47: Commander-in-Chief Beichen

Yun Feng wiped the bloodstains from her Face: "We encountered some trouble on the way and had to take a detour, which delayed us for some time."

The man nodded, then looked at Zhou Xing and the others: "That's right, you had to look after these people on the way."

"Have the people from the other affiliated cities arrived?" Yun Feng didn't explain, but immediately asked.

"Everyone has arrived, except for Gucheng." The captain nodded.

Then he took a deep breath, turned and led the way, "Let's go. The Chief Captain said that once you returned, you should go see him immediately."

After passing through layers of security, everyone finally entered the interior of Star City.

Unlike the dilapidated Dragon City, Star City's streets were clean, tall buildings stood in abundance, and people came and went, bustling with activity.

Billboards everywhere displayed various latest equipment or technological achievements.

Of course, the entire Star City was divided into two jurisdictions: one half controlled by The Watchers, and the other by Divine Gene, with both sides not interfering with each other.

The power of The Officials here was very limited; most of them sided with The Watchers, responsible for containing the 'Furnace' fighting arena.

Although the overall strength of The Officials was generally average, both Divine Gene and The Watchers still outwardly gave them some Face.

However, no one knew when Divine Gene would completely tear off the pretense.

At least, currently, Divine Gene had secretly taken complete Control of many cities, whether in Xia Country or many other nations.

The Watcher Stronghold in Star City was a world apart compared to Dragon City.

What appeared before Zhou Xing and the others was a towering, silver-gray skyscraper that reached into the clouds.

The group followed Yun Feng through layers of security and finally arrived at the Star City Watchers Chief's office on the top floor.

Pushing the door open, a tall and sturdy middle-aged man stood with his back to them, overlooking the entire Star City.

He turned around, his eyes seeming to hold swirling stars, and a faint pressure emanated from him, giving everyone a tremendous sense of oppression.

And this was the Chief of the Star City Watchers, Bei Chen, whose strength had reached the terrifying Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

"Heh heh, Yun Feng, you've worked hard on this trip." Bei Chen said with a smile, looking at everyone.

Then he shifted his gaze to Zhou Xing, "You are Zhou Xing?"

Zhou Xing nodded: "Yes, Chief."

Bei Chen's lips curled upward: "I heard about what happened in Dragon City. It's thanks to your Breakthrough, and you even managed to kill Blood Rose, a Controller in the Middle Stage. Excellent, very excellent."

Yun Feng stepped forward and handed over a transparent glass box.

Inside was the Triple-element Fusion divinity fragment from the previous Divine Gene experiment.

"Chief, this is the triple-element Divine Gene fragment that Monsoon mentioned to you earlier. It was discovered after destroying a Divine Gene experimental base."

Bei Chen took the box, his fingertips glowing slightly, seemingly sensing the energy structure of the divinity fragment.

After a moment, his expression hardened: "Indeed... their experiments are even more aggressive than we anticipated."

Looking up at the group, Bei Chen's Face was serious: "This must be why they actively attacked the Dragon City Stronghold. Dual-element Fusion divinity fragments appeared long ago, and under their experiments, some dual-element Fusion Awakened Ones were successfully born.

But this is the first time I've seen a triple-element divinity fragment, and most importantly, these are three completely unrelated divinities stably combined together.

If Divine Gene fully masters this technology, it will truly be troublesome."

Zhou Xing and the others understood Bei Chen's words.

After all, multi-element Fusion Awakened Ones are rare, and their innate strength far surpasses ordinary single-element Awakened Ones.

If Divine Gene were to master the stable Fusion technology for various divinity fragments, they could mass-produce triple-element Awakened Ones, even inferior ones, through surgery or various other means.

At low Ranks, it might not seem like much, but if Controllers or Celestial Phenomenon Realm Awakened Ones become multi-element, the balance of power would completely tip towards Divine Gene.

Someone like Zhou Xing with Triple-element Fusion was the first Bei Chen had seen in many years.

He put away the fragment and looked at Zhou Xing: "Your ability is very special. You might occasionally see a dual-element one, but I can tell you with certainty that you are the only Triple-element Fusion I have ever seen.

Now that you've advanced to Control, the first round of tests shouldn't be a problem for you.

Once the test begins, I hope you temporarily don't expose your multi-element Fusion status. Hide it for as long as you can.

Because the real challenge is in the second round."

Yun Feng's eyes lit up: "Chief, you mean?"

"Heh heh, yes, in the second round of tests, Zhou Xing will be our Star City's trump card."

Bei Chen's eyes showed anticipation: "It's been many years since anyone from our Star City successfully made it through the second round, which has led to us receiving fewer resources than other large cities."

Then Bei Chen didn't answer directly, but waved his hand to bring up a light screen, displaying dense data: "The second round of selection will choose the top three from nearly twenty large cities.

That means you have to stand out from nearly two hundred contestants.

By the second round, essentially all contestants will have broken through to the Control Early Stage, and some may even Breakthrough to the Control Middle Stage.

The more hidden your information is, the greater your chances of success in the second round will be.

If you succeed, our entire Star City will be proud of you."

Choosing 3 spots out of 200 Controllers!

Zhou Xing could imagine that the competition would definitely be more intense than he thought.

Bei Chen continued: "With your Triple-element Fusion, as long as you don't encounter special 'monsters,' your chances are very high."

"Monsters?" Zhou Xing's expression tightened.

Bei Chen didn't explain: "You'll know later."

However, Zhou Xing recalled what Monsoon had said before, that some people reached the Control Realm as soon as they Awakened.

If that were the case, he really would have to be careful.

Bei Chen then raised his hand and waved, and a silver-white metal card flew towards Zhou Xing: "This is the authority card I'm giving you. It's almost the same as Yun Feng's authority, allowing you free access to most areas here.

Additionally, to reward your performance in Dragon City this time, I'm specially authorizing you to go to the Weapon Forging Department to select a Divine Battle Armor or a Divine Weapon."

Zhou Xing took the card and bowed slightly: "Thank you, Chief."

Perhaps out of affection for Zhou Xing, Bei Chen also spoke to Qin Yue and the others: "The first round of tests will begin in three days. Before then, you also have temporary authority.

And I will arrange a special-grade energy crystal for each of you. I hope both of you can Breakthrough."

"Thank you, Chief!" Qin Yue and Su Mingyue's expressions brightened, and they quickly bowed.

It seemed they were benefiting from Zhou Xing's good fortune.

Bei Chen nodded, then looked at Yun Feng: "You've been traveling hard. Take them to rest first. Afterwards, you can show them around to familiarize them with the situation here."

Yun Feng saluted: "Understood."

Then she led everyone out of the Chief's office.

After everyone left, Bei Chen walked to the window, a slight smile on his lips: "This time, I'll make you guys return everything you won from me before."

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