Lu Ze thought about things and said, "I'll go check out that tree. You guys finish the flowers first."

The girls nodded.

Lu Ze appeared before the blossoming tree. Lu Ze stared at the golden flowers. In the center, there was a drop of golden dew laid on.

It wasn't the same indeed.

Lu Ze raised a brow. Last time, it was blue dew, now, it is golden.

He didn't know what effect it would have.

Lu Ze didn't think much and took the dew.

Then, he flew to the other flowers.

Not all the flowers had blossomed on the tree. Most of them were still unbloomed. There were only 22 flowers that had blossomed. Each one had one golden dew in the center.

Lu Ze gathered these dews. At this moment, there was a rumbling sound. This powerful wave spread in all directions.

Lu Ze looked over. The girls had found one lively flower and attacked it.

Lu Ze disappeared from his spot and appeared among the girls.

It was a vibrant red flower. It seemed to be burning with flames and was four meters tall.

This flower was frozen, and its chi was weak.

The girls were attacking the ice, but it wasn't truly working. The rigidity was way stronger than before.

After all, this place wasn't too far from the battlefield. The girls stopped attacking after Lu Ze came over.

Lu Li asked. "Did you get anything Lu Ze?"

Lu Ze grinned. "Of course, I'll tell you once we get outside."

Although they didn't use the blue dew before, they heard the effects from Lu Ze.

They were very curious about what was on the golden tree.

Lu Ze wondered. "Can't you break it?"

Qiuyue Hesha replied, "We might need some time. This ice is much stern than we thought."

Lu Ze nodded. "Continue."

This was a cosmic cloud state boss!

The drops would be amazing. It would be a loss not to try.

Lu Ze clenched his fist then spirit flames gathered. He punched towards the ice.

'Rumble!'

A terrifying explosion sounded. However, the ice didn't bear any crack at all. Instead, Lu Ze felt his hands hurt.

Luckily, they instantly healed with his recovery power.

He punched the ice again and again.

The girls did the same. They pummeled the ice with their attacks.

After half a minute, it bore a light crack.

They finally saw the first white mark on the ice.

They were excited. "It can be broken!" Lin Ling smiled.

Lu Ze gasped. "Let's continue!"

With hope, the group used even more effort.

As time went on, cracks expanded and covered the entire ice.

At this moment, they suddenly felt this coldness in their heart. The flower inside the ice began to quickly recover. Flames burned, and the ice began to rapidly melt.

Everyone: "..."

They didn't feel well.

Oh shit. This flower recovered?!

It still seemed weak, but it was a cosmic cloud state cultivation level after all. They didn't know how terrifying its combat power was.

'Rumble!

Suddenly, the flames on the flower erupted like a volcano.

Lu Ze could feel that extremely terrifying temperate coming. Their consciousness went blank.

They woke up back in the room.

That flower was too bleak. Could it still recover?!

They thought they would be able to get a cosmic cloud state drop. Yet, they died instead.

They were vaporized from the flames.

Nangong Jing said, "Although they died, the loot was huge!"

Alice nodded. "Yeah, there's a few of those super beasts."

Lu Ze grinned. "Let's see what sort of treasures are there."

There were so many good things before, but they couldn't make sure at all.

Lu Ze took out the earth crystal first. It was the equipment one.

Lu Ze inserted his mental force, and the equipment inside was revealed.

It was a faint golden breastplate. It was similar to what the sand beetles' dropped, but it seemed better quality and more vibrant.

Lu Li mumbled, "Lu Ze, try it."

Lu Ze tried it on. It transformed into a golden light and fused into his chest. The sand beetle breastplate receded and turned into a crystal instead.

The golden one then appeared on Lu Ze's chest.

Lu Ze sensed this chest plate.

Its improvement on spirit force was much better than the ordinary set. It could also improve sand and earth god art. For spirit force buffs, just the breastplate could improve it by 40%!

This was too powerful.

Lu Ze placed on the rest of the pieces too. The sand beetle armor and golden sand beetle armor also had a special connection.

When the entire set was completed, the buff for spirit force was over 80%. Spirit force digestion also improved by 60%.

"How is it?" Everyone looked hopefully at Lu Ze.

Lu Ze nodded. "Not bad."

He took out two more equipment crystals. The four golden sand beetles dropped three of these.

It was unveiled to be two pairs of boots.

Lu Ze said, "Just like before, I'll take a pair for myself, and Jing Jing can have a pair." Everyone agreed. Wearing the boots on, Lu Ze felt his spirit force heightened to 90% more efficient. If this continued, his combat power would soon reach a cosmic cloud state.

Lin Ling gasped. "Ze, your power right now should be at the very pinnacle of the cosmic cloud state."

"Yeah, senior. This chi should be seriously terrifying."

Lu Ze took out a complex earth rune.

The golden sand beetle also dropped it.

Lu Ze checked the information and smiled excitedly. "It's amazing!"

Qiuyue Hesha softly asked, "What is it?"

Lu Ze replied gladly, "It's a one-time divine art rune. We were killed by that super sand beetle last time. It used sand grinding divine art."

Lin Ling inquired, "So, it was this divine art?"

Lu Ze nodded. "Its power is about barely cosmic cloud state."

The girls gasped and rejoiced.

"Cosmic cloud state?"

The Human Race did have borderline cosmic cloud state trump cards. That was what the elders were using, the one-time divine art runes from the fourth map.

However, they needed to burn all of their powers completely. If they couldn't kill the enemy after one use, they would be sitting ducks.

This method was useless to Lu Ze and the girls. Their divine art was at perfect mastery.

Now, they had their own cosmic cloud state card.

They only needed to use a little spirit force to unleash cosmic cloud state combat power.

The group smiled.

At this moment, Lu Ze took out the dark green rune.

The girls were stunned. Lu Li asked, "IS this...?"

Lu Ze nodded. "The dark green sand scorpion dropped it. It should also be a one-time divine art rune."

Lu Ze scrutinized it and said, "Yes, this rune can shoot out a poison ball. Its power is around level-2 cosmic cloud state. You can control the explosion of the poison ball. It would be very troublesome for a level-2 cosmic cloud state to even touch a little bit of the poison."

The girls' faces turned red with excitement.

This rune was extremely powerful!

At least, it was invincible in this region of space since there were no cosmic cloud states.

Some cosmic system states could reach cosmic cloud state combat power after many years of mastery. But it was implausible to reach level-2 cosmic cloud state combat power if the person wasn't a super prodigy or had some special means.

Lu Ze was trying to be calm but was truly excited.

Lu Ze straightly kissed the closest girl Lin Ling Then, Lu Ze kissed everyone.

The girls seemed embarrassed and annoyed.

Lu Ze rubbed his head. "The loot is abundant. I'm just celebrating. Plus, we've done more intimate..."

The girls charged up before Lu Ze could finish. "ARghhhh..."

Moments later, Lu Ze rubbed his head.

They were old couples already. Do they need to be embarrassed?

Then, he said, "By the way, I'll take one of these poison divine art runes. You guys can use the other one and four one-time sand divine art runes."

Alice gasped. "Senior, you're charging at the front every time. We don't need the poison divine art rune. Your opponents would be strong. You should take all of it."

The girls nodded.

"Little brother Lu Ze, I feel Alice is right."

Lu Ze smiled. "I already took one. In addition, I have a summoning crystal. That is a peak cosmic cloud state power. If I go to support other fleets and enemies, you can beat the enemies. You can use this rune."

The girls rolled their eyes. They had four sand divine art runes. Those were four cosmic cloud state attacks. What enemies couldn't they handle with that?

However, they knew that Lu Ze was worried about them.

They smiled. "Okay then."

Lu Ze rubbed Qiuyue Hesha. "Good girl."

Qiuyue Hesha rolled her eyes.

Lu Ze handed the runes and gave the poison to Nangong Jing.

When Lu Ze wasn't there, she would be at the front line.

"Okay, let's look at the others."

He took out the four rune shards. The golden sand beetles dropped all of them.

Alice suggested. "There are four. It can form a complete one."

Lu Ze nodded and wrapped the four pieces together with mental force.

They floated and then gradually fused in a shower of light.

When the light was gone, they fused into a complete earth divine art rune.

The divine art was the same as the one-time divine art rune. It was using sand god art to wrap around the enemy then seals and grinds them.

It was tremendously powerful.

It was a cosmic system state boss's divine art. It would be much better than the divine arts they collected from the fourth map.

Lu Ze smiled and put the rune away. He would master it later.

"Too bad, there aren't any of those blue dews left, or it would be much easier not to master it."

With that, Lu Ze felt that he could perhaps, reach perfect mastery in a week.

There were also two little poison balls with a level-7 cosmic system state. It could barely reach cosmic cloud state power.

Lu Ze took one and gave one to the girls.

However, they insisted on him keeping it, because they had enough cards.

Lu Ze eventually conceded.

Then, they began checking the drops of other beasts.

There was a pile of liquids from level 7 to level 9. A stack of god art orbs and a few earth crystals.

They took ten minutes to count everything. Lu Ze grinned. "Now, this is the most important thing." The girls revealed jubilant faces.

The golden dew was the highlight of the day.

Lu Ze opened his hands, and a golden dewdrop emerged.

It was a gel-like substance. He scanned with his mental force, and information appeared in his mind.

Nangong Jing asked, "Ze, what is this?"

Lu Ze replied, "This is great! It can allow us to increase our cultivation talent in a short while and greatly increase our energy digestion rate. It greatly enhances cultivation speed."

The girls paused their breath in disbelief.

"Really?!"

Their cultivation speed was already very insane now. Yet, this dew could increase their speed again?!

This..

Everyone felt like it was a dream.

Lu Ze grinned. He felt the same.

Now, they could break through a level in a month. If this golden dew could improve their energy digestion by 20%, then they could break through a level in about a week. This was rather terrifying.

And... Lu Ze uttered, "Using this golden dew would slowly increase our cultivation talent and affinity to spirit force."

This was another surprise. It felt so good that they didn't know what to say. Their cultivation talent was already very strong due to using red liquids and red orbs.

Yet, it could still be improved.

Lu Ze had a spirit body too. If that could be enhanced, it would be even better. The girls couldn't wait. "Let's try!"

Lu Ze smiled and nodded.

He gave some golden dew to everyone. They saw on the bed and started cultivating immediately.

Lu Ze drew near a golden dew inside his body.

It turned into this special golden spirit light that covered his body. Then, Lu Ze felt his sensory towards spirit force became very clear.

He could even feel the spikes in spirit force.

He took a deep breath. He didn't even settle down into cultivation. And yet, his spirit force affinity increased by so much. The golden dew and the blue dew were almost the same, but one improved learning capability and the other improved cultivation talent.

Lu Ze was planning to digest a level 5 golden scorpion's red liquid.

He looked at the dark green scorpion's red liquid with a level-7 cosmic system state.

He gritted his teeth and used that.

Although the red liquid energy of super beasts was much more gentle than ordinary beasts, Lu Ze still couldn't digest level-7 red liquid until now.

But this was different with the golden dew.

Lu Ze used the level-7 red liquid.

This red energy was like a hideous beast. If it was before, Lu Ze would be heavily injured at the very least. But now, the golden dew seemed to have added a layer of protection to Lu Ze helping him digest this energy.

Lu Ze just felt a slight pain.

It worked!

This was a level-7 cosmic system state super red liquid!

He could use it now!

He quickly inserted the energy into the second row of planets.

Far away in space, there was a Blood Red Planet.

Both the earth and the ocean on the planet were painted red.

There was a hideous structure on top of a tall mountain.

Inside, there were the bones of all sorts of species. These bones still emitted powerful chi despite being dead.

At the ends of the stairs, there was a throne made of bones. A blood claw was sitting there listening to reports. On the two sides of the throne, there were blood claws either sitting or standing. They were also listening to the report. These blood claws were extremely powerful.

After the report was done, the reporter said, "Leader, this is the information that Lord Alfonsi sent forth."

The atmosphere became silent.

After a while, one couldn't resist saying, "Milo just sent news about this prodigy back a few days ago. And now, we hear about him again."

"Is that human prodigy that strong? Alfonsi isn't weak."

"The difference in power displayed by that prodigy is considerably huge based on the two descriptions."

The race leader slowly said, "Alex, take a few people to the human territory and check out their situation. Collect information about Lu Ze."

Alex grinned. "Sure, Leader."

They were all very respectful towards their leader.

Ever since he challenged the previous leader and became the new leader, the Blood Claw Race had never made a mistake on major matters.

Their power has been growing steadily and almost matched the Half Demon Race, one of the pinnacle cosmic system state civilizations.

Meanwhile, the Pale Scale Race, Evil-Eyed Race, Green Ghost Race, Dark Metal Demon Race, and Black Smoke Race all made similar decisions.

Therefore, ships headed towards the Milky Way Galaxy

A day later, Lu Ze opened his eyes.

Pant.

After checking out his situation, he was in disbelief.

In just one day, his cultivation level increased by one-fifth?

He only just broke through to level-2 cosmic system state!

At this rate, he would reach a level-3 cosmic system state in five days.

What speed was this?

He was truly scared.

He had ten drops of level-7 super red liquid. As for the golden dew...

It had been a day, and its effects were still felt. It should last about two days.

In at most four days, he would reach level-3 cosmic system state!

Would his combat power reach a cosmic cloud state?

Four days later, Lu Ze was sitting on the bed in his room. His cells were seeping with ferocious red energy. He had finally completed the second band of planets.

Lu Ze didn't stop there. Powerful spirit force entered the third star ring. As time went by, the star ring grew brighter and brighter, until a rumbling sounded.

The star ring cracked, and Lu Ze felt intense

pain.

Moments later, a world-shattering sound went off inside his body. The star ring broke, turning into star dust then forming a new asteroid band.

Then, an endless spirit force surged into the star dust. Invisible waves surged in his body then his spirit force. Body and mental force all increased drastically. He broke through the level-3 cosmic system state.

As time went by, the spirit force calmed, and Lu Ze opened his eyes. He clenched his fists and felt that overwhelming power inside of him. He smiled.

Lu Ze got off the bed and patted his stomach. His cultivation speed was so fast that he was addicted to it and even forgot to eat!

He looked at the girls on the side. They were the same.

They didn't even feed Ying Ying these few days and just stayed on the bed cultivating. He would go feed the little girl first.

Lu Ze came to Ying Ying's room. Ying Ying was lying on the bed with star light around her.

Lu Ze took out red drops and threw them into the starlight.

Afterward, Lu Ze planned to cook for himself some food in the kitchen. Someone knocked on the door.

Lu Ze opened it and saw the fleet commander standing outside.

He smiled. "Monarch of the New Dawn, our fleet is pretty much filled. The other squads also acquired a bit. We're planning to ship the resources back first. What do you think?"

Lu Ze reiterated, "It's filled already?"

It had only been four days.

The commander smiled. "Monarch of the New Dawn, did you forget about the resources from the Pale Scale Race, Dark Metal Demon Race, and Black Smoke Race?"

Right, those ships carried some resources too.

He nodded. "Let's go back first then."

The commander nodded and left.

He was very curious about what his combat power was at now.

If his combat power was at cosmic cloud state, then there was ahigh chance that he could take over the scene.

If only there was something that could allow him to ascertain his combat power. Worst comes to worst, he would still take over anyway.

He wouldn't die at least.

Lu Ze went back and cooked for himself some noodles before going back to cultivate. During the four days, Lu Ze used two golden dew and the level-7 red liquids only had two drops left.

Lu Ze wanted to see these and then learn the new sand divine art.

Lu Ze hadn't been cultivating the divine arts nor god arts due to the golden dew.

A day later, Lu Ze finished the last two super red drops and then started on the sand divine art rune.

He quickly used a purple liquid and blue crystal to clear himself up.

Pity, there was no blue dew, or the effects would be even better.

Half a day later, the fleet gathered with Saint Shenwu and the soldiers. Then, everyone went into the warp dimension heading towards the Milky Way Galaxy.

Three days later, Lu Ze rubbed his tired head.

It was very hard to learn a cosmic system state divine art. It took three days for a beginner to achieve mastery.

However, this divine art was rather great. If he brought it to experience mastery, it would be stronger than Earth Shocking Blow.

By the way, he hadn't given this divine art a name yet.

Its effect was to wrap enemies in the sand, then either seal or grind them.

In that case...

He would call it Sand-Style One.

Lu Ze looked around. He was the only one left on the bed.

Were they done?

He got off the bed and went to the living room. There was no one, but he heard a sound and smelled an aroma from the kitchen.

Lu Ze felt he was about to tear up.

He hadn't eaten these past few days. Life was so hard.

Lu Ze came to Ying Ying's room and saw Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha feeding her.

Nangong Jing got up happily. "Ze, I'm a level-3 cosmic system state! I'm about to reach level-4 cosmic system state soon!"

Lu Ze's mouth twitched. Did she progress that fast?

But then again, he had been learning Sand Style One Divine Art these three days, while they were working on cultivation level.

Qiuyue Hesha smiled. "Too bad the golden dew is used up."

Nangong Jing sighed. "Don't know when we're going to get something this good again." There were so many cosmic cloud state flowers in that flower sea.

To be able to beat those flowers, they would have to be in a high cosmic system state or maybe, a peak cosmic system state.

That would take a few months.

Lu Ze sighed. "We were just lucky that time that the two overlords were fighting."

Nangong Jing larked. "I hope they fight again."

III

Lu Ze said, "It's still day right now. You can dream at night."

