return

"Thank you, Senior Yu Mu."

Yu Mu nodded faintly and let out an "En" sound: "Alright, go. Come back to visit when you have time. Be careful on the road. I will call Jiamu over in a moment; you should leave quickly while Jiamu doesn't know. Otherwise, if that child Jiamu finds out, she will definitely cry and make a scene to go with you. Sigh, it really is true that you can't keep a daughter forever."

Yu Mu shook her head helplessly.

During this period, Jiamu had been incredibly clingy to Ye Chen.

Alright!

Ye Chen nodded and turned to leave.

In these past half a month, Blood Asura and Dark Ji had leveled up twice, reaching LV42.

[Blood Asura] Rank: LV42, Stage: Mature, Skill: Critical Strike, Attribute: Dark, Tier: Immortal Beast (8th Tier), Talent: Bloodthirst (Awakened), Talent Awakening: Soul Burning (Blood Asura burns Soul Power to gain a massive attack boost; for every 1% of Soul Power burned, gain a 2% attack bonus), Heaven Rank Skill: Darkness Condensation (Suitable for Dark attribute pets, Heaven Rank skill; condenses dark power to form a dark Qi armor, blocking 10000 * current Rank damage), Divine Artifact: None, Skill: Shadow Assault (Attack bonus 10/100), Advanced Skill: Ten Shadow Slash (Pet splits into ten afterimages, identical to the main body, existing for 60s; can be controlled by the pet and the Pet Master during this time, gaining equipment stats identical to the main body, but only 40% of the main body's attack damage), Combat Power: 64500, HP: 645000, EXP: 114000/910000

[Dark Ji] Rank: LV42, Stage: Mature, Skill: Slash, Innate Skill: Ghostly Eight-Hit Combo (Dark Ji enters a ghostly state, speed increased by 200%; within one second, performs eight consecutive slashes at the same target, damage reduced by 20%; can be used once within 600s, ghostly state lasts 120s), Talent Awakening: Flaw (Every 3s, Dark Ji discovers a Flaw in the enemy; when dealing damage, ignores the opponent's defense to deal true damage), Attribute: Gold, Tier: Immortal Beast (8th Tier), Talent: Sword Control Technique (Awakened), Divine Artifact: Lie Tian Spear, Combat Power: 64500 (Extra 20% boost), HP: 645000, EXP: 170000/910000

Above LV40, every level up actually requires an additional 100,000 EXP.

The path of leveling up was becoming increasingly slow.

Jiamu was called back by Yu Mu, and Ye Chen took the opportunity to leave with Red Leaf and Xuan Nv.

Two hours later, the three of them arrived at the periphery of the Thousand Star Great Forest, which was the location of the Fog Zone.

Zhang Zheng and the others were already waiting there for Ye Chen. Seeing Ye Chen approach, everyone quickly stood up to greet him.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, they embarked on the journey back.

This time there was no car to pick them up; they were flying back. If they had to walk, who knows how long it would take.

Everyone flew for two hours and rested for over ten minutes, finally managing to arrive at S City in the Seventh Area before 8:00 PM.

When they returned to the entrance of the Safe Zone, they found many people standing outside, most of whom looked anxious.

"They're here, they're here! They're back! They've returned! Look up there!" someone pointed at the sky and shouted excitedly.

The others looked up. Immediately, their faces were filled with joy.

Ye Chen had already noticed that Hao Sheng, White Leaf, and the others were also waiting anxiously at the entrance.

Everyone slowly descended. After landing, they dispersed and headed towards their respective military departments.

"Master! Senior Brother!" "Master, Junior Brother!" Ye Chen and Red Leaf arrived in front of Hao Sheng and the others, smiling.

"Hahahaha! It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!" Hao Sheng let out a hearty laugh, extremely happy.

"Hahaha!" Hao Sheng couldn't stop laughing.

Some were happy, while others were sorrowful. Those who did not see their disciples return looked sorrowful; upon learning of their disciples' deaths, they instantly aged a dozen years, their backs appearing much more desolate.

Hao Sheng puffed out his chest with pride at this moment, patting Ye Chen and Red Leaf on the shoulders: "Let's go! Let's go! Let's go back; today we will properly hold a welcome banquet for you! Hahaha!"

The group returned to Hao Sheng's small courtyard and began to eat and drink. During this time, Hao Sheng asked about many things encountered during this trip.

Red Leaf recounted everything they had encountered, only omitting the matter of staying at Yu Mu's place.

White Leaf and the others were shocked after listening, and their admiration for Ye Chen grew even more.

Hao Sheng raised his wine glass and said: "You have worked hard on this journey. Come, Master will toast you!"

Hao Sheng picked up a cup of wine and drank it in one gulp.

The meal lasted until 12:00, and they all drank until they were dead drunk before heading back.

Ye Chen returned to his room and slept until 10:00 the next morning.

This sleep was exceptionally sound.

"Ah!"

Ye Chen stretched and washed his face.

Xuan Nv had returned directly to Z City last night and did not come over with Ye Chen.

Glancing at the messages, Ye Chen sighed helplessly: "So many things to do. As soon as I get back, they want a meeting. They really don't let people have any peace."

After tidying up, Ye Chen headed straight to the conference room.

Inside the conference room, the table was filled with food and drink, looking like a tea party.

A banner was hung above, reading: "Warmly Celebrate the Safe Return of Our Warriors."

Most of the personnel had already arrived. Hao Sheng waved at Ye Chen, signaling him to sit over.

After sitting down, Ye Chen noticed that there were even fewer people this time than last time, and many seats were empty.

Ye Chen looked towards the position of the King's Army and saw Meng Fan staring at him with eyes full of fury.

After making eye contact with Ye Chen, Meng Fan raised his hand and made a throat-slitting gesture.

Ye Chen looked at Meng Fan, unable to help but laugh inwardly, and slowly spat out two words: "SB!"

Meng Fan saw Ye Chen's lip movements and was instantly enraged, but due to the location, he could only hold it in.

He didn't expect this bastard to still be alive. That's fine; it just gives him a chance to kill this piece of trash with his own hands.

Meng Fan was feeling agitated at this moment; none of the people who returned paid any attention to him.

When he asked where Ye Chen was and talked about wanting to kill Ye Chen, those people all looked at him as if he were an idiot.

Furthermore, he didn't see Xiang Yin, which made Meng Fan extremely annoyed.

If Meng Fan knew that Ye Chen had killed eight Lord-level monsters above LV50 in a row, he probably wouldn't be so arrogant.

Unfortunately, he wasn't there at the time, so naturally, he wouldn't know.

Before long, Tian Luo walked over, followed by someone holding a thick stack of red certificates.

Tian Luo signaled everyone to quiet down, and the first thing he spoke about was Xiang Yin and some of the others who had fallen in battle.

Tian Luo presented honorary certificates to these people. Unexpectedly, Meng Ren, that dog, had also been reported by Meng Fan.

During the presentation of these honorary certificates, especially when hearing Xiang Yin's name, everyone couldn't help but mourn in silence.

Only Meng Fan, that scoundrel, looked happy. He previously had some grudges with Xiang Yin, and now that Xiang Yin was dead, he was naturally extremely happy.