Chapter 198: Bowen

In the Teaching Room.

“The Mother Worm is one of the very few life forms besides humans that possesses intelligence, and this is key to domestication.”

Ubi stroked the plump Mother Worm and slowly said,

“Intelligence makes us aware that we are human, with complex emotions, but it also attracts evil creatures.”

“It’s hard to say if it’s good or bad.”

“Uncle Ubi,” Lulu blinked and looked up,

“Why do those evil creatures spare the intelligent Flesh Worms?”

“Not Flesh Worms, but Mother Worms. Only the Mother Worm in a nest possesses a certain degree of intelligence.” Ubi corrected her,

“The Mother Worm’s intelligence is very low, so low that it’s almost imperceptible. Coupled with the special material of the nest, it can avoid the search of evil creatures.”

“But it’s not safe either. If they get too close, the evil creatures will still discover the Mother Worm, so they are extremely rare.”

“It’s very lucky that you found a Mother Worm.”

Lulu pursed her lips and smiled. It was indeed lucky to know John. It was rare to find someone with his personality in this environment.

“Remember!”

Ubi’s voice became stern,

“Use your own emotions to influence it, to make the Mother Worm acknowledge you. Don’t mix in any thoughts of exploitation. Be equal, comforting, and slowly let it accept you. Otherwise, it will easily resist.”

“Lulu, your progress isn’t fast. You need to put more effort into this, but I will do my best to help you.”

“Thank you, Uncle Ubi.” Lulu smiled, her bright face making Ubi’s eyes light up.

What a lovely girl.

Too bad I’m not good enough…

Sigh!

“There’s one more thing.”

After thinking for a moment, Ubi said in a low voice,

“The Divine Envoy plans to leave this place with the Divine Fire. You should prepare yourself recently and leave with us.”

“Ah!”

Lulu’s face turned pale.

Ubi had slightly revealed this news to her in the past few days, but she didn’t expect it to be so soon.

“What about the others?”

Without the protection of the Divine Fire, the people of Unreal City would be completely exposed to the evil creatures, with only death awaiting them.

“The others…” Ubi shook his head,

“The Divine Envoy can only take a limited number of people. Only those with skills can follow him to another place.”

“You should be grateful that you happened to get a Mother Worm. Otherwise, even if I wanted to help you, I wouldn’t be able to.”

“…Thank you.” Lulu said dryly, her mind blank. She didn’t even know when she left the teaching room.

“Sister Lulu!”

A vibrant voice sounded, bringing her back to her senses slightly.

“John.”

Lulu liked John very much, not just because he was kind and gullible, but also because of the vitality he possessed.

Most people in Unreal City were listless, worrying about their survival, their faces full of sorrow.

John was different.

He was young, energetic, and dared to take risks.

Most importantly, when she was by his side, Lulu herself would feel relaxed, as if she had been influenced.

But now,

Lulu couldn’t bring herself to smile.

If Unreal City lost the Divine Fire, everyone here would die, including John, who made her happy.

“What’s wrong?”

John blinked and asked,

“Not happy?”

“…” Lulu opened her mouth,

“Taming the Mother Worm isn’t going very smoothly.”

“You can definitely do it.” John encouraged her,

“Sister Lulu is the smartest person I’ve ever met. You’ll definitely succeed.”

“Is that so?” Lulu forced a smile and changed the subject,

“What about that Divine Envoy you know?”

“You mean Divine Envoy Karl?” John frowned,

“Divine Envoy Karl wanted to enter the inner city to meet the two Divine Envoys of our Unreal City and discuss settling down, but for some reason, Uncle Makin wouldn’t let him in. There’s been no news about it so far.”

“Oh!”

“Uncle Makin even advised Divine Envoy Karl to go to another Unreal City. It seems like he doesn’t welcome him staying here.”

“Is that so?” Lulu’s eyes flickered,

“John, have you ever thought about following Divine Envoy Karl to another place?”

“Why would I go to another place?” John shook his head,

“I have Sister Lulu here, and I’m not familiar with Divine Envoy Karl. Even if he goes, he might not be willing to take a burden like me.”

“Swish!”

Before he finished speaking, Lulu tightly grabbed his wrist.

“John!”

