The trial for the New Mars Region ended. It had been an exhilarating and heart-stopping watch filled with exciting moments for the Federation residents who had been watching the trial from the start to the end.
Wang Baole had monopolized the limelight almost from the beginning. He had drawn the eyes of many viewers since his appearance and held them captive throughout the entire trial.
The Federation masses had gained a greater understanding of Wang Baole. They had seen a fatty who dug a hole and buried himself, a Dharmic Armament cultivator who used his wits and gigantic megaphones to fight against the Beast Tides, and a jerk who muttered to himself and kicked his donkey. They had also seen him face the beasts alone and rush into the beast hordes, slaying the leader of the Beast Tide…
They had seen a striking figure who unleashed a mysterious mystic technique that terrorized the beast hordes, the spectacular attacks from the Eternal Fortress, and finally… the most memorable sight that they had seen was Wang Baole… casting aside his teleportation jade slip, leaving himself with no escape and emerging victorious from the battle!
Wang Baole’s grim, almost brutal, determination had been fully displayed before the entire Federation populace. They hadn’t been the only ones moved. The powerful warriors from the other political forces had been silenced by his action.
A singular thought rose in their minds… unless it were the only option available to them, it would be unwise to offend such a character.
They also recalled what had happened in the lunar incident. They might have had some things to say about that or had their doubts regarding the matter then. But now, after they had placed the lunar incident next to what had happened in the trial, they were left with a clear and deep understanding… this Wang Baole was someone who was willing to put his life on the line!
In a time of peace, such a man would either die or suffer a boring, mundane life. In the current Spirit Inception Era though… he would rise to become a hero!
Wang Baole hadn’t yet fully grown into his own. However, now that he had emerged victorious in the trial, he would become the mayor of the New Mars Region and a Primary Rank Four Noble. He was going to become an important figure in the Federation. Once he reached the Core Formation realm… he would undoubtedly rise to become one of the powerful personalities in the Federation!
As the entire Federation was overcome by emotion, Wang Baole remained inside the New Mars Region. He noticed Li Yi’s teleportation but had no time for joy or relief. He retreated hastily while shrieking at the top of his voice.
“Save me, Governor!”
His