War God Palace

Ji Yun explained to Thor the process by which he had comprehended his domain, which gave Hong considerable inspiration. However, Thor made little progress.

Stuck in a state of half-understanding, one truly could only rely on oneself or a sudden breakthrough, because this stage had to be completed independently. Ji Yun had only managed to quickly comprehend his domain because his line of thinking was correct.

After seeing Thor off and bidding Hong farewell, Ji Yun returned to the Elite Training Camp. He took out the materials from two high-level lord-rank monsters he had slain earlier on the Australian Continent—the Armored Tail Kangaroo King and the Lightning Eel—along with the materials from four or five mid-level lord-rank monsters.

Ji Yun planned to sell these materials today. Their total value was at least 30 billion, and selling them would also earn him Contribution Points. As a Councilor-level powerhouse of the Limit Dojo, he couldn't afford to have too few Contribution Points on hand.

In the morning, Hongning Base City was bustling with endless streams of people, prosperous and lively.

Inside the Limit Mansion.

The Limit Mansion, an 88-story skyscraper, was a landmark building in Hongning Base City. This mansion served as the global headquarters of the Limit Dojo, with several High-Level War Gods stationed there, generally responsible for handling the daily management affairs of the Limit Dojo.

As the stronghold of the Limit Dojo, Hongning Base City had a great many martial artists from the organization, so the daily foot traffic in the Limit Mansion was naturally very high. Those drinking and chatting in the bar on the first floor made up the majority.

Ji Yun entered the mansion directly, meeting no obstruction at all.

He walked straight to the service counter on the first floor and said, "Miss, I need to see your Manager."

"Our general business is handled by managers. Also, may I ask your identity? Do you have an appointment?" the receptionist explained hurriedly.

Usually, only War God-level powerhouses could meet with someone at the Manager level, and Ji Yun's face looked only about twenty years old, making it hard to believe he was a Councilor-level powerhouse.

"My name is Ji Yun. You can look up the information," Ji Yun said calmly.

"Ji Yun?" The receptionist found the name somewhat familiar but still followed Ji Yun's instructions.

Not long after.

"Ah!" The receptionist at the counter let out a startled cry and immediately began apologizing repeatedly.

"I'm so sorry, Councilor Ji. We'll arrange it for you right away."

"Whoosh."

In an instant, everyone in the first-floor bar turned to look at Ji Yun, staring at this young man who appeared to be under twenty.

"A Councilor? No way, he's that young. He might not even be a War God yet."

"Idiot, didn't you hear what the receptionist said? He's a Councilor. All Councilors are powerhouses who have surpassed the War God level. Keep your voice down—don't let the Councilor Lord remember you."

Voices in various languages from around the world rose up, but everyone fixed their burning gazes on Ji Yun, as if trying to memorize his features.

"Ding-dong."

In less than a minute, the elevator doors opened, and a middle-aged man walked out. His figure was somewhat out of shape, giving him a slightly greasy appearance.

"Look, it's Director He!"

Muffled exclamations spread through the hall.

"Even Director He came down personally to welcome him. He really might be a Councilor Lord."

"A Councilor Lord this young!"

The man quickly walked up to Ji Yun, bowed slightly, and said respectfully, "Your Excellency the Councilor, I was unaware of your arrival and failed to welcome you from afar. Please forgive me."

"Let's go." Ji Yun, wearing a dark cyan robe transformed from the Black God Set, held a backpack about two meters long in one hand. This backpack was also an extension of the Black God Set.

Under Director He's guidance, Ji Yun followed him through the hall and directly into the elevator.

Before long, they arrived at Director He's office.

"Councilor Ji, may I ask what brings you here today?" Director He first invited Ji Yun to sit down, then served a cup of tea before asking.

Ji Yun didn't say much. He directly unlatched the backpack's lock and dumped all the monster materials inside into a pool beside them. Director He was somewhat startled, but when he saw the materials being poured out, he understood somewhat.

"Handle all these materials," Ji Yun said softly. "I'm in a hurry."

Was Ji Yun really in a hurry? Of course not. But he found this man a bit too smooth-tongued and thus disliked dealing with people like him.

