Bai Wenxuan was not far from the explosion site and was also blown away, sustaining injuries.
If not for the Profound Iron Star Armor he wore and his possession of the Netherfire Banshee's soul-binding state, he might have been killed.
Bai Wenxuan staggered to his feet, still trying to escape.
Seeing this, Ren Fei's eyes were filled with hatred. Although he was severely injured by the explosion and lying on the ground, it did not prevent him from summoning his other two Monarch-level pet beasts.
These two Monarch-level pet beasts were not adept at combat, but when combined with the remaining Monarch-level pet beasts left by the Grandmaster-level Beast Tamers who had not been killed by the explosion, they were more than capable of dealing with the injured Bai Wenxuan and his pet beasts.
Soon, Bai Wenxuan was killed. None of the severely injured pet beasts, including the Netherfire Banshee, survived.
Ren Fei's pet beasts brought the Profound Iron Star Armor from Bai Wenxuan's body, as well as the Relic Bead containing all of Bai Wenxuan's possessions, to him.
At the same time, the two wealthy Grandmaster-level Beast Tamers and others were also on the verge of collapse.
As the battle was about to conclude, Zheng Dong, who was hiding underground, prepared to act.
Currently, the Nether Ghost Barrier had been destroyed. The Silver Mountain Security Bureau should have discovered the anomaly here, and someone would likely arrive soon.
Zheng Dong did not intend to wait passively for Ren Fei to come find him. He planned to take the initiative to eliminate Ren Fei.
Thus, he burrowed into the relic space.
Within the relic space, Zheng Dong summoned Youyou and had Youyou release the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox.
The Nine-tailed Ghost Fox had already recovered its Emperor-level combat power. With a surprise attack, it could instantly kill Ren Fei and other Grandmaster-level Beast Tamers.
Immediately after, the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox prepared its ultimate skill, Ghost Fox World Annihilation, and left the relic space, launching an attack on Ren Fei and the others.
As for Zheng Dong, he had Youyou use its soul-binding skill to possess the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox along with the Relic Bead, while he himself hid within the Relic Bead.
Just as Ren Fei gritted his teeth and struggled to his feet, preparing to collect the spoils of war left by Bai Wenxuan, a colossal Nine-tailed Ghost Fox suddenly appeared and unleashed its ultimate skill, Ghost Fox World Annihilation, upon him and his pet beasts with fierce intensity.
Before Ren Fei could even get a clear look at the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox, he was suppressed and fell.
Following him, another severely injured Grandmaster-level Beast Tamer met the same fate.
This entire engagement lasted less than three seconds.
After unleashing Ghost Fox World Annihilation, the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox collected the surrounding spoils of war and quickly departed, showing no inclination to linger.
However, from within the hotel, an incredibly massive black tentacle suddenly lunged out, lashing towards the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox.
The Emperor-level Nine-tailed Ghost Fox was utterly defenseless, sent flying and crashing heavily into a large river not far from the hotel, creating a massive splash.
Subsequently, a mysterious woman wearing a mask appeared, standing atop a Hegemon-level Abyssal Brute Fish Monster on the surface of the river where the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox had fallen.
The Abyssal Brute Fish Monster resembled a Kun fish, but its tail was composed of numerous tentacles covered in black scales, resembling pythons.
These tentacles could not only feed independently but also survive independently.
Even if severed from the Abyssal Brute Fish Monster, they would not die and could even potentially grow into another Abyssal Brute Fish Monster.
"Fish it out for me!" the mysterious woman commanded.
Instantly, the tentacles of the Abyssal Brute Fish Monster's tail, like countless hands, plunged into the river and scooped out the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox.
The Nine-tailed Ghost Fox was not dead but had been knocked unconscious, losing its ability to resist.
The mysterious woman's target was not the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox but Zheng Dong.
After retrieving the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox, she began searching for Zheng Dong, checking if he was hidden within it.
After searching for a long time, she found no trace.
"I underestimated you. An Emperor-level undead puppet, and you're willing to abandon it so readily!"
The mysterious woman was somewhat displeased. She had the Abyssal Brute Fish Monster devour the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox, yet Zheng Dong still showed no reaction.
Thus, she had the Abyssal Brute Fish Monster shrink its body and dive into the river to continue the search.
However, after searching all around, she still found no sign of Zheng Dong.
At this moment, warships from the Special Operations Bureau and numerous vehicles from the Security Bureau were also speeding towards the hotel.
The mysterious woman had no choice but to end her search and return to the hotel. She had the Abyssal Brute Fish Monster use its skill, Abyssal Blast, to completely destroy the entire hotel, reducing it to rubble, before quickly leaving with her subordinates.
It was only after the Special Operations Bureau and the Security Bureau personnel arrived outside the hotel that Zheng Dong appeared.
He was not in the river, nor was he inside the Relic Bead.
When the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox was attacked, Youyou, who was possessing it, was also injured.
