Over The World, Beyond Heaven

An hour passed...

Done!

"It seems that I can only bring this much. Sigh... This Bull Dragon is really strong. If it weren't for the fact that my clone figures don't have a sense of fear, they would have surrendered in a miserable state half an hour ago!"

After he finished sucking all the territories of Zi Clan and Ma Clan, he thought that he still had time left to suck other important areas. Thus, within that hour, Zheng-Fu had also sucked in those of the Mou Clan, Gong Clan, Xin Clan, Lun Clan, and several trading areas into his dimensional space. All of this was much more than Zheng-Fu had thought. However, the major clans' property could be useful in the future, so he did not want to let them be abandoned in vain.

In fact, there were many more places that Zheng-Fu wanted to suck, but it seemed that his two clone figures could not fight anymore. If he let them continue to stall for time, he would definitely lose them forever.

Come back!

So, to keep the two clone figures for future use, Zheng-Fu needed to call them back using the connection system between his dimensional space and their operations. He created this system to make them his spirit weapons that could be summoned or recalled at any time.

Groaaaaaan!!!

"You damned sly human! You bastard! You're the worst!"

As the two clone figures were called back and vanished, Bull Dragon, who was about to win and was overjoyed, instantly became insanely angry. It had used up so much energy to destroy the two clone figures into such a mess. With just one more attack, both of them would be incapacitated and unusable forever. However, the two figures suddenly disappeared as it was about to attack.

"This time, it must be really angry. But I can't do anything about it either. If I go out to fight it now, it would be a waste of my precious little life. So, … I'll let you go today. Wait until I break through another stage, then we'll meet again!"

Although Zheng-Fu was someone who would not back down, he was not a fool who did not know when to fight and when to retreat. This time, he was at a great disadvantage against Supreme Commander Bull Dragon. If he stubbornly fought it, not only would he not get anything, but he might even die. Retreating to prepare himself was the best choice at that time.

Moreover, the people in Demon's Hill City had already evacuated far away, so they should be safe. After all, Demon Monster Beast Supreme Commander had only come to destroy the city and the confinement spell, so it was unlikely to come after him anytime soon.

Whoooosh!!!

In a forest several dozen li away from Demon's Hill City...

Thud!

"Who's that?"

"It's me, City Governor!"

Little Comrade Zheng-Fu!

Having decided to retreat, Zheng-Fu immediately followed Zi-Dong-Lei and Ma-Li-Wei, who were waiting for him.

"What about Demon Monster Beast Supreme Commander? Can you ..."

"I apologize to you for not being able to protect your Demon's Hill City. Its energy level and mine are too far apart. Moreover, two of my men were badly injured. So, I had to retreat like this."

Umm!!!

Zheng-Fu immediately apologized to Zi-Dong-Lei for not being able to protect Demon's Hill City because the demon monster beast supreme commander was much stronger than him. But ultimately, his purpose was to inform the other clan leaders of the situation as well.

As soon as all the clan leaders and other important persons of Demon's Hill City heard that, they all had very sad and regretful expressions. Not only was Demon's Hill City their sole residence, but also the place where they held power. Therefore, when the city was destroyed and they had to find a new place to live, all the glory and power they had enjoyed for so long would also be lost.

"Forget it, Little Comrade Zheng-Fu! Let bygones be bygones. Now, let's think about what to do next. There are so many people here, they can't keep living in the forest like this forever. I, therefore, think of migrating them to various cities where I can find some land for them to live in."

Zi-Dong-Lei did not blame Zheng-Fu at all, because if Zheng-Fu were not there, not only would Demon's Hill City be destroyed, but everyone in the city would also be killed. So, that was great enough.

"That's right! Big Brother Dong-Lei is right, it's great that we're still alive. After all, we've already taken all the treasures with us, so starting a new place shouldn't be too difficult!" Ma-Li-Wei supported Zi-Dong-Lei's idea; they were like brothers, so they agreed and supported each other.

"Even so, I still feel guilty towards everyone. You guys must be upset and disappointed with me for not being able to protect your city."

Oh no!!!

"It's not like that at all, Young Master Zheng-Fu! We, the Xin Clan, share the same thoughts as Ma Clan Leader and City Governor Zi. We don't blame you in the slightest!"

"That's right. We, Gong Clan, feel the same way, sir. Thanks to you, many of us have survived. We already owe you a lot!"

"We, Lun Clan, are also deeply grateful to you. If there's anything you need help with in the future, please feel free to tell us." Lun Clan Leader supported the other clan leaders before he continued, "Erm... However, since this place is unsafe now, I'd like to take my clan members to live with my acquaintances first. I hope we can meet again in the future, sir, Young Master Zheng-Fu!"

