In the boundless darkness of the Eternal Night world, high above the ten-thousand-meter sky, a point of light flickered to life, followed by a beam of brilliance cast upon a small hill near a vast expanse of ruined architecture.
This small hill resembled a colossal solitary grave. Upon the light's penetration, it seemed as if something was activated, causing it to violently shake. Then, a terrifying fissure ripped open, revealing golden chains flowing with runes within.
The next moment, the fissure erupted in a crimson glow, countless golden sealing divine chains snapping as a colossal, monstrous beast emerged, letting out a roar to the heavens.
Upon closer inspection, this beast stood dozens of zhang tall, with an ape-like face and fangs. It bore pale red and pale golden horns on its cheekbones and forehead respectively. Its ferocious face was framed by dense white fur, while its body was covered in tightly packed silver fur. Its limbs were robust, with red palms and feet, and its long tail swayed, emitting a terrifying pressure.
On its back, thick fur covered its body, transitioning in color from silver to fiery red, complementing the clump of red fur at the tip of its silver tail, giving it a majestic and extraordinary appearance.
This monstrous beast was, in fact, identical to the ferocious beast Zhu Yan described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. At this moment, its crimson eyes held infinite chaos and ferocity, truly exuding an overwhelming, monstrous aura!
As it appeared, the surrounding void began to distort, and its eyes gradually lost their ferocity, regaining a trace of clarity.
"Roar~ The Lanshan Sect sealed me for over ten thousand years. Today, I am finally free!" Zhu Yan let out a roar, its voice filled with the joy of rebirth, and then began to survey its surroundings.
At this moment, it seemed to have broken free from some ancient seal, radiating a potent life force. Upon its emergence, it attracted the covetous gazes of numerous Eternal Night creatures. However, it paid them no mind, continuing its observation of the surroundings.
"Ten thousand years have passed, and the Lanshan Sect is already destroyed? Why is the surrounding area filled with such dense dark death qi, and the spiritual energy polluted? What has happened in these ten thousand years?"
"This is bad, I must leave this place as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will eventually become like these mindless beasts, my consciousness gradually fading, and finally being dominated by instinct."
Just as Zhu Yan's heart was filled with unease, it suddenly saw a point of light bloom in the ten-thousand-meter sky above. The light gradually expanded, emitting a rich aura of light and vitality, igniting an infinite craving in its heart.
"Screech~"
At this moment, among the lurking Eternal Night creatures, a Rank A Dark Wyvern, unable to resist the temptation of the blood qi emanating from Zhu Yan, let out a screech like the clash of metal and instantly swooped in.
As its fleshy wings unfurled, a pair of claws like black steel cables extended, grasping towards Zhu Yan, intending to prey on it.
"Riiip~"
The next moment, the Dark Wyvern, with a wingspan of over a hundred meters, was roughly torn apart by the robust arms covered in silver fur. Zhu Yan looked at the black blood splattering onto itself, sniffed it, and a look of disgust appeared on its face.
"Filthy blood, it truly makes it difficult for me to partake. It is still human flesh and blood that I miss. I wonder if there are any humans in that world? If so, I shall raise millions of humans for my consumption."
Zhu Yan gazed at the increasingly large spatial wormhole above, a hint of desire appearing on its ferocious face. Then, it unleashed boundless flames, its colossal body charging towards the sky.
Along with its ascent, countless massive Eternal Night creatures also surged upwards, their eyes filled with an incomparably wild glint, carrying an instinctive craving for the world beyond the wormhole.
But soon, their bodies were either torn apart or flung away by a pair of silver-furred arms, letting out screams before being engulfed by flames and turned to ash.
"Damn that Lanshan Sect for sealing me into slumber, constantly draining my essence day and night, causing me to fall to the realm of a Demon King. It just so happens to be the limit this wormhole can withstand. Get out of my way, all of you!"
As Zhu Yan roared, it ascended, ferociously killing the surrounding dark creatures. Finally, it reduced its size to about one zhang and burrowed into the spatial wormhole that was just large enough for it to pass through.
"When will the streamer start broadcasting! I want to watch the live stream, I want to awaken!"
"Did you hear? The British Empire has also fallen. Damn it! Out of hundreds of countries worldwide, there are now less than ten left!"
"Below the extraordinary, ordinary people are like pigs and dogs, mere ants. Streamer, please, hurry and start broadcasting, I want to awaken ahhhhhh!"
"The end of the world is coming. Don't you plan to chat and vent? + WeChat 678#@#132, even in death, you must chat. If you don't chat to your heart's content, add me quickly!"
"Damn, 'Pian Ge' is truly dedicated. Even at this time, he's still advertising. Go to hell!"
