Chapter 274: Chapter 273: The Rapidly Growing Divine Power!

Translator: 549690339

The Military Affairs Department of the Abyss.

Xiang Xinjian had been working all day and was just about to leave when the red-faced man intruded again.

“Sir, there’s a situation!”

Xiang Xinjian reluctantly stopped in his tracks.

His reason for being here and his management position was due to the arrangements made by the Ancient City, and as a result, he found himself responsible for some of its affairs.

“What is going on?!”

Xiang Xinjian massaged his temples, feeling a headache creeping in. He wasn’t sure if it was merely his imagination, but ever since he’d arrived, a series of incidents had transpired, leaving him uncertain of whether they were good or bad.

“There’s contact between the person from the Demon Realm and others…”

“This time, it’s an outsider…a blindfolded youth who appears to be from the Demon Realm!”

Xiang Xinjian frowned, “Another outsider? Another outsider has arrived?”

Many people had infiltrated their ranks recently, which was causing him significant annoyance.

“This Yan Ruyu, I don’t know what she’s up to, causing such a mess right when I arrived…”

Upon hearing this complaint, the red-faced man’s complexion flushed noticeably, “Sir, are you talking about the Heroic Gathering called by Princess Yan Ruyu?”

Xiang Xinjian shrugged his shoulders, “What else could I be referring to!”

Observing the red-faced man’s expression, he reacted promptly, grumbling, “You’re now a Nine-Tribulation Divine Spirit, don’t tell me you’re thinking of participating in this Heroic Gathering?!”

With an embarrassed look on his face, the red-faced man stuttered, “Sir, our Ancient City hasn’t explicitly prohibited pursuing Princess Yan Ruyu… and besides, if I can win her over, it would be adding strength to us, wouldn’t it?!”

Xiang Xinjian was speechless at the man’s infatuation but chose not to discourage him further.

“Just be careful, lots of people are coming this time around, including a few that are close to making it into the Human Ranking!”

The red-faced man nodded seriously, “That’s correct, several potentates who’re nearly on the Human Ranking are showing up this time…”

Xiang Xinjian sighed, “This is indeed a test of my capabilities…”

Even amongst the military force of the Ancient City, there were different grades. For fundamental tasks like maintaining order, the base level military personnel usually took care of them.

The position he held now was that of a basic level commander, responsible for maintaining order. That meant that all the dirty and tiring work had coincidentally lined right up for him.

He shook his head, instructing, “Keep sending people to investigate the moves and situations of those outsiders. Also, look into the background of that blindfolded youth…”

The red-faced man interjected, “But, sir, what if my rank isn’t high enough to check those details?”

Xiang Xinjian replied bluntly, “Then do it under my name. Be sure to figure out the background of that blindfolded youth. As for the other outsiders, basic information will do!”

He hadn’t forgotten his main role here was to protect Du Gang, and naturally, that entailed eliminating all potential threats.

“Understood!” The red-faced man nodded promptly before taking his leave.

…

As the news about the Heroic Gathering spread, the number of people arriving in Happy Town was also increasing.

Practically all the young talents from South Yue had rushed here. Not just them, many people from other parts of the Southern Wilderness had also made their way here.

Most people were here for Yan Ruyu, while a handful came for the gathering of extraordinary talents and a chance to compete.

Not everyone was motivated to pursue Yan Ruyu, many expected to take this opportunity to aim for a spot on the Human Ranking.

In a teahouse, Long Aotian and the others had, for once, gathered together.

“Did you guys hear?”

“Yes, many families have lodged protests with the Ancient City, saying that Du Gang has killed their deities…”

Long Aotian expressed his astonishment, “I never expected that Du Gang would be so powerful, capable of killing even those in the second and even third tribulation…”

“Indeed, I have no idea how he did that!”

Little Hawk King was also incredulous. When he first heard the news, he thought it was misinformation or misconstrued rumors.

However, as more and more people reported the same story, he started to take the authenticity of the reports seriously.

After multiple verifications and inquiries within his family, he finally received a definite answer.

