It's night, half past eight!
Two moons in the sky, orbiting the Star Blue Continent.
No one knows where the extra moon comes from.
The astronomical department couldn't figure it out, only vaguely discovering that the new moon emits a mysterious magnetic field.
This magnetic field seems to be directed only at the original moon.
This has led the scientists of the Hidden Dragon Empire to unanimously suspect that there might truly be a lunar matrix in the original moon, limiting human awakening and development.
And the new moon restricts the latter from fully performing.
Of course, all of this is still just speculation.
With the current technology available to humanity, a definitive conclusion cannot be reached yet.
The night is as dark as ink, and mutated monsters run rampant.
In the Upper Capital, Di Yuan Group Building, conference hall.
Chu Yuan sat in the main seat, watching the video on the screen in front of him without expression.
Beside the long table sat four people.
All are two elderly Grandmasters at their peak, an old woman, and a middle-aged beautiful woman in a Taoist robe.
"Is this child really human?"
The beautiful woman in the Taoist robe, looking at the scene in the video where Gu Qijue brutally kills her Dragon Cloud Mountain disciples, spoke indifferently with a slightly cold gaze.
"This child, named Gu Qijue, is an orphan from Yun City Ling County Orphanage. His foster parents are not kind to him, often beating him, causing his personality to be reclusive and dark, without a single good friend."
Elder Lu Tan recounted Gu Qijue's general life experience in one breath.
The old woman said, "If he is human, then why can he transform into a Dragon Demon at will?"
"That's the suspicious point, how does he do it?"
Elder He Rui squinted and said, "Could it be that he resisted the mutation..."
Chu Yuan lightly tapped the table with his fingers, nodded, and said, "We can't rule out this possibility. I called you here tonight to discuss how to deal with this child, everyone, share your thoughts."
The old woman Grandmaster said, "In this apocalyptic world, it's understandable that he killed some Super Martial Artists who treated him as a monster, and he didn't harm ordinary people, so we could show some leniency."
"Isn't Lin Zhengxiao's grandson an ordinary person?"
The beautiful woman Grandmaster sneered and retorted, "Dare to kill my Dragon Cloud Mountain's disciples, I won't let him go."
Grandmaster He Rui shook his head and said, "Madam Zhang, that's too much! He was entirely passively counter-killing, what did he do wrong?"
"Elder He, Elder Yu, do you intend to recruit this child?"
Grandmaster Lu Tan showed a slight sneer and said, "This child's dark personality, if not killed, will be a future threat."
"Hmph! I'm just stating facts, everything depends on President Chu's decision." He Rui snorted coldly, no longer speaking, looking at Chu Yuan.
The beautiful woman in palace attire, Elder Yu Lihong, and Lu Tan all turned their gazes simultaneously.
"As the person in charge of Di Yuan Group, I should be magnanimous. Is it really necessary to kill this child?"
Chu Yuan's profound gaze looked at Lu Tan and the beautiful woman in palace attire.
"Yes!" The two nodded heavily.
"I, however, think he's suitable for research!"
Chu Yuan said in a deep tone, "He must have resisted the mutation. If we can thoroughly study him, we might be able to transfer the mutant genes to ordinary people, and by then, all citizens of the Hidden Dragon Empire could be like dragons."
With these words, Lu Tan and the other four's eyes slightly brightened, and they spoke in unison:
"Good, Chu Yuan indeed thinks far ahead of us. If we can really research a sample that resists mutant genes from him, the benefits would be enormous."
Chu Yuan slightly nodded and said, "Since you all have no objections, let's send some people at the Peak of Innate to capture this child,"
"That's how it should be!"
The four nodded.
Following the order issued by the Di Yuan Group,
Four at the Peak of Innate boarded combat helicopters at night towards Cloud City.
It's not that they are cruel, it's just that if Gu Qijue sat in Chu Yuan's position, encountering such a peculiar case like himself, he'd inevitably want to capture him for research too.
This is the harsh reality of this world.
No one is right or wrong.
Cloud City, Cyan Cloud High School.
Gu Qijue stood on the rooftop of the principal's building, looking at the vast night, and sighed softly.
He is not a fool, fully aware of his situation. Once known by the Empire, he will undoubtedly become a test subject in their eyes.
He has no intention of being an enemy of anyone, but unfortunately...
"Tonight, I must devour up to the sixth tier... If you want to take me as a test subject, I'm afraid you might not have the luck to..."
Gu Qijue's eyes showed a sinister look, "Tomorrow, I must also monopolize a Deformed Tree..."
Facing the powerful Ancient Martial Artists among humans, Gu Qijue feels some pressure.
He took out his phone, added Mu Qingxue on WeChat, and attached a message: I'll give you one more chance, accept the friend request, and vacate your refuge. Otherwise, when I take it over personally, I'll definitely kill you.
He now needs such a safe haven, because Cloud City is near the river, and soon countless mutated sea monsters will crawl onto the land from the Yunjiang connected to the ocean.
After sending this message, Gu Qijue vanished into the night with several flickers.
Tonight, he did not let Ji Shang and others go out to look for materials, but let them have a good sleep.
Because he plans to use special means to take over Mu Qingxue's refuge tonight.
Devour the whole night, waiting secretly outside her refuge before dawn, and once the door opens, rush over and massacre.
