The top combat forces of the Demon Kingdom had basically been swept clean, and the soldiers of the Four Great Families and Sangha Monastery showed no mercy to the heretics.

Following Deji's orders, they killed every single one they came across.

Blood flowed like rivers wherever they passed. Not only that, but to prevent anyone from hiding, they also activated high-tech devices to carefully inspect every inch of land.

Once they confirmed no survivors remained, they set everything ablaze.

Fires raged ferociously throughout the entire ancient city, and the pitiful wails of the Demonic People could be heard everywhere.

Zhang Yi did not participate in the slaughter of these Demonic People.

This kind of task didn't require him. He first went to find Yang Xinxin and the others.

At their location, the other superhumans who had seen Liang Yue's strength all quickly backed away.

Others were more interested in the Demon Kingdom's treasures.

Not to mention anything else, gold and silver were still hard currency here.

Even in the outside world after the Apocalypse, they still held very high value.

This came from the inherent value of precious metals themselves. Even in industrial applications, gold and silver could play a significant role.

Zhang Yi, naturally, had no interest in these things. He went straight to find Liang Yue and the others.

They were currently inside the Demon Kingdom's temple, the highest authority structure where only the Grand Priest and nobles were ordinarily allowed entry.

Today, however, they strutted right in, ransacking all useful historical materials and documents.

When Zhang Yi arrived, he glanced around and immediately said to them, "No time to waste here. All of you get out."

Hearing this, they obediently rushed out of the great hall.

Zhang Yi stood before the temple, spreading his right hand. His hair moved without wind, and the massive Dimensional Gate opened like a gaping abyssal maw.

"Rumble!"

The temple shook violently, as if a giant were forcefully uprooting it with a massive hand.

The ground trembled as this enormous temple was slowly pulled from beneath the earth, along with its huge foundation, as Zhang Yi steadily stored it into his Dimensional Space.

The superhumans passing by and witnessing this scene were all stunned, their jaws dropping.

Zhang Yi turned around and explained the situation to Liang Yue and the others.

"Below the Nine-Story Demon Tower is the Demon Abyss. I think that's the entrance to the underground tribe's location. They've already gone ahead. I sent them to scout the path first. Even if there are dangerous Guardians, they'll draw the attention for us."

"But now, we need to go too."

Everyone nodded. "Alright, let's set out!"

They had collected enough of the needed materials. The major libraries and high-level institutions in the city had been cleared out like pack rats, and even the remaining places they hadn't searched were mostly destroyed.

Zhang Yi led them, and moments later, they arrived at the collapsed Nine-Story Demon Tower. Beneath it, the massive Demon Abyss gaped like a monstrous mouth, as if waiting to devour anyone.

Chodak left some people to clean up the battlefield, while the remaining elite forces closely followed Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi took a deep breath. Though his strength was now formidable, his lifelong caution made him quietly clench his fist.

"All Things Follow Traces!"

Zhang Yi activated his ability immediately. At the first sign of any danger, he would not hesitate to take everyone and leave.

Only after his sixth sense confirmed no danger did he lead the group, leaping into the bottomless abyss.

The anticipated sensation of falling did not last long. Instead, they soon landed on solid ground.

But the feeling was very strange.

Because they had appeared in a world filled with white fog. The mist was ethereal, not too thick, yet the surrounding space was hazy and barely visible.

"This feeling is somewhat strange," Zhang Yi said, rubbing the guard of Holy Judgment with his right thumb as his sharp gaze swept across the surroundings. "It's different from before."

He was referring to the feeling of entering the underground world beneath the Qinling Mountains.

"Something is definitely off. Brother, look closely."

Yang Xinxin spoke up at this moment.

Her gaze was fixed on the ground. Zhang Yi immediately looked down.

But soon, his eyes turned even sharper.

Because beneath their feet, there was actually lush green grass.

Underground worlds might support plant life, but in Zhang Yi's memory, there shouldn't be such vividly green Bermuda grass.

It thrived toward the sun, growing through photosynthesis, rich in chlorophyll-which was why it was green.

"This place is strange. Everyone, stay alert!"

Zhang Yi said in a deep voice.

But just then, a man's voice came from ahead through the fog.

"Don't be so tense, old friends from the Jiangnan Region!"

Though the man said that, Zhang Yi had no memory of this voice at all.

At that moment, the fog ahead slowly parted, gradually revealing the entire world before them.

Blue sky, white clouds, a vast grassland.

And a young man standing only a dozen meters in front of them, deftly playing with dice.

Zhang Yi remembered him as one of Gao Changkong's Garuda's Followers, but he had never seen him before. He didn't know if he was a new recruit.

Zhang Yi narrowed his eyes.

He didn't believe this man would dare appear here alone, unless he had something to rely on.

"Gao Changkong, did you bring people to ambush us?"

Zhang Yi said calmly to the surroundings. He was certain that Gao Changkong and his men must be nearby.

And the worst possible outcome was that Gao Changkong had joined forces with the Circumference Knights to settle old scores.

The man quickly said, "Don't misunderstand, Sir Zhang Yi! Our leader is no longer here. He just specially sent me to receive you all."

As he spoke, he spread his hands, but between his fingers were polyhedral dice, looking very peculiar.

"After all, we're old friends. By the way, I wonder if you still remember, I once helped you out before!"

Zhang Yi had no time to listen to his nonsense here, and he completely didn't believe a word the man said.

But his [Mind Domain] didn't detect any unusual spatial fluctuations around, and [All Things Follow Traces] didn't predict any danger either.

"You keep calling me an old friend, yet I've never seen you before. Who exactly are you?"

The man called Zhang Yi by his name, not his codename [Chaos], which meant he had known Zhang Yi for quite some time.

After all, Zhang Yi had only acquired his codename after Gao Changkong left.

The man gave a faint, helpless smile. "You're really cold-hearted!"

"Let me give you a hint. Do you still remember that Martial Arena where you once fought Wu Di?"

As soon as he said this, Zhang Yi instantly understood who this man was.

He was the superhuman who had teamed up with Gao Changkong, attempting to stage a coup to overthrow Zhu Zheng's rule.

He had never shown his face, yet at the critical moment, he had led Gao Changkong and the others to escape Blizzard City.

Only one ability user went by the codename [Martial Arena].