The Master of the Scarlet Demise Gate breathed a sigh of relief, quickly shouting at the HR Manager, "Hurry and bring that spiritually civilized person to me!"
The HR Manager quickly complied, and after a while, he brought a man about 1.8 meters tall, who by the standards of the Ancient World, was considered small in stature, to the summit of Scarlet Demise Mountain.
If Ye Chen were present, he would have recognized this man as the Vietnamese Association Leader!
After so much development, the Vietnamese Association Leader had now reached the peak of the Ghost God Realm, though his physical constitution remained stalled around the thirty-thousand level, progressing slowly.
The Master of the Scarlet Demise Gate’s eyes lit up upon seeing the Vietnamese Association Leader, and he hurriedly prepared to hand him over to the people from the divine spaceship. Just then, the HR Manager who escorted the Vietnamese Association Leader, a handsome man with an angelic face and uncanny eyes—a man from the Heaven Civilization—grabbed the Vietnamese Association Leader and shouted toward the divine spaceship in the sky, "Sir, I've brought the person you wanted. Please spare my life!"
The Master of the Scarlet Demise Gate froze for a moment, then his face instantly turned ashen, and he roared, "What are you saying?!"
The handsome man turned to glance at the Master of the Scarlet Demise Gate, his eyes flickering, and he said in a low voice, "My Lord Master, I apologize. I don't want to die. This whole affair is your fault. The reason that person named Ye Chen left the sect in the first place was because you tried to extract benefits from him, which forced him away. Otherwise, none of this would be happening now."
Veins bulged on the forehead of the Master of the Scarlet Demise Gate, and he clenched his fists, his voice chillingly cold, "You dare lecture me!"
"I wouldn't dare," the handsome man replied, bowing his head.
High above, a red beam radiated from the higher-tier divine spaceship, enveloping the Vietnamese Association Leader. Amidst his bewildered expression, the red light retracted, and the hatch opened.
"Enter," a faint voice echoed from within the ship.
The handsome man looked surprised and delighted, swiftly moving his body and darting toward the spaceship hatch.
The eyes of the Master of the Scarlet Demise Gate turned crimson, and he roared, "Die!" In his rage, he struck out with one palm. The surrounding heaven and earth seemed to solidify, and vast, surging energy erupted from his palm, blasting outward.
Bang!
The handsome man’s body froze mid-air and then violently burst apart, dissolving into a mist of blood rain, with shredded flesh scattering everywhere.
The chest of the Master of the Scarlet Demise Gate rose and fell violently, his eyes burning with an arrogant, cold light. His body flashed suddenly, and he lunged toward the Vietnamese Association Leader, attempting to seize him as a hostage.
Just then, the entire world suddenly fell silent...
The rapidly advancing Master of the Scarlet Demise Gate suddenly solidified in mid-air, motionless, like a stone statue, unable to even blink. However, his eyes revealed a profound shock.
"Come!" A mysterious force enveloped the Vietnamese Association Leader, pulling him into the higher-tier divine spaceship. Then the hatch closed.
"A mere Lesser Deity dares to act savagely in front of me!" The deep voice carried a hint of contempt. "You are not yet qualified!"
Bang!
The body of the Master of the Scarlet Demise Gate suddenly exploded, crushed by an invisible force. Even his divine sense, consciousness, and spirit were utterly pulverized, disappearing completely from this world without leaving a trace. All his vital blood was sucked into spatial rifts, shredded by the chaotic spatial storm.
"Annihilate," the deep voice commanded.
The entire Scarlet Demise Gate fell into panic.
Everyone stared at the pitch-black cannon barrels in the sky, feeling as if the end of the world had arrived. Intense fear pressed upon their hearts. Everyone shouted wildly, but their voices were so small and humble before the majestic spaceship.
From the Master of the Scarlet Demise Gate’s conversation, everyone knew that the Scarlet Demise Gate would cease to exist from this day forward. Some individuals with powerful abilities, filled with unwillingness, went completely mad. With crimson eyes, they rushed toward the navigation area, immediately opening spaceships prepared for departure.
As these ships left the perimeter of Scarlet Demise Mountain, they were instantly blasted to dust by a beam of light shot from an unknown source.
The remaining people knew escape was impossible. They shouted frantically, filled with a mix of sorrow and regret, their hearts full of resentment. Others embraced their dearest loved ones, watching the sky in terror, letting the surrounding chaos and panic wash over them, feeling that in this small world, there was only themselves and the one they loved most.
Such stillness.
Boom—
A blinding ray of light shot out from over a hundred divine battleships, converging together, resembling an atomic explosion. The light was comparable to the midday sun, piercing and dazzling.
No one could clearly see what was before them.
BOOM!!!
The brilliant white light enveloped the entirety of Scarlet Demise Mountain. Everything within this mountain was submerged and devoured by the white light. The surrounding ground violently trembled as if experiencing a magnitude twelve earthquake. Chasms split open on the streets, streetlights collapsed, and towering structures crashed down.
In the area of Scarlet Demise Mountain, it seemed as if a white light shield covered everything, with countless dust particles swirling around the outside of the shield as the ground shook violently.
