The Way of the Extraordinary world, dotted like stars on a chessboard, reflected a pitch-black full moon above the galaxy. It blended perfectly into the darkness, invisible, undetectable, and unknowable.

Within the bright moon sat a figure cloaked in a cape.

Beneath the cape, wisps of starlight flickered faintly. Through repeated deductions and star gazing, he seemed to have found the future he sought. He then condensed a strand of soul power at his fingertip, imbued with knowledge, memories, and fragments of the soul.

With a flick of his finger, this strand of soul power transformed into a beam of light, disappearing into the depths of the "galaxy."

Then, the starlight receded, and his gaze fell upon a certain dungeon in the distant infinity. The vast power of Taiyin surged towards that starlight like a tide.

Each time it was about to engulf it, it was dispelled by the bright and clear sunlight, again and again.

"It seems we can only confront it head-on. The anomaly in Nanyuan will strike when the black smoke rises, but how are we going to fight the enemy in the black smoke?" Mo Xiantianwang frowned.

Xiahou Aotian added, "What's even more troublesome is that the beheading anomaly will prioritize enemies with intelligence. Puppets can't take the blow for us. And if we are beheaded, the spirit body will be sealed, even if Palace Master Zhisha saves us, we will lose our ability to act."

Princess Yinyao raised her small loudspeaker: "Maybe the anomaly's attacks aren't as strong as we think. The two Yin corpses manipulated by Yuanshi Tianzun were both Transcendent."

Fu Qingyang shook his head slightly. "That Xuanzhen Changlao died in the attic. To be a Changlao of Shushan, he is likely a Ruler. That is to say, a Ruler can't stop it."

Palace Master Zhisha pondered for a few seconds and said, "Swordsman, weak defense. That Xuanzhen Changlao couldn't stop the attack, doesn't mean we can't."

During the discussion, everyone took out their defensive items.

Zhang Yuanqing summoned the Purple-Gold Suit and activated the armor mode. At the same time, he took out the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and the Artisan's Ring, switching the former to shield mode.

Finally, he took out the Xingshen俱mie Dao and held it in his right hand. He originally wanted to use the Devouring Beast for defense, but the side effects of this item were too great. Once activated, it wouldn't stop until it was fed. And since the enemy was temporarily unknown, and the black smoke attack had a ten-minute interval, if the Devouring Beast couldn't get energy, it would backlash against its master.

Therefore, he pressed the "cannot use" button.

Besides him, the most flamboyant was Xiahou Aotian. After this kid was promoted to Ruler, he borrowed materials from his family that would take him a hundred years to pay off and refined several Ruler-quality items, although the quality wasn't high.

Palace Master Zhisha, Fu Qingyang, and Moye only had one Ruler-level defensive item each. The best quality was Palace Master's, after all, she had a demigod brother.

As for Princess Yinli, she had no protection. As a Ruler-level Yin item, the mere loss of her head wouldn't kill her. Her main role was to increase everyone's survival rate.

Xiahou Aotian looked around and said, "Apart from Yuanshi Tianzun, you only have one defensive item? Too poor, huh."

Mo Xiantianwang sneered, "My physical body is harder than all your junk. You should worry about yourself."

Xiahou Aotian sneered, "The protagonist has a lucky aura. Same to you, worry about yourself."

Palace Master Zhisha said indifferently, "With me here, your lives won't be in danger. What you need to do is lock onto the enemy in the black smoke and then solve it."

Don't set up flags randomly, you're all like old generals on stage, I'm the safest one, Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself.

"Yuanshi, what's your opinion?" Fu Qingyang looked at the only Day Traveler present.

Zhang Yuanqing pondered, "The black smoke has a concealment effect, it's impossible to detect the enemy with skills. But concealment has a flaw, as long as you attack, you will definitely reveal yourself."

"So, using Yin corpses and Xiahou Aotian's drones, a carpet search is the most effective method."

Fu Qingyang nodded and added, "I've calculated the time between you and Xiahou Aotian hearing footsteps and being attacked. When footsteps sound, the attack will arrive within thirty seconds, and then the black smoke will dissipate."

"We must find the enemy within thirty seconds, focus fire and kill it before Yuanshi Tianzun summons the Yin corpse army."

He added, "I have a better way to find the enemy." Saying that, Fu Qingyang took out a crown woven from fresh flowers and placed it on his head.

Instantly, his temperament gained a bit of brightness and charm, and his features became more androgynous, like a famous actor in ancient opera.

This flower crown is called "Forest Queen", a low-grade Ruler realm item, from the Xue Shi family, Liu family. It's something that Fu Qingyang bought with a large sum of money.

The three great Xue Shi families stably provide a small number of Ruler-quality items to official organizations every year. These items are either put into the Five Elements Alliance's guild warehouse, or sold at a discount to the elders within the organization as benefits.

Fu Qingyang has been in power for some time, and his wealth has gradually increased.

"Forest Queen" can cause the surrounding environment's vegetation to grow wildly and flowers to bloom, turning it into a home field suitable for his own combat. Because it is a low-quality item, Fu Qingyang usually uses it as an auxiliary item and rarely uses it, after all, for him, low-quality Ruler items are not very useful.

It is worth mentioning that the price of the Forest Queen is to make the user more beautiful and charming, attracting the surrounding males.

Fu Qingyang waved his hand gently, and clumps of weeds and flowers grew on the surface of the Yaoguang Hall.

He stepped out of the Yaoguang Hall's threshold, and wherever his gaze reached, flowers and green grass broke out of the ground and grew vigorously. In an instant, this area seemed to become a primeval forest, filled with lush vegetation everywhere.

The mountain breeze blew, and dandelion seeds and spores of other plants fluttered, filling the sky. These plants were all Fu Qingyang's eyes. As long as the enemy was not a spirit body, as long as it stepped on or disturbed the plants, the plants would transmit the information to the flower crown, and he could quickly lock onto the opponent.

Zhang Yuanqing, Xiahou Aotian, and Moye Tianwang stared at him blankly.

How did the boss suddenly become so pretty? Could it be that he has been cross-dressing all along?

Fu Qingyang this kid, suddenly looks more pleasing than Yuanshi.

That flower crown has the effect of attracting males. If it were me, I would change the price to attracting all creatures around, that would be cool.

As Fu Qingyang turned to look back, the three quickly returned to normal.

This bit of charm was not enough to make them infatuated.

Fu Qingyang's gaze swept across the three faces, and his expression turned cold. "It's almost time, prepare to meet the enemy." As the words fell, deep black smoke surged from all directions.

Xiahou Aotian grabbed a two-meter-long white feather fan and waved it towards the black smoke.

"Whoosh!"

A strong wind rose, and the black smoke shook violently, but there was no sign of being blown away. On the contrary, the plants nurtured by Fu Qingyang were uprooted over a large area and flew into the sky.