The projector buzzed, and after a few seconds, a fluorescent blue sphere flickered and projected onto the huge screen.

An elegant and exquisite large conference table appeared on the screen. On the left side of the conference table sat the level one Gold and Silver Prosecutors and Executives, and on the right side sat the backbone of the Board of Directors.

The two chief positions were empty. Chairman Xian Sheng conjured a goblet from the void, swirled the wine, and asked, "Where's Gustav?"

He was referring to the Chairman of the Board, the leader of the Gustav Consortium, Kris's grandfather, and the third demigod of the Heavenly Punishment.

"Rescuing Sea Emperor," said Miller Mike, a level one Gold Prosecutor, coldly.

"The morality value has been disappearing for five hours. Terrorist attacks are constantly being staged across the Free Federation. Twelve minutes ago, we were still fighting against the Evil Chariot Camp. Our Chairman has arrived in New Yorkshire and is fighting with more than four demigods, and may return to The Way of the Extraordinary at any time."

"At such a critical time, your Second District's only job is to use satellites to eavesdrop on phones and call us to a meeting." He vented his dissatisfaction, accusing the Second District's demigods of standing idly by and failing to fulfill their ally duties.

The Evil Camp had already launched a general offensive, and the camp war had reached a point of no return. The New Yorkshire battlefield directly affected the outcome of the camp war.

Against this backdrop, the Second District's demigods were slow to arrive.

"Gustav asking Sea Emperor for help? That really shocks us old friends. In the last century, the two of them wished they could kill each other's entire families," Chairman Xian Sheng said with emotion.

Kris's grandfather, Old Gustav, was a demigod of the Siren profession and one of the founders of the Sea God Church. Later, he fought with Sea Emperor for the position of Pope, turned against each other, and led his forces to break away from the Sea God Church, join Heavenly Punishment, and win over major consortia to form the Board of Directors.

Therefore, the relationship between Heavenly Punishment and the Sea God Church had always been discordant.

Hearing Chairman Xian Sheng's slightly teasing voice, the members of Heavenly Punishment looked somber. Great Elder Di Hong sighed and said, "Shura has entered the capital. The five alliance leaders cannot rush to New Yorkshire. The demigods of the Musician Scholar family have no intention of intervening."

Chairman Xian Sheng shrugged. "Those guys are fine at playing a winning game, but don't count on them in a losing one."

"Shura has awakened!" The expressions of Heavenly Punishment's higher-ups changed drastically. Words like "fuck! my god" came from the loudspeaker. They experienced a despair even stronger than the madness of the two Chiefs.

"I know you're very anxious, but please don't be!" Chairman Xian Sheng clapped his hands hard to suppress the noise.

"We already have a way to resolve this calamity. We just need you to contribute the fragments of the Compass of Light!"

The clamor stopped instantly. Hoover's teacher, level one Gold Executive Dale Jerome, said in a deep voice, "You want the fragments of the Compass of Light? Chairman Xian Sheng, you should know the importance of the Compass of Light. Heavenly Punishment cannot agree without a reasonable reason."

The Nine Elders of the Five Elements Alliance also frowned.

"Of course, I know the Compass of Light is important even more than you. It shares the same origin as the sun and is the only item in The Way of the Extraordinary that can communicate with the sun, a stepping stone to becoming the Lord of the Sun. You want to keep it for your own Sun Lord to cultivate, right?"

Chairman Xian Sheng put down his goblet and sighed. "Unfortunately, the Sun Wanderer you've cultivated hasn't become a peak Overlord yet and isn't qualified to communicate with the sun. Only the Master of Taiyi has this qualification in the whole world."

Without waiting for Heavenly Punishment's higher-ups to retort, he cut to the chase and said, "The reason for the disappearance of the morality value is that the Merit List has been obscured by Taiyin. The Sun presides over merit, so as long as six fragments are gathered, the Master of Taiyi will be able to communicate with the sun in the position of Lord of the Stars and restore the Merit List to its place. I don't want to facilitate this matter either, after all, the Sun Lord I'm cultivating isn't that old stud, but everyone, the Evil Camp won't give us time. You have no choice, unless you think the Compass of Light fragments are more important than Sea Emperor Gustav and the entire Guardian Camp!"

Saying this, he raised his wrist and glanced at his watch. "I'll give you three minutes to consider. During these three minutes, Sea Emperor and Gustav may return to The Way of the Extraordinary at any time."

"Hurry up, you bunch of idiots. Sea Emperor and Gustav might have already returned to The Way of the Extraordinary!"

He leaned back on the edge of the table and savored the red wine leisurely.

This leisurely attitude infected the Overlords at the table. Di Hong exchanged glances with his colleagues at the table and took the lead in saying, "The Five Elements Alliance agrees to provide the two Compass of Light fragments in the warehouse. As long as the Guardian Camp can survive this crisis, any price is worth it."

The Compass of Light fragments were in the gang's warehouse but belonged to the assets of the Five Elements Alliance. According to the system, a document signed by the Nine Elders was required before the alliance leader could dispose of them. For the Five Elements Alliance, the Master of Taiyi was already an investment object, so this was just an early disbursement of funds.

The Heavenly Punishment's higher-ups conferred for a moment. Miller Mike looked at the camera and said, "We agree."

