Yu Langji learned that Xie Luo had died in battle, and Gui Douya was almost defeated by Ye Cang, ultimately being K.O.'d.

Of the three giants of the Underworld, two of their great ghost generals were lost in this one confrontation.

Yu Langji thought, "You've got to be kidding me… How could I possibly win against so many people by myself?"

K stood on the roof, gazing into the distance, not caring whether Yu Langji stayed or left.

Feng Lei, suppressing his anger, said to Yu Langji, "You sly fox, fight me!"

Yu Langji wasn't angry, but smiled enchantingly, "You want to fight me? What kind of fight? Poker? Even if I were, it would be him, not you..."

Yu Langji finished speaking and pointed at Ye Cang, implying that even for poker, she wouldn't choose Feng Lei.

As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Langji transformed into a streak of green light and quickly retreated from the area.

The group returned to the Hyperdimensional Fortress. After a brief respite, Chen Li gathered everyone together.

"Everyone, the original mission was just to gather some information on the Ghost Flame Phantasms. But we encountered the three great ghost generals of the Underworld, and ultimately succeeded in killing the Gui Douya and Xie Luo ghost generals."

"So… Ye Cang, Luke, Xi Er, and Feng Lei, the Star Envoy will personally summon you in a little while."

Since Ye Cang had only recently arrived at the fortress, he didn't know what a Star Envoy was. "Star Envoy, what exactly do they do?"

Chen Li explained, "The supreme being of the Hyperdimensional Fortress is the Star Mother, the highest leader is the Star King, and below the Star King are the Star Envoys."

Ye Cang wasn't interested in any of these Star Kings or Star Envoys.

He asked, "Sister Chen Li, besides K, are there any other Peerless-level Awakened?"

Hearing Ye Cang's question, Feng Lei and Luke immediately perked up. The three of them turned to Chen Li, waiting for her explanation.

Chen Li still had her gentle smile. She was very gratified because, in her eyes, Ye Cang and the others were like a magnificent painting, sometimes with surging waves and sometimes fearlessly braving the wind and waves.

"Besides K, there are also Juan Tian Kuang Fo, An Qi, and Guan Xin. Because they are closer to the upper limit of combat power, it's almost impossible to see them without a special mission."

For a moment, the three of them fell into their own thoughts after hearing that there were a total of four Peerless-level kings.

Chen Li saw what was on their minds and deliberately asked, "Ye Cang! What are you thinking about at this moment?"

Ye Cang frankly and openly told Chen Li, "Sister Chen Li, what I want to say is, whether it's S-class or Peerless-class, I, Ye Cang, will definitely catch up with them, surpass them, and then… defeat them!"

Half an hour later, the Star Envoy, representing the Star King, arrived at the Data Division.

After a few pleasantries, the Star Envoy looked at the group, only to find Feng Lei and Luke.

The Star Envoy, puzzled, asked Chen Li, "Didn't you say there were three people? Why are there only two?"

Chen Li casually made up a reason to explain, "Oh, that's right, Star Envoy. The one who didn't show up is named Ye Cang. We're short on manpower recently, and there's a temporary mission, so I sent him to carry it out."

Inside the teleportation room…

Xi Er gazed at Ye Cang, her eyes like blooming roses, as if time was slowing down.

"Ye Cang, are you really not going to meet the Star Envoy before you leave?"

"Star Envoy… I won't see them. After all, I can't do that kind of hypocritical comfort and false flattery. Striving to become stronger isn't to please others, I just want to surpass myself. So, whether I see the Star King or the Star Envoy, it's not important to me."

"Ye Cang… What about me? Am I important?"

After speaking, Xi Er looked at Ye Cang expectantly.

Ye Cang walked up to Xi Er and gave her a deep hug.

"Actually… my world is really small, so small that I can see you as soon as I turn around. Thank you… Xi Er. Thank you for believing in me and supporting me unconditionally for so long."

When the glory fades, perhaps what awaits is a glance that sees through everything, or perhaps, the song ends and the people scatter, unable to express the warmth and coldness of the world.

Whether it was the former or the latter, Xi Er was flustered by Ye Cang's sudden embrace, and was already at a loss.

After leaving the fortress, Ye Cang headed to the Golden Light Mercenary Group.

Liu Jun, upon learning of Ye Cang's arrival, hurriedly welcomed him.

Inside the base, Liu Jun, Ye Wenxiao, and Ye Cang began to chat.

But Ye Cang's mind wasn't on them at all. He looked around, seemingly preoccupied.

Ye Wenxiao asked, "Ye Cang, don't look. Ying Ning and Tian Xing aren't in the base right now. The two of them are out sightseeing."

"What? Sightseeing?" Ye Cang was a little incredulous.

"Yes, Ye Cang, it's all thanks to the Dragon Spine that Xi Er sent, which allowed Tian Xing to no longer be paralyzed. Brother… Grandma's death was an accident, and now Tian Xing is just like a normal person. Grandma's spirit in heaven will surely feel comforted for Tian Xing, for you."

Ye Cang nodded repeatedly. "It's good news that Tian Xing can live like a normal person."

Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Liu Jun told Ye Cang, "Ye Cang, recently, phantasms have often been mutating, I'm sure you've heard. So, the current combat power needs to be reallocated and adjusted, and that includes your Hyperdimensional Fortress."

"So I was wondering… could you represent our Golden Light Mercenary Group in the King of Fighters Tournament?"

Ye Cang had never heard of any King of Fighters Tournament, and was immediately confused. "What? King of Fighters Tournament? What's that?"

Ye Wenxiao immediately added, "Brother, the King of Fighters Tournament is a competition organized by us mercenaries. All mercenary groups will participate. In the past, hunting B-class phantasms only required four Awakened to complete successfully."

"But… recently, phantasms have mutated into Ghost Flame Phantasms, and their combat power has also increased greatly. The previous four-person team is obviously no longer sufficient. So this time, all mercenary groups have organized a King of Fighters Tournament. Whoever can become the No. 1 mercenary group."

"In this way, more Awakened will come to join us. This way, the risk of hunting phantasms will be greatly reduced. So… brother, can you consider it?"

Without even thinking, Ye Cang asked directly, "Are there any Peerless S-class experts?"

Ye Wenxiao nodded.

"Okay, I promise you, Brother Ye, but I have one request."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jun was very happy that Ye Cang had agreed to represent his mercenary group in the King of Fighters Tournament.

"Little Ye, we're all family, feel free to make any requests."

"Boss Liu, Brother Ye. My request is that my opponents must all be A-class or higher Awakened."

Hearing this, Liu Jun immediately agreed. "That's no problem, Little Ye's request doesn't count as a request, ah ha ha ha…"

Ye Wenxiao immediately put on a silly expression, feeling a little embarrassed. "Of course the boss is happy. The original purpose of asking Ye Cang to guest star in the King of Fighters Tournament was to target Ye Cang's ability to instantly kill the S-class Sword Emperor."

"Now Ye Cang has made a request that he won't fight anyone below A-class Awakened, which just happens to suit the boss's wishes."