Chapter 54: Charging into the Universe

On Earth, earth‑shattering changes are happening almost every moment.

One after another, Jixian Wuguan and Leidian Wuguan swiftly changed their signs.

Xingkong Martial Arts Hall replaced the two major academies to become the sole Warrior Hall on Earth.

The various resources and personnel that originally belonged to the two academies began to be rapidly consolidated.

The Five Great Powers of humanity, led by the Huaxia military, also began discussing deeper cooperation with Xingkong Martial Arts Hall.

Everything is developing in a positive direction.

The cultivation cost for ordinary warriors has dropped dramatically, and the advancement path for top warriors has been reopened.

Especially as Xingkong Martial Arts Hall gradually came into operation, complete high‑level cultivation methods were released one after another, and warriors who had been stuck at bottlenecks due to a lack of methods began to report successive breakthroughs.

"Huaxia Nation delegate Jia Yi successfully broke through, advancing to Planet Level Tier 2!"

"Super‑God Training Camp trainee Dong Dao broke through, successfully advancing to Planet Level!"

"Xingkong Martial Arts Hall Deputy Hall Master Lei Shen successfully comprehended the Thunder Law!"

"War God Zhu Xi…"

One joyous announcement after another kept broadcasting…

Amid the bustling noise, Zhou Yang had already piloted the repaired Black Dragon Mountain vessel and charged into the boundless starry sky!

On Qiu Long Star, a massive planet located 320,000 light‑years from Earth.

A jet‑black, disc‑shaped spacecraft slowly entered the docking bay surrounding the planet.

As the black ship's hatch opened, a yellow‑skinned human youth with short black hair sprang out.

"Whoa! There are way too many strong ones on Qiu Long Star; I can sense that everyone around here is basically stronger than my aura!"

Zhou Yang glanced around subtly, while a cataclysmic wave had already surged in his mind.

Around the dock, ships of all sizes and models rested quietly.

Travelers periodically flew back and forth along the docking corridor.

In Zhou Yang's faint sensing, each passing traveler exuded an aura stronger than his.

On Earth, Hong and Lei Shen, who have reached Planet Level Tiers 6 and 7, are already hailed as the world's first and second strongest.

Yet on Qiu Long Star, people like Hong and Lei Shen are merely mass‑produced, the poorest of the lowest tier!

"Don't be surprised; this is only Qiu Long Star. If you ever get to the core planets of the Five Great Powers, then you'll truly see what 'strong as clouds' looks like!"

Babata's voice rang in Zhou Yang's mind.

"Alright, stop standing there like an idiot. This trip is mainly to register you as an empire citizen; only then can you open a Virtual Universe account.

First, pay the docking fee as I say, then follow my directions; we'll head to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's office here."

"Got it."

Zhou Yang replied.

He first found a uniformed administrator, tossed a coin‑shaped Qianwu coin to the person, and completed the docking procedure.

That Qianwu coin was something Babata had rummaged out from a corner of his own space ring.

After payment, Zhou Yang exited the docking bay and swiftly descended onto the planet below.

"Go this way, head into the city first!"

Babata guided the direction in his mind.

Zhou Yang lingered not, maintaining a height of about a hundred meters as he flew rapidly.

He observed silently along the way; virtually all the passing travelers were Planet Level or higher, and a good number were Stellar Level as well.

Zhou Yang constantly kept a low profile, proceeding at a normal, unhurried speed.

Soon, he saw an immense city sprawled across the ground ahead.

The city's entire wall was as black as ink, stretching endlessly to the horizon.

Along the top of the wall, rows of glass‑like giant dragon sculptures coiled and sprawled.

"What a huge city!"

When Zhou Yang approached, he couldn't help but utter repeated exclamations of awe.

That wall alone rose over a hundred meters high, and its length was beyond what the eye could ever see.

According to Babata, this Qiu Long City spanned more than six thousand kilometers in length and width!

Six thousand plus kilometers! That's comparable to the land area of Huaxia Nation before the Great Nirvana!

Having lived on Earth all his life, Zhou Yang was seeing such colossal architecture for the first time, and he couldn't help but marvel.

