As the large iron door behind the old yellow dog slowly opened, Mu Fanchen and the others walked in resolutely. The team's tail-end, Fu Rui, trembled as she walked past the old yellow dog and the little girl, glanced at the eerie and terrifying space behind the door, gritted her teeth, and followed them.

As she stepped through the door, she heard a clang and turned back to see the door rapidly merging into a soft light and disappearing before her eyes. Before she had a chance to observe her surroundings, Mu Fanchen's voice echoed from the front of the team.

"Elder Lin, it's been a long time, and you look just as impressive!"

Fu Rui looked towards the voice and was shocked. Standing in this purely white space were fourteen members of the investigation hall, among whom Mei Simiao, who had once interrogated her, scanned the group before locking eyes with her in the air. Under Mei Simiao's sharp gaze and meaningful smile, Fu Rui understood that hiding was now pointless and returned the glare defiantly.

At this moment, Fu Rui heard a long sigh, and the elder called Elder Lin by Mu Fanchen stepped forward from the team, looking at her side with a sorrowful face, lamentingly said: "Ah, Haoran! Even though you have left the investigation bureau for so many years, many people in the bureau still hold hopes and believe that you have your own struggles and helplessness, but look at your actions today!"

Speaking of this, the elder's voice raised two pitches, his gaze becoming sharp with eyes full of anger, he cried out: "Are you truly going to involve innocent civilians in this war?"

"Elder Lin, this war will eventually affect civilians. They've been protected too well, perhaps letting them know the truth and harshness of this world sooner is a good thing!" Facing Lin Rui's accusations, Mu Fanchen seemed calm, his gaze sweeping the circle without finding a familiar voice, laughed self-deprecatingly, saying: "It seems the bureau was prepared for me, putting up such a grand setup. But where is Gu Shenghui, is he afraid to appear in front of me?"

"Less nonsense, your little tricks have long been seen through by the hall. Setting up such a grand scene and going around such a big circle, you surely didn't come back for a reunion, did you?" Behind Lin Rui, a middle-aged man in a combat uniform lit a cigarette and mocked coldly.

Narrowing his eyes to look at this former ace who he once overshadowed, Mu Fanchen pretended to think deeply for a while before smiling and said, "Leng Yang? Still the same hot temper after so many years. Since you are here, haven't you already guessed what I'm here to do?"

Leng Yang exchanged glances with others in the team; indeed, they knew what Mu Fanchen was here to do. When formulating the prison plan, they speculated other potential targets for Divine Desire's attack. During that meeting, Gu Shenghui and Mei Simiao explicitly pointed out the possibility of the opponents attacking the investigation hall's warehouse.

Because inside this mysterious warehouse, besides equipment used by the investigation hall, there are various divine artifacts sealed from other planes stored here. These divine artifacts preserved in the cornerstone plane have a formidable reputation in their home plane, mostly seized when suppressing dark forces, possessing autonomous consciousness and extremely powerful magic items and fiendish items.

These divine artifacts exuding a sinister aura are regarded as chicken ribs by the high-ranking officials in various realms, difficult to control; any mismanagement or reclaim by their original owner could result in catastrophic disaster. Yet, destroying them is a pity. After much deliberation, they could only divide these artifacts; sealing their spirits in a thinly sourced cornerstone plane while leaving the main body for their own use. With across-plane obstructions, the main body will eventually nurture new spirits under the new owner, though the artifact's power is greatly discounted for a period, it's one of the most effective ways.

Initially, several strong countries in reality were unwilling to take on this hot potato, but as it was also one of the agreements signed between this plane and other planes, and since it's not free custody—as every year, high-ranking officials pay a large amount of material as custody fees—they agreed upon a rotational custody plan among five strong countries, each responsible for ten years. These ten years have just coincidentally fallen domestically.

Regarding Gu Shenghui's proposed possibility, the meeting once plunged into fierce debate. Most thought Divine Desire couldn't make such a blatant attack move; attacking the Secret Prison is enough to exhaust Divine Desire's forces lurking domestically, where would they find experts to attack the investigation hall.

Nonetheless, Cen Xiaoran still utilized his abilities for predictions on the matter, resulting in a veiled oracle, making the future appear shrouded and unpredictable. With this result, the investigation hall ceased discussion; everyone understood Elder Cen's abilities: sometimes no answer is the answer.

Since the likelihood of Divine Desire attacking the investigation hall greatly increased, given their domestic forces cannot undertake such a big matter, besides deploying personnel from abroad, the greatest possibility is seeking aid from other dimensions.

For this, the investigation hall initially sent people across planes and the Immortal Palace, major forces in the Magic Realm for situation briefings, yet the counterparts didn't take it seriously. With the few lords guarding the treasures, safety is assured, thinking the investigation hall as overly cautious and paranoid.

But due to face, both the Daoist Realm and Magic Realm sent a master each for reinforcement; the Spirit Monster Plane previously dispatched Prince Salafam from the Dragon Race, this time to express gratitude for prior aid to the investigation hall, they sent another human form divine beast. Meanwhile, contact with Hell Realm has been lost for a long time.

Thinking of this, Leng Yang's mouth curled upward, his gaze sweeping across his team containing four experts from other dimensions. From their changing expressions and angry eyes, evidently, there are adversaries among the enemy, these fellows are shocked by how remnants of dark forces bypassed the defenses of those two outside, yet angry that indeed the other side harbors malicious intents hoping for resurgence.

"What's the use of talking so much! Since you're here today, don't think of leaving! Mu Haoran, today I will expel you for the investigation bureau and for Ren Changming as a traitor!" Zuo Huaxian, who suffered a secret loss under Mu Fanchen before and regarded it as shame, couldn't contain his anger any longer, roaring as he burst out of the crowd, two colorful mists pounded towards Mu Fanchen as his arms moved.

As he made his move, neither side held back any longer, just to see Mu Fanchen smiling slightly, a white mist steamed from his body engulfing him inside. Behind him, a man each from the three realms of Dao, Magic, and Spirit stepped out from the team's rear, reaching into the void to grasp various vessels, muttering under breaths, visibly causing the pure white space to suddenly shift like gathering clouds and darkness, countless streams of black, gray, and blood gases tore open cracks one after another at the top of the space, accompanied by ghostly wails as if something is about to break free from the seal.

"Monster! How dare you!" shouted Cao Jiu Zhou, the supporter from the Immortal Palace, furrowing his brows upon seeing the corner of a large doll face faintly appearing in the cracks, his face changing and looking towards the one casting spells among the Divine Desire Messengers!