I think so too!

We're the same, sir!

The three major clan leaders immediately spoke up to defend themselves when they heard Zheng-Fu's subtle words. In addition to the major clan leaders, other clan leaders also quickly made excuses for themselves. Many used the excuse that the place they were in at that time was extremely unsafe, so they thought of continuing their journey to find a new land to live in.

For example, Lun Clan Leader was familiar with a certain clan in a second-tier city located several thousand lis away; he was confident that that clan would welcome them warmly. More importantly, that place was very far from this dangerous place.

After a while, many clans and people with wealth began to take their people to the different places they had planned. Only the people of Zi Clan and Ma Clan, and the low-class townspeople who had nowhere to go, remained.

Zi Clan and Ma Clan were still there because they were waiting to talk to Zheng-Fu about their future. As for the remaining townspeople, some were poor, and some were abandoned slaves, so they did not know where to go next.

Master!!!

When there were no other clans left, both Zi-Dong-Lei and Ma-Li-Wei immediately changed the way they addressed Zheng-Fu, from 'Little Comrade' to 'Master.'

Hah!?

"You guys...! This means that your answer is…"

"That's right, sir, Master! From now on, our two clans will follow Master and your clan forever, and we swear to be loyal and faithful forever!"

Grand Leader!!!

At the end of Zi-Dong-Lei and Ma-Li-Wei's words, everyone from Zi Clan and Ma Clan showed their respect and honor to Zheng-Fu. They referred to Zheng-Fu as the Grand Leader because that was the highest position among all the clan leaders.

Respect, Grand Leader!

An elder who looked similar to Ma-Li-Wei walked up to Zheng-Fu and greeted him politely.

Erm...

"Elder, you must be the Ma Clan Predecessor, right?"

Zheng-Fu could tell who that elder was just by looking at him.

Yes, sir!

"I'm Ma Clan Predecessor, Ma-Long-Hao. Nice to meet you, sir, Grand Leader."

Umm!

"Master Elder, you don't have to be so polite to me. By the way, you must have just come out of closed-door cultivation, right? It seems that you've recently advanced to the sixth level."

Zheng-Fu nodded to the elder in a friendly manner because the elder was friendly to him and did not have any arrogant or other hidden attitudes.

"That's right, sir Grand Leader! I just broke through to the sixth level not long ago. It's a pity that I can't do anything for our city. I feel so ashamed!"

The elder regretted that he did not join the war because he had to block his perception, so he did not know that the war had happened. It was not until he completed the cultivation and broke through the energy level that he knew everything. However, when he came out of the cultivation, it was too late.

The elder undoubtedly accepted Zheng-Fu as his Grand Leader. He had seen the young man's abilities with his own eyes and had heard the stories from his son and his comrade, Elder Zi-Liang. He was a person who could understand things easily and was not an old-fashioned person. When he saw that everyone agreed on this matter, he did not think of resisting and simply followed them.

"Don't regret, Master Elder Ma! You'll surely be joining the war soon. However, I believe you may not be satisfied to join the war with just this energy level, right?" Zheng-Fu suddenly asked Elder Ma-Long-Hao a question with some hidden meaning.

Hah!

"Grand Leader, what do you mean?!"

It was not that Elder Ma-Long-Hao did not understand Zheng-Fu's meaning. He was just not sure and did not want to imagine it himself, so he asked again to get a clear answer.

"Since Ma Clan is now under my Tian-Tang Clan, I'll give you one Advanced Deity Soul Energy Cultivation Technique and two Basic Deity Fighting Techniques, so that Ma Clan can become extremely strong and help me do great things in the future!"

Zheng-Fu knew that the elder wanted a clear answer from him, so he explained it clearly to him and to the people waiting to hear without beating around the bush.

Hah!

Basic Deity Fighting Techniques?!!

"I am not dreaming?! Our Ma Clan is going to have Deity Fighting Techniques to practice!"

"How could you forget about the Advanced Deity Soul Energy Cultivation Technique? Do you know that this level of energy cultivation technique can help us level up several times faster than before?!"

"That's right! The energy cultivation technique we're practicing right now is only the Basic Heavenly Technique. If we could practice that technique… Oh! Just thinking about it makes me so happy!"

The people of Ma Clan were both shocked and happy when they heard what Zheng-Fu said. Because the highest level of energy cultivation technique that the Ma Clan had was the Basic Heavenly Technique, and the fighting skill was only the Advanced Deity Soul Skill. So, how could they not be happy and shocked when they received a higher-level skill to practice like this?