The sudden explosion shocked Xia Baiâs squad. They looked toward where the sound came from and prepared to strike.
It was where the Star Mother Wheel was.
The sand monsters were mutated lifeforms very sensitive to such energy. They could sense that many of their fellow lifeforms had died from that explosion.
Be it humans or sand monsters, they all charged toward the explosion.
The former did so because Ye Zhongming might be there. The latter did so, as that was where the mother wheel was.
The area around the wheel was in a mess. The sand monsters there all exploded. A giant hole appeared in the ground, and many sand monster corpses were around.
This alone can tell you how intense that explosion was. The lifeforms within a few dozen meters were cleared.
Ye Zhongming walked out slowly and waved toward Xia Bai and the others. The battle squad changed directions and ran outwards to escape the sand monsters. Ye Zhongming used his speed and got free from the wheel.
Logically speaking, Ye Zhongming was at the center of the explosion and should have received a strong blow, but he looked perfectly fine.
The sand monsters gathered before the Sand Monster Wheel and roared. They were furious for some unknown reason.
Ye Zhongming stood in the range of the Violent Lightning Turret and looked into the distance. He knew that Jyanendra was alive.
During the explosion, Ye Zhongming thought about his plan. He wouldnât be as dumb as Jyanendra thought to try to die together.
When the barrier cracked, he used the Staff of Nature and then moved behind the Star Mother Wheel. That was enough.
No matter how large the explosion was, it wouldnât hurt the wheel.
Thus, Ye Zhongming escaped that fatal energy storm.
He thought that even if Jyanendra didnât die, he would be badly injured. Then, Ye Zhongming would have the ascendency to try to kill him. He even thought about what he wanted to ask.
But that Star Prophet screamed before the explosion. He then used an unknown method to escape. When Ye Zhongming noticed him, he was thousands of meters away and escaping quickly.
As expected from this strong evolved in the last life, he wasnât weak in this either.
Ye Zhongming offended both guys in Saint City, but he shrugged and didnât care much. He cared about how to come back to hire the Star Elf again.
âPack it up, letâs get ready to leave.â
Ye Zhongming didnât continue attacking the sand monsters and just gave the order to retreat.
He couldnât remain here to spin the wheel. The battle in Blue Secret Realm might start at any time. He couldnât return to Saint City to use the Space Stack Gate, so who knew how long it would take to rush back. So he couldnât waste time. Fortunately, he used the Exquisite Floating Ball to grasp the desert layout and knew how to go.
The team first left toward where they came from and cleared the sand monsters that attacked the Saint City troops to collect their companion crystals. They then avoided the returning monsters and passed a few dozen kilometers from the Saint City. They rushed towards the Space Stack gate in West Asia.
If it were an ordinary person, even if they had camels and enough replenishments, it would be tough to pass a desert, much less ensure speed.
But Xia Baiâs squad was all five-star evolved and was like Superman. They also had enough items and many equipment that they could use. With the help of the Exquisite Floating Ball, they took a straight path towards their target.
The dangerous land during peacetime was just soft ground that slightly affected their speed.
Of course, things werenât too safe. They bumped into many groups of sand monsters and also a level seven mutated sand rat. They even bumped into a few hundred evolved bandits beside an oasis.
The team didnât choose to avoid but to crush them.
They didnât take much time. It took 15 hours to reach their destination, which was nearly the limit for these evolved.
During this period, Ye Zhongming even sat the Exquisite Floating Ball to head to the camp that was attacked by the sand monsters. He wanted to keep the Space Stack gate there.
He wanted to keep the possibility of heading to Saint City.
But when he went there, the Space Stack Gate was gone. Saint City had sent people to remove it.
Young Master Yunâs squad completed their guarding mission, and they went through a few fights.
These days, apart from some mutated lifeforms, a team from Saint City has appeared. They wanted to block Cloud Peakâs path home. However, as time was of the essence and because they felt the main force was at the Star Mother Wheel, they only sent a few thousand. But their combat strength wasnât high, and Young Master Yunâs battle squad crushed them.
He told everyone to leave first. He then kept this problematic wheel that could only teleport with the other branch wheel. He sat in the Exquisite Floating Ball and returned to an area near the Star Mother Wheel. He found a secluded spot, placed the gate down, and disguised it.
He then teleported back to Cloud Peak. After scouting the area, he led people back to the Posthumous People City.
He crossed seven thousand kilometers in a day and also crossed space to get to the Secret Realm. Only Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak could do that now.
Anyone who saw Ye Zhongming heaved a sigh of relief within the Imperial City.
They were very nervous when Ye Zhongming wasnât here.
Fortunately, Saint Ligth Hall was making preparations. Apart from some probing attacks, they didnât use the terrifying Power of the Gods. This allowed the barrier that covered the city to remain.
He discussed with a few people and placed the Violent Lightning Turrets on the secondary defense line. He then distributed a batch of crystal equipment. Ye Zhongming, who planned to craft blue armor for himself, was stopped by Xia Lei and pulled back to his house in the Imperial City.
She sat in his embrace and pulled his hand into her clothing, giving a few nasal moans.
âI think that level nine expert is here.â