Chapter 499 The Universe Within
"Take them all down. Anyone who resists, kill them." Chung Kwok-hung's tone was calm, but every word was sharp.
The Butcher's Blade Brigade, numbering over seven hundred, charged out with the speed of thunder.
Lin Gang, who had just landed in a fighter jet, shouted urgently, "Stop!"
The officers, wielding their weapons, paid no heed, arresting and locking up as needed, showing no fear whatsoever.
"Anyone who attacks the Armed Forces Management Bureau shall be executed." Chung Kwok-hung's eyes darkened, his killing intent as cold as frost.
"This is a misunderstanding!" Lin quickly said.
"If you don't want to die, get out of here now. Just because I let you off last time doesn't mean I'll show you mercy this time." Zhong Guohong was too lazy to give him any more face.
"Big brother?" Thor turned his head and gave him a wink.
"Let's go." Lin turned and left. Facing a killing god who could crush him with a wave of his hand, he didn't dare to linger.
Li Yao, Vinya, and other war gods were all captured in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the three planetary-level foreign experts turned tail and fled.
"Trying to run? Leave your head behind."
With a thought, Zhong Guohong unleashed his battle blade – and three heads fell to the ground.
The next day at 10:00 AM, the Ximen vegetable market was bustling with activity.
Liu Xiangdong publicly exposed Li Yao and others' actions in besieging the Armed Forces Management Bureau.
Zhong Guohong raised his hand to signal, and more than a dozen cold lights slashed down, instantly creating more than a dozen severed corpses on the scene.
Even three councilor-level powerhouses have been killed; how could more than a dozen war gods possibly survive?
Openly besieging the Jiangnan Military Management Bureau is tantamount to brandishing a knife at the entire nation of China.
The news spread that three powerful councilors and more than ten war gods lay dead in the streets, sending a chill down the spines of martial artists everywhere. No one dared to act recklessly within China's borders again, nor did they dare to treat the rules as mere decorations.
The entire Butcher's Squad assembled at the camp. Zhong Guohong pulled up a map of the entire China region, tapped it lightly, and drew a vast area: "Clear all monsters within this area within three months."
Another small team has been ordered to leave the city to collect herbs.
"Yes!" More than nine hundred people responded in unison, their voices soaring into the sky.
"The top three teams will receive a substantial reward," Zhong Guohong added.
Half an hour later, the squads boarded their chariots and drove out of the city gate.
The information center has dedicated personnel to follow up throughout the process, recording the level and number of monsters killed in real time.
Zhong Guohong arrived at the Huaxia Military Academy in a light-speed armored vehicle and directed the personnel to unload all the equipment.
In three days, he personally renovated ten gravity training fields.
The gravity of each venue is adjustable, from the standard one-times to the limit of a thousand times.
The Military Academy is divided into three grades: first-year students receive all training methods free of charge, and auxiliary training facilities are open for a limited time; from the second year onwards, if students want to enter the library to change training methods, they must go out of the city to hunt monsters.
All Chinese citizens can exchange points earned from killing monsters for martial arts techniques.
Basic Beast Soldier = 1 point, Intermediate Beast Soldier = 2 points, Advanced Beast Soldier = 3 points;
Beginner Beast General = 100 points, Intermediate Beast General = 1000 points, Advanced Beast General = 10000 points;
Junior Lord = 1 million points, Intermediate Lord = 1000 million points, Senior Lord = 100 million points;
Slay a king-level monster, and you'll receive all the martial arts techniques from the Military Academy for free for life.
When Jia Yi, Zhu Xi, and others withdrew from the War God Palace, many other sincere individuals had already left organizations such as the Limit Martial Arts School, Thunder Martial Arts School, War God Palace, and HR Alliance.
After the three councilors were executed and war gods such as Li Yao and Vinya were publicly executed, more and more people withdrew from the alliance.
Even Luo Feng, the universally acknowledged protagonist, quietly...
"Using the cultivation techniques of this universe as cover, secretly practicing the true secrets of immortality is the safest approach."
Chung Kwok-hung possesses astonishing self-healing abilities; his injuries heal in the blink of an eye.
