If I let you practice martial arts, you'll compress your vital energy ten thousand times?

the next day.

The sky in the Seventh Security Zone was so gloomy it looked as if a layer of lead-gray clouds were pressing down on it.

The siege of the city by the Disciples that broke out in the civilian area last night has been sealed off by the military as a "high-risk pollution incident".

Ordinary residents only knew that the Black Gate had returned.

Senior Bloodface has made his move again.

As for what level of disciples they were, how many commander-level figures had died, and why Gu Changye had disappeared, no one knew.

The military cordon stretched across three streets.

The Su family guards stood watch on the outer perimeter.

Luo Xingshuang went to the scene in person.

But when she arrived, half of the domain had already collapsed, leaving only cracks and ashes of the gate patterns crushed by some terrifying force.

She stood in the middle of the broken street, silent for a long time.

Those were not ordinary battle marks.

It's more like an area that has been forcibly turned into a restricted zone by some higher-level force.

All the door patterns, all the pollution, all the spatial fluctuations were crushed on the ground.

Su Qinghan stood beside her, her face still somewhat pale.

Last night, she witnessed the door at Lin Xiaoya's feet almost open.

I also witnessed firsthand how Senior Bloodface ultimately suppressed everything.

At that moment, she realized for the first time.

Senior Blood is not simply strong.

He's like a rule.

As long as he stands there, the black door cannot be opened.

Su Qinghan looked at the old tenement building.

Lin Xiaoya is alright now.

Lin Yuan was also inside the house.

But for some reason, she felt that what happened last night was not so simple.

Gu Changye has disappeared.

The timing of their disappearance was just too perfect.

Su Qinghan said in a low voice:

"Is Gu Changye dead?"

Luo Xingshuang remained silent for a moment.

"not necessarily."

Su Qinghan was taken aback.

Luo Xingshuang looked at the remaining silver-black ash on the ground.

"People from the Sky Patrol Division, especially someone like Gu Changye, won't easily put themselves in a position where they're certain to die."

"His willingness to get involved shows that he was well-prepared."

Su Qinghan's heart sank slightly.

"What did he see last night?"

Luo Xingshuang did not answer.

Because she didn't know either.

But she had a vague feeling.

Gu Changye's disappearance last night may be more troublesome than the disciples besieging the city itself.

……

Military command center.

After reading the post-battle report from last night, Su Zhan's face turned extremely grim.

"Seven peak disciples at the level of town generals."

"Two disciples at the mid-stage of the Commander Realm."

"A disciple at the peak of the Commander Realm."

"What does Blackgate think the Seventh Safe Zone is?"

The adjutant bowed his head and said:

"Commander, the Central Committee has replied."

"The Longyuan Academy's receiving ship is ahead of schedule."

"The original arrival date of ten days has been changed to three days."

Su Zhan said coldly:

"Three days?"

"They know District Seven is unsafe too?"

The adjutant did not respond.

Su Zhan put down the report and remained silent for a moment.

He actually knew.

The Seventh Safe Zone can no longer keep Lin Yuan and his sister.

It's not that he didn't want to protect her.

Instead, the Black Gate is willing to go to any lengths to snatch Lin Xiaoya.

If it weren't for Senior Blood's personal intervention last night, the Seventh Safe Zone wouldn't have been able to stop that peak Commander-level disciple at all.

Even more terrifying.

Although Senior Blood is strong, he is not a force that the Seventh Army can mobilize.

He only protected Lin Yuan and his sister.

They will not assume all the risks for the Seventh Safe Zone.

Su Zhan slowly said:

"Before the arrival of the receiving ship, the protection level for Lin Yuan and his sister was raised to the highest level."

"Guard the perimeter, don't get too close."

"No one is allowed to approach without authorization."

"Especially the Sky Patrol Division."

The adjutant whispered:

"Gu Changye has disappeared, and the Central Committee will send new personnel to escort him."

Su Zhan sneered.

"Missing?"

"That kind of person is better off really disappearing."

……

The working-class neighborhood.

Inside the old tenement building.

Lin Xiaoya sat on the edge of the bed, tidying up her small schoolbag.

She put her calligraphy practice book inside.

She then put the new pen that Lin Yuan had bought for her back in.

Finally, she glanced at the bottle of nutrient solution on the table that was still unfinished, and carefully stuffed it into her side pocket.

Lin Yuan stood at the door, watching her pack her things.

"Is this all you're bringing?"

Lin Xiaoya nodded.

"Everything else is old."

"Can I still buy it once I get to Longyuan City?"

Lin Yuandao:

"able."

Lin Xiaoya thought for a moment, then put another old notebook with slightly curled edges into the very back of her schoolbag.

Lin Yuan saw it.

That was the notebook where she used to secretly write in her diary.

He didn't ask.

Lin Xiaoya zipped up her backpack and looked up at him.

"Brother, are we really leaving early?"

"Um."

Lin Xiaoya asked in a low voice:

"Is it because of those bad people?"

Lin Yuan looked at her.

Are you scared?

