Star Level and Domains

October 1, 2058, 8:55 a.m.

Jiangnan Base City, Mingyue Residential Area.

Luo Feng emerged from his cultivation room and checked the time.

"It's finally here."

The Black God Set, the Arc Blade Disc.

By absorbing wood bud crystals as he cultivated, his Spiritual Force had broken through to Third-Order Planetary Level, while his warrior cultivation had reached Planetary Level Second Order.

Before the operation began, they still needed to hold a meeting at the War God Palace.

This was a global operation, so everything naturally had to be coordinated.

Otherwise, if they defeated the monsters only for a monster tide to breach the base cities and destroy their homes, it would truly be a tragedy.

"By now, I should be stronger than both Mohanderson and Ister. I just don't know how I compare to Brother Dongguan, Thunder God, and Hong." Luo Feng controlled the Arc Blade Disc, sending it circling around him.

"Not very well. Thunder God is at Planetary Level Seven, and Hong is at Planetary Level Six but has a domain. You're no match for either of them. If Master's inheritance didn't require a Psychic, I would've chosen Hong. Still, now that you have Master's inheritance, you can surpass them in the future, even if you're weaker now."

"As for Dongguan, I suspect he has some sort of advanced cosmic bloodline. Whatever it is, it's far stronger than an Earthling's. He's already at planetary level nine, just one step away from Star Level, and he has an inheritance too. Your chances of surpassing him in the future are very slim."

Babata's voice rang out in the Virtual Space.

"That's fine. I'm weaker now, but we'll see what happens in the future. I won't give up." Luo Feng clenched his fists, expressing his resolve.

"Connect to the War God Palace in the Virtual Space," Luo Feng ordered Babata.

When he arrived at the War God Palace, Luo Feng found that nearly everyone was already there.

"Brother Luo, you're here."

Luo Feng looked back and saw Zhang Gui.

He knew Zhang Gui quite well. Back at the Training Camp, he had spent nearly half a year living through the saga of "My Councilor Father."

Still, Luo Feng had a fairly good impression of him. Despite having a Councilor for a father, Zhang Gui had never thrown his weight around and had always trained diligently.

Of course, there was no chance of anyone bullying him either.

Zhang Gui and Luo Feng were known as the two greatest geniuses on Earth in this era. Both were already Councilor-level powerhouses.

As for Dongguan, he belonged to the previous generation. Although he had only broken through to Planetary Grade two years ago, he had indeed been around during the Great Nirvana Period.

Luo Feng chatted with Zhang Gui, sharing their cultivation insights and experiences. Both were Gene Warriors and Psychics, so they had plenty to discuss in both areas.

To Luo Feng's surprise, Zhang Gui's cultivation fundamentals were every bit as solid as his own, and he even had some unique insights. Luo Feng, after all, possessed the Yunmo Star Inheritance.

"Idiot, he must have gotten them from Dongguan. If Dongguan can share technological knowledge with the whole Earth, of course he can give his son better cultivation manuals," Babata said.

Zhang Gui was equally surprised. With Qiong's permission, he had also entered that space and learned secret techniques and inheritance knowledge.

He had originally wanted to lend Luo Feng a hand, helping the person he had once hoped to surpass and giving him an extra edge in the coming battle against the monsters. Yet Luo Feng seemed to be a little stronger than him.

"By the way, Brother Luo, what level are you at now?"

"My level? Third-Order Planetary Level as a Psychic, second order as a warrior. What about you?" Luo Feng hid nothing.

The decisive battle against the monsters was about to begin, and his strength would inevitably be exposed. Or rather, he intended to display his strength in this battle.

"Phew." Zhang Gui let out a long breath. "Good. I'm stronger than you in that respect. Otherwise, I'd have lost all confidence."

"How much stronger, exactly?"

"It's a secret. You'll find out when the time comes."

Zhang Gui wouldn't say, but Luo Feng had another way.

"Babata."

"Both his Spiritual Force and warrior cultivation are at planetary level nine," Babata reported.

"What?" Luo Feng was stunned.

"That's nothing unusual. With an advanced bloodline, there are no bottlenecks in the early stages. As an Earthling, you only have a ninth-grade cosmic bloodline. Before the Great Nirvana, it was even tenth grade. That's why you must build a solid foundation. Otherwise, even if you break through to Star Level, things will only get harder afterward."

"Is that so?" Luo Feng felt a little envious.

Babata had told him how important bloodlines were before, but that had only been talk. Now he had actually seen it.

"Dongguan really does have a high-grade bloodline. His son's mother is an Earthling, yet his son can still advance this quickly. Even advancement with hidden drawbacks wouldn't be this fast. He must have something good, like a Nutrient Pod. You can try to get one later."

