The scene was extremely gruesome.

The self-destruction of a Legendary Level Creature was too powerful, almost erasing the entire battlefield from the map, turning it into a void wasteland.

"Lin Zi, what just happened..."

Shen Qinghan peered out from Lin Zichen's embrace, looking at the unbearable scene around them, filled with unease.

Lin Zichen didn't rush to answer, instead, he looked up at Ye Yongsheng in the sky.

Seeing that the treacherous Vice Governor was only bleeding from the corner of his mouth, having sustained minor, insignificant injuries, Lin Zichen's expression immediately became grave.

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The self-destruction of a Legendary Level Creature at such a close distance had only inflicted such minor damage to Ye Yongsheng.

Ye Yongsheng's strength was far greater than imagined.

With this thought, Lin Zichen involuntarily furrowed his brow, feeling somewhat uncertain.

Before this, he had always believed that as long as he too evolved to the Legendary Level, he would have a chance to join forces with the city's leaders to take down Ye Yongsheng.

Now, it seemed he had been too optimistic.

To take down Ye Yongsheng, he needed to continue absorbing and evolving further...

With this thought, Lin Zichen let go of Shen Qinghan in his arms and dashed toward other areas of the city in a flash.

The old man with white hair had just self-destructed, killing many creatures within the city.

An indiscriminate attack.

Whether from the same race or alien races, any with a lower Biological Level and too close in proximity were mostly killed on the spot.

Killing a thousand enemies at the cost of eight hundred of your own.

The worst part was, the enemy you wanted to kill wasn't taken out.

Those killed were insignificant foot soldiers.

This self-destruction could be said to have been in vain.

The only benefit was the large number of alien corpses it left on the battlefield, convenient for Lin Zichen to devour.

[You have absorbed a large amount of the "Cat Salamander Demon's" Life Origin, gaining the Biometric Attribute — High Level Agility]

[High Level Agility: Your sensory perception receives a significant boost]

[You have absorbed a large amount of the Cat Salamander Demon's Origin Force, converting it to Qi-Blood and Spirit, increasing your Qi Blood Strength and Spiritual Strength]

[You have absorbed a large amount of the "Void Vine Snake's" Life Origin, gaining the Biometric Attribute — High Level Stealth]

[High Level Stealth: You can perfectly blend into any environment to hide from enemies]

[...]

Lin Zichen wasted no time, swiftly moving across the battlefield to devour alien corpses and absorb the Origin Force within to accelerate his evolutionary progress.

...

Elsewhere.

Ye Yongsheng looked at the center of the white-haired old man's self-explosion, feeling a residual fear and a chill of what might have been.

Had he not instantly hardened his body with special materials, by now he would probably have been severely wounded by the force of the old man's self-destruction.

"Zhang Qing ah Zhang Qing, I didn't expect you to go this far, willing to sacrifice your life for the future of the Human Race."

"Too bad you died in vain."

"Your self-destruction didn't hurt me in the slightest."

Ye Yongsheng's mouth curled into a sardonic smile, an expression of mockery on his face.

After mocking the dead old man with white hair, his gaze quickly shifted to Lin Zichen in the distance, his eyes revealing a hint of fervor.

Lin Zichen's physical body possessed far too many unimaginable abilities, undoubtedly a form of the Mythical Level.

Once he obtained Lin Zichen's body, reaching the Mythical Level Creature status would be within his grasp.

"Your body is strong, but it will soon be mine..."

Ye Yongsheng muttered to himself before his body turned into a shadow, rushing at the greatest speed toward Lin Zichen, who was engulfing corpses on the ground.

The city leaders behind him, seeing this, did not bother to treat the internal injuries they had just suffered from the old man's self-destruction, and immediately chased after him in rapid succession.

They had all witnessed Lin Zichen's remarkably rapid evolution and knew the importance of Lin Zichen.

Without any mishaps, Lin Zichen would be the future of the Human Race.

Therefore, they must protect Lin Zichen at all costs now.

Even if it meant self-destruction, they would not hesitate.

...

On the ground.

Lin Zichen frantically devoured alien corpses.

The speed of absorption was comparable to a plague of locusts passing through.

In just a moment, the alien corpses on the ground had been completely devoured.

After engulfing the corpse of a Wood Elf.

A piece of text prompt information slowly emerged from the void deep in his mind.

