Chapter 165: Ye Bai hasn't finished upgrading yet, and the entire Jiangnan Prefecture has gone crazy!

The white light emitted by the Mending Heaven Stone became even more dazzling!

"What is going on?!"

Sima Cheng was the first to discover the anomaly.

His expression was horrified!

As a high-level official of the Shengcheng Military Department.

Before coming, he had not only checked the detailed introduction and usage methods of the Mending Heaven Stone.

He had also reviewed all historical usage records.

In his memory, filling it with Spirit Stones in advance only made the Mending Heaven Stone last longer.

If the user completed their upgrade during that period, the excess Spirit Stones would simply turn into energy for the next use, with no need for additional filling.

There had never been a case where filling it with Spirit Stones in advance made the light of the Mending Heaven Stone become more dazzling!

"Could the consumption of the Mending Heaven Stone have increased?!

Or rather, has the power output increased..."

"Is it because the difficulty of Ye Bai's talent upgrade is even higher than I imagined?!"

Then, Sima Cheng had a terrifying conjecture.

If one were to compare the Mending Heaven Stone to an engine, the user to a car, and the Spirit Stones to gasoline.

Previous car models were all relatively backward, so they only needed a little gasoline to make the Mending Heaven Stone exert the efficiency of a 1.5L engine to drive the car.

Ye Bai was the most advanced car model!

This resulted in the Mending Heaven Stone's base power being unable to drive this car at all!

Previously, it was just that the gasoline filling was insufficient!

Now, because the gasoline was filled properly, did the Mending Heaven Stone jump directly from its original 1.5L engine power to V8 engine power?!

"It's very possible..."

Yet, Sima Cheng could not think of any other possibility.

Then he panicked again, and again, and again.

Because he was unsure if, after one hour, if he only filled it with 10,000 Merit Points worth of Spirit Stones, the Mending Heaven Stone's power would return to its previous level, or if it would simply stall! And then cause Ye Bai's talent upgrade to fail!

Gambling was out of the question.

This meant that the Spirit Stones just sent from Tiancheng and Beicheng could not last eight hours at all; they were only enough for two hours of consumption!

"Big Brother, Spirit Stones, help me!!"

Sima Cheng, in any case, dared not delay for even a second.

With one phone call, he dialed Sima Kong again!

Fortunately, Sima Kong was too excited to go back to sleep.

"What!?"

"What exactly is Ye Bai's talent grade?!

Could it be that his talent is even more terrifying than those four?!"

On the other end, Sima Kong was only shocked by the fact that the Mending Heaven Stone's power had increased.

"Everyone, hurry, hurry, hurry!

Use the fastest speed to send the Spirit Stones to Jiangcheng!!"

"At all costs! Remember, at all costs!"

Then, a series of orders were sent to the high-level officials of all other cities that had not yet sent their Spirit Stones to Jiangcheng!

And at this moment.

The entire Jiangnan Prefecture was shaken!

The high-level military officials who knew the inside story were shocked by Ye Bai's performance.

Those who did not know the inside story felt disbelief at the orders from above.

What kind of situation required so many Spirit Stones?

And it even required the fastest speed and escorting them at all costs?

Did a gold-devouring beast appear that would destroy the entire Jiangnan Prefecture if it didn't get fed?

However, it is worth mentioning.

Because of Sima Kong's latest order, the ones most shocked were actually the people of Jiangcheng.

Huang Weiguo and Chen Zhenyao appeared at the Jiangcheng city gate this morning.

They were not there to guard the gate, nor did they need to.

More than ten days ago, they had already been transferred to another department.

While their work became easier, they were also credited with a merit by the higher-ups after analyzing their performance in the live stream during the second Ranking Tournament, earning them a significant amount of resources.

Huang Weiguo and Chen Zhenyao had now even both stepped into the Third Grade realm!

"Hey, Ning, why are you still at Second Grade Peak? You're not doing so well!

Didn't you say back then that you would definitely be the first one among us to reach Third Grade?"

"And Xie, if you're bad, just practice more!"

Huang Weiguo and Chen Zhenyao came over today specifically to find their old comrades.

To show off their rapidly advancing strength!

"Huang Weiguo, Chen Zhenyao, that's enough from you two!"

"Do you believe that if we all go together, we'll beat the crap out of you?!"

The Junbu Zhanshi were furious.

"Come on then, you think we're afraid of you?"

"One of us can take ten of you!"

