222: Chapter 222 Investigation of Kirishima

Although the six didn't understand, they still went up together...

Tier 8 Zombies were not that easy to deal with; he still knocked them down one by one.

However, the six didn't fall down together; instead, they fell down individually, then took turns getting back up.

As the Tier 8 Zombie's empowered state disappeared, it finally fell to the ground and eventually dissipated into an energy body.

"Do you know why I had you all go up together in the end, instead of fleeing?" Mu Cheng walked over and asked.

Ye Yu thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I don't know."

"Instructor, why is that?" Bai Chen also didn't know.

...Everyone was like this.

Mu Cheng: "Your strength disparity with the Tier 8 Zombie was too great. If you had all run just now, the result would have been total annihilation."

"So, command is very important, so important that if you make one wrong step... you might be completely wiped out."

"I understand." Ye Yu grasped it immediately.

Bai Chen: "Can... can you explain it a bit more clearly?"

"So that's how it is." Bai Churan also understood and began to explain.

"The strength disparity was too great. If we had each run away just now, even one or two together, we wouldn't have been a match for the zombie."

"But with six of us together, it's different. Although the zombie could knock one person down, it couldn't knock everyone down in a short time, allowing us to continuously hold it back."

"So the instructor was right. If we had chosen to flee individually just now, we really would have been wiped out!"

Mu Cheng: "It's good that you know your own limitations, but I mainly want to tell you one principle: a huge disparity in strength isn't the most important thing."

"What's important is having a good commander in a team, what's important is that you must first survive, and what's important is to act within your capabilities!"

"One day, you will also act alone, so I want to ask you a question: what will you do when you clearly know there's a huge strength disparity?"

Ye Yu: "Reporting, Instructor, there are two types of situations you described. First, in a situation like today's, I wouldn't come here."

"Second, if there are ordinary people behind me, I will press forward, even if it means death."

"Me too."

"Me too."

...Everyone expressed their agreement.

"Your ideas are indeed good, but have you considered this? What if all of you die? What would happen to those ordinary people?" Mu Cheng said, becoming very serious.

"If I only had the same strength as you, I would choose to save whoever I could, and not make unnecessary sacrifices."

"Of course, I am different from you. My strength is far, far greater than yours. As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility."

"If that time truly comes, I will make the same choice as you!"

The six instantly fell silent; Mu Cheng was indeed right.

If that day ever came, facing enemies ten, hundred, or even a thousand times stronger than themselves, what they should do was indeed act within their capabilities.

Rather than make unnecessary sacrifices...

"Alright, alright, the fact that you can say this makes me, as your instructor, very gratified." Mu Cheng suddenly said with utmost seriousness again.

"So, I hope that in the future, you will have enough ability to achieve this."

There aren't many peak powerhouses in this world, yet their actions... are only for the benefit of their families.

"Mhm, I understand, Instructor." Ye Yu answered loudly.

Bai Chen: "Instructor, don't worry! I believe that one day, I can do it."

"Me too, I can definitely do it."

...

"Then I won't waste any more words with you, next stop!" Mu Cheng finished speaking and soared into the sky.

The six followed closely behind...

Time flew by; a month had passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, all six had broken through to Tier 7.

"Ahead is Fog Island. You should also be clear that my purpose for coming is precisely because of it." Mu Cheng suddenly said with a profound tone.

Time together is always short...

"Instructor, I want to go with you to investigate." Ye Yu proactively suggested.

With one person taking the lead, everyone else also expressed their desire to go together...

Mu Cheng: "I've already said, with great power comes great responsibility. Your responsibility is not to investigate Fog Island."

"So, I'm sorry, I don't agree to you going."

"All of you, go back! This is an order."

The six looked at each other, then finally gritted their teeth and soared into the sky, leaving.

"Sister Ninger, let me exchange some low-grade star-glow crystals with you! Consider it a subsidy." Mu Cheng said, looking at the Fog Island in front of him, operating his high-tech bracelet to send information.

"No problem. Due to special reasons, the Super Ability Academy cannot subsidize star-glow crystals." Lan Ninger quickly replied with information.

Just as she said, it wasn't that they didn't want to subsidize, but the faster they earned, the faster they spent.

The main reason was that white crystals were becoming scarcer with each use, so resources had to be spent wisely!

"That's a good point. Is it reasonable to convert star-glow crystals into something for me?" Mu Cheng replied, asking.

