The Wind Rises

"Let's start drilling, let's drill to a depth of 10,000 meters first."

"Ten thousand meters?" Luo Feng exclaimed in surprise, "The ruins are actually that deep underground? No wonder they haven't been discovered for so long."

"Don't make a fuss. Most of the relics on Earth have existed for thousands or tens of thousands of years. It's not unusual for them to be buried underground over time."

Hearing Zhou Tong's words, Luo Feng nodded in agreement. Without asking any further questions, he controlled the throwing knife to burrow into the hole on the spot.

Then the two jumped down into the cave one after the other.

Meanwhile, above Kirishima.

Zhu Xi, a councilor from the Limitless Martial Arts Academy, and Bing Shan, one of Hong's three bodyguards, looked at the information that Luo Feng had sent them.

Zhu Xi said with great dissatisfaction, "This HR Alliance is so arrogant! How dare a councilor disregard his status and the rules and attack the God of War?"

Iceberg said dismissively, "Wealth is tempting. Luo Feng alone saw more than ten plant spirits, and there are definitely more on this island. Plus, with no outsiders present, it's not surprising that they would take action. It's just that this Zhou Tong is a bit strange."

Zhu Xi pondered for a moment: "Indeed, Zhou Tong was able to easily defeat Councilor Fal. Such strength should not be unknown. What is even more terrifying is that he was able to instantly kill the God of War Li Yao, who was wearing the Black God Suit. If that terrifying poison gas were to launch a close-range attack, I'm afraid that apart from the First Elder, no one on Earth could withstand it."

Iceberg waved his hand: "There's no point in talking about this now. Zhou Tong is nowhere to be found, and we can't find anyone from the HR Alliance. We should hurry up and scavenge the spirits of the plants and trees on the island, otherwise things might change if we wait too long."

Zhu Xi nodded and said, "Then let's act immediately!"

The two flew to the interior of Fog Island, where Iceberg activated his abilities and began searching for the spirits of plants and trees.

Detect!

20 ... 40 ... 80 ...

In just a few seconds, the iceberg found dozens of plant spirits and also spotted the HR Alliance group.

"There are nearly a hundred spirit plants and trees! What kind of blessed land is this Misty Island?!"

With a gasp of surprise, Iceberg opened his eyes, quickly marked the location of the detected plant spirits on the communicator, and shared it with Zhu Xi.

"Take action immediately, and don't hold back against anyone from the HR Alliance!"

"no problem!"

The two split up and began plundering Kirishima without any restraint.

It was precisely because of their recklessness that they disturbed the Moyun Vine beneath Kirishima Island.

Looking at the five or six vines, each hundreds of meters long, flailing wildly, Zhu Xi exclaimed in shock, "What are these vines? They are terrifying!"

Iceberg looked at Kirishima with a solemn expression: "We barely managed to escape by joining forces. I'm afraid only the Gym Leader himself can take down this vine."

The two sighed helplessly.

Then Councilor Zhu Xi summoned a smart fighter jet, which soared into the sky and disappeared into the clouds.

Unexpectedly, they missed the HR Alliance's support team on their way to Kirishima.

"I was planning to wait until I got back to headquarters to report to the curator, but it seems I have to report now."

The next moment, Iceberg turned on his communication watch and called Hong, the strongest person on Earth.

"Master! There's been an unexpected situation in Kirishima."

Then Iceberg sent Hong a video of the vines growing on the misty island, and also reported on the support from the HR Alliance.

"Master, the HR Alliance has a councilor and three War Gods left behind in Kirishima. Just now, three more councilors rushed there. We..."

Hong was quite surprised to see Chang Teng in the video, but shook his head at the HR Alliance.

"The four members of the HR Alliance are no match for that long vine. I'll explain the details when I get there."

With communications cut off, Bing Shan and Zhu Xi were surprised that Hong would take the initiative to come to Wudao Island, and even asserted that none of the four War Gods were a match for Chang Teng.

The two exchanged a glance and immediately turned back to Kirishima.

No matter how the wind and clouds raged on the surface, Luo Feng was still miserably digging a tunnel underground.

