Xiao Mu and Du Wenzhen shook their heads at the same time.

They knew some of the task force's responsibilities but not in great detail, there was no need to feign understanding when they didn't.

Wu Yan explained in detail, "To join the task force, you need to be clear about its responsibilities."

"Our task force's responsibilities are very clear. First: to resist the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings, to protect the Great Tang Ruins. When necessary, support other ruins."

Wu Yan's determined gaze swept over Xiao Mu and Du Wenzhen as he firmly said, "The battle between the Human world and the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings is exceptionally fierce, and anyone may die in battle. Therefore, once you join the task force, you must be prepared for death."

Suddenly, Xiao Mu said, "Team leader Wu, will we often engage in battles with the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings?"

"What? Are you scared?" Wu Yan's face showed a smile as he looked at Xiao Mu.

"Heh!" Xiao Mu let out a light laugh, a flash of contempt crossing his face.

If he were afraid, he wouldn't have chosen to join the task force.

In his view, such a question didn't even warrant a response.

However, Du Wenzhen suddenly exclaimed, "Team leader Wu, you can't insult us like that. What's there to fear in battling the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings? We've fought against quite a few of them and have never been afraid. Besides, if we were scared, why would we join the task force?"

Wu Yan laughed, not taking Du Wenzhen's retort to heart, "I am relieved that you have this mindset, and I hope it doesn't change when you face life and death."

Xiao Mu didn't take up this topic, and Du Wenzhen snorted to express his dissatisfaction.

Wu Yan then said, "Aside from battling Extraterrestrial Evil Beings, we also need to monitor their movements, investigate their purpose in entering the Human world, understand what they want to do, and thereby thwart their plans."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu couldn't help but speak up again, "Team Leader Wu, the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings have been entering the Human world for a long time, active every day. Are we still unclear about what they want to do?"

Wu Yan replied, "It's not necessarily clear what exactly they want to do, but their general direction is known."

"Oh!"

Xiao Mu probed further, "What do the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings want to do?"

Wu Yan smiled, patiently explaining, "According to the information we have, it goes like this: during Ancient Times, a rebellion occurred in the Heavenly Court. As the Heavenly Court collapsed, various Divine Spirits died or were injured while resisting the rebels, leaving a large number of ruins on Earth."

"You should already be somewhat familiar with these ruins, including the Yin God Relics, Land God Mansion, Mountain God Temple, Kitchen God Temple, City God Mansion, Prefecture Lord Mansion, and so on."

"The Extraterrestrial Evil Beings, in entering the Human world, one of their very important objectives is to seek out these Divine Spirit Ruins, including the City God Mansion, Prefecture Lord Mansion, etc., to gain the treasures and the inheritance of the divine spirits within the ruins, and to become Divine Spirits themselves."

Xiao Mu's expression became grave, and even Du Wenzhen put aside his frivolous demeanor and listened carefully to what Wu Yan was saying.

This information was new to them.

So the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings entered the Human world in search of Divine Spirit treasures and inheritances.

Thinking it over, Xiao Mu said, "If there's a Heavenly Court, is there also a Heavenly Emperor? What about the Heavenly Emperor? Could he also be dead?"

This was his biggest question, which he had harbored for a very long time.

Logically, if the Heavenly Emperor were around, how could he allow the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings to run rampant unchecked?

Wu Yan, however, shook his head, "It's hard to say. Common sense would suggest that if there's a Heavenly Court, there should be a Heavenly Emperor."

"The Alliance has acquired a lot of information about the Ancient Heavenly Court, but the records are not detailed and are largely incomplete. Some documents say that the Heavenly Emperor died, others say he didn't die, only that he's hiding temporarily because of the rebellion."

"Therefore, we can't determine what happened to the Heavenly Emperor, or even if there is one."

"Besides, according to our investigation, Earth is actually not the entirety of the Human world, but rather just a part of it."

"The entire Human world might include areas inhabited by the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings, separate from Earth — possibly, only possibly, because these pieces of information are speculative and not yet completely certain."

"The area where the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings reside, unlike Earth, still has a complete system of Divine Spirits. This includes Land Gods, Mountain Gods, Kitchen Gods, City Gods, Prefecture Lords, and even higher-tier Divine Spirits."

Xiao Mu and Du Wenzhen's expressions both turned solemn.

According to Wu Yan, the situation seemed bleak, not just for Earth but potentially for the entire Human world.

It seemed that Divine Spirits from outside Earth may view Earth with the same hostility as the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings.

But Wu Yan continued, "Why it's like this is still unclear to the Alliance. It's possible that the Human world was originally whole but got divided during the chaos of the Ancient Heavenly Court. Our Earth and other regions became isolated for some reason."

"It's also possible that the entire Human world was originally separate."

"Earth, based on the data we have, is likely just a part of the domain under the jurisdiction of two or three Prefecture Lords."

"Two or three?"

Xiao Mu was hearing about this secret for the first time, but he only knew of Lord of Bai's Mansion and wondered, "Besides Lord of Bai's Mansion, which other Prefecture Lords are there?"

Wu Yan shook his head, "As for the currently known True Gods, we only have Lord of Bai's Mansion. We have yet to investigate and clarify the other True Gods."

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