Technological advancement begins with devouring.

Chapter 78 The Realm of Wind, An Invitation

The changes in the real world startled Jiang Chen.

Feeling the power spreading out from within his body, Jiang Chen's eyes widened in disbelief: "Wind Domain?!"

You've only read the beginning of a book, yet you've already mastered the field?

Without needing any testing, Jiang Chen naturally understood the function of the domain.

Enhance your own speed, defense, and attack, while suppressing the enemy's actions within your territory.

If the opponent is a weaker enemy with a much greater difference in strength, the suppression of the domain alone can kill the opponent directly without having to take action.

"The first level of the domain doesn't seem this strong..."

A thought flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.

Jiang Chen had, of course, seen the field before.

Hong, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng, who possessed the Golden Horned Beast, all have domains.

Jiang Chen even sparred with Luo Feng and personally experienced the power of Luo Feng's 'Golden Domain'.

It has to be said that the domain thing really does provide a strong boost to combat power.

Although Jiang Chen has a significant advantage in psychic power level, if he doesn't pilot the 'Goliath Giant' and relies solely on his psychic power to fight Luo Feng's Golden Horned Beast in person, he simply won't be able to defeat it.

Of course, it would be different if you were piloting the 'Goliath Giant'.

The huge gap between the two sides in offense and defense is something that Luo Feng's current level of skill cannot bridge.

Having experienced Luo Feng's domain, Jiang Chen had a feeling that the strength of his own domain was far superior to that of Luo Feng's.

This 'abnormal' intensity is far beyond what the first level of the realm can compare to.

"Could it be that I reached the second level immediately after comprehending the domain?"

A thought flashed through Jiang Chen's mind, and he decided to test it out in the virtual universe.

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Virtual universe, killing floor.

Killing Space is expensive, but Jiang Chen, who has the 'Goliath' business, doesn't care much about it.

At least at the stellar level, the daily earnings of the 'Goliath Giant' are enough for Jiang Chen to stay in the Killing Space for many years.

Upon entering the killing space, Jiang Chen did not go to the 'killing arena' where he fought and killed others, but instead went to his own private space.

Boom~!

The domain blossomed, and a dazzling cyan light filled the entire exclusive space.

Above the private space, a large screen appeared according to Jiang Chen's wishes, displaying Jiang Chen's level of strength.

“Psychic Power Level: Stellar Ninth Rank. Domain: Wind Domain Second Level.”

Jiang Chen couldn't help but smile: "As expected, it's a second-level domain, on par with 'Hong'. However, my foundation in Force and Psychic Power is much stronger than Hong's."

Jiang Chen's Force is at the first level of the Stellar Realm, but his mental power, with the support of a large number of free attribute points, has reached the level of the ninth level of the Stellar Realm, a full eight levels lower.

As for their previously vastly different combat experience, Jiang Chen quickly made up for this shortcoming with the tempering of the 'Killing Space'.

Jiang Chen wasn't a battle maniac, but he was aware of his weaknesses.

Since registering in the virtual universe, Jiang Chen has spent a lot of time honing his combat skills in the 'Killing Space'.

I wouldn't dare say I'm better than those geniuses, but at least I won't hold them back anymore.

"Since we're here, let's practice before we leave."

A thought flashed through Jiang Chen's mind. He communicated with the killing space and quickly began to set his opponent.

A moment later, the scene inside the private space changed, and Jiang Chen appeared in a desert.

However, this desert is very special; every grain of sand is incredibly hard, and even a star-level object would find it difficult to destroy.

The stronger the power, the more destructive it becomes.

If two equally matched stellar-level forces were to wage war on Earth, the aftershocks of their battle alone would bring devastating catastrophe to the planet.

Only a sufficiently powerful 'scenario' can withstand the aftershocks of a battle between strong opponents.

One by one, figures exuding powerful auras appeared in this desert, neatly arranged in a square formation.

It was an army composed of tens of thousands of stellar-level warriors!

Although they were all only at the first or second level of the Stellar Realm, the strongest of them were only at the fourth level of the Stellar Realm, which was a huge gap from Jiang Chen.

However, the sheer number of individuals can completely compensate for any lack of individual strength.

Before he awakened his domain, Jiang Chen would have had absolutely no chance of winning against this army.

At best, he killed over a thousand people before being overwhelmed by countless attacks.

This time, however, Jiang Chen wants to challenge his limits with his dual domain.

The countdown over the desert reached zero.

In an instant, the opposing army seemed to awaken from a deep sleep, and all of them simultaneously unleashed a powerful aura as they launched an attack on Jiang Chen.

