Moving Forward Bearing the Destiny of Civilization

"This... this is the Domain!"

Shen Mu floated in mid-air, sensing this wondrous power. Within the range of the Tidal Domain that enveloped him, Shen Mu could feel a certain degree of control over this space.

"No wonder possessing a Domain makes one considered invincible among peers. Facing the pressure of a Domain, beings of the same level don't even have the ability to resist."

Shen Mu let out a long breath, and the Domain around him slowly retracted. After stepping into the Domain realm, Shen Mu had a clear understanding of what it was. A Domain, in essence, was a special ability born from a profound comprehension of the mysteries of heaven and earth, and it wasn't the sole criterion for measuring natural comprehension.

Of course, there were exceptions. For instance, some powerful life forms, like the Golden Horned Beast, could directly manifest a Domain upon reaching Cosmic-Level, even without any comprehension of the Gold Artistic Conception. Another example would be someone whose Domain was only at the fourth or fifth level, but who had grasped a wisp of the mysteries of law. Such a person's comprehension of universal mysteries would far surpass those with a Ninth Level Domain.

At this moment, by the coast, numerous Planet-Level powerhouses led by Hong had gathered. Seeing this, Shen Mu's figure transformed into a streak of Flowing Light and he joined them.

"Head of the Pavilion, I have not failed my mission."

"Good, good... Haha."

Hong showed no sense of crisis despite the appearance of a challenger. Instead, he burst into laughter, a demeanor rarely seen even by his three most trusted guards who had followed him the longest.

Thunder God looked at Shen Mu and said, "Shen Mu, when you have time, let's spar. I want to witness your Domain."

"Alright."

Shen Mu didn't refuse. After all, he himself wanted to test the true power of his Domain. However, for his Main Body, who had just entered Planet-Level Stage Two, the chances of defeating Thunder God were slim. After all, Thunder God had also broken through to Planet-Level Stage Eight after obtaining the Mu Ya Crystal, giving him 64 times the base strength. If factoring in exertion techniques, Thunder God's burst power was comparable to 448 times the Brute Force of a Planet-Level Stage Two. Shen Mu's own consciousness amplitude barely reached 14 times. With such a vast gap, relying solely on the enhancement of a single-level Domain made victory highly improbable, unless his Azure Dragon Avatar, which was at Planet-Level Stage Six, was deployed.

"Shen Mu, come to Hongning Base City tomorrow. With your current strength, you are qualified to know some things."

"Yes, Head of the Pavilion." Shen Mu nodded slightly.

Hong suddenly smiled and said, "Don't call me Head of the Pavilion anymore. If you don't mind, you can call me Brother Hong, just like Thunder God."

"Brother Hong."

Not far away, Jia Yi, Zhu Xi, and other Huaxia powerhouses, along with the Inspectors from the two Martial Halls, watched this scene with a sense of awe. They had personally witnessed the birth of Earth's third invincible being.

Among the crowd, Luo Feng watched the scene while communicating with Babata.

"Unbelievable, unbelievable, unbelievable! Shen Mu actually succeeded, this is too outrageous. I thought he would at least have to wait until he advanced to Star-Level, like Thunder God, to have a chance." Babata's excited voice echoed in Luo Feng's mind.

Luo Feng was a bit puzzled and said, "There's no need to make such a fuss. Brother Shen had already started comprehending the mysteries of the Domain, so it's quite normal for him to break through."

"You don't understand at all. Among hundreds of millions of Planet-Level warriors in the universe, there's a chance for someone like Thunder God to emerge. Even if it's just one step away from the Domain realm, it's an insurmountable chasm. Therefore, while Thunder God is a genius in the universe, he's not exceptionally rare. After all, Planet-Level beings are just ordinary people in the universe, with a huge base number. It's normal for a few geniuses with complete Artistic Conception to appear. But for someone like Hong or Shen Mu to successfully possess a Domain at the Planet-Level, even in advanced civilizations in the universe, they would be considered top-tier elite geniuses. It's difficult for one to appear even in the territory of thousands of star systems under a medium-sized nation. The difficulty of mastering Artistic Conception and Domain is on completely different levels. That's why, initially, I had no hope for Shen Mu comprehending a Domain, because it's almost impossible. It's already incredible that your Earth could produce one Hong."

Babata said excitedly, "Forget it, you don't understand. A genius like Shen Mu must not be let go. Find an opportunity to take him in as a disciple of Yunmo Star."