A day later, the ships came back to the human-controlled region.

Lu Ze and the girls were eating. Zuoqiu Xunshuang was there too.

She smiled. "This is my first time being so relaxed in the void space."

Zuoqiu Xunshuang was only a star state before, and the Human Race wasn't strong. They had to be very vigilant.

But now, she was a cosmic system state, and the Human Race was progressively getting stronger. There were many peak cosmic system states.

They didn't need to get scared anymore. Lu Ze and the girls smiled.

Lu Ze said, "Auntie Xunshuang, the Human Race will only become stronger and stronger." Zuoqiu Xunshuang rubbed Lu Ze's head. "You guys are progressing fast. If you can't have children, then the elders would be very concerned." "?"

The girls blushed. But just when they were about to talk, they suddenly looked into space.

At a barren planet at the border of the controlled region, there were beings from other races hiding there. They were responsible for watching the human fleets and were part of the investigation operation.

But suddenly, they also frowned and looked into distant space.

Wormholes suddenly appeared, and destructive chi instantly surged. Dark red spirit force came out from them.

"This chi..."

Alex of the Blood Claw Race gasped. "Insectoids?!"

"Why are there so many? A soldier from the Green Ghost Race exclaimed.

This wasn't just a lair or two.

At this moment, huge black planets flew out of the wormholes, bringing down vast dark red spirit forces.

Space shook.

One, two, three... there were ten insectoid lairs!

Looking at the ten large black planets, they didn't dare to show their chi at all.

There were too many.

They were all insectoids and many powerful peak cosmic cloud state insectoids.

A fighter from the Pale Scale Race spoke quietly. "The Human Race is over."

The others looked strangely at each other. They were just here to investigate the Human Race but instead, saw ten insectoid lairs!

Alex asked, "How did they mess with the insectoids?"

All these insectoids were coming just for the Human Race!

Just what did they do to bring ten insectoid lairs?

The human fleets also saw this.

The Shenwu Army soldiers gasped in terror. "Insectoid lairs?!" "Ten? Why are there so many?"

"What do we do?"

All the saints and the other three races gasped looking at the ten large planets.

Elder Nangong spoke in disbelief. "How could there be that many?"

Saint Shenwu frowned. "They're coming for

us?"

Elder Nangong gritted his teeth and spread his voice, "Everyone please protect the fleet, retreat to our territory!"

There weren't just resources on these ships but also Shenwu Army soldiers. They were human elites.

Back inside, there were a lot of allies there. It wasn't completely over. Lu Ze and the girls also frowned. At this moment, they heard Saint Shenwu's order.

Then, wormholes appeared and the saints came out.

Zuoqiu Xunshuang frowned. "Let's go out too."

Lu Ze and the girls nodded and also came outside the ship.

Everyone's face was tense. They felt some peak cosmic system state chi there. It was powerful, and they felt great pressure. Man Yi frowned. "These insectoids seem to be coming after us. Little Nangong, what did you guys do to offend the insectoids?"

Elder Nangong and Saint Shenwu were confused. How would they know?

They did nothing.

Martha said, "We probably can't stop all these insectoids?" They weren't weak and were just one step from a cosmic cloud state. If they used their trump cards, they would barely reach a cosmic cloud state too.

But as a top civilization in the universe, how could the insectoids just have ordinary cosmic system states?

At this moment, the insectoids' lairs had left warp dimension.

Howls sounded through space. Each lair had tens of blood lights that dashed out towards the fleet.

There were a few hundred cosmic system states. This was more than all the cosmic system states in the alliance of the Human Race. In addition, only a portion of them was here.

There were over 20 peak cosmic system states.

Some of them were near a cosmic cloud state or might even have cosmic cloud state combat power.

Elder Nangong and Shenwu looked at each other. They took out a rune.

It was the one-time divine art rune. They were going to use it to kill some of them first.

Martha and the other girls all planned to use their trump cards.

Meanwhile, Lu Ze was very excited.

He just reached level-3 cosmic system state and had the golden beetle armor.

He wanted to see if he was a cosmic cloud state yet, and now, there were practice targets.

Great!

How did the insectoids understand him so well?

Lu Ze flared with spirit flames, then terrifying power surged.

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Suddenly, everyone looked in Lu Ze's direction.

What happened there?

Lu Ze already appeared amidst the sea of cosmic system state insectoids. Lu Ze looked coldly at these insectoids. Dark runes flowed in his eyes as he grinned. "Die!"

Endless demonic flames burned in the space wrapping around the entire sea of insectoids.

The weaker cosmic system state insectoids instantly turned to dust. The stronger ones formed blood energy shields, but they also turned to dust soon along with their shields.

Eventually, only three insectoids remained. They were struggling to defend against Lu Ze's demonic flames. Their power was barely cosmic cloud state.

Lu Ze grinned. The flames burned even more and eventually shattered their shield. The three insectoids shrieked, but they couldn't get away from the flames.

Moments later, their life force disintegrated. They turned into bodies floating in space. Flames still burned on their bodies eventually turning them to dust.

Now, only Lu Ze remained...

Everyone's eyes were dropping out. They opened their mouths and couldn't speak a word.

What was this terrifying power?! Man Yi's mouth twitched. "How is he that strong?!"

Elder Nangong and Shenwu were also confused.

Elder Nangong asked, "Jingjing, what is going on?"

Nangong Jing smiled. "It's because Lu Ze broke through to level-3 cosmic system state. His power increased."

A level-3 cosmic system state had such combat power. They were the peak cosmic system states.

On a distant planet, the other races felt the humans were over. But then there was that terrifying chi.

Alex turned around. "This chi... is a cosmic cloud state?!"

Then, they watched a scene they would never forget in their entire life.

Lu Ze charged into the cosmic system state insectoids and burned them all with his demonic flames.

How were they going to report this?

Lu Ze raised a brow.

Those last three insectoids barely had cosmic cloud state power. It just took not much effort for him to kill them.

His power was pretty much at level-1 cosmic cloud state.

Lu Ze felt great. This was his constant power.

With this, he would be able to book the entire

scene.

He didn't know if other races had beings with cosmic cloud state combat power at peak cosmic system state. But the humans were closest to the blade demons. It was the most convenient for them to control the region.

Even if other races had someone who could fight Lu Ze, they wouldn't come to compete.

Thinking about this, Lu Ze smiled.

He looked at the distant ten black planets and formed a spirit flame palm that was bigger than the planets.

He closed his hand wanting to crush the planet.

At this moment, blood light flashed blocking before the hand.

Lu Ze raised a brow.

Did they have some means?

Cosmic system state peak insectoid?

There was such a powerful insectoid inside.

His mental force swept, and he saw it in the center of the lair.

It was a black shelled insectoid tens of kilometers long.

It had a large soft belly with red eggs inside.

It was the queen insectoid. They usually didn't go out for battle. But it probably didn't expect all those cosmic system state insectoids to die in one blast.

Lu Ze smiled and added some force.

Immediately, the blood spirit light broke, and the palm crushed the black planet to powder.

Meanwhile, the other nine planets planned to tear open space and run.

Lu Ze smiled, then silver light glowed in his hand.

The opened wormholes closed once again.

The remaining nine insectoid queens howled in terror.

Beams of blood spirit light shot at Lu Ze.

They were near cosmic cloud state power.

Eventually, they formed into one. The chi became extremely terrifying.

The allied cosmic system states tensed up.

This was so powerful that their bodies were shaking just from the feel of it.

Elder Nangong and the soldiers knew that they wouldn't be able to stop such an attack even if they used all their means.

Lu Ze's face focused a little.

He formed a spirit force fist and punched.

The cosmos rumbled, then a terrifying fist force attacked the beam.

'Rumble!'

A few kilometers wide blood spirit force beam clashed with a few meters wide fist force.

It was a stalemate despite the huge size difference.

Shocking space storms were formed.

Lu Ze frowned.

This power was stronger than he had imagined. Even he felt some pressure.

He kept adding more power, but it could only prevent the fist force from being broken.

Qiuyue Hesha smiled and used seduction god art. The interference stirred the chi of the insectoid queens. They spat blood in the backlash and their beam weakened.

Lu Ze grinned. Great timing for demons. The fist forces tore apart the spirit light and attacked an insectoid lair penetrating it.

'Rumble!'

The planet was blasted to pieces.

Lu Ze didn't stop there. He kept attacking.

The fist forces crushed all of the insectoid lairs.

Those full-powered attacks used up nearly two-thirds of his power.

Lu Ze came back to the girls.

Everyone was looking at him in astonishment. Lu Ze scratched his head. "What? The insectoid lair is taken care of? Aren't we going to go back?"

Elder Nangong asked, "Ze, you broke through again?"

This kid just reached level-2 cosmic system state the last time they headed off. It's been less than ten days, and he broke through again?

Lu Ze nodded. "Mhm, my master gave me something good."

Ying Ying was the best scapegoat ever.

Elder Nangong and the soldiers still didn't understand what Lu Ze's cultivation god art was.

How could there be such a powerful god art in the universe?

The others were extremely envious.

Just what sort of wealthy extravagant master was this?

Why didn't they have one?

But they weren't Lu Ze. His talent was amazing

Only such a prodigy would be favored by the potentially cosmic monarch state.

Elder Nangong laughed. "Ze, that master is nice to you. You need to be obedient and nice to him, understand?"

Lu Ze: "..."

His mouth twitched, and he laughed dryly. "Sure Elder."

Elder Nangong replied, "Okay, let's get back." Everyone felt relieved and went back to the fleets.

On the distant planets, those spies didn't speak for a long time.

Alex said, "Send all the race members who came into the human territory back. Let's go back too."

Everyone nodded with a strong sense of threat.

If Lu Ze just killed a group of cosmic system state insectoids They would think he used some trump card.

But then, there was the battle afterward and Lu Ze didn't show any signs of backlash or injuries. This meant that this was Lu Ze's power.

The Human Race had a cosmic cloud state combat power.

They were near the blade demon territory. Fighting over the resources there would be rather troublesome.

Regardless, they were going to report this back first.

In the void space, outside of the territory of the Crystal Race, the cataclysmic battle ensued. The battle disrupted the void and caused countless planets to be pulverized to dust. Accordingly, a great number of lives were lost too, which then included beings from the Crystal Race and the Insectoid Race.

The insectoid queen back in the blood-red lair of the insectoids was laying eggs. As of this moment, it suddenly opened its bloodshot eyes.

Beams of blood-colored light flashed as the nearby insectoids, which came to carry the eggs, trembled on the ground.

Three streams of light appeared in front of the insectoid queen. The three of the newly-arrived insectoids varied in appearance. Their chis distorted the surrounding space.

One fancy-looking, black-and-white striped insectoid screamed, "Master, why are you so furious?"

The insectoid queen roared, "The ten insectoid lairs dispatched previously are destroyed. They are destroyed simultaneously. Those children almost died at the same time too."

The three insectoids were taken aback. They exclaimed, "How is that possible? In that distant region, which powerful being could destroy ten insectoid lairs simultaneously?"

The three of them had been guarding the queen. They were well aware that ten lairs were sent to a distant region.

The queen exclaimed, "They're all my children!... Basai Luomiao, go to that region of space and annihilate all races there!"

The black-and-white striped insectoid hissed. "Yes, Master!" Thereafter, it tore the space and disappeared from the spot.

At the same time, in the controlled region base of the Crystal Race, there was a spacious room built with crystal, wherein one being from the Crystal Race stood there like a statue. There was a faint purple spirit light around him.

At this juncture, two purple lights flashed within its eyes, and in the next second, its body moved.

He then appeared in another room with a large star map at the center. There were white and blood-colored dots, which occupied half the space each.

At the border of the star map, there were a few members of the Crystal Race engaged in a heated discussion. After noticing the appearance of the purple crystal, everyone stopped talking

One of them asked, "Nade, aren't you watching the lair of the insectoid's queen? Why did you come here?"

Nade responded, "One cosmic cloud state insectoid has left the lair."

"What?!"

Everyone gasped.

"Ten insectoid lairs disappeared a few days ago, didn't they? Now, a cosmic cloud state left too?"

"What are the insectoids doing?"

"Are they going to the same place?"

"How can a cosmic system state insectoid lair compare with a cosmic cloud state insectoid? They shouldn't be going to the same place!"

"What is going on then?" After a while, the most powerful being from the Crystal Race chimed in, "How strong is the insectoid which just left?".

Nade answered, "Level-3 cosmic system state. Combat power is unknown."

The atmosphere plummeted.

One member of the Crystal Race frowned. "This group of insectoids is what our race needs to handle. It's fine if cosmic system state lairs disappeared, but cosmic cloud state insectoid... has too much destructive power. If we leave it be, we probably won't be pardoned by the Elf Race.

"But we are already experiencing too much pressure. We can't halve our current personnel. If we do, we might not maintain our own defenses."

"What do we do then?!"

The discussion grew intense.

"Enough!" The strongest member of the Crystal Race interrupted, "Fred has just communicated it with me. He recently finished a mission. He is on his way back from the Crisp Green Blade. Let him go."

"By the way, did Yi Lei break through to the cosmic cloud state? Send him out as well to test the waters."

Hearing this, everyone became dazed. Someone exclaimed, "Fred is returning? I wonder how his trip went..."

Someone smiled. "If it's Fred, then it shouldn't be a problem."

The other being present within the room nodded.

Fred was a super-prodigy of the Crystal Race. He was only 4000 years old, but his cultivation level reached level-3 cosmic cloud state. Meanwhile, his combat power had risen to the peak of level-5 cosmic system state. If he would be one going, then they can feel assured.

Another cosmic cloud state cracked a smile. "Yi Lei just reached the cosmic cloud state. He's about to join the Crisp Green Blade. This time, the kid should experience it too."

"Race Leader is wise. Perfect, we can post the mission after Fred and the others head off. That way, they would be able to accept the mission."

"Yes, based on tradition, the reward points from the Crisp Green Blade can be exchanged with a lot of valuable items in the Elf Race. Amazing, Race Leader!"

The leader of the Crystal Race coughed it off. "We won't let the benefits flow elsewhere. If the other races had some special circumstances, they would let the prodigies of their own race handle it too." Everyone nodded. The Crisp Green Blade was a temporary organization led by the Elf Race. It was specifically brought about by the insectoid crisis. Only the prodigies of each race were allowed to join.

If by chance, the races encountered an exceptional situation they couldn't handle alone, they can ask the Crisp Green Blade to take over. Thereafter, the Crisp Green Blade will issue the mission.

Those prodigies who will complete such missions can earn reward points, which can be traded with treasures.

The available precious items were merely common for the Elf Race, but for cosmic cloud state civilizations, they were treated as treasures.

Hence, the prodigies of the different races fought to finish the missions.

This kind of situation arose due to the pressure brought upon by the insectoids to the Elf Race. In the end, they couldn't handle everything within their cosmic realm.

"In that case, be prepared and contact Fred." The corners of the lips of the leader of the Crystal Race curved up.

Planet Shenwu.

A white light flashed in space. When it disappeared, the human fleet emerged.

The fleet docked at the space station.

Elder Lin and Saint Lin Dong were already waiting there.

Their faces looked serious.

After the door opened, everyone alighted.

After confirming that Lu Ze, Lin Ling, and the others were fine, they felt relieved.

Elder Lin looked at Elder Nangong. "What happened outside the controlled region? How come we felt a surge of destructive battles at Shenwu?"

This matter involved over a hundred thousand light-year distance.

Elder Nangong provided, "It's nothing, just ten insectoid lairs appeared."

"?"

Saint Lin Dong gasped. "Just... ten insectoid lairs?"

Saint Shenwu grinned. "About a few hundred cosmic system state insectoids."

Saint Shenwu also added, "Oh, a few of those insectoids pretty much possessed a cosmic cloud state power." No wonder they were alarmed by the intense battle.

But things didn't seem right...

Everyone appeared to be unscathed.

Seeing everyone's confusion, Elder Nangong smiled. "Ze grew stronger again. He basically has a cosmic cloud state power. He was the one who killed the insectoids."

With this explanation, Elder Lin and their company stopped breathing as they looked at Lu Ze in disbelief.

Elder Nangong felt proud. "Alright, it's just a cosmic cloud state combat power. What's there to be amazed about? Hurry and just unload the resources."

After Elder Nangong and the soldiers made the arrangements, Lu Ze and the girls had nothing to do, so they returned to the cultivation building.

Now, Lu Ze was cultivating Sand One God Art. He could use the dao enlightenment room to master it. Lu Ze stretched with profound relief. "We're finally back."

The girls smiled and rested on the couch.

Being home was the best.

At this moment, Lu Ze remembered something. "Oh right, I forgot Ying Ying is still on the main ship. I'll bring her home."

Lu Ze disappeared from the spot and appeared in Ying Ying's room on the ship. Lu Ze pinched her little face. It felt great.

Ying Ying frowned and her little body writhed.

Seeing this, Lu Ze smiled and carried her back to her room on Shenwu.

The group fed her and then the three girls went to cook. They shared a happy meal before returning to cultivate.

Lu Ze came to the dao enlightenment room and was immersed in learning Sand One God

Art.

Under the effect of the blue crystal and purple liquid, Lu Ze's learning capability greatly increased. However, the dao enlightenment room's effect was weakening.

Was his cultivation level too high?

Lu Ze frowned. Where was the high-level dao enlightenment stone?

Lu Ze wondered, but soon, he became engrossed in learning.

A day later, the resources had been unloaded.

