East of the city, near the train station warehouse in the old city district.

Amid the sound of New Year fireworks, Luo God and He Feng traversed through the noisy crowd, arriving at this familiar yet unfamiliar hill behind the station.

On the first day of the New Year, the entire city was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Even in this typically deserted hill behind the train station, the presence of a Heavenly King Temple nearby attracted a massive crowd.

As it turns out, no matter how mature He Feng usually appeared, he was ultimately just a child at heart.

He wandered around the temple fair and Celestial King Street, reluctant to leave.

Not only was He Feng’s mouth greasy from eating, but his hands were also constantly filled with various toys and snacks.

In contrast, Luo God, who usually appeared quite childish, now took on the role of a mature elder sister.

She smiled, holding He Feng’s hand as they navigated through the bustling crowd.

Atop Luo God’s head, Ta Xuan vigilantly watched the surroundings, projecting an aura of "Do not approach."

It wasn’t until the duo and the cat passed through the Heavenly King Temple and arrived at the long-abandoned train station warehouse.

That the lively sounds in their ears gradually faded, replaced by a chilling silence mismatched with the New Year’s atmosphere.

"This place... seems not quite right?"

Upon sensing the cold silence of the area, He Feng finally came to his senses.

"Hmm, it indeed feels strange here."

Carefully observing their surroundings, Luo God clearly had noticed the oddity before He Feng.

The silence here was not the quietness in a physical sense, but rather an atmosphere mixed with an eerie vibe.

"Meow!"

Just then, Ta Xuan suddenly arched its back and let out a cat’s meow.

In the next second, a pitch-black light spot appeared in front of the two, alluring them to the deeper bridge tunnel.

Unknowingly, He Feng and Luo God successively moved towards the bridge tunnel.

Even Ta Xuan, who first sensed the peculiarity, showed a look of confusion, its gaze dazedly fixing upon that dark pinpoint.

"What is that?"

A child partaking in the temple fair seemed to have noticed the events unfolding there.

But when he turned to look in the direction of He Feng and Luo God, their figures had long vanished.

It seemed like an illusion, as transient as a flash of epiphany, with no one knowing what actually transpired in that direction.

Fortunately, although the kid was clueless about what happened.

The patrolling police officers and security personnel nearby had already reported the abnormality here to Bureau 749.

"Damn, I zoned out again just now!"

Rubbing his eyes vigorously to regain his senses, the officer cursed under his breath.

"Did someone just go in?"

"Did the body camera capture the relevant footage?"

Glancing at his confused-looking partner beside him, the officer noticed the same blank expression on the other’s face.

"Hey, wake up! Stop spacing out!"

Shaking his partner hard, the officer was almost certain something must have happened earlier.

But sadly, as an ordinary human, the officer’s limit was only to sense the oddity of the place.

He had no idea what he had just overlooked; even reviewing the body cam footage would make him dazed again.

"Was I hit again?"

Snapping out of his stupor, the officer’s partner slapped his head in frustration.

"So what exactly happened yesterday?"

"Why are there so many supernatural phenomena everywhere now?"

"Isn’t this already the seventh supernatural spot discovered today?"

"Doesn’t the top plan to notify the professionals to deal with these troubles?"

Listening to his partner’s complaints, the officer helplessly waved his hand.

After all, as a frontline officer often collaborating with Bureau 749, he knew some insider information unknown to regular people.

For instance, about supernatural powers and paranormal phenomena, the officer had experienced several instances himself before.

However, this frequent discovery of supernatural spots today was a first in the officer’s life.

"There was such commotion yesterday; I heard those professionals had already gone to the capital. Left here are merely some novices with insufficient abilities..."

"Instead of having them risk handling these unknown dangers, it is paramount to temporarily guard these places."

At this point, the officer’s voice paused slightly, then he continued.

"Besides, today is the first day of the New Year."

"Even if those pros come, they certainly won’t loudly enforce a lockdown."

"So, maybe they’ve already arrived quietly, who knows?"

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Unaware their accidental intrusion had sparked the imagination of nearby officers.

When He Feng regained consciousness, he and Luo God found themselves in a dim, pitch-black bridge tunnel.

Above this tunnel were abandoned freight tracks and a makeshift stopping point dug for temporarily parking coal.

Everywhere the eye could see was a scene of an apocalyptic ruin.

If He Feng inclined his ear, he could even hear the faint sounds of streams and dripping water near the bridge.

"I... originated from here?"

Staring blankly at everything within the tunnel.

He Feng’s memory instantly returned to when he was the Incarnation of a Totem.

That ugly, tattered puppet lay right here in this tunnel, picked up by a crying little girl.

Then, per the little girl’s wish, the ugly, tattered puppet transformed into a little knight.

He forgot all about his past, forgetting even why he came to this place.

The only thing the little knight remembered was to stop the little girl from crying.

He considered it his mission, the reason for his birth.

"Xiaofeng?"

Just as He Feng was entangled by past memories, Luo God’s worried expression suddenly appeared before him.

"Are you alright?"

"Is this the place of your origin?"

Kneeling in front of He Feng, Luo God seemed to realize something.

Standing atop her head, Ta Xuan bared its teeth menacingly, peering around with an aggressive stance.

"Sorry, I seem to have gotten us involved in trouble."

He Feng knew clearly that the two of them and the cat had already been caught in some kind of crisis.

The memory that just surfaced wasn’t evoked by the scene, nor initiated by his will.

"Something... has been activated here."

Taking out the Eight Trigrams Compass from his pocket again, He Feng saw the needle slowly revolving before finally pointing directly ahead of him.

Gazing past Luo God, He Feng, in his trance, beheld a terrifying, ferocious Divine Statue with Vertical Eyes.

That statue was so fierce yet so familiar, instilling an odd sense of eerie contradiction.

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