"Machima-sama is not here; she went to the Jiujiang Realm to fend off the Demon invasion."

"Loloya-sama is fighting against the foreign tribes in the Flame Rock Realm."

Tower of Miracles.

In Baiyu's resting room, upon learning from two female guards about Machima and Loloya's absence, Baiyu felt a bit lonely in the vast Tower of Miracles.

Of course.

There were still many female guards, and whether Baiyu went to the library or the restaurant within the tower, he could see them.

They were quite curious about the only male in the tower.

But because Baiyu was the City Lord's student, they didn't dare take any action, and even when Baiyu passed by them, they bowed to salute him.

The sheer complexity of the etiquette made Baiyu feel quite uneasy.

No matter how often he emphasized it, he couldn't correct them.

After solving the Exotic Beast crisis in Bailan City, Baiyu returned to the Great City, preparing to continue researching the Divine Technique "Become One with the Divine" and to seek materials for the Master of Techniques.

But after just returning to the Great City,

Qian Xin sought him out, brought him to this side of the Tower of Miracles, and arranged a separate room for him.

According to Qian Xin,

This was an order from the City Lord the last time she left, to move Baiyu inside the Tower of Miracles once he returned.

It seems the City Lord is quite confident in her return.

Baiyu internally commented on this statement.

The City Lord sent Baiyu to solve the Exotic Beast problem in Bailan City, knowing the situation over there in advance.

After all,

The City Lord is not unreliable like Loloya.

As a "Divine Spirit on land," she couldn't not be aware of the scale of the beast tide in the Bailan Realm; once it began, Bailan City's strength wouldn't be enough to fend it off.

Even with many Eclipse Moon Realm individuals in Bailan City,

It seems the City Lord isn't worried about my safety being impacted or threatened, which means she might have foreseen that I could resolve the Bailan City crisis?

Inside the room,

Baiyu pondered.

If the City Lord can truly predict the future, it's terrifying, but it's not something unacceptable.

After all, her realm is beyond Baiyu's comprehension, let alone imagination.

The only time he saw the City Lord in action,

She directly repelled the Mirage King, an Evil God, with seemingly the power to make things happen by mere words.

As for more of the City Lord's abilities,

Baiyu was entirely clueless.

Currently, his initial suspicion is that the City Lord is not only a terrifying Sun Realm powerhouse but also a Sequence Zero "Divine Spirit."

In the Extraordinary Path,

Sequence Zero is termed the "Divine" of that sequence.

Baiyu learned this when he read the mysterious ancient book "Ancient Extraordinary Path Discussion," stored in the Silence Bookstore's library, written by a scholar from a thousand years ago.

The book even mentions a possibility.

A sufficiently powerful Extraordinary can simultaneously advance on multiple Extraordinary Paths, though this is just a possibility, with no success so far.

Since ancient times,

Everyone who tried has become a monster.

"Sequence Zero, it's not something achievable merely through talent, fortuitous encounters, or hard work," Baiyu reflected to himself.

Knock knock.

As he was pondering this matter,

A knock suddenly interrupted him.

Baiyu closed the book and looked up, "Please come in."

As the words fell,

With a creak, the solid wood door opened, and a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl wearing simple casual clothes, a black hood, and exuding youthful energy walked in.

Qian Xin...

Baiyu instantly guessed the visitor's identity.

Although an attendant, Qian Xin is the only one with multiple bodies and numerous avatars.

She therefore manages many affairs within the Great City.

In the Tower of Miracles,

She generally doesn't leave.

It can be said,

Qian Xin is like a humanoid supercomputer.

Every time Baiyu sees her, she appears differently, living up to her name, Qian Xin.

"Did Loloya and the others return?"

Baiyu saw Qian Xin sit at the table and got up to pour two glasses of water, casually asking.

"No, there's a shortage of personnel lately. They're dealing with the foreign tribe and Demon issues and won't be back for a while.

The situation will become increasingly tense in the upcoming months."

Qian Xin drank the water in front of her like a child, her voice naive yet clear, and said, "The City Lord previously instructed me, if you returned, to find something for you to do.

After all, learning the Spirit Technique 'Become One with the Divine' requires constant consumption and replenishment of oneself.

Engaging with more knowledge and mastering more mysteries to elevate your self-kindled Divinity to grasp the Divine Technique sooner."

Qian Xin spoke many things Baiyu barely understood.

From her words, Baiyu only extracted one meaning: trouble ahead again.

"Tell me, what task needs my attention?"

Baiyu said with a smile.

Qian Xin lightly tapped her fingers on the tabletop, "It's not really a major matter; the reason you're involved is because it's happening in your hometown."

Baiyu was first stunned for a moment, then realized, "The East Prosperity Imperial?" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Yes, you've probably heard of Eternal Sleep City within the East Prosperity Imperial, right? This city was purposefully established by the East Prosperity Imperial to confront the Demon organization, Wumian Mansion, but later, the people in Eternal Sleep City were beguiled and corrupted by Evil God, forcing the East Prosperity Imperial Emperor to cleanse them."

Qian Xin explained matter-of-factly.

Baiyu nodded in agreement.

He indeed had heard about this.

The Divine Emperor of East Prosperity Imperial was also incredibly strong, according to Loloya, the Divine Emperor was a named associate of the Radiance Lord.

But for several years, he'd been in a deep sleep.

It was during his slumber that Eternal Sleep City and the Holy Light Church encountered issues.

Without the oversight of power,

These organizations, inherently powerful, easily veered off course or succumbed to an Evil God's corruption.

As Baiyu listened to Qian Xin's description, he furrowed his brow, "Wasn't Eternal Sleep City already purged by the East Prosperity Imperial? Has it re-encountered trouble?"

He vaguely recalled the considerable momentum at that time.

Even the East Prosperity Imperial's situation was somewhat impacted.

Qian Xin nodded, "Indeed it was resolved, but due to various reasons, the previous solution was overly brutal and simplistic. Such a method saved manpower and resources but lacked thorough eradication, making subsequent issues likely.

And now that's precisely the situation.

Inside Eternal Sleep City, a large-scale outbreak of corpsification and Living Corpse transformation has occurred, along with numerous Extraordinary of the 'Blood' sequence polluting and mutating into monsters, even breaking through the East Prosperity Imperial Army's defenses.

Initially, I suspect traces of the Evil God's involvement.

Therefore, I'm making a personal trip, and I'd have you come along to assist."