The group headed off again.

This time, Lu Ze told the elders his plan of taking over the entire place.

They were surprised but chose to support Lu Ze anyway.

What a joke! Lu Ze's power was now at cosmic cloud state. How could they be scared now?

The Blade Demon Race was so close to the Human Race. They had enough power as well. Of course, they had to take complete control over it.

With this wave of resources, the Human Race would enter a rapid development phase. With the help of Lu Ze's orbs and spirit liquid, both the high-level and mid-level cultivators would spring out.

Four days later, the fleet left warp dimension and came back to the blade demon territory. Lu Ze was still mastering the Sand One Divine Art. It was a cosmic system state level divine art. It was much harder to learn. He had exhausted beginner mastery for six days but still wasn't able to progress to familiar mastery.

This was truly hard.

But his guts dictate him that in about three to five days, he would successfully make a breakthrough.

The familiar mastery of Sand One Divine Art should be on par with the Earth Shocking Blow and Demonic Flame Divine Art in terms of power.

He grinned.

Lu Ze concealed his chi and looked around. Nangong Jing and the soldiers were gone.

He got out of bed and left the room.

In the living room, Nangong Jing, Qiuyue Hesha, and Zuoqiu Xunshuang were all there.

Zuoqiu Xunshuang said, "Little kid, we're about to arrive at the blade demon territory."

Lu Ze raised a brow and looked outside the window. He smiled. "I see."

Today, fighters from the Human Race were going to exert their power.

At least in the nearby vicinity of the cosmos, the Human Race would make the other races feel their power.

The girls were also hopeful.

Zuoqiu Xunshuang was the most excited. The Human Race had been treading on ice before, but now, it was different.

Soon, the fleet arrived at the blade demon-controlled region.

Elder Nangong and the soldiers looked at Lu Ze, especially Elder Nangong and Elder Liu Zhiyu. As the human cosmic system states, they were very excited and nervous.

The other three races looked at Lu Ze with complicated looks.

This human youth was about to bring the Human Race to a higher level.

Elder Nangong slowly said, "Are you ready, Ze?"

Lu Ze nodded. "Mhm, I'm going out." Elder Nangong and Elder Lin nodded.

Lu Ze appeared in space nearby.

He looked at the vibrant cosmos and breathed. Then, a sharp look appeared in his eyes as transparent spirit flames burned around him.

It had been nearly ten days since he broke through to level-3 cosmic system state. During this time, Lu Ze would also work on his cultivation level while mastering the Sand One Divine Art. Also, there was the golden dew from a few days ago.

His chi was stronger than when the insectoid lairs appeared. A dominant spirit force wave spread out in all directions. The human fleet vibrated under such spirit force.

Everyone looked at the figure in space. Lu Ze tried to control his chi that went in their direction, everyone still felt an extremely heavy pressure. Those soldiers of the Shenwu Army who hadn't even reached a cosmic system state felt powerless and pale-faced.

Despite this, they stared at Lu Ze with craze and admiration.

Monarch of the New Dawn was the first to have a cosmic cloud state combat power in the Human Race! He would lead the Human Race to make a new step!

As his chi expanded and the cosmos shook, those planets with life on them cowered to the ground in terror.

All the other races collecting resources felt the incomparable chi and trailed the source of the powerful chi.

"This.. what is this chi?"

"Which cosmic cloud state entity is traversing here?"

"Does this subtle being harbor evil intentions?"

Everyone discussed in horror.

One light-year, five light-years, a hundred light-years, a thousand light-years...

Lu Ze's combat power just reached the cosmic cloud state, but it was still at the cosmic cloud state. His chi expanded for hundreds of thousands of light-years before slowly stopping. His chi covered most of the blade demon territory and their void space region.

All beings in this area looked in Lu Ze's direction in shock.

At the border of the Blade Demon Race's field, there were the Pale Scale Race, Evil-Eyed Race, and Blood Claw Race. A few peak cosmic system states were standing in space.

However, they didn't have their fleets. It was just a few of them.

After sensing the powerful chi, they gasped. Alex from the Blood Claw race pursued the source of the chi. "It's here! Indeed, the Human Race is going to invade the blade demon territory for themselves."

The Pale Scale Race said helplessly. "This was to be expected. Since they have cosmic cloud state combat power, how can they let others take a share of the meat right in their home?"

"Luckily, we let our fleets leave early. That way, we can rescue a portion of the resources."

At this moment, a demon from a Green Ghost Race said, "... Didn't you feel that the person's power seemed to have progressed compared to a few days ago?"

Everyone's mouth twitched.

Lu Ze was discharging a vibrant and holy light that made him appear like a god. A being of this level was tantamount to a god. He slowly said, "From now on, the blade demon territory belongs to the Human Race! All other races, leave immediately or die!" The threatening remark soon spread all over the regions covered by the chi.

Human Race?!

Since when did they have such a powerful, god-like being?

Sensing the coldness in Lu Ze's tone, everyone looked at each other and ended up keeping their mouths shut.

In a solar system a few hundred light-years away from Lu Ze, a being inscribed with white runes, which also appeared scrawny and fragile, immediately screamed, "Run! Eun! Everyone, board the ship. We'll leave now!"

What a joke! They are about to face a cosmic cloud state!

If Lu Ze was set on catching them, they wouldn't even be able to flee!

The other powerhouses of the race eagerly agreed. All of them had the desire to leave.

Likewise, the other races in the other regions also had the same plan.

Each one of them didn't have the courage to remain within the site and face cosmic cloud

states.

Back at the blade demon border, Alex and the others looked at each other. Alex smiled helplessly. "Let's go. No one can fight against the Human Race here."

The others agreed with a nod.

The current region of space was the border between the Elf Race and the Advanced Demon Race. Only cosmic system state civilizations were established within the area.

Even for powerful cosmic system state civilizations like the Blood Claw Race, their prodigy with a combat power of cosmic cloud state would only be employed at the very last moment. It wouldn't be too wise to utilize it on a territory with a cosmic system state civilization.

The Human Race was unstoppable now.

When they attempted to leave, their bodies stiffened on the spur of the moment, and they looked into the distance. The scene made everyone's hair stand on ends.

"What... what is that?" "Such a powerful chi?!"

"It's so bloodthirsty. Who is it?!"

In the next second, everyone present felt the emergence of another chi from someone who was closely following Lu Ze.

The other chi was several times stronger than Lu Ze's. Even from their position, they could feel the overwhelming pressure.

Everyone looked in Lu Ze's direction in disbelief.

The newly-appeared chi evoked a feeling that death was coming for them. It seemed as though they were on the brink of death.

Lu Ze was enthusiastically waiting for everyone to take flight when he abruptly turned around.

A distortion occurred in space, resulting in a formation of a wormhole. An absurdly powerful chi emerged out of the wormhole.

"?"

That kind of overwhelming chi was something Lu Ze only experienced in the Pocket Hunting Dimension. This would be his first time encountering a powerful chi in the real world.

Other than Ying Ying, who else could it be?!

Lu Ze looked anxiously at the wormhole.

The girls also trained their eyes at the wormhole with anticipation.

Elder Nangong asked, "What a powerful chi! Which powerful being arrived?"

Man Yi frowned. "This chi... is so calamitous. The newcomer doesn't seem to bear good intentions."

The others couldn't refute the remark.

Martha also furrowed her brows. "This chi seems to originate from... an insectoid?"

All of the eyes within the region narrowed. True enough, it resembled the aura of an insectoid. At this time, an insectoid emitting a black-and-white light exited the wormhole and gradually revealed its figure.

It was three meters tall with a black-and-white-runed shell. It had four pairs of sharp claws and one piercing tail.

Everyone held their breaths. "It really is an insectoid?!"

"Why would an insectoid show up here? How come it is unbelievably powerful?"

The hearts of everybody froze up right then and there.

With their current power, they wouldn't be able to defend against the incoming insectoid at all.

Even the chances of escaping were practically none.

Are they going to die here?

Although everyone was drowning in despair, the girls weren't fazed at all. They were assured by the knowledge that Lu Ze hadn't used the summoning crystal yet.

Lu Ze had provided that the beast inside the crystal was a level-1 cosmic cloud state overlord. Its combat power should be able to reach level-7 cosmic system state.

Clearly, the insectoid wouldn't be able to compare with the power of the overlord beast.

The presence of the powerful insectoid startled Lu Ze and made him confused. Just a few days ago, ten insectoid lairs appeared. Why would cosmic cloud state insectoids show themselves afterwards?

What crime did the Human Race do to provoke the insectoids?

Lu Ze couldn't figure it out.

On the other end, Basai Luomiao's red eyes glared at Lu Ze with puzzlement and surprise. He said coldly, "No wonder the previous ten insectoid lairs were annihilated immediately. I didn't expect a powerful being like you to exist in such a distant region."

Lu Ze's eyes widened. "You can talk!"

It seemed as though he was the only person who can hear the mutated insectoid at the Telun System. Prior to this encounter, he hadn't heard another insectoid speak.

Basai Luomiao: "..."

"As a royal insectoid, a descendant of the Great Insectoid Queen, what's the big deal with having the ability to talk?!"

Its black-and-white runes flowed as its chi suddenly shot up, surpassing his current cultivation level.

He continued, "It turns out you are the culprit. After I murder you, I will annihilate the nearby civilizations away!" Lu Ze frowned.

Great Insectoid Queen?

Is it an insectoid super-boss?

Did this insectoid make an appearance here because of the insectoid lair?

So which of the Insectoid Race had a dispute with them?

Why did they have the urge to keep on charging at them?

Although various questions plagued Lu Ze's minds, he didn't stop in his tracks. He used his mental force to grab the shining silver crystal in his head.

It was the summoning crystal Lu Ze hadn't used.

All of a sudden, Lu Ze was surrounded by a silver light.

"Roar!"

A howl belonging to a wolf reverberated through space. It affected the entire blade demon territory. It was making its way across the universe. Following such, a silver light shot out from Lu Ze's body and formed a giant figure that resembled a wolf with a silver fur. But unlike a wolf, it had a pair of horns on its head.

It was about 20 meters tall with a sleek and elegant figure. It looked as though its body was merging with space.

Its devastating chi went beyond the boundaries of the blade demon territory. Elder Nangong and the others: "?"

They looked at the wolf with astonishment. Moments ago, they succumbed to hopelessness, but out of nowhere, a silver wolf materialized from Lu Ze's body...

Its chi was exceedingly powerful?!

Evidently, it was infinitely stronger than the newly-arrived insectoid!

What... is going on?

When Alex and the others were about to run, they suddenly paused once more because they sense the presence of another cosmic cloud state chi.

The recent chi was stronger than the previous one!

"Another one made its appearance?!"

"What is going on? Three cosmic cloud states?!"

"That last one's chi is too terrifying!?"

The region containing the three cosmic cloud states was petrifying. Among the beings, a combat power reaching the high-level cosmic cloud state was even present.

They didn't know what to do.

They didn't even have the courage to escape anymore.

In the warp dimension, outside the blade demon territory, two pale white crystal figures were moving

A gold light flashed in the eyes of one of the figures while a white light flashed in the other.

Thereafter, one of the beings smiled. "Brother Fred, you have to show me how strong those cosmic cloud state insectoids are this time. By the way, is it true that the Crisp Green Blade has genuinely rare resources? I have some things I want to trade."

"The elders are really amazing this time. They found a great mission for us." The golden crystal figure didn't respond while the white crystal figure didn't cease talking.

At this juncture, the golden crystal figure suddenly stopped. He spat the words, "Stop!"

The white crystal figure immediately stopped in place with a serious expression.

"Brother Fred, what's wrong?" Yi Lei asked in confusion. He didn't notice anything unusual.

Fred frowned, and just when he was about to talk, Yi Lei's eyes suddenly dilated as he looked into the distance. "Th-this is such a powerful chi!" He exclaimed.

"One chi is exceedingly ruthless. Is that a cosmic cloud state insectoid? Then, to whom did the other two chis belong, especially that strongest one? How can there be such a powerful entity from a far-flung region?" Yi Lei asked in confusion.

In this region, there might be beings whose combat power reached the cosmic cloud state. However, someone with a high-level cosmic cloud state chi couldn't possibly thrive here.

Fred's golden eyes flashed as he shook his head. "I don't know."

He was greatly beyond belief either.

Yi Lei stared at Fred and seemed keen. "Brother Fred, should we come closer and inspect? That insectoid is our mission target."

Fred nodded.

Although that chi was immensely strong, the insectoid was the goal of their mission. He was indisposed to returning just like that.

The two kept moving in the warp dimension towards that chi.

After the silver wolf appeared, the atmosphere fell into deafening silence.

Basai Luomiao stared at the wolf in disbelief.

Feeling the terrifying chi coming from that silver wolf, his body tensed up.

He spoke in disbelief. "How is this possible?! What beast is this?"

He had never seen such a powerful beast. And, if this beast was here before, he should've sensed it.

But why would he encounter this beast only now?

Lu Ze smiled.

He wasn't going to explain anything.

However, he was surprised that this insectoid seemed much smarter than those previous dumb insectoids.

Even his emotions were overwhelming. It wasn't just destruction.

There was a time limit for the summoning crystal. To avoid accidents, it was best to end things soon. Lu Ze ordered the silver wolf. "Kill him."

"Howl!"

The silver wolf howled, and then its bearing was truly fierce where it was.

Meanwhile, another silver wolf appeared before Basai Luomiao.

It lifted its front two claws which had silver light flickering at their tips.

Then, silver light flashed in space and disappeared.

The surrounding space seemed to calm. It was like the silver wolf never attacked. Lu Ze: "?"

Seeing that Basai Luomiao did not change position at all, he was confused.

The attack was over?

Why did he sense that the wolf did nothing?

Shortly after this thought, a wave swept past. Soon, cracks appeared on Basai Luomiao's body.

Cracks increasingly manifested until Basai Luomiao's body turned to powder and was dispersed in cosmic winds.

Meanwhile, Basai Luomiao's powerful chi disappeared as well.

Only then, did the silver wolf's figure slowly disappear from where it initially was.

Seeing this, everyone was dazed.

So powerful!

This was what everyone thought.

Lu Ze looked at this handsome silver wolf and was in awe of disbelief.

This guy was much stronger than he thought. That attack... Is it a divine art?

Is it a Space Attack Divine Art?

So terrifying! Lu Ze didn't even feel the energy ripple and that powerful insectoid died just like that.

Even Lu Ze was stunned, let alone the others.

They watched the powder being blown away and couldn't say a single word.

Alex and the battlers looked into Lu Ze's direction with extreme shock.

"Impossible!" "The chi of that insectoid disappeared?"

"Is it dead?"

That insectoid wasn't weak amongst the cosmic cloud states, and yet it just died like that?

Everything felt like they were dreaming.

Alex, his eyes were dilated and his mouth slightly gaped. "Just what happened there? Who possessed that final deadly chi that intruded? Was it some help Lu Ze got? Why does Lu Ze always have such timely, powerful help?"

Every single question struck the heart of everyone there.

They were very curious but found no answers.

They knew that if they went over now, they probably wouldn't be able to return.

"..."

The other beings all over the blade demon territory felt this too. They felt more complicated than Alex and the rest.

Most of them were just ordinary cosmic system state races. Their power was average or below average. Some of them didn't even have a peak cosmic system state.

They were almost scared to death after that powerful cosmic cloud state just died.

They were confused about whether to stay or leave.

In the warp dimension, Fred and Yi Lei both halted where they were. They looked at each other in disbelief.

Yi Lei's mouth twitched. "... Brother Fred, did I sense something wrong? That cosmic cloud state insectoid, seemed to have... died?" Fred watched over into the distance. His eyes flashed with gold light as though watching the scene outside the warp dimension. He slowly said, "You sensed right. That insectoid is indeed dead."

Yi Lei: "..."

"Then what about our mission?"

Lu Ze studied the handsome wolf before him. He grinned.

This was indeed something from the Pocket Hunting Dimension. It was not only good-looking but also very strong.

At this moment, Lu Ze raised a brow. After summoning the silver wolf, its senses would also reflect in his mind.

He could feel two chi getting close in the nearby warp dimension.

They were two cosmic cloud states.

One just broke through to cosmic cloud state and didn't feel like a threat.

The other was a level-3 cosmic cloud state with unknown combat power, but it didn't appear very dangerous either.

Nevertheless, the two were heading towards them.

Why?

Lu Ze raised a brow. "Force them out!"

Lu Ze could order the wolf to kill the two, but that was no longer necessary.

A race with two cosmic cloud states was clearly from a cosmic cloud state civilization.

With the Human Race's current power, they couldn't fight with a cosmic cloud state civilization yet. The wolf roared and swept past the distant space with silver light.

In the warp dimension, Yi Lei and Fred suddenly froze.

Yi Lei gasped. "What's going on? Why do I feel that the warp dimension is pushing us out?!"

Fred felt the same. He flashed in golden light and tried to forcefully hold on in the warp dimension.

However, his struggles were futile. He felt that the pushing force intensified.

He said heavily, "We've been found! He's forcing us out!"

Yi Lei's eyes flashed with a sliver of terror.

"Brother Fred, what should we do? Should we run?"

At this moment, the warp dimension twisted and the two fell out into space.

When they saw the small crystal body, Lu Ze and Elder Nangong were dazed.

Elder Nangong was confused. "Crystal Race? Why are they here?".

