Fifth-Order Force Weapon, "Cloud Sea Dragon Hunter"

Hong and Thor went to Qianwu Dojo to sign up. Gu Ce did not go with them; he merely split off a Flowing Silver Guard to follow them.

Next, Gu Ce went to the slave market and bought 1,000 Stellar Level Ninth Stage spirit readers and 1,000 Stellar Level Ninth Stage warriors, along with the complimentary Planetary Level Ninth Stage warriors and spirit readers—10,000 of each.

These people would be stationed on Earth later. Though they were not very strong, they were enough for the time being.

He had originally wanted to buy Universe Level slaves, but unfortunately, there were none here.

He would probably have to go to the imperial capital of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, or perhaps Qianwu Universe Country, to find any.

Aside from that.

Gu Ce also bought an ordinary planet in the Milky Way Galaxy, Huangyang Star.

From now on, this place would serve as a transfer station for traveling to Earth.

At this time, Hong and Thor had also returned from Qianwu Dojo.

"After signing up, you can enter Qianwu Dojo through the Virtual Universe to study. How does it feel?" Gu Ce asked with a smile.

"Qianwu Dojo really is worthy of being the only 'martial arts hall' in Qianwu Universe Country. The students inside are powerful, and there are even some Universe Level teachers," Thor exclaimed in amazement.

"Now you know how weak you are, right?" Gu Ce teased.

"You brat!" Thor fumed, but there was nothing he could do to Gu Ce.

"Hall Master, don't let my eldest uncle surpass you. He's always saying he wants to beat you up," Gu Ce reminded him.

With his help, Gu Hechang was improving very quickly. Along with the resources in Bronze City, Gu Hechang was now almost at Planetary Level Second Stage.

"Hmph, that guy Gu Hechang." Though Thor sounded disdainful, a sense of crisis still rose in his heart.

He can't really catch up to me, can he?

Thor was secretly startled and decided that once he got back, he would go into seclusion and not come out until he comprehended a domain!

"Come on. Let's go buy a spaceship," Gu Ce called to them.

"A spaceship?" Thor was slightly stunned.

"Mm. Next, when you two go exploring in the universe, you'll need spaceships too. I can't keep ferrying you around forever, can I?" Gu Ce said.

"All right." Hong nodded.

The highest-grade spaceships sold on Qiulong Star were only D-grade.

The two each ordered a C9-Grade Spaceship, while Gu Ce also bought a D3-Grade Spaceship, along with a D1-Grade Passenger Spaceship.

The D3-Grade Spaceship was faster, and was practically the best spaceship one could buy on Qiulong Star. Its price was quite expensive.

As for the passenger spaceship, it was used to hold those slaves, as well as anything else he bought later.

He had the slaves pilot that passenger spaceship, while Gu Ce sat aboard the D3-Grade Spaceship.

The three officially set out on the return journey.

Back to Earth!

Before returning to Earth, Gu Ce first arrived on Huangyang Star.

Hong and Thor had the coordinates Rimuru had given them, so they could return directly through the Dark Universe.

This was an abandoned mineral planet located within the Milky Way Galaxy, 21,000 light-years from Earth. It produced a type of B-grade metal. After it was abandoned, Gu Ce had purchased it, and now there was not a single person on it.

Huangyang Star's environment was harsh, but for Planetary Level cultivators, the effect was not too great.

After waiting on Huangyang Star for a few days, finally, a giant spaceship bearing the Virtual Universe Company's insignia arrived there.

"Customer, please wait a moment." A staff member over three meters tall, with two horns on his head and red skin, took out a device and confirmed Gu Ce's identity.

"Identity confirmed. The transaction may proceed."

After confirming his identity, this Virtual Universe Company staff member placed several large boxes on the ground.

"Honored customer, thank you for your support of our Virtual Universe Company. Thank you."

Gu Ce nodded, stored these things in his World Ring, and then the two sides parted ways.

"Let's go. Back to Earth!" Gu Ce ordered.

