“Bang!” The explosion made the floor beneath their feet tremble violently.

Clearly, a fierce battle was taking place inside the New York County Bank building.

Zhang Yuanqing carefully sensed the chaotic spiritual energy within the bank building. Lightning, wind, and poisonous mist were in disarray… It had become a battlefield.

Apart from downstairs, other areas were also experiencing the ripples and loud noises of battle. The biggest commotion was on the top floor, where the rule-based item, the Sky Eye, was sealed.

Obviously, the evil faction’s invasion of the Arbiter branch was not just to slaughter official Xingzhe (spiritual cultivators) to vent their anger, but also to seize this rule-based item.

He turned his gaze to the window and saw a thick purple mist enveloping the bank building, isolating the inside from the outside. He walked to the window and reached out to touch the purple smoke. A faint “hiss” sounded, and dense blisters grew on his fingertips. After a few seconds, the blisters disappeared, and his palm returned to normal.

Even with his power of the sun and "Unbending Will," blisters still formed. The one releasing the poisonous smoke was definitely a Giant Demon at the Overlord stage.

The poisonous mist of an Overlord stage cultivator sealed off the entire building.

“Bang!”

He snapped his fingers and arrived in Guan Ya’s room next door. What met his eyes was a scene of utter devastation. Sword marks covered the walls, floor, and bed. Guan Ya's constellation dolls were partially torn and partially stained with a pale, stony substance.

Zhang Yuanqing found several spots of blood on the floor. Guan Ya had been attacked in the room and had escaped wounded after a fierce battle.

The Overlord-level battle is on the top floor. Guan Ya and the others should be at the Saint level. Meddling in battles at that level is suicide. They shouldn’t be on the top floor...

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanqing immediately snapped his fingers and transformed into starlight to descend to the floor below.

What came into view was an office area that looked like a typhoon had passed through. Desks and chairs were overturned, documents, stationery, and paper littered the floor. The ceiling had been damaged, and several wires hung down, with sparks crackling.

Scorch marks from lightning strikes were everywhere. A faint purple mist permeated the air. The bodies of clerical staff lay on the ground, either dead from poisoning or brutally murdered. Two beautiful female clerks were naked, having apparently been violated before their deaths.

The two sides of the battle consisted of three individuals: a twisted being with a fish head and tail, covered in scales; a muscular Siren covered in illusory fish scales. Confronting them was a young man in a suit and tie. His left shoulder had a through-and-through wound, and he leaned wearily against the wall, clutching a dazzling lightning orb in his right hand, his expression fierce, ready to fight to the death.

It was worth mentioning that black blood flowed from the through-and-through wound in his left shoulder, indicating obvious poisoning.

“Two more minutes, and this kid will die from the poison!”

“No time to wait. The morality value has already been restored. Kill him quickly, then clear out the other survivors," the Siren and the twisted being said.

The former was wary of the Lightning Mage’s final desperate attack and wanted to wait for the poison to take effect. The latter didn't want to waste time.

In the Free Federation, there were quite a few fallen Lawful professionals. The young man, who was already in despair, saw the starlight rise. He was first delighted, but when he saw Zhang Yuanqing's appearance, he was stunned. He seemed to have seen that face before....

In the next second, his eyes suddenly widened, revealing an expression of shock and astonishment.

After leaving the Killing Instance, Zhang Yuanqing had not disguised himself again, returning to his original appearance.

“Trying to play tricks again?” The twisted being snorted when he saw the enemy's expression.

The scales on the back of his head split open, and an eye covered in blood vessels grew out. He saw a strange young man behind him, condensing a golden bow and arrow, aiming at himself.

The twisted being's heart trembled, and he subconsciously wanted to dodge, but he quickly became calm and lost his sense of urgency and crisis. He watched helplessly as the golden arrow shot towards him, piercing his heart.

The golden arrow transformed into flames, burning him into a skeleton in an instant.

Zhang Yuanqing then shot and killed the Siren, who was staring in terror.

“Yuan… Yuan Shi Tian Zun!”

The suited Lightning Mage finally blurted out, with a ghostly expression. Then, he asked, "Who exactly are you? Why are you disguised as Yuan Shi Tian Zun?"

Zhang Yuanqing ignored him and walked to the two corpses, dark, viscous energy flickering in his eye sockets.

There were no remnant souls in the two corpses. The souls of targets killed by the power of the sun were directly purified.

