Chapter 705: A Troublemaker

Chapter 705: A TroublemakerDespite his self-assurance, however, even the king of the realm was startled the very next moment.

The mountain, unable to bear the energy that Zhang Lie had sent deep into its interior, trembled and broke down. The entire mountain collapsed.

The king of the realm: ...

He felt that, if his master were to advance a few more times, the world that his father had left him would be entirely destroyed.

Zhang Lie: a disaster-grade lifeform

Framework: Foundation, Lv. MAX; Ninecarp Transformation, Sixth Form: River Dragon Techniques: Rippling Walk (pinnacle), Three-Wave Crescendo (pinnacle), Calm Waters (pinnacle), Fists of the Silent Sea (pinnacle), The Boundless Blade (pinnacle), Eclipse (pinnacle), Syzygy (pinnacle), ?Ninesoul Dragonblade (advanced), Blade of the Heavens (intermediate)

Genes: Basic, 160; Mutated, 150; Superior, 150; Peak, 150; Disaster, 30

Soulshards: White Grub (superior), Blood Ant (superior), Potbellied Toad (mutated), Eternalspring Cocoon (superior), Dragonwolf (superior), Moonlight Wyrm (peak), Golden Roc (peak), Mistmeld Clam (disaster)

With the second disaster-grade lifeform in this world defeated, Zhang Lie was nearing the end of his tenure in this world.

In truth, Zhang Lie hadn't planned on staying here for so long. If not for the primordial starflower and the piece of the tattered map, he might have left far sooner.

Because he had remained in the third realm all this time, Zhang Lie didn't realize what ramifications his actions had in the Milky Way at large. Beforehand, he had hidden his identity, but now that the dust had settled, there was no reason to go incognito any longer. He had restored his former appearance, and his actions in the third realm shocked the entire galaxy.

Now that Zhang Lie was a famous individual in the world federation, almost all the races of the Milky Way were keeping tabs on him.

"What? Zhang Lie took down a warlord?!"

"He should have just ascended to the third realm! How could he have grown stronger so quickly?"

"Zhang Lie doesn't need to acclimatize at all—he was a warlord from the moment he entered the third realm!"

To the races of the galaxy, the peak of the third realm were the warlords.

That Zhang Lie had managed to kill a warlord so quickly, without even acquiring all his gene fragments, was testament to his impossible combat ability.

"Is this the power of his limit fragments and disaster gene fragments...?"

Everyone in the Milky Way knew that advancement brought with it growing pains.

Once the hunters ascended, they would go from the peak of a lower realm to the chaff of a higher; this was basically an unwritten rule. Even those hunters who had made names for themselves in the second still had to fight for their lives and claw their way toward the peak of the third.

The hunters' period of weakness meant that survival was an issue. If they were to leave their respective cities and venture into the wilderness, they could easily die.

Some of the third-realm hunters who harbored a certain dislike for Zhang Lie for one reason or another had hoped to teach him a lesson in the third realm, but the fact that Zhang Lie was able to climb the warlord ranking immediately made them have no choice but to give up on their plans.

Some of the races discovered an even more interesting point: Zhang Lie hadn't arrived in the third realm in a human settlement, but rather ten worlds or so away from it, on the Yinlian homeworld.

They were even more shocked— just what had happened to Zhang Lie to lead to such estrangement? Could he have ventured there immediately after ascending to the third realm? But it was so far away—it had to be exceedingly dangerous! Was there anything special about that world?

The aliens were very curious, but they had long since gotten used to improbable and exceptional things happening to Zhang Lie. Zhang Lie was Zhang Lie, after all.

His friends and family had all been somewhat worried, but after hearing the latest news, their fears were assuaged.

Sun Xiaowu grumbled, "I told you all, didn't I? There's no need to worry about our captain—he'll survive anything the third realm throws his way!"

Sun Mengmeng chuckled. "I wonder who it is that hasn't been sleeping or eating properly during this period of time?"

Sun Xiaowu rolled his eyes. "Sorry, I don't intend to be taunted by someone who shouts Captain's name in her sleep."

Sun Mengmeng flushed red.

Yang Ze glanced at the other members of Team Zenith. "I have a bold plan."

Zhou Ying followed up, "I have an immature suggestion."

Li Feng nodded. "I understand what both of you are thinking, because I feel similarly."

Fang Yi spoke for all of them. "Let's ascend to the third realm!"

Sun Mengmeng nodded. "Now that the situation in the kingdom of Limit has stabilized, Captain's inheritance and the empress of the seas should be enough to deal with any threat."

"Limit will be able to survive just fine without us at this point."

Sun Xiaowu agreed. "Once Jun Jiuxiao, Ye Xianchen, and Hong Xiao ascend and obtain their peak gene fragments, they'll be able to form the pillars of the kingdom."

Yang Ze concluded, "In that case, it's well past time for us to ascend."

Zhou Ying shrugged. "We already have our disaster gene fragments maxed. There's no reason to remain in the second realm, and I'd like to follow in our captain's footsteps."

Li Feng said, "Let's talk to Zhang Hanxiang and Hong Xi about this. Once we finish our preparations, we can set off."

Zhang Lie had no idea what was happening back on Earth, because he didn't have access to a teleportation apparatus and was unable to leave the third realm.

However, he was in no hurry. He began to use the Jinghun under his control.

Borrowing the authority of the king of the realm, he went around the entire world capturing genetic lifeforms, then rearing them in the royal hunting grounds. Subsequently, using the remnant authority of the past king there, he had the lifeforms duke each other out in order to produce a disaster-grade lifeform.

This sort of strategy required immense numbers of superior- and peak-grade lifeforms, and he wouldn't be able to manufacture very many with the lifeforms of just one world—so he would steal lifeforms from other worlds as well.

He asked the king of the realm how many nearby worlds there were.

"Master, there are three medium-sized worlds, ten small worlds, and one large world."

Zhang Lie nodded. "Tell me how to get to them."

"Master, what are you planning?" The king of the realm frowned. He was somewhat afraid of his master, and worried that he was about to set a plan in motion that would destroy his home. Others might not be able to manage such a feat, but Zhang Lie...

"I just want to rear a few genetic lifeforms!"

The king of the realm thought back to Zhang Lie's three beasts, White, Whiter, and Red Comet. While he was weak, White and Whiter had taken care of him, and he was on very good terms with them. Red Comet preferred to be aloof.

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"Do you have any wormhole shuttles?"

The king of the realm nodded, then handed Zhang Lie the largest craft in the imperial treasury.