Fred and Yi Lei were forcefully dragged out of the warp dimension. All at once, they felt the gazes directed upon them, but they weren't even assaulted in the next second.

Hence, they began to relax a little and proceeded to scan the surroundings.

Hm... Barbarian Race? Winged Race? Human and Round Race?

The insectoid was in the midst of being pulverized. Even the corpse wasn't left unscathed?!

In the next moment, they noticed the silver wolf standing next to Lu Ze.

Upon coming into contact with its silver eyes, their bodies tensed up and dropped their temperature to freezing point.

Didn't this chi belong to the strongest one they had sensed earlier?

Is it this beast that forced them out of the warp dimension?

What a powerful beast!

Fred couldn't quite absorb the developments. "A level-1 cosmic cloud state?!"

Yi Lei gasped. "What?!"

The creature was merely a level-1 cosmic cloud state, but it could pull them out of the dimension against their will?!

But Fred was a level-3 cosmic cloud state already. What was more, he had a level-5 cosmic cloud state combat power!

Just what monster is it?!

Why would there be a powerful beast in a faraway region?

For it to grow, it should have needed valuable resources too.

The region they were currently in wasn't rich in resources. Even ordinary powerful beasts wouldn't be interested in this area, let alone talented ones!

Despite their confusion, they didn't dare to voice out a question.

Then, they looked at Lu Ze. Their eyes widened again.

Yi Lie's mouth twitched. "A level-3 cosmic cloud state?!"

A level-3 cosmic system state is capable of possessing a cosmic cloud state combat power?!

What kind of monster is he?

Wait...

Yi Lei frowned and observed Lu Ze intently. He had his doubts.

... How come there is a sense of familiarity? Did he see this human somewhere before?

He pondered for a time and suddenly gasped as he pointed at Lu Ze.

"It's you! You're that human I saw at the trade planet last time!"

Yi Lei definitely encountered Lu Ze during the East Realm Gathering. He even deemed him a prodigy with a good talent!

"..."

But back then, didn't he only have a planetary state cultivation level?

How many days have passed since then?

Is it two years?

How did he suddenly become a cosmic system state right now?

Someone from the Human Race managed to reach the cosmic system state from the planetary state in just two years?

This was illogical.

Fred asked telepathically, "You know him?"

Yi Lei's mouth twitched.

He was familiar with Lu Ze, but then again, the latter probably didn't know him.

This was a bit embarrassing.

Meanwhile, Lu Ze realized that Yi Lei was the one who seemed to have passed on before.

The recognition only clicked at this moment. They must have been fated to encounter each other again.

Is he a cosmic cloud state already?

Not bad.

Lu Ze let out a smile. "I am wondering why two cosmic cloud states would conceal themselves in the warp dimension. Are they planning on harming us?"

Yi Lei quickly explained, "Brother, you have misunderstood. We have no ill intentions. We were tracking the insectoid earlier. You have seen it too, right?"

Lu Ze smiled "Do you know what is going on with that insectoid?"

Yi Lei nodded. "That insectoid was originally from the battlefield of the Crystal Race. To prevent it from wreaking havoc elsewhere, we came over."

"By the way, I'm Yi Lei, and this is my elder, Fred. We are both prodigies from the Crystal Race. Although it's a bit shameless to say it, we're actually quite famous. Some people from your race should know us."

Lu Ze: "..."

'Narcissistic...'

Of course, Lu Ze knew Yi Lei wasn't lying.

He raised a brow. "Then, do you know why the insectoid would rush here?"

He found it odd why those creatures would be drawn to this place.

Furthermore, the Human Race couldn't have offended the Insectoid Race.

The two looked at each other, and Yi Lei laughed dryly. "We do not know the answer either. We are just tracking the insectoid."

Yi Lei continued, "Perhaps they did not gain anything from the battlefield of the Crystal Race. Hence, they changed targets. Just recently, ten insectoid lairs disappeared. We still don't know where they went."

Lu Ze: "..."

So the source of the ten insectoid lairs is your side?!

Lu Ze said slowly, "Those ten insectoid lairs had transferred over here as well."

Yi Lei: "..."

Fred: "..."

Yi Lei laughed it off. "Then, they must have sent a cosmic cloud state to avenge their race."

As it turned out, the ten missing lairs had been here. Most likely, with Lu Ze and the beast around, those ten lairs must have been eliminated.

Fred suddenly said, "You killed the cosmic cloud state insectoid. You are the one who completed this Crisp Green Blade mission."

Lu Ze was puzzled.

'What is he talking about?'

Yi Lei quickly said, "Brother, Fred isn't good at communicating. I apologize. It seems as though you don't know anything about the Crisp Green Blade?"

Lu Ze confirmed it. "Mhm, what is that?"

Yi Lei smiled. "This region is far away. Ordinarily, insectoids wouldn't invade it. It is normal for you to not recognize it, Brother."

Lu Ze interjected, "Get to the point."

'Sorry, we are in the rural villages. There is no internet.'

Lu Ze felt as if he was being mocked for not knowing.

Sensing his attitude, Yi Lei quickly provided, "The Crisp Green Blade is a temporary organization formed by the Elf Race. It especially deals with the insectoid tide. You will be entitled to rewards after completing a mission from the Crisp Green Blade. Those rewards can be exchanged with rare treasures from the Elf Race!"

Yi Lei then asked, "Brother, this cosmic beast is...?"

This beast appeared to be dazed as it stood beside Lu Ze.

He suspected it might be Lu Ze's pet.

Fred looked over curiously. He also had the same thoughts, but he couldn't bring himself to ask.

Lu Ze smiled. "It is my pet."

'Mhm... Technically it is true, although it is only a one-time pet and will disappear after the energy is consumed.'

The two shuddered.

Yi Lei cracked a smile. "Brother, I really admire you for having such a powerful beast to protect you. The reward given by the Elf Race would be all too attractive for you then."

Yi Lei had concluded Lu Ze wasn't simple.

There were probably great secrets behind this human, but Yi Lei didn't probe further.

It wasn't good to show too much curiosity in someone else's secrets.

This human didn't even hide it. He openly admitted it. Meaning, he wasn't scared.

Yi Lei said, "The Elf Race possesses various rare treasures. You completed this mission. Brother, if you're interested, you can consider joining the Crisp Green Blade. It would be a waste not to use the reward points, right? Perhaps there's something else you need."

Lu Ze smiled and nodded. "I will think about it."

His resources were only suitable for those close to him.

Perhaps the Elf Race had something that could benefit everyone.

Hearing Lu Ze's words, Yi Lei's and Fred's eyes lit up.

The two looked at each other. Fred then said, "If you want to join the Crisp Green Blade, we can be your witness for this mission. After that, we can join hands and accomplish missions together. We know our way around the Elf Cosmic Realm."

Lu Ze felt delighted and nodded. "I will trouble you then. I'm Lu Ze."

Yi Lei was glad. He waved his hand. "No need to be so polite, Brother Lu Ze."

What a joke! Even though Lu Ze was only a level-3 cosmic system state, he already had a cosmic cloud state combat power. With a talent like his, the prodigies of the Elf Race would surely build a relationship with him. Naturally, the two of them wouldn't be different.

On the other hand, Lu Ze understood what they meant and nodded.

Yi Lei said, "By the way, Brother Lu Ze, we still need to return to defend against the rest of the insectoids. If there is nothing else, we will be going first."

In truth, the real reason for their departure was to report the matter concerning Lu Ze to their race.

Lu Ze didn't object. "I won't keep you here for long then."

Anyway, he didn't want to hold them back either. Even if he knew they would share the information about him with their superiors, he still wouldn't stop them. After all, their pleasant attitude could only be attributed to the presence of the silver wolf.

Who knows what will happen if his trump card suddenly vanishes?

Ying Ying wasn't awake yet. If they didn't have any ace in their sleeves, the situation would be risky.

Both Yi Lei and Fred relaxed. Yi Lei said, "Then, if Brother Lu Ze wants to join the Crisp Green Blade, please come and find us in the territory of the Crystal Race!"

Lu Ze agreed. "No problem."

The two disappeared through warp dimension.

Lu Ze didn't do anything right away. Only when the silver wolf could not detect their chi did he feel relieved.

The elders didn't interfere this time. After all, Yi Lei and Fred were already cosmic cloud states. It would be best to leave the matter to Lu Ze who possessed a cosmic cloud state combat power.

The others flew over. Nangong Jing asked, "Ze, how is it?"

Lu Ze responded, "Don't worry, it's fine. They just want me to join the Crisp Green Blade for missions."

Lu Ze recounted what happened. Thereafter, the elders of the Human Race felt assured while the other three races felt envious.

'It is the Crystal Race!'

They had been around for a few hundred million years, steadily building a name for themselves. Among the cosmic cloud state civilizations, they were considerably strong.

The Barbarian Race might be considered a cosmic cloud state civilization. Still, they were far inferior to the Crystal Race in terms of power.

And now, even the prestigious Crystal Race wanted to establish a connection with Lu Ze. His prowess was alarming.

Zuoqiu Xunshuang asked, "Kid, are you going to join that Crisp Green Blade?"

Lu Ze was taken aback. Honestly, even if he just remained at home and cultivated, he would probably still grow invincible out of everyone in the Elf Cosmic Realm in two to three years. It wouldn't matter whether he joined the Crisp Green Blade or not.

He just couldn't let go of the possible mission reward points. More importantly, he had to make them leave as quickly as possible.

Lu Ze replied, "Let me decide in the meantime. We need to deal with the blade demon territory first."

The elders agreed. They didn't really want Lu Ze to leave.

Although Lu Ze was absurdly strong right now, his power was still lacking compared to cosmic cloud states.

At this time, Lu Ze ordered the silver wolf, "Spread your chi out."

'Roar!'

The wolf expanded its chi across the entire blade demon territory.

Lu Ze transmitted his voice through the power of the wolf. "All races, leave immediately! If not, death might come for you!"

...

Everyone immediately left the blade demon territory as quickly as they could. A high-level cosmic cloud state being was around.

Why would they dare to remain in this region?

For fear of being pursued by Lu Ze, they also threw around the resource they just gathered.

...

Soon, Lu Ze confirmed through the wolf's senses that all the races had left.

He smiled at Elder Nangong. "Okay, Elder, we can go and collect our land."

Elder Nangong showed a smile. "Spread my orders! Send the Shenwu Army to be assigned at the blade demon territory!"

"Yes!"

They didn't expect the Monarch of the New Dawn to hide a terrifying trump card.

Before, they assumed the blade demon territory would end in chaos right now. But in less than a month, they had gained complete control over it.

From this day forward, the territory of the Human Race will be twice as vast. The race would surely accumulate abundant resources.

Man Yi looked at the silver wolf. "Lu Ze, this beast is?"

Lu Ze confirmed it. "That's right. My master gave it to me."

Everyone: "..."

...

Since the threats in the blade demon territory were eliminated, the cosmic system states didn't need to guard the fleets.

Lu Ze then ordered the wolf to clear out any lurking threats. Right after, he returned to his room.

Nangong Jing stretched out. "It's finally over."

Qiuyue Hesha leaned on Lu Ze's shoulder and felt pleased. "I didn't expect the Crystal Race and the Insectoid Race to come over."

"Ze, are we going to accept those missions?" Lin Ling looked at Lu Ze.

Lu Ze answered, "We will, when become much stronger. Right now, our power isn't enough. If we didn't have the summoning crystal, we wouldn't be able to weather the storm during the invasion of the insectoid. We would have no choice but to flee."

Nangong Jing was a little disappointed, but she didn't say much. Lu Ze was telling the truth in the end.

Perhaps they had no enemies left in this region right now, but back in the Elf Cosmic Realm, numerous cosmic cloud states were present.

With their current power, they wouldn't be able to accept high-level missions. The risk involved would be too much for them to handle.

It was unnecessary right now.

After finishing their dinner, Lu Ze suddenly stiffened, causing the rest of the girls to notice him. They then asked him what was wrong.

Lu Ze answered, "Nothing, the silver wolf is gone."

The silver wolf could only last half an hour using full power. Since it didn't consume everything, it managed to hold on for an hour or so. This could be considered long.

Even so, Lu Ze sighed. He just used his strongest move. He had been saving it for a long time...

Qiuyue Hesha frowned. "We don't have a stronger card now. We will end up in danger if the other insectoids retaliate."

Nangong Jing asked, "When would Ying Ying wake up?"

Only Ying Ying could grant them peace of mind now.

Back in Ying Ying's room, the group gathered around the unconscious little girl and fed her various treasures.

Each time they threw the item, the starlight around Ying Ying grew brighter.

Lu Ze felt pleased. "It looks as though she will wake up soon."

The girls nodded, gaining hope from the possibility.

Qiuyue Hesha said, "Ten days had already passed. She should regain consciousness sooner."

The level of Lu Ze's orbs has improved now.

The interval of Ying Ying's sleeping time after being fed has been getting shorter recently.

Simultaneously, the brightness of the starlight intensified every time she was about to open her eyes.

Lu Ze felt glad. He then clapped. "Let's continue this tomorrow. We still need to cultivate."

"Mhm."

...

In the warp dimension, Fred and Yi Lei were on their way back.

Yi Lei questioned, "Brother Fred, what are your thoughts about Lu Ze?"

Fred answered, "Absurdly talented. Both his god arts and divine arts have achieved deep mastery. Even though the Human Race didn't have access to superior divine arts, his divine art is relatively better than the rest. Maybe someone is backing him. If not, he must have encountered some fortune."

Yi Lei cracked a smile. "He didn't show a trace of fear earlier. More likely, he has someone at his beck and call from a certain organization."

Fred shook his head. "I don't know about that. But he can subjugate a cosmic cloud beast to become his pet. Perhaps the other person supporting him values him so much."

Yi Lei's mouth twitched. He also wanted a powerful pet like the silver wolf. It was pleasing to look at and powerful.

"Let's report it to the leader," Fred said.

Yi Lei nodded. "Do you think Lu Ze will join Crisp Green Blade?"

Fred shook his head. "I don't know either."

It will depend on what he needs...

Following such, the two of them didn't speak anymore.

Lu Ze's talent was unmatched. Even though they were superior prodigies of a cosmic cloud state civilization, they were still astounded.

...

In the void space near the Crystal Race, the enormous queen insectoid burrowed in the blood-colored hive. A pile of treasures was gleaming in front of it.

Powerful insectoids came and went to drop more precious materials before their queen.

In the meantime, the queen leisurely digested the energy from the resources presented to it.

As long as it had sufficient energy, it could nurture countless insectoids.

At this moment, the queen's body suddenly stiffened as it opened its eyes.

Blood spirit force swept across the entire space.

All the insectoids suddenly wavered and prostrated to the ground as they trembled.

'Hiss!'

The piercing shriek reached the battlefield and even affected the defense line of the Crystal Race.

"What is going on?"

"What is that sound?"

"What a powerful chi!"

"What is wrong with the insectoids?"

...

A lot of powerful beings from the Crystal Race were stunned. They felt taken aback.

"Why is the insectoid queen brimming with fury?"

Moments later, someone from the Crystal Race said, "Right! A cosmic cloud state insectoid was sent somewhere, wasn't it? Fred and Yi Lei were tasked to hunt it. Did they finish it off already?"

Hearing the speculation, everyone's eyes lit up.

Cosmic cloud state insectoids from the hive possessed an extremely strong combat power.

"If it really died, then lashing out just then makes sense."

They were delighted.

The leader of the Crystal Race smiled. "Fred is a good child. Only a few days have passed, but he killed the insectoid without difficulty."

The other cosmic cloud states laughed.

"Those two are probably returning soon, right?"

"The leader should reward them upon their arrival."

...

Lu Ze and the girls proceeded to their rooms. Thereafter, they entered the Pocket Hunting Dimension.

Once again, they appeared within the desert and concealed their chi right away.

Nangong Jing said, "I wonder if we will encounter the other overlords today."

The other girls rolled their eyes.

Lu Ze said, "Let's find our prey."

The group left the spot and began to hunt.

Since Lu Ze's combat power reached the cosmic cloud state, their efficiency became more flawless. The sand beetles and scorpions couldn't escape from Lu Ze.

Soon, myriads of resources ended up in his mental dimension.

...

Four hours later, the atmosphere became tense as the team moved along.

Out of nowhere, tens of meters wide mouth opened.

A gray substance that resembled goo and a sharp set of teeth made their skin crawl.

The mouth was aimed at Lu Ze and the girls. At the same time, it emitted an exceptionally suction force. The group was struggling to escape.

Lu Ze stiffened. The spirit flames burned around him as he directed his fist into the bottom of the mouth of the creature.

"Piss off!"

'Rumble!'

The spirit flames ignited from the depths, resembling a raging volcano.

'Chit!'

A cry of agony reverberated throughout the dimension.

Lu Ze flashed with silver light and teleported the girls away from the gaping mouth.

They managed to reappear a few kilometers away. This time, a creature similar to a long worm writhed. Gray runes were engraved around it.

In terms of diameter, it was tens of meters long. Its exposed body part alone was a few hundred meters long already.

Nangong Jing said, "Weren't we eaten by this bug a few times before..."

"..."

Lu Ze's mouth twitched. "I do recall seeing this worm during the previous battles with the overlords."

The girls nodded.

"Ze, are we going to fight it?"

The writhing worm was a level-7 cosmic system state. Its combat power should be approximately equivalent to Lu Ze's.

Lu Ze grinned. "Of course, we have to exact revenge."

Lu Ze instantly appeared next to the worm and punched its moist body.

