Evolving infinitely from ground zero

Southern Domain.

In front of various Earth cities.

At a glance, everywhere was densely packed with exotic plants, exotic beasts, and aliens.

Before participating in the great war, Mythical Level Experts like Elder Tree, Lord of Silence, and Night King had already arranged the relevant siege plans.

The plan was straightforward and unadorned.

It was to take advantage of the battle with the Human Race to attack Earth's cities while their top forces were engaged.

The top combat power on Earth's side, thanks to several old antiques, was almost on par with the top combat power of the Origin Land.

However, the mid-to-high-end combat power on Earth's side was far inferior to that of the Origin Land.

As long as the top combat power of Earth's side was successfully tied down and could not support the cities in time, the cities would inevitably fall to the mid-to-high-end combat forces of the Origin Land. It was only a matter of time and posed no difficulty.

...

In front of City No.1.

A large number of crimson thorn vines shot up into the sky, complemented by towering trees that reached into the clouds, forming a circular high wall that totally encircled the city.

Over the city, vast swaths of black fog as dark as ink shrouded the entire city in shadow, plunging it into darkness so complete one couldn't see one's own hand, filled everywhere with a desolate and chilling air of despair.

In the darkness, countless exotic plants, beasts, and aliens squirmed, ready to attack the city at any moment.

Atop the city walls and gates.

A group of city leaders stood in grave silence.

Some were overlooking the exotic plants, beasts, and aliens below the walls.

Some were gazing out at the wall of trees more than ten miles away.

Some were looking up at the black fog hanging over the city.

Regardless of which direction they looked, their faces were all deeply furrowed with concentration, their expressions extremely solemn, and their eyes held a hint of despair.

There were simply too many exotic plants, beasts, and aliens. The city was besieged so tightly that there was no escape.

In the current situation, there seemed to be no chance of victory at all.

"Lord Ye, what should we do next?"

A well-built middle-aged man respectfully looked at Ye Yongsheng and asked.

Ye Yongsheng was silent for a moment before replying expressionlessly, "Close the biometric channel and fight to the death."

As the Vice Governor in charge of affairs in the Origin Land, he immediately rushed to City No.1 when Qin Chuan and others left the city and hadn't returned for a long time.

City No.1 was Earth's most critical stronghold in the Origin Land, indispensable.

Otherwise, Earth would lose its foundation in the Origin Land.

Hearing Ye Yongsheng's response, the middle-aged man frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"Lord Ye, all of Earth's top evolutionary talents are in City No.1, should we send them back to Earth and then close the biometric channel?"

The evolutionary talents in City No.1 were the future pillars of Earth.

If they were to die in the upcoming battle, it would undoubtedly be a terrible waste of precious life, squandering their evolutionary talent.

Talents should be well protected and nurtured during their early stages, and only when they grow strong should they serve Earth.

Therefore, the talents in City No.1 should not participate in the imminent city defense battle that could erupt at any moment.

Ye Yongsheng, staring into the distance, replied indifferently, "Like jade, talent needs to be polished to become truly valuable. Untested talents are nothing but waste stones."

"But..." the middle-aged man tried to persuade further.

Ye Yongsheng did not give him the chance and turned to him with a cold voice, "Military orders are like mountains."

The middle-aged man moved his lips, wanting to say something more, but, ultimately, intimidated by Ye Yongsheng's authority, he swallowed his words back, said nothing further, and chose to obey the order to close the biometric channel.

Once this biometric channel was closed, even a Legendary Level Expert as powerful as Ye Yongsheng could not reopen it.

Only a Mythical Level Expert could reopen it.

In this way, even if City No.1 was completely overrun, the hostile exotic plants, beasts, and aliens would not be able to enter Earth through the biometric channel.

Closing the biometric channel was the last line of defense for protecting Earth.

"Look, a cataclysmic event in the Central Region, a Mythical Level Expert has fallen!"

"A Mythical Level Expert has actually fallen, who could it be?"

"What is that?"

"What a huge tree!"

"The handiwork of the Sun-Moon Sacred Land?"

"..."

Suddenly, exclamations erupted on top of the city walls.

Many had noticed a terrifying battle breaking out in the Central Region, shocked by the intensity of the battle, their faces filled with astonishment and disbelief.

A Mythical Level Expert was among the most elite forces in the Origin Land.

Yet now, one such expert had fallen.

This made everyone present feel surreal, as if they were dreaming.

Ye Yongsheng also took notice of the commotion coming from the Central Region.

But he didn't focus on which Mythical Level creature had fallen.

His entire attention was on the gigantic tree that pierced the sky.

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"Wasn't it supposed to revive only after another ten years?"

"Why has it revived now?"

Ye Yongsheng was utterly baffled.

...

High above the twisted jungle teeming with exotic plants.

Lin Zichen, holding Shen Qinghan, flew through the sky at extreme speed like a streak of light, desperately fleeing the Central Region and rushing toward the Southern Domain.

The noise from the battle in the rear Central Region made his heart pound with terror.

Especially the cataclysmic event triggered by the fall of a Mythical Level Expert, which filled him with fear and a sense of narrow escape from death.

Thank goodness they fled quickly. If they had still been in the ruins and hadn't left, they would likely have been killed by the aftermath of the Mythical Level battle by now.

Dying quietly, without even a chance to close their eyes.

"Lin Zi, which Mythical Level Expert has fallen?"