What was rumored was true; Du Gang indeed had killed many people, mostly those in the Third Tribulation and some in the Second Tribulation.

“But I wonder why Du Gang killed those people!”

“Exactly, what happened between them? If he just killed for no reason, he’s likely to be abandoned by the military!”

Qiao Bing expressed his worries, “What do you think, will Du Gang be issued a wanted order this time?”

Da Zhuang also looked worried, “He won’t be arrested, will he?”

The combined power of those families was not insignificant. If they all pressed the Ancient City for an explanation, the Ancient City might truly have to weigh the pros and cons of whether to protect Du Gang or not.

“It’s hard to say!”

Little Hawk King furrowed his brows, “I’ve heard from relatives in my family that many families have united and are seeking compensation from the Ancient City…”

“Then what should we do?”

Long Aotian shook his head, “We do not have any effective solutions; this is not something one or two people can resolve…”

“That’s right. This is now a negotiation between different clans, representing the prestige of each…it’s complicated…”

“If it’s true that Du Gang killed without reason, the family might not be able to do anything because if they insist on protecting Du Gang, the reputation of the Ancient City in South Yue and even the Southern Wilderness will be marred, and all the forces wanting to do business with us would have to reconsider…”

The situation was indeed intricate, not as simple as everyone imagined.

“So, no matter what, we must wait for Du Gang to come out and explain what exactly happened…”

“Only when we fully understand the situation can we help him effectively…”

Long Aotian clenched his teeth and said, “Hawk King, should we seek help from others?”

“There are many people who owed Du Gang favors before, and combined, they account for quite a force…”

Little Hawk King sighed, “However, those favors were already reciprocated when he was in tribulation…”

“We must try anyway, right?”

Long Aotian didn’t want to give up. He didn’t have many friends, and before meeting Du Gang, he didn’t have any friends at all.

But after meeting Du Gang, he made a group of friends.

Little Hawk King nodded, “Yes, we must give it a try, regardless of the result!”

After finishing his sentence, he turned to Da Zhuang and Qiao Bing and said, “You two, we might need to part ways for now. We plan to seek assistance from others in the Ancient City…”

“We understand, go ahead without worries. I plan to go back and see if I can get help from my family!”

Qiao Bing nodded, responding while affirmatively echoing the same sentiments.

Da Zhuang also nodded his head and said, “I’ll go back and see if my family has any way to help!”

“Hmm, good, we should split up then and maintain contact through jade charms!”

Soon, the original four-person team quickly separated, all running around for Du Gang’s sake.

“One month has passed, have these guys finally retreated?!”

At this moment, Du Gang was hiding in the bushes at the bottom of a hill. His face was full of vicissitudes and exhaustion. During this time, he had to stay on high alert every day, and his mental state was very poor.

However, the results were quite clear as well. In a month, he had wiped out more than a hundred packs of jackal teams, with a total number of more than seven hundred strong fighters.

“Enough, time to rest and then start working on acquiring essences!”

Besides, there were more than seven hundred light dots floating on the altar, indicating that he would be able to use the altar to transport himself more than seven hundred times.

With such a high number of times, it should be enough to boost his Divine Power considerably.

Without changing locations, Du Gang rested on the altar for half an hour before finally recovering a little.

“Time to check the detailed map of this second-level abyss!”

Although he had been in the ruins for over a month, he spent most of his time fighting with that group of people. He didn’t have the time to check the altar map.

When he opened the virtual map, he was utterly shocked.

Because in the lower half of the wilderness, there were also monsters, and their numbers seemed to be even more significant.

This meant that within the entire second-level Abyss, there were eight places where first-level monsters could respawn.

In addition to these first-level monsters, the number of second-level monsters had also doubled. This meant that people could farm more efficiently to obtain essences!

“No matter what, I need to check the wilderness area on the human side first…”

Soon, Du Gang teleported to an uninhabited area near the chicken coop.

Next, he quickly headed towards the chicken coop.

“Brother, what’s the situation here…”

After finding out, he understood that the First-Level Essence in the second layer of the Abyss was even stronger, almost on par with the Third-level Essence of the First layer.

