34: Divine Speculation - People from Star City

Watcher Stronghold, training base of the Sky Patrol Squad.

After Zhou Xing returned, he met up with Qin Yue. The two of them were currently staring at the large pile of divinity fragments and energy crystals before them,

unable to close their mouths in shock.

The two had already checked carefully; the tracking markers left by the others had been completely cleared.

“Leave these energy crystals and these few divinity fragments for everyone else. See if we can find a way to perform another Fusion; it's time to improve our overall strength.

I have a use for the rest, so I'll take them first.”

Zhou Xing said as he looked at Qin Yue.

“With so many divinity fragments, should we hand them over to Captain Ji for processing? With his help, he could at least help you find someone to exchange them for three or four attribute-less energy crystals to help Keer.”

Qin Yue nodded and suggested to Zhou Xing.

“We'll talk about that later. We'll be heading to Star City, or even the headquarters, in the future. The attribute-less energy crystals produced there have a higher purity.”

Zhou Xing shook his head and declined.

“Alright, then I'll distribute the items to everyone in a bit. With these energy crystals and divinity fragments, the others' strength can basically improve a lot. That way, we can feel more at ease even if we leave.”

Qin Yue didn't say more; after all, these things belonged to Zhou Xing in the first place.

The rewards their squad usually got from a single mission were only one or two divinity fragments, and those came with risks.

After all, Awakened Ones only accounted for ten percent of humanity; every divinity fragment signified the death of an Awakened One.

With the many energy crystals and divinity fragments provided by Zhou Xing this time, the other members of the squad ultimately decided to fuse with another divinity fragment.

This time, Monsoon personally oversaw the process.

In the end, except for Liu Ning, whose body nearly collapsed during the Fusion, everyone else successfully fused and saw a massive increase in strength.

Lin Yue also advanced to the Early Stage of foundation condensation.

As for Liu Ning, although his strength increased, he needed a period of rest to fully recover.

This was also the first time Zhou Xing had witnessed the process of a normal Awakened One fusing with a divinity fragment.

It could be said that the pain one needed to endure was truly difficult for an ordinary person to resist, and one faced the risk of their body collapsing at any moment.

It was no wonder that after becoming Awakened Ones, most people would basically choose to increase their strength through normal energy crystals unless they had no other choice, thereby allowing their own divinity to increase bit by bit.

In the training grounds of the Sky Patrol Squad base, Zhou Xing stood at the edge of a high platform.

Below, the members of the Sky Patrol Squad were training frantically to adapt to their improved strength.

“Everyone's strength has improved quite a bit.” Qin Yue walked up to Zhou Xing and nodded with satisfaction. “This way, we can basically be at ease when we leave.”

Zhou Xing didn't answer. His gaze passed through the training grounds and landed on Zhou Keer, who was reading nearby.

Since the patterns on his sister's body had changed last time, Zhou Xing had been somewhat worried.

“System, analyze Keer's current state,” Zhou Xing thought silently.

[Ding! Scanning...]

[Temporarily unable to detect specific divinity.]

[Target's physical strength is comparable to Late Stage foundation condensation.]

[Current physical state is basically stable; there is no risk of a divinity outbreak within three months.]

Zhou Xing's brows furrowed. After all this time, the System was still unable to detect which god the divinity inside his sister's body came from.

The day before yesterday, he had the System create another attribute-less divinity crystal for his sister to use. The original golden patterns had completely vanished, replaced by white patterns.

[Speculated Possibilities:]

1. divinity fragment of an unknown powerful god.

2. Caused by the Fusion of multiple divinities.

3. Signs of Primordial Divinity Awakening (non-fragment Fusion).

“Primordial Divinity?” Zhou Xing's heart tightened.

“Yes. If it is Primordial Divinity, it will be troublesome.

Because that means the divinity inside the host's sister is complete.”

“Once it fully awakens, the host's sister will merge with that god, and her own consciousness may even be forcibly erased.”

The System's deduction made Zhou Xing's expression look rather grim.

If it really was the third outcome, wouldn't that mean he would lose his sister forever?

“What's wrong?” Qin Yue noticed Zhou Xing's abnormality.

“Nothing.” Zhou Xing retracted his gaze. “I'm just a bit worried about Keer...”

Beep! Beep!

Right then, both of their communicators chimed.

After opening them, Monsoon's voice came through, his expression serious:

“The escorts from Star City have arrived. Come to the central conference room immediately.”

The two exchanged glances and rushed over.

Pushing open the doors to the conference room, a wave of scorching heat hit them. A woman with long scarlet hair sat in the main seat with her legs crossed. Gold-red flames danced at her fingertips, making the entire conference room feel somewhat stifling.

Beside her sat a man with short silver-white hair, his posture straight as a ramrod. Faint arcs of lightning flickered around him.

As for the captain of the Shadow Squad, Su Mingyue, she had arrived a step ahead of them and was currently standing quietly to the side.

She looked a bit surprised when she saw the two enter, especially when she saw Zhou Xing, but she still nodded as a greeting.

“So this is that three-element Fusion Awakened One?”

The woman sized Zhou Xing up with interest. Suddenly, she raised her hand, and a streak of fire instantly shot toward Zhou Xing.

Clang—!

Zhou Xing's expression tightened as Frost Power surged out, colliding with the opponent's flames and ultimately annihilating them directly.

The temperature in the conference room plummeted as frost continued to spread.

Yun Feng raised an eyebrow and revealed a satisfied smile. “Good reaction. The purity of your Frost Power is very high; clearly, your own divinity content is not low.”

Thunder also nodded. “Very good. It wasn't a waste for the two of us to make this trip.”

“Let me introduce you. This is Captain Yun Feng, and this is Captain Thunder. They are from the Star City Watchers Special Operations Team. Captain Yun Feng's strength has even reached the Control Mid-Stage.”

Monsoon's voice came over, causing the expressions of the several people to turn solemn.

“Greetings, Captain Yun Feng. Greetings, Vice-Captain Thunder.”

The three immediately bowed in greeting.

“Hehe, we're all on the same side, no need to be so formal.” Yun Feng smiled. “Go back and prepare. You'll set out with us for Star City tomorrow.”

She then tossed out three metal badges that floated in front of them. “These are the badges for the first round of participation in the Special Training Camp.”

“Keep them safe and don't lose them. Once you reach Star City, you won't be able to move an inch without these badges.”

The three nodded and put away the badges.

After giving them a few more instructions, the two visitors left first to rest.

Having traveled over a thousand kilometers across the dangerous wilderness from Star City, they were also very exhausted.

Meanwhile, within Divine Gene, the appearance of two figures left Silver Fox pleasantly surprised...