Departure

"My military merits amount to one trillion," Yang Wu said calmly.

"One trillion?" The Assassin stared at Yang Wu in astonishment, his eyes wide, and asked earnestly, "You're not mistaken, are you?"

Everyone else looked at Yang Wu with disbelief, as if they had witnessed something incredible. Even Marquis Blood Blade stared at Yang Wu in astonishment.

"Damn, a trillion military merits? Unbelievable!"

"My God, how long will it take to complete a trillion military merits quota?"

"It's hard to imagine that such a high amount of military merit would be awarded to a newcomer?"

"It seems our team has recruited a very skilled expert this time."

The members of the Blood Blade Squad were discussing among themselves.

The high-ranking Marquis Level Immortal of the Yanpoluo Race, nicknamed 'Storm,' seemed to have a hint of fighting spirit in his gaze as he looked at Yang Wu.

"Haha!" Marquis Blood Blade laughed loudly, "It seems our team has really struck gold this time!"

Then, Marquis Blood Blade looked at Yang Wu and explained, "Xia, you're a newcomer, so you might not be familiar with the system of military merit quotas."

"As the saying goes, 'the capable are rewarded with more work,' the stronger a person is, the higher their military merit will be! When a new recruit enters the Outer-Region Battlefield, the amount of military merit allocated to him can accurately reflect his strength."

"The so-called authorization granted at the beginning was just a very rough assessment of strength, only dividing people into 'ordinary World Lord,' 'elite World Lord,' 'World Lord General,' 'low-level Immortal Military Lord,' and so on. But this can only be considered a rough assessment of strength. Even two people with the same strength certification will have different strengths, and this can also be seen in the amount of military merit."

Marquis Blood Blade continued, "The military merits of those World Lord General are roughly between 100 million and 1 billion, while those of lower-ranking Immortal Military Lord are roughly between 1 billion and 10 billion. If a World Lord General is assigned 1 billion military merits, it means... that the opponent possesses strength comparable to an ordinary Immortal God."

"The military merit points for a high-level Immortal Military Lord are between 10 billion and 100 billion, while those for Early Marquis are between 100 billion and 1 trillion. Your military merit points have reached the upper limit of 1 trillion, which is enough to show that you possess strength comparable to High-level Marquis Immortal!"

"Yes, the captain is right!"

"One trillion military merits! My god, that Assassin is a monster! He only had 90 billion military merits back then, which was quite close to the upper limit for a high-level military lord. I didn't expect this one to be even more monstrous!"

The other team members also looked at Yang Wu with awe.

Immortal God recruits are rare to begin with, and those who can reach the Marquis Level are even rarer.

But now, this newcomer who has joined their team is not only at the Early Marquis, but also capable of unleashing even greater strength. How could they not be surprised?

Vajra scratched his head and said honestly, "One trillion military merits—that's something you have to kill ten thousand ordinary Alien Race Immortal God to accumulate. Even a high-ranking military lord would need to kill a thousand! I've been in the Outer-Region Battlefield for six thousand years, and I've only accumulated a little over 50 billion military merits so far!"

The Illusionist Bewitch from the Chimei Race also exclaimed in amazement, "No wonder you went to the Yanji Continent as soon as you arrived at the Outer-Region Battlefield, Xia. It's really too difficult to accumulate so many military merits elsewhere! But don't worry, our team will work together and we will definitely help you reach your military merit quota!"

Defeating World Lord General solo usually earns you 10 million military merits.

Killing an ordinary Immortal God solo earns 100 million military merits.

And so on, killing Immortal Military Lord (high-level Alien Race) earns 1 billion military merits, killing High-level Marquis (Early Marquis alien Alien Race) earns 10 billion military merits, killing a Marquis (high-level Alien Race) earns 100 billion military merits... killing High King Level Alien Race) earns 100 trillion military merits, and killing Peak King Level Alien Race) earns 1000 trillion military merits!

In other words... a new recruit needs to kill at least ten skilled fighters of the same rank to complete their military merit quota.

Yang Wu, on the other hand, was determined to kill a hundred beings of the same level as himself!

At the level of Immortal God, defeating an opponent is relatively easy, but killing one becomes extremely difficult.

