Yu Zhibo utilized earth-swimming, the surrounding soil transforming into a soft liquid that propelled him forward at great speed.
However, problems soon arose again.
After traveling a hundred miles, a vast, deep rift appeared before him. A bone-chilling wind howled from the abyss. It hadn't felt significant when he flew over before, but now it was right in front of him, stretching for who knew how many kilometers in both directions, setting off alarm bells in his heart.
Helpless, he flew out, ascending several thousand meters to leap over it.
In the surrounding mountains or deep pits, colossal dark beasts of varying strengths lay dormant. Among them, B-class creatures were the most active, frenzied and violent, acting entirely on instinct.
The A-class ones seemed to retain a sliver of sanity, but they were constantly struggling against the erosion of the eternal night's darkness. Unless something extremely attractive existed, they were disinclined to move.
"So, when the wormhole could only accommodate B-class superhumans for exploration, the reason B-class humans weren't wiped out upon entering was because these A-class creatures were reluctant to act?" Yu Zhibo mused thoughtfully.
Then, a look of realization dawned on his face: the primary reason his clone had attracted the attention of A-class creatures earlier was that the clone's yang energy was too intense, making the A-class creatures feel that consuming it would bring immense benefits, thus initiating a battle. Following that, the little sun attracted more predators.
After all, the creatures of the Eternal Night world were extremely desperate for light. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so eager to enter the present world through spatial rifts. The attraction of the little sun to them was immense.
"All of Xia Guo's A-class superhumans are deployed to defend against the invasion of anomalous creatures. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be the first A-class superhuman to enter the Eternal Night world. There are many A-class creatures in the Eternal Night world, but under normal circumstances, B-class superhumans simply don't attract their attention. This means that if the Shenhua Bureau dispatches a large number of A-class superhumans for exploration, it could lead to the complete annihilation of the team, causing incalculable losses!"
"This information is very important. I don't know if the Shenhua Bureau has realized this, but I'll transmit it back first."
Thinking this, Yu Zhibo stopped earth-swimming, opened a small underground chamber on the spot, and casually left a Flying Thunder God mark on the wall.
Then, he held a finger vertically to his chest.
"Bang!"
Smoke appeared, and as it dissipated, a shadow clone identical to him materialized beside him.
After exchanging a glance with Yu Zhibo, the clone nodded slightly, cast the Flying Thunder God technique, and vanished from his spot.
It was worth mentioning that with Yu Zhibo's mastery of Yang Release, the shadow clones he condensed were lifelike enough to not only use the Flying Thunder God technique but also the Eight Inner Gates. However, with the Eight Inner Gates, he could only open up to the fifth gate. To improve this, his main body would need to become stronger.
Kyoto, above the clouds.
"Hmm? Back again?"
Wang Shouyi's brow furrowed slightly, but then he quickly relaxed, murmuring, "To think even a clone can teleport..."
At the same time, Yu Zhibo's clone appeared before him.
"Uncle Wang, aba aba~" the clone conveyed the information his main body had discovered in the Eternal Night world.
After listening to the clone, Wang Shouyi pondered, "The information you're relaying, we had already speculated about it before, just hadn't fully confirmed it. Go tell your main body that he can consider releasing Zhuge Yan and the other six for combat. This way, it won't attract too much attention from stronger beings. After all, this is how we came before, so it's worth a try."
The clone nodded, formed hand seals, and dissipated into smoke on the spot.
On the other side, in the Eternal Night world.
"Summon Zhuge Yan and the others..."
Yu Zhibo, who was stealthily moving, paused, then stopped completely. He dug out another large underground chamber and, with a wave of his hand, six figures appeared in a line beside him: Zhuge Yan and the other five.
"Holy crap, finally out! I was suffocating in there~" Zhong Yu exclaimed boisterously as soon as he appeared.
Xiong Chumo was about to agree when a surge of immense power came from beside her, instantly silencing her and Zhong Yu.
Boom!
Ju Yuanlu, whose ability was primarily distance-based, experienced a sudden surge in power upon appearing, directly breaking through from B-class peak to A-class first tier, and only stopping at A-class ninth tier.
"I... I'm so strong~"
Ju Yuanlu's robes fluttered, energy raging around his body. His handsome face was filled with ecstasy, as if he could command the heavens and earth and slaughter all existence.
The other five, Zhuge Yan included, who were previously on par with him in strength, were now as weak as ants. He could annihilate them with a raise of his hand.
"Am I going to be the powerhouse of this expedition?" he thought with a secret delight, then turned to look at Yu Zhibo, who had transformed into a fox demon.
The next moment, his pupils constricted.
"He's actually surpassed A-class twenty tiers. Is he really only seventeen?" Ju Yuanlu wore a look of disbelief.
