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Seeing his expression, Li Yao laughed even more maniacally: "Those bombs... are linked to my vital signs. If my heart stops beating... in ten seconds..."

He struggled to raise his hand, pointing to the bloody hole in his chest, blood seeping through his fingers.

"In ten seconds, those bombs will be enough to level the entire base city! Thirty-seven million lives will be lost!"

......

"10"

......

"9"

......

A deep purple bolt of lightning emanated from Zhou Mu and expanded wildly in all directions, covering the entire globe in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, Zhou Mu's mental power surged out like a tide, merging with the domain.

The perfected realm amplified his perception countless times, allowing him to perceive every street, every building, and every piece of land in Jiangnan Base City.

"8"

He found it.

There are seventeen bomb burial sites underground in Jiangnan Base City.

"7"

With a thought, Zhou Mu unleashed seventeen bolts of deep purple lightning that struck down from the sky, precisely piercing the earth and silently disappearing into the seventeen bomb burial sites. The lightning exploded underground, instantly reducing the T111 bombs to dust.

There was no explosion, no tremor, not even a speck of smoke, as if it had never existed.

"6"

Zhou Mu slowly opened his eyes, withdrew his domain, and the deep purple light, like swallows returning to their nests, shrank back from every corner of the earth and finally returned to his body.

......

"3"

"2"

"1"

Ten seconds passed, but the explosion that Li Yao had anticipated did not occur.

He knelt on the ground, looking up at Zhou Mu, the madness in his eyes gradually shattering, replaced by deep despair.

His final, most insane revenge was nothing but a joke in front of Zhou Mu.

"Your bomb is gone."

Zhou Mu looked down at him, his eyes showing no anger or murderous intent, only a calm as if he were looking at a clown.

Li Yao's pupils dilated, his lips twitched a few times, but he only spat out a mouthful of blood. His body slowly tilted down and crashed next to Vinina, then fell silent.

Under the moonlight, two corpses lay quietly, their eyes still open, gazing at the deep purple night sky, their reflections mirroring the lingering lightning.

Luo Feng stood still for a long time, his fists clenching and unclenching, the rise and fall of his chest gradually subsiding. He looked down at the two corpses, his eyes showing no joy after revenge, only a calm.

Zhou Mu landed beside him and patted him on the shoulder.

"Let's go home."

Luo Feng nodded, took one last look at the two corpses on the ground, turned around and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the distance.

......

As the morning light streamed in from the east, it cast a faint golden glow on the blue bricks and gray tiles of the Zhou Family Manor.

Two streaks of light landed in the center of the courtyard, and a gust of wind stirred up the air, making the needles of the Podocarpus macrophyllus under the eaves rustle.

"Father! You're back!"

Zhou Pojun rushed out of the main hall, still holding a piece of bread that he hadn't finished eating.

Zhou Mu nodded and stepped inside.

Zhou Hai walked around from the side courtyard, followed by Mo Yan and several clansmen, holding a data terminal in his hand, his eyes bright.

"Come in, everyone."

Zhou Mu pushed open the door and sat down in the main seat. The tea had already been brewed, and the celadon teacup was so thin that it was translucent.

Before Zhou Pojun had even settled into his seat, he blurted out, "Dad, the house has changed a lot while you were gone!"

Zhou Hai opened the data terminal, and the light screen unfolded.

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"Wanqing, that girl, broke through last month."

Zhou Hai pointed to the first name on the light screen, "Peak of Advanced Warrior, just one step away from becoming a God of War. She said she will definitely break through before the end of the year."

Zhou Mu looked at Zhou Wanqing's name on the screen, next to which were densely packed training data.

"Zhou Lie is not bad either." Zhou Hai slid his finger down, "In addition, with the resources you left behind, the family has gained two more War God-level martial artists..."

Zhou Mu leaned back in his chair and nodded calmly.

"Everyone has worked hard during this time."

Zhou Pojun grinned and said, "With you, the thickest pillar on Earth, supporting us, what hardship do we have?"

Zhou Hai put away the data terminal. "By the way, Father."

"The Bolenas family contacted us and offered to transfer all of Li Yao and his wife's assets, including three properties in Europa, shares in the HR Alliance, and all their collections and investments, to us. The estimated value is approximately 32 billion Chinese yuan."

"In addition... they also transferred the 150 billion bounty on Luo Feng to us."

Zhou Hai looked at Luo Feng, and the main hall fell silent for a moment.

Zhou Mu picked up the teacup, took a small sip, and then put it down.

"Take it and tell them that Li Yao's matter ends here. Don't try anything else. I won't make things difficult for them."

"As for that 150 billion, let's leave it to that kid Luo Feng."

Zhou Hai nodded in agreement.

Zhou Mu got up and walked to the window. The sun was already high in the sky, casting a long shadow of the osmanthus tree in the yard.

"I'm going into seclusion for a while, which could be a few months or a few years. You brothers can discuss and handle things at home."

Zhou Pojun and Zhou Hai exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously.

"Don't worry, you can leave your family to us."

Zhou Mu nodded and looked at Luo Feng beside him.

"Xiaofeng, come with me."

"Li Yao's matter is settled. You should be able to put your mind at ease now, right?"

Luo Feng stood half a step behind him, let out a long breath, as if he had expelled all the pent-up frustration he had been holding in for months.

"Master, I'm alright now."

His voice was steady, "I used to worry about home whenever I went out, but now the rats in the shadows are gone, my parents have moved into a big villa in the estate, and my brother's legs have been restored under the life-giving water you supported, so I can finally relax."

Zhou Mu turned around and looked into his eyes; the young man's eyes were clear and bright.

"That's good."

"I believe Babata has already told you that our Earth is just a tiny drop in the ocean of the vast universe."

"We are still too weak. To some people in the universe, we are just a hot commodity, an easy slave, or an unclaimed treasure."

"You, me, Hong, and Thor, we tall guys on Earth need to get stronger quickly to hold up this sky."

"Our goals cannot be limited to the earth."

Zhou Mu patted Luo Feng on the shoulder, "I need to go into seclusion for a while to break through my cultivation level."

"I'm giving you another task: go with Babata to Ruins 12 and repair that spaceship. This will be our first step into space."

"The No. 12 ancient civilization ruins are a bit challenging for you with your current strength, but you should be able to handle them."

"Yes, Master. Leave it to me! When you come out of seclusion, I guarantee you'll see that spaceship completely intact before you."

Luo Feng nodded in response.

Zhou Mu nodded and turned to walk towards the backyard.

Luo Feng stood in the courtyard, let out a long sigh, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

"Universe, here we come!"

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