"Chit!"

The worm shrieked. An earth-colored light flashed as sand formed a wall in front of it.

'Rumble!'

A thunderous sound resounded throughout the region.

The sand wall crumbled a bit before being completely shattered by the fist force, which then struck the skin of the worm directly.

The massive force caused it to be flung away.

Lu Ze was surrounded by the green wind as he flashed towards the opponent again.

When he was about to dish out Earth Shocking Blow once more, purple lightning crackled around the worm.

'Sizzle...'

The lightning made the air burn.

"Chit!"

The worm opened its mouth and hissed at Lu Ze. Then, the lightning around it speedily moved towards him.

Lu Ze adeptly avoided the bolts, but unexpectedly, he could not help but widen his eyes.

All at once, the wound he inflicted glowed with gray light. It healed at a rapid rate. In a short instant, the worm had successfully recovered.

'Oh crap?!'

Lu Ze was taken aback to encounter the familiar god art once more.

'Regeneration God Art?!'

Did the worm possess three god arts?

Sand God Art, Lightning God Art, and Regeneration God Art...

It was unbelievably formidable

The worm hissed again and flew out of the sand.

'Screech...'

Several sand blades were released into space. Accordingly, Lu Ze sensed the piercing chi and frowned.

In the nick of time, something disrupted the worm's chi as Lu Ze planned to dodge. The attack of the enemy weakened.

Lu Ze grinned. The girls made their move.

"Chit!"

The worm hissed furiously.

Lu Ze flashed as he sidestepped the weakened attacks while approaching the worm.

In a short moment, he reached the top of its head again.

An earth-colored spirit light gleamed around it as it formed another sand wall. The barrier could block Lu Ze's attacks for a short while before the worm's shield was torn apart.

Lu Ze stomped on the worm's head. In turn, a powerful force caused it to cave in.

Its enormous body soon wriggled out of the ground and left a massive crater.

Particles of sand were scattered around, creating dusk before the clear sky.

Lu Ze watched as the worm kept on writhing until its head was fully reformed.

Black runes flowed in his eyes as he relied on Demonic Flame Divine Art. The launched attack came straight for the worm, wrapped around its body, and set it ablaze.

"Chit!"

But then, a gray spirit light flashed and the originally singed body part had healed instantly.

Lu Ze's mouth twitched.

He also had Regeneration God Art. He couldn't deny it was a hack. It made the worm practically unkillable.

Lu Ze charged down towards the creature as his hands ignited with spirit flames. After executing a punch, the spirit flame fist force surged into the worm's body again.

'Rumble!'

'Rumble!'

'Rumble!'

A series of strikes echoed across the land. The rumbling sound had been active for more than ten seconds before Lu Ze stopped.

At this moment, the dust had cleared out and revealed the aftermath.

A few hundred-kilometer-wide crater manifested in the desert. At the very bottom, the worm was cut in half. All around its body, sizable wounds oozing with a gray substance were present.

Lu Ze breathed out. By this time, it shouldn't be able to recover from the heavy injuries, right?

Unfortunately, the moment Lu Ze convinced himself it wouldn't make a comeback, the gray light shone once more.

The severed body managed to fuse together as the wounds closed themselves. Every other injury seemed to be non-existent at once.

As it turned out, the hacked body parts can still be reconnected.

Lu Ze clenched his fists as he attacked the worm again.

'Rumble...'

Ten seconds later, Lu Ze felt exhausted from assaulting the worm incessantly. He took a break and observed the crater.

This time, the injuries of the other party were even worse than before.

Rather than breaking it in half, he went for cutting it in three.

Sadly, Lu Ze couldn't even enjoy his handiwork because as soon as he stopped attacking, the injuries began to heal.

...

Lu Ze attacked again.

Another ten seconds later, Lu Ze's face turned pale. His forehead was sweating.

He looked down and checked the crater. Like clockwork, the worm flashed with gray light as it recovered.

'Oh shit?'

Why did it want to live desperately?!

Couldn't it just die?

His mouth twitched as spirit flames ignited from his hands again.

The girls were out of breath.

'When is this going to end?'

Then, ten seconds later, the worm's body gushed out with blood that smeared the ground. But once again, the gray light persisted.

Lu Ze: "..."

He checked his remaining spirit force in his body. There was not a single drop left.

The faces of the girls were pale, but even so, their condition was better than Lu Ze.

When the worm began the recovery phase, they stopped using Stone Transformation Divine Art and Seduction God Art at full power. They flew up instead.

Lin Ling hugged Lu Ze. "Ze, are you okay?"

Lu Ze waved his hand and pointed at the bloodied mess below. "Hurry up and continue. Don't let it recover fully."

The girls nodded and used their remaining power to attack the worm.

'Rumble...'

When the girls depleted their energy, the group looked nervously at the crater.

A faint gray spirit light could still be seen. However, it was much dimmer in comparison.

Lu Ze rejoiced. "Its power is being drained too."

The girls were delighted. If all the parties involved used up their own power, then the outcome would now depend on the rate of energy recovery.

Lu Ze was highly confident when it came to replenishing his energy.

A few minutes later, Lu Ze regained some power. He glanced at the worm. It was still very weak right now. This time, the gray spirit force could only strengthen it a bit.

Lu Ze grinned.

'Great!'

Once more, his fist ignited with spirit flames and went straight for the beast.

'Rumble...'

In one go, Lu Ze exhausted all his power. During this round, he couldn't sense the worm's chi any longer.

...

"Is it dead?"

Lu Ze wasn't absolutely certain. The girls had the same sentiments.

When the sand had settled, they saw some ashes. Now, they could finally relax as their legs went soft.

The carcass had become dust already, so the group waited with excitement for the orbs to appear.

'Five drops of red liquid...'

'A gray god art orb...'

'And a purple god art orb...'

Although a sand god art orb didn't appear, they still got a regeneration god art orb. They didn't suffer much loss.

Nangong Jing was pleased. "Let's leave. It would be troublesome if a powerful beast came."

The group agreed. However, just as they planned to depart, a golden light flashed in the sky.

Another sun appeared. Following such, a scorching chi swept the ground.

The group experienced severe pain before finally succumbing to death.

Like usual, Lu Ze and the girls regained their consciousness back in their room.

The group leaned against each other as they shivered.

They probably met one of the superior bosses.

They could only consider themselves unlucky to encounter a powerful boss without a warning. Their chances of leaving unscathed were practically nil.

Half an hour later, the pain had subsided.

Lu Ze then distributed the orbs to the girls. When the resources were settled, they started cultivating.

Lu Ze picked the gray regeneration god art orb this time. As he used it, the orb was sucked into his body in a flash of gray light.

The gray energy invaded every inch of his body as Lu Ze developed a deep understanding of the respective god art.

The gray energy surged. Along with it, a life force flowed in Lu Ze's cells.

It was a bit unbearable, but Lu Ze didn't mind.

He could still recall how his body slowly waned the first time he learned the Regeneration God Art.

As a supplement, Lu Ze used the purple liquid and the blue crystal simultaneously.

...

Four days later, Lu Ze and the girls were aboard a ship near the blade demon border as they relaxed.

Following a ripple in space, a cluster of black ships charged out of the warp dimension. All of the fleets belonged to the Human Race.

The Shenwu Army has arrived!

The newly arrived soldiers were expected to guard the territory of the Blade Demon Race.

...

Lu Ze, along with Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha, went to feed Ying Ying in her room.

At this time, the three people looked in the direction of the fleet.

Nangong Jing said, "The fleets arrived. It won't be long now. The blade demon territory will be fully conquered by the Human Race."

The other two smiled.

Following such, the starlight around Ying Ying flickered. A powerful and impenetrable chi burst out.

While the trio faced the chi, they became immobilized, causing them to look at each other.

What a magnificent power!

The elders and the other three races sensed the very same majestic chi.

They looked in its direction in disbelief.

But soon, the chi flashed, and in the next second, the starlight around Ying Ying vanished. Her deep blue eyes fluttered.

Her body sat up as she felt a bit confused and looked at her hands.

After realizing she wasn't empty-handed, she felt relieved.

Lu Ze: "..."

Qiuyue Hesha was amused. She then hugged Ying Ying and rubbed against her little round face.

"The little girl is finally awake."

As soon as the remark was made, the other three girls barged into the room.

"Ying Ying is awake?" Alice rejoiced and rushed over.

However, Ying Ying's eyes grew terrified.

Lu Ze looked away after noticing it.

...

Eventually, the other beings managed to overcome the suppression caused by the formidable chi.

Someone from the Barbarian Race remarked, "This chi... is unparalleled. What is it then?"

"Is it..." The crowd instantly considered one possibility.

Man Yi looked in Ying Ying's direction with reverence.

"Isn't it Lu Ze's master? This is unexpected."

Previously, they assumed that a being with a terrifying power like Lu Ze's master had his own matters to deal with.

He couldn't have been staying with the Human Race all this time...

"This powerful chi... has reached the peak cosmic realm state at the very least... Maybe... it had breached the cosmic monarch state as well... What is it?"

Even Man Yi and the rest didn't have a good grasp of how strong those beings who had surpassed the cosmic realm state were.

Everyone fell silent...

Elder Nangong ordered the Shenwu Army to be in charge of the security of the blade demon territory.

As for Lu Ze and the three races, they remained stationed in the same place. Only when they subjugate everything flawlessly could they finally leave.

During these few days, Lu Ze ended up puzzled as the other three races behaved with an even better attitude. Somehow they were inquiring about his master indirectly.

Soon, he realized the connection between their attitude and the developments in Ying Ying's chi.

Most likely, they presumed the presence of his supposed master due to the outburst of chi a while ago.

Lu Ze felt speechless.

He couldn't let Ying Ying see them though, right?

Hence, Lu Ze offered the excuse that his master didn't want to be disturbed nor see anyone.

Fortunately, the three races weren't narrow-minded. Well, it was only natural to meet high-level beings with difficulty.

...

At a later time, Lu Ze and the girls returned to their daily routine.

During the night, they focused on their cultivation level. Thereafter, they would try their luck inside the Pocket Hunting Dimension before they continued learning divine arts and god arts.

Since Ying Ying was awake, there was nothing they should be worried about.

A week later, Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha reached level-4 cosmic system state. Their combat power was nearing Lu Ze's. Of course, they now possessed cosmic cloud state combat power too.

Due to the golden dew and the super-liquid, it only took them half a month to complete a breakthrough.

Even though Lu Ze hadn't made a breakthrough, he should be close to finishing one.

After all, his foundation was far superior to Nangong Jing's and Qiuyue Hesha's. It was only natural for him to take much time before leveling up.

As for the progress of Lin Ling, she too had reached level-3 cosmic system state while Lu Li and Alice had reached level-2 cosmic system state recently.

The rapid improvement could be attributed to their abundant resources.

In Lu Ze's case, his Sand One Divine Art even achieved familiar mastery even if his cultivation level didn't get enhanced. Even so, raising the mastery took him 17 days.

It wasn't an easy task.

He had used the best red liquid and blue crystal.

Cosmic system state divine arts were inherently much harder to master.

Lu Ze sighed. It was all too clear why those cosmic system states couldn't attain beginner mastery when it came to cosmic system state divine arts.

For someone to achieve beginner mastery of one divine art, the practitioner should ensure his god art had reached a certain level. More crucially, you had to be smart enough.

The process of reaching the cosmic system state was already torture. Hence, producing cosmic system states was extremely rare.

Only one out of a trillion would emerge as one in the entire universe.

It should be noted that those considerations only applied to the cultivation level only. Pushing the combat power forward was a different matter altogether.

Generally, those who could bring their god arts mastery to the level of cosmic system state were infinitely better than ordinary cosmic system states.

As for divine arts, they were more complex than god arts. Reaching beginner mastery might even lead to the explosion of someone's head.

Even so, those difficulties were non-existent for Lu Ze. He only needed about two to three months to achieve perfect mastery of a cosmic system state divine art. He was proud of his superiority.

Three days later, Lu Ze and the girls were sitting in their room.

Lu Ze's fourth star ring had crumbled and turned into stardust, which then moved towards the border of his cells and formed part of the planets.

With the infusion of spirit force, the stardust expanded. It signified Lu Ze's extensive improvement.

After a long time, the stardust reformed into dim planets.

The invisible wave was no longer present when Lu Ze opened his eyes. Right then, the spirit flames inside of him ignited.

He breathed out and let out a smile. Finally, he reached level-4 cosmic system state.

Once he got out of his bed, he stretched his body.

Back in the living room, Qiuyue Hesha and Nangong Jing were glaring at each other. As usual, they might have been quarreling.

Without fail, Ying Ying was back to watching her cartoon program as she was stuck between the two. She wasn't even fazed by the arguments around her.

In the direction of the kitchen, it sounded as though Alice and the rest of the girls were preparing their meal.

Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha looked over.

Nangong Jing grinned "Did you complete a breakthrough?"

Lu Ze smirked and confirmed it with a nod. He went to the couch. Unfortunately, when he was about to sit, someone knocked on the door.

Lu Ze went to open it this time. Zuoqiu Xunshuang was on the other side.

"Aunty Xunshuang, hello?"

He quickly let her inside. She then went straight for the sofa and pinched Ying Ying's face. "I came to notify you about our departure. We are about to return."

Nangong Jing asked, "Go back to which planet? To Shenwu?"

Zuoqiu Xunshuang nodded. "Yes, the Shenwu Army has essentially placed all the planets of the Blade Demon Race under their control. There is no reason for us to still guard this place."

Qiuyue Hesha frowned. "But what about the other races who might be lurking?"

Zuoqiu Xunshuang maintained a smile. "Lu Ze took care of everything. After displaying his cosmic cloud state combat power, those ordinary races wouldn't dare to mess with the Human Race. We don't have to worry about superior races either. After all, their territories are located away from here. The chances of them creating a conflict over the blade demon territory are low. Everything is settled."

Zuoqiu Xunshuang continued, "Of course, at very least, one cosmic system state should watch over the region. However, now is not the time. We need to return due to something else."

The group was taken aback. "What is it?"

Zuoqiu Xunshuang curved the corners of her lips mysteriously. "The elders are about to make a breakthrough."

"!"

Everyone was astounded.

Nangong Jing questioned, "The old man is going to complete a breakthrough? Wouldn't it be..."

Zuoqiu Xunshuang nodded. "Yes, the elders disclosed that they would become cosmic cloud states within a month."

Cosmic cloud states!

If the four elders successfully raised their cultivation level, the Human Race would have four more cosmic cloud states!

In contrast with the other races with cosmic cloud states, humans were considered the weakest. However, it would be a different story when compared to cosmic system state civilizations. This time, the Human Race was invincible against the rest.

Lu Ze didn't expect the sudden shift in their cultivation level. But then again, it wasn't actually questionable. In just half a year, the elders also reached the peak of the cosmic system state previously. Even if their foundation was inferior to Lu Ze's, it still wouldn't take them long to attain a breakthrough.

Lu Ze urged, "Let's return quickly."

Their breakthrough was the most important thing as of this moment.

Even protecting the blade demon territory wasn't as significant as producing four cosmic cloud states.

...

In order to return, the fleet entered the warp dimension.

Four days later, everyone reached their destination.

Before anything else, the elders handed out the resources to the other races pursuant to their established agreement.

Accordingly, the Barbarian Race had the largest share, while the Winged Race was not far behind. As for the Round Race, they received the least portion because they only managed to provide a level-8 cosmic system state.

Even so, the quantity was already substantial despite being the last. Hence, all the parties had no complaints.

At the same time, the Human Race organized a celebration. Eventually, the other three races returned to their territories.

Before leaving though, Man Kun and the others reminded Lu Ze and his group to visit whenever they can. They promised to treat them generously to food if they did.

Lu Ze immediately expressed his keen interest.

After their allies had departed, the Human Race settled down.

The Shenwu Army began to focus on its tasks. The soldiers need to deal with the reinforcements, mobilizations, and defense mechanisms with respect to blade demon territory.

Naturally, there weren't any issues when they only had to protect the human territory. With the sudden expansion involving the blade demon territory, the number of enlisted soldiers wasn't sufficient.

Still, with the corresponding increase in resources, the Shenwu Army acquired the capability to provide more benefits. Hence, numerous powerful adventurers were incentivized to join the Shenwu Army.

Having considered everything, the military could barely keep up with the developments.

Lu Ze took out some red and purple orbs. He gave them to Elder Nangong in order to serve as a reward for star state soldiers who performed well this time.

The orbs were greatly beneficial for star states.

In the past year, Zuoqiu Xunshuang reached the peak of the star state.

The red orbs were immensely precious and rare. However, the current supply was only enough for tens of people. As a result, the selection became stringent. Character prevailed over everything.

It wasn't necessary that orbs should be given to the most talented ones. Anyway, their function was to improve an individual's talent.

Lu Ze believed that soon, the Human Race would have dozens more cosmic system states.

By then, it can be considered an actual increase in the power of the Human Race.

During this time, the excuse Lu Ze used to explain the existence of the herbs was his supposed master once again.

Three days later, the elders began their solitary cultivation.

...

In the resting room of the cultivation building, Margaret, Li Qingyun, Eldon, Yan Gu, Shadora, Xia Zhi, and Ji Cheng were all present. Naturally, Lu Ze and the girls were also nearby.

Lu Ze asked, "Um, you guys know that my master is unparalleled, right?"

Everyone: "..."

Yan Gu questioned, "... Are you showing off now, Junior Lu Ze?"

