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Chapter 197 Entering Sainthood

At this time, apart from Chen Xi and the other two, all the other passersby were doing the same thing as usual, getting on and off the bus as usual.

It conveys a sense that everyone else is drunk, but I am the only one who is sober.

"What... what's going on?"

"A piece of the sky has collapsed!"

Yang Wei pointed to the ceiling and exclaimed in surprise.

The sky and their positions seemed infinitely far away, yet also infinitely close.

"Yan Mingliang, was Yancheng like this when you set off from here?"

Chen Xi also looked wary; everyone felt uneasy facing the unknown.

Not far above, a vast and boundless area appeared to have a huge, terrifying crack, as if a mirror had been shattered.

The crack was bottomless, like a giant beast opening its blood-red maw to devour all light and life.

The area around the rift was still shrouded in thick, impenetrable black mist, making the whole scene even more mysterious and fraught with danger.

No, that's not it.

Yan Mingliang quickly shook his head in denial:

"I started from here too, but back then there was no such gap in the sky, absolutely not!"

"Because you warned me to be careful of imposters when I left, I paid close attention to my surroundings and observed everything."

"The sky wasn't like that back then; it was simply shrouded in black fog."

Chen Xi nodded, unsurprised.

He raised his head, glanced at the sky, his eyes slightly narrowed, lost in thought.

"Let's go out first."

The three of them left, but because there was no ticket check, they were unable to leave through the normal process.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Yancheng was shrouded in black mist, and all ordinary people were hypnotized, so Chen Xi and his two companions were essentially in a "no man's land".

Yancheng Station is a certain distance from the city center; it takes about 30 minutes by bus to get there.

Chen Xi is unable to communicate with these hypnotized people, therefore he cannot work as a taxi driver.

To make their actions seem more normal, the three of them had to take public transportation.

While waiting for the bus, Chen Xi looked up at the sky again, where the huge void hung like a landmark building.

"Um?"

Chen Xi seemed to notice something and murmured something.

beep~

Just then, bus number 30 arrived.

The car happened to stop at Yancheng No.1 Middle School.

"The car's here, boss."

Seeing that Chen Xi was still gazing at the bright moon, Yang Wei reminded him.

Although he is not a local, the bus stop name is on the bus sign.

"etc."

"We'll wait for the next group of passengers to arrive before we leave."

"Oh, okay."

Yang Wei didn't ask any more questions, while Yan Mingliang followed Chen Xi's example and looked up at the sky.

The two didn't say much, but both realized that Chen Xi must have discovered something.

45 minute later.

The second wave of passengers arrived on the high-speed train.

Chen Xi and the other two also got into the car.

"Boss, what did you find?"

After confirming that everyone in the car was an ordinary person, Yang Wei asked.

"That gap in the sky is very likely a 'battle scar'."

"Traces of battle?"

"Yes, just like our battle with the curly-haired fake man or my battle with Zhou Xiaogu, that hole in the sky should be a trace left after a battle between two or more parties."

"You know I have hyperthymesia, so I'm very good at making comparisons."

"I notice even the slightest difference immediately, which is similar to absolute color perception."

"While waiting for the car, I noticed that the hole in the sky was slightly different before and after I came out."

"Your physical condition is not as good as mine, so it's not surprising that you didn't notice anything, because the change is really subtle."

Chen Xi addressed the issue at hand.

His progress was the highest among the three, at 40% of the second stage, while Yang Wei was at 0% of the second stage, and Yan Mingliang's progress at the first stage was unknown.

Furthermore, Chen Xi possesses three times the physical attributes of an Insomniac and the bonus from his "Supporting Brother Demon" identity card, making his physical attributes far surpass those of the two.

In such circumstances, vision is naturally exceptional, which, combined with the photographic memory characteristic of hyperthymesia, leads to exceptional eyesight.

He's got a real talent for finding differences!

"It is slowly shrinking in a very small way, which means that the hole above is being repaired by the Black Tower, but the process is extremely slow."

Yang Wei and Yan Mingliang exchanged a glance, seemingly understanding what was going on, and couldn't help but gasp:

"Boss, in other words, the hole in the sky and the environmental damage caused by the self-destruction of the curly-haired fake man are essentially the same."

"Currently, everything is in a process of being repaired by the Black Tower after it's all over."

"But the repair speed at the time..."

At this moment, Yan Mingliang suddenly spoke up:

"Chen Xi, if the repair is progressing this slowly, does it mean...?"

Chen Xi nodded solemnly:

"You guessed right."

"Slow repair likely indicates extremely thorough damage!"

"In fact, it's possible that the word 'repair' is no longer appropriate; 'recreating' might be more accurate!"

"The fight between these two people, or this group, blasted a huge hole in the sky!"

"If I'm not mistaken, they shouldn't be at the transcendent stage."

"It is an existence at the 'Sainthood' stage!"

After the Transcendent III stage comes the Sainthood stage!

Although Chen Xi had never witnessed a battle between a Stage III powerhouse, he believed it was impossible for them to cause this level of destruction.

After all, becoming stronger is a gradual process.

Upon hearing the words "entering sainthood," Yang Wei and his companion both felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

It wasn't that the two were unaware of this stage's existence, but rather that it was too far removed from their lives.

Phase I requires portraying one's identity as fully as possible.

Phase II involves completing the task of assigning identities.

The specifics of what needs to be done in Stage III are unknown; all that is known is that one must enter the Black Tower to have a chance to transcend from the mortal to the saintly.

Therefore, regardless of whether Zhang Wanyi succeeds or not, she will not contact Chen Xi for a long time.

The task of becoming a witch requires entering the Black Tower to complete the upgrade from II to III, and the transition from the extraordinary to the saintly also needs to be completed within the Black Tower.

Therefore, theoretically, outside of the Black Tower, the highest combat power is usually at the Transcendent III stage.

Of course, this is only the usual case; otherwise, how was this hole in the sky created?

Chen Xi could only tentatively conclude that staying in the Black Tower after reaching the Transcendent III stage or becoming a Saint would be more beneficial than harmful.

At Yancheng No.1 Middle School Station, the bus slowly came to a stop.

Chen Xi and the other two got out of the car.

Fortunately, some passengers got off at this station; otherwise, the three of them would have had to execute Plan B: break the window!

The school is only 500 meters from the bus stop, very close. The three of them walked very slowly, as if taking a stroll.

"There are so few people on the street, it doesn't feel like a city at all, and it's not a day off today."

"Were they all swallowed up by the Black Tower?"

Yang Wei said as he walked.

"Perhaps."

Chen Xi replied simply, since he didn't know the answer either.

Before long, the three of them arrived at Chen Xi and Yan Mingliang's alma mater.

Yancheng No.1 Middle School!

Looking at the silent campus, Yang Wei took out his phone and glanced at it.