85: Hidden dangers on blue planet

"Haha, Zhou Xing, no need to be so formal. I assume Bei Chen has already told you everything." Wei Guangming snapped out of his thoughts and gestured for the two of them to sit down.

He then looked straight into Zhou Xing's eyes. "If possible, could you demonstrate your current abilities? I want to see for myself."

Zhou Xing wasn't surprised by this.

Bei Chen had already informed him of the situation in detail when he came looking for him earlier.

In short, Bei Chen felt that Zhou Xing's secret would be exposed sooner or later. If he hid it for too long, he feared Wei Guangming would blame him.

He wouldn't be able to handle that.

However, he only disclosed it to Wei Guangming after seeking Zhou Xing's consent.

Upon hearing what Wei Guangming said, Zhou Xing didn't waste any words and held out both hands.

Immediately after, six types of energy continuously emerged.

"Alright, put them away." Seeing the perfect compatibility of various divinities with his own eyes, Wei Guangming felt extremely shocked.

In the twenty years since the global mutation began, Fusion of multiple attributes wasn't unheard of, but once it exceeded three elements, the difficulty of achieving perfect compatibility became immense. Moreover, such opportunities generally only arose when the divinity content was relatively low.

Once reaching the Celestial Phenomenon Realm or even the Law Realm, one's own divinity content reached a very concentrated level. At this stage, even trying to integrate power from the same source could trigger a divinity eruption, which would have very serious consequences.

Essentially, after reaching the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, whatever divinity one possessed or whether it was a multi-attribute Fusion was strictly set in stone, with no power capable of changing it.

This information was obtained by The Watchers after they had once wiped out a branch of the Divine Gene.

Only the Divine Gene would be willing to use Celestial Phenomenon Realm Awakened Ones for various experiments.

Over a decade ago, the three current pioneers of The Watchers were also Awakened Ones belonging to the Divine Gene. They eventually rebelled because of the Divine Gene's secret and unrestrained experimentation.

Within the first three years of the global mutation, the Divine Gene was merely a large multinational pharmaceutical group.

Three years later, the power controlled by the Divine Gene already exceeded that of any nation.

What happened during that time was perhaps only known to a few Demigod Realm Awakened Ones.

But regardless, as long as the Divine Gene didn't stop pursuing its goals, The Watchers would fight them to the end.

As for The Officials, The Crucible, and some smaller Awakened One Alliances, they were merely factors maintaining the balance between The Watchers and the Divine Gene.

As for Zhou Xing, as long as he grew normally, his hopes of reaching the Eternal Realm would be much greater. When that happened, the overall situation on Blue Star would change completely.

"Zhou Xing, I think you're well aware of what six elements signify." Wei Guangming looked at Zhou Xing. "For the Divine Gene, their greatest wish is perfect divinity compatibility. This is also their primary pursuit at present. You should understand your own value."

Zhou Xing was quite calm at this moment. "I know. The Divine Gene will likely try to capture me at all costs to serve them."

"Exactly." Wei Guangming nodded. "So, I hope that in the upcoming matches, you will continue to use only your current three abilities."

"From now on, everyone who knows about your abilities, including myself, will need to swear a soul oath to ensure the information isn't leaked."

"Without the constraint of the oath's power, the risk of your exposure would increase. After all, some people's divinity abilities are very unique."

Zhou Xing nodded. In that case, everyone he knew would need to take a soul oath.

"Don't feel any psychological burden. To us Watchers, you are the hope for opposing the Divine Gene, at least in the future."

Wei Guangming then smiled. "Commander Jiang Ming and I also want to see just how far a six-element Fusion can grow."

"Commander Jiang Ming? The strongest Demigod of our Watchers?"

Hearing Jiang Ming's name, Zhou Xing asked with a face full of curiosity.

"Yes. After all, the matter of your six elements is of great importance. By informing the Commander promptly, he can make advance arrangements regarding the Divine Gene."

A brief silence then fell over the room.

"Um, City Lord, I have a request. I'm not sure if you could grant it."

At this point, Zhou Xing took a deep breath and looked at Wei Guangming.

"I know it's about your sister without you even saying it. Don't worry, if you go to the headquarters, your sister can go with you. Besides, from what I've observed, your sister's situation is also extraordinary."

"Normally, given the state of your sister's divinity erosion, she definitely wouldn't survive more than ten days. Even with the suppression of pure divinity crystals, the result would be the same—it would merely alleviate the pain."

"But according to the records, quite some time has passed since your sister was first eroded."

"If you don't mind, I can arrange for someone to give your sister a comprehensive check-up. Dawn City's facilities are quite excellent."

As soon as Zhou Xing spoke, Wei Guangming waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Thank you, City Lord, but there's no need for now. My sister is currently in a stable condition, and I'm afraid that too much interference might trigger an unexpected situation."

"To me, my sister cannot be lost."

Zhou Xing declined Wei Guangming's kindness.

After all, no one knew his sister's condition better than himself, and there was no one in this world yet whom Zhou Xing could trust one hundred percent.

"Fine, as you wish. If anything happens, you can contact me at any time. This is a specially made communicator that connects directly to my private channel."

While speaking, a flash of light appeared in Wei Guangming's hand, and an exquisite little communicator appeared, which he handed to Zhou Xing.

"System, check if there are any hidden mechanisms."

Secretly, Zhou Xing cautiously had the System check for any hidden tricks.

"host, please feel free to use it. There are no divinity aura fluctuations or hidden mechanisms on it."

The System's voice put Zhou Xing much more at ease. He then strapped it directly onto his wrist in front of Wei Guangming.

This made Wei Guangming show a satisfied smile, as it was enough to show that Zhou Xing still trusted him.

Afterward, Wei Guangming had Bei Chen leave first while he kept Zhou Xing back. The two talked for a long time before Zhou Xing finally returned to the Listening to Snow Pavilion.

Through Wei Guangming, Zhou Xing also learned a lot of information about the current state of Blue Star, including detailed situations of various factions.

It could be said that Blue Star was in dire straits; not only was the internal situation complex, but it could also face external influences at any moment.

Starting five years ago, small Spatial Rifts began to appear all over Blue Star. Through exploration, it was clearly known that life existed within these rifts.

During these five years, various parties had sent forces into them, but in the end, it was all in vain, and no information could be obtained.

This also significantly reduced the internal strife among many factions. Even the Divine Gene had focused much of its energy on the Spatial Rifts, trying to find another path.

Of course, the most troublesome thing was the threat from Mutated Beasts.

After the mutation, the number one power in the world naturally belonged to the Mutated Beasts.

According to Wei Guangming's introduction, the number of A-rank (equivalent to the Demigod level) Mutated Beasts was five times or even more than that of human Demigods.

There might even be Beast Sovereigns that had reached S-rank (equivalent to the God Realm).