A more than one-meter-thick iron door, trying to smash it open with brute force, don't mention how difficult it is, so he must resort to such means.
Tonight, anything above the Alien Species Level, Gu Qijue will devour them all.
He won't spare Deceitful Mutant Creatures either.
In the darkness, Gu Qijue turned into a predator.
After reaching Tier Five, he can already sense the presence of high-level mutated creatures within a certain range.
Even deceitful mutant creatures.
Around four in the morning.
Howl! Roar—
Gu Qijue had just devoured a deceitful mutant creature, advancing to the Peak of Tier Five. Suddenly, a violent roar came from a distant neighborhood.
"A gorilla's roar?"
Gu Qijue heard it, a unique smile forming at the corner of his mouth, "If I'm not mistaken, Mu Qingxue has already allied with that Silver-Backed Ape Emperor."
Immediately, he rushed over as fast as possible.
Gu Qijue had another plan to infiltrate Mu Qingxue's refuge.
That is through Cute Treasure, allied with Mu Qingxue's Silver-Backed Ape Emperor.
This night, he had been searching for Cute Treasure and the Silver-Backed Ape Emperor.
As mutated creatures, they undoubtedly would come out for a hunt at night.
If he could subdue them, entering Mu Qingxue's refuge would be effortless.
Upon reaching that neighborhood, Gu Qijue saw a huge gorilla, over two feet tall, being besieged by four gray deceitful mutant creatures.
The sturdy body showed wounds deep enough to reveal bones, bleeding profusely.
The Silver-Backed Ape Emperor fled here but couldn't outrun the deceitful mutant creatures in the dark.
"Damn it, heaven wants me dead!"
The Silver-Backed Ape Emperor roared, constantly beating its chest; facing just one or two deceitful mutant creatures, it was fully combat-capable.
But confronted with four attacking together, it was utterly overwhelmed.
Ha ha?
Yet, at this moment.
The four deceitful mutant creatures besieging the Silver-Backed Ape Emperor all looked toward a dark place.
Then, in fear, scattered and fled.
The notorious reputation of the Black Dragon had spread long ago among the circle of deceitful mutant creatures.
If you encounter it and don't run, only death awaits.
Whoosh! Crackle!!
As they started to escape, Gu Qijue's furious figure instantly crossed the Silver-Backed Gorilla to chase after them.
Devouring one deceitful mutant creature is equivalent to consuming twenty or thirty Mutated Fruits.
How could Gu Qijue let them go?
Summoning the Thunder Dragon Sword, he swiftly caught up with a deceitful mutant creature, fiercely piercing its chest, then pursued another.
His speed was abnormally fast.
A black lightning flashed behind the deceitful mutant creature.
"Spare..."
It tried to plead, just got out a word before Gu Qijue beheaded it with one sword strike.
Kill!!
Devour!!!
Now Gu Qijue had only these two thoughts because the pressure brought by ancient martial artists was enormous.
"So...strong!!"
The Silver-Backed Ape Emperor watched, mouth dry and wide-eyed, utterly stunned.
In less than a minute.
Gu Qijue held two deceitful mutant creatures in his hands; behind him, the twin dragons each held one.
He walked out of the darkness towards the Silver-Backed Ape Emperor.
"Spare me, mighty one!!"
The Silver-Backed Ape Emperor was scared, kneeling to beg for mercy, its enormous body trembling intensely.
Gu Qijue dropped the deceitful mutant creature corpse to the ground, then controlled the twin dragons to devour them, his gaze finally landing on the Silver-Backed Ape Emperor, casually saying, "Do you know Mu Qingxue?"
"Yes, yes!" The Ape Emperor nodded repeatedly, full of terror.
The presence before it killed deceitful mutant creatures like slaughtering chickens, intimidating it into a cold sweat, fearing being devoured.
Mutated creatures devoured each other daily.
Lucky mutated creatures could even rise as overlords, despite being ordinary.
Gu Qijue nodded, "So, you can freely enter and exit that refuge?"
"I can! If you wish to enter, mighty one, I can take you in."
The disaster-level Ape Emperor resembled a cute kitty in front of Gu Qijue at this moment.
"Very well, I want to take over that refuge. I'll wait in the distance, have them open the door..."
Gu Qijue revealed a sinister smile, "Mu Qingxue, since you're bent on seeking death, Gu Mou will soon fulfill your wish."
The Ape Emperor flattered, "Yes! I also think only you, mighty one, are worthy of possessing that refuge."
"Late Stage Tier Four, looks like you've devoured quite a bit tonight."
"Compared to you, mighty one, I'm far behind." The Ape Emperor simpered.
"I still need a few more deceitful mutant creatures to advance to Tier Six; let's meet at the refuge at five-thirty. Here are four Mutated Fruits for your injuries."
Gu Qijue casually tossed the remaining four Mutated Fruits to the latter, then vanished into the darkness.
Mutated Fruits only exist for twenty-four hours; they will wither once time is up.
"Thank you, mighty one, I'll follow you from now on."
The Ape Emperor shouted thanks in the direction where Gu Qijue disappeared.
Escaping death and obtaining four Mutated Fruits.
The Ape Emperor was overwhelmed with excitement, showing unparalleled loyalty to Gu Qijue.