High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

It's a shame the conversation ended halfway through, but everyone has more important things to do now.

After securing their weapons, Geng Lianhu led the group through a special passage directly to the aircraft cabin.

Snapped!

A man in military uniform stood in front of Geng Lianhu, stood at attention, and saluted.

"Master Geng, the accompanying team has assembled. Please be seated before we depart!"

"Alright, alright, this isn't your military headquarters, why are you so tense every day?"

Geng Lianhu patted the man on the shoulder and turned to introduce him to Chen Mo and the others.

"This kid is Lu Youwei, a general in the Southwest Military Region and a level 13 Grandmaster. He's in charge of our security."

"At your age, just call him Brother Lu."

"Brother Lu." Chen Mo and the others nodded. Lu Youwei looked too serious, unlike them.

"Reporting to Master Geng, the remaining seventy members of the entourage, excluding security personnel, are all in place."

"The plane has been refueled and is ready for takeoff!"

Even though Geng Lianhu had told him not to be so nervous, Lu Youwei still carried out the mission in a very rigid and methodical manner.

"Alright, alright, let's take off already."

Geng Lianhu waved his hand and led Chen Mo and the others into the business class.

The plane quickly took off, and what followed was a ten-hour and thirty-five-minute flight.

"Gran Island is a great place, the climate is much better than the South Island, and it can be called a resort destination."

"You guys don't need to be nervous. Take a good rest after you land."

Geng Lianhu laid the sofa flat and began to close his eyes to rest.

"Especially you two inland kids, that area has one of the few places where there are no sea monsters, so enjoy it."

"Anyway, there are still nine days before the competition starts, so I'm taking you guys there so many days early so you can have some fun."

"And that Yang Zuo, look at you, you're like a wooden doll all day long."

"Once we get there, let that kid Gu Feng show you around. As a young master from a wealthy family, he's probably had quite a wild past."

"..." Gu Feng's face darkened. He used to practice martial arts at home every day and never had time to go out and play.

That being said, Dean Geng is right. Anyway, there's still some time before the competition starts, so let's enjoy it.

"I'll cover all the expenses, so go ahead and have fun!"

When it comes to money, Gu Feng is never stingy and directly covered all the expenses for Chen Mo and the others' entertainment these days.

As the plane broke through the clouds, several barely perceptible black dots appeared near the distant sun.

"What is that thing?"

Chen Mo squinted, trying to make out the few small black dots.

"That's Celestial Race territory. There's a no-fly zone over 800 kilometers. The Celestial Race is responsible for suppressing threats from the sky."

"Otherwise, why do you think ferries can't cross the river, yet flights can still take place?"

Geng Lianhu opened one eye and looked towards the Celestial Race territory in the distance.

"It can only be said that having such neighbors has both advantages and disadvantages; at least the pressure faced by the human race is much less."

"Dean Geng, how many races are we facing in total?"

Chen Mo was somewhat confused. All he knew so far was the abyss and sea beasts, and at most, the ice caves in the northern border.

"Currently, the most serious threats are the abyss and sea monsters; the rest do not pose a significant threat."

Geng Lianhu closed his eyes again and changed to a more comfortable position.

"You don't need to know too much. When you reach the Grandmaster level, you will know what you need to know."

Sometimes knowing too much can be a burden.

After saying this, Geng Lianhu began to snore.

Chen Mo didn't ask any further questions. All he could do was become stronger as quickly as possible, at least to the level of a Grandmaster, before he would be qualified to know those unknown things.

......

As the saying goes, a day is gone in the blink of an eye.

When Chen Mo opened his eyes again, all he saw were four big buttocks sticking out towards him.

"What are you doing?"

Rubbing his slightly sore shoulders, Chen Mo got up and walked to Gu Feng's side, giving him a hard slap on the butt.

"This feel..." Chen Mo looked at his palm, feeling that something was off about the texture.

"Be gentler next time, it hurts me too." Ma Wanglin looked at Chen Mo speechlessly. He really didn't treat her like a girl.

They came up and immediately started patting my butt.

Chen Mo rubbed his eyes and then realized he had taken a picture of the wrong person.

"Uh, sorry."

Luckily, he was the one who took the picture of Ma Wanglin; if that picture had been taken of He Miao, it would have caused a comminuted fracture of He Miao's pelvis.

What are you looking at?

Finding a quiet window, Chen Mo stuck his head out.

The plane was now preparing to land, and the azure sea outside the window shimmered with dazzling light, like a jelly-like expanse.

One small island after another was closely packed together, and Chen Mo and his group's target was the largest one, Gran Island.

"This is a nice place."

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow. Last time he was on the South Island, he didn't have time to appreciate the beautiful scenery there. This time, he could finally enjoy a real island trip.

"This place can be considered a paradise on earth, and the safest place on the entire planet Earth."

Geng Lianhu also woke up at this time, and patted his back like a real old man.

"It's not exactly safe, but the abyss rifts here haven't been active for almost sixty years. The term 'paradise on earth' only came into use in the last sixty years."

"Then I can go..."

Chen Mo's eyes lit up. Could the deep rifts in this place have some unique local characteristics?

Before he could finish speaking, Geng Lianhu pinched his mouth shut.

"You better stay home and enjoy your vacation. When the time comes, go participate in the competition. Don't even think about causing trouble!"

"Every time you enter a deep abyss rift, something bad is bound to happen. The South Island almost exploded, you encountered an adult Abyss Mother Tree in Kunlun Mountain, and the mountain city attracted a large number of Abyss Demons."

"The Abyss Church in both the Southwest and Southeast dioceses sees you as a thorn in their side. You'd better behave yourself!"

"If it weren't for your good luck, I bet you would have been dead and left with nothing but ashes by now."

"If you want to fight, that's fine too. This old man can spar with you!"

Chen Mo glanced at Geng Lianhu's base stats and immediately nodded obediently.

With that old guy's explosive power, you could break his defense with just a pinch, let alone sparring.

Moreover, Geng Lianhu doesn't seem like the kind of person who would be careful with his actions...

Amidst the commotion of Chen Mo and his companions, the plane landed smoothly at Gran Island Airport.

"Grab your weapons and come with me."