200: Level Challenge

He Ming's spiritual consciousness quickly communicated with the omniscient notebook.

[Which floor am I currently on?]

[99]

"It truly is the top floor."

[Who arranged this?]

[Decided jointly by the Four Great Universe Venerables]

[What about the other Domain Lord Levels?]

[Floors 86-98]

He Ming understood; this was a temporary arrangement made by the big shots of the Supreme God Temple.

They directly arranged the Domain Lord Levels onto the top thirteen floors.

[Do I need to defend the floor?]

[Yes]

"A hundred times!?"

"How is this possible!"

The view was densely packed with stars; dozens were visible to the naked eye.

Further away, starlight dotted the sky, dense as the sea.

The stellar energy in the surrounding space surged, almost reaching the point of liquefaction.

He Ming reached out to touch the starry sky, feeling as if he were submerged in an ocean. For the first time, he could truly feel the presence of stellar energy, within arm's reach.

Wan Xingying was filled with doubt and surprise; this was her first time entering the Star Tower Trial.

Before coming, she had only looked up some relevant information.

Records in ancient texts stated that the stellar energy on the second floor of the Star Tower was two times higher than the first.

The third floor was three times higher, and so on.

If, as He Ming said, the stellar energy exceeded the first floor by a hundred times, then this must be the highest floor of the Star Tower: the 99th floor.

"Is this the very top floor of the Star Tower?"

Haina and Sanchis exchanged glances, their faces already flushed bright red.

Cultivating on the first floor of the Star Tower, one day is equivalent to ten days outside.

If one possesses sufficient cultivation resources, it can even equate to a hundred days of hard work.

On the very top floor of the Star Tower, one day of cultivation is equivalent to at least three years outside!

One year of cultivation is equivalent to about a thousand years outside!

If they could stay on the top floor until the trial ended, that would be equivalent to... Sanchis provided the answer: "One hundred thousand years!"

Haina's eyes widened: "Heavens!"

The two were dizzy from this sudden stroke of luck. Even a pig, cultivating in this environment, would be able to advance to the Domain Lord Level after a hundred years.

The look in their eyes toward He Ming was no longer gratitude, but blind respect and worship.

He Ming snapped his fingers, cutting the comet in half.

With a thought, he separated a small portion of the colorful star marrow crystal.

"You two, go find a place to cultivate."

"Yes!"

"As you command!"

The two immediately leaped onto the comet, using stellar energy to control it as they sped off in a randomly chosen direction.

He Ming manipulated the Yan Yu Bracelet, extracting all the colorful star marrow crystal stored inside in one go.

The colorful star marrow crystal instantly piled up like a mountain, exceeding a hundred meters at its peak.

The rosy light filled the sky, illuminating the entire starry expanse in color.

Wan Xingying slightly opened her mouth and murmured softly, "It's so beautiful."

He Ming took out the remaining Spatial Artifacts and tossed a ring, whose capacity was second only to the Red and Blue Bracelets, to Wan Xingying.

"A Spatial Artifact—this is a good item."

"Feel free to use the cultivation resources here; let's hurry and cultivate."

Wan Xingying accepted the Spatial Artifact and attempted to operate it. The intelligent operating system, modified by jarvis, had been simplified to the extreme, and Wan Xingying quickly understood how to use it.

"Is this for me?"

He Ming chuckled softly.

"Do you remember what you said."

Wan Xingying froze.

He Ming reminded her: "You once said that if I advanced to the Star Lord Level, you would agree to be my woman."

Wan Xingying was speechless for a moment. What she had said back then was just a casual remark, entirely unintentional.

He Ming continued: "Before we leave the Star Tower, I will definitely reach the Star Lord Level, so you must keep your word."

Wan Xingying turned her head and gave a light snort: "I don't believe you can advance to the Star Lord Level."

"Then let's wait and see."

He Ming sat cross-legged, casually grabbed a pile of colorful star marrow crystal and placed it in front of him, activated the Star Guidance Technique, and entered cultivation state.

The Star Guidance Technique at this time was not the original version.

When He Ming, in the state of an ordinary person, questioned the omniscient notebook, the result was merely the cultivation method best suited for ordinary people.

But now, he had reached the Domain Lord Level, and the Star Guidance Technique, having undergone several improvements, was completely different from before.

Ten years later.

