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Chapter 829 Finally back

"Do you know who stole the Eternal Star?"

Old Rex looked at Luo Jun.

“It doesn’t matter who stole it…” Luo Jun smiled. “I’m more concerned about what they’re planning to do… But after hearing your explanation, I think I have the answer.”

"Them?" Old Rex narrowed his eyes. "Was it done by a group?"

"I've asked you everything I wanted to know." Luo Jun stepped forward and grabbed Old Rex, who instinctively shrank back in fright. But he quickly realized that Luo Jun's hand was not attacking him; on the contrary, it was channeling his vital energy into him.

That is a kind of innate spiritual energy with extremely high purity that can be perfectly matched!
Nourished by the vital energy, Old Rex immediately exuded a protective aura. He stood up and looked at Luo Jun with some suspicion: "What exactly is your purpose?"

"To be honest, I don't like the way your Hellstream family does things." Luo Jun looked at Old Rex and said frankly, "But, a certain moment should be coming soon. At least, you are still on the side of the main world."

"How much do you know?" Old Rex frowned.

"It shouldn't be much more or less than yours," Luo Jun said with a smile. "The energy I just gave you wasn't for nothing. I have another request."

Old Rex immediately became alert: "What request?"

“I want a vial of the original solution of the Eternal Virus,” Luo Jun said.

"Huh?" This request surprised old Rex.

If it were an ordinary person, and they asked him for the original solution, he would most likely say that this guy was crazy.

The original solution of the Eternal Virus is not a rare thing for the Hell Creek family, but as a specialty of the Wasteland, it is not something that can be given away just because someone wants it.

The problem is that this young man in front of us has top-notch combat power even in the Feathered Realm. He indirectly forced Old Rex, the head of the Hell Creek family, to this point. Taking advantage of his vulnerability, he only asked for a single viral sample.
Asking the Hellstream family for the Eternal Virus is like trying to pluck a tiger's fur. If you're a rabbit, the tiger won't even glance at you, and might even slap you to death. But if you're a dragon, the tiger might even pluck a couple of tufts of fur for you out of its own accord.

"Let me confirm, you just want the regular stock solution, right?" Old Rex asked, frowning.

"Don't worry," Luo Jun laughed. "I'm not interested in the version you developed that can infect other worlds. Just make sure it doesn't get into the main world."

Old Rex snorted coldly: "Fine, I agree."

Just as the two reached a deal, a giant pterosaur flew over, transformed into human form, and landed—it was Caroline.

"Patriarch!" Caroline stood beside Old Rex, glancing warily at Luo Jun: "This guy..."

“It’s nothing…” Old Rex waved his hand: “This is a new friend I made…and it’s all thanks to him that the problem of the divine remains was solved.”

Hearing Old Rex's words, Caroline was quite surprised. Knowing Old Rex as she did, he was an absolutely ruthless and arrogant man. Forget making friends, there were hardly any people in the entire main world he would even deign to acknowledge. Even if this Ye was exceptionally talented, he was merely a newly ascended Ascension cultivator. How could the family head address him as a friend?

Could it be that the patriarch is exhausted and intends to lull his opponents into a false sense of security?
However, judging from the concentration of his inner energy, it didn't seem like it at all... With these questions in mind, the three of them set off back to Paradise City.
When Luo Jun finally saw this underground city, he was genuinely surprised and amazed.

"How many people live here?" Standing in the elevator, looking down at the entire Paradise City through the transparent passage, Luo Jun couldn't help but ask.

“Approximately 128,000 people,” Caroline replied. “They are all survivors we’ve gathered from all over the world. In this world ravaged by the eternal virus, a community with a few hundred survivors is considered a large settlement. It’s no easy feat for us to find so many.”

"I see... So those brother and sister were putting on an act, trying to get the people on that island to join Paradise City?" Luo Jun finally understood Karei and Karin's purpose.

“We regularly send our clansmen out to find human settlements. They were really lucky to find a huge settlement with two thousand people,” Caroline remarked. “We’ve received their feedback and have already arranged for a fleet of transport planes to pick them up. It won’t be long before they join Paradise City.”

His words were full of anticipation for the new survivors, but he showed almost no regret for the death of the Kare siblings.

