Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

Chapter 444 Flame-Flame Fruit, even dogs wouldn't eat it? Kuroko, speak up!

However, even with these limitations, Ivan Reznov, with Thor's Hammer, is still the undisputed fifth-tier powerhouse on Earth, possessing the strength to influence the regional situation.

But the key issue lies in future growth potential.

If these holders of "Heavenly Treasures" rely on their own cultivation and development of "Heavenly Treasures," their power will continue to grow over time and as their own realm improves, and they are expected to climb to the sixth, seventh, or even higher peaks in the future.

Then Ivan Reznov's path appears much narrower.

Because Thor's hammer is different from their "treasures of the heavens," which are things like "Devil Fruits," "Zanpakuto," and "God's Eyes" that are completely integrated with their own power and will grow as their strength increases.

However, Thor's hammer is essentially a fixed weapon, granting the user a definite upper limit to their power.

It will not become stronger because of Ivan's own improvement; its value lies in enabling a relatively weak holder to instantly gain a huge leap in power.

However, once the wielder's own strength grows beyond the limits that Thor's hammer can provide, the hammer's significance to him will gradually shift from a "divine artifact" that can bring about a qualitative change to a "not bad" weapon.

The bonus percentage will drop sharply and will no longer be able to provide decisive assistance.

Therefore, Ivan Reznov's power ceiling is largely locked in by the nature of Thor's hammer itself.

He wanted to break through to the fifth rank and move towards a higher level, and the difficulty of this was almost entirely dependent on his own talent.

But his talent might not be that great.

Therefore, although Lu Jing is only the third person in Great Xia to truly break through to the fourth level of ability by relying on his own spiritual power, if the scope is broadened to the entire Blue Star, he can still be ranked in the top ten.

But what made him even happier was that he had reached the fourth tier ahead of them this time.

The "they" in this context are not people from other countries, but rather Gu Che, Lin Ruoxi, Jiang Qingyao, Shen Mo, and others who are familiar with him and "competitive" with him.

"This time, we've finally gotten ahead of them."

"My fourth place on the list of extraordinary individuals is well-deserved and I haven't made a mistake in ranking me."

As Lu Jing felt the power within his body, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn upwards, forming a thoroughly enjoyable arc.

When the list of extraordinary individuals was last updated, his strength increased greatly because he fused with the "Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame," and his ranking temporarily surpassed theirs. Those guys made quite a few pronouncements, saying things like "It's only a temporary lead" and "Just wait and see."

But now? The first person to break through the fourth-tier threshold is none other than Lu Jing!
What? You're asking him why he's so sure that no one else has broken through yet?

Is there any need to ask?
If any of those people were to break through to the fourth tier first, his phone would probably be flooded with all sorts of "greeting" messages, and he would be called so many times that his phone would run out of battery and shut down!
The reason why everything is so calm now is obvious, isn't it? Is it because they don't want to tell him this "good news"?

Obviously not!

"By now, the news should have spread everywhere, right?"

The spiritual energy monitoring device in his cultivation room was not just for show. The precise data must have been transmitted to the director the moment he broke through the bottleneck and his spiritual energy increased.

Knowing his bureau chief's little quirk of "being willing to share," he was probably currently holding the internal address book, calling his old rivals and friends in Beijing, Shenzhen, Nanjing, and other places to "offer his condolences."

The images of those guys' expressions upon hearing the news involuntarily surfaced in Lu Jing's mind, making his smile even brighter, and he almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Flame-Flame Fruit, even dogs wouldn't eat that? Haters, speak up!

He clearly remembered how those guys teased him in various ways when they first confirmed that he had eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit.

But what about now?
He absorbed the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame using the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit, making him stronger than them and breaking through to the fourth rank faster!

If luck and opportunity allow in the future, it is not impossible to retrace the path of that "Emperor Yan".

Moreover, that Emperor Yan only possessed "different fire," but in the real world, there are far more "heavenly treasures" related to "fire" than that, and his future holds even more possibilities!
Although the number of "heavenly treasures" that have been discovered and confirmed in the real world is not large, and the vast majority of them already have owners.

The Tian Shu Bureau can only acquire a small portion of these treasures through acquisition, exchange, and other means, and most of them are treasures of relatively low value or that are not very useful.
Those who are truly powerful and have great potential will generally choose to use them themselves and will never easily give them up.

But this is only for now.

Lu Jing's gaze was fixed on the distance.

He believes that as the spiritual energy revival process continues to deepen, the world's supernatural system will become more and more complete.

At that time, not only will the number of naturally occurring "heavenly treasures" increase, but also the number of spiritual plants and minerals artificially cultivated by humans through a combination of technology and cultivation will gradually reach a certain scale.

Breakthroughs are sure to be made in areas such as elixir refining, gene drug development, and psionic technology weapons, ultimately forming a truly mature and comprehensive extraordinary trading and resource circulation system.

At that stage, the "treasures of the heavens" will be incorporated into this vast value system based on their quality, potential, and "collectible value," becoming one of the resources that can be measured and traded.

Although truly powerful "treasures of the heavens" will still be priceless resources by then, the channels for obtaining them will undoubtedly be much wider than they are now.

When that day comes, Lu Jing will be able to more effectively search for and trade those "heavenly treasures" related to "flame," integrating them into his own path.

It is foreseeable that a long period of accumulation and even the advancement of the entire civilization are needed before that day arrives, but he has enough patience and confidence.

Before that day arrives, what he needs to do is to leverage his existing advantages to continuously solidify his foundation, elevate his level, and make himself strong enough to be qualified to control and integrate more and stronger forces in the future!
So who says the Flame-Flame Fruit is bad? It's amazing!

If it weren't for the elementalization and affinity for flames granted by the Flame-Flame Fruit, how could he have fused with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame so smoothly?

How could one possibly see the path one is going to take so clearly at this point in time?
Lu Jing stood up in high spirits, stretched his limbs slightly, and then walked to the washroom in the cultivation room to take a shower and wash away some impurities and fatigue from the breakthrough.

The warm water washing over him made him feel refreshed. After drying himself off, he changed into clean and comfortable clothes.

Then, he picked up his phone, which was lying to the side, and a strange smile appeared on his face.

Well, it's time to call my buddies and share the joy of success. Gu Che, Lin Ruoxi, Shen Mo—none of them will get away!

No other meaning intended!
It's purely out of brotherly affection; with such a joyous occasion, they couldn't wait to share their happiness with each other.

He believed that as his best friends, they would be genuinely happy for him.

Right?

"Lu Jing, you fucking deserve to die!"

"Why didn't you die on the path to breakthrough?!"

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?! You broke through so fast!!!"

"boom!"

Lin Ruoxi's voice almost pierced through the receiver, and in the background, a muffled thud could be heard as something was kicked hard.

Lu Jing held his phone further away, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up in a wide smile.

He could almost picture Lin Ruoxi on the other end of the phone, jumping up and down in anger, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws.

"Aaaaaah! Why now?!"

"I can feel it! My spiritual energy is flowing incredibly smoothly, and my mental energy is highly concentrated. At most three days! It really is only three days left! I'll be able to push open that door!"

"I thought I'd definitely be the first one! I'd call you all one by one and brag about it."

"How could you break through now!"

Lin Ruoxi's voice was filled with unwilling wails.

Hearing her wails, Lu Jing couldn't help but laugh out loud. The laughter was very soft, but it was clearly transmitted to the other side through the phone.

Lin Ruoxi caught it instantly and became even more agitated:
"You're laughing?! You actually dare to laugh?! Lu Jing, are you even human?! You deliberately chose the moment when I was just about to succeed to show off, didn't you?!"

"Oh, what a statement."

Lu Jing tried hard to suppress his laughter, adjusted his tone, and made his voice sound exceptionally sincere, even carrying a hint of innocent surprise.

"Lin Ruoxi, I've made such a big breakthrough, and I wanted to share this joy with my best friend right away. Is that wrong?"

"To be honest, I didn't even call Gu Che or Shen Mo, I called you first."

"Shouldn't you be happy for me?"

He paused, and even sighed softly, looking slightly disappointed.

"Aren't we best friends? I thought you would understand how I feel."

It wasn't the best, but based on his understanding of the directors of the three Heavenly Pivot Bureaus in the capital, Pengcheng, and Jinling, even if the director of the Jinling Heavenly Pivot Bureau knew about his breakthrough, he wouldn't tell Lin Ruoxi.

As long as Gu Che in the capital doesn't break through, it's fine.

As for Gu Che, he most likely already knows, and may even be under pressure.

He didn't know what Shen Mo was saying; he might know, or he might not. He was prepared to keep him as a backup option.

Lin Ruoxi is most likely unaware of this, so her would definitely be his first choice.

An eerie silence fell over the other end of the phone.

A few seconds later, Lin Ruoxi's voice came from behind, so cold it was almost chilling:

"Happy, of course I'm happy, I'm so happy!"

"I'm so happy I want to order you a crystal coffin right now! I'm so happy I want to let you experience the feeling of freefalling from the mountaintop to the foot of the mountain!"

Do you need it?

Lu Jing was almost bursting with suppressed emotion; his body trembled as he gripped the phone, but he forced himself to remain calm and cleared his throat.
"Ahem, no need for that, I appreciate your kind gesture."

"However, hearing you say that, it seems you are genuinely 'happy' for me, so I'm relieved."

"Hehehe"

Lin Ruoxi let out a series of extremely hypocritical sneers.

"I'm so happy, I'm so happy."

"Lu Jing, I've remembered this good news."

"Just you wait, once I break through, I'll give you a proper celebration!"

"Beep-beep-beep-"

After saying that, Lin Ruoxi hung up the phone angrily.

(End of this chapter)