They finally arrived at the entrance of the Grand Hall.

The doors of the hall were at least several dozens of meters high, resembling a titanic Heavenly Gate.

The entire door of the hall was constructed from Mutated Strange Stones, emitting a powerful Spirituality, a strange force that, if absorbed by ordinary people, would induce mutations in them within a few days. Mutated beings could also absorb it to significantly speed up their Cultivation.

"Whew!"

Xiao Mu took a deep breath, his face showing a look of astonishment.

The aura within the Grand Hall was clearly different from the outside world, resembling an Immortal Land, where even the air exuded Spirituality, and taking a single breath could enhance longevity.

"Shocked, aren't you? I felt the same way when I first came here."

Said Stone Sword with a smile.

Xiao Mu nodded.

Stone Sword then led him into the Grand Hall, "Let's go, I'll take you to report."

They then entered a large hall, which was spacious and sparsely staffed, with only three or five workers visible.

To Xiao Mu's surprise, none of the workers was human. Each was grotesque in shape and form. He couldn't help but examine them closely, his mind reeling with shock.

What on earth is that man with a goat's head? Was he a goat who had attained the Dao?

Was that one carrying a turtle shell on his back a turtle?

Was that one with eight claws a spider monster?

…

"Looking at them like that will only anger them. These animalistic Mutated Beings hate humans the most and, because they haven't fully transformed, they're extremely sensitive about their appearances and hate being stared at."

Stone Sword softly warned.

Xiao Mu shuddered and withdrew his gaze.

"All right, don't worry. This is the headquarters of the Alliance, they won't dare to do anything to you. Just go through the normal reporting process, I'll take you."

Said Stone Sword, leading Xiao Mu forward.

Seeing Stone Sword, the Goat-Headed Man's eyes flashed coldly, "Stone Sword, what are you doing in my hall rather than staying at your station? Are you not afraid that I will report you to the Beast King for dereliction of duty?"

"Okay, Old Goat, cut the bluff. Your tricks won't scare me."

Stone Sword didn't fall for the Goat-Headed Man's act and retorted without hesitation.

"Bluffing? Stone Sword? You dare insult me?"

The Goat-Headed Man was furious, his eyes suddenly turned blood-red, and lethal intent was revealed.

"Comparing you with the Beast King and saying you are bluffing is already praising you. In fact, you are not even a fox, you are just a goat."

"What? Old Goat, do you want to fight me? Hehe! My Lifebound Stone Sword has not tasted the blood of a Fourth Realm powerhouse in a long time. It would be nice to get a taste of goat blood today."

Stone Sword's eyes widened and in each pupil, a delicate little sword was twinkling, ready to shoot out at any moment, exuding an incomparable killing aura.

"You~"

Rendered speechless, the Goat-Headed Man was irate, but ultimately did not dare to make a move. He stood stiffly, appearing fierce yet actually cowardly.

"If you don't dare to make a move, then shut up!"

Stone Sword reprimanded him without showing any respect.

The Goat-Headed Man's face turned green and white successively. Several times, he was on the verge of standing up to fight Stone Sword, but each time, he forcefully held himself back.

He said coldly, "What do you want to do, Stone Sword? Don't tell me you came back to the headquarters just to quarrel with me?"

"If you had spoken politely from the start, there would have been no need for all this nonsense."

Having given the Goat-Headed Man a lesson, Stone Sword pointed at Xiao Mu, "He just broke through to the Fourth Realm, and I brought him here to report."

Once these words were spoken, all the Mutated Beings in the hall, including the Goat-Headed Man, were taken aback, their surprised gazes simultaneously focused on Xiao Mu.

"Another creature has broken through to the Fourth Realm?"

"How did it break through to the Fourth Realm?"

"So, we have another compatriot?"

"What kind of creature is it?"

The Goat-Headed Man, who seemed to be the leader in the hall, glanced at Xiao Mu and asked in puzzlement, "My fellow Daoist, what kind of creature are you? Are you part of our Beast Race?"

Stone Sword let out a sneer, and retorted, "Your Beast Race? This here is a human powerholder, Mr. Xiao Mu, the Earth Lord of Nanke City."

"What? A human?"

"Has a human broken through to the Fourth Realm?"

The Goat-Headed Man shot up more excited than when he had been arguing with Stone Sword, staring fixedly at Xiao Mu.

"How is it possible? How could a human breakthrough to the Fourth Realm so quickly?"

The female Mutated Being with eight arms looked at Xiao Mu in shock, "You … are you really a human?"

"Real as can be, and no fraud intended. What? Can't humans break through to the Fourth Realm? "

Xiao Mu responded assertively.

He was annoyed by their attitude which he felt was contempt for humans.

In fact, however, they were not really underestimating humans.

The appearance of a human in the Fourth Realm, in addition to shocking these beasts, aroused more fear.

After the World Mutation, various creatures and even non-living beings have produced powerful individuals in the Fourth Realm and beyond, except humans.

Humans must start as low-level mutants and gradually become stronger.

Due to this, humans have always been in a weak position within the Offensive and Defensive Alliance in the human world, relying on the support of those powerholders close to humans; otherwise, they would have been abandoned by those powerholders who disdain humans.

Xiao Mu's appearance shocked these Beast Race Mutated Beings.

While humans must indeed begin from the start and advance step by step through difficult evolution to become powerful, their potential is undeniably the strongest among all races.

After all, only humans have evolved a real civilization, while other races still live in ignorance if not for the World Mutation.

The emergence of a human powerholder in the Fourth Realm means that soon, large numbers of Fourth Realm human powerholders will arise.

This is what these Beast Race Mutated Beings fear the most.

The Spider Woman was stumped by Xiao Mu's question.

The Goat-Headed Man's face sank, he glared at Xiao Mu, "Presumptuous! Human, this is not a place where you can act audaciously!"

Stone Sword suddenly sneered, he glanced at the Goat-Headed Man and disdainfully said:

"Old Goat, let me give you a piece of advice, don't act so high and mighty. Do you really think Mr. Xiao Mu is scared of you because he just had his breakthrough? If you dare, then fight him. I, Stone Sword, won't interfere."

"Bang!"

The Goat-Headed Man was furious, he slammed the table and stared at Stone Sword, "Stone Sword, I have endured you for long enough!"

"It seems that you don't plan to endure any longer? Ha! I'm ready when you're willing to fight. Come on!"

Stone Sword looked at the Goat-Headed Man with a mocking smile, clearly eager for a fight.

Once again, the Goat-Headed Man backed down, slowly sat back down, grunted, and reluctantly said, "I won't always endure it."

"If you don't dare to fight, then don't pick a quarrel."

Stone Sword glanced contemptuously at the Goat-Headed Man, "Alright, let's proceed with the procedure. I have things to do. I don't have the time to chat with you here."

The Goat-Headed Man harrumphed once again, trying to show that he was not afraid of Stone Sword. However, the look on his face told a different story, "Human, state your name, origin, and address."

Under Stone Sword's urging, the Goat-Headed Man, Yang Li, quickly completed the procedure for Xiao Mu. He then summoned the Spider Woman, Zhu Zhu, to guide Xiao Mu in claiming his benefits post his breakthrough.

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