Apocalypse: Become stronger by absorbing flames at the start; my name is the Flame Emperor.

Chizuru finally couldn't hold back and said sarcastically, "So many strong people were almost all wiped out by the magician from Great Xia. Now there are only nine of us left. I think we should stay at home and conserve our strength."

"Yes, President. I've seen the video of the magician's battle. He's ridiculously strong. He's not even in the same league as us. We'd better be realistic."

The Eight Pillar Gods also spoke.

As a super-strong individual on par with Susanoo, he had long since lost confidence.

The magician's power was something he had never seen or even imagined.

The battle in the canyon killed so many top experts; those were achievements earned with the blood and heads of the enemy.

Who dares to ignore this?

"Baka!"

"We, the samurai of the Land of Cherry Blossoms, have no fear of death! Where is your Bushido spirit?"

Upon hearing this, one of the leaders was furious.

Chizuru narrowed her eyes slightly and slowly placed her hand on the hilt of the sword.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward.

"Alright, Chizuru and the Eight Pillar Gods, we have already considered the issues you are worried about and have a foolproof plan, otherwise we wouldn't have said that."

One of the leaders sensed something and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Then he laughed: "Don't worry, the magician and the master are strong because they reached the fourth rank early on. Otherwise, Susanoo and Hashirama might not be weaker than them."

Upon hearing this, Chizuru and the Eight Pillar Gods couldn't help but roll their eyes.

Do you think we're blind?

Is that just a fourth-order problem?

Michael, the strongest in Heaven, is a fourth-tier warrior, right? And there's Scorpion King of Saint Tor. Both of them are fourth-tier warriors, and in their respective countries, their strength and status are even greater than Susanoo's.

Even when these people joined forces, the Magician single-handedly wiped them out.

Even more powerful angels appeared later, but they were still brutally killed in the end.

Most importantly, even so, no one knows whether that is the magician's full potential.

You're telling me all this now just because the other person is a fourth-order cultivator?

Do we two look like idiots? So easily fooled…

At this point, the person in power continued to speak.

"Chizuru, the Eight Pillar Gods, the shrine has prepared the crystal cores that will allow you to advance to the fourth tier. As long as you agree, you can step into the fourth tier at any time, and you may even be able to reach the third level of the fourth tier in one fell swoop."

Upon hearing this, the breathing of the nine people present became much more rapid.

The fourth tier is indeed a huge temptation.

Even if Chizuru and the Eight Pillar Gods were to hunt alone, it would probably take them more than ten days to hunt down a single fourth-tier crystal core.

They are very strong, ranking at the Super S level.

However, whether it is a fourth-tier mutated beast or a fourth-tier zombie, hunting them is still very difficult.

After all, it represents a significant leap forward.

Even if you can't beat them, it's still hard to stay if you want to escape.

"Do you know that these fourth-order crystal cores were obtained for you by the shrine at a great cost?" the person in charge said slowly.

"President, I think you're oversimplifying things. Those super strong individuals from Great Xia aren't so easy to deal with."

Suppressing the burning desire in his heart, the Eight Pillar Gods said in a deep voice, "Even if we all reach the fourth rank, we still have no chance of winning against those people."

"We know that, of course. In addition to the fourth-order crystal core, the shrine has also prepared other things for you."

As he spoke, the person in power clapped his hands lightly.

Immediately, two warriors dressed in black and wearing masks emerged from behind the screen.

Each of them carried a wooden box as they approached Chizuru and the Eight Pillar Gods.

"This is……"

The two looked at the person in the lead with puzzled expressions.

"Open it and take a look."

The old man smiled and said, "This is a good thing prepared for you two, which can give you a terrifying boost in strength."

Listening to the old man's description, Chizuru and the Eight Pillar Gods slowly opened the wooden box.

The next moment, their pupils contracted.

Because inside the wooden box were two eyeballs, each about the size of a fist.

"What is this?"

Qianhe's mind trembled.

He sensed an incredibly terrifying energy fluctuation above his eyeballs.

It seems to be——

nuclear energy!

"This is a nuclear beast that the shrine has cultivated at a tremendous cost. This eyeball is from the nuclear beast. As long as you swallow it, you will gain incredibly terrifying power. At that time, magicians and the like will be nothing but trash."

The person in power said with a smile.

"President, this contains nuclear energy. All the world's firearms are rendered ineffective, and nuclear energy is unusable. Are you trying to kill us by feeding us this stuff?"

Chizuru frowned, looking wary.

Beside him, the Eight Pillar Gods also squinted their eyes.

Nuclear energy, to anyone, means destruction.

"Don't worry, you two are pillars of our Sakura Kingdom, how could we send you to your deaths?"

The person in power smiled.

He pointed to a black-clad warrior holding a wooden box: "Look at him, he also absorbed some of this nuclear beast's internal organs, and he's perfectly fine, isn't he? Moreover, his current strength is no weaker than either of you two."

"You should know that before this, he was just an ordinary C-level talent user."

The person in power spoke these words slowly, startling everyone.

A C-level talent, after eating the flesh of that nuclear beast, can be no weaker than a super S-level talent like Chizuru?

This is way too exaggerated!

"No side effects?" Chizuru squinted.

"The side effects are just too strong!"

Suddenly, the black-clad warrior spoke.

He slowly removed his mask, looking at Chizuru with disdain: "Chizuru, if this thing hadn't been recently developed, the Empire wouldn't need a coward like you to participate in the Hundred Kingdoms War."

"If I were to take the field, I could absolutely tear all those scum from Great Xia to shreds."

The Black Knight's face turned ferocious.

"Chizuru, if you don't believe me, you can spar with the Black Warrior first, and you'll know how terrifying the power of the nuclear beast is." The ruler said with a smile.

If Chizuru and the Eight Pillar Gods aren't suppressed, they won't obediently swallow the nuclear beast's eye.

Upon hearing this, the Black Warrior immediately became provocative: "Chizuru, come on, let me see how your Super S level is."

After saying that, he vanished from the spot in a flash.

"So fast!"

Chizuru and the Eight Pillar Gods' pupils contracted, and they exchanged a glance.

The Black Knight's movements were so fast that even the two of them only caught a blurry afterimage.

"Alright, let me see just how amazing this thing that the president is praising really is."

Chizuru snorted coldly.

As one of the first S-rank powerhouses to become famous throughout the country, how could he possibly tolerate being mocked in the face by a former C-rank talent?

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