Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

As the fog of disaster dissipated, the swallowed megacity returned to the physical world.

Meanwhile, the human legions that were originally stationed outside the fog of disaster immediately moved into the giant city.

The high walls will be repaired and rebuilt, becoming even stronger and taller.

Meanwhile, Sword King, Yang Chen (original form), and others also arrived in the giant city, at the resting place of past champions, and at the burial ground of many heroes.

We paid tribute and observed a moment of silence to the fallen heroes.

Looking at the champion sealed in the blood coffin, Sword King sighed softly.

"The champions of all ages have reappeared, but we cannot meet. What a pity. Indeed, there is no destiny for champions, only the malice of fate. Damn Shang, how could it have harmed so many heroes?" Sword King's voice was filled with regret.

The champion's destiny is the malice of 'tragedy'; without it, human champions would not fall.

Damn thing!
He then looked at the coffin of the second-generation champion.

Through the sealed blood crystal, he could see the white-haired girl's face, as if she were asleep. Just like back then.
The image of the white-haired girl leading her army in a surprise attack flashed through my mind.

That was a memory the Sword King could never forget. The mighty champion carried the glory of humanity and launched a desperate counterattack against all of humanity's enemies!

After a long silence, Sword King bowed to the coffin once more: "Captain White hopes we can meet again."

"Next time, we will fight side by side!"

Yang Chen, on the other hand, paid his respects to the blood coffins of past champions.

He looked at his own coffin, the coffin of the demon, with a strange expression.

After all, seeing your own corpse lying in a coffin while you're still alive is indeed a bit eerie.

"How will you transport their remains? Do you need the mountain city's help?" Sword King asked.

"Thank you, but no need. We have the capability to relocate quickly," Yang Chen said.

“Yes, you have the Ark Voters. More efficient, safer.” Sword King’s gaze swept across the distance.

It was a girl wearing a black cloak and with her hair in a single ponytail. She was paying homage to the champion.

Wilderness Ranger, Azure Flame Chosen, Cloud Moon!

In reality, many big cities still hold a skeptical attitude towards Wilderness Rangers.

After all, the group itself is a mixed bag, with both good and evil elements. There are even imposters, which has given the Wilderness Ranger a bad reputation.

This suspicion intensified after learning that many of the wandering knights were followers of the Lord of Azure Flames.

Those are followers of the Chaos God!

However, after the appearance of the calamity fog, she rushed over without hesitation, killing many wandering supernatural creatures and creatures from forbidden zones along the way.

Through the Ark, they made contact with Border City No. 3 and finalized a plan to shape the champions through fear.

Otherwise, in the event of a complete loss of contact.

With this news coming and going, it'll probably take a long time to get it. The Ark is truly a wonderful thing.
At the same time, this also made the mountain city trust the wandering knights to some extent.

The blue flames that ignited in the fog of disaster further prove that they were indeed for the sake of humanity!

"The casualties this time were heavy, but the gains were equally significant," Sword King cautioned. "For example, the half-damaged Glory warship and the corpses of several Supreme Beings. We must transport them carefully, and try to use the Ark for transport if possible."

The Supreme Being's corpse is far too precious. If it were sent back directly, even the forbidden zones would fight tooth and nail for it.

Using it to create psionic weapons is one aspect, but more importantly...

Within the forbidden zone, many overlords are just one step away from reaching the supreme level.

But they still can't take that final step. If they could obtain the Supreme Being's remains and study them, they might be able to take that final step much faster.

The corpses of those Demon Lords were all quite large, especially the Thunder Dragon King and the Annihilator King, which were enormous.

Carrying such a large item back to the border city, the restricted area would definitely rob it.

Yang Chen nodded slightly: "Yes, we have already discussed this. There's no need to worry about that. Please also be careful in Shancheng."

“Well, secondly,” Sword King looked at Li Yelai not far away, “the pact between the Eternal Army and the Defeated Ones still needs to be spread.”

Through the explanations given by the city lord of the mountain city and Liu Feng, Jianfeng Wang learned of Li Yelai's identity.

Although surprised, he still chose to trust.

This war also proved that the use of the Immortal Army was correct, and humanity even obtained more detailed intelligence and data.

Next time, the Immortal Army will be even stronger.

"Yes, we will also develop a corpse-raising site in the Bashu Mountain City," Yang Chen replied in a low voice, "but this is a matter of great importance."

“I know this will be the top secret of my Bashu Mountain City,” Sword King replied.

The two finalized the collaboration between the two cities.

On the other side, Li Yelai clasped his hands in greeting to Yun Yue.

