“That Mr. Duan has a huge appetite; he wants the Origin of the origin sacred tree, and he also wants the Origins of these Dominators from the old era. If we don’t hurry, the remaining five ruins will probably be completely devoured by him.”

Hearing this, Zhou Huai showed no intention of moving immediately.

He shook his head and smiled. “No rush.”

“No rush?” Chun frowned. “Weren’t you just in a frantic hurry to beat that guy named Duan? Why the sudden change?”

“Next, we won’t have much time to rest.” Zhou Huai stretched his neck, his abyssal blood war armor making a dull metallic grinding sound. “That old bastard Duan, once he finds out the pawn that was the Extreme Ice Empress has been crushed by me, will likely come after us immediately.”

“I naturally understand that speed is essential in war. But I just finished a fight and tanked the heavenly lightning; I need to rest a bit at least.”

Zhou Huai paused and looked into the distance. “Besides, sharpening the axe doesn't delay the woodcutting. Before going to face the next monster, I’ll boost my combat power first.”

Hearing this, Chun couldn't help but be stunned.

Her beautiful eyes widened slightly as she stared at Zhou Huai, her voice rising an octave: “Your strength... can still be increased?!”

Zhou Huai just smiled without saying a word, offering no explanation.

Looking at Zhou Huai’s demeanor, which completely disregarded the Laws of heaven and earth, Chun sucked in a breath of cold air.

This kid's method of improvement was indeed a bit too sinister.

Chun grumbled inwardly.

Just by shouting a few words and having some light emit from his body, he could forcibly raise the Rank of his Clones!

This kind of method, which directly tampered with the underlying code, was something even that Mr. Duan—who had broken the shackles of the Heavenly Dao and proclaimed himself the True God of the new world—likely couldn't achieve!

Zhou Huai ignored Chun’s shock; his consciousness had already sunk into the depths of his mind.

On the System panel, the three hundred million Karma points that had just been credited were flashing with a blood-pumping golden light.

“Three hundred million...”

Zhou Huai licked his lips inwardly.

Spending fifty million earlier had given him the terrifying strength to tear apart Dominators of the old era with his bare hands. Now, holding a massive sum of three hundred million, if he let Great Sage Li Er activate the Saints Domain combined with Words Follow the Law, he was completely confident he could pull his top SSS-Rank Clones up to an unimaginably terrifying level!

As long as the Ranks of his Clones skyrocketed, his main body, which possessed All-Aspects Unity, would surely undergo a subversive qualitative change in strength!

Just as Zhou Huai was prepared to use this huge sum to continue aggressively boosting all his Clone Ranks—

He stopped.

“Hmm?”

Zhou Huai’s brow furrowed slightly as he let out a soft sound of surprise, and the true words he was about to speak were forcibly swallowed back down.

“What’s wrong?” Chun keenly sensed the change in Zhou Huai’s aura and looked around warily.

Zhou Huai sneered, murderous intent flickering in his eyes beneath the mask. “Mr. Duan’s dogs have come knocking.”

“What do you mean?”

Zhou Huai raised his hand, Mental Energy fluctuations swirling around his fingertips.

Just now, the Information Bugs scattered outside for reconnaissance had sent him a very interesting piece of intelligence.

Just outside Tokyo, a group of Professionals was rapidly approaching.

Moreover, their ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) strength was not low; there were actually several SS-Rank Experts among them.

In this current world, SS-Rank was already considered the very top of the pyramid.

For so many experts to appear at once...

One could figure out even with their toes that these people were likely the Ancient Awakened Ones who had been revived within the Dawnbreaker Guild.

And it wasn't just Sakura Country.

At the same time, several SS-Rank Experts had appeared near the borders and several major cities of Great Xia. Great Xia's Marshal Zhao Qingcang had already begun leading troops to negotiate and confront them.

Zhou Huai had long expected the Dawnbreaker Guild to come and close the net; he just hadn't expected them to move so quickly.

Unfortunately, the people from the Dawnbreaker Guild were still a step too late.

Those Ancient Awakened Ones who had gone berserk and been captured in Sakura Country had long since been sucked dry by Caesar’s Parasites until not a single drop of juice remained; they were nearly turned into mummies!

Thinking about those arrogant old monsters from the Dawnbreaker Guild rushing over excitedly to meet their comrades, only to see a pile of dried corpses drained of experience points, Zhou Huai couldn't wait to see the expressions on their faces.

...

Meanwhile, in the outside world.

A thousand meters above the sky outside Tokyo.

Dozens of people wearing uniform black windbreakers, with the dark red blazing sun emblem of the Dawnbreaker Guild embroidered on their chests, stood tall in the air.

The fierce wind whipped their coats, but these dozens of people stood steadily in the sky, their bodies emitting a terrifying pressure.

The weakest among them were at the Peak of S-Rank!

And the few leaders were clearly emitting SS-Rank Law fluctuations!

However, at this moment, these members of the Dawnbreaker Guild, who should have been high and mighty, descending like saviors, all had solemn expressions, and their eyes even held an irrepressible confusion.

“What’s the situation?”

The leading brawny man in black frowned, his short red hair, like steel needles, dancing wildly in the wind. He looked down at the sprawling metropolis below, where traffic was heavy and neon lights were even visible, his eyes nearly popping out of his head.

“Damn it! What on earth is going on?!”

The red-haired man couldn't help but curse loudly. “Clearly, when we were on the other side of the ocean, we sensed the violent energy fluctuations erupting here from a great distance!”

“Indeed, after such a terrifying clash of high-dimensional energy, logically speaking, this fragile Mortal city of the current world should have been leveled to the ground in the collision of Laws, and even its foundations should have sunk into the seabed!”

“But... but how is it still perfectly intact?!”

The people from the Dawnbreaker Guild looked at each other in disbelief.

In their sight, Tokyo's streets were smooth, and high-rise buildings stood tall. Aside from some chaotic crowds running around on the streets, there were absolutely no traces left by a world-destroying battle.

They never would have dreamed that just over half an hour ago, this city had indeed been turned into abyssal ruins.

It was only because of Zhou Huai’s whim—to harvest the Karma and faith of those millions of Mortals—that he had summoned the phantom of Dao Ancestor Li Er and used an overbearing move of time reversal to forcibly piece together and restore the city! 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

This information gap across dimensions directly left these old monsters of the old era from the Dawnbreaker Guild completely bewildered.

“Are you sure... those Ancient Awakened Ones in Sakura Country are all in this city?”

The red-haired brawny man suppressed his shock and uncertainty, turning back to look at a man behind him.

He was an extremely slender man with a feminine face. His eyes were completely covered by an eerie grayish-white color; he was an extremely rare Mental or Perception-type SS-Rank Expert.

The slender man formed a strange seal with his hands in front of his chest, his grayish-white eyes staring at the city below.

After a moment, he nodded with certainty.

“I’m sure, they’re in the city below!”

The slender man’s tone was firm, but then his expression became extremely strange, even revealing an irrepressible fear.

“But...”

“But what? Why are you hesitating!” the red-haired man barked impatiently.

The slender man swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly: “Sir, I feel... their auras aren't quite right.”

“I can sense that the positions of dozens of them are concentrated together, but the Origin fluctuations on them... are extremely weak! They are like candles in the wind, about to go out!”