After the spiritual energy was restored: Goddess girlfriends came knocking.

Lin Chu sat in the quiet room, feeling the spiritual power of the Void Refinement stage within her body.

Just as he was about to test the power of the Holy Word Technique again, his inner sanctum suddenly sensed a strange movement.

The embryo of a chaotic immortal artifact.

The tiny seed that had been quietly suspended in the corner of the cave was now trembling slightly, and the chaotic light flowing across its surface was a few degrees brighter than before.

Lin Chu looked inward into the cave, watching it beat slowly like a little heart, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

It seems that its incubation time is accelerated as its cultivation level increases.

Just as she was thinking, Lin Chu's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.

If it hatches in its own cave, does the spirit that is born count as being born by itself?

Never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore.

Lin Chu shook her head, banishing the strange thought from her mind.

As soon as I stepped out of the quiet room, I sensed several familiar auras flying towards the villa from the sky.

Looking out, three streaks of light were piercing through the clouds and descending towards the villa on the mountaintop.

Ruoshui's fox tail swayed excitedly behind her: "Husband! We're back!"

Xiao Xiao followed closely behind, and as soon as she landed, she moved closer to Lin Chu.

Cang Yao was the last to land, her peach blossom eyes curving into crescent moons.

Sensing the restrained aura of Void Refinement emanating from Lin Chu, the corners of her mouth curved even more: "Congratulations, husband, on your successful breakthrough."

Lin Chu smiled and nodded, then reached out and patted the little boy's head.

"We should celebrate properly tonight." Cang Yao lifted her head from his embrace. "The people from the Dragon Court collected some rare spiritual materials on Blue Star. I brought some back and will cook a delicious meal for my husband tonight."

After she finished speaking, she turned and went into the kitchen, tied on an apron, tied her long hair into a bun, and began to prepare the ingredients with deft movements.

Ruoshui volunteered to help out, and Xiaoxiao sat on a small stool at the kitchen door, ostensibly to supervise, but actually to sneak a piece of cut fruit from time to time.

Lin Chu leaned back on the sofa, watching the three people busy in the kitchen and smelling the aroma wafting out, a faint smile on her face.

The sky gradually darkened.

Lin Chu glanced at the clock on the wall, then looked out the window.

Caiwei hasn't returned yet.

He frowned slightly.

Just then, a sword light landed outside the villa.

Lin Chu stood up and walked to the door.

Caiwei pushed open the door, her face somewhat somber, her brows furrowed with an unconcealable gravity.

But the moment he saw Lin Chu and sensed the aura of the Void Refinement stage on his body, a smile finally bloomed on his usually cold face.

"You've made a breakthrough."

"Yes, it happened this afternoon." Lin Chu took the sword from her and placed it on the sword rack in the entryway. "Why are you so late?"

"Some things have been delayed." Caiwei lowered her eyes.

Lin Chu looked at her expression and didn't press for details. She simply nodded and said, "Come in and eat. Cang Yao has prepared quite a few dishes today."

The table was already laden with dishes. The soup made with spiritual ingredients exuded a rich spiritual energy, and the stir-fried dishes were a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate.

Caiwei sat down beside him, took the soup bowl from Cangyao, and thanked her.

Lin Chu placed a piece of meat in Caiwei's bowl and asked, "What happened?"

Caiwei paused for a moment with her chopsticks.

She put down her bowl and recounted everything she had heard that day.

In the southern mountainous region of the Bharata Kingdom, many villages have collectively disappeared. Three disciples of the Lingxu Sword Sect went to investigate and encountered two unidentified creatures resembling bats deep in the primeval jungle.

"My two junior brothers were killed almost before they could react," Caiwei said in a low voice. "Then they pounced on them, devoured the corpses, and even ate their souls."

Lin Chu leaned back in her chair, her brows furrowed.

He had seen many bat-like monsters in the Xuan Tian Realm, from the lowest-ranking vampire bat demons to the Bat King in the Integration Stage, but he had never heard of any that could devour a primordial spirit.

