We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

February 10th, 346th year of the New Era.

Above Hulao Pass, ten thousand meters in the air.

"Whoosh—whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

The howling cold wind blew continuously, drawing away the temperature from the air bit by bit, causing the heat around the aerospace war fortress to vanish in an instant.

Under the precise commands of the intelligent central hub, the swarm of drones, like diligent bees, shuttled between the massive, gleaming cannon barrel and the command room.

The war droid is charging in the bottom space, ready to go.

Combat platform.

"For some reason, the wind is particularly noisy today." Wei Xin stood on the platform, his three-meter-tall figure casting a long, thin shadow in the sunlight.

He took a deep breath of fresh air, facing the rising sun in the east, opened his broad arms, felt the cold wind blowing from the eastern horizon, and squinted his eyes slightly, as if he wanted to embrace this homeland full of blood and slaughter.

“Indeed.” Wang Yuwei and the others nodded, their faces showing emotion.

This separation is uncertain, perhaps a few weeks as planned, or even longer, and I don't know if I'll be able to return.

Although the situation is now clear.

But no one knows whether the information revealed by Kent, the alien from the Sky Gang, is true or false, or what kind of crisis they will encounter in the Star Ring World.

All of this is shrouded in mystery and remains unknown.

They dislike the unknown, yet at the same time, they are filled with longing and anticipation for it—a common characteristic of most martial arts prodigies.

"However, why is he so calm?" Wang Yuwei couldn't help but shift her gaze, sensing the presence of a young-looking alien with two horns on his head not far from her—Shen Bailian.

From the moment Shen Bailian entered the preparation hall, she had been paying close attention to his every word and action.

There's nothing else to it but that Shen Bailian is simply too dazzling, fully deserving of the honorary title of "the greatest person in history" awarded by the Tiangang Academy.

Now that the moment has come to leave this starry sky, Shen Bailian remains as calm as ever, without a trace of emotion on his face, as if he has great confidence in the unknown.

Wang Yuwei didn't know where the other party's confidence came from.

Even the three powerful figures at the Embracing Moon Realm, including Wangchuan and Jiang Yufan, expressed their concerns about this first batch of explorations into another world.

After all, based on the existing data, the energy level of the Star Ring World is far higher than that of the Zhenyuan Universe.

Moreover, there is a group of weakened gods, the cleaners of the Star Ring world—the Chosen Ones.

Once a conflict occurs, it could lead to an irrecoverable situation.

This is not alarmist, but fact.

To quote a saying, martial artists in the Zhenyuan Universe, because they cultivate the path of developing their physical bodies, will always be powerful as long as the rules do not change significantly and the world remains the real world.

It will not change due to changes in the external environment.

However, it has a fatal weakness: it has no control over the power of rules, and its resistance to the power of rules is an unknown quantity.

Logically speaking, someone who possesses extraordinary abilities capable of splitting mountains and overturning seas, and whose power can destroy thousands of miles in a single blow, should at least have some knowledge of the power of rules.

However, the warriors of the Earthly Origin Star are not like that.

The only thing that can come close to the power of the rules is the unity of heaven and man in the fourth and a half steps of martial arts, and the artistic conception in the fifth realm of martial arts.

This is only close.

Yes is yes, and no will never become yes, even if the critical point is reached at 99.999%... no will never become yes.

Their power naturally varies greatly.

For example, even the most physically powerful martial artist can only rely on their own strong blood and qi when faced with a curse.

At this very moment, Shen Bailian, who appeared calm and composed to Wang Yuwei, was actually having his own thoughts.

"Just as I expected, the true strength revealed beneath the calm surface of the Great Xia Dynasty is merely the tip of the iceberg." Shen Bailian, with his level five Divine Eye fully activated, looked at the magnificent scene before him, and a wave of shock washed over him.

What now appeared before everyone was a huge portal with a diameter of over a thousand meters, emitting a ghostly light. The portal was covered with sacred and mysterious patterns, and mechanical armor, like a door frame, surrounded the portal. Blue flames spewed from below.

Those mechanical weapons, like sharp claws, embedded themselves fiercely into the void portal and continued to expand outwards.

But to Shen Bailian at this moment, it was a completely different scene.