"Thank you very much, Lady Yunyue. You've been a great help again. Please don't hesitate to ask if you need any assistance."

Last time, we asked Yunyue for help and went to Wanlong Lake.

As it turned out, it hadn't been long before...

When the disaster fog appears, she will have to come to the mountain city of Sichuan again.

Weird.

“No need for that, Ninth Champion.” Yun Yue smiled. “We are allies. If you want to help, please challenge for the third ring position with me later.”

“That’s exactly what I was thinking.” Li Yelai nodded. Cultivating orc spores in the physical world was too dangerous. Li Yelai also needed to obtain a seat in the third ring to unlock the cultivation space where he could plant orc spores. It would be safe and stable.

"Your Excellency Yunyue, many powerful humans have ignited their azure flames amidst this calamity fog."

“Yes, I know. I can feel the flame that ignites in despair. It is the flame that illuminates the night of despair. If any of them are willing to follow the path of the wandering knight, I will take responsibility for guiding them,” Yunyue said. “If the path of the wandering knight is not suitable, please ask Jucheng to mediate and not make things difficult for them.”

"Rest assured, after this battle, no one will question the faith of the Azure Flame Lord," Li Yelai replied.

"That's good then." Yunyue nodded. "By the way, at the last Ark gathering, the one who holds the book probably broke through his defenses. He issued a mission to capture and kill you."

Li Yelai laughed; he really wanted to see the book holder's exasperated expression.

“Killing me is understandable, after all, I’m a variable. But what the hell is this ‘capture’?” Li Yelai asked. “Kidnapping me? You really dare to think of that!”

Kidnapping a champion is much harder than killing one.

"I don't know. Perhaps he wants to uncover your secrets, or test how you interfere with the Book of Destiny's arrangements," Yun Yue said after thinking for a moment. "The reward he offered was very generous: three high-level secret treasures, one forbidden item, and a chance to view the Book of Destiny."

"Such a large investment?" Li Yelai had some guesses, but he was still somewhat surprised.

Three secret treasures, like the cage that binds heaven and earth? Those are indeed good things.

Moreover, the Book of Destiny.
"I suspect some forces might be tempted to make a move, but your performance has been terrifying, especially your actions during the recent calamity fog. Once that gets out, even most overlords wouldn't dare to consider such a thing. But we still need to be careful. No matter how strong you are, there will be times when you make a mistake. Don't let any assassins touch you," Yun Yue reminded her.

"What do you think? If I, as Emperor Yan, capture the ninth champion and then go to him to claim the reward, how about it?" Li Yelai pondered.

Rather than letting someone else profit from it, Li Ye should take it himself. "Don't be too careless, champion." Yun Yue shook her head after thinking for a moment: "The holder of the book is still too mysterious."

Afterwards, Yunyue visited the doll and the Little Mad King to congratulate them on their ascension to overlord status, thus adding strength to humanity once again.

As the fog dissipates, the supplies it brought will be distributed.

The orc spores stored by the Ark Chosen, the massive, technologically advanced Glory warship, and the abundant Terror materials will all be distributed appropriately.

The geniuses and families from various major cities who came to help also received sufficient rewards.

The city will never forget the sacrifices of its heroes; all the heroes who participated in this war will be the city's eternal allies.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, no one mentioned the existence of the Chaos Legion.

This allowed Baiya, Yumian, and the others trapped inside the giant city to take the opportunity to escape. They would relay the news of the Four Gods' joint selection back to the Blood God and the Immortal Faction!

At the same time, Li Yelai also saw the Mo family members.

Leading the group was Mo He, who arrived with her family's elite troops.

In the initial conception, she would be hinted at modifying the Fear objective and entering the Disaster Fog, assuming the task of commanding the mimicry celestial army and the human legions.

Unfortunately, given the circumstances, humanity could no longer wait for her to come to their aid and launched a direct attack on the Styx.

The Mo family first paid tribute to the champions of each generation, as well as the human heroes who had sacrificed their lives, and left a bouquet of flowers in front of the coffin of the seventh champion.

Then, they found Ma Hongyi and Li Yelai.

"I'm sorry I'm late," Mohe said. "Fortunately, you're all still alive."

"It's tough, the casualties are too high. Nearly four million people, more than half were killed or injured." Ma Hongyi responded, "But at least we held on. Old Li, you should be close to becoming a hegemon by now, right?"

"Almost there, just a little bit of opportunity left." Li Yelai nodded: "The Supreme Ones are dying one by one, and their gifts alone are enough to help us improve rapidly."