It wasn't a chaotic charge, but rather a series of coordinated attacks.

The martial arts team dispersed in a fan shape, attempting to surround Jiang Chen.

The five thousand psychic masters were divided into ten teams, taking turns to launch ranged attacks with psychic weapons to ensure that there was no interruption in the attack.

Killspace is incredibly powerful; it can simulate any enemy that exists in the records of the virtual universe.

Over countless trillions of years, the database of the virtual universe has become incredibly rich, practically omnipotent.

Boom~!

The domain erupted instantly, and under Jiang Chen's powerful mental force, its radius reached over a thousand meters, covering almost half of the battlefield.

In any field, there is comprehensive support, but the specific details are also affected by the characteristics of the field.

For example, the metal element domain is stronger in terms of attack, while the water element domain is better at suppressing enemies.

Jiang Chen's greatest strength in the wind element domain is speed!

Jiang Chen was already very fast, and with the enhancement of his domain, he transformed into a streak of azure light, traversing the battlefield at a speed far exceeding that of a normal star.

Even the speed of the opponent's telekinetic weapon couldn't keep up with Jiang Chen's flying speed!

"So fast!"

Jiang Chen was also somewhat surprised. The enhancement of the second domain increased his speed by more than two times.

This speed advantage alone greatly boosted Jiang Chen's combat power.

Imagine if you were so fast that the enemy's attacks couldn't keep up, wouldn't the opponent just be able to take the hits and not even have a chance to fight back?

"Try to attack."

With a thought, Jiang Chen unleashed a barrage of wind blades from his domain, which rapidly attacked the enemy.

Each wind blade, though not as powerful as Jiang Chen's full-force attack, still reached the level of a stellar attack.

The key is that the number is extremely astonishing, instantly covering thousands of martial artists.

Every martial artist has to face attacks from seven or eight wind blades.

One by one, the warriors either raised their shields to block in front of them or swung their weapons to try to break the wind blades.

However, there were too many wind blades to completely block them.

In an instant, countless attacks exploded among the group of martial artists, nearly ten thousand sharp blades engulfing them.

The battle ended a dozen minutes later.

The tens of thousands of enemies caused Jiang Chen almost no trouble and were easily defeated.

Throughout the entire process, Jiang Chen only did two things.

Use supersonic speed to dodge enemy attacks, then activate your domain to create countless wind blades for a comprehensive attack.

"Once you have a domain, no matter how many ordinary enemies you have, it's meaningless," Jiang Chen remarked.

Of course, this is also because the gap in strength between the two sides is too large.

The difference in basic primal force and telekinesis meant that even the wind blades condensed by Jiang Chen's domain couldn't withstand that stellar-level army.

Even if he manages to block one or two attacks, Jiang Chen can always condense more wind blades and launch a continuous barrage.

However, if the opponent were also a ninth-level Stellar Realm expert, even if they didn't possess a domain, their sheer number would still cause Jiang Chen considerable trouble.

While realm and methods are important, level is also a crucial factor that cannot be ignored.

"I can hone my skills in the Killing Space more often in the future. Since the System Library can help me master the domain, it can also help me truly master the laws. Maybe in a few years, I can even secure a place in the Genius Battle?"

A thought flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.

Originally, Jiang Chen had no interest in the 'Genius Battle'.

Jiang Chen was self-aware. Even if he relied on the system to cheat, his expertise was not in mastering the laws or researching secret techniques that were mainstream in the universe. Instead, he was in creating various powerful weapons and relying on external forces to enhance his combat power.

This approach is far removed from the requirements of the Genius Battle, and it's impossible to even pass the most basic preliminary rounds. Naturally, Jiang Chen has no interest in the Genius Battle.

However, the 'Elemental Laws' in the system library gave Jiang Chen an opportunity.

Regardless of whether core treasures like the 'Chaos Monument' are compatible with Jiang Chen's system after joining the Virtual Universe Company through the Genius Battle.

The mere fact that he was a core member of the Virtual Universe Company, and the resources that came with that identity, would bring Jiang Chen immense benefits.

If given the chance, Jiang Chen would naturally want to become one of the top 1,000 people in the universe through the Genius Battle.

It's still several years before the Genius Battle, and you're only at the second level of the Domain, so thinking about this already seems a bit presumptuous.

But Jiang Chen knew very well that Luo Feng's progress was not as good as his own, yet he could still achieve a top-ten ranking in the Genius Battle and join the Primordial Secret Realm.

