74 – The Enemy Within

“There are even demons with Transcendent Realm combat power? This world is indeed not simple…”

Wang Ping looked at the simulated content, his brow slightly furrowed.

The combat power of the Great Transcendence is extremely terrifying.

Even though he had just broken through to the first realm of the Great Transcendence, the Spirit Sea Realm, he already possessed the power to level a modern metropolis with a single strike.

Logically, such a powerful existence should not appear on Earth.

After all, if such beings wanted to destroy the world, they only needed to spend some time to slaughter all life on the continents.

Even if they didn’t intentionally cause destruction, the mere aftershocks of their battles would be enough to turn many mountains to dust, causing unimaginable damage to the surface.

“Every world has its own secrets, and I don’t need to delve into their roots. What I need to do is complete the group tasks and leave this world. As for what happens to this world in the future, that’s for Chen Yao to worry about.”

Wang Ping shook his head slightly, discarding the distracting thoughts from his mind.

As Wang Ping eliminated the extraneous thoughts and continued to stare at the screen, the text continued to appear.

【You killed the terrifying demon, once again shocking all of humanity. Cai Yonglong even realized that you had taken that step, becoming a Spirit Sea Realm practitioner, and was immensely shocked, filled with envy.】

【However, you were not very happy. Because you knew the powerful strength of the sealed demons from ancient times, you dared not rashly break the seals of other Demon Suppression Caves. If you accidentally released a demon stronger than you, you would die, and all of humanity would follow.】

【Next, with a heavy heart, you continued to train and search for anomalies with Cai Yonglong and the others.】

【On the hundredth day, a Demon Suppression Cave suddenly erupted, and a powerful Demon King emerged. You went to suppress it and defeated it, but you were severely injured because of the strength of the emerging demon. During this process, Cai Yonglong, Chen Yao, and Zhang Jun were killed miserably.】

【While you lamented their deaths, a figure shrouded in black mist suddenly appeared, attacking you and severely injuring you. You fought back in anger, but you were no match and were killed. Before dying, you shattered a part of the black mist, discovering his human identity.】

【Because of your death, this simulation ends.】

“…”

Wang Ping tightly frowned as he looked at the end of this simulation content.

He hadn’t expected that he wouldn’t die at the hands of the demons but at the hands of a human.

Why did this human attack him?

Logically, if this person had the power to kill him, they shouldn’t be a traitor collaborating with the demons because there was no need for that.

“Or… is he the anomaly?”

Wang Ping’s pupils suddenly constricted.

Earlier, they had subconsciously assumed that the anomaly must be hidden among the demons, overlooking the possibility of it being hidden among humans.

It must be understood that the anomaly is an outsider, not a native creature of this world.

It doesn’t belong to any faction; it’s an independent force, an external invader.

Therefore, it could be hidden within any species.

“How is it? Have you discovered anything?”

Seeing Wang Ping’s expression change, Cai Yonglong asked urgently.

“Yes.”

Wang Ping nodded and roughly recounted the simulation content.

“A human…”

For a moment, Chen Yao’s face turned pale.

She had also overlooked this possibility.

If the anomaly was really hidden among humans, then wouldn’t she be in danger at any moment?

The reason she hadn’t died was that the other party had some plan, so they hadn’t killed her yet.

Otherwise, with their strength, they must be well aware of the situation on the human side, and they definitely know her background.

“This is quite troublesome.”

Zhang Hu and Zhang Jun exchanged a glance, their faces also heavy with concern.

“I really did not expect, Brother Wang, that you had broken through to the Spirit Sea Realm. What’s even more unexpected is that Chen Yao’s world is so dangerous, with even Spirit Sea Realm monsters present.”

On the side, Cai Yonglong clenched his fists, feeling complex emotions.

Wang Ping had grown rapidly. Three months ago, he had asked Cai for a secret method to expand his Dantian, but Cai didn’t have it, so he passed.

To think that just three months later, Wang Ping had broken through to the Spirit Sea Realm; such cultivation speed was simply astonishing.

What was also unexpected was that Chen Yao’s world was so dangerous, possessing more than one powerful being at the Spirit Sea Realm.

And these were just the demons’ power, not counting the human side.

Indeed, one should never underestimate any world.

Cai Yonglong sighed inwardly.

Originally, he didn’t take much interest in Chen Yao’s world, thinking that the strongest combat power in that world was merely at the Half-step Transcendent Realm, now he was proven wrong.