Especially after reaching the Marquis level, all the powerful individuals possess Undying Body. If their strength is similar, it is very difficult to kill an opponent in a one-on-one fight.

"I think it's alright!" Yang Wu said with a smile.

To be honest, he didn't think much of the one trillion military merits allocated to him by the Army System; he could easily accumulate them by killing a single Alien Race at the Peak Marquis Level.

The Blood Blade Squad members thought Yang Wu Yang Wu's military achievements were exaggerated, never imagining that he had the potential to kill High-level Marquis, or even Peak Marquis Level.

After all, even the Marquis Blood Blade at the Peak Marquis Level usually only deals with some Early Marquis with the help of many teammates. To deal with High-level Marquis, one would inevitably have to pay a huge price.

But what they didn't know was...

Yang Wu's trillion military merits were the maximum amount that the Army System could allocate to the initial level of the Immortal rank of Early Marquis. Even if Yang Wu had greater strength, the Army System could not allocate more military merits.

However, the Life and Death Trial at the World Lord Level within the Virtual Universe Company also have certain requirements for Yang Wu.

The higher-ups at Virtual Universe Company were clearly aware of the treasures bestowed upon him by the Nine Sword Venerable and the Lord of Longxing, so they had extremely high expectations for his Life and Death Trial.

The requirement is—1000 trillion military merit points!

Only by accumulating a staggering 1000 trillion military merits can one leave the Outer-Region Battlefield. This is Yang Wu's 'World Lord Level Life and Death Trial'.

One requirement is from the Army System, and the other is from the Life and Death Trial of Virtual Universe Company's World Lord Level.

One is one trillion, the other is ten quadrillion.

Aside from Yang Wu and the future Luo Feng, even peerless geniuses like Kedi and Venerable Shi Huo, who exist in a single era spanning tens of millions of epochs, would likely find it difficult to complete such a training mission.

Of course, Yang Wu didn't take the military merit quotas allocated by the Military Intelligence Bureau or the task requirements from the higher-ups of the Virtual Universe Company to heart.

He came to this Outer-Region Battlefield to accumulate enough wealth to maintain the operation of the Time Palace.

Even ten trillion military merits would be far from enough!

Moreover, if given the opportunity, Yang Wu would also try to kill Peak King Level expert like the Purple Bell King, who possesses Heavy Treasure. That would be far more difficult than completing Life and Death Trial at the World Lord Level.

"Then when our team sets off next time, we'll have to see for ourselves how strong you are, our newest member!" Marquis Blood Blade said with a smile.

The other team members also looked at Yang Wu, their eyes filled with anticipation.

In the brutal Outer-Region Battlefield, no one knows what dangers they will encounter next. The stronger the team, the greater their chances of survival.

"No problem," Yang Wu said with a smile.

And so, after submitting his application to join the team, Yang Wu successfully became a member of the elite Spirit Squad, the Blood Blade Squad.

Because the Blood Blade Squad had only recently returned to the Barracks Base and needed to rest for more than ten days, Yang Wu could only stay at the Barracks Base during this time, while also learning a lot about survival experience on the Outer-Region Battlefield from the other team members.

Although Yang Wu has been fighting on the Outer-Region Battlefield for tens of thousands of years in the Simulator, he doesn't know much about it because the rewards he chooses are all martial Outer-Region Battlefield insights.

All of Yang Wu's information was obtained through his own research. Although such information was detailed, there were some aspects that the Blood Blade Squad members, who had personally experienced the battles, did not understand as deeply.

Furthermore, the experience these veterans had accumulated over many years of fighting on Outer-Region Battlefield was something Yang Wu couldn't find. He listened carefully to their stories so that he wouldn't be caught off guard when he encountered the same situation.

Although Yang Wu's strength was already quite good in this Outer-Region Battlefield, he did not feel invincible.

On this Outer-Region Battlefield, there are countless powerful Alien Races, and their methods of killing are unpredictable and bizarre. Even the Purple Bell King, who had a lot of good fortune, is just a microcosm of them. Even a powerful Limit King Level power will perish. With Yang Wu's current defense, he is far from having the right to be proud.

Twelve days later, the Blood Blade Squad will finally set off for the Outer-Region Battlefield.

Inside a large hall with a diameter exceeding 30,000 kilometers, the entire Blood Blade Squad gathered, fully prepared for battle.