Subsequently, Zheng Dong left the relic space, recalled Youyou, and used the combined skill, Ultimate Possession, to possess a grass carp about an arm's length long.
This unfortunate grass carp had been stunned when the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox crashed into the river. Along with the massive splash, it was swept onto the green belt by the riverbank.
This also caused the mysterious woman, who was intently watching the river, to miss the opportunity to find Zheng Dong.
Zheng Dong looked with lingering fear at the completely destroyed hotel.
Within the entire hotel, besides the hundreds of people who attended the auction, there were also several hundred travelers and staff.
Now, all of them were dead, with only he, Ning Wei, and Yan Han surviving by sheer luck.
The Ling Shen Cult was truly ruthless!
Zheng Dong also remembered this debt.
He had lost an undead puppet, the Nine-tailed Ghost Fox, this time.
As for his gains, they were also considerable, exceeding his expectations.
From the spoils left by Grandmaster-level Beast Tamers like Ren Fei, he found over three hundred Void Stones and many resources for pet beast evolution.
Most importantly, he also found two more Mimic Crystal Stones and an ultimate skill inheritance bead.
These three Mimic Crystal Stones were the primary awakening materials for a set of mechanical pet beasts. Ren Fei had temporarily borrowed them from the Ling Shen Cult to lure Zheng Dong, and they were to be returned afterward.
To prevent any accidents, Ren Fei had played a trick and put one of the Mimic Crystal Stones up for auction.
Additionally, the ultimate skill inheritance bead could impart the pet beast skill Spatial Teleportation.
Spatial Teleportation could transmit oneself, as well as others or items, over long distances. Compared to Spatial Blink and Spatial Movement, at the same energy cost, Spatial Teleportation had the greatest range.
With Zheng Dong's current strength, using Spatial Blink could move him from one area of Modu to another.
However, using Spatial Teleportation could instantly transport Zheng Dong from Modu to the nearest city, Ningcheng.
This was a very powerful auxiliary skill.
But it was also rather impractical.
This was because it was relatively troublesome to use, requiring coordinates to be set in advance.
For example, if Zheng Dong wanted to teleport from Modu to Ningcheng, he would need a clone or pet beast of his to simultaneously use Spatial Teleportation in Ningcheng.
Ren Fei wanted his pet beast to master Spatial Teleportation because he was worried that after dealing with Zheng Dong, if he were to be exposed, he would have a way to quickly escape Modu.
In addition to these gains, Zheng Dong also found many good items from the spoils left by Bai Wenxuan.
A super-intelligent chip capable of awakening top-tier intelligence, two talent beads, over a hundred Void Stones, the Profound Iron Star Armor, and the three resources Bai Wenxuan had bid on.
With these, Zheng Dong could now awaken his mechanical pet beasts.
However, Bai Wenxuan's super-intelligent chip could not be exposed yet.
Zheng Dong did not want the Bai family to trace him afterward and demand the chip back.
The Profound Iron Star Armor also could not be used and could only serve as evolution material for pet beasts.
The three resources Bai Wenxuan bid on could be used. Besides the Heart of the Bloodthirsty Vine, there was also the corpse of an Emperor-level Forest Elf and a Hegemon-level Devil Man-eating Bee's stinger.
Forest Elves were humanoid pet beasts from the West, very beautiful, and had no reproductive barrier with humans, which had led to the birth of many half-elves.
This corpse could be used as evolution material or awakened into an undead.
After awakening, its strength would surely drop significantly, and its growth level would fall to Monarch-level, which was not very useful for Zheng Dong.
Zheng Dong did not know what Bai Wenxuan had bought it for. He could only use it as evolution material or exchange it for other evolution resources at the Special Operations Bureau.
The Devil Man-eating Bee's stinger was highly poisonous and could be used as evolution material or for ambushing opponents.
Although it couldn't kill Emperor-level pet beasts, it could injure them, slow their movements, and perhaps even save his life at critical moments.
The remaining two talent beads were purchased by Bai Wenxuan in the black market.
Like Zheng Dong, blank talent beads could also be auctioned in the black market.
However, one of the talent beads had already been used.
Bai Wenxuan had privately used it to plunder the pet beast talent of a genius Beast Tamer and then disposed of the body.
Zheng Dong took out the used talent bead to examine it.
It turned out to be a time-element pet beast talent, Forced Manipulation.
By using this pet beast talent, one could forcibly mobilize the surrounding time-element energy and accelerate the cultivation speed of time-element pet beasts.
Although it was not an earth-shattering pet beast talent, time-element talents were inherently rare, which was why Bai Wenxuan had coveted it.
Putting away the talent bead, Zheng Dong looked at the still-hopping grass carp beneath his feet.
He picked up the grass carp and returned it to the river.
After all, the fish had helped him.
Afterward, Zheng Dong did not interact with the arriving Special Operations Bureau personnel but used Spatial Blink to quickly leave the area.
Upon returning to Modu University, Zheng Dong reported the matter to the legendary Zeng Zuo of the Special Operations Bureau.