“If the anomaly is hidden among humans, what is its goal?”

Wang Ping furrowed his brows and said in a deep voice.

“If it has such great power, there’s no need to hide itself, right? Or maybe it didn’t have that power during the hundred days before attacking me and grew due to some reason. Then, what is its ability?”
“Abilities…”

Wang Ping’s words made Cai Yonglong and the other three frown and ponder.

Indeed, if this strange entity had the power to kill someone at the Spirit Sea Realm like Wang Ping from the start, it wouldn’t need to hide.

Since it’s hiding, it means its power was previously insufficient.

At the same time, based on the bizarre abilities of entities in the zombie world, this entity likely possesses its own unique ability.

And this ability, unlike rule-based ones in the zombie world, might be a growth-type ability.

“Is it possible that the human who attacked you wasn’t a strange entity but simply a human? Assuming he’s a strange entity seems rather careless without sufficient evidence.”

Zhang Hu pondered briefly and spoke.

“I’m just speculating; I don’t rule out the possibility that he might be a simple human.”

Wang Ping nodded.

“But regardless, this hidden guy is definitely our enemy, there’s no doubt about it. Therefore, whether or not he is a strange entity, he must be killed. He attacked me after being injured in my fight with the demon, so his strength is less than mine.”

After a pause, Wang Ping spoke again, his gaze cold.

“Indeed, he must be killed,” Chen Yao said, clenching her fists, her mood heavy.

“Brother Wang, take this.”

At this moment, Zhang Hu, though pained, pulled out two scrolls from his backpack.

“What’s this?”

Everyone looked over curiously.

“These are forbidden spell scrolls I shamelessly asked my master for,” Zhang Hu said, looking pained.

“This one is Forbidden Spell·Ten Thousand Thunders Annihilation, which, when activated, can unleash ten thousand thunder strikes to obliterate the enemy. Its power can instantly destroy a modern city without any problem.”

“This one is Forbidden Spell·Angel Holy Shield. It’s a defensive forbidden spell that can form a holy shield with angelic radiance, capable of blocking forbidden spell attacks.”

Listening to Zhang Hu’s introduction, Cai Yonglong, Chen Yao, and Zhang Jun all gasped, staring at Zhang Hu in awe.

Good lord, Zhang Hu is too generous! Taking out two such terrifying forbidden spells at once is beyond outrageous.

“Who is your master, to be so generous?”

Wang Ping’s gaze grew subtle.

According to Zhang Hu, the grand arch wizards in their world could use forbidden spells capable of destroying cities with a single strike.

However, just because a grand arch wizard can use forbidden spells doesn’t mean creating forbidden spell scrolls is easy.

Creating forbidden spell scrolls, without a doubt, has unimaginable value.

Any of these forbidden spell scrolls could probably buy a major city. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say they’re worth more than a city.

“My master is a Sword God. In terms of rank, he’s above a grand arch wizard, able to rival a God of Magic.”

Zhang Hu coughed lightly, speaking very humbly.

“…”

Cai Yonglong, Chen Yao, and Zhang Jun were silent.

Goodness, they thought Qin Tian and Ye Xiaofan’s starting points were already super lucky, but it turned out Zhang Hu was the low-key one… He’s the real hidden gem in the travelers’ chat group.

A grand arch wizard can use forbidden spells to destroy cities with a single strike.

Such destructive power far exceeds Spirit Origin Realm perfection, and it’s not an exaggeration to say it reaches the Spirit Sea Realm.

However, since nobody knows exactly how strong the Spirit Sea Realm is, they couldn’t make a judgment or comparison.

Still, it was enough to showcase how terrifying a grand arch wizard is.

Yet, Zhang Hu’s master is even above a grand arch wizard, a Sword God who rivals a God of Magic. That’s truly frightening.

Without a doubt, such power is at the level of the Great Transcendence. The only question is what specific level it matches.

“You sure know how to keep secrets,” Wang Ping acknowledged.

This guy, member number 3 in the group, joined as the third, and only now reveals his background. Truly low-key.

However, this guy’s personality is indeed careful. He never disclosed the specifics of his golden finger and is rather practical.

Of course, now that Zhang Hu voluntarily handed over two forbidden spell scrolls, Wang Ping esteemed him even more.

After all, not everyone would be willing to hand over something so precious.

Even knowing the task was difficult, they might still be unwilling.

