202: Phoenix City Change

After slaying Andrei, Qin Shilei instantly teleported out of the black mist's range.

While he was in the black mist, he had covered his body with a layer of energy using his Yuan Qi.

Although this protected him from the black mist's corrosion, the consumption was considerable; in less than ten seconds, he had used up ten percent of his Yuan Qi.

If he couldn't kill Andrei while in his One-Punch Man state, Qin Shilei would have no choice but to temporarily retreat.

Looking at the lingering black mist, Qin Shilei turned to Kong Qingshu and said, "Use your wind to disperse this mist."

Wind Sweeps the Clouds!

Kong Qingshu took out her long whip, conjured a strong gust of wind, and blew the black mist into the sky.

As the black mist dissipated, a silver treasure chest emitting a silver glow appeared next to Andrei.

Finally seeing a silver treasure chest again, Qin Shilei's hard-fought battle was not in vain.

The greatest contributor to his ability to slay Andrei without a scratch this time was Divine Power Stiffening.

Stiffening truly lived up to its reputation as an orange divine power; even the powerful Andrei could only stand still, allowing Qin Shilei to slaughter him.

Qin Shilei put away the silver treasure chest and also dug out a Level 3 crystal and a black ability orb from Andrei's body.

Su Xiaoxuan asked, "Qin Dage, what about the Soul-Devouring Demons in the city?"

Qin Shilei frowned and said, "In such a vast sea of people, finding an unknown number of Soul-Devouring Demons is easier said than done. We are helpless."

"This..." Su Xiaoxuan said with some concern, "I'm afraid the entire Lingquan City will eventually be devoured by Soul-Devouring Demons."

She still held a special affection for the city where she had lived for over twenty years and did not wish for its survivors to suffer such a catastrophe.

Qin Shilei shook his head helplessly, "In this damned apocalypse, everyone can only rely on fate."

Although he could find and kill the Soul-Devouring Demons, he couldn't stay here indefinitely.

Kong Qingshu suggested, "Why don't we warn everyone on the chat channel?"

"Okay." Su Xiaoxuan replied and immediately opened the chat channel, describing the appearance of Soul-Devouring Demons in Lingquan City on both the regional and national channels, and informing them of the Soul-Devouring Demons' characteristics.

As for whether the survivors of Lingquan City would flee or fight, they couldn't concern themselves with that much.

Kong Qingshu, who was also sending messages on the chat channel, suddenly changed her expression and said, "Qin Dage, there's a situation at Hope City. An Qian wants us to return quickly."

Qin Shilei opened the chat channel and saw that a member of Hope City was spamming the screen.

"city Lord, there are bugs outside Hope City. Commander An hopes you can return quickly."

Qin Shilei chatted with the other party on the chat channel for a few sentences, getting a general idea of what was happening.

But because there was too much information on the chat channel, he quickly closed it.

Qin Shilei waved his hand, releasing a car, "Let's go."

The three traveled day and night, finally arriving back at Hope City the next morning.

As soon as An Qian saw Kong Qingshu, she joyfully walked forward and embraced her, "Sister Qingshu, you're finally awake, that's great!"

Kong Qingshu, however, replied somewhat awkwardly, "An Qian, I'm happy to see you again too!"

Although a smile was on her face, a hint of guilt emerged from her heart.

The other party treated her as a good older sister, but she was thinking about the other party's husband.

Was this the legendary good best friend?

After a brief reunion, Qin Shilei said, "An Qian, let's go see what's going on with those bugs."

The group got into the car and soon arrived at the north side of Hope City.

Standing on the tall city wall, they could see some Scythe Beetles wandering on the streets outside the wall.

Zhang Xiaoli was leading Zhang Qiang and some other powerful survivors in clearing out the Scythe Beetles.

An Qian explained, "Yesterday, scattered Scythe Beetles were discovered here in the north, and hundreds of residents who couldn't escape were tragically killed by the beetles."

"Fortunately, Brother Qiang happened to be nearby and closed the city gates in time, preventing these beetles from entering Hope City."

The Scythe Beetles' strength ranged from Bronze Four-star to Five-star; if they charged into the city, most residents who hadn't reached the Bronze Realm would likely suffer heavy casualties.

Qin Shilei frowned and said, "These beetles should have appeared from that Space Rift. I'll go take a look."

After speaking, he directly jumped down from the city wall and then landed safely using the aerial suspension skill on his shoes.

After greeting Zhang Xiaoli and the others as he passed by, he continued northward.

Along the way, as soon as the beetles saw Qin Shilei, a living person, they waved their two sharp forelimbs and charged at him.

Qin Shilei, holding Blood Soul, quickly rushed past the beetles, leaving a trail of beetle corpses.

These sparsely distributed beetles could not stop his advance at all.

He soon arrived in front of the small valley.

Looking up, the valley was densely packed with Scythe Beetles, and among them were more than a dozen silver-glowing silver beetles.

And beetles were continuously crawling out of the cave where the Space Rift was located.

At this moment, the beetles inside the valley had already discovered Qin Shilei, the uninvited guest, and were roaring as they charged towards him.

Qin Shilei did not get entangled with these beetles, using several instant teleports to shake them off, and then returned to the city wall.

At this time, Zhang Xiaoli and the others also returned to the city wall.

He Kaige was the first to speak, "city Lord, these beetles are incredibly strong, and their numbers are endless. They are likely a major hidden danger for our Hope City."

Zhang Qiang also said worriedly, "city Lord, these beetles have only appeared on the north side of Hope City for now, but sooner or later they will surround our entire Hope City, and then we will be trapped inside Hope City."

Qin Shilei looked up at the distant beetles and said in a deep voice, "Apocalypse, apocalypse. This is probably what the system meant by apocalypse. Without completely solving the Space Rift, Blue Star will forever be in the apocalypse."

He paused and then said, "You all continue to lead everyone in clearing the beetles near the city wall. This can both slow down the increase in beetle numbers and improve your own strength."

Zhang Qiang and the others nodded in agreement.

Qin Shilei, meanwhile, pulled An Qian and found an empty room nearby, taking out the treasure chests he had collected during this time.

An Qian's fingers tapped rapidly, opening the first few hundred qingtong treasure chests, but no particularly useful items appeared.

Only the last silver treasure chest remained.

An Qian took a deep breath and slowly tapped forward.

Two purple lights emanated from within.

Demon-Slaying Lightning Art: A Lightning-attribute Profound-grade cultivation technique, with five layers in total, which can be cultivated to the Platinum Realm.

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Vibrant Life (Green): After learning this lightning art, the Yuan Qi provided by the cultivation technique will stimulate the body's functions, improving physical fitness to a certain extent.

Doubled Yuan Qi (Red): The Yuan Qi cultivated by learning this cultivation technique will double.

Transformation (Red): This cultivation technique can be transformed into a cultivation technique of any desired attribute.

Qin Shilei pondered for a moment, then fixed the "Transformation" entry.

Instantly, the attribute of this secret manual changed.

Wind Cloud Art: A Wind-attribute Profound-grade cultivation technique, with five layers in total, which can be cultivated to the Platinum Realm.