Chapter 566

In the high sky, clouds and mist spread.

Translation: "High above, clouds and mist filled the air."

But we need to be concise, not add extra. In the high sky, clouds and mist spread.

A giant golden-winged Peng bird the size of a thumb pushes aside the clouds and mist, turning into a streak of light almost invisible to the naked eye, speeding through the high sky.

Translation: "A Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird the size of a thumb pushed aside the clouds and mist, turning into a streak of light almost invisible to the naked eye, darting swiftly through the high sky."

We need to ensure we don't add. "the size of a thumb" = "the size of a thumb". Good.

The Yin-Yang Daoist's Yin-Yang Grand Dao was inherited from the primordial Peng Bright King; the Daoist used the innate treasure, the Yin-Yang Two-Qi Bottle left by the Peng Bright King, to cut forth an incarnation, and naturally obtained the Peng Bright King's entire robe and bowl.

Translation: "Yinyang Daoren's Yin-Yang Grand Dao was inherited from the Primordial Great Peng Bright King; Yinyang Daoren used the Primordial Great Peng Bright King's left-behind innate supreme treasure, the Yin-Yang Two Qi Vessel, to cut out an incarnation, and naturally obtained the Primordial Great Peng Bright King's entire robe and bowl."

But we need to keep "robe and bowl" meaning "robe and bowl". We'll translate as "robe and bowl". Ensure we keep all info.

The Yin-Yang Daoist cultivates the Nine Revolutions Mystic Technique; his mastery of this wondrous skill is naturally not low.

Translation: "Yinyang Daoren cultivated the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique; his attainment in this wondrous skill was naturally not low."

Using the art of transformation, he turns into a golden-winged Peng bird; the Yin-Yang Daoist drives his dharma body with pure innate Yin-Yang qi, a single flap of his wings spans ninety thousand li, and after tens of thousands of flaps he escapes who-knows-how-many millions of billions of li.

Translation: "Using the Transformation Technique, he transformed into a Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird; Yinyang Daoren drove his dharma body with pure innate Yin-Yang qi, a single flap of his wings covered ninety thousand miles, and after flapping tens of thousands of times consecutively, he escaped who-knows-how-many millions of billions of li."

We need to keep numbers: ninety thousand li = ninety thousand li. "tens of thousands of flaps" = tens of thousands of flaps. "who-knows-how-many millions of billions of li" = who-knows-how-many millions of billions of li. We'll keep as "who-knows-how-many millions of billions of li". Might be awkward but okay.

Below, towering mountains and steep ridges stretch across a vast, desolate land.

Translation: "Below, rugged mountains and steep ridges stretched, the earth a vast expanse of desolation."

In the wilderness, herds of hundreds of millions of beasts migrate; in the air, countless brightly feathered birds, numbering in the hundreds of billions, dance wildly; higher still in the void, spiritually extraordinary raptors cry out loudly, their piercing shouts tearing the clouds.

Translation: "In the wilderness, a vast herd of hundreds of millions of beasts migrated; in the sky, countless brightly feathered birds, numbering in the hundreds of billions, danced wildly; even higher in the void, spiritually extraordinary raptors cried out loudly, their piercing shouts tearing the clouds."

We need to keep "hundreds of millions of beasts" = "hundreds of millions of beasts". "brightly feathered" = "brightly feathered". "numbering likewise in the hundreds of billions" = "numbering likewise in the hundreds of billions". "spiritually extraordinary raptors" = "spiritually extraordinary raptors". "cried out loudly" = "cried out loudly". "piercing shouts tearing the clouds" = "piercing shouts tearing the clouds". Good.

The golden-winged Peng bird is a supreme existence among the bird clan.

Translation: "The Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird is a supreme existence among the flying bird race."

It is said that the Peng and the peacock are the offspring of the primordial chaotic phoenix. The phoenix is undoubtedly the emperor of the bird clan, so it is easy to imagine the status of the golden-winged Peng bird among birds. The Peng bird transformed by the Yin-Yang Daoist is not only identical in appearance, but also in bloodline, organs, heavenly-endowed divine abilities, and so on—everything is exactly the same.

Translation: "It is rumored that the Peng and the Peacock are the offspring of the Primordial Chaos Phoenix. The Phoenix, without doubt, is the emperor of the flying bird race; thus one can imagine the status of the Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird among flying birds. The Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird transformed by Yinyang Daoren is not only identical in appearance, but also identical in innate bloodline, organs, heavenly-endowed divine abilities, and so on."

