A beam of light, blindingly bright, instantly pierced the entire sky. No one could look directly at this beam. It was as bright as a supernova explosion. A level 13 beast near the beam melted rapidly, like a candle, under its terrifying light.
If the light was so intense, the power within the beam… how terrifying must it be?
No one knew. They only saw it.
After the blazing beam pierced the sky like a holy sword, the patch of sky pierced by the beam rapidly turned from azure to crimson. It spread across the Dead Sea like blood. Then, countless strange eyes, large and small, embedded in the Dead Sea, began to emit piercing screams.
"Bang... Bang bang... Bang bang bang bang!"
They exploded one after another. After the eyeballs burst, large plumes of viscous, bluish-green liquid rained down from the sky. The scene was utterly disgusting, and yet, it was also utterly awe-inspiring.
From the moment the first eyeball exploded, the monsters on the field began to retreat. This became increasingly obvious. Large swathes of monsters retreated rapidly, like a receding tide.
At this moment, the blazing beam of light piercing the sky truly wielded like a holy sword. It easily carved crimson-gold streaks across the Dead Sea sky. If it carelessly swept across the area below, the swarm of monsters swept over was instantly melted and wiped out. The scene was reminiscent of a knife cutting through butter.
Soon, the vast Dead Sea sky shattered completely. When the cracks became dense enough, the entire Dead Sea sky finally shattered completely. It was like a mirror that had been utterly smashed.
When the azure Dead Sea faded away, not a single alien beast remained in the starry sky.
Countless warriors at battlefield base saw two figures approaching them from the heavens, one ahead and one behind. Leading the way was a giant with six arms and six eyes.
Everyone in the base recognized this colossus. She is Mokodo, the supreme overlord of the battlefield of the Hundred Great star district.
And now, this supreme figure of the Hundred Great battlefield gazed upon them all with a smile, pointing solemnly at the youth behind him—a being of such radiant beauty he seemed a celestial deity—as she declared with gravity:
"Everyone. Please remember this name. Lu Sheng! I promise you. One day, you will all be sincerely proud that you have shed blood to protect this name!"
Mokodo's soul fluctuations and sounds spread far across the starry sky.
Under the stars, everyone felt a tremor in their hearts.
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"You shouldn't stay here."
At the lowest level of the Hundred Great battlefield's base, in the Star Elder Commander's office. Mokodo sat solemnly before a massive alloy table, uttering these words to Lu Sheng.
The three level 13 powerhouses from this battlefield base—the three members of Haiji Dao's group—were also present.
Hearing Mokodo's words, Lu Sheng paused for a moment, then spoke, "But I've only just arrived."
"I know." Mokodo continued, "But you don't belong here. The Lord of Oblivion won't abandon its plan to eliminate you; its schemes and attacks will be relentless."
Sheng frowned, saying, "I injured it."
Mokodo smiled. Her smile was tinged with helplessness.
"You don't actually think that this is all there is to level 14, do you? You did indeed injure the Lord of Oblivion. Your wound is like a small piece of burnt skin."
Mokodo stood up and walked from behind the alloy table to Lu Sheng. Standing over ten meters tall like a giant, she looked at him as if he were a newborn baby.
"You are the most outstanding genius in the history of our Hundred Great star district. In the future, an entire galaxy, or an even larger area, is your true stage.
You shouldn't act impulsively and stumble here."
Mokodo gently placed her lower arm on Lu Sheng's shoulder and said earnestly, "Lu Sheng, do you understand what I mean?"
Lu Sheng was silent for a moment. Finally, he compromised.
"Okay."
He looked up into Mokodo's eyes and calmly asked, "Then where should I go?"
Mokodo smiled.
"The Celestial Academy!" He said to Lu Sheng. "The highest institution of learning in the Celestial Serpent Galaxy, the Celestial Academy! There, you can meet many friends, or perhaps rivals, who are as outstanding as you. You and Anon Turing will be escorted away personally. Once you leave the interdimensional battlefield, the Lord of Oblivion will have a hard time capturing you again. After leaving it, Haiji Dao will escort you all the way to the central star region of the Celestial Serpent Galaxy."
