Cave Refuge

Of course, forcibly consuming one's lifespan can easily lead to death, but in some situations, if one does not fight with all their might when necessary, there will be no chance to do so later.

Therefore, those Artifact Masters usually will not casually display the Innate Divine Abilities they have acquired from Strange Creatures.

After explaining Grayson Todd's first question, he paused for a while to give Dong Tianyu some time to think and judge, then continued:

"Proving my identity is actually quite simple. From the looks of it, you must have also bought a communicator. You can enter the Imperial Court's official website and find my name and photo among the Twelve Guards of the Chinese Zodiac.

As for how to prove that my Cultivation Level has reached the Grandmaster Realm." Grayson Todd paused here and did not continue speaking, but even though his body didn't move, he slowly levitated into the air as if being pulled up by a string.

He then said with great self-satisfaction: "Only Grandmasters have the ability to fly in the air."

However, after saying this, Grayson Todd slowly descended back to the ground, then seemingly casually threw a punch in one direction. The force of the punch materialized like a solid object, turning into a huge fist that smashed towards a specific direction.

"This is Energy Transformation, a capability only those above Master Level can achieve. Although it may look impressive, this ability is not very strong, since if only using this ability in a battle against someone of the same level, the opponent can easily dodge such a clear attack,

and if facing weaker opponents, they can still use abilities that are not only more deadly but also less energy-consuming."

This ability of Energy Transformation, at the Master Realm, is only used to display one's own strength to others."

Regarding Dong Tianyu's unfamiliarity with the Martial Arts Grandmasters, Grayson Todd was not only unconcerned, but even more pleased. After all, excluding the methods of Artifact Masters and Martial Artists, unless one can control magnetism or gravity as an Awakener, Dong Tianyu's method of cultivation could only be Cultivation.

Although one can also enter the Martial Arts Path, in Grayson Todd's understanding, entering the Martial Arts Path is extremely difficult. So, knowing that one might obtain an easier method of cultivation, who would choose the more difficult path deliberately?

Although entering the Martial Arts Path means generally being unbeatable at the same level when facing other cultivation methods, in comparison to being unbeatable at the same level, Grayson Todd actually prefers overpowering higher levels.

After Grayson Todd demonstrated his strength as a Martial Arts Grandmaster, Dong Tianyu did not immediately trust him. Instead, he took out his communicator right in front of Grayson Todd, entered the Imperial Court's official website, and found the information of the Twelve Guards of the Chinese Zodiac. On the webpage of Tiger Guard, he saw Grayson Todd's name and some descriptions.

Unlike the time before the Natural Disaster, now not just anyone could create a webpage online. Due to server capacity issues, all online permissions are strictly controlled by the Imperial Court.

Now, aside from the Imperial Court, everyone else can only browse web pages and send messages to each other, effectively eliminating online scams.

After confirming Grayson Todd's identity, Dong Tianyu no longer kept a cold demeanor. After all, you don't look just at the face of the monk but also at the face of the Buddha. Although Dong Tianyu now feels that he has the strength to face everything, he would not willingly make enemies with the world.

After all, aside from some irrational fans, who would want to deliberately make enemies with the world?

Seeing the change in Dong Tianyu's attitude after confirming his identity, Grayson Todd didn't feel overly proud. After all, he was well aware that the change in Dong Tianyu's attitude was purely because of his backing from the Imperial Court.

However, no matter for what reason Dong Tianyu's attitude changed, as long as he was willing to continue the conversation, Grayson Todd was confident that he could gain a detailed understanding of Dong Tianyu.

Since Grayson Todd had noticed a change in Dong Tianyu's attitude, he did not continue the idle chat with Dong Tianyu but directly asked: "After those Bat Monsters invaded Blue Star, they first used the Acid Rain Technique to cut off the connection between the Magic Capital Base and the Imperial Court.

Subsequently, a large number of Bat Monsters were arranged to attack the small gatherings around the Magic Capital Base.

Even though the Bat Monsters had already raided so many small gatherings, when they returned here, they still plundered the Magic Capital Base."

At this point, Grayson Todd stared intently at Dong Tianyu, trying to observe what kind of reaction Dong Tianyu would have upon hearing this news.

Before the Natural Disaster, Grayson Todd had studied books on micro-expressions, and although he hadn't mastered them completely, he could still discern someone's truest thoughts through observation.

Upon hearing Grayson Todd's words, Dong Tianyu first looked as if he had just learned about it, briefly stunned; then, as if he recalled something, his expression turned somewhat distressed. Although Dong Tianyu didn't explicitly say it, from the expression he revealed, it was evident that he showed a bitter smile like one of experiencing a financial loss.

Actually, it makes sense when you think about it. In these times, any household with means would pack all their savings into easily portable household items. However, some frequently used items like beds and wardrobes, along with the clothes in them.

These items might only be carried with them while wandering, but once they decide, they naturally place all things in their appropriate places and won't carry them around anymore.

With this round of Bat Monsters' plundering, not to mention other things, there were a lot of food and clothes besides the furniture at home.

At this time, for Dong Tianyu, whether it's furniture, food, or clothing, they are all his own personal belongings.

After the Bat Monsters' raid, Dong Tianyu doesn't think there's much left in his home unless those Bat Monsters didn't stay long in Magic City. Otherwise, facing the completely overtaken Magic Capital Base, they could also use Sacrificial Offerings to locate all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the base.

Therefore, in Dong Tianyu's heart, under the ravage of the Bat Monsters, Magic Capital Base should now be nothing more than a pile of ruins.

Since most of Magic Capital Base had turned into rubble anyway, Dong Tianyu didn't think his home could be so lucky to miraculously escape this disaster.

It was due to this that Dong Tianyu's expression showed deep sorrow—a sorrow as great as losing one's cherished life. If you can't relate to this feeling, imagine this: you have saved up private money for several years, only to have someone discover it,

and not only do they confiscate all of the private money inside but also, to prevent you from keeping private money again, they smash open your piggy bank in which you saved your money.

Through careful observation, although Grayson Todd felt something wasn't quite right, the expression Dong Tianyu showed was indeed consistent with what one would expect from hearing such news.

But the more Dong Tianyu's expression seemed to fit the situation, the more Grayson Todd felt Dong Tianyu's demeanor was somewhat disingenuous.

Grayson Todd wasn't questioning the microexpression books he read; each time he looked up at Dong Tianyu, the more Dong Tianyu showed an expression fitting the moment, the more Grayson Todd felt Dong Tianyu's demeanor wasn't genuinely heartfelt.

After struggling for a long time without reaching a definitive judgment, Grayson Todd decided to put it aside for the moment and comfortingly said, "However, although the Bat Monsters successfully plundered Magic Capital Base, before the Bat Monsters entered the interior of the base, the survivors who hadn't left the base all hid in the underground air-raid shelters.

After several unsuccessful attempts, the Bat Monsters just left, and there weren't many casualties."

Grayson Todd wasn't aware of Dong Tianyu's family situation, but thought Dong Tianyu might still have relatives at the Magic Capital Base, so he said a few more words to better gauge Dong Tianyu's emotions at the moment.