Public Beta

Once the glowing mist dispersed, the island was left in ruins, every blade of grass and tree burned to ashes.

Nothing on the several-hundred-meter island had been spared. The ground was covered in charred craters and glass-like crystals.

Li Ming watched the surveillance footage in silence for a long time. Countless fish corpses floated across the sea, and together with the scorched island, the sight was truly shocking.

Before long, however, something unusual suddenly appeared on the screen: a red dot was rapidly approaching.

For it to appear as a red dot, it had to be either a Soul Beast or a Soul Master.

The red dot grew brighter and brighter, which meant its age was increasing.

The reason for such rapid growth was that Li Ming's satellites had limited ability to monitor the ocean. Some Soul Beasts deep beneath the sea could not be detected at all.

This Soul Beast was likely rising rapidly from the deep sea, causing the satellite's readings to become increasingly accurate.

Yet his expression soon turned grave. In barely any time, the red dot had surpassed one hundred thousand years and was still climbing.

It quickly exceeded the highest Soul Beast value he had recorded so far—the Soul Beast above one hundred thousand years that he had detected on the day he absorbed the Unicorn Soul Ring.

Its value was even far beyond that previous record.

Eventually, the Satellite AI's calculations had become practically useless. It could no longer estimate the Soul Beast's exact value and could only see the intense red glow it gave off on the map.

At last, a shadow larger than the island itself appeared on the ocean's surface on the Satellite Map.

"Could that be the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King?"

Li Ming froze for a moment. With those readings and that size, it really was possible.

Had his Thousand-Fold Pulse Beam drawn it out?

Honestly, as Li Ming looked at the shadow comparable to a small island, he somewhat wanted to test the power of his Thousand-Fold Pulse Beam on it.

Only such a powerful Soul Beast would make the best test target.

Unfortunately, nearly all the satellites' solar energy had been exhausted by now, and he could not fire another shot anytime soon.

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King lingered on the surface for a while, seemingly searching for its enemy. Yet it found nothing, and its figure soon vanished.

Once it dove into the deep sea, Li Ming's monitoring of it rapidly disappeared as well.

Although that was somewhat regrettable, Li Ming was thrilled and excited at the moment, a smug smile appearing on his lips.

From this day onward, he was no longer an ordinary Spirit Elder.

He possessed a satellite weapon with sufficiently powerful destructive force. Soul Power rank was no longer the standard by which his strength was measured.

Forget fighting Spirit Ancestors and Spirit Kings above his rank—he felt that his Thousand-Beam Pulsed Scorching Beam could even take on a Title Douluo.

Though he only had one shot and would need several days to recharge it, if it struck a Title Douluo, even if it did not kill them, they would not have an easy time of it.

And it was a free shot, too. The other side would not even know who had hit them.

At last, he had gained a little confidence in his ability to survive in this world, though he reined in some of his pride.

After all, there were many Title Douluos in this world, as well as Demigod-level beings. Not to mention the God Realm. Until he was strong enough, he had better keep a low profile.

For now, he could continue increasing his firepower, so long as he had enough satellites.

Once he developed a ten-thousand-beam pulse beam, he would dare to blast even a Deity.

At the thought, he could not help grinning foolishly.

But launching ten thousand satellites alone would take more than twenty years.

Besides, his current satellites definitely could not contain the full energy of ten thousand satellites, so he still needed to develop further.

Still, he was in no hurry. He now had strength, enough to begin a new plan.

Since his Martial Soul was starting to fall behind, he could begin planning how to improve it.

In the blink of an eye, a day passed, and Li Ming remained in his room, looking at the Satellite Panel.

The Dream Space had finished restructuring, and its security had greatly improved.

More importantly, Fate Power had been introduced as a parameter. The Dream Space's structure had undergone new changes, and the model of its power system was growing ever closer to reality.

Over the past half year, the Personal Cultivation Assistant had collected a great deal of information. It had already been ready for a major upgrade that would make its functions more complete.

But now that Fate Power had intervened, the scale of this upgrade had risen considerably.

With fate's guidance, many suggestions would become more effective and targeted. This assistant could absolutely be called the strongest teacher in the world.

With only the Personal Cultivation Assistant's aid, creating Self-Created Soul Skills would merely be a matter of time.

It could offer the most scientific and the most mystical guidance.

And with Fate Power, the Satellite AI had become more precise in its numerical calculations.

However... Li Ming planned to provide Purple Heaven City's residents only with a stripped-down version. Naturally, the good stuff had to be saved for himself.

Seeing that everything was ready on the panel, Li Ming directly activated the Dream Space's official Public Beta!

At that moment, several satellites serving as Servers began executing their predetermined Code, generating a brand-new dream.

This would take a little time.

What Li Ming did not know was that during this process, a piece of underlying Code was quietly implanted into the Dream Space's program.

Soon, the space's construction was complete, and Public Beta access qualifications were officially distributed.

Unlike before, this Public Beta was being handled by the Satellite AI.

It could cover nearly every Soul Master across the continent.

The only blacklist Li Ming had set was Bibi Dong.

It was not that he wanted to target Bibi Dong. Rather, she was undergoing the Rakshasa God's divine trial and would almost certainly inherit that divine position in the future.

That divine position was destined to stand against everyone else. There was no possibility of changing that.

At that moment, most Soul Masters across the continent sensed the Dream Space's summons and felt a wave of drowsiness.

Those with prior experience were all delighted. They knew what this signified and hurriedly set aside whatever they were doing, returning to their rooms to enter the Dream Space.

Those without experience but with affiliations had actually received notifications and knew what it meant.

Of course, most Soul Masters did not know what it meant at all.

Li Ming merely continued issuing invitations intermittently, as always.

This was not about putting on airs. Like a startup company, he naturally had to use every means to attract as many users as possible. Otherwise, there would be no point in opening Purple Heaven City.

After setting the program, Li Ming entered the Dream Space as well.

Yet the moment he entered, Li Ming sensed a completely different feeling.

It was clearly different from the Closed Beta version of the Dream Space.

He appeared in the Dream Space with his real face, one among the many Public Beta users.

He looked around. At the moment, he stood outside Purple Heaven City's gates. Every Soul Master who entered appeared here, and Soul Masters kept appearing around him.

Li Ming looked around. Purple Heaven City still stood above a sea of clouds, while Blue Star, the sun, and the moon hung in the sky.

Compared to before, they looked more realistic and majestic. The gentle sunlight carried a faint burning sensation as it fell on his body.

It was a sensation he had never experienced before.

Even the clouds beneath his feet felt more real and soft. The scent of the air had changed slightly as well. When he took a deep breath, he could even sense the moisture in it.

This was the power of the Public Beta version, thanks to the improved Satellite AI Chip and the addition of Fate Power.

And these were only the most superficial changes.