The next morning.
{Shrek City has suffered a disaster of unprecedented proportions, and the federation is being questioned for the mishandlings of the Godslayer missiles. The Federation President has resigned and a new general election is imminent in the few days.}
{The current damage toll in Shrek City has already exceeded our expections... Less than a third of the city remains, and the damage is immeasurable. Both Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect headquarters have been reported to be completely destroyed, and according to witnesses at the scene, as well as satellite images provided by the Spirit Pagoda, in the final moments of the attack, the current Sea God's Pavilion Master, Atlas Douluo Yun Ming did everything in his power to reduce the damage being done by the two Godslayer missiles and perished alongside them. Some reports say that the nearby Spirit Pagoda headquarters has been impacted by the explosions as well.}
{The Wargod temple has already assembled an investigation team to find out the reason behind the disappearance of the two Godslayer missiles from the Federation, and the army commander-in-chief has stated that they're going to find the perpetrators at all costs.}
{Such a heinous and horrendous crime has never been witnessed on this continent before, and the military expresses its deepest condolences to those affected by this tragic event. This event will be recorded down in the history.}
{Shrek Academy alumni all over the continent are holding mourning events to grieve over the destruction of Shrek Academy, expressing their grief and solidarity over the loss.}
{The Spirit Pagoda has declared war on the Holy Spirit Cult, with the Chairman reportedly addressing the issue soon}
{We implore all members of the general public to immediately report any suspicious individuals to the relevant authorities.}
A month later.
{Around five million people suffer from balding every year and with the rise in pollution, this issue is going to rise even further. The Nation will likely face a balding apocalypse among the mid 30s and this is a concerning problem.}
{The Fish Oil factories of the Western coast were attacked by a flock of pirates. An estimated of 1.2 hundred thousand Federal credits worth of stuff was looted from the public with the grave death toll of 13 people. The Mecha Guards had been sent to catch the perpetrators and the Seagod Temple will aid them.}
"3 died in an avalanche in the Xingtuo city that appeared suddenly due to an earthquake in the area. Rescuers have successfully rescued 10 people and more are still being rescued.}
{It is sunny today in the East coast city with light rainfall in the northern regions.....}
One more month later.
{The General election will be held this week. People are excited at the chance to choose a competent leader. Let's go to the people to get their opinions.}
{Bright City will be celebrating their anniversary next month and preparation are being done.}
{Evil Soul Masters were sighted near a small town in the Western plains. Further information suggests that it was a mistake and the children were framed as such for trafficking. More on that after a break...}
[5 months later]
Fan Lin woke up, checked the time and teleported to the house in the Glorybound city.
He looked at the lock and entered the house after breaking it. He had lost the key long ago.
He checked the water and took a long bath. His body was clean and dry and cracked and broken. As in literally cracked like he was made of glass or stone.
"The crumbling has stopped. The purple light has also vanished but the pinkish miasma hasn't. What is this ability?"
Whenever he tried to use soul power, the miasma flared up, devouring the soul power to strengthen itself.
*Sigh*
"I don't even know what attacked me or how or when. This much difference is not fair."
"If I have known this beforehand, I would have suppressed my excess energy from the Fantasia Tulip spirit soul and got another hundred thousand year old spirit soul and used the excess energy from that to advance further. That would have advanced me at least above rank 85, maybe 87, 88."
"Then just two more levels and I would have unlocked my immunities and the complete Petrosapien Physique. And two more skills at that."
"But for that to happen, I had to know that absorbing the Fantasia Tulip from the Tang Sect will grant me so much excess energy. I didn't know that. I thought it would be 3 or four levels at best. Who knew it would be 11."
"I should rest and at least let my body regenerate to its previous condition. I have already thwarted Qiangu Dongfeng's plan and the people have be saved. Now they can die however they were too."
Fan Lin talked out loud and got out of the shower. He checked his storage guide and put on some clothes and began to cook. He had to supply his energy body with some energy.
One year later.
A year passed away, the miasma didn't.
I have changed places, spent the year in peace and tranquility. This is likely the time skip period in the novel and not much would happen now. The plot had went on cooldown.
Wulin and his group had gotten spirit souls from the seed of nature and they have joined the federal army. Gu Yuena was with them. She had lost her memories. The Seagod Pavillion, Shrek Academy and Tang Sect were currently in hiding. I need to talk to you about something. Are you fine?
I read through the few messages that Yun Ming had sent in the Tang Sect's terminal for me.
I just checked them to get regular plot updates to keep in touch with the happenings of the world and I am not disappointed with how it is going.
At this point, I don't even know what I want since I have forgotten who I even was. It feels a bit empty nowadays.
What do I even need to do? And why do I need to do? Everything around me are just blots on a paper, mere words and paragraphs. Even if I were to be the so called 'Oh, I can't bear to see them be harmed.' What's the point?
The moment the book ends, everything will end.
"I don't care."
"Let them die. Let them all die. I will see what's beyond the end of the story and if I don't like it, I will change it.'
"Till then, I will relax."