He currently had no missions and no direct supervisor. It was also inappropriate to find Tu Qionglan, as the matter was significant and Tu Qionglan could not handle it.
After understanding the situation, Zeng Zuo was also surprised and couldn't help but say:
"You're incredibly lucky to have survived, kid. From now on, you should honestly stay at Modu University and don't wander around.
Within Modu University, no one dares to lay a hand on you.
Also, Bai Wenxuan is dead. Although you didn't kill him, you're the only one who survived. His father, Bai Zhengchu, might come after you, so be careful."
"Bai Zhengchu? Is he a Grandmaster or a Legend?" Zheng Dong asked with a frown.
"Bai Zhengchu is the genius of the Bai family. He became a Legend years ago, and now he's probably close to becoming a titled Legend!" Zeng Zuo said.
Zheng Dong was somewhat surprised, not expecting Bai Wenxuan's father to be so formidable. He would likely face great trouble in the future.
Afterward, Zheng Dong asked more about Bai Zhengchu. Zeng Zuo did not know much either and told Zheng Dong everything he knew.
After ending the call, Zheng Dong stayed in his villa to cultivate and did not go anywhere.
He also instructed Ning Wei and Yan Han not to leave Modu University recently.
Ning Wei and Yan Han were completely bewildered and did not know what had happened. Zheng Dong did not explain much to them.
After all, the more they knew, the more trouble they would encounter.
Later, the two learned from the news that the five-star hotel had been completely destroyed.
The aftermath was naturally handled by the Special Operations Bureau and the Security Bureau.
It was not until a week later, when Professor Xue Yin visited Modu University again, that Zheng Dong stopped cultivating.
During this period, he not only helped Ling'er learn the ultimate skill Spatial Teleportation but also improved Ling'er's mastery of Spatial Teleportation to the level of perfection.
Furthermore, he himself had also imprinted the Spatial Teleportation skill and attempted to combine it with skills like Spatial Movement and Spatial Blink to form ultimate combined skills.
In addition, he discovered that Ling'er had a natural advantage in using Spatial Teleportation.
As long as Ling'er could spread her clones throughout various parts of Blue Star, she could use Spatial Teleportation to transport him to different locations on Blue Star.
However, with Ling'er's current strength, she could not yet achieve widespread distribution of her clones across the entire Blue Star.
But it was still possible to widely distribute them throughout Modu and the surrounding cities.
Thus, Zheng Dong secretly used the combined ultimate skill of Earth Vein Vibration, Spatial Teleportation, and Spatial Movement, Earth Vein Teleportation, to travel to various districts of Modu and several cities near Modu, deploying Ling'er's clones.
The advantage of Earth Vein Teleportation was that it did not require spatial coordinates; one could directly teleport over long distances along earth veins.
However, the teleportation range was not as far as Spatial Teleportation.
Zheng Dong used Earth Vein Teleportation to go to large parks in various districts of Modu and planted Ling'er's clones.
These clones could absorb natural elemental energy to continuously grow and could also evade danger.
Furthermore, they could transmit information to each other and consolidate it for Ling'er.
In this way, Ling'er could conveniently use Spatial Teleportation to quickly transport Zheng Dong to various districts of Modu.
Of course, using Spatial Blink, albeit with higher energy consumption, could also achieve this.
Zheng Dong did this to facilitate teleportation to cities around Modu.
Therefore, after confirming its feasibility, he used Earth Vein Teleportation again and, after multiple teleports, traveled all the way to Ningcheng.
He made similar arrangements in several districts of Ningcheng.
Then, he made the same arrangements in several other cities.
Finally, returning to Modu University, Zheng Dong had Ling'er activate Spatial Teleportation.
Ling'er quickly transported Zheng Dong to Ningcheng.
Then, from Ningcheng, she transported him to other cities, and finally back to Modu.
This speed was much faster than traveling by plane.
However, it placed a considerable strain on Ling'er.
After three consecutive teleports, Ling'er needed to rest.
Therefore, Zheng Dong was quite satisfied with the cultivation and arrangements made during this week.
Upon receiving a call from Professor Xue Yin, he went to the entrance of Modu University and met Professor Xue Yin.
As they walked, they chatted.
"Zheng Dong, I've managed to secure a cultivation spot for you in the Abyssal Ruins. You can cultivate in the Abyssal Ruins for 30 days.
Additionally, I've applied for an extra benefit for you: a cultivation subsidy of 20 million.
Although it's not much, it should be enough to purchase some resources for your cultivation in the Abyssal Ruins."
Zheng Dong immediately expressed his gratitude.
Being able to cultivate in the Abyssal Ruins for 30 days was equivalent to over a year of cultivation in the outside world, which was enough for Zheng Dong's pet beast space to reach level 4.
Moreover, cultivating in the Abyssal Ruins could also enhance spiritual power.
By then, Zheng Dong's spiritual power might reach the advanced level.