75: The road to glory! The battle for supremacy begins!

After shaking hands and bidding farewell to Wan Yun, Su Jin turned and left the reception room.

When he returned to the bustling hall, he saw rows of colossal light screen walls, tens of meters high, in the central area of the hall.

At this moment, they displayed a dense scroll of names and territory emblems, emitting a radiant white glow—this was the "Road of Glory" Wan Yun had spoken of.

He quickly found the familiar name at the very top of the "New Lords" section.

Lord: Su Jin Territory: Infinite City Achievement: First to return as a Level 4 Territory in the New Era 553rd Session

Next to the name, there was also a constantly flashing "∞" symbol emblem, which was the symbol of Infinite City.

Although it was just a few simple lines of text, it attracted the attention of many passing Lords.

"Huh? Infinite City? Su Jin? Never heard of him, is he a newcomer this session?"

"Damn! First to return? How long has it been? Not even half a year, right?"

"Really? Is the system bugged?"

"Hiss... A formidable person has emerged this session! A Level 4 Territory, barely enough to reach the threshold of the War of Hegemony. I wonder if he'll participate?"

"Participate? What can you do in a month? He's probably just going to be cannon fodder."

"That's not necessarily true. To reach Level 4 so quickly, he must have some skills. Infinite City... I'll remember that. Let's see if he appears in this War of Hegemony."

Various whispers, filled with surprise and curiosity, arose around him.

Su Jin did not linger long in the Lord's Hall; those gazes, whether admiring or questioning, were but fleeting clouds to him.

His mind had already drifted elsewhere...

Walking through familiar streets, he once again arrived outside the special care room of Mingde City Central Hospital.

Pushing open the door, the familiar smell of disinfectant and the regular beeping of monitoring equipment greeted him; everything seemed unchanged.

On the hospital bed, his father's face remained pale, eyes tightly shut, as if merely in a deep sleep.

But Su Jin knew that behind the numbers sustaining his vital signs, his spiritual essence was slowly dissipating, bit by bit.

He walked to the bedside, saying nothing, just standing quietly, his gaze tracing his father's outline.

"Flower of Eternal Life..." Su Jin silently repeated the name in his heart, as if engraving a vow that must be fulfilled.

He reached out and gently touched his father's cold hand, feeling a faint tremor at his fingertips, as if it were a silent response across the hazy consciousness.

A moment later, Su Jin withdrew his hand, taking one last look at the estimated curve on the monitor representing the remaining time of spiritual power; that slowly descending line was like a needle piercing his heart.

He turned and left the ward.

...

Returning to his residence after nearly half a year, everything was as he had left it.

Su Jin didn't rush to tidy up but immediately took out the personal terminal he had just acquired.

This terminal was directly bound to his Lord's Mark and was the key to accessing the Blue Star Alliance's internal network.

As the mental command was given, the terminal screen lit up, displaying the identity verification interface.

"Beep! Permissions verifying..."

"Name: Su Jin"

"Territory: Infinite City"

"Permission Level: Blue Star Level 3 (Temporary)"

"Verification successful, welcome to the Alliance database."

A soft electronic voice announced the completion of verification, and a concise search interface popped up. Su Jin didn't hesitate, typing three words into the search box—"Flower of Eternal Life."

"Flower of Eternal Life"

"Rank": Ninth-tier strange object

"Category": Life-type / Soul-type Heavenly material and earthly treasure

"Efficacy": Contains vast life essence and soul energy, has miraculous effects on soul damage and depletion of life essence, rumored to be able to reshape life and reverse decay. Specific effects vary depending on the user's condition and the flower's maturity.

"Occurrence Records": Extremely rare. Mostly found in worlds or secret realms with abnormally rich life energy or those that have experienced special world rule collisions.

"Known Information":

1. In the New Era 187, the Realm Sea Explorer 'Broken Blade' obtained a semi-mature Flower of Eternal Life in the 'Emerald Dream' secret realm, successfully curing his dying Dao companion.

2. In the New Era 312, the Dark Star Empire's 'Blood Rose' Legion discovered traces suspected to be an Flower of Eternal Life in the peripheral area of the 'Nirvana Star Mausoleum,' leading to conflict, with no subsequent confirmation.

3. In the New Era 431, a high-ranking priest of the Three-Eyed Clan claimed to have sensed the aura of an Flower of Eternal Life in the 'Ruins of Reincarnation,' unconfirmed.

4. In the New Era 481, Dark Star Empire scholarly notes mentioned the existence of its associated creatures deep within the ancient ruins 'Starfall Graveyard,' authenticity pending verification.

5. In the New Era 535, intelligence indicated that in system G-784, 'Woma World,' an adventurer once claimed to have witnessed a plant similar to an Flower of Eternal Life, but the team encountered a guardian beast, with only one person escaping severely wounded, unable to bring back physical objects or visual evidence. This intelligence is classified as a low-credibility rumor.

'Woma World'? Su Jin's heart was a little agitated.

This was precisely the special world where the "Three-Clan Hegemony War" was about to take place—the location of the Hegemony Continent.

Although the intelligence's credibility was "low," this was already the most likely clue Su Jin could access at his current level!

Secret realms deep in the Realm Sea? Ancient ruins of the Dark Star Empire? Those places were too distant and too dangerous for him; with his current strength and authority, he had no way to even begin.

And Woma World, though equally fraught with danger, the rules of the "Three-Clan Hegemony War"—Lords below Level 7, professional fighters at most Gold-tier—actually gave him a relatively fair entry ticket.

More importantly, the timing! One month later!

This was simply fate's arrangement!

As for other possibilities, what did they matter...?

Su Jin made his decision almost without hesitation.

He had to go! Regardless of whether the Flower of Eternal Life existed in Woma World, this was the only opportunity he could seize right now! Three years seemed long, but for finding a legendary strange object, every minute and every second was precious.

Taking a deep breath, Su Jin opened his contacts, found Wan Yun's number, and sent a brief message: "Commissioner Wan, I've decided to participate in the Three-Clan Hegemony War one month from now."

The message was sent successfully.

Not long after, Wan Yun's reply came back: "Received."

"Thank you for your contribution to the Alliance, Lord Su Jin."

"Your registration process has been initiated, and relevant materials will be sent to you shortly."

"The Hegemony World is full of dangers, with opportunities and risks coexisting. Please make sure to be fully prepared."

"Additionally, I recommend that you quickly convert the Alliance rewards into immediate combat power before entering the Hegemony World."

Su Jin looked at the text on the screen, his gaze serene.

Convert rewards into combat power, huh...

He then opened the Alliance's internal contribution point exchange platform to make exchanges...

...

One month later.

Above the vast, primitive, and mysterious Woma World.

The previously calm purple sky was suddenly torn by subtle spatial cracks.

Immediately after, as if stars cast from the depths of the universe, countless meteors, trailing long tails of fire, pierced through the thick clouds and plummeted from the sky towards the vast land below!

The Three-Clan Hegemony War officially began!