Chapter 1346 - 298: Return Journey

Fang Yuqiong stood outside the barrier, staring intently at the gigantic barrier ahead, his face blank and unreadable.

The other two Sea King Clan members remained silent as well—they understood what Wen Yu was doing inside, but since he didn’t come out, they dared not leave casually.

The Sea King sacrificed his life to exchange for Wen Yu’s ’non-pursuit, non-discrimination,’ which was somewhat cruel to the Sea King Tribe; however, without Wen Yu as an overwhelming presence, the Sea King Tribe’s days could at least be scraped by.

In such circumstances, anything that might offend Wen Yu would be approached with utmost caution by these "Sea Kings."

Until the Pitch-dark Screen made a "pop" sound and transformed into a stream of black energy, the figures of Wen Yu and Faceless slowly appeared in front of several people.

...

Fang Yuqiong keenly sensed that Wen Yu now had some subtle differences compared to before, but upon close inspection, he couldn’t pinpoint what was different from earlier; he just stood there, waiting for Wen Yu to step forward.

Until Wen Yu walked to their side, first patting Fang Yuqiong’s shoulder, then turned his head to look at the other two Sea King Clan members.

"The matter involving you has already been explained to me by the Sea King; for the specifics, you should send someone to discuss with Fran. However, I find the price the Sea King offered quite satisfying."

Wen Yu had no intention of pursuing accountability, and the Sea King was indeed wise; after playing the self-destruct card, Wen Yu really had no interest in bothering the Sea King Tribe anymore.

The two Sea King Clan members nodded in agreement.

Subsequently, Faceless lifted the Perfect Duplication, and Wen Yu retracted it back into the Soul Realm space, leaving together with Fang Yuqiong.

...

Passing over the deep sea, reaching the surface, the two then broke through the water.

Earth’s air was fresher compared to the tiered battleground, missing the rotten stench of demonic qi—in strict terms, from the time Wen Yu returned from the tiered battleground to Earth, he went straight into the sea, first dealing with the problems of the Demigod and Earth’s will, then hurriedly heading to the Ancestral Land of the Sea King Tribe.

He really hadn’t had much time to admire Earth’s majestic presence...

Warm sunlight scattered down, Wen Yu momentarily felt an exceptionally beautiful mood... Of course, the joy of acquiring Ibira must have played a significant part.

"Where to next?"

These words were asked by Wen Yu—after settling the Demigod and Earth’s will, except for Tang Haofei being in the Heavenly Palace Treasure Land, requiring a carbon copy to supervise near the treasure land’s exit, there wasn’t much else to tend to.

Fang Yuqiong took out a communicator, talked with someone for a while, then brought the latest information to Wen Yu.

"We can go to Yanjing... Grandpa Fran is currently in Yanjing handling follow-up matters; in addition, Li Quan’an is also in Yanjing... The crackdown on the remnants of the Demigod is proceeding smoothly, with Li Quan’an bringing a majority of the Demigod’s forces to surrender. Oh, sir, there’s also the matter regarding the Insect Tribe."

"Qin Tian and Kasu have acted, killing Insect King Skye, now causing chaos within the Insect Tribe; Grandpa Fran’s intention was to ask sir’s soul pet to act, in hopes of minimizing losses."

The Insect Tribe and Sea Clan were Earth’s will’s most relied core strengths.

The Sea King needed no more words—having handled cleanly and swiftly the potential disaster of tribal extermination his tribe faced, the scenario with the Insect Tribe was far more complicated.

The Insect Tribe was inherently a mix of large and small clans, including flies, mosquitoes, a jumble of everything; Insect King Skye was merely the strongest insect, and his strength was only relative.

He neither had Wen Yu’s overwhelming power nor Sea king’s mastery over all insect tribes’ collective will; with the Insect King dead, a substantial division emerged within the Insect Tribe concerning their loyalty to Earth’s will.

Even Earth’s will was sealed... Under such circumstances, those willing to die for Earth’s will are extremely scarce.

Fran’s suggestion was indeed interesting.

As noted earlier, the Insect Tribe itself is a mix of all races; with Skye dead, theoretically any mutant creature from the Insect Tribe could compete for the new Insect King, but it’s also possible for the Insect Tribe to directly fall apart.

Should the latter occur, the situation would become complex; however, if it’s the former, Luo Luo indeed has the qualification to compete for Insect King...

No, not Luo Luo, but the most powerful mutant ants under Luo Luo. With the support of the collective will, Luo Luo’s current strongest tribe members must have extraordinary strength.

Wen Yu understood Fran’s intent and soon thought this approach could work.

After sending a message to Luo Luo, Luo Luo immediately stated that one of his subordinates would be dispatched to make the trip; upon hearing this reply, Wen Yu felt at ease.

"Let’s go back to Yanjing."

As the words fell, Wen Yu was already flying eastward at a moderate speed.

...

Since the tiered battle ground opened, Wen Yu hadn’t returned to Earth; as the level of demonic qi’s contamination reduced, the vegetation on Earth showed not a trend of decay, but of thriving as the intensity of native Earth battles reduced.

Towering trees were everywhere, and occasionally small beasts could be seen scampering in the woods; before Wen Yu could speak, Fang Yuqiong had already started introducing some "professional" insights to Wen Yu.

"Initially, we thought that with the Demon Realm’s Gate moving to the tiered battleground, mutations in Earth’s plants and animals would cease to exist, but the reality was different; the genes of mutant creatures can be inherited. Their offspring most likely grow into mutant creatures after maturing—even without the influence of demonic qi."

"Moreover, without demonic qi, the likelihood of Inherent Divine Beast Seed’s birth actually increased according to Uncle Wei Tian’s theory; this did not comply with typical reproductive laws, likely a result born from Earth’s will."

"What about humans?"

"Currently, the known Inherent Divine Beast Seeds include only Tang Haofei and Moka; no third individual has emerged. The sacred beast seeds born over these decades were entirely on the mutant creature side."

Fang Yuqiong briefly answered Wen Yu’s question and continued speaking.

"However, upon observation, the number and quality of mutant creatures born on Earth are indeed inferior to those on the tiered battle ground."

As Fang Yuqiong finished speaking, Yanjing was already visible in the distance.

From a considerable distance to Yanjing, Wen Yu had already paused his steps, unable to contain his amazement looking at the grand city appearing in his view.

"It’s grown so big."

The city before Wen Yu was already larger than the Eternal Sky City floating above; the city walls were full of runes, cannons, defense barriers, truly a super-scale military fortress!

"These past fifteen years, with resource supply from the tiered battle ground, Yanjing has developed rapidly; however, returning to the prior topic, Earth’s native war potential is notably weaker than the tiered battle ground. Therefore, Grandpa made the resolute decision to migrate all foundation to the tiered battle ground."

"Yet... this city, the Eternal Sky City above, and other miscellaneous things couldn’t be moved; Grandpa isn’t a stingy person, but he lost sleep for several days faced with such losses."

Wen Yu listened, immediately immersing into silence.

Building such a grand Yanjing requires an unfathomable amount of manpower and resources, and Wen Yu couldn’t possibly calculate it—Lin Haifeng’s mere decision to move the capital involved unimaginable pressure, which Wen Yu equally couldn’t calculate.

Only by standing above Yanjing could one feel the prowess of humanity and Lin Haifeng’s determination.

"Nevertheless, fortunately, in the end, Yanjing is still our Yanjing."

Fang Yuqiong smiled as he spoke to Wen Yu.