Perhaps it was because Bai Cheng and the others were too strong, or perhaps the werewolves severely underestimated them.

In any case, although there were some pursuers later on, they were all easily dealt with.

Everyone returned to the Station safely, without the exceptional danger the system had warned them about.

"It was nothing much!" Yu Nian said proudly, placing her hands on her hips. "If they dare, let them charge into the Station!"

Although the rules set by the system had gradually exceeded the understanding of the Survivors, Bai Cheng had yet to see any non-Survivor creature capable of entering the interior of the Station.

Furthermore, since this Advancement Platform had no time limit, everyone could fully prepare everything before leaving.

"Bai Cheng, do you think the Peak of the Mountains might be the headquarters of these werewolves?" Leng Ningxue speculated.

Because the number of werewolves that had just surrounded them was simply too great—hundreds of them.

Considering that the Peak of the Mountains was located at the edge of the Infinite Realm, Bai Cheng nodded skeptically. "Maybe it really is possible."

"We'll see if we run into them again after entering the Infinite Realm."

"Speaking of which, we should have captured one alive." Leng Ningxue pinched her chin, looking at the heart of immortality in Bai Cheng's hand. "We don't know how to obtain this thing, but the Werewolf Church seems to have a lot of them?"

It was truly unbelievable that both hearts of immortality Bai Cheng and her group had acquired so far had come entirely from the Werewolf Church.

"Sigh." Bai Cheng sighed. "Unfortunately, there was no opportunity this time."

Even if they had captured a werewolf, they wouldn't have been able to interrogate it while facing the subsequent pursuit, nor could they bring it into the Station.

"Pack up. We're getting ready to leave the Station."

After speaking, Bai Cheng walked up to the screen to check the information regarding the other blue core item in her hand.

But the first thing that caught her eye was a special prompt regarding the advancement mission.

【Congratulations on successfully completing Advancement Mission (III): Conferring the King Title!】

【This is the last mission in your advancement mission series. After this, subsequent breakthroughs will no longer require the activation of any missions!】

【Regarding the King Rank: Your abilities transform into a Domain. When you reach the King Rank, it signifies that you have become a true powerhouse in this world.

This rank has no stage divisions and only a single level. However, if you wish to continue breaking through to higher ranks, experience gained from killing magical beasts or absorbing magic crystals will no longer suffice. Please comprehend the specific rules yourself.】

【Furthermore, based on your exceptional performance in the three Advancement Missions and as the first Survivor on the entire server to complete this mission, a heart of immortality is specially awarded as a prize!】

"Eh! Huh?" Bai Cheng looked utterly surprised by the notification.

She had already guessed that the leap in ability between Guardian Level and King Rank meant their strength levels were undoubtedly worlds apart.

But what Bai Cheng hadn't expected was that the King Rank actually possessed certain unique characteristics.

No stage divisions—meaning there was no such thing as First-Tier King Rank or Second-Tier King Rank; King Rank was simply King Rank.

"But to break through, it doesn't just require experience points?" Bai Cheng raised an eyebrow. "What else could it require?"

After thinking it over, she couldn't figure it out.

"Forget it, never mind."

Bai Cheng was currently only in the early stage of Guardian, which was very far from the King Rank, let alone the ranks above the King Rank.

"I'll let Purple Iris figure it out after she breaks through to the King Rank," Bai Cheng muttered. "Anyway, subsequent advancements won't require completing missions anymore."

Of course, what delighted Bai Cheng the most was the reward for completing the mission this time.

This could absolutely be counted as a pleasant surprise.

She hadn't expected the system to also reward her with a heart of immortality, leaving her with two crucial items in her hand right now.

However, among all the current staff members, only Qingniao was still at the Epic Level, not even reaching the Legendary Level.

As everyone knew, two hearts of immortality could not be used simultaneously... After the initial joy, Bai Cheng thought carefully and felt a headache coming on. "It seems I have too many hearts of immortality?"

"Qingniao, can you absorb two hearts of immortality and jump directly from Epic Level to Immortal-grade?" Bai Cheng turned around and asked, unwilling to give up.

The answer was clearly no.

Qingniao shook her head, but then raised her hand and pointed at the other blue core item in Bai Cheng's hand.

Bai Cheng hadn't had time to check what the item was, let alone its function.

"Chiyan, what did Qingniao say?" She cast a questioning look toward Chiyan.

The latter immediately stepped forward and translated meticulously:

"Miss, Qingniao said that the crystal in your hand contains extremely rich Thunder Element. If she is lucky enough to absorb it, Qingniao might also be able to directly break through her innate quality rank, just like Lvdou did back then."

"Oh?" Bai Cheng immediately grew interested upon hearing this.

She barely hesitated, and didn't bother trying to figure out the item's specific use right now, tossing it directly to Qingniao.

"In that case, take it and absorb it. This Miss believes you can break through."

Bai Cheng was quite confident in the quality of the items held by the Werewolf Church.

Moreover, the situation this time was different from the last. Lvdou had broken directly from the Legendary Level to the Immortal-grade, whereas Qingniao was only advancing from the Epic Level to the Legendary Level. Comparatively, the latter was clearly less difficult.

However, even if she failed in the end, it didn't matter, as Bai Cheng had already decided to let Qingniao use the heart of immortality.

The Legendary Level would still put her far ahead of other leaders.

Qingniao took the item with both hands, immediately giving Bai Cheng a grateful look, and then ran off to the deserted third floor to attempt the breakthrough.

Bai Cheng didn't worry about the outcome, instead turning her attention to Lan Xiaoyu. "Prepare to leave the Station."

"Yes, Miss."

It is worth mentioning that although Purple Iris killed the BOSS of the Advancement Platform, and her strength had reached the peak of Guardian, she theoretically should have been able to break through directly to the King Rank.

However, the result was that she did not achieve the breakthrough she desired.

Therefore, Bai Cheng planned to use the temple core again after the train started to help Purple Iris achieve the breakthrough in one go.

As the train hummed, the massive triangular ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) curtain in front of them began to burn.

After a flash of blinding white light, what greeted them was not the endless golden sea of sand, but a sky-obscuring, catastrophic sandstorm.

The tracks were buried, and the train was firmly stuck before it even reached maximum speed.

"What is going on?" Bai Cheng was puzzled.

When did the Death Desert become like this?

But she quickly realized what had happened.

"Someone used a temple core. I didn't expect a new leader to arrive here so quickly, did I?"

Bai Cheng immediately took out a temple core and chose to use it. The familiar deep pit reappeared, and the storm around the train stopped accordingly.

"Let's go, let's rob them!"