236: Chapter 236 The Deceased, Mr. Mai

"I think... it's not that great."

Jiang Chen replied to Mai Gurong's proposal.

Mai Gurong's expression darkened again. Dividing the moon with the other party was already a huge concession on his part.

"Then you state your conditions."

Mai Gurong kept his composure.

He still had a certain interest in this unique Lightning Qi lifeform.

Furthermore, the energy within Jiang Chen was indeed abundant; he was an expert worth recruiting.

"My conditions are actually very clear."

"Mars must be subordinate to Earth."

Jiang Chen answered.

In fact, not just Mars—he intended to take back the Moon and the Luan Bird as well.

Mai Gurong was momentarily stunned when he heard this condition.

It was as if he had heard something utterly inconceivable.

And indeed, it was!

On Mars Base, he was practically a god in everyone's heart.

In his mind, Mars belonged to him.

He was the sole god of Mars!

And now, Jiang Chen actually wanted a god like him to be subordinate to Earth.

"Mr. Jiang, do you have some sort of misunderstanding regarding your own strength?"

Mai Gurong narrowed his eyes as the Fusion Pill at his chest began to glow red. A massive amount of energy spread from his body, and the ground began to tremble as if a deity were about to unleash its wrath.

The people in the square were horrified and fled in all directions.

They had seen battles between high-level lifeforms in space on the internet; those were terrifying scenes where passing asteroids would explode on the spot.

In less than a minute...

The entire Dragon God Academy was nearly empty.

Even people within a ten-mile radius were still evacuating outward.

The air police units patrolled in the distance, not daring to approach.

The Starship quickly ascended to avoid being caught in the fallout, which was comparable to nuclear energy.

A confrontation between lifeforms of this level was no longer something ordinary troops could stop.

Boom!

A 22-story teaching building at the Dragon God Academy collapsed with a roar amidst the tremors of the earth.

"Restrain your aura."

"There are still so many innocent civilians around."

Jiang Chen's face was cold. The only reason he hadn't made a move yet was purely because there were still a large number of civilians within a ten-mile radius.

Mai Gurong, however, was completely indifferent, recklessly channeling the earth qi within his body. The surrounding land began to shake violently, like an earthquake.

"Today, either you live or I die."

Mai Gurong had already developed killing intent.

As the energy he released grew greater, Jiang Chen remained unharmed, but the ground of the entire Dragon God Academy gradually caved in, appearing as if it were about to fall apart.

Meanwhile.

Lunar Base.

Inside the Dragon Emblem conference room.

Everyone was watching the remote live broadcast sent back by Elder Tongtian.

At this moment, Tiezhu was already high in the sky, yet he continued to film the two people facing off in the Dragon God Academy.

"Mai Gurong actually went to Earth in person."

Zhao Yinhu's face showed his surprise.

He had only sent two elders over to recruit Jiang Chen.

He hadn't expected that Lord Xinhuo of the Mars Base would personally make an appearance.

However...

The conversation between the two sides didn't seem very pleasant; they were about to start fighting after only a few words.

"Mr. Jiang is still too reckless."

Zhao Yinhu frowned.

On the lifeform rankings, Mai Gurong was ranked fourth, one rank higher than Zhao Yinhu himself.

"Indeed. Although Mai Gurong is very autocratic on Mars, his strength is truly formidable. It will be very difficult to deal with him head-on."

The other elders also had solemn expressions.

They were generally Level 2 Lifeforms and knew exactly how powerful someone like Mai Gurong, who hovered on the edge of becoming a Level 3 Lifeform, really was.

"Wait!"

"He seems to be able to manipulate the surrounding earth and stone at will."

As the ground around the Dragon God Academy shook like an earthquake, Zhao Yinhu's gaze narrowed, and his expression changed slightly.

Resonating with and controlling surrounding matter using internal energy... this was the hallmark of a Level 3 Lifeform!

The ten great elders of the Dragon Emblem widened their eyes, watching Mai Gurong's movements.

When they realized he could not only resonate with the surrounding earth at any time but was also expanding the range, everyone confirmed that Mai Gurong had truly become a Level 3 Lifeform!

