Goal: Rising in the Universe

While Shen Mu was the hot topic on global social networks, He had already taken off in the Qiankun-Class Fighter Jet borrowed from Liu He and arrived in the African Great Desert.

After the Great Nirvana, the African Great Desert became one of the three most dangerous areas, alongside the Australia Continent and the Amazon Forest. It was a paradise for monsters, with even King-Level Monsters lurking within.

"Roar!"

An earth-shattering roar echoed across the desert as a giant mammoth frantically attacked a tiny figure.

This giant mammoth was the overlord of this small patch of desert, a high-level Lord-Level Monster known for its terrifying defense and massive size. Even Invincible War God-level martial artists would find it difficult to defeat.

"This reaction speed is too slow; it's not even as good as the monsters I encountered in the Australia Continent."

Shen Mu's figure moved like the ebb and flow of the tide, casually dodging the giant mammoth's attacks.

Then, streams of light burst forth from the throwing knife pouch at Shen Mu's waist, drawing mysterious trajectories in the air and easily piercing through the giant mammoth's eyes.

In an instant, the high-level Lord-Level Monster died on the spot.

"That's the 20th. Calculating the average price of a high-level Lord-Level Monster corpse at 10 billion, I've successfully earned 200 billion Huaxia currency."

Shen Mu's figure hovered in the air, throwing knives dancing under the control of his mental power, easily dismembering the giant mammoth's corpse. The most valuable materials were loaded into the fighter jet.

Including the monster materials hunted in the Australia Continent earlier, as well as the gains from monster hunting outside the training camp over the past six months, Shen Mu's funds had reached over 300 billion.

"One serving of Dragon Blood is 80 billion at half price, so two servings would be 160 billion. Buying a King-Level Fighter Jet should be about right too."

His parents were both Warlord-level martial artists, especially his father, Shen Gang, who was a high-level peak Warlord, his body strength having just broken the 60,000 kg mark, not far from becoming a War God.

Of course, his father, Shen Gang, only had talent up to this level. His body's potential had been exhausted, and his progress in recent years had been pathetically slow.

One serving of Dragon Blood could at least double his father's physical fitness, making him a beginner War God, and with a bit of luck, he could even become an intermediate War God directly.

As for his mother, Chen Wen, she was just a beginner Warlord, with a physical fitness of less than 15,000 kg. Tripling or quadrupling it would hopefully raise her to the peak of a high-level Warlord.

After that, Dragon Blood wouldn't be necessary. At that time, he'd latch onto Luo Feng's coattails, get some apprentice-level resources from the universe, and with the help of Muyajing, easily feed them to the Planet-Level realm.

Whether it was his parents or his fiancée, Tang Yongqing, he had to use resources to pile them up to the Planet-Level first, giving them a thousand years of life.

This way, Shen Mu would have enough time to rise in the universe, obtain more resources, and gradually raise his parents and relatives to higher realms.

If they didn't live long enough, even if Luo Feng became a Universe Lord tens of thousands of years later, he wouldn't be able to help them.

"Rise in the universe, huh..."

Shen Mu sighed softly, gazing at the sky.

Beneath the scorching sun, he couldn't see the vast universe and endless stars. All he saw was light, not the distant future.

His talent was pretty good among the people of Earth. The Azure Dragon Avatar had even naturally grown to the Planet-Level, which should be considered a so-called Planet-Level bloodline. It shouldn't be too difficult to advance to the Star-Level through training.

But that was it. If he didn't have the blessing of other opportunities, even if he worked his hardest, his limit would be the Star-Level.

Perhaps after a long period of life-and-death training and adventure, he might have a chance to enter the Universe-Level realm, but that would be the limit.

"If I miss the Yunmo Star express train, it will probably be countless times more difficult to rise in the universe in the future!" Shen Mu thought silently.

The easiest way to gain Babata's approval was to have a high enough brain domain width and good enough Mentalist talent.

But this was talent, something innate, not something Shen Mu could decide. Shen Mu never liked pinning his hopes on things he couldn't control.

The only other hope was to comprehend the domain!

Hong and Thunder God were just martial artists, but because they comprehended the domain at the Planet-Level, they also received resource cultivation from Babata.