Tsk, this is too domineering. In the future, this can be used to prevent spiritual bodies from escaping, directly destroying both body and soul. The downside is that I can't get intelligence through soul devouring…

Zhang Yuanqing had just become the Lord of the Sun, and he hadn't yet adapted to many of the characteristics of the power of the sun!

He had no choice but to turn his gaze to the Lightning Mage, quietly giving him an "emotional soothing" and taking out the Mountain God Scepter to heal and detoxify him.

“What’s the current situation in the branch?” Zhang Yuanqing asked.

“The branch building has been invaded by the evil faction. There are two Overlord-level enemies, and the number of Saint-level cultivators hasn’t been counted, but there are many strong ones…” The suited Lightning Mage stabilized his emotions and reported the situation as quickly as possible.

After the morality value disappeared, terrorist attacks occurred in police stations, government buildings, banks, wealthy residential areas, and so on throughout New York County.

Evil professionals burned, killed, and looted. Some rogue cultivators muddied the waters. Chief Prosecutor Winnie led the executives out to clear out the evil professionals. Unexpectedly, the bank building was attacked by evil professionals as soon as they left.

The prosecutors left in the building immediately activated the defense and sent a request for assistance to the team carrying out the mission. Winnie had no choice but to lead the team back to support them and engaged in guerrilla warfare with the enemy in the bank building.

“Most of the ordinary people in the building are already dead, and there are not many of the branch’s clerical staff left,” the suited young man said with hatred.

“Those sons of bitches, the evil professionals!”

“What about the members of the Five Elements Alliance?” Zhang Yuanqing asked in a deep voice.

The suited young man shook his head. “I haven’t seen them. From the time the evil professionals invaded the bank building to the time the Chief Prosecutor returned to support them, there was an interval of about ten minutes. The members of the Five Elements Alliance are all high-level. They shouldn’t be dead yet.”

Zhang Yuanqing only gave him a soothing and then a blazing golden sun appeared behind his head.

“Hiss, hiss!”

The thin poisonous mist floating in the office area dissolved in the sunlight. Then, he snapped his fingers and left the office area.

Zhang Yuanqing appeared and disappeared on this floor, searching for Guan Ya and the others.

Inside the building, poisonous smoke permeated everywhere. For the twisted beings, the bank building was an excellent battlefield, but for the Lawful Xingzhe (spiritual cultivators), it was undoubtedly a deadly environment.

As he looked around, it was indeed as the prosecutor had said. The white-collar workers in the bank building had become victims of the evil professionals' frenzy.

Some had transformed into monsters, wandering the corridors, office areas, and restrooms, hunting the surviving ordinary people.

Others had been brutally murdered, with blood and limbs staining the walls and floors. And none of the beautiful women had escaped being violated, dying naked, their eyes wide open. Among them, the female employees of the Arbiter branch were the most frequently violated.

Zhang Yuanqing saw many familiar Arbiter employees, even those he had a good relationship with, die tragically. Their corpses were being devoured by twisted monsters.

After dealing with some twisted monsters and rescuing several Arbiter members who were fighting the evil professionals, Zhang Yuanqing finally found Guan Ya and the others on the 106th floor.

In a messy office area littered with corpses, Yuan Ting and Hong Ji Ge stood blankly in a corner, turned into statues.

Zhao Chenghuang had transformed into a large lizard, only his head retaining its human form, lying motionless on the ground, having lost his soul fluctuations.

Sun Miaomiao, Tian Xia Gui Huo, and Guan Ya were covered in blood, panting as they leaned against the wall.

Around them was a mess, with a dozen corpses of evil professionals and twisted monsters lying on the ground.

Hong Ji Ge and Yuan Ting are petrified. If it has been more than two hours, even the gods can't do anything... Zhao Chenghuang's soul dissipated... Zhang Yuanqing quickly calmed his emotions, suppressed his irritability, and used Star Tunneling to arrive at Guan Ya's side.

The three, who were exhausted, were instinctively wary at first, but then they saw that Yuan Shi Tian Zun had appeared in the starlight.

Guan Ya's tired face instantly lit up with joy.

Sun Miaomiao and Tian Xia Gui Huo's eyes lit up, revealing the joy and excitement of finding hope in despair.

“You cleared the Killing Instance?” The mixed-race girlfriend, whose Achilles tendon was ruptured, struggled to get up.

Zhang Yuanqing supported Guan Ya. “Why didn’t you heal?”

