Promotion to Planet Realm

A year passed in the blink of an eye.

After a year of bitter cultivation, Bai Yuan had finally reached the peak of Apprentice Realm Ninth Stage, with only a hair's breadth separating him from the Planet Realm.

As for the secret technique Immortal Diamond Body, Bai Yuan had long since studied it, only to discover that he must break through to the Planet Realm before he could formally practice it, so he had to set it aside for now.

If he had to name his greatest improvement, it was that he had comprehended two more Concepts: "Hurricane Gold" and "Gilded Gold."

Although part of the reason was that his "Sharp Metal Concept" had already reached its limit, laying an excellent foundation, being able to achieve this step was enough to prove that his comprehension was in no way inferior to that of an ordinary first-tier elite.

"Hah, it's about time to break through."

Upon learning that Bai Yuan was about to break through, Bai Tianning immediately came in person to protect him.

Bai Yuan slowly closed his eyes, then began to strike one strange-looking pose after another.

This was a guidance technique personally created by an Immortal God of the Blade Clan for their own race, capable of stimulating the body's potential to the greatest extent, making the process of breaking through to the Planet Realm much smoother.

As he performed the movements, his body gradually grew hot, and every cell seemed to awaken from slumber. The latent genetic energy hidden within began to converge like trickling streams.

The heat surged from his limbs and bones, spinning and rushing, eventually collapsing and condensing toward the position of his dantian in his lower abdomen.

The genetic energy contracted and expanded within the dantian, growing more solid with each cycle.

After an unknown amount of time, deep within the vast sea of qi, a brilliant golden miniature planet slowly emerged.

It was a whole formed by countless golden hexagonal crystals tightly packed together, slowly rotating on its axis, emitting a strange fluctuation.

The next moment, surging genetic energy flooded his entire body like a tidal wave, and his body began a complete transformation at the life level.

"Oh? Such a thorough improvement, could it be the Diamond Body!"

Bai Tianning, watching from the side, his eyes lit up.

Once a Martial Artist stepped into the Planet Realm, they would absorb and transform genetic energy with different attributes based on their own physique and soul.

This was not only a leap in life but also the true starting point for a Martial Artist.

Among the many types of metal-attribute genetic energy, the "Diamond Body" was undoubtedly one of the top-tier abilities!

Once activated, the genetic energy would completely merge into the bones, flesh, and blood, making bone density and muscle strength far exceed those of Martial Artists at the same stage.

The stronger the bones, the greater the strength, the faster the speed, and the tougher the defense, naturally pushing one's strength into an entirely new level.

When Bai Yuan successfully broke through and learned that he had awakened the Diamond Body, he was also pleasantly surprised.

What surprised him wasn't this special ability itself.

After all, no matter how strong a special ability was, it could at most be used up to the Star Realm, and might not even be useful then.

What truly made his eyes light up was the cultivation condition for the secret technique Immortal Diamond Body.

Although it wasn't absolutely necessary to have the Diamond Body to practice it, if one possessed this special ability, the early stages of cultivation would yield twice the results with half the effort.

This was because the creator of Immortal Diamond Body had developed this secret technique based precisely on the Diamond Body special ability.

"Alright, now that you've broken through to the Planet Realm, when do you plan to set off? Do you want to go stay with your Second Uncle for a while?"

"Forget it, the military has too many rules. I can't stand it. I want to go out and explore on my own."

Hearing this, Bai Tianning didn't insist. He just nodded slightly, then took out a storage ring.

"Take it. There are some things inside that I've prepared for you."

This time, Bai Yuan didn't refuse.

Traveling the universe without resources would surely be impossible to take even a single step.

The contents of the storage ring were quite substantial.

Energy Crystals and Wood Bud Crystals were, of course, the basic necessities, enough to support his cultivation up to before the Universe Realm without worrying about spaceship energy or training resources.

In addition, there was an account certificate from the Cosmic Galaxy Bank, with a deposit of one hundred million Ganwu Coins!

Converted into the common currency of a medium-level cosmic civilization, that would be one hundred billion, and usually more, not less.

Next were three weapons and a suit of armor.

A third-grade, mid-quality Force Blade, a third-grade, mid-quality Force Shield, and a set of third-grade, top-quality Force Armor.

The first two items together were worth tens of millions of Ganwu Coins.

But that last set of third-grade, top-quality Force Armor was worth at least five hundred million!

On top of that, there was a C9-class cosmic spaceship, which was also no small expense.

Of course, to Bai Tianning, who owned over a thousand life-bearing planets, all of this was just a drop in the bucket.

The spaceship sailed on, and it wasn't until they entered the territory of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire that Bai Tianning sent Bai Yuan off at an interstellar port.

"This is as far as I go. From now on, everything depends on you. Be careful."

"Second Uncle, rest assured. I'll take good care of myself."

At the port, many people stared wide-eyed in the direction Bai Yuan had left.

Anyone with eyes could see that this young man's background was far from ordinary.

"What level was that spaceship just now? I feel like it was even more impressive than our boss's C-class ship."

"Nonsense. The boss's ship is only C2-class, but that one over there is at least D-class! Do you know how many zeros difference that is?"

"Wait, he's from the Blade Clan! A proper immortal power through and through!"

The moment the words "immortal power" left his mouth, a wave of sharp intakes of breath rippled through the crowd.

After all, the strongest being in the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire was merely a single Immortal God.

Bai Yuan paid no heed to the astonished stares around him and simply strode straight toward the densely populated area.

He had already made up his mind: first, cultivate to the Star Realm within the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, then head to the Universe Mercenary Alliance to take the probationary mercenary assessment.

Roaming the universe with only Planet Realm strength was nothing short of courting death.

The planet Bai Yuan currently stood on belonged to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, and its lord was a Universe Realm seventh-stage powerhouse.

Though its prosperity was far inferior to Qiu Long Planet, it was still quite decent within the empire's territory.

Before him stood a magnificent building, its sculpture of a black dragon coiled around a mountain peak—the official affairs tower of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire stationed on this planet.

"First, I need to obtain imperial citizenship, or else I'll be restricted in everything I do from now on."

Possessing citizenship meant being protected by imperial law. Even a Universe Realm powerhouse would not dare to openly attack him within Black Dragon Mountain territory.

Without that status, even if he were killed, the empire would not bother to investigate.

As he entered the building, before he could speak, a receptionist had already approached him proactively.

"Sir, you're here to apply for imperial citizenship, correct? This way, please."

Bai Yuan shrugged. With his appearance, anyone could tell he was from the Blade Clan.

The "adventure training" of the Blade Clan was hardly a secret. Anyone with even slightly sharp information channels had heard of it, so it was not uncommon to receive young Blade Clan members.

For these Blade Clan members just entering the universe, obtaining imperial citizenship was often the first thing they did.

Seeing that Bai Yuan was from the Blade Clan, the staff member's face immediately lit up with a warm smile.

Everyone knew that behind the Blade Clan stood an Immortal God. Even the Black Dragon Mountain Empire was unwilling to lightly offend such a power.

The entire process went exceptionally smoothly.

Bai Yuan spent only 50 Black Dragon Coins and received a brand-new imperial citizenship credential.

One could only say that in this vast universe, strength and background often outweighed money.

If he hadn't been carrying the Blade Clan's name, obtaining such an identity document would not have been so easy.

As for those 50 Black Dragon Coins, they were merely pocket change he'd earned by casually selling a few useless odds and ends along the way.