We need to keep "heavenly-endowed divine abilities" = "heavenly-endowed divine abilities". Good.

Wherever the Yin-Yang Daoist passes, countless birds cry out in unison, whether weak or strong, big or small, high or low; the sound of their calls shakes heaven and earth, frightening countless beasts below into frantic flight.

Translation: "Wherever Yinyang Daoren passed, countless birds cried out in unison, whether weak or strong, regardless of size, whether in high or low altitude; the sound of countless birds calling shook heaven and earth, frightening the countless beasts below into frantic flight."

Thus he crossed mountain after mountain, flew over city after city, leaving the prefectures and fiefdoms of the Great Jin Divine Kingdom far behind.

Translation: "Thus he crossed mountain after mountain, flew over city after city, leaving far behind the prefectural seats and feudal states of the Great Jin Divine Kingdom one after another."

Flying at full speed for two days and two nights, at the speed of the golden-winged Peng bird assumed by the Yin-Yang Daoist, who knows how many millions of billions of li he has flown; his entire body of golden, shining feathers has ignited into golden flames from high-speed friction with the air. Ahead, in the mountain ranges, towering military cities stand firm, forming a solid defensive line between the peaks.

Translation: "Flying at full speed for two days and two nights, at the speed of the Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird that Yinyang Daoren had transformed into, who knows how many millions of billions of li he had flown; his entire body of golden glittering feathers had ignited into golden flames from high-speed friction with the air. Ahead in the mountains, military cities stood towering, forming a solid defensive line between the mountain ranges."

We need to keep "Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird" which is same creature; we can translate as "Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird". Keep consistent.

In the 108 demon-suppressing cities, the troops have already been largely replaced.

Translation: "Among the 108 Demon-Suppressing Cities, the soldiers had already been replaced in a large batch."

In recent years, the Fuxi Divine Kingdom has been peaceful, launching no attack on the Great Jin Divine Kingdom, so the demon-suppressing cities no longer need to keep many veteran elite troops.

Translation: "The Fuxi Divine Kingdom had been quite obedient these past few years, launching no attack on the Great Jin Divine Kingdom, so the Demon-Suppressing Cities no longer needed to retain many veteran elite troops."

The all-out war between the Martial Divine Kingdom and the Great Jin Divine Kingdom is raging fiercely; both

Translation: "The all-out war between the Great Martial Divine Kingdom and the Great Jin Divine Kingdom was raging fiercely, both sides mobilizing troops and commanders; in the southwest of the Great Jin Divine Kingdom, the fighting was so intense it felt like brains would burst. Among the 108 Demon-Suppressing Cities, the most elite, most experienced veteran soldiers had all been sent to the Southwest Great Marsh Prefecture to assist in the battle."

Nowadays the Demon Suppressing City is full of raw recruits; their cultivation, combat experience, and fighting spirit are all as weak as chickens.

Translation: "Nowadays, the Demon-Suppressing Cities are full of raw recruits; regardless of cultivation level, combat experience, or fighting will, they are as weak as chickens."

The Yin-Yang Daoist effortlessly breached the Demon Suppressing City's defenses; his Nine Turns Mystic Art evasion was superb, and his speed was pushed to the limit as he hovered above the city. The thousands of mirrors meant to warn of a Fuxi Divine Kingdom attack remained silent, and he slipped smoothly into the massive rift valley.

Translation: "Yinyang Daoren easily crossed the Demon-Suppressing City's defensive line; the escape art of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique was exquisite, and with his speed pushed to the extreme, he hovered high above the Demon-Suppressing City; the thousands of mirrors specially used to guard against Fuxi Divine Kingdom's attack showed not the slightest reaction, and Yinyang Daoren smoothly slipped into that great rift valley."

We need to keep "mirrors" as "mirrors". Not a name.

Descending tens of thousands of li from the rift valley, the Yin-Yang Daoist, knowing the way well, reached the mouth of a narrow rock crevice.

Translation: "From the rift valley straight down tens of thousands of li, Yinyang Daoren, familiar with the way, arrived outside a small rock fissure."

He entered the crack, tapped the stone a few times, formed hand signs, and the fissure split open a new, jet-black, vertically descending tunnel.

