Chapter 118: The Shattered World of Mount Fuji

However, Abe Haruha also had a reason to tolerate Bai Mengqi.

“Miss Bai helped us breach the outer seal there. Speaking of which, she also has a hand in this seal being broken—”

These words darkened Bai Mengqi’s face, and she inwardly cursed him for his ability to implicate others.

Yet, she had her own retort ready.

“Is that so? Have I ever been to Japan before? I believe this is my first time visiting. Was I the one who destroyed the outer seal? Do you have any evidence?” Bai Mengqi sneered.

As the saying goes, ‘a shameless person is invincible.’ As long as Bai Mengqi refused to admit she was the person from three years ago, Abe Haruha had no recourse.

“You? Haha, an S-class ability user, yet you dare to act but not admit it?” Abe Haruha laughed in exasperation.

Bai Mengqi couldn’t be bothered with him. She felt that engaging in a war of words was less productive than focusing on the actual task.

These mutated beings might have been insurmountable threats to ordinary people, but to Bai Mengqi, she could eliminate a large number of them with a mere wave of her hand.

Since they had lost their self-awareness and their bodies could no longer revert to their original forms, the only path was to eradicate them. If they weren’t killed, countless more ordinary people would become infected.

Under the relentless assault of the formidable experts, the infected throughout Tokyo were systematically wiped out.

In less than half a day, they successfully brought the entire city of Tokyo back under Japanese control.

Only by securing a safe city could they begin to contain the spread to the surrounding areas.

However, while eliminating the mutated beings, Bai Mengqi discovered another pressing issue: not only had humans mutated, but animals had as well. She witnessed a rat, no smaller than a dog, gnawing on human corpses.

Bai Mengqi quickly swept her divine sense through the sewers. This quick scan revealed massive, mutated rats teeming everywhere beneath the city.

“This is disastrous. How can this possibly be cleaned up? Japan might just become a high-risk zone,” Bai Mengqi lamented.

After resolving the mutated beings in Tokyo, Bai Mengqi immediately journeyed to Mount Fuji. She was determined to assess the situation there.

As she drew closer to Mount Fuji, the number of mutated beings increased exponentially. Even the plants had undergone mutations.

Moreover, the closer she got to Mount Fuji, the stronger the mutated beings evidently became.

Bai Mengqi could feel the immense spiritual energy in the air. For her, this spiritual energy was nourishment, but for ordinary people, it was undoubtedly a deadly poison.

This entire region could no longer sustain ordinary human life.

She flew unimpeded, as these mutated beings did not actively attack her. Her energy fluctuations were almost indistinguishable from theirs, causing them to perceive Bai Mengqi as one of their own.

Bai Mengqi flew rapidly, eventually arriving at the entrance to the Mount Fuji sealed ground.

The area was now overgrown with plants; the once barren Mount Fuji had transformed into a vibrant, thriving landscape.

Finally, she reached the entrance to the rift. This rift entrance had no suction, only a vast torrent of spiritual energy mixed with an indescribable power gushing forth from within.

“The spiritual energy is mixed with an anomalous power. It’s a pity the Great Immortaless is still in slumber; otherwise, she would surely know what this is,” Bai Mengqi murmured to herself.

Despite her uncertainty, she released her divine sense, sending it deep into the rift.

Her vision pierced through the spatial rift, bringing her to a shattered world.

How could one describe this world? It was as if she had entered the cosmos, yet within this cosmos, countless fragments of land, both large and small, drifted aimlessly.

The Great Immortaless had mentioned before that this place was a broken world.

After confirming there was no immediate danger, Bai Mengqi flew towards the rift, immersing herself within it and arriving in this desolate world.

Though this world was shattered, its spiritual energy was far denser than Earth’s, yet there appeared to be no signs of life. The spatial rift was located on a floating island.

On this floating island stood a stone gate, and within the stone gate was an energy portal.

“Didn’t the Great Immortaless and Pure Yang True Person both say this world might be the legendary cultivation world? But I can’t sense that at all,” Bai Mengqi observed meticulously.

Not a single insect could be seen on these floating islands, but there were plants. These plants seemed extraordinary; even a single blade of grass emanated rich spiritual energy.

If these could be properly utilized, they would make excellent ingredients for medicine.

“Haha, this is quite a discovery,” Bai Mengqi chuckled.

Since this place seemed accessible only to cultivators, Bai Mengqi could undoubtedly take all the materials here for herself.

She didn’t care what these things were; anything she deemed valuable was collected into her storage bag.

After surveying the area, a new question arose in Bai Mengqi’s mind: how was such incredibly dense spiritual energy produced?

Spiritual energy, in essence, could be considered like oxygen—an indispensable energy for living beings. However, with the current human physique, one couldn’t absorb too much oxygen at once; excessive oxygen intake could be fatal.

