The headquarters of the Extreme Martial Hall, in a large conference room.
At this moment—
Only four people were qualified to sit here.
"Jiang Li, you're saying…"
"You went out to Hei Kun Star to take a mission from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, and just like that, a Universe Venerable noticed you and accepted you as a personal disciple?"
"And then…"
"This terrifying Universe Venerable was worried about your safety, so he even sent an Undying powerhouse to protect you?!"
Lei Shen, Hong, and Luo Feng all stared at each other, dumbfounded.
The hell?!
Isn't this way too outrageous?
Even the webnovel authors of Hanxia Nation wouldn't dare write something this exaggerated!
"Just luck."
Jiang Li smiled and waved his hand. Eighteen consciousness helmets appeared in front of them. "These are consciousness helmets that connect to the Virtual Universe Network. Hall Master, see how you want to distribute them…"
"Virtual Universe Network?"
Hong's eyes lit up. He and Lei Shen had created the War God Palace themselves, so he naturally understood the meaning behind those words.
"Jiang Li, you mean… it's time for us to make contact with the universe?"
Lei Shen's eyes shone with anticipation.
"Mm."
"This Norlan Shan Family is only a small family within the vast universe…"
Jiang Li nodded. After a slight pause, he said, "Although they're not a real threat, once Blue Star is exposed, many more powerful beings will set their sights on us. No joke—there exist beings that even Abu Xika might not be able to handle!"
"What?!"
The three were shocked.
Abu Xika was an invincible Undying existence—yet even he might not be enough?
Just what kind of monster-level existence was that?!
"Jiang-ge, does that mean our planet has something special about it?"
Luo Feng couldn't help but ask, still shaken.
"I heard you also comprehended a domain?"
Jiang Li did not immediately answer. Instead, he asked with a smile.
Luo Feng nodded, grateful. "I have to thank Jiang-ge for the secret technique you taught me. Without it, I wouldn't have been able to comprehend the mysteries of a domain!"
"Are domains very rare in the universe?"
Hong heard the implication in Jiang Li's tone and recalled how the star-level expert they fought reacted when he saw Hong use a domain—utter astonishment.
"For planet-level warriors, it's extremely rare!"
"Let me put it this way: on a normal planet, if a star-level warrior comprehends even first-tier Domain, he can already be considered a genius at the galactic level."
"For a planet-level warrior to comprehend a domain… within a vast starfield, it's considered extremely rare."
"And that's assuming they already have universe cultivation techniques."
"But our planet…"
Jiang Li paused and looked at Hong. "Without any universe cultivation techniques, Hall Master directly comprehended second-tier Domain…"
"Counting Luo Feng, having four planet-level Domain users emerge from a single planet—if it were you, what would you think?"
"Something's wrong with the planet!" Lei Shen slapped his forehead.
"But Jiang-ge…"
Luo Feng frowned, worry in his eyes. "Even knowing this, even if we train desperately, there's no way we can reach Undying in a short time."
From what they knew of ancient ruins of civilizations—every cosmic-level powerhouse had trained for thousands or tens of thousands of years. And Undying powerhouses were countless realms above cosmic level.
And Jiang Li had also said—even Undying might not be enough!
"What Jiang Li means is that with our talent, if we go out into the universe, we might be appreciated by some powerful beings?"
Hong, worthy of being the man who had managed the world for so many years, understood immediately.
Borrowing power!
Just like when Jiang Li was still a War God—by borrowing Hong's influence, even Yan Hai, who surpassed War God level, didn't dare have ideas about Jiang Li!
"Exactly!"
Jiang Li nodded. "The human race of the universe has five major powers: the Universe First Bank, the Universe Galaxy Bank, the Virtual Universe Company, the Giant Axe Arena, and the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance!"
"As long as any of us becomes a core genius of these forces, even a Universe Venerable would need to think twice before touching Blue Star!"
"Besides, the once-in-ten-thousand-years Human Race Genius Battle is about to begin!"
