784: Never heard of it

Chen Du didn’t feel that what he was doing was cruel; if he didn’t kill these Sword Arrive Aliens.

If his guess was correct, then Flying Sword No. 1 might have already escaped the so-called immeasurable gate.

If he quickly returned to Sword Arrive Civilization and, after realizing he possessed heavens favor, came to kill.

A Rank 39 monster—Chen Du currently had no way to stop it.

High Martial Civilization would also be destroyed because of his careless actions.

Chen Du could not leave such a potential problem.

Without his information, Flying Sword No. 1 wouldn’t suspect him; after all, those capable of doing such a thing were most likely other Great Civilization Aliens.

Who would have thought this was the work of a Small Civilization?

Even if, by some chance, Flying Sword No. 1 or the remaining Sword Arrive Aliens could examine the corpses.

But such abilities generally have requirements regarding the time of death; a slightly older corpse usually wouldn't work.

As for turning all the corpses to ashes, Chen Du didn’t have the time, nor did he have the power to sink the Sword Arrives Plate.

If luck was truly that bad, then let there be war!

Anyway, he had already decided to stay and develop on the Land of Abandoned Armor Sector afterward.

Whether he could cope with future changes would depend on how much time the heavens granted him.

Theoretically, it should be enough; perhaps the current darkness was a result of their own infighting.

Pfft... At this moment, Chen Du coughed up a mouthful of blood as if he had choked on his Qi.

Sword Arrive Civilization was, after all, of high quality, with hundreds of Domain Warriors, including some at Rank 35. Facing enemies of such number and Rank, even if Chen Du was Rank 36 and very strong, he couldn’t achieve such a degree of killing without suffering repercussions.

Bah!

All these matters were within Chen Du’s plan. He pinpointed the direction home and immediately cast a continuous Hand of God.

With the continuous use of exchanges within his line of sight, it was not much slower than Chen Du’s full-Speed flight, but it wasn't sustainable.

But what Chen Du needed now was not sustainability.

After a series of flashes, Chen Du’s stamina was completely drained, and he seemed to be falling as if in a faint.

But before he could fall, Chen Du transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the horizon.

Now, he possessed partial authority over the Crystal Space, so he didn’t need to emerge after being killed by a monster; he could simply emerge directly.

Under normal circumstances, Chen Du could emerge even faster than just now.

The reason he was slow just now was that Chen Du deliberately stayed in the Crystal Space for an extra moment to observe the changes in the Pale Dense Fog.

Unfortunately, there were no changes; his Rank 36 did not cause the Pale Dense Fog to retreat in the slightest, still stuck in its original position.

However, this didn’t mean Chen Du’s previous guess was wrong. If Rank 36 didn’t work, then Rank 37. If Rank 37 didn’t work, then Rank 38. He believed he could definitely make the Pale Dense Fog retreat.

Since there was a cry for help from behind, it meant this was a place that could be explored further.

Chen Du still referred to the range within which he could move in the Crystal Space as the Crystal Space, which included areas expanded due to the retreat of the Pale Dense Fog.

The area behind the Pale Dense Fog, currently unseen and untouchable, Chen Du called the Crystal World.

He believed that one day, he would be able to completely unveil this Mist.

But for now, the priority was still development.

Now that the Rank 35 cap was over, it was comparable to the collapse of the former Overlord-level Civilization, meaning war had begun!

Although High Martial Civilization was not qualified to participate in the war, it could not be caught in the crossfire and perish!

Whoosh!

Chen Du flew at full Speed!

...high martial calendar, 864, December 17, 11:44 AM.

Chen Du successfully returned to the Land of Abandoned Armor Sector.

The sky here was still black, as if there was an impenetrable layer of cloth above, covering everything.

“Damn it, the range is actually this vast.”

“Could it be that the Cloud Profound Empty Realm can truly obscure the entire Blue Star?”

To be honest, Chen Du really wanted to rush up and take a look, but such an action was inadvisable: firstly, it would cause him trouble, and secondly, he was not yet strong enough to deal with the Nine Forbidden Zones.

