Those Who Cross This Line! Die!

"Who was that? A Universe Mercenary was actually greeting him so respectfully?"

"He must be from some major faction. His aura is only Stellar level, just like ours."

Just then, someone suddenly cried out.

"I remember now! That man is God!"

Hearing the name shouted from within the crowd, some were confused, some suddenly understood, while others grew uneasy with fear.

"My god, it's actually God. Why would he participate in the Universe Mercenary Assessment?"

Good thing I haven't gone in yet. I'll wait until God comes out before entering."

"Yes, yes! Hahaha, we haven't gone in yet. We'll wait until God comes out before going in."

Hearing the crowd's discussion, a young man asked his companion in confusion.

"Who is this God? Why does everyone seem so afraid of him?"

"You don't know God? Then have you heard of One-Blade God?"

Hearing the young man's question, his companion immediately asked him.

"That person is One-Blade God? My god! Someone like him is participating in the Universe Mercenary Assessment too?"

Thinking of One-Blade God's terrifying and savage record, the young man looked toward the villa entrance as though it were some monstrous flood beast.

"We should wait a few days. That's God, the man who can kill even the White-Clad Asura with a single slash."

His companion advised him.

Inside the villa, the discussions of those queuing outside also reached Jiang Ming's ears.

Hearing their words, Jiang Ming felt somewhat helpless as well.

I never expected that person's mentality to be so poor. Mentality truly is extremely important for an Expert.

Although Jiang Ming had caused quite a stir in the Slaughter Field back then and drawn many eyes, it had only been a fleeting appearance. After that, he had never returned to the Slaughter Field.

Logically, he should have been forgotten as time passed.

There were countless Stellar Warriors. No one knew how many Stellar Warriors there were across the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's five hundred star systems. No matter how dazzling one's performance was, it could simply mean that the opponent had been too weak.

The reason Jiang Ming had become so famous was because of the white-robed woman he had instantly killed in that final battle.

That woman truly had major flaws in her mentality. She performed terribly in several targeted missions arranged by the Virtual Universe Company's Black Dragon Mountain Branch and was ultimately demoted to a first-class elite.

The Virtual Universe Company's Black Dragon Mountain Branch classified geniuses as special class, first class, second class, and third class. The benefits of each rank differed as vastly as heaven and earth.

After the white-robed woman was demoted, the Black Dragon Mountain Branch stopped investing much effort into training her. Perhaps because Jiang Ming had instantly killed her in the Slaughter Field, she began spending long periods there.

She began slaughtering one opponent after another in the Slaughter Field.

Although the white-robed woman had not lasted a second move against Jiang Ming, she was nearly invincible in the Slaughter Field.

Whether they were nine-star elites or veteran Stellar Warriors, they were almost incapable of fighting back against her.

As she fought more and more battles in the Slaughter Field, her reputation naturally grew.

Her past battles were also dug up.

Only then did everyone learn that there was someone above the White-Clad Asura—One-Blade God.

And because of the White-Clad Asura, Jiang Ming's fame gradually spread throughout the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

Without witnessing the White-Clad Asura's strength, how could anyone understand the terror of One-Blade God?

Inside Thunder World, in the Wind-Thunder Gorge.

"Third Brother, this Cloud-Climbing Vine of yours is really useful. Without it, our gains would probably have been cut in half."

Thor watched Luo Feng use the Cloud-Climbing Vine's vines once again to retrieve a Wind-Thunder Stone from the wind blowing through the gorge, and laughed.

"The winds in Wind-Thunder Gorge can blow even Universe-level warriors to death if they venture deep into the core. The telekinetic hands Ao Gu and I use can't even extend one meter. Thankfully, the Cloud-Climbing Vine can reach two meters. Otherwise, our gains would be far too small."

Luo Feng also felt fortunate. The winds of Wind-Thunder Gorge were terrifying, and the lightning was even more terrifying. The lightning atop the mountains could easily strike dead Domain Lord-level warriors who lacked sufficient strength.

If they wanted to obtain Wind-Thunder Stones, they could only hide in safe areas and wait for opportunities.

At that moment, the Dragon Horn race girl who had been silently following the group suddenly spoke.

"Master is looking for me. I need to enter the Virtual Universe for a moment."

Hearing the Dragon Horn race girl's words, Luo Feng and the other two immediately exchanged glances.

"Could Jiang Ming have arrived?"

Jiang Ming had contacted them two days earlier and said that he had already arrived in Thunder World. Hearing the Dragon Horn race girl's words now, they all formed the same guess.

Before long, the Dragon Horn race girl's consciousness withdrew from the Virtual Universe.

"Mm, Master is currently heading toward us."

Hearing Jiang Ming's news, Luo Feng's eyes held a trace of surprise.

"What is Teacher doing in Thunder World?"

Jiang Ming no longer taught Luo Feng, but Luo Feng still addressed Jiang Ming as Teacher.

"No idea. He said he'd explain after he arrived. He's being all mysterious about it. But with his strength, wouldn't he be able to walk sideways through Thunder World?

"Tsk, tsk. That's One-Blade God!"

Thor recalled the time the three of them had fought the White-Clad Asura in the Slaughter Field. Of the three, only Hong had fared a little better and managed to exchange a few moves with her.

But Luo Feng and he had both been effortlessly crushed by her.

Yet Jiang Ming could instantly kill the White-Clad Asura. The difference in strength was obvious from that comparison.

"He said earlier that he had discovered abnormal data through the detector Li Yue carried, so he planned to come take a look.

"I wonder what kind of abnormal data could draw him here."

Hong was also curious about what sort of abnormal data could attract Jiang Ming.

At that moment, a figure abruptly appeared on the projections around the cave walls, like a ghost.

Seeing the figure appear on the screen, Luo Feng and the others immediately rose to their feet.

The projections came from Babata's detector and displayed images from within a twenty-kilometer radius.

After leaving the cave, Luo Feng saw Jiang Ming approaching them from afar.

"Teacher."

"Jiang Ming."

"Master."

The moment they saw Jiang Ming, everyone hurried over to greet him.

"Hahaha, how was it? Have you been having fun?"

Seeing Luo Feng and the others, Jiang Ming laughed heartily.

"You think everyone is like you, able to ignore the beasts and other squads in Thunder World? We've been on edge the whole time, and you call that fun? We nearly got played to death."

Thor realized that Jiang Ming had arrived so quickly because he feared none of the beasts or other squads along the way and had simply traveled in a straight line.

Jiang Ming had been about to say something when the entirety of Thunder World suddenly began to tremble.

A pitch-black cave entrance appeared on a nearby mountain range, half embedded within the mountains and half exposed outside.

Seeing this, Jiang Ming swept his origin power around the six of them. His body became a streak of light, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived outside the black cave entrance.

"It's a World within a World!"

"My god! It's a World within a World!"

"Charge!"

At that moment, every Stellar Warrior within a thousand kilometers of Wind-Thunder Gorge saw the scene and began madly rushing toward the black hole.

Looking at the tens of thousands of streaks of light, Jiang Ming's expression turned stern and serious.

A crimson-gold radiance flashed around him as Jiang Ming swung his battle blade in a horizontal arc toward the fan-shaped area before him.

The crimson Blade Aura swept through the sky, directly annihilating the several hundred Stellar-level Experts at the front. Those slightly farther away began frantically dodging and fleeing upon seeing this.

With one slash, the Blade Aura carved a crimson line one hundred and forty kilometers ahead of Jiang Ming.

"Those who cross this line! Die!"