The world had changed significantly without Wen Wen’s knowledge. He felt the summons from the black robe and entered the facility, immersing his consciousness within the black stone palace. To Wen Wen’s surprise, the black stone palace felt slightly different upon his entry this time, no longer possessing its original heavy majesty.
Upon entering the palace, Wen Wen saw the black robe seated on a high platform. He frowned upon observing the black robe’s condition. The black robe’s body was no longer as solid as before, and the changes in superpower had also affected the Talami Desert.
Many monsters in the desert had also experienced an increase in strength or became more frenzied due to the shifts in energy concentration. This caught the monsters Wen Wen had sent out for hunting off guard. They retreated to the surroundings of the camp, forming a circle to resist the relentless attacks from these creatures.
After Wen Wen emerged, he merely swept his gaze around. The monsters, which had been fierce and frenzied moments ago, all stopped dead in their tracks. Though their intelligence was low, they possessed an instinctive sense for danger, allowing them to discern just how dangerous Wen Wen was.
After this group of cowards halted, Wen Wen took a deep breath, feeling the entirely different energy concentration and letting out a comfortable hum. For superhumans, such an environment was like a fish in water, as if an invisible restraint had been lifted. However, judging by the changes in these monsters, this was not a good thing. It would become even more difficult for the Hunter Association to control the situation in the future.
Wen Wen was currently unaware of the situation in other parts of the Federation, but he estimated it wouldn't be much better. Suddenly, Wen Wen’s brow twinged slightly. Since becoming a True Order powerhouse, his perception had become more acute. With just that slight sting, he could determine that someone was watching him. After scanning his surroundings and seeing no one, Wen Wen looked up at the sky.
The desert night sky was slightly hazy, with most stars hidden from view, only a golden stardust hanging high above.
"That's not a star, that's a person!"
Wen Wen’s left eye shimmered with a mirror-like sheen. The scene he saw was constantly zooming in, with an effect comparable to a celestial telescope. After the view in his eyes magnified several times, Wen Wen finally saw what that piece of stardust was.
It was a peerlessly beautiful woman, kneeling cross-legged in the void. It was Ishna, the War Goddess of Chenxing. She rested her chin on her hand, looking down with interest. Their gazes met, and both awkwardly shifted their eyes away. Ishna averted her gaze because she was embarrassed at being caught peeping. Wen Wen, on the other hand, felt the angle was awkward, making it seem as if he were peeping up Ishna’s skirt…
Ishna somersaulted in the air, descending from the sky, her body gleaming with a dazzling golden light, like a comet falling from the heavens. Her speed increased, the surrounding air igniting from friction. Just before landing, she altered her trajectory, her bare feet landing on the sand without stirring a single grain.
The monsters besieging the camp scattered like fallen trees, fleeing in all directions. The desert dragon, whose strength had greatly increased to the Upper Order level, also tucked its tail, attempting to sneak away amidst the monster horde. But Wen Wen extended his right hand towards it, releasing dark chains that, mixed with a powerful suction, dragged it directly back. This fellow had been disciplined by Wen Wen before and dared to lead the charge against the camp, which Wen Wen felt was an affront, thus he couldn't let it go.
Once the desert dragon was close enough, Wen Wen delivered a Shura straight punch, knocking it unconscious. He then bowed slightly to Ishna.
"May I ask what brings you to find me, honored Judge Ishna." As his strength grew, Wen Wen’s authority within the Hunter Association also increased. He had long known the characteristics of the eight Judges and recognized Ishna immediately.
"What did you do to this ritual platform before?" She was the first Judge to detect the abnormality and inferred that the abnormality had started in the East Oil Zone and spread throughout the Federation. Coincidentally, as she detected the abnormality, she had sensed the fleeting aura of a Calamity-grade powerhouse here. This made it hard for her not to suspect that this abnormality, whether a blessing or a curse, was related to Wen Wen and his companions.
"I was merely creating a clone. The clone has already been released. If you need it, I can give you all the data from when I created the clone." Wen Wen produced a stack of drafts covered in runes and handed them to Ishna. Although the matter was indeed initiated by Wen Wen, he had no intention of admitting it. As the black robe continued to weaken, the barrier's disappearance was inevitable, so he planned to offer some flimsy excuse to get by.
"Don't show me this stuff, I can't understand it. I just want to ask you… were these also caused when creating the clone?" Ishna pointed to the three giant fan-shaped rifts stretching for thousands of meters and questioned him.
Wen Wen scratched his head. "You might not believe me, but when I was creating the clone, a purple hand suddenly appeared from nowhere. This hand fought with a mysterious Calamity, and that's how this scene was created."
Ishna looked at Wen Wen's earnest face and chose to believe him instead. This was because she had indeed sensed another aura far exceeding ordinary Calamities here. Although this aura was faint, its level was incredibly high.
Ishna pondered for a few seconds, then said to Wen Wen, "Baidia is currently encountering some trouble. If you have time, can you help me quell the chaos? Baidia is the most important city in the East Oil Zone, and it cannot afford any losses."
Wen Wen smiled slightly. "Of course, I've wanted to visit Baidia for a while now."
Ishna nodded and flew away, transforming into a golden morning star. She asked Wen Wen to go to Baidia partly because Baidia was indeed experiencing minor troubles, and partly because she wanted to observe Wen Wen up close for a period to determine if this abnormality was related to him.
After Ishna departed, Wen Wen roughly shoved the defiant desert dragon into the facility. Then, he called his three cubs and Tao Qingqing, and they drove the Holy Relic fighter jet towards Baidia. Note: they drove, not flew, meaning the Holy Relic fighter jet was moving on the ground. In fact, the current Holy Relic fighter jet no longer resembled an airplane at all. It looked more like a black, double-decker bus with a sci-fi style. This bus was transformed from the folded Holy Relic fighter jet! Once all its parts became holy relics, the fighter jet possessed all sorts of incredible properties. Not to mention its exaggerated extreme performance, its durability alone could withstand missiles head-on, and it could also self-repair… Furthermore, it possessed the ability to 'transform.' It wasn't just limited to becoming a bus; it could also transform into a yacht, a submarine, a tractor, an excavator… Of course, it couldn't transform into a giant robot.