The City Lord of Bìshuǐ City in the distance watched the scene, which resembled the end of the world, with profound shock, unable to articulate whether he felt sorrow, bitterness, or something else entirely.
He knew that the Scarlet Demise Gate was truly finished...
A sect with a history spanning a million years had been exterminated so easily, its entire foundation destroyed.
Under that dazzling, pure white light, life was so utterly insignificant...
...
Bang!
The firelight flickered and violently exploded, the shockwave sweeping over the helmet.
Ye Chen shook his head and sighed inwardly. He hadn't expected that even with his state of mind cultivation and mental power, reaching the 238th inscription of the first stage would already be this arduous, akin to an ordinary person trying to lift a 100-jin boulder—a feat many frail individuals couldn't achieve even with all their strength.
After continuously inscribing for several days, Ye Chen felt his state of mind growing somewhat stagnant. He shook his head, stood up, and clenched his hand. The handle of the Blazing God Hammer, containing 237 secret inscriptions, retracted into his palm and vanished.
Within his meridians, Ye Chen could faintly sense a vast, surging fiery energy protecting the vicinity of his heart.
Ye Chen stood up, stretched his body, and then donned his virtual helmet, preparing to enter the Battle God Tower to exercise and limber up. Continuous inscription was like continuous work; after too long, the mind would clog up. He needed to go to an open area, change the environment, to regain his vigor.
As soon as he entered the virtual world and logged into the Genius Hall sector, before Ye Chen could head to the Battle God Tower, he heard a constant "drip, drip, drip" sound. Glancing over, he was stunned to find over 130 unread emails.
"What's going on?" Ye Chen was slightly confused.
He hadn't been online for just a few days, and to receive so many emails was simply too exaggerated. He casually clicked open the interface and immediately discovered that the vast majority of these emails were challenge letters.
"I, Wuka, challenge you. Do you dare accept!"
"Kid, I challenge you. Dare you compete? If not, just beg for mercy..."
"Little fellow, I challenge you. Do you dare accept?"
Ye Chen frowned, closing these challenge letters. He then noticed a few were notification emails and system alert emails. He clicked on a notification email.
"Notice! Notice!"
"Greetings. Given that you have met the requirements for the First Rank Genius Hall, you will automatically become a member next month. Please prepare accordingly; someone will contact you then to exchange medals and the virtual chip for the First Rank Genius Hall."
Seeing this notification, Ye Chen paused for a moment, then a smile curved his lips. "Entering the First Rank Genius Hall grants one free viewing opportunity of the Heavenly Dao Tablet annually! I'm still short of a 2 million times amplitude to qualify for the Supreme Genius Hall!"
"Pity. If my Nine Palace Secret Manual could break through to the fifth level, I could achieve a 10 million times amplitude!" Ye Chen lamented inwardly.
He clicked on the communication log and found that the user named "Huohuo" had contacted him again. He frowned, directly clicking ignore. Then, setting the remaining challenge letters aside, his figure moved, heading toward the Battle God Tower.
The 20th floor!
The virtual system prompted: "Select your opponent!"
"Civilization: Demon Realm Civilization!"
"Race: Forest Demon Race!"
Ye Chen quickly made his selections and began the battle.
After seven or eight consecutive matches, he felt his energy fully restored. Ye Chen left the Battle God Tower, exited the virtual world, returned to his room, and continued inscribing secret runes.
This Blazing God Mystic Canon truly lived up to its reputation as a transcendent peak manual. Even the first heaven was as difficult as ascending to the sky. No wonder Master Bai Ya had said that no one in the entire Blazing God Empire had ever mastered the third level!
It was clear how incredibly difficult this manual was to cultivate!
Ye Chen did not lose heart and continued to practice slowly.
Meanwhile, on the Ancient Continent, within the Blazing God Empire's Imperial Capital, in a meticulously carved palace, a large, soft bed piled high with plush toys was occupied by a young girl. Her fiery red hair flowed smoothly, her toenails sparkled translucently, and her skin was as white as snow. She was leaning back, flipping through a book titled Tales of Wonders in the Ancient Continent.
Before long, the sound of a communication device chimed.
The girl’s eyes were fixed on the text, and she casually answered without looking up, "Who is it?"
"It is I, Your Highness, the Princess," a low voice came from the other end.
The girl's eyes lit up immediately, her interest piqued. She put down the book, turned over, and sat up. "Has that person been captured yet?"
Silence followed on the communicator's end for a moment before a reply came: "Princess, according to investigations, that person was never there. They had already relocated elsewhere, so we failed to capture them."
"What?" The girl's large, watery eyes widened, and then she clenched her teeth, dark glints flashing in her eyes. "They dared to deceive this Princess! Bastard, big bad guy, super big bad guy!"
Silence reigned on the other side of the communicator...
The girl's expression turned serious, and she commanded, "Go check the Samsara Divine Hall for the exact location. Bring them to me immediately upon capture."
"Yes!" The voice on the other end quickly agreed.
Closing the communicator, the girl clenched her small fists, gritted her teeth, and said resentfully, "When I catch you, I'll make sure you wish you were dead, not alive! You dare play tricks on me? You're still too green!"