Assassination

One can imagine how many warriors this sprawling camp, stretching nearly a hundred thousand kilometers, could hold.

On the Blood Luo Continent, a single Yangang Territory had a population in the hundreds of trillions; overall, the numbers were absolutely beyond a quadrillion. The Dragon Rock Battlefield had slightly fewer people, but the experts gathered there were only greater. This was a true meat grinder and a proving ground for the strong.

Such a brutal world would temper a great many experts.

The spacecraft landed smoothly, the hatch slid open, and a Domain Lord clad in purple standard armor stood waiting outside.

The armor had cold, hard lines, with a faint energy glow flowing across its surface. It wasn't a rare item within the universe country, but here, it was extremely precious.

Among the ranks, many Universe-level warriors stared at the purple armor, endless longing in their eyes. That was armor only Domain Lord experts could wear, a symbol of status and identity.

"Purple-gold armor... I wonder if I'll ever get to wear it in this life."

"We will. If we survive in the army, we'll definitely have a chance to become Domain Lords."

The group of Universe-level warriors murmured among themselves. Becoming a Domain Lord meant a rise in status and an extended lifespan—that was already the ultimate goal for most of them.

After everyone left the spacecraft and lined up in order, the Domain Lord expert finally spoke slowly: "My name is Blood Fox. I'll be your commanding officer from now on. Everyone, follow me."

"Wait."

A calm voice rang out. Zhang Dong stepped forward and said softly, "As far as I know, if I choose to take on bounty missions, there shouldn't be any need to go through these procedures, right?"

Everyone's gaze focused on him.

"Bounty missions?!" Many Universe-level warriors were unfamiliar with the term and exchanged glances.

But some, well-traveled and knowledgeable, heard the words "bounty missions" and regarded Zhang Dong with a bit more awe.

Domain Lord Blood Fox narrowed his eyes slightly, sizing up Zhang Dong. "You want to take on a bounty mission?"

Zhang Dong nodded, offering no further explanation. He had no time to waste here; the army's standard procedures were too slow. What he needed was efficiency, to accumulate enough military merits as quickly as possible.

Earn a Glory Medal, then leave this place, display his strength, and join the Virtual Universe Company.

"Alright, I'll take you there first." Blood Fox's tone became noticeably more polite, but he soon barked at the other Universe-level warriors: "Stay where you are! Maintain silence!"

For a Domain Lord like Blood Fox, it was no secret that occasionally geniuses from the Ganwu Secret Realm came here to train.

These geniuses had deep backgrounds and astonishing potential. Even if Zhang Dong wasn't a prince of the Ganwu Secret Realm, anyone bold enough to claim they'd take on a bounty mission had to at least possess the strength to kill a Domain Lord.

Otherwise, if the mission deadline arrived and it wasn't completed, death was still the outcome.

Blood Fox said no more and led Zhang Dong forward. The two walked one behind the other, passed through heavily guarded gates, completed several tedious identity registrations and system entry procedures, and walked nearly ten thousand kilometers before arriving at a black palace.

The palace entrance was extremely open, with no guards in sight.

"This is it, the Bounty Mission Hall." Blood Fox stopped at the palace gate and said to Zhang Dong with a smile, "I'll head back now to settle those kids in."

"Alright, thanks."

Zhang Dong replied briefly, then stepped into the palace. The interior space was unusually vast, the light somewhat dim, with only a soft glow emanating from the dome.

In the center was a wide alloy table, its surface smooth as a mirror. On it lay only a consciousness-sensing helmet flickering with a faint blue light.

He had thought he'd need to pick missions manually, but it turned out to be similar to the mission system in the Jin World.

After putting on the sensor, Zhang Dong's consciousness was instantly pulled into an independent virtual space.

He had already entered his information when he arrived; he was currently a new soldier on the Ninth Battlefield.

The Dragon Rock Battlefield had a total of thirty-two battlefields. Major battles broke out almost every year, and at the most intense times, even Domain Lords had to join the slaughter.

[Bounty Mission List.]

[1. Kill Sky Light, Domain Lord Ninth Stage of the Seventh Battlefield. Reward: 1,000,000 military merits.]

[2. Kill Wei He, Domain Lord Ninth Stage of the Twenty-Eighth Battlefield. Reward: 800,000 military merits.]

[3. Kill Yuan, Domain Lord Ninth Stage of the Tenth Battlefield. Reward: 750,000 military merits.]

Zhang Dong glanced over the first few missions. Almost all were Domain Lord Ninth Stage experts, with the lowest reward being only 600,000 military merits.

The highest reached a million.

To kill such experts, one would need at least the strength of a Sector Lord to be safe. For a Universe-level to match a Sector Lord was practically a miracle, far too astonishing.

Such a prodigy could even conquer the Original Universe Mountain without issue.

The requirement for the Universe-level Original Universe Mountain was the twelfth level of the Heavenly Bridge—many Immortals couldn't even reach that level of insight, let alone Zhang Dong, a prince of the Ganwu Secret Realm.

When Luo Feng first arrived on the Blood Luo Continent, with his Earthling body and Universe-level Ninth Stage strength, he was only confident in killing Domain Lords of the second or third stage in one-on-one combat.

As for the prodigies of the Ganwu Secret Realm, they couldn't compare to Luo Feng.

Defeating a low-level Domain Lord one-on-one, or at least holding their ground, was easy enough for the prodigies of the Ganwu Secret Realm.

But once they made a move, they were isolated and without support, while the enemy could have experts come to reinforce at any time.

If they were unlucky enough to encounter a Sector Lord expert nearby, they'd be in trouble.

"I'll take these three missions. They're all on the same battlefield." Zhang Dong quickly selected three missions and finally clicked to accept.

[Danger Warning: The three mission targets you have selected are all located on the Seventh Battlefield. Carrying out multiple assassination missions on the same battlefield can easily trigger a chain reaction and increase the risk of exposure. Please confirm again whether you wish to accept!]

Crimson warning text flashed. Zhang Dong ignored the risk and continued to accept.

The successful task acceptance notification was simultaneously transmitted to the core high command of the Ninth Battlefield.

Millions of kilometers away, within the towering Central Temple.

A Domain Lord Ninth Stage powerhouse responsible for military affairs saw this prompt pop up on the virtual light screen before him. He paused slightly, then tapped the screen lightly with his finger, pulling up Zhang Dong's brief profile.

Once the profile was retrieved, every Domain Lord in the entire temple could see it.

"At the Cosmic Stage and daring to take on a task like this? That strength would be considered utterly heaven-defying even in the outside world."

"The military merits of these three combined are just enough to scrape together one Glory Medal. That's rather interesting."

"Want to place a bet? Guess how many years it'll take him to finish?"

The Domain Lords in the temple all perked up with interest. Even when the princes of the Ganwu Secret Realm came here, few were so bold.

If it were a life-or-death arena battle, a Cosmic Stage Ninth Layer fighting a Domain Lord First Stage with slightly inferior laws—those prodigies of the Ganwu Secret Realm wouldn't find it hard to pull off.

After accepting the task, a large amount of information about the targets and their locations was sent over, including the task time limit. A single task was limited to a hundred years, but Zhang Dong had accepted them simultaneously.

That meant he had to kill three Domain Lords within a hundred years.