226: Chapter 226 The Divine Realm Unfolds

Looking at this incredibly heaven-defying attribute description, Chen Xi's breathing couldn't help but grow heavy.

This didn't just mean he had perfectly solved the alien threat facing humanity; it meant even more—

He, Chen Xi, was now the only man in the world who controlled a "God-Making Base"!

As long as he wished, he could mass-produce top-tier powerhouses in an endless stream, forging an invincible legion capable of sweeping through everything!

"I've hit the jackpot, I've really hit the jackpot."

Chen Xi felt a surge of secret delight. This life-risking gamble had yielded a rate of return that simply pierced through the heavens.

"By the way, Captain."

Just as Chen Xi was secretly rejoicing, Ye Fei suddenly stepped forward and handed over a tactical tablet with a somewhat solemn expression.

"During the few days you were unconscious, Senior Shen Ye sent you a special message through an encrypted channel."

"He said you must see it for yourself once you wake up."

"Shen Ye?"

Chen Xi restrained his smile, took the tablet, and clicked on the encrypted video.

In the footage, Shen Ye and Xia Qing were in an extremely cold land filled with wind and snow. They were surrounded by glaciers that towered into the clouds, and the temperature was so low that even the screen image was somewhat distorted.

Shen Ye's single eye held an unprecedented gravity and exhaustion:

"Chen Xi, by the time you hear this message, you should be awake. Congratulations. You did something even the future me couldn't do; you saved everyone."

In the video, Shen Ye turned the camera around.

In the massive ice wall behind them, a terrifying skeleton so large it took one's breath away was actually frozen inside!

That wasn't the skeleton of an ordinary ferocious beast; it actually emitted a faint holy radiance, and the structure of the bones even carried a certain high-tech mechanical texture!

"But, brother, I have to tell you some bad news."

Shen Ye's voice sounded intermittent in the howling blizzard, yet it struck Chen Xi's heart like a heavy hammer:

"Although you cut off the Tower of Heaven's signal coordinates and prevented the subsequent descent of the Void Gods..."

"However..."

Shen Ye took a deep breath, his tone carrying a hint of bitterness and despair:

"Before the coordinates were cut... it seems a small 'Vanguard' successfully descended to Earth."

"While Xia Qing and I were investigating the remnants of the Men in Black in the Extreme North Ice Field, we discovered this thing."

"This isn't an Earthly creature. This is... a creation of a high-dimensional civilization."

"They are deep within this no-man's land, quietly establishing a 'star gate' even more terrifying than the Tower of Heaven."

At the end of the footage, Shen Ye stared fixedly at the camera, leaving one last spine-chilling warning:

"Enjoy your brief victory, Chen Xi."

"Hurry and get stronger."

"Because... those true 'Gods'... have already awakened."

*Sizzle—*

The video came to an abrupt halt.

The hospital room fell back into a dead silence.

The joy that had just filled the faces of Su Xiaoxiao, Li Murou, and Ye Fei instantly faded, replaced by a deep shock at the unknown.

True Gods?

A Vanguard that had already descended?

As it turned out, destroying the Truth Cult was merely tearing away a corner of the iceberg of this world's cruel reality.

The true disaster had only just bared its fangs!

Chen Xi stared quietly at the black screen, silent for a long time.

Then.

He didn't sigh, nor did he show fear.

Instead, he slowly pulled back the covers, yanked out the IV tube from the back of his hand, and stood up from the hospital bed.

"Captain, what are you doing? Your body hasn't recovered yet!" Li Murou hurriedly tried to stop him.

"Lying down won't bring peace."

Chen Xi walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked down at the bustling Imperial Capital. A dazzling morning sun was rising from the horizon, stretching his silhouette very, very long.

He slowly raised his right hand, and the [Heaven-Reaching Divine Domain] card, emitting a nine-colored divine glow, flickered between his fingertips.

A wild and uninhibited smile reappeared at the corner of his mouth:

"Since the Gods want to descend..."

"Then we will use these hands to forge a god-slaying army!"

"Let's go, girls."

"Our expedition..."

"Has only just begun!"

...

Imperial Capital, Federal Highest-Level Military Control Zone, Manor Zero.

Exactly three days had passed since Chen Xi woke up. Relying on the terrifying physical attributes brought by [Myriad Rivers Return to the Sea], as well as the top-tier magic potions provided by the Federal Military Department regardless of cost, Chen Xi's nearly collapsed bodily functions had miraculously recovered to their peak state at a speed that even top-tier healing mages called "unscientific."

This vast, heavily secured manor was the exclusive base personally assigned to the Nirvana Battle Team by Li Zhenhai Li Zhenhai. Not only were there armed guards patrolling twenty-four hours a day, but a defense matrix capable of resisting a ninth-tier Forbidden Curse was buried underground. Here, even if the Federal President wanted to force his way in, he would have to think twice.

Deep within the manor, in an underground training room that had been completely cleared and reinforced with high-strength titanium alloy.

Chen Xi sat cross-legged in the center of the empty space, while Su Xiaoxiao, Li Murou, and Ye Fei stood around him with bated breath. In each of their eyes, curiosity and fanaticism that couldn't be suppressed were flickering.

"Captain, you called us so mysteriously to this secret room; are you going to show us that..." Li Murou swallowed hard, her large eyes full of anticipation, "That Mythical-grade card that sucked in the entire Tower of Heaven?"

Chen Xi slowly opened his eyes, and a red-gold light flashed deep within them. He didn't speak but slowly raised his right hand.

"Buzz—!!!"

Accompanied by an extremely low hum that seemed to resonate with the soul, a card emitting a nine-colored divine glow emerged from his palm without warning.

The moment the card appeared, the spatial gravity within the entire basement actually experienced a brief anomaly, and several scattered alloy dumbbells actually floated into mid-air! On the card's face, the phantom of a silver-gray giant tower piercing the clouds was faintly visible, surrounded by countless brilliant stars, exuding a supreme pressure that didn't belong to this dimension.

[Mythical Card: Heaven-Reaching Divine Domain]!

*Hiss—* "Is this the pressure of a Mythical-grade?" Ye Fei subconsciously touched the [Myriad Spirit Divine Seal] on her forehead. She could clearly feel that the originally unruly divinity within her body actually produced an instinctive sense of submission before this card.

"Are you ready, girls?"

Chen Xi stood up, lightly pinching that nine-colored divine card between his fingers, a wild arc curling at the corner of his mouth:

"You saw the intelligence Shen Ye sent back. The true 'Gods' vanguard has already descended upon the Far North. Our current strength is far from enough in front of those high-dimensional beings."

"So, before we set out for the Extreme North Ice Field, I need you to undergo a complete transformation and rebirth within this card!"

"[Miracle: Divine Domain Expansion]!!!"