All-out: Starting with the Awakening Special Operations Unit, search, attack, and withdrawal.

Today, a light drizzle is falling in Xialong Base City.

However, at each street intersection, a fully armed elite team of pioneers was stationed, closely monitoring every passerby.

It had only been one day since [Member No. 109 of the Black Hole Council, the Compassionate Father] launched a surprise attack on Xia Long Base City.

Although everyone above believed that the other side would absolutely not dare to risk a second attack, or at least not so soon, martial law remained strictly enforced everywhere.

above the sky.

Drones with red indicator lights and cameras flew by like flocks of birds from time to time over Xialong Base City.

Energy monitoring, facial scanning, key control...

The main gates of the base city are always ready to be closed at any time.

In the somber and heavy atmosphere, despite the restrictions on the flow of people everywhere, the internet was already buzzing with discussion about yesterday's attack on the aristocratic district.

Despite the intention of some departments to control it.

However, among those discussing this matter were some powerful pioneer teams, and even teachers and students from top energy universities, which made the nobles feel that something was seriously wrong.

The voices advocating for them are so faint as to be almost inaudible and invisible.

Everyone seemed to be condemning them, wishing they could all be eliminated...

"Snapped!"

"This is outrageous! Do these guys really think we picked up our titles on the street? They were earned by our fathers through blood, sweat, and tears! They're just jealous! It's blatant jealousy!"

"A bunch of damned bastards! We shouldn't have bothered with that beast tide in the first place, letting all those bastards die in the monsters' slaughter. If it weren't for that mess, we wouldn't have this mess now!"

At the Earl of Rong'an's mansion, Xia Pingjie is now able to get out of bed.

But at this moment, he was still wrapped in bandages and lying in bed.

Seeing the overwhelming amount of negative information about these nobles on the internet, they were furious and wished they could expose every single one of those hiding behind the internet right then and there.

If it were in the past, he would have taken immediate action.

But now... all I can do is angrily smash the tablet.

He wasn't even allowed to leave the house.

"It's all that damn Chu Hong's fault. He's really something else. A loser from some backwater place, he got close to the Dragon Roar Holy Academy by sheer luck, and he really thinks he can do whatever he wants..."

Xia Pingjie gritted his teeth.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Xia Pingwei, who was at the Marquis of Mingsu's residence that night, also had a furrowed brow as he discussed the same topic with the newly appointed Marquis of Mingsu, Wang Chu.

"I've investigated every possible true identity of that 'benevolent father,' but apart from that guy Luo Yi, I can't think of a second possibility. However, without the source core, and with the [Plague Curse] that I left in his body, he can't even exert the strength of the Energy Gathering Realm. How could he possibly have the strength to bring out a dazzling-grade divine item from a hellish secret realm?"

Wang Chu took a sip of tea, her voice certain: "Then it might be someone related to Luo Yi. Didn't you say that Luo Yi's sister was following Chu Hong and had even joined his team?"

"I also investigated that kid named Chu Hong. His growth rate is unbelievably fast. There's something very strange about him..."

Xia Pingwei gasped, "Hiss... Chu-ge'er, you mean that guy is Chu Hong?!"

"How could that be?" Wang Chu rolled his eyes.

"If a newcomer at the second stage of the Energy Gathering Realm could obtain a dazzling-grade divine item by sacrificing driftwood, then the two of us would have become guardian deities long ago, and we wouldn't need to depend on others."

"I mean... that kid might be connected to the mastermind behind everything. We could try investigating him..."

He was speaking at the time.

suddenly.

An invisible, strange feeling, like a powerful pressure, caused the two people in the study, each holding a cup of tea, to freeze abruptly.

Immediately afterward, the expressions on their faces changed drastically.

Just as they were about to get up, their bodies were suddenly pressed down as if by a massive boulder, and they couldn't even move a finger, much to the horror of their expressions.

Both Wang Chu and Xia Pingwei were deathly pale.

Amidst the sound of footsteps, a figure leisurely strode into the study.

Wang Chu's eyes widened instantly, as if he had seen a ghost.

The person who stepped into the study at that moment was none other than his father, the previous Marquis of Mingsu, Wang Zhikun, who had passed away less than two years ago.

Wang Chu instinctively wanted to open his mouth.

however.

After Xia Pingwei saw the person's appearance clearly, his face turned deathly pale, his eyes wide with horror and disbelief.

