Because the mushroom cloud was so high and massive, even though they were two thousand li away, it felt as if they were standing right in front of it, making them even more aware of the terrifying destructive power that had just erupted from within.

"The great sun hangs in the sky, burning the heavens and boiling the seas—nothing could surpass this."

Michael Bolton murmured to himself.

"This kind of power, even a Primordial Spirit true person like the Domain Lord, is not even one ten-thousandth of it..."

Arthur White looked somewhat lost and disheartened.

Having witnessed such nearly world-ending destructive force with his own eyes, this Golden Core city lord was filled with confusion for a moment.

It seemed that no matter how hard he cultivated, it would all be meaningless in the face of such power.

Compared to him, the other academy heads were actually in a better state of mind.

Whether it was the Domain Lord or the disaster of the falling sun, these were powers beyond imagination and comparison—they just needed to follow orders.

If the sky falls, there will be taller ones to hold it up.

Since the three Golden Core cultivators—Arthur White, Thomas Wright, and the Warden Academy head Olivia Cooper—remained silent, the others dared not speak either, making the atmosphere in the hall extremely oppressive.

No one knew how much time had passed, until...

A large amount of black dust, formed by raging flames, drifted in from the edge of the sky. Like a torrential rain, it fell in a flurry, and only then did the Sky-Patrol Academy head Michael Bolton snap out of his daze.

Immediately after, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly looked up!

"That direction, about two thousand li away..."

Michael Bolton's eyes widened slightly: "It's the Frost Sword Sect! The territory of the Frost Sword Sect in the Yunling Mountains, where the human demons are!"

"The Frost Sword Sect in the Yunling Mountains?"

The two Golden Core cultivators, Arthur White and Thomas Wright, seemed to realize something.

"The Frost Sword Sect in the Yunling Mountains... another divine power similar to the 'World-Ending Blazing Sun' has appeared..."

Michael Bolton's voice trembled slightly: "Could it be that some great power was enraged by the inhuman acts of the Black Bone human demons, and descended in person, and in a fit of anger, directly used the 'World-Ending Blazing Sun' to wipe out the Black Bone human demons, and even the entire Yunling Mountains, from the world!?"

Arthur White and Thomas Wright exchanged a glance.

"It's very possible!"

"The Black Bone human demons fled here from the White Feather Mountains. It's said they slaughtered more than a dozen towns there, with tens of thousands of innocent deaths. Such actions have already provoked the wrath of heaven and man. Who knows if any of those people had connections to a great power? In the end, drawing a great power to descend and use a divine power like the 'World-Ending Blazing Sun' to erase them is entirely reasonable."

Having reached this conclusion, the two of them simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.

The threat of the Yunling Mountain human demons was gone, except...

But right after...

Arthur White grew worried again.

The Black Bone human demons had occupied the Yunling Mountains for eight days already. His Baiyu City had failed to eliminate them, and in the end, it took a great power to personally come and sweep away the evil. He wondered if that great power would vent their anger on Baiyu City...

"During the recent human demon chaos, we've already relocated the people from several small towns outside the city into the city, or sent them to take refuge with nearby major sects and clans. Except for the Frost Sword Sect and the two towns nearby, the human demon chaos hasn't caused too many casualties. I don't think that great power will blame us too harshly."

Thomas Wright seemed to have guessed Arthur White's thoughts and offered some comfort.

The Warden Academy head Olivia Cooper, standing to the side, also sighed, "The disaster of the human demons... is not something only we are facing."

"Send someone immediately to investigate the situation of the human demons in the Yunling Mountains."

Arthur White said.

After a moment, as if worried that the great power would hold them accountable, he changed his mind: "To be cautious, I'll go myself!"

"Let's go together! If that senior is there, we can pay our respects. If not... I really want to know what kind of terrifying divine power could cause such destruction."

Chapter 9: A Thousand Li of Scorched Earth

When the world suddenly brightened, Henry Carter was cultivating.

After learning that this world had human demons and monsters—creatures that could wipe out entire cities and sects at a whim—he clearly felt the pressure.

The cultivation world, a place where all power rests on oneself, was far more dangerous than his previous world.

In such a world, he felt very insecure without enough strength.

After learning this, he used the spirit stones from selling the hydrogen bomb to buy ten Qi-Nourishing Pills, and had spent the past two days in the cultivation chamber.

It wasn't until James Clark came to notify him to take shelter that he finally left the chamber.

Staring at the mushroom cloud at the edge of the sky, which was gradually fading, he was momentarily dazed.

Although he was a bit surprised by the sheer power of this big fellow, he felt even more relieved to have thrown this hot potato away.

At least he hadn't caused any irreparable consequences.

Otherwise, if he had just arrived in this world and, before even enjoying the long life of a cultivator, sent himself to the afterlife, he would have regretted it forever.

"Young master, we must hide in the secret chamber immediately and activate the formation. When the old master realized you intended to stay here long-term, he specially invited a formation master to set up a real formation for you!"

James Clark said anxiously.

"A real formation?"

Henry Carter glanced at him.

The level of competition among formation masters was far less intense than among artifact refiners, pill refiners, and talisman makers.

While low-level artifact refiners, pill refiners, and talisman makers slashed their prices by ninety percent to seize the market, formation masters still maintained their aloofness.