"You don't need to worry about that," Zhou Hong said with a cold snort. The reason he was so confident was that he believed his grandfather from his past life would have definitely considered these things.
The creature in the deep pit had already been sealed. Therefore, after Zhou Hong absorbed it into his sub-world, it wouldn't be easy for it to tear apart Zhou Hong's sub-world.
If it were another creature, one that hadn't been sealed, and Zhou Hong rashly absorbed it into his sub-world, it might have been possible for it to tear the sub-world apart.
Zhou Hong stopped wasting words and instantly absorbed the Sealing Pillar into his sub-world.
Zhou Hong's body also instantly appeared within the sub-world.
As expected, after the Sealing Pillar entered the sub-world, it began to disintegrate.
The next second, a black shadow shot out from the pillar.
That black shadow instantly blotted out the sun, covering thousands of meters of sky around it.
"Roar!" The mass of black cloud let out a thunderous roar.
Zhou Hong looked up at the sky. The entire sky had turned black. Within the dark clouds, a devilish face appeared. If an ordinary person saw it, they would likely tremble with fear at a single glance.
At this moment, Old Ma, who was beside Zhou Hong, said with shock, "Young Master, I didn't expect your grandfather to have sealed the Dark Golden Crow."
"Dark Golden Crow?" Zhou Hong's brows furrowed slightly.
"Yes, this is one of the Ten Great Demonic Beasts of the Immortal Realm, known as the Dark Golden Crow."
"Oh, oh."
Just then, the Dark Golden Crow in the sky instantly surged towards Zhou Hong like a tide.
However, this was Zhou Hong's sub-world. In Zhou Hong's sub-world, it was not so easy to harm him.
"Boom!" Zhou Hong threw a punch, and the Dark Golden Crow was instantly sent flying high, high into the sky.
"Dark Golden Crow, don't waste your strength. This is my sub-world. Although my strength is weak, on my territory, everything is under my control. I can mobilize anything here, even a single molecule of air will be used for my purpose. No matter how powerful you are."
The Dark Golden Crow, sent flying by Zhou Hong's punch, seemed extremely unwilling. It immediately tried to tear apart this sub-world, but for some reason, its power seemed restricted, and it was unable to do so.
"No...!" The Dark Golden Crow let out a pained roar. Although it had left that underground pit, it had entered this sub-world and was still not free.
"Dark Golden Crow, do you understand now? You can't tear apart my sub-world. My grandfather from my past life had already calculated all of this for me," Zhou Hong chuckled.
"You humble ant."
"Stop with the nonsense. I'll ask you one question: are you willing to submit to me? If you are willing, you will assist me in the future, and one day, I will grant you freedom."
"You dream."
"Alright, tell me when you've thought it over. In short, if you are willing to assist me, then I can become stronger faster, and the faster I become stronger, the sooner you can gain freedom."
"Hahaha, freedom my ass."
"What the hell." Zhou Hong was speechless. This Dark Golden Crow actually knew such a vulgar phrase. He wondered where it learned it.
Zhou Hong instantly withdrew from the sub-world and returned to Earth. He was not in a hurry; being able to trap the Dark Golden Crow was already a great achievement. In the future, he would slowly make it submit.
Next, Zhou Hong also had to bid farewell to Earth and return to the Zi Xiao Continent.
That evening, Zhou Hong summoned all the relatives and friends he knew on Earth to his home.
Even Liu Hua, who was in Jinshi City, was asked by Zhou Hong to immediately take a plane and arrive before 8 PM.
And so, at 8 PM, Zhou Hong's living room was filled with people.
"Zhou Hong, why did you call me here in such a hurry? What's going on?" Liu Hua asked anxiously. Liu Hua now knew that Zhou Hong was that reclusive master, but he didn't know any further details.
Zhou Hong scanned everyone present: Liu Hua, Qiao Xiaoyu's family, Qin Mengxue and Liu Zhenfei Xu, the Changsun Qinghe sisters, Huo Ling'er, and Qiao Zhenhua's family of three.
Of course, there were also Yang Xi and Shen Yanran. They couldn't return for the time being, as they were reportedly undergoing secret training abroad. Zhou Hong would go look for them tomorrow.
"Everyone, you are all the most friendly relatives or friends I know on Earth. I've called you here today because there's something important. Some of you already know what it is, but some of you still don't."
"Zhou Hong, what are you being so mysterious about? You make it sound like you're not from Earth," Liu Zhenfei Xu said speechlessly.
Those who knew Zhou Hong was not from Earth at this point were Qiao Zhenhua's family of three and Changsun Qinghe and a few others. Even Qiao Xiaoyu and Qiao Wanli didn't know yet.
"You're right, I'm indeed not from Earth. I'm going back to my hometown. My hometown is from a place called the Zi Xiao Continent. I transmigrated my soul to Earth into the body of someone named Zhou Hong...!" Zhou Hong recounted the entire story of what happened back then, in detail.
"Holy crap." After listening, Liu Hua was stunned. "I knew something was different about you back then, like you'd suddenly changed. So that's why...!" Liu Hua's heart suddenly ached, because his childhood friend with whom he had grown up was dead. The powerful Zhou Hong before him was not the same childhood friend he had grown up with.
"Liu Hua, although I'm not your childhood friend, I consider you my best friend. From now on, you'll come with me to a higher world. Development on Earth is limited."
Liu Hua didn't say anything, his mood appearing very heavy. Although he had been suspicious before, wondering why Zhou Hong had changed like that, he had never expected that the current Zhou Hong was not the same as the previous Zhou Hong.
Although Qiao Xiaoyu was also shocked, she quickly accepted the reality and said with a wry smile, "Zhou Hong, no wonder you're so powerful. It turns out you're not from our Earth."
"Xiaoyu, no matter where I'm from, our feelings are real. You had no connection with the original owner of this body."
"Mmm-hmm."
Qin Mengxue also let out a wry smile, seeming to understand everything. No wonder when Zhou Hong was her fiancé, he was a loser. Later, he suddenly changed, and it turned out he really had been replaced.
"Alright everyone, I've said most of what I needed to say. I called you all here today to let you know that I'm preparing to return to the Zi Xiao Continent. Whoever is willing to come with me, please get ready."
"Zhou Hong, can you postpone it for a few more days? We need to say goodbye to our families," Huo Ling'er pleaded, looking at Zhou Hong.
"I'll give you a week. We'll leave on time a week from now."
"Okay." Everyone nodded.