"Yes!" Rimuru's body bounced as it controlled the spaceship forward.

The spaceship shot into the sky, rushed out of Huangyang Star's atmosphere, then performed universe shuttle, entered the Dark Universe, and advanced toward the Dark Universe coordinates corresponding to Earth.

Inside the spaceship control room.

Gu Ce placed the things that had just been delivered on the floor.

Through the Virtual Universe Company, Rimuru had bought three items. Gu Ce only knew it had bought a Nutrient Pod; he did not know what the other two were.

"Hurry up and open them," Rimuru urged.

Gu Ce nodded and opened the first box.

A D-grade Nutrient Pod and three portions of matching nutrient fluid.

This thing could raise a Planetary Level First Stage warrior/spirit reader directly to Planetary Level Ninth Stage!

While its price was extremely high, this thing's main function was actually to help Domain Lord Level experts recover from injuries. Above it were also E-grade Nutrient Pods and matching nutrient fluids.

Because Gu Ce was at the Triple Gene level, it had bought three portions, but Gu Ce was currently at Planetary Level Fourth Stage, so there was a high chance he would not use them all up.

Snap!

Gu Ce opened the second box, revealing what was inside.

"Mm?"

Gu Ce froze.

Inside the box lay a long sword entirely of deep blue. Its design was somewhat similar to the Ice Desolation World Lord's Ice Desolation Sword, and it was a little longer than the Frost Sword.

Many mysterious patterns were engraved on the blade. Gu Ce squatted down and reached out to stroke the deep-blue longsword, feeling an extreme cold transmit from the metal, as though it carried a trace of sharpness that reached straight to the soul.

"How is it?" Rimuru looked as if it were waiting to be praised, giving off a foolishly cute feeling.

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"This is a Fifth-Order Top-Grade Force Weapon! In terms of value alone, it isn't the slightest bit inferior to the Nine Divine Weapons of the Controller."

Rimuru said proudly.

"Weapons of this level are generally put up for auction, but four-star accounts have special privileges. I happened to see this one, so I bought it directly for you. As a matching set, there's also a Fifth-Order Top-Grade Force Battle Robe under the box."

"Rimuru." Gu Ce was a little surprised. He had not expected Rimuru to prepare a surprise for him.

"This sword is called Cloud Sea Dragon Hunter. It's a Force Weapon that combines the Water and Space Laws, and it has Triple Law Secret Patterns," Rimuru continued introducing.

"If you fully master the first layer, even Universe Level experts would find it hard to accomplish. Once mastered, you could be called invincible among Universe Level experts, able to match some weaker Domain Lords. It's equivalent to the third layer of the Nine Divine Weapons of the Controller."

"If you master the second layer, then after a Domain Lord Level expert masters it, they would have almost no opponents among Domain Lords, and could be considered invincible at Domain Lord Level, able to match some weaker World Lords. It's equivalent to the sixth layer of the Nine Divine Weapons of the Controller."

"If you master the third layer, it's more or less equivalent to the eighth layer of the Nine Divine Weapons of the Controller. Generally, only World Lords can master it. It can bring out this sword's full power and make one invincible at World Lord Level. Although it seems a step weaker than the Nine Divine Weapons of the Controller, by the time you reach that realm, you'll just be able to use Master's Ice Desolation Sword."

"Gu Ce, if you can master the first layer before the Genius Battle begins, then you'll absolutely take first place," Rimuru seemed a little excited. "Of course, that's not very realistic, but even if you only comprehend part of it, it'll be enough for you to obtain a good ranking in the Genius Battle."

Gu Ce nodded slightly. Rimuru had already helped him plan out the path ahead, so he did not need to worry too much.

He took the longsword named "Cloud Sea Dragon Hunter" in hand and felt its weight.

The secret patterns on the blade contained the mysteries of the laws. In Gu Ce's eyes, this sword had almost fused together with the surrounding Water and Origin Laws of Space.

Of course, this was because Gu Ce's strength was insufficient.

Once Gu Ce's strength was sufficient, he would no longer feel this way.