"That's nothing; you haven't witnessed a battle among Immortal Level powerhouses. When they go all out, shattering massive planets is commonplace!"

In his mind, Babata gave a disdainful smirk.

"Let's go, into the city!"

At the massive city gate, the crowd flowed like a woven tapestry.

Zhou Yang walked the city streets, his eyes repeatedly drawn to the surrounding structures and the oddly shaped 'human' beings.

Most of them had humanoid bodies, but each looked different.

Some bore three eyes, some had five or six arms, some were covered in fur with tails, and some were handsome, only possessing two small animal ears beyond Earth humans.

"It's like a zoo; they've got every kind of look!"

Zhou Yang silently sighed.

He kept moving forward and soon arrived before a towering massive building.

The structure pierced the clouds, and on its four sides a huge black dragon carving spiraled upward, looking especially solemn and majestic.

"This is the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's headquarters on Qiu Long Star. Zhou Yang, before you go in, release your two silver‑guard escorts to make a scene!"

Babata quickly prompts Zhou Yang in his mind.

"Oh?"

Zhou Yang is startled, but he obediently follows the instruction.

"Swish! Swish!"

As his will shifts, two Flowing Silver Guards in black uniforms appear behind him.

This thing is a relatively famous intelligent guard in the Universe; each unit is worth at least 200 million Black Dragon Coins, truly a good item for Planet Level Warriors to bolster a scene.

"Go!"

Zhou Yang, with the two Flowing Silver Guards, directly enters the Black Dragon Mountain building ahead.

I have to say, listening to Babata's words really saved a lot of trouble.

Along the way, including the gate guards and the final rabbit‑ear beautiful staff who processed his identity proof, upon seeing the Flowing Silver Guards behind him, each one's attitude was exceedingly good.

In just over twenty minutes, he walked out, satisfied, with the prepared identity proof.

"Zhou Yang, from now on, your status is that of a genuine Black Dragon Mountain person; personal safety now has basic legal protection."

Babata says in his mind.

"Security guarantee? Perhaps."

Zhou Yang hears this and smiles indifferently.

This so‑called legal protection can still deter ordinary people of Planet Level and Stellar Level.

For those Universe Level or Domain Lord Level strongmen, who would truly take the law of a tiny Black Dragon Mountain Empire seriously?

Only strength is the foundation for survival in the Universe!

"Let's go, Babata, take me to register a Virtual Universe account!"

"Alright."

Next, guided by Babata, Zhou Yang arrives at the Virtual Universe Company Qiu Long Star Office.

After spending a huge pile of Qianwu Coins that look like "coins", Zhou Yang not only successfully registers his Virtual Universe account, but also finds a large number of anonymous account consciousness‑sensing helmets in his storage ring.

"The business is done, feel free to wander around!"

After leaving the Virtual Universe Company's office, Zhou Yang strolls casually along the wide streets of Qiu Long City.

But the more he wanders, the more his heart grows cold.

The goods in the various shops on both sides—whether food, drink, weapons, or magical artifacts—are each absurdly overpriced!

A plain bottle of beverage costs over a thousand Black Dragon Coins, and a roast meat meal costs over ten thousand Black Dragon Coins.

One should know that Black Dragon Coins are issued by a medium‑civilization nation.

One Black Dragon Coin can be exchanged for a thousand Silver Blue Coins.

That means, to have a meal in this Qiu Long City, one would casually spend over ten million Silver Blue Coins!

Even if made by Stellar Level demonic beasts, it shouldn't be sold at such a ridiculous price!

As for weapons? They're even more absurdly pricey, starting at dozens of billions!

Cultivation‑aid treasures are priced per gram, each gram costing outrageously high.

Zhou Yang walks on, continuously sighing in his heart—

"Money in this world truly isn't worth anything!"

"Work hard on cultivation, strive to reach Stellar Level soon; then you can withdraw the money your teacher left in your first account."

Babata's voice reminds him in his mind.

Hearing that, Zhou Yang finally feels a bit uplifted.

"Yes, I will cultivate, become stronger, I will escape poverty!"

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