On the way back, Old Rex and Caroline heard about Karei and Karin from Luo Jun, and naturally knew that the two siblings had died because of Luo Jun. But to be honest, the Hell Creek family was already a prominent family in the area more than a hundred years ago, before the gates were even opened. After years of growth, its size was no smaller than the Ling family, with thousands of members in the main and collateral branches. Even Old Rex himself might not be able to recognize them all.

Of course, as experts who have cultivated to the Concentration Realm, the Kare siblings are also considered young talents. Although they are not direct descendants of old Rex, they are still important talents in the family.

If these two were still alive, Old Rex would never have tolerated their arbitrary slaughter. But now that they are dead, Old Rex is willing to offend a powerful Ascension expert for the sake of two dead men. He knows exactly what he's doing.

Of course, these two siblings are at best promising, but they haven't truly entered the core circle of the Hellstream Clan. Otherwise, they wouldn't be calling the Divine Remains sixth-order.

The so-called sixth rank is essentially a false title released by Old Rex to conceal the true nature of the divine remains.

"What do you need so many people for?" Luo Jun asked.

“Of course it’s for experiments,” old Rex sneered.

"An experiment with the Eternal Virus? These are all lab rats?" Luo Jun asked in surprise, "Are you guys really that perverted?"

Although the prevailing view in the main world is that people from other worlds cannot be considered fellow human beings, these are, after all, intelligent beings with feelings, and whose appearances are no different from humans. Using them for human experiments inevitably challenges the moral values ​​of ordinary people.

“If we really did that, these guys would have revolted long ago.” Caroline shook her head. “We have plenty of test subjects for the Eternal Virus, whether they are infected zombies, mutated first, second, third, and fourth tiers, or various infected humans who haven’t mutated yet. We can find them all over this continent. On the contrary, humans who are not infected, or rather, infected but not mutated into monsters, are the scarce resources.”

"So what kind of experiments are you doing with them?" Luo Jun asked curiously.

“Of course, it’s an ability,” Old Rex said. “Ordinary people in this world, after being infected with the virus, have the opportunity to awaken shapeshifting abilities. The cultivation methods are completely different from those in the main world, but ultimately they lead to the same goal. This is essentially a rule set by Aidenval… or rather, an ability derived from Aidenval’s diluted bloodline. Although we from the main world cannot replicate this ability, we can still gain inspiration through research, which is very beneficial for the cultivation of shapeshifting abilities.”

"So, what you want isn't population, but mutated ability users?" Luo Jun asked.

“Without a large population base, where would so many ability users come from?” Caroline said. “We don’t want the Eternal Virus to disappear, but we don’t want humanity to disappear either. Our current goal is to preserve the human race as much as possible and expand the population. In this way, a continuous stream of ability users will be born, becoming the subjects of our observation and research.”

As they spoke, the elevator reached the central hub. Old Rex kept his promise and gave Luo Jun three vials of the Eternal Virus's original solution. Luo Jun used the Treasure Authentication Seal to transform them into Treasures and stored them in his Treasure Chest. Together with Old Rex, they passed through the [Wasteland] Gate. Finally, they returned to the main world. On the other side of the gate was still the territory of the Hellstream Clan.

Old Rex also intended to extend a gesture of hospitality by inviting Luo Jun to stay for a few days, but Luo Jun declined, as he had many important matters to attend to.

"Before I leave, there's something I want to confirm with you." Old Rex personally escorted Luo Jun to the gates of the Hellstream Clan. As they parted, Old Rex suddenly asked, "You do know who stole the Eternal Star, right? And is it possible to get it back?"

"It's probably hopeless." Luo Jun shrugged. "Your Eternal Star and my Kiss of the Goddess of Life were stolen by the same group of people, and they may have already been used up. But thankfully, the viral source fluids that came with the Eternal Star and can infect across worlds are not in their hands."

“I know that.” Old Rex snorted coldly. “Those potions are in the hands of the Yuanxiu Society… It seems we really miscalculated this time. I know the Hellstream family caused you some trouble. Here, on behalf of the entire family, I apologize to you. You’re right, that moment is coming soon. Now is not the time for infighting within the main world.”

Luo Jun was somewhat surprised by Old Rex's understanding and felt that there was some kind of conspiracy involved.

