Giant Gorge

Above the clouds over Earth, Hua Xia,

"Queen... the Taotie of the Styx Galaxy are about to launch a large-scale advance on Earth, but Earth's Super God Academy has refused our assistance." Angel Yan flew into the clouds with Zhui and Mo Yi, beginning her report on the outcome of their communication with Earth's Super God Academy.

"Respect the wishes of Earth's Super God Academy for now."

Far away in the Angel Nebula, Keisha heard Yan's report through the communicator and promptly issued the response Yan had expected. After all, Angels had always respected the choices of weaker civilizations in the universe. That was also why they were universally revered.

Angel Yan was not surprised in the slightest by Queen Keisha's reply. After all, this was the bearing the ruler of the Angel Race, the creator of the Angels' Justice Order, and the King of Gods ought to possess.

"By the way... besides the Light of the Sun, I also saw the Power of the Galaxy and the Nuo Star God of War, as well as... an Earth human I couldn't see through."

"She was incredibly powerful. Just the aura she revealed made me feel as though I were facing you, Queen."

"Oh... the Power of the Galaxy... and another mysterious human?"

"Anything else?..."

Upon hearing Angel Yan's report, Keisha's voice, which had remained as calm as if Mount Tai could collapse before her without changing her expression, finally rippled with surprise. For the first time, she found things becoming interesting.

After all, she had lived for over thirty thousand years and weathered countless storms. Under normal circumstances, nothing could stir her emotions anymore, much less make her feel interested.

"That person is called Jiang Ming. She has no Super Gene. According to my records, she should be an ordinary Earthling, yet her immense power appeared very suddenly, and its source cannot be traced. There is no similarly powerful civilization in the known universe either. Theoretically speaking, Earth could not possibly nurture such a powerful warrior. They have only just entered the pre-nuclear age."

Angel Yan truthfully reported the contents of her conversation with Jiang Ming to Keisha. Yan had always felt that Jiang Ming was not an enemy. As for why? Perhaps it was her sixth sense.

"Lastly, she wished to make a deal with you, Queen. As a show of sincerity, she told me that Morgana had appeared on Earth, and that Morgana had advanced to a Fourth Generation God Body with Carl's help..."

"More importantly... she knows Morgana's real name... Liang Bing... She also said that Carl has been using the Big Clock to monitor us Angels, and that her void theory has made breakthrough progress."

Angel Yan recounted in one breath the information Jiang Ming had given her, along with Jiang Ming's request for a deal. This news in particular left Yan somewhat incredulous.

The Angels themselves had been unable to monitor Carl's Death Song Academy, yet Jiang Ming somehow knew Carl's movements. It was truly unimaginable. Although Angel Yan had not thought much of Carl before, seeing even someone as mysterious as Jiang Ming treat Carl with such caution—and with no hint of jest in her tone—Yan had no choice but to start taking Carl seriously.

"A deal with me? Is that what that child Jiang Ming said?"

"As for Liang Bing... no... Morgana... she was within my expectations. It's just that Carl..."

"Never mind. You three should return to Angel City first... As for the deal, I'll personally make a trip to Earth later."

After a brief moment of thought, Keisha directly ordered the three of them to return to Angel City. Since the people of Earth did not need the Angels' help, Yan and the others had no reason to remain there any longer for the time being. Moreover, Morgana, who had advanced to a Fourth Generation God Body, was not someone Yan and the others could handle. Still, that Earthling called Jiang Ming had exceeded her expectations. And that child wanted to warn the Angels—and her—to beware of Carl? How interesting...

Elsewhere,

Hua Xia, Yunshan Airport,

Leina had received orders early in the morning. Starting today, the Super Soldier Company would enter the next phase of training, with the training site being moved from the Super God Academy to the South China Sea Fleet's Giant Gorge. The fundamental purpose was still to protect the people, shifting the battlefield from land to sea as much as possible. Jiang Ming also came to Yunshan Airport with Leina and boarded the "Dawn No. 3" dark alloy transport aircraft with the rest of the Super Soldier Company, bound for the Giant Gorge.

"Na-jie, Ming-ge, morning... Aren't we training today? What are we doing here?" Seeing Jiang Ming and Leina finally appear after vanishing for a day, Zhao Xin, as Leina's loyal lackey, hurried over to greet them. As for Jiang Ming, that was merely incidental. If he did not say hello and improve his favorability a little, wouldn't he be done for if Jiang Ming held a grudge?

Zhao Xin was still somewhat confused as to why they were here. By the usual routine, training should have started early in the morning. But after the battle between Liangshan and Monkey King yesterday, even Monkey King, who had only just joined, had been summoned here to gather. Zhao Xin felt that something was off.

When Jiang Ming saw Zhao Xin come over and wave in greeting, she nodded at him. Through her senses, she discovered that among Ge Xiaolun's group was a beast-bodied being with an exceptionally powerful physical body. After thinking it over, Jiang Ming figured that this was Sun Wukong.

However, Jiang Ming had no intention of rushing to get acquainted with Sun Wukong. In her memories, Sun Wukong had only acted during the Tianhe Battle and the Triangular Body invasion. Who had created Sun Wukong and for what purpose was still unknown. Although Jiang Ming felt that this artificially created monkey was currently a friend rather than an enemy, she still remained vigilant. After all, this was a real world. How could an anime possibly explain everything?

"Yeah, Na-jie, no training?... Or are we doing high-altitude parachuting again?" Ge Xiaolun asked, equally baffled.

"Enough chatter. Is everyone here, Qiang Wei?" Leina ignored Ge Xiaolun and Zhao Xin's nonsense and directly asked Qiang Wei, the squad leader.

"The entire Super Soldier Company is assembled. Awaiting instructions," Qiang Wei replied to Leina.

Upon hearing this, Leina gave Ge Xiaolun and the others the order to board.

"Dawn No. 3 is about to take off. Giant Gorge, please respond."

"Clear weather. Have a pleasant flight."

"Dawn No. 3 entering its flight path. All formations, prepare to receive."

"Watch flight-path safety. Leaving territorial waters and entering international waters."

"Tower, tower, heading toward the target sea area. Please provide landing coordinates."

Inside the Dawn No. 3 transport aircraft, Jiang Ming rested with her eyes closed, contemplating tonight's journey through worlds and how to secure the greatest possible gains. She needed to acquire some cultivator abilities as soon as possible. After all, martial artists still fell short of cultivators in certain areas, such as formations, talismans, pills, and so on. Jiang Ming herself was not afraid, but she had to consider Qi Lin. If possible, Jiang Ming even wanted to set up a grand formation across the Hua Xia Nine Provinces to ward off foreign enemies, just like Da Yu Casting Nine Tripods in the myths. While lost in thought, she heard Qi Lin's voice beside her.

"Jiang Ming, look at Leina."

Hearing Qi Lin's words, Jiang Ming opened her eyes and looked toward Leina, discovering that she was staring intently at Sun Wukong with a rather unfriendly gaze.

"It's fine, Qi Lin. Leina knows the bigger picture. She understands what matters most right now." Jiang Ming reassured Qi Lin, signaling for her not to worry. There would be no conflict. Then she turned and began asking about what had happened last night.

"By the way, Qi Lin, you fought Sun Wukong last night, right? How are you?"