Even with cheats, this was too much. A-class twenty tiers – forget three months after awakening, even if he had been cultivating since birth, this A-class twenty tiers was too outrageous!
He hadn't noticed it much when he was weaker, only thinking Yu Zhibo was strong. But now that his own strength had increased, he realized the gap between himself and Yu Zhibo was still immeasurable.
Ju Yuanlu's strength increased the further he was from home, but there were limits. With his peak B-class strength, growing to A-class ninth tier was his limit, meaning he wouldn't gain any further amplification regardless of the distance.
This was the first time Ju Yuanlu had seen his limit. He felt joy, but compared to Yu Zhibo, he also felt a sense of loss.
"The reason I'm calling you out now is primarily for you to hone your skills!"
Yu Zhibo looked at the curious group examining their surroundings and spoke slowly. When his gaze fell on Ju Yuanlu, he paused and said, "Ju Yuanlu, you'll stay with me in the space to observe. Your energy has already reached A-class, and if you're not careful, you could easily attract the attention of A-class beings."
Ju Yuanlu smiled helplessly and nodded, indicating he understood.
"To put it simply, the Eternal Night world is a world of soldiers against soldiers and generals against generals. B-class superhumans will attract the围攻 of B-class creatures, and A-class will attract the attention of A-class. Although I can crush supernatural creatures below the law level, this world hides countless dangers, including law-level (referring to existences at the fiftieth tier who have comprehended the power of laws) beings in slumber, or terrifying S-class existences." Yu Zhibo explained the purpose of calling them out.
Upon hearing this, their pupils couldn't help but contract.
Yu Zhibo continued, "So, to avoid attracting greater danger, I will now split off a peak B-class clone to lead you to our destination. You need to be low-key and avoid fighting wherever you go."
"However, don't worry too much. Fight when you need to. If you accidentally provoke an A-class, I'll cover for you. Ju Yuanlu and I will be watching you from within the space!"
Saying this, Yu Zhibo brought his hands together, adjusted his spiritual energy density, and split off a peak B-class Lightning Release: Storm Shadow Clone. Then, he took Ju Yuanlu into the space with him.
"From now on, obey my command!"
The Lightning Release clone's expression was cold, seemingly inheriting Yu Zhibo's cool demeanor. He walked to the spot where Yu Zhibo's main body had disappeared. There, a rhombic fragment of the World Heart was slowly rotating, which was the isolated form that had appeared in mid-air after Yu Zhibo entered the World Heart fragment.
The clone reached out and grabbed the World Heart fragment, then pressed it onto his forehead, embedding it there. He then held the Mother-Child Spirit Guiding Orb, sensed it slightly, and sped off into the distance.
Xiong Chumo and the others exchanged glances and followed suit.
The sky was like ink, the thunderclouds like blood, and a continuous drizzle fell. The entire Eternal Night world was filled with an atmosphere of dampness, darkness, and decay.
The team, composed of six B-class superhumans, advanced towards their destination under the thunderclouds in the darkness. Not long after flying, as they passed over a ground rift and arrived at a small hill, they provoked an Eternal Night Demon Ant nest. Numerous demon ants, the size of calves and at the B-class level, swarmed out of the nest and attacked them.
These demon ants, when encountering A-class beings, would retreat and dare not show themselves. However, upon encountering a group of B-class beings, they poured out of their nest en masse, their ferocious mandibles spewing out streams of sword-like ant acid, carrying terrifying corrosive power, coming at them from all directions.
"Watch this, Wind Barrier!"
Zhong Yu, an illusion-type ability user, pushed through the crowd. Drawing his longsword, a wind barrier over thirty zhang high and twenty meters long appeared, blocking all the ant acid.
After all the demon ants' attacks were blocked, he leaped over the wind barrier, sliding into the ant swarm with a "Forward Step Slash." With each slide, a demon ant's head was severed with his flashy sound effects.
"Hasa, hasa!"
Soon, he accumulated his passive skills using "Steel Cutting Flash," and terrifying wind power surged around his longsword!
"Hasa-ge!"
He swung his longsword, unleashing a terrifying tornado dozens of zhang high, blowing away hundreds of demon ants.
Zhong Yu's body suddenly vanished from his original position.
"Pain-li-ye-kai-tong!"
Under the shredding power of "Frenzy Wind Oblivion Slash," these demon ants were cut to pieces by the terrifying sword energy, their blood and body parts scattering on the ground.
"Haha, awesome! Hasa! Hasa-ge!"
After using his ultimate move and landing, Zhong Yu panted heavily and continued to slide through the ant swarm with his flashy "Forward Step Slash," moving like the wind, unpredictable, and remaining untouched by the swarm.
