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Translator: CinderTL
Time flew by, and another half-year passed in the blink of an eye.
The Lord of the Mist's secluded cultivation finally came to an end.
On this early morning, as dawn broke, Feng Qi and the Lord of the Mist departed from the old mountain range, flying toward Star City.
As they rode on a grey mist cloud, Feng Qi noticed that the Lord of the Mist's speed had more than doubled compared to before. This was clearly due to his enhanced strength.
During his seclusion, the Lord of the Mist's power had steadily increased daily, amplified by the bloodstone.
Moreover, through constant refinement, the Lord of the Mist had now perfected the Flesh and Blood Sacrifice cultivation technique. Except for element-aligned special life forms, this technique could be applied to all living beings with flesh and blood.
Through their time together, Feng Qi came to understand the Lord of the Mist's burning desire to reach the summit. During the development of the Flesh and Blood Sacrifice, the Lord of the Mist had once said he didn't care how many corpses he trampled underfoot as long as he reached the top.
In the Lord of the Mist's view, the food chain was pyramid-shaped. Only by standing at the apex could one escape exploitation, slaughter, and enslavement by other Domain Powerhouses.
To lead his people to glory, there was only one path: climbing to the summit.
But this path would inevitably be brutal. Countless rivals would emerge along the way, and slaughter was unavoidable.
In the end, it all came down to the future of his people.
Feng Qi could understand the Lord of the Mist's ideals.
But ultimately, it came down to a single truth: when paths diverge, they cannot intertwine.
Their racial stances had already placed them at odds, and humans would inevitably become obstacles on the Lord of the Mist's path to the summit.
To resolve this conflict, the Lord of the Mist would have to guarantee that his clansmen would forever remain safe from external threats.
Yet without ascending to the summit, he could never possess the power to ensure his people's eternal security.
The path to the summit demanded the plundering of vast resources to fuel development and accelerate his clan's growth.
This process was inherently competitive and bloody.
The more Feng Qi interacted with the Lord of the Mist, the more he realized his uniqueness.
He had once believed the Lord of the Mist to be a bloodthirsty demon, incapable of any meaningful communication.
But through the Sacrifice Line they had grown up together along, he glimpsed the Lord of the Mist's inner resolve, pain, longing, anger, fear, and countless other emotions.
If not for their irreconcilable differences, Feng Qi felt they could have become friends.
But those differences remained insurmountable.
Should the Lord of the Mist's usefulness ever fade, Feng Qi would still strike against him.
Just as the Lord of the Mist would stop at nothing to resurrect his clansmen, Feng Qi was willing to target any Domain Force that hindered the human race's progress, all for the future of his own people.
Even if they had once been "brothers."
After days of travel, crossing several Domain Fields along the way, Feng Qi and the Lord of the Mist finally arrived outside the North Gate of Star City.
Before even reaching the city, they alighted on the main road nearby.
Looking down the road leading to Star City, they could see the towering gate and the steel walls that stretched for miles on either side.
Feng Qi and the Lord of the Mist looked disheveled.
After years of seclusion, their clothes were torn, making them resemble refugees fleeing a disaster.
Following the main road, they walked toward the North Gate of Star City.
The road was filled with military trucks transporting supplies, with no other pedestrians in sight.
Twenty minutes later, they reached the city gate.
They entered the gate with the traffic, green lights sweeping over their bodies in the tunnel.
When they emerged from the tunnel, staff members were waiting.
The woman wore the uniform of the Star City Garrison but without any rank insignia, suggesting she was an intern or a contract worker.
Holding three bags of food, the woman looked at them with a complex expression.
As they approached, she apologized, "I'm very sorry, but all the available living spots for scavengers in Star City are currently filled. Here are three bags of food. Please turn back."
She handed the bags to Feng Qi.
Feng Qi: "..."
"You've misunderstood. I'm a Star City resident, ID number 11736..."
"A Star City resident?"
The woman froze, then set down the food bags and pressed a button on her right wrist.
A screen lit up on her metallic wrist. After a few taps, she reached the verification page.
When she entered Feng Qi's ID number, his profile picture from his time at Star City Academy instantly appeared on the screen.
The woman looked up at Feng Qi, scrutinizing him before saying, "I sincerely apologize for my mistake. However, to be safe, you'll need to come with me for a thorough identity verification to ensure you're not domain creature mimics."
"Alright!" He nodded without hesitation.
They followed the woman to the verification room, where another staff member greeted them and scanned their bodies with a device.
Feng Qi felt no concern about this.
Although he had undergone Demonic Dragon Rune modification, his post-modification physical data had long been registered in the Star City Database by the Scarlet Research Institute.
As for the Lord of the Mist, there was even less to worry about.
The Lord of the Mist had possessed Wang Yi's body, and was merely a controller. Using Wang Yi's identity to pass the inspection would pose no problems.
Within half an hour, they were cleared after the identity verification.
Upon learning that both he and the Lord of the Mist were recipients of the Human Outstanding Contribution Medal, the female garrison officer immediately offered to escort them into Star City.
Neither Feng Qi nor the Lord of the Mist refused.
After the officer briefed her colleagues, they boarded her vehicle and joined the flow of traffic into Star City.
(End of the Chapter)
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