"Actually, I feel like they had no choice at all."

Kong Guofeng's mouth curled slightly: "If you were the Demon Race, and just a few minutes after descending here, a human Spirit Master comes barreling straight toward an important location without even making a turn..."

"What would you think? Would you take a chance and pretend no one noticed?"

"Of course not..."

Lin Guang was taken aback, realizing something: "I see, so that's why they launched it quickly, huh?"

In reality, this was an unforeseen circumstance for both sides.

But this unexpected event was a blessing for Great Xia, while it was a stroke of bad luck for the Demon Race.

If Lin Guang hadn't chased Mu Shunying to this place, he wouldn't have run into the newly arrived Demon Race.

If they had had some breathing room, they would have had many options and possibilities. It's even possible that the effect of the Earth Store Demon Flower could have been triggered more powerfully, allowing the Demon King's descent to be smoother and more undetectable.

But the timing was just right for Lin Guang to interrupt.

It couldn't have been better or more timely.

At this point, Kong Guofeng couldn't hide the appreciation and satisfaction in his eyes for Lin Guang, and said with a smile:

"You really achieved a great accomplishment today!"

"In fact, if it weren't for your timely intervention disrupting their plan and using Tianmu's killing technique to buy time, serving as a stepping stone for me to arrive... it's almost certain that the Demon King would've been able to invade Blue Star."

"Although due to the sudden change today in the Celestial Ladder Secret Realm, the gathering of True Men within a thousand kilometers of here would mean at least fifteen True Men could come to lend a hand, it would still be extremely dangerous.

"Even if a few Tier Six Demon Kings came and could eventually be killed, no one could say how severe the losses would be throughout this process."

A strong and rough voice suddenly spoke up.

"Nicely done! Lin Guang, boy!"

At this moment, Tianmu also descended from the sky with a hearty smile: "How about my [Eyes Like Torches]?"

Lin Guang praised without hesitation: "Very strong!"

"Isn't it?"

Hearing this praise, a strong feeling of admiration and enthusiasm passed through Tianmu's eyes: "Well then, how about learning our military's secret tradition?"

Lin Guang was surprised.

"You, boy, recently dismantled the base of the Divine Heart Association, and now you encountered the descent of a Demon King. You clearly have an extraordinary fate!"

"Why not join our Eleventh Army? You can choose inheritance and cultivation resources as you like!"

Kong Guofeng heard this sentence, turned his head, and his expression changed by one hundred eighty degrees as he looked coldly at Tianmu: "Tianmu, I haven't even held you accountable yet."

He pointed across the valley—at this moment, the trees had been cleared, revealing the scorched battlefield clearly visible on the other side.

"Wasn't it you who personally dealt with it a month ago, killing a Tier Five Peak Thousand-Head Demon Statue, right?"

"...Uh."

"Now, the new Demon Race needs to absorb Earth Vein Energy for growth, and further transformation. It would take about a month to grow to this point... I see it was likely covered by the large body you used back then."

"In other words, if you hadn't overlooked it back then, how could today's incident have occurred?"

Tianmu was rendered speechless, stammering for a moment before finally just sighing.

"This... sigh, it's my problem."

Kong Guofeng shook his head: "I'll report the specifics."

They turned once more to look at Lin Guang and his three companions.

Then, this True Man who seemed mature and prudent, actually bowed slightly to Lin Guang.

And Tianmu did the same.

"This?!"

Lin Guang was a little surprised, and even the three young girls who hadn't spoken much were a bit dazed.

The impressive and terrifying momentum from the two's actions was still fresh in their minds. These two True Men, true powerhouses, at this moment were actually bowing to them?

"Today, the four of you stood up to face the arrival of the Demon Race and confronted the Demon King without fear, calmly handling the situation, thereby resolving a disaster for Zhen Sheng City and its surrounding areas, and provided crucial intelligence related to the new Demon Race."

Kong Guofeng straightened up, looked solemnly at Lin Guang and his companions: "Lin Guang, Zhen Sheng City is undoubtedly fortunate to have you and your partners."

"You overpraise me."

"There's no need to be modest."

This True Man smiled: "Great Xia will not be lacking in rewards for you. I'll take responsibility and apply for a reward befitting your contribution, and the True Intent Killing Technique you expended will also be replenished."

"Hmm, speaking of which, the upheaval at Celestial Ladder Mountain this time might even be related to you..."

Kong Guofeng seemed to be speaking in riddles, not finishing his sentence, just shaking his head: "It's still not entirely confirmed, I'll let you know then when the time comes."

"As for now, you're not in a good status, you should go back and rest first. I'll use Mystical Technique shortly to teleport you back near Zhen Sheng City."

Lin Guang instinctively said, "Wait, there's still..."

Before the words were even finished, the prepared Kong Guofeng grabbed swiftly.

Over a thousand meters away, Mu Shunying, who had fallen unconscious and was still wearing a black cloak—he was lucky, with a body-protecting spiritual artifact on him, he had withstood the aftershock just now—and a dazed Tier Four Gale Eagle, oblivious to what had happened, appeared nearby.

"How about this? This person is the target of the Spirit Alliance mission you accepted, right?"

Lin Guang instinctively nodded.

He hadn't initially planned to hide the fact that he joined the Spirit Alliance.

"Thank you, True Man Kong."

"Oh, there's one more thing."

Kong Guofeng suddenly remembered something: "The official seal given to you, let me use it for a bit."

...

After sending Lin Guang back, Kong Guofeng looked at the snow-white paper in front of him with his official seal stamped upon it.

The paper appeared immaculate, with a faint glow, seeming to float in midair as if weightless.

Accurately speaking, it wasn't paper but fabricated from special Ice Spirit Silk and some special fibers, then refined into what is known as the [Ice Silkworm Cloud Pattern Paper]

Kong Guofeng slightly closed his eyes and then channeled his spiritual power into it, packaging all the information. The Ice Silkworm Cloud Pattern Paper immediately glowed brilliantly.

Then, he placed part of a withered vine still exuding a faint demonic qi onto it.

"Go."

He slightly urged it, and it immediately transformed into light, following a fixed trajectory.

"This should do it."

Tianmu sighed as he watched his motion: "The Demon Race, ah."

"Damn it, truly can't relax the vigilance, they keep coming up with new things now and then."

In truth, the civilization of the Spirit Masters and the Demon Race is much like an arms race.

The Spirit Masters have indeed been developing, with new powerful figures and inventions, alongside inheritances from various worlds, but isn't the Demon Race the same? New crises and disasters arise from time to time.

In fact...

It could be said that from beginning to end, the Spirit Masters have always been in a passive position, suppressed by the Demon Race, being the ones needing to react to moves.

But the Spirit Masters also have top-level strong individuals and wise men, capable of preemptively handling these matters, developing methods to counteract them, thus maintaining situations largely within controllable limits.

But for Kong Guofeng, encountering such a case where the Demon Race managed to breach the fragile spatial barrier from within to summon the Demon King is indeed a first in Zhen Sheng City's history, catching him somewhat off guard.

Thinking this, he felt a headache coming on again.

"If this were to erupt nationwide, it would indeed be a severe problem, we can only hope that the higher-ups can quickly provide a solution."

Kong Guofeng nodded and sighed slightly, but then thought of the young man earlier and smiled: "At least, looking at it now, before we grow old, there will be successors."

"He will become stronger than you and I."

Tianmu pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Old Kong, do you remember that saying?"

"Which one?"

"Haven't there always been people saying this?"

The burly soldier rubbed his chin, displaying an enigmatic smile: "It's said that those truly legendary strong ones stand out even in childhood."

"They hold weight on the level of destiny, having so-called [gravity], the more talented they are, the more their life will be full of twists and turns, coincidentally encountering a variety of major events."

"Just like how Lin Guang encountered today, coincidentally stumbling upon the Demon Race's plot and resolving it... Ordinarily impossible coincidences will repeatedly occur in his life."

"Observing today, I find it quite reasonable."

Kong Guofeng initially nodded thoughtfully, seemingly agreeing with the statement but then glanced at him: "However, incident by incident, today's matter as the person in charge, you cannot shirk responsibility."

"Damn it, why harp on that again, not denying it... Our Eleventh Army's compensation and rewards will be prepared."

"Oh, speaking of..."

Tianmu seemed to change the subject, raising an eyebrow with a smile:

"The Demon King, in order to descend, had one arm crippled by you and me, losing at least thirty percent of its power in the short term, surely entering a period of weakness, thus we can contact the commander outside..."

The conversations and musings of the two True Men continued.

And the impact of this matter naturally could not be so easily concluded.

Yet...

One point appeared somewhat peculiar.

Was this matter truly a first in Zhen Sheng City's history, as Kong Guofeng and Tianmu thought?

And the so-called [Forgetfulness]...

What exactly does it represent?

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