The concentration of ‘oxygen’ here was terrifyingly high, far beyond what the creatures of this era could withstand.

Even those mutated beings were overwhelmed by this high concentration of ‘oxygen,’ with the massive rats and insects serving as prime examples.

For a very long time ago, Earth’s spiritual energy concentration was frighteningly high, and during that period, animals and insects commonly grew to enormous sizes.

Of course, this was an explanation from a scientific perspective. From a cultivator’s viewpoint, it simply meant that the laws of heaven and earth had changed.

Bai Mengqi could clearly sense that the differences between this world and the outside were not merely limited to spiritual energy.

“This place definitely holds other secrets. What a pity, I don’t have time to investigate here right now. I’ll have to return later,” Bai Mengqi mused.

Helpless, she could only withdraw for now. As for the rift, she lacked the power to reseal it, so it would have to remain as it was.

However, at this rate, Japan and even its surrounding waters would likely undergo even greater transformations due to the high concentration of spiritual energy.

This area had already become unsuitable for ordinary people to inhabit. Ability users could still adapt, but ordinary people, even those far away in Tokyo, would likely become infected with the anomalous energy virus over time.

Currently, the mutated beings in Tokyo and other major cities had primarily spread from the areas around Mount Fuji. There were no ordinary people in Tokyo who had mutated due to absorbing spiritual energy.

“Alas! A chaotic era has truly arrived.”

Bai Mengqi sighed, then departed Mount Fuji, returning to Tokyo to inform the ambassadors of various countries about everything she had witnessed.

“What? Miss Bai, you couldn’t even block that rift?” The Japanese side was understandably very disappointed.

Bai Mengqi rolled her eyes.

“I am not a god; I haven’t reached the point where I can repair spatial rifts. A radius of several dozen miles around Mount Fuji is probably impassable now. Of course, I’m referring to ordinary people; ability users might be able to withstand it a little.”

“What you actually don’t know is that this spreading energy can be considered high-concentration oxygen. You’ll have to figure out a solution for that yourselves. All right, prepare to welcome the people from other cities.” Bai Mengqi had no desire to waste time on this matter.

With things having reached this point, the Japanese could only follow Bai Mengqi’s advice and seal off the area around Mount Fuji. Their sacred mountain had irrevocably become a forbidden zone.

“Alas! Then we shall proceed as Miss Bai suggests,” the Japanese side sighed helplessly.

Later, Bai Mengqi took her disciples to other cities, tirelessly working. All Japanese cities were currently in chaos.

Because so many people had emerged from Mount Fuji at that time, and Japan hadn’t immediately contained them, the tourists infected with anomalous energy had spread rapidly.

Around the third day, mutated beings were also discovered in other countries.

Many were found among tourists returning to China from Japan, but fortunately, they received the news quickly enough and immediately isolated these individuals.

It was crucial to prevent them from spreading; otherwise, with China’s population of over a billion, if even one infection went undetected, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Those from the Nine Great Ancient Clans who practiced cultivation techniques had also mobilized. Since their power originated from spiritual energy, they could clearly sense who was infected.

However, other countries were not so fortunate and were pleading with China for assistance. Otherwise, their only option would be to eliminate the infected, which was their current stark reality.

As for Japan, the situation was almost entirely out of control. Even if all infected individuals were cleared today, another batch would emerge tomorrow.

This was because not only could mutated humans infect others, but even infected insects and animals could transmit the anomaly.

The creatures that escaped from Mount Fuji in the greatest numbers were not humans, but other forms of life.

Bai Mengqi could not help them entirely; she could only prioritize sending her own citizens back to China. The crisis in Japan required a detailed plan to be formulated.

To put it bluntly, Japan was no longer suitable for ordinary human habitation. However, Bai Mengqi did not voice this thought aloud.

A month later, all Chinese citizens in Japan who had not mutated had been successfully repatriated to China, with Bai Mengqi’s cooperation with the Ability Bureau and the military.

Simultaneously, from that point onward, ability users were completely exposed to the public eye.

The events in Japan had spread widely online and could no longer be concealed.

Moreover, such matters simply could not be hidden. At the very least, the Chinese government did not conceal it.

They immediately issued clear notifications and explanations to the entire nation, informing them of what had transpired in Japan and who ability users truly were.

Although it undoubtedly caused a massive uproar initially, over time, people naturally grew accustomed to it.

Little did Bai Mengqi know that not long after she left Mount Fuji, the Evil King arrived.

This place was like paradise for a cultivator like him, and it also gave him a new understanding of Earth.

“A shattered small world? Haha, I never imagined this barren planet held such a secret. While it cannot compare to my original world, given enough time, I can start anew in this world.” The Evil King was now within that small world.

It seemed one crisis had barely subsided before another began.

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