Hearing Bai Chanyi speak, Yu Zhibo realized that the food on the table hadn't been finished.
"In my haste, I almost forgot. Let's finish eating before we leave, don't waste food!"
Yu Zhibo sat down again and looked at the empty cup position in front of him, speechless for a moment.
Xiong Chumo, unhurriedly, poured another cup for Yu Zhibo, placed it in front of him, and then poured him a cup of tea, saying with a smile, "Idol, please have some tea!"
He looked at him expectantly.
"Thank you!" Yu Zhibo said, holding Bai Chanyi in his arms. He then cut a piece of the seven-colored cake from the center of the table and brought it to Bai Chanyi's mouth.
Zhuge Yan laughed heartily, "It's my oversight as the host. I'll order some more things for you!"
He took out his phone and ordered seven of the highest-grade set meals.
"Thank you for your trouble!" Yu Zhibo smiled and nodded, then said, "I forgot to introduce. This is my girlfriend, Bai Chanyi. Chanyi, say hello to everyone!"
"Hello, meow~" Bai Chanyi, with cake all over her mouth, spoke after hearing Yu Zhibo's introduction. Her dark eyes blinked, making Xiong Chumo's heart melt.
However, upon hearing Yu Zhibo say she was his girlfriend, Xiong Chumo couldn't help but freeze for a moment. Then, a smile that defied convention appeared on her face, her eyes filled with excitement.
She was indeed Yu Zhibo's fan, but not the kind of obsessive fan who couldn't stand their idol dating.
Bai Chanyi had always appeared by Yu Zhibo's side as a cat, and her human form was rarely seen. Therefore, even a devoted fan like her hadn't expected this cat to be Yu Zhibo's girlfriend.
Besides Xiong Chumo, everyone else's expressions also turned somewhat strange: a romance between a human and a demon. Yu Zhibo had such tastes; truly a role model for us.
"That look in her eyes is just like how I used to look at Wang Shouyi..."
Yu Zhibo couldn't help but touch his nose.
At this moment, he understood Wang Shouyi's feelings back then. It was regrettable that he had thought a romance between a human and a demon was strange, but only when it happened to him did he realize how sweet it was.
Bai Chanyi, on the other hand, felt it was inconvenient to eat cake in her cat form and glanced at Yu Zhibo.
Yu Zhibo was dressed in a white t-shirt and ripped denim jacket on top, and slim black pants and white sneakers with black stripes on the bottom.
After thinking for a moment, she transformed into her human form, wearing the same outfit as Yu Zhibo.
This outfit looked clean, sunny, and handsome on Yu Zhibo, while on her, it was fresh and sweet, astonishing Ju Yuanlu and the others.
As men, they understood why Yu Zhibo chose a demon as his girlfriend. She was so beautiful; who could resist?
"Since we've decided to explore the secret realm, then fellow Daoist Yu, you are our captain. From now on, we'll call you Captain!" Ju Yuanlu, who had been struggling with how to address Yu Zhibo, spoke up.
He felt relieved; the issue of address was finally resolved.
The others nodded in agreement.
Soon, after everyone finished eating, Yu Zhibo saw that Bai Chanyi really liked the desserts from this place. He immediately bought a ton of various sweets and, under the excited gaze of the shop owner, stored them in his spatial dimension.
He had initially wanted to pay for the table they were eating at as well, but Zhuge Yan's brother-in-law, the owner, absolutely refused, saying that Zhuge Yan had never paid for desserts when she visited and that this time would be no exception. In the end, Yu Zhibo had to give up on paying.
The desserts at this teahouse were very expensive, but for Yu Zhibo, who had countless merit points, it was merely a drop in the bucket.
As they left, Zhuge Yan looked speechless.
The group directly opened the skylight on the roof, then soared into the sky, bypassed the aerial restriction zone, and flew directly towards the spatial wormhole above the Bashang Grassland in Kyoto.
As they flew at high speed, a magnificent aerial castle quickly enlarged in their eyes high above the Bashang Grassland in Kyoto, with several powerful auras emanating from it, all belonging to terrifying A-class powerhouses.
Simultaneously, not far from the castle, a spatial wormhole with a diameter of over thirty meters was constantly consuming and emitting energy. At the entrance, Wang Shouyi's mental power covered the area, guarding this region.
It was clear that the No. 4 wormhole in the Bashang Grassland was also within the scope of his guarded wormholes.
Upon their arrival, Yu Zhibo casually left a Flying Thunder God mark on the castle. With his mastery of the Flying Thunder God technique and his continuously increasing level, he had developed a habit of leaving Flying Thunder God marks everywhere.
Without any formal verification, Wang Shouyi, stationed in Kyoto, his mental power covering dozens of surrounding wormholes, did not detect any fluctuations from Yu Zhibo's presence. This was the best certification.