“Don’t doubt it.” Old Rex read his eyes: “I can live to be over a hundred years old, not because of arrogance and domineering attitude… Those who can reach the realm of ascension not only rely on cultivation talent, but none of them are stupid… well, except for that love-struck guy from your Aurora, that’s a mental problem.”

As he spoke, old Rex extended his hand to Luo Jun: "So, if it really comes to the point where the whole world is plunged into a life-or-death crisis, I hope we can form an alliance. My goal is very simple: to ensure the survival of the Hell Creek family."

Luo Jun frowned: "You mean, you hope I can help protect the descendants of the Hell Creek family?"

“No need for that.” Old Rex waved his hand and said in a low voice, “Only our descendants can live for a few years. As long as I live, I can give birth to another Hell Creek family sooner or later.”

“Uh…” Luo Jun looked at old Rex in front of him speechlessly: “This is the first time I’ve ever heard of such a trust…”

After watching Luo Jun leave, old Rex returned to the Hell Creek family's castle.

"Patriarch, why should we be on good terms with this Cinnabarian?" Elder Mapu stepped forward, looking puzzled.

“It’s nothing…” Old Rex said, “Although this kid is top-notch, he’s still too young.”

Hearing this, Elder Mapu's eyes lit up: "Does the patriarch have a plan to deal with this kid?"

"Why would I bother with him?" Old Rex sneered, glaring at Elder Mapu. "I should really dig out your brain, which only knows how to make enemies, and give it a good wash!"

Under the terrifying pressure of old Rex, Elder Mapu trembled like a leaf, cold sweat pouring down his face: "The patriarch is right... but... I really don't understand what the patriarch means..."

“In times of great difficulty, having another ally is always a good thing.” Old Rex sighed. “This kid, although capable and smart, is still too young. He’s at an age where he yearns for heroes and is willing to help others without expecting anything in return.”

"In conclusion, he's a good person."

"Compared to those old monsters who calculate every single hair on their bodies, allying with him is much more reassuring. Perhaps one day in the future, this will become the key to the survival of our entire family."

After leaving the Hell Creek Clan, Luo Jun did not rush to contact anyone. Instead, he found a secluded location and, after confirming that no one was following him, took out the Creation Heavenly Craft Chess.

He took out the storage skill card, which depicted a petrified human figure.

This is the Emberty he had previously collected... no, it should be Wu Kong, the Wu Kong who stole the kiss of the goddess of life!

He originally planned to leave the [game] world, then bring this guy out and force him to open the treasure box and hand over the Kiss of the Goddess of Life. He didn't care what the Wu siblings wanted to do, but they couldn't stop him from healing his master.

However, when he discovered that he had arrived in the wasteland world, he changed his mind.

Before releasing Wu Kong, he planned to extract some information from the Hell Creek family.

It is currently known that these siblings want to do something big, but they don't want anyone else to know.

Luo Jun used the dice to determine that what they were going to do would not harm the main world, and might even be beneficial, so he did not interfere much, and even helped them.

But now that he knows what the other party is going to do requires the use of his life goddess's kiss, his curiosity is starting to get the better of him.

What exactly are these guys trying to do?
He had tried asking them before, but they would never tell him, not even with dice.

Therefore, he decided to approach it from another angle, which was another thing they needed for their plan: the Eternal Star!

Once we understand the origins and functions of the Eternal Star, we can deduce as much as possible the Wu siblings' intentions. Using this information as leverage in our negotiations, we should be able to extract more intelligence.

Luo Jun flicked his wrist, the card disappeared, and a lifelike stone statue appeared in front of him.

“This is it!” Luo Jun stroked his chin, then summoned Elontan.

In reality, he had no way to undo the petrification, but Elontan was the pinnacle of the elementalists, proficient in multi-elemental magic, including earth magic.

"Old Ai, can you undo his petrification?"

Elontan glanced at it and nodded: "No problem. In the [game], the level of the petrification spell determines the success of the skill, but it does not affect the difficulty of dispelling it."

As he spoke, his aura surged, and a wave of earth elemental energy covered the stone statue. After a moment, the grayish-white color began to fade.

“Very good!” Luo Jun nodded, but the next moment, his smile froze on his face.

He discovered that Emberty's physical body had also dissipated along with the petrification...

(End of this chapter)