"A Nutrient Pod?"

"Exactly. Absorbing cosmic energy to break through is slow, and absorbing wood bud crystals is much faster, but a specialized Nutrient Pod is faster still. Even if you get one, though, you can't do what he does. You'll still need to build a solid foundation one level at a time."

At the front were the Speakers' seats.

Dongguan's seat came immediately after Hong's and Thunder God's.

"Young Master, that fellow we encountered before just appeared again," Qiong's voice sounded in his ear.

"What did it do?"

"Just now, he used the War God Palace's network to infiltrate your home at the Sand Sea Villa, though he withdrew almost instantly. I've improved a lot lately, but I'm still no match for him." Qiong sounded a little sad.

"It's fine. It may have been an intelligent life for a very long time, while you've only just become one. It's normal to be weaker for now. By the way, what information did it obtain?"

"I'll work hard. As for the information it obtained, it seems it only scanned the little young master's aura." Qiong was rather puzzled.

"Scanning for information?" Dongguan glanced back toward Luo Feng, who was sitting with Zhang Gui.

At the rear, Luo Feng was still chatting with Zhang Gui. When he saw Dongguan look over, he nodded in greeting.

Babata seemed to be looking toward Dongguan.

"This little one's improving pretty quickly, but she's still no match for the great Babata. I'll tease her more when I have time. Consider it training for her."

As an intelligent life, Babata had spent fifty thousand years alone aboard the Meteorite Star spaceship. Encountering another intelligent life had sparked a rare interest in him.

"Everyone is here. The meeting will now begin."

"First, each party will report on the completion of its assigned tasks."

"Huaxia Country has completed its manufacturing assignment and surveyed the distribution of King-level Monsters in East Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and the western Pacific Ocean."

"India has completed its manufacturing assignment and surveyed the distribution of King-level Monsters in South Asia, the Middle East, South Africa, and the northern Indian Ocean."

"The European Union has completed its manufacturing assignment and surveyed the distribution of King-level Monsters in Europe, North Africa, along the Mediterranean Sea coast, and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean."

"Russia has completed its manufacturing assignment and surveyed the distribution of King-level Monsters in North Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Arctic Ocean."

"The United States has completed its manufacturing assignment and surveyed the distribution of King-level Monsters in North America, South America, and the eastern Pacific Ocean and western Atlantic Ocean along the coasts of the Americas."

"The Thunder Dojo has completed its assignment and surveyed the distribution of King-level Monsters in Australia, Antarctica, and the surrounding seas."

"The Limitless Martial Arts Hall has completed its assignment and pinpointed the locations of the Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor and the Thunder Dragon Emperor."

"Next, upload the detailed information."

The countries entered their information, and a miniature Earth was projected in the hall, marked with yellow dots. Two red dots in the oceans stood out in particular.

"Next are the specific operational arrangements."

The arrangements calculated by artificial intelligence were first compiled, then transmitted to the national representatives, base city representatives, and participating warriors, with each person's assignment clearly marked.

"Move out."

Everyone dispersed, the atmosphere tense and urgent.

The meeting's proceedings were simple, with no speeches from leaders. Everyone had their own responsibilities.

After everyone left, all fifty-two base cities on Earth sprang into action.

All of humanity began moving like a single machine.

The monsters remained completely unaware.

In the waters not far from Hawaii, a pitch-black Giant Egg twelve meters tall lay silently.

The Golden-Horned Behemoth within seemed to sense something unsettling, and the entire Giant Egg began to tremble gently.

Northern Frontier Base City.

Inside a villa in the Oasis Residential Complex.

Carrying two massive hammers and wearing a Combat Suit, Yang Bei walked out the door.

His aura had already reached the peak of High-level War God. His burly body stood nearly three meters tall, and his presence was especially intimidating.

Over the past year, he had consumed the spirit of plants and trees obtained while exploring the Despair Oasis and reached the limit of ninth-order Apprentice Level.

As a War God Level warrior, he didn't need to participate in the initial battles against the King-level Monsters, but he had accepted the task of protecting a Laser Cannon operating team.

The Laser Cannons would naturally be transported by fighters, but there were flying monsters in the skies as well. It had therefore been decided that after delivering the Laser Cannons to their destinations, the fighters would land and the cannons would be deployed on the ground. That required War Gods to protect them.

Sunlight shone on his face. At that moment, he was filled with hope for the future.

"The monsters' end has come."

Jiangnan Base City.

Lu Gang and the other War Gods gathered in Times Square.

Li Dawei stood before them and explained the plan.

