"Liang Yuan, it’s that Liang Yuan from Yangshan!"

"We were discussing how to deal with Yangshan when he suddenly appeared."

"This monster, he killed Yuan Shijie and Ding Huaiyi from the military, and also killed Liang Long, the leader of the Pure Water Holy Corps of the Water God Sect. Even our Fertile Soil Department leader, Shi Lianhai, was almost slain by him."

"All the Four Seasons Priests are dead, all dead!"

"He’s a monster, he’s simply not human!"

"He swallowed many people we brought and turned them into shadows, trapping them in the Shadow World..."

Sun Ming shouted in terror. Although he was incoherent, from his fragmented words, Zhang Wenjing and Aftershock understood some things.

Zhang Wenjing incredulously said, "Liang Yuan? You’re saying all this was done by that Liang Yuan from Yangshan?"

Aftershock asked with a face full of disbelief, "Are you sure? Yuan Shijie is dead?"

"Dead, all dead, Yuan Shijie’s body is still there!"

Sun Ming pointed to a distant area of bright red snow covered by white snowflakes.

Zhang Wenjing and Aftershock turned to look and saw, in the snow, a headless corpse lying prone on the ground, mostly covered by the thick snow.

They both quickly walked over.

Aftershock waved his hand, instantly pulling the corpse out.

However, the headless body made their faces change dramatically.

"Is this Yuan Shijie? Where’s the head?" Aftershock asked in disbelief.

Zhang Wenjing looked at the bulging, split-open chest and couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

"In his chest cavity!"

Aftershock was utterly shocked, dropping the corpse.

Such a violent way of killing was truly incomprehensible!

Aftershock made a slicing motion with his hand, and suddenly a cloud-like blade flashed through, cutting open the body.

A head rolled out of the chest cavity.

However, the head was so severely deformed that it was unrecognizable.

But with Aftershock and Zhang Wenjing’s familiarity with Yuan Shijie, they could still vaguely identify him.

This body was indeed Yuan Shijie’s!

"It’s really him!"

"Yuan Shijie, actually dead!"

Zhang Wenjing turned her head to look at Aftershock and asked, "Aftershock, did you go to Yangshan and really meet that Liang Yuan?"

"Is he that formidable?"

For a moment, Aftershock also doubted himself. The Yangshan leader he had seen back then was indeed arrogant and impressive.

But no matter what, he couldn’t believe that person could kill Yuan Shijie!

This Yuan Shijie was the Hawk Faction leader, a superpower user with a main attribute exceeding 100 points, and he had mastered part of the mysteries of gene recombination!

And yet he’s dead just like that?

Could it be that Liang Yuan from Yangshan was even stronger than Yuan Shijie?

But how was this possible?

He looked as if he had seen a ghost, still unable to believe this scene.

It’s no wonder they didn’t believe it. For Guangfu, the new district where Yangshan was located was just a hollow; when Yangshan was flooded, the Guangfu military had already started controlling the population and researching superpowers.

The superpower stone was first discovered by the military.

The rune bone was also first studied by the military.

Rune technology applied to weapons was first developed by the military.

In terms of population, resources, or technology, Guangfu was far ahead of Yangshan in every aspect.

Given this situation, how could a Yangshan leader cultivate at a speed that far exceeded their military personnel?

Yes, although Yuan Shijie had betrayed the soldier’s oath and violated the principles soldiers adhere to, he was ultimately a soldier.

And he held a position with a wealth of resources.

In Zhang Wenjing and Aftershock’s eyes, not even the high-ups of the Three Great Sects could compare to Yuan Shijie.

So, what was Liang Yuan from Yangshan?

"It’s not good. If that person is really Liang Yuan, having killed Yuan Shijie, he will certainly continue the slaughter."

The Three Great Sects all have great enmity with Yangshan; he certainly won’t spare the Three Great Sects!"

Zhang Wenjing suddenly remembered this point and immediately looked at Aftershock, saying, "Aftershock, I will immediately go after him; you must notify my father and Uncle Feng at once."