The atmosphere was somewhat somber.

Zhou Tong immediately started a conversation: "I happen to have some free time now, so I'll give you a little lesson. After you listen, you'll know what this site is."

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng nodded vigorously and became excited. He had long been curious about the ruins, but Zhou Tong had never explained it clearly, so he didn't feel comfortable asking.

"Let me start by telling you some basic facts about the universe..."

Cultivation levels in the universe, from lowest to highest, are: Planetary Level < Eternal Level < Universe Level < Domain Lord Level < World Lord Level < Immortal Level < Universe Venerable < Universe Lord < Universe Strongest.

Martial artists on Earth, from advanced war gods to high-level warriors, are called apprentices in the universe. They are not considered human, have no protection, and will not be held accountable even if they are enslaved or killed.

Most councilors and elders who surpass the God of War level are only at the first or second level of the planetary level, barely able to make a living in the universe.

Luo Feng was awestruck by the vastness and cruelty of the universe, which also aroused his curiosity.

"What level are Hong and Thor?"

"Thor is at the seventh level of the planetary realm, while Hong is at the sixth level. However, Hong possesses a domain, making him invincible at the planetary level."

Luo Feng felt impressed but didn't understand. He felt that his knowledge had increased, but because he lacked sufficient understanding and reference, he couldn't comprehend it and instead had more and more questions.

"What is a domain? Is it that powerful?"

"A domain is a prerequisite for comprehending the laws. Once movement techniques and martial arts break through to the Intent level, they become domain-level. Within a domain, one can enhance all their abilities and suppress enemies. Under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible for a planetary-level individual to possess a domain."

Luo Feng scratched his head, feeling an itchy, throbbing pain. The questions in his mind were about to burst his head.

"Forget it, Zhou Tong, stop talking about this. I don't understand it at all. Why don't you tell me about the ruins instead?"

Zhou Tong laughed heartily: "This relic is the legacy of an immortal-level powerhouse, and it's guarded by an intelligent life form. As soon as she sees your talent, she won't let you go."

Luo Feng was bewildered again. What was immortality? What was intelligent life? He didn't understand.

Zhou Tong said this to attract Babata's attention and curiosity, hoping she would guide Luo Feng over.

Otherwise, if we just keep searching underground, who knows how long it will take to find it?

at the same time.

At a depth of 15,000 meters underground, the Meteorite Star spaceship.

In the central hall of the spaceship, Babata, an intelligent life form with a demonic appearance, lay half-reclined in the air, with a dozen or so projection screens floating in front of her.

"This is finally going to get interesting!"

"These two guys are acting strangely, always digging holes in the ground for no reason. I wonder what they're thinking?"

Babata then brought up the projections of Zhou Tong and Luo Feng, who were drilling a hole, and overheard what Zhou Tong was saying.

"How...how could they possibly know I existed?"

The shocked Babata instantly calculated and analyzed all the information about Zhou Tong and Luo Feng billions of times.

"Luo Feng: Brain span 22. The highest in 50,000 years. He is also a mentalist, which meets the master's criteria for accepting disciples. There are no strange problems. He can be guided to meet me."

"Zhou Tong: Brain span 19. Ordinary, also a mentalist, background..."

"A vagrant? Knowing so much about the universe, he's more like an interstellar vagrant!"

"From the moment you started cultivating to breaking through to the planetary level, it only took half a year? Is this cultivation? Let's just recover our strength."

"The cultivation techniques and secret arts are also strange and unusual, not something that should exist on Earth."

After analyzing the situation, Babata became increasingly certain that Zhou Tong was not a local. What Zhou Tong did next shocked Babata and further confirmed her analysis.

"Has been exposed to the Zerg hive and can use hive gas???"

Babata's first reaction to this was that the Zerg hive had awakened.

Fortunately, after a thorough inspection, the Zerg hive was still asleep, and her master's secret technique had not failed.

"An unlucky guy, but at least he should have lost the device connecting to the virtual universe given his situation... Just in case, let's observe him for now."