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His second trip to the Wilderness Zone.

And this time, he was going alone. No one from the family would be following him to protect him.

But Jiang Zhe was not worried about safety. He had great confidence in his own strength.

"The quality of my Psychic Power is close to that of an Apprentice Ninth-Rank Psychic Master. On Earth, unless Hong, Thunder God, or Ister makes a move, no one can kill me."

"Even if a Councilor Level fighter hunts me down, he should still be slightly slower than me in terms of flight speed."

"If I want to play it safe, I can imitate Luo Feng and turn into a groundhog, drilling into the underground rock layers. Then I can borrow Katlan's words—'Trying to catch a Greater War God-level Psychic Master underground, even someone beyond the War God level wouldn't dare boast like that.'"

"With my 2x Genetic Level, the strength of my Psychic Power is only slightly inferior to Luo Feng's when he first entered Wudao."

He explored the old forests of the northeast and slew Crested Serpents;

Crossed the Greater Khingan Range and danced with Bear Venerable and Tiger King;

Ventured deep into the Changbai Mountain Area to hunt Deer Herd Lords;

Swept across vast grasslands and massacred wolf packs;

Every few days, Jiang Zhe would visit a nearby military district to deliver a batch of Lord-Tier monster materials to the manager of his family's trading company.

Oh, and those materials had to be paid for.

Even in the family business, public and private matters had to be kept separate. It was just that the purchase price was only sixty percent of market value.

One payment of tens of billions after another was transferred into the bank card where Jiang Zhe received his Monthly Allowance, leaving him completely numb to money.

24!

29!

35!

42!

Jiang Zhe counted the Lord-Tier monsters that had died by his hand.

Whenever he thought of them, he felt a little moved.

They had not truly died. Instead, they had transformed into money and light points, remaining by his side and becoming nourishment for his advancement to a 3x Genetic Level.

"For those World Masters and Immortals in the universe, if killing across ranks could raise their genetic multiplier, they would probably go mad with excitement, wouldn't they?"

"There are quite a few geniuses at the World Master level who can kill ordinary Immortals. A kill across such a vast realm would probably fill them up in one go."

As he quantified the progress of condensing the third star, Jiang Zhe also summarized a few patterns.

"The greatest gains come from fighting across ranks, even if it is merely crossing the Small Watershed between Apprentice Sixth-Rank and Seventh-Rank!"

"Just like when I first entered the Wilderness Zone: killing Beast Generals with Warrior-level cultivation only required a little over forty Beast Generals to fill the Progress Bar to twenty percent."

"Later, after advancing to Junior Battle General, hunting Beast Generals again required over a thousand of them to fill the remaining gap."

Jiang Zhe reviewed his gains from the past few days once more.

"Twenty-three days!"

"I have traveled through almost half of northern Hanxia Territory and killed a total of 144 Lord-Tier monsters!"

"Most were Mid-level Lords and Low-level Lords. Greater Lords were few and far between, only five in total, and not easy to kill either... The Progress Bar has now passed eighty percent."

"If I hunted only Greater Lords, I probably would not need even a hundred of them to fill the third star from nothing."

"But this is enough for now... Tomorrow is the big day. It is time to go back for Grandpa and Eldest Uncle's advancement banquet."

According to Jiang Family custom, such an occasion should not have called for a banquet.

But pressured by both Hanxia and the HR Alliance, not only did they have to hold one, they had to make it grand. Both major powers wanted to announce that these two Councilors belonged to them.

When Jiang Zhe flew back to Lanling Base City from the grasslands, he could not have imagined that someone had already set their sights on him.

Kyoto, Imperial City Villa District, No. 09.

This was Councilor Li NanSheng's residence, and he had been having a rather rough time lately.

The Wang Family, which had once been extremely close to him, had suddenly suffered a devastating blow due to its foolish actions. The family's main branch had been replaced outright.

It was equivalent to a dynasty changing hands before the Great Nirvana, with everything being reshuffled.

The Wang Family's new Family Head had tactlessly cut off contact with him and turned to Jia Yi instead.

It was as though he had been cuckolded, and a ball of fury burned in his chest.

Their master was in a bad mood, so the servants did not even dare breathe too loudly while attending to him. The entire villa was under intense pressure.

For Li NanSheng, there was something even more infuriating.

A fat fish he had been watching for over twenty years had suddenly evolved into a great white shark—two of them, at that—making his former plans increasingly unrealistic.

Fortunately, after extreme misfortune came a turn for the better.

It began with a video from the northeastern military district half a month ago.

—The protagonist in the video was Jiang Zhe. With a long spear on his back and a backpack supported by Psychic Power, he was delivering monster materials to a Jiang Family trading company.

With just one glance, Li NanSheng recognized the rod-shaped object wrapped in cloth on Jiang Zhe's back.

He was overjoyed!

"Nearly 2.6 meters long, and even wrapped in cloth to conceal its luxurious appearance... That's right! It is absolutely the Jiang Family's ancestral Divine Spear!"

"They actually!"

"The Jiang Family actually dared to take it out of the Base City!"

"Do they think no one knows its special properties? Hahaha, Heaven is truly helping me!"

"It can pierce the Black God Set. With my spear techniques, I will definitely become Hanxia's number one. Jia Yi will be nothing more than a scrawny dog I can kill at will!"

Li NanSheng took out the old smart phone locked in his safe and once again savored the blurry footage stored inside.

—It showed a life-and-death battle between two Greater War Gods. Both wore Black God Sets, and the battle had reached a stalemate. The turning point came when that excessively magnificent Dragon Spear pierced through a Black God Set!

More than twenty years!

He had dreamed of it day and night, utterly obsessed with that spear.

"No, I need to stay calm!"

