties this time would definitely be much smaller.
He can't do that even now using his pale mental power.
However, he had a feeling that once he reached the demigod level, he would have a chance to absorb the side effects along with the mental pollution.
If they can achieve this, then even when facing evil gods, demigods can use disposable god-level dangerous items repeatedly without worrying about the backlash from side effects!
Their advantage will be greatly amplified!
Upon hearing Lu Ning's words, Li Yang and the others exchanged glances.
Li Yang asked, "Any results?"
"Hmm, perhaps this trip to the Ruins of Return will allow me to break through to the demigod level."
Upon hearing this, all the demigods showed expressions of surprise and delight.
Yan Bing calmly asked, "Do you need me to go with you?"
Lu Ning shook his head, then looked at the demigods who were still alive.
Li Yang, Yan Bing, Bai Yuan, Xuan Xu, Hallek, Luo Xingchen, only these few remain.
He calmly said, "The side effects you are experiencing now are having a significant impact. If I break through to the demigod level and return, I might be able to help you absorb the backlash from these side effects."
Everyone was taken aback, then their breathing quickened and they revealed expressions of surprise and delight.
Harek stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "It can even absorb the backlash from the side effects??"
Their current condition is much worse than before.
Their combat strength is not even a third of what it used to be.
Moreover, the side effects of god-level dangerous substances do not seem to be time-limited, but permanent!
Perhaps because the side effects are relatively minor, it can last longer.
In other words, their strength can never be restored.
If Lu Ning can truly absorb their side effects, then this would naturally be excellent news for them.
Lu Ning nodded: "I think it should be fine."
When Lu Ning said what he thought, everyone immediately agreed.
Xuanxu grinned: "That's good. I thought I was going to live like this for the rest of my life."
The others also relaxed a bit.
Li Yang smiled and said, "This should be one of the few pieces of good news we've had recently."
Yan Bing calmly looked at Lu Ning and asked, "When are you leaving?"
Lu Ning thought for a moment: "Immediately. Even the evil god has already begun to act. Time is running out."
The others nodded silently.
Li Yang calmly said, "If the evil god takes action again before you return... we will have no choice but to evacuate."
Lu Ning paused for a moment, then nodded slightly: "I will have some of the exiled saints and demigods stay here to help you."
Although Lu Ning understood that such help wouldn't be of much use.
Before, when facing the moon, even more than a hundred demigods could not stop Him if it weren't for him.
The remaining powerful exiles can only serve to escort more humans to the Ruins of Return.
If an evil god were to attack Earth before he breaks through to demigod status, the surviving humans would suffer even greater losses.
How many will ultimately survive?
Lu Ning didn't know either, and he didn't want to think about it.
What he needs to do is break through to the demigod level as soon as possible and then return from the Ruins of Return.
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Early the next morning.
Lu Ning then found the exiles.
He arranged for Farley and some of the exiles to stay on Earth to continue helping.
The remaining exiles, carrying the corpses of their demigods, returned to the Ruins with Lu Ning.
Because the ethereal mist had materialized, there were quite a few demigod-level monsters blocking the way.
However, Lu Ning's mental strength had already recovered by now.
Holding a scarlet sword, he led the exiles into Mist No. 3, and then entered the mist through a spatial rift.
Because of the tight schedule, Lu Ning moved extremely fast.
They marched at breakneck speed and returned to the Land of Return in just a few days.
As soon as they entered the barrier of the Ruins of Return, Lu Ning addressed the group of exiles, saying, "I need to go to the Tower of Ruins of Return first. You can go back on your own, is that alright?"
"No problem, Your Excellency Lu Ning, please go ahead and get back to work."
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