Monster Hunter, start with a wife!

As the horde of skeletons, shimmering with a pale blue glow, surged out from the edge of the star vortex, a series of crisp "crackling" sounds sent chills down one's spine.

The crowd instantly erupted in uproar.

They all instinctively stepped back.

Especially some veteran hunters who experienced the beast tide twenty years ago, their faces instantly turned ashen, their memories seemingly returning to the fierce battle with those undead summons.

Those things feel no pain and know no fear. As long as the core is not destroyed, even if only half of the body remains, they will still chase after people and bite them.

The necromancer possessed by the evil spirit, though only a sixth-rank mage, caused immense trouble for Star Iron City's beast tide defense.

"Deputy Director! Has the Death Vault responded?"

Ren Tianxing pushed through the crowd, quickly approached Hu Yansong, and asked with a frown.

Several high-ranking members of the surrounding guilds also gathered around.

They all knew that necromancers were a relatively rare type of summoning entity and were not inherently dangerous. Only necromancers who used forbidden artifacts would be corrupted by the Void Realm and become a source of chaos.

The Death Vault responds to all forbidden items of the dead in the mortal realm.

This is what they are most concerned about right now.

Huyan Song turned to his secretary beside him, "How is the situation?"

The chubby secretary didn't dare to delay. Her fingertips quickly slid across the light screen on her wrist, and the holographic projection instantly unfolded.

The footage shows real-time monitoring of Death's Secret Treasury.

A huge, dark gold book, exuding an ancient aura, floated within a specially made energy shield. The patterns on its surface were calm and still, without even a glimmer of light.

He switched several detection angles, and the source energy fluctuation curves around the secret location were as smooth as a straight line.

"Deputy Director!" The chubby secretary wiped the sweat from his brow, his tone firm:

"The Death God's Treasury isn't responding! This should just be... just a normal necromancy awakening!"

"Ordinary Awakening?"

These words stunned everyone, and they all turned to look at the group of skeletons.

Countless skeletons and corpse puppets crowded around Xingxuan, numbering at least a thousand, some dragging their broken spines as they crawled rapidly on the ground.

This doesn't seem like the kind of spectacle that a "normal awakening" could generate.

"Don't panic, everyone!"

Huyan Song shouted, his rough voice instantly drowning out the chaos at the scene:

"These undead summons haven't shown any aggressive behavior. Everyone, retreat! All Hunter's Army, listen up! Establish a perimeter and go on high alert! No attacking without my order!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Hunting Ruins Army, which had been waiting for orders, immediately sprang into action.

The sound of orderly footsteps made the ground tremble, and the fluorescent blue shields clattered shut, quickly forming a source energy warning line around the perimeter, with gun barrels pointed at the horde of skeletons.

The chaos at the scene gradually subsided.

As he said, the skeleton summons near Starswir were just wandering around aimlessly.

Occasionally, some stray into the star vortex and are crushed to ashes.

He doesn't seem very bright.

At that moment, the crimson whirlwind that had been blowing suddenly changed color!

A series of dark purple flames emerged from the center of the whirlwind, like living vines, climbing up the whirlwind's patterns and quickly enveloping the entire star vortex into a burning purple fire whirlwind.

"This... this is really a sign of awakening?" someone couldn't help but mutter, their tone full of doubt:

"I've lived for sixty years and have never seen such a strange sign."

"It must be S-rank! Every S-rank has unique signs, but we don't know if it's Cheng Zhuo or that middle-aged man who has awakened."

"Is there any doubt about that? If that middle-aged man had awakened a second time, Cheng Zhuo, with his meager strength, would have been reduced to ashes long ago if he had stayed inside for so long."

"But the strength of this star vortex..."

Someone lowered their voice, their tone filled with reverence:

"Of the sixth-tier experts present, who has the confidence to stay inside for so long? The awakening signs are enveloped in the power of the Lighthouse's rules, which is no joke. I think that one must be a seventh-tier card cultivator!"

Amidst the lively discussion...

