Outside, the Monster Association's offensive grew increasingly fierce. Despite gaining 5,000 new Level Three Monsters every day as their territory expanded, the Monster Association did not slow down its pace of attack; instead, it accelerated.
During the day, in the capital of a small country, An Conghao walked down the street wearing a dark red suit.
Dozens of Level Three Monsters were around him, protecting him.
"It seems conquering the Blue Star is only a matter of time for our Monster Association," An Conghao said, looking at the devastated buildings with a proud expression.
In front of Jiang Yan, he was just an errand boy and a follower, but outside, he was the highly esteemed Cadre An.
Those Level Three and Level Four individuals around him—in the past, any one of them could have ended his life with a flick of a finger, even though he was the richest man in a city.
Now that he had joined the Monster Association, these guys could only serve him diligently and curry favor with him.
'As expected, it's best to follow the right person and possess power oneself.' An Conghao clasped his hands behind his back and arrived at a plaza in the middle of the city.
Many Monsters stood around the plaza, observing the valuable individuals within this small country who were suitable for conversion into Monsters.
In the center, many people were crouching in terror, including Level Two Awakened Ones who hadn't managed to flee to Nanwu Country.
As for the researchers who had not left the area, after the Monster Association broke in, they were directly escorted back to the Liyang Country Headquarters.
"Cadre An!"
"Cadre An!"
The guarding Monsters, upon seeing An Conghao approach, immediately changed their originally fierce and menacing expressions directed at the humans into ones of flattery or respect, greeting him one after another.
An Conghao clasped his hands behind his back and nodded calmly, attempting to imitate Jiang Yan's imposing demeanor.
However, his body was too plump, and to the other Monsters, he looked like a chief eunuch beside the emperor, relying on the emperor's backing to act arrogant in front of them.
An Conghao ignored what they might be thinking and walked into the plaza.
The people crouching there also noticed An Conghao's arrival; he seemed to be a big shot.
An Conghao looked at the approximately two thousand humans crouching on the ground and announced loudly, "Congratulations! You are the ones chosen by the Monster Association, and you are eligible to evolve into New Humans."
Upon hearing this, everyone below the plaza looked at each other. One woman, seeing how hideous the Monsters looked, thought about becoming like that herself.
She subconsciously cried out, "I don't want to! I don't want to become this ugly!"
As soon as she said this, everyone around her looked at her in shock, then quickly squeezed to the side, afraid that blood would soon splatter onto them.
Sure enough, An Conghao's face darkened when he didn't receive the response he wanted right after speaking.
A Level Three Monster beside him immediately stepped forward, generating a beam of white energy from one hand and firing it.
Bang! The woman who spoke was instantly blasted into fragments by the white energy, and her blood splattered all over the surrounding people.
Of course, this situation was an isolated incident. Many people in the crowd looked excited; they were already individuals abandoned by the Federation.
Now being able to gain power and join the Monster Association was clearly a massive opportunity.
"Sir, I am willing to join the Monster Association! I feel that the Monster Association represents justice, and overthrowing the evil Federation is a guaranteed success!" A young man suddenly stood up in the crowd, looking at Cadre An excitedly, as if the Monster Association were his ideal existence.
"I want to join the Monster Association too!"
"I'll join too!"
More and more people stood up and chose to join the Monster Association. They currently held little hatred for the Monster Association that had conquered this place, but were instead full of resentment toward the Federation that had abandoned them.
"Excellent. My Monster Association needs talent like you." An Conghao watched the scene with satisfaction. He waved his hand backward, and immediately several Monsters appeared, carrying a black metal container five meters long and wide.
The box was placed in front. An Conghao stepped forward and pressed a few buttons on an electronic combination lock.
Click! The box automatically opened a two-meter-high door. A faint chill emerged, and inside were racks filled with Tyrant Generation Three Potions.
A Monster stepped forward, shouted at the crowd, "Line up to receive the qualification to become a New Human!"
...Inside a luxurious three-story red villa in the city center of Town City, Nanwu Country.
On the second floor of the villa, in a large room, Wu Yuan's body floated in mid-air.
Four ancient-looking golden orbs floated around him. The orbs were continuously converting the surrounding Void Energy and channeling it into Wu Yuan's body to strengthen his Mental Power.
Moments later, a drop of sweat appeared on Wu Yuan's forehead. He opened his eyes, and the four golden orbs around him vanished.
"It's still too slow. If this continues, the opportunity will be long gone." Wu Yuan's expression shifted.
These four orbs were conjured by his imagination; they could increase the speed of his advancement, which was why he had reached Level Six at such a young age.
But even the strongest ability has a limit. His speed of becoming stronger was not as fast as the Monster Association's speed in conquering countries.
Ding ding ding!
He took out his phone, and a long string of messages popped up, all about the Monster Association's movements outside.
Just a quick glance gave Wu Yuan a headache: "Why is it getting faster? If this continues, all the outside countries will be taken down in less than a month, and then the Monster Association will surely make a move on Nanwu Country."
'There is no shortcut to reaching the limit in a short time, unless I devour and convert massive amounts of energy.' Wu Yuan clenched his fists.
He had another method. In his mind, there was a way to rapidly increase his strength, but he had never needed to use it when the world was peaceful.
That is, by using the Essence Refining Cauldron he had fabricated to devour other Awakened Ones containing energy. This method would guarantee that he could reach the peak of Level Six most quickly.