Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1497 Settling the Mind and Breaking the Shadow Chase
As Chen Chuan was reconsidering, he sensed something in his mind again, and sure enough, that field of existence attacked him once more.

This time, he was even less likely to let it succeed, and he managed to avoid it by converging his domain in time.

Even a brief mental contact can activate one's own mutated tissues, indicating that if this thing can be captured, the remaining materials will be useful to oneself, and may even be better than the "headless insect".

Just as he was about to change his mind, the thing attacked again, seemingly targeting him.

If he is prepared, it is not difficult for him to evade, but the frequent harassment he suffers is a problem.

Because this thing's field contracts and expands extremely quickly, once the field is released outward to sense other existences, such as the field of Hunjiang, it is very likely to come into contact with them first.

So it seems that without resolving this issue, it's impossible to leave easily.

Of course, if there is an active consciousness nearby, it's simple: let the active consciousness's radiating field actively collide with it, and then quickly leave to shake it off.

However, there is a problem: this only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. If there is more than one such thing, abandoning the active consciousness entity will be useless.

Since that's the case, let's give it a shot.

His previous preparations were not in vain. In addition to naming the outer minister, he could not only emit his own field, but the outer minister could do the same. So his plan was to let the outer minister's field make contact with it first. Even if there were any problems, Jin Chan could find a way to take its place.

As soon as he had this thought, he began to act, expanding his field outwards. But the moment he opened it up, before it could even touch the fields of other things in the outside world, the field of this thing moved in first.

In that instant, the external appearance was drawn into the field of integration.

However, Chen Chuan himself remained where he was. At this point, he could have chosen to leave directly, but he did not retreat.

Because we don't understand the consequences of contact with this thing, and we don't find a way to deal with it, it will still be a big problem if we encounter it again in the future. Now is a good opportunity.

Relying on that spiritual connection, he sensed it and found that the thing itself was no bigger than the palm of his hand. Its overall shape resembled a flattened arrow, with a large head and a long body. The shaft was covered with dense holes. Although it had no eyes, nose, or mouth, it gave off a cunning impression.

This thing itself doesn't seem to pose much of a threat, but behind it lies a much larger entity that resembles a jellyfish. And that's not all; behind this thing, there seems to be an even larger field hidden.

But by then he could no longer see what it was, because the appearance that had gone in his place had completely disappeared, as if it had fallen into a bottomless black hole.

If nothing unexpected happens, it should have been swallowed up by a more powerful being.

Chen Chuan's expression tightened slightly. He quickly deduced that they had encountered a group that hunted prey through cooperation or simply had an internal hierarchy.

It first has a smaller entity contact the prey, and then at the moment of contact, a stronger entity hiding behind it comes out to capture it. If it cannot be dealt with, it will be passed on to an even stronger entity through field connection, and so on, layer by layer, until it is swallowed.

Whether he can escape this situation is unknown, but it has been proven feasible to use external substitutes.

He quickly analyzed the situation and concluded that the biggest threat to him was undoubtedly the tiny creature at the very front, so he could ignore the others and just deal with that one.

He could choose to strike the moment the outer form was swallowed up, so that the more powerful being behind that little thing would not have time to react and would be at his mercy.

He acted on his thought immediately. With a thought, the human figure that rose again outside him activated the field outward. This action indeed lured the little thing to take the bait, and the tiny field rushed up instantly.

At that moment, a glint flashed in Chen Chuan's eyes. In the instant the two fields merged, his outer form once again protected him from danger. At the same time, his main body field expanded outward, instantly transforming the little thing from a semi-spiritual body into a physical being. With a beam of platinum light, he directly reduced it to ashes.

Once this thing was gone, the connection with those beings behind it was severed, and he no longer felt the same warning signs in his mind as before.

And from the fly ash, various crystalline fragments drifted away.

Chen Chuan activated his mind and collected them all.

After examining it, I found that it was better than the precious materials obtained from the headless insect. Although the quantity was a bit smaller, the quality was undoubtedly higher. In comparison, they were almost the same.

This suggests that things that are more dangerous may also provide greater rewards.

Hmm, it seems that I'll have to actively seek out more dangerous things from now on.

But this time it ends here.