He Ming opened his eyes, stood up, and stretched his body.

He looked sideways; the small mountain of colorful star marrow crystal was now less than half its original size.

Wan Xingying was still cultivating. During these ten years, she had successfully broken through and now reached the Domain Lord Level.

He Ming's spiritual consciousness communicated with the omniscient notebook.

[My current realm]

[Star Lord Level Third Stage 79%]

[Wan Xingying's realm]

[Domain Lord Level First Stage 2%]

[Cultivation bonus from the imperial seal of china]

[32120%]

A 320x cultivation speed. The plan was proceeding very smoothly and had achieved the desired effect.

Over the course of ten years, Xinghai's gene enhancement potion had become an indispensable and sought-after resource in the Milky Way Galaxy.

It iterated once every five years.

The Radiant Empire prioritized technology and lagged far behind the Star Empire in terms of talent cultivation.

But with the help of Xinghai's gene enhancement potion, the overall quality of its talent reserve had risen significantly, subtly showing a trend toward catching up with the Star Empire.

Now, Xinghai had become a key enterprise supported by the Radiant Empire, with its tax exemption increasing from the original 20% to 40%.

All enterprises under the Xinghai Galaxy System could enjoy a 40% tax exemption.

Throughout the Imperial History, this was an unprecedented level of treatment.

Of course, if it were only the gene enhancement potion, it wouldn't be enough for the Radiant Empire to attach such importance to it.

The quality of the warships produced by the Xinghai Shipyard far exceeded that of any other shipyard in the Milky Way Galaxy.

Most importantly, the price was not expensive; they could be described as high quality and low cost.

The only downside was that production was not high, barely meeting the expansion needs of the Three Great Knight Legions.

The Xinghai Galaxy System earned massive amounts of money through the gene enhancement potion and new-generation warships.

And this money quickly flowed back into society.

It established dozens of Foundation Associations under its banner, gratuitously donating to build numerous schools and Martial Arts Academies across hundreds of star systems in the Radiant Empire, providing jobs for tens of billions of people, and making outstanding contributions to the Radiant Empire's talent cultivation.

The Radiant Empire naturally cherished and supported such a Marvelous Enterprise like a treasure in its palm.

The Xinghai Galaxy System certainly wouldn't do volunteer work for free; the purpose of doing this was naturally to harvest massive amounts of Destiny.

The 320x cultivation speed was the result that the Xinghai Galaxy System had worked hard to achieve for He Ming over these ten years.

Star Tower, 98th floor.

The person defending the floor here was named Qing Lan, Domain Lord Level Second Stage.

Of the nine people who entered with her, three successfully broke through to the Domain Lord Level, and the other six also stepped into the Half-Step Domain Lord Level.

Qing Lan's followers enjoyed the cultivation environment of the 98th floor, so naturally, they had to pay a certain price.

There were large amounts of cultivation resources on the 98th floor of the Star Tower, and these resources required manpower to collect.

These nine people needed to hand over a certain amount of colorful star marrow crystal periodically, serving as rent for staying on the 98th floor.

Unlike the other nine people, or rather, unlike everyone else in the Star Tower.

Qing Lan was not wearing battle armor; she wore a simple white dress, and an Ink-Colored Longsword floated above her head.

She reached Planetary Level at ten, and advanced to Stellar Level at twenty.

That same year, she alarmed Venerable Qing Ming, who descended upon the galaxy where Qing Lan resided, accepted her as a direct disciple through an exception, bestowed upon her the name Qing Lan, and gave her a Domain Lord Level Ceremonial Sword.

Suddenly!

A beam of white light suddenly descended in front of Qing Lan.

She opened her eyes, and a faint smile appeared on her face.

"Ten years have passed. Can we finally challenge the floor..."

Before long, nine figures sped over and landed behind Qing Lan.

"Lord Qing Lan, we can finally ascend to the very top floor!"

"The person on the top floor certainly has good luck, but it's time for the top floor to change hands."

"Ten years have passed; that person should be satisfied."

Qing Lan nodded slightly, stepped onto her Ceremonial Sword, and flew toward the guiding light pillar.

The nine people behind her followed closely.

Star Tower, 99th floor.

He Ming turned his head to look at the guiding light pillar a thousand kilometers away. He scratched his head, wondering how he should deal with the challenger from the lower floor.