This meant that a single ordinary monster could drop an essence that increased Divine Power by five Naer.

Each person only needed to hunt four hundred monsters to maximize the First-Level Essences, although the upper limit still remained at two thousand Naer.

“At least it saves time. For smaller tribes and weaker people, the only problem is that it’s hard to compete for the chance to farm monsters. But for me, this is not an issue!”

The second layer of the Abyss was still the same as before; strength was supreme and only the strong could occupy the monster respawns.

He thought carefully and didn’t compete for the wilderness area on the human side.

In the end, this was the human side, and he couldn’t overdo it. At most, he could only occupy a single monster respawn, which was not the most efficient method.

Since he could use the altar to teleport, it would be more effective to teleport to the demon clan’s wilderness area and farm leisurely!

Based on a single monster giving five Naer of Divine Power, he could quickly max out his First-Level Essences in a short amount of time!

“The best part is, I’m not just guarding one monster respawn this time, I can repeatedly farm in different wilderness areas!”

By doing this, the Demon Clan would be kept in the dark and wouldn’t be able to discern his specific location, or organize a group to snipe him.

“Let’s do it!”

Soon, Du Gang casually picked a first-level monster area of the Demon Clan and successfully teleported over.

At this moment, those who were still lurking in the first-level wilderness area were mostly the gods of the First or Second Tribulation, with very few of the Third Tribulation around.

This was because most of the Third Tribulation gods had already maxed out their essences early on and didn’t need to farm these monsters anymore.

The number of First and Second Tribulation gods was the largest, with power levels ranging between one hundred to four hundred Naer.

At this level of strength, Du Gang could surpass most people even without using the Jie-Character Secret.

However, he didn’t get carried away, he didn’t deliberately kill the demon tribe, but focused solely on obtaining essences.

He only took action once a day, and each time, he could gain four to five hundred Naer of Divine Power.

Moreover, each attack was short-lived, generally only seventy to eighty seconds long.

In reality, in the first nine seconds of him appearing in the Demon Clan’s wilderness, he was using the Jie-Character Secret to seize essences.

By the tenth second, he would unleash a powerful move to sweep away all the pursuing demons in the area, and then quickly absorb the essences.

After hustling like this for four days, Du Gang successfully maxed out the First-Level Essences of the second layer of the Abyss.

At the same time, his Divine Power limit had reached eight thousand Naer, which meant that he could unleash attacks with three hundred Naer of Divine Power over twenty times.

“Just four days!”

“If people knew that I maxed out my First-Level Essences in just four days, they would be shocked!”

Unfortunately, he couldn’t reveal these things, because once he did, he would have to mention the altar. Speaking about the altar would inevitably expose his strength, making him the focus of attention.

“I still have to be vague about it, I can’t tell others exactly how I did it!”

He shook his head with a sigh. He could have flaunted his success, but he ended up in such a situation.

“Nevermind, making a fortune in silence is the way!”

After thinking about it, he decided that being practical was more important.

But when he was ready to farm the second-level monsters, he found it more straightforward this time.

Because the appearance of the second-level monsters and their death drops would be marked accurately with different colors on the map.

This meant that Du Gang could teleport to the location immediately after someone finished killing a second-level monster to snatch the essences they dropped!

“The only downside is that second-level monsters only drop five essences at a time…”

“But, each can increase Divine Power by ten Naer, which means robbing a wave can increase Divine Power by fifty Naer…”

“Will only forty times be enough?!”

In fact, he ended up using the altar fewer times than he thought he would.

Because in the river channel, many intelligent people, or most groups, liked to pull two monsters at once to farm, allowing them to obtain essences more quickly.

Their convenience was also Du Gang’s convenience. However, this time it took him longer to obtain the Second-Level Essences than the First-Level ones.

This time, he spent over thirty days to max out his Second-Level Essences.

“Ten thousand Naer of Divine Power!”

Du Gang was a bit excited. He had been in the second layer of the Abyss for just around forty days and had already maxed out both First and Second-Level Essences. This was a feat few, if any, had managed before him.