Chapter 225 – The Sanctuary of Humanity and Professionals

As is widely known, the Spirit Demon Abyss is the reverse side of the world, while the present world is the surface side. The two were originally separate, like the front and back of a mirror.

However, Spirit Demon Abyss Entrances began appearing sporadically across the world since ancient times, creating passages between the present world and the Spirit Demon Abyss, causing the two realms to intersect.

Consequently, Phantom Demons from the Spirit Demon Abyss began invading the present world on a large scale, viewing humans as prey.

Nowadays, entrances of varying sizes exist worldwide, accompanied by hordes of rampaging Phantom Demons. Humans can only survive by establishing enclosed Base Cities, defending their limited territories. Areas outside Base Cities have completely become wild hazardous zones, transformed into playgrounds for Phantom Demons.

Notably, the size of a Spirit Demon Abyss Entrance determines both the Rank and quantity of Phantom Demons that can pass through it to reach the present world.

If an entrance is too small, powerful Phantom Demons cannot pass through—their overwhelming strength would distort the entrance, preventing successful manifestation in the present world. Similarly, excessive numbers of Phantom Demons would create qualitative changes that hinder their passage through the entrance channel.

The Spirit Demon Abyss Entrance that appeared in Longyao City, triggering the Huaming Campaign, was medium-small in scale. It could only permit the manifestation of Hazardous Species among upper-rank Phantom Demons, while Nightmare Species couldn’t pass through. Their power was too immense for an entrance of this scale, making it impossible for Phantom Demons of Nightmare Species rank to manifest.

Even so, the considerable numbers of Hazardous Species and Phantom Demon armies still forced Longyao City to pay a heavy price for defense. Only after a day and night of bloody combat did they successfully Seal the entrance.

This demonstrates what catastrophe would befall this Base City if a larger Spirit Demon Abyss Entrance appeared in Longyao City.

Unfortunately, entrances larger than this are neither rare nor abundant outside Longyao City.

Among them, two Spirit Demon Abyss Entrances are universally recognized as the largest, having enabled countless powerful Phantom Demons and their armies to manifest since ancient times.

Fortunately, one of these largest entrances lies at the bottom of the ocean. Aside from water-attribute Phantom Demons manifesting there, all non-aquatic Phantom Demons cannot use this entrance for manifestation.

Nevertheless, this entrance has transformed the oceans into domains for numerous water-attribute Phantom Demons, making marine areas inaccessible to humans.

As for the other largest Spirit Demon Abyss Entrance, it has become the greatest threat on land.

To mention just one example, the terrifying species that once turned the surface world into Hell manifested through this entrance, arriving in the present world from the Spirit Demon Abyss.

According to statistics, over half of all land-dwelling Phantom Demons come through this entrance.

Therefore, this entrance is regarded by all humanity as the greatest threat and is considered the primary factor responsible for the world’s current state.

It is widely believed that without this entrance’s existence, humanity’s present situation would be at least a hundred times better.Without that entrance, the strongest Terror Species cannot manifest in this world, and there are very few entrances capable of allowing Nightmare Species to appear. Without these two major threats, humanity would find it much easier to survive than it does now and would be better positioned to counterattack the Phantom Demons. Perhaps the land would not have to become a playground for Phantom Demons.

People refer to the world’s largest Spirit Demon Abyss entrance—the passage that caused the world to become what it is today—as the “Chaos Demon Cave.”

To protect the present world from falling and preserve the human race, a group of once-peak powerhouses resolutely brought their Families to the location of the Chaos Demon Cave. There, they built a Base City dedicated to guarding it.

This Base City gathers the world’s most powerful Professionals, who devote themselves day and night to the great cause of resisting the Phantom Demon races from the Spirit Demon Abyss. It is unknown how many powerful enemies from the Spirit Demon Abyss they have blocked for humanity.

They fight blood-soaked battles, fearless of sacrifice, making that Base City the Frontline of humanity’s resistance against the Phantom Demons.

Many believe that without the existence of that Base City and the fierce battles of those powerhouses, there might not be so many Base Cities on the ground today.

Humanity’s survival to this day is undoubtedly owed in large part to that Base City.

Thus, that Base City is regarded as the center of the world, humanity’s Holy Land, a paradise for Professionals, and a Hell for Phantom Demons.

That Base City is Tianfeng City.

