Inside a room on the top floor of the headquarters of the Limit Dojo.
Li Qingxu and Hong sat cross-legged on meditation cushions.
Suddenly,
a Dao Diagram outlined in golden light appeared above the room.
The Dao Diagram was exceptionally clear, as if the Ninth Heaven had descended.
"What's this?"
Hong gazed at the golden Dao Diagram, his eyes shining with disbelief.
"The supreme secret art. Once mastered, I can go anywhere in the world. There will be no path I cannot take."
Li Qingxu explained.
Using the divine radiance of his own Sacred Body, he had drawn out the Secret of Xing from the Shrouding the Heavens World.
Although it was no match for the one on the Holy Cliff, it was more than enough for someone to study.
After all, he had thoroughly researched the Secret of Xing in his previous life.
"Just as I thought. It truly is the strongest secret art. It's incredibly profound."
Hong frowned.
The truth contained in the Dao Diagram made him feel as if he were gazing up at the universe.
The diagram was right there before him, yet he still couldn't find the way in, much less enter it.
"By the way, with your current strength, it's about time you took on a role."
Hong suddenly spoke.
Li Qingxu understood what Hong meant.
At the Limit Dojo, anyone who reached the War God Level would be assigned a position.
"Would you rather stay in Hongning Base City and join the Special Operations Group, or go teach at the Training Camp?"
"Or would you prefer another Base City, where you could serve as an Inspector?"
"Where do you want to go?"
Hong asked.
Staying or being posted elsewhere were the two paths open to War Gods in the dojo. It was like choosing between two jobs at a company: once you picked one, it was difficult to change.
Only if you broke through in the future and became a Beyond War God would you have that privilege.
Li Qingxu thought briefly, then said, "I'll pass on going to another Base City. I'll stay here in Hongning Base City."
It didn't matter to him where he went, as long as he could cultivate.
Besides, there were monsters outside Hongning Base City too, giving him the chance to fight and cultivate at the same time.
Most importantly, the biggest monster of all was right in front of him.
"Stay here?"
At that, a smile appeared on Hong's face.
He had hoped Li Qingxu would stay.
If someone explained the profound meaning within that Dao Diagram to him and put it into practice, he would comprehend it much faster.
The next morning, traffic streamed along the bustling streets of Hongning Base City.
Inside a six-wheeled Hummer, there was plenty of space. Apart from the driver's seat in front, the back was practically a lounge.
But a huge backpack took up much of the lounge, leaving Li Qingxu sitting alone on the sofa.
After learning the night before that Li Qingxu would stay at headquarters, Hong had told him to go out and kill two high-level Lords to have his strength certified.
For an ordinary beginner War God, hunting a high-level Lord would be nearly impossible.
Even a high-level War God might not be able to kill one. High-level monster Lords were too fast when fleeing, and countless monsters followed them around.
But Li Qingxu activated his Sacred Body vision, the Secret of Xing, and the Secret of Jie all at once. He was much faster and stronger than the monster Lords, leaving them nowhere to run before he blasted them to death on the spot!
Limit Mansion was an 88-story skyscraper and a landmark of Hongning Base City.
As the headquarters of the Limit Dojo, Hongning Base City had a great many warriors. Naturally, the Limit Mansion saw a huge flow of people every day, most of them drinking and chatting at the bar in the first-floor lobby.
"Mr. Li."
Two women in business suits greeted him at the entrance.
"Let's go."
Li Qingxu wore a white robe and carried a backpack nearly two meters tall in one hand.
Led by the two attendants, he crossed the lobby and went straight into an elevator.
"Good grief, that backpack must be two meters tall."
"How many monster materials has he stored in there?"
Voices in different languages rang out from around the world. A warrior's backpack was made up of layer upon layer and could hold a great deal when fully unfolded, but few people stored so many materials in one.
"Ding!"
The elevator doors opened on the 32nd floor.
The attendant led him into a spacious reception room. A woman who looked to be in her forties was seated inside.
"Hello, Mr. Li. My surname is Meng." The woman smiled.
"Rumble!"
Li Qingxu unfastened the backpack and dumped all the monster materials inside into a bin nearby.
"Two high-level Lords!"
The woman surnamed Meng immediately waved to the attendant beside her. "You can leave."
The vast majority of high-level War Gods couldn't kill a Lord-level monster.
"Process these materials," Li Qingxu said.
"Of course, Mr. Li."
The woman surnamed Meng soon began examining them with an instrument.
"Update my battle record and reassess my title," Li Qingxu reminded her. "I killed these two high-level Lord-level monsters myself."
To become a high-level War God, one had to turn in the most important materials from two high-level monster Lords, and kill them personally.
There was no point in a War God lying about it. There was no benefit to deliberately claiming a more impressive title; without the strength to back it up, it wouldn't do any good.
"Of course."
"Mr. Li, 20 billion Huaxia Currency has been transferred to your personal warrior account, and your contribution rating has been raised to four stars."
The woman surnamed Meng sat in front of a laptop, tapped the wireless keyboard, then smiled at Li Qingxu.
"War Gods usually join the War God Palace as soon as they become one and receive an Consciousness Sensor Helmet. However, the War God Palace will send someone to verify Mr. Li's strength."
Li Qingxu glanced at the screen.
It displayed his information. His level was listed as "War God Level (High-level)."
A pop-up window appeared below with some text.
"War God Palace application, under assessment..."
A few seconds later,
the woman surnamed Meng smiled and said, "Mr. Li, someone from the War God Palace will be here today. It'll be soon."
"Beep!"
A piercing sound rang out.
Another pop-up appeared on the laptop screen: "War God Palace assessment passed!"
"No one came to assess him. How did he pass?"
The woman surnamed Meng was startled. She had been a supervisor for a long time, but had never seen anything like this.
Still, she had heard that some experts whose strength had been recognized by the War God Palace Council were exempted from assessment and passed directly. But that was rare.
Recognition by the Council? What did that mean?
Every member of the War God Palace's highest council was a Beyond War God!
"Mr. Li, someone from the mansion will bring your things over shortly."
The woman surnamed Meng smiled.
"Mm."
Li Qingxu wasn't in a hurry.
A few minutes later, the reception room door opened automatically.
Three uniformed men walked in. One of them, a bald Chinese man, held a metal case and addressed Li Qingxu respectfully.
"War God Li Qingxu, welcome to the War God Palace. You'll receive a Consciousness Sensor Helmet free of charge."
"With this Consciousness Sensor Helmet, you can enter the Virtual Space from anywhere on Earth just by putting it on."
"A Consciousness Sensor Helmet?"
Li Qingxu understood, of course.
Every War God received one of these helmets.
"As a member of the War God Palace, you'll also enjoy many special privileges. Of course, special privileges bring special responsibilities."
The bald man in the lead handed him the metal case and said, "Once War God Li Qingxu uses the Consciousness Sensor to enter the Virtual Space, he'll learn about the many special features of the War God Palace."
"Of course."
Li Qingxu smiled and accepted it.
His finger brushed the latch. Beep! The metal case opened, revealing a deep blue helmet inside.
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