The extreme contrast between the Twin Cities undoubtedly highlighted the immense disadvantages of the initial system.
One wrong step leads to another.
Moreover, the biggest difference was... the Master of All Things was on their side.
Amidst the grand tapestry of this city-wide defensive war, one battlefield stood out in stark, jarring contrast—a scene of utter domination.
The outskirts of the campsite at Qingye Collection, and the large swathe of forest borderland extending toward Qixia Border Town, was now completely silent.
There were no cries of battle.
No back-and-forth struggles along the defensive lines.
All that remained were the corpses of Cave Dwellers, twisted in all manner of death poses, a testament to the absolute and overwhelming violence that had been unleashed.
HUM!
Beneath the dim, gray sky, a tall, slender figure hovered silently in midair.
The silver-white Mechanical Armor shimmered with a faint glow of Spiritual Energy, exuding a natural, awe-inspiring majesty.
The Immortal Heart Core trait from his True Spirit Dominator ability left him completely unaffected by the tendrils of bloody aura descending from the sky.
If an ordinary person were to be splashed or immersed in it, they would inexplicably hear ominous, mad ravings. This was especially true for common people without Rune Power; if not purified in time, they could even be transformed into abominations of flesh and blood.
“They’re too weak.”
Su Chen’s eyes were half-lidded, his tone carrying a hint of boredom.
In a chasm below, a giant elite Cave Dweller that had just burrowed out of the ground was crushed and burst apart by a surge of immense Strong Will.
Throughout the recent killing spree, he had only been using the pure strength of his physical body and his Level 11 Telekinesis Rune.
He had barely used the ten All-Element Runes within his body, which remained at full capacity.
At the same time, an imperceptible spiritual bond tightly connected Su Chen to Ruoruo, who was behind him.
HUM!
With a mere thought from Yan Ruoruo, the abundant Telekinesis Rune Energy in her Sea of Consciousness turned into a gentle stream, flowing ceaselessly into Su Chen.
Of course, aside from this human power bank, he also had an extremely heretical method of recovery.
He would leverage his Elemental Furnace trait to forcibly absorb the Life Force and Spiritual Energy of the Cave Dwellers, using them to constantly replenish himself.
This “perpetual motion machine” of an operation, coupled with his Vitality Burst trait, kept his personal stamina at an incredibly high level.
「A moment later」
VSHING!
Countless transparent ripples appeared in the air as over a hundred longswords, condensed from pure, high-density Telekinesis, materialized and hovered behind Su Chen.
This technique was undoubtedly a deadly killing blow manifested by his Fantasy Manifestation trait.
“Go!”
Su Chen commanded with a sweep of his fingers.
SWISH SWISH SWISH!
A sky full of swords rained down like a torrential storm. The charging Cave Dwellers had no time to dodge before they were all pinned to the ground, forming a horrifyingly spectacular mound of corpses.
On the walls of the distant Qixia Border Town, many people were so shocked they were momentarily speechless.
“So... is Dongfu City’s number one from our Qixia Border Town?”
“Not exactly. To be precise, he lives at the campsite. He only used to come to the market every now and then.”
Lin Wanqing of the Law Enforcement Team sighed.
Watching the silver-armored figure annihilate an entire army of monsters with a mere gesture, she felt her heart pound uncontrollably.
The origin of Dongfu City’s number one had always been a mystery.
As communication methods in this apocalyptic era were extremely crude and relied purely on text, no one could recognize famous people by sight.
The common tags for their number one were ‘male,’ ‘incredibly handsome,’ ‘Master of All Things,’ and ‘unofficial.’
The most famous independent radio station, Hunter’s Home, had discussed him, but they mostly focused on the professional traits of his All-Element mastery. The discussions were very superficial and didn’t go into much depth.
His appearance, origins, and the like were completely off the table for discussion.
For one, it didn’t fit the station’s tone.
For another, they couldn’t get a read on his temperament and were afraid of accidentally provoking him.
“Why does it feel like he’s actually stronger in this environment?” someone asked curiously.
“It’s probably just your imagination. That just means you haven’t seen what he can do when he’s even stronger. However, his Mechanical Armor is indeed highly compatible with his Spiritual Ability, which gives him a significant edge.”
