Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

After the person holding the book revealed this information, everyone felt the terrifying nature of the No. 49 Disaster Fog.

Other types of disaster fog at least have mechanisms and loopholes that can be found.

Like the No. 71 Disaster Fog that Li Yelai encountered, which killed the insect swarm.

Besides killing the Overlord to forcibly dispel the disaster fog, there is another solution.

That means ensuring the insect swarm has difficulty replenishing its biomass, so that the quantity and quality of the swarm will not improve further.

Regardless of how difficult it is, at least there are ways to crack it.

However, the No. 49 Disaster Fog is the embodiment of all kinds of fear, and even an Insect Lord may appear, depending on the existence that the intelligent beings being devoured fear.

This has nothing to do with personal ability, but rather with personal experience.

Even an ordinary person, if they have seen the swarm of insects, or even just heard information about the insect lord, is very likely to be terrified of it and condense a new swarm of insects in the disaster fog.

Of course, a well-informed psychic might have an even higher potential.

The Insect Lord is already terrifying enough, but if the highly intelligent Terror Demons unite together...

Putting aside everything else, their direct protection of the insectoid lord, preventing humans from having the opportunity to behead it, would put humanity at a disadvantage.

Who knows what terrifying beings might be among the created monsters?

Besides the Insect Lord, could there be an even more terrifying Calamity Overlord? Or perhaps a Supreme Being or King of a Forbidden Zone?
Horrible, terrible.

A group of monsters coming together to devise strategies is a disaster for any faction!
Of course, the demons might unite, but they might also fight each other.

If it were the Insect Lord, perhaps it would also hunt down other Terror Demons to strengthen itself?

Fighting the demon with the demon of terror?

Li Yelai pondered to himself.

The other Ark voters continued to ask: "Was the fall of that inland megacity a scheme by those hordes of terror?"

“Yes.” The person holding the book smiled. “As for the details, I don’t know.”

The people naturally didn't believe it, but they didn't ask any further questions, as was the way the person holding the book always did.

"A coalition of monsters," a third-ring Ark voter said. "Then who among them will be the ruler of the Calamity Fog?"

Everyone looked at the person holding the book. The safest way to deal with the Calamity Mist was to kill its Calamity Mist Lord. Once the Lord was dead, the Calamity Mist would dissipate.

The unique nature of the No. 49 Disaster Fog makes it impossible for anyone to guess who is the master of the Disaster Fog.

If the Insect Lord or the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone appears, who will be the master of the Calamity Mist?
The person holding the book slowly shook his head: "This is the most terrifying part of the No. 49 Disaster Fog. In terms of its positioning, every terrifying demon it creates is a master of the Disaster Fog."

"That Lord of Disaster Fog is worthless!" some Ark voters complained, but they were all terrified.

In terms of their roles, they are all rulers of the Disaster Fog, which means that only by killing all the Terror Demons in the Disaster Fog can the Disaster Fog be broken!
This greatly increases the level of danger!
If the number of people is small, the number of demons is also small, so it is possible to distinguish them.

If too many humans are devoured and the number of Terror Demons surges, how can they be identified? After the great battle, if some inconspicuous Terror Demons are hiding, wouldn't it be impossible to conquer the Disaster Mist forever?
"That's right. The champion team back then failed to discover this point. They spent a great deal of effort to kill several powerful Terror Demons. However, they were deceived by the remaining Terror Demons. The disappearance of the Disaster Mist was actually just self-rescue, which made them mistakenly believe that the strategy had been successful. At that time, the weakest Disaster Mist, No. 49, also escaped a disaster because of this."

"The seventh-generation champion, in the prime of his life, with exceptional talent, ultimately met a tragic end, sacrificing himself in vain. What a pity," the person holding the book said with a touch of regret.

At this moment, Li Yelai's heart was pounding.

Unexpectedly, inside the Ark, I heard part of the truth about what happened back then.

What a pity, what a pity.

In the great battle six years ago, more than half of the champion team's elite players were killed in action.

Having slain several powerful and terrifying beings, they were almost complete with the raid, but due to the special nature of Number 49 and the deception of several terrifying demons, they missed their best opportunity.
As for sacrificing oneself in vain? What a ridiculous notion!

If it weren't for the champion team's fierce battle and the many elite players who risked their lives, No. 49 Disaster Mist would have risen to prominence six years ago!
Their sacrifice bought humanity more time!
Li Yelai tried hard to control himself and continued to listen to their conversation.

The person holding the book continued, "This is the will of fate, but it is precisely because of their sacrifice that the monster of the eighth champion was born."

