The domain gradually contracted, and Kong Guofeng's body returned to human form.

The previously constrained glass-like bell waves and drumbeats finally spread out, but they lost all their lethality, leaving only two kinds of sounds reverberating throughout the world, reminiscent of the legendary morning bells and evening drums, thought-provoking.

After just a few breaths, a red fire cloud suddenly ignited in the sky and then spontaneously coalesced into the figure of a man and a horse.

A robust man in a military uniform formed from flames rode a majestic horse with enormous flaming wings on its back; its hooves were as translucent as the finest red jade spiritual materials, stepping out from the fire cloud.

Both their eyes burned fiercely, like blazing suns.

This was Tianmu, the deputy leader of the Eleventh Army, a Six-Star Peak Spirit Master.

And his main Spirit Beast, the Jade Flame Celestial Horse.

Due to the recent risk of a Demon Race invasion, this True Man was stationed near the Celestial Ladder Secret Realm. Sensing the true intent killing technique he left for Lin Guang had been triggered and was notified by someone else, he naturally rushed over at full speed with his partner.

But he was not good at teleportation, so even if he rushed with all his strength without holding back, he could not arrive as quickly as Kong Guofeng.

Looking down at the devastation at his feet, yet not seeing the Demon King's figure, Tianmu's war-like smile froze on his lips. Waving his hand, flames spread everywhere, starting to burn away the remaining Demonic Qi while extinguishing the flames that were subtly spreading through the forest. He angrily said to Kong Guofeng in mid-air:

"Damn it! How did he run so fast?!"

...…

On the ground, Lin Guang raised his head, watching as the darkness faded away to reveal the gradually returning blue sky and earth.

This was a rare spectacle that ordinary people could hardly witness.

Rolling fire clouds burned and spread in the sky, with the silhouette of the Celestial Horse flickering within. At the same time, the glass-like bell waves spread out incessantly, gently brushing through the mountain forest as if to offer solace to this land that had endured hardships.

The actions of the two True Men weren't for killing but for restoring the environment, trying to lessen and eliminate the impact of the Demon Race's arrival as much as possible.

At this moment, where Lin Guang stood, the previously forested area had turned into a barren clearing.

This was inevitable.

Just by engaging in combat on the ground, the trees near the valley were completely destroyed, and even the stream at the valley's bottom had been cut off.

This was because most of the fighting earlier took place in the air, resulting in relatively minor destruction.

If the fight had happened on the ground, the nearby mountain might have been obliterated.

Only at this moment could Lin Guang finally confirm that he was completely safe, so he reached out and released his three companions from the Spirit Beast Space, who were already in an uproar.

Vishdair landed and widened her eyes, seemingly wanting to ask why he suddenly sent her back. But when her gaze fell on Lin Guang, she pursed her lips without saying anything.

Chelina also frowned slightly.

"Brother Lin Guang!!"

Lisa's voice carried a hint of tremor as she ran to his side, flustered, as if unsure how to help him heal.

The spiritual artifact garment with Tier Three protective ability had offered little defense, torn apart by the explosion's blast wave and Demonic Qi from the Earth Store Demon Flower, leaving several deep wounds visible to the bone on his back, and his face streaked with blood. Yet, his expression remained relatively calm, his mind seemingly unfazed.

"I'm fine."

Lin Guang took a deep breath and began tearing off his shirt, revealing his upper body covered in blood—the Samadhi True Fire during the joint exam had burned his clothes, solidifying them onto his wounds, causing excruciating pain when handling it. Thankfully, that didn't happen this time.

The young man raised his hand, and starlit radiance emerged from his fingers and palm, as Golden Needles flew out of the acupuncture package from his leg, directly piercing his body.

Under their slightly surprised gazes, radiant spirit patterns emanated between the Golden Needles.

Lin Guang's physical wounds started to close and scab rapidly, almost like zooming in a thousand times, healing within seconds to reveal slightly paler new skin.

