Chapter 996: Chapter 286: Battle_3
At this moment, Chen Ming could sense some spiritual energy fluctuations from various positions in the industrial area.
Evidently, other Psychics had also arrived here, though their intentions were unknown.
However, apart from the Psychics outside, he could not detect the spiritual energy fluctuations of the cloaked figure in Zuo Jing, who was referred to as the Host.
But Chen Ming was certain he was just below the Earth Core Melting Furnace Power Tower, not far away.
Chen Ming determined the direction and began to stride out.
Yet, he had only taken a few steps when he suddenly heard a faint scream that was immediately silenced.
He turned his head and saw a middle-aged woman in her forties, wearing work clothes beside a nearby warehouse.
She held a large bag full of food in her hand, covering her mouth, her eyes filled with terror.
Chen Ming had grown accustomed to such expressions.
After confirming that this middle-aged woman was neither a Psychic nor someone tasked with surveillance,
Chen Ming exited his insectification form, revealing his normal human appearance and waved her away.
After the woman frantically nodded, covering her mouth, and hurriedly left,
Chen Ming resumed his insectification, paying her no further heed.
Though he still felt somewhat troubled.
Because there were still ordinary people here...
Chen Ming sighed.
All he could do was sigh.
Because he had no way to resolve this issue.
People on this planet couldn’t be evacuated.
Zuo Jing’s threat had already spread to the entire Empire, and no one dared to risk evacuating the planet’s civilians in case there were important figures from Zuo Jing among them.
Moreover, the population of an industrial colony in a Prosperous Star Realm couldn’t be completely evacuated in a day or two.
The best the planets’ governors could do was to instruct all citizens to stay at home, relying on government aid, and wait for the issue to be resolved.
Zuo Jing likely banked on this fact to choose such a place for the final stage.
Chen Ming could only silently wish her luck in his heart.
While continuing to stride forward, heading toward the Power Supply Tower.
Just as Chen Ming reached the surface of the planet.
Deep underground beneath the Earth Core Melting Furnace Power Tower.
In a vast, empty area.
Thousand Faces leaned against a support pillar.
Next to him was the person he had been in contact with.
He, too, was entirely cloaked, making it impossible to see his appearance.
At the center of this area, the cloaked man, or rather the Host, sat quietly.
Thousand Faces rubbed his eyes, which had become dry from staring too long ahead.
When he lifted his head, he suddenly noticed the Host’s cloak had been torn to shreds.
A creature with a human upper body and a twisted mass of flesh for its lower body appeared before him.
"He!"
"Don’t worry."
The person beside Thousand Faces reassured him, "He is evolving, receiving a god-given body."
The Host’s upper body also shattered with those words, with a mass of flesh spilling out, leaving only a head that was quickly submerged in the overwhelming growth of flesh.
A unique spiritual energy fluctuation undetectable by ordinary Psychics surged from its body, radiating across the planet.
"Go up; someone has arrived outside."
Thousand Faces nodded, turned, and took the elevator.
Just then, Chen Ming stepped into the interior of the Earth Core Melting Furnace Power Tower, a slightly cluttered but not-too-spacious hall.
As soon as he entered, he felt an extremely obvious spiritual energy fluctuation suddenly appear deep underground.
An unprecedented emotion of greed from the heart suddenly engulfed him.
The familiarity of this spiritual energy fluctuation clearly indicated it was released by Zuo Jing’s Host.
Were they not planning to hide anymore?
With doubt, Chen Ming continued walking further into the Power Supply Tower.
His spiritual energy had already spread across the Power Supply Tower with his arrival.
He could completely destroy the entire Earth Core Melting Furnace Power Tower.
However, the collapsed tower might not crush Zuo Jing beneath.
So Chen Ming planned to personally go down and eliminate Thousand Faces, and the Host as mentioned by Thousand Faces.
He had the ability to do so.
Chen Ming was just thinking about dealing with Zuo Jing below.
Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from behind him.
Chen Ming did not sense any danger, so he simply turned around.
A semi-transparent claw slashed at Chen Ming’s face.
However, the claw left not a single mark on Chen Ming’s black carapace.
After the claw passed, a half-human, half-beast figure gradually transitioned from semi-transparent to a solid form.
From its spiritual energy fluctuation, it was clear this being was also a Psychic, of a physical mutation type.
And its direction of physical mutation was exactly of a creature Chen Ming knew—an owl.
A creature living in an underground planet within that special ecological circle.
This creature depends on darkness for stealth attacks on prey.
And when this ability manifested in a Psychic, it allowed one to hide their presence to a significant extent.
Chen Ming indeed failed to notice it initially when there was no sense of danger.
Unfortunately, this Psychic’s ability was still too weak.
The owl Psychic also realized his attack had no effect on An Wuping.
Just as he was about to retreat, Chen Ming had already assessed this guy and casually reached out and crushed his head.