"Can the relevant departments do something? He's spreading rumors about the end of the world. Hurry and take him to prison to pick up soap!"
"There's a spatial rift opening up near me, and a group of giant black monsters flew out. Fortunately, they were blocked by the extraordinary individuals from the Divine Radiance Bureau. I was scared to death."
"Requesting live broadcast, requesting awakening. I don't want to endure this feeling of powerlessness anymore!"
"To hell with my mental block. It's just that my girlfriend died, what's so hard to face? Today, I will confront the cruelty, awaken my abilities, ascend to the peak of the extraordinary, and resurrect my son and girlfriend!"
On this day, many countries were annihilated. Online, topics concerning alien beast invasions and the impending doomsday were instantly trending.
As another wave of sea beast tides ravaged the globe, and numerous countries fell one after another, coupled with the frequent appearance of spatial wormholes connecting to the Eternal Night world and the continuous emergence of dark creatures, China's situation also became increasingly precarious.
The newly appeared spatial wormholes were too sudden. Furthermore, many of China's Rank A powerhouses were deployed to defend other wormholes, resist anomalies, and combat sea beast invasions. Often, they were unable to react in time, resulting in numerous casualties.
As a result, more and more ordinary people felt the approach of death and developed an infinite yearning for the extraordinary.
At 11:59 AM on this day, countless ordinary people yearning for power overcame their psychological barriers to illusions and eagerly flocked to Yu Zhibo's live stream.
In the face of immense crisis, the live stream on this day attracted a cumulative audience of over two billion viewers, far more than any previous broadcast.
Time flew by rapidly. Soon, Yu Zhibo's live stream interface lit up, revealing a cold face on the screen.
In the camera, Yu Zhibo, abandoning his usual demeanor of being glib, comical, or as gentle as a spring breeze, had a pair of scarlet eyes that held a hint of madness, causing the entire barrage of comments to fall silent.
The one taking over the live stream duty today was Yu Zhibo's "Crazy Clone."
"Worms, are you ready to face your fear?" The Crazy Clone's lips curled into a grin, his face gradually contorting into a ferocious expression.
Amidst a flurry of question marks in the comments, his scarlet pupils dilated and contracted. With a flash of red light, his mental power, using the camera as a medium, projected illusions into every viewer. Soon, as time passed, more and more people began to relive painful memories, causing the "emotional value" to surge rapidly.
Meanwhile, in Yue Province, beside the teleportation array of the Yangcheng branch.
"Don't worry, Mom, I'll definitely be back for my birthday tomorrow!"
"I promise I won't use a clone to fool you!"
"Okay, okay, I'll be careful. You two also take care of yourselves. Even though you have extraordinary supplements, you must also exercise restraint!"
"I'm hanging up now, I have to go on a mission. I can't talk anymore!"
"Don't worry, I'll be careful. Your son may not have many skills, but his survival skills are top-notch."
Yu Zhibo smiled, shook his head, and tossed the phone into his spatial storage.
Currently, his clone was protecting his mother in her residential area. Although it couldn't resist a Rank B threat, it could handle some Rank B anomalies or dark creatures. What he needed to do now was to construct defensive lines in various coastal cities.
Not long ago, after Wang Shouyi teleported him to the North Sea defensive line battlefield, he had only fought for a short while before receiving a notification from Peng Yao, the head of the Ningcheng Branch's Information Department. It stated that headquarters had ordered him to proceed to multiple coastal cities such as Yue Province and Fujian Province to construct defensive walls, and had allocated him 5,000 strands of immortal energy and 20,000 Rank B light energy spirit crystals.
Yes, light energy spirit crystals.
Considering Yu Zhibo's slow conversion speed of dark energy spirit crystals, the General Bureau had arranged for a lightning-element esper to purify twenty thousand dark energy spirit crystals for him and placed them in a temporary storage artifact inscribed with the Qiankun formation, handing them over to him along with the immortal energy.
These storage artifacts, inscribed with Qiankun formations, would quickly lose their efficacy in the Eternal Night world, but in the current world, they could be used for a short period, preventing the light energy spirit crystals from volatilizing and being wasted. Yu Zhibo quickly took possession of them.
Then, he spent several hours continuously using and recovering his spiritual and immortal energy, constructing a long and tall city wall along Yue Province's 3,300-kilometer coastline, significantly reducing the resistance pressure on the Yangcheng branch of the Yue Province.
This also attracted another round of recruitment from Wang Chi, the director of the Yangcheng branch, but he still refused.
After taking the time to call his parents, he directly walked into the teleportation array. Soon, a light flashed, and his figure disappeared.