A World Worth Protecting

“Yes, I’ve broken through…” Wang Baole paused and felt it somewhat inappropriate to speak. After all, his Heaven Shaking Divine Justice Shield was only at the sixth level and hadn’t reached the eighth level.

So fast? Fairy Ling You was listening to her subordinates’ reports. Although she was surprised at first, she didn’t have time to probe further. Besides, she instinctively thought that the breakthrough Wang Baole was referring to was him refining the Heaven Shaking Divine Justice Shield to the second level.

After all, he had only refined the first level half a month ago. Although him breaking through to the second level in just half a month shocked her, she thought that Long Nanzi wasn’t famous within the Holy Crest Sect for nothing. He did indeed have some ability.

In addition, through Wang Baole’s unconfident tone and words when asking for more access rights, Fairy Ling You immediately made a judgment. She knew that Wang Baole had failed too many times, buying the maximum amount of materials his original access rights allowed him to and still barely succeeding. So naturally, it was difficult for him to buy the materials needed for the third level, meaning he needed increased access rights to continue.

Thinking to this point, Fairy Ling You spoke.

“Fine, I’ve increased your access rights. Keep working hard.” The original impatience in her tone decreased. She gave Wang Baole a few words of encouragement, and her attitude towards him improved. However, she didn’t care about him that much. In her eyes, no matter how good Long Nanzi’s foundation was, it wouldn’t be that easy for him to refine the Heaven Shaking Divine Justice Shield up to the third level.

But looking at it this way, he is definitely full of potential. After praising Wang Baole, Fairy Ling You ended the call and looked towards her several perfected Soul Conduit realm subordinates.

“Alright, continue speaking. The commander of the eleventh ranked Hidden Spirit Legion, Lord Ling Tao. Are you sure he has achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation?”

The one reporting in front of Fairy Ling You was the demure lady that Wang Baole previously met. She nodded after hearing Fairy Ling You’s question and spoke softly.

“We have confirmed it. Lord Ling Tao has indeed taken a huge step forward in his cultivation. Although he hasn’t reached your cultivation level, Commander, he is still among the False Immortals. I’m afraid his breakthrough will trigger a series of chain reactions. There’s a huge possibility that his breakthrough will serve as a catalyst to broker an alliance with other armies and cause some disruption to the Ice Phoenix Legion’s promotion efforts.”

Lord Ling Tao… A cold glint flashed between Fairy Ling You’s eyes. She didn’t care whether he broke through to the False Immortal realm or not. But breaking through at this time did affect the promotion of the Ice Phoenix Legion somewhat. After all, her true goal was becoming the fifth-ranked army. Once she succeeded and replaced them, the benefits would be extremely huge.

Similarly, if the original fifth-ranked army were to be replaced, it would naturally fall out of the top five and suffer equally shocking losses. So it couldn’t be helped that they would team up with other armies to prevent this. If that Lord Ling Tao didn’t achieve a breakthrough, it couldn’t affect them. After all, to the other armies ranked behind them, no matter how the rankings changed, they would still be in the top ten.

But the breakthrough of Lord Ling Tao changed the situation. If the three armies ranked seventh, eighth, and ninth weren’t careful, they could be squeezed out of the top ten. In this situation, they would definitely be on high alert.

So in this battle, although the army commander’s cultivation and the army’s strength were important, there was also a need to handle diplomacy with the outside world carefully.

But Wang Baole didn’t know about these things that gave people headaches when thought about. Even if he did know, he wouldn’t care that much. At this moment, after obtaining the sufficient access rights, he immediately traded for a large amount of Spirit Tempering Leaves and continued refining his Heaven Shaking Divine Justice Shield.

Several days later, under Wang Baole’s research and unwavering dedication, when the number of runes on his Heaven Shaking Divine Justice Shield reached 50 thousand, the shield’s level broke through, reaching the seventh level!

A Dharmic treasure at the seventh level like this could be considered rather trenchant among Spirit Immortals. After all, its reflect strength had reached up to 35 percent. That was especially so considering it looked like it was only at the third level under Wang Baole’s adjustments. This meant that this treasure would definitely surprise opponents. If they were unprepared, they would definitely suffer huge losses.

But Wang Baole wasn’t satisfied. This was because he knew that in the refinement of the Heaven Shaking Divine Justice Shield, a true bottleneck would appear after reaching the seventh level!

For the eighth level, there were some areas he didn’t understand. He had a feeling that if he refined it by force, his rate of failure would be near 90 percent. This made Wang Baole pause, his furrowed brows not unfurrowing for a long time.