"A Level 3 Lifeform!"

"This would put him in the top three of the entire Earth United Fleet!"

Zhao Yinhu's heart skipped a beat.

The Earth United Fleet was a general concept, mainly referring to the Moon, Mars, the Avian Flight Formations, the Xu Family Faction's Space Docks, and so on—all human fleets that controlled interstellar warships.

The Luan Bird, which had a complex factional composition, was the core fleet.

The Starships and other vessels of the Lunar Base were one of the fleets.

Jiang Haipeng's Avian Flight Formation was one of the fleets.

The Xu Family Faction, which managed logistics, transport, and Space Docks, was also one of the fleets.

Mars also had its own dedicated interstellar warships, so it was naturally another one of the fleets.

These five major fleets were collectively known as the Earth United Fleet.

Ironically, Earth itself had no dedicated interstellar warships.

Therefore, the nine people with the highest authority in the Earth United Fleet mostly belonged to the five major fleets mentioned above.

Ranked ninth was Jiang Haipeng of the Avian Flight Formation.

The Xu Family Faction held the seventh and eighth spots.

Sixth was General Wei, the commander-in-chief of the Luan Bird.

Fifth was Zhao Yinhu himself.

And fourth was Mai Gurong.

As for the top three... they had no factions and no specific rankings; it was only known that they were the top three and that they were all Level 3 Lifeforms.

In short, the nine people of the Earth United Fleet happened to be the nine people on the lifeform rankings.

Although they belonged to different factions and had different levels of strength, they collectively constituted the Earth United Fleet.

But!

At this very moment, Mai Gurong, who was originally ranked fourth.

Because he had broken through to become a Level 3 Lifeform.

Therefore.

Theoretically.

There were now four people in the top three!

"Jiang Chen is in danger."

One Dragon Emblem elder shook his head inwardly.

"Little Jiang... sigh, I'm afraid he's about to become the deceased, Mr. Jiang."

Zhao Yinhu also sighed.

Below Level 3, one could only mobilize the energy within their own body.

But a Level 3 Lifeform could already resonate with the matter of heaven and earth.

The difference in energy levels between the two was like the difference between 1 and 100.

Even if Jiang Chen had the same combat power as himself, he would be absolutely no match for Mai Gurong.

"Have Tongtian and Old Xia's group return immediately. A Level 3 Lifeform is not something they can contend with."

A Dragon Emblem elder was about to contact Tongtian to tell it to stop recording and withdraw immediately.

Just then.

In the middle of the sunken earth of the Dragon God Academy, Jiang Chen's consciousness particles had already sensed that most of the people had evacuated the ten-mile radius.

Thus, the Fusion Pill within his body finally began to release Lightning Qi energy.

It produced a violent resonance with the lightning in the distant sky.

"Are you finally willing to make a move?"

Mai Gurong had already exerted 70% of his energy, yet he saw that Jiang Chen was still able to withstand it.

He was just about to increase the pressure to suppress Jiang Chen's body.

Suddenly.

Thunder roared in the sky as a heaven-shaking power descended from above, breaking through layers of energy barriers and crashing down upon Mai Gurong.

Boom!

The entire Dragon God Academy was razed to the ground!

A terrifying energy wave spread out; people ten miles away were blown back a hundred meters, bleeding incessantly.

As for Mai Gurong, he was blasted into the earth; the depth... was unknown!

"Ya!"

In the sky, Tiezhu, who had been pushed back several kilometers by the energy, let out a screech. As expected of its creator, he was too strong; he could even kill Mai Gurong in a single move.

"Little Jiang seems to be more than just a Level 3 Lifeform! Could it be..."

Xiao Shuihan, who had witnessed Jiang Chen resonating with lightning, watched the broadcast and saw Jiang Chen practically insta-kill Mai Gurong—who could also resonate with the earth. His eyes bulged in disbelief.

Inside the Lunar Base!

Zhao Yinhu of the Dragon Emblem was also stunned as he witnessed this scene, which resembled a nuclear explosion.

His face was full of disbelief.

He murmured to himself.

"The deceased... Mr. Mai?"