He sensed the Chaotic Realm and left. On his way back, he remained vigilant and did not relax much. However, he did not encounter any further troubles. After all, he had been using the same Chaotic Realm to travel back and forth, and he had cleared out all the high-level and hostile beings in the vicinity.

Upon reaching the edge of the World Ring, he sensed that the tiny entities clinging to him seemed to fear this power and were detaching themselves. However, he still enveloped some of them with his own domain, then led them across the frontal domain back inward.

He passed through the rift and returned to the train, where he put the items into a small container, intending to hand them over to the relevant research institute.

At this moment, he reflected on himself and found that compared to before he entered, he seemed to have become stronger, both mentally and physically.

This must have been an adjustment I made while I was immersed in the other world, in order to fight against the omnipresent invasion. However, fighting against the enemy is also a form of cultivation, or even a better form of cultivation.

However, entering this place rashly before having sufficient strength or making adequate preparations would only be suicide.

Even now, he needs to be extremely cautious every time he goes deeper into a new area, otherwise he might get trapped.

This made him wonder how Xiao Yuanguang would deal with someone like that.

As a being of divine appearance, he might escape through various secret methods and then try to deal with the enemy again.

If it is an anomaly, then one can rely on an anomaly power; however, if this anomaly power is insufficient to cope with the current crisis, then there is also a certain degree of danger.

In comparison, the Divine Image is more adaptable to the other world and aligns with the choices made by past sects.

The appearance of a person...

He didn't know about the others, but for himself, after several battles with the enemy, he didn't feel any depletion at all. Especially after the purple energy was released, the abundant energy here could support him to continue fighting.

Xiao Yuanguang did not mention the means that could materialize the opposite existence, and there was no record of such means in the database. Therefore, he believed that this might be unique to human appearance.

This fighting method is simple and direct. As long as you are stronger than your opponent, you can fight and defeat them very quickly.

In his case, this advantage is amplified even further. Even if his strength is slightly insufficient, he still has a second self to double his power. As long as he doesn't encounter an overly powerful opponent, he can generally handle the situation.

This time, he did not use any of the secret techniques he had mastered. He simply tried to use his own power to fight against the opponent. This was to test and examine himself. Next time, he would gradually use various methods and slowly figure out a set of tactics that suited him.

While he was cultivating, the conservatives, after many days of preparation, finally decided to carry out the "Heart-Eating Worm" plan.

The so-called "Heart-Eating Worm" is a miniature mutated organism. This mutated organism does not pose a threat to humans, but it will have a great impact on the large field organisms that support the various central cities, and it is also contagious among the field organisms.

The establishment of the World Ring and the transmission of information in the central city are all thanks to these large creatures.

Those powerful beings on the other side were blocked outside this barrier, so they kept trying to find a way to break through.

Over a period of more than a century, they have continuously infiltrated the human world, possessing humans and with the help of some surrenderers, they have been able to create these mutated creatures.

However, large field creatures are not so easily affected. They are the highest technological achievements of the human world, created to resist the Great Bombardment. They are capable of self-renewal and have a strong adaptability to the external environment. In the past, they tried various methods, but only made them stronger.

Therefore, they did not expect to destroy these field creatures all at once, but even affecting them for a period of time would be enough.

They originally planned to release these things after the massive impact, so that they could play a greater role then. However, now that the progressive faction is being aggressive, they have a feeling that if they don't fight back now, the other side will continue to put pressure on them, and they might not even have the chance to release them.

Once this thing takes effect, it will take the progressive faction several months to handle it properly. This will keep them busy for a while, preventing them from focusing their energy on it.

This time, they plan to release these miniature mutated creatures into Jebu Province.

Jebuk-do was the first city to initiate the skyline concept. Geographically, it connects the outer sea and Sannam-do. Furthermore, the large-scale field organisms there had previously encountered problems due to their fission and reproduction. Therefore, if a few more problems arise, it won't cause too much alarm.

At the same time, they are also prepared that if the field information becomes problematic and affects the entire skyline, they will promote the instability of the skyline, thereby fundamentally denying the skyline.

Even if this is not necessarily true, as long as it arouses enough public suspicion, that will suffice. Even if the situation is brought under control, they can use this as an excuse to allow major local centers to legitimately reject the skyline.

On January 30th, an inconspicuous vehicle drove into the central city of Jibei Road.

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(End of this chapter)