Translation: "He slipped into the fissure, casually struck the stone seam a few times, changed a few hand seals, and the stone seam split open a new, pitch-black, straight-down passage."

The Yin-Yang Daoist slipped into the passage, and behind him a rock wall hundreds of li thick sealed shut silently, as though the passage had never been there.

Translation: "Yinyang Daoren slipped into the passage; behind him, a rock wall hundreds of li thick silently closed together, as if this passage had never existed."

He unleashed his evasion technique at full power; a thumb-sized golden-winged Peng bird shot through the dim underground corridor, its tiny frame ripping the air and letting out a sharp, drawn-out hiss.

Translation: "Exerting his escape technique to the fullest, the thumb-sized Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird darted swiftly through the dimly lit underground passage; its tiny body tore the air, emitting an extremely sharp and prolonged 'hiss' sound as it broke through."

We need to keep the onomatopoeia 'hiss' as 'hiss' maybe. We'll render as 'hiss'.

He passed the Fuxi Divine Kingdom's garrisoned caverns, crossed caves teeming with underground natives, slipped through heavily fortified checkpoints, and at full speed crossed the kingdom's core lands and the territories of its vassal tribes.

Translation: "Passing one after another of the Fuxi Divine Kingdom's troop-stationed rock caverns, crossing one after another of caves gathered with many underground natives, easily passing through one after another of heavily guarded checkpoints, Yinyang Daoren, at his utmost speed, crossed the Fuxi Divine Kingdom's directly governed territory, and passed through the territories of one after another of the Fuxi Divine Kingdom's vassal tribes."

Eventually, the Yin-Yang Daoist reached a place deeply familiar from his memory.

Translation: "Gradually, Yinyang Daoren arrived at a place extremely familiar to him in his memory."

He traversed the Triple Linked Realm, then the Great Dragon Realm, and finally reached the passageway through which he had once departed the Blazing Flame Realm with Yan Hanlu, Old White, Lu Ji, Shi Fei, the witch maiden, and companions.

Translation: "He passed through the Triple Linked Realm, passed through the Great Dragon Realm, and then arrived at the mouth of the passage where, back then, he had brought Yan Hanlu, Lao Bai, Lu Ji, Shi Fei, Wu Nu, and others out of the Cangyan Realm."

In those days, the three great clans of the Blazing Flame Realm spared no effort, employing their ancestral secret treasure together with the stone giant's innate divine power, and only just managed to seal off the entire realm to escape the Eternal Life Sect's persecution.

Translation: "Back then, the three great families of the Cangyan Realm exhausted all their efforts before using their ancestral secret treasure, combined with the stone giant's heavenly-endowed divine ability, and only with difficulty sealed off the entire Cangyan Realm, all to avoid the persecution of the Changsheng Sect."

But these days, the Eternal Life Sect is, to the Yin-Yang Daoist, no more of a nuisance than ants.

Translation: "But nowadays, in Yinyang Daoren's mind, the Changsheng Sect is… no more troublesome than ants."

Gazing at the passage once sealed by the three great clans, the Yin-Yang Daoist, in the form of a golden-winged Peng, pointed his right wing, drew a line, whispered an incantation, and the massive stone wall silently swung open, revealing a tunnel a hundred zhang wide, smooth and pristine throughout.

Translation: "Gazing at the passage sealed long ago by the joint effort of the three great families, the Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird that Yinyang Daoren had transformed into pointed its right wing, made a gesture, softly uttered a spell, and the thick rock wall ahead silently opened, breaking through to form a passage a hundred zhang in diameter, smooth and clean throughout."

We need to keep "a hundred zhang in diameter" = "a hundred zhang in diameter". "smooth and clean throughout" = "smooth and clean throughout". Good.

The tunnel stretched straight forward, and in a moment it extended a thousand li, reaching the core of the Blazing Flame Realm.

Translation: "The passage extended straight ahead; in an instant it reached a thousand li away, directly reaching the core region of the Cangyan Realm."

The Yin-Yang Daoist let out a sigh, gave his wings a light beat, and instantly slipped into the small stone cavern where his family once dwelled.

Translation: "Yinyang Daoren sighed, lightly flapped his wings, and directly slipped into the small stone cavern where his family had lived back then."

Over the years, the Yin-Yang Daoist's family's old stone cavern has been taken over by a clan of gray dwarves; these short-tempered, energetic beings have riddled the walls with holes and even uncovered several medium-sized veins—gold, silver, copper—living quite comfortably.

