Li Xingkong was actually quite happy with this outcome, since the Snail People's star sector was too far from Earth Star, and even if he occupied this place now, it wouldn't make a difference.
Divine Land's reach is too short to extend over this area, and it would be difficult for Li Xingkong to effectively manage such a large region on his own.
He's never been good at management; he can be a hands-off manager, but someone has to be able to keep things running smoothly.
In this star sector, Li Xingkong was all alone, without a single person he could rely on, so this idea was naturally out of the question.
Moreover, he didn't care much about the size of this so-called territory. The amount of territory he controlled was external to him; only his own strength was real.
During this long journey, Li Xingkong's cultivation did not improve much; he only made some progress in magic and supernatural abilities.
He was becoming increasingly adept at using the Ten Thousand Swords Art, and the attack range of this spell had reached the entry-level requirement, nearly 0.5 astronomical units.
Although this number may seem insignificant, the distance it represents is no joke. One astronomical unit (AU) represents the distance between the Earth Star and the Sun, a distance that would take light eight minutes to travel.
With an attack range of 0.5 astronomical units, Li Xingkong's combat radius exceeds the range of most spaceships. Frigate-class warships can no longer reach him and can strike him directly from beyond visual range.
Only the medium- and long-range armament of some large warships could possibly engage in a firefight with Li Xingkong.
The truth lies within the range of artillery fire; this is an ironclad rule in the universe as well.
Although advanced civilizations employ a wide variety of attack methods, before revealing their unique techniques, the common combat methods across the universe still primarily rely on warships and mechs.
Besides improving his Ten Thousand Swords Art Technique, Li Xingkong is also most satisfied with the development of the Taiyi Ice Soul Divine Light.
While it lacks practical experience in combat, it is incredibly powerful for self-defense. In Li Xingkong's current view, this spell is simply an invincible skill. However, while it grants invincibility, it also causes him to become immobilized, making it both advantageous and disadvantageous.
But after experiencing the baptism of the Galaxy Annihilation Bomb, Li Xingkong grew to love this supernatural power even more. Although it had drawbacks, its effects were indeed powerful.
Besides his magical abilities, Li Xingkong's Divine Sense also began to grow further. Previously, because his physical strength had reached its limit, Li Xingkong's Divine Sense had grown to a threshold. However, after breaking through to the Golden Core, with the Golden Core in hand, his overall strength also increased to a higher level under the impact of the Baleful Qi. His physical body, which had previously been holding him back, had made a breakthrough, and naturally, the upper limit of his Divine Sense also increased considerably.
With the improvement of his Divine Sense, the use of the Earth-Traversing Golden Light was no longer as chaotic as before, where once it turned into light, he would be like a headless fly.
Its current range of Divine Sense has reached nearly 100,000 kilometers. Even light would need 0.3 seconds to travel through its detection range. This gives Li Xingkong a 0.3-second reaction time, allowing him to detect the surrounding environment while flying through the Earth-Traversing Golden Light.
With his communication with the Crawfish People temporarily concluded, Li Xingkong didn't dwell on anything else. Instead, he passed through the spatial node and began his journey home towards Earth Star.
Having summarized his current cultivation, Li Xingkong also made a decision about his cultivation plan for the return journey.
Whether it's magic or supernatural power, the key to its effectiveness lies in one's own cultivation level. Therefore, on this return journey, one might as well further improve one's cultivation level and help the Golden Core reach the first stage as soon as possible.
"Hey, hey, hey, have you forgotten about me?!"
As Li Xingkong stepped into the spatial jump tunnel, a cacophony of sounds filled his ears.
It turned out that the compass I was wearing had started making noise.
"I'm telling you, you're not going to take me back, are you? I've already brought you all this way, my mission is complete, shouldn't you let me go?"
The Snail People spirit inside the compass was clearly agitated.
The destruction of the Snail People's core star sector is not his concern, since he's never been there anyway. But Li Xingkong wants to take it back to Divine Land, that would be a huge problem.
What kind of place is Divine Land? It's full of people like Li Xingkong. Although it's nothing special to Li Xingkong, it's like someone entering a zoo to Shenzhou.
It's neither a cultivator nor a Sage; it naturally has its own Seven Emotions. If it follows Li Xingkong back to Earth Star, it'll suffer.
"What, want to go home?"
Li Xingkong looked at the guy. This guy had indeed done a good job in guiding Li Xingkong, so sending him back to his home planet wouldn't be a big problem.
Anyway Earth Star's location isn't exactly a secret to the Snail People; having one more or one less won't make a difference.
Moreover, after witnessing the Chamber of Commerce's spatial teleportation capabilities, Li Xingkong also realized that only a civilization of the Snail People's caliber would need to go through so much trouble and teleport so many times to reach Earth Star.
If it were any other civilization, it would probably be much faster.
Of course, his current situation doesn't count, since he has only recently advanced to the Golden Core stage and hasn't had time to develop his research on space, which is why he can only take the Snail People's path.
"A little, but mainly it's because the people here in Divine Land look so different from me that it's really hard to accept."
The Snail People spirit was rather honest.
"Fine, considering you've done a good job, I'll send you to a nearby planet after the jump."
Li Xingkong readily agreed.
"Could you take me here? It's not too far from the warp point..."
The Snail People spirit marked a planet and tentatively asked a question.
"It's no trouble at all, I'll take you there when the time comes."
Li Xingkong was in a fairly good mood, so he agreed to this small request.
Seeing that Li Xingkong had granted its request, the Xiaowo fell silent and obediently retreated back into the compass. Li Xingkong also closed his eyes and entered a meditative state.
"This is the planet, right?"
Several months later, Li Xingkong brought Xiaowo to the planet it had designated.
"Yes, yes, this is it. Just drop me down here."
Xiaowo glanced at it a few times, compared it with the planet in her memory, and then nodded repeatedly.
"Alright, then go ahead."
Li Xingkong untied the compass, gave it a push, and the small compass turned into a point of light that fell into the planet.
What planet is this? Could it be its home planet?
Before leaving, Li Xingkong casually glanced at it.
" Kro Star Light District."
Li Xingkong. Good heavens, this guy is practically a soul now, and he still wants to come to a place like this? He's a real talent.