"Old Wang?" Zhu Ke paused upon hearing it, "I haven't contacted Old Wang much recently, so I don't know for now. I'll reach out to him later and see what's going on."

"I hope nothing goes wrong on his side." Xiao Mu felt a bit frustrated. This Wang Yuan always made him worry about being unreliable.

The other party was too negative, almost similar to Mo Lin. Xiao Mu feared that one day this person might abandon his task.

"He won't, Old Wang isn't like that." Zhu Ke laughed, but it seemed more like self-comfort. He then hurriedly ended the telepathic talisman.

Xiao Mu guessed that the other party was probably going to contact Wang Yuan.

"I hope nothing happens on Wang Yuan's side."

Xiao Mu was still worried, but in the end, he sighed inwardly. He couldn't be certain whether something would happen on Wang Yuan's side, but for now, he had no way to help him.

Looking towards the direction of the Ancient City, he decided to return.

In the Ancient City, it was still the same as before. Some places were chaotic, robbery incidents occurred, but there were also people helping each other.

Most of the mutants were diligently cultivating, hoping to break through sooner and contribute more power in the struggle with the Heavenly Court.

"Have you heard? In the Ancient Village ten miles outside East City, a villager suddenly died. The death was baffling, like a plague. Some suspect it's the work of a powerful member of the Heavenly Court."

"I just heard about this. It's said that the mutants in the city are organizing people to investigate the Ancient Village."

"Yeah, we can't rely on HQ, so we can only rely on ourselves. Where are the mutants, and how's the organization of people going? I want to sign up. I want to participate."

"I know where it is. Those who want to go, come with me."

A mutant stood out, waving to those who were speaking.

Immediately, several people ran towards this mutant, and everyone headed to the other side of the Ancient City together.

Xiao Mu's curiosity was piqued, and he suddenly wanted to follow along and see.

Near the Ancient City, he had been patrolling all along, but apart from the few Heavenly Court Divine Spirits he killed, he hadn't seen any other traces of Heavenly Court powerhouses.

Could it be that he was negligent?

Xiao Mu was a bit puzzled, but he decided to follow and take a look.

Seeing a group of mutants heading to the other side of the Ancient City, Xiao Mu couldn't help but want to follow them, so he set off, silently following.

"Ah~"

A roar suddenly erupted from a side alley, and a burst of fire shot up to the sky.

Xiao Mu couldn't help but turn his head towards the left alley, and upon seeing this, he remembered that the position over there was where Duan Ming was located.

A few days ago, Duan Ming began to digest the Energy Fruits. Now, after so many days, he had finished digesting them, and just now, it was clear that Duan Ming was demonstrating his power. When a Fire Mutant demonstrates their power, it's natural for flames to be released, creating a blaze.

So, Xiao Mu's attention was drawn again, and he decided to take a look at Duan Ming to see how his cultivation was going.

Thus, without showing any sign, a shadow quietly separated from him and followed the other mutants towards another direction of the Ancient City, while he himself went to Duan Ming's house.

"Ah~" Before he got close to Duan Ming's house, he already heard the roaring sound coming from inside again.

There was not only a roar but also Duan Ming's yell and intense flames spewing from his mouth.

"The power has improved significantly."

Xiao Mu saw Duan Ming from a distance and was somewhat surprised, but at the same time, he couldn't help but feel delighted.

Duan Ming's power had already improved to the Fourth Stage of Mortal Realm.

A Fire Energy User at the Fourth Stage of Mortal Realm immediately becomes a fire person when releasing flames.

Flames burst up from beneath him, directly lifting his body.

Duan Ming was obviously very excited. He realized his power had increased and also knew he was no longer an ordinary person.

He landed, swung his fist vigorously, appearing extremely excited. However, he clearly knew whose help made his current achievements possible.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Footsteps sounded from another direction, just passing by Duan Ming's doorstep.

Two men dressed in short clothing happened to pass by Duan Ming's house.

Duan Ming quickly turned to look, and upon seeing them, his eyes lit up.

These two men were neighbors near his house, and as Duan Ming knew, both of them had successfully apprenticed under Master Chang, following him to learn secret arts.

Now, after so many days, judging from their walking pace, Duan Ming knew that the two of them had already become mutants.

Duan Ming was curious and suddenly wanted to know his power compared to that of mutants following Master Chang's cultivation—who was stronger.

He was also a mutant, but unlike these cultivators, he was a mutant with special abilities, while these mutants were martial artist mutants.

Duan Ming vaguely felt his power might be stronger than theirs, and his cultivation speed faster. Even at the same realm, his combat power should be stronger than theirs.

He wasn't sure why he felt this way, but he just believed that even in the same realm, a mutant with special abilities like him would be stronger than a martial artist.

In fact, his perception wasn't wrong. In the early stages of cultivation, mutants with special abilities were indeed stronger than martial artists.

Only upon reaching the True Realm would the power of martial artists slowly catch up with special ability mutants like him.

"Old Gao, Little Xu, off to cultivation?"

Duan Ming couldn't resist calling out to the two of them.

The two mutants who were called out stopped, and one of them, a tall thin man, responded, "No, we heard there's a Heavenly Court mutant in the Ancient Village. The master is calling us over to investigate and see if it relates to the Heavenly Court mutants."

The other short-bearded man exclaimed, "If it relates to the Heavenly Court mutants, we will capture and kill them. This is our chance. We've been cultivating for so long and finally have the opportunity to battle the Heavenly Court mutants."

Having said that, the two no longer paid attention to Duan Ming and began striding towards another direction in the Ancient City.

"Wait for me, I'm going with you."

Duan Ming became anxious upon seeing them leave, shouted, and chased after them from his house.

"You?" The tall thin man glanced at Duan Ming in surprise, not understanding why Duan Ming dared to go with him.

The other short-bearded man was more straightforward, remarking, "Duan Ming, you're just an ordinary person. It's best not to meddle with us. Our task is very dangerous. Even mutants might die. If you, an ordinary person, go, it's a sure death."

"Is that so? Then I want to see even more."

Upon hearing this, Duan Ming actually laughed. These two underestimated him, but he didn't defend himself. He decided to prove himself through action.

The two men did not continue to persuade him. Whether Duan Ming lived or died had nothing to do with them, and besides, they didn't have time to stay and persuade Duan Ming.

The tall thin man said, "Since you want to go, then go. If you die, don't blame us."

"Haha, Old Gao, you're really underestimating me."

Duan Ming laughed heartily, appearing unfazed, "If I die, it's my own fault. How could I blame you? Let's go, let's go together."

Old Gao and Little Xu no longer advised, and the two strode off towards another side of the Ancient City.

Duan Ming immediately followed them. He had already entered the Fourth Stage of Mortal Realm. As a Fire Mutant, at the Fourth Stage of Mortal Realm, he had a subtle understanding of fire energy.

Even though he had just entered the Fourth Stage of Mortal Realm and hadn't mastered many techniques, for a special ability mutant, releasing abilities was almost instinctive. Therefore, Duan Ming quickly adapted to this ability for the most part.

He briskly followed the two, his steps sparking with firelight. The firelight propelled his steps, accelerating his pace, allowing him to unknowingly keep up with the two.

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