"Comrades, I wish you all the best!"
On the castle, several A-class powerhouses greeted Yu Zhibo with encouraging and gratified looks.
As a genius who had grown up, Yu Zhibo's strength and past achievements were worthy of their admiration.
"Thank you!"
Yu Zhibo waved to them, then placed Ju Yuanlu and the other six into his spatial dimension, isolating them with a light barrier to prevent them from wandering around in the pure land dimension. He then tilted his head slightly and glanced at Bai Chanyi.
Bai Chanyi understood immediately. Her body shifted from solid to ethereal and entered his body, but they did not merge, as the intensity of the spatial wormhole was insufficient to withstand the pressure generated by their fusion.
In this semi-merged state, as long as Yu Zhibo willed it, they could complete the fusion instantly, and their greatly increased strength would be enough to cope with the potential dangers of entering the Eternal Night World.
Just as Yu Zhibo was about to enter the wormhole, spiritual energy suddenly gathered beside him, eventually forming a golden phantom resembling Wang Shouyi.
The phantom of Wang Shouyi stood with his hands behind his back and said to Yu Zhibo, "If you encounter any danger, remember to return to me immediately!"
"Don't worry, Daddy, Bobo will protect me!" Bai Chanyi's small head appeared above Yu Zhibo's head, her smile as bright as a flower.
"I will, Uncle Wang!" Yu Zhibo also nodded slightly. After greeting Wang Shouyi, his body turned into an afterimage and shot into the wormhole like lightning.
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This was Yu Zhibo's first time entering the Eternal Night World through a formal channel.
Unlike the feeling of entering a secret realm, upon entering the space-time of the Eternal Night World from the wormhole, Yu Zhibo only felt a strong sense of dizziness and displacement. Before he could savor it, the scene before his eyes changed as if the sky and night were rotating, transforming from a clear sky to a dark and oppressive one.
Here, the only source of light was the surging dark red karma thunderclouds in the sky, which were dense and lingered incessantly.
Yu Zhibo did not know where this place was. Similar to entering a secret realm, the location of entry was random.
This world was dark and boundless. The shattered land was filled with cracks and abysses, exuding decay and desolation. The earth's crust collided violently every day, and each collision caused changes in the terrain.
Therefore, maps were meaningless. Everything had to be explored personally.
After entering the secret realm, Yu Zhibo's scarlet Sharingan blinked, and his mental power surged outwards, spreading in all directions. He then discovered that, unlike in the secret realm, with his current mental power, he could only cover an area of less than two hundred li.
Yu Zhibo took out a sword of ordinary material from his pure land dimension, injected it with lightning and spiritual energy, and casually swung it, piercing dozens of meters deep into the ground. Then, he clasped his hands together, infused earth-elemental spiritual energy, and used the kunai as a center to create a large hall underground as a save point.
Next, a crystal ball the size of a fist appeared in his hand, containing the aura of the demon tribe's location.
This crystal ball was given to him by Xu Yuanhong. It was called a Mother-Child Spiritual Guidance Ball, and there were two of them: a child ball and a mother ball, which had a mutual connection and ignored distance interference.
The Mother-Child Spiritual Guidance Ball was also a product obtained by the pioneering team in the Eternal Night World. The reason the Xia Kingdom's rescue team, sent to meet Li Changsheng, was able to quickly pinpoint Li Changsheng's location and find him was thanks to this method.
Injecting his mental power into the mother ball, Yu Zhibo felt a vague sense of connection and then shifted his gaze to the 8 o'clock direction.
"Nearly four thousand kilometers..."
Yu Zhibo murmured. He did not choose to release Ju Yuanlu and the others. He fully merged with Bai Chanyi, and his aura surged, skyrocketing to the level of the 21st Divine Rank, with terrifying enhancements to his strength, speed, and mental power.
Furthermore, his spiritual energy, origin power, and purified immortal energy became increasingly harmonious, allowing him to unleash terrifying ultimate-level attacks with ease.
His mental power coverage, which was originally less than two hundred li, expanded to over five hundred li. Under his immense aura, any Eternal Night creatures with weaker auras within a radius of over five hundred li cowered in place, daring not to move.
Since his target was the demon tribe, Yu Zhibo did not bother with those Eternal Night creatures. Lightning covered his body, and he simultaneously activated Swift Dodge, like a streak of light, shooting towards the direction of the demon tribe.
The void twisted wherever he passed, and the sound of breaking through the air roared.
At this speed, he could cover thousands of kilometers in less than ten minutes.
"The creatures of the Eternal Night World aren't that strong!"
Yu Zhibo stood with his hands behind his back, a protective light barrier enveloping him, unaffected by the strong winds. He escaped the powerful suction from dozens of abyssal rifts and flew directly towards his target.
