The erosion of calamity was faster than Feng Yuan and the others expected. At first, they could only occasionally see small erosion areas, but after circling around in the Qi Realm Dou Yanlan, it became quite conspicuous.
"The speed of this erosion is really fast."
Returning to human form, Feng Yuan walked to an erosion spot and observed it curiously. The erosion spot was a street lamp. Initially, only the base of the street lamp had a small white dot-like erosion area, but now, not only had the entire street lamp faded and become illusory, the ground around the street lamp was also affected.
This process happened merely after they toured around the city. With this efficiency, the complete erosion of the city might not take more than a few days.
Qi Realm Dou Yanlan didn’t feel anything unusual, as this efficiency was normal. If it weren’t, they wouldn’t have evacuated the populace overnight. Simply because from the occurrence of calamity to its complete erosion didn’t take long.
"It’s strange; from my perception, it doesn’t seem like mere natural erosion."
Veronia looked at Feng Yuan somewhat puzzled. Tamur circled around Feng Yuan and said,
"Someone is advancing it."
"Uh, this... it can’t be man-made, right?"
Scratching his head, Feng Yuan looked at the confused and slightly angry Qi Realm Dou Yanlan. Could it be that Veronia made a wrong guess?
"Every time the erosion leaves us only a few days for evacuation. If you didn’t mistake it, then..."
With his heart filled with countless thoughts, Qi Realm Dou Yanlan spoke with a slight tremble. Feng Yuan pondered for a moment and said,
"They are Divine Beasts. Their senses may err, but the likelihood of them all erring is very low."
"Why..."
Letting out a low growl, Qi Realm Dou Yanlan asked with a bowed head,
"I want to confirm—does your world have any cults solely devoted to world annihilation?"
"Annihilation? Who would have such an idea?"
Qi Realm Dou Yanlan felt confused hearing this question. Why would anyone want world annihilation for no apparent reason?
"There shouldn’t be any, at least I haven’t heard any rumors."
Although he didn’t understand why the other party asked this, Qi Realm Dou Yanlan thought seriously before answering. Feng Yuan glanced at Yanlan and said,
"Are you suspecting that people with apocalyptic tendencies are advancing the Qi Realm erosion? Though theoretically possible, even during the war timeline, there weren’t many such people, right?"
Seeing Feng Yuan suddenly looking at him, War Qi Chen remained silent for a while before saying,
"Not few. Due to various reasons, many develop such thoughts with everything cherished ruined by war, even..."
Smiling self-deprecatingly, War Qi Chen turned his head and said,
"I also had such thoughts before. But recalling their attachment to this world, I..."
"Haha, having such thoughts isn’t strange, but you’ve figured it out now, right? Otherwise meeting you would be quite a hassle."
Feng Yuan laughed, without any intention of persuading him. After all, he wasn’t a firsthand witness, having not experienced those pains himself and holding no grounds to counsel the other party.
"Is war frequent in your world?"
Remembering something, Feng Yuan curiously asked Qi Realm Dou Yanlan, although it didn’t concern him, he wanted to know what was behind the Qi Realm erosion.
Since at the moment Qi Realm Dou Yanlan’s Soul Projection hadn’t appeared, Feng Yuan didn’t mind exploring this matter as staying idle seemed dull to him.
"No, although the Qi Realm changes neighboring countries, there aren’t many that are sworn adversaries, and there haven’t been rekindlings in decades."
Shaking his head, Qi Realm Dou Yanlan understood his intent. If it were indeed man-made, apart from madmen, those harboring a world-revenge motivation due to war wouldn’t be an unlikely possibility.
"Moreover, the surge of calamity isn’t directly related to war. At least in the past decades, there hasn’t been any large-scale conflict. Nevertheless, the surge of calamity still emerges."
Recalling the emerging surge of calamity, she spoke, unsure why she discussed this with Feng Yuan. Perhaps she hoped they could help find the truth and dispel the calamity surge.
Even if that photo wasn’t a personal misconception, she still doesn’t wish to witness the calamity wave sweeping over the world, turning cities back to unfamiliar forms after each burst.
Despite being merely a notion, she hopes the world where memories were forged alongside him doesn’t change too swiftly.
As for the sacrifices brought by the calamity, she didn’t care as much—or rather, not just her—even ordinary people in this world have grown accustomed to it.
With every calamity eruption comes a human tragedy, and the chance where strong beings can timely repel Soul Projections to grant common folks breathing room isn’t particularly frequent.
After all, not enough strong beings are evenly distributed across cities, and if strength is insufficient to repel Soul Projections timely, it would cause notable trouble to evacuation efforts.
Indeed, even now, throughout recent patrols, Qi Realm Dou Yanlan constantly repelled many Soul Projections.
Feng Yuan remained attentive to the surrounding changes, not out of curiosity but watching for the appearance of Qi Realm Dou Yanlan’s Soul Projection; however, till now, he hasn’t observed his target.
Suddenly, a sorrowful crying sound arose. Qi Realm Dou Yanlan’s complexion shifted; she promptly ordered her Beast Tamer to react and warned Feng Yuan to protect Qi Chen and the others.
Though Feng Yuan was strong, facing that opponent, Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan might not fare so well.
"It seems like a Domain."
Veronia huffed slightly, waved her small hand, and Crystal Rose began to bloom beneath her, gradually expanding into a sea of Crystal Roses. Hard Crystal Roses bizarrely swayed in the wind as if genuine flowers.
Feng Yuan glanced at Veronia and didn’t approach Qi Chen and the others. At this moment, the Crystal Rose Garden has extended beneath their feet; though appearing merely attractive, only Veronia’s specific Divine Beast Technique, the power currently exhibited by the Qi Realm, stands no chance against the defense of the Crystal Rose Garden.
The cries grew louder, filling Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan’s hearts mysteriously with endless sorrow. War Qi Chen furrowed his brows, promptly employing the Beast Tamer’s Ultimate Move to forcibly dismiss the odd state.
Glancing at Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan, War Qi Chen effortlessly helped them relieve their abnormal condition, turning to Qi Realm Dou Yanlan, noticing she has already prepared to respond—and now even engaging with a disheveled woman.
Feng Yuan merely watched the commotion from the side, with no intention to intervene in this battle—not just noticing the ease in Qi Realm Dou Yanlan facing the opponent, but sensing another entity hiding in the shadows waiting.
He believed Qi Realm Dou Yanlan anticipated this; however, Feng Yuan was curious—what’s hidden in the dark, would it be Qi Realm Dou Yanlan’s Soul Projection?
Ultimately, the mysterious figure hid well, while Feng Yuan noticed it crouching in a corner due to inadvertently leaking its presence when Veronia unleashed her Ultimate Move.
"Where have they run off to?"
Gitalien stared at the crimson projection with distress. Just recently, this red Domain abruptly began manifesting; although merely a phantom, neither humans nor Divine Beasts can find a way to eliminate it.
Even Gitalien, utilizing his spatial authority, couldn’t do anything against this thing.
At this moment, Gitalien couldn’t help but think of Feng Yuan, considering this special Domain was discovered by him, furthermore hinting that he might unravel the matter.
"Feng Yuan isn’t in this timeline. Hasn’t he told you anything?"
Agunas rushed over to assist, anxiously asking. Although the red Domain hasn’t caused direct harm, appearing in the Main World could incite chaos—if unresolved in time, it might hinder United Army operations.
Due to its current harmlessness, not guaranteed to remain so, any abrupt changes could result in significant casualties, especially when appearing near cities.
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