Fortunately, nothing had happened on the Land of Abandoned Armor side.

There seemed to be no unusual movements.

Chen Du first arrived at the First Ecological Zone and found that the entire ecological zone was black, completely devoid of any light.

Could the First Ecological Zone have been wiped out?

The moment this thought appeared, Chen Du immediately dismissed it.

High Martial Civilization had just become the Unique top-tier civilization of the Land of Abandoned Armor, and with Lin Xun still around, it was impossible for it to be wiped out.

Moreover, the buildings were not damaged.

He immediately expanded his Domain and found that everyone was quietly hiding in their homes, their houses wrapped in thick, opaque curtains.

“So that’s it.”

Chen Du fell silent for a moment, then understood.

High Martial Civilization’s emergency measure was to prevent drawing attention. Now that the whole world was dark, if you were the only one emitting light, it would easily attract unwanted things.

At this moment, three figures suddenly flew out from the First Ecological Zone.

There was no Killing Intent, so it seemed they had sensed Chen Du’s Domain.

The three were Yan, Raen, and Lin Xun.

Lin Xun must have told them something, so they didn't treat Chen Du with too much condescension as superiors.

Raen also didn’t treat him as a student or child, but as a colleague who would decide the future of High Martial Civilization together.

“Chen Du.”

Lin Xun spoke first, with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

“You’re Rank 36?”

Chen Du narrowed his eyes slightly. His Rank could not be seen through when his divine blood was at 10%, and now it had reached 40%.

Under these circumstances, Lin Xun couldn’t possibly see his Rank.

But since he asked that, there was only one possibility.

That is, this great world change was indeed related to him, or to put it more seriously, it was directly caused by his ascension to Rank 36.

Combined with the fact that the Rank 35 BOSS was Lin Xun.

This indicated that Blue Star’s Rank 35 limit was inextricably linked to the Crystal Space.

Chen Du wasn’t too surprised by this point.

It’s a very simple principle: a key can lock a door, and it can also unlock it.

If the Rank 35 limit was set by the Crystal Space, then it was naturally the Crystal Space that opened this limit.

Looking at it this way, was the Star Core Beast being made a scapegoat?

Or was there some other reason?

Or was it merely a participant?

In this situation, would Lin Xun tell me the answer now?

Although this experience answered many of Chen Du’s questions, there were still quite a few remaining.

Lin Xun had previously said he would no longer answer any of his questions, but now it seemed Lin Xun himself was also very surprised by what was happening.

Was it because it happened prematurely?

This was the only possibility Chen Du could think of.

“Yes, I’m Rank 36.”

Chen Du didn’t hide it, nor was there any need to hide it; these were people he trusted.

“How is this possible? How could your leveling Speed be so fast?”

“Although you emerged a year early, you don’t have the eternal heart in this lifetime, and even if you did, you couldn’t have this kind of leveling Speed now.”

Lin Xun’s use of the phrase “this lifetime” meant that he had also revealed his identity to the other two leaders, and it also meant that the two could absolutely be trusted.

Immediately, Chen Du also didn’t hide anything and told them about the Heavenly Book Alien Race.

However, Chen Du still didn’t mention the Crystal Space, only saying that he had a Clone that could synchronize, and that its abilities had been slightly modified.

As for whether Lin Xun truly knew about the existence of the Crystal Space, Chen Du felt during the conversation that Lin Xun seemed to know, and yet seemed not to know.

According to his own personality, he probably wouldn’t tell Lin Xun about the Crystal Space.

Just as Chen Du didn’t ask Wang Dadi about the secrets of the other few, they likewise wouldn’t tell him; it was an instinct.

It’s like in the old days, you wouldn’t tell others how much money you had in your pocket.

“So that’s it. I didn’t expect you to be able to have both doors and even skip a year’s time difference.”

“However, what is this Heavenly Book Alien Race you mentioned?”

“How come I’ve never heard of it?”