"Phew…"

Lin Guang moved his body slightly, looked at his three companions, and smiled, "It just looked scary; isn't everything fine now?"

"..."

The next moment, a clean, white, and still wet towel suddenly appeared in front of him, brushing towards his face.

It was taken out from the storage space by the wolf-eared girl.

She wanted to wipe the blood off Lin Guang's face and body.

But Lin Guang slightly raised his eyebrow, subtly avoiding the towel's touch, wiping the blood on his hands onto his already tattered pants before taking the towel from her hand.

"It's fine, I'll do it myself."

Saying this, Lin Guang began wiping his face and body.

After quickly finishing, he didn't return the now blood-stained towel to Chelina but instead stored it in his Space Ring.

"..."

Chelina's orange-red eyes quietly watched Lin Guang without speaking.

Vishdair looked at him, then at Chelina, seeming to understand why he did this, remaining silent.

Lisa pursed her lips, lowered her head slightly, and unconsciously grasped the dusty lace hem of her skirt from the battle.

Seeing Lisa's somewhat distracted gaze, Lin Guang sighed inwardly, but a smile appeared on his face as he produced a shirt to put on, sighing, "I wonder if our luck was good or bad today."

"Even an event like the Demon King's arrival happened... Luckily, it was me, and I had a trump card. Otherwise, I really don't know how it would have turned out."

"Huh, Demon Kings aren't that ugly." Vishdair chimed in, pouting, "Our Sakaz's Demon Kings wouldn't look this ugly... probably."

Lin Guang controlled his urge to tell her.

In the Future Ark, if not for the Source Stone Beauty Package making their appearance more human-like, their Sakaz ancestors mostly had monstrous appearances that would frighten children...

And in the next moment.

Kong Guofeng flashed and appeared beside him.

Looking at them and confirming all four were mostly unharmed, his eyes finally showed satisfaction and relief. He spoke softly:

"Today, we indeed have you and your companions to thank."

"If not for you conveniently carrying my true intent nearby, even if I rushed over with no regard for the cost, it would have taken at least three minutes."

"These three minutes could have been the difference in whether that Demon King successfully descended."

"And if he succeeded, it would likely take at least three True Men to desperately surround and kill him, yet there's no guarantee he wouldn't have any follow-up plans."

"You're too kind, True Man Kong."

Instinctively replied Lin Guang.

Then he seemed to remember something, quickly taking out the recording spiritual artifact he stripped off along with his clothes, handing it to True Man Kong Guofeng.

"By the way, this is what happened. Although the latter part might not be fully recorded, you can take a look."

Very soon.

"I roughly understand now."

Having completely perused the spiritual artifact's information, Kong Guofeng nodded, "A new breed of Demon Race with spatial abilities, able to breach from weak points of the Blue Star barrier inward and outward, hmm..."

He suddenly raised a hand, causing the bell wave to resonate and blasted a small pit on the ground nearby.

Within the pit lay a section of pitch-black vine that had completely lost its vitality.

This was the branch of the Earth Store Demon Flower, which was hidden underground to absorb the Void Eye Demon's blood just now.

"Lin Guang interweaved the ley line yet unpolluted, making it hard to notice, what a brilliant strategy."

"From the existing information, it appears that the plan was for this to happen just now that the one should have been assisting the other Void Eye Demon by hiding it."

Lin Guang couldn't help interrupting, "It's still very strange... Logically, it should have been done… but well, never mind indeed."

"Haha."

Somehow, Kong Guofeng suddenly laughed after hearing this sentence.

He did not respond to what Lin Guang was implying by the "quest target" —perhaps a trivial matter that was unnecessary for him to delve into—but instead, said:

"Lin Guang, are you saying the Demon Race should have tried to help each other out rather than directly participating?"

Lin Guang nodded slowly.

"Most likely, they did have a plan unknown to us, perhaps betting on the chance of success or trickery."

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