Now it was Luo Feng's turn to have a headache. Babata made it sound easy, but how could he approach Shen Mu without seeming abrupt? It would be troublesome if Shen Mu misunderstood.

The next morning, Hongning Base City.

"Inspector Shen." The headquarters guards respectfully saluted Shen Mu.

Shen Mu nodded slightly and, led by staff, entered the Global Headquarters and was taken to a reception room. Inside, Hong, dressed in black, was conversing with Thunder God, who wore white monk robes.

"Brother Hong, Brother Lei." Shen Mu said with a smile.

"Sit down. We called you here today to tell you some secrets about the universe." Hong and Thunder God's expressions turned solemn.

Then, Thunder God said, "Shen Mu, you can probably guess that the origins of those ancient civilization ruins are not from ancient civilizations on Earth, right?"

Seeing Shen Mu nod, Hong then spoke, "In the vast universe, there are countless powerful civilizations. Our Milky Way Galaxy belongs to a part of the cosmic nation, the Silverblue Empire!"

"Moreover, if our unclaimed life planets are discovered, the consequences will be extremely severe!" Thunder God's expression was extremely grave.

A complex look flashed in Hong's eyes. "If we're lucky, Earth will become the territory of a powerful being. But more likely... all Earthlings will be reduced to slaves and sold off to some powerful individuals."

At this moment, Shen Mu felt an immense pressure from Hong's tone. For decades, Hong and Thunder God had trained desperately for the future of all humanity on Earth.

As a transmigrator, knowing the general timeline of the future, Shen Mu couldn't truly empathize. But he could roughly understand why Hong and Thunder God possessed such high mental cultivation.

Moving forward with the hope of an entire civilization on their shoulders, the immense psychological pressure would have caused anyone with a less powerful state of mind to collapse long ago.

"Brother Hong, Brother Lei, I understand. From today on, I will join my two elder brothers in shouldering the future of human civilization."

Hearing Shen Mu's words, both Hong and Thunder God showed expressions of relief.

"Good kid, I really didn't misjudge you," Thunder God said, patting Shen Mu's shoulder.

"Let's go, want to spar?"

"No problem."

Seeing Shen Mu about to spar with Thunder God, Hong also became interested. "I'll be the referee."

A moment later, Shen Mu and the two others boarded Hong's Primordial-Class fighter and arrived deep within the uninhabited African Great Desert.

"Little Third Brother, get ready, I'm making my move!"

As Thunder God's voice fell, he formed his palm into a blade and transformed into a brilliant bolt of lightning, charging directly at Shen Mu.

Since it was just a spar, neither Shen Mu nor Thunder God chose to use weapons.

"Second Brother, be careful."

Shen Mu's voice suddenly became ethereal, as if echoing over an endless ocean.

In the next instant, a tidal domain as vast as the sea swept out, and an indistinct, boundless marshland appeared in mid-air.

Boom!

Shen Mu's whip kick swept out like a great spear. Having reached the realm of Harmony of Man and Nature, he could still employ spear and saber techniques even without a weapon.

Boom! Boom!

From afar, one could vaguely see only a water-blue streak of light and lightning intertwining and colliding, with terrifying Origin Force fluctuations erupting.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Suddenly, the water-blue streak of light shifted dramatically. Numerous flying daggers transformed into sharp streaks of light, erupting and converging along profound trajectories, like rivers flowing into the sea, unleashing incredibly terrifying power.

Without Thunder God using his seven-times power amplification, Shen Mu, with his Planet-Level Stage Two cultivation, used the might of his domain to forcefully suppress Thunder God.

Rrrrip!

The electric light that Thunder God had transformed into suddenly intensified, erupting with a piercing thunderous roar like a thousand birds crying in unison. No longer holding back and going all out, the instantaneous burst of power was equivalent to over 400 times Shen Mu's own strength.

Rumble!

Shen Mu's Tidal Domain trembled violently, erupting with waves of energy.

Thirteen seconds later, a dazzling bolt of lightning pierced the boundless marshland and then hovered before Shen Mu's brow.

Regarding the protagonist possessing a domain and not defeating Thunder God: In the original work, Thunder God, who possessed a domain and was at Planet-Level Stage Nine, was defeated by Luo Feng. At that time, Luo Feng was at Planet-Level Stage Eight and defeated Thunder God using the second level of the Sky Shuttle with a final power amplification of 128 times. This demonstrates the strength of a first-level domain. In this book, Thunder God's final burst, including exertion techniques, is over 400 times that of Planet-Level Stage Two. If he were to win, it would break the established setting.