Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 682 - 385 Bountiful Spoils of War_2

They didn’t know that Ye Feng had also mastered the Life Rule, which allowed him to maximize the effect of the Fruit of Life, continuously replenishing his depleted spiritual power.

But the more unknown things were, the more mysterious they naturally seemed.

The initial thought of sending another puppet for revenge also faded, and it was decided to continue observing for a while.

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On Ye Feng’s side, after giving Zhao Guofeng and the others a brief description of the events, he went to rest.

This time it was real rest; he slept for a full five hours, waking up only as evening approached.

By that time, the battle outside had been decided, and nearly ninety-nine percent of the Mutated Beings lingering on the outskirts of Daxinganling had been killed. The few stragglers that remained posed no threat.

After a sleep, Ye Feng’s sense of mental fatigue had vanished.

He scanned the outside with his spiritual power and was somewhat surprised to find that there was a victory celebration going on outside.

However, he thought it made sense, considering such a great victory, to have a celebration.

Although there were many casualties this time, the gains were even greater.

By Ye Feng’s estimation, the haul of Mutated Being carcasses from this victory would amount to no less than two million.

All of these carcasses were premium raw materials, sufficient for mass production of Power Armor, and even Mecha.

The overall strength of the military was sure to experience a significant boost.

Especially those Mechas, if they were to follow the roadmap of the Rock Puppets, there was definitely great potential.

If given one or two years to develop, Ye Feng felt that even without his help, the military could suppress the Forbidden Area.

Ye Feng left the rest room and joined the crowd outside in celebrating the big victory.

Unsurprisingly, with his arrival, he became the main attraction of the event, with many coming forward to toast him.

Ye Feng didn’t refuse any of them—with his current constitution, drinking alcohol was no different from drinking water, and he wasn’t worried at all.

Of course, besides offering their compliments, many were also looking for indirect ways to ask whether Ye Feng had any special techniques for cultivating so rapidly.

Regarding this, Ye Feng freely admitted that on one hand it was due to his Talent, and on the other, the environment for cultivation, specifically mentioning Sunset Town.

While Sunset Town was already rather famous, there was actually more than half of the people at the event who had never been there.

After staying at the banquet for about an hour, Ye Feng proposed to leave. For him, improving his strength was naturally the most important thing.

He had thought that as long as he stayed on Earth, where the Power of Heaven and Earth was suppressed, he would be safe.

But today’s events undoubtedly served as a wake-up call. He would have to face strongmen above the Tenth Order, and he might even come across a True God Strongman.

To live a stable life, he needed to constantly enhance his Realm.

Soon, Ye Feng returned to a barracks room specially cleared out for him.

After instructing the soldiers standing guard not to allow anyone to disturb him, he took out his Identity Token and in the next moment, returned to the Land of Inheritance.

That night, Ye Feng underwent five more sessions of Rule Origin Comprehension.

At this rate, he reckoned that in at most two more days, he would comprehend the Space Transfer Rule.

The next day, after having breakfast at the camp, Ye Feng returned to the capital city along with the other contestants.

As for the summary competition, it was considered over.

After all, the battle in Daxinganling had resulted in a one-third reduction in the number of contestants. Most of the rest had suffered severe injuries.

Under such circumstances, it wasn’t possible to continue the competition.

Therefore, based on the organizer’s decision, the rankings were to be determined based on the previous day’s results.

While this might seem unfair to some, there are no absolutely fair situations in the world.

The organizers also stated that even those who didn’t make it into the talent training program could still enter a waiting list.

As long as one had sufficient achievements, they could expect to be selected in the future.

So when Ye Feng and the others returned to the capital, the rankings had already been announced.

The top 100 members of each Realm could successfully enter the Talent Cultivation Program.

Among the Sixth Order Prowess, without any surprise, Ye Feng secured the first place.

Not just him, the Fourth Order, Fifth Order, and Sixth Order contestants sent from Yang City, under Ye Feng’s deliberate care, actually all made it into the top 50 and now unsurprisingly were all on the list.

This news undoubtedly caused some stir on the internet, but just some.

After all, when they saw Ye Feng leading his team sweeping through the dangerous areas yesterday, they had already mentally prepared themselves.

What’s more important, now Ye Feng is the Guardian God of humanity, and as long as what he does isn’t too outrageous, most people are quite tolerant.

Before long, Ye Feng boarded a private jet, and a little more than an hour later, he had returned to the capital.

As soon as they landed, they were received with an extremely warm welcome. Seeing these people cheering sincerely for oneself, Ye Feng couldn’t help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.

Escorted by a coach, the group quickly returned to their hotel.

Originally, Ye Feng intended to go directly to the sports arena to watch Ye Rou’s match.

After all, it was only the second day of the finals, and for those First, Second, and Third Order contestants, it meant at least two more days of competition.

However, before Ye Feng could leave, Chen Yuejun, the head of the National Security Bureau, came looking for him.

"I didn’t expect you to come so quickly," Ye Feng said, as if he had anticipated this.

"Duty calls, please understand," Chen Yuejun responded with an apologetic smile.

Then his expression became serious as he went straight to the point and said, "I won’t beat around the bush. I came here to ask about your relationship with Dragon Hall."

"Well, I suppose you could say Dragon King and I are allies," Ye Feng said.

"Could you elaborate?" Chen Yuejun asked.

"Those Forbidden Area Masters want to ascend to godhood, interstellar creatures wandering space want to ascend to godhood, Dragon King wants to ascend to godhood, and I also want to ascend to godhood."

"So my relationship with Dragon King is one of mutual cooperation and mutual use," Ye Feng said, sharing the excuse he had prepared.

Hearing such a response, even with all his mental preparedness, Chen Yuejun was still taken aback.

He took a deep breath and, after his mind raced to process the information, he asked the most critical question, "How do you ensure your interests when cooperating with Dragon King? Or to put it another way, how do you make sure they won’t turn on you at a critical moment?"

Actually, they had also cooperated with Dragon King and had been grappling with this question.

But they had no answer to it, and in principle, they shouldn’t be discussing this with Ye Feng.

However, after the battle in Daxinganling, Ye Feng had earned the right to make some decisions concerning the fate of humanity’s future.

"Since you’ve looked over my data, you should know that I am a core member of Heavenly Court," Ye Feng said.

Chen Yuejun was moved by his words and silently nodded.

"As the only core member of Heavenly Court, I enjoy generous treatment, but I also have the responsibility to revive Heavenly Court. So before I grow stronger, Gu Ao Duo won’t let me die easily."

"I have a protector, a Ninth Order War Puppet with the strength to save me if my life is in danger."

"Also, let me share some intelligence with you: Dragon King has a cooperative relationship with Heavenly Court."

"So unless there’s a huge conflict of interest, our relationship should be quite solid, at least until the Tenth Order," Ye Feng said earnestly.

He had thought through his argument, at least enough to ensure that those unaware of the inside story couldn’t find any faults.

Sure enough, upon hearing Ye Feng’s words, Chen Yuejun’s expression completely relaxed.

Although he still had many questions he wanted to ask, such as what exactly the War Puppet mentioned by Ye Feng was or what the opportunity to become a god entailed,

he did not pose any of these questions. His purpose for coming was solely to ensure that Ye Feng was leaning toward humanity’s side—and that was enough.

The rest could be resolved gradually later on.