Lin Xiaoya shook her head.

"I'm not afraid."

Lin Yuan asked:

Why?

Lin Xiaoya said earnestly:

"Because my brother is here."

Lin Yuan paused for a moment.

He then reached out and ruffled her hair.

"Um."

"Brother's here."

Lin Xiaoya smiled.

But soon, she asked with some concern:

"Will Aunt Wang and the others be in danger after we leave?"

Lin Yuan looked out the window.

The working-class neighborhood remains dilapidated.

The streets are narrow.

The stairwell is dilapidated.

This isn't exactly a great place.

Ke Lin Xiaoya grew up here.

It's normal for her to worry.

Lin Yuan said calmly:

"Won't."

Why?

"Because what they want is you."

Lin Xiaoya was slightly taken aback.

Lin Yuan looked at her, his voice calm.

"Once you leave, they won't be watching this place anymore."

"And the Seventh Army will strengthen the blockade."

Lin Xiaoya lowered her head.

"So, did I bring danger to everyone?"

Lin Yuan walked up to her.

"no."

Lin Xiaoya looked up.

Lin Yuandao:

"You never brought the danger."

"It is the weak who cannot protect what they want to protect."

Lin Xiaoya stared at him blankly.

Lin Yuan continued:

"That's why I will become stronger."

"So powerful that no door would dare to open in front of you."

Lin Xiaoya's eyes were slightly red.

She nodded vigorously.

"Um."

……

at the same time.

Beyond the Black Gate of the Abyss.

The Council of Ten Thousand Gates.

A disciple respectfully lifted the remaining fragments of Yan Xiao's core and placed them into the deepest part of the Myriad Gates.

In that darkness.

A crack slowly appeared on the oldest black door.

The sect leader's voice came from behind the crack.

"Yan Xiao is dead."

All the disciples bowed their heads.

No one dared to speak.

Seven of the town's top disciples have died.

The cracked gate is about to die.

Mengmeng is dead.

In the end, even Yan Xiao, who was at the peak of the Commander Realm, died.

This is no longer a simple failure.

This is the Black Gate in the Seventh Safe Zone, where a single person abruptly disrupted its three-layer layout.

One of the disciples whispered:

"Sect Master, the last footage Yan Xiao sent back was incomplete."

"But it can be confirmed."

"The true form of the Blood Face has appeared."

"Bloodface has clones."

"The blood-red surface has begun to take shape."

"He protected those who were pure in their ways."

A moment of silence fell over the depths of Wanmen.

Then, the sect leader's voice slowly rang out.

"The humanoid forbidden zone has become a domain."

"An unwarranted protector has appeared beside the one who cleanses the gate."

One of the disciples couldn't help but ask:

"Sect Leader, should we continue pursuing the Seventh Safe Zone?"

"No."

The disciples were taken aback.

Giving up?

The sect leader's voice was deep.

"District 7 is too small."

"The door has been opened far too many times."

"That humanoid restricted area will remain under defense in District Seven."

"Since they want to go to Longyuan City, let them go."

"There's a bigger door there."

These words sent a shiver through all the disciples.

Longyuan City.

One of the central cores of humanity.

There are powerful figures there who have been granted titles of nobility.

There is Longyuan Academy.

There is the headquarters of the Sky Patrol Division.

There are also higher-level stargate cracks.

The sect leader is not someone who has abandoned the Pure Sect.

Instead, they set the stage for the next game on a larger scale.

Deep within ten thousand gates.

The ancient, deep blue giant eye slowly opened.

"Those who cleanse the gate will return to the gate."

"Even human-shaped restricted areas will be drawn into the game."

"Let the gates of Longyuan City await him."

……

Three days later.

Central Airport of the Seventh Security Zone.

Before dawn, the airport was already surrounded by military defenses.

High in the sky, a huge silver-white ferry slowly descended.

The ship is enormous.

The bow of the ship is engraved with the two characters "Longyuan".

Dragon-patterned energy arrays circled the ship's hull, resembling layers of flowing silver scales.

Many residents in the distance looked up and watched from behind the cordon.

"That's the Dragon Abyss Academy's receiving ship?"

"I heard it can traverse forbidden wilderness areas."

"I wonder if Lin Yuan and the others will ever come back after they go to Longyuan City."

"Lin Yuan has risen to the top in one fell swoop, hasn't he?"

"Shh, you dare call him by his name?"

The person speaking immediately shut up.

The current Lin Yuan is no longer someone they can casually discuss.

The dock door of the receiving ship slowly opened.

Several staff members from Longyuan Academy disembarked from the ship.

The leader was a middle-aged mentor with a profound aura, clearly a powerful figure at the level of a town general or above.

He looked at Su Zhan and bowed slightly.

"Commander-in-Chief Su."

"By order of Longyuan Academy, we will escort Lin Yuan and Lin Xiaoya to Longyuan City."

Su Zhan nodded.

"Be careful on the road."

The middle-aged mentor said in a deep voice:

"This time, the receiving ship's shields were fully deployed, and the course was replanned by the central authorities."