Looking at John, Lulu said sternly,

“You must remember, no matter what, you must find a way to follow Divine Envoy Karl to another Unreal City.”

“Huh?”

John was completely puzzled.

“Don’t ask why.” Lulu gritted her teeth, ultimately not revealing the Divine Envoy’s plan to take away the Divine Fire,

“You must do it!”

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As the strongest and oldest Divine Envoy of Unreal City, Divine Envoy Bowen held a high position. Every year, he would host a Sharing Feast.

At the Sharing Feast, everyone would receive a certain amount of food, and it was also the most important festival in Unreal City.

Besides food,

there would also be clothes, flags, and other items.

Especially the small flags representing Unreal City, all of them were personally made by Divine Envoy Bowen.

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Karl had one such small flag in his hand.

“Tracking Spell!”

The magic circuits in his mental sea flickered slightly, and different auras immediately appeared on the flag.

One of them was particularly prominent.

Karl’s eyes flickered slightly. The spell had already locked onto that aura, and he subconsciously looked in a certain direction.

“Over there?”

“Let’s go!”

“Crack!”

Lightning flashed, and Karl’s figure instantly disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already tens of meters away.

First-Circle Spell ━ Thunder Wings!

Compared to before, he was now faster when using Thunder Wings, and he could change direction more nimbly.

And this,

was all because he had touched that God-Given Object.

“The God-Given Object contains insights into the power of thunder, which is greatly beneficial to my cultivation of Thunder God’s Wrath and Thunder Wings. It even helped me cultivate the Thousand Buddha Hands to the Hundred Hand Realm. Not to mention, there’s also the Divine Marrow and that Divine Fire…”

“I just don’t know why that guy Makin keeps preventing me from entering the inner city?”

Karl thought as he flew.

If there was a way, he didn’t want to use force.

After all, he didn’t know much about the Collapsed Divine Domain. Acting rashly might have unforeseen consequences.

But if there was no other solution…

“I’ll find this Divine Envoy Bowen first and ask about the situation.”

Half a day later.

Karl appeared in an endless desert, looked at the flag in his hand, and frowned.

“What is he doing in such a remote place?”

Even if he had taken many detours, he should have flown thousands of miles in half a day with his speed.

It was completely unnecessary to come this far just to forage for food.

“Boom!”

A pillar of lightning that reached the sky in the distance attracted Karl’s attention. His eyes flickered slightly.

“This power…”

“It’s almost comparable to a Late-Stage First-Circle Wizard, but the lightning is scattered and not focused, so its destructive power is limited.”

“Divine Envoy Bowen?”

…………

In the ruins.

The emaciated, skin-and-bones Divine Envoy Bowen stood suspended in mid-air, his face cold as he looked at the three Crystal People surrounding him.

The human bodies were pieced together with crystal-like objects, containing extremely terrifying energy within.

Distortion!

Anything that approached the Crystal People would be distorted.

Not just objects,

but even the spirit was the same.

Bowen, who was surrounded, could clearly feel his thoughts being crushed as if they were being ground in a millstone.

Reason?

Madness!

Despair!

……

The mines in Unreal City were already difficult to extract Divine Marrow from. Without Divine Marrow as fuel, the Divine Fire would gradually extinguish.

There was no other way.

He could only come outside to search.

When some Unreal Cities were abandoned, the mines had not been completely emptied. This was one of those places.

But he didn’t expect that.

Inside the mine, there were not only Divine Stones, but also three Nightmare-Level evil creatures that had been attracted by the mines.

Crystal People!

Evil creatures that liked to devour all crystals.

Bowen, who was inside the mine, was careless and was surrounded by the Crystal People, leading to his current predicament.

“Ah!”

Under the Crystal People’s relentless pressure, Bowen could no longer control his mental fluctuations. He couldn’t help but roar to the sky. At the same time, his body gradually became transparent, and a lightning halo bloomed as he charged towards the three Crystal People.

The violent power of thunder even suppressed the Crystal People’s distortion field.

But…

“Bang!”

One of the Crystal People withstood the thunder and rushed forward, simply throwing a punch that collided with Bowen’s all-out kick.

“Crack!”

His leg bone shattered.

Bowen’s face turned pale.

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