And as a Mentalist, as long as he could comprehend the domain, the resources he received would definitely be above Hong and Thunder God, and he might even have a chance to usurp Luo Feng's position.

"Comprehending the domain, how easy is that!"

For the future Luo Feng and the many geniuses in the universe, having a domain seemed to have no difficulty. But this was just an illusion, a survivor bias.

Just look at Thunder God; Thunder God's Insight was definitely not low. With the qualifications of an Earthling, he eventually became a Universe Lord.

Being able to become a Universe Lord meant that Thunder God's Insight was among the best in the entire universe's human race. But even so, Thunder God took decades to comprehend the domain.

This was still with Hong's guidance and the opportunity of the Golden Horned Beast incident that he broke through this step, otherwise, who knows how long it would have taken.

"Keep your feet on the ground and take it one step at a time. I am already at the Great Accomplishment of the Intent Realm, and the Unity of Heaven and Man is just around the corner."

What if it was difficult to comprehend the domain? Shen Mu had already died twice, and it was impossible to retreat just because it was difficult.

For now, the first thing to do was to reach the realm of the Unity of Heaven and Man, and then ask Hong for guidance.

With Hong's behavior and disposition, as long as he could reach the point of the Unity of Heaven and Man, he would definitely not be stingy with his understanding of the domain.

Even if he couldn't be like Thunder God, constantly seeking Hong to understand the power of the domain, he would definitely get guidance.

Compared to Luo Feng, who had not seized the Golden Horned Beast, Shen Mu still had a lot of advantages.

Living in the ocean for decades as the Azure Dragon Avatar gave him enough Insight into nature, allowing him to directly achieve the Great Accomplishment of the Intent Realm. He was only one step away from the Intent Perfection, the Unity of Heaven and Man.

While Shen Mu was thinking, the giant mammoth was completely dismembered, and all the valuable materials were collected. Shen Mu also re-boarded the Qiankun-Class Fighter Jet and returned to Hongning Base City.

Hongning Base City, Limit Martial Hall headquarters.

"You have quite the nerve, going to the African Great Desert alone to hunt high-level Lord-Level Monsters. Aren't you afraid of attracting the pursuit of King-Level Monsters?"

Though Hong maintained a stern expression towards Shen Mu's imprudent display, a hint of appreciation flickered in his eyes.

"I was indeed targeted by a King-Level Monster, the Flame Lion King, but it can't catch me. Besides, I borrowed a Qiankun-Class Smart Fighter Jet from my big brother Liu He. It's foolproof."

The Qiankun-Class Fighter Jet boasts impressive defenses, capable of withstanding attacks from most King-Level Monsters. If its engine technology were upgraded, it might even qualify as an A-grade spacecraft in the universe.

As for Hong's Primordial-Grade Smart Fighter Jet, if Shen Mu remembered correctly, it could withstand casual long-range attacks from a Star-Level Golden Horned Beast, its defensive capabilities comparable to an entry-level B-grade fighter jet.

"How about this? Counting the seven monsters you hunted in Australia Continent, we'll value each at 15 billion, totaling 405 billion Huaxia currency. How does that sound?"

A value of 15 billion is basically the limit for a Lord-Level Monster; only five or six of the many Lord-Level Monsters Shen Mu hunted reached that level.

"Thank you, Chief." Shen Mu sincerely thanked Hong for his consideration.

Hong nodded slightly, then said, "The King-Level fighter jet you requested is ready, and two doses of Dragon Blood have been placed on board. If you can hunt another King-Level Monster, you can exchange it with me for treasures that money can't buy."

Shen Mu naturally agreed wholeheartedly. The other treasures Hong mentioned should be the accumulation of the Limit Martial Hall over the years. Things like Dragon Blood, which can be bought with money, wouldn't qualify.

After leaving Hongning Base City, Shen Mu piloted his King-Level fighter jet straight towards Kyoto Base City.

Having awakened his memories of a past life, this was his first time returning home in half a year.

These two transitional chapters serve to flesh out the protagonist's character. Brothers, if you have monthly votes and recommendation tickets, feel free to throw them my way; don't be gentle with the author.