493: Chapter 493 The Compass Recognizes People!

Suddenly, two dark shadows appeared in the distance.

They were the source of the terrifying aura sweeping through Shangjing City.

Everyone, who had been immersed in joy, froze with dull expressions, staring fixedly at those shadows as panic spread among them once again.

The man on the city wall clenched his fists, a trace of unwillingness and disbelief appearing in his eyes. Then, with a resolve to die, he leaped off the wall toward the incoming shadows.

Even if it meant death, so what?

He had to do everything in his power to block that terrifying existence.

In the next second, many people in Shangjing City clearly saw the two shadows—two terrifying Beast Kings. Especially the giant snake that blotted out the sky, making them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

With such strength and such a Realm, could their Shangjing City really withstand these terrifying Beast Kings?

They approached Shangjing City rapidly with an unstoppable momentum.

The man who had rushed out felt his own powerlessness and insignificance before them.

But the very next moment, the giant snake and the giant ox swept directly past Shangjing City, continuing in their original direction. The terrifying gale made it impossible for everyone to even open their eyes.

The terrifying figures that blotted out the sky gradually moved away.

Everyone was once again stunned in place by what they had just witnessed.

Their eyes filled with disbelief.

"This..."

The man looked at the two terrifying Beast Kings in the distance in disbelief.

He had originally prepared himself to sacrifice his life, but the two Beast Kings had simply bypassed him and continued on. However, at the very last moment, the giant snake had glanced at him.

He immediately felt a chill run through his entire body.

The strength of this giant snake had definitely reached the Tier 4 High-stage.

To have already achieved a Breakthrough to the Tier 4 High-stage so soon after the Second Spiritual Energy Revival began—this strength and this speed were enough to stand at the pinnacle of the world today.

Whether it was them, the Awakened Ones, those alien races, or the destined ones of this era.

"What are they going to do?"

"Could there be something even more important?"

The man muttered to himself in confusion, but no one could explain it to him. With a heavy expression, he returned to the city wall of Shangjing City.

At this moment, everyone in Shangjing City was immersed in the joy of having survived a catastrophe.

They had just won the battle and escaped a major crisis once again, but only a small number of people looked worried, because this was only temporary. Once those terrifying existences returned, they would have no strength to stop them.

"Clean up the battlefield."

"Although the crisis has been resolved, a greater crisis has only just begun."

"You all saw it too. If that giant snake wanted to deal with us, it would only take one strike. Our Shangjing City would have no power to resist."

"Hurry up and use the fastest speed to improve your strength. Only in this way can you better protect everything you want to protect."

The man's voice reached everyone's ears, and after experiencing this event, everyone deeply realized their own insignificance.

The man returned to Shangjing City.

He had to restore his strength as soon as possible. The trace of pride he once held had completely vanished; he was still too weak, and his strength was still insufficient.

"Another existence from the previous era, just like General Bu Keer."

"However, his combat power is less than four thousand points, only slightly weaker than the Ox King."

Lu Zheng, who had already left Shangjing City, thought to himself. The reason he knew the man was from the previous era was that when he glanced at him at the very end, his attributes had appeared before his eyes.

Lu Zheng was somewhat surprised by the appearance of Shangjing City, but he didn't detour. Although doing this was quite frightening, scaring them a little was good—it let them know the cruelty of this era.

And the facts were just as Lu Zheng had thought. Because of this incident, the entire Shangjing City fell into an environment of crazy Cultivation. Everyone was competing, and in the following period, the overall strength of Shangjing City actually improved significantly.

"What exactly is the Snake King trying to do?"

"We clearly encountered that human main city, so why didn't you make a move?"

The Ox King behind him asked with some confusion, but no matter what the Snake King did, it could only follow along.

After leaving Shangjing City, Lu Zheng continued toward his intended direction while expanding his Perception to the maximum. He would not feel at ease until he found his parents and the others.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the wilderness, Lu Wen and the others, who had left Baiyun City four days ago, were filled with confusion.

"Where exactly are we?"

"Did we go the wrong way?"

Lu Wen asked with some confusion, because for these four days, they hadn't really rested. Moreover, at their speed as Evolvers, even if they hadn't traveled two thousand kilometers in these four days, they had covered at least over a thousand.

Because they were worried about being hunted down by Baiyun City, the parents and Li Ling had been carried on the backs of the others in turns.

And for this thousand kilometers, logically speaking, they should have encountered a main city by now.

But let alone a main city, they hadn't even encountered a human shadow. They had encountered quite a few Evolved Beasts, but those weren't strong, so they avoided the ones they could and killed the ones they couldn't.

Finally, under this confusion, Lu Wen voiced her doubts.

Could it be that they had taken the wrong path? Otherwise, it wouldn't be like this. If they kept walking like this, they might not know when they would leave Baiyun Prefecture and reach another prefecture.

"That shouldn't be right."

"The Second Spiritual Energy Revival caused a massive change in the world. The distance between two cities has increased by at least five times. Although the distance has increased, the general direction shouldn't have changed."

"We have been walking according to that general direction."

"Furthermore, we have a compass; the direction cannot be wrong. It's probably just that we haven't reached it yet."

A man in the team said, then took out a compass. The needle was pointing right in front of them, and he showed it to everyone, implying that there was nothing wrong with the compass.

But as the compass was passed among them, seeing the changes in the compass, everyone's expressions changed. A bad premonition arose, their pupils constricted, and then they uneasily passed it to the next person to see.

Everyone who saw the compass had a bad look on their face.

Finally, the compass was handed to Lu Wen.

Lu Wen looked at the compass in her hand and then walked around. The compass in her hand kept changing, then pointed in a certain direction.

And this direction was completely different from their target, with a deviation of almost sixty degrees.

"There's a problem!"

"This compass is faulty!"

Lu Wen said in disbelief, and the man from before was stunned upon hearing Lu Wen's words, subconsciously saying.

"That's impossible."

"The compass has been with me the whole time; how could there be a problem?"

"Let me see!"

As he spoke, the man immediately walked toward Lu Wen. But as he walked over, Lu Wen watched the compass in her hand start to rotate again.

This time, the direction was correct.

Huh?

Seeing this scene, Lu Wen was completely stunned.

Does this compass recognize people???