He took out the Mountain God Scepter, activated its healing function, and asked quickly, “What happened to Yuan Ting and Hong Ji Ge? Chenghuang... sacrificed himself?”

Sun Miaomiao hurriedly said, “Yuan Ting and Hong Ji Ge were petrified by a Giant Demon. We risked our lives to snatch their bodies. Zhao Chenghuang was called by his name and transformed into a monster, but he’s not really dead. I used the Ghost Mirror to extract his spiritual body.”

As she spoke, she took out a round mirror. Frozen within the mirror was Zhao Chenghuang's dull spiritual body.

This Ghost Mirror was the treasure she received in the First Emperor’s Underground Palace. Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief.

“How long have they been petrified?”

“Almost an hour.”

“Almost an hour!” Zhang Yuanqing frowned. Although killing the caster could undo the petrification, there was a time limit. If the petrification lasted too long, even killing the caster might not save them, depending on the petrified person’s physique.

Yuan Ting was a Night Watcher, naturally full of vitality. Hong Ji Ge was a Fire Master, also with a strong physique. Hopefully, it wouldn’t be too late.

Zhang Yuanqing squatted down, his palm pressed against Zhao Chenghuang's scaly chest, and a bright, clear golden light shone.

The scales beneath Zhao Chenghuang were visibly peeling off. The broken tail and thick hind limbs were being restored to human hands and feet.

Soon, he returned to his human form, stark naked.

“Yuan Shi has advanced to the Overlord stage…” Sun Miaomiao and Tian Xia Gui Huo’s eyes flashed with sighs and envy.

From Extraordinary to Saint, they had gone their separate ways. They had finally been distanced, becoming people of different worlds.

Saint to Overlord was a leap in rank.

Tian Xia Gui Huo took a deep breath, suppressed the envy in his heart, and said, “The bank building has been sealed off. No one can get out. The evil faction has sent two Overlord-level cultivators. Prosecutor Winnie is struggling to hold on on the top floor. The situation is very critical.”

“I heard she was injured when she came back to rescue the branch.”

“I know!” Zhang Yuanqing didn't waste any more words and transformed into starlight to ascend to the 108th floor.

As soon as he arrived on the 108th floor, he was engulfed by lightning and poisonous smoke. Through the thick purple poisonous mist, Zhang Yuanqing saw a Krome Demon and a three-headed hellhound were besieging Winnie Berent.

Winnie Berent held a lightning blade, deploying electromagnetic protection, sometimes engaging the Giant Demons in close combat, and sometimes using lightning to break free from the encirclement of flames, poisonous smoke, and petrifying light.

At first glance, she seemed to be handling it with ease, but in reality, every escape was “thrilling,” barely holding on with lightning paralysis and electromagnetic protection.

She was just waiting for her spiritual power to be exhausted, which would bring about her downfall.

Zhang Yuanqing noticed that Winnie Berent's body had undergone slight distortions. Her light brown eyes had turned into golden vertical pupils, and fine scales had grown at the corners of her eyes. Between the torn clothing, what was exposed was not snow-white, delicate skin, but dark green muscles.

“Winnie Berent, how about we make a deal? Hand over the key, and we’ll open the barrier and let you out.” The Krome Demon vibrated its wings, holding a long blade condensed from blue flames, attacking like a storm. Each strike released crisscrossing flames that landed on the floor and walls, causing the walls to shake violently.

The destructive power of an Overlord could easily destroy the entire building, but they could also precisely control the power within a fixed area.

Of course, in the current situation, the building was shrouded in a barrier and had also activated guardian runes, which was why the bank building could stand firm in the battle between the three Overlords.

The three-headed hellhound shot out petrifying beams from a distance and smiled hideously. “If you don’t agree, we’ll transform you into a monster and take you as our captive.”

“Although the morality value has been restored, the Sea God Church, the Merchant Guild, and the Beauty God Association are all preoccupied. No one will come to save you.” Winnie Berent remained silent, concentrating on dealing with the enemy’s offensive, her expression cold and resolute.

The branch had lost an Overlord in the faction war. Later, there was a sudden change in headquarters, and Chris was transferred back. The entire branch was left with only her as an Overlord.

The new Chief Executive hadn't arrived yet, and then there was the major upheaval of the bizarre disappearance of the morality value. Winnie Berent was struggling to support herself. Even with her firm will, she was now resigned to death.

At this moment, sensing the arrival of a powerful aura, the three of them unanimously turned their gaze to the rising starlight.

They saw a young man who was both familiar and strange.