[Your Biological Level has successfully evolved from "Legendary First Order" to "Legendary Second Order"]

Legendary Second Order!

Looking at the prompt in the void, Lin Zichen felt a surge of excitement.

If facing Ye Yongsheng at Legendary First Order left him somewhat uncertain, now that he had reached Legendary Second Order, he was brimming with confidence.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, a loud tearing sound broke the silence.

The moment he heard the sound, Lin Zichen sensed that it was Ye Yongsheng coming for him.

Without the slightest hesitation, he promptly unleashed both his Qi-Blood and Spirit to burst forth, rocketing into the sky from where he stood at the fastest speed possible, to distance himself as much as he could from the city.

He wanted to move the forthcoming battle from inside the city to outside, to avoid involving Shen Qinghan.

"So fast!"

Observing Lin Zichen blink and soar from the ground, reaching a dangerous area dozens of miles outside the city within moments, Ye Yongsheng couldn't hide his shock.

Lin Zichen's speed was too fast.

Fast to the point where even Ye Yongsheng, at the high Biological Level of Legendary Ninth Order, was momentarily struck dumb and found it unbelievable.

The speed Lin Zichen was displaying didn't seem like that of a newly promoted Legendary Level Expert but rather that of a high-ranking Legendary Expert.

It wasn't only Ye Yongsheng who was shocked, but also the leaders in the city.

"What special abilities must Lin Zichen's body possess to be so strong that it defies all logic?"

As Ye Yongsheng chased after Lin Zichen at high speed, his mind was full of curiosity.

The same curiosity was present in the hearts of the leaders following from the city.

Upon witnessing Lin Zichen's astonishing speed, all of these leaders were visibly shocked, their minds filled with confusion and questions.

They had spent many years in the Origin Land and had seen all sorts of evolution geniuses that stood out through the ages, but never had they seen an evolution genius like Lin Zichen, who completely defied all reason.

About ten seconds later.

Lin Zichen, who had just been in the city, had now appeared thousands of miles away in a different territory.

This territory was an endless ocean.

The surface was calm.

But beneath raged undercurrents.

Lin Zichen chose this place to confront Ye Yongsheng because if he couldn't win, he could still run.

The sea was vast and mysterious, limitless and unfathomable.

The likelihood of successfully fleeing via water was much greater than that of escaping over land.

"Buzz!"

A sharp breaking sound rang out.

Two seconds after Lin Zichen stopped above the sea, Ye Yongsheng caught up.

He hovered above the sea surface several hundred meters from Lin Zichen, at a height quite a bit higher, perfectly positioning him with an advantageous angle for looking down from above.

"I'm really curious how at just 20 years old, you evolved into a Legendary Level Creature. You can gain evolutionary benefits from corpses, can't you?"

Ye Yongsheng, from his elevated position, looked down at Lin Zichen, not attacking him immediately.

He was not in a hurry.

He could sense that the Wood God's side was prevailing in the Central Region, and there were no Mythical Level Experts free to interfere here.

Most importantly, he wanted to learn as much as possible about Lin Zichen before proceeding with the soul possession.

This way, once the possession was successful, he would save a lot of effort and time getting to know the unfamiliar body.

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

Seconds later, a succession of swift breaking sounds followed one after another.

The group of slower city leaders arrived one by one in the sky above the sea, gathering together across from Ye Yongsheng.

Facing these former subordinates, Ye Yongsheng was filled with disdain, not taking them seriously at all.

In this world, only Mythical Level Creatures caught his eye.

A mere group of Legendary Level Creatures was no different from ants in his view.

"Lin Zichen, you go first, get as far away as you can. Leave this traitor to us to deal with!"

The leading city official, with a booming and powerful voice, looked towards Lin Zichen and shouted.

He felt that teaming up to kill Ye Yongsheng was unreal.

The only feasible option was for him and his colleagues to fight to the death holding off Ye Yongsheng, creating a chance for Lin Zichen to escape.

Facing the city official's kind intentions, Lin Zichen just calmly said, "No thanks, running away is a temporary solution, not a permanent cure. I think it's better to join forces and deal with this traitor."

The only feasible option was for him and his colleagues to fight to the death holding off Ye Yongsheng, creating a chance for Lin Zichen to escape.

Facing the city official's kind intentions, Lin Zichen just calmly said, "No thanks, running away is a temporary solution, not a permanent cure. I think it's better to join forces and deal with this traitor."

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