Published: February 11, 2025
Things always have two sides.
For example, although a few people died and that monster escaped to Earth during the attack in the secret realm, the self-detonation of the ninth-level life allowed the Cloud Summit People to collect a lot of magic crystals.
Another instance is when the heavenly pull technique was used earlier; even though the atmosphere was tense and many places descended into chaos, there were still plenty of magic crystal materials harvested after the battle.
Furthermore... at least for the next few days, there would be no need to hear Yangos's incessant chatter.
Of course, after inspection, it turned out that the Evil Dragon wouldn’t really become a mute; it just injured its vocal cords, and the heavenly pull technique had not fully healed it.
A day later, the cleanup and reconnaissance work in the secret realm was completed, and the news showed that the monster army was still advancing toward the Sanctuary, but for some unknown reason, their speed had significantly decreased. At the current pace, it was estimated that they would take several tens of days of falling sand before they could reach it.
Ye Zhongming and the others could not guess the reason, but to be safe, they temporarily closed the space-time gate.
For a short while, communication with the secret realm fell into a state of disconnection.
Regarding that shadow monster, Ye Zhongming did not rush to chase after it; he had noticed something unusual.
Although the Qiming Mark could not determine the exact location, the distance could be inferred from the strength of the signal.
After running out of Ying City, that shadow monster stopped.
Yes, it stopped.
It injured Yangos but did not flee far; why was that?
Was it healing?
That was a possibility, but Ye Zhongming didn’t believe that was the real reason. He knew very well that although he had struck with all his might, he had only managed to sever one of the monster's claws. The injury was severe, but it was far from fatal. The better choice for the shadow monster would have been to hide as far away as possible and recuperate safely.
Moreover, it had been standing there for a whole day!
Was it planning to come back for revenge?
Ye Zhongming had to speculate this; it was the only reason he could think of.
However, since it was not moving, Ye Zhongming was not in a hurry either. After all, there were many matters that needed his attention within the villa.
Although some people from the Temple of Dawn and posthumous children had not yet arrived from the secret realm, most of the residents had already come to Earth through the space-time gate. How should these people be arranged?
Should they leave immediately?
Without the entire clan arriving, these people wouldn’t leave. Even if they wanted to, Ye Zhongming didn’t want them to go for now.
After all, there was still a ninth-level life in the secret realm whose situation was unknown. If something happened, without two forces and these eighth-level evolvers, the villa’s strength would be insufficient.
If these people did not leave, then the issues brought about would need to be handled carefully. This was not like the tens of thousands of posthumous children back then, which could be squeezed into the villa despite the inconvenience.
Now, however, the population was in the millions, with each person bringing their own items and supplies. The villa would certainly not be able to accommodate them. Even Ying City would face a huge problem if these people were entered into it.
There weren’t many evolvers in Ying City, but there were few mutated lives as well. Previously, a balance had been maintained among each other, but once these people entered the city, how would the water and food supplies be managed? The various forces in Ying City had already divided the territories, so which organizations would give up their established camps and territories for these outsiders?
Once they entered the city, how would the hunting grounds be allocated? The surrounding areas of Ying City had similarly formed fixed hunting zones — if the people from the Blue Secret Realm went, conflicts would surely arise.