317: Chapter 317 First Encounter (Part 1)

The events that occurred in the Primeval Forest could not be widely publicized; they involved too much.

With major events happening frequently now, Lu Zheng would avoid returning there as much as possible until he possessed sufficient strength.

As for the promise he made to the Tongtian Tree, he had not forgotten it.

If he could not find the person destined to face the tribulation, so be it, but if he truly did find them, he had to at least possess the power to protect himself before stepping into that Primeval Forest.

He absolutely could not let it be like this time, where his life and death hung on a single thought from the Tongtian Tree.

The fighter jet streaked across the high altitude, leaving a white trail.

If the predictions for the Second Spiritual Energy Revival were correct, it would happen tomorrow.

The Spirit Stone Mine that Master Long had promised him earlier was already being excavated, and this time, he was going to collect the harvest.

[ Clone ]: Black Jade Snake

[ Rank ]: 18

[ Talent ]: Coil (Tier 2), Digestion Enhancement (Tier 2), Perception (Tier 2), Elite Sharp Fangs (Tier 2), Elite Hardening (Tier 2), Elite Rapid Recovery (Tier 2)

[ Ability ]: Command (Tier 2)

[ combat power ]: 1650

[ energy points ]: 213 million / 64 million

[ Divinity Points ]: 6500

His energy points had now exceeded 200 million; the five hundred Third-Order Evolved Beasts he had sent to the Clone earlier should have been mostly consumed by now.

He really felt a bit sorry for the Clone, but there was no other way.

energy points were a major issue right now, and there was not much time left for them, so he had to trouble the Clone.

Inside the time tower, there was still the corpse of a Tier 4 Beast King from Lingzhao Mountain, along with an unknown number of Third-Order Evolved Beast corpses.

Coincidentally, the fighter jet happened to pass by the mountain in Jianghai City.

Far away at the mountain in Jianghai City, the Clone seemed to sense something.

A trace of despair flashed across its massive snake eyes, and then it let out a deep, satisfied burp.

"I can't eat anymore, I really can't eat anymore..."

"No one eats like this..."

Although it could eat a lot, being fed like this would kill a snake.

Immediately after, the mountain began to shake violently, as if a subterranean dragon were rolling over.

Fortunately, no one was paying attention to the mountain in Jianghai City at this moment, otherwise, it would have caused another stir in the outside world.

The Clone began to move within the mountain, desperately trying to digest its food.

Sitting in the fighter jet, Lu Zheng began to ponder the words the Tongtian Tree had spoken, a trace of gravity appearing on his face.

He had originally thought that with the Spiritual Energy Revival, humanity's opponents would only be Evolved Beasts, or at most, some evil factions or internal human conflicts.

But now, it seemed he had thought of everything too simply.

There were still unknown enemies.

"Forget it, regardless of who those enemies are, as long as my strength is sufficient, I will suppress any ghosts or monsters that appear!"

Lu Zheng thought to himself slowly, but suddenly, he sensed a powerful aura approaching.

No, Lu Zheng realized instantly; it was because the fighter jet's speed was too fast, leading him to mistakenly believe the aura was approaching him.

In reality, the fighter jet was constantly approaching that powerful aura.

His eyes narrowed.

It was the aura of a human Town General.

And this aura was very unfamiliar—it was neither Master Long nor General Wang Ming, nor was it that Archbishop of the Holy Spirit Sect.

Who was it?

For a moment, many thoughts crossed Lu Zheng's mind, and a woman surfaced in his thoughts.

That woman was the one who, according to the intelligence provided to him earlier, was suspected to have survived from the previous era.

Was it a coincidence, or...

Not far below the fighter jet, a woman was currently in action.

Her body was splattered with some blood, and with every move, she took the lives of quite a few Evolved Beasts.

The blood on her was merely from the Evolved Beasts that had tried to attack her.

This person was none other than General Bu Keer, who had only recently awakened.

Having left the Beast Battlefield, she did not heed the advice of the two Town Generals of this era to stay in the Beast Battlefield, because she also knew her appearance was too sudden, and it was normal for them not to trust her.

Therefore, she chose to come out and see this era.

At the same time, she wanted to do something to earn their trust, but she had gone too late; both Forbidden Grounds had already been leveled by a Town General named Lu Zheng.

Most of her time had been wasted, and the remaining time was not enough for her to do anything.

Although she felt some dissatisfaction in her heart, she could only resign herself to fate.

While continuously learning about this era, she also encountered some places being ravaged by Evolved Beasts, so she took action to resolve them.

Although she was not as strong as before, in this time before the Second Spiritual Energy Revival, it was already enough.

After killing the last Evolved Beast in the area, General Bu Keer muttered to herself.

"Although I can't go to the Forbidden Grounds, I might as well kill a few more while I can.

After all, after the Second Spiritual Energy Revival, these will all be significant dangers."

"I wonder if that guy named Lu Zheng has leveled the third Forbidden Ground."

"If I had been able to wake up earlier, I might have been able to help."

"Sigh, if it had been my father or other elder brothers or elders who had awakened, perhaps they would all know what to do now."

"At the very least, they wouldn't have wasted time like I did."

"The current me is just like the me from back then—unable to help with anything."

"Or perhaps I shouldn't have survived; I should have remained in that era forever."

As she spoke, General Bu Keer seemed to think of something, a trace of gloom flashing in her eyes.

She had not been very old when her father sealed her.

Although she had witnessed the cruelty of the battlefield, compared to her father and the others, she had experienced far, far too little.

Just at this moment, General Bu Keer suddenly looked up and saw a massive flying bird streaking past.

"A bird?"

"No, it's not a bird.

This thing seems to be what this era calls an airplane."

General Bu Keer was not completely ignorant after waking up, but immediately, her eyes narrowed because she sensed an aura approaching her.

The aura had already broken through to the Fourth-Rank.

It was even significantly stronger than her own.

"Who is it?"

General Bu Keer felt some doubt, but she still struck a combat pose, staring fixedly at the figure descending from the sky.

However, when she saw the person, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.

What a young Fourth-Rank Town General.

Completely different from that old man called Master Long and the middle-aged man, General Wang Ming, from before.

In this era, the Second Spiritual Energy Revival had not yet begun, yet he had already stepped into the Fourth-Rank at such a young age.

If nothing unexpected happened, this person would certainly grow into a top-tier powerhouse in the future, becoming one of the few.

General Bu Keer knew she had experienced little, but she had a powerful father, so she knew quite a lot.

"Who are you?"

General Bu Keer asked, while simultaneously emitting a powerful aura from her body.

"Lu Zheng!"

The person who appeared here was none other than Lu Zheng.

Upon hearing this name, General Bu Keer was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted.

"You are Lu Zheng?!"