Chairman Xian Sheng snapped his fingers. "Prepare the Compass of Light fragments. I'll go over now."

He then looked at Great Elder Di Hong: "You can directly contact the five alliance leaders." After speaking, he teleported out of the conference room.

A light golden figure transformed into a ray of light and entered Zhang Yuanqing's body.

He only felt a burning sensation on his forehead. The nebula imprint representing the Star Official emerged, and then the nebula transformed into a round of golden blazing sun with flying outer flames.

Strong, domineering, and scorching solar divine power surged throughout his body through the Blazing Sun Imprint, burning his bones, cells, and internal organs. Such a domineering force would instantly turn any Star Official to ashes.

But Zhang Yuanqing was a low-profile version of the Body of the Sun, and barely endured it.

"Not bad, barely able to bear my power." The Demon Lord's obsession, which had taken over his body, chuckled lightly.

Then, he raised his hand and waved it gently. Clear, bright sunlight spilled out like ink, dispelling the darkness. The power of slumber that shrouded the temple quickly dissipated.

Zhang Yuanqing saw his sleeping companions and the slumbering Dragon Lord. He was still standing in the same place, still in the same sleepy state, revealing a cruel look.

He had spoken with the Demon Lord's obsession for no less than five minutes, but those five minutes seemed to have been erased.

As the golden light dispelled the power of darkness, the flow of time inside the temple returned to normal. The slumbering Yin Ji, Xiahou Aotian, Huang Taiji, and others woke up one after another.

The slumbering Dragon Lord stared blankly at the "Daode Tianzun" who suddenly jumped up in place, and for a moment, he couldn't understand why the situation had reversed like this.

It was like you were holding an AK in your hand, blocking a wild boar in a cave. The wild boar should have been lying flat, with no chance of turning the tables. But unexpectedly, the wild boar turned into Marshal Tianpeng and flew up to give you a rake.

The awakened Yin Ji and others also looked at Zhang Yuanqing, who was shining with golden light, in astonishment, unable to figure out what was going on.

After a brief shock, the slumbering Dragon Lord forcibly suppressed all his emotions and calmed down. This time, he fell asleep directly, using Night Nerve to activate his spiritual power and interact with the god behind him.

Plop!

Unleashing the slumber domain of the Overlord stage, the slumbering Dragon Lord fell down and actively entered a dream.

"This is impossible!" The awakened Bloody Liquid saw the situation clearly and muttered to himself as well.

Zhang Yuanqing took a step forward, came to the slumbering Dragon Lord, grabbed the throat of this peak Saint, and said coldly, "Didn't you want to know who I am? I'll tell you, I am Yuanshi Tianzun!"

Yuanshi Tianzun!

The four words "Yuanshi Tianzun" were like thunder, striking the ears of the slumbering Dragon Lord and the Bloody Liquid, causing their pupils to shrink sharply and their expressions to freeze.

Yin Ji's eyes widened suddenly, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.

She couldn't distinguish her current mood, joy, sorrow, confusion, shock...a mixture of feelings surging endlessly.

She wasn't clear about the reason for Yuanshi Tianzun's resurrection, but if it was him, everything would be reasonable. There was no Daode Tianzun at all, it was just a temporary identity used by Yuanshi.

As for the others, except for Jiang Ju, who was seriously injured and unconscious, they all knew that Yuanshi Tianzun had been resurrected and returned, and their reactions were very calm.

Hey, you've done all the acting, what am I supposed to do... Zhang Yuanqing muttered in his heart.

He was like an audience member, watching the Demon Lord's obsession manipulate him to put on the mantle of Yuanshi Tianzun and show off in public!

"It was you, it was you!" the slumbering Dragon Lord roared, struggling violently. "I was going to kill you. Why aren't you dead yet? Why aren't you dead yet!"

The first "why" was a question of doubt, the second "why" was a hoarse and exhausted question.

He was only one step away from Overlord. As long as he killed the Guardian professionals in the dungeon, he could cross this threshold and enter a completely new level from then on. But now the gate to Overlord was closed.

"You're not worthy to know." A heart-rending scream came from the golden flames in Zhang Yuanqing's palm, but it subsided two seconds later.

Golden flames erupted, engulfing the slumbering Dragon Lord.

Zhang Yuanqing casually flicked his hand and threw the charred enemy behind him.

"Yin Ji, yours." He immediately opened his palm towards the Bloody Liquid, and the scorching golden flames soared high, engulfing the Bloody Liquid.

"No, no, no!" The Bloody Liquid instantly turned into a half-dead charred wood.

"Huang Taiji, yours!" Zhang Yuanqing threw the Bloody Liquid to Huang Taiji's feet.

Huang Taiji looked down at the dying Bloody Liquid, his serious expression suddenly becoming excited.

This is the peak!

The Demon Lord's obsession's physical strength is only at the Overlord level. If reality has really been thrown into chaos, he won't be able to handle anything...

Zhang Yuanqing, who was watching all of this from the audience's perspective, felt puzzled.

As soon as he thought this, he saw dazzling starlight rising from under his feet. The next moment, the temple disappeared, and was replaced by a dazzling starry river.

In the center of this cosmic starry river was a pitch-black celestial body. Countless dazzling stars revolved around the giant celestial body, constantly throwing themselves into it.

He had left the slaughter dungeon and arrived in an unknown space!