Chapter 96: Strange Glances

Through the teleportation array.

Gunie and Murand arrived above the capital of the Yulan Empire.

With a sweep of his soul, Gunie discovered a very strange scene below.

And this strange scene was something others could not detect.

It was noon, with the scorching sun overhead.

The Yulan capital was the place with the highest concentration of超凡者 in the Yulan Empire.

Previously, when Gunie came here, he saw a large number of超凡者 on the streets, an astonishing number.

And in many places, there were gatherings of超凡者.

But now, the number of超凡者 had sharply decreased, not even a fifth of before.

Moreover, half of the超凡者 still in the Yulan capital were lying on beds in hidden corners.

"Is this? Entering the Blood Dream Arena?"

Gunie gradually understood.

"Indeed, people from another world also like to go online, well, to be precise, to enter the Blood Dream Arena."

Concealing his form, Gunie flew forward with Murand.

As they flew, Murand chatted casually.

"Feel the change?"

"The超凡者?"

"Mm!"

"The Blood Dream Arena's transformation of the超凡者 ecosystem on the Oya Continent is astonishing."

"Not to mention these ordinary超凡者, even those divine envoys and ancestral spirit powerhouses are very keen to enter the Blood Dream Arena to spar and fight with each other."

"Moreover, after Blood Dream Coins began circulating in the Blood Dream Arena, those超凡者 went crazy, starting to hunt超凡 creatures in the wilderness desperately."

"In the past, when autumn turned to winter, beast tides would erupt, and the超凡 Association would need to organize manpower and even mobilize the military to clear them."

"But now, forget beast tides, even slow-running超凡 creatures are being chased by groups of people."

"In the eyes of those超凡者, those超凡 creatures are wealth with legs."

"Heh..." Gunie couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm afraid it won't be long before large swaths of wilderness are opened up."

"Without the north-south conflict, the human population of the Oya Continent can be expected to explode in the future."

"That's a good thing."

"It is naturally a good thing. The more people, the more超凡者, and naturally the power of the entire world grows stronger. Not to mention that our world's source power is gradually increasing."

"There's another thing."

"What thing?"

Murand slowly elaborated.

"When Blood Dream Rings became widespread in the Blood Dream Arena, you can't imagine how huge the blow was to those trade associations and merchants."

"According to incomplete statistics, the transaction volumes of various超凡 trade associations on the Oya Continent have plummeted."

"They are now less than a third of what they were three years ago, and there is a trend of continued decline."

"Some trade associations with low revenues are even on the verge of bankruptcy."

"Conversely, the transaction volume in the Blood Dream World has exploded."

"Now, any超凡er with a Blood Dream Ring conducts transactions in the Blood Dream Arena."

"But this is also a good thing, after all, everyone wants to sell their good items at a good price."

"This face-to-face transaction spanning tens of thousands of kilometers, without the exploitative profiteering of trade associations, has indeed promoted the prosperity of trade."

Gunie smiled lightly.

In fact, for transactions in the Blood Dream Arena, especially those posting information, Blood Dream Elves also charge a small amount of Blood Dream Coins, but the amount is very small.

This was also one of Gunie's methods to control Blood Dream Coins and prevent excessive inflation.

But overall, Gunie was undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary.

After all, Gunie provided the Blood Dream Arena, which greatly reduced spatial dimensions and time跨度, so charging a toll was only natural.

With Blood Dream Rings and the Blood Dream Arena,

In inland areas, one can immediately purchase deep-sea fish that have just been caught.

In the wilderness, one can immediately sell good items obtained.

Without potions, food, water, and such, one can get supplies immediately through the Blood Dream Arena.

This was completely impossible in the past.

As he flew, Gune heard the whistle of steam trains amidst the mountains and wilderness below.

Many transcendents were also locked in tug-of-war battles with powerful transcendent creatures on the barren plains.

Occasionally, the sound of gunfire could be heard.

After flying further ahead, patches of snow began to appear below.

The landscape gradually shifted from broadleaf forests to coniferous forests.

Soon, they entered the snow line, and then came endless ice fields and snowy peaks—this was the permafrost tundra.

Then Gune raised his head and looked ahead.

Gune could already sense the aura of the Abyssal Black Hole.

A few minutes later.

Gune and Murand passed through the frozen cloud layer.

High in the sky, where the biting cold wind howled, Gune saw the Abyssal Black Hole.

A massive black hole passage, over three hundred meters in diameter, appeared high above.

One could clearly see streams of light, interwoven with darkness and brightness, flowing endlessly around the black hole passage to the left and right. It existed in space yet remained intangible and formless; many transcendents used spells or other attacks that passed straight through the Abyssal Black Hole, unable to harm it in the slightest.

After staring for a moment, Gune slowly withdrew his gaze.

"It's still expanding," Gune judged silently.

"I wonder how large it will grow before it stops."

"But judging by the size of the passage shown so far, the number of Abyssal creatures emerging this time will likely be considerable. As for their strength, it's still uncertain, but they won't be weak."

"I just hope no terrifying existence at the demigod level appears."

"As long as it's not a demigod, I have a chance to kill it."

"Too bad I have no divine power; otherwise, even a demigod, I could still slay."

When Gune and Murand arrived here,

there were already over twenty transcendents who had arrived first.

Seeing Gune's arrival, many transcendents looked over.

When they saw that Gune was at the peak of the third tier of transcendence,

many were secretly astonished.

"Such a fast cultivation speed."

In the past few years, most of them had not advanced in their cultivation realms, and breakthroughs were very rare.

Cultivation at the Envoy Ancestral Spirit realm often took decades or even centuries.

Moreover, many had already reached their limits, making even slight progress extremely difficult.

That Gune could advance two tiers in just two or three years, then reach the third tier and achieve the peak realm, was indeed astonishingly fast.

Gune scanned the crowd and found that Senior Nigel had not arrived, nor had Dolans.

"Senior Nigel probably hasn't advanced to Ancestral Spirit yet! After all, Senior Nigel doesn't have fruits that directly elevate one's realm like I do."

"Dolans didn't come?" Gune looked at Murand.

"Dolans has been in seclusion; he hasn't injected the Abyssal gene fluid, and he also has no divine power, so I didn't notify him. If he came, he might be in danger instead."

"Mm," Gune nodded.

Dolans was not weak; he could still hold his own against Envoy Ancestral Spirits with first or second tier divine power bursts.

But without injecting the Abyssal gene fluid, facing those powerful Abyssal creatures, even if he came, he couldn't exert his full strength.

"We'll gather and discuss when everyone arrives; no rush for now," Murand said softly beside him.

"Mm, I know."

Standing in the air, Gune faintly sensed a few unusual glances.

This made Gune grow a bit more vigilant.

Gune was aware that there were still spies within the Transcendent Association.

The Transcendent Association had also been secretly investigating the spy's identity, and several people had even been placed on the list of suspects.

Moreover, Gune knew that the three evil gods were likely not truly fallen.

This time, Gune had dealt them such a heavy blow, making them lose the opportunity to obtain treasures in the Oya Continent.

If they wanted revenge or had other intentions or thoughts,

it was not impossible for them to use external forces to send powerful beings into the Oya Continent, or even use powerful destruction-level sealed items to deliver a devastating blow to Gune.

Having greatly improved his strength over the past two years, Gune remained very cautious in the face of such potential attacks.

Sensing the few unusual glances, Gune began to prepare in secret.

Whether against the upcoming Abyssal creatures or the possible sneak attacks from the shadows,

being prepared was the best strategy.