This person was like a specter, flickering continuously, quickly entering the underground first level.

Then the second level, the third!

Wherever this person appeared in the base, all the out-of-control chimeric spirit beasts on that level would freeze in place, ceasing to move.

He did not pause at all, arriving on the fourth level, he saw the chaos in the laboratory without a word.

Suddenly, this figure extended his hand.

In an instant, light and shadow seemed to reappear, the scene of the previous battle seemed to unfold before his eyes, like a dazzling display.

Thus, he saw that young face.

He looked slightly puzzled: "...how is it him?"

Suddenly, he abruptly turned around, his right hand grasping at the void, a translucent pale pink giant hand appeared in the air, reaching towards a shadow in the chaotic laboratory.

"Hmm?"

The cloaked person emitted a light sound of surprise, and the giant hand paused, without descending.

A tall figure walked out from the shadows, accompanied by a floating gray and black ghost-type spirit beast.

"Lei Wanting..."

A voice, indistinguishable in gender, came from under the cloak.

"...Heh, truly a True Man."

"It seems what he said was not exaggerated at all, the intelligence was entirely accurate."

At this moment, Lei Wanting's expression was extremely solemn, no longer as carefree as during the interview with Lin Guang, and she slowly reached towards the pack at her waist with her right hand.

Given her status, she must have a spatial spiritual artifact that could retrieve items with a mere thought, yet she still made this gesture, which could only mean one thing.

Like Lin Guang, what she was about to retrieve would be of a tier unable to fit into a spatial spiritual artifact, and could only be carried personally!

That was also her True Man killer blow!

Lei Wanting held a small jade token, licking her lips: "What, not going to strike while I retrieve my item?"

The other party didn't answer.

And even faced with a True Man, she showed no fear, but instead exuded excitement and curiosity, with a smile.

"I know... you dare not gamble."

"If you want to capture me, you would have to give up your cover and use all your power."

"But if you fail, you won't be able to hide your identity from my Spirit Alliance — even if captured, I could still get the message out."

"Aside from my grandfather, there are a total of one hundred ninety-six True Men in Fenghai Province, and I've memorized each one's face and spirit beast traits."

"I'm really curious about your true identity... exactly which True Man of Fenghai Province are you?"

"What do you want?"

The cloaked man didn't answer, but instead asked blandly.

Lei Wanting's expression turned stern, pointing to the professor on the ground: "Human experimentation has already violated the taboo, everyone involved in this base must face legal repercussions."

"Don't think about silencing the witnesses, it's meaningless."

"Hand over this base obediently."

The other party said calmly: "Does your Spirit Alliance really want to go against my Divine Heart Association?"

"It is your Divine Heart Association that wants to oppose Great Xia's laws and order."

"…Hmph, laws and order?"

The giant hand gradually dissipated in the air, and the cloaked man, for some reason, glanced at a seemingly empty direction, paused momentarily, then cast his gaze on the unconscious old researcher on the ground. With a gesture, the flesh behind the old researcher's neck grotesquely wriggled, and a small metallic-glossed object emerged from the flesh, flying into the cloaked man's hand.

"The Spirit Alliance truly has some good tricks."

"To actually seize a perfect opportunity that might not arise even once in decades to launch an ambush, surely you've planted a piece powerful enough to serve your purposes within our Divine Heart Association."

"This account, our Divine Heart Association will remember."

Saying this, the cloaked man flickered and disappeared in place.

"...There were backup data after all?"

"Forget it, to completely uproot a base and deal it a heavy blow is already the best outcome."

Lei Wanting slightly furrowed her brow, letting out a long sigh, but then became invigorated, taking out recording equipment, watching the collapsed chimeric spirit beasts, sighing as she recorded the evidence: "Although the situation can't be restored, sending them to a sanctuary could be considered a decent end."

She looked at the chaos around, murmuring to herself: "Hmm, I wonder if that remarkable junior managed to escape… actually fought this way fiercely all the way through, it's truly reckless."

"I originally wanted to provide some cover."

"However, looking at that person's last move… could it be that someone backing Lin Guang has arrived?"

"Could it be his mysterious teacher?"

...

3:15 AM.

Zhen Sheng City, the southwestern wilderness.

This was originally part of the Zhen Sheng Forest, with towering mountains and an endless sea of trees. However, the immense power brought by the advent of the Secret Realm flattened everything, leaving a vast plain with exposed bedrock in the center of the tree sea, spanning dozens of kilometers in radius.

Of course, as a Tier Seven Secret Realm, the space inside is far larger than this.

Kong Guofeng stood in the air, hovering beneath the full moon.

His hands clasped behind his back, his white long shirt flapped noisily in the strong wind. He looked down at the lifeless vast plain below his feet and then glanced at the edge of the tree sea.

