"Hey, jerk, are you home yet?"

"Jerk, remember, this is my WeChat, okay?"

"You should go to bed early... don't stay up late, alright!"

The text wasn't long, just a few short words.

Just as Ye Qiu was about to reply, his phone buzzed again.

It wasn't a call or a WeChat message!

Instead, it was a notification of dozens of missed calls...

"Hello, your friend Lan Ying called you 45 times at 21:31..."

After reading the message, Ye Qiu was suddenly dumbfounded!

The calls were made after nine, but now it's almost midnight...

"Oh no!"

He smacked his forehead, only to remember the appointment he had with Lan Ying this afternoon...

Initially, he had agreed with Lan Ying to pretend to be her boyfriend at her house tonight.

But he was so focused on the Blood Cross situation just now that he forgot all about it!

The fight with the Ninth Elder was so intense, Ye Qiu hadn't even noticed when his phone rang...

"I'm doomed!"

Ye Qiu was filled with regret!

Knowing Lan Ying's temper, she might cause a huge ruckus tomorrow!

He quickly opened his contact list, found Lan Ying's number, and dialed it.

No matter what, he had to smooth this over before she exploded!

"Ring, ring, ring..."

The phone wasn't off, nor was it busy.

It connected, but just after two rings, it was hung up!

No need to think, Lan Ying was definitely mad.

Ye Qiu shook his head and dialed again.

"Ring..."

Just like the first time, after two rings, it was hung up again!

He called over ten times, and Lan Ying just kept hanging up.

In the end, she simply turned off her phone!

"Ah!" Ye Qiu sighed, shaking his head.

Looks like the little girl was really mad!

She might even hate him to death right now!

Ye Qiu wanted to explain, but the other side wouldn't even give him a chance!

Helpless, Ye Qiu let out another long sigh, deciding to find Lan Ying at the company to explain the next day!

Seeing it was still early, Ye Qiu went back into the empty room.

Although the fight with the Ninth Elder didn't leave him wounded, one had to admit that Tian's ability was truly powerful.

To cultivate the Ninth Elder to such strength in such a short time was no simple task!

Now, the Ninth Elder was dead at his hands.

When Tian heard this news, he would surely be furious.

Then, it might not just be someone with the strength of the Ninth Elder coming next.

If Tian could cultivate one Ninth Elder, he certainly could cultivate another and another!

More experts would follow one after another.

Tian might even come in person; it's not impossible...

An invisible pressure loomed over Ye Qiu, making him feel uneasy.

If Tian really disregarded everything and personally came to Huaxia now, Ye Qiu would stand no chance!

Thinking it over, Ye Qiu felt rather uneasy.

After calming himself, Ye Qiu resumed his training.

He knew deeply how time was of the essence!

The Blood Cross Sect's people in Huaxia were wiped out, taking down a Ninth Elder with them.

This news would soon reach the Blood Cross headquarters, and Tian would quickly find out.

Whether he would actually come to Huaxia personally was still unknown.

So, Ye Qiu dared not slack off at this moment.

He concentrated all his internal energy into his Dantian again, continuing to strike against that invisible barrier!

This barrier had hindered him for too long!

If he couldn't break through it, Ye Qiu would be utterly helpless.

Every time he thought of Tian and the invisible pressure from him, Ye Qiu felt restless!

"Ah!"

After several fruitless attempts, Ye Qiu was drenched in sweat.

He sighed but was not discouraged!

As the Demon King, as part of the Demon Corps, he would not retreat nor easily give up.

He practiced until the early morning, with the sky already breaking, the horizon turning white.

Only then did Ye Qiu slowly exhale and temporarily stop.

"Looks like I'll have to make another trip to the lab!"

Ye Qiu thought to himself, murmuring.

Despite days of constant attempts and relentless efforts, he still hadn't made any groundbreaking progress.

So, instead of continuing with secluded cultivation, it was better to visit the lab again.

Perhaps there would be some results over there...

At noon the next day, after lunch, Ye Qiu called Zhang Aiguo.

The phone rang a few times, but no one answered on the other end.

Helpless, he had to head to the military district first.

After a few hours of bumpy ride, the car stopped in front of the military district gate.

Ye Qiu headed straight for the lab, hoping to find Zhang Aiguo.

After circling around, he learned that Zhang Aiguo was still in Capital City and hadn't returned yet.

"Is there any news from Capital City?"

Ye Qiu was unwilling to give up.

With Zhang Aiguo not around, he could only ask the researchers in the lab.

"As far as I know, there's not much progress yet," a researcher sighed, looking at Ye Qiu, and continued, "Demon King, you know. Currently, we can only extract powerful gene cells from your body.

Beyond that, there's no other valuable information!

Moreover, your genes are completely different from ordinary people.

Developing a tailored potion for your type of gene isn't easy!

The materials we have at hand are far from sufficient to develop a compatible potion!

However, such a potion could be substituted with some rare medicinal herbs!

Unfortunately, these herbs are all extremely valuable, not something money alone can buy.

Of course, if we could acquire such herbs, we might indeed make a breakthrough!"

The researcher did not hold back, explaining the reasons from start to finish clearly.

Ye Qiu nodded and didn't say much more.

Staying in the lab until the afternoon, with no news from Zhang Aiguo's side, Ye Qiu decided to head back.

"Ye Qiu, wait a minute..."

Just as he walked out of the lab and hadn't gotten into the car, Fei Ming suddenly chased after him from the lab.

"What's up? Any progress?"

Seeing Fei Ming's slightly excited expression, Ye Qiu couldn't help but ask.

"No!" Fei Ming shook his head straight away, pointing to the office building, "Let's talk inside!"

His words made Ye Qiu slightly stunned.

But he could see that this matter seemed not simple.

That's why Fei Ming didn't plan to speak about it outside.

Following Fei Ming into the office, Fei Ming poured a cup of tea and handed it to Ye Qiu.

"How have you been lately? How much has your strength improved?"

Fei Ming sat beside Ye Qiu and asked.

"Ah! Same as before."

Ye Qiu sighed.

Aside from the slight enhancement he got from the last small vial of potion, he hadn't had any significant progress until now...

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