Ultragenic Warlord

Chapter 1140: I Destroyed Them All

Zhang Lie returned to the draconian world with a large group of lifeforms he had obtained from the scaleman world.

There were five thousand superior-grade lifeforms, a thousand peak-grade lifeforms, a hundred post-peak-grade lifeforms, and even a dozen or so disaster-grade lifeforms, far more than sufficient to account for the losses from the unusual lifeform's rampage.

Even the draconian sage was shocked by Zhang Lie's efficiency. If not for Zhang Lie, he would have thought that the genetic lifeforms were plotting a rebellion against the draconian world.

Zhu was similarly shocked beyond belief to see so many new lifeforms to rear.

Zhang Lie instructed her, "I've controlled the lifeforms with my mistmeld clam soulshard. I'll be leaving them in your care."

Zhu nodded fervently. "Yes, Zhang Lie!"

Zhang Hanxiang came over. "When I heard that a large group of genetic lifeforms had been brought back to the draconian world, I knew you had to be involved, Brother."

Zhang Lie asked, "Are you here to have a look at the genetic lifeforms, Hanxiang?"

Zhang Hanxiang pouted. "I'm not so free. Brother, Hong Tianqi dispatched a few third-realm hunters to summon you."

Zhang Lie frowned. "What's the matter?"

"He seems to want to ask about the current distribution of power in the third realm."

"What's there to discuss?" Zhang Lie didn't think there was anything particularly noteworthy.

Even so, Hong Tianqi was the highest authority of the united world federation, and he had dispatched quite a few hunters to search for Zhang Lie. Zhang Lie couldn't simply ignore him.

After all, Hong Tianqi was only doing his job. The last few times they had spoken, Hong Tianqi looked particularly harried, and there was no way he would seek Zhang Lie outlike this if there weren't urgent business.

Zhang Lie turned to Li Qianlin. "Qianlin, stay here for a day or two. I'll have to return to the Milky Way to have a chat with Hong Tianqi."

Li Qianlin waved at him. "Go, go. Don't worry about me—I'll be around."

Zhang Hanxiang took ahold of Li Qianlin's arm.

"Brother, hurry and go. I'll look after Qianlin. Nothing will go wrong."

Zhang Lie dipped his head in acquiescence as he shattered space and headed to the teleportation apparatus that led back to Earth.

Upon witnessing the sudden event, the hunters milling around the apparatus were all shocked, only to belatedly realize that it was Zhang Lie. The hunters were shocked and excited—by now, Zhang Lie was one of the premier idols of the third realm.

Zhang Lie returned straight back to the Zenith Dojo, where he sent Hong Tianqi a message immediately.

Hong Tianqi had clearly been waiting for Zhang Lie's call, because he picked up immediately. "What's the matter?" Zhang Lie asked.

"I heard something major happened in the third realm."

"It's been resolved, now."

Hong Tianqi asked, "Troops from the superior worlds of antiquity invaded the draconian world, didn't they?"

As the highest authority of the united world federation, Hong Tianqi was privy to at least this much information, but he was clearly unaware that Zhang Lie and the members of Team Zenith had dealt with the invasion and subsequently taken down all the superior kings of antiquity.

What they had accomplished would forever be recorded in the annals of the third realm.

"Everything's resolved."

"Everything's resolved... did you manage to deal with that army, then?"

Zhang Lie sounded rather upset. "Is this all you came to speak with me about?"

"What do you mean, 'is this all'? The draconian world's the base of the third realm hunters! Of course I have to pay attention—and the invasion of a superior world of antiquity is no trifling affair. You're the strongest hunter in the third realm, and you must know something the other humans are unaware of. That's why I sought you out for more information."

The superior worlds of antiquity lorded over the third realm.

Back when Hong Tianqi was a third-realm hunter, he wasn't even aware of the upper echelons of strength that these superior worlds represented, and had only learned of them after becoming the highest authority of the united world federation.

If not for the fact that Zhang Lie had started participating in these circles, he would still be unfamiliar with them, and he had always been invested in learning what information he could.

When he heard that the humans' home base, the draconian world, had evolved into a superior world, Hong Tianqi was simultaneously excited and worried—excited that the humans had managed to augment their strength and base of operations significantly, and that all the third-realm hunters would benefit as a result.

Although he was unfamiliar with the precise evolution of a superior world, it was easy to guess that humanity's status would rise commensurately. On the other hand, he was worried that the sudden evolution would cause trouble—for example, if conflict arose between the humans and the indigenous people of the world, the draconians; or perhaps if there were a clash between the humans and another world that had merged with the draconian world. 

Of course, these were unfounded worries. If Hong Tianqi had a better grasp of the situation, he would have realized that none would dare to provoke the humans in the third realm any longer.

Everyone in the third realm knew that the humans were a bellicose race, one primed for war. They had invaded fifty different worlds one after the other—none would dare provoke such monsters.

It was normal that Hong Tianqi was worried about a superior world's invasion, but Zhang Lie rebuffed Hong Tianqi's interrogation. "What could have happened? You're worried over nothing. I've destroyed all the superior worlds of antiquity except the world of primordial chaos."

Hong Tianqi shrieked in shock, "Hold it, what did you just say?!"

Zhang Lie winced as he clutched his ear. "Don't get so excited!"

Hong Tianqi asked, "Are we talking about the same superior worlds?"

Zhang Lie sounded rather confused. "What other superior worlds could there be?"

Zhang Lie had all but finished his exploration of the third realm, and the only interesting location he had yet to check out was the world of primordial chaos.

"The superior worlds of antiquity are the overlords of the third realm, aren't they?"

"I... suppose so..."

To the native inhabitants of the third realm, superior worlds were entities beyond their reach, the sky above the sky—but to Zhang Lie, they were hardly anything worth speaking of.

Hong Tianqi continued, "Just how did you manage to take nine of them down, then?!"