Urban: It turns out this is a comprehensive world

No one knows how much time passed, but the old Dragon King stopped breathing completely, his life force extinguished.

He sat there stiffly, emaciated, his raised arm hanging limply, and the last breath of his body had completely dissipated.

"Peak of the Innate Realm! He actually broke through to the peak of the Innate Realm!"

Xiao Chen was deeply shaken. He looked inward at the surging true energy within his body, and a joyful light shone in his eyes.

"Moreover, there is a massive amount of unmastered true energy accumulated within my body. As long as I refine and absorb all of this abundant true energy and make it my own, breaking through to the Celestial Realm will be a piece of cake!"

Xiao Chen slowly stood up, clenched his fists tightly, and his knuckles made a cracking sound.

Feeling the surging true energy within his body like a mighty river, an unprecedented sense of power swept over his entire body, and a wild, unrestrained, and exhilarating smile immediately appeared on his face.

The next second, his chest heaved, and he couldn't help but cough violently a few times. "Cough cough... The most important thing right now is to heal my injuries first, and then slowly refine the excess true energy in my body."

Once I successfully break through to the Celestial Realm and return, I will completely control the Dragon King's Palace. At that time, anyone who dares to disobey will be killed!

The surge in his cultivation level and the immense true energy within his body temporarily suppressed his injuries and alleviated the excruciating pain, but it failed to completely heal the injuries at their root, and he still needed time to recuperate.

After finalizing the next course of action, Xiao Chen slowly turned around, his gaze falling on the old Dragon King's corpse, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

"Master, I will never forget your great kindness today. Thank you so much."

He spoke softly, his tone full of solemnity, "Don't worry, once I advance further in strength and break through to the Celestial Realm, I will definitely find those bastards like Luo Lingtian and avenge you. I will never let your sacrifice be in vain!"

He knew in his heart that, no matter what, the deep-seated hatred between him and Luo Lingtian and the others had to be settled eventually, and this debt would be settled sooner or later.

"Although I was able to so quickly improve my cultivation, and even be only one step away from the Celestial Realm, it was all thanks to Luo Lingtian and the others who indirectly facilitated it."

But that doesn’t mean the hatred between us can be wiped away.

At most, when I come knocking on their door in the future, I'll give them a quick and painless death!

Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold glint flashing in them. The confidence he had lost after being defeated by Zhao Hao and suppressed by Luo Lingtian and others was now completely restored, and an aura of dominance over the world quietly emerged.

Of course, he did not become arrogant or conceited because of this. Although he has always been confident in his talent and believes that he is invincible among those of the same level.

However, he knew very well that he had not yet truly entered the Celestial Realm, and he absolutely could not rashly seek trouble with Luo Lingtian and the others, lest he seek his own death.

As for the incident where he lost to Zhao Hao?

Xiao Chen curled his lips and thought to himself: That was just an accident!

It must be because his previous injuries hadn't fully healed, he was in poor condition, and he underestimated his opponent, which led to him suffering such a great loss due to carelessness.

Once I've recovered from my injuries and refined my true energy, I'll make Zhao Hao pay the price the next time I encounter him!

Thinking this, Xiao Chen glanced at the old dragon king's corpse again, and without further hesitation, bent down, gently lifted the corpse, turned around, and quickly left the abandoned factory.

No matter what, the old Dragon King was his master, and before his death, he had passed on all the skills he had painstakingly cultivated throughout his life without reservation. He absolutely could not just leave his master's body in this deserted factory and let it gather dust.

Let this be the last time I, your disciple, can show my filial piety to you, Master.

Meanwhile, within the Black Palace of the Bald Eagle Empire.

"What? The operation failed? And all the men sent were dead? Not a single one survived?"

Plant, who had been anxiously awaiting news from the Dragon Kingdom, flew into a rage the moment he received his subordinate's report, his voice suddenly rising eight octaves.

"FK! You bunch of useless trash! What were you all good for? You sent so many elite gene warriors, and you didn't even kill a single scientist, didn't get any research data, and ended up with a total annihilation!"

Inside the presidential office, the sound of things being smashed echoed again; water glasses, documents, and pens were scattered all over the floor, creating a mess.

Plant was so angry that his face turned red, his chest heaved violently, and he was panting heavily. Veins bulged on his forehead, clearly indicating that he was furious to the extreme.

"Your Excellency, please calm down."

The official in charge of dispatching gene warriors to the Dragon Kingdom to assassinate Luo Lingtian explained cautiously, his tone full of trepidation, "After all, Luo Lingtian is a top scientist whom the Dragon Kingdom values ​​highly."

Moreover, since the operation took place within the territory of the Dragon Kingdom, the Dragon Kingdom authorities must have been secretly protecting him, and the defenses must have been extremely tight.

Because all the personnel they sent were wiped out, they had no idea about the specific situation in China and could only speculate.

In fact, he never thought the assassination would succeed.

