71: Territory Promotion

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

The sandstorms of the Sunset Plain seemed to have been completely tamed by hooves and thunder.

Under the coordinated Suppression of four thousand Azure Lightning Cavalry Guard led by Huo Jun, along with the Spirit Pivot Sword Servant and Shadow One,

whether it was scattered Goblin tribes or those human forces with ill intentions, they were all swiftly swept away like autumn leaves.

Infinite City, Lord's Hall.

Sunlight streamed through the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a warm glow on the mirror-smooth floor.

Inside the hall, Infinite City's core military and political personnel gathered, the atmosphere solemn, yet with an undeniable sense of anticipation.

Su Jin sat on the Lord's throne, his gaze calmly sweeping over the people standing below.

On the left were the military commanders led by Huo Jun, Mu Yang, Stone Rock, and Zhui Yun.

On the right were the administrative officials led by Li Yi, as well as Shadow One, who stood in the shadows, and Liora, representing the Elf.

Bai Xiao stood behind Su Jin as usual, his aura contained, as if he had merged with the surrounding space.

“My Lord,” Huo Jun stepped forward, bowing with cupped fists.

“I have not failed in my mission! The Sunset Plain and its surrounding areas have all been brought under control, and all organized resistance forces have been cleared out.”

“Currently, preliminary governing order has been established in various places, and officials dispatched by Mr. Li Yi are carrying out follow-up pacification and integration work.”

“Very good.” Su Jin nodded slightly, looking at the promotion conditions in the territory information panel.

【Promotion Conditions ★ Exclusive】:

1. Core territory building level meets requirements (satisfied)

2. Territory population reaches 100,000 (satisfied)

3. World conquest progress reaches 95% (Adran World Exclusive) (satisfied)

4. Consume 400,000 Soul Coins (satisfied)

His gaze focused on the third promotion condition; the words that originally displayed “World Conquest Progress: 80%” had, after half a month of campaigning by Huo Jun and others, finally flickered and turned to a vivid red “95%.”

All conditions were met!

Su Jin suppressed the excitement in his heart, looked at everyone present, and then, without hesitation, gently tapped the golden 【Promote】 button.

“Buzz—!”

A bell chime, as if from primordial antiquity, resonated deep within the soul of everyone in the hall!

The next moment, the entire Infinite City, from the Lord's Hall to the outermost city walls, from the Grand Void Azurewood Palace on the central axis to the warehouses in the corner, all the buildings, simultaneously burst forth with dazzling light!

Endless streams of light surged like a tide, enveloping the entire city; the intensity of the light even penetrated the walls of the Lord's Hall, illuminating everyone's faces brightly.

Everyone in the hall felt an irresistible power rising and converging.

Even the strong Bai Xiao couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, sensing the vastness and profoundness of this power.

Liora tightly gripped the longbow in her hand, feeling the slight tremors from beneath the city, and the constantly rising, immense power that seemed to be breaking free from some restraint, her heart filled with shock and awe.

And Su Jin, at the center of this power, felt it even more clearly.

He felt as if the entire Infinite City had come alive, no longer a cold creation of steel and stone, but a living entity with a pulse and breath.

An invisible force lifted the entire city, as if breaking free from heavy shackles, and began to slowly rise, detaching from the land of the Adran World he was familiar with.

The ground rapidly receded in his vision; forests, rivers, plains… the scenery of the Adran World unfolded like a scroll below, then gradually shrank.

Infinite City broke through an invisible barrier and entered a strange space.

There were no sun, moon, or stars here, only endless chaotic currents slowly surging, with occasional fragments of broken laws streaking across like meteors, emitting fleeting light.

But in this seemingly chaotic and dangerous space, a grand and warm aura permeated, like a mother's embrace, steadily holding Infinite City.

“Realm Sea… the Human Race’s sanctuary on Blue Star…” Su Jin understood.

This was a part of the boundless Realm Sea, but not a perilous zone.

This was a safe zone opened by generations of powerful Human Race on Blue Star with great magical power, protecting nascent territories that had not yet grown.

Territories below level seven could develop steadily here, drawing energy from the Realm Sea, without having to face those terrifying existences directly.

Just then, Su Jin's vision changed again.

His consciousness seemed to be infinitely elevated, transcending Infinite City itself, looking down at a colossal entity.

That was… the Adran World!

A complete world, round sky and square earth!

It floated silently in the void, like a giant disc.

The edge of the world was not void, but enveloped by a hazy glow.

Su Jin could clearly “see” that this world was undergoing a peculiar “breathing,” and with each “breath,” it drew an indescribable energy from the surrounding Realm Sea void, and the glow at the world's edge expanded slightly.

Mountains, rivers, forests, plains… everything was in full view.

He could even see the city on the Sunset Plain, which had been renamed “Zhaowang,” and the area belonging to the Elf in the Twilight Forest.

“world book feedback… the Adran World’s diameter has exceeded seven hundred kilometers… converted to area, nearly four hundred thousand square kilometers… and it's still slowly growing?” Su Jin's heart trembled slightly.

The Adran World was indeed an oversized initial world!

His gaze continued to sweep, falling on the peripheral areas of the world.

There, it was no longer land, but boundless, azure oceans began to appear.

The appearance of the ocean seemed to be a natural evolution as the world expanded to a certain extent.

However, right at the edge where the nascent ocean met the world barrier, Su Jin's pupils suddenly contracted!

He saw an indescribably huge creature!

The creature was covered in dark purple carapace, shimmering with a metallic luster, its body as vast as a mountain range.

Innumerable hideous arthropods waved like scythes, stirring the chaotic currents.

Its aura was chaotic and violent, full of destructive and devouring desires, and its energy intensity even made Su Jin feel a pang of fear!

“This is… the thing behind that seal?!” Su Jin's mind was greatly shaken.

The giant insectoid creature seemed unaware of the gaze from beyond the world.

It was using its drill-like forelimbs to frantically… “gnaw” at the world barrier of the Adran World!

Was it trying to bore a hole?

And then drill into this nascent world?

“The dangers of the Realm Sea…” Su Jin instantly understood the meaning of the Human Race’s sanctuary on Blue Star.

If not for this protection, a nascent world like the Adran World would probably have been completely devoured by such terrifying Realm Sea creatures long ago!

Just as Su Jin's mind was surging, the Adran World before him suddenly trembled.

Then it began to rapidly shrink, its light contained, eventually transforming into a brilliant point of light, like a meteor, streaking towards Infinite City…