They are the Divine Eye civilization’s three greater sects after all… their requirements for artifact refinement are so horrifying! Wang Baole sighed. The more he thought, the more he felt that the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect was scary. At the same time, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of frustration.

This Divine Sovereign Justice Sect is way too perverted. The Dharmic treasure used to test disciples already has this level of difficulty. Are they for real… Wang Baole couldn’t help but have some suspicion.

No, I can’t just suspect that others can’t do it just because I can’t do it currently. Wang Baole took a deep breath. After brushing away his suspicion, determination appeared in his eyes, and he immersed himself in his research of the eighth level of the Heaven Shaking Divine Justice Shield once again.

Just like that, seven days passed. After seven days, Wang Baole felt dizzy. Yet there was one part he couldn’t understand in his research of the eighth level.

Wang Baole was clear that whenever he felt helpless or was met with these kinds of situations, he would need to take a break. If not, continuing his research would only make things harder for him.

Thinking for a long time, Wang Baole suddenly raised his head to look out of his cave abode. In this period of time, Zhuo Yixian seemed like a pet as he stood at the entrance of the cave abode, guarding it day and night. This made Wang Baole very satisfied. It was perfect that he was feeling frustrated at that moment. Hence, a thought that he previously brushed aside appeared in his mind.

Why don’t I take a look at the ruins Zhuo Yixian mentioned… Thinking to this point, Wang Baole pondered again for a while and took out his voice transmission jade slip. After reporting to the army, he got up and walked out of his cave abode.

The moment he appeared, Zhuo Yixian, who was squatting there, quickly turned his head and looked at Wang Baole with caution and respect while awaiting orders.

“Let’s go, lead the way. Let’s go take a look at the cave where you were caught.”

Zhuo Yixian dared not display even the slightest hint of resistance to Wang Baole’s request and quickly nodded. As Wang Baole waved his sleeve and a battleship appeared, he grabbed Zhuo Yixian. With a flick of his body, he stepped directly onto the battleship. After weaving hand signs and pointing, the battleship instantly rumbled and unleashed its maximum speed. In a moment, they were already far away from Wang Baole’s cave abode.

Although the place where Zhuo Yixian was caught was beyond the Divine Eye civilization, it wasn’t that far away. Hence, they didn’t need the teleportation of the Eye of Ten Thousand Demons. They didn’t even need to pass by the Divine Eye civilization’s shared cosmos. From where the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect was located, he could head towards the border and leave from there.

Wang Baole knew in his heart the approximate position of the cave. He knew that between there and the Divine Eye civilization, there were three ruins of civilizations that had been pillaged and exterminated by the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect.

The distance from Wang Baole’s cave abode to the cave was neither long nor short. The journey there would require around ten days. So, Wang Baole meditated cross-legged instead. On the one hand, it calmed him down. On the other hand, he was still unwittingly thinking about how to refine the eighth level of the Heaven Shaking Divine Justice Shield in his mind.

Since he didn’t talk, Zhuo Yixian, who was squatting beside him, naturally didn’t dare to talk either. He could only be careful, as he feared the punishment that would come if he upset Wang Baole. Just like that, under Zhuo Yixian’s bitterness and caution, ten days passed. The battleship they were on traversed the three ruins of past civilizations and finally reached the cosmos sector where Zhuo Yixian was caught.

“Lead the way from now on!” Upon arriving there, Wang Baole opened his eyes, saw the aridity of the world ahead of him, and ordered Zhuo Yixian.

Zhuo Yixian quickly accepted his orders. Over the past ten days, he was also thoroughly recollecting. When he saw the outside world, his memories slowly appeared in his head. So, he started to lead the way. Gradually, as the battleship sped onward, a meteorite belt appeared ahead!

Numerous meteorites floated there like a river. While the sight shook the soul, waves of suppressive force spread from within the meteorites as well.

However, while Zhuo Yixian felt the intensity of the suppressive force, to Wang Baole, it was very ordinary. The place wasn’t far away from the Divine Eye civilization. With the greed of the armies within the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, they must have conducted thorough checks previously. Hence, the possibility of there being danger was low.

Despite this, Wang Baole was still cautious. As his cultivation circulated, he also took out the Heaven Shaking Divine Justice Shield he refined. After all, according to what Zhuo Yixian said, he was teleported out from here. Hence, there still existed strange phenomena that the Divine Eye civilization couldn’t explain.

With this thought, and under the thinking and direction of Zhuo Yixian, the battleship finally appeared beside a meteorite the size of the moon within the meteorite belt!

“It’s this one, there’s a cave within it!” Looking at the meteorite that looked like a head, Zhuo Yixian took a deep breath and spoke hurriedly.

Wang Baole took a close look at the meteorite ahead and gasped!