Gazing quietly at the starry sky of Earth in the Dimension, Wu Kui found himself powerless to assist Xiao Yefeng. At this moment, he lacked the strength of the God of Sorcery, primarily because a fragment of his soul had yet to return to its rightful place on Earth. This was also why the God of Sorcery had questioned why he had not been completely obliterated and cast into endless hell. Although he had regained all his memories, he did not possess his entire soul.
This was a choice he made at the last moment when he was killed by the God of Sorcery. Upon entering Yin Si, Wu Kui shattered his three souls and seven spirits into countless fragments, violently breaking free from the confines of the Black Gold Spirit Banner. Subsequently, his numerous soul fragments and the Black Gold Spirit Banner fell into the Cycle of Reincarnation. As a being from a Low-Level Plane, Wu Kui's spirit could shatter into countless pieces, transforming into numerous souls.
By a stroke of luck, all these fragments became living beings with various lives. Coincidentally, some of his soul fragments were inadvertently captured by someone who obtained the Black Gold Spirit Banner and were refined into ghosts. This was how Xiao Yefeng encountered Zitong, who gradually helped him find his soul fragments. Ultimately, in the Nine-Tiered Demon Tower, he located the largest fragment and successfully returned to this place with the aid of the connection to the Black Gold Spirit Banner.
However, having endured a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation, he should have possessed greater power. Yet, due to his incomplete soul, he could not regain his peak strength. At this moment, while repelling the covetous Chaos Energy from the God of Sorcery, he found himself unable to seek revenge. He could only rely on the last remnant of his soul left on Earth to observe everything that transpired.
The scene shifted; three months had passed since that fateful night! During these three months, Earth experienced a technological wave. Countless high-tech designs that previously existed only as concepts were materialized by researchers who had undergone the baptism of Chaos Energy. The Gene Warriors also saw significant enhancements; everything about humanity underwent revolutionary changes during this brief period.
Moreover, during these three months, Earth underwent even more miraculous transformations. Newborns exhibited extraordinary changes; as the first generation born after being baptized by Chaos Energy, nearly thirty percent of these infants possessed unique abilities. Although research on these phenomena was still in its infancy, these children's brain development approached that of professors with five or six decades of research experience.
Newborns capable of enduring the baptism of Chaos Energy were undoubtedly prodigies. Thus, Xiao Yefeng's speculation came true: children born in a Low-Level Plane were almost guaranteed to be strong individuals. This highlighted the fundamental difference between a Low-Level Plane and a Low-Level Dimension!
Humanity was meant to enjoy such treatment but had been manipulated for generations by the God of Sorcery. Those who knew the truth fell into madness, while no one realized that Qing had quietly left Huaxia with Jie and taken away the Spirit Binding Silver Nail!
At this moment, Xiao Yefeng was training alongside Liu Yiyi and Mo Fei to integrate forces from Cultivation Civilization, elemental civilization, and Technological Civilization. Sophia and Mo Fei led this team. Perhaps due to the presence of Chaos Energy, all Gene Warriors experienced an increase in their level of Gene Fusion. At this point, twenty percent was no longer an ordinary limit for them.
Liu Yiyi had successfully reached her peak level thanks to the power from that night’s Chaos Energy. Having completely mastered the coldness of the Yin Jue Vein, she finally felt ready to offer everything she had to Xiao Yefeng. However, perhaps as a cruel twist of fate, Liu Yiyi found herself unable to conceive; in other words, her connection to the Yin Jue Vein rendered her barren. Even those who escaped death's curse could not bear offspring.
Upon learning all this, Liu Yiyi fell into despair. Fortunately, with Xiao Yefeng's constant comfort day and night, she gradually emerged from her feelings of guilt and self-blame. Today marked her first time out in three months.
"How are you feeling? Are you better?" Xiao Yefeng asked with concern.
"I!" Liu Yiyi nodded, but her expression spoke volumes. Although she had emerged from the shadow of not being able to become a mother, she had not forgiven herself.
Seeing this, Xiao Yefeng simply patted Liu Yiyi's shoulder. Their bond needed no words. At that moment, a messenger from the troops handed Xiao Yefeng a document.
Opening the document, Xiao Yefeng was taken aback. After taking a deep breath, he said, "This is bad! I sensed something was off with Jie’s return. Qing left with Jie and took the Spirit Binding Silver Nail! The most critical part is that just half an hour after they left Huaxia, their signals disappeared!"
Everyone around was shocked, staring at Xiao Yefeng. Clearly, his suspicions had once again proven true. He had warned Qing multiple times not to take Jie away from Huaxia, but now his fears had materialized. It was evident that the siblings had fallen into the hands of Perfect World. Aside from the map in his possession, there was no trace of the Heart of Civilization!
