Joint Operation

Space-time Fortress, Tongfeng Team's resting cabin.

Li Ze opened his eyes again, sensing that his body had reached Universe Level 9. Both his physical strength and Original Force energy far surpassed what they had been half a month ago, and joy filled his heart.

He rose, put on his battle armor, and stored the remaining Life Origin Liquid from the metal pool back into his Spatial Ring. Seeing that more than four-fifths of the Life Origin Liquid remained in the pool, Li Ze was even more delighted. He now had the resources for his Golden Crow Clone to advance as well!

Afterward, Li Ze walked out of the room that had been sealed for half a month.

The other members of the Tongfeng Team were seated outside, their consciousness immersed in their communicators.

They saw Li Ze walk out of the room.

Jirui Yu, who had been sitting on the sofa, hurriedly stood up. "Li Ze, you're out! How was it? Did you reach Universe Level 9?" She fired off a string of questions.

Hearing Jirui Yu's question, the others also turned to look at him.

"Mm! I've reached Universe Level 9. It feels like my entire body is filled with Original Force energy." Li Ze smiled as he answered under everyone's gaze.

"How has the Sacred Mountain Battle been over the past half month? Any new developments?" After answering their questions, Li Ze asked about the recent situation.

"I was just about to tell you even if you hadn't asked." Lairui'er took over. "After you began absorbing the Life Origin Liquid, I received a channel invitation from Feng He of the 1st Legion 1st Brigade Lanmeng Team."

"Feng He created a private chat channel and invited all the teams belonging to the top ten on the current individual points rankings. He said he had made a plan and wanted everyone to take part in it."

As Lairui'er spoke to Li Ze, none of the others looked surprised. Clearly, they already knew about this.

"Feng He believes that the Demon Race's Royal Family and Royal Clan teams pose a major threat to the Human Race's victory in the Sacred Mountain Battle. The Sacred Mountain Battle has already entered its middle phase, and we must quickly find a way to kill those Royal Family and Royal Clan teams. That's why he invited the stronger Human Race teams to jointly hunt them down."

Li Ze's eyes lit up as he listened to Lairui'er. Indeed, now that the Sacred Mountain Battle had entered its middle and later stages, those Demon Race Royal Family and Royal Clan teams had become far more threatening. The points gained from killing other teams had not been much before, but the later it got, the greater the rewards from each kill.

Those Demon Race Royal Family and Royal Clan teams would also accumulate points much faster.

At present, both the Human Race and Mechanical Race trailed behind the Demon Race in points. If this continued, it would be difficult for the Human Race's total points to surpass the Demon Race. If they could not secure the final victory, then no matter how many points he earned personally, they would be useless.

If they could kill the Demon Race Royal Family and Royal Clan teams with the highest points in advance, they could not only overtake them in points, but also crush the confidence of the other Demon Race teams and reduce the casualties among the other Human Race teams.

They had avoided clashing with those Royal Family and Royal Clan teams before because they had not been confident of victory. But now that he had reached Universe Level 9, Li Ze feared no one in the entire Space-time Fortress!

"What's the situation now? When are we meeting Feng He and the others?" Li Ze asked Lairui'er.

Seeing that Li Ze was clearly interested, Lairui'er revealed a faint smile. He also believed that now was the right time to surround and kill the Demon Race Royal Family and Royal Clan teams.

"When he contacted me last time, I stalled him with the excuse that some team members were recovering from their injuries. If you think it's feasible, I'll contact him now and arrange a place to meet."

Li Ze nodded directly after hearing Lairui'er's words, then walked over and sat down.

"Han Fu, Mengqian, how are your injuries?" After sitting down, Li Ze looked at Han Fu and Mengqian beside him and asked directly.

"We've been fine for a while. The injuries we suffered last time weren't serious. With Mengqian's healing potions, all of us recovered in five days." Han Fu spoke excitedly.

"Ha ha, and after that battle, I successfully sensed the rudiments of a Space Domain a few days ago. It's still very vague, but at least I've found the direction of the Law of Space."

"Oh? Then congratulations. Your strength is about to improve greatly. Once you comprehend the rudiments of a domain, with your many years of experience comprehending laws, you'll soon grasp the Space Domain and may even touch the threshold of the Law of Space Origin!" Li Ze was also delighted to hear Han Fu's words.

His teammates had a certain gap in comprehension compared with the monstrous geniuses from the peak Genius Battle in the Original Work. Many of those geniuses had comprehended an Origin Law even at Star Level, but none had comprehended high-level laws such as space or time. Unwilling to join the five great powers with the treatment given to ordinary geniuses, they had directly broken through to Universe level and come to the Outer Domain Battlefield, seeking transformation through life-and-death slaughter.

They had immersed themselves at Universe level for so many years and experienced countless life-and-death battles on the Outer Domain Battlefield. The laws they had comprehended were already understood to an extremely profound degree. In terms of combat power based on a single law alone, they had likely reached the level of passing the second, or even third, level of the Tongtian Bridge.

Now, once someone like Han Fu found that sliver of inspiration regarding space, he would soon reach the point of comprehending the Law of Space Origin.

Next, Li Ze explained his own insights into the Law of Space Origin to Han Fu without holding anything back, hoping that Han Fu could comprehend the Law of Space Origin more quickly.

