Plane Traveler (3D)

"Enough said! I'm going to go inform Old Qian. He's someone with absolutely no affinity for elements, so I wonder how happy he'll be to hear this news!"

"The biggest beneficiary of this 'Flame Cultivation' should be Dugu Xiu, right? His attributes are a perfect match. It's truly enviable to death..."

"Envy is envy! What kind of trash is 'envious'? If you're a real man, just say it out loud – I'm jealous! No one will look down on you! I'm so jealous I feel like my cells are separating!"

"Instructor Zhou Zhe... truly worthy of being the Second Generation of Swift Wind Pavilion! To be able to infer ten things from one, to create transcendent cultivation methods with originality! Swift Wind Pavilion has a promising future!"

"Mr. Sun, a Bronze Two-star from Sichuan, also made a similar attempt, but he failed. After his failure, Mr. Sun even lamented to his disciples that creating cultivation methods is... difficult at the start! Difficult in the middle! Even more difficult at the end!"

"Are you the legendary super spy? Where did you get the intel?"

"That's a secret!"

"A Zhe is so amazing! @DogFoodMakesMeHappy, calling Shanshan! This 'Flame Body Cultivation Technique' doesn't require elemental affinity, you can learn it too!"

Coming, coming! The Hall of Benevolence is the best! As expected of my Shanshan's Hall of Benevolence! Thank you! Thanks! Gratitude! Moved!

Seeing this, Zhou Zhe shook his head and stopped paying attention to the subsequent replies.

In his mind, he recalled the scene from a few days prior.

On that day, a message notification arrived from the backend of the Myriad Heavens Forum: [Target "Lin Ye" has been successfully located.]

[Target is deceased, remains located at - Dou Lan Continent, Royal Museum.]

Upon hearing this news, Zhou Zhe's eyes turned somewhat grim, and his tone became chilling, "Can I gain an ability similar to teleportation by consuming points?"

[Brand 4A1220: Yes, the lowest-level spatial transfer ability, requires the consumption of 195 Gladiator Points. It is recommended to find a suitable exchange from the Brand list for better cost-effectiveness.]

Zhou Zhe's brow twitched, "What if I want it right now?"

[Brand 4A1220 is currently panicking and begins to consider countermeasures...]

[Thinking complete!]

[Consuming 25 Gladiator Points can temporarily grant the ability "Plane Traveler (3 days)". Do you wish to consume points? (Note: After the temporary ability buff period ends, any spatial knowledge or techniques independently comprehended during the buff period will not be forgotten.)]

Zhou Zhe looked at the Black Iron Brand on the back of his hand, which was emitting a faint bronze luster, and said indifferently, "Consume points to exchange for a temporary three-day buff of the Plane Traveler ability."

Even though it was only for three days...

The "Absolute Comprehension" talent should not disappoint him.

[Gladiator Points have been consumed, ability has been granted!]

[Your current Gladiator Points are 0.]

In an instant, Zhou Zhe felt a world-altering change occur within him!

His thoughts, which were originally elusive and formless, became substantial!

They surged out of his brain, rushing towards the sky, towards the earth, towards the universe!

A flower, a tree.

A blade of grass, an insect.

The gentle breeze.

The refraction of sunlight.

The dust motes in the air.

Everything on Earth appeared in Zhou Zhe's mind like a model!

He had a feeling...

With just a thought, he could instantly appear at any location on Earth!

Zhou Zhe thought it, and he did it!

The peak of Mount Tai, Mount Qomolangma, the Lushan Waterfall...

The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Grand Canyon in America...

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Cape of Good Hope, Las Vegas, the Taj Mahal in India...

Ayers Rock in Australia, the Mayan ruins in Mexico, the Inca ruins in Peru, the city of Petra in Jordan...

Within an hour, Zhou Zhe had visited almost all the famous attractions on Earth.

Traversing the world in half a day...

No need for mythical mounts!

With power, one can do as they please!

Traveling north in the morning and reaching Cangwu by evening—the might fantasized by the ancients, at this moment, belonged to Zhou Zhe!

Even more, Zhou Zhe could do more!

He began to teleport frantically across the globe!

This phenomenon naturally attracted widespread attention and heated discussion.

Countless passersby took photos of him, or captured him while recording videos.

Zhou Zhe knew all of this, but he didn't pay it any mind.

