"Is... is this the power of a true god?"
Lian Ke, looking at the massive tornado that reached into the sky and churned the wind and clouds, murmured in awe.
"This is nothing yet. True gods possess powers far more astonishing than this!"
Miao Qi said with a grin, patting Lian Ke's shoulder.
However, the three little cats were petite, while Lian Ke was tall, making her shoulder pat a bit strenuous.
Soon, the purple mist was blown above the clouds and quickly disintegrated under the intense sunlight.
The outline of the entire city gradually became clear.
It was a cluster of modern buildings.
Seeing this city, Zhang Chen became even more certain that the current Valen Empire was built upon the foundation of the prosperous Dynasty of the past.
It was quite ironic that after circling around and experiencing five hundred years, he was returning to his old stomping grounds, starting from here.
Everything felt like a complete circle.
"What a strange city. All the buildings in the Valen Empire are so square and angular. It's so ugly!"
"Yeah, can you even live comfortably here?"
The three little cats said with puckered lips.
"Let's see how to push back the monster forest. Burning alone probably won't work!"
Zhang Chen said, activating his Absolute Vision to scan the area beneath the entire city.
He saw that all the food roots here were intertwined.
Even if the plants above were burned, as long as the roots remained and absorbed some energy, they would regrow.
Therefore, burning them was merely a superficial solution.
"That's right, the monster forest is a single entity. Its expansion here is just a part of it."
"As long as the monster forest doesn't die, it will eventually make a comeback!"
"But aren't we here to eliminate the monster forest in this area? It shouldn't be too troublesome!"
Lian Ke explained from the side.
"A single entity? How interesting!"
Zhang Chen activated Absolute Vision, tracing the energy lines of the monster forest's roots as they spread far into the distance, searching for the energy core.
After more than ten minutes, Zhang Chen stumbled a few steps.
Miao Ke and Miao Yin, who were behind him, quickly stepped forward to support him and asked with concern:
"True God, these roots are incredibly complex and extend for thousands, even tens of thousands, of kilometers. It's impossible to track the core."
"If you continue like this, you'll expend too much energy!"
Zhang Chen shook his head and said:
"My energy has been depleted a bit, but I've found the location of the energy core!"
"Let's go and completely eradicate the monster forest!"
"To do something I haven't been able to finish before!"
In his previous life, Zhang Chen, theoretically speaking, had not ended the apocalypse. He had only increased the strength of the survivors, making them no longer fear the terrifying creatures of the apocalypse.
But in essence, the apocalypse remained the same, and the monsters were still just as powerful.
Now, after so many years, humans and various races had begun to multiply and prosper.
And it had proven that if he left, the survivors and the energy of the entire world would become increasingly sparse.
If one looked ahead a few hundred, or even a few thousand years, this world would probably be no different from an ordinary world.
And these monsters would have no reason to exist.
"Let everything return to its proper course,"
Zhang Chen sighed, then slowly opened a portal and stepped through it first.
The three little cats and Lian Ke followed without hesitation.
In an instant, they arrived in a dense forest of giant trees.
The trees towered into the clouds, and the weeds on the ground were taller than a person.
Occasionally, colossal beetles, as large as small cars, crawled across the ground...
"We're still a few kilometers away from the core. There's strong energy interference nearby, so we can only teleport this far. Let's walk the rest of the way!"
Zhang Chen took a deep breath.
The air was filled with rich energy, making Zhang Chen feel as if he had returned to the apocalypse.
It was strange, but he actually missed the days of the apocalypse.
"Okay, True God, but this place feels so terrifying!"
"Did you see that? Did you see it? Such a big bug, will it eat us?"
"These trees are so tall too. If we had to climb them, it would take a long time!"
The three little cats were filled with curiosity and a bit of fear towards everything around them, their emotions extremely complex.
Lian Ke also looked solemn.
Although their tribe often dealt with the monster forest, it was only at the fringes, and they had never ventured into the core region.
She felt danger lurking everywhere, and the hairs on her body stood on end.
As a conditioned reflex, she reverted to her centaur form, tightly gripping her spear, which was the only thing that made her feel a sense of security.