A villain's carnival! The countdown to the mountain explosion has begun; is Europe about to be completely ruined?

Looking at Lin Yuan's lazy back, she felt that the fog surrounding this man was growing thicker and thicker.

He was like an endless black hole; just when you thought you had seen the edge, you realized it was only the beginning of something deeper.

Every time you felt you had overestimated him enough, he would always do something that completely overturned your understanding.

"What are you standing there for? Keep up!"

Su Li took a deep breath, suppressing the turbulent waves in her heart, and gave a low shout to the soldiers behind her who were still dazed.

"Yes!"

The soldiers snapped out of it as if waking from a dream and hurriedly followed.

Although they were also full of doubts, they raised no objections out of absolute trust in Lin Yuan and Su Li.

The team set off once more.

Only this time, everyone's gaze was focused, intentionally or not, on the figure strolling casually at the very front.

Their hearts were filled with curiosity and awe.

Su Li walked by Lin Yuan's side, several times starting to speak but stopping.

She had too many questions she wanted to ask.

About his strength, his past, and his mysterious Divination Techniques... but looking at Lin Yuan's profile that screamed "don't bother me," she swallowed all her questions back down.

She had an intuition that even if she asked, this man would only brush her off with a "too lazy to say."

Forget it.

Su Li sighed in her heart.

Anyway, there was plenty of time ahead. One day, she would personally uncover all the secrets on this man!

She tightened her grip on the silver spear in her hand, a flash of unprecedented determination crossing her cold eyes... Meanwhile, in the central Oulu Continent.

Black Stone Valley.

This was the traffic lifeline running through the north and south of the continent, with steep cliffs a thousand meters high on both sides and only a narrow passage in the middle. The terrain was treacherous and had been a strategic point for military contention since ancient times.

And now, this major thoroughfare that should have been bustling with traffic was shrouded in a murderous aura.

Inside the valley, figures dressed in black robes stood in dense numbers.

With fanatical expressions on their faces, they were systematically installing silver-white metal devices on the cliffs on both sides of the valley.

These devices flashed with dangerous red lights, and dense energy lines were connected together, eventually converging on a massive Detonator in the center of the valley.

On a huge rock in the center of the valley, five Black-robed figures stood quietly.

Their auras were significantly stronger than the surrounding Meridian Opening Realm members; each one had reached the terrifying Peak Huagang Realm!

The leader, code-named "Shadow," was tall and thin, wearing a silver mask that only revealed a pair of sinister eyes.

He looked at the Energy Explosives that were about to be finished on the cliffs and let out a low, smug sneer.

"Well done. After today, this Black Stone Valley will completely disappear from the map of the Oulu Continent!"

A burly Black-robed person beside him said in a muffled voice, "Lord Shadow, once this place is destroyed, the connection between the north and south of the Oulu Alliance will be completely severed! When that happens, the Holy Light Holy See in the south and the Mage Association in the north will surely break out into internal strife due to mutual suspicion!"

"Hmph! A bunch of fools," another female Black-robed person said in a sharp voice. "They will never imagine that Divine Court is pushing all of this from behind. When they have fought each other to exhaustion, it will be the moment for our Divine Court to reap the benefits and completely take control of the entire Oulu Continent!"

"Hahaha! For the Great Cause of the Divine Lord! For the advent of the New World!"

The five Peak Huagang Realm experts let out unscrupulous, wild laughter. Their voices echoed in the valley, filled with bloodlust and ambition.

The Divine Court members below, hearing their laughter, showed even more fanatical expressions, and their movements quickened.

They were the most loyal believers of the Divine Lord. For the advent of the Divine Lord, they were willing to give everything, including their own lives!

A Black-robed person in charge of technology quickly ran to the base of the rock, knelt on one knee, and reported respectfully, "Reporting to Lord Shadow! All high-Energy Explosives have been installed! The fuses are connected normally and are ready for detonation at any time!"

Shadow nodded with satisfaction. He looked up at the twilight sky as if he could already see the Oulu Alliance engulfed in the flames of war and the people suffering.

"Very good."

He slowly raised his hand, his voice carrying a hint of cold cruelty.

"Pass down my order! All personnel evacuate to the safe zone!"

"Detonate on time in ten minutes!"

"Yes!"

With his command, the busy Black-robed figures in the valley quickly and orderly retreated toward the outskirts like a tide.

Each of their faces carried the excitement and fanaticism of being about to witness history.

In their view, the destruction of Black Stone Valley would be the beginning of the Divine Court's rule over the Oulu Continent! The prelude to the arrival of a new era!

Shadow and the other four Peak Huagang Realm experts remained standing on the rock; they did not leave.

With their strength, an explosion of this magnitude was not enough to pose a threat to them.

They wanted to witness with their own eyes how this shackle that had bound the Oulu Alliance for hundreds of years would turn into dust in their hands!

Time passed, minute by minute.

Only a deathly silence remained in the valley, along with the Energy Explosives flashing with dangerous red light.

The countdown on the Detonator had entered the final minute.

Shadow slowly raised his hand, preparing to give the final order the moment the countdown hit zero.

Victory seemed within reach.

"Ten, nine, eight..."

A cold electronic synthesized voice sounded in the silent valley, like the death knell of the Reaper.

The corner of Shadow's mouth curled into a cruel arc. His raised hand was ready to swing down!

"Three, two, one!"

"Detonate!"

Just as Shadow shouted out and was about to give the command!

A sudden change occurred!

"Buzz—!"

An extremely faint yet clearly audible spatial fluctuation rippled out at the entrance of the valley without any warning.

Immediately following, an inconspicuous small magic circle flashed briefly on the ground.

Then, over two hundred figures appeared there out of thin air!

Leading them was Lin Yuan, with his hands in his pockets and a face that looked like he hadn't fully woken up yet.

Behind him was Su Li, holding her silver spear with a vigilant expression, along with two hundred elite Dragon Xia Kingdom soldiers.

This sudden scene caused the movements of all Divine Court members in the valley to freeze!

The Black-robed person about to press the Detonator had his finger suspended over the button, completely stunned.

On top of the rock, Shadow's raised hand also froze in mid-air.

The pupils beneath his silver mask suddenly contracted!

"Who is it?!"

Shadow let out a sharp shout, his voice filled with shock and disbelief.

This was Black Stone Valley, a secret base of their Divine Court! There were countless sentries and barriers on the outskirts. How did these people appear here so silently?!

And looking at their clothing and standard equipment... "Dragon Xia Kingdom people?!"

A Black-robed person beside Shadow cried out in surprise.

He recognized the Dragon Xia Kingdom emblem on those soldiers' combat uniforms!