Zhang Ling, the captain of the Broken Spine Squad, stated matter-of-factly.
At the end of the last Parasite Tide, he had personally witnessed the man’s methods of killing. He knew his strength was extraordinary and that he was undoubtedly one of the city’s top powerhouses.
This just served to reaffirm his belief.
He had barely managed to squeeze into the top two hundred in the Battle of the Twin Cities, and he was keenly aware of just how vast the gap between them was.
Hmm...
For all he knew, the gap between first and second place could span two whole tiers.
“Hurry and get some people to help carry away the corpses for the sacrifice,” Zhang Ling reminded everyone.
As afternoon arrived, the sky, far from clearing up, grew even more oppressive.
The dim sky had now taken on a nauseating deep purple hue, like a massive, rotting bruise stretched over everyone’s heads.
If one dared to look up, the bizarre ripples emanating from the Broken Star Ring were enough to make their eyeballs bulge, as indescribable, mad ravings instantly exploded in their ears.
“Don’t look up! All personnel are forbidden from looking at the sky! Keep your heads down and look at the ground!”
Broadcasting systems all over the city were frantically repeating the same message, reminding both citizens and defenders.
The official radio station was also broadcasting a tireless warning...
“I repeat! Staring directly at the Broken Star Ring for more than two seconds will lead to permanent retinal necrosis, the collapse of your Sea of Consciousness, and will trigger physical mutation.”
“All citizens are advised to keep their doors and windows tightly shut, hide in basements or light-proof shelters, and are absolutely forbidden from looking directly at the sky.”
This was no empty threat.
Within the city, shrill screams echoed through the streets as the mad ravings bored into people’s ears like a drill, piercing their Sea of Consciousness.
Even the fungal consciousness, previously tainted by this divine power of flesh and blood, could barely resist the overwhelming madness.
At this point, the force of Elemental Suppression officially climbed to its peak of 90%.
At this level, the surrounding Earth Realm had transformed into a completely alien elemental wasteland.
The free-floating Elemental Particles in the air became extremely faint. Forcibly casting Magic was not only incredibly difficult but also came with a high risk of magical backlash.
“The Teleportation Gates are still open.”
The one silver lining was that the Teleportation Gates were all still connected to each other. However, the wind-up time for teleportation had become extremely long—at least ten times longer than usual—requiring a great deal of patience.
There was no shortage of people carrying Cave Dweller corpses on their backs, rushing to the Mission Hall in the south of the city to offer them as sacrifices.
Meanwhile, even larger quantities of Cave Dweller corpses were being transported to the Mission Hall building by a fleet of heavy trucks.
The trucks departing from Qixia Border Town clearly belonged to Su Chen himself.
Several Law Enforcement Teams were even assigned to personally escort them and maintain order.
Thanks to the deterrent power of the city’s number one and the well-established order, no one dared to make a reckless move.
「A while later.」
A silver streak of light shot across the sky. Su Chen retracted the Telekinesis Light Wings on his back and landed steadily before the sacrificial formation in Dongfu City’s old central hub.
After several consecutive hours of high-intensity, close-quarters combat, combined with clearing the field from every angle using Telekinesis, he couldn’t help but feel a bit mentally drained from overusing his Spiritual Power. There was even a slight throbbing between his eyebrows.
This wasn’t a problem that recovering Rune Energy could solve.
However, just a short while after leaving the battlefield, the slight throbbing in his temples began to ease, thanks to the support of his Vitality Burst trait.
‘Time to begin the sacrifice.’
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Su Chen used his Telekinesis to move truckload after truckload of corpses into the Mission Hall.
In an instant, a light so dense it was almost tangible erupted violently.
This wasn’t just a trickle of rewards; given the special circumstances, the World’s Will granted a reward of exceptionally high value.
Not only that, but this time, the process was far more user-friendly.
The rewards were no longer displayed openly, exposed to countless gazes as a test of human nature.
DING DING DING...
With a series of crisp, clinking sounds, a pile of materials instantly began to appear inside Su Chen’s Soul Pocket.
A brief probe with his will revealed several Soul Cores inside, each glowing with a different color.
And that wasn’t all. His Soul Space, which supposedly couldn’t be upgraded, had suddenly expanded from 3 cubic meters to 6.

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