"Haha, Shibo, we're working together again! And Chanyi, my niece, your father and I were old colleagues. He even asked me to take good care of you!"
As soon as Yu Zhibo appeared, he felt like he was standing in front of a wall. At the same time, a hearty laugh reached his ears. Looking up, he saw the over two-meter-tall Ling Wanjun greeting them with a smile.
From the content of the greeting, it was clear that Ling Wanjun already knew Bai Chanyi's true identity, which Wang Shouyi had evidently revealed.
"Minister Ling! Thank you for your trouble!" Yu Zhibo greeted with a smile.
"Uncle Ling, thank you for your trouble!" Bai Chanyi, in her white fox form, crouched on Yu Zhibo's shoulder, her voice as clear as jade falling onto a pearl plate, following her husband's lead.
"Ah, don't mention it!" Ling Wanjun chuckled, releasing his divine sense to check for any additional dangers nearby.
Yu Zhibo, meanwhile, took a moment to survey their surroundings. They were in a mountain hollow, with undulating mountain ranges and vast expanses of white snow. In the hollow lay a bizarre beast, over five hundred meters long, with a pig's head, a cow's body, and a whale's tail, suspected to have evolved from a sea beast.
This beast, which controlled the power of laws, had not been annihilated by the golden dragon of destiny. It could only be blocked outside the light barrier. This beast had clearly existed before the golden dragon of destiny transformed into a barrier.
Above them, the remnants of lightning and water law auras lingered. The surrounding mountains had collapsed, and the ground was cracked, indicating a recent fierce battle. Around the beast, dozens of staff members in combat suits were present, responsible for dismembering and transporting the beast's carcass.
Yu Zhibo stood beside Ling Wanjun, who was hovering in the air, gazing at the vast, snow-covered mountain range, and couldn't help but marvel at the magnificence of his country's landscapes.
"This is Changbai Mountain..."
"That's right! Changbai Mountain is named so because of its year-round snow. Many spiritual herbs grow here, hidden by the blessings of heaven and earth!"
Ling Wanjun replied casually, establishing a lightning domain to isolate the beast's aura and prevent its true essence from leaking out and causing further complications. He then pointed to the beast on the ground and explained with a smile:
"As for this beast, it's one of the many sea beasts that evolved into anomalous beasts. It was originally a whale demon. After the fall of the Cosmic Nation, it landed on the coast of the universe, crossed multiple ghost realms, and traveled westward, passing through the Cosmic Nation and the Three Fatty Nation, eventually reaching our country's borders, causing quite a bit of trouble for the locals. I just eliminated it!"
"I've killed over ten anomalous beasts of this caliber, exceeding fifty demon ranks. I have to say, the combat was truly exhilarating. I called you that day, but you refused, haha!" Ling Wanjun's face showed a heroic expression.
Hearing this, Yu Zhibo was immediately moved. He took another careful look at Ling Wanjun, noticing the changes in his aura.
After numerous battles, his aura had become even more powerful, his mental strength vast as the sea, and his presence imposing like a prison.
"As expected, you're perceptive. Have you noticed? My rank has risen from 54 to 56, Divine Rank!" Ling Wanjun's expression held a hint of pride, personally proving that combat was the best way to improve strength.
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhibo immediately gave him a thumbs-up without hesitation, his thumb measuring a full 7.62cm.
Ling Wanjun chuckled, "Are you ready? If you are, then we're off!"
The man and the fox nodded simultaneously.
Receiving their affirmation, Ling Wanjun's body surged with energy, and a ball of lightning enveloped himself and the two of them, transforming into a bolt of lightning that shot towards the border.
The distance of tens of kilometers was covered in an instant, and the three stood before the destiny light barrier.
Yu Zhibo peered outwards, feeling as though the inside and outside of the barrier were two different worlds.
"Is this the change brought about by the destiny light barrier?"
Inside the barrier, there was harmony and peace. Anomalous creatures within the territory were either annihilated during the formation of the barrier by the golden dragon of destiny or eradicated by powerful individuals like Ling Wanjun. Outside the barrier, however, ghost realms of various sizes were densely packed, with eerie ghost cries occasionally heard. In the strange forests, anomalous beasts roamed.
Occasionally, when an anomalous beast intruded into a ghost realm, it would engage in a fierce battle with the entities within. Either it was too weak, and its flesh and soul became sustenance for the entities, or it was too strong, breaking through the ghost realm and using its robust blood and qi to kill the entities and seize soul pearls to strengthen itself.
Subsequently, Yu Zhibo vaguely noticed a lightning eye forming in the sky, from which a terrifying emotional force surged.
"What is this?" Yu Zhibo felt a faint doubt in his heart.
Before he could get a clear look, he heard Ling Wanjun say, "After the invasion of anomalous beasts and the fall of countless nations, countless vengeful spirits have grown unprecedentedly. Ghost realms are spread across the land. They are troublesome, but they also serve as natural barriers, capable of blocking many powerful anomalous beasts for us."