“Tianfeng City is the most powerful Base City in the world and humanity’s hope,” Duan Xiaofei passionately explained to Su Ming.

“It has the strongest Professionals, the most excellent Alchemists, and the world’s most precious Extraordinary Items are all gathered there. Because it guards the Chaos Demon Cave, its resources are richer than anywhere else on the ground.”

All Extraordinary Items are inextricably linked to the Spirit Demon Abyss and Phantom Demons.

Whether it’s alchemical potions, alchemical tools, or even alchemical weapons, the Materials used for their creation either come from the Spirit Demon Abyss or are materials dropped by Phantom Demons.

“Extraordinary”—since they are called extraordinary, they are naturally not things that can appear in the ordinary world.

The power of Hunters comes from the Bloodline of Phantom Demons, and Sorcerers only emerged under the influence of the Spirit Demon Abyss after it intersected with the present world. It can be said that all extraordinary power in the world originates from the Spirit Demon Abyss and the Phantom Demons.

The present world was originally mundane and ordinary, with no such extraordinary powers or objects appearing.

Evidence of this is the world Su Ming came from before arriving here—a mundane and ordinary world.

This world seems to be a parallel version of Su Ming’s original world. Before the Spirit Demon Abyss appeared, it was equally ordinary and normal. It was only after the Spirit Demon Abyss emerged that everything changed.

Under these circumstances, although Tianfeng City, as the guardian of the Chaos Demon Cave—the largest Spirit Demon Abyss entrance—is dangerous and arduous, it has also gained the richest resources.

The vast numbers of Phantom Demons coming from the Chaos Demon Cave, along with extraordinary items, materials, and so on, all become the spoils of Tianfeng City. This has attracted countless Alchemists, leading to the creation of a large number of extremely precious alchemical items there.Moreover, since it gathers the world’s most powerful and outstanding group of Professionals, one can imagine how many opportunities to shape one’s destiny exist within that Base City.

Phantom Demon Potions capable of granting superior Bloodlines are likely abundant there, and the headquarters of the Sorcerer Guild is located right within that Base City, storing numerous ultra-high sequence Spirit Arts unobtainable elsewhere—let alone the Legacies, resources, and opportunities from those powerful Families. Calling it a paradise for Professionals and humanity’s hope is no exaggeration.

Even though it is the Base City closest to the world’s most dangerous place, that cannot overshadow these glimmers of hope and these opportunities.

As the saying goes, danger and opportunity coexist, and Tianfeng City’s existence is proof of this concept.

Su Ming had also heard legends of Tianfeng City in books and online. While he couldn’t claim familiarity with it, he was not unfamiliar.

However…

“Why are you telling me about Tianfeng City?”

Su Ming voiced the doubt in his heart.

In response, Duan Xiaofei smiled mysteriously and gave an answer that took Su Ming by surprise.

“Because I want to recommend you to go to Tianfeng City.”

Hearing this, Su Ming was stunned.

“Recommend me to go to Tianfeng City?”

This was truly unexpected.

“Don’t be surprised—this is actually quite normal.” Duan Xiaofei toned down his playful attitude and spoke seriously: “Although Tianfeng City serves as humanity’s Holy Land and a paradise for Professionals as the frontline against the Spirit Demon Abyss, we must admit that even so, Tianfeng City has always been short on powerful combat strength and needs more personnel support.”

The Phantom Demons from the Spirit Demon Abyss number in the millions, if not billions.

Even if ninety-nine percent of them are low-level trash, they still far outnumber human Professionals.

Take Longyao City for example—this Base City has a population of up to sixty million, yet the number of Professionals is less than a hundred thousand, with only a few hundred being Upper-Rank Professionals.

And what about the Phantom Demons from the Spirit Demon Abyss?

For low-level trash like lower-tier Phantom Demons, a single species or race numbers in the hundreds of millions.

Although these Phantom Demons cannot all manifest in the human world, even if only a small portion appears, they still hold a massive numerical advantage compared to human Professionals.

The number of upper-level Phantom Demons may be small, but compared to human Upper-Rank Professionals, they are still far more numerous.

Since ancient times, the Phantom Demons coming from the Spirit Demon Abyss have never decreased, seeming endless and limitless—a truly despairing reality.

Not to mention, within the Spirit Demon Abyss exist Nightmare Species that even Six-Star Professionals can barely handle, and even terrifying species that Seven-Star Professionals cannot hope to match. The manifestation of any single one of them would spell disaster for the human world.

