Heading to the Void Rifts

The leader wants to see me?

Hua Qiang immediately understood what the young man meant by the "leader".

Why would someone in the central hub, high above, busy with countless affairs, want to see me?

He was very puzzled, but despite this, out of respect for their leader, Hua Qiang and Ye Bingxue followed the young man and quickly arrived at a courtyard with extremely high security.

On the way, Hua Qiang's mind was racing, constantly guessing why the leader wanted to see him.

Ye Bingxue was also very nervous and even felt uneasy.

Hua Qiang quickly grabbed her hand, offering her strength and comfort.

Soon, the three arrived at a courtyard, where Hua Qiang met the leader the young man had mentioned.

This was an old man with thick hair, no beard, a robust body, and an imposing presence.

The old man had a kind face with a gentle smile that gave people an inexplicable sense of intimacy upon first meeting him.

However, Hua Qiang's doubts were not dispelled by the seemingly friendly demeanor; in fact, he felt a vague unease.

It turned out to be the Third Elder; I see him on TV all the time.

The fact that this bigwig would travel such a long distance to see me means it must be something very important!

Ye Bingxue was also very nervous and the two of them quickly stepped forward, bowed, and took the initiative to greet each other.

"Greetings, Third Elder!"

Hahahaha!

Long Zaixing let out a hearty laugh and said, "The old man is very good, you two don't need to be so polite!"

Then he said, "Congratulations to you both on your excellent results in this year's College Entrance Examination!"

The two were flattered and quickly said, "Thank you for your concern, Commander. We never expected that ordinary people like us could catch your eye."

Long Zaixing laughed heartily again, his impression of Hua Qiang improving even more.

If it weren't for the fact that this matter was of great importance and involved these two extraordinary young men, he wouldn't have gone to the trouble of making this trip in person.

"Young friend Hua Qiang, you've been reckless this time!"

"The Deng Family's Deng Kai, Deng Huasheng, and Deng Qihe have all died one after another. I believe that even if I don't say it, my young friend Hua Qiang knows the truth."

"This is a very serious matter; even I find it a bit difficult to handle."

"Perhaps you have many doubts in your heart, why would an old man like me go to such lengths to handle this matter personally?"

"You are the future and hope of our China, the pillars of our China's construction and defense. I do not wish anything to happen to you!"

"Deng Tianxiong, the patriarch of the Deng Family, is a master of the Martial Sovereign Realm. If he were to go berserk, the consequences would be severe!"

"Although he is temporarily unable to leave due to some reason, once he returns, he will surely cause a great uproar throughout the city."

"Young friend Hua Qiang, I've come here for two reasons: first, to meet you, a prodigy, and second, to arrange a place for you to build your war effort."

"Once you possess a battle aura, and your battle aura is outstanding, then no matter how unwilling Deng Tianxiong may be, he will not dare to lay a hand on you, because the battle aura is your protective charm!"

"Although you are very powerful now, powerful enough to kill someone at the Martial Emperor Realm."

"That Deng Tianxiong is a veteran Martial Emperor, and he has even reached the high level!"

"Aside from a handful of people who can suppress him, it's hard for our China to find a match for him!"

Hearing Long Zaixing's words, Ye Bingxue felt a surge of emotions.

Her future husband had done something so big, and she knew absolutely nothing about it—it was just too much!

But the next moment, she was plunged into extreme panic and anxiety.

Martial Emperor!

These two words were like a mountain, pressing down on her heart, making her feel like she couldn't breathe.

Although she awakened her talent and has now advanced to the mid-stage of the Grand Martial Master, she is still no match for an ant in front of Martial Emperor.

Hua Qiang sensed the fear and panic in the woman beside him, reached out and gently patted her back, then said, "Bing Xue, don't worry. As for the Martial Emperor, I'm not afraid!"

"If he's still courting death and comes looking for trouble, I wouldn't mind sending him to the Underworld to reunite with his family!"

Holy crap!

Awesome!

Long Zaixing couldn't help but mutter a complaint to himself.

He was speechless at Hua Qiang's arrogant tone.

Isn't that a bit too arrogant and boastful?

The burly young man standing to the side, though expressionless, was inwardly criticizing Hua Qiang for his boundless boasting.

Even if you have now reached the Martial Emperor Realm, even if you are at the Martial Emperor Realm Peak, you are still no match for the Emperor Realm.

If you bring out an Emperor Realm, even if 100 Martial Emperor Realm were to besiege him, the result would only be total annihilation, and the opponent would be completely unharmed.

The difference between the Emperor Realm and the Emperor Realm is truly like heaven and earth.

How could Long Zaixing and his men know the strength behind Hua Qiang's power?

He is now very close to the Emperor Realm, and infinitely close. If he were to kill one or two high-level Mutant Beasts, or even just one or two foolish Martial Emperor Realm, he could instantly transform into Martial Emperor with a single strike.

Even if his realm hasn't advanced to the Emperor Realm, his current strength is still enough to contend with a Martial Emperor, and he might even be able to kill him.

Of course, this is his secret, and he won't tell.

"Third Elder, what do you mean by 'military merits'? How can one obtain them?"

Long Zaixing nodded with satisfaction. This kid is very sensible and intelligent.

"Young friend Hua Qiang, you should know that on our Blue Star, Mutant Beasts are rampant, and there are Void Rift everywhere. Many powerful strange Mutant Beasts come from those Void Rift."

Our country and other nations have dispatched powerful warriors to guard the Void Rift, to prevent overly powerful alien Mutant Beasts from entering our Blue Star and wreaking havoc.

There are many Void Rift, 108 in total, of varying sizes.

Our country has three Void Rift No. 3, Void Rift No. 12, and Void Rift No. 30.

Each of these cracks is guarded by someone, and Deng Tianxiong, a member of the Deng Family, is currently stationed in front of crack number 3.

"I'm sending you to Void Rift No. 30. If you can kill enough alien Mutant Beasts there and earn enough military merits, no one will be able to touch you, and no one will be allowed to harm your family!"

"I'll give you two months. Within those two months, the state will guarantee that Deng Tianxiong will not harm your family."

"Two months later, he will return after completing his mission of guarding the Void Rift. This will be the most dangerous moment."

Two months?

Hua Qiang's lips curled into a smile. That's enough!

Ye Bingxue was extremely worried at this moment, and she held Hua Qiang's hands tightly with both hands, unwilling to let go for even a moment.

She feared that if she didn't grab him in the next second, Hua Qiang would be far away from her.

Long Zaixing looked at Ye Bingxue with an expressionless face, but inwardly he sighed, "What a pity!"

When he was paying attention to this girl before, he even thought about bringing her together with his grandson and having her marry into the Long Family so she could become the Long Family's granddaughter-in-law.

This woman has awakened an incredibly powerful talent.

Later, on the way to her house, after learning about her family situation, he realized that he had been overthinking things.

Hua Qiang looked at Long Zaixing, "Third Elder, where is Void Rift No. 30? In what capacity should I go? When should we set off?"