After flying for a thousand kilometers, he shot another Flying Thunder God marked sword as a marker, then looked up slightly and continued to speed forward.
After flying for about two hundred kilometers, a mountain that pierced the clouds appeared before his eyes. The mountain range below the peak was like a coiled serpent, vast and boundless.
Yu Zhibo raised an eyebrow and was about to go around the mountain when suddenly, a terrifying aura descended. Then, from the peak, a sky-covering hand descended upon him.
The hand emanated terrifying law power, sealing and freezing space, causing his body to stiffen abruptly.
"How can there be such a powerful creature?"
Yu Zhibo's pupils contracted. This hand appeared too suddenly. His mental power covered hundreds of li, encompassing even this entire mountain, yet he had not detected the terrifying creature lurking on the peak.
The next moment, the Void Spike pendant hanging around his neck emitted a faint black light, causing a crack to appear in the frozen space. He then immediately used the second stage of the Flying Thunder God technique to return to Wang Shouyi's side.
Above the clouds, Wang Shouyi was still seated in the void, appearing like a banished immortal.
Upon seeing Wang Shouyi, Yu Zhibo showed an embarrassed smile: "Hello, Uncle Wang!"
Wang Shouyi raised an eyebrow: "Encountered danger?"
He then sensed the residual law energy on Yu Zhibo and frowned: "A-class level 80, you're quite capable of causing trouble. What creature did you encounter?"
Yu Zhibo dared not reveal that he had been flying recklessly in the Eternal Night World. He scratched his head and said, "I only saw a sky-covering hand press down. I didn't see what the creature looked like, but I couldn't sense it."
He then continued, "Uncle Wang, please check if anything has been left on me? I'm afraid I'll be discovered if I go there again."
"You have his law power remaining on you. Fortunately, you returned to me immediately. Otherwise, as long as you were still in the Eternal Night World, you would have been discovered and hunted instantly!"
Wang Shouyi said, spreading his five fingers. Energy bloomed from his hand, covering Yu Zhibo. After a while, he peeled off a wisp of black aura from him, which condensed into a black snake made of black mist in his palm.
The black snake was ferocious and roared at Wang Shouyi, then was quickly reduced to nothingness by Wang Shouyi.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the Undying Nether Snake. The mountain you saw and the mountain range below are likely the remnants of its transformed body. This type of snake is best at concealment, so it's normal that you didn't detect it. Be careful next time and don't be so high-profile."
"Such a tall mountain is just its body?"
Yu Zhibo couldn't help but gasp. That mountain looked at least five thousand meters tall, and this was only a part of its transformed body.
"There are too many unknown existences in the Eternal Night World, with many S-class beings, but most of them are sleeping. You need to be careful," Wang Shouyi cautioned, his eyes filled with worry.
Then, he pointed with his index finger, replenishing the energy of the Void Spike pendant hanging on Yu Zhibo, and said, "Pay attention to concealing your aura. If there's any danger, remember to return immediately."
Yu Zhibo nodded solemnly.
Then, his body flickered again, disappearing from his original spot and reappearing in the underground secret chamber he had initially opened.
"Fled as soon as I entered. Fortunately, Ju Yuanlu and the others didn't see it, or it would have been a bit embarrassing."
"I need to be more stealthy and not so high-profile!"
Thinking this, Yu Zhibo placed a finger to his chest and created a shadow clone, instructing it to conceal its aura and scout ahead, bypassing the mountain.
However, the clone, with a strength level of only around the tenth rank, had only flown for less than five hundred li when it was ambushed by an Eternal Night creature of more than ten divine ranks due to its concealed aura. A fierce battle ensued between them, with thunderous sounds echoing all around, attracting the attention and encirclement of numerous creatures.
The clone had no choice but to use the power of its Mangekyo Sharingan.
Thus, Yu Zhibo watched as a great sun appeared hundreds of li away, transforming into a golden crow and flying towards a group of Eternal Night creatures, unleashing a terrifying explosion and perishing together with many A-class Eternal Night creatures.
Yu Zhibo couldn't help but feel a headache.
"Flying directly doesn't work, so I'll use Earth Style!"
"Earth Style: Earth Submergence!"
Yu Zhibo clasped his hands together, the soil beneath his feet becoming soft, and his tall figure slowly sank into the ground, eventually disappearing completely.
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Thank you to my brother Zhong Ming for the character summon, and to the excellent You⃢★⃢Xiu⃢★⃢Xiu⃢ for the two inspiration capsules, and to Brother Symmetry o]_[o(]_[)o]_[o for the Bobo Milk Tea, and to Qian Sheng 111 for the blades, as well as the likes and small gifts from friends including "No One Knows" for their support. Thank you all.
I may need to take a leave tomorrow as I am driving back to my hometown. I don't know if I can update tomorrow. If not, please don't wait.