Wow, so... Liu Kun can fly?

Cheng Ye couldn’t help but open the panel and scan the compatibility score in the direction Liu Kun flew off.

Hmm.

31.7%.

Perhaps the previous good impression helped, as the basic compatibility score actually reached over 30%, not bad.

But the next second, the other two data points displayed by the Collector made him pause.

1.2%, 0%?

Two massive zeros on the panel looked somewhat jarring.

Wait, is someone up there?

Cheng Ye squinted but couldn’t see anything, just like when he couldn’t see the camp team stationed outside Dapo Town before passing through the barrier.

Could it be that this barrier doesn’t affect the Destruction Level pollution source of Dapo Town, but rather...

"Elder Zeng, Elder Qian!"

Liu Kun stopped in mid-air, slightly bending his waist, speaking with full respect.

The two elders remained with eyes closed, faint light swirling around them motionlessly.

After more than twenty seconds, Elder Zeng on the left slowly opened his eyes, glanced below, and said lightly, "Finished talking?"

"Uh..." Liu Kun was taken aback and quickly replied, "We’ve basically figured out the situation inside. The Immortal Object hasn’t fully erupted yet and has just begun to unfold the cognitive distortion field, temporarily not causing a large-scale pollution wave."

"It’s not that it hasn’t erupted; it’s a fragment of the complete Immortal Object." Elder Zeng shook his head and gestured in front of him.

The surrounding moisture instantly gathered and formed a neat crystal ball.

A few seconds later, the mist inside the ball suddenly exploded, quickly swirling to form a common seaside creature, gently rotating in the mist:

A conch.

"This is the fragment form I estimated. I’ll inform the ones below..." Elder Zeng paused, seemingly waiting for Liu Kun to name someone.

Unexpectedly, Elder Qian on the right, who had been closing his eyes, suddenly opened them and interjected, "Cheng Ye."

"Tell Cheng Ye that the fragment is in the cave at the bottom of White Water River, the exact position unknown. There are several near Disaster Level infection source signals nearby, and one reaching Destruction Level. We must contain these infection sources gradually and calm the pollution wave before attempting to contain the Immortal Object fragment."

What?

Not only an Immortal Object fragment but also multiple Disaster Level infection sources?

Liu Kun was greatly shocked and couldn’t help but clench his teeth, "Elder Zeng, Cheng Ye is just an Intern Inspector, he probably..."

Before he could finish, an unimaginable suffocating feeling suddenly hit him.

It was as if an invisible hand was choking his throat, or he was suddenly thrown into a vacuum, making even breathing a luxury.

Screech!

The Flame King within him almost instantly emerged from the Spiritual Body Space, but the moment it appeared, it was frozen in place as if held still, unable to even flap its wings.

"Old Zeng, you’re being a bit of a bully here."

Elder Qian lightly coughed, the air around instantly cooling, and the restraint binding Liu Kun suddenly dispersed.

Yet the trace of icy chill snuffed out the flames on the Flame King’s feathers with a "poof," turning the mighty Scorching Eagle immediately into a bare red eagle.

Subsequently, Elder Qian flicked his finger, and the Flame King, as if pulled by an invisible force, swished back into the Spiritual Body Space.

What kind of power is this?

What kind of existence are they?

What do the Elders actually possess, why can’t I muster the slightest resistance?

Why can they disregard all rules and look at me as if seeing a dead thing?

In just a moment, Liu Kun was trembling all over like a sieve, his face turning purple, yellow, then red... eerily frightening.

A subtle "crack" sound followed, like something shattering.

Elder Zeng glanced over and couldn’t help but purse his lips, "Such fragile conviction. I wonder how he advanced to the second state? Pure luck?"

"Old Zeng, a bit leniency for the younger generation. Your methods are too rough."

Elder Qian chuckled, reaching out and pointing.

A wave of icy chill instantly enveloped him, in the blink of an eye freezing him into a large human-shaped ice block, even his breath completely sealed.

"The recovery costs this time, should be charged to your Extraordinary Faction." Elder Qian clicked his tongue, "Tsk, Liu’s current state, he’ll need at least 45 days of secluded recovery. I originally wanted him to look after Cheng Ye more."

"Cheng Ye?" Elder Zeng repeated the name, suddenly chuckling, "I didn’t know, you’re actually concerned about such a little guy?"

"He’s not just a little guy, he’s..."

Elder Qian looked down but discovered Cheng Ye on the ground staring straight over, his eyes full of suppressed curiosity and surprise, seemingly having seen them.

"This little guy’s aura is somewhat similar to Liu Kun’s, yet not quite the same, very faint... curious." Elder Qian furrowed his brow, deep in thought.

Meanwhile.

"Hmm?"

Looking at the compatibility score on the panel jumping upward.

It actually reached 2.3%!

Cheng Ye was taken aback, but it wasn’t the increase in compatibility that surprised him, but Liu Kun’s compatibility score suddenly changing...

Almost instantly, it jumped from just above 30% directly to 100%!

This, how is this possible?

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