“Being low-key is the way,” Zhang Hu said shyly.

However, his somewhat fierce-looking face, which gave people the impression he was a bad guy, made it hard to associate him with being honest and bashful.

“Makes one envious… I wish I had a master like that,” Cai Yonglong said, feeling sour.

He felt like he had turned into a lemon spirit lately.

No choice, the newer members either had amazing golden fingers, incredible luck, or both.
At first, he thought his luck was pretty good; he was the big shot in the group, but now it seems he’s just ordinary.

He originally thought Zhang Hu had it worse, but it turns out Zhang Hu is way stronger than him.

Look at this, Zhang Hu effortlessly pulls out two forbidden spells.

Damn it, these are forbidden spells! According to Zhang Hu’s description, they are sufficient to be used as trump cards.

If he had such trump cards, he could have contended for many opportunities and wouldn’t be in such a miserable state now.

Chen Yao and Zhang Jun also felt a sense of melancholy and discomfort.

Only Wang Ping remained indifferent.

“The power of this thing, according to your description, indeed reaches the level of Spirit Sea Realm, but it’s just a casual strike at that level, which doesn’t help me much. However, in a battle of the same realm, it’s not bad for harassing the opponent.”

Wang Ping looked at the forbidden spell ‘Infinite Thunder Destruction’ and spoke.

“Uh…”

Hearing this, everyone was stunned again.

Wow, such terrifying power is just a casual strike of the Spirit Sea Realm?
Its function is merely to harass the opponent? Ridiculous.

At this moment, they had a clearer understanding of the power of the Spirit Sea Realm.

Fantasy world, it truly is a fantasy world.

“As for this forbidden spell scroll, it’s not bad. If I use it well, it might save my life and help us complete the group task successfully. If I don’t need it, I’ll return it to you.”

Wang Ping looked at the forbidden spell scroll ‘Holy Shield of Angels,’ and said seriously.

Defense-type scrolls are still rare for Wang Ping, and he valued them more than ‘Infinite Thunder Destruction.’

Used well, it could save a life during a clash of great moves.

“Miss Chen Yao, are you home?”

At this moment, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Then, the visitor display screen at the door lit up, revealing a kindly, elderly face.

This caused Wang Ping and the others present to frown slightly.

“He is Old Li, an instructor at the Daoist Academy in the capital.”

Chen Yao explained to everyone.

“I see.”

Wang Ping’s eyes flickered, and he nodded.

Chen Yao’s documentation also recorded the developments of humanity over these years.

The establishment of the Daoist Academy was to quickly cultivate a new generation of Daoists to deal with future crises.

Chen Yao’s current status, on the surface, is also that of a student at the Daoist Academy in the capital.

Of course, her true identity is certainly far above most people, not just a mere student.

Even ignoring her identity as a transmigrant, her current cultivation has reached the level of a Daoist Master, second only to a Grandmaster.

“Do we need to avoid him?”

Cai Yonglong frowned.

“It’s better not to meet anyone for now. After all, the internal situation of humans is also very complicated. It’s not appropriate to expose ourselves before we find the clues.”

Chen Yao pondered slightly and said seriously.

“It’s already too late. In fact, someone noticed the anomaly here right when we descended. After all, your Daoist Academy in the capital has a few Daoist Masters. I even sensed the presence of a Grandmaster.”

Wang Ping glanced at Chen Yao and said calmly.

“(⊙o⊙)…

Chen Yao was slightly stunned.

A Grandmaster? She didn’t know there was a Grandmaster in the Daoist Academy in the capital.

But on second thought, this was also normal.

The Daoist Academy in the capital is the strongest Daoist academy in the Profound Kingdom, gathering the geniuses of the entire kingdom. If there wasn’t a Grandmaster hiding, if a demon king came, wouldn’t they be annihilated?

Of course, if a demon dared to run wild in the capital, humans would probably be nearing extinction.

“It seems our ability to hide our presence isn’t sufficient.”

Cai Yonglong, Zhang Hu, and Zhang Jun all smiled bitterly.

When they descended, they deliberately hid their presence, but eventually, they couldn’t hide it.

Probably only Wang Ping’s presence wasn’t detected.

A Spirit Sea Realm expert, if he doesn’t want to be detected, unless it’s by someone equally powerful, it’s almost impossible to discover his presence.

“Since that’s the case, let’s go meet them.”

Chen Yao said helplessly.