The crowd below moved in two clear groups.

On one side were scattered, unorganized freelance Spirit Masters, while on the other were soldiers in black uniforms, poised and ready.

Finally, he shifted his gaze to the sixteen figures surrounding him.

Some of them had aged appearances, while others were young, including familiar faces—such as Hua Bo among them—with their auras vast as the deep sea, seemingly ready to erupt at any moment.

All the True Men were silently waiting here.

Feeling a vibration in his arms, Kong Guofeng took out a Communication Spiritual Artifact and placed it by his ear.

The device translated Assistant Wang's somewhat nervous voice into a spiritual signal, directly transmitting it into Kong Guofeng's mind: "Director, how is the situation? Is it convenient to talk?"

"Not bad. Although it's a Tier Seven Secret Realm collapse, the degree of Boundary Wall weakness induced isn't high, and recovery is rapid. Even if there are Demon Race invasion incidents during this period, Zhen Sheng City should be able to handle it."

"...!! That's great!"

Assistant Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief; this was his biggest concern at the moment.

The Demon Race remains a major threat to the entire civilization of Spirit Masters.

The advent of a Secret Realm is due to breaching the Boundary Wall of the Outer Battlefield. A massive Secret Realm like the Celestial Ladder Secret Realm plummeting down requires time, even for Blue Star, to stabilize the Boundary Wall.

Although the Outer Battlefield is immensely vast, with the Demon Race's sheer numbers, there are always some "lucky ones" who find weak points and exploit them.

Like the time when the Demon Qi Secret Realm descended, a small group of the Demon Race crossed the Boundary Wall but was fortunately promptly discovered and eradicated by the military.

The seventeen True Men present rushed to the scene not just to be the first to seize the opportunity but also because the Boundary Wall weakened by the descent of a Tier Seven Secret Realm could allow Tier Six or higher Demons to breach.

Given the current situation, such a disaster is unlikely to occur. The descent of this Tier Seven Secret Realm, for Zhen Sheng City and all of Great Xia, is more a blessing than a curse, an enormous opportunity.

"Everyone is almost here."

Kong Guofeng did not speak aloud but responded with spiritual power, "One more True Man should suffice to weaken the Secret Realm's barrier, creating a window for entry."

"Please take care!"

Kong Guofeng shook his head, "No worries, we are all comrades of Great Xia. It won't come to life and death struggles, at most a few encounters."

"It's been years since I've seen so many familiar faces; I wonder how their cultivation has progressed. Perhaps there will be new insights."

Assistant Wang regained some composure and continued, "There's also something about Lin Guang."

Hearing that name, Kong Guofeng grew slightly serious, "What happened to Lin Guang? Did the three major families cause him trouble?"

"No..."

On the other end, Assistant Wang looked at the data on the computer, his expression incredibly peculiar, "In fact, it's the complete opposite. No one caused trouble for Lin Guang; instead, he went to stir up trouble for others—he just single-handedly took down the Divine Heart Association's base in Mingguang District."

"...?"

Even someone as steady as Kong Guofeng didn't know how to react to this news.

Although the Divine Heart Association signs relatively strict spiritual contracts with its members, Great Xia has quite an understanding of them, knowing that they possess at least two True Master level combat powers and maintain ambiguous relations with many corporate families.

True Men absolutely cannot easily start conflicts within cities.

This is a consensus among the nearly two thousand True Men of Great Xia.

If someone above Six-Star were to fully invest themselves into revenge or combat, the resulting harm in densely populated areas could easily result in casualties numbering in the millions.

Therefore, unless the Divine Heart Association does something truly heinous, Great Xia's side of True Men would turn a blind eye to the base in Mingguang District.

Conversely, the Divine Heart Association cannot cross boundaries; they must integrate into society and even indirectly hand over some profits annually through agents, avoiding angering certain volatile unaffiliated True Men, as those with something to lose always fear those with nothing to lose.

This consensus also means...

If no True Man personally strikes against the Divine Heart Association's stronghold, their True Men cannot easily move.

Though Lin Guang's actions might not be entirely free from retaliation, at least True Men won't bully the weaker.

And retaliation from below True Man level... he seemingly fears them not at all anymore.

Still, for such a large base with over a hundred people to be destroyed by Lin Guang alone?

Even taking advantage of all True Men being deployed, his actions are quite reckless.

"Well, as long as it's done, let's consider it an act of justice for the people."

Kong Guofeng shook his head slightly, though he showed little worry in his expression, instead displaying a significant sense of admiration.

Which genius Spirit Master didn't, in their youth, have a rebellious streak or personality?

A genius must have a genius's character!

After all, he knows Lin Guang carries two life-saving Spiritual Artifacts, so even if things don't work out, there wouldn't be any problems.

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