As Han Fu listened to Li Ze's explanations of his experiences and insights, a trace of emotion flashed through his eyes. He listened with utmost seriousness.

The others also listened intently to Li Ze's explanation, hoping to find a spark of inspiration within it.

While Li Ze was explaining his experience in comprehending the Law of Space Origin to everyone, Lairui'er had already finished communicating with Feng He.

Seeing Li Ze explain his insights into the Law of Space Origin, he did not interrupt. Instead, he listened attentively as well.

Li Ze spoke for more than an hour, sharing all his insights into the Law of Space Origin. Not only that, he even discovered that while explaining his experience in comprehending the Law of Space Origin, new ideas emerged during the process, allowing him to make a tiny bit of progress in the Law of Space Origin.

No wonder those powerful beings who can no longer advance like teaching others. It really can help them improve. Li Ze thought to himself.

"Li Ze, I've spoken with Feng He. He's sent us the location where our teams will gather. We have to get there within three days." Seeing that Li Ze had stopped explaining, Lairui'er spoke directly to him.

As Li Ze's strength erupted, his position within the team had undergone an obvious change. It was not a matter of status, but rather that the team members naturally began considering his opinion.

This was also a natural phenomenon in the universe: respect for the strong.

Hearing Lairui'er's words, Li Ze smiled and nodded.

"Then let's set out now. That place is still some distance from here." Seeing Li Ze nod, Lairui'er called for everyone to prepare to leave.

The others nodded one after another, opened the resting cabin's door, and walked outside.

With a wave of his hand, Lairui'er put away the resting cabin.

Then the group formed up and headed toward their destination.

Two days later, inside the basement of a massive building in the Space-time Fortress.

After two days of travel, the Tongfeng Team finally arrived at the agreed location.

More than half of the teams belonging to the top ten individual strength rankings within the Human Race Space-time Fortress had already gathered here.

There was the 71st Legion 1st Brigade 7th Team, composed entirely of Nether Frogs, and the Jiuming Team led by Yuting Tu, formerly second on the individual rankings.

Here, Li Ze also met Feng He, the initiator of this joint operation.

He was a member of the Fengfeng Tribe, a special race within the Human Race. This race was a highly unusual existence among the Human Race. Its population was extremely small, and its bloodline could only be ranked in the third or fourth tier of the Human Race. Adult members could reach Star Level, so it was not among the Human Race's most elite bloodlines.

However, their affinity with the Cosmic Origin was exceptionally high. As long as they reached adulthood, they could easily comprehend Origin Laws.

Therefore, the probability of this race producing Sector Lords and even Immortals was extremely high.

After meeting Feng He, the other party showed great respect toward the Tongfeng Team, which had managed to kill the Demon Race Sixth Royal Lineage Team. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, he invited the Tongfeng Team to sit and rest while they waited for the remaining Human Race teams to arrive.

Another half day passed. Once all the teams belonging to the current top ten had arrived, the planning meeting for Feng He's joint operation officially began.

"Everyone, I am Feng He of the Blue Dream Team. Thank you all for taking the risk to come here!" Feng He opened directly.

"The Sacred Mountain Battle has now gone through nearly half its duration, and our Human Race's points have remained lower than the Demon Race's. Although the Tongfeng Team killed the Demon Race Sixth Royal Lineage Team last time and narrowed the gap somewhat, we are still behind the Demon Race overall." Feng He spoke gravely to everyone. When he mentioned the Tongfeng Team, he glanced at its members.

The others nodded as they listened to Feng He.

"Everyone should understand that the main reason our Human Race's points have never surpassed the Demon Race's is because of those Demon Race teams formed by Royal Family and Royal Clan members. Whether they encounter Human Race teams or Mechanical Race teams, those teams hold the advantage."

"That is why I invited everyone here—to deal with those teams in advance!" Feng He paused after saying this.

"Croak! Feng He, we all understand that. It's also why we came. If the Human Race does not win the Sacred Mountain Battle, then no matter how high our individual points are, they'll be useless. Tell us your specific plan." Nether Frog One, captain of the 71st Legion 1st Brigade 7th Team, spoke directly.

"Fine, then I'll get straight to the point and explain how we'll eliminate the Demon Race's Royal Clan and Royal Family teams this time!" Feng He smiled and spoke directly after hearing Nether Frog One's words.

"During the first month after entering the Space-time Fortress, our team discovered a Demon Race Royal Clan team. We did not fight them at the time, but one of our members who specializes in tracking managed to place a tracking substance called Cloudy Smoke on a member of that Royal Clan team." Feng He glanced at the members of the other teams as he spoke.

Cloudy Smoke was a technological item specifically designed for tracking, manufactured by the Tech Center under the Human Race's Cosmic River Bank. It was synthesized from special metal particles and was colorless, odorless, and formless. Even Mental Power could not detect it. It could attach itself to others without their notice, and with a tracking secret technique used in conjunction with Cloudy Smoke, one could directly locate the person it had attached to.

However, Cloudy Smoke was extremely expensive. Universe-level beings rarely purchased it; it was generally an item used by Sector Lords.

Furthermore, because Immortal-level powerhouses had powerful control over their own Divine Power and could easily detect Cloudy Smoke, it rarely appeared on the Outer Domain Battlefield, where Immortals were numerous.