The prophecy of his master echoed in his ears, and Jiang Wuming’s expression changed slightly.
Since commencing his cultivation, he had broken through each realm twice, exceeding the norm and reaching the legendary eleventh stage, which had allowed him to forge one myth after another in the martial arts world.
Invincible within the same realm, undefeated across realms.
This had almost become his moniker.
Even when facing opponents at the tenth stage of the Outer Realm Three-Star War God realm, he had never been defeated.
This was his greatest confidence in confronting the martial arts prodigies from the Outer Realm!
However—
He also knew that his master was adept at strategic planning and foreseeing heavenly mechanisms.
Throughout the years, he had held his master’s words in the highest regard.
At this moment, his master’s prophecy had caught him completely off guard, making him realize that he had been somewhat overconfident earlier.
“You have also clashed with enemies from the Outer Realm. You should be able to sense that the Outer Realm is a world that predominantly revolves around martial arts. The cultivation environment in the Outer Realm is superior to Earth, and the physical conditions of Outer Realm inhabitants are more suitable for cultivation. The gene drugs we developed were achieved by analyzing the genes of Outer Realm enemies through scientific technology.”
Seeing Jiang Wuming’s silence, Heavenly Dragon Daoist spoke again, adding:
“Under such circumstances, Outer Realm martial arts prodigies are no weaker than you, and likely stronger, in terms of martial cultivation and techniques. Furthermore, they likely possess unknown trump cards. For instance, cultivating both martial arts and spiritual power simultaneously, or special true qi that contains supernatural abilities, and so on. Your greatest advantage is the combat instinct and the life-and-death combat experience you have accumulated over the years. This can compensate for the gap in absolute strength, but the gap in absolute strength cannot be too large.
You can kill ordinary Three-Star War God tenth-stage martial artists from the Outer Realm, but it will be extremely difficult to kill the top martial arts prodigies of the Outer Realm who are at the Three-Star War God tenth stage. If you encounter Outer Realm martial arts prodigies at the Three-Star War God eleventh stage or Four-Star War God level, you will have no hope!”
“Master, I was overconfident. I will go all out to break through to the Three-Star War God realm in these two days.”
Jiang Wuming realized the gravity of the situation and prepared to hone his skills before the battle.
“In the Three-Star War God realm, true qi can leave the body to attack and manifest all things. It is the most crucial realm in the War God realm, a watershed moment, and emphasizes comprehension. Your accumulation is already sufficient, even surpassing everyone else. As long as you grasp the true essence of the Three-Star War God realm, breaking through will not be difficult,” said Heavenly Dragon Daoist.
“Please guide me, Master.”
Jiang Wuming humbly requested guidance.
Although he was Heavenly Dragon Daoist’s disciple, Heavenly Dragon Daoist rarely taught him cultivation, only offering pointers at critical junctures.
“The heart gives rise to form, the soul controls strength, and qi materializes…”
Heavenly Dragon Daoist spoke slowly, each word a gem.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wuming felt a flash of inspiration in his mind, but he couldn’t quite grasp it. He stood still, pondering carefully.
“Arrange your affairs, then sit here with me and comprehend,”
Heavenly Dragon Daoist suggested.
“Alright.”
Jiang Wuming nodded, first making a call with his satellite phone. Then, he walked to a large rock at the peak of Longhu Mountain, sat down cross-legged, facing the cliff, gathered his thoughts, and entered the mysterious space with his spirit.
For him, comprehending in the mysterious space was the same as in the real world, but time in the former was ten times faster than in the latter!
At this moment, with fifty-two hours remaining until the agreed-upon challenge time with the Outer Realm, excluding the four hours for travel, only forty-eight hours were left. In the mysterious space, this equated to four hundred and eighty hours, or twenty days.
He had to break through to the Three-Star War God realm within this timeframe, otherwise, he would lose and die in the challenge, and the invasion war from the Outer Realm would continue!
“The heart gives rise to form, meaning form arises from the heart; the soul controls strength, meaning all strength, whether physical power, internal energy, or true qi, is ultimately controlled by the soul. The body is merely the executor…”
Entering the mysterious space, Jiang Wuming did not absorb the white mysterious light points as usual. Instead, he closed his eyes, recalling Heavenly Dragon Daoist’s words, analyzing them, and attempting to comprehend the true essence of the Three-Star War God realm.
Time flies when cultivating.
As Jiang Wuming was immersed in comprehension within the mysterious space, the global martial arts world was completely abuzz with the news of the challenge from the Outer Realm martial arts prodigies.
Starting from noon that day (two days before the challenge), the leaders of major martial arts forces in the Dragon Country, along with strong practitioners and prodigies from their sects and families, began arriving one after another at the training grounds of the East Sea Martial Arts Academy.
This included Zhuge Lingjun, known as invincible on Earth, the sect leader of Kunlun, Yun Tianjian, and the patriarch of the Buddhist sect!
They were there to witness the battle and also to prevent any unexpected incidents from the Outer Realm, pooling their strength and preparing for any eventuality.