In the distant sky, at the moment of sunrise, a golden pillar of light stretches across the heavens and earth from the direction of Xihe Star Palace.

An extremely large quantity of divine matter emitted a rich golden halo, dyeing Shen Bailian's entire field of vision a golden color.

Those divine substances, like golden dragons singing loudly, circled together under the influence of some unknown force, roaring as they tried to break free of their restraints.

But the harder they struggle, the larger the diameter of the Hulao Pass world gateway becomes.

Shen Bailian did a simple calculation. Although the purity of these divine substances was not high, even so, if he could successfully absorb and purify them...

The divine substance on the panel can be restored to at least five figures.

Unfortunately, he couldn't.

The more sophisticated a weapon is, the more its performance will be affected if it suffers even the slightest damage. This is also true of the great array in front of Shen Bailian that uses divine matter.

If, because of his momentary greed, he were to directly bury the hopes of the Great Xia Dynasty.

That's a huge sin.

There will be many more opportunities to obtain divine matter in the future, and Shen Bailian already had some guesses in his mind that since the gods on Earth Origin Star were all gods of rules/laws.

The power system used should also be the power of rules, or the power of laws.

If we follow this logic, the power system used by the Chosen Ones in the Star Ring World should be quite similar to that of the gods on Earth.

The only difference is the intensity.

But even the smallest mosquito is still meat, and since we don't know whether the other mosquito is a modern mosquito or a mosquito from an ancient era, the amount of meat naturally varies greatly.

As for how to conceal oneself.

Shen Bailian's eyes flashed slightly, and he shifted some of his attention to a skill on the panel - [Primordial Qi LV1 (338/400)].

"The Primordial Qi has the function of concealing one's aura. If it is raised to a higher level, will it reveal a characteristic similar to concealing heavenly secrets?" A thought suddenly popped into Shen Bailian's mind: "It should be possible."

Although this idea is somewhat far-fetched, it is not without the possibility of being realized.

Shen Bailian has now come to realize that his innate talent is to turn the impossible into the possible.

After all, even a skill as overpowered as fishing has been fixed on the character panel, so what is impossible now? More importantly, it's better to rely on yourself than on others.

Even those favored by the gods could see through the disguises of a group of martial artists. Shen Bailian did not believe that the chosen ones who were cleaners in the Star Ring World would not have the ability to see through things.

If there really isn't one, that would be even better.

If so, then his skill [Primordial Chaos] would become one of his trump cards.

Even before they set off, everyone began to reminisce about their homeland.

suddenly.

"Buzz!"

With a buzzing sound, an invisible ripple suddenly spread outwards from the world portal that spanned the heavens and earth.

As this energy fluctuation erupted, the entire massive aerospace war fortress trembled violently, and the surrounding elemental energy began to converge towards it.

In the blink of an eye.

Around Shen Bailian and the other martial artists, drawn by the dense divine substance, endless and boundless primordial energy of heaven and earth surged forth like ocean waves, causing a deafening roar that eclipsed the sun and moon.

Then, passing through the crowd, like moths to a flame, they plunged into the abyss-like world portal of Hulao Pass.

Everyone on the combat platform, including Shen Bailian, unconsciously tensed every muscle in their bodies, gripped their wooden sticks and shields tightly, their hearts pounded, their blood and qi surged like a long river, and their star power flowed, emitting a faint starlight.

Although the weapons in their hands were relatively unfamiliar, since the year 299 of the New Era, even every high school student preparing for military service has mastered the use of multiple weapons.

They were all martial arts prodigies.

Although the combination of staff and shield is rare, it is a relatively strong one.

It is both offensive and defensive, and is inherently invincible.

"Everyone, please calm down." Wangchuan looked at everything before him, nodded in satisfaction, and then amplified his voice with his primal force, making it roll out like muffled thunder:
"According to the deduction of the Great Heavenly Body Intelligence Center, this is just a normal phenomenon when the world portal opens. Therefore, please check your equipment and resources again. If you have any additional needs, you can raise them now."

No more waiting!"

Seeing this, Jiang Yufan focused his senses to the highest level, but still couldn't detect a single fluctuation of Origin Force. He then smiled with satisfaction and said, "Everyone did a great job, especially Comrade Xiao Shen."

"Haha, of course."

"...How could you say something like that? Are you trying to lower the prestige of martial arts prodigies?" Someone looked enlightened, then shook their head helplessly and replied with a smile.

Jiang Yufan's meaning is already quite clear.

At the very beginning, one of the mission requirements was that the Force could not be used casually, otherwise it would expose them. Obviously, Shen Bailian and the others took this to heart and imprinted it in their minds.

No one violated the rules.

After the words were spoken, everyone smiled at each other. The initial awkwardness between them melted away at that moment because of a deliberate gesture and an unintentional joke.

The distance between them has also shortened somewhat.

Wangchuan gave Jiang Yufan an approving look; this was a skill he himself lacked, and it was also why Jiang Yufan was chosen for this first batch of missions to explore the other world.

"Warning! Warning! Warning!"

"The Hulao Pass World Gateway is about to be charged by its first high-energy shock beam. All combat units not participating in this mission are requested to retreat."

I'll repeat it again...

A deafening alarm suddenly echoed across the sky, high above the ground, and many swarms of drones rapidly descended towards Hulao Pass below, following instructions.

"May you all have a safe journey." After a brief farewell to Shen Bailian and the others, many staff members dressed in warrior armor also chose to flee.

However, most people chose to leave silently.

Shen Bailian and the others dropped their relaxed and carefree expressions, turning into wary and solemn ones. At the same time, the primal force stored within their cells surged forth like a long river.

In an instant, an invisible armor formed on his body surface—Force Armor!
When traversing world portals, one must rely on the Force; otherwise, relying solely on physical strength would pose a significant risk of injury.

This is also why all the participants in this first batch of explorations into another world were martial artists at or above the Sea Opening Realm.

"boom!!!"

Suddenly, from the depths of the war fortress, a deafening roar resounded through the sky. The surrounding space and time seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force, and brilliant light began to surge in the dark void.

Like a colossal beast awakening from the abyss, it is slowly opening its dazzling maw.

In an instant, an extremely dazzling beam of high-energy shock, beyond description, burst forth from the core depths of the aerospace war fortress.

Like a shooting star streaking across the night sky, carrying indescribable power and heat, it hurtled towards the world portal, which resembled an abyss and glowed with a dark, eerie light, not far from Shen Bailian and the others.

Wherever the beam of light passed, space seemed to be distorted by its high temperature, forming dazzling yet eerie ripples.

"So that's how the door opens." Shen Bailian looked at everything in front of him, his eyes flickering slightly. Although his eyes were filled with incandescent light, it did not seem dazzling under the shield of the Force.

Furthermore, with the blessing of the Eye of God, he discovered that this terrifying high-energy beam of energy was merely a cover-up.

What was actually used to open the portal was the divine matter that had long been concentrated around the world portal.

It only took a few seconds.

As the high-energy impact beam continued to bombard the world gate of Hulao Pass, ripples suddenly appeared one after another, becoming increasingly pronounced.

Then the abyss-like, eerie blackness gradually disappeared, replaced by a starry sky-like color. Although it was generally pitch black, there were always stars twinkling with indomitable light in the darkness.

Time passed little by little, and the scene inside the portal became clearer and clearer, as if a distant place was being constantly brought closer.

As Shen Bailian and the others gradually saw the scene clearly, their eyes suddenly burst forth with brilliant light, for what they were facing was a starry world, the real starry sky.

It is not merely a depiction of the starry sky as presented in the Great Xia Era Calendar.

Around each of those stars, there was a star ring without exception. Shen Bailian now truly understood why Kent called his world the Star Ring (Star Ring World).

"Don't hesitate, let's go! The Hulao Pass world portal is now open, but it will only last for one minute. Don't waste any time!"

While Shen Bailian and the others were immersed in the beautiful scenery, Wangchuan remained calm and, as the ripples gradually subsided, gave the order to set off without hesitation.

"Yes!"

At his command, Shen Bailian and the others vanished from their spot, breaking the sound barrier in an instant and plunging into the portal to that world.

The dazzling beam of high-energy energy gradually thinned as the last person entered… (End of Chapter)