Swallowed Star: Inverse Heaven Comprehension, Join the Chat Group

On the sixteenth-floor rooftop of the suburbs of City 003.

The other members of the Fire Hammer Squad stared wide-eyed at Jiang Li, their faces full of shock.

"Heavens, Brother Jiang, you actually took down a War God?" Wei Qing's expression was so twisted his features seemed out of place. "How about I call you Grandpa Jiang from now on?! Aiya!"

"You're such a joker!"

Wei Tie gave his younger brother a knock on the head, then said worriedly, "Didn't you hear Grandpa Jiang? He killed that Mixed-Blood Youth too—that guy has serious backing!"

"You two never take anything seriously!"

Gao Feng shot them a glare. "Grandpa Jiang... uh!"

"Jiang Li, you mean that Mixed-Blood Youth's parents can't deal with you, but they'll take it out on us?"

"Very likely!"

Before Jiang Li could answer, Luo Feng sucked in a sharp breath. "Take a look at the latest news from the HR Alliance!"

"The highest bounty ever?"

"A sky-high 1,500 billion!"

Seeing this message, the rest of the Fire Hammer Squad gasped seven or eight times in succession. Just how terrifyingly furious would someone have to be to offer such a price?

"1,500 billion?"

Jiang Li's eyes lit up at the number. "I almost want to turn myself in!"

Hearing that, everyone shuddered. "Grandpa Jiang, please don't do anything rash!"

To say the other Fire Hammer Squad members felt no fear at all would be a lie.

The War God Couple, a sky-high bounty—every word carried lethal weight!

As for Jiang Li?

Luo Feng and the others wouldn't doubt what he said.

His strength spoke for itself. He'd easily killed a Mid-Level War God, and the Vulture Couple had a ninety-nine percent chance of being helpless against him.

"Hey, what's there to worry about?"

Chen Gu said calmly, "If it weren't for Jiang Li, we'd all be dead by that Kitahara Tsuyoshi's hand!"

"Exactly!"

Zhang Ke grinned. "Since they're putting out a bounty, it means the Vulture Couple has no evidence. As long as we keep our mouths shut, who's to know Jiang Li did it?"

Suddenly.

Luo Feng felt his wrist communicator vibrate. He looked down.

"It's Manager Zhuge!"

Luo Feng suddenly remembered, "During the escape, I contacted Manager Zhuge..."

Facing a War God, even if Luo Feng wanted to help, he was powerless. The only option was to use his connections to see if anything could be done.

And Zhuge Tao was the biggest connection he had.

On that point.

Jiang Li understood perfectly. He smiled. "Luo Feng, you've got a good heart."

Then, Luo Feng answered the call.

"Hello, Luo Feng. Did something happen?" Zhuge Tao's voice came through.

"Yes, Manager Zhuge."

Luo Feng's eyes darted, a flash of inspiration hitting him. "We ran into a small-scale rat disaster in City 003. Worried it might get serious, I wanted to report the situation to you!"

"Hmm? Don't worry about that. The rat disaster in City 003 won't escalate!"

Zhuge Tao advised, "But... City 003 is dangerous everywhere. Be extra careful when hunting monsters, got it?"

Zhuge Tao never once considered that Li Wei's death had anything to do with them. After all, a dead Mid-Level War God—no one below that level would ever suspect them.

"I think this won't stay hidden forever."

After serious thought, Gao Feng said somewhat pessimistically, "Right now, a War God is dead. The Vulture Couple hasn't suspected Jiang Li yet because the identity info hasn't been updated. The martial arts hall still lists Jiang Li as a Senior War General. Even if they know he's a Psychic, it's just suspicion at most!"

"But once the info updates, it'll basically be confirmed."

Gao Feng's guess wasn't unreasonable.

"So, Captain, what do you mean..."

Chen Gu, Zhang Ke, and the Wei brothers all furrowed their brows.

"What I mean is..."