"This is our best opportunity to enter the core of the five great powers!"
As someone who had crossed over, Jiang Li knew clearly—once they appeared within the field of vision of the universe's strong, there would be several Venerables who would covet Blue Star.
His current teacher, Venerable Wanshan, was strong indeed—but facing several Venerables at once, or even the forces backing them, at most he could only protect Jiang Li alone!
As for everyone else, and Earth itself?
They could only pray to fate.
"I understand!"
Hong's eyes grew firm. "After the Golden-Horned Beast incident, our training indeed became a bit lax."
"And after our strength surpassed all the monsters, our improvement slowed!"
Before, even without universe-level manuals, Hong and Lei Shen improved rapidly because of the Great Nirvana Era and the countless terrifying monsters serving as whetstones.
But now, even the strongest—the Thunder Dragon Emperor—had been casually cut down by Lei Shen in one strike. With no more whetstones, the blade naturally dulled.
"Agreed."
Lei Shen also felt this deeply.
"That's easy."
Jiang Li suddenly laughed. "In the Virtual Universe Network, there's a place called the Kill Field—it's the best training battleground!"
"Kill Field?"
Hearing this—
Hong, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng all showed bright excitement.
"Mm."
Jiang Li nodded. "Once you enter the Virtual Universe Network with the consciousness helmets, you can find all the details yourselves. As for money…"
"It's not a problem!"
...
Blue Star, Hanxia Nation.
Nighttime.
An important conference notice had just been sent from both the Extreme Martial Hall and Thunderbolt Martial Hall headquarters.
All national leaders and power-group heads, as well as all warriors above War God level, were required to enter the top-floor meeting hall of the War God Palace.
This was an important conference about humanity of Blue Star interfacing with cosmic civilization.
As usual, Jiang Li was absent.
The reason was simple—
He didn't like these formalities.
In a region of starry sky not far from Blue Star—
Two massive gray warships streaked across the endless void one behind the other, turning into two blurred streaks of light rushing toward Blue Star.
Inside the leading warship—
In the control room.
A handsome young man who looked very similar to Bro Norlan Shan sat before the console, brows furrowed. "Two days, and still no contact with Bro?"
"No contact."
A sharp-eared man nodded.
"That Bro!"
The handsome young man's expression grew cold and gloomy. "The old patriarch already promised him a lifelong elder seat, yet he still wants to sneak around and loot treasures?!"
"A weapon suspected to be a heavy treasure, the Golden-Horned Beast…"
"This planet may have even more astonishing treasures!"
"Accelerate!"
"Give me more speed!"
...
Jiangnan Base City, Yangzhou City, Villa No. 99. Sunlight streamed through the window into the bedroom.
In the bed, Ling Ling nestled against Jiang Li's chest, her cheek gently pressed against the place where his heartbeat thumped.
"Tomorrow… you have to leave again?"
"Mm."
Jiang Li nodded softly. "Sorry…"
"When I come back, I'll take you to travel the entire planet."
"What is there to apologize for?"
Ling Ling smiled sweetly, leaning against him. "As long as you come back safe…"
Hearing this—
Jiang Li couldn't help but laugh helplessly.
After teaching Ling Ling how to use the Virtual Universe Network, Jiang Li headed up to the second floor.
Inside the cultivation room—
He opened the spatial ring given by Venerable Wanshan.
Inside was a vast, boundless space—so large he couldn't even see the end at a glance.
"My god… this space…"
Babata popped out, utterly shocked. "As expected of a Venerable who fully comprehended the Law of Space! This spatial ring alone is an invaluable treasure!"
"Mm."
Jiang Li was much calmer. Considering that Venerable Wanshan even arranged a protector close to Marquis-level Undying to guard him—what was a mere spatial ring?
Infusing a thread of spiritual force, Jiang Li quickly found the secret technique and the "little trinket" Venerable Wanshan mentioned.
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