Lu Ze scratched his head. "My master handed out a lot of resources to me. My talent is exceptional already while my breakthrough rate is unmatched, so I have some leftover resources here. Perhaps you can make use of them."

The crowd before him could be deemed talented prodigies. They were rather upright as well.

Everyone: "..."

Did he just practically say he is too talented and had so many resources to spare!?

Yan Gu grinned. "In that case, they shouldn't be wasted. Don't worry, Junior Lu Ze, we will use them well!"

The others nodded in unison.

Lu Ze handed over the red and purple orbs to Yan Gu and his company. When he was finished, he left with his group and began cultivating.

Without any changes, Lu Ze and the girls did their usual routine.

Since Lu Ze had raised his cultivation level to level-4 cosmic system state, he now possessed a combat power comparable to level-8 cosmic system states. He could fully secure victory with the aid of the girls. In the event, they could not, they also had the option to flee.

When it came to level-7 cosmic system state beasts though, Lu Ze could annihilate them with ease.

For now, the only troublesome foe he had was the long worm. He needed a considerable amount of time to deal with it even after beating one.

The Regeneration God Art possessed by the enemy was absolutely a menace. Fortunately, he also acquired Regeneration God Art.

Having learned it, Lu Ze's body improved slightly while his ability to recover had been enhanced greatly.

Basically, the rest of the creatures in the dimension won't be able to kill him with a single blow, except for those superior powerful beings on top of the food chain.

He didn't care whether he would lose an arm or a leg at all.

...

Twenty-five days later, Shenwu.

Without a warning, a powerful chi erupted from somewhere on the planet. The occurrence caused the entire celestial body to quake.

Everyone experienced the surge of the chi. The people could not help but gasp.

"This chi is so strong!"

"Did it belong to the Monarch of the New Dawn? Is he this powerful already?"

"The chi belongs to a cosmic cloud state, right?"

...

During this time, they had received information positing that Lu Ze's power surpassed the saints' for he was now a cosmic cloud state.

With the firsthand experience just now, they could finally confirm it as the truth.

However, as the chi grew stronger, a domineering golden light flashed.

Everyone stopped speculating. The crowd didn't expect the development.

"This... this chi belongs to..."

"Saint Jinyao?!"

...

All at once, the atmosphere turned eerily silent.

Saint Jinyao just finished a breakthrough to the cosmic cloud state?!

After some time, some white-haired soldiers from the Shenwu Army flew up in the sky. They were followed by powerful star states and planetary states.

Each second, the number of people who joined the rest to protect Elder Nangong increased. Most of the sky was occupied by cultivators.

Back in the cultivation building, Lu Ze and the girls were absorbed in their cultivation. Soon, they shifted their attention to the golden light.

During their respective breakthroughs, the elder went out of their way to guard them. Now, it was their time to return the goodwill.

Nangong Jing looked at the golden light and grinned. "He finally completed the breakthrough."

The four saints, who had control over everyone's morale, served as pillars of the Human Race. Them raising their cultivation level to the cosmic cloud state was a huge milestone for humans.

Lu Ze looked in the direction of the cultivators who volunteered to protect the elders

His lips curved up. "There are a lot of people."

Likewise, the girls were delighted. After all, the saints had sacrificed a great deal for the Human Race.

People from all walks of life deeply respected them.

Back when the Human Race entered the era of chaos and destruction, the elders were the ones who dedicated their lives to protect the entire race and led them to the prosperity they were celebrating now.

The hardships borne out of those situations were not easy to see.

Before the original golden light vanished, another rising chi manifested.

A silver light was cast on the planet. It interacted with the golden light.

Lin Ling smiled excitedly. "It's my grandfather!"

Previously, Elder Lin had been on the brink of exhausting his life, but with the existence of Lu Ze's orbs, his fate changed. He recovered his source and was able to push his cultivation level to the cosmic cloud state.

To Lin Ling, Elder Lin was the only relative she had when she was young. His condition before tormented her greatly.

But now that Elder Lin could reach the cosmic cloud state, Lin Ling's feelings were vastly different from the others.

Lu Ze patted Lin Ling's head. In response, Lin Ling turned around and hugged Lu Ze.

The crowd guarding the saints gasped.

"It's Saint Spirit Eye?!"

"Another... another cosmic cloud state!"

"Hahaha, the heavens are protecting the Human Race!"

...

Suddenly, two more powerful chi astounded the world.

Everyone could only keep their mouths shut from the abnormality of the situation.

Moments later, someone asked, "Another... two?"

"All four saints are breaking through to the cosmic cloud state?!"

The expression of those who witnessed it went from being confused to feeling fervent.

"Haha... Hahahaha... The Human Race has raised four cosmic cloud states!"

The seniors from the Shenwu Army gawked at the chi and ended up dazed.

Soon enough, tears went streaming down their faces.

It took the Human Race too many sacrifices to reach this achievement.

Humans can now welcome a much brighter future.

...

The four chis belonging to cosmic cloud states grew more intense and spread out across all directions.

The coverage even extended to the inner region of the Federation.

At the same time, Lin Yan had been cultivating at the border.

After learning Lu Ze possessed a cosmic cloud state combat power, he felt a bit torn.

His own son-in-law surpassed him. The gap had widened to a significant extent.

This pushed him to cultivate harder.

To make matters more complicated, the cultivation resources he was relying on actually came from Lu Ze under the guise of being sent by Saint Lin Dong.

Unfortunately, he had no choice but to utilize the resources, so he could finally become a cosmic system state.

At this moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and moved to the space above the base.

He looked in the direction of the planet where the chi overflowed in disbelief.

"This chi... it belongs to?"

"It's my father's chi?! And the other three elders? They... they broke through to the cosmic cloud state?

...

In the Telun System, Lu Ze's Home.

Merlin, Zhu Hong Lian, Fu Shuya, and Lu Wen were eating dinner.

Merlin cracked a smile. "Brother Lu Wen, do you have questions about cultivation these few days?"

Lu Wen curved the corners of his mouth. "Of course not. Look at who I am. Ze is my son after all."

Merlin: "..."

This old guy must be drunk. Lu Ze wasn't his biological child. He spoke as though Lu Ze's talent originated from him.

Fu Shuya rolled her eyes and sighed. "I wonder how he is getting by. He has not returned home for a long time."

Zhu Hong Lian smiled. "Ze is handling matters related to the Blade Demon Race at the borders. It is only normal that he can't leave yet. Now that it is all over, he will probably be back soon, won't he?"

"Ze has a cosmic cloud state combat power already. This is too absurd."

Merlin's heart ached. "Hong Lian, this is the 83rd time you said that."

"Hmm?" Zhu Hong Lian narrowed her eyes.

Merlin quickly picked up his chopsticks. "Let's eat dinner, it's getting cold."

Suddenly, the emergence of four powerful chi interrupted the scene.

The four people were taken aback.

Without qualms, they flew up in the air.

Lu Wen asked, "What level is this? How come it is so overwhelming?"

Although his cultivation level had reached the planetary state, he never got a chance to fight with anyone.

Merlin felt dumbfounded. "Cosmic cloud states? Four of them?"

Fu Shuya began to worry. "Did something happen to my son?"

Zhu Hong Lian shook her head. "That little guy should be fine. This is the chi.. of the elders."

Merlin questioned, "The four elders reached the cosmic cloud state?"

Zhu Hong Lian smiled. "Seems like the Human Race will have more cosmic cloud states."

Merlin then said, "I wonder where my father is right now. If only he were here, he could have raised his cultivation level to the cosmic cloud state too."

Zhu Hong Lian sighed. "I wonder when will father contact us. Alice has recovered now. He doesn't need to be running about out there."

All these years, the old man sacrificed a lot just to help Alice. He was merely a cosmic system state. Some places might treat him as someone strong, but beyond the Milky Way, his power could only be considered ordinary.

For him to find a higher type of energy, he would have to venture into perilous places.

Who knew if he would encounter hostile cosmic cloud states or cosmic realm states?

His life mission was risky.

Lu Wen said, "Brother Merlin, the Human Race is developing stronger and stronger. Perhaps after some time, Alice will become peerless. By then, Ze can search for him with her."

Fu Shuya nodded. "Yes."

The four adults had grown closer during their time together.

Merlin and Fu Shuya felt emotional. They both smiled.

...

Dawn System, Federal University.

Like before, cultivators would take off as soon as they sensed the powerful chi.

"What a terrifying chi..."

"I can feel my body shivering. What kind of being is this?"

"They seem to be located far away from here?"

...

"Senior Ye Mu and the others are here."

Everyone turned around.

Ye Mu, Ian, Xavier, Xuan Yuqi, Tianyuan Qianhua, and Jessica flew over. They appeared more mature. Their chi also reached the peak of the mortal evolution state.

This year, they were already fourth-year students. Their graduation was drawing near.

A while ago, Lu Ze asked Elder Lin Dong to give some resources to them.

With a bit more push, they would soon reach the planetary state.

The crowd looked at them with respect. Among their generation, their group was considered the strongest.

Of course, the Monarch of the New Dawn and the girls were exceptional cases.

Ye Mu remarked, "Wow, a powerful chi!"

Xuan Yuqi said, "There are four people? Is that guy one of them?"

"I wonder how strong Ze is now," Ian uttered weakly.

Tianyuan Qianhua said, "Sister Yuji is about to finish solitary cultivation. After they are done, they promised to take us to the controlled region."

Xavier chimed in, "Yes, we need to work harder."

Everyone nodded.

Lu Ze had helped them a lot. They should ensure his efforts won't go to waste.

Xuan Yuqi said, "Before anything else, we need to become planetary states quickly."

"Mhm!" Everyone agreed. Right after, they began to cultivate.

...

The chi of the four elders who had undergone a breakthrough could be felt across the entire Milky Way.

All the cultivators didn't fail to miss it.

Sure enough, the discussions regarding the situation erupted online.

"Did some powerful being visit the Federation? Are we safe?"

"Did someone get jealous we usurped the blade demon territory?"

Even though the fact that the Human Race conquered the territory of the Blade Demon Race hadn't been officially announced, most of the friends and relatives of the Shenwu Army and the adventurers got wind of the information.

Originally, the elders would broadcast it after subjugating the entire blade demon territory. However, a more urgent situation cropped up. They had to finish their breakthroughs. Hence, the matter was delayed by a month.

"The Monarch of the New Dawn and the saints will deal with it. They say the Monarch of the New Dawn is already a cosmic cloud state!"

"It's true. Rumor has it that important figures of the other races want to flee just by looking at Monarch of the New Dawn!"

Everyone had confidence in Lu Ze. With their friends in the army speaking of Lu Ze as though he was a god, the reverence was a natural consequence.

Now, they consider him omnipotent.

...

Time flew by. Two days later, on the same planet, the golden light fluctuated and began to recede.

After witnessing it, the eyes of the crowd lit up.

Liu Zhiyun smiled. "It appears Elder Nangong has finished breaking through."

Thereafter, the powerful chi continued to dwindle.

Base on their senses, Elder Nangong's chi had also stabilized.

After a while, Elder Lin's chi did the same. This was followed by Saint Shenwu and Lin Dong.

The cultivators felt relieved.

A few hours later, a coarse laugh reverberated throughout the planet. "Hahahaha! I didn't think there would be a day when I can break through to the cosmic cloud state!"

In the next second, the space was torn open, and a bulky figure emerged. It was Saint Shenwu.

Three more holes were made, and the rest of the saints came out.

The nervously waiting soldiers and adventurers immediately became excited.

The white-haired Iman roared, "Congratulations on breaking through to the cosmic cloud state, Saints! Please continue to lead the Human Race across troubles and find a place for our race in this dark universe!"

Everyone repeated the remark.

In a spacious meeting room within the base of Shenwu, the elders, along with Lu Ze's group and the rest of the powerful star states, were present.

All of them had smiles on their faces.

Elder Nangong said, "Next, we will share the news of the successful conquest of the blade demon territory by the Federation. Let the citizens celebrate."

"By the way, we should include the matter regarding our breakthroughs in the announcement."

The star states in the room nodded. "Yes!"

The rumors concerning the colonization of the Blade Demon Race had been out in the open. The citizens were merely waiting for the official announcement to confirm it.

Releasing this piece of information in conjunction with the successful breakthroughs will surely stir up the crowd.

Elder Nangong continued, "This time, we will have bountiful resources. As a result, we have to adjust the compensation and incentives for the soldiers of the Shenwu Army and prodigies..."

The elders started focusing on the proper distribution of resources.

Within the Federation, the Shenwu Army was considered the strongest. They primarily consisted of prodigies from the military and academies. Accordingly, they should be given priority.

As for the internal troops and the students from the Dawn System, their rewards should be discussed extensively.

The internal arrangement in the Shenwu Army when it came to receiving rewards was contribution-based.

Zuoqiu Xunshuang was a general of a legion. She recently improved her cultivation level to the cosmic system state. She would be resigning soon.

While the rest of the people were engaged in a heated discussion, Lu Ze and the girls were nonchalant.

They didn't need the resources.

...

An hour or so later, the meeting was finally finished.

Elder Nangong smiled. "Okay, let's do it this way. Everyone, get to work."

"Yes!"

Soon, only the four elders, Lu Ze and the girls, Zuoqiu Xunshuang, and Liu Zhiyun remained.

The elders looked at Lu Ze's group and shook their heads. They were having it quite easy the entire time.

The group just stood by and watched the show.

Elder Nangong patted Lu Ze's shoulder. "Kid, the blade demon matter is settled. You have worked hard. It is high time for you to take a good rest."

Lu Ze smiled and nodded. "Alright, Elder."

Lu Ze had been longing for his home. He was gone for a long time.

Lu Ze said, "By the way, Elder, there is something I need to talk about."

Elder Nangong questioned, "What thing do you have this time?"

Lu Ze grinned. "It concerns god art."

Lu Ze took out a green wood god art orb. "Use this and you will learn Wood God Art. It will equip cultivators with healing abilities."

As of now, he has accumulated a stock of god art orbs in his mental dimension. This storage has expanded along with his cultivation level.

In estimation, he can even fit a few mountains inside, but by that time, it will be filled to the brim.

Anyway, they didn't need most of the god arts they gathered.

Elder Nangong breathed with ease. "So this can make us learn god art?"

Finding an orb within the universe was rare, but at the very least, there was a chance to obtain one, albeit low.

Lu Ze smiled. "I have several stocks of the orbs. Elders, try it yourselves. It will benefit you a lot."

If they managed to learn all the god arts, then their combat power would also be enhanced.

Elder Nangong asked vigilantly, "How many orbs do you have left?"

Lu Ze found it amusing. "I own various types of orbs. I have around a hundred of them for each type."

Actually, he had more than what he disclosed. He just didn't want to take them out in one go.

The elders: "..."

They stared at the orbs in his hands and fell silent.

They only got a few from ransacking the Blade Demon Race.

Lu Ze scratched his head. "Are you alright, Elder?"

Elder Nangong coughed. "It's fine. I'll hand them to people who need them the most."

With the breakthrough phenomenon brought about by Lu Ze's group, more and more prodigies with god arts emerged.

Lu Ze nodded. All the god arts from the previous three maps had been distributed already. As for the fourth map, he only took out the Wood God Art.

Compared to other god arts, a healing-type of god art was a necessity for the Shenwu Army. It would significantly reduce the number of casualties.

Elder Nangong's mouth twitched after seeing the excessive pile of god art orbs. He took them and looked around nervously.

If they sell them, they can even buy half of the Human Race or even more than that.

Liu Zhiyun was dumbfounded. This was the first time he witnessed Lu Ze handing out resources.

The kid was emitting some kind of wealthy aura!

That was saying something. He had already ventured outside for a thousand years, but he never saw someone as affluent as Lu Ze!

It was terrifying.

Lu Ze said, "We'll be returning first then."

Thereafter, he took the girls and left the room.

...

Soon, they had reached the cultivation building.

When they returned, Ying Ying was still watching cartoons.

She then looked up. "Elder Nangong and the others broke through?"

She had been watching their progress. After all, the elders have been kind to her.

Lu Ze smiled and nodded.

Ying Ying said, "Sister Alice, I'm hungry."

Alice found it adorable. She then rubbed Ying Ying's little face. "I'll cook for you."

After finishing their dinner, the group rested on the couch.

Qiuyue Hesha leaned against Lu Ze's shoulder as she scanned her phone. She pointed out, "The internet is buzzing with comments about the acquisition of the blade demon territory and the breakthrough of the elders."

Everyone looked over curiously.

Nangong Jing asked, "Has it been announced?"

Lu Ze responded, "Elder Nangong made the order not long ago. Only a few hours had passed, but it seems like the news is widespread."

Qiuyue Hesha rolled her eyes and pushed Nangong Jing away. "Don't come over. I'll adjust the screen to full size!"

Nangong Jing immediately glared at Qiuyue Hesha. "Are you looking for a fight, Fox Demon?!"

...

Alice found their squabble entertaining. "Sister Hesha, hurry up and fix the screen. Let us read it."

Qiuyue Hesha nodded and projected the screen into the room.

All of their eyes fell upon the news site.

The headline was "Celebration Across the Race! The Thousand-Year War Between Humans and Blade Demons Has Ended. The Human Side Achieves Sweeping Victory!"

"The Four Saints Broke Through to the Cosmic Cloud State, A New Chapter Begins for the Human Race!"