Translation: "After all these years, the stone cavern that had been Yinyang Daoren's family home was now occupied by a group of gray dwarves; these hot-tempered, naturally active fellows had dug the rock walls full of holes, and indeed they had unearthed several medium-sized veins—gold, silver, copper…—and these fellows lived very comfortably."

Concealed and floating in the air, he quietly surveyed the familiar yet unfamiliar cavern, then murmured, "The outside world is immense… you and your posterity ought not to be confined here generation after generation."

Translation: "Concealed and hovering in midair, he silently overlooked for a while this familiar yet strange cavern; Yinyang Daoren softly sighed: 'The outside world is vast…… you, and your descendants, should not be trapped here generation after generation.'"

"You deserve to live under the sun, moon, and stars, to bask in sunlight and dew, and to enjoy the scent of countless blossoms."

Translation: "'You should, and you have the right, to live under the sun, moon, and stars, bathed in sunlight and dew, feeling the fragrance of a hundred flowers.'"

"You should not be condemned to a lifetime, or even generations, of confinement in this pitch-black, sunless subterranean realm."

Translation: "'You ought not to spend a lifetime, nor generation after generation, imprisoned in this pitch-black, sunless underground world.'"

"Your forebears and ours spring from the same root and branch; thus we deserve equal rights to relish the vibrant, multicolored world outside, instead of confronting this dark cavern, dim glow‑mushrooms, and luminous plants."

Translation: "'Your ancestors and our ancestors sprang from the same source, share the same lineage; therefore we should have equal rights to enjoy that colorful world outside, rather than face this pitch-black stone cavern, dim phosphorescent mushrooms, and luminous vegetation.'"

"Geez, after all that chatter, I feel kinda impressive?" the Yin-Yang Daoist smirked, his talons oddly bending to reach his own crown, assuming a posture no ordinary bird could manage, he gave his head a vigorous scratch.

Translation: "'Whoa, after all this talk, I feel kinda great,' Yinyang Daoren chuckled slyly, his claws oddly bending up to his own head, using a posture no normal bird could achieve, he vigorously scratched his own head."

Moments later he rushed into the rear mine, plunged headfirst into its turbulent dark‑water pool, rode the surging current forward, and after just a few breaths shot through the lengthy Yin River channel, bursting out of a massive opening in the rock wall, swept along by the flow.

Translation: "The next moment, he rushed into the mine behind the cavern, dove headfirst into the surging dark-current pool in the mine, accelerated along the surging dark current, and within a few breaths passed through the long Yin River waterway, bursting out from a huge opening in the rock wall, following the water flow."

In the massive stone cavern a thousand li across, neat little earth‑stone huts are lined up in orderly rows, forming three small towns and over a hundred villages.

Translation: "Within the giant stone cavern spanning a thousand li in radius, everywhere were little houses of earth and stone; neat rows of uniform little houses stretched out, unexpectedly forming gathering points of three small towns and hundreds of villages."

At least hundreds of thousands of creatures toil and dwell in this vast stone cavern, a veritable "cavern paradise."

Translation: "At least hundreds of thousands of beings toiled and lived in this giant stone cavern that could be called a 'cave paradise'."

Nine artificial suns shone brightly, lighting the immense cavern; their heat vaporized the river running through it, the steam rose to the cavern's ceiling, condensed into droplets, and poured down as scattered heavy rain.

Translation: "Nine False Suns emitted strong light, illuminating the huge stone cavern; heat evaporated the river running through the cavern, water vapor rose to the cavern's dome, condensed into droplets there, and fell as irregular heavy rain."

The cavern's soil became increasingly fertile, with orderly fields everywhere thickly sown with high‑yield mushrooms and mossy crops, plus some large, tree‑like plants.

Translation: "The soil in the stone cavern became ever more fertile; everywhere were neatly laid-out farmlands, densely planted with high-yield mushrooms and moss crops, and furthermore some large-sized, tree-like crops grew."

On the cavern's fringe lay expansive grasslands where herds of herbivores grazed lazily, while spear‑armed dwarves and goblins stood vigilant all around.

Translation: "At the edge of the stone cavern lay vast grasslands; Yinyang Daoren saw herds of herbivorous animals leisurely wandering about, nearby with spear-wielding dwarves and gnomes vigilantly watching in all directions."