"It will not pass through highly polluted old battlefields."

Su Zhan said coldly:

"If the Black Gate really decides to make a move, they won't care where you pass through."

The middle-aged mentor paused for a moment.

"Therefore, the central government dispatched another team of escort warriors."

"In addition, Observer Luo Xingshuang and Miss Su Qinghan will accompany us."

Su Zhan looked at Su Qinghan beside him.

Su Qinghan nodded.

"Grandpa, I will take good care of Xiaoya."

Su Zhan said in a deep voice:

"remember."

"Protection is not surveillance."

Su Qinghan said seriously:

"I see."

soon.

Lin Yuan arrived with Lin Xiaoya.

Lin Yuan was still wearing his old school uniform.

Lin Xiaoya, carrying that small schoolbag, stood beside him, looking somewhat nervous.

Su Qinghan walked up to Lin Xiaoya and said softly:

"Xiaoya, let's go."

Lin Xiaoya glanced at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan nodded.

Only then did she follow along.

This time, the list of people to be introduced is extremely simple.

Lin Yuan.

Lin Xiaoya.

Su Qinghan.

Luo Xingshuang.

Necessary protection.

And new Sky Patrol personnel to guide them.

Gu Changye did not appear.

No one mentioned him.

But Lin Yuan knew.

Gu Changye is in Longyuan City.

wait for him.

Before boarding the ship, Lin Xiaoya glanced back at the Seventh Safety Zone.

The city wall in the distance.

A dilapidated working-class neighborhood.

The direction of Gaowu No.1 Middle School.

She suddenly felt a little reluctant to part.

"elder brother."

"Will we come back sometime?"

Lin Yuan stood behind her.

"meeting."

"Really?"

"Um."

"Will we be really amazing next time we come back?"

Lin Yuan said calmly:

"You don't need to be amazing."

"As long as I'm good at it, that's enough."

Lin Xiaoya couldn't help but laugh.

"Brother, you still don't know how to sweet-talk people."

Lin Yuan did not refute.

He simply raised his hand and gently patted her head.

"Let's go up."

The two entered the receiving ship.

The hatch slowly closed.

The core energy source is activated.

The entire outer layer of the receiving ship was covered by layers of silver-white shields.

Rumbling--

The ship takes off.

The seventh safe zone gets smaller and smaller as you go down.

Lin Xiaoya leaned against the porthole, watching the familiar yet dilapidated city gradually recede into the distance.

She didn't cry.

She just hugged her little backpack a little tighter.

Lin Yuan stood behind her.

However, his gaze did not fall on the seventh safe zone.

Instead, they looked towards the distant sky.

There.

Deep within the clouds, a massive stargate rift could be faintly seen.

That's the direction of Longyuan City.

Even though they were extremely far apart, Lin Yuan could still sense a higher level of energy fluctuation.

It is purer than the Dragon Gate Pagoda.

It is thicker and heavier than the pilot ship.

It is also more dangerous.

The system panel appeared silently before my eyes.

[Current number of physical compressions of Qi and Blood: 550000]

[Next qualitative leap: 600000 times]

[Reward Preview: Ultimate Star Furnace]

[Note: Access to a higher-level stargate source is required to complete the final activation.]

Lin Yuan looked at the message calmly.

"Dragon Abyss City".

"There should be more resources."

……

Longyuan City.

The Black Tower of the Celestial Patrol Bureau.

Gu Changye stood in front of the window of the tower.

He looked at the approaching route of the receiving ship in the distant sky, a faint smile on his face.

On the table, the file about Lin Yuan had been sealed with the highest level of access.

At the top of the file, there were a few lines of text.

Lin Yuan.

Surface Realm: First Level of Qi and Blood Realm.

Hazard level: Not assessable.

Suspected: Unregistered humanoid restricted area.

Gu Changye reached out and gently tapped the cover of the file.

"Welcome to the Central Government."

"monster."

At the same time.

On the ten-thousand-meter-long city wall of Longyuan City.

A middle-aged man clad in golden armor slowly opened his eyes.

His aura was as steady as a mountain.

It far surpasses the realm of a commander.

A powerful expert at the Marquis level.

The adjutant behind him whispered:

"My lord, the escort ship for the Seventh Security Zone is about to enter the Longyuan City waterway."

The middle-aged man said calmly:

"So, he's reached the first level of the Qi and Blood Realm too?"

The adjutant hesitated for a moment.

"arrive."

"The one Gu Changye tested using a life puppet?"

"Yes."

The middle-aged man smiled.

"That would make Gu Changye willing to burn a life puppet."

"That's interesting."

He looked up at the sea of ​​clouds in the distance.

At the same time.

On the receiving ship.

Lin Yuan seemed to sense something and slowly raised his head.

Separated by thousands of miles of clouds.

Separated by the outer energy barrier of Longyuan City.

Separated by that colossal central city of humanity.

Two gazes seemed to gently collide in the void.

The guide ship pierced through the clouds.

next moment.

An enormous city appeared before Lin Yuan.