The God Kingdom Shatters

At the Elite Training Camp, half a year had passed since Qin Hao's graduation. During those six months, Luo Feng's rapid growth had become the camp's main topic of conversation after Qin Hao.

"Qin Hao hasn't been heard from for months. Nothing could have happened to him, right?" At Jiangnan Pavilion, Zhao Ruo, Shi Jiang, and Luo Feng sat together as Zhao Ruo spoke.

"Nothing should have gone wrong. Qin Hao is already an Advanced War God and has the Black God Set. Even a Beyond War God would find it difficult to kill him easily," Shi Jiang said. As a genius of the Limitless Martial Arts Center, so long as he was not killed immediately, he could contact the martial arts center directly. No Beyond War God anywhere in the world would be willing to take such a risk.

"That's right. Qin Hao went out to train. He's probably immersed in cultivation," Luo Feng said. He understood Qin Hao's obsession with cultivation quite well. Before the Gaokao, Qin Hao had trained madly and become a Quasi-Warrior. Even at the Elite Training Camp, stories of Qin Hao's insane training could often be heard.

"Let's hope so." There was still some worry in Zhao Ruo's voice.

"Rather than worrying about Qin Hao, you should worry about yourselves. You'll soon be heading to Australia for a life-and-death adventure," Shi Jiang said solemnly. Even veteran students were extremely cautious about life-and-death adventures.

As Luo Feng listened to the two discuss the life-and-death adventure, he too took the matter very seriously.

While Luo Feng, Zhao Ruo, and Shi Jiang prepared for their life-and-death adventure, Qin Hao entered the Trial Tower once again. Nearly two months had passed in the outside world, while Qin Hao had spent around a year and a half inside.

The results of that year and a half of cultivation were fully revealed at this moment. Upon entering the Trial Tower, Qin Hao showed not the slightest panic. Facing the herd of Raging Bulls before him, he advanced calmly, his speed increasing by leaps and bounds with every step.

Just before he collided with the Raging Bull herd, his speed reached its peak. At the same time, multicolored light flashed around his body as the Five Elements Domain was completely unleashed.

The Nine Layered Domains overlapped, and the surrounding Raging Bulls were instantly suppressed by the domain upon contact, crumbling into dust. The entire process was exceedingly strange, as though all their vitality had been completely absorbed. This was Qin Hao's new understanding of domains after a year and a half—the slightest fusion of the Five Elements Domain.

With the Wood Domain as the core of the fusion, it enhanced Qin Hao's own recovery ability while also allowing him to absorb his enemies' life force.

Ten hours later, all the Raging Bulls on the first floor of the Trial Tower had vanished. Qin Hao's figure disappeared as well, appearing on the second floor.

Upon a vast plain, ten thousand Blood Mammoths appeared across the land. Though they were all Planetary level, Blood Mammoths and Raging Bulls were like elite monsters compared to ordinary monsters.

The Blood Mammoths were tough, powerful, and immensely resilient, creating an even greater sense of pressure. However, Qin Hao, fresh from the battle on the first floor, was in a state of exhilaration. With his domain fully activated, he charged toward the Blood Mammoths. After a brief clash, the Blood Mammoths continued to be slaughtered rapidly at Qin Hao's hands.

However, the power of the Planetary level was still far from enough to overcome the suppression of sheer numbers, even with the domain's enhancement. After slaughtering more than a thousand Blood Mammoths, Qin Hao's body was swallowed up, vanishing from the Trial Tower.

"My strength is still too low. Although the domain is powerful, its consumption is equally immense. It's far beyond what a Planetary level can fully control." Qin Hao had a clear understanding of his failure. Domains were standard equipment for Domain Lord level experts. Although many geniuses had comprehended domains and become invincible within their level, the meaning was entirely different.

A Domain Lord could bring out 100% of a domain's power. A Universe level expert could use less than 50%, a Star level expert less than 20%, and a Planetary level expert less than 5%. A domain was like a heavy weapon: a sharp tool in the hands of someone born with divine strength, but nothing more than a burden in the hands of an ordinary person.

"The next step is to improve my strength across the board and break through to the Star level." Qin Hao set a new goal for himself. "Now that I've passed the first floor of the Trial Tower, let's see exactly how many good things Origin Star King left behind."

"I didn't expect you to complete the assessment so quickly. Come with me to the master's treasury now." Without Qin Hao summoning him, Old Gu had already appeared before him, and the doors to the rear hall had opened.

"After the master became a king, he entered the Star Domain Battlefield and the Outer Domain Battlefield to fight, obtaining quite a few treasures. They are all in the treasury." As Old Gu spoke, deep longing flashed through his eyes. "The treasures in the treasury include secret techniques, heavy treasures, as well as all kinds of resources and treasures of every attribute collected by the master."

The two quickly arrived before a treasury. Under Old Gu's operation, the enormous hundred-meter-tall doors slowly opened.

"This treasury is entirely forged from G-grade metal. Even in the universe, it is exceptionally precious."

After entering the treasury, Qin Hao found the space incomparably vast, filled with all manner of rare treasures that radiated dazzling light. Old Gu did not stop, instead continuing deeper into the treasury.

"These treasures were all collected by the master on the Outer Domain Battlefield. They are trophies obtained by the master through slaughtering powerful beings of various races." As Old Gu walked, he introduced the origins of several treasures: weapons belonging to Demon Kings, precious ores seized from Zerg Immortals, and all kinds of rare treasures acquired on the Outer Domain Battlefield.

Soon, the two reached the deepest part of the treasury, where a massive altar stood.

"This is the core of the entire treasury. Your information has already been entered, so you may enter at any time. The three World Rings above are the core of the master's inheritance. The first ring contains all the secret techniques of the master and Origin Star. The second World Ring contains all kinds of Five Elements resources collected by the master. The third ring contains a heavy treasure the master obtained from the Star Tower on the Outer Domain Battlefield. Unfortunately, the master died before he could fully refine it." Old Gu spoke with grief.

"Take these three World Rings first."

"However, although you have completed the master's test and obtained his inheritance, the road ahead of you is still long. From now on, I will guide your cultivation in the master's place." As he spoke, Old Gu handed a Smart Bracelet to Qin Hao.

"I'll be relying on you from now on, Old Gu," Qin Hao said sincerely. Although he had made considerable progress, Qin Hao was still somewhat dissatisfied. With nine times the genetic potential and the transformation of his talent, the results should not have been merely this.

"Prepare to leave this place now. The disturbance you caused last time was too great, and the master's God Kingdom is already on the verge of collapse." Old Gu brought Qin Hao outside the main hall, stored the hall inside a World Ring, and a massive secret-pattern array appeared upon the ground.

"These are secret patterns the master left behind based on his comprehension of the Space Law. They can teleport us outside the God Kingdom."

The surrounding energy began to gather as the power of the secret patterns was rapidly activated. At the same time the secret patterns activated, the surrounding space began to shatter, and the stars throughout the entire God Kingdom broke apart, inch by inch turning into nothingness.

Surging power constantly battered the grand array formed by the secret patterns. As even more force swept in, the secret-pattern array transformed into a streak of light, carrying Qin Hao out of the God Kingdom.