CHAPTER 739: CHAPTER 428: TOWN CLEANUP DAY

"Bell-Ringer!"

Lin Jiang exclaimed the three words, his gaze fixed on the figure stepping out of the twisted space in the distance.

The figure was tall and majestic, emanating an imposing aura without anger, his black clothes somehow inspiring an involuntary solemnity.

Bell-Ringer?

Su Qi looked over, his eyes lighting up slightly.

Wasn’t this his good buddy?

When he first entered the Anxious Land, the Bell-Ringer had appeared, and later... in that hospital, he had also learned the identity of the other.

One of the chief administrators of the Gods Palace, one of the highest-ranking figures apart from the Divine, and throughout the journey in the Anxious Land, he had provided a great deal of guidance and help.

However,

he hadn’t expected this old friend to leave the Anxious Land.

"But considering the God of Anxiety I connected with before..."

The true body of the God of Anxiety was sealed in the Anxious Land, and logically, neither its will nor its strength should be able to descend here, yet here they were, reunited.

Su Qi had harbored this doubt before, but now, seeing the Bell-Ringer,

he indeed had a solid conjecture.

"It seems there’s a problem with the Anxious Land... Various former restrictions are showing flaws."

However,

the issue wasn’t severe; everything now should be prepared for the worst.

At this very moment, the Bell-Ringer lightly tapped, igniting the entire massive hall’s ceremony, which began to operate.

After all, this was Demon Town, every corner watched by the eyes of the Abyss, with extremely secretive investigation abilities.

This internal meeting was of utmost importance, extraordinary.

Not just the Bell-Ringer.

Other figures at prominent positions in the hall stood next to the Bell-Ringer, their gazes intense, their bodies emanating an unusual aura carrying ancient traces.

They, too, were from the same era as the Bell-Ringer, one of the priests in the Gods Palace.

Such a deployment... Nearly forty to fifty thousand Heavenly Destiny People in the hall, all solemn, hushed.

The vast ceremonial protection isolated this place from the outside!

"The situation is quite serious, you should be able to feel it."

One of the priests stood at the very center, his gaze calmly spanning the massive crowd of Heavenly Destiny People, his voice not loud yet easily reaching every ear.

"The World Tree Leaf in our hands is withering..."

"After all, its strength itself originated from the roots of the Old World Tree, and now as new sprouts are vigorously growing, its past guidance is also near its end, or perhaps it should be said, completion."

"Therefore... we only have one last summons of the Eye of Destiny left."

Many Heavenly Destiny People’s expressions turned somber.

The Eye of Destiny was the most magnificent entity in the Gods Palace, a Power left by the Master of the Present World, also providing various sanctuaries and guidance.

"But there’s still a bit of time to prepare... our current primary goal remains the Three Holy Artifacts."

The priest continued calmly,

"You all understand, the Three Holy Artifacts... each corresponds to one of the three great Abyss channels."

"Each channel is a source of power from the Abyss."

"Chaotic, Blood Demon, and... Pollution..."

"What these forces represent behind them, you surely also understand."

"But we need not fear, for the strength within the Three Holy Artifacts will also counterbalance them..."

The priest’s voice carried a tinge of Holy Light, making every Heavenly Destiny Person listen intently.

Su Qi could see now that the world was just one vast charade.

Everybody’s tactics were the same.

The current speech by the priest, in plain terms, was to stabilize morale.

Nothing much new; those arrangements... and the movements of the Abyss were actually quite clear.

But the clearer they were, the more it demonstrated the urgency of the situation, visible to everyone... The various surges, coupled with the massive influx of people, felt like a batch of beta testers arriving, the World Tree’s public testing speed had undoubtedly accelerated.

Su Qi observed, although the Bell-Ringer was present, he seemed only to make an appearance, remaining silent and not speaking.

He also hadn’t noticed Su Qi’s presence.

Su Qi looked towards his head.

[Concentration][Waiting][Spiritual Body Probing]

A Spiritual Body, transformed from Spiritual Energy into a separate self-body, can leave the body to probe and is a common method, but it is said that upon reaching the Divine stage, Spiritual Bodies become ever more versatile, like many miracles prayed for through shrines by believers, are actually transformations of countless Spiritual Bodies!

Due to their vast numbers, they often lack consciousness, but possess behavioral logic.

Just like the projection of the Evil God that appeared in Night City previously.

However,

Clearly, the Bell-Ringer was currently diverting part of his consciousness to something important on the Spiritual Body side.

Emergency meeting, stirring morale, something was happening.

At this moment,

Su Qi squinted slightly because he felt something emitting strange fluctuations.

Right in the Holy Light Corridor.

"Xiao Meng?"

Currently, Xiao Meng was the only one with authority in the Holy Light Corridor.

[Master, it’s not me. I’m checking for you.]

Less than five breaths later.

[Master, I’ve found it. It’s an item stored in the utility room emanating spatial fluctuations.]

Su Qi’s gaze shifted, spotting the object, a transparent sphere.

"This is..."

His brow furrowed.

Wasn’t this what the Black Cat Ancestor gave him when he left the world where An Nan was?

He had put it away at the time without the opportunity to investigate what it was, and it had been quiet all along, but now, suddenly, there was a change.