Two days later,
Chen Shu and the other two smoothly returned to mainland Hua Guo.
The battlefields on all four sides of the continent remained fierce, with pungent bloody smells filling the air. Hundreds of miles of sea were stained with blood, turning a dazzling crimson.
Despite the beasts holding an absolute numerical advantage, they were comprehensively suppressed by humans and relegated to a defensive position.
However, they did not become frenzied. Instead, excitement flickered in their eyes.
This was because the Dragon Abyss heroic spirits on the battlefield had become dim and lusterless,
which meant their soul power was nearing depletion and they would soon dissipate from the world.
Once the heroic spirits were no longer fighting, the beasts would naturally regain the upper hand.
The various Beast Emperors clearly understood this. They stopped aggressively forcing their subordinates to attack and instead focused on defense, aiming to minimize casualties.
"When will it end..."
Chen Shu, riding his giant slime, soared arrogantly across the battlefield, his presence incredibly conspicuous.
The fierce beasts, though grinding their teeth in hatred for him, were truly helpless against him…
The Beast Emperors also dared not make a move. The old man's feat of crossing ten thousand miles to kill the Pope was enough to deter them.
Currently, no Beast Emperor could achieve such a feat; otherwise, they would have already dealt with Chen Shu…
At this moment, Chen Shu looked down at the heroic spirits below, his eyes filled with respect and emotion.
The heroic spirits, who were fiercely fighting the enemy, also looked up at him. After all, that giant yellow sphere was extremely eye-catching.
"En?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback. He saw the shock and admiration in the eyes of the numerous heroic spirits.
A hint of surprise flickered in his heart, and he muttered to himself, "Beast tamers from hundreds of years ago already know my fame?"
"You were just on the world announcement two days ago..."
Fang Si glanced at him and reminded him calmly.
"Uh..."
Chen Shu finally came to his senses and murmured, "It seems my urea bag has deeply shocked their souls!"
"..."
Fang Si's mouth twitched. No normal person would use such a thing as a weapon; it was indeed quite shocking.
Chen Shu waved his hand, not lingering on the battlefield. He directly entered the mainland, intending to report to the old man first.
A moment later,
Chen Shu sent Fang Si and Xie Fengyu back to Nanjiang City and then went alone to the command center at the heart of the continent.
"You're back?"
The old man stood with his hands behind his back, his expression stern. He spoke,
"You brat, daring to go abroad privately, looking for death?!"
"..."
Chen Shu looked at the old man's face and felt an undeniable pressure.
He had personally witnessed a pseudo-legendary Pope being instantly killed by a single skill…
"Old man, I had no choice, did I?"
Chen Shu lowered his head and said sheepishly, "I was pushed to my limit back then..."
"What do you mean no choice?!"
The old man stared at Chen Shu and said, "Couldn't you have notified me in advance? Or discussed it properly? What if something had happened to you?"
"Ling Chen told me not to tell anyone else... What if he killed me then..."
Chen Shu mumbled, attempting to explain.
Although he was speaking the truth, facing the strongest person on Blue Star, he didn't have much courage…
"You scoundrel!"
The old man didn't blame him too much. This behavior was, after all, consistent with a fierce bandit's personality…
He asked, "Did anything happen?"
"No, I'm perfectly fine."
Chen Shu's expression brightened, and he grinned, "Both of my contracted spirits have evolved..."
"En? Evolved?"
The old man raised an eyebrow and said, "Tell me the whole story."
Despite his heaven-defying strength, he couldn't possibly know everything that had happened.
Chen Shu nodded and recounted the entire event.
However, when it came to the cause of Ling Chen's death, he hesitated, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.
"Is there something?"
The old man noticed his hesitation and smiled, "If you want to say it, say it. If not, it's fine."
"That... old man..."
Chen Shu looked at him, feeling an instinctive sense of trust, and said,
"Back then, facing the Purple Soul Emperor that Ling Chen encountered, I had actually lost. But an unknown power appeared within my body and instantly killed its contracted spirit!"
Although Chen Shu hadn't personally witnessed the event, he could roughly guess it based on the starlight in his eyes at the time.
"Instantly killed?!"
The old man's expression shifted, and a hint of shock appeared deep within his eyes.
He placed his right hand on Chen Shu's shoulder, and a surge of potent soul power flowed out, examining every corner of Chen Shu's body, even peering into his mind.
Chen Shu did not resist, perhaps hoping the old man could identify the source of this power.
After a while,
The old man frowned and shook his head,
"Cannot find it... There is no other power within you... You are just a normal fierce bandit..."
"..."
A hint of disappointment flickered in Chen Shu's heart, but then he seemed to recall something and asked,
"Old man, is the strength of Star King powerful?"
"En? Are you suspecting the Star Ruins you control?"
The old man was slightly taken aback, then said seriously,
"If it's him, then it's possible. After all, although that Purple Soul Emperor had reached the legendary level, it was only through external means, and there is still a gap compared to a true legend."
"Is that so..."
Chen Shu nodded, simultaneously making up his mind to investigate the Star Ruins later.
He then thought of something and said,
"By the way, old man, when I was helping to settle the church members, I encountered Archbishop 'Kong'!"
"Settle?!"
The old man, however, did not pay attention to Kong, but rather seized the key point in Chen Shu's words.
"Uh... it was to handle their aftermath, and incidentally, take a small amount of compensation... You know, it's my specialty."
Chen Shu smiled sheepishly and didn't explain further. He then said,
"At that time, Archbishop Kong had absorbed all the bloodlines of the Mandate Ancient Kingdom, wanting to use it to break through to the legendary level..."
He then described the situation at the time, especially mentioning that drop of terrifying pale golden blood.
"The special bloodline of the Mandate Ancient Kingdom?"
The old man stroked his chin and said, "I didn't expect it to be so peculiar. I hadn't noticed it before."
"You don't know either?"
"Unclear."
The old man shook his head and said, "Do you really think this old man is a living history book, knowing everything?"
"Besides, the Mandate Ancient Emperor back then was insignificant. Why would I bother learning about that thing?"
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. Must you be so arrogant, old man…
However, thinking of his terrifying strength, a bit of arrogance seemed quite reasonable…