Xiong Chumo, not to be outdone, let out a roar, her body suddenly growing to thirty zhang, transforming into a giant beast. She charged into the ant swarm, trampling and beating them, instantly crushing and flattening over a dozen demon ants.
"Brother Wu, I just divined for myself, and I got a four-character prophecy. Do you know what it is?" Zhuge Yan asked, a smile playing on his lips as he watched the two enter the battlefield.
"Who cares what it is? I'll kill first!" Wu Feng grinned sinisterly, stomped his foot, and with the ground cracking around him, he shot towards the ant swarm like a cannonball.
Xia Buliang remained silent, transforming into a shadow and infiltrating the darkness. The next moment, in the middle of the ant swarm, under the faint shadow cast by the thunderclouds, his body quietly appeared. He then drew an shadow whip and decapitated three demon ants with a single flick.
"After all, it's not Old Ju. He doesn't know how to cooperate with my show-off!" Zhuge Yan shook his head and said to himself, "My prophecy is: 'Crushing and sweeping away!'"
As the last four characters fell, a terrifying aura erupted from him. He stabilized his central position, and the surrounding earth rose, forming a Qimen formation. Simultaneously, his aura completely covered the ant nest.
Then, forming a Kun character seal with his right hand, he uttered five cold words: "Kun character, Earth River Chariot!"
Rumble!
With the earth roaring, the ground before him rose like a dragon made of earth blocks, crushing a large number of calf-sized demon ants.
"Holy crap, Zhuge you scoundrel, you're hitting me too!"
Zhong Yu let out a strange cry, dodging the giant stone attack with his "Forward Step Slash" that took him tens of meters away.
The demon ants continued to emerge in an endless stream, a dense black mass, but they became an excellent stage for the five great prodigies to showcase their skills.
Xia Buliang was continuously reaping lives, appearing with eerie suddenness each time. Xiong Chumo was fighting with great ferocity, like a monster invading a cultural plaza, flinging and crushing demon ants with every move. Wu Feng was also fighting with great power, creating a bloody storm with his every maneuver.
The most leisurely was Zhuge Yan.
After stabilizing his central position, Zhuge Yan transformed the space into a Qimen formation. Many spells were cast with ease, and as his position shifted, many skills could be unleashed instantly.
"Xun character, Wind Rope."
"Kan character, Water Bullet!"
"Li character, Crimson Chain!"
First, he used the Wind Rope to restrain the demon ants, then attacked with Water Bullets and Crimson Chains. For a time, water bullets and flames flew in the battlefield, causing the ants to scream and die continuously.
After the spiritual energy revival, all the spells used by Zhuge Qing had gained terrifying enhancements with the amplification of spiritual energy, resulting in immense power and explosive effects.
Then, he used the Four Plates Harmonious Array to absorb the scattered spell energy in the air and the energy emanating from Wu Feng and the others, enhancing his own sustainability. Spell after spell was unleashed again, as if they were free.
Boom boom boom!
For a time, water bullets shot across the battlefield, earth dragons rampaged, and flames formed a sea of fire, continuously reaping the lives of the demon ants.
Tens of thousands of demon ants, which normally swarmed their opponents and devoured them quickly, and could even kill A-class beings if they were careless, were now being pushed back by Zhuge Yan and the other four, their nest even cracked.
In the Pure Land space, Yu Zhibo watched the scene outside, a hint of surprise on his face: "Is this the Qimen technique? It's indeed astonishingly powerful!"
He reckoned that if he were at the same level as Zhuge Yan and only used ninjutsu against him, it would likely end in a draw.
He could release ninjutsu without hand seals, and Zhuge Yan could also cast spells with single hand seals, instantly releasing them without any casting time. Moreover, during combat, as long as he was within the Qimen formation, the opponent could continuously absorb his ninjutsu consumption and counter-attack him, which was almost a bug-like existence.
As the battle continued, the demon ants dwindled, but from the depths of the demon nest, a terrifying aura slowly emanated.
"A-class fifth tier, is it the Queen Ant?" Zhuge Yan's expression changed. The Qimen formation he had created was on the verge of collapsing under this aura.
At the edge of the battlefield, the Lightning Release clone, who had been observing with his arms crossed, his eyes sharpened, finally took action.
The next moment, he used the Body Flicker Technique and flew to a solitary peak over five hundred meters high. He slowly raised his hand, where lightning gathered, forming a Thousand Birds Sharp Spear. The long spear of light pierced the clouds.
"Roar~"
A moment later, a massive red Qilin composed of karma red lightning formed, letting out a terrifying roar in the clouds.
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Thanks to Sano Izumi of Hajimura for the boba milk tea, and the small gifts from other friends for their support. Thank you all.
Good heavens, the gifts today were too meager. Besides small gifts, there was only one boba milk tea. I was so scared that I quickly updated. Brothers, please support me!