Li Feng grimaced in response. "You're right, Fang Yi—we can't back down now. I know that logically, but I'm still not used to not having the captain around."

"Indeed, but that's something we'll have to get used to too. The second realm is far larger than the first, and I expect we'll have to go separate ways for our own objectives frequently," Fang Yi concluded, and the others nodded in assent.

While they chatted, Sun Mengmeng and Sun Xiaowu finished preparing the superior-grade carcasses they had brought back with them and joined in the feast.

In just half an hour, they had gotten to a total of 145 superior gene fragments.

They felt the genetic energy in their bodies begin to swell, as well as a notification from the will of the world urging them to prepare for ascension.

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