Son of the Sun?

"This feeling—it's back!"

Li Qingxu stood on the rooftop facing the rising sun, his black hair cascading down his back and his skin smooth as immortal jade.

Dressed in a flowing white robe with long sleeves, he looked like an immortal.

In a daze, a great sun seemed to appear behind him!

Having advanced to the Dao Palace, he had begun to evolve the origins of Heaven and Earth within his body, and his cultivation had improved by a great deal.

At that moment, he felt one with Heaven and Earth, as if he had merged with them and become one with the natural Dao.

"Councilor Li, a message from the Dojo Master!"

On the rooftop of another high-rise, a middle-aged man in a red robe called out loudly.

"Oh? When did Hong come out of seclusion?"

Li Qingxu turned around and took a step. Dao rhythms formed beneath his feet, weaving into patterns, as if a Banished Immortal had descended to the mortal world.

In an instant, he appeared beside the middle-aged man in red.

"Councilor Li, the Dojo Master came out of seclusion two months ago. He visited earlier, but when he saw you were still cultivating, he returned to headquarters. He also told me to wait here for you to come out of seclusion."

The middle-aged man in red answered respectfully.

"Tsk. He didn't even take the Primordial Fighter Jet with him."

Li Qingxu glanced at the fighter jet hovering in the sky and smiled as he accepted the communication device.

"Return to headquarters immediately. The device isn't secure."

Those few brief words showed just how anxious Hong was.

"Looks like he's gained some insight into the Nine Secrets: Xing."

Seeing this, Li Qingxu swept his sleeve and brought the middle-aged man in red into the Primordial Wisdom Fighter Jet.

The fighter jet shot across the sky and vanished.

"Good. Councilor Li really is the Son of the Sun."

"Porphy, I agree with you."

The two fair-skinned warriors looked with reverence at the fighter jet as it disappeared from sight.

Hongning Base City, top floor of the Limit Dojo headquarters.

Inside Hong's private cultivation room.

"You really broke through to Planetary Level?"

As soon as Li Qingxu entered, Hong asked him impatiently.

"Not yet."

Li Qingxu shook his head.

He had only reached the first level of the Dao Palace Secret Realm, so his cultivation realm was still equivalent to Planetary Level.

But his strength had undergone a qualitative improvement. Planetary Level warriors couldn't compare.

"Not yet? After all that commotion, you still didn't break through?"

Hong was stunned.

He had affected the sun in the vastness of space, even causing strange phenomena, and he still hadn't broken through to Planetary Level?

If word got out, no one would believe it.

"I really haven't. My strength has just improved."

Li Qingxu was at a loss too.

"Shall we test it? I gained something from comprehending that Dao Diagram as well."

Hong asked, his fighting spirit rising.

After coming out of seclusion, he had sparred with Thor several times. Now Thor couldn't even withstand one of his moves.

He couldn't even react to Hong's attacks.

"Sure."

A glint flashed in Li Qingxu's eyes. He raised his arm toward Hong and clenched his hand in the air.

"You!"

Hong's expression changed drastically. He stared at Li Qingxu as if he were looking at a monster.

A remarkably powerful force suddenly appeared around him, completely restraining him. He couldn't even move a finger.

It felt as if Li Qingxu had taken control of the space around him.

It was simply unbelievable!

According to Li Qingxu, he still hadn't reached Planetary Level.

But if they were both at Planetary Level, could the gap between them really be this enormous?

"What path are you following? How come I can't even withstand one of your moves?"

Hong asked curiously.

"I'm different from you. I follow the Human Body Secret Realm cultivation system. I regard myself as a small world, excavate my own potential, and open the 'doors' within me, keeping pace with the great universe—or even surpassing it."

Li Qingxu's voice rang out slowly.

"Hmm? What do you mean, different?"

Hong asked, puzzled.

He had been ready to listen carefully to Li Qingxu explain his cultivation path, but after the words "I'm different from you," there was no sound at all.

He could even see Li Qingxu's mouth moving, but he couldn't make out a single word.

Even though he knew a little lip-reading, when he tried to sound out the shapes of Li Qingxu's lips, he found that he couldn't produce even one syllable.

"You can't hear anything after that?"

A flicker of surprise crossed Li Qingxu's face, but he understood at once.

