After walking for about half an hour, Zhang Dong finally reached the end of the street. At the corner, he spotted a golden notice hanging high overhead, nearly a hundred zhang tall.
The notice was densely covered in writing and radiated an endless, profound aura. Though the language was unfamiliar, he could understand its meaning through that aura.
"Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom, Chaos Realm, Xia Emperor?" Zhang Dong quickly skimmed it and picked out a few keywords.
The events and people mentioned in the notice were far beyond his reach, so Zhang Dong didn't dwell on them. He focused instead on figuring out which kingdom he was in.
If his guess was right, he was most likely in Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom, perhaps even in its capital.
If Dongbo Xueying wasn't alive in this era, Xia Emperor was the strongest person on Boundary Heart Continent.
And the laws in Xiafeng Capital were extremely strict. It was even less likely that he'd encounter something like a blood sacrifice. As long as he was cautious and didn't offend any powerful figures, he could cultivate in peace.
Having gotten a grasp of his surroundings, Zhang Dong began investigating his golden finger again.
He first returned to the Primordial Universe, then came back to Boundary Heart Continent. After traveling back and forth several times, he figured out a few things.
First, time flowed at the same rate in both Source Worlds. For every moment that passed in Boundary Heart Continent, the same amount of time passed in the Primordial Universe.
It took three seconds to cross between them. As for whether the process could be interrupted, Zhang Dong still didn't know.
The bubble also had an energy limit. To replenish it, he had to kill or absorb the power of faith before he could cross between worlds again.
Zhang Dong saved enough energy for one round trip and planned to use it after completing his mission.
The cultivation systems of the two Source Worlds were calculated separately, but thanks to the Jade Green Bubble, he could use the power of rules across worlds.
He was currently a demigod at the First Grade True Intent First Realm, while his level in the Primordial Universe system was only Cosmic Level.
Soon, the day of his departure for the mission arrived.
Just before setting out, Zhang Dong received an email in the Virtual Universe from the Thirteenth Divine General, the teacher his predecessor had taken.
[The mission is difficult. Be extremely careful.]
The message was brief. Zhang Dong knew this teacher well enough: the Thirteenth Divine General had led Luo Feng's group in the Genius Battle, and his strength was probably around Peak Marquis.
Ganwu Kingdom Master was poor and had few powerful subordinates. His eighteen Divine Generals rarely took disciples in Ganwu Secret Realm. His predecessor had been talented enough to become the Thirteenth Divine General's student.
"My teacher really does care about me." Zhang Dong smiled, then left the manor. Outside, a purple-red spaceship was waiting to take him to the mission site.
A tall Ape-Man in a purple robe stood outside the ship, smiling as he waited. His aura was somewhat stronger than Zhang Dong's; he was clearly a Domain Lord.
When the purple-robed Ape-Man saw Zhang Dong emerge, he greeted him respectfully. "Your Highness."
Zhang Dong gave a slight nod, then stepped aboard.
"Your Highness, the cultivation mission you chose is at Dragon Rock Battlefield. We'll set off now and arrive in sixteen hours."
The purple-robed Ape-Man smiled. "My name is Kafu. I'll escort you back as well."
His smile was somewhat ingratiating. Domain Lords and Realm Lords working in Ganwu Secret Realm were quite ordinary in strength, nowhere near the level of these genius princes. Naturally, they wanted to make their acquaintance.
Zhang Dong had already reviewed all the mission materials. He was now brimming with confidence and felt he had a hundred percent chance of passing.
Dragon Rock Battlefield was a massive landmass, much like Blood Luo Continent. Its environment was more chaotic, but it wasn't as dangerous. It wasn't exclusionary, and it was difficult to encounter an Immortal Level threat.
In the past, the greatest threat had been Realm Lord Level opponents.
Whoosh!
The spaceship suddenly accelerated. Though Ganwu Secret Realm was a Cosmic Secret Realm, powerful figures had long since cleared out a vast vacuum, making it possible to accelerate into the Dark Universe.
"The Primordial Universe's rules barely restrict speed at all." Zhang Dong activated 100% virtual environment simulation and gazed steadily at the space outside.
The spaceship soon reached the speed of light and entered the Dark Universe.
In Boundary Heart Continent, traveling at the speed of light was extremely difficult.
Then it reached five times, ten times, and even twenty times the speed of light. With nothing else to do, Zhang Dong also took the opportunity to study and comprehend the Origin Law.
Origin Laws and True Intent Divine Hearts were both lower-level manifestations of the Origin Great Dao. They were simply called different things in different Source Worlds.
"Sixteen hours until I have to set out on the cultivation mission, and this prince still wants to cultivate?"
Kafu secretly marveled.
The Dragon Rock Battlefield mission was only considered a difficult-level mission by the Virtual Universe Company, but for Cosmic Level geniuses from Ganwu Secret Realm, its death rate was as high as ninety percent.
Normally, Cosmic Level princes would have no heart for cultivation before setting out on a mission. They would pore over the mission details and research every scrap of information instead.
Zhang Dong, however, wasn't particularly worried. He was simply confident in his abilities and didn't take the Dragon Rock Battlefield mission seriously.
The First Grade True Intent First Realm was equivalent in strength to the Second Grade True Intent Third Realm.
And even without any secret techniques, someone at the Second Grade True Intent Third Realm could match an ordinary god.
In terms of power, an ordinary god was comparable to a Realm Lord. Of course, this was only a general comparison, not a perfect match between the two systems.
The lower cultivation levels of the two Source Worlds couldn't be mapped onto each other perfectly. Comparing their characteristics and lifespans in particular would never yield a clean match. So, the overall comparison had to be based on destructive power, performance, and combat strength.
"Although comprehending laws in the Primordial Universe is more obscure, I can't give up on this path."
Zhang Dong knew full well that Origin Continent, this Source World, had one advantage other Source Worlds lacked: super divine bodies.
Source Worlds bestowed Miniature Universes, which gave their inhabitants incredibly massive divine bodies.
Perfect Divine Bodies were especially extraordinary. Even if their Law Comprehension was lacking, their immense physical forms meant that ordinary Eternal True Gods couldn't break through their defenses.
Sixteen hours passed in the blink of an eye. The spaceship came to a stop, and the moment it was completely still, they had returned to the Original Universe.
"Your Highness, this way." Kafu opened the cabin door and led Zhang Dong into a temple.
The temple stretched a full ten million kilometers, and the one stationed there was the Seventh Divine General, a subordinate of Ganwu Kingdom Master.
Just like the cultivation missions of the Virtual Universe Company, every mission site involved various resources, so a powerful figure was stationed at each one.
After passing through the temple's long corridor, Zhang Dong caught sight of the legendary Dragon Rock Battlefield.
The supercontinent was sixty-seven trillion kilometers in diameter, stretching beyond sight and teeming with countless living beings.
"Go ahead, Your Highness," Kafu said softly. "I hope you can complete the final mission."
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