With a loud bang.

A dark shadow suddenly flew out from the swirling purple fire.

His clothes fluttered wildly in the air, and just as he was about to crash to the ground, his body twisted strangely in mid-air, and he landed steadily on his toes.

This person was the mysterious middle-aged man who had followed Cheng Zhuo into Xingxuan earlier.

Upon seeing this, Hu Yansong and the others quickly stepped forward.

"Sir, what's going on here?" Hu Yansong asked respectfully.

"Oh, you're Huangfu Bai's bodyguard, Mr. Gao?"

Songhe, standing to the side, exclaimed in surprise.

That time when he invited Huangfu Bai, this was the person who gave him a cold shoulder.

He initially thought he was just an ordinary bodyguard, but he never expected him to be such a top-notch expert.

Upon hearing the name "Huangfu Bai," Hu Yansong suddenly realized why Lingxi couldn't retrieve any information when he asked her to check facial recognition—it turned out to be one of Huangfu Bai's men.

Old Gao's gaze was fixed on Xingxuan, whose purple flames swirled, and he said in a solemn tone:

"I am passing on the ancient martial arts tradition to him."

"The origins of ancient martial arts?!"

Ren Tianxing's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

He knew this mysterious method of inheritance all too well; his student, Mu Yanzhi, had experienced a meteoric rise in her realm and strength because she had obtained the inheritance of ancient martial arts.

If it weren't for the fact that her mysterious master had been missing, Mu Yanzhi would probably have already reached the seventh level!

The people around were all veterans who had been immersed in the hunting grounds for many years, and they were well aware of the significance of the "Ancient Martial Arts Origins." Hu Yansong, in particular, felt his breathing quicken as he thought that Xing Tie might produce another prodigy like Mu Yanzhi.

"I wonder... what level is Cheng Zhuo's ancient martial arts heritage?"

"S-rank".

Lao Gao's voice was calm and even, yet it exploded like a thunderclap in the crowd.

Are ancient martial arts lineages really that powerful? You can just casually inherit one and it's already S-rank?

However, his next sentence plunged everyone into panic instantly:

"However, something went wrong. He is a dual-origin possessor. The ancient martial arts origin I guided actually triggered the second awakening of his F-grade origin. With the three origins squeezed together, he is now in a state of origin chaos."

"The origin is in chaos?!"

Yang Tianlang, who had been silent for a long time, muttered the words, then his expression changed drastically. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked:

"You mean... he might have been corrupted by the evil spirits of the Void Realm and turned into a puppet?"

"Given his condition just now, that's very likely."

Old Gao's brows furrowed, his gaze fixed on the purple fire star, a rare hint of concern in his voice:

"But the ancient martial arts origin is a man-made origin that even the Lighthouse cannot replicate. I've already used 30% of my cultivation to help stabilize it. If he can pull through..."

He paused, a hint of anticipation in his voice:

"He might become the first hunter in history to possess three S-rank origins. Now, let's see if this kid's willpower can hold out."

"Three S-grade origins?"

Songhe let out a strange cry, and said in astonishment:

"I've heard of SSS-level Divine Seal Origins, but this is the first time I've heard of three S-level origins. Which one is stronger?"

"It's not a matter of strength or weakness now."

Huyan Song interrupted him, his face ashen, and said:

"If Cheng Zhuo can't pull through and his origins become chaotic, corrupted by the evil spirits, this level of awakening will likely trigger a Void Realm of at least six stars!"

Having said that, he bowed slightly to Lao Gao, adopting an extremely humble posture:

"Mr. Gao, please allow me to order the activation of emergency combat readiness. In the event of triggering a high-level boundary gate, given how close this place is to the city, the consequences would be unimaginable..."

"Hmm." Old Gao nodded slightly, about to agree, but suddenly waved his hand and said:

"No need, it seems he succeeded..."

Everyone was taken aback and followed his gaze—

The burning purple flames suddenly subsided, and a faint red light shone from the center, like the sun breaking through the dark clouds.

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