"His Psychic Master cultivation is formidable. I only have one chance, and I should avoid making a move within Hanxia Territory if possible. It would be too easy to expose my identity, and those two nuisances could rush over to support him quickly."

"I only have one chance!"

Jiang Zhe arrived home at night again.

The Jiang Family estate had already been decorated festively in preparation for tomorrow's advancement celebration.

A bonfire had been lit in the center of the front courtyard.

Apparently, they were holding a small gathering.

There were thirty or forty people, half Hanxia and half Europa, mostly young women. They were probably the young ladies of the HR Alliance's new generation.

What surprised Jiang Zhe was that Black Bear... no, his second brother, whom he had not seen in over two months, was also there. And he seemed to have a little "trouble," as a short girl was clinging to him.

"Hmm? Could this gathering also serve as a matchmaking event?"

Jiang Zhe immediately halted his descent.

His Psychic Power controlled the shield as it turned, and he was about to slip back into his little courtyard to hide.

But Jiang Wu was not about to let go of this lifeline so easily.

He shouted, "My dear little brother, now that you've become a War God, are you unwilling even to pause and look at your poor older brother?"

Not listening, not listening, Black Bear chanting scriptures!

Jiang Zhe turned a deaf ear, descending from the night sky and heading straight for his Detached Courtyard.

"Little Sister Ye, we can chat another time. My brother and I are already at each other's throats, so I need to settle this family conflict immediately."

The Black Bear Demon got up and left.

After taking two steps, he did not forget to turn back and add, "See you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow, Brother Wu!"

The girl reluctantly waved at him.

Jiang Zhe wanted to shut the door and turn visitors away.

But one hand was faster than him, blocking his motion to close it.

"Quick! Let me hide here for a while. I've only been back for less than five days, and they've already arranged three gatherings like this for me! Is the old man trying to kill me?!"

Jiang Zhe said speechlessly, "How is this trying to kill you? He is helping you settle your lifelong matter."

"Ah, don't talk about that." Jiang Wu waved his hand. "You've been pretty crazy lately. You killed more than a hundred Lord-Tier monsters in a row. People outside are saying that you alone can supply enough raw materials for the Jiang Family's weapons production line."

"Huh? I was just casually killing monsters. It was boring sitting around."

Jiang Zhe gave a brief explanation, then changed the subject. "Second Brother, you're not bad either. You're already a Greater Battle General. Looks like the Thunderbolt Martial Hall's Elite Training Camp is pretty good."

"Haha, Little Zhe, I'm also cultivating the Ninefold Thunder Blade now. My force amplification has already reached 4.2 times. This time, after using Jade Marrow and Dragon Blood, I should advance straight to War God level."

"When you go hunting Lord-Tier monsters again, remember to bring me along."

After Grandpa and Eldest Uncle's advancement ceremony ended, Jiang Zhe set out once more.

This time, his destination was the Australian Continent.

Killing Lord-Tier monsters to complete the remaining twenty percent of his accumulation was one reason;

More importantly, he wanted to take a stroll around Wudao and pick up a dozen or so Wood Spirits for his family.

The Nine-Death Rebirth Herb had been taken by the old man to make medicine. This time, Jiang Zhe had brought only five portions of Dragon Blood, intending to complete the two advancements he had planned long ago here.

Aboard a private plane dispatched by the HR Alliance, Jiang Zhe jumped directly from the aircraft above a mountain range, stepping on his shield as he descended into the mountains.

—140°E–145°E; 25°S–30°S!

Jiang Zhe did not know that after he jumped from the plane, the pilot sent out the coordinates of the area where he was likely to operate next.

The aircraft then suffered an accident on its return flight and plunged into the Pacific Ocean.

There were an enormous number of Lord-Tier monsters on the Australian Continent.

Wearing the Black God Set, Jiang Zhe dared to take risks easily. In pursuit of speed, he chose Junior Lords as his primary targets.

Great Strength Demonic Ape ×2!

Golden-Backed Alligator Dragon ×4!

Giant Rock Kangaroo ×3!

Red-Backed Wolf Spider!

Lightning Python!

King Kong Python...

The next morning.

Gazing at the rising sun, Master Jiang, who had worked busily for an entire day and night, finally revealed the joy of a bountiful harvest.

"A total of 223 Lord-Tier monsters killed!"

"Of them, 153 were Junior Lords, 56 were Mid-level Lords, and 14 were difficult-to-kill Greater Lords!"

"Begin. The final transformation!"

Four flying knives spun as they instantly drilled through the ground. Jiang Zhe plunged straight in, applying Psychic Power to his feet and turning his entire body into a drilling machine as he rapidly pierced into the earth.

Deep underground, within the rock layer.

Jiang Zhe blasted out a small cavern, leaned against the rock, and recovered until he had adjusted himself to his peak state.

He sat cross-legged and visualized the Three-Point Star Map's first diagram.

Threads of pure energy fed back into his body, flowing from the Sea of Consciousness to every part of him.

The secret markings on his chest began to heat up. After the vast amount of accumulated light points circulated through the secret markings several times, they too merged into his body.

The two streams of energy intertwined and fused... Life Evolution had begun!

This time, it was at his left shoulder. The third star completely solidified, the final step in completing the first diagram of the Life Blueprint.

Brain region!

Right shoulder!

Left shoulder!

The three stars connected, glittering and reflecting one another as they formed a unique Life Force Field.

It pulsed softly, guiding Jiang Zhe's body through its final evolution!

He could clearly feel his cells dividing, while countless bodily tissues transformed alongside them...

Most importantly, there was the increasingly distinct sense of close connection between spirit, flesh, bone, blood...

No longer a loose aggregation, but a complete whole!

Thanks to Arrietty, Complex Ingredients, Sword-Carrying Laughs at the Mortal World, and Fei Jin for the rewards!!!

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