Marquis Mingsu could not possibly be brought back to life, so the person in front of them was clearly the guy who had just blasted their Rong'an Earl's Mansion to smithereens last night with a forbidden lightning magic spell!

Black Hole Council Member No. 109 – The Compassionate Father!

How dare he show up in Xialong Base City?!

Isn't he afraid of being caught by Xuanyuan Shou and the Surveillance Bureau?!

The kind father cleared his throat.

"Ahem... I am the 109th member of the Black Hole Council, codenamed 'Compassionate Father'. The Marquis of Mingsu's mansion has been lawless and unruly. Marquis Mingsu's past achievements have protected you enough. Today is the day you will face the consequences and swallow the bitter pill!"

Wang Chu's expression immediately tightened upon realizing what was happening.

Without hesitation, he immediately activated the source energy within his body.

however.

His expression froze the moment the "benevolent father" raised his hand.

A small, dark dragon, hovering on the "benevolent father's" wrist, tumbled with the dark clouds, its energy surging.

The color drained from the faces of both Wang Chu and Xia Pingwei in that instant.

"Xuan, Xuanyuan..."

The person who came was not that so-called benevolent father!

He is clearly the Dean of the Dragon Roar Holy Academy, the Guardian God of the Great Xia Dynasty, Xuanyuan Shou!

Fearful sweat pooled into trickles of water, gushing wildly from their bodies.

Xuanyuan Shou looked calmly at the two people whose bodies were pulsating with source energy.

Their gaze fell on Wang Chu.

"Being able to break through the Core Condensation Realm and enter the Spirit Condensation Realm before the age of fifty, you should have been able to become a steadfast pillar of our Great Xia, just like your father, and once again carry forward the [Azure Python] of your Marquis Mingsu's Mansion."

"pity......."

With a flick of his wrist, Xuanyuan Shou saw the dark dragon shadow that had been hovering around his wrist fly to the top of Wang Chu's head.

"Ugh!"

With a painful howl, a surge of immense energy suddenly burst forth as the dark dragon shadow opened its maw, frantically being extracted from Wang Chu's body.

Along with it came a magnificent and enormous cyan python phantom.

It wasn't the kind of summoned [Source Core] manifesting in its physical form, but rather a Source Spirit Essence unique to the Concentration Realm, similar to "Law of Heaven and Earth".

If Marquis Mingsu were placed in some small country, he would be a Nascent Soul Realm expert capable of serving as a guardian deity.

At this moment, in front of Xuanyuan Shou, in front of the dazzling divine item, he was no different from Xiao Karami in the Origin Realm.

Xia Pingwei's body was restrained at this moment, but his heart had already been filled with utter despair when he saw the scene before him.

He never expected that Dean Xuanyuan, who had always been quite protective of them, would suddenly turn on them and kill them on this day, and... he even took action himself!

In this way, which is neither dignified nor merciful...

He understood that the Marquis of Mingsu's mansion was definitely just the first, not the last, and with him present today, what would happen next...?

Just as Xia Pingwei was desperately awaiting death.

A series of footsteps approached.

"Unfilial sons, unfilial sons! You have disgraced the Mingsu Marquis's mansion..." A slightly exaggerated voice came from outside the study.

A figure walked into the study.

Xia Pingwei was stunned, and Wang Chu, who was suffering from having his source energy extracted and had no way to resist, was also stunned.

Xuanyuan Shou was also stunned.

He stared wide-eyed at "Wang Zhikun," who had appeared in the Mingsu Marquis's mansion as if out of thin air, without anyone noticing.

Or rather... a loving father!

Chu Hong was also stunned, staring blankly at the familiar black dragon shadow, and then at Xuan Yuan Shou, who was dressed exactly like himself and seemed to have also used the [Masked Worm].

"you......"

Now it was his turn to be at a loss.

Even if you're trying to use my name to cause trouble, at least put on a proper act!

They've used all the signature tactics of the Great Xia's guardian deity.

What's the point of pretending then?!

however.

Just as he was hesitating about whether he should leave work early, he saw Xuan Yuan Shou, wearing the face of "Wang Zhikun," calmly take a minotaur mask from the study cabinet and put it on.

"Let me introduce myself. I am the 110th member of the Black Hole Council. You can call me... Grandpa Cow."

Chu Hong: "...Huh?"