Open up and break into another world

Nobody knew where Chi Xue had gone, not even Xu Ming.

Xu Ming had even secretly investigated, but the feedback from the "Investigation" cheat was: the target "Chi Xue" is currently safe, but her specific location cannot be determined.

Even the "Investigation" cheat couldn't find her!?

However, since he was certain that Chi Xue was safe, Xu Ming completely dismissed the matter of her disappearance from his mind; after some time, he even forgot that it had happened at all.

… …

As Xu Ming's figure completely disappeared under the morning sun, a large group of people rushed out of Cloudrise City in a frenzy. The crowd was dense and numbered over a thousand.

As soon as these thousand people rushed out, they directly surrounded the hundreds of people who were seeing Xu Ming off.

"What's going on!?" Wen Shuai was stunned. "This is outrageous! This emperor is traveling incognito and is actually being surrounded?"

The disciples of the Savage Martial Mansion were also stunned: "Someone dares to surround us?"

The Savage Martial Mansion held an extraordinary position, and few in the Flying Cloud Kingdom would dare to provoke them.

"Your Majesty, what should we do?" a mid-stage Innate Realm expert, who was protecting Wen Shuai, asked.

"Let's see what's going on first." Wen Shuai wasn't worried at all.

The twelve puppets that Xu Ming had given him were all stored in his storage ring; even if a Perfect Innate Realm expert wanted to assassinate him, he wouldn't need to panic.

Moreover, Wen Shuai clearly noticed that the strength of the thousand people who had rushed over was not that great; the strongest were only at the Inner Training level. They were just a rabble.

"Could it be that my whereabouts have been exposed, so these many loyal subjects have come to pay homage? — Ah, being an emperor is also troublesome; even personal freedom is restricted…" Wen Shuai speculated smugly.

However, it must be said that Wen Shuai's wild thoughts had some basis. Because the expressions of these thousand people looked very much like they had come to pay homage.

"Pay homage? Who else here besides me is worthy of being paid homage to?" Thinking of this, Wen Shuai straightened his back, preparing to step forward and face these loyal and simple people with the most amiable demeanor.

But at this moment, the thousand "loyal subjects" suddenly shouted:

"Where is Godhand Xu Ming?"

"Didn't they say Xu Ming was here! Where is he?"

"Who is Xu Ming? I beg to worship him up close!"

"Please sign my name!"

"Xu Ming, I am your most loyal fan! Ah… please favor me!"

Wen Shuai, who had straightened his back and was preparing to step forward to "rejoice with the people", stopped awkwardly; however, he also understood the origin of these people—the Godhand Alliance!

The Godhand Alliance was… a civilian alliance formed by Xu Ming's fans.

The Godhand Alliance was full of Xu Ming's brain-dead fans.

As for why there was a Godhand Alliance…

The main reason was that in the birthday celebration battle, Xu Ming had consecutively slapped five Savage Sect geniuses off the stage, leaving the Great Prince Wen Man and the Savage Sect's Envoy Zhao speechless—after this incident spread, Xu Ming's image as a genius was directly mythologized in Cloudrise City and even the entire Flying Cloud Kingdom!

Slapping the Savage Sect geniuses until they didn't dare to say a word, how domineering was that?

What kind of heaven-defying genius was Xu Ming, who slapped people?

Unfortunately, these loyal brain-dead fans were still one step late. Xu Ming had just disappeared from their sight.

"What!? Xu Ming just left!?"

The thousand members of the Godhand Alliance rushed in the direction Xu Ming had left with great reluctance. However, how could the speed of these people catch up with Xu Ming?

… …

In the boundless Northern Region Desert, the scorching sun turned the endless earth red.

On the scarlet earth, three figures were traveling swiftly.

"Hey, are you sure our route is correct? Isn't the Savage Sect in the east of the Flying Cloud Kingdom? Why are we running north?" After circling around several times, spending three days, and trekking through the Monster Beast Mountain Range and the Ancient Wood Forest to reach the Northern Region Desert, Xu Ming finally couldn't help but ask.

"Hehe!" Gu Hanmo smiled. "Your patience is not bad; you actually endured until the third day to ask."