Inside the hall, spaceships were lined up in their respective orders. Some of these spaceships were thousands of meters in diameter, while others were only a hundred meters in diameter.

The number of space warriors carried on spaceships also varies. Some spaceships can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people, while others, like the Blood Blade Squad, only have a few powerful warriors.

"Set off!"

Clad in blood-red armor, Marquis Blood Blade exuded an astonishing aura. With a low shout, he swiftly retrieved a flattened F-class spaceship entirely crafted from Guiyan Stone Mother from his World Ring.

Whoosh!

The hatch opened.

Marquis Blood Blade was the first to quickly board the spaceship through the hatch, followed closely by the other team members. The hatch was only closed after the last Yanpoluo Race, Storm, boarded the spaceship.

A dense array of spaceships were seen parked in the assembly hall, then slowly flew forward one by one, entering different passages.

After entering the spaceship, Marquis Blood Blade walked at the front and shouted, "Let's go to the lounge!"

Actually, this was said to Yang Wu; the others had already gotten into the habit of saying it.

The Assassin sat down next to Yang Wu, smiling as he explained, "Xia, this rest room can also command the intelligent control ship, just like the control room! And you'll understand why once we're in the rest room."

The Assassin was a young Winged Race. Perhaps because they were both geniuses, they admired each other, and he had become the closest to Yang Wu in the past few days.

Soon, the group arrived at the spaceship's lounge.

The lounge was about twenty meters in diameter and about ten meters high. Although it was not small, it was not spacious for the many members of the Blood Blade Squad, but everyone was extremely satisfied.

"It's so reassuring to be in a safe house!" The Assassin walked to the round table, poured himself a glass of fruit wine, and slowly sipped it.

"G-grade metal?" Yang Wu looked around and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

No wonder the space was so cramped; it turns out this lounge was made of G-grade metal.

The price of just this one lounge is probably equivalent to more than ten F-class spaceship.

"Yes!" The smiling, Immortal God of the Chimei Race, Bewitch, walked to Yang Wu's side and said softly, "The rest room is made entirely of G-grade metal, making it arguably the safest place on the entire spaceship!"

"This was obtained by the captain at an incredible cost for everyone's safety! Even if we encounter an attack from King Rank expert, this rest area can withstand it!"

Yang Wu nodded.

With the Blood Blade Squad's strength, they naturally don't need to travel in low-level spaceships like ordinary squads. However, if they wanted to customize a G-class spaceship, even if the entire Blood Blade Squad took out all their wealth, it probably wouldn't be enough.

Therefore, exchanging for such a lounge made of G-grade metal is a good option.

Of course, even this rest room is extremely valuable. Even Peak Marquis Level would find it quite difficult to produce such a thing.

This shows that Marquis Blood Blade takes great care of his team members; otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to exchange for such a rest room.

"Haha, just this lounge alone has cost me more than half of my wealth. If I wanted to buy a G-class spaceship, it would be beyond my means!" Marquis Blood Blade said with a smile. "However, if it can make my brothers and sisters safer, this lounge is worth it! I'll just sell it when I retire!"

"Xia, this is your first time in the Outer-Region Battlefield, so you can take a good look at what the Barracks Base looks like!" Marquis Blood Blade said as he ordered, "Activate 100% exterior simulation!"

"Yes!" the Assassin beside him exclaimed, "I've seen this Barracks Base countless times, but I'm still amazed every time I see it!"

Drop!

In an instant, the spaceship seemed to disappear, and Yang Wu and the others felt as if they were in the starry sky.

The spaceships were still waiting in the hall. As time went by, one spaceship after another flew into the passageway, and soon it was the Blood Blade Squad's turn.

After traveling hundreds of thousands of kilometers in a straight line within the passageway, the spacecraft began to fly along an arc-shaped passageway.

Just a moment!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Along that straight corridor stretching hundreds of thousands of kilometers, heavy gates fell and closed one after another.

At the same time.

The outermost gates of the massive Barracks Base opened one after another; of the tens of thousands of passages, only a few hundred gates were open at this time.

"Activate the energy defense shield and proceed!" Captain Marquis Blood Blade ordered in a deep voice.

Whoosh!

