This improvement cannot simply be described as a leap.

If I must describe it,

it's truly a transformation.

It's like taking off directly into the sky like Wuhu.

Baiyu had never experienced this sensation of soaring, where everything clicks at a touch, with no bottlenecks or understanding barriers.

Is this what it means to be a genius?

Indeed, there is a big gap between someone like him who relies on hard work and geniuses.

The duration of the Wisdom Fruit is only a mere hour.

But.

Within this hour, Baiyu fully comprehended the entire Moon Spirit Divine Heaven Seal, which records the Moon Lord's Spirit Technique and Core Technique.

Now all that's left is to hone it through actual combat.

Moon Spirit Divine Heaven Seal.

This core technique is a powerful offensive core technique, using various Seal Techniques to harness the power from the moon to deliver devastating attacks on enemies.

This reminded Baiyu of an ominous phrase—representing the moon to eliminate you.

Setting everything else aside,

the power of the Moon Spirit Divine Heaven Seal is indeed impressive.

However, this is not all that was gained this time.

After consuming the Wisdom Fruit, Baiyu's Spirit surged crazily, nearing the threshold of two thousand pascals.

This...

Even a Tier Four Martial Artist might not have such terrifying Spiritual Power.

It's simply terrifying.

In addition.

Another advantage is that Baiyu's understanding of the "Fanatical Scholar" Magic Elixir has reached its peak.

From now on,

Baiyu has completely digested the Fanatical Scholar Magic Elixir.

Of course, he still doesn't have the formula for Sequence Seven, so he cannot advance for the time being.

Reining in his thoughts,

the task panel shows no new tasks under the [Spirit] section for now.

The [Blood Qi] section is about slaying Exotic Beasts.

And now there is no such condition.

Inexplicably,

Baiyu once again turned his gaze to the Nightmare Difficulty.

The Nightmare Difficulty usually changes at any time; today it might be one thing, tomorrow another.

But.

Just as Baiyu was about to investigate this Nightmare Task, sounds from outside caught his attention once more.

Quickly exiting Scholar Space,

Baiyu walked out of the room.

The Qiong Ning Merchants Guild division was still very safe, with no fires burning over.

But in the distance,

thick smoke had already risen into the sky.

The fire from the explosion didn't disperse immediately; instead, it grew fiercer.

The flames in the sky had dispelled the darkness.

The warfare in the Inner City District was slowly expanding, and faint shouts of killing could be heard in the distance.

In such a situation,

it's really not suitable to enter the Scholar Space.

Otherwise, if some sudden event occurs, it might be too late to react.

Baiyu instructed his subordinates to activate the Protective Spirit Array and maintain high alert.

He didn't sleep all night.

With the Ice Skin Jade Bone Skill.

He didn't need to worry about sleeping.

The night passed without any words.

The next day.

The sky was getting brighter, but the streets were still quite deserted.

Almost no pedestrians were present.

Because, on every street, there were many fully armed soldiers from the Anomaly Bureau, their gazes fierce.

These were clearly the elderly who had seen a lot of blood.

Even though the Outer City's security was poor and management was somewhat chaotic, everyone knew that causing trouble in such circumstances would only bring trouble upon themselves.

Baiyu walked out of the Merchants Guild Headquarters.

"What's the situation? What exactly happened with last night's big explosion?"

He casually found a soldier from the Anomaly Bureau and, after showing his identification, asked nonchalantly.

The soldier was very excited and almost answered every question.

However, his knowledge was limited; he only said that a secret organization had invaded last night, causing trouble in the city, but was defeated by the Anomaly Bureau.

Seeing this, Baiyu didn't ask further but instead started the steam car and headed towards the Inner City.

Due to the emergency situation,

the entire Villiduo communication had already been cut off.

Baiyu was heading not to any other place but the Veterans Mutual Aid Association Headquarters.

As he had always been in Mountain City and had been cleaning up the mess left by the Security Bureau, he had assigned a few ministers to manage the Veterans Mutual Aid Association.

Upon his arrival,

he happened to see his old acquaintance Jie Ding busying about with a headache.

In the courtyard, a large number of soldiers from the Veterans Mutual Aid Association had gathered, all fully armed and looking solemn.

"Chairman, it's really timely for you to return. I was even considering that if you didn't show up, I would go to Mountain City to find you."

When Jie Ding saw Baiyu, he was so excited he nearly shed tears.

"Speak slowly. What exactly has happened?"

Baiyu looked at the large team standing on the training ground outside and asked, "What's going on that requires gathering people?"

"Isn't it because of last night's explosion? I heard a whole street was covered in it. A secret organization was behind it, and only this morning did the Anomaly Bureau catch those people in one sweep."

Jie Ding sighed and said, "But the subsequent rescue and cleanup work has fallen into the hands of departments like us on the fringes. Besides the Bounty Hunter Association and the Veterans Mutual Aid Association, there's also the Martial Arts Management Association and others. They all need to send people."

Baiyu nodded and asked again, "So what are you worried about?"

Jie Ding replied, "Chairman, you know how bizarre those secret organizations are. Who knows if that place is contaminated? Also, the post-event cleanup is no less dangerous. There might be remnants of the secret organization hiding in the ruins, and anyone encountering them would be out of luck."

Jie Ding's concern was very valid.

In situations like this,

it's a thankless task and extremely dangerous.

Of course,

there might also be unexpected gains.

However, the members of the Veterans Mutual Aid Association were not as strong as those in other associations, given they were a group for coordinating with and assisting retired soldiers.

There's quite a gap compared to combat organizations like the Bounty Hunter Association and the Martial Arts Management Association.

Seeing Jie Ding's worried face, Baiyu said, "How about this? I'll personally lead the team."

Jie Ding didn't object and nodded, saying, "In this kind of situation, it's best if you lead the team personally. Even if something happens, you can stabilize the morale."

There's a significant difference between a chairman and a minister.

Besides,

Baiyu's competence in handling matters and his adaptability were outstanding in Jie Ding's mind.

Soon,

after a simple reorganization of the team, Baiyu led the main force of the Veterans Mutual Aid Association to the site of last night's explosion.

Originally, he only came to the Mutual Aid Association to understand the situation.

If there were no major issues,

he would directly return to Mountain City.

But now, since the entire Villiduo was under lockdown, it would be difficult for him to leave. Moreover, the Divine Court had mentioned that there would be actions.

He was extremely curious about the situation on site.

Although he could not directly participate in the fight, he could visit the site to see just how intense last night's battle was.

And.

It was a small Holy Light Church that exploded, but from beginning to end, there was no movement from the Holy Light Church Headquarters.

This was also not logical.

Baiyu was planning to take this opportunity to investigate personally.

As the chairman of the Veterans Mutual Aid Association, he should step forward at times like these.