Southern Military Region
A middle-aged man in military uniform watched the helicopter land, then saw Chu Youwei step out, with Huo Si beside her.
One word instantly broke his composure. "Dad!"
The middle-aged man's expression changed. He glanced at the special envoy beside him, then said gravely, "Don't be ridiculous. When we're working, you should address me by my title!"
Huo Si nearly lost his composure when he heard that.
Next, Huo Si was taken to a secure location. The inspection officer learned the basic details from Chu Youwei.
The special envoy hurried over to Huo Si without wasting a moment.
"Mr. Huo Si, could you show me the ability you obtained in that other world, so I can confirm that you really traveled there?"
Huo Si didn't hesitate at all. He summoned his Martial Soul.
"This—!"
The special envoy's brow furrowed deeply. The specialists around them immediately took out their instruments and began testing and examining it...
"This is a unique species, a special life-form found neither in the Dragon Kingdom nor anywhere else on Blue Star. It's an entirely new species!"
"Just now, a special energy fluctuation appeared. The energy detector picked up high-level energy with very high purity."
The special envoy nodded, delight flashing across his face.
"If a world has new forms of energy and new species, then it must also have all kinds of minerals and entirely new materials..."
Then the special envoy asked his second question.
"Can you go back to that Douluo World?"
It was a very direct question.
Huo Si pondered for a moment.
In the next instant, a huge star gate opened in front of him.
Whoosh!
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Huo Si vanished from the spot.
Douluo Continent
In a narrow alley in Nuoding City, within the Heaven Dou Empire.
Huo Si felt his body suddenly grow hollow. A third of the Soul Power in his body had been forcibly drained.
"So I can still get through."
Whoosh!
A huge star gate appeared once more.
Huo Si reappeared in the room.
Under everyone's horrified gazes, his face looked a little pale.
"I can, but each time I go there and come back, it drains thirty percent of my strength."
The instant Huo Si disappeared, the special envoy, the military region commander, and even Chu Youwei all felt their hearts tighten.
This was someone preparing to hand an entire world over to the country—a man holding the resources of a whole world, with supernatural power besides. If he disappeared just like that, it would be a loss for the country.
"Good, good, good! Effective immediately, your file will be permanently sealed. I'll contact a dedicated aircraft and have you transferred to the safest headquarters in the Dragon Kingdom within half an hour!"
The special envoy hurried out, phone in hand, his face alight with excitement.
The military region commander stared at Huo Si in shock.
He knew. He knew that Huo Si could very well bring about a tremendous change in the Dragon Kingdom.
"Huo Si, you're the top talent discovered by our Southern Theater Command. What I mean is, if it's possible, and you can stay safe in that other world, I hope you'll think of our Southern Theater Command."
Three minutes later, the entire Dragon Kingdom was in an uproar. The news was tightly sealed, and an emergency notice was issued. H Province was shaken. Everyone who knew about the matter was ordered to keep silent.
[No superpowered travelers have been found. A patient has escaped from a psychiatric hospital in H City.]
All videos were subjected to an even harsher crackdown. In no time, every related piece of content had disappeared.
Twenty minutes later, ten state-of-the-art Jun-60s escorted Huo Si to Dragon City under tight security.
At headquarters, an elderly man slowly extended his hand to Huo Si.
"Comrade Huo Si, thank you for trusting us!"
"According to the meeting's decision, the decision-making body will vote on every issue troubling you. Everything concerning you will be given priority and handled properly."
"Right now, I only want to ask you one thing: can people from our Dragon Kingdom go to Douluo World?"
Huo Si pondered briefly. He understood what the Dragon Kingdom meant, of course, but...
"It hasn't been tested yet. My strength is still too weak, so I probably can't take anyone through. But..."
Huo Si didn't make any absolute promises, but what he'd revealed was already clear enough.
He wasn't unwilling. It wasn't impossible. He was simply still too weak.
"That's enough."
At the old man's direction, Huo Si was taken to a testing room.
The staff examined how Huo Si summoned his Martial Soul and used Soul Power.
The Dragon Kingdom's top scientists had all gathered to study supernatural power.
When they saw Huo Si, whose health had been poor, break through the limits of ordinary human strength with Soul Power bolstering him, they were all astonished.
Then they began studying his Martial Soul—the Finger Snake.
The old chief started asking about the other world.
When he learned that the world Huo Si had traveled to had a complete cultivation system, along with a path to ascend and become a god at level one hundred, he was stunned beyond words. He also learned all sorts of information about Martial Souls and discovered that Huo Si had likely traveled into an online novel.
At that moment, the high-level meeting was forcibly convened once more.
The old man at the head of the table listened to the representatives around him, his brows drawn tightly together.
Thud, thud, thud!
Steady, powerful footsteps approached from farther down the hall.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The moment the elderly man in military uniform entered the conference room, the younger elders and middle-aged men all rose to their feet.
"Elder Chu!"
Elder Chu carried a complete file and went straight to the seat at the head of the table.
"This contains everything Huo Si experienced after returning to the country, everyone he met, and every word he said."
"We can confirm that he really did travel to Douluo World and gained the power of Martial Souls, as well as information about that world."
[Twin Martial Souls, Innate Full Soul Power, peerless talent in another world...]
[Martial Souls: Little Snake, Plane Star Gate (Passage Between Worlds)]
The person at the head of the table slowly opened his eyes, but when his gaze fell on the file, he erupted in fury.
[He had once been threatened over his method of traveling between worlds and his cultivation abilities.]
Bang!
"Outrageous!"
"You're undermining the foundation of our next generation! You're destroying the future flowers of our motherland!"
"Our Dragon Kingdom's Planar Pioneer is suffering and struggling in another world. Now that he's returned, do you intend to make him bleed and weep all over again, until his heart turns cold and he leaves forever, never trusting us again?"
His furious roar left the conference room dead silent.
"Establish a command center for Douluo World immediately!"
"Anyone who acts against the interests of the Planar Pioneer will be permanently stripped of the right to enter."
"All national resources are to be prioritized for the Planar Pioneer. When necessary, we may mobilize..."
"We mustn't let the Planar Pioneer lose faith in the motherland, and we must never let his heart turn cold!"
Every word the old man spoke made the faces of those present turn pale.
"Issue the highest-level orders!"
"The Xiang Department is to establish the [Plane Guard Army]."
"Gather the country's top scientists to establish the [Plane Research Institute] and study Martial Souls."
"Gather the nation's most brilliant minds with expertise in power and establish the [Think Tank] to solve the difficulties of the cultivation system and address every problem the Planar Pioneer faces!"
"Effective immediately, Huo Si, the Planar Pioneer of Douluo World, takes precedence over everything else!"
"Mobilize the entire nation's strength to help the Planar Pioneer... Tang Si become a god!"
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