A King-tier BOSS with strength surpassing God-tier, Immortal-tier, and Emperor-tier.
Although this result was within Zhang Yue's expectations.
Otherwise, with the strength of Xuan Lan, Long One, and Long Two, an ordinary BOSS could never have stopped them.
At this moment, Wolong continued: "When we found the Door of Life and encountered that King-tier BOSS, we realized we were no match for it and decided to retreat."
"But when I came out through the Door of Life, Xuan Lan and Long Two were nowhere to be seen. I don't know what happened inside, but they ended up trapped in the Gate of Eternity..."
As he spoke, Wolong's aged face was filled with guilt: "I suspect the King-tier BOSS chased after them, and Xuan Lan and Long Two couldn't escape in time. Why didn't I let them leave first back then? Why was I the one to escape…?"
"It's not your fault. If anyone's to blame, it's me," Zhang Yue said as he looked at the guilt-ridden Wolong. "If you weren't trying to save me, you wouldn't have taken such a risk."
At the same time, Zhang Yue made up his mind: "Don't worry. I'll personally bring back Xuan Lan and Long Two."
Aside from Realms 77 and 88, the Resurrection Stone Fragments in Realms 22, 33, and 66 should still be there.
According to Wolong, the fragment from Realm 77 had always been with Xuan Lan, and it likely disappeared with her into the Gate of Eternity in Realm 88.
As long as Zhang Yue clears all the Gates of Eternal Life and retrieves the six Resurrection Stone Fragments, he can synthesize two complete Resurrection Stones.
At that time, one for Xuan Lan and one for Long Two.
Since they died for Zhang Yue, Zhang Yue is determined to save them.
Only now did Zhang Yue finally understand: the reason Wolong chose to retire to the mountains was that he couldn't bear the loss of his master, his senior sister, and his junior disciple.
After meeting with Wolong, Zhang Yue returned to Tianjing with his junior disciple, Luo Chen.
Once Zhang Yue left, a faint gleam appeared in Wolong's eyes.
He decisively summoned all his disciples, including Luo Xue, Luo Ying, and Luo Ming.
The disciples, seeing Wolong so determined, were confused,"Master, what's going on?"
Wolong's gaze was sharp, and his voice resounded as he said two words: "Return to the world!"
"R-Return to the world?"
All the disciples were overjoyed.
They had tried countless times before to persuade Wolong not to give up hope and to continue fighting in the Otherworlds, leading Dragon Nation to the peak of the realms.
Even great figures like Ice Emperor, Moon Mark, and Seraph had personally come to persuade him.
After all, Wolong's strength surpassed the three strongest figures in Dragon Nation: Ice Emperor, Moon Mark, and Seraph.
If Wolong hadn't retired, Dragon Nation would have stood among the top three Nations long ago, without needing to wait for Zhang Yue to revive and take the lead personally.
But previously, no one could move Wolong.
So now, hearing him say he would return to the world, his disciples couldn't contain their excitement.
Privately, as they packed their belongings, the disciples discussed among themselves.
"We're finally leaving the mountain! I've been stuck here for so long without seeing a single man. I'm suffocating! I need to go find some handsome guys."
"What's that supposed to mean? Am I, your senior brother Luo Lei, not a man? Who are you looking down on here?"
"Seriously, why did Master suddenly decide to return to the world? Could it be because of that Zero? He came to see Master, and then Master immediately announced he'd leave the mountain!"
"Who is this Zero, anyway? How does he have such influence? Master wouldn't even listen to Ice Emperor and Moon Mark, yet he listens to him!"
———
Meanwhile, after Zhang Yue returned, he gathered the members of the Heavens Hall in Tianjing and prepared to move to a new base.
That place was... Longcheng City.
As the capital of Dragon Nation, Longcheng City is the gathering place of heroes and the true domain where kings should dwell.
In Longcheng City, one would be surrounded by Dragon Nation's wealth, nobility, and prestigious families.
This was where Zhang Yue truly belonged.
Additionally, Longcheng City would be the best base for Zhang Yue to carry out his revenge plan against Eastern Nation.
During the Professional Championship, Zhang Yue had already declared: for the threats and damage Eastern Nation caused Dragon Nation, he would return it a hundredfold.
As for the Heavens Hall's base in Zhening, Zhang Yue handed it over to Su Jinyan.
After all, when Zhang Yue first started his guild, the funds he used were borrowed from Su Jinyan. This was his way of repaying her.
Moreover, Zhang Yue was somewhat aware of Su Jinyan's situation.
She had always wanted to break free from her uncle Su Chen's control and start her own venture, but she lacked the financial means.
This base was the perfect stepping stone for her.
———
Elsewhere, when news spread that Zhang Yue was heading to Longcheng City, the entire province's prestigious families went into a frenzy.
"What? Zero is coming to Longcheng City? Does he have a place to stay? I'll book him a five-star hotel!"
"Come to my Wealth Guild. I'll make you the president! My house is yours, and so is my wife."
"You damn Wealth Guild, are you trying to steal from my Hall of Fame? Which airport is he landing at? I'll bring my eight sisters to greet him."
Even Moon Mark, Ice Emperor, and Seraph personally sent people to the airport to escort Zhang Yue and the members of the Heavens Hall to a luxury hotel they had arranged in advance.
The government placed immense importance on professional talent.
As a result, Zhang Yue and his guild members experienced celebrity-like VIP treatment.
Everyone was thrilled to have joined the Heavens Hall.
After settling in at the hotel, Zhang Yue began preparing to establish a new guild base.
Of course, he didn't need to handle this personally. Lin Tian and Ouyang Ling'er were tasked with it.
All Zhang Yue needed to do was ensure there was enough money.
Building a guild base in Longcheng City was costly.
But for Zhang Yue, with assets worth billions, this was no problem.
He chose a prime location in Longcheng City's central district.
After delegating these tasks, Zhang Yue logged into the Otherworld.
———
[Eleventh World, the Calamity of Myriad Demons]
Before entering Twelfth World, Zhang Yue took out the [Legendary Pet Egg] he had exchanged for during the Professional Championship.
At the time, to avoid the pet accidentally being affected by the [Void Stone], he had held off on hatching it.
Now that the Void Stone's effects had already been used on the Armageddon Black Dragon, Zhang Yue opened the egg.
[Ding~ Congratulations! You have obtained the legendary pet [Holy Scorpion]]
Looking at the massive silver-white scorpion glowing with a flowing brilliance, Zhang Yue pondered, "Why does this thing look so familiar?"
The legendary Holy Scorpion was a priceless treasure in the Otherworld, a dream pet for countless Beast Tamer professionals.
But Zhang Yue wasn't impressed.
"All pets harvested by the Necromancer's abilities are bound and can't be traded. The extras can only be used as feed."
"This tradeable Holy Scorpion is too valuable to waste as feed."
So Zhang Yue handed the Holy Scorpion over to the nation.
The government would decide which domestic Beast Tamer expert to award it to, enhancing the strength of Dragon Nation's professionals.
Unsurprisingly, Zhang Yue's decision earned him widespread acclaim from the public.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yue focused on using the equipment and materials he had gathered in the Gate of Eternity to upgrade his Transcendent Set.
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