Of the three towns and over a hundred villages, roughly sixty percent are human; the rest include ox‑folk, werewolves, lizardfolk, snakemen, and even powerful half‑dragons.

Translation: "Three small towns, hundreds of villages; humans made up about sixty percent of the population, besides there were ox-people, werewolves, lizardfolk, snakepople… and even half-dragon people with naturally strong, robust bodies roamed about."

The banners over the three towns show they belong to three distinct powers, and the Eternal Life Sect, which first found this place, is not among them.

Translation: "Looking at the flags flying above these three small towns, they actually belonged to three different forces, and the Changsheng Sect, which first discovered this place, seemed not to be among those three forces."

After examining the three banners, the Yin-Yang Daoist guessed that the Yan, Stone, and Lu clans had teamed up to take over the cavern.

Translation: "Carefully distinguishing those three high-flying flags, Yinyang Daoren roughly judged that this was the Yan Family, Shi Family, and Lu Family joining forces to seize this stone cavern, right?"

The Yin-Yang Daoist shook his head; years have gone by, and he has no idea what transpired here.

Translation: "Yinyang Daoren shook his head; so many years had passed, and he also didn't know what had happened here."

The Eternal Life Sect in the Blazing Flame Realm appears to be in trouble?

Translation: "The Changsheng Sect of the Cangyan Realm seemed to be in a bad state?"

The Yin-Yang Daoist didn't come here to check on the Eternal Life Sect's current affairs, nor to seek revenge for old grievances… he simply isn't idle enough to squander his formidable strength for no reason.

Translation: "Yinyang Daoren came here not to investigate the Changsheng Sect's recent situation, nor to avenge past events…… he hasn't had the leisure for this kind of thing, to waste his formidable strength pointlessly."

The Yin-Yang Daoist shimmered, shifting back into his original Daoist attire of black‑and‑white water‑fire robes, openly displaying himself as he approached the entrance of the ancient divine army camp.

Translation: "Yinyang Daoren's body flickered, transforming into the Daoist form he originally wore, clad in black-and-white water-fire Daoist robes, he openly revealed his figure and arrived at the entrance of the Ancient Divine Soldier Camp of that day."

A tall arrow tower stood here, with a small encampment below housing roughly three hundred mixed‑tribe fighters. When the Yin-Yang Daoist suddenly materialized out of nowhere, the two lizard‑folk archers on the tower gaped for a moment before quickly blowing the warning horn.

Translation: "Here, a tall arrow tower had actually been built, below it a small military camp garrisoned by about three hundred mixed-tribe warriors. Unexpectedly seeing Yinyang Daoren appear out of thin air, the two lizardfolk archers on the tower stared for a moment, then quickly sounded the alarm."

The piercing horn blast echoed far into the distance.

Translation: "The sharp horn call sounded far away, far away."

Within the modest camp, more than three hundred soldiers in rough iron armor, armed with swords and axes, rushed out, pointing at the Yin-Yang Daoist and yelling loudly.

Translation: "Inside the small military camp, over three hundred warriors wearing crude iron armor and wielding great swords and axes charged out, pointing at Yinyang Daoren and shouting loudly."

These fighters are much like the Wu clan's troops of old—relying purely on innate talent, basically just brute strength and a little basic fighting skill. And it's not just these three hundred‑plus warriors; in the huge cavern, among its tens of thousands of residents, only about a thousand have any real cultivation, and even the strongest are at most a dozen or so early‑stage Command Pool realm cultivators.

Translation: "These warriors…… just like the warriors raised by the Wu Family in the past, they fought relying solely on innate talent, nothing but brute strength and a little rudimentary grappling skill. Not only these three hundred-plus warriors, in the huge stone cavern, among the tens of thousands of people, true cultivators numbered at most around a thousand, and the strongest among them were only about ten or so early-stage Life Pond Realm cultivators."

The Yin-Yang Daoist reflected that a dozen or so Command Pool realm cultivators indicate the Blazing Flame Realm's overall power has increased somewhat since then.

Translation: "Yinyang Daoren secretly marveled, a dozen or so Life Pond Realm cultivators; the overall strength of the Cangyan Realm seemed to have improved somewhat compared to before."

The gain isn't huge, but there is indeed an improvement.

Translation: "The increase was not large, but after all, there was an increase."

