Two days later, after Black Ant destroyed a naval port and staged a play with Zhang Junbao and the others, he returned to Ye Yun's side to personally protect Ye Yun's safety. The United States ultimately succumbed to Black Ant's power and agreed to Ye Yun's demands, delivering the nutrient solution condenser to Mili Island that very day.
Nutrient solution had always been a strategic resource that Ye Yun deeply coveted. As more people materialized their strength, nutrient solution would become a greatly lacking resource. Therefore, Ye Yun would never let go of an opportunity.
The nutrient solution condenser was the core for producing nutrient solution. It was said that 80% of the technology within the condenser was self-calculated by the 'Heavenly Way' during its development. There were only five such units in the world, and this device was irreplaceable!
Ye Yun obtaining the US's nutrient solution condenser this time meant that all members of the Dragon Palace would no longer have to worry about food shortages caused by materializing their strength in a few years! This also signaled the beginning of the United States' decline.
Inside the game pod, the interior was filled with raging flames. These flames appeared extremely fierce but did not cause the slightest damage to the game pod.
Black Ant stood by the game pod, motionless like a sentry. However, if anyone dared to approach, they would undoubtedly face his tempestuous onslaught, even Zhou Ningdong and Ding Yi.
The handsome appearance of Black Ant had even frightened Ding Yi to the point where she dared not enter Ye Yun's office.
The game pod opened, and Ye Yun walked out, his face still filled with an unconcealable shock.
"Master, your strength seems to have increased!" Black Ant looked at Ye Yun, his eyes filled with envy.
It was a materialized projection of Black Ant within the 'Heavenly Way'. Although it had flesh and blood, its strength was fixed at the 15% it had when it was materialized. Even if Ye Yun increased his strength or materialized further later, it would have no impact on it.
Ye Yun didn't know how to answer Black Ant's words, so he could only pat its shoulder. Since its evolution, Black Ant possessed intelligence no less than humans, and even had its own emotions.
This materialized projection seemed to have no connection with the Black Ant within the 'Heavenly Way', except that if the Black Ant within the 'Heavenly Way' died, the materialized Black Ant in reality would also disappear.
For the past two days, Ye Yun had been intermittently cultivating the supreme mental technique 'Fen Tian Jue' within the game. He discovered that whenever he cultivated 'Fen Tian Jue' in the game, his strength in reality would gain a certain degree of improvement. Conversely, if he cultivated in reality, he could gain corresponding attribute points in the game!
This discovery left Ye Yun speechless. The gains from the virtual world were transferred to reality, and the efforts in reality were transferred to the virtual world! It was completely reversed?
Theoretically, it was better to cultivate in the real world to gain attribute points for the virtual world, as becoming powerful in the game would also make reality stronger. However, the current Ye Yun spent seventeen to eighteen hours out of twenty-four in the game, diligently running dungeons and leveling up.
"General... um, that, Old Zhang called you. I saw you were in the game pod, so I didn't call you," Ding Yi said, standing at the door of the office, trembling as she looked at Black Ant, her speech faltering.
"Sister Yi, this fellow is my life beast from the game, Black Ant! You've met him before. He won't attack our own people." Ye Yun could only explain again helplessly, but seeing Ding Yi flee as if she were escaping, he could only sigh.
"If you go out with that face of yours, you'll be a sensation! Come on, big brother will take you somewhere fun." Ye Yun glanced at Black Ant speechlessly and immediately soared into the sky, heading for Area 51 in the United States.
At this moment, in Area 51, hundreds of monsters of various appearances were surrounding three humans. Their scarlet eyes looked at the three with a subtle trace of fear and greed.
They circled the three slowly, and drops of black liquid fell from their bodies onto the ground, disappearing instantly. The ground where the liquid fell quickly cracked, as if it had been scorched by flames.
Some crawled on all fours like animals, some had human-like bodies with ant-like features, and others had beastly bodies with human faces. In short, anyone could tell at a glance that these creatures were not from Earth. However, judging by their behavior, this group of creatures had very low intelligence, appearing like wild animals acting purely on instinct.
"Old Zhang, there are two hundred of them today, quite a lot more than usual. This time's earnings will match our income for several years!" Joel's left hand was now swollen, covered with black, flowing liquid that coiled around his entire arm like ropes.
"Hmph! Joel, get rid of those disgusting wings of yours. Don't think that just because my crown is broken, your Ghost Hand's darkness can suppress the radiance of my Holy Light. I still have my Great Sword of Light!" The Pope, back-to-back with Joel and Zhang Junbao, held a great sword emanating the aura of holy light.
"Heh, just a little holy light?" Joel retracted his wings, transforming into a black tailcoat, and glanced disdainfully at the Great Sword of Light.
"Alright, save your energy to deal with these guys. I feel like the demonic creatures this time are a bit stronger than before." Zhang Junbao, clad in a Daoist robe, held a pure white horsetail whisk in his hand. True qi formed a massive Tai Chi symbol beneath his feet, isolating the black aura emanating from the demonic creatures.
At this moment, none of them realized that they were enveloped by an invisible barrier within a one-kilometer radius.
"Heh, these three old fellows have something about them." Ye Yun, seated on a white cloud, watched the standoff below with great interest.
"Master, can I go down and kill those demonic creatures? Please grant me this wish!" Suddenly, Black Ant knelt before Ye Yun, its eyes practically salivating as it looked at the demonic creatures below, baffling Ye Yun.
"What's going on?" Ye Yun was confused. What did "grant me this wish" mean? He hadn't tried to break up any couples.
"Master, I can smell food! I feel that if I devour the ones below, my strength can advance further! Please grant me this wish!" Black Ant's gaze towards Ye Yun was full of supplication.
Damn it! Ye Yun's heart leaped. How could he refuse?
Seeing Ye Yun's agreement, Black Ant instantly transformed into lightning. Before the three old men could react, it shattered them one by one with its sharp spikes.
In the past, after Zhang Junbao killed demonic creatures, their corpses would remain. However, the demonic creatures killed by Black Ant shattered like reflections in a mirror, turning into streams of black ants that swirled around Black Ant's body before being slowly absorbed by it.
"Is it feeding on demonic energy?" The panic of the demonic creatures the moment Black Ant appeared had not escaped Ye Yun's eyes. It was the fear and terror of encountering a natural predator.
"Lord Black Ant!" Zhang Junbao and the other two looked at the empty surroundings with tears about to fall. They had thought they would make a fortune, but unexpectedly, such a divine being had appeared halfway.
Black Ant completely ignored them and flew back to Ye Yun's side.
"This demonic cave is truly a magical place!" After understanding the method for Black Ant's real-world strength to improve, Ye Yun began to have other ideas. Looking at the constrained three, Ye Yun swept them with his divine sense, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Do you three still have your 'Heavenly Way Rings' with you? If so, are you interested in accompanying me to the demonic cave for a walk?"