New Year, School Starts, Graduation

Qin Hao lay on the ground, surrounded by blood. Under the energy radiating from the Meteor Tear, the exhaustion in both body and mind rapidly faded, replaced by a sour itch and waves of pain.

His injuries healed swiftly. Cracks in his internal organs were quickly repaired, while broken bones and muscles rapidly regrew. In an extremely short time, Qin Hao's severely wounded body had fully recovered, and even become considerably stronger.

Yet this time, the Meteor Tear's power did not disappear afterward. Instead, it continued to pour out, endlessly merging into every part of Qin Hao's body and penetrating every cell. Even the DNA within his cells began to transform.

His genes were continuously repaired, and his body steadily grew stronger. Blood and impurities were constantly expelled through his pores.

"Thump, thump, thump." Qin Hao clearly felt his heart pounding rapidly as fresh blood continuously flowed through it and coursed throughout his body. Waves of energy traveled and circulated through him with the blood, like a spring breeze sweeping across the earth and bringing all things back to life.

The transformation was both lengthy and swift. Qin Hao rose to his feet once more, feeling his Body Strength surge again. Looking around, he saw that Ox-Ghost had completely lost its life, while Yanagawa Masami had long since vanished.

Urgent footsteps sounded beyond the door behind him. A squad of martial artists soon appeared outside and entered the plaza.

"Qin Hao!" With a startled cry, a figure quickly appeared before him. "Are you all right?"

It was Shi Jiang. After receiving Qin Hao's call, he had immediately reported it to the military, then headed to the military district in the Wilderness Zone and led the military district's martial artists here.

Upon entering the base, he saw battle scars everywhere, along with the corpses of all kinds of strange Monsters and Japanese martial artists. His heart was filled with shock. With thousands of Monsters and martial artists involved, even with his War God-level strength, he could not guarantee that he would emerge without the slightest injury.

"I'm fine. It's already been handled. But the leader disappeared. There should be a secret passage below." Qin Hao said, "Let's clear out the entire base first. Who knows what else those Japanese have hidden here? We can't be careless."

"Alright." After agreeing, Shi Jiang waved toward the rear, and the martial artist squad followed him in. "The upper level has taken over completely. Have people come down and clean up the scene immediately. Watch out for the base's defensive measures. Have the technicians cut off some signals to keep the Japanese from doing anything desperate."

"All signals have already been cut off. The self-destruct sequence has been halted. Surveillance detected signs of heavy personnel activity underground."

After receiving the report, Shi Jiang looked at Qin Hao, his gaze full of inquiry. After all, Qin Hao had discovered this base, and his strength was also the greatest among them.

"Let's go. We'll sweep the place and bring the people below under control. Then it'll be time for me to go home." Qin Hao did not hesitate and quickly headed deeper into the base. He already had a guess about Yanagawa Masami.

With the military's arrival, Yanagawa Masami should have already fled. An Advanced War God who had escaped would be extremely difficult to find again.

Sure enough, during the subsequent sweep, they discovered more than ten thousand Japanese personnel, but Yanagawa Masami was not among them.

After dawn, Qin Hao walked out of the base. Behind him, military personnel escorted Japanese personnel and various machines out as well. Vehicles could not travel through the Wilderness Zone, so everything had to be carried by hand. Fortunately, the several thousand soldiers who had come this time all possessed the strength of martial artists, making the task relatively easy.

On the way to the Military Base, they encountered quite a few Monsters, but all were dealt with easily. They returned to the Military Base without incident.

After returning to the Military Base, Qin Hao did not linger. He bid Shi Jiang farewell and boarded a special train to leave.

In the time that followed, Qin Hao's life returned to its usual routine. He stayed home with his parents, took his sister out to have fun, and trained every day as usual. He also met with Luo Feng and gave him some guidance in training.

It had to be said that Luo Feng truly deserved to be the protagonist. In just a few months, his strength had stabilized at Beginner War General, his Force Generation had reached the third level and was not far from the fourth, his Microscopic Movement Technique had been achieved, and his Blade Technique had reached the Mastery level.

Of course, he could not compare to a cheat like Qin Hao. After fighting Ox-Ghost, he had once again triggered the Meteor Tear's power, causing his strength to rise by leaps and bounds. He had already reached Advanced War God, with strength reaching 350,000 kilograms, placing him in the upper-middle range even among Advanced War Gods.

Beyond the growth in strength, the greater change was Qin Hao's sense that his constitution had transformed. His cultivation of the Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens First Layer had improved. At his current pace, he might be able to cultivate the First Layer successfully upon reaching Planetary level. A threefold Gene Level was quite decent even among the Human Race.

His Blade Technique and Movement Technique had not changed greatly, but the changes in his state of mind made both more composed. His Perfect level movement technique was also nearing completion. As long as he gained some insight into artistic conception, he could break through quickly.

After spending the New Year at home, the end of the holiday drew ever closer. Since he had already become an Advanced War God, Qin Hao began changing his plans for what came next.

With the strength of an Advanced War God, the Black God Set, and 4.2 times Force Generation, Qin Hao now fully possessed the ability to protect himself. Even Beyond War Gods would find it difficult to kill him.

"Then after school starts, I'll prepare to graduate." As the holiday neared its end, Qin Hao made his decision. The resources provided by the Elite Training Camp could no longer offer him much help in improving his strength.

Over the past few months, he had already read through all the useful books in Hong's Study. What Qin Hao lacked now was insight, experience, and life experience.

It was like the battle at the Japanese base. Crushing weaker opponents posed no problem, and evenly matched battles did not affect him either. But when facing more powerful enemies and more dangerous environments, he still lacked tempering in terms of mindset. After all, one might understand certain matters and principles, yet find them difficult to put into practice in reality.

"Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles." Qin Hao was already very clear on his next goal. He would enter the Wilderness Zone, experience nature, experience life, and learn from heaven and earth. Whether it was the tempering his state of mind required, or his future comprehension of artistic conception and domains, neither could be achieved by shutting himself away.

Although he had read Hong's cultivation experiences, including his experience of breaking through to Planetary level and his methods for comprehending domains, those were Hong's alone. It would be difficult for Qin Hao to succeed merely by following those experiences. If it were that simple, Thor would not have remained trapped outside the gates of domains for so long.

If Qin Hao wished to break through to Planetary level and comprehend a domain in the future, he absolutely could not lack accumulation in this regard.