Inside the resplendent Black Stone City hall, the melodious ancient music had long since ceased, leaving only the sound of heavy breathing.

Zhou Huai's brows furrowed deeply. The Void Omniscience and Law of Space within him were pushed to their limits, sending invisible ripples of mental energy sweeping across the Void Realm for dozens of kilometers.

Nothing.

There were no Law fluctuations belonging to Mr. Duan, nor any signs of a high-dimensional space descent.

"Chun, what do you mean?" Zhou Huai retracted his perception and pressed, "There is no trace of that old monster in this desert. Are you just being paranoid?"

Not only Zhou Huai, but Anubis, sitting on the golden throne, also narrowed his pupil-less gray eyes, his withered fingers clenched tightly within his sleeves.

"Haa... huff..."

Chun panted heavily, her green hair dampened and clinging to her fair cheeks. Her face was pale, and her body trembled slightly.

"No... not here..."

Her expression turned ugly, and her voice sharpened: "Mr. Duan... Mr. Duan has entered the Simon City Ruins! He's gone to find my true body!"

"What?!"

Zhou Huai's expression shifted as he immediately realized the situation.

Great Xia Country! The primeval forest outside the Simon City Ruins!

That was the place where the ancient tree demon Chun's Origin was rooted, and where her true body resided!

Zhou Huai's expression sank. He had calculated that Mr. Duan would go searching for the remaining Dominators of the ruins, but he hadn't expected this madman to lock his target directly onto Chun's true body!

One had to realize, this was the territory of Ancient Egypt, thousands of miles away.

Even though he had now achieved Fusion and assimilation of Viktor's top-tier Law of Space and could perform spatial leaps, he couldn't bring so many combat forces across the ocean to return to Great Xia Country.

It was too late!

"Damn it, this old fox, his movements are actually this fast..." Zhou Huai cursed under his breath, clenching his fists.

What made him vigilant was that with his current combat power—although his strength had skyrocketed after the Fusion of over a dozen top-tier Clones and his comprehension of All-Aspects Unity and the God of Law Domain, making him a semi-step transcendent—he still didn't have full confidence if he were to face Mr. Duan head-on right now.

Chaidamen, Francis, the Blood Ancestor... those Peak powerhouses who had been drained of their Origin all served as a testament to Mr. Duan's high-dimensional Devouring Law.

Zhou Huai needed time.

He needed to completely clean up the mess within Great Xia Country, needed to make the Origin of the ruins in Sakura Country and Ancient Egypt his own, and even... he still needed to open a few more guaranteed SSS-rank class orbs!

He still needed some time to develop!

In the center of the hall, Anubis walked down from his throne, stepping on the thick carpet, a forced smile on his aged and gaunt face.

"What's the matter? Has ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) this old friend from The First World encountered some blind trouble?"

Anubis glanced sideways at Chun, his withered palm tracing a line in the air, with gray River Styx corrosive poisonous mist swirling around his fingertips. He asked with concern, his tone filled with probing and condescension: "Do you need this deity's help? As long as you speak up, I can lend you the undead legion within my Black Stone City. Of course, as for the price... we can talk about that slowly after dealing with that person surnamed Duan."

This old fox saw Chun's predicament and wanted to take advantage of the chaos.

However, upon hearing Anubis's words, Chun, who had originally been full of terror, suddenly took a deep breath.

As this breath of murky air was exhaled, her trembling body calmed down. She raised her head, the panic on her face quickly fading, and her expression became indifferent.

"No need, Anubis."

Chun swept a glance at the old man, her cold smile somewhat stiff: "My own trouble, I will solve myself. As for your undead legion, you'd better keep it to guard your own door. That guy Duan... is not someone who can be solved just by having more people."

After saying this, she turned her head and glanced at Zhou Huai.

That gaze carried a subtle warning, as well as determination.

"I will excuse myself first."

Chun's lips moved slightly, and a subtle mental fluctuation entered Zhou Huai's mind: "Zhou Huai, be careful yourself. Anubis is not a harmless creature."

Without waiting for Zhou Huai to respond, Chun sat cross-legged directly beside the low table.

She closed her eyes, and that mini Clone, condensed from wood-element life Law, lost all its Spiritual Qi and turned into an exquisite wooden carving, standing motionless on the spot.

She had already completely transferred her main consciousness and the vast majority of her Law Origin back to her true body in Great Xia Country.

Zhou Huai watched Chun, who sat with eyes closed, turned into a stone-like statue, and his originally tense body relaxed.

This woman...

Zhou Huai let out a cold snort in his heart.

He didn't have much worry. This fellow Chun had lived for a very long time and was extremely cunning. Since she had been vocal about guarding against Mr. Duan's backstabbing when she first came out of seclusion, how could her true body possibly be exposed to the opponent without any defenses?

Meanwhile. Great Xia Country, outside the Simon City Ruins.

This was a primeval forest that had completely degenerated into a green Hell.

Countless mutant ancient trees, reaching heights of a hundred meters, blotted out the sky. Sunlight could not penetrate the overlapping tree crowns, making the entire forest interior dark and damp. The air was filled with a rich, fresh scent of vegetation, but within this fragrance, it was mixed with deadly toxins and the pressure of Law.

"Swish... swish..."

Subtle footsteps echoed in the silent forest.

A middle-aged man wearing a black tuxedo, a black top hat, and holding a silver cane was walking on the muddy ground covered with dead leaves.

His attire was exquisite, his leather shoes polished to be spotless, and there wasn't even a speck of mud on his trouser cuffs.

In this primeval forest filled with crises, where even the heavy armored vehicles of the Great Xia Country military could be easily destroyed, he was strolling as if he were sightseeing in his own backyard.

"Roar—!"

A mutant pitcher plant hidden in the bushes suddenly opened its large mouth, its leaves covered in sharp teeth and dark green corrosive venom, biting toward the middle-aged man's neck!

All around, countless mutant vines covered in black barbs erupted from the surrounding tree trunks, attempting to strangle this ignorant intruder into a pool of blood and mud!

However. The middle-aged man didn't even lift an eyelid. He didn't make any defensive or evasive movements, continuing to walk forward steadily.

Just at the moment when those violent vegetation, vines, and highly toxic sap were about to touch the corner of his clothing—

"Hum..."

An extremely faint, nearly silent high-dimensional rule fluctuation suddenly descended.

There were no flashy skill effects, nor any earth-shattering explosions.

The pitcher plant that had opened its large mouth stopped abruptly ten centimeters away from the middle-aged man. Immediately after, its dark green leaves withered and blackened at a speed visible to the naked eye, undergoing tens of thousands of years of temporal erosion, and thoroughly turned into black ash, drifting away with the wind.

The mutant vines that had spread over were the same; the moment they approached his body, they were drained of all moisture and vitality, withered, snapped, and turned into lifeless rotten wood, scattering all over the ground.

The middle-aged man held his cane, pushed aside a withered vine, shook his head, and commented.

"What an impolite way to welcome someone."