Chapter 0407: The Irresistible Trend

Realizing he could no longer stop them, Bai Yang had no choice but to open the village gates and allow the people to go out and receive the supplies. There was no way to stop them—better to let them go willingly than cause a scene. This way, at least, he could retain some of the villagers' goodwill.

"What do we do now? Are we really just going to let Xuanhuang Town hand out favors as they please?"Bai Lang asked anxiously.

"What else can we do? The current strength of Xuanhuang Town is enough to sweep across any human settlement within a radius of ten thousand li. Even this massive beast tide couldn't pose a fatal threat to them—they stopped it outside the walls. The beasts couldn't even breach the city. The endless stream of tactics and trump cards they showed—any one of them is beyond what a village like ours could handle."Bai Yang shook his head with a bitter smile. It was a truth that couldn't be changed.

This was might, this was power.

Before absolute power, even openly declaring one's intentions couldn't be stopped.

"Then what next? Are we really going to let the villagers just walk away with those supplies? If we gathered them up instead, it would be a huge stockpile," said Bai Hai, hesitating.

"That would be unwise. The supplies are being distributed by Xuanhuang Town. The people's hearts have already tilted toward them—but at least, they don't yet harbor hostility toward our Bai family. At most, Xuanhuang has just won a round of goodwill. If we tried to interfere or confiscate those supplies, it would make us enemies of the people. We'd be forcing ourselves into opposition with the villagers, and that would only accelerate the collapse of public support. At a time like this, maintaining the status quo is our best bet. Besides... I fear it's time for Baiyang Village to make a choice,"Bai Yang said, taking a deep breath and gazing deeply toward the distant horizon—toward Xuanhuang Town.

Outside the village, the material distribution continued in an orderly fashion without any incidents.

But it still took several hours before everything was handed out.

Once distribution was complete, only Wu Yong entered the village alone. He spoke briefly with Village Chief Bai Yang, then left with a smile. The entire army departed as swiftly as they had arrived.

Cheers of joy erupted from the villagers of Baiyang Village. Their happiness was written all over their faces.

Wu Yong and his group didn't return to Xuanhuang Town. Instead, they continued on to other villages.

They were determined to complete this campaign of "bringing warmth" to every village within a ten-thousand-li radius. They wouldn't return until the mission was done. The supplies could be delivered via spatial gates, all fully prepared ahead of time.

Wu Yong even had a projected spatial gate in hand, ready to open at any moment.

It would cost a lot of crystal stones, of course, but with control over crystal mines, this kind of expense was negligible. If necessary, even Eternal Coins could be used as energy to sustain the gates.

That same night, after his union with Cai Yan, Yi Tianxing held a banquet in the palace on the Treasure Tree, inside the Town Lord's Mansion. The feast was prepared by Chef Lai He, using large quantities of fierce beast meat from their latest harvest to craft culinary masterpieces.

Even in troubled times, they kept things simple—there was no grand celebration. But all the core personnel were invited, and every citizen of Xuanhuang Town received a portion of beast meat and a strip of Fog Brocade, symbolizing communal joy.

This banquet officially announced Cai Yan's status as the female master of the town.

It was obvious the moment she and Yi Tianxing appeared hand-in-hand. Even Huang Chengyan addressed her directly as "Madam," confirming her title.

After this brief appearance, Cai Yan immediately entered seclusion, preparing to fully refine her artifact—the Jade Zither—into the Phoenix Zither, her life-bound treasure.

Yi Tianxing also entered seclusion in the Heaven-reaching Pagoda, using it for cultivation and to sort through the many spoils from the beast tide.

Seated in a quiet chamber, Yi Tianxing summoned the Heavenly Emperor Tower of the Primal Chaos with a flash of light.

Though its radiance had not fully recovered, it had regained most of its strength. The Spirit Pearl at its peak now absorbed and refined heaven and earth essence more smoothly, restoring the tower's internal world.

"This tower has gained immensely from devouring vast quantities of fierce beast corpses. The essence it absorbed has greatly expanded its internal world—now over 1,300 li across. That's a huge blessing."

The fourteen layers of the tower radiated a variety of powerful auras, each different from the last.

Inside hovered fourteen Heaven-and-Earth treasures, radiating divine brilliance:Bronze War Spear, Falling Star Bow, War Sword, Spatial Gate, Divine Mirror of Spirit Communication, Spring of Water, Eye of Wind, Thunder Pool, Heart of the Heavens, Mountain God Seal, Heart of the Marsh, Heart of Flames, Heart of Earth, and the Yin-Yang Coin Furnace.

These treasures were all tempered by the power of the tower's growing world. As Primordial Artifacts of Genesis, they were enhanced automatically—reaching Yellow Grade Tier 3 or approaching Tier 4, all without needing additional rare resources.

And since they could channel the power of the tower's internal world, their true might far surpassed what their ranks suggested.

"Even though fusing more treasures makes it harder to evolve the tower, it's still worth it. The more layers it has, the greater its potential. Might as well fuse this Jade Brush I got from Zhen Youde, too."

He retracted the tower back into his Divine Sea, took out the Jade Brush, and immediately began refining it into a life-bound treasure.

As expected, the tower devoured the Jade Brush without hesitation, embedding it into the foundation's chaos.

There, it drew open a new world, though only as a world seed for now.

But this action caused the tower to evolve again—gaining a fifteenth layer. The new internal world began to stabilize and expand rapidly, infused with chaotic energy.

"Let's add the Stellar Wandering Talisman as well."

With a thought, he added the dazzling Starry Sky Wandering Talisman, which immediately became the sixteenth layer of the tower.

The tower's internal space shrank from 1,300 li to 1,000 li, as the new worlds absorbed and redistributed the source energy. Even so, the chaotic energy's potency kept the growth rapid.

The Jade Brush and the Talisman's powers were also enhanced dramatically.

Yi Tianxing looked at the evolving tower, now sixteen stories high, its aura far deeper than before, stabilizing his Divine Sea with immense pressure.

"To make this tower stronger, I need even more Heaven-and-Earth resources and rare treasures. That Godzilla's resistance to my Yin-Yang Mirror—either it had a unique physique, or it carried a powerful treasure. Good thing I kept the whole body."

With a flick of his hand, the corpse of Godzilla appeared before him—mangled by the tower, but still impressive.

Even after being crushed, its bones were shockingly tough.

A huge spinal bone, stretching to the tail, was intact—glowing crimson, crystal-clear like jade, yet metallic. A faint fiery aura radiated from it.

It resembled an enlarged bone whip, complete with blade-like barbs.

"This is good stuff. The body may be ruined, but its blood and essence have condensed into the bones. Any one of these could be forged into high-grade materials for life-bound treasures. There's even a trace of Destruction Dao Rhyme inside."

Even Yi Tianxing couldn't help but be amazed by the sheer value of Godzilla's remains.