"Of course, of course, Councilor Ji," Director He said quickly.

"Your Excellency, according to the rules of our Limit Dojo, we still need to inspect the materials. Would that be acceptable to you?" Director He asked tentatively after bringing out the testing equipment.

"Fine." Ji Yun responded and then fell silent.

Director He immediately began testing with the instruments, identifying the origins of the materials... There were two high-level lord-rank monsters here: one was an Armored Tail Kangaroo, and the other was a Lightning Eel. Both were among the more powerful high-level monster lords.

Director He said respectfully, "The Armored Tail Kangaroo is priced at 7.5 billion Huaxia Currency, with 4 million Contribution Points. The Lightning Eel is priced at 10 billion Huaxia Currency, with 5 million Contribution Points. As for these several mid-level lord-rank monsters, their total value is 15 billion Huaxia Currency, with 7 million Contribution Points. The total for all materials is 32.5 billion Huaxia Currency and 16 million Contribution Points."

"Does this meet with your approval?"

Ji Yun nodded lightly, indicating his agreement.

***

A few minutes later.

"Councilor Ji, 32.5 billion Huaxia Currency has been transferred to your dedicated martial artist account, and your Contribution Points have been upgraded to the four-and-a-half-star level." Director He returned to his seat and tapped away at the computer. "Your battle record is still rated at the High-Level War General level. Would you like me to adjust your rating to the Councilor level? Although the other Councilors in the War God Palace Council already know of you, most War Gods and ordinary martial artists are unaware that humanity has gained another existence beyond the War God level."

"Fine. If there's nothing else, I'll be going." Ji Yun replied. After seeing the arrival notification on his phone, the backpack on his body remerged into the dark cyan robe, and he turned to leave the office.

In an instant, Ji Yun's profile changed to:

Ji Yun, Rank (Councilor-level Powerhouse)

"A Council member, and so young at that!" Director He watched Ji Yun's retreating figure and sighed. He naturally didn't chase after him to see him off, because he knew well that Council members with this temperament disliked being disturbed—chasing after them would only make the Council member loathe him, and he might even lose his position as director.

It was now mid-August.

On the fifteenth of every month, the War God Palace held an auction, and on this day, over ninety percent of the world's War Gods would gather to attend this grand event.

Ji Yun was also somewhat interested in attending this auction. However, given his status, the things these War Gods could obtain were things Ji Yun could easily get as well. Still, he was curious.

Ji Yun returned to his residence and put on the Deep Blue Helmet, identical to the one used in the training camp to enter the virtual space.

"Whoosh."

In an instant, his surroundings changed.

This was a quiet, oversized room. Ji Yun, clad in a dark cyan robe, appeared abruptly in the center.

The room was extremely spacious.

Its total length exceeded fifty meters, its width was around twenty meters, and the ceiling was five meters high. In other words... the room's area surpassed one thousand square meters. At the very center was a circular bed, three meters in diameter. In front of the bed was an indoor swimming pool, ten meters wide and twenty meters long.

Bed, pool, desk and chair, luxurious dining table, recliner, a training area with a yoga mat... the vast, empty room of over a thousand square meters was neatly divided into many zones.

Ji Yun touched some of these items.

"The sense of realism is pretty strong."

"Welcome, Councilor Ji Yun." An electronic voice suddenly rang out.

"This is your private room within the War God Palace. No one other than you can enter your room," the electronic voice echoed through the space. "In the War God Palace, if you'd like to eat or drink something, feel free to order. There are many delicious dishes here that don't exist in the real world."

"On your desk is a copy of the War God Palace Regulations. We hope you enjoy your time in the War God Palace."

Ji Yun glanced out the window a few times, then stopped paying attention. He directly opened the War God Palace Regulations, which contained a single sheet of paper.

"Welcome to the War God Palace."

"The War God Palace is the strongest organization of martial artists in the world, jointly founded by First Councilor Hong and Second Councilor Thor. Every War God on Earth, as well as those who have surpassed the War God level, is a member of the War God Palace. The management of the War God Palace, known as the 'War God Palace Council,' requires one to have surpassed the War God level to qualify as a Council member."

