After the Artificial Saintess disappeared, the last few remaining Brass Knights on site were quickly wiped out, leaving only Yu Sheng and his group on the battered street.

This situation clearly couldn't satisfy anyone.

"Just ran away? Became like that, and in the blink of an eye, vanished?" Erin jumped off Yu Sheng's shoulder, ran to where the Artificial Saintess last stood, searched around, and shouted in frustration, "Getting beaten up like that and still able to use instant teleportation?!"

Behind Xuan Che, his treasure sword still exuded a chilling aura, remaining vigilant. Upon hearing Erin's complaint, he frowned: "It's not like ordinary instant teleportation; it resembles the 'Return' technique I've heard of."

Yu Sheng was taken aback: "'Return'? What's that?"

"They say the latest models of Artificial Saintess have a technology to preset a 'Holy Coffin' for emergency repair and self-protection. Once they suffer significant damage during missions, they'll be instantly teleported back into the 'Holy Coffin.' But I've only heard about it, never encountered it before," Xuan Che said honestly, a hint of amazement on his face, "So this is how it works... we need to think of a strategy."

"Damn! Such a cheating ability?" Erin was completely astonished, "Why is this C-type buckle so unfair..."

Xuan Che frowned: "To my knowledge, that so-called 'Holy Coffin' has its limitations. The effective range can't be too far, and it can only activate once in a short period. Logically, the Mechanical Man's hiding place should be nearby, let's search thoroughly again..."

Before he finished speaking, Yu Sheng's voice interrupted: "Indeed, just around here."

Hu Li, who was sniffing around trying to find the enemy's whereabouts, immediately stood up at the words, her eyes shining as she looked at Yu Sheng: "Savior, do you know where she ran to?"

A faint smile appeared on Yu Sheng's face as he surveyed the mist slowly gathering around. His mood gradually improved—because just now, he once again felt the clearer connection transmitted by the blood marking.

"She ran well," Yu Sheng said pleasantly, walking leisurely in a certain direction, "No wonder... If she hadn't run, I wouldn't have noticed."

He stopped in an open area and reached out into the air, as if trying to touch a hidden door.

This was precisely where the aftershocks from Xuan Che's first punch had swept by.

Yu Sheng realized he hadn't seen wrong before; something was indeed hidden here—it was well concealed, but now the resonance of blood had penetrated through the hidden veil. In his "sight," this empty area faintly flickered with a dark red line.

He finally found the "boundary" where that "line" was located, and then directly reached out to pull—as if inserting his hand into a slightly opened door crack, starting to pull forcefully open from the sides bit by bit.

The surrounding mist accelerated instantly, an ominous and turbulent atmosphere spewing forth from the invisible rift, accompanied by a series of unsettling screeching noises. Erin widened her eyes in surprise, seeing Yu Sheng forcefully tearing open an archway glowing with dark red light in the air, the gate expanding wider, with spaces around it rapidly showing huge web-like cracks as it opened!

The cracks in the air spread out to a hundred meters in the blink of an eye, and then swiftly extended to the distant streets, nearby buildings, the sky, and the ground. A massive cocoon-like dark red web appeared out of nowhere in the dense mist with an astonishing and oppressive aura, finally enveloping the entire district. A gaping wound already appeared on the surface of this "web cocoon," at the source of the wound, which was gradually being torn apart by Yu Sheng's hand!

"Wow, this thing is quite sturdy!" Yu Sheng felt enormous resistance but his motions didn't stop at all. Instead, he developed a strong competitive spirit from feeling this resistance. Eventually, he stepped on the rift with one foot, using his whole body to make the wound larger and larger, with an expression as excited as a child, "Hey! Come out and show yourself! Let me see what you really are!"

By this time, even Xuan Che was dumbfounded. An unprecedented power interfered with his Divine Sense, and when Yu Sheng tore that veil with his bare hands, he seemed to hear a part of the massive spatial structure emitting the dirge of a dying entity—yes, the veil howled, it wasn't alive, yet it died quickly. Eventually, with the shattering sounds like breaking glass, it collapsed with a roar!

The giant "cocoon" was torn apart, a tiny wound triggered a chain collapse of the entire structure. The web-like dark red lines exploded wildly in all directions like a fierce storm. The dense mist trembled violently, and the original scene of the street twisted and scattered like a collapsing stage backdrop, revealing a hidden space to everyone.