The spaceship carrying Yang Wu and the others immediately flew out from one of the passageways of the huge Barracks Base, and Yang Wu also saw the huge Barracks Base floating in the void through the external simulation.

The entire War Base 026 is millions of kilometers in diameter, larger than a star!

This massive war base was completely covered by a layer of colorful energy shield, engraved with countless mysterious and powerful solidified Law Secret Pattern. The mechanical cannons, each with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers, looked incredibly ferocious, and upon close observation, they brought unimaginable shock to everyone!

"It's incredibly powerful!" Yang Wu couldn't help but exclaim.

In terms of sheer grandeur, this Barracks Base is far inferior to the entire universe Headquarters Continent of the Virtual Universe Company.

However, in terms of external deterrence, this war base is superior.

After all, the Virtual Universe Company's Universal Headquarters a more restrained defense. Even with such a powerful war base, it is usually hidden away and not as arrogant and unrestrained as it is now.

"This is a top-tier AAA-Rank Deity Base!" The Ape-man Race, King Vajra, exclaimed with fervor. "Every Barracks Base is our Human Race's main base on the Outer-Region Battlefield, meaning absolute security. Even a powerful being like Universe Country Lord wouldn't dare to destroy this AAA-Rank Deity Base!"

"Look at those cannon muzzles. Most spaceships have already started using energy beams, but the mechanical cannons in this God Base, though seemingly outdated, can instantly reduce the vast surrounding starry sky to nothingness once they unleash their power!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Wu smiled, but inwardly shook his head.

The reason why the Human Race can truly be at peace is not because of these few God Base, but because of the presence of the Universe Supreme Being and nearly twenty Universe Master.

Of course, in terms of Outer-Region Battlefield, this war base is already considered the most powerful military force.

Such a top-tier God Base is probably unaffordable even for ordinary Universe Venerable.

Inside the spaceship's lounge.

Yang Wu looked out at the void through the exterior simulation.

Although the spaceship was traveling at sub-light speed, with his strength, he could still easily see the scene in the void. For example, some shattered Zerg Race corpses, broken spaceship wreckage, and the corpses and remains of some humans and Alien Race were floating in the void.

Some were even directly struck by the spaceship carrying Yang Wu and his group.

"The Barracks Base is our haven! Once we leave the Barracks Base, anywhere could become our battlefield!"

The Assassin brought over a glass of wine and handed it to Yang Wu, asking with a smile, "Xia, is it nerve-wracking to enter the Outer-Region Battlefield for the first time?"

Yang Wu smiled and said, "I've come to this Outer-Region Battlefield; the ones who should be nervous are those Alien Race!"

"Hahaha!" Vice-captain Storm laughed and said, "Well said! Then I wish our Blood Blade Squad a fruitful return from this trip to the Outer-Region Battlefield!"

After saying that, Storm downed the wine in his cup in one gulp.

"Returning with a full load!"

At the same time, the other team members also shouted out.

"Haha, there's no rush to fight yet."

Captain Marquis Blood Blade said with a smile, "We're traveling in F-class spaceship, so we're unlikely to encounter any combat in these low-level combat zones!"

"We'll arrive at an area shortly where there's no wreckage or trash, allowing us to accelerate to the speed of light for Cosmic Shuttle. Once we enter the Dark Universe, we'll have about ten days to rest. After arriving on the Yanji Continent, the real bloody battle will begin."

The Cosmic Secret Realm is different from the normal cosmic sky. In addition, there is a lot of dust and debris from the constant fighting and killing. Therefore, it is necessary to deliberately clear out an area without any obstacles to accelerate the process and thus enable Cosmic Shuttle.

In the Seventh Outer-Region Battlefield, there are hundreds of millions of such Universe Shuttle Point.

Boom!

Bang!

Yang Wu and the others avoided some dangerous areas as much as possible in their spaceship, and soon arrived at the cleared area.

However, even within this short distance, Yang Wu sensed the energy fluctuations from several battles.

Fortunately, they were traveling in F-class spaceship, which was standard equipment for Marquis-level Immortal Gods, so no one dared to provoke them in this low-level combat zone.

Of course, Marquis Blood Blade and the others never let their guard down. They had been venturing into the Outer-Region Battlefield for many years and had long since developed this habit.

Only after the spaceship entered the Dark Universe did everyone relax a bit!