Apocalypse Gachapon

Below Black Book Absolute Peak, strictly speaking, was a group of mountain peaks, stretching for who knew how many kilometers. The heights of the various peaks differed greatly, creating a unique landscape here.

The taller ones were covered in white snow, with fierce gale-force winds above, and contained many rare heavenly and earthly treasures. The lifeforms residing there were also more powerful and dangerous.

At the medium heights, there was not as much snow, ice, or cold wind, and there was more monochromatic vegetation. The creatures inhabiting these areas had strengths that vaguely exceeded the average level of the mutated lives on this planet.

The lower and shorter peaks were the most numerous. They were colorful with all sorts of hues, and the types of lives inhabiting them were diverse, mostly in population units, and were of considerable value.

The base of the Huo'er Star people was located on a medium-height mountain peak.

After climbing to the top of a mountain peak, the three rested for a moment. Ye Zhongming surveyed the surrounding area, confirmed the location of the Huo'er Star people's camp, and then entered a meditative state.

Jie Su, while laying out the formation according to Ye Zhongming's previous instructions, spoke to White Robe, who was responsible for defense.

"What is this guy doing?"

White Robe looked at Ye Zhongming, who was not far from him, feeling somewhat frustrated.

Ye Zhongming had not told the two of them the specific reason for entering this peculiar state; he only asked them to guard him.

Both guessed that Ye Zhongming was about to make a breakthrough on the verge of battle, to cope with the upcoming life-and-death fight.

But could strength be improved in such a short time? Unless it was crossing the clear threshold of ten thousand Furelai or one hundred thousand Furelai.

But obviously, Ye Zhongming's Furelai had long exceeded ten thousand, and he was still far from one hundred thousand Furelai. It couldn't be that kind of breakthrough, so what was he doing?

"Who knows? That kid always manages to do some unexpected things."

Jie Su was laying out the formation, but that didn't mean he wasn't paying attention or taking it seriously. Rather, the formation Ye Zhongming asked him to set up now was simply too easy. For someone who had already mastered the level of the Ten Great Formations, he could probably complete it perfectly even with his eyes closed.

"It should be some kind of breakthrough, and one that will cause some disturbance, he wouldn't have you set up a concealing formation centered on him. I just wonder what he is trying to break through." White Robe's guess was closer to the truth.

"Forget about him. I've given up trying to figure out what he's doing; we can't guess. Let's talk about you. Has your Furelai passed twenty thousand yet?"

Jie Su glanced at White Robe, feeling a secret sigh of pity for his brother in his heart.

White Robe's talent was undoubtedly good, even among the cosmic races. Unfortunately, he was born into a small race. The education he received and the resources he obtained could not compare to those of the large races. This meant that even though he had stood out before, as he aged, he was no longer so distinctly advantaged. After some time, he would probably be surpassed by those from large races whose talents could not even compare to his, eventually becoming mediocre. Even if he truly managed to break through to the realm of a great master within his lifetime, who knew how many years it would take?

It was a pity that the Su Clan was not a race skilled in combat, and the cultivation insights of the Star-Eye Clan were very unique. Jie Su couldn't obtain them either, so naturally, he couldn't help.

Now, within their group, Ye Zhongming had risen abruptly, his strength advancing by leaps and bounds. He was probably no longer lower than White Robe. As for Jie Su himself, he was naturally a genius, a direct descendant of the Su Clan, favored by the clan leader, and had long mastered the Silk Sea Light Formation, one of the Ten Great Formations. Now, he even held the Following Formation. He had long ceased to be just a promising young talent in the eyes of outsiders; he had already vaguely risen half a level higher.

Yisewei, White Robe's admirer, needless to say, had been the strongest among the few of them before, and by more than just a little. Now, it was said she was in secluded cultivation. Although everyone knew she was doing this to delay the marriage with Huo'er Star, there was undoubtedly some truth to it, too.

She was about to break through to the realm of a great master. That had already left Jie Su far behind, let alone White Robe.

Externally, the younger generation of various major races had risen to prominence, their strength improving rapidly. Some, not much older than them, had already broken through the shackles and entered the realm of great masters. White Robe did not even have the qualifications to compare with them.

White Robe showed a trend of falling behind both internally and externally, and Jie Su was somewhat worried for his good friend.

In the future, at home, his status would be precarious.

"Twenty thousand? Hmph." White Robe rolled his eyes, looking as if he didn't want to bother with you.

Far from being offended, Jie Su was instead delighted and quickly asked, "Exceeded it? By how much?"

He knew that after surpassing ten thousand Furelai, his brother's progress had been somewhat slow.

"Over thirty thousand."

When White Robe said this, Jie Su's eyes widened. How long had it been? How did he suddenly exceed thirty thousand? In the past, White Robe always challenged Cheng Liujin. Although he always lost, and the news that came out was mostly about narrow defeats, Jie Su knew the real situation. White Robe was still quite far from the Golden Order Leader's level. The reason such news spread was mostly to build up White Robe's reputation.

Now, he might really be approaching Cheng Liu Jin's level.

"The next time you fight Cheng Liu Jin, you won't get beaten black and blue anymore." Jie Su was happy for his brother, speaking with a chuckle.

"Who said that? I'll still get beaten. That guy is now sprinting towards the realm of great masters."

White Robe did not know exactly how much Furelai Cheng Liu Jin had reached, but Cheng Liu Jin and Bashilu had always been the top experts only weaker than the two Star-Eye Lords. He supposed that now he could at least reach the level of the two former clan leaders, right?

Jie Su's hands did not stop moving, but he was silent for a while before saying, "Your Star-Eye Clan really has changed dramatically. I am particularly curious now about what level that guy has reached."

He was referring to Ye Zhongming.

White Robe laughed heartily: "In the past, I couldn't beat him when he was transformed. Now, I probably can't beat him even when he's not transformed."

The meaning of this sentence basically indicated Ye Zhongming's current total Furelai.

When Jie Su heard this, he shook his head helplessly and muttered, "I feel a strong sense of crisis."

White Robe was about to laugh again, but his facial expression suddenly changed. Jie Su felt the same way. They both turned their heads together to look at Ye Zhongming.

"Is this kid messing up!"

White Robe jumped up and started moving outward, while Jie Su also suddenly sped up.

They did this because, for some unknown reason, Ye Zhongming had caused a disturbance ahead of schedule. The energy within his body was beginning to pour outward!

This was a full ten minutes earlier than the approximate time he had told them!

Both guessed that Ye Zhongming's mysterious breakthrough might cause phenomena and disturbances. Caught off guard, it would very likely attract the attention of the Huo'er Star people, who were not too far away. There was a peak expert on that side.

So White Robe and Jie Su immediately made their choices. The former began to roam the surrounding area. Once he spotted any mutated lives drawn over, he would immediately kill them, trying not to cause a big commotion. The latter accelerated his setup, hoping to complete the formation before Ye Zhongming's 'big move' arrived.

The two cooperated tacitly. Finally, after two minutes, Jie Su completed the formation. A misty area, which looked from a distance as if it had merged with the surroundings, enveloped several of them, also sealing off everything from sound to light to energy from leaking out.

White Robe and Jie Su stood inside the formation, looked at each other, and then together looked at Ye Zhongming, who was already completely wrapped in light at this moment.