Following the previous subjects, there was also a post about Lu Ze, Nangong Jing, some soldiers from the Shenwu Army, and even Liu Zhiyun.

Qiuyue Hesha opened the article. It narrated the contribution of Lu Ze and the four saints in the battle. They quickly managed to subjugate the Blade Demon Race and some other races. The blade demon territory was successfully conquered.

Lu Ze could not help but blush. The recount in the report painted Lu Ze in a different light. It made him a hero willing to sacrifice everything just to annihilate the Blade Demon Race. It even created a narrative portraying the ordeal he had gone through.

In truth, he knew well enough how little effort he put into it. But then again, he didn't have the ability to stop the reporters from glorifying him. It was better to let it be.

Still, he was a bit embarrassed by the superfluous praise.

The comment section was bustling with activity. In just an hour, it was flooded with billion posts.

Most of the initial comments went to praise the four saints, the Human Race, including Lu Ze. The rest followed the same content.

Even if they scrolled through a few pages, the group hadn't encountered anything different.

The girls exchanged glances with each other.

Nangong Jing questioned, "Why did they only praise Ze? Didn't we contribute too?!"

The faces of the girls were flushed.

'How could she say that without thinking it through?'

Their contribution was negligible. They merely defended the fleet from getting attacked.

Since Lu Ze ate compliments for breakfast, he wasn't much cocky.

Right after, Qiuyue Hesha moved on to the post about the breakthrough of the four saints.

"Am I dreaming! The four saints reached the cosmic cloud state! How strong will they be then?"

"Very strong!"

"I heard the Monarch of the New Dawn possessed a cosmic cloud state combat power. Someone in the Shenwu Army shared this information!"

"I know about this too. The Monarch of the New Dawn is the first cultivator with a cosmic cloud state combat power in the Human Race! Now that the four saints reached the cosmic cloud state, the Human Race has five cosmic cloud states!"

"Are we invincible among the nearby region then?"

...

After some time, they also came across some news concerning Lu Ze, the girls, and the distribution of the resources.

All in all, it has been raining good news the entire day.

...

In the middle of reading happily through the posts, someone knocked on the door.

Lu Ze was surprised to find Liu Zhiyun on the other side. He greeted, "Predecessor Liu, what is going on?"

Liu Zhiyun gave him a smile. "Ze, since the matter about the blade demons is resolved and the elders have a cosmic cloud state cultivation level, there is nothing left in the Federation to deal with. What do you think about joining the Crisp Green Blade?"

Lu Ze was caught off-guard by the question. He didn't expect Liu Zhiyun to ask him directly.

He pondered about it and responded, "I haven't made up my mind yet, but I'm planning to return home first and stopped by the school to visit my friends before deciding."

Even if Lu Ze chose to accept the invitation, he still had to wait until he obtains a stronger trump card. Otherwise, he would always be on edge.

The universe had a lot of cosmic cloud states. They did have Ying Ying at their beck and call. However, she wasn't reliable. She keeps falling asleep at crucial times.

Liu Zhiyun nodded and cracked a smile. "The elders did say you were out for more than a year. You deserve to return and check first."

Lu Ze inquired, "Did Predecessor Liu visit just to ask me this?"

Liu Zhiyun shook his head. "Not really. Anyway, if you are interested in leaving the Milky Way, I have a good offer for you."

Lu Ze asked, "What is it?"

Liu Zhiyun answered, "Ze, are you aware of the civilization ruin that has existed for countless years in the universe?"

Lu Ze immediately thought of the ruin found by the Round Race. It was an alternate dimension that a cosmic cloud state could create.

A star state may also use his power to disrupt the space and create an alternation dimension, but the size of it was usually small. Furthermore, the dimension was unstable and incapable of lasting for a long time.

It was different for a cosmic system state though, the dimension one could create was relatively vast and stable.

Of course, it was only the cosmic cloud states who could create a habitable alternate dimension.

With Lu Ze's current combat power, he could finally create an alternate dimension the size of a solar system. Accordingly, this dimension was livable. But then again, it was impractical to create one now.

Lu Ze nodded. "Yes, I have heard of it."

Liu Zhiyun smiled. "That ruin in the universe isn't kept a secret. Numerous powerful beings have visited and explored it. A while ago, my guild went searching for resources."

Lu Ze asked, "Do a lot of people know about that ruin? Are you saying many races have ventured inside? The universe is boundless. There is actually one ruin known to everyone?"

Liu Zhiyun explained, "That ruin is called Sivir Ancient Battle Ruin. The entrance is accessible at several cosmic realms. Hence, many people have come to know about it."

Lu Ze and the girls gasped.

'One ruin is capable of crossing over numerous cosmic realms?'

'How vast can it be then?'

Liu Zhiyun showed a smile.

"No one knows its actual size. At the entrance, people will be teleported to different regions base on their cultivation level. Those who are below the cosmic cloud state will be dropped in the first region. Those who are cosmic realm states and above will end up in the second region. According to reports, there are three regions in total."

Liu Zhiyun smiled. "There are a significant number of resources in the first region. If you are interested, you can consider visiting the place."

Lu Ze nodded. "Thank you, Predecessor Liu. Let me think about it."

Honestly, Lu Ze and the girls were highly interested in alternate dimensions.

Liu Zhiyun nodded. "I won't disturb you anymore then."

After making the remark, he turned to leave.

The girls looked at Lu Ze. All of them had heard the offer. They were keen on exploring the place.

Nangong Jing said, "Ze, how about trying it?"

Lu Ze rolled his eyes. She was always interested in trying something new without considering anything else.

He answered, "We should strengthen our power first. The first region will surely be filled with cosmic cloud states. A peak cosmic cloud state boss might even appear."

His own power had stabilized. Still, he should achieve a state that should allow him to escape a peak cosmic cloud state before going.

Wasn't it a wise thing to do first?

The real world didn't operate like the Pocket Hunting Dimension. They weren't immortals here. In reality, they only had one life.

The girls understood the concern.

Lu Ze urged, "Alright, let's cultivate."

As usual, they entered the Pocket Hunting Dimension.

...

During this time, they progressed rapidly.

Ordinary level-7 cosmic system state beasts couldn't threaten them.

Unfortunately, it was still tough to deal with the long worm.

Along the process, the group adeptly avoided the other bosses while they hunted for creatures they could beat.

Ten hours later, the sunlight had gotten intensely bright. The temperature in the desert rose up. It made the group sweat profusely.

Alice suddenly pointed at something. "Senior, Senior, look, the stone region is over there!"

Everyone followed the direction she was pointing to. They could vaguely see the piles of rock in the distance.

Quickly, the group rejoiced.

Lu Li said, "Lu Ze, let's go there."

Lu Ze nodded. "With our current power, we should be able to beat the golden sand beetle, right?"

The golden beetle was a level-5 cosmic system state. It had a cosmic cloud state combat power.

They could consider killing it this time.

Lin Ling said, "What are we waiting for then? Let's move."

...

A few minutes later, they arrived at a rock-strewn region. The sunlight cast shadows over the stones.

Nangong Jing proceeded to hide under the shade of the rocks without hesitation.

She panted as she wiped the sweat from her forehead. "The temperature here is cooler."

The others followed her example. They rushed over right away.

After resting for a while, Lu Ze flashed his smile towards Lin Ling.

"We are going to rely on you now, Lin Ling."

Lin Ling obeyed as her eyes glowed.

In the next second, she pointed in a direction. "There's a sand beetle hive there."

"Let's go."

...

They reached the entrance of the cave.

Lu Ze had a grin on his face. "Let's sneak in."

In the previous encounter, Lu Ze discovered the weaker state of some beasts at this hour.

The sand beetle was one of them.

It must be their sleeping time. Hence, the group had to take advantage of the opportunity to ambush them.

The group reached the bottom of the cave.

True enough, there were colonies of sand beetles sleeping.

Qiuyue Hesha got goosebumps.

She asked, "What do we do, Little Brother Lu Ze?"

Lu Ze answered, "Kill them!"

Thereafter, he appeared above the golden sand beetle's head as spirit flames ignited around him.

The golden sand beetle was jolted awake.

Lu Ze sent a punch towards its head.

In response, the sand beetle blocked it using the sand.

At this moment, its chi became weak and chaotic.

The fist force ended up striking the sand.

'Rumble!'

A corresponding shockwave spread across all directions.

The other sand beetles were trapped before they could react.

Those cosmic system states which were level-1, level-2, and level-3 lost their life on the spot.

Meanwhile, the level-4 cosmic system state sand beetles were flung to the wall. They were riddled with injuries.

However, the stone wall remained unaffected.

Later on, the sand erected by the golden sand couldn't last and soon disintegrated.

'Rumble!'

The fist force finally made contact with the head of the opponent. The head was rammed into the ground, producing some fissures in the terrain.

Simultaneously, blood trickled down its head.

When Lu Ze was going to perform a follow-up attack, the sand suddenly surrounded him.

He recognized this move.

Sand One Divine Art!

However, Lu Ze's own mastery of the divine art only reached familiar level. It wasn't as good as the sand beetle's.

Lu Ze continued to pummel the golden sand.

The Sand One Divine Art was a type of attack that affected a certain area. If he were to get caught in it, it would be a struggle to escape. Hence, Lu Ze's only option was to fight head-on.

'Rumble...'

A series of deafening sounds erupted. Following it, the sand had crumbled and turned to fine dust scattered around the cave.

Lu Ze's face appeared a little pale. Before he could breathe out, he suddenly felt a piercing chi from his behind.

Lu Ze teleported with a flash.

The sand blade missed hitting him.

Lu Ze appeared in front of the sand beetle once more.

His foot burned with spirit flames. He swung his leg towards the golden sand beetle's head.

The sand beetle lifted up its front claw to block the sweeping kick.

'Rumble!'

The two parties continued to clash.

Thunderous sounds were produced each time they made contact.

The cave was badly damaged.

On the other hand, the remaining level-4 cosmic system state sand beetles were torn to pieces.

Nangong Jing charged up during this juncture and helped Lu Ze to attack the sand beetle.

A few days ago, her cultivation level rose to level-5 cosmic system state. Her combat power should be almost on par with Lu Ze.

A few minutes later, the golden sand beetle wailed as it was pounded on the ground.

It struggled to stand, but a golden fist force smashed its head apart.

Another fist force also landed on its head. It wiped its life force.

Right after, Lu Ze and Nangong Jing landed on the ground.

They were covered in wounds.

Qiuyue Hesha, Lin Ling, Lu Li, and Alice flew over where the two people were.

Alice scanned the injuries they received and asked, "Senior, Sister Jing, are you both alright?"

Nangong Jing reassured her with a smile. "It's fine, just some minor injuries."

With all the battles she had been in, the number of injuries she received was countless. She had grown accustomed to it.

Using her Wood God Art and Regeneration God Art, the wounds have recovered.

Lu Ze did the same. Thereafter, he checked the situation of the golden sand beetle.

"This was easier than I expected. Even though it is a super beast, we killed it without much difficulty."

After dealing with the golden sand beetle and using the super red liquid, their cultivation speed will be enhanced again.

They also acquired shards of Sand One Divine Art.

Lu Li asked, "Shouldn't there be a lot of beetle hives in this area?"

Lin Ling said, "We'll find out if we keep looking."

...

In the middle of the conversation, the body of the sand beetle disintegrated into dust.

The group approached the site.

'Super red and blue liquid...'

'Broken earth rune...'

'A golden equipment crystal...'

'Two earth crystals...'

Lu Ze was thrilled. "We got another equipment crystal again!"

A crystal containing a piece of golden equipment could buff Sand God Art and Earth God Art. Through enhancing the efficiency, a cultivator's spirit force can be improved accordingly. It was superior to the Sand Beetle Armor.

In the past, Lu Ze had acquired a breastplate and boots. If he could just complete the whole set, his combat power should experience a surge.

"There are divine art rune shards and one-time divine art runes." Nangong Jing broke out in a grin.

All of the resources were valuable.

After consuming the golden liquid, the level-5 cosmic system state super red liquid should be the finest resource for them.

Lu Ze gathered the resources and turned around to look at the cave. "There are still a few more precious items inside."

The girls looked over curiously. Accordingly, they ventured into the cave and saw a pile of earth crystals in the center.

Lin Ling rejoiced at the sight. "How come there are so many?"

These earth crystals were crucial ingredients in improving their defenses and understanding Earth God Art.

Previously, those drops were hard to come by, but during the recent battle, they managed to acquire twenty of them.

Lu Ze smiled and nodded. "Mhm, back then, we also got golden crystals here. Let's take these too."

Thereafter, the group left the cave, and Lin Ling performed her duty. She went searching for viable caves.

An hour or so later, Lu Ze and the girls found another sand beetle hive.

While their foes were still vulnerable, they slipped in and slew the beetles.

Another wave of drops was harvested.

...

In the next six hours, the group found two more hives. This should mean four golden sand beetles in total. Accordingly, they collected four divine art shards and got another divine art rune of Sand Onde Divine Art.

In addition, they received four equipment crystals and an excessive pile of other drops.

They continued to hunt those beasts weaker than level-7 cosmic system state.

But whenever they encountered stronger beasts, they fled without hesitation.

Later on, Lin Ling's eyes glowed. She smiled and pointed in a direction. "That way."

Everyone's eyes followed her forefinger.

During this time, a destructive chi suddenly broke the peace. The group stiffened.

When they turned around, they saw a few thousand-meter-tall sand blade coming straight for them.

One blink and their vision went dark.

...

Lin Ling remarked, "I didn't sense it coming. Perhaps it is much stronger than I am."

Lu Ze gave her an assuring smile. "It's fine. We already got enough resources. There is nothing we can do about superior beasts."

The terrifying chi just then clearly belonged to a cosmic cloud state super beast.

Lu Li chimed it, "True, we killed four golden sand beetles this time."

...

When they had recovered enough, Lu Ze said, "Alright, we should divide the loot now."

The girls rolled their eyes at him.

Alice pointed out, "Senior, you are speaking as if we are robbers."

Lu Ze countered, "What do you mean?! How can there be robbers as pretty as you girls? Whoever calls you robbers, I'll beat them up!"

"..."

The girls looked at him with contempt.

Lu Ze coughed awkwardly and said, "Lets' just check the equipment crystal first."

They were probably the most valuable items out of everything they had harvested.

Lu Ze took out the four crystals. Golden light covered the room as he scanned inside using his mental force.

The crystals cleared up and revealed the equipment inside.

'One wristguard...'

'Two breastplates...'

'And, one pair of boots...'

Since Lu Ze already got a breastplate and boots previously, he chose the wristguard this time. He then handed over the breastplates to Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha.

Nangong Jing already had boots as well, so Qiuyue Hesha took the opportunity to get the boots.

Lu Ze fused the wristguard inside his body. Without needing to wait, the efficiency of his spirit force doubled. Simultaneously, the speed of his spirit force digestion also got better.

He then merged the four divine art rune shards and conferred the reformed divine art to Qiuyue Hesha. After all, the divine art was suitable for Qiuyue Hesha who supported him from the rear.

The Sand One Divine Art could seal and bind.

The super red and blue liquid was shared among him, Nangong Jing, and Qiuyue Hesha because the other girls couldn't use something potent.

Everyone could, however, use the earth crystals, so he distributed them to everyone.

As for the three one-time divine art runes, they were handed to Lin Ling, Lu Li, and Alice.

After apportioning everything, the group returned to their respective rooms to cultivate.

Lu Ze looked at the super red liquid. It arrived at the perfect time. He was so close to breaking through.

All at once, the super red liquid surged into his body. The energy within him flowed smoothly and reached the star rings in his cells.

Time went on until a crisp sound broke the silence. Something cracked. It was the fifth star ring, which then expanded thereafter.

'Rumble!'

The ring turned into stardust.

...

More than ten hours later, Lu Ze sat on the bed and slowly opened his eyes. His eyes contained a dark light.

He sighed and clenched his fists, estimating the improvements in his power.

Suddenly, he curved up the corners of his lips.

Level-5 cosmic system state!

He began to wonder about his actual combat power after the successful breakthrough.

Lu Ze got up and exited the spirit gathering room.

Lu Ze went to the resting area where the girls were staying. Zuoqiu Xunshuang was there too.

Zuoqiu Xunshuang said, "Little Kid, why are you incredibly slow? We have been waiting here for a long time."

Lu Ze scratched his head.

What else could he do? He was in the middle of breaking through.

But he couldn't even explain himself. What if her feelings were hurt?

Hence, Lu Ze decided to keep his mouth shut.

When he was about to change the topic, Ying Ying looked up and butted in. "Lu Ze, you have raised your cultivation level."

Lu Ze: "..."

Zuoqiu Xunshuang: "?"

Zuoqiu Xunshuang was taken aback.

This little bastard made another breakthrough?!

Did that mean he was a level-5 cosmic system state?!

How is he unbelievably fast?

'Why must Ying Ying point it out?!' Lu Ze thought.

He quickly stirred the direction of the conversation to another point. "Aunty Xunshuang, why did you visit?"

Zuoqiu Xunshuang rolled her eyes and threw a golden ring to Lu Ze, who then looked at the item.

A golden red sun was engraved on it.

Lu Ze gasped. "Is this my New Dawn?"

Zuoqiu Xunshuang confirmed it with a nod. "Aren't you going to visit your home? Of course, we won't let you fly back without assistance. That's why I am handing over your ship."

Zuoqiu Xunshuang continued, "During the time you were occupied, the Technology Department made some innovations with the aid of the technological heritage crystal from the ruin. The resulting advancement is incorporated in your ship."

