I became a god through frontier slaughter, and I crushed the academy's prodigies!

Shen Tian stood still.

But his body is no longer in this room.

Or rather, he exists here at the same time, yet he does not exist here.

This feeling is wonderful.

Shen Tian raised his right hand.

His palms had a translucent, dark gray color.

He didn't use any internal energy or physical strength; he simply made a grasping motion forward out of thin air.

Click.

A very slight, crisp sound.

Three meters ahead, the air suddenly shattered like a mirror.

A fist-sized black hole appeared out of thin air, as if the original space had been erased by an eraser.

Shen Tian withdrew his hand, and the black void instantly closed, as if nothing had ever happened.

The power brought by the orange talent never disappointed him.

The power of the void gathered in the center of Shen Tian's sea of ​​consciousness.

It has no shape.

It doesn't resemble a giant elephant, a long sword, or even eyes.

It is a profound expanse, existing yet not existing.

Blessings come from the heart.

Four words surfaced in the depths of Shen Tian's soul.

Too real.

Shen Tian suddenly opened his eyes.

The fifth martial arts essence, the Great Void Essence, was completely integrated into the Boundless Scripture of the Netherworld.

Shen Tian lowered his head and looked at his hands.

With a thought, golden energy surged from his palm.

The originally dazzling golden aura dimmed rapidly the moment the True Meaning of the Void was injected.

It eventually turned into a strange dark gold color.

It clung quietly to Shen Tian's fingers, like a thin shadow.

Shen Tian turned around and walked towards the wall.

He simply extended his index finger, imbued with a layer of dark golden energy, and gently traced it across the wall.

Like a hot knife slicing through butter.

Shen Tian's fingers glided effortlessly across the half-meter-thick wall.

He withdrew his hand, and an extremely smooth crack appeared on the wall.

There were no signs of high-temperature melting at the edge of the crack, nor were there any rough edges from metal tearing.

It's as if it were naturally formed.

Shen Tian dispersed the protective energy from his fingertips.

He took a deep breath, and suddenly his body went blurry.

The next second, he passed right through the half-meter-thick alloy wall and appeared in the corridor outside the secret room.

[Absolute Vacuuming]

While in a virtual state, he is completely untouchable by matter in the real world.

He can not only ignore terrain obstacles, but is also immune to all physical and energy attacks.

Can't beat them?

He vanished directly into the void.

Of course, this is on the premise that the opponent's attack is not enough to break the space.

Shen Tian deactivated his ethereal state, and his body solidified again.

The dark golden aura receded into his body.

He glanced at the wall and was very satisfied.

A series of hurried footsteps came from the end of the corridor.

Upon seeing Shen Tian, ​​Zhou Xuan abruptly stopped in his tracks.

Something's happened.

Zhou Xuan lowered his voice.

Shen Tian turned around, his expression calm.

"explain."

Zhou Xuan swallowed hard, trying to calm himself down.

"People from Longjing have arrived."

Shen Tian's eyes flickered slightly.

He had calculated the time; people from Longjing would arrive sooner or later. The fact that they arrived so early showed that their response was not slow.

"Where?"

Shen Tian asked.

"The Tower of Heavenly Suppression".

Zhou Xuan spoke extremely quickly.

"Moreover, their intentions are not good."

"They directly displayed the highest-level token of the Tian Shu Bureau, specifically requesting an investigation into the disappearance of Lin Hai and the Zi Ling Clan delegation."

Shen Tian remained silent, waiting for Zhou Xuan to continue.

Zhou Xuan looked around to make sure there was no one else in the corridor.

"Both the Prefect and Principal Yan are here."

"The top floor of the Zhen Tian Tower is now completely sealed off."

"No one is allowed to approach."

Zhou Xuan raised his head and looked at Shen Tian.

"I suspect the lord is trying to keep this from you."

Shen Tian raised an eyebrow. Was Lu Changming trying to hide something from him?

"Does the lord intend to shoulder this responsibility himself?"

Zhou Xuan nodded emphatically.

"The Lord's meaning is quite clear."

"Longjing's sending of people this time is clearly to demand an explanation."

"Moreover, they carried a secret order from the Tian Shu Bureau."

"The lord of the manor wants to take all the pressure upon himself and completely absolve you of responsibility."

"As long as you don't show up, they won't have any excuse to attack you."

Zhou Xuan took a deep breath.

"But after thinking it over, I feel I can't keep this from you."

"What if the people from Longjing bypass the Prefect and come directly to cause you trouble, leaving you completely unprepared!"