"The Council has five Councilors. They are the First Councilor, the Second Councilor... up to the Fifth Councilor."

"In other words... the hierarchy within the War God Palace is divided into three levels: ordinary members, Council members, and Councilors."

"The War God Palace has the 'Mall,' 'Auction Hall,' 'Arena Plaza,' 'Trial Tower'... many functions, waiting for you to discover!"

The sheet ended there, but suddenly another line of text appeared below.

"Councilor Ji Yun, you have automatically become a Council member of the War God Palace and may enjoy numerous privileges within it."

Ji Yun left his room and stepped into the outer space.

Following the corridor, he naturally arrived at the outer wall walkway of the War God Palace. This walkway was a full nine meters wide. Standing on the wall-like walkway, he leaned against the parapet and looked down. Below was an enormous plaza within the War God Palace, which held nine arenas.

Ji Yun walked to the edge of these arenas and lightly knocked on them. He found that even a Council member's strength couldn't damage them.

"Hello." A voice came from behind. Ji Yun turned to look. The speaker was a tall white man, who smiled and extended his hand. "My name is Koris."

"Ji Yun." Still a brief reply, and he only touched the hand briefly out of respect.

Ji Yun had never liked exchanging pleasantries with others. This white man had approached him to talk, and not knowing the ins and outs of the War God Palace, Ji Yun didn't want to get too involved.

Koris's smile stiffened slightly, but he still said, "Mr. Ji Yun, you look very young, and this is my first time seeing you in the War God Palace. I, Koris, know quite a few people here—almost all of them, in fact. Mr. Ji Yun probably hasn't been here many times."

"Mr. Ji Yun might even be here for the first time," Koris muttered to himself, then smiled mysteriously at Ji Yun. "There might be a surprise for you soon."

Ji Yun didn't reply to Koris. The two of them walked one after the other down the stairs leading to the first floor.

In the first-floor hall, there were a large number of sofas and seats—at least several thousand. At the moment, nearly a thousand people were sitting in small groups, drinking and chatting.

"Mr. Ji Yun, War Gods are usually scattered all over the world and rarely get to meet other War Gods. So many of them often come to the War God Palace to drink, chat, and make friends," Koris explained.

As they descended the spiral staircase, Ji Yun swept his gaze across the hall below. Besides the many chatting War Gods, there were also dozens of waitresses with top-tier looks and temperaments, specifically serving these War Gods. On the wall of the hall was a massive display screen.

"3516"

"Is this the current number of War Gods on Earth?"

Just as Ji Yun stepped onto the gleaming floor tiles of the first-floor hall, the entire hall suddenly dimmed, shifting from its originally soft, comfortable lighting to a darker shade. The previously soothing music vanished instantly.

All the War Gods who had been talking almost simultaneously turned their heads toward the staircase. Their gazes swept past Koris and landed almost entirely on the unfamiliar Ji Yun!

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound that seemed to make even one's soul tremble, the hall immediately erupted with loud, enthusiastic, and joyful music that echoed throughout the space. The nearly thousand War Gods from all over the world, gathered in this luxurious hall, stood up, some even clapping their hands.

Suddenly.

A faint beam of light shone down on Ji Yun below.

"The War God Palace welcomes a new Council member. He is Councilor Ji Yun!"

As the voice echoed, a three-dimensional virtual projection appeared above the hall, displaying bold, three-dimensional text—

Name: Ji Yun

Nationality: Huaxia Nation

Rank: Council Member Level!

"Councilor?" The thousands of War Gods who had been applauding fell silent in an instant, standing motionless as they stared at Ji Yun before them.

But the sound in the virtual space did not stop.

And on the three-dimensional virtual projection, a number appeared—52—then instantly jumped to 53.

This meant that there were now fifty-three Councilor-level powerhouses in the world.

A newly promoted Councilor powerhouse, one never heard of before!

In that single moment, these War Gods sent the information back to their respective organizations, and those organizations received the data as well. At the same time, they confirmed that this Councilor Ji was none other than Ji Yun, the former number one in the Elite Training Camp.

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