"Yang Chen, the eighth champion? Was his rise also part of your plan, Book Holder?" Jin Shan's tone was filled with undisguised shock.

As the supreme ruler of Black Source City, he had faced off against the champion team during his growth. After that bloody battle, he became very wary of each generation of champions.

Damn it, every champion in their class is invincible! How can you not pay attention?

Who would dare to allow another mad king to emerge among humankind?
He was well aware of the strength of Yang Chen, the eighth champion, even though Jinshan's current intelligence indicated that Yang Chen was only at the sixth level of awakening. He was still paying close attention to him.

The person holding the book chuckled lightly: "What plan? We are simply submitting to the arrangements of fate."

"Ridiculous!" Jinshan sneered, thinking the person holding the book was being arrogant.

The person holding the book looked at Jinshan calmly and said, "Speaking of which, Mr. Jinshan, seventeen years ago, you fought a bloody battle against the fifth champion. Although you had a numerical advantage, you were ultimately defeated. Your brother and commander were eaten alive by the fifth champion. Your subordinates were smashed to pieces by his punch, and your entire army was slaughtered by him."

"You escaped the battlefield severely injured under their cover. But you had a new opportunity and thus gained the chance to become the Supreme. Meanwhile, the fifth-generation champion, who was invincible in his class at the time, eventually died from exhaustion and never became the Supreme."

"The victor dies in battle, the vanquished is honored."

"Isn't this just fate's arrangement?"

The seemingly casual words sent chills down everyone's spines. Damn it, even the growth path of Jinshan, the supreme ruler of the forbidden zone, was within the book holder's calculations?

What exactly is the wielder of the book? How many powerful individuals has he nurtured?
Many Ark voters have high hopes that the book holders will also grant them certain 'opportunities', allowing them to become supreme beings.

Who wouldn't want to be the supreme ruler? That's the strongest under the king!
Li Yelai's expression changed as well. Now he was the team's night watchman and knew more about the team's history.

He knew that the fifth-generation champion, in order to break through to the supreme level, ventured deep into the restricted area and killed several overlords, eventually dying from exhaustion.

Unexpectedly, Jinshan was one of the overlords who had fled back then.

What was even more unexpected was that the book holders were paying attention to Jinshan's growth. What role did the book holders play in those events?
Moreover, Captain Yang Chen's rise to power was also part of the Book Holder's plan?
Doesn't that mean that the person holding the book already knew that the disaster fog would appear and that the champion team would suffer a heavy blow?

Damn it, what kind of monster is he?

Can Mr. Shadow do this?

A storm raged in Li Yelai's heart. The ability displayed by the book holder was too terrifying and bizarre!
Jin Shan stood up, unleashing an extremely terrifying psionic pressure. "You're courting death!"

That was his greatest secret, the foundation upon which he became the supreme being. Yet the one who held the book revealed it directly, which terrified him greatly.

But from deep within the ark, a voice rang out.

"No violence is permitted inside the ark."

The voice was calm yet undeniable; even the supreme ruler of the forbidden zone, Jinshan, could only give up.

Inside the Ark, Captain, you are invincible!

Jinshan could only sit back down and said coldly, "What exactly is your purpose, you who hold this book?"

The person holding the book said calmly, "It's nothing. I've said it before, I'm just following the path of fate."

Then, the person holding the book said, "Alright, everyone. I have finished sharing my information. See you next time."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure vanished instantly. He had left the ark.

This forced many Ark voters who wanted to continue gathering information to give up.

Jinshan looked at Li Yelai and said, "Copper Mask, is Golden Armor dead?"

“Yes, Your Excellency Jinshan.” Li Yelai was puzzled as to why Jinshan had suddenly sought him out, so he asked, “Is there anything I can help you with? What Jinjia can do, I can do as well, and perhaps even better!”

Kingsoft and King Armor have collaborated before, but it's unlikely that Kingsoft would cause trouble for King Armor, right?
“Don’t worry, Jin Jia is dead, so be it. I don’t care,” Jin Shan said in a deep voice. “But I remember that the Book Holder treated you quite well.”

This seems to remind other Ark voters that at the last rally, it was the book holder who personally vouched for 'Bronze Face' instead of 'Gold Armor' to become an Ark voter.

If we consider the abilities the Book Holder just displayed, wouldn't that mean that the Bronze Mask might also be a powerful figure the Book Holder wants to cultivate?
Thinking of this, many Ark voters' gazes toward Li Yelai gradually changed.

Judging from the abilities of the book's holder, the Bronze Face will likely grow very quickly. This forces them to take it seriously.

