152: Chapter 152 Xiao Yuan's Heart is Bleeding, Song Shou: This is a good thing!

"How was the harvest?" As the submarine surfaced, Master Qin led the group back to the shore of West Sea Island, and Wang Jinhua looked at Fang Zhuo and asked.

"Not bad."

"It's a pity that my Body Control has only just entered the Tongtian level, and my Life Level is only Transcendent. I wasn't able to break through to the Great Success stage of the Tongtian level while inside." Fang Zhuo sighed with some regret.

Wang Jinhua glanced sideways at Fang Zhuo and retorted, "You certainly have a big heart. While the Thunder Fire Small World has miraculous effects on improving Body Control, it's not enough to let you break through a realm a day while at the Tongtian level!"

"For these three realms of Tongtian, without years of hard cultivation, it is a fantasy to think of advancing further."

"Seize your insights and cultivate diligently over these next two years. It would be best if you can break through to the Great Success of the Tongtian level, and of course, there is no need to force it, but the seven levels of the Thunder Fire Blade must be mastered."

Fang Zhuo nodded solemnly.

He understood Wang Jinhua's meaning; only by doing this would there be a greater chance of winning the Civilization Assessment Battle.

On the shore, everyone except Fang Zhuo, including the Peak Flying Sky Master Qin, looked at Wang Jinhua with some surprise.

"Your group's requirements are this high?" Master Qin asked with a smile.

Seven levels of the Thunder Fire Blade, the Great Success of the Tongtian level, all within two years... Is this how top geniuses of the Blue Moon Federation communicate?

Wang Jinhua and Fang Zhuo exchanged a glance and both nodded.

Everyone else assumed they had tacitly agreed.

Bai Shiwei, however, looked at Fang Zhuo thoughtfully. To master the seven levels of the Thunder Fire Blade within two years... that was a secret technique corresponding to a Flying Martial Artist!

Could her husband's changes last night be related to this?

Under such immense pressure, it was understandable that he didn't want children. But why was Wang Jinhua putting so much pressure on her husband?

Was it instructions from the higher-ups of the Starry Sky Group?

"Fang Zhuo, are you and your family planning to spend some time enjoying West Sea Island?" Master Qin asked.

As a major contributor to the Xia Kingdom's Ocean Gathering this time, the yanhai ship would certainly wait for Fang Zhuo.

"No, Master Shouchong. I was just about to talk to you about this. Please take care of my family on their way back."

Fang Zhuo also looked at Fang Dawei, Fang Wu, and the others: "Grandfather, Mom, Dad, Shi Wei and I are returning to the group headquarters today."

"If you want to play on West Sea Island, you can discuss the timing with Master Shouchong."

"Easily done." Master Qin said with a smile, showing significant respect for Fang Zhuo.

"Leaving so soon?" Fang Dawei frowned slightly.

His eldest grandson was good in every way, except that he was too diligent in his martial arts cultivation. Ever since he started cultivating, he hadn't caused much worry. During high school, he used fewer resources compared to other children.

After entering college, he even earned money by working part-time at a martial arts gym outside of school.

Aside from that one month near graduation when he got his marriage certificate with Bai Shiwei and uncharacteristically asked the family for money, he had never taken money from home again.

His retirement savings had remained untouched. He had originally intended to step in at a critical moment, but who would have thought that Fang Zhuo would grow so fast? In the blink of an eye, he became a Transcendent Martial Artist, and now he was the number one Transcendent on Blue Star!

"Well, I gained some insights in the Thunder Fire Small World, and I must seize this opportunity to see if I can advance further." Fang Zhuo made an excuse.

As Wang Jinhua said, it was indeed impossible to break through to the Great Success of Body Control in such a short time.

He was anxious to return to the group headquarters, partly to find Director Xiao Yuan to fulfill their bet and borrow the 'red jellyfish fluid' from him!

The other reason was for deep cultivation!

Over the next two years, he had to frantically improve his combat power for the Civilization Promotion Assessment Battle!