He knew Lan Ninger must have had a reason for doing this.

Lan Ninger replied, "It's different. I can give you star-glow crystals, but there are no suitable ordinary crystals left."

"That's easy to solve. I'll help you create a conversion Talisman Array... but it might be a one-to-one conversion." Mu Cheng thought for a moment and replied with the information.

Lan Ninger: "One-to-one isn't important. If you really create this conversion Talisman Array, I can at least increase Blue-White Star's strength by more than five times!"

"Alright! Give me some time to research." After sending the message, Mu Cheng immediately began his research.

One day later.

"This conversion Talisman Array is indeed not as simple as I imagined... Sister Ninger, is Fog Island urgent?" Mu Cheng sent a message asking.

Lan Ninger replied instantly: "It's quite urgent. A one-to-one energy conversion won't work. You can try ten-to-one, one hundred-to-one, or even higher; it's not a problem."

"That's right, the Super Ability Academy can easily produce hundreds of trillions of star-glow crystals. I'll give it a try!" Mu Cheng replied.

He continued to engrave the conversion Talisman Array: ten-to-one failed, one hundred-to-one failed, one thousand-to-one failed.

...It wasn't until a terrifying conversion ratio of one million-to-one that he finally succeeded.

"One million star-glow crystals can convert into one white crystal." Mu Cheng also found it quite incredible.

There was no other way; time was tight and the task was urgent, so he could only send it to Lan Ninger as is.

"A ratio of one million, use it for now! I'll research it further when I have time."

Lan Ninger: "You brat, why didn't you say you could engrave such a good thing? The major families have a ten million ratio."

Holy crap!

Mu Cheng read it several times carefully before believing it was true.

"Alright! Sister Ninger should know what to do. As for how long it will take to fulfill what you promised me?"

Lan Ninger: "Of course I know. It's nothing more than selling white crystals to various families and using their star-glow crystals to earn their white crystals."

"As for raising overall strength by five times, it will probably take about three months!"

"Alright then! I'll set off to investigate Fog Island now." Mu Cheng no longer hesitated, unleashing his Energy Wings and flying towards Fog Island.

Lan Ninger: "Be careful, report immediately if anything happens."

"Are you worried about me? Don't worry! I'll report to you immediately if anything happens." Mu Cheng replied.

He thought: It seems this Fog Island is even more complex than I imagined.

Lan Ninger didn't reply again. As Mu Cheng gradually approached Fog Island, he saw that the front was covered in dark clouds and lightning.

It was impossible to clearly see what the situation on Fog Island was like...

But at this point, Mu Cheng had to bite the bullet and go... entering the lightning.

To him, it was nothing at all... but if it were someone else investigating, they would probably be reduced to dust by now.

An hour later, Mu Cheng finally saw the situation on Fog Island clearly...

From afar, it looked like an island, but in reality, it was a bottomless black hole, a very strange black hole.

"Sister Ninger, take a look at what kind of place this is." Mu Cheng operated his bracelet.

He quickly sent a video of the situation...

"This place is not recorded by the Super Ability Academy. It's probably an ancient civilization ruin. Keep the video call on!" Lan Ninger replied with information.

"Mhm."

After Mu Cheng accepted the video call, as he got closer and closer to the black hole.

Suddenly, his Bloodline Power was affected, and he hurriedly used qianji to fly up.

"What's wrong with you?" Lan Ninger asked from her end.

"It's nothing, just my Bloodline Power being affected. It's not a big problem..."

Even without Bloodline Power, Mu Cheng could now contend with a peak Six-Star World King God.

So, it wasn't a big problem.

Lan Ninger: "That's good."

As Mu Cheng descended further, one hundred meters, one thousand meters, ten thousand meters... the black hole was still bottomless.

"What exactly is going on with you?" Lan Ninger finally couldn't hold back and asked.

Mu Cheng: "I'm not sure, let's keep going down!"

"Be careful! This place doesn't feel simple." Lan Ninger also felt uncertain.

"Mhm."

He went down further, twenty kilometers, thirty kilometers, one hundred kilometers... still the same, still bottomless.

"What the hell, could it be a bottomless pit?" Mu Cheng also noticed something was wrong, but despite this, he continued to descend.

Lan Ninger: "Hard to say... how about we give up the mission?"

"No, this Fog Island is ultimately a threat; we must figure out the situation." Mu Cheng refused, his attitude firm.