Even if something goes wrong, his immortal soul can simply reincarnate and seek another opportunity.
There are countless paths, but they all ultimately lead to the same principle.
Zhong Guohong, who cultivated to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage in his previous life, had already comprehended more than a dozen laws of heaven and earth.
Even though his understanding of the laws is still lacking, his foundation alone is far superior to that of a peak world lord.
He spread his divine sense, drawing upon the primal power of the eight wastelands like a surging tide.
The immense cosmic energy flowed into his body, repeatedly cleansing every inch of flesh and every grain of dust.
"Direct absorption of solid-state power is more efficient."
With a slight thought, he copied tens of thousands of tons of cosmic source energy, solidified like black iron, into his body.
The refining process was as smooth as flowing water, and his cultivation level soared without any hindrance.
"Planetary level nine - combat power not increased by the slightest."
"Still no improvement at the ninth level of the Eternal Star level."
"Cosmic-level ninth rank - physical strength remains unchanged."
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"Ninth-level Domain Lord at Perfection - still no increase in strength."
Zhong Guohong, who had long understood the laws of Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, time and space, and even life and death, broke through to the first level of the Realm Lord in the blink of an eye.
Without slacking off, he continued to pour his source energy into his lower dantian, causing his inner world to expand rapidly.
"The speed at which the treasure basin absorbs energy far exceeds the energy I consume."
"Thinking too much is useless. The larger the world is, the more immeasurable the power it can support in the future."
He cleared his mind of all distractions, focused all his attention on his dantian, and exerted all his strength to unleash the surging source energy.
"One million kilometers - still far from the limit."
"Ten million kilometers—we will not stop until we reach the end."
"One light-year—it's only been three days, no rush."
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"One million light-years—even the eternal true gods of this world would find it difficult to have such a vast inner world."
Was it because the Refining Spirit realm was too high? Or because the power of the Treasure Basin was too great? Or perhaps the imprint of the laws of Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, time, space, life, and death was too profound? No one can say for sure.
The only certainty is that when the diameter of the internal world reached one million light-years, it finally stopped.
It wasn't that he didn't want to expand further, but that he had already exhausted himself and had to stop.
"The Milky Way is over three million light-years in diameter, while my world is only one million light-years in diameter—which is less than one twenty-seventh the size of the Milky Way."
After resting at home for several days and feeling much better, Zhong Guohong went into seclusion again.
With the treasure basin in hand, the source of power is inexhaustible.
Wherever the thought leads, the solid source energy within the body piles up like a mountain; with another thought, it disperses into a misty haze.
Upon reaching the second stage of the Realm Lord realm, his inner world experienced another surge in size.
Half a month later, he reluctantly finished his practice.
At this moment, a vast world with a diameter of ten million light-years had taken shape within the lower dantian.
"Fortunately, I have the Chaos Treasure 'Treasure Basin' in my possession; otherwise, in terms of the vastness of my inner world alone, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to compare with Luo Feng."
The treasure basin moves at will, and it can provide as much source energy as you need.
A world ten million light-years in size, equivalent in volume to twenty-seven replicas of the Milky Way.
When replicating the Milky Way, he also made copies of important artifacts such as the Minghong Blade and the Chaos Bell.
Ironically, the energy required to expand this world was less than that required to replicate a Chaos Bell.
After much deliberation, Chung Kwok-hung decided to temporarily set aside his ambition to achieve immortality.
In less than a month, he had already firmly established himself as a ninth-level Realm Lord.
If he were to force his way up further, his foundation would become weak, and he would be misled from the path to immortality. He decided to first solidify his cultivation in the immortal path.
"First, deal with that replicated Lord-level Zerg mother hive, then continue your immortal journey."
After spending a few days with his family, he effortlessly took control of the mother nest.
"With my current strength, even if there are many world lords, they are nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs."
The Chaos Bell hovered around him, and even a full-force attack from a ninth-tier Immortal could not shake it in the slightest.
Even if a supreme being of the universe were to personally arrive and unleash the Minghong Blade, they would find it difficult to withstand the power of a single strike.
"The Zerg at the World Lord level have limited practical value; at best, they're just henchmen."