“I also gained a lot. Although it was fraught with danger, all the humans who survived received the gifts of the fall of the Supreme Being and the collapse of the Styx River. It’s truly a case of fortune and misfortune being intertwined,” Ma Hongyi said. “If there is only one good thing, it is that it has made my mind clear.”

Li Yelai first met Ma Hongyi in the forbidden zone of the Heavenly Kingdom, where he also wanted to kill the traitor Meiwu.

Li Yelai speculated that Meiwu initially entered the restricted area as an undercover agent with a mission from Jucheng, and the Ma family also contributed significantly.

But later, Meiwu completely betrayed the Giant City. Perhaps she saw a hopeless future, or perhaps she was bewitched by some force, she thus murdered many humans.

As her former partner, Ma Hongyi desperately wanted to make amends, but he failed to kill Meiwu with his own hands at the time.

This time, the appearance of the Demonic Dancer amidst the calamity fog finally fulfilled his wish.

"Congratulations," Li Yelai said to Mo He.

"Thank you." Ma Hongyi nodded. "The next time we meet, it will probably be during the war against Black Source City. You two, strive to become stronger."

The city was in ruins and needed rebuilding, so everyone dispersed.

Yamashiro collaborated with two Ark voters, thus preserving some orc corpses and spores.

Li Yelai also placed the corpse of a large orc into his storage space.

Everything is kept still within the storage space. There's no need to worry about spore spread and growth.

Afterwards, Li Yelai placed the champions' remains into the storage space.

They arrived at the temporary warehouse where the corpse of the Supreme Terror was stored.

He was indeed a supreme being; even in death, the residual divine aura still exerted a terrifying sense of oppression.

However, having already witnessed the living Supreme Being, there's nothing to fear about the dead.

With the help of the doll, Little Mad King, and Yang Chen, Li Ye entered the ark amidst the corpses of Thunder Dragon King and Annihilation King.

Nearly three months later, Li Yelai re-entered the Ark.

The Ark Hall remained bright and magnificent, but the space seemed to have expanded, with many new seats added.

"Captain, have you added any new crew members?" Li Yelai asked.

"Hmm, you actually survived the calamity fog. Copperface, you've surprised me greatly." The captain let out a low chuckle: "If the Bookholder knew your secret, I wonder how he would react."

“I’m also looking forward to it. Please help me contact Camellia and open a private space for me.” Li Yelai sat back in his seat: “Captain, I’m going to make a very big deal later. Please bear with me.”

'Don't underestimate the Ark's spatial folding technology. It can easily accommodate even a mountain.'

As the sound faded, the surrounding scenery became blurry.

Soon, Jing Lin arrived inside the ark.

"Brother, you've finally made it out!" Jing Lin exclaimed. "You didn't see the Book Holder's mother-death expression on his face. That was exhilarating!"

"Hehe." Li Yelai chuckled. "First this."

A spatial fluctuation flickered.

The next moment, the massive bodies of the Thunder Dragon King and the Annihilation King squeezed into the hidden space.

This caused space to distort, and the ark suddenly expanded and swelled.

The two corpses were so large that Li Yelai's storage space couldn't hold them both at the same time.

They can only be transferred directly to Border City No. 3 through trade.

The underground network of Border City No. 3 has already prepared a sufficiently large space.

"Wow, that's huge. That was the Forbidden Zone King suppressed to the Supreme level." Jing Lin exclaimed. Just looking at these corpses, he could understand just how devastating the battlefield within the Calamity Mist had been. Several Supreme Terror Demons had even been killed. The intensity was probably the highest since the Calamity Era!

Then, Jing Lin pressed down on the corpses of the two Demon Lords.

The next moment, the two corpses vanished and reappeared within the underground network of Border City No. 3, where Jing Lin was located.

“There’s more, but you’ll need to find a bigger place,” Li Ye said.

"I know, it's all arranged," Jing Lin said.

Subsequently, the two left the ark one after the other.

A few minutes later, the two returned to the ark.

This puzzled the captain.

The next moment, space trembled again, and the Ark seemed to sense some enormous object, expanding the space once more.

Immediately afterwards, the wreckage of a glorious behemoth appeared inside the ark.

Even though a large number of weapons had been removed, and many had been cut or damaged in order to be dragged into the Ark by Li Yelai.

However, it still has a huge size.

The mournful sound emanating from the wreckage of the warship sent a chill down the captain's spine, filling him with an inexplicable sense of dread.

'How did you shoot down this warship?'

The captain felt this problem might be very important. (End of Chapter)