Shen Qinghan, held in his arms, was staring intently in the direction of the Central Region, her delicate and lively face filled with shock.

She found it hard to imagine that a creature of Mythical Level Biological Grade had just perished like that.

You should know that epic level creatures are already strong enough to withstand nuclear bombs.

And mythical level creatures are beings two whole ranks higher than epic level creatures.

In theory, such creatures should be immortal and indestructible.

Yet at this moment, one has just perished like this.

It truly is unbelievable.

Lin Zichen, who was listening on the side, also found it hard to believe.

Su Jiujie, being a rare level creature, has the near-unkillable biometric attribute of regrowing its tail to escape.

Mythical level creatures, in comparison to Su Jiujie, would be even harder to kill.

But the reality is that shortly after the outbreak of the mythical level battle in the Central Region, a mythical level creature fell, which was very unexpected.

"If I could consume the body of a mythical level creature on the spot, that would be great, what a pity..."

Lin Zichen muttered to himself in his heart.

...

One day.

Two days.

Three days...

When almost a week had passed.

Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan, who came out of the ruins of the Central Region, finally returned to the Southern Domain and arrived at the dangerous area in front of City No. 1.

The two had just reached the edge of the dangerous area in the air and stopped moving forward.

Because to their surprise, City No. 1 was surrounded by a vast array of exotic plants, with swarms of exotic beasts and aliens moving around, creating a very severe situation.

"Lin Zi, the whole city is surrounded. We can't go back,"

Shen Qinghan said with worry all over her face after seeing the situation before her.

After saying this, she also advised, "Let's not go back to the city. Let's find somewhere else to hide for a bit."

This was the first time she had faced an emergency since coming to the Origin Land and managed to stay calm enough to think things through.

If it were her past self, she would probably be deathly pale with nervous sweat on her palms, her voice trembling as she asked Lin Zichen what to do now.

All of Lin Zichen's attention at the moment was on the exotic plants, beasts, and aliens outside the city.

With the aid of the Eye of the Sky and Danger Perception, despite being dozens of miles away, he could see everything clearly and had a firm grasp of the situation over there.

The situation was very severe.

Among those involved in the siege were Legendary Level creatures.

And there were as many as the number of both hands.

And the number of epic level creatures was even greater, reaching into the hundreds.

With such a force, even if City Lord Qin Chuan and others were still alive and in the city, they would have difficulty coping.

The fact that City No. 1, without strong beings to defend it, could still stand until now without being breached relied entirely on the city's protective formation being effective.

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But from the current situation, it seems that these alien races involved in the siege were not in a rush to attack, and it was unclear what they were waiting for.

After assessing the situation, Lin Zichen made a decision and said to Shen Qinghan, whom he held in his arms, "The city has a protective formation; it's ultimately safer to go back inside."

"Most importantly, if the city is breached by the alien races and the biological passageway in the city fails, we can take the biological passageway back to Earth first to protect our family."

He couldn't ignore his family on Earth.

His parents were important to him, and so was his newly born sister.

He couldn't abandon his family.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qinghan felt a wave of fear.

When she was considering the problem just now, she had completely forgotten about the family on Earth and was only concerned about her and Lin Zichen's current situation.

For herself and Lin Zichen not to return to the city and to transfer somewhere else would certainly be safer.

However, if the city were breached and the aliens rushed toward the biological passageway in a swarm, it was hard to imagine the situation on Earth.

After all, the strong beings from Earth were mainly in the Origin Land.

If a legendary level alien killed their way into Earth, it would be a massacre.

After stabilizing her emotions, Shen Qinghan asked with a frown, "But now the city outskirts are tightly surrounded by aliens. How can we get back into the city?"

Lin Zichen laughed, "That's simple. If the path in the sky is blocked, then we just take the underground route."

"The underground route?"

Shen Qinghan blinked her watery, peach blossom eyes.

Lin Zichen didn't explain to Shen Qinghan; instead, he chose to show her through his actions.

He brought Shen Qinghan down to the ground, used his spiritual power to find a spot where the geology was relatively soft, and then he activated Burrowing Instinct and started digging a hole right there.

The giant mutant rats, whose biological level averages only ordinary fifth order, could dig tunnels tens of thousands of meters deep given enough time.

Lin Zichen, who also possessed the biometric attribute Burrowing Instinct and whose biological level far exceeded the average level of the giant mutant rats, reaching epic sixth order, could easily dig a mere ten thousand meter tunnel.

Under Lin Zichen's efficient digging,

Just a few seconds passed, and an underground tunnel tens of thousands of meters deep appeared.

And none of this was noticed by either the aliens outside the city or the Earthlings inside.

After reaching epic sixth order, Lin Zichen's ability to conceal his presence was stronger, and even legendary level creatures would find it difficult to sense his existence.

As for Shen Qinghan, under the unknown cloaking aura of the Palace of Water God, her presence was also hidden.

Soon.

Lin Zichen, carrying Shen Qinghan, advanced tens of miles through the deep tunnel,

Without any surprises along the way, they smoothly reached the bottom of the city.

Once at the bottom,

Lin Zichen attempted to bring Shen Qinghan up.

But he found that the bottom of the city was also enveloped by the protective formation.

He simply couldn't enter.

Just as expected… they couldn't enter.

Lin Zichen had anticipated this.

There are always more solutions than difficulties, and with serious thought, there is always a way to solve them.

Just as he was thinking optimistically about these matters,

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