Xiao Yefeng suspected that the Heart of Civilization was in Perfect World’s hands. With just the map he held, Perfect World would have everything they needed to complete their plans along with the Four Sacred Artifacts. Worry was inevitable. However, over the past few months, Xiao Yefeng and his team deduced that since the outer map pointed to the location of the Azure Dragon Ink Pool's seal at the Gate of the Underworld, then the inner city map must lead to the Ancient Ruins.
It was clear that both maps were causally related; without opening the Gate of the Underworld, one could not enter the Intermediate Plane. Thus, without the map in Xiao Yefeng's possession, Master would be unable to successfully locate the altar—this was Xiao Yefeng's only bargaining chip! Of course, there was another hidden advantage: no one knew that he possessed the map!
However, Qing was no ordinary person. Especially after gaining Chaos Energy, she had forcibly elevated herself to peak strength. At this moment, even Master at peak strength might not be able to harm her. The most pressing issue now was that the Human United Federation could no longer control the Extraordinary Persons who were slaughtering people across nations. It seemed these individuals acted without any purpose other than to kill Extraordinary Persons—regardless of who they were—even high-level members of Perfect World were not exempt. Most notably, they targeted powerful Extraordinary Persons from various countries.
Moreover, Xiao Yefeng received another piece of information—a document containing no text but only a candid photograph!
The photo showed a blurry silhouette from the side: a black-haired beauty with a protruding abdomen. Although it was just a corner of her profile, Xiao Yefeng believed it to be Consort Mi. In the photo, her right arm was wrapped in bandages, blood seeping through due to movement—she was clearly injured. In the distance of the photo, an arrow was embedded in a trunk; someone had shot at her with a bow and arrow, and it was evident that the archer was quite skilled; otherwise, how could they force someone as powerful as Consort Mi to dodge such an ancient weapon?
Xiao Yefeng sought out Sophia because he recognized something familiar about the arrow in the photo and guessed that Sophia would know more about it. At this moment, Xiao Yefeng, Liu Yiyi, Sophia, and Mo Fei were gathered around a table.
Sophia placed the photo on the table and awkwardly said in Chinese, which she had just learned, "Yes, this is his arrow. I didn’t expect Xian would actually chase her!"
At that moment, Mo Fei—who had once been Xiao Yefeng's closest comrade—was even more astonished by this photograph. He wasn't surprised by Consort Mi's pregnancy; instead, he was shocked by the angle from which it had been taken. Picking up the photo, Mo Fei exclaimed, "He! He is still alive?"
"Of course!" Xiao Yefeng casually agreed, but at that moment, he was looking at Sophia. He needed her to provide some information about Xian. The person who had given him the photo had attempted to track Xian but had lost him. Similarly, Consort Mi had also disappeared. This was the first time in nearly seven months since parting with Consort Mi that he had any news about her, and Xiao Yefeng was determined to find her no matter what.
Currently, Earth was in a tumultuous period, with an endless stream of new humans and the Human United Federation harboring intense hatred for Extraordinary Persons. They were pursuing her on behalf of the Perfect World. Most importantly, Xiao Yefeng had just learned that Consort Mi was pregnant. He wasn't a fool; he understood everything about Consort Mi's situation. It must have been after she received the Transmutation injection that this child came to be—this child was undoubtedly his!
Even if he took a step back, Consort Mi, being pregnant, would never be able to ignore her situation. At that moment, Mo Fei placed the photo on the table and said, "I'm sorry, we couldn't find Consort Mi!"
Xiao Yefeng had brought Consort Mi's photo today, yet after all this time, there was not a single trace of her found in Huaxia. This made everything clear. Of course, Mo Fei knew who had provided this photo and willingly admitted defeat regarding that person's capabilities.
"It's fine; they owe me a favor. Those people have long since retired, but this time they regrouped just for me!" Xiao Yefeng said as he patted his brother on the shoulder.
The content of their conversation was incomprehensible to others because it was something only Mercenaries would understand. The matter stemmed from Xiao Yefeng's Mercenary days when he let go of a team codenamed Weed during a mission. This team posed no threat whatsoever to Xiao Yefeng and his companions.
This team, which should have been executed on the spot, felt grateful for Xiao Yefeng's kindness and promised to help him search for any information at any time. Subsequently, this team vanished from the hiring world; all external news indicated that they had been wiped out by the Tiger Shark Team, where Xiao Yefeng belonged. They became one of the few teams to escape unscathed and subsequently dispersed to live ordinary lives.
However, despite Xiao Yefeng's desperate search for Consort Mi and his concerns for her safety, he ultimately contacted the captain of that team and requested assistance in locating Consort Mi. All of them were experts among Mercenaries; while Consort Mi was keen on hiding her whereabouts, making it difficult for anyone to find her, the team codenamed Weed did not disappoint him. True to their name, their network extended throughout every place associated with Weed. Over the past few months, they provided Xiao Yefeng with bits and pieces of information about Consort Mi's movements, but unfortunately, it consisted only of data from when she had left—nothing useful at all.
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