Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

Chapter 86 The meaning of "strongest" is based on facts, not interests.

The template for royal power and hegemony, the reshaping of the Three Thousand Burning Flames, the manifestation of the Rat Talisman, the convergence of the experience of countless sword masters, and items such as the Hogyoku and the Emperor's Armor that break one's own limits.

There are too many factors that constitute his current strength, and talent is just the least noteworthy one among them.

After watching Morax leave with Elder Zhong, he went alone to a village near the Kunlun Mountains and casually sat down at a breakfast shop.

The morning mist enveloped this remote border town, and steam rose from the steamer baskets of the breakfast stalls along the street. Ye Xuan ordered a bowl of soy milk and a few steamed buns, and ate them slowly and deliberately.

The diners around were discussing the mutated beast tide from the previous night in twos and threes, and also talked about the powerful figure in Hangzhou who was comparable to Elder Zhong, but no one recognized that the young man in front of them was the protagonist in the video.

After finishing breakfast, Ye Xuan wandered aimlessly, the image of Elder Zhong and Morax's battle flashing through his mind, and his hands suddenly felt itchy again.

But with his current strength, unless there are mutated creatures in Kunlun Mountain with the strength to reach the fourth level, it is not enough to relieve his desire to fight.

It's strange, since he wasn't a warlike person in the past, how come he craves fighting so much now that he's been fighting so much?

Is it because I benefit greatly from every battle with a strong opponent?

Unfortunately, the spiritual energy tide has only just arrived, and the third rank is already the limit that mutated creatures can reach at present. Unless they have the opportunity to obtain treasures from all heavens and allow their strength to transform to a higher level, it is impossible for them to reach the fourth rank in a short period of time.

If he wants to find an opponent who can satisfy him, besides the Rat Talisman, perhaps the only way is to venture into the deep sea.

Unbeknownst to him, Ye Xuan had walked to the hillside outside the town. Not far away, the Kunlun Mountains stood majestically, gleaming faintly in the morning sun.

Looking at this scene, he was momentarily dazed. Since obtaining the system, it seemed that he had spent most of his time cultivating and fighting. Now that he was suddenly free, he didn't know what to do.

He intended to give himself a break today, but when he tried to relax, he found that he still felt something was missing and had a strange sense of unease.

Since that's the case, then let's cultivate.

His body didn't want to relax, his mind didn't need to relax, so naturally he didn't need to make a special effort to relax.

Ye Xuan casually sat cross-legged on the hillside, his eyes slightly closed. The spiritual energy within his body circulated, instantly becoming like a bottomless vortex, drawing in all the spiritual energy within a radius of several miles. Pale blue mist surrounded this area, continuously surging into Ye Xuan's body.

Time flows by quietly like water.

After the beast tide triggered by the spiritual energy subsided, the world entered a relatively peaceful period.

Although there are occasional incidents of mutated birds gathering and wild mutated creatures appearing in some households, the number is small, and the Tian Shu Bureau will arrive at the scene as soon as possible after receiving a call to nip the threat in the bud.

On social media, discussions about superhumans and celestial treasures are becoming increasingly heated.

A large number of new accounts have emerged on short video platforms. Some have awakened superpowers in the tide of spiritual energy, while others have pets that have mutated but remain docile and aspire to become beast tamers. There are also accounts that introduce anime and the various treasures in anime that may appear in reality.

Each video has many comments below it, especially the latter.

Although few people say it outright, since the spiritual energy tide, humanity's thirst for power has reached its peak. The feeling of helplessness in the face of potential death, without the power to protect oneself and one's family, is a painful experience for anyone.

At that moment, it was better to rely on yourself than on anyone else.

However, the Tian Shu Bureau actually took the initiative to modify the rankings of the extraordinary individuals, placing Ye Xuan at the same level as Elder Zhong, which is the "strongest" position.

To be honest, Ye Xuan didn't understand why they did this. Although it meant nothing to him, being the "strongest" always had a special meaning for a country and its people.

Before the spiritual energy revival, "the strongest" symbolized the pinnacle of a country in a certain field, as well as wealth, fame, honor, and even the faith of some people; after the spiritual energy revival, while still symbolizing these things, something else has emerged—power!
This was actually evident before the spiritual energy revival, but it was far less pronounced than it is now.

Moreover, after the spiritual energy revival, people's belief in the "strongest" is far greater than the belief in the "strongest" in a certain field before the spiritual energy revival.

Normally, they shouldn't give this position to someone outside the Tian Shu Bureau. Ye Xuan is neither a representative of any force nor a member of the Tian Shu Bureau. Pushing Ye Xuan to the strongest position wouldn't bring them anything; moreover, Ye Xuan doesn't believe he has the power to defeat Elder Zhong.

Su Mengyao took the initiative to call Ye Xuan to explain this, saying that it was Elder Zhong's wish.

"The Great Xia belongs to every Great Xia person, and the Tian Shu Bureau also belongs to all Great Xia people."

"Based on facts, not interests."

"However, Elder Zhong's idea was to put your name above his, saying that you possess greater power than he currently does; but this was not agreed to."

"Can you tell me what Elder Zhong meant when he said you possess power greater than his? Do you have any other celestial treasures besides the silly girl?"

Under normal circumstances, no one would dare to refute Elder Zhong's will, and what Elder Zhong said is also correct. Great Xia should do the same, it's just that it couldn't be done before, or rather, no country in the world could do it.

Even now, they can only allow Elder Zhong to rank Ye Xuan on an equal footing with him, not to surpass him.

This is the limit of what they can back down, unless Ye Xuan one day publicly displays a power that clearly surpasses Elder Zhong's.

Su Mengyao wasn't too concerned about that; she was just curious about what exactly was the power that Elder Zhong mentioned that Ye Xuan was stronger than him.

Besides the silly girl, does Ye Xuan possess other heavenly treasures?
"More than that, I didn't expect that you actually didn't report the silly girl's information to the Tian Shu Bureau."

"how?"

"Don't you want to improve?"

Although Su Mengyao had previously said that she would not report the matter of the silly girl to the Tian Shu Bureau, Ye Xuan did not believe her. After all, he and Su Mengyao were not even friends in a strict sense; they were just contractors cooperating with the Tian Shu Bureau.

This amount of affection wasn't enough for Su Mengyao to help him conceal the existence of the silly girl.

He just didn't expect that Su Mengyao would actually do it, and even now, the Tian Shu Bureau doesn't know that he has "Silly Girl" in his hands.

(End of this chapter)