Outside the Supreme Beginning Netherflight Pillar, it was a clear day, and the sky was as blue as ever. The winter wind occasionally blew snow through Netherflight City and onto the crowds therein.2

Only about 2,000 people had joined the recruitment event. Of those, most had teleported out before the conclusion, and now stood there with lingering fear visible on their faces. Their experiences in the ghast hollow had been profoundly frightening. Just as the middle-aged man in the government uniform had mentioned three days before, the dangers inside could indeed be deadly.1

Xu Qing stood in the crowd. He was in the last group of people to be teleported out. The moment he had materialized, he’d looked around to see who else came out with him.0

The Captain was there, covered with wounds. However, he still had all four of his limbs. That said, he was missing an eye and both his ears, plus he had a huge gash on his belly which he held together with one arm. Seeing Xu Qing, he flashed a grin. Even though he only had one eye left, he still looked very pleased with himself. Clearly, he was happy with how he had benefited in the tunnel. Xu Qing had seen a god, but there were many side tunnels that others had entered, and they had surely seen other strange things.17

Xu Qing also spotted red-garbed Qing Qiu. She had come out in the same group as Xu Qing, which meant she stuck it out to the very end. Her...0