The technological heritage crystal gathered from the ruin had a cosmic cloud state power.

When the ship had been in his custody, it only had a star state power.

He began to wonder how strong it will be this time.

Since he had a lot to deal with in the void space, he didn't have time to tinker with the New Dawn. He handed it to the Technology Department with the hope they would install something good on it.

Unexpectedly, they had a breakthrough in researching the technology right away.

Zuoqiu Xunshuang showed a smile. "Yes, it has been a year. They can create cosmic system state ships now. They are on par with the ships you can purchase from the trade planet. However, the materials for the construction of the ship are scarce. We can only build very few of them."

Lu Ze was stunned. "Didn't we extract those from the metal resources of the Blade Demon Race? Are you saying it is still insufficient?"

Zuoqiu Xunshuang rolled her eyes. "Of course, some of the materials can be sourced from natural resources while others can be artificially created. The heritage crystal involves Materials Science. The necessary knowledge to understand it has to be profound. Deeper research has to be conducted in order to comprehend everything."

Lu Ze's mouth twitched.

Although the Human Race had made some progress in enhancing its combat power, humans never made any substantial advancements in terms of technology.

Zuoqiu Xunshuang remarked, "This is already commendable. Thanks to the heritage crystal, our technology experienced some improvements. At least now, our civilization has passed the cosmic system state standard. In the past, our most progressive ship was merely a planetary state ship. Even the star state ships were difficult to build."

She continued, "The seniors in charge of the Technology Department are indebted to you. The purple orbs you supplied widened their comprehension. It has become beneficial in pursuing groundbreaking technology. Without you, our Technology Department will not reach its current level in just a span of one year."

Lu Ze understood.

Zuoqiu Xunshuang smiled and got up. "Alright, I still have some work to finish. Greet your parents, Merlin, and Hong Lian for me. I will visit them once I am not busy."

In the past few days, the Human Race triumphantly conquered an entire race. The aftermath had to be dealt with. Hence, Zuoqiu Xunshuang had a lot on her plate.

This time, she personally came to bid the group farewell.

Lu Ze nodded.

After rubbing against Ying Ying for quite a while, Zuoqiu Xunshuang released the little girl when she got her fill. She had a grin pasted on her face.

"Right, I'm leaving now."

When she was finally gone, Lu Ze appeared excited. "Let's leave too. Shall we?"

He could finally use his New Dawn!

It had always been his dream to pilot it.

Maybe, he can realize it now!

Witnessing how excited Lu Ze was, the girls looked at each other helplessly.

Qiuyue Hesha reminded, "Little Brother Lu Ze, the lunch has been prepared. Are you not going to eat at all?"

Ying Ying pouted her lips. She protested, "I was hungry, but the sisters forbade me from eating just because we had to wait for you"

Lu Ze answered without hesitation, "Let's eat lunch first then."

...

Thereafter, the group packed their belongings and returned everything to its respective place.

It might take them months to return to this place.

Lu Ze broke out into a grin. "Alright then, let's leave."

He glowed with silver light and brought everyone with him.

Their bodies emerged once more in distant space, rather than the station.

Lu Ze took out his New Dawn. There were no changes on the exterior.

Like before, its shape resembled a water drop with a length of 80 meters long. It was pale gold in color. Its name was inscribed on it, along with some complex runes.

Lu Ze asked, "Did they really change anything?"

"Let's inspect the inside and see."

"Welcome back, Master." New Dawn's familiar robotic voice made the greetings.

The group walked inside and gasped.

Alice said, "They expanded the interior, didn't they?"

Prior to the upgrades, the ship was supposed to be a few hundred square meters. Currently, the space inside has increased by a few square kilometers.

Lu Li asked, "Do you think it is the new space folding technology?"

Although it was straightforward to create an alternate dimension with their current power, they didn't know how to fold the space with technology.

Lu Ze smiled. "Let's go around first."

The girls nodded curiously.

Indeed, the space was much larger, and the furniture looked more advanced.

Some dolls and additional games were even added.

Lu Ze was dumbfounded. Following his transmigration, he hadn't really played video games.

Futuristic games? Great!

As for the dolls, they didn't suit his preferences. It fitted the girls more. They were happy to play with them. Even Ying Ying snatched a white-colored kitten doll that was bigger than she was.

Lu Ze was speechless. "Let's move and check the rooms."

During their inspection, they realized the rooms also became more spacious.

A massive bed was also built at the center. It was more than 10 meters wide.

The girls blushed.

Nangong Jing exclaimed, "It must be because of my grandfather!"

Filled with confusion, Ying Ying looked at each girl in the room. 'Why do these sisters put on angry expressions?'

Lu Ze coughed it off. 'What if these girls blame it on him just so they could relieve their annoyance?!'

Fearing the thought, he quickly offered, "Erm, shall we inspect the other places?"

Although the girls gave him death stares, they didn't protest anyway. They proceeded to the kitchen instead. It had more room than before, and it was equipped with a complete set of utensils.

Alice, Lu Li, and Lin Ling beamed excitedly.

Alice remarked, "This kitchen isn't bad. I am free to do what I want."

Lu Li chimed in, "Yes, if it were the old kitchen, we will still bump into each other because of the cramped space."

Lu Ze nodded along. "I take it that we will have plenty of bountiful meals in the future."

Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha also looked thrilled. Their drool was on the verge of trickling down their mouths.

Lu Ze urged, "Let's go to the other places."

Following their departure from the kitchen, they moved on to the cultivation room that was a few hundred meters wide.

Apart from the previous rooms, a small area was reserved for the virtual reality pods. The group would be able to spar in those devices.

There was nothing special about the rest of the rooms though. Moreover, only normal-sized beds were installed on them.

Naturally, Lu Ze and his girls will stay with each other. As for Ying Ying, she could just use the normal room.

The ship also had its own storage rooms. Some of them functioned as wine cellars, and the rest were filled with necessary supplies.

The drunkard of the team felt overjoyed. Nangong Jing reveled in the numerous wine bottled that surrounded her. She cackled. "Grandfather knows me well. He must have specifically asked them to include the bottles for me."

Qiuyue Hesha looked at her speechlessly. "Just look at you. The wine in this place couldn't even compare with Little Brother Lu Ze's golden fruit wine. Why are you needlessly excited?"

Nangong Jing sneered, "Hmph, just a brainless fox whose only good point is her big bust. What do you actually know? It is true that the golden fruit wine is superb. However, no matter how great the wine is, you will not be able to appreciate its amazing flavor! Of course, you will need the other wines to stimulate your taste buds!"

Qiuyue Hesha's mouth twitched. Well, even if Nangong Jing was a wine connoisseur, she wouldn't dare listen to her. Since she couldn't refute, she just glared at Nangong Jing's chest and smirked. "Oh well, what else can I do? I am simply more blessed than you are."

Nangong Jing couldn't take the jab at her. She glared back with intense hatred. "Smelly Fox, tell me then! Who is bigger? Do you want to compare it right now?"

Lu Li and Lin Ling: "..."

The two other girls trailed their eyes to the chest of Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha. Then, they looked at their own measly assets. All at once, their charming faces revealed disappointed expressions.

Fortunately for them, Alice was around. When their eyes fell upon her body, they were instantly assured by her flat as a board chest. They were greatly relieved.

Alice didn't want to be bothered by the pointless ordeal. However, two malicious glances were drilling into her.

'What are these two bitches trying to say?!'

'Are they actually friends?!'

By the time she looked at them, she was disheartened to see the noticeable bosom of the other two.

'Crack...'

Alice swore she heard her heart breaking just then. Despair filled her eyes. She could only bow her head and suppressed the tears from rolling down. To do so, she bit her lips and took a deep breath. She then focused her attention on Ying Ying who was cluelessly playing with the kitten doll.

Ying Ying looked over. She asked curiously, "What's wrong, Sister Alice?"

Alice quickly shook her head. "No, nothing."

Her guilty conscience suddenly sank in.

'I shouldn't stoop down to their level!'

She averted her eyes in the next second. At this juncture, Lu Ze patted her head. Alice looked up only to meet Lu Ze's gentle smile. She almost burst out in tears.

Alice pouted her lips in front of Lu Ze. "Senior~~"

Lu Ze hugged her. "Alice has a beautiful face. The rest is immaterial. You don't need to worry about minor details!"

Alice struggled to escape Lu Ze's arms.

'Senior is the best indeed!'

Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha watched everything. They could not help but gasp. It was a miscalculation!

Alice is the only girl who wasn't well-endowed. How come it became her an advantage?!

During this time, the girls wished they didn't have plumper blossoms.

'Alice managed to get that bastard to hug her!'

'How could he? They needed comfort too!'

Soon enough, Lu Ze felt the weight of their chilling glares. His mouth twitched.

He tried to lighten the situation with a laugh as he released his hold on Alice. "Erm, let's go to the other rooms."

Swiftly, he carried Ying Ying and disappeared.

Alice, who was feeling triumphant, poked out her tongue at the other girls.

"!"

The moods of the rest of the girls worsened.

'This little girl has advanced tricks!'

Even Qiuyue Hesha was appalled. She had confidence in her body. She should be the one who had the most advantage. She didn't think the little girl was aware of it too!

'Terrifying!'

The four girls looked intently at Alice. No matter, they would deal with her at the right time...

As the debacle was settled, the group proceeded to the bathroom.

Lu Ze grinned and showed a nod of approval. "This bathtub is great!"

His enthusiasm skyrocketed as the bathtub had the same size as the massive bed earlier.

Isn't it naturally comforting to own a spacious bathing area?

Honestly, Lu Ze was in a rush to try it. However, the murderous glances directed at him made him stiffen.

When he turned around, he met the piercing glares of his girls, but despite their disapproval, their faces were blushing.

Lu Ze coughed. "Sigh... the elders gifted us a large bathtub. It's too much of a waste. We don't need a bathtub this big..."

The girls instantly voiced out their protests.

"Who wants to use the same bathtub as you anyway?!"

"Yes!"

...

Lu Ze howled pitifully.

Ying Ying shrugged after witnessing him getting assaulted. She walked out of the bathroom as if nothing alarming happened.

The sisters were so abusive. Lu Ze looked pitiful just then.

After a while, the sound of his wails quietened.

'Why are they acting ferociously? They have shared baths a few times before. What is different now?'

Nangong Jing said, "Didn't you want to pilot the ship? Aren't you going to check out the cockpit?"

Lu Ze's eyes recovered their luster. "Right!"

He had a smile on his face once more. "Let's go, let's go!"

...

Cockpit.

The devices and dashboard were much easier to manage than the cockpit of a warship. After all, the warship had more functions than the New Dawn.

Each time he had nothing to do, Lu Ze actually studied about the controls.

...

Understanding the controls and piloting the ship were two distinct things.

Anyway, the difference was immaterial in the end. Even if they ended up crashing into a black hole, it wouldn't really affect them.

With how capable the New Dawn was, even if they bumped into a star, they would be left unscathed. It should be the star that should break.

Lu Ze proceeded to the cockpit. He occupied the main seat and excitedly made an announcement to the girls.

"New Dawn is about to take off now. Passengers, please be seated properly. Put on your seat belts!"

The girls rushed to find a seat and followed his order. They were waiting for him to stir the ship.

In the next moment, Lu Ze accessed the motor system.

Immediately, New Dawn's voice relayed, "Master, since it's your first time to pilot the ship, I suggest enabling New Dawn as your support in navigating the ship."

Lu Ze raised a brow. "Are you kidding me? Do I look like someone who needs a guide?"

Lu Ze rejected the offer without thinking it through.

Under his control, the ship dashed away with a flash of light.

The speed was incredibly fast. Given the current rate, the trip should only last about half a day to reach the Telun System from Shenwu.

Along the way, Lu Ze rammed the ship into several planets until it finally entered the warp dimension.

After setting the route, Lu Ze stood up from his seat and stretched out.

"Alright, we'll get there soon."

All he could feel was exhilaration from having driven the ship even if he bumped into numerous celestial bodies.

Lu Ze was simply elated. But, the experience was vastly different for the girls. They were speechless.

His driving skill was far inferior to theirs...

Eventually, the group left the cockpit.

Alice, Lu Li, and Lin Ling took the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the renovated kitchen.

As for the rest, they had nothing else better to do other than sit down in the living room.

Lu Ze then decided to scrutinize the available video games in the ship. In the end, he decided to play a role-playing game (RPG).

He had to admit that future games were fantastic. The holographic projections feature made it realistic. Moreover, personalized gaming pods were invented.

They functioned like virtual reality pods.

However, there were no gaming pods here.

Even so, Nangong Jing and Qiuyue Hesha also tried their hand at it.

Even Ying Ying participated. It ended up becoming a four-man team playing.

Nangong Jing remarked, "This monster-hunting game isn't any different from hunting monsters in the Pocket Hunting Dimension."

Qiuyue Hesha nodded. "True, but you should exclude the painful feeling of dying.

Lu Ze didn't refute it.

At this moment, Alice brought out their meal for lunch.

The four people immediately set aside the game and rushed to the dining table.

...

When they were full enough, the group plopped down on the couch. Just a few hours more and they would soon land at the Telun System. They just didn't have the energy to cultivate at this period.

Lu Li then suggested, "Should we try sparring in the virtual reality pod?"

Lin Ling giggled at the idea of it. "Yes! We have not done that for a long time. It is time to play."

They looked with eagerness at Lu Ze.

Lu Ze raised a brow. "Alright, go ahead."

'Did they actually dare to challenge him?'

'Did those girls lose their memories and forget his actual power?'

Well, Lu Ze didn't manage to bully them for quite a long time either.

They walked towards the cultivation room excitedly. There were six virtual reality pods around.

Each person stepped into one of the pods and soon appeared inside the boundless stage.

The girls burned with battle intent as they looked at Lu Ze.

Lu Ze challenged, "Come at me."

Nangong Jing roared as her black hair and eyes turned golden.

She stomped on the ground and an explosion occurred as she charged at Lu Ze. In the next second, she appeared behind him and swung her leg to strike his waist.

Lu Ze found her attempt laughable. Instantly, the spirit force in his body rose up.

When he was about to dodge, someone made his chi fluctuate.

Out of nowhere, intimate scenes with Qiuyue Hesha put him in a bit of a trance.

His mouth twitched.

'Is the Fox Demon playing dirty?!'

In response, Lu Ze made use of his own mental force to cut off the Seduction God Art.

Simultaneously, a black mist began to obscure the entire battlefield and made his movements slower. Using his spirit force proved to be difficult.

Shackles on his back also emerged. Still, when Lu Ze extended his hand, he caught Nangong Jing's leg.

'Rumble!'

A massive shockwave affected the entire space.

Lu Ze's palm transformed into a claw that grabbed Nangong Jing's leg tightly.

Nangong Jing quickly retreated, but Lu Ze didn't bother to chase her. He lunged at Qiuyue Hesha and the rest.

Their expressions instantly changed as they put their everything on the full-powered Stone Transformation Divine Art and Seduction God Art.

Nangong Jing also charged back up.

The bodies of Qiuyue Hesha and the other girls couldn't even match Nangong Jing's, let alone Lu Ze's.

Even if their combined god arts and divine arts weakened Lu Ze a bit, he remained stronger than they were.

Nangong Jing went to stall Lu Ze again as they became engaged in an extensive clash.

The ground began to fracture.

Nangong Jing aimed her fist at Lu Ze's head. However, Lu Ze dodged it while grabbing her wrist in the process.

When Nangong Jing thought she could loosen his hold, Lu Ze smirked and made his signature move—a flick on the forehead!

Nangong Jing fell back.

While Lu Ze burst out in laughter, he went in front of Qiuyue Hesha.

Qiuyue Hesha was about to flee, but how could Lu Ze allow her to escape what was coming.

Likewise, he flicked her forehead, and Qiuyue Hesha was flung away.

Once again, Lu Ze disappeared from the spot.

Lin Ling's, Lu Li's, and Alice's faces all darkened. They too attempted to avoid the same fate, but they couldn't even get far before a flick landed on their foreheads. The force caused them to move back.

After assaulting Alice's forehead, Nangong Jing tried to kick him from behind.

Lu Ze found her pathetic attempt entertaining.

'This alcoholic doesn't know when to give up.'

Nothing had changed. Lu Ze dodged and his fingers landed on her forehead again.

Hence, Nangong Jing fell for the second time. She held her hurting forehead and almost cried there and then.

The other girls exchanged glances with each other and agreed to attack again.

Lu Ze gave them a grin. "Are you all stubborn to admit defeat?"

Nangong Jing's golden eyes were relentless.

"It's not over yet!"

The other girls gritted their teeth.

"You want us to admit defeat? No way!"

"Even if we die, even if we get eaten by cosmic beasts, we will never ever admit defeat!"

"..."

Lu Ze raised a brow and smiled. "Let's continue then."

Moments later, the five girls held their foreheads in a row and looked at Lu Ze with pitiful eyes. Their tears almost burst out.

"I-I admit defeat!"

"I do too!"

"Me too! Stop flicking me."

Lu Ze's mouth twitched.

'Did they just admit defeat without much protest?'

'Where did their courage just then go?'

However, Lu Ze decided to let them go. He curved up the corners of his mouth. "You should know my power by now, right?"

He only had the chance to beat the girls inside the pod. For sure, the situation would be reversed once they were outside.

Lu Ze immersed himself in the joy of playing around.