Therefore, Tianfeng City has always been in a state of personnel shortage, constantly yearning for outstanding combat strength to join.

They are especially desperate for outstanding Upper-Rank Professionals.

Thus, to increase Tianfeng City’s combat effectiveness and attract sufficiently outstanding strong individuals, Tianfeng City has implemented a series of measures.

For example, they dispatch emissaries to recruit strong individuals from Base Cities around the world.

For example, they provide support to some outstanding Geniuses, giving them ample resources so they can quickly become excellent combat forces.

“That’s how I became an Upper-Rank Professional.”

Duan Xiaofei revealed to Su Ming a previously unknown personal matter.”You know, I was just a collateral member of the Duan Family, originally with an unremarkable Bloodline and low status—a nobody whom no one cared about. But my life changed because of an envoy from Tianfeng City.”

That envoy discovered that Duan Xiaofei possessed exceptional Comprehension Ability, enabling him to effortlessly master highly difficult combat techniques and exhibit outstanding combat qualities. Consequently, the envoy decided to offer him some support, granting him an opportunity to grow stronger.

Duan Xiaofei firmly seized that chance.

Thus, he became an Upper-Rank Professional, standing out among the many collateral and even direct descendants of the Duan Family, astonishing many.

Because of this, Duan Xiaofei was entrusted with a responsibility by the Tianfeng City envoy before the envoy left Longyao City.

That responsibility was to scout for outstanding talents in Longyao City.

If sufficiently remarkable Geniuses emerged, Duan Xiaofei could recommend them to go to Tianfeng City.

In this way, these Geniuses would receive support in Tianfeng City, gaining resources provided by major factions to rapidly transform and become powerful figures beyond the reach of ordinary people.

“People like me exist in all Major Base Cities. For instance, in Yinze City, the leader of the Four Coastal Bases, remarkable Geniuses periodically appear and are recommended by the stationed envoys of Tianfeng City, earning the chance to go there.”

Duan Xiaofei continued explaining.

“Although people can go to Tianfeng City on their own without a recommendation, doing so is not only a long and perilous journey fraught with countless dangers but also offers no initial support. They would have to struggle on their own until noticed by the major factions in Tianfeng City, only then possibly gaining the same support opportunities as those recommended.”

One can imagine how arduous this would be.

Outside the Base Cities lies the wilderness danger zone, teeming with powerful Phantom Demons and hazards at every turn. Even Upper-Rank Professionals could face fatal dangers, let alone budding Geniuses who haven’t fully developed.

Braving such great risks to reach Tianfeng City, only to then risk their lives striving to catch the attention of major factions and secure support, is an incredibly difficult endeavor.

Tianfeng City is already filled with powerful individuals, and the standards of those major factions are exceptionally high. Gaining their notice is not something an ordinary minor Genius can achieve.

Thus, the recommendation opportunities from Tianfeng City envoys become extremely precious, coveted by countless individuals.

“With an envoy’s recommendation, Tianfeng City will dispatch strong escorts, allowing for a much safer journey to the city and immediate support from major factions upon arrival.”

“Such an opportunity is something countless people dream of obtaining.”

“Unfortunately, ordinary individuals simply can’t manage it. Without truly cultivatable qualities, it would only waste resources and combat power. Tianfeng City doesn’t offer tickets to such people.”

Speaking to this point, Duan Xiaofei also felt somewhat helpless.

“Although I received support, it was only due to the personal willingness of the former Tianfeng City envoy. So, I didn’t get the chance to go to Tianfeng City either. I can only remain here until my term ends before I can head to Tianfeng City.”

This illustrates just how rare the opportunity for a recommendation to Tianfeng City is.

This is also why Xu Yanyan was so envious.Look at Duan Xiaofei—merely supported by an individual, yet he became an Upper-Rank Professional, obtained a remarkable combat Legacy and alchemical weapons, turning into a tough nut that even Upper-Rank Professionals of 『Sin』 struggle to crack.

If one could go to Tianfeng City and gain support from its major factions, the treatment would undoubtedly be countless times better than what Duan Xiaofei received.

Now, Duan Xiaofei had set his sights on Su Ming.

“With the power of your right hand, I believe even the top factions in Tianfeng City would be pleasantly surprised.”

Duan Xiaofei smiled at Su Ming.

“So? Want to give it a try there?”

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