The maid Qin Ran said: "We are deliberately detouring."

"Detouring? Why? Didn't you say you were in a hurry to return to the Savage Sect? Why waste time?"

"To avoid assassination."

"Assassination?" Xu Ming exclaimed in surprise. "Really? Mansion Master Gu, within the territory of the Savage Sect, there are still people who dare to assassinate you? It seems that the Savage Sect's control over its territory is not strong enough!"

"Who said it's not strong enough!" Qin Ran retorted unhappily. "My Savage Martial Mansion has experts as numerous as the clouds, controlling hundreds of thousands of miles. Under the Savage Sect's deterrence, the hundreds of kingdoms and forces under its rule are all incomparably loyal, and none dare to have any disloyalty!"

Xu Ming asked: "Then why are we avoiding assassination?"

"Because our relationship with the Hidden Kill Sect has been a little tense recently!" Qin Ran said. "And the Hidden Kill Sect is extremely skilled at assassination—Mansion Master Gu lacks high-level guards by his side, so to be cautious, it's better for us to detour!"

"Hidden Kill Sect?" Xu Ming looked at Gu Hanmo. "Is that why you were urgently recalled?"

Gu Hanmo spread his hands: "Yes—my identity is relatively sensitive, and being in the Flying Cloud Kingdom makes it easy for the Hidden Kill Sect to target me. Although Xiao Ran's strength is not bad, if the opponent is a true expert, she still can't defend against them!"

Qin Ran, although she is a maid, is a very powerful expert.

Xu Ming had investigated Qin Ran before; she was in the late stage of the Innate Realm, close to the Perfect Innate Realm!

"Truly, people can't be judged by appearances!" Xu Ming secretly glanced at Qin Ran's loli face. "A little maid, a little loli, her strength is actually so terrifying…"

Xu Ming suddenly asked: "Qin Ran, are you considered powerful in the Savage Sect?"

Powerful?

Qin Ran smiled without saying a word.

Gu Hanmo smiled and said: "Xiao Ran's strength is considered not bad among the disciples of the Savage Sect!"

Considered not bad among the disciples of the Savage Sect?

Xu Ming was stunned—doesn't that mean that there are many disciples in the Savage Sect who are more powerful than Qin Ran?

How powerful are the true experts of the Savage Sect?

Perfect Innate Realm?

Core Formation Realm?

Xu Ming had thought that his strength was already pretty good. But when truly facing a super force like the Savage Sect, he seemed to have returned to the feeling he had when he went to the Flying Cloud Martial Pavilion to participate in the recruitment assessment.

He felt very small.

While walking and chatting… Xu Ming's specific impression of the Savage Sect gradually became clear:

The Savage Sect is a powerful Yellow-Rank force, deterring hundreds of thousands of miles…

There are not many people in the Savage Sect, but everyone is an expert…

The disciples of the Savage Sect must enter the Innate Realm before the age of twenty…

The elders of the Savage Sect are all super experts of the Core Formation Realm at the weakest…

Any master in the Savage Sect, with the disciples they teach, can destroy a country…

In short, Xu Ming's impression was—a force as strong as the Flying Cloud Kingdom's royal family is as fragile as paper in front of the Savage Sect and is not on the same level at all.

After all, the Flying Cloud Kingdom is just an insignificant force; while the Savage Sect is a powerful Yellow-Rank force.

Xu Ming, Gu Hanmo, and Qin Ran were rushing on their way when suddenly, the scarlet earth beneath their feet inexplicably gave rise to cool breezes.

"Hmm?" Xu Ming was slightly startled; it seemed a little abnormal!

Gu Hanmo and Qin Ran, however, immediately realized something, and their expressions suddenly changed drastically.

"It's a formation!"

"There's an ambush!!!"

Thanks to Qinglian Sword Immortal Li Bai, Mo Shi, Hehe, Gentleness is a Sin, Yi, Greed for Your Everything, Dirty Demon King, Disappointment, Huan Xin, A Ying, Dumplings, Caterpillars, GTR, Mr. Nan Guo, and Emperor Yan Long Yiyun for the rewards.