"The high-ups of the Three Great Sects are indeed guilty of grave crimes, but they are talents who have painstakingly cultivated to near 100 points. If they can atone for their crimes and guard the Celestial Abyss for us, that would be a good thing."

Aftershock immediately nodded, "I’ll notify the commander and major at once, and you must be careful!"

Zhang Wenjing nodded, then grabbed Sun Ming from the ground and asked, "Which direction did Liang Yuan go last?"

Sun Ming fearfully pointed towards the direction of the Water God Sect, saying, "Over there, he went towards the Water God Sect!"

Without another word, Zhang Wenjing immediately got up, saying, "Water God Sect? Is he going after the Tide Main Brain of the Water God Sect?"

Aftershock reminded, "Not good, Wenjing, the Tide Main Brain was reassembled by Pei Yuanhu using the brains of the Celestial Abyss Beast and Abyss Beast, possessing powerful spiritual power and able to easily brainwash genetic species experts!"

Zhang Wenjing’s expression also changed slightly, saying, "I’ll go at once."

With that, she instantly flashed away, not even caring about Sun Ming on the ground, swiftly chasing towards Denggong Mountain of the Water God Sect.

Seeing this, Aftershock also immediately rose and asked Sun Ming, "From the Earth Mother Sect, are you willing to join the military?"

Sun Ming raised his head and asked in confusion, "Military, would you want someone like me?"

"As long as you harbor goodwill, we are all one family of soldiers and civilians." Aftershock said solemnly.

Suddenly hearing words about unity between soldiers and civilians, a long-lost emotion made Sun Ming’s eyes suddenly redden.

He choked up, "What... what did you say?"

"I am a soldier, and our duty is to protect the people."

"If you also have this kind of enlightenment, then welcome to join us." Aftershock said deeply and solemnly.

Sun Ming raised his head, with tears in his eyes, saying, "Why? Why are you saying these things at such a time? What were you doing before? What were you doing when the big flood came?"

Aftershock looked at him, sighed, and said, "Some things, you ordinary people will never understand. If you want to know, then come with me."

With that, he instantly flashed and soared into the sky.

Sun Ming struggled to support himself and gritted his teeth to follow.

The two swiftly flew towards the depths of Cangqiong Mountain.

——

Snowflakes danced in the air, and a figure swiftly cut through the void, constantly flying towards the northwest direction.

In less than ten minutes, Liang Yuan had crossed dozens of kilometers and appeared near Denggong Mountain.

At this moment, Denggong Mountain, like Cangqiong Mountain, is covered in white snow.

However, on Denggong Mountain, there are evidently more traces of human activity, with a lot of cooking smoke rising up from the mountain.

Liang Yuan just glanced over, showing no interest in the lower levels of the Water God Sect on Denggong Mountain.

He was more interested in the Floating Island of the Water God Sect, the Miyuan Rainforest!

And inside Liang Long, that spiritual star consciousness trying to calculate him.

"Whose consciousness is that? There are experts inside the Water God Sect."

Buzz!

The space around Liang Yuan vibrated slightly, as he accelerated forward, crossing Denggong Mountain. Not far behind him, a huge barrier enclosed in a blue hemisphere emerged.

On the barrier, snowflakes fell, but in an instant, they melted into streams, and flowed into the interior of the barrier.

Those streams were again filled into the barrier, forming a flow of new barrier energy.

Seeing such a barrier, Liang Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "This defensive barrier is quite interesting. I wonder if it comes with the Floating Island, or if the Water God Sect has developed this rune array themselves."

Liang Yuan’s figure flickered, already outside the barrier.

He stretched his hand out and pressed it against the barrier.

Crack, crack, crack—

A large amount of cold air surged out, rapidly freezing the entire barrier.

The flow of water stalled, showing a flaw in the barrier instantly.

Liang Yuan punched down!

Boom!

Crash!

The iced part of the water flow barrier instantly shattered open, exposing a large hole.