The Supreme Rule!

Everything in the Primordial Universe operated under the Supreme Rule. Anything that touched on its restrictions would be forbidden.

Take Sitting Mountain Guest, an outsider: the Supreme Rule forbade him from interfering too much in the affairs of people in this universe, and it also forbade him from speaking about the Origin Continent.

So Sitting Mountain Guest could only let Luo Feng see his secrets while breaking through the cycle of reincarnation.

Li Qingxu was much like Sitting Mountain Guest. They were both outsiders, and any information he revealed that went beyond the Primordial Universe would be restricted by the Supreme Rule.

"Wait."

Li Qingxu suddenly realized something.

If that was true, then wouldn't the Supreme Rule also stop anyone who tried to Reverse Time and Space to investigate his origins?

"Interesting."

A smile appeared on Li Qingxu's face.

He had been worried that once he entered the universe, some Universe Master might Reverse Time and Space to investigate his secrets.

But now, it seemed there was no need to worry.

Still, something didn't add up. Earlier, he had used his Sacred Body's divine power to sketch out the Dao Diagram of the Nine Secrets: Xing for Hong to study.

Yet the Supreme Rule hadn't restricted them or destroyed the Dao Diagram.

"What's wrong?"

Hong asked curiously.

Li Qingxu's face had shifted from a frown to a smile, as though he were pondering something.

"Nothing. You won't be able to follow my path."

Li Qingxu couldn't exactly explain the Supreme Rule, so he gave a simple answer.

"And you call that nothing?"

Hong said casually, "Forget it. Come with me to the Elite Training Camp in a couple of days. There's a promising young man there."

"Sure."

Li Qingxu nodded.

The promising young man Hong meant should be Luo Feng.

Early in the morning on August 1.

The 193 students of the Elite Training Camp gathered on the grass in front of the Nine-Story Building.

Most were chatting in groups of three or five. All the students were fully equipped, carrying backpacks, their weapons, and other gear.

Today was the day they set out on their life-or-death adventure, but before departing, they were all waiting for two people to arrive.

The world's strongest warrior, Hong!

The Son of the Sun, Li Qingxu!

"Why aren't they here yet? I'm so curious what the Son of the Sun is like."

The three of them sat on the grass chatting. Zhao Ruo gazed up dreamily as she spoke.

"By the way, Luo Feng, I heard you're close to the Son of the Sun. Did he even come to save you personally?"

"That's not true. How did that rumor get more and more ridiculous?"

Luo Feng replied helplessly, then turned to Shi Jiang beside him to change the subject. "Senior Brother Shi Jiang, you've met the Chief Hall Master. What's he like?"

At that, Zhao Ruo immediately looked at Shi Jiang too. After all, of the three of them, he was the only veteran student who had met Hong.

"Chief Hall Master Hong... How should I put it?"

"A god!"

Shi Jiang's eyes held reverence and a strange glint. He put particular emphasis on those last two words.

He had met other Inspectors and even beings Beyond War God, but compared with Chief Hall Master Hong, they were like stars beside the sun.

"Then what about the Son of the Sun? Who's stronger?"

Zhao Ruo suddenly asked, looking thoughtful.

Luo Feng and Shi Jiang fell silent at once.

Who knew which of those two was stronger? And besides, was that really something they could just discuss?

"Ahem."

Shi Jiang cleared his throat and forced out, "Junior Brother, Junior Sister, you should focus more on the life-or-death adventure that's coming."

"This time, our adventure is taking us to the Australia Continent!"

Before the Great Nirvana Period, the Australia Continent had been home to an abundance of animals, while its population had numbered only a little over ten million.

After the Great Nirvana Period began, the mutated monsters on the Australia Continent multiplied until their numbers were said to be the highest in the world.

The entire continent had become a monster lair, ranking alongside the Sahara in Africa and the Amazon in South America as one of the world's three great danger zones.

From time to time, some major organizations sent special squads there for training.

This time, Luo Feng and the others were heading to the Australia Continent.

"Hmm?"

Luo Feng looked up at the sky. Quite a few other students did the same.

An aerial boom had sounded overhead, echoing down to them.

A blurry shape appeared above the Elite Training Camp. As it came into focus, it revealed a blood-red, triangular fighter jet!

"They're here!"

"Quick, get up!"