Zhou Xuan's tone carried a hint of ruthlessness.

He is now completely tied to Shen Tian's chariot.

One glory and one glory.

He absolutely would not allow Shen Tian to capsize in a ditch.

Shen Tian looked at Zhou Xuan.

This inspector, who was originally shrewd and cunning, is now completely on his side.

Even Lu Changming was excluded by him.

"Thank you very much, Brother Zhou."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan finally felt relieved.

"How many people have come to Longjing?"

Shen Tian asked.

"Four."

Zhou Xuan answered immediately.

"They were all wearing black uniforms, without any rank insignia."

"But it doesn't look simple."

Zhou Xuan's voice carried a hint of apprehension.

"But I can guarantee that they're after you."

Lu Changming and Yan Jinghan wanted to suppress the matter.

"Since they came here for me, I can't let them make a wasted trip."

Shen Tian moved his wrist, and the bones made a crisp cracking sound.

Over this period of time, I have upgraded so many orange talents and comprehended so much of the true meaning of martial arts.

It will rust if we don't use it soon.

"Sir, what do you intend to do?"

Zhou Xuan looked at Shen Tian with a hint of fanaticism in his eyes, even though he asked that question aloud.

But Shen Tian knew exactly what he was going to do.

"Let's go to Zhen Tian Tower."

The top floor of the Zhentian Tower.

The highest point of power in the Heavenly Fortune Prefecture.

The room, which is usually sunny, is now covered by heavy blackout curtains.

In the dim light, the air was so thick it seemed as if water could drip from it.

Four figures dressed in pure black uniforms stood like four nails, firmly planted in the center of the room.

Tian Shu Bureau, Dark Guard.

Chen Yuan stood at the very front.

He looked to be in his forties, with his hands hanging casually at his sides, and he wasn't carrying any weapons.

But just by standing there, a terrifying pressure from a late-stage seventh-order cultivator was like an invisible millstone, grinding down every inch of space in the room.

Behind him, Zhao Ying, Li Feng, and Wang Jue stood in a fan shape.

They were all at the peak of the sixth rank.

They seemed to even breathe in unison, their eyes cold and indifferent.

Lu Changming sat behind a large desk.

He wasn't wearing a military uniform, but only a loose-fitting civilian coat.

The aura of a mid-stage seventh rank slowly circulated within his body, like a silent city wall, blocking all the pressure emanating from Chen Yuan from three feet away from the desk.

Yan Jinghan sat on the sofa to the side.

He didn't have Lu Changming's good temper.

The blood and qi of the seventh-stage early stage were already boiling, and thick blood vessels bulged on the neck.

If Lu Changming hadn't been holding him back, he would have drawn his sword long ago.

Chen Yuan broke the silence.

He pulled a document from his pocket and casually tossed it onto the table.

The paper slid and stopped in front of Lu Changming.

It was stamped with a glaring red clay seal.

"Lord Lu."

Chen Yuan's voice was soft, yet carried a hint of arrogance.

"Enough with the small talk."

"Master Lin Hai is a top-tier seventh-level weapon forger in the Dragon Kingdom, and the Purple Spirit Clan delegation is concerned with the overall peace between the human race and other races."

"Twelve thousand people were wiped out in the Tianyun Prefecture's defense zone."

"The tremors in Longjing were quite significant."

"Xu Tianzhu specifically sent the four of us here to form a joint search and rescue team."

"I want to see him alive or dead."

Lu Changming leaned back in his chair, not even glancing at the secret order.

"Special Envoy Chen, you must be tired from your long journey."

"The Tianyun Prefecture has already submitted a detailed report on this matter."

"A rare gray fog surge has erupted in the Black Abyss Rift."

"The mission was unlucky; they stumbled right into it."

"No one wants to see natural disasters or man-made calamities."

"The search and rescue operation in Tianyun Prefecture has never stopped."

"Since the Tian Shu Bureau wants to assist, we naturally welcome it."

Chen Yuan gave a forced, insincere smile.

"With Lord Lu's words, we can rest assured."

"However, the Black Abyss Rift has a complex terrain and is shrouded in gray mist."

"We need a guide who is familiar with the situation at the time."

"I heard that your family's newly appointed head of the personal guards, Shen Tian, ​​is stationed in the cities of Jiang and Feng, and Lord Lin Hai and the Zi Ling Clan's destination is the occupied area of ​​Jiang City."

"Please ask Guard Shen to lead the way."