The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

How profound is Eminem's influence on the world?

This phenomenon was more clearly manifested in the largest landmass that gave birth to the Eminem virus.

The vast expanse of yellow sand is now gradually being adorned with oases covered with towering ancient trees and teeming with life.

The vast Western Regions, once considered an economic backwater and a desolate wasteland, have quietly become a new economic, cultural, and technological center that brings together the best of humankind.

The tsunami that swept across most of the planet was contained by the gradually rising terrain of the Western Regions.

Ji Chen led a massive army of tens of thousands of people into this land where oasis and desert intertwined.

Along the way, due to the tsunami, the living space of land-based mutated beasts was squeezed, and they flocked to the Western Regions.

The previously stabilizing situation in the Western Regions began to crumble.

The battles between the mutated beasts spread from the outside in, rising and falling in waves.

The roar of the Beast King echoed through the sky, and fierce battles were constantly unfolding.

No matter how fierce the battles between these beast kings were, when Ji Chen led his team past, they faced the oppressive aura of Ji Chen, a fifth-tier powerhouse.

All fighting has ceased.

After traveling about 300 kilometers, the road conditions began to improve, and a sense of civilization was palpable.

Abandoned cars, occasional airplanes in the sky, and the traces of artillery bombardment everywhere all tell Ji Chen and his group that a human settlement is not far away.

"Is there really such a large human settlement in the Western Regions?"

Zhang Jing's eyes were filled with shock. He could hardly imagine that, apart from figures like the leader, there were other people in this world who could establish human settlements.

And it seems that this community is developing very well.

It's as if it has reached the industrial level before the collapse of order.

Gradually, they saw roads, highways, newly built highways.

Everyone's spirits lifted.

Even though they had confidence in Ji Chen's strength, and their physical abilities had greatly improved after racialization, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they could see the definite hope of finding a settlement ahead.

They were also afraid of this migration, but it was just Ji Chen's imagination.

At this point, problems arose.

With such a large group arriving, wouldn't the settlement react?

If there is a reaction, how should the community view them?

After all, it doesn't seem right to be able to assemble such a large force in the apocalypse.

The journey continued, and a gray fortress gradually came into view.

Weapons of all types and calibers filled every inch of these fortress-like structures, and even a few magnificent cannons could be seen among them.

We've arrived at the human settlement.

At the same time, the settlement also spotted them, and a large number of drones took off and flew towards them.

.........

The leaders of the human settlements were indeed quite surprised by Ji Chen's army of tens of thousands of people.

What followed was unprecedented attention.

In this day and age, anyone who can survive crossing the wilderness to reach the Western Regions is a ruthless character who has survived nine deaths and one life.

But those were all lone wolves, at most small teams of ten or twenty people.

As for those that are well-organized, have a complete system, include the elderly, women, and children, and span half the continent?

Unheard of.

The behemoth uprising has been going on for over a week.

The hellish scene in the wilderness today is something that all human leaders are well aware of.

Even their steel fortress was recently breached by a beast king-level behemoth, with several fortresses broken through, and hundreds of warriors were killed before they were barely repelled.

But what about the army at the foot of the fortress?

There was no rout, no desperate flight; they even maintained a basic formation.

The dust kicked up by tens of thousands of people moving around was frighteningly stable.

The group in front of me could bring tens of thousands of people, and they all seemed to be in relatively good spirits as they arrived at the gathering place.

The sheer amount of gold involved is chilling to even think about.

"What should we do?"

The mayor of Astartes base asked in a deep voice, "Should we let them in? If so, how should we welcome them?"

The human settlement created by the Ultimate Gate has eight base cities.

The mayor of Astartes City is already considered a high-ranking official, so naturally only people from the Extreme Gate would ask him for his opinion.

The white man in military uniform opposite him remained silent upon hearing this.

He was also undecided, after all, the team's strength was beyond doubt, having managed to traverse the perilous wilderness to get here.

If we let them in easily, the leadership of this base city will likely be threatened.

They, the Jiyi Sect, had worked so hard to develop their settlement; they weren't just doing all the work for someone else's benefit.

Thinking of this, he immediately made a decision: "I will inform the sect leader, but right now, we absolutely cannot let them in."

"You know how bizarre and wonderful the abilities of mutant beasts are. What if this is another conspiracy by some mutant beast to devour the base city? Neither of us can bear that responsibility."

The base mayor looked troubled. "But...won't this cause misunderstandings on the other side? What if a conflict breaks out..."

Commander Alex snorted coldly: "Let's try to appease them with pleasantries first. If they dare to cause trouble, then we'll just use the King-class weapons and blast them to smithereens!"

The Heavenly King-level weapon is a super weapon developed by the Ultimate Sect after conquering numerous technological noble bases, integrating weapon resources and combining them with mutation abilities. It can threaten the Beast King level.

Once activated, even the Beast King will face annihilation.

This is one of the reasons why they were able to maintain stability in the Western Regions.

The base mayor's expression changed slightly, but he had no choice but to comply.

Alex hurriedly left, passing on the news that a team was capable of dominating the Western Regions.

Then he prepared to wait quietly for the reply from the Ultimate Sect.

At the same time, he did not forget to gather intelligence on those people outside the city.

"What?! You're saying your base city has too many people, a housing shortage, and nowhere to house us?"

Zhang Jing, her face ashen, negotiated with the representatives from Astartes.

"Your base city is so big, and you're saying you can't even vacate any houses?"

Zhang Jing pointed to some abandoned fortresses with exposed gaps.

"These fortresses are just sitting empty anyway, can't they even give us temporary accommodation?"

The Astartes representative looked arrogant; he had already discovered that few of these people even possessed superpowers.

Those who have mastered secret martial arts and evolved through this method are extremely rare, and he immediately felt confident, sneering:

"Even if it's abandoned, it's still a place that our Jiyi Sect painstakingly built. Why should you live there?"

This means you want the benefits.

Although he didn't know how these people crossed the wilderness, there were many good things in the wilderness, and he believed that these people must have treasures that were useful for cultivating secret martial arts.

"Beast King meat and precious medicine, as long as you are willing to give me some, I will decide to designate a residential area for you."

The Astartes representative sneered inwardly; as long as these people agreed, he had plenty of ways to squeeze them dry.

If a mere guy with less than second-tier strength can become mayor, it's hard for him not to underestimate this group.

Driven by self-interest, he overlooked the group's achievement of crossing the wilderness.

Zhang Jing's face was grim. If Ji Chen hadn't suddenly announced his seclusion for cultivation for some unknown reason, making him somewhat lack confidence, he wouldn't have bothered arguing with the other party.

But in order not to affect Ji Chen's seclusion, he had no choice but to endure it.

"Alright, we have beast king meat here. Hopefully, you'll keep your word."

……

Inside the temporary tent, Ji Chen sat cross-legged, pressing down on Ye Xiao's head with one hand and embracing Liu Yan, the source of Ye Xiao's inner demons, with the other, beginning the transformation into human form.

As for the difficulties that might arise outside, in his eyes, they were completely insignificant compared to the gains he had made with Ye Xiao.

We've protected these people for so long, what's wrong with making them suffer a little?

Perfect timing! He'll play the fool and use it to his advantage, giving him an excuse to challenge the Ultimate Sect after he leaves the sect.

Ji Xingshen has always been upright and honest, and never acts as a brainless villain who actively provokes trouble.