As he spoke, he led Yu Zhibo and Bai Chanyi across the border. Immediately, anomalous beasts and malevolent spirits shrieked and lunged at them. Among them were A-class entities, but their highest rank did not exceed twenty. Most were lesser spirits and specters below B-class.
Ling Wanjun's expression remained unchanged. Lightning flashed from his body, invoking the lightning laws of heaven and earth. Instantly, all the attacking enemies melted like ice and snow, perishing on the spot.
Numerous specters and spirits that had not yet attacked immediately became as timid as quails, retracting their malice.
Ling Wanjun said nonchalantly, "Although the Dragon Country can tear through space, due to the destiny light barrier, it cannot directly cross to the outside. However, when your destiny reaches a certain level, becoming an integral part of the national destiny, you can break this limitation!"
Saying this, Ling Wanjun shot out lightning from his hand, forcefully opening a three-meter-high void gate, through which glimpses of a different landscape could be seen.
Yu Zhibo pondered for a second and said, "Then why don't we cross the void directly from within the country to Fusang? We're already outside the border now!"
Ling Wanjun smiled, "I just wanted you to come here and see, so you know that hell is not located beneath the nine netherworlds, nor is it in the gates of hell that have recently appeared across the world. Instead, the area outside our borders is hell itself..."
Yu Zhibo couldn't help but feel a deep sense of emotion, sighing, "Fortunately, I was born in the Dragon Country~ No regrets in this life for entering the Dragon Country, and in the next life, I'll still be..."
He was interrupted mid-sentence by Ling Wanjun's subsequent words: "Thank you, my dear viewers, for the gifts. Thank you, everyone. Elementary school students, don't send gifts. I'm not short of money. You all need to work hard. My purpose for streaming is to let you know how hard-won the current peace is... Next, I plan to take you all to destroy the evil spirits of the Toilet Society. The nature of the evil spirits there, everyone should understand, right..."
Yu Zhibo's eyes immediately welled up. At the same time, he exclaimed in his heart, "Good heavens!" He never expected that Ling Wanjun, with his tall stature, thick eyebrows, and righteous demeanor, would be such a skilled streamer.
It was only then that he realized the lightning eye was actually a live-streaming camera condensed by Ling Wanjun using lightning laws, subtly connected to surging data power!
Good heavens, the power of laws can be used like this?
Give me back my感动 (moved feeling) and红色感悟 (red enlightenment), you scoundrel!
"We're about to enter the void gate, and there might be no signal. If the screen goes black, remember to refresh!" After saying this, Ling Wanjun led Yu Zhibo and Bai Chanyi into the void gate.
To break through the void, one only needs to be at A-class, tenth tier. However, to truly travel freely in the void, among normal extraordinary individuals, apart from innate spatial ability users like Lin Wanjun, only those who have reached Divine Rank fifty or above and control a certain law can open void gates.
As Yu Zhibo traveled through the void, he felt his body being protected by Ling Wanjun's lightning, resisting the damage from spatial turbulence, making the journey both fast and stable.
"Sorry, Xiao Yu, borrowing your popularity for a bit, haha!"
As Ling Wanjun traveled through the void with him, he said, "As extraordinary individuals who rely on immortal energy to reach A-class, anyone who breaks through to S-class, also known as the Nascent Soul stage, will encounter a lightning tribulation and be plagued by inner demons, making it extremely dangerous!"
"So, you're streaming for emotional points?" Yu Zhibo's face showed a look of sudden realization.
"Yes, refined emotional power can strengthen the soul, providing a slight advantage when confronting inner demons. As for how effective it is, that remains to be seen!"
Ling Wanjun continued, "I only started feeling this after reaching Divine Rank 55. This world will become more stable in the future, and it's not impossible for a second S-class extraordinary individual to be born. I'm preparing for the future. Of course, I'm not just freeloading on your popularity. When we exit the void, I'll give you another data lightning eye so you can also stream."
Yu Zhibo's popularity was too high. Just appearing in Ling Wanjun's live stream for a short while increased his popularity by nearly 30%, making him a walking traffic source. However, Ling Wanjun did not directly introduce Yu Zhibo to boost his popularity, as he wanted to maintain the demeanor of a Divine Rank 56 expert.
Yu Zhibo was not angry about this. He simply found it somewhat amusing and felt that Ling Wanjun was becoming more human in his eyes, no longer evoking the sense of power, authority, and unapproachability he had felt before.
The journey through the void was very fast. In less than a minute, they arrived tens of thousands of meters above the Toilet Society.
As Ling Wanjun led Yu Zhibo and Bai Chanyi out of the void gate, they saw a vast ghost realm below. In the center of the ghost realm, dozens of shattered temples were scattered, with extensive burn marks on the buildings. Evil spirits roamed above them.
Most of these evil spirits wore old military uniforms, while some wore traditional large garments. They seemed to have become subordinates of the Slit-Mouthed Woman, patrolling the ghost realm with firearms made of ghost power.
Vaguely, they could see flag patterns resembling dog-skin plasters on their uniforms or hats.
At this moment, both Ling Wanjun and Yu Zhibo's expressions turned cold.
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I'll thank everyone for the gifts another day.