On the barren plains by the shore of a fog-covered lake.
Vulture Li Yao, Phantom Demon Katalan, Giant Bear Katalan, and Blood Shadow Ivan all looked toward Mist Island with lingering fear. Fale MP, hovering nearby in mid-air, also stared into the distance at the six black purple vines wildly whipping and tearing through the sky above Mist Island.
“What exactly is that? How can it be so powerful?”
“It is terrifying. Even beings beyond the God of War level cannot defeat it.”
Li Yao and the others spoke in low voices, full of shock and fear. If not for Fale MP taking them to escape, and the fact that the black purple vines were focused entirely on chasing the Ice Mountain personal guard, the four of them would not have survived.
Whoosh.
Fale MP landed.
“Thank you, Fale MP,” Li Yao quickly said, while the others also expressed their gratitude.
Fale MP looked at them and said calmly, “Hand over the plant origin spirits you obtained.”
Katalan, Li Yao, and the others froze.
Hand them over?
These plant origin spirits were obtained through their own efforts. However, since they had invited a being beyond the God of War level to intervene, they had already accepted that everything would become collective spoils. Just like Luo Feng handing over the Ten Thousand Year Willow Heart and Millennium Willow Hearts.
But unlike Luo Feng, Ice Mountain had almost cleared out all plant origin spirits on Mist Island, while Fale MP and the others had gained nothing. This would put Katalan and the others at a disadvantage.
“Hm?” Fale MP frowned.
“Hand them over,” Katalan said in a low voice. Though unwilling, Li Yao and the others could only comply and hand over what they had obtained.
Six Millennium Willow Hearts and two spiritual herbs.
“Do not worry. I will distribute them according to contribution later,” Fale MP said coldly. “Your aircraft is over there. Are you returning to Europe now, or staying here to wait for the other MPs?”
Katalan smiled. “We are not in a rush.”
“Yes, no rush,” Li Yao also agreed. Watching the battle between those beings beyond the God of War level was an opportunity they did not want to miss.
…
After some time.
A streak of light appeared in the sky and quickly arrived. It was a black flying saucer shaped aircraft, hovering nearby. The hatch opened.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Three figures flew out. Judging by their appearance, two were Caucasian and one had slightly darker skin, similar to a South American. They all flew toward Fale MP. These were also beings beyond the God of War level.
“Teacher,” Katalan flew over.
“Look, behind,” Li Yao, Katalan, Ivan, and Giant Bear suddenly shouted, pointing behind the aircraft.
A blood red triangular aircraft was hovering there.
The hatch opened.
“What?”
All four beings beyond the God of War level looked shocked.
It felt as if the entire starry sky had vanished. Only one figure remained in the world, a man with short black hair, wearing a black jacket and black trousers. His gaze alone made one feel the entire heart freeze, leaving no trace of resistance. He was like the only god in the world.
Even Fale MP and the other three beings beyond the God of War level felt a deep tremor in their hearts.
“Greetings, First Chairman!” Fale MP and the others bowed slightly in mid-air.
The man who arrived was Hong.
The world’s strongest man, the First Chairman of the War God Council, the undisputed number one in the world.
“I had already noticed your aircraft earlier and guessed you would come here, so I did not rush ahead of you,” Hong said calmly. “I will not bully you. I will give you a chance. You may proceed to attack Mist Island and take whatever you can obtain. If you fail, leave immediately.”
His tone was cold, carrying an unquestionable authority.
“Thank you, First Chairman,” the four beings beyond the God of War level said respectfully.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
They turned into four streaks of light and flew toward Mist Island, while Hong remained suspended in the air, waiting quietly.
Li Yao, Katalan, Giant Bear, and Ivan stared at Hong with burning eyes.
In their eyes, even the proud beings beyond the God of War level and MPs of the HR Alliance showed respect before Hong. He represented the peak of humanity.
Five minutes later.
Booming sounds came from Mist Island. The four streaks of light quickly returned, hovering beneath Hong. All four looked injured, pale faces or blood at their lips. They were shaken. If not for caution at the edge of the island, they might not have escaped so easily.
“First Chairman,” they bowed again.
Hong glanced at them.
They bowed once more, then immediately retreated toward their flying saucer. They would not enter Mist Island again.
That vine lifeform was too terrifying.
Whoosh.
Hong flew directly toward Mist Island. The red triangular aircraft followed behind.
Above Mist Island.
Hong stood in mid-air like a god, looking down.
Eight black purple vines, each stretching beyond sight, were whipping wildly, shaking the entire island like an earthquake.
“Oh?” Hong’s eyes lit up.
He descended, immediately triggering an attack from one of the vines, which lashed toward him.
“Hm?” Hong raised his right hand.
Poof.
It was like casually grabbing chopsticks. He easily caught the massive vine with one hand. Despite its 20 centimetre thickness and enormous strength, it could not break free no matter how it struggled.
“Hm, strong force,” Hong said calmly.
With his left hand, he formed a blade and gently sliced. A wound about ten centimetres deep appeared, but it healed within seconds.
Boom, boom, boom.
As if enraged, more vines erupted from the fog. One, two, three, eight, nine, sixteen in total, each over two thousand metres long.
“Sixteen in total,” Hong smiled faintly.
Within a hundred metre radius around him, darkness spread. Any vine entering that area sank as if into mud, unable to escape.
“Yes.”
Hong studied the vine carefully like a scientist.
“It matches the ancient civilization records. It is the Moyun Vine.”
“So there is Moyun Vine on Earth?”
He smiled.
“Luo Feng really is a lucky star. This time I have gained a lot. I will give him something good in his share.”
…
Paris Base City.
In a quiet bedroom, Li Yao lay on a sofa, drinking red wine straight from the bottle.
“Yao, you do not need to give up like this,” Venina said anxiously in Chinese.
“I am finished. Completely finished,” Li Yao laughed bitterly.
“What do you mean finished? It was just a failure,” Venina said angrily. “We have faced worse situations before. As long as you become a being beyond the God of War level, dealing with him will be easy.”
“It is different this time,” Li Yao shook his head. “Luo Feng has already become an advanced God of War peak spiritual force user.”
“What?” Venina was shocked.
“And he will obtain a huge amount of resources from Mist Island. With Extreme Limit Martial Arts Hall backing him, there will be almost no one willing to help us against him.”
“Even if I become a being beyond the God of War level, I may not be able to catch him underground.”
“And do I even have the chance to become one?”
Li Yao’s expression darkened.
Power, status, strength. He was already being completely surpassed by Luo Feng.