In addition, besides cultivating secret techniques and Body Control, he needed to temper his physical body, earn civilization points, continuously melt them into his physical body, and begin condensing a higher-level life core!

"Grandfather, regarding your trip to the Xinyue Li Family, see if you can postpone it for a few days, or perhaps go on your own?" Fang Zhuo looked at Fang Dawei.

Fang Dawei was going to the Li Family to pay respects to his grandmother. Before leaving for the Ocean Gathering, he had intended to accompany his grandfather, meet the head of the Li Family, and incidentally support his younger sister.

But now, having successfully topped the Peak Group of the Ocean Gathering, and with his fame as the number one Transcendent on Blue Star spreading across the Blue Moon Federation, he figured he didn't need to be there in person for the Li Family to treat his grandfather and sister with the necessary respect.

"Alright, you go busy yourself. Since you topped the Peak Group in the Ocean Gathering this time, the people of the Li Family will surely welcome me very warmly, haha." Fang Dawei said with a chuckle, feeling a sense of vindication when he thought of the grievances he had suffered in the past.

Fang Zhuo said goodbye to his family and, together with Bai Shiwei, boarded the exclusive aircraft that the other Starry Sky Group managers had arrived in.

That night, the group returned to the Starry Sky Group headquarters.

...

The 170th floor of the Starry Sky Group headquarters.

In Director Xiao Yuan's cultivation room.

"Swish, swish, swish," streaks of black hurricanes, like wind blades, whistled across the room, constantly blowing past the bare-chested Director Xiao Yuan.

After a long time.

"Hoo~" Director Xiao Yuan finished his cultivation. He turned off the surrounding wind instruments and held a test tube containing a small amount of scarlet liquid.

"The Unhallowed Wind characteristic has been condensed quite well; only the final step remains. When combined with this 50 grams of red jellyfish fluid, my strength might actually have a chance to catch up to Brother Song?"

As he said this, he looked toward the corner of the room, where the luggage packed by the servant, Aunt Mei, was lying quietly.

"Fang Zhuo... this kid is really something. He actually managed to cultivate his Life Level to level 49 in this Ocean Gathering, and his combat power even reached Invincible Transcendent with a 120-fold increase, defeating Wang Jinhua...!"

"This 50 grams of red jellyfish fluid... when I 'lend' it out and it gets returned, I don't know how much will be left...?" Director Xiao Yuan sighed and groaned, clutching the red jellyfish fluid test tube with a look of reluctance.

Last time in the Red Water Empire, it had been a massive stroke of luck and opportunity, plus he had risked half his life to barely obtain 50 grams!

Sigh... forget it, he had to lend it.

Since he had already given his word, as a Cosmic Martial Artist, if he went back on his promise to a junior in the group, how could he stand tall in the future?

When it was returned, even if it was short by 3 or 5 grams...! He would just consider it as cultivating this new Transcendent seed of civilization. Director Xiao Yuan comforted himself this way.

"Hum~" Just then, his wristband vibrated violently.

"Brother Song?" Director Xiao Yuan connected the video call with Chairman Song Shou.

"Ah Yuan, why do you look so gloomy? Is your Unhallowed Wind characteristic cultivation not going smoothly?"

In the video, Chairman Song Shou's white training uniform was stained with quite a bit of blood. It looked like he had just finished a major battle.

"No." Director Xiao Yuan raised his hand and clenched his fist. On the surface of his thick fist, wisps of light black wind swirls appeared: "It's going very smoothly. After using the red jellyfish fluid, there's a good chance I can climb to a higher level."

"Then why are you still pulling a long face?" Chairman Song Shou laughed: "Worried about the Civilization Assessment?"

Director Xiao Yuan nodded and then shook his head upon hearing this: "Not entirely."

"It's like this, Brother Song. The group genius you mentioned last time, Fang Zhuo, defeated Wang Jinhua in the recently concluded Ocean Gathering."

"Oh?" Chairman Song Shou was a bit surprised, then immediately laughed: "Then this is a good thing!"