Finally, at a depth of one thousand kilometers, he reached the bottom...

"It's an ancient city, it looks quite old. It's probably an ancient civilization ruin, just as you said." Mu Cheng continued to explore.

Lan Ninger: "Head towards the Central Area. Important information in discovered ancient civilization ruins is usually there."

"Mhm." Mu Cheng explored towards the Central Area.

The ancient city itself wasn't very large, so he quickly arrived at the central location.

"This is not the place you should be. Go back!" Suddenly, a voice came.

He finally saw the situation clearly: in front was a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon trapped there, and its location was also a Talisman Array.

"Is that a dragon? This creature actually exists on Blue-White Star?" Mu Cheng initially thought he was mistaken.

But that was the truth; it was a vacuum, much larger than a train, coiled within the Talisman Array.

"No, no, no, to be precise, it's a Guardian Beast, ordered to guard the legendary twelve prisons."

"The dragon you see—it's also the Dragon of the Twelve Zodiacs. Each zodiac guards one prison."

"What do you mean, prisons? What exactly are they holding?" Mu Cheng asked, looking bewildered.

Lan Ninger began to explain: "Speaking of prisons, we have to start with the Eight Major Planets. In fact, the Eight Major Planets are a Talisman Array."

"The existence of this Talisman Array is to protect Blue-White Star, and of course, the protection isn't against cosmic disasters."

"Instead, Blue-White Star itself is a prison, and the prison holds powerful criminals from the universe."

"This Talisman Array serves to suppress the criminals inside. To put it plainly—it's the so-called Heavenly Dao."

"Because of the existence of the Heavenly Dao, those criminals... behave. As for the Twelve Divine Beasts, they guard the entrances to the prisons."

"Wait... that's a lot of information. Let me sort it out properly." Mu Cheng clearly didn't react immediately.

After a while, he asked, "So, the Trader Space is actually a prison? And the Demon God Zombies and monsters encountered are all from hell?"

"If that's the case, does Skeleton Island also lead to the so-called prisons?"

"Logically speaking, it is indeed as you say." Lan Ninger also felt that what Mu Cheng said made some sense.

Mu Cheng: "Heavenly Dao, prisons, Trader Space, the arrival of Global Survival... it seems there's a certain connection among them."

Lan Ninger: "Never mind those for now. This one entrance has appeared; the remaining eleven probably aren't far off."

"How about you try asking about the situation?"

"The strength of this Dragon Divine Beast should be at Nine-Star World King God. I'll go give it a try!" Mu Cheng finally decided.

As he approached little by little, the voice suddenly came again.

"Human, get out of here! This is not where you should be!"

"Old Dragon, don't be so temperamental. I just want to ask about some things." Mu Cheng asked cheekily after getting closer.

The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon also quieted down quite a bit. "You brat... you're quite something. At such a young age, you've already broken through four Shackles."

"Oh, no, no. Old Dragon, what if one day these twelve entrances are opened?" Mu Cheng asked.

Five-Clawed Golden Dragon: "A legend of the Creator God once circulated in the universe: all destruction is also the beginning of hope!"

"Old Dragon, what do you mean? Can you explain it more clearly?" Mu Cheng asked, looking completely confused.

Five-Clawed Golden Dragon: "It's exactly as it sounds. The opening of the prison entrances is the beginning of destruction, but also the beginning of hope!"

"Old Dragon, please explain it more clearly!" Mu Cheng asked again, feeling very awkward.

Five-Clawed Golden Dragon: "Blue-White Star has historically been guarded by Devouring Bloodline owners. If you want hope, go find him."

"It seems you've been guarding here for too long, old man. To be honest, I am a Devouring Bloodline owner, but as for the 'hope' you speak of... this kid doesn't know what it is." Mu Cheng spoke truthfully.

After speaking, he released his Bloodline Power...

Five-Clawed Golden Dragon: "Indeed, it's been a very, very long time. Even I can't remember how long."

"Now that you have taken this step, it is not for you to seek hope, but for hope to have already arrived."

"Alright, go back!"

After speaking, a powerful surge of energy pressed towards Mu Cheng. In less than a minute, over a distance of one hundred kilometers.

Mu Cheng was returned to Fog Island, and the black hole entrance had also vanished without a trace.

Mu Cheng: "Sister Ninger, you heard all that, right?"

Lan Ninger: "Mhm, I heard it. Now, you should first deal with the trouble. A big guy."