Hong's Arrival, Domain vs. Desolate Ancient Sacred Body Phenomenon

"Whoosh!"

Following this, the hatch of the Blood-Red Triangular Fighter Jet opened automatically, and a figure stepped out from within.

He was approximately 1.9 meters tall, wearing black trousers and a black jacket, with sharp, short-cropped hair.

His entire being felt like a long spear, poised to pierce the firmament.

Judging by his facial features, the man in black appeared to be in his twenties.

However, this temperament was clearly not something an ordinary youth could possess.

It was a natural, inherent sense of superiority, as if he stood above the entire world.

The person who had arrived was none other than Hong!

The world's strongest powerhouse, the First Speaker of the War God Palace, and the undisputed number one person on Earth!

From the era of the Great Nirvana to the present, Hong's strength and status had remained indisputably supreme.

If the power of the presidents of the five great nations was backed by their entire countries, then Hong's status and power were derived from himself alone.

He alone was worth an entire powerful nation, or perhaps even more!

His personal power had already transcended secular limitations.

The credit for human society's ability to survive until now was something that absolutely could not be obscured when it came to Hong.

Taking a step forward, he exited the hatch and stood upon the void, treading on thin air.

At the same time, his gaze fixed upon the golden figure sitting cross-legged on the rooftop of a building in the distance.

Within that brilliant golden light, there seemed to be faint movements of lightning and thunder.

"As expected."

Hong's eyes narrowed slightly, as if confirming some of his inner speculations.

Upon learning that Li Qingxu had broken through to the War God level, he had instructed the artificial intelligence within the Primordial Wisdom Fighter Jet to investigate all data and footage concerning Li Qingxu.

The security camera at the entrance of that orphanage had only captured him suddenly appearing at the door during his childhood, but no matter how much they slowed down the playback, they could not discern how he had appeared.

Thus, the artificial intelligence had concluded that there was a 99% probability that Li Qingxu was not from Earth.

Seeing it with his own eyes at this moment, it was verified.

That golden energy was far beyond the effects achievable by any secret manual on Earth, and it was still gradually intensifying.

"Is this how 'people' in the universe cultivate?"

Hong observed quietly, not worried in the slightest about what might happen.

Because he could sense that the energy Li Qingxu was emitting had not yet reached the Planetary level.

However, the noisy commotion in the city below caused him to frown slightly.

"Hmph!"

Hong parted his lips slightly, emitting an almost imperceptible cold snort.

Almost instantly.

On the street nearly a thousand meters below his feet, all the warriors engaged in combat seemed to have been frozen in place.

They only felt a roar in their heads, and the surrounding world became completely distorted.

The enemies they had been fighting vanished from their field of vision, and the entire world seemed to fall into darkness, devoid of any light, leaving only blackness.

In this black world, at the most dazzling center of this dark expanse, stood a black-haired man!

He appeared to be a deity, an omnipotent deity!

In this dark world, not a single warrior could harbor a heart of resistance; they could not even summon the thought of resisting.

This group of warriors felt like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, their lives and deaths no longer under their own control.

"Scram."

A cold voice echoed within the minds of them all.

As the words fell, all the warriors who had been trapped in the dark world discovered that the endless darkness surrounding them had vanished, and their previous enemies had reappeared before their eyes.

Yet, even with their enemies present, no one dared to make any further moves.

Everyone felt a kind of mental pressure, as if ants were facing a divine elephant.

In the presence of the black-haired man, everyone felt their own insignificance, like dust.

There were no more sounds of fighting or shouting in the main urban area, only the sound of rapid footsteps as people quickly fled.

Everyone ran with their heads down, not even bothering with the monster materials they had previously harvested.

It was as if a monstrous beast in the sky behind them was staring at them with cold eyes.

The main urban area of City 026 fell into silence once again.

Except for Hong in the sky and Li Qingxu, who was still absorbing cosmic energy on the building's rooftop.

Hong did not disturb him, standing alone in the sky five hundred meters away.

The Limit Dojo fighter jet that had been rushing toward this location was called back by a voice that suddenly rang out inside the cockpit.

Several hours later.

On the rooftop of the skyscraper, the brilliant golden light dissipated.

"You are very strange."

A calm voice, yet tinged with a hint of curiosity, echoed over City 026.

At this moment, the rising morning sun had just poked its head out, yet to cast its radiance.

In the entire world, it seemed as if only one person existed: a man with short black hair, a black jacket, and black trousers.

His gaze alone made one feel as if their entire heart had turned cold, leaving no shred of a thought to resist; he was the only god in heaven and earth!

Behind him, a blood-red triangular fighter jet hovered in the air.

"Our paths are simply different, Hong."

Although the clothing on Li Qingxu was slightly damaged, it could not conceal his ethereal, immortal-like temperament.

As he stepped through the void step by step, as if treading upon solid stairs, he stood opposite the black-clad man, Hong.

"Are you a human from the universe?" Hong asked.

"No, I am an Earthling."

Li Qingxu's expression was certain.

When he went to Shrouding the Heavens, he appeared on the Earth within that world, and upon arriving in the Swallowed Star world, he had also appeared on Earth.

A genuine human of Earth.

"?"

A flash of surprise crossed Hong's eyes.

He truly had not expected that Li Qingxu was actually from Earth.

Since that was the case, some of the methods he had prepared were no longer necessary.

"Shall we test your golden light?"

Suddenly, Hong revealed a faint smile.

He was very eager to see which path of cultivation Li Qingxu followed.

Moreover, that ethereal, immortal-like temperament was very similar to the cultivation of immortals recorded in books from before the Great Nirvana.

Cultivating to become an immortal? It truly made one curious.

"Very well, I am also curious about your domain."

A smile also appeared on Li Qingxu's face.

A domain, it was said, was considered a very high realm even in the vast universe.

Even a Universe-level powerhouse born from a single galaxy might not necessarily possess their own domain!

Yet Hong, while still at the Planetary level, already possessed a domain, and had even cultivated within the realm of domains for decades.

"Rumble!"

Suddenly, within Li Qingxu's body, a vast ocean surged, and lightning intertwined.

A blinding radiance erupted from his Wheel Sea, resembling a golden sun.

His black hair danced, his skin was crystalline, and he looked like a god, peaceful and calm.

Since he was to experience Hong's domain, he had to bring out his true methods to respond.

At the center of his Bitter Sea, the source of divine power surged like a volcano, and golden divine brilliance erupted continuously.

His internal organs and bones were all dyed with a dazzling divine luster.

At the same time, the Dao Scripture operated automatically, like rivers returning to the sea, like all things reviving.

Gradually, the divine brilliance permeated through his body, illuminating the sky behind him with a brilliant golden light.

Vaguely, a figure sat high in the nine heavens, surrounded by clouds and mist, looking down upon all living beings, with numerous mysterious patterns densely covering the scene.

"Good, good, good!"

The scene before him filled Hong's eyes with surprise and fighting spirit.