Published: March 2, 2025
“After detection, for unknown reasons, the previous Sequence One—Wen Yu, has been forcibly stripped of the title of Sequence One, and all sequence rankings have risen by one.”
“Congratulations, Sequence One, Lord Tang Haofei, your authority has been elevated.”
When this notification sounded in Tang Haofei's mind, Old Tang was indeed confused. Soon after, Tang Haofei realized that for the first time in nearly a year, he had stepped out of his secluded continental plate.
He first visited the Main City of the Layered Battlefield, which was bustling with people, among which were a few of Wen Yu's soul puppets—the activity of the soul puppets proved that Wen Yu was not dead. This brought Tang Haofei some comfort, but a greater confusion followed.
“How did he manage to do it…”
The name of Sequence One being forcibly stripped made Tang Haofei quickly understand that Wen Yu had found a way to break free from the sovereign's control. To put it in trendy terms, it could be described as stepping out of the three realms and not being part of the five elements. For this, Old Tang was quite envious.
He sought out the mountain puppet and had a conversation with the chief steward of the Main City of the Layered Battlefield, but the mountain puppet was tight-lipped, revealing no information at all—though it seemed the mountain puppet did not know much about the matter either. Subsequently, Tang Haofei immediately headed to the earth's homeland, trying to find Lin Haifeng to discuss the series of residual issues left by Wen Yu's departure.
Wen Yu's exit did not only mean that he had gained freedom; it also meant that Earth had lost its most powerful force. The implications involved many aspects. Tang Haofei even had a premonition that if Wen Yu were to disappear for a long time and the entire world forgot about the once-mighty Wen Yu, this brief tranquility might vanish as quickly as smoke, fading into nothingness.
Earth had no shortage of ambitious individuals, and Tang Haofei was also bound by the cost of power. The departure of Wen Yu did not bring peace to Earth; instead, it acted like a stone dropped into a calm lake, stirring up waves of turmoil.
……
Deep within the Mariana Trench, in a cave illuminated by scattered white lights, the image of the earth's will gradually emerged.
“Is everyone here?”
A vague voice echoed. This scene left Mocha, standing beside the celestial god, greatly surprised—after Walter's death, the celestial god had found three new subordinates. However, K and Li Quan'an appeared gloomy and cunning, while Mocha, lacking much thought, was the first to win the trust of the celestial god, becoming his most relied-upon right-hand man.
Upon hearing the words of the earth's will, the celestial god stepped forward and respectfully said, “Bai did not come, nor has Tang Haofei arrived. Shouldn't we wait for them?”
The earth's will pondered for a moment and shook its head, “I do not trust them.”
With this simple statement, Tang Haofei and Bai were excluded from this small group.
Then, the earth's will spoke softly about the main purpose of this gathering.
“The departure of Wen Yu from Earth is, in fact, a good thing for us. Without him, this world has lost half of its uncertainties. By the way, Celestial God, how are you doing with the task I assigned you?”
“Reporting to you, my lord, I have secretly controlled five super gathering points, and Sea King and Skyry have also made progress in recruiting the mutated life forms.”
Ten years was enough time for the celestial god to accomplish many things.
Hearing the words of the celestial god, the earth's will merely nodded slowly, then spoke seriously.
“Continue. When we have enough power, we will strike at Beijing. I will provide you with sufficient support, and you need only fight for me... This world does not need Lin Haifeng, nor does it need Beijing. Only by grasping all the power in our hands can we unleash our full strength. Celestial God, do well, and I will give you everything you desire.”