But this time he didn't come back to reminisce with the three great clans. The task he has in mind is beyond their help, and the danger is too great; their foundation is like a three‑inch river shrimp that thrives in a tiny creek, yet once cast into the endless ocean they're just a slightly larger morsel a big predator could gulp down in one bite.

Translation: "However, this time he came back not to catch up with the three great families. The thing he wants to do, the three great families cannot help him; moreover, the risk is too great, the foundation of the three great families is like a three-inch-long river shrimp that can live freely in a small stream, but once thrown into the boundless ocean, the three great families are merely a slightly larger fish that a big mouth can easily swallow as bait."

An iron‑tipped arrow came whistling toward him.

Translation: "An iron-tipped arrow shot forth with a whistling sound."

The Yin-Yang Daoist hung still in the air; the arrow hit his forehead dead‑center, and the tip exploded with a ding.

Translation: "Yinyang Daoren hovered motionless in midair; the arrow struck squarely at his brow, then with a 'ding' the arrowhead exploded."

The strongest ox‑tribe warriors bellowed, leapt five or six zhang into the air, and brought down an axe on his head. The Yin-Yang Daoist still didn't dodge; the huge axe struck his body with a deafening crash, shattering the axe head into pieces.

Translation: "Several of the strongest ox-tribe warriors yelled, leapt up five or six zhang high, and brought down a great axe upon his head. Yinyang Daoren still did not dodge; the great axe fell on his body, accompanied by a booming roar, and the axe head directly shattered into fragments."

The warriors present stared at one another, unable to speak; immediately, from three small towns in the distance, more than ten powerful auras burst out, and more than ten figures turned into streams of light, flying swiftly toward them.

"I, the poor Daoist, harbor no ill intent. Everyone, please calm down and do not be agitated." the Yin-Yang Daoist laughed loudly, swept his large sleeve, and the more than ten Life Pond realm cultivators returned exactly as they had come, each landing precisely in their original spots without the slightest deviation.

The Yin-Yang Daoist's aura enveloped the entire stone cavern.

All living beings inside the stone cavern instantly fell silent, feeling only an immense terror weighing on their hearts, yet they had no idea where this terror came from or how great and terrifying it was.

The Yin-Yang Daoist smiled and waved his hand sharply toward the ground.

A thin crystal wafer shattered in the Yin-Yang Daoist's palm, and an energy fluctuation imperceptible to ordinary people, carrying vast information, quickly seeped underground, passing through countless gaps in the sand and soil, reaching the deep underground.

The ground trembled slightly.

The Yin-Yang Daoist waited silently, and not a single one of the hundreds of thousands of living beings in the stone cavern dared to move.

After waiting for over an hour, the ground directly beneath the Yin-Yang Daoist saw large expanses of sand and stone vanish silently, and a square metal plate about three zhang on each side, silver in color, appeared out of nowhere.

The metal plate rippled like water, then a tiny crack opened, and a thumb-sized metal spider crawled out, its dark red eyes wide open as it swiftly looked around.

"Da Tie, it's me, I'm back!" the Yin-Yang Daoist smiled, and with a flick of his sleeve, hundreds of thousands of sentient beings in the stone cavern fainted at once. The Yin-Yang Daoist smiled, his body flickered, and he took on the youthful appearance he had when he left the Ancient Divine Soldier Camp and this stone cavern back then.

The metal plate shuddered violently, then a bright opening appeared, and a Da Tie resembling a giant skull floated out slowly, staring blankly at the Yin-Yang Daoist.

"Xiao Tie? You, you really came back? Hmm, let me calculate—how long has it been?" Da Tie turned around in place a few times, then laughed cheerfully: "Hey, to save energy I shut off the timer, keeping only the basic wake‑up function… How long it's been doesn't matter; what matters is that you're back!"

Da Tie leapt up high and loudly asked Wu Tie: "Where's Lao Tie? Why didn't that guy come back? What did you do out there? What's the outside like now? Is it dangerous? Is it scary? What about our enemies? Are they all dead?"

The Yin-Yang Daoist reached out and gently stroked Da Tie, then said in a low voice: "This time I've brought you to find Lao Tie… Da Tie, we need your help… We've seized a production line for Giant Divine Soldiers, but inside there are some things that are unreliable and strange, and we need your help."

Da Tie's pupils suddenly shot out a substantial red light.

His voice became loud and powerful, and without hesitation he roared: "Yes, sir! The battlefield is our destined end!"