As she spoke, the white-haired Haiji Dao nodded slightly to Lu Sheng. His face showed none of the arrogance befitting a level 13 expert, but rather a hint of respect.
Sheng considered for a moment, then didn't immediately agree, instead asking, "How long will it take to get to the center of the Celestial Serpent galaxy?"
"If you're jumping from the interdimensional battlefield, it'll be quick. Including the short time after leaving the battlefield, it'll only take seven or eight cosmic months."
"When shall we depart?"
"The sooner the better."
"..."
The three, including Haiji Dao, had never seen Star Elder Mokodo, a level 14 powerhouse, so patient. She, who was always sparing with words in front of outsiders, was now patiently explaining one trivial, and ultimately meaningless, question after another. If this scene were to get out, they suspected it would immediately make the headlines of the top newspapers of the Hundred Great star ditrict!
"Any other questions?"
Mokodo finished speaking, looking at Lu Sheng with gentle eyes.
Lu Sheng thought for a moment and said, "One last question. Before I leave, may I meet a few friends?"
"Of course."
Mokodo readily nodded, then arranged, "Haiji Dao, you take him."
"Yes, Star Elder."
Lu Sheng thanked Mokodo, then followed Haiji Dao out of the room. Mokodo watched their figures disappear. Once the two had completely left, the two other level 13 powerhouses remaining in the room finally had a chance to speak.
One of them, the tall blonde woman, couldn't help but ask, "Star Elder, are you really going to send him to another star region? With his talent, he might never return."
Mokodo glanced at the woman indifferently and said calmly, "You must understand, chains cannot bind a star, Milna. He is destined to step onto a larger stage in the cosmos."
"I know, but I still feel it's a pity."
The blonde woman sighed softly, saying, "At least let us spend more time with him."
Mokodo sighed helplessly. At this moment, another man, his eyes as sharp as an alloy sword, stared intently at Mokodo and asked, "Star Elder, I want to know. Did Lu Sheng truly sever the skin of the Lord of Oblivion?"
Hearing the man's question, Milna beside him immediately looked up as well. She was equally curious.
In the previous battle, Lu Sheng threw a punch at the Lord of Oblivion and ultimately returned with Mokodo. Although the level 14 beast commander retreated, everyone wanted to know the details of that battle. Did Lu Sheng's punch actually injure him?
Upon hearing this question, Mokodo fell into a brief silence for several seconds. After a few seconds, Mokodo shook his head.
"No."
"Phew—"
Milner and the other man immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"I knew it!"
The Lord of Oblivion is a level 14 being. No matter how monstrous or terrifying Lu Sheng was, how could he possibly cross two entire realms, even ignoring the barriers of laws, and injure him? Even if it was just a scratch. So that's how it is. But the next thing that happened was that the two men were struck by a large, sharp pain in their waists.
"His damage to the Lord of Oblivion wasn't just a matter of a skin. He tore off one of Lord of Oblivion's arms. Although, well... he has many arms."
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Translation notes by dhoo
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Celestial Academy aka Tianwei academy
天位學院, tiān wèi xuéyuàn: 天 sky/heavens/etc 位 position/seat/etc 學院 academy/university/etc
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Celestial Serpent galaxy aka Heavenly Snake galaxy
天蛇星系 tiān shé xīngxì, 天 sky/heavens/etc 蛇 serpent/snake 星系 galaxy (星 star/planet/etc 系 system)
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Milna aka Milner, Mirna, Mierna, etc.
米爾納 mǐ ěr nà
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a star region < a galaxy < a ... galactic cluster? a universe?
Mokodo said that Lu Sheng's stage in the future won't be a star region (xīng qū) but a larger one, a 星系 (xīngxì) or even a 星域 (xīng yù). I'm not sure about the last one yet.
星區 xīng qū: star region - a cluster of stars within a galaxy
星系 xīngxì: galaxy (星 star 系 system)
星域 xīng yù: star domain - galactic cluster? universe? We don't know yet.