Boom!
The colossal golden palm struck the dark red nest of blood vessels, unleashing a terrifying roar.
Under this immense force, the withered vessel walls shattered inch by inch, easily ground into dust like paper.
Having lost their power, these blood vessels could not withstand a Prophet-level attack at all, exploding instantly.
This fragile, delicate feeling left Liu Yun slightly dazed.
Soon after, light from the outside world shone into the nest. Shined on by the light, many of the survivors present opened their eyes in a daze.
Liu Yun's gaze quickly swept inside. Right away, she saw the figure clad in pitch-black armor.
It was him!
Sinking Black!
With just one look, Liu Yun's heart skipped a beat. Shock filled her mind, leaving her momentarily speechless.
As expected, he was still here. Sinking Black's power had still exceeded her expectations.
Had he been fighting against the power of the Evil God all this time?
And looking at the current situation, he had won, hadn't he?!
Ten thousand thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant, but she temporarily suppressed them all and looked at another person.
—Wan Qianhong!
She stood there, her aura completely stabilized, without any trace of being on the verge of death.
Liu Yun swept her gaze up and down her. Seeing her vibrant vitality, she didn't know how this had been achieved, but a heavy weight was lifted from her heart nonetheless.
“Little Wan...”
Wan Qianhong also saw her teacher. She lowered her head slightly and called out, “Teacher.”
Her voice was very soft, but in those two words lay a complex, unspeakable contradiction, even carrying a hint of estrangement.
Liu Yun's heart trembled slightly, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.
After a long silence, Wan Qianhong suddenly said, “Teacher, do you really not know what the Xu family did?”
“They bargained with the devil, almost killing everyone here, and in turn, destroying all of Dawn City!”
Liu Yun's lips quivered, but in the end, she failed to speak.
She didn't explain, nor did she have any way to explain.
She knew that at this very moment, her disciple must have many doubts about her.
Seeing Liu Yun's reaction, the light in Wan Qianhong's eyes dimmed slightly.
Just then, a low, raspy voice rang out: “Prophet Liu, nice to meet you.”
“Or rather, for you, this probably isn't the first time you've seen me.”
The voice drifted from the shadows of the armor's crevices, carrying a hint of amusement and indifference.
Hearing his voice, Liu Yun quickly set aside her emotions and bowed respectfully in the direction of Sinking Black.
“I dare not accept... On behalf of Dawn City, I, Liu Yun, thank you for your intervention.”
She raised her head, her gaze sweeping over the survivors who were still alive. Looking at those who were slowly regaining their color, she continued:
“Was it you who saved my disciple and the others here?”
“Dawn City owes you a great debt of gratitude.”
Xu Mo nodded, his tone exceedingly flat, as if he were merely speaking of a trivial matter:
“It was nothing, just a casual effort.”
Afterward, he casually added with absolute nonchalance:
“That Evil God's blood vessel has already been contained by me.”
“It just so happened that I returned a bit of the vitality it had drained. It was a simple task.”
He did it on purpose.
Whenever he was in the state of Sinking Black, he would absolutely never keep a low profile. Starting today, the name of the Masked Hermit Society would gradually begin to rise to fame.
When it came to posturing, He Jinfan was still just a junior compared to him.
Standing to the side with his mask on, He Jinfan felt a deep sense of shared pride upon hearing this.
Sure enough, he spoke lightly, but to the ears of those who had just awakened, it was nothing short of a thunderclap.
The Evil God's blood vessel?!
That thing which had put everyone on the brink of death had actually been contained by him.
Having just crawled back from the gates of hell, Ye Yu and the others stared wide-eyed at the black figure standing in the shadows.
Was this something a human could achieve?
Deities were fighting, and yet he could casually save them on the side.
That they could escape death this time was truly thanks to this great deity!
Even Liu Yun herself felt her heart pounding wildly, thoroughly shocked.
Although she had long known what the Masked Hermit Society's purpose was, actually hearing him state the facts still made it hard not to be shocked.
When that Evil God's blood vessel had first erupted, even while standing outside the red soil restricted zone, she had felt as though she were about to undergo aberration.
The Masked Hermit Society was truly terrifying...
In front of this big shot, her meager Prophet-level power seemed like absolutely nothing.
“Thank you for your help,” Liu Yun said, bowing her head with great humility.
“If there is ever a place where you need me, I...”
Before she could finish, Xu Mo raised his hand to interrupt her.
“Don't,” he said, waving his hand with a trace of mockery in his tone.
“I wouldn't dare accept your favor.”
Startled, and having no idea how she had offended this person, Liu Yun raised her head to lock eyes with the ruthless gaze behind the faceplate.
“Dawn City has nothing to do with me,” Xu Mo paused. “A tiny city is insignificant compared to our grand undertaking.”
“It was that child Bai Feifei who wanted to save you all. She begged me, so I gave her some face.”
“Whether you live or die doesn't actually matter to me.”
Liu Yun's lips quivered. These words were incredibly blunt, but she had no right to complain.
Changing the subject, Xu Mo's tone suddenly turned several degrees colder:
“However, back at the coal mine last time, it seems you also said you owed us a favor.”
“At the time, I said a favor wasn't necessary, but that Bai Feifei is one of ours and asked you to look after her more. Yet looking back over this period...”
“It seems that child has faced quite a bit of trouble.”
Hearing Sinking Black's words, the survivors from the various academies were all stunned.
Bai Feifei faced trouble?
Wasn't she the one who had been indiscriminately giving everyone trouble?
But at a time like this, knowing Sinking Black's strength, whatever the big shot said was naturally law!
Liu Yun's expression also changed instantly, her entire body tensing up.
Xu Mo was doing this on purpose. He was warning Liu Yun—or rather, testing her!
Because just moments ago, he had suddenly noticed that the progress numbers of the storyline on his game panel were slightly off.
【Key Storyline: Calamity of Dawn, Current Completion Rate: 58%!】
It had jumped directly from the previous 25% to 58%!
On the surface, this was a highly impressive, leap-like growth.
But clearly, Xu Mo felt something was not quite right.
Based on what had been accomplished so far, he had contained the Mother of All Souls' blood vessel, killed Zhulong, and learned that the potion research was completed by the beastkin who had defected from Turing City, with the assistance of the Xu family.
Under these circumstances, the mystery of the plot should have been nearly solved.
Once he went back and slaughtered the Huang, Li, and Xu families, it should be over, and it was highly likely that Bai Feifei had truly prevented the fall of Dawn City this time.
Yet right now, it was only fifty-eight percent?
That meant there was still some crucial content, or perhaps a hidden truth, that had definitely not been revealed yet!
The issues with the North District and the coal mine were both resolved, yet Dawn City still faced a calamity?
Thus, he was starting to turn his suspicions toward Liu Yun...
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