Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

This made Chu Xiu’s brain overload directly.

He concentrated his divine sense to probe Zhang Qingshan, scanning back and forth many times before he was finally convinced, albeit somewhat incredulously, that this was indeed Zhang Qingshan, and not some mimic or lookalike!

At this moment, his level had already risen to General Tier Level 7, and even his profession had upgraded to [Golden Dragon Knight (S)].

The Golden Dragon is the royal family among dragons, capable of using all types of magic, and its physical strength surpasses other dragons, making it an extremely powerful S-Class profession! It is considered an evolution of Dragon Knight (S), with combat power threefold stronger.

One could say that before becoming a Heroic Spirit, it is the strong period of the Golden Dragon Knight, and taking on two adversaries of the same tier is quite normal!

With such a development in his good brother, Chu Xiu was naturally happy for him, but he was still very puzzled as to why he suddenly appeared in this place?

Filled with confusion, Chu Xiu continued to expand his divine sense, scanning each awakened nearby.

When he saw Chu Qin and other students who had joined the army with Zhang Qingshan at another shelter, he was finally one hundred percent sure that this was Zhang Qingshan!

But when did these people arrive silently in Peng City? And why did they do so?

Briefly pondering, he moved, and with a few leaps, appeared on the back of the Golden Giant Dragon!

The dragon sensed Chu Xiu’s approach and was evidently nervous, instinctively seeming to want to release Golden Magic, but upon realizing it was Chu Xiu, it quickly withdrew its hostility and lowered its head.

Zhang Qingshan was surprised as well but quickly cupped his fists and said, "Greetings, senior. What instructions do you have?"

There was respect in his eyes. During the battle just now, everyone on the dragon’s back had witnessed Chu Xiu’s combat.

Though not clearly visible, Chu Xiu’s terrifying strength, fighting solo against five Heroic Spirits and even killing two, was evident to all.

Chu Xiu looked at him, thought for a while, and directly asked, "Are you the backup support unit?"

Zhang Qingshan was taken aback, unsure of Chu Xiu’s intention in asking this, but he honestly replied, "Yes."

"You don’t seem very old. How long have you been in the army?"

"A little over a year."

"You have such strength in just a year, truly talented and young. Have you been to the frontline?"

"Replying to you, senior, ashamed to say, I have not been to the frontline for combat. I have been stationed in Peng City since joining the army."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu exhibited a contemplative expression.

Zhang Qingshan was obviously lying, but why lie? Why did he suddenly appear in Peng City?

"Could it be that he’s executing some confidential mission? Coincidentally, with the location being in Peng City?"

This was the only explanation Chu Xiu could think of.

Although this coincidence puzzled him, he chose not to dwell on it and instead asked as if casually, "How much longer until the evacuation is complete?"

"With your help, senior, it should be done in at most five more minutes."

Chu Xiu nodded, said no more, and with a flick of his figure, disappeared into the distance.

Meanwhile, after Chu Xiu left, a doubtful expression flashed in Zhang Qingshan’s eyes.

He felt that this senior was somewhat strange and inexplicably sensed a familiar aura from him.

But soon, he laughed at himself.

How could such a top-tier Heroic Spirit expert possibly be connected to him?

Every Heroic Spirit is a lofty existence. It’s nothing that he, now merely a General Tier, could relate to, not even if he advanced further to King Tier; it still wouldn’t matter in the eyes of Heroic Spirits.

He would need to spend several more years slowly leveling up to King Tier Level 9 and then stand out in the [Heroic Spirit Rankings], gaining the right level of power for others to realize he has a chance to become a Heroic Spirit of King Tier for him to receive even slight attention.

But how hard is it to achieve this?

To be honest, his over-a-year-long military journey allowed him to witness too many geniuses and strong individuals.

Zhang Qingshan had already realized that compared to those true talents, his excellence in Jiang City was hardly notable.

His grand ideals were not unique; there were too many with firmer beliefs and stronger talents than his.

He wasn’t the protagonist of the story, nor was he the one who could change the world.

"But...so what?"

Looking at the child who was secretly glancing at him with admiration and those people who survived the tribulation, whose eyes were once again filled with hope, Zhang Qingshan felt his choice was right!

Even if he cannot change the world, as long as he does what he can within his abilities, he will have no regrets!

...

At the same moment, about twenty kilometers away from Chu Xiu’s battle location.

Three streams of light shot across the sky at more than twenty times the speed of sound!

At this terrifying speed, even Peng City, which had expanded considerably after merging with the Outer Demon Realm, appeared tiny. In less than ten seconds, the leading stream of light bypassed layers of defenses and plunged directly into the Black Death Prison.

"Don’t chase."

A deep horned demon voice sounded, and the two streams of light behind stopped, revealing the forms of two Heroic Spirit Horned Demons.

"Our lord has stated, our only goal is to conquer this place, completely turning it into a Death Realm."

"After a token pursuit of those fleeing Heroic Spirits, we can let them go."

"If it can make others realize there’s a chance to escape, our casualties can be smaller."

As the words fell, they ceased the hunt, turning to fly in the direction of the camp.

In reality, in the past few hours, at least three Heroic Spirits had escaped from their defense zone, and many King Tiers and General Tiers, if seen, were casually killed, and those hiding well were simply let go.