Liang Yuan’s figure flickered and straightened up walking into the opening.

What he saw was an island resembling an Amazon tropical rainforest before a great flood.

There were broad-leaved, wide trees everywhere, and in the sky, the barrier formed of gathered water streams created a moving, azure canopy.

When the blue became dense enough, the area would experience a downpour, watering the trees on the ground.

Liang Yuan clicked his tongue in admiration: "This is truly a wonderful place."

Such a rainforest, with such a barrier, is simply the best place for biological survival.

Especially since Liang Yuan felt that the temperature here seemed to be much higher than outside, the climate was scorching hot, very suitable for human habitation.

"Why is the temperature in here tropical rainforest-like when the temperature outside is so low?"

"Does this barrier have cold resistance capability?"

Liang Yuan turned back to look at the huge blue water flow barrier, only to find the barrier that he had frozen and shattered had now recovered completely, forming water flows, gradually wrapping around the island.

Liang Yuan carefully observed the flow direction of the water barrier, faintly feeling that these streams did not flow randomly, seemingly adhering to certain rules.

"Could it be some kind of rune array?"

"Woo—"

While Liang Yuan was observing the Water God Sect’s Miyuan Rainforest, suddenly, a sharp, piercing whistle came from within the jungle.

Immediately following, there was constant movement inside the rainforest, as if a large number of people were rushing over.

Liang Yuan glanced indifferently at the rainforest below, paying no attention.

"Who dares to intrude upon our sacred Water God Sect Island!"

A figure shot up swiftly from the forest toward Liang Yuan.

His speed was very fast, leaving nothing but a trailing shadow.

The momentum appeared to be very impressive.

However, Liang Yuan did not even look but lightly pressed his palm toward the rainforest below.

"Buzz!"

Centered around Liang Yuan, within an area over five hundred meters, a massive telekinetic barrier formed!

This huge telekinetic barrier, like a lid, pressed down sharply under Liang Yuan’s hand gesture!

Boom!

The incoming figure crashed headlong into the telekinetic barrier, causing blood to flow profusely, and he flung backward!

Like a fly, committing suicide by flying into a transparent glass pane.

From below, a cry of astonishment ensued.

"Enemy attack!"

"There’s a powerful intruder!"

"Shoot arrows, shoot arrows!"

"Woo—"

The people below screamed in fury and hastily launched a counterattack.

Water Arrows, Wooden Arrows, Blast Arrows, Golden Glow Arrows, Flame Bullets...

Various long-range attacks shot forth rapidly.

But without exception, they collided with the telekinetic barrier, exploding into pieces, blocked outside.

They couldn’t reach Liang Yuan in the slightest.

Liang Yuan didn’t even give them a glance. He moved, entering deeper into the island.

His speed was not fast; while walking, he was surveying the Miyuan Rainforest.

This island wasn’t very large, appearing to be only about the size of Yangshan.

Far less vast than the Mirage Snake Space or the Floating Island of the Abyssal Mouth.

Yet, the ecological resources here were excellent, with lush greenery and a tropical rainforest climate, the temperature pleasant.

Outside was icy and snow-covered, but here it was somewhat hot and humid.

The air here was rich with water attribute superpower energy, with a high density of moisture; it was practically a paradise for Water Attribute Superpower Users.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, in the air ahead, streams of water merged, forming a water elemental figure.

"Mr. Liang."

Liang Yuan looked at the figure, chuckled softly: "Wen Fang, is it? You ran fast enough to escape back here first."

In the water elemental state, Wen Fang showed no expression, but his tone was bitter and sincere: "We admit defeat, Mr. Liang. Whether to kill or slaughter, it’s up to you. We only ask Mr. Liang to grant us a way to survive. Our Water God Sect’s Tidal Brain wants to talk to you."

Upon hearing this, Liang Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"Tidal Brain? What is that?"

Wen Fang lowered his head, said: "Tidal Brain is the Water God symbol we worship. It is the embodiment of the Water God on earth. When you meet it, you will naturally understand everything."