Until they passed a zombie tide that had been burned to charcoal and felt the residual heat under their feet, the survivors finally understood that it wasn't because there were fewer zombies outside, but because someone had helped block the zombies for them.

A few days later, before it got dark, these more than five million survivors arrived at the Changhe Base almost without any losses.

Seeing the grandeur of the Changhe Base, the survivors were very excited. They all knew that this Changhe Base was much stronger than the base they lived in before. Only when they arrived at Changhe Base could they truly be considered safe.

"Thank you for your hard work!"

Seeing Wang Tao return, Gu Yun and the others hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

"No problem, I'll leave the rest to you."

Wang Tao replied with a smile.

"Don't worry, we've already prepared in advance. These more than five million people can be completely settled in at most three days!"

Gu Yun said with assurance, patting his chest.

...

Wang Tao returned to his villa.

He planned to go abroad tomorrow to help other survivors and take a look at the sea. He hadn't forgotten there were many monsters in the sea, and there might be some ascending to Level 8.

The next day, after having a simple breakfast, Wang Tao planned to leave the Changhe Base.

Gu Yun suddenly contacted him using the crystal energy device, saying that they had discovered something outside.

So, Wang Tao went to the City Hall to meet Gu Yun, and besides Gu Yun, there were also three Ability Users in the office.

"Tell me again what you saw last night."

"Yes!"

The three of them organized their thoughts, then explained to Wang Tao one by one.

After listening, Wang Tao frowned.

"So, you saw a place similar to an altar, where a powerful creature engulfed in flames walked out of the altar?"

The three hurriedly nodded.

"Yes!"

"Did you see any other humans?"

Wang Tao asked again.

"No, the place was a poison lake, and the altar was in the middle of it. Even Awakeners couldn't withstand the poison gas..."

The three were extremely certain.

"Alright, I understand."

Wang Tao nodded, told Gu Yun to give them some rewards, and didn't say much more. After the three were sent away by Gu Yun, Gu Yun looked at Wang Tao, who directly said:

"From what they said, it seems like they saw a summoning altar, but if no sacrifices were offered to activate it, a summoning altar shouldn't start on its own—wait, that's not right!"

Wang Tao suddenly remembered that, in his previous life, among the summoning altars he acquired, there was one that seemed capable of self-activation. If he hadn't stopped it, it almost let a Fire Beast come out at that time…

"I'll go take a look."

Wang Tao said immediately.

He was a bit uneasy.

The summoning altars he had acquired before were all Seventh-tier, and since they were labeled as such, there must be Level 8 or even Ninth Level ones. If it was just a Seventh-tier Summoning Altar that summoned a Seventh Level monster, it would be manageable. But if it summoned an Eighth or Ninth Level monster, then it would be troublesome.

The monsters in the summoning altars were different from other monsters. They were very intelligent, almost like humans!

With strong powers and quick wits, if they appeared on Earth, the survivors would be in big trouble.

After bidding farewell to Gu Yun, Wang Tao quickly arrived at the poison lake mentioned by the three people.

It was a large lake, with very clear water, but not a single fish could be seen.

Many signs were erected around the lake, all warning that the water was poisonous.

This poison lake was fairly well-known within the Changhe Base, and those who frequently went outside knew about this place. So generally, no one would come here without a reason.

The reason those three appeared here was because they encountered danger the previous day and couldn't return to the base before nightfall, so they had to spend the night outside. They came across the zombie herd while staying outside, and couldn't fight them, so they led the zombies to the poison lake area where they happened to witness the altar summoning. The zombies were attracted to the altar, and while the zombies were fighting the creature summoned by the altar, they took the opportunity to escape…

At this time, Wang Tao looked directly at the center of the poison lake. There was no altar, just a pile of rubble that vaguely resembled the shape of an altar.

With a swoosh—

Wang Tao immediately appeared above the rubble, looking very serious.

This time he could confirm that this was a summoning altar! Because after being used, a summoning altar would be destroyed and turn into such rubble.

"It seems a Fire Beast was summoned, but I don't know its level..."

After a summoning altar is destroyed, all attributes disappear, leaving no way to deduce the previous level. However, based on the descriptions from those three, this Fire Beast should be Seventh Level. If it were Level 8, they and the zombie herd would have been annihilated instantly, giving them no chance to report back.

Wang Tao closed his eyes and carefully sensed the surrounding environment, then indeed noticed something peculiar in a certain direction, prompting him to head that way decisively.

The summoning altar was discovered by those three the previous night, and after a night, no one knew where the Fire Beast might have gone. But fortunately, Wang Tao had the Fire Law, making him very sensitive to the state of the fire elements. In addition, his Perception Ability was strong, allowing him to detect traces of the Fire Beast's passage.

After some searching, Wang Tao stopped outside an abandoned small town.

His Super Perception quickly engulfed the whole town, and then he grinned.

"Found you!"

With a boom—

Wang Tao ascended towards one of the houses like a cannonball.

Just as he was about to crash into the house, a burst of flame suddenly shot out from the building and fled towards the distance without looking back.

"Trying to run?"

The Fire Beast was fast, but Wang Tao was faster. After demolishing the house, he appeared instantly in front of the Fire Beast.

Then he directly manipulated the fire elements around the Fire Beast, commanding them to form several chains of fire, which bound the Fire Beast!

Even though this Fire Beast was just a mass of flame with no facial features, Wang Tao could feel its shock.

The Fire Beast never expected to be bound by the fire chains! And it couldn't resist! Bear in mind, it always considered itself a "Fire God"...

It ran when it saw Wang Tao, not because it sensed his fire was strong, but purely because it felt the Level 8 aura on Wang Tao, and it was only Seventh Level, and certainly couldn't win, so it fled.

Now, the fire on Wang Tao left it dumbfounded because, in its understanding, its own fire was the strongest. Yet, facing Wang Tao's fire, it couldn't resist at all! The fire elements had all betrayed it! This was definitely not just the gap between Level 7 and Level 8 but a difference in the fires themselves!

Wang Tao looked silently at the bewildered Fire Beast in front of him.

[HP: 1000000/1000000]

[Level: Seventh Rank Lord]

[Law Power: Fire (Basic): 100/100]

[Law Domain: Fire]

[Fire: Pure Fire, Burning Sky and Boiling Sea]

Aside from the HP, this Fire Beast's attributes were quite similar to what he had seen in the previous life.

Its Pure Fire was also very strong, but facing his Primordial Fire, it was clearly outclassed.

"Where did you come from?"

Wang Tao suddenly asked, using spiritual communication as well.

In the previous life, he had communicated with a Fire Beast and knew they could be communicated with.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, the Fire Beast slowly spoke:

"I, I don't know..."

In the previous life, when Wang Tao asked another Fire Beast, it also said it didn't know.

But the Fire Beast from the previous life was very arrogant, often threatening to make Wang Tao its servant and grant him power. Now, this Fire Beast seemed much more honest. It's hard to tell if it's because Wang Tao's level is higher, or his fire is stronger, or perhaps both.

Wang Tao pressed it further, using spiritual communication while maintaining silence.

Although the Fire Beast spoke slowly, it answered all his questions one by one, even if many responses were "I don't know."

However, something it said made Wang Tao alert.

"Are you saying that you were summoned by some mysterious summoning, and many Fire Beasts came, including some Eighth Rank Fire Beasts?"

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