Divine-level Base

A frantic voice cried out from the phone, "Archbishop! Shu Feng has breached our Dark Night Church headquarters beneath the Blue Sea Club! He destroyed Our Lord’s Divine Statue!"

"What?! Our Lord’s Divine Statue was destroyed by Shu Feng?! Damn it! That little bastard! Damn it, he deserves to die a thousand times over! I’ll kill him! I’m going to tear him to shreds!"

The moment Ah Fei Fei heard this, his eyes turned crimson. They blazed with endless killing intent as he roared in fury.

The Divine Statue of the Lord of the Dark Night was like His incarnation on Blue Star, containing mysterious and unfathomable power. It was the very foundation of the Dark Night Church. The followers of the church, including Ah Fei Fei himself, were only able to break through their bottlenecks and evolve by continuously offering blood sacrifices to the statue and receiving a feedback of Power.

With the destruction of the Divine Statue of the Lord of the Dark Night—the one containing the palm of a Divine Spirit—a huge part of the Dark Night Church’s foundation was now gone.

Ah Fei Fei shouted sharply, "What were those two useless fools, Bika and Ophel, doing?"

"Bika and Ophel were both killed by Shu Feng’s Summoned Beast."

Ah Fei Fei’s heart skipped a beat. ’Shu Feng’s Summoned Beast is that strong?’

Ah Fei Fei had personally witnessed Shu Feng’s fight with Hassina upon his arrival at the Leiyin Republic Royal Academy. Though Shu Feng was strong, he was only a Spirit Warrior at the Spirit Master Peak. He should have been no match for experts like Bika and Ophel, who were at the Great Spirit Master Peak.

He never imagined Shu Feng would be this powerful, nor that he would act so brazenly in the capital of the Leiyin Republic, completely flipping the table.

A dark aura surfaced on Cao Zhen’s face, but he laughed loudly. "Haha, Ah Fei Fei! Shu Feng may have escaped, but you’re a dead man! Shuijing City has countless experts! They will definitely avenge me!"

Ah Fei Fei gave a vicious smile. "By the time they come to avenge you, you’ll already be a corpse."

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Along with the gunshots, the door lock was blown to pieces. A dozen police officers burst in, leveling their guns at Ah Fei Fei.

The officer in the lead, a fierce-looking man with brown hair and gray eyes, held up a document and shouted, "Ah Fei Fei, I’m arresting you for treason! This is the warrant! If you do not surrender peacefully, we are authorized to use lethal force!"

"To fall short at the last moment! To fail at the very end!"

With a long sigh, Ah Fei Fei suddenly bolted, slamming himself into the window of the presidential suite.

CRASH!

With a tremendous crash, the window of the presidential suite shattered, sending countless shards of glass flying in all directions.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The police officers opened fire, but every bullet that slammed into the black aura protecting Ah Fei Fei was sent flying.

A tall, middle-aged man with chestnut hair and gray eyes strode forward and said in a deep voice, "Grandmaster Cao, my apologies. You’ve been through quite an ordeal. I am Adnan, Grand Commander of the Royal Guard, and I’ve been sent to ensure your safety."

"Then I’ll be in your care."

Cao Zhen’s body swayed, and he spat out a mouthful of black, viscous blood before collapsing to the floor.

「Inside a luxurious riverside villa.」

"Shu Feng, are we just going to wait here?"

Zhao Zixing was perched on the edge of a sofa, her entire body tense and ready for a fight. She glanced at Shu Feng, who was asleep on another couch, and frowned slightly.

A peculiar light flashed in Shu Feng’s eyes as he smiled confidently. "Mhm. Don’t worry. As long as I’m here to protect you, you’ll be fine."

CRACK!

Inside the mysterious Energy Evolution Tower in his Base Space, a crisp cracking sound echoed as the Steel Beast emerged from its egg, exuding a terrifying aura.

"Steel Beast."

"Power: 370, Agility: 345, Defense: 350, Constitution: 365, Intelligence: 120, Spirit: 318, Badge Power: 3,023,345, Spiritual Power: 2,320,987."

"Divine Life Form. Dark Divinity: 1/1."

"Divine Traits: Dark Enhancement, Divine Resistance +1, Immune to Low-level Lethal Spells!"

"Abilities: Steel Manipulation, Enhanced Ability in the Dark Night, Upper Extraordinary Level Super-speed Regeneration."

"Special Ability: Can channel Badge Power to enhance an Extraordinary Badge, forming Badge Armor and a Badge Sword, which drastically enhances physical attributes."

"Can undergo a Two-stage Transformation."

"Description: After evolving with the addition of Divinity, the Blood of the Divine Spirit, and the flesh and blood of a Divine Spirit, and by using a massive amount of Source Power, this Steel Beast’s genes have stabilized. Its lifespan has increased to 500 years, and it now possesses the potential for further evolution."

A slight smile touched Shu Feng’s lips. ’With this, I’m finally a little safer.’

’I still have three units of the Blood of the Divine Spirit, a large amount of Source Power, and one point of Divinity. With these resources, my strength can skyrocket again in a little while.’

Resources like the Blood of the Divine Spirit, Source Power, and Divinity could be used to synthesize powerful Extraordinary Synthesized Warriors. However, they could also be used as Cultivation Resources, allowing Shu Feng himself to evolve and become much stronger.

Naturally, Shu Feng preferred to use those resources on himself to become more powerful.

DING DONG! DING DONG!

The sound of the doorbell rang out. The color drained from Zhao Zixing’s face as flames erupted around her, weaving themselves into a suit of Flame Armor.

Shu Feng waved his hand, and a Ghost-devouring Demon stepped forward to open the door.

A capable-looking young man of about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, radiating a heroic air, stepped into the room and addressed Shu Feng directly.

"Hello, Shu Feng, Zhao Zixing. I am Amini, a Commander in the Royal Guard of the Leiyin Republic. I am under orders to escort you both to the Imperial Palace. His Majesty has decreed that Ah Fei Fei be stripped of his title as prime minister and has issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of treason."

"Please, both of you, come with me to the palace. His Majesty wishes to see you personally to ask about the details of this incident."

Zhao Zixing glanced at Shu Feng, and only after seeing he had no objection did she say, "Alright."

Led by Amini, Shu Feng and Zhao Zixing went straight into the Imperial Palace and arrived in a spacious, luxurious banquet hall.

"Shu Feng, Zhao Zixing, you’re here!"

Liu Yang’s eyes flashed with excitement as he stepped forward to greet them.

Shu Feng’s gaze swept across the room, and he saw Cao Zhen, Zhong Ming, and Qi Ning all seated at a long banquet table.

At the head of the long banquet table sat Su Hamu III. To his right were Queen Saren and his four children.

Hassina watched Shu Feng with a complicated expression on her face.

Su Hamu III smiled warmly. "Shu Feng, Zhao Zixing, please, have a seat."

Shu Feng and Zhao Zixing sat down on the left side of the long table.

Su Hamu III turned to Cao Zhen and apologized. "Grandmaster Cao, I am deeply sorry. That Ah Fei Fei would do such a thing to you... this is my failure as the King of the Leiyin Republic."

A glint flashed in Cao Zhen’s eyes as he said calmly, "Your Majesty, this was all Ah Fei Fei’s doing. It has nothing to do with you. You needn’t concern yourself with it."

Su Hamu III said, "I believed the Dark Night Church to be an ordinary church that taught people to be good. I never imagined they were trying to summon an Evil God into our world. This is my failure. Grandmaster Cao, when the investigators from the Celestial Sword arrive, I ask that you please put in a few good words for me."