Li Yelai's heart stirred, and he replied, "After I survived the disaster fog, I was indeed valued by the holder of the book."

"I see. So you're one of the people on the list he mentioned." Jin Shan smiled faintly. "Very good. I hope we can maintain a good cooperative relationship in the future. If you're pushed too far by Jucheng, you can always come to the Forbidden Zone to see me. I will ensure your safety and make you a new comrade of the Forbidden Zone."

As he spoke, Jin Shan took out a token, and the next second, the token appeared on the small table in front of Li Yelai.

It was a black gold token, about the size of a palm, engraved with mysterious patterns, animal faces, and strange characters.

“If you enter the restricted area and encounter the Black Source City forces, just show them this, and they will protect you,” Jin Shan laughed. “Of course, it won’t work on extraordinary creatures. I don’t want to find your corpse and token in an extraordinary creature’s lair.”

This has ignited the passion of many voters; it's a gesture of goodwill from a supreme leader in the restricted zone!

Many forces wanted the protection of the forbidden zone, but Jinshan actually gave them the bronze token directly.

Good heavens, once they've confirmed that the person holding the book has taken notice of the bronze face, they immediately try to win them over!
"Yes! Thank you, Your Excellency Jinshan!" Li Yelai accepted the token with 'delight'.

Unexpectedly, the attention from book owners brought this kind of benefit.

Good, with this, when Giant City conquers the forbidden zone in the future, we'll make sure Kingsoft is the last one to die!

Subsequently, several Ark voters expressed goodwill towards Li Yelai, but most of them made empty promises about future cooperation.

Black Umbrella, however, was in a bad mood. The attention given to the book holder and the goodwill shown by the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone made 'Copper Mask' the center of attention.

This isn't good news for Black Umbrella. He's planning to double-cross Copper Mask.

"Fine. There will be other opportunities." The black umbrella gave Li Yelai a deep look before leaving the ark.

Afterwards, Li Yelai also returned to the physical world with the token.

The moment he returned to the safe house, Li Yelai shouted, "Supreme Creator of the Forbidden Zone, hurry!"

Actually, even without Li Yelai's reminder, a mysterious force appeared inside the safe house the moment Li Yelai returned to the physical world.

It blocked the aura and spiritual energy on the token.

The nun who was already waiting there quickly stepped forward and grabbed the token.

As a Spirit Slayer, the moment she touched the token, the spiritual energy on it was suppressed.

The authorities immediately tested the token.

Finally, I felt relieved.

"It's alright. Although it has a certain range of positioning capabilities, the range isn't large. It's more like some kind of identification." Yin Huo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You're quite something, directly tricking the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone out of his possession."

Li Yelai then relayed all the information about the Ark.

The rise of the No. 49 Disaster Fog, the danger facing a certain inland megacity, the abilities displayed by the Book Holder, Jinshan's supreme status, and the rise of Champion Yang Chen.
This caused Yin Huo's expression to change repeatedly.

"Damn it, what the hell is the book-holder?" Yin Huo felt a chill run down his spine.

Able to calculate the path of fate? A god? But even those self-proclaimed gods in the virtual realm don't possess such power, do they?
Li Yelai nodded in agreement; it seemed that the one holding the book was the most troublesome being.

“However, he probably doesn’t have the ability to directly see through cause and effect, otherwise I would have been exposed long ago,” Li Yelai said.

“That’s true, and what exactly is this variable he’s talking about?” Yin Huo pondered, then said to Li Ye, “You’ve worked hard. Leave the rest to us. I heard from above that you’ll be leaving Giant City for a while to carry out a classified mission. Prepare well and don’t forget to say goodbye to your comrades.”

"Should we leave the tickets and token here?" Li Yelai asked.

"No, take it with you. If you can't make it back in time, just enter the Ark in the wilderness," Yin Huo said. "Now that even the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone and the Book Holder have shown you goodwill, no one will doubt your identity."

Li Yelai nodded, then asked, "About the captain?"

"Hmph." Yin Huo snorted coldly: "Don't pay attention to the nonsense of the Book Holder. He may be able to see some causes and effects and make some changes, but to say that Yang Chen rose up because of him is absolutely bullshit! Even without the Book Holder, Yang Chen would have risen up, and he wouldn't have had to bear so much pressure."

"However, to avoid putting any pressure on Yang Chen, don't tell him these things. He's the kind of person who easily gets stuck in a dead end."

Li Yelai nodded in agreement and then left the safe house.

Now it's time to prepare to hunt down the traitors. (End of Chapter)