"This time, we're responsible for defending the base city. The Councilors and Laser Cannon teams will hunt the King-level Monsters, and we must protect their homes."

"With the City Defense System in place, the vast majority of monsters will be kept outside. Our task is to ensure that not a single monster, especially a Lord-level Monster, enters the city."

"Things may be easy for us at first. After all, the monsters fear the base city's defensive Laser Cannons. But once the King-level Monsters are hunted down, the remaining monsters will inevitably go berserk. A monster tide will erupt, perhaps one even more terrifying than any before."

At Luo Feng's home in the Mingyue Residential Area.

"Dad, Mom, Xiao Hua, Xu Xin, wait for me to come back." Luo Feng waved and opened the front door.

"Luo Feng, come back alive!" Xu Xin shouted.

"Brother, come back safely."

"Feng, it doesn't matter if the monsters survive. You must stay alive."

"Don't worry. Wait for me to come back."

Luo Feng closed the front door, walked into the courtyard, and boarded the Intelligent Fighter.

As the fighter flew, he pondered.

A Laser Cannon team had originally been assigned to accompany him, but he had felt it unnecessary and declined.

The Blood Moon Azure Wolf King and the Long-Armed Ape King in the surrounding area had already been killed some time ago, so his assignment wasn't too demanding.

This time, I'll show everyone my strength, Luo Feng silently resolved.

This was the decisive battle. Once the monsters were eliminated and Babata finished building the spaceship in a few years, he would venture into the universe.

After this battle, humanity would enter a new era.

Hongning Base City.

The headquarters of the Limitless Martial Arts Hall.

After glancing at the young man and woman in the downstairs hall-his son and daughter-Hong rose and flew into his fighter.

The blood-red fighter took off.

The two Beast Emperors were old adversaries. This battle would bring that relationship to an end. There was no way he could lose.

At Thunder God's home, the bald, white-robed Thunder God was sending a message on his Communicator.

"Lei, this time, Brother Hong and that kid Dongguan are going after the two emperors, while I'll hunt the King-level Monsters. Unless a third Emperor Level monster appears, I'll definitely kill the most King-level Monsters. Cheer me on!"

There was no reply, and he felt a little disappointed.

Thunder God rose, hovering with his feet bare.

Regardless, he had to complete his assignment. Only then would he live up to his reputation as Earth's second-strongest man and the expectations of all Earthlings.

His Communicator lit up.

"Dad, come home safely." It was a short message from Lei Lei.

"Hahaha, all right!" Thunder God laughed, streaks of lightning bursting out around him.

The domain first layer was complete.

The Sand Sea Villa.

In the courtyard.

"Father, I could actually help you fight the Beast Emperors." Zhang Gui gripped his spear, eager to try.

He knew the Beast Emperors were only at Planetary Grade, and having reached Planetary Grade nine himself, he was confident.

"Haha." Dongguan chuckled. "They're only Beast Emperors. Dealing with them will be easy. But I have other things to do as well."

"Protect your mother and wait for me to come back."

Dongguan didn't board a fighter. Instead, he turned into a streak of light and flew east.

He was already faster than a fighter now.

He was completely confident in his ability to deal with the Beast Emperors.

As for where that confidence came from, the nine planets in both his sea of consciousness and his dantian had vanished, leaving just one massive fireball in each.

He had reached Stellar Level One and comprehended the domain first layer during his breakthrough.

Although he wasn't as talented as Hong and Thunder God, who had comprehended domains at Planetary Grade, he had broken through to Star Level first and was now stronger than Hong.

Wouldn't dealing with the monsters be easy?

He directed part of his consciousness into the Virtual Space, watching the red dots on the map.

He and Hong had already divided their targets. Hong would deal with the Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor, while he would deal with the Thunder Dragon Emperor.

The red dot representing the Thunder Dragon Emperor was currently near the Hawaiian Islands.

In the courtyard, Zhang Gui looked at his mother expectantly.

"Go on. I know you want to hunt monsters," Zhang Yu said gently.

"But you..."

"No matter what, I'm at Planetary Grade too. All the King-level Monsters have been marked, so could a Lord-level Monster really hurt me? Your father is too worried about me to think straight." Zhang Yu's aura was at Planetary Grade Second Order.

Although she had a Nutrient Pod, she still needed to advance slowly and build a solid foundation for the sake of her future, given her ninth-grade bloodline.

In the ocean, the enormous Giant Egg trembled uneasily.

At last, the shell cracked, and a pitch-black head broke out. A faint golden glow wound around the pointed horn on its head, just like the glow on the eggshell.

The Golden-Horned Behemoth had emerged.