Huang Weiguo and Chen Zhenyao had such punchable expressions that the Junbu Zhanshi were grinding their teeth in anger.

But it was just then.

"Alert! A team is approaching the city gate!"

"Intruders, very strong, extremely strong!!"

A notification sound rang out!

"All forces, be on alert!"

All the Junbu Zhanshi suddenly changed color.

Huang Weiguo and Chen Zhenyao stood at the very front of these warriors without the slightest hesitation!

"Ning, Xie, you two step back a bit!"

"What do you mean?"

"We are at least Third Grade, with the strength of squad leaders; aren't we much stronger than you?"

"When the fight starts later, we go first!"

Following this, Huang Weiguo and Chen Zhenyao had a disdainful conversation with the Junbu Zhanshi behind them!

Jiangcheng, as the last-place finisher in the previous Ladder Tournament, almost never had powerhouses exceeding the Fifth Grade arrive, and even if they did, they would be notified in advance.

The key was that now, it wasn't even time for this year's delivery of resources!

Everyone subconsciously felt that a powerful enemy was invading.

Perhaps it was some human traitors who knew that Ye Bai had taken first place in the Ladder Tournament and Li Qingqing had reached the top five, wanting to nip the geniuses in the bud before the two could report to the Martial University.

Or perhaps it was because of something else.

And in the eyes of Huang Weiguo and Chen Zhenyao, no matter the reason, since their strength was greater than their old friends, they should be the ones standing in front!

"Click-clack!"

Soon, the team approached.

The atmosphere grew increasingly tense.

Because the Junbu Zhanshi could vaguely see the people coming.

A luxurious team composed of at least a hundred Martial Artists!

The person in the lead had an aura that was even more terrifying!

It was even more powerful than the aura of one of their Jiangcheng Guardian Deity, Liu Qingtian!

"Clatter!" Fortunately, a token was thrown over at this moment and caught by the squad leader guarding the city gate today.

"Friends from Jiangcheng, we are from the Haicheng Military Department, acting under the orders of Commander Sima Kong to escort Spirit Stones to Jiangcheng! Because the matter is urgent, there was no prior notification, please forgive us!"

The person explained.

"Alert lifted!" After some verification, the squad leader let out a long breath.

However.

The Junbu Zhanshi were even more shocked!

Especially as the team drew closer and they officially saw the people clearly!

"Hiss!"

"That, that is the Commander of the Haicheng Military Department, a genuine Sixth-Grade Grandmaster Realm powerhouse!"

"And the two Deputy Commanders of the Haicheng Military Department, two Fifth Grade Peak experts..."

"What is going on? Why are they escorting Spirit Stones to Jiangcheng?"

"It seems the brothers on duty mentioned in the group chat last night that several cities had sent Spirit Stones to our Jiangcheng, but the people escorting them were just a few Fourth Grade Martial Artists..."

"And yet today, there are people still sending Spirit Stones, and the people escorting them are this strong?!"

Everyone was stunned!

But before they could think too much.

"Click-clack!" Another team arrived!

As always, a Sixth-Grade Grandmaster Realm powerhouse led the team in person, with a hundred Martial Artists in tow!

One team after another!

In just half an hour, seven or eight Martial Dao Grandmaster Realm powerhouses, whom many people in Jiangcheng would never see in their entire lives, had led teams to Jiangcheng!

"Why does our Jiangcheng need so many Spirit Stones?!"

"And they are all escorted by Grandmaster Realm powerhouses??"

While the Junbu Zhanshi were inspecting these people, the shock in their hearts grew ever more intense...

Huang Weiguo and Chen Zhenyao, no longer being part of the city defense force, did not participate in the inspection work.

Witnessing the whole process, the shock in their hearts was no less than anyone else's!

"Lao Huang, something big has happened in our Jiangcheng..." Chen Zhenyao said after a long time, his tone indescribably complex.

"Yes..." Huang Weiguo said.

"What do you think it's because of?"

"I don't know, but my intuition tells me it has to do with Brother Ye..."

"After all, in the past ten years, nothing like today has ever happened in Jiangcheng, but Brother Ye just took first place in the Ladder Tournament, and then immediately..."

Huang Weiguo said, lost in thought!

He could not think of any other reasonable explanation!

Yet, when one thinks carefully about this only reason that could explain the current situation, it is also utterly absurd!

What earth-shattering and heaven-frightening thing has Ye Bai done again?

And not long after the Junbu Zhanshi at the city gate were shocked, it was the people of all Jiangcheng who were shocked...