One day before the challenge, representatives from the War God Hall and major global forces also arrived at the East Sea Martial Arts Academy.
The War God Hall was led by Hall Master Sheng Lun @ Roman himself, accompanied by two Four-Star War Gods; the City Lord of the City of Sin, Daosen, ranked third on the Five-Star War God list, arrived with his disciple Gaide; Shen Zui of the Underworld Hall, along with Qi Tian and Caroline, also arrived.
In addition, leaders of major national martial arts organizations, such as Tian Gong Wuhong of the Ninja Country’s Martial Arts Society, Pu Sen of the North American Alliance, and Lie Fu of the Bear Country, were all present.
On the surface, with the exception of the Hall Master of the Underworld Hall, ranked second on the Five-Star War God list, almost all other strong practitioners were present!
However, in secret, neither Heavenly Dragon Daoist and Long Qisheng from the Dragon Country, nor hidden strong practitioners from other countries, had appeared.
This also indirectly confirmed the importance and impact of this battle!
Due to the limited capacity of the East Sea Martial Arts Academy’s training grounds, the Dragon Country’s Martial Arts Department also controlled the number of spectators. Apart from the important figures and prodigies from major global forces, other martial artists could only watch the challenge through the live broadcast platform of the Divine Network.
Since the news of the challenge broke out, the Divine Network forum had been incredibly active, with the number of online users setting new records every day.
The posts and replies discussing this battle daily had also created various records.
“The most important martial arts competition in human history!”
This was the Divine Network’s definition of this challenge.
One day before the challenge, the Divine Network released a poster for the battle on its official website.
On the cover of the poster, Jiang Wuming stood with his saber, his back to the world, while in the background, five blurred figures could be seen – they were the prodigies from the five major families of the Outer Realm!
Below the poster were videos of Jiang Wuming’s three previous battles at Mount Putuo, the War God Pharmaceutical Research Institute, and the East Sea Martial Arts Academy.
Initially, Qi Wufu did not want to release the videos of the latter two battles, but Long Shengzhe wanted to build momentum for Jiang Wuming and make him a global hero, so he ordered the Martial Arts Department to release them.
After the poster for this battle was released, the atmosphere on the Divine Network reached a fever pitch. Martial artists worldwide were eagerly anticipating this battle, and the entire forum was filled with posts about this battle and Jiang Wuming.
“Only one day left until the Outer Realm martial arts prodigies arrive. Global strong practitioners and prodigies have gathered at the East Sea Martial Arts Academy. Why hasn’t Jiang Wuming appeared yet?”
One day before the martial arts challenge, this post became the hottest topic on the forum, pinned and highlighted by the administrators.
“Jiang Wuming is probably waiting for the Outer Realm martial arts prodigies to show up before he appears!”
“That’s right. If Jiang Wuming appears now, he’ll be in the open while the enemy is in the dark. That’s disadvantageous for us!”
“What if, just what if – Jiang Wuming is afraid to accept the challenge?”
“Idiot, when has Jiang Wuming ever backed down since his emergence?”
“You’re being ridiculous, you’re completely out of line!”
…
In the wooden house on Longhu Mountain.
Li Lianyi logged into the Divine Network forum every day, reading these posts before walking out of the wooden house and gazing at the peak of Longhu Mountain, eagerly anticipating the figure already etched into her heart to appear before her soon!
She had learned of Jiang Wuming’s situation from Heavenly Dragon Daoist – he absolutely had to enter seclusion to break through to the Three-Star War God realm, or he would surely die!
However—
On the day before the challenge, as the sun set beyond the mountain, Jiang Wuming still had not left the peak of Longhu Mountain.
This caused a trace of worry to surface on Li Lianyi’s face.
At the same time.
A great tremor shook the training grounds of the East Sea Martial Arts Academy.
An Outer Realm Five-Star War God emerged from the curtain, capturing everyone’s attention.
“Why hasn’t that native named Jiang Wuming appeared yet? Is he afraid to accept the challenge? If you break your promise and play us for fools, and no one dares to answer, we will initiate full-scale war, dispatching elite troops and formidable generals to utterly destroy your native world!”
Under the gaze of the crowd, the Five-Star War God from the Outer Realm took a deep breath and boomed his voice, which exploded like thunder above the training grounds.
Swish, swish, swish…
In an instant, everyone present, as well as the martial artists watching through the Divine Network live broadcast, shifted their gaze to two figures.
Zhuge Lingjun, invincible on Earth, and Qi Wufu, Marshal of the Dragon Country’s Martial Arts Department.
However—
The next moment.
Just as everyone was waiting for one of them to speak, a voice echoed through the training grounds.
“My brother Jiang Wuming says that the martial arts prodigies of the Outer Realm should protect their heads and cherish their final moments – you will be officially buried at noon tomorrow!”
Amidst the crowd, the Gun God Qin Xiaozhi was the first to speak, breaking the silence of the training grounds.
…