Erin: "…Damn!?"

As the veil dissipated, she saw an open space covered in dark matter. On the gray, rocky-ground-like surface were eerie pale purple crystalline clusters, embedded like an ugly and bizarre scar among the city's buildings. Various large and small crystalline forms created a bizarre and ferocious "jungle," and at the center of this jungle, a towering high tower stood prominently.

It was a Giant Tower exuding an aura of mystery and darkness; its majestic and solemn body seemed to be built from countless black stones but carried a faint metallic texture. High above, numerous smaller towers or "branch structures" floated nearby, connected to the main tower with many extraordinarily thin bridges or even chains.

When Erin tried to look up at the high tower, she noticed that the upper part of the tower seemed to always have a vaguely visual-displacement-like "texture," as if several layers of tower illusions overlapped. Just a few seconds of staring made her feel dizzy.

After withdrawing her gaze, the little puppet exclaimed the three "soul questions": "What the hell is this? How do we handle this? Where did it come from?"

Even Yu Sheng, who personally tore apart this curtain, was stunned when he looked up. Although he had detected the hidden location of the Artificial Saintess, he hadn't expected that breaking this barrier would reveal such a breathtaking view. At this moment, hearing Erin's exclamation, he could only spread his hands, "I don't know!"

"Has this thing been hiding in this fog all along?" Another Erin ran over, swiftly climbing onto Yu Sheng's shoulder as she spoke, "It's been here so long without anyone noticing... damn! It's as shocking as finding a nest of cockroaches in the closet during a house cleaning!"

Yu Sheng shuddered instantly, "Don't talk about such scary things!"

At this moment, Hu Li also ran to Yu Sheng's side. Looking up at the Giant Tower, he asked, "Savior, what should we do next? Should we go over and take a look?"

Before Yu Sheng could respond, the little puppet on his shoulder quickly shrank its neck, "Are we really going? This thing looks out of place... I have a feeling there'll be monsters everywhere inside."

Hu Li thought for a moment, "But that C-type buckle might be hidden inside."

Erin: "Speaking of which..."

Xuan Che, who had been frowning since the appearance of the Giant Tower, suddenly broke the silence after staring intently ahead for a long time, "It's just this thing!"

Hu Li and Erin instantly quieted down and looked towards him simultaneously. Yu Sheng was the first to speak, "Huh?"

"Remember when I mentioned that traces of the Venerate Saints Monastery were discovered a few times on the fringes of the Star Region under the Taixu Spirit Hub in the past couple of years?" Xuan Che quickly said, "On one such occasion, when the Mountain Guardian Cultivator destroyed the hiding places of those Evil Demons, they saw a Giant Tower—though at that time, it wasn't completed or hidden, but built in a large underground cave. I saw the records from then. If that tower had been completed, it should look just like this!"

Erin was stunned for a moment and immediately turned her head to look at Yu Sheng, "Then shouldn't we go in and take a look?"

However, Yu Sheng knocked the puppet on the head, "Are you stupid? We should report to the authorities first! A single lead is worth tens of thousands!"

As he said this, he casually took out his phone—obviously, his values were quite normal here.

Erin widened her eyes, "But doesn't this place have no signal?"

But just as she finished speaking, she saw Yu Sheng casually pull open a small door from the air beside him, revealing the living room of No. 66 Wutong Road on the other side.

Next, Yu Sheng quickly edited a message on the border communication reporting platform and then stretched his phone through the small door to press send.

Erin: "..."

Yu Sheng turned his head and met the stunned gazes of both Erin and Hu Li—Xuan Che, however, had no reaction, as he was not familiar enough with the peculiarities of No. 66 Wutong Road.

"Why are you looking at me?" Yu Sheng frowned.

Hu Li looked cheerful, "Savior, as expected, you're astute."

Erin's reaction was more straightforward, "...you really are a genius."

"Oh, this is just basic operation," Yu Sheng said casually, shaking his phone nonchalantly before putting it away, "Alright, the report is sent, now let's find a safe place to hide and wait for the Special Service Bureau's response."

Erin was very surprised, "Huh? We're not going in? I thought you'd go check it out right after reporting—that doesn't fit your usual style of operation."

Yu Sheng: "What do you mean my usual style of operation?"

Erin thought for a moment, "The kind where death is no big deal..."

Yu Sheng: "...That's not how you use that phrase!"

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