Gao Feng's eyes sharpened, and he said seriously, "We should use this time to make as much money as possible..."

"Once things blow up, we'll just hole up in the Limit Martial Arts Hall and never come out. I don't believe the Vulture Couple will dare come to the hall to take it out on us!"

The crowd: "(⊙▽⊙)"

Well.

That line of thinking wasn't wrong, after all—they weren't the ones who killed those people!

If anyone dared to openly target a martial artist from Limit Martial Arts Hall, they'd have to face the wrath of the world's strongest!

"But Brother Jiang..."

Luo Feng was still a bit worried.

"Luo Feng, you don't need to worry about me."

Jiang Li strolled casually to the railing, gazing at the star-filled sky with confidence. "Even if they invite someone beyond the War God level, they still can't do anything to me!"

Watching Jiang Li's back as he looked up at the stars, Luo Feng's heart as a martial artist seemed to freeze in that moment!

That's right!

With Brother Jiang's cultivation speed, how long would it take to surpass the War God?

Half a year? Or one year?!

Others might not know, but Luo Feng was fully aware—he and Jiang Li had taken the assessment at the same time. Despite his own rapid progress, he had already reached the intermediate War General level.

But what about Jiang Li?

He had leaped straight to the War God realm!

Meanwhile.

In the chat group.

Uncle Nine, who had been full of spirit earlier, suddenly panicked and sent out a distress call.

[Zombie Taoist: Holy crap, holy crap! Calling Jiang Li, big shot, save me!]

(Chapter end)

Chapter 40: Arrival, Uncle Nine's World!

Chat group—

[Zombie Taoist: @Devourer Lord, Jiang Li, big shot, are you there?]

[Peach Blossom Island Little Chef: Uncle Nine, why are you looking for Jiang Li, big shot? He hasn't popped up in the last couple of days.]

The flow of time varies across the myriad worlds.

Maybe only a few days have passed in World A, but a month might have gone by in World B.

[Zombie Taoist: I've run into a tough character here. Even though I've cultivated mana, I'm no match for it. I want to ask Jiang Li, big shot, to step in!]

[Heaven and Earth Infinite Borrowing Method: What's going on? Didn't you say that once you cultivated mana, you'd be basically invincible in your world?]

[Long Bo: Calling the group leader, someone's about to die!]

[Wudang Centenarian: Jiang Li, big shot, isn't here. How about this old Daoist goes? I've cultivated the Taiji Chaos Art and can already perform the Flying Immortal Sword!]

[Zixia Gentleman Sword: Sword flight? Respect to Zhang Zhenren!]

[Inviting Moon: This isn't the time for jokes. Someone might really die.]

[Little Li Flying Dagger: @Zombie Taoist, Jiang Li, big shot, isn't here. Why not let Zhang Zhenren handle it? This can't wait!]

Zombie World.

Uncle Nine stared at the Royal Zombie, surrounded by thunder and slowly rising in power, his heart filled with terror.

He quickly contacted the chat group.

[Zombie Taoist: @Wudang Centenarian, then I'll trouble Zhang Zhenren.]

[Wudang Centenarian: We're all group friends. There's no reason for me to watch you die and do nothing.]

[Devourer Lord: Sorry, I've been tied up with matters these past two days. I'll open a cross-world teleport now. @Wudang Centenarian, I'll go. A cross-world teleport costs 10,000 points, so I'll handle it.]

[Wudang Centenarian: Good, then I'll trouble the big shot to step in.]

[Peach Blossom Island Little Chef: A loud bang in the sky, and Brother Jiang Li makes his grand entrance! (Handing tea to the big shot)]

[Inviting Moon: The big shot's been flushed out. Uncle Nine, you can rest easy now!]

[Little Li Flying Dagger: +1]

[Long Bo: +1]

[Zombie Taoist: Thank you, Jiang Li, big shot.]

[Devourer Lord: Saving lives comes first. I'll be there soon.]

Devourer World.