The rulers of countries worldwide, in an effort to maintain social stability, have been doing their best to suppress intelligence about the supernatural—except for the live broadcasts of Cosmic Arena Combat.

There's truly no way to interfere with that.

When faced with sudden situations, countries have almost universally made the same choice: curb the spread of supernatural phenomena, disseminate information about it little by little, and use gentler methods to allow everyone to gradually accept it.

It's normal for the thought processes of those in power to be completely opposite to those of ordinary people.

For example.

During the Second World War, the island nation's decision to launch multi-front air raids on Port Margarite made countless 21st-century Earthlings, when studying history, feel that the person who made that decision must have been brain-dead and severely intellectually disabled.

This is due to information asymmetry.

For the same event, different people, because of the disparity in intelligence and differences in information, will form completely different views.

Zhou Zhe's actions today have disrupted the excellent situation that many people had painstakingly arranged.

His behavior today could lead to a global rise in crime rates, social unrest, and even more dire consequences.

But...

Zhou Zhe doesn't care about these things.

Although he was born under the red flag, grew up in New China, received nine years of compulsory education, and upholds a normal outlook on life, values, and the world, he has never been a good person.

He is the villain appointed by the "Dao."

He's a selfish guy!

He has always only loved those who love him.

Therefore...

Zhou Zhe hasn't spared even one percent of his energy thinking about the consequences of his actions just now.

Regarding the current predicament of Earth's civilization...

Zhou Zhe simply accepted it with indifference.

He really likes Schopenhauer's quote: "Whatever fate may bring us, we should not be too happy, nor too sad. This is partly because everything is in flux, and our fortunes can change at any moment; and partly because we are easily deceived when judging whether things are good or bad for us."

At this moment, Zhou Zhe was solely focused on experiencing the temporary ability of a "Plane Traveler."

The more he delved into understanding this temporary ability, which he had spent 25 Gladiator Points to acquire for three days, the more he felt his own insignificance and weakness!

Before the three-day limit expired, if he had precise cosmic coordinates and sufficient energy, Zhou Zhe could even traverse billions of light-years in an instant, arriving at other planets in the blink of an eye!

He could even anchor a demi-plane on himself for storage!

With each spatial teleportation, Zhou Zhe felt his comprehension of space traversal deepen, and related supernatural knowledge accumulated at a visible rate.

"No wonder spatial abilities are sold so expensively..."

"The lowest-tier permanent teleportation ability costs nearly two hundred points!"

"It's truly too profound, too obscure!"

Above Venezuela's Angel Falls, a slightly wild smile appeared on Zhou Zhe's face: "But..."

"These mysteries are not difficult for me; I can understand them easily!"

"The only difficulty is the immense amount of knowledge it contains! It's like the vast starry sky, endless..."

"It's unknown how many days it will take to fully master the abilities of [Plane Traveler]."

"However, to grasp the first stage of its abilities, [Interstellar Traveler]..."

"Three days is enough!"

This exchange gave Zhou Zhe some inspiration.

Perhaps in the future, he could exchange for more temporary abilities and, through [Absolute Comprehension], permanently solidify them into his own abilities during the trial period.

In this way, 10 Gladiator Points could almost yield the effect of 100 or even 200 Gladiator Points!

With a flash of thought, Zhou Zhe teleported back to China, arriving at the Swift Wind Pavilion and directly beside his female assistant.

"Just now, I confirmed the death of my mentor. Please issue the obituary."

Mentioning this matter made Zhou Zhe feel a bit sad, and the joy he felt from discovering a suitable enhancement method was greatly diminished.

"Understood. I'll get right on it."

"Also..."

"Master Zhou, do you have time to look at the inheritance left by Pavilion Master Lin now?"

"Let me go pick up my mentor's body first."

As soon as the female assistant left, Zhou Zhe received a notification from his Brand.

[Brand 4A1220 has detected that your strength has reached the limit of a Black Iron Gladiator. To ensure the relative fairness and absolute fun of Cosmic Arena Combat, we are issuing you an urgent notice!]

[In three days, you will participate in the promotion match.]

[Please prepare in advance!]

(① Even if Jesus came, he couldn't stop me from enjoying sweets! I said it!)

(② Ran Lengguang didn't intentionally write in English; the general situation is like this. Writing in English was purely to avoid the wrath of the great gods. Honestly, writing novels now is like dancing with shackles, can you understand? However, I personally feel that after hard study and practice, with my current writing skills, I should be able to dance wonderfully... right?)

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