The rescued man appeared to be in his early thirties. His chiseled features hinted at a youthful handsomeness, and upon seeing Yu Zhibo, his eyes, previously filled with a deathly stillness, suddenly burst with vitality.
"You are..." he looked at Yu Zhibo, searching his memory, and finally confirmed he didn't recognize him.
Yu Zhibo chuckled, "It's a long story. Lower your mental defenses."
As he spoke, his gaze flickered, and a piece of memory was implanted into the man's mind.
He also took the opportunity to read the man's memories.
The man's name was Cheng Hao, a member of the Kyoto Exploration Department's twenty-sixth team. He had entered the Evernight World fourteen years ago. The team he was with had been ambushed by the combined exploration teams of Country R and Lighthouse Country. If not for his conversion-type ability, which made him valuable, he would have long since turned into a pile of bones.
Of course, he had another identity: the third Rank 99 powerhouse after Wang Shouyi and Yu Zhibo, and the only son of Cheng Yi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Dragon Country's General Military Command.
Yu Zhibo had exchanged greetings with Cheng Yi a few times. Cheng Yi was a powerful devour-type ability user, and Yu Zhibo had always perceived him as a stern, humorless, and rigid individual. Now, it seemed that his son Cheng Hao's disappearance was, to some extent, responsible for his personality.
As the son of the Dragon Country's Commander-in-Chief, Cheng Hao had every qualification to join the military and receive his father's protection. However, he chose to join the most dangerous Evernight Exploration Department. What was more significant was that Cheng Yi had supported this decision, which filled Yu Zhibo with a sense of emotion.
It was precisely because of these heroes who were willing to sacrifice their personal lives for the greater good that the Dragon Country enjoyed its current prosperity and continuation. Yu Zhibo's willingness to serve the Dragon Country was naturally influenced by this atmosphere of unity from top to bottom.
After several dozen breaths, Cheng Hao had fully digested all the memory information.
"So that's how it is. Emperor of Pupils, Yu Zhibo, Sensing Stone, protective light barrier... and Father... he has also advanced to Rank 99. So much has happened in these past ten years!"
And this young man before him, judging by the information from his memories, had actually reached Rank 99 before the age of twenty-five.
The man opened his eyes, a hint of disbelief on his face.
But he quickly calmed down. Having endured over a decade of torment, he was no longer as naive as when he first entered the Evernight World. This man's appearance was too sudden, and he couldn't be sure if he was a disguise by some powerful creature from the Evernight World.
Yu Zhibo smiled, not bothering to prove anything further. He placed his hand on Cheng Hao's shoulder, his body flickered, and when he reappeared, he was already above the spatial wormhole connecting the Evernight World to Earth.
"Roar!"
In front of the wormhole, a large number of various giant beasts, numbering over a hundred, had gathered, wanting to surge into Earth. They seemed to have reached a tacit understanding of not attacking each other, coiling in the void and forming long queues.
The moment they saw Yu Zhibo, these giant beasts instantly roared, their calls rising and falling, as if to threaten Yu Zhibo into leaving quickly.
"So many Evernight beasts... we..." Cheng Hao swallowed. At this moment, he didn't know that Yu Zhibo had already advanced to S-rank.
These Evernight giant beasts, with the lowest being at the Law level, were incredibly terrifying in Cheng Hao's eyes. If not for the willpower forged through decades of enemy torment, far surpassing that of ordinary people, he would have turned and fled long ago.
Seeing Cheng Hao's nervous expression, Yu Zhibo chuckled, "A bunch of paper tigers. I can destroy them with a raise of my hand. You don't need to be so tense."
As he spoke, he truly raised his hand, and a terrifying repulsive force erupted from his palm, accompanied by a destructive force that could annihilate the soul.
The violent repulsive energy instantly crushed all the laws in front of him. Under Yu Zhibo's deliberate control, the roars of all the giant beasts came to an abrupt halt, their souls annihilated in an instant, leaving them completely silent.
Boom boom boom!
The dead giant beasts, like mountains, crashed down from the sky, cracking the earth. The scene was exceptionally shocking.
Yu Zhibo waved his large hand, collecting all the beast carcasses into his storage ring.
Although these beasts were contaminated, they could be purified and become edible spiritual meat. His Pure Land space still had plenty. This batch would be a gift to the Dragon Country.
"This... this..." Cheng Hao was dumbfounded. "Are you... really just Rank 99?"
Yu Zhibo smiled, "I forgot to tell you, I advanced to S-rank five years ago. But because of that, I can no longer return to Earth."
Glancing at Cheng Hao, who was still in shock, Yu Zhibo continued, "This is the No. 4 spatial wormhole entrance connecting to the Bashang Grassland in Kyoto. Before I go back, help me take something."
Saying this, he tossed the storage ring into Cheng Hao's hand.
Besides the beast carcasses he had just collected, the storage ring also contained various mineral materials. These items were incredibly tempting to ordinary extraordinary individuals, but for Yu Zhibo, they were almost within easy reach.
In fact, he could directly use the power of the Five Elements laws to create divine weapon forging materials usable by Rank A individuals.
Cheng Hao took the storage ring, his face still showing lingering shock. He looked at Yu Zhibo and muttered, "S-rank at 26... B-rank at 32... I'm truly useless!"
Just then.
Rumble!
Above the sky, red clouds churned and converged, firmly locking onto Yu Zhibo's aura.
"What a nuisance!" Yu Zhibo glanced at the thunderclouds in the sky, knowing that this was because he had killed an S-rank and hundreds of Law-level Evernight beasts, accumulating karma in this world beyond a certain threshold, and had been targeted by the thunderclouds.
Without further ado, he grabbed Cheng Hao, tossed him into the spatial wormhole, and then rushed towards the next aerial wormhole.
He intended to use the lightning to kill beasts.
Above the sky, dark red lightning snakes writhed within the dark thunderclouds. These thunderclouds were formed by the karma of dead Evernight beings combined with celestial phenomena, possessing terrifying destructive power.
Crack!
A bolt of lightning struck down from the thunderclouds, illuminating this part of the world with a scarlet glow, heading towards Yu Zhibo's head.
Yu Zhibo erected an Earth Element World Barrier to protect himself, easily blocking the lightning, and then drew the thunderclouds towards another wormhole, rushing away.
There, a group of Rank A Evernight giant beasts had also gathered.
Upon seeing Yu Zhibo, who was being continuously struck by lightning, flying towards them, all the giant beasts were stunned.
The thunderclouds were too terrifying. All the giant beasts showed expressions of terror and tore through the void, attempting to escape.
But in the next second, vast law power enveloped the entire area, causing all the giant beasts to freeze in place as if they were immobilized.
Yu Zhibo's lips curved into a smile, and he spread his arms.
Boom!
Endless dark red lightning, under the terrified gazes of the numerous beasts, enveloped an area of several hundred kilometers and then struck down with full force.