With the system's cheat code, even if I can't compare to Luo Feng, I still have a good chance of making it into the top 1,000.

"However, I can't put all my energy into the elemental laws. After all, the system only provides six elemental laws, not the two superior laws of time and space. Even if I have a deep understanding of the wind law, it's hard to say who will win against a genius of superior laws."

"If the path of the genius battle doesn't work out, I'll have to go back to my original plan. In that case, I can't fall too far behind in terms of progress."

Jiang Chen had a series of thoughts flashing through his mind before he quickly exited the virtual universe and returned to the system library.

After confirming the value of the elemental laws, Jiang Chen slightly increased the time he spent studying them.

However, Jiang Chen did not abandon natural science, alchemy, or even other disciplines within arcane science.

The significantly increased time spent in the system library inevitably reduced Jiang Chen's attention to the real world.

However, whether it's the factories on White Orchid Star or the mines on Aurora Star and Raven Star, there are highly skilled slaves in charge, and with intelligent monitoring, Jiang Chen doesn't need to worry about it.

As for Earth, the high-ranking members of the War God Palace were even more concerned than Jiang Chen. In addition, Luo Feng was also investing resources and energy in cultivating Earthlings, so there was even less need for Jiang Chen to personally take charge.

A year passed quickly. During this time, Jiang Chen only went out twice to purchase a batch of slaves and other supplies to accelerate the development of Bailan Star, Aurora Star, and Raven Star.

At the end of 2062, just before the new year was about to arrive, Luo Feng finally sent news that his Earthling clone had finally reached the stellar level under the 'cramming-style enhancement'.

Jiang Chen declined Luo Feng's suggestion to share Hu Yanbo's estate.

Luo Feng thus became the ruler of Earth and bought a number of life-bearing planets scattered in different locations, so that if any major crisis occurred on Earth, he could quickly transfer the Earthlings to other planets to live.

In Luo Feng's simple belief, the most important thing on Earth is always Earthlings, not Earth itself.

Jiang Chen had no intention of interfering.

Compared to the major crises in the future universe, the threat posed by the Noranshan family, whose existence is uncertain, is merely a trivial matter.

However, Jiang Chen was quite interested in Luo Feng's other suggestion.

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"Ah Chen, you haven't been out for a long time. Are you planning to stay in seclusion on Earth forever?"

Luo Feng looked at Jiang Chen and invited, "I received guidance from a master in the virtual universe. While the battles in the killing space are very effective, they can't truly help us reach our peak. We still need the trials of life and death in reality to truly acquire sufficient power. I plan to participate in the cosmic mercenary assessment. Shall we go together?"

"Space Mercenary Assessment?"

Jiang Chen wasn't very interested in the so-called 'life-or-death trials'.

At least until the system reaches its limit, Jiang Chen's growth will not face any bottlenecks.

As long as you continuously acquire a large amount of knowledge, you can level up.

Jiang Chen only wanted to focus on improving his strength and at the same time do some business in technology manufacturing to earn some wealth for his own enjoyment.

If it were just ordinary training, Jiang Chen would have refused outright long ago.

However, the cosmic mercenary assessment...

Jiang Chen clearly remembered that Luo Feng had obtained quite a few treasures during the cosmic mercenary assessment.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Chen asked, "The cosmic mercenary assessment is usually conducted in teams. Who else do you plan to bring?"

There is no limit to the number of people in a team. After all, even if there were a limit, others could apply separately and then act together after entering the assessment world.

However, generally speaking, the teams participating in the mercenary assessment are not too large, mostly between 5 and 10 people.

"You, me, Hong, Thor, the four of us, plus a few slaves to make up the numbers." Luo Feng stated his thoughts without hesitation: "The four of us all have domains, and our domains are not weak. Ordinary star-level beings are definitely no match for us. Normal cosmic mercenary assessments are indeed dangerous, but with our strength, the danger is minimal. On the contrary, it can broaden our horizons."

Jiang Chen always felt that Luo Feng might have a knack for jinxing people.

However, thinking of the wealth within the 'World Within a World', Jiang Chen did not refuse, but said, "We can go together, but you have to follow my instructions."

If the content of this assessment is indeed the Thunder World, and if, like in the original novel, a 'realm within a realm' opens, Jiang Chen is confident that he can obtain a huge fortune within it, far exceeding what Luo Feng and the others obtained in the original novel.

But the prerequisite is that you must obtain command authority.

Without the slightest hesitation, Luo Feng agreed immediately: "You are the strongest, so of course I'll listen to you."