Even among the notoriously ruthless outlaws of the Yinshan Dynasty, very few would dare to do something like this.

Because devouring the primordial spirit of others will incur karma. When karma accumulates to a certain level, a heavenly tribulation will descend upon you during your breakthrough, almost guaranteeing your survival.

"Is there any more information?" Lin Chu asked.

Caiwei shook her head: "The only one present was that female disciple. She escaped by burning her life essence and activating a secret technique. Her two junior brothers couldn't even bring back their remains."

Cang Yao put down the soup spoon in her hand and slowly said, "I have never seen such a thing in the Dragon Court's records. There are a few ancient ferocious beasts that devour primordial spirits in the Dragon Clan's inherited memories, but those have long been extinct, and none of them look like bats."

Xiao Xiao also shook her head: "It's not in the Xuanwu clan's inherited memories either."

"The waters on Earth are getting deeper and deeper." Lin Chu leaned back in her chair and looked at Caiwei. "We'll go with you."

Caiwei looked up at him, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

"Since we've never seen this variety before, let's go and see it for ourselves."

"With our current combat strength, there's nowhere we can't go."

Caiwei nodded.

What Lin Chu didn't expect was...

This matter will develop far beyond his expectations.

……

The phone rang very early the next morning.

Carefully moving Ruoshui's legs and Cangyao's arms aside, I picked up my phone.

Four words popped up on the screen: Lu Chenghong.

Lin Chu was slightly surprised.

Lu Chenghong is a very prudent person and never makes phone calls in the early morning unless something extremely serious has happened.

He answered the call.

"Minister Lin," Lu Chenghong's voice came through the receiver, his tone unusually grave, "A major event occurred last night."

"you say."

"The entire Bharata Empire, a second-tier city, has vanished."

Lin Chu's pupils contracted slightly.

Cang Yao, who was beside him, was awakened by his movement. She opened her eyes, saw Lin Chu's expression, and immediately sat up quietly.

Ruoshui and Xiaoxiao were also awakened by the noise, and Caiwei had already opened her eyes.

"What's going on?"

"A city with nearly ten million people lost all contact overnight, and all communication devices were directly disconnected."

"The number of corpses found outside the city alone is no less than 100,000."

"Based on initial assessments, the situation inside is also dire. The area has been occupied by unidentified creatures, forming a restricted zone covered in red mist."

Lu Chenghong's tone was heavy. "The Blue Star Federation is already convening an emergency meeting. Representatives from various countries are rushing to the Pacific headquarters. Minister Lin, the chief thinks it would be best if they all came together."

"I understand." Lin Chu hung up the phone.

Ruoshui sat up in bed, her fox ears perked up: "What's wrong?"

Lin Chu relayed Lu Chenghong's information to the women word for word.

The bedroom remained quiet for several breaths.

Cang Yao spoke first, her voice low: "How many people?"

"At least ten million."

The room fell silent once again.

Lin Chu picked up her phone and opened the news app.

The app interface has turned gray and white.

The headline was a striking blood-red color: "A major second-tier city in the United Kingdom of Bharata is completely out of contact. Hundreds of thousands are known to be dead or injured. A red fog shrouds the city, suspected to be an attack by extraterrestrial creatures."

The comments section below has completely exploded, with panic spreading across the internet at a visible speed.

Many people are frantically forwarding various unverified messages.

The situation is even more exaggerated on a certain short video platform, where all sorts of bloggers, in order to get traffic, exaggerate and say that extraterrestrial creatures have begun a large-scale attack on Earth, and soon all the cities in the world will be in danger.

The entire internet is in complete chaos.

"No one in the Xuan Tian Realm would dare to do this." Ruoshui gritted her teeth. "The karma created by killing so many ordinary people at once is enough to prevent the person who did it from making any progress in their cultivation for the rest of their life, unless they've gone mad."

"What about the laws of Earth? Don't they apply to them?"

Lin Chu threw off the covers and stood up: "No time to think about it, let's set off first, we'll talk about the specifics when we get there."