The tightly closed door suddenly swung open, gusts of chilly ghostly wind blowing incessantly inside.
Dante and Jian Ruyan, who were about to engage in combat, both stopped their movements in an instant.
Everyone quickly turned their heads toward the door, their expressions calm as usual, but their slightly trembling hands and eyes that betrayed a hint of panic revealed their inner unrest.
How could they possibly be calm.
The small town they were in had experienced a dark erosion incident not long ago, causing the residents to fear its recurrence and flee early.
Ordinary people certainly wouldn't dare to come here.
And they had just listened to Li Yaotong speak of so many demon details, so upon hearing the sound of the door opening suddenly, their first thought was whether some demon had entered?
After all, this place was near the source of the dark turmoil!
As everyone looked toward the door, they saw a tall and slender silhouette quietly standing at the entrance, the intense and brilliant sunlight outside compelling them to squint their eyes, unable to look directly.
Was this a human or a ghost?
"Quite a number of people here. Hmm, Ruyan, San Liu, Nameless, you're all here, long time no see," said a clear voice.
At that sound, San Liu, Nameless, and Jian Ruyan all shook violently.
By now, the people had adjusted to the sudden brilliance of the sunlight and could clearly see the figure standing at the door.
It was a young man around seventeen or eighteen years old, with handsome features and dressed plainly.
It was none other than Mu Jinyu, who had just undergone the thawing surgery and fully awakened.
"Who are you, coming here to frighten me with tricks and supernatural nonsense!" Dante shouted angrily upon seeing Mu Jinyu's face, realizing he was probably not a demon, feeling a mix of annoyance and embarrassment.
"Hmm?" Mu Jinyu glanced at Dante. Judging by his actions, this guy was just fighting Jian Ruyan, right?
"Were you just bullying someone from my Dragon King Hall?" Mu Jinyu asked directly, "Yaoguang Hall Master, is this mad dog trying to bully you?"
Before Jian Ruyan could respond,
Dante roared, "Dragon King Hall? So you're from Dragon King Hall too? Spare the gibberish, die!"
With those words,
Dante turned on his heel, abandoning his attack on Jian Ruyan and instead dashed towards Mu Jinyu, while his fist shot out like a cannonball, electric flames erupting, thunder and fire colliding, the force unparalleled!
"Watch out," San Liu yelled.
Jian Ruyan didn't speak, gripping his sword to strike at Dante, determined not to let him harm Mu Jinyu.
After all, Mu Jinyu only had the strength of a Peak Energy Transformation master, had died once, and although he'd narrowly survived death, his strength had undoubtedly declined and he was far from being Dante's match.
At this moment, while others sat aside as spectators, the only one who could save him was himself.
"Yo, a psychic, by the looks of it. You must be from Withered Tree Quest for Spring, right?" Mu Jinyu stood still, not showing the fright that would have frozen others in terror, instead he found time to tease Dante.
Then, as Dante lunged towards him, Mu Jinyu extended his leg and delivered a powerful kick to Dante's waist!
"Ugh!"
The force of Mu Jinyu's kick sent Dante howling in agony, and the next moment, he was shot backward like a cannonball.
"Clang!"
As he flew backward and collided with Jian Ruyan's sword, flesh and steel met, producing the sound of gold-iron clashing, and he continued to fly back with unabated momentum.
Jian Ruyan, shocked by Mu Jinyu's current strength, dared not clash head-on with Dante and hurriedly dodged to the side to avoid being hit by him.
"Bang!!"
In the end, Dante continued to fly backward, smashing through the wall and out of the building.
"Boom boom boom..."
Amidst the uncertain and astonished crowd, another strange noise was heard, and they quickly surmised that the house must be collapsing. They hurriedly left the building.
No sooner had everyone left the house,
than a rumbling and boom followed, and the house collapsed with a thunderous crash.
"You..."
Jian Ruyan sheathed her sword and walked over to Mu Jinyu, her gaze curious and complex as she looked at him.
She remembered Mu Jinyu's strength had only been at the peak of Energy Transformation before the incident. How was it that upon awakening, he had actually broken through to the God Realm?
However, when she thought about how Xiang Mantang had made consecutive breakthroughs to the Half-Step Divine Realm and the Divine Realm after Mu Jinyu's incident, it seemed not so difficult to accept that Mu Jinyu had advanced to the God Realm.
But, how did Mu Jinyu awaken?
After all, Xiang Mantang hadn't brought back any Treasure Medicine that could revive him, had he?
So, did he wake up on his own?
Doesn't that mean that the predictions given to Xiang Mantang by that Omniscient old man were actually not wrong?
Mu Jinyu was going to awaken by himself!
So then...
What exactly was Xiang Mantang's sacrifice for, if in the end he met a tragic fate being possessed by a demon?!
Jian Ruyan felt a pang of frustration.
"How... did you wake up?!"
Jian Ruyan stared at Mu Jinyu with many questions she wanted to ask him, but in the end, she simply asked how he had awakened.
"I'm not sure either."
Mu Jinyu, upon hearing Jian Ruyan's question, gently shook his head and said, "Perhaps it was the Jade Pendant my master left me?"
With that, Mu Jinyu pulled open his collar to reveal a red cord around his neck.
There was nothing hanging on the red cord.
But, listening to Mu Jinyu, it seemed that originally there should have been a Jade Pendant.
Mu Jinyu, fearing Jian Ruyan wouldn't understand, explained, "There used to be a Jade Pendant hanging on my neck, but when I woke up, I found it shattered. So, I conjecture that I survived because of this Jade Pendant my master left for me."
If it were just the awakening accompanied by the shattering of the Jade Pendant, Mu Jinyu certainly wouldn't dare to be sure that his revival and the pendant were related.
But, as the pendant broke, he also received a set of memories containing much information, such as Alchemy Technique, Formation Technique, Refining Technique, and so on...
And his strength had broken through to the God Realm in one fell swoop.
Therefore, Mu Jinyu boldly speculated that the Jade Pendant that Mu Shao'ai, his master, urged him to wear before leaving, definitely contained his last resort.
However, these matters, Mu Jinyu did not disclose to Jian Ruyan.
It wasn't that he didn't trust her; there were simply too many people around, and it was not wise to let others overhear.
"Boom!!"
At this moment, from the ruins of the collapsed house, a loud bang erupted, bricks flew in all directions, and dust filled the air, as a burly figure stood up once again.
"Who exactly are you? Dragon King Hall shouldn't have anyone with power like yours!"
Dante steadied his figure, rubbing his waist, his gaze fiery as he stared at Mu Jinyu and loudly demanded an answer.
"Bang!"
Mu Jinyu took a step forward, his figure suddenly appearing close to Dante, and then he kicked out again.
"Boom boom boom!"
This time, Dante was sent flying like a cannonball, but the outcome was even more miserable than before. Initially, he had only collapsed one building, but now, he crashed through more than a dozen buildings in a row.
Mu Jinyu watched Dante fly away, leisurely retracting his foot. Turning back and seeing everyone looking at him with peculiar expressions, he thought that they must be curious about Dante's question too.
Smiling, he introduced himself:
"Dragon King Hall, Tiance True Dragon, Mu Jinyu!"