But——

"Boom!!!"

Heaven and earth fell silent.

The entire world seemed to lose its voice at this moment.

Underneath the epicenter of the explosion, eighty kilometers away, within the safe zone of the ancient ruins, everyone except those inside the radiation-proof safe house and Yang Yuan inside the small safe house suddenly had blood come from their ears.

Then, they couldn't hear anything.

Nor could they see anything.

The world turned a blinding white.

The entire world seemed to have completely transformed into an incandescent state, devoid of any sound.

Although the protective mechanism of the ancient ruins blocked the destructive shockwave, the strong winds couldn't be stopped.

The next moment, everyone outside the two safe houses was swept up like withered leaves, tossed into the sky, and scattered everywhere.

Tan Zhiming: "…Holy shit ahhh!!!"

Zhang Peng: "…I hate the wind…except for my cousin..."

The entire safe zone was swept into the sky by the raging wind, the walls made from solidified layers of decayed leaves by the superpower users were torn apart, along with a spiraling ascension of rubble and people.

Only the two buildings anchored to the ground, the safe houses, remained steadfast like a mountain.

At the moment of this catastrophic explosion, a massive creature in the ancient ruins, formed from countless humanoid phantoms, showed a look of being aggrieved.

It roared furiously, doing its utmost to harness the power of the ancient ruins to strengthen the protective shields.

The world-ending explosion engulfed everything.

Although the ancient ruins endured, the land surrounding it silently disintegrated, sinking several thousand meters under unimaginable pressure.

The entire landmass was subsiding downward, leaving only the ancient ruins, protected by mysterious forces, standing firm.

...

In the volcanic clusters tens of thousands of kilometers away.

The ancient volcano people feel their scalp tingling as they look at the blinding light in that direction.

A long while later, only after the light, seeming to illuminate the whole world, dissipated, did the distant rumbling sound arrive.

"No will fluctuations…could it be…a technological weapon?!"

The ancient volcano person's eyes showed fear and a bit of fright.

Because at that moment, he could sense a supremely powerful presence in that direction had disappeared.

Without a doubt, the vanished presence should be the celestial-level creature he had previously sensed.

"Swoosh swoosh swoosh..."

Dozens of figures flashed over swiftly.

"Ancestor..."

The aged volcano person, also the leader of the volcano clan, asked nervously, "Do you know what happened over there?"

"Yes, Ancestor, what exactly happened there? Why do I feel on edge, as if I could die at any moment..."

"Could it be a battle between two celestial-level creatures?"

"That light...what level of existence collided over there?"

All these volcano people were gravely concerned.

They are all Earth Level, mostly just starting at Earth Level, but in this world, they are considered powerful.

Yet even so, the distant fluctuations made their hearts palpitate.

The ancient volcano person, the ancestor of the volcano clan, did not answer the tribe's questions directly but instead looked at the clan leader and asked in a deep voice, "You mentioned earlier that our envoy investigating Earth Civilization discovered a conceptual superpower user declared to our envoy that he plans to kill…the Drought Fiend?"

Drought Fiend!

This kind of creature, living for nearly ten thousand years as he has, is naturally aware of.

It is said the Drought Fiend, a calamity creature, by nature brings disaster to the world, leaving desolate lands in its wake.

Besides, he had noticed before that some creatures resembling Drought Fiends came from Earth Civilization's direction.

These creatures seemed to have been polluted by the Drought Fiend's will, becoming its kin.

The clan leader's expression changed: "It wasn't the conceptual superpower user who proclaimed to kill the Drought Fiend, but rather Earth Civilization's high echelon deliberately letting our envoy know their plan. You mean..."

"Yes, that weakened Drought Fiend's presence has vanished! Another force, without will fluctuations, must be a technological weapon!"

The volcano ancestor said solemnly: "Even weakened, it's still a celestial-level creature!"

Instantly——

All the volcano clan members present fell silent.

A stifling atmosphere enveloped all the volcano people.

Faces turned stormy one after another, then each became livid.

"What does Earth Civilization want?"

"Killing the chicken to scare the monkey?"

"Discussing the extermination of celestial-level creatures before our envoy..."

"What does Earth Civilization mean by revealing such an important plan to our envoy?!"

"Earth Civilization is threatening us..."

Among the volcano people present, some felt scared, some were livid, and some were angry.

Certainly, there were also those who doubted.

Because they felt that Earth Civilization's previous behavior did not really seem so powerful.

Instead, that civilization was outwardly strong but inwardly weak; their previous actions seemed like bluffing.

So——

Could the distant fluctuations really have been caused by Earth Civilization?

"But there shouldn't be any other civilization nearby, right?"

A middle-aged volcano person asked timidly.

Immediately, everyone fell silent again.

"Even if the civilization that killed the celestial-level creature wasn't Earth Civilization, we can't gamble, because between technological civilizations, there is naturally a sense of kinship. If a stronger technological civilization finds out we've destroyed an ordinary technological civilization and seized its legacy, we'll definitely become their target, with unimaginable consequences. But this is just a possibility."

The volcano ancestor spoke solemnly, then suddenly asked: "Do you think it's possible that the reason Earth Civilization appeared outwardly strong but inwardly weak is because they were battling a celestial-level creature? Therefore, they lacked energy to deal with our clan?"

"This..."

"Hiss!!"

All the volcano people present couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

"Is it possible?" Someone couldn't help but question.

"Even if there's a one in ten thousand chance, it's absolutely possible!"

The volcano ancestor said solemnly: "You're all high-ranking members of our volcano clan; your words and actions might determine our clan's fate. We must not bring any potential hidden dangers to our clan."

He looked ominously at the clan leader: "So far, has our clan caused any damage to Earth Civilization?"

"No, the plan hasn't really begun. It was just probing before." The volcano clan leader answered hastily.

"That's good."

The volcano ancestor breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Immediately halt all plans. Didn't you say before that Earth Civilization really fears this area of volcano clusters? Then let them continue to misunderstand. This misunderstanding is quite beneficial."

"..."

All the volcano people present had varied expressions.

Most volcano people sighed in relief; if possible, they preferred not to start a war.

After all, in war, people are bound to die.

A small portion of volcano people felt somewhat dissatisfied but dared not defy the ancestor's orders.

Once again, the volcano clan ancestor said: "But isn't Earth Civilization's envoy about to arrive? Remember to treat them with courtesy, offer many gifts, and send out our clan's diplomatic tokens. Ensure that our goodwill is visible to them, solidifying our identity as a benevolent civilization and leaving a good impression on Earth Civilization's envoy."

"When Earth Civilization's envoy leaves, make sure to send them some specialties."

"Also, don't mention my existence."

"Of course, don't mention their powerful beings, avoid topics that might let them suspect us of probing."

"In short, be sure to express our goodwill and friendliness."

"..."

All the volcano people present looked at each other.

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