They understood Luo Lingtian's value; how could the Dragon Kingdom's officials not know?

If that's the case, how could Luo Lingtian not have top-tier experts officially dispatched to protect him?

However, as officials of the Bald Eagle Empire, the desire to eliminate and nip in the bud such a genius scientist in the bud when faced with a hostile nation is something everyone shares.

Even though I know the chances of success are slim, I still have to give it a try.

Moreover, the core purpose of this assassination attempt was actually to find out about the protective forces around Luo Lingtian, gather relevant intelligence, pave the way for future assassination attempts, and strive to succeed in one fell swoop and completely eliminate Luo Lingtian.

As for Luo Lingtian himself being a strong person? How strong can a researcher be?

But he never expected that all the gene warriors he sent would be wiped out in the Dragon Kingdom, without even a single useful message being sent back. They were all quietly annihilated.

This is a huge problem. Without knowing the exact strength of Luo Lingtian's defenses, it's impossible to determine how much or how powerful a force would be needed to successfully kill him next time.

Sending all the genetically engineered warriors there, or dispatching most of the elite troops, is definitely not feasible.

If the Bald Eagle Empire can send people to assassinate geniuses and officials of other countries, wouldn't other countries also send powerful individuals to assassinate geniuses and officials of the Bald Eagle Empire? Or even him, the president?

If most of the genetic warriors perish in the Dragon Kingdom, and assassins from the Dragon Kingdom or other hostile countries come knocking to assassinate their important figures, they will be powerless to resist!

If the president were to be assassinated, the Bald Eagle Empire's reputation as a major power would be completely ruined, and it would never be able to hold its head up again.

After a long while, Plante's emotions gradually calmed down. He understood the implications and immediately issued a deep order: "Immediately send someone to secretly infiltrate the Dragon Kingdom and find out the specific situation there."

Especially the protective forces around Luo Lingtian! At the same time, accelerate the research progress of gene warriors.

Regardless of cost, strive to produce more and stronger gene warriors and resolve the issue of gene warrior instability as soon as possible!

Gene warriors are ultimately a product of technology. Although the Bald Eagle Empire was the first to research this advanced technology, the technology was not mature and the success rate of gene fusion was extremely low.

The fusion of human and animal genes may seem easy, but whether the warrior can maintain a clear mind and possess powerful and controllable combat strength after the fusion remains highly unpredictable.

Currently, given the uncertainty of the situation in the Dragon Kingdom, the assassination attempt against Luo Lingtian must be temporarily shelved, pending further intelligence and stronger support.

Meanwhile, a similar drama was unfolding in the Japanese chicken empire.

"Baka! Useless! All of you are useless! Die, die!"

The head of the Steel Shot Division flew into a rage inside the Prime Minister's residence, slamming his fist on the table and roaring incessantly.

His face was so gloomy it could drip water, but in the end, he made a similar decision to Plant: to suspend the assassination, conduct covert investigations, and accelerate the training of strong individuals.

Compared to the genetically engineered warriors of the Bald Eagle Empire, the Japanese Empire's method of cultivating strong individuals carries fewer uncontrollable risks and is more reliable.

After all, it was a cultivation method learned from the Dragon Kingdom, but the drawbacks were also very obvious. The growth rate of the strong was too slow, far less than that of the gene warriors.

It should be understood that a top-tier expert at the Celestial Realm is not something that can be easily cultivated in a short period of time; it requires a massive amount of resources and time, and is extremely difficult.

Time flew by and it was already the morning of the next day.

After having breakfast at Zhao Hao's private villa, Luo Lingtian, Mo Yu, Zhao Hao, and Ye Fan went to Zhao Hao's study together.

Luo Lingtian slowly swept his gaze over Mo Yu, Zhao Hao, and Ye Fan, and spoke slowly, his tone carrying a hint of solemnity: "There are some things I should tell you."

The three remained silent, looking at Luo Lingtian with serious expressions and a hint of doubt in their eyes.

They had always found it very strange. Given Luo Lingtian's strength, talent, and the vast power he controlled, dealing with Xiao Chen would have been incredibly easy for him. There was no way Xiao Chen could have lived this long.

Luo Lingtian gave them the feeling that he was deliberately going easy on Xiao Chen, intentionally sparing his life and not really killing him.

Now that Luo Lingtian has spoken up, they know they finally understand why he has been deliberately going easy on them all this time.

"I imagine you're all wondering why I haven't taken the initiative to eliminate Xiao Chen all this time, but instead let him live until now."

Luo Lingtian spoke first, clearing up the doubts in the minds of the three.

"That is indeed a bit strange."

Mo Yu spoke first, his tone tinged with confusion, "As far as I know you, at the entrance of the auction last time, that brat Xiao Chen dared to show such a lewd and disgusting expression to your woman, and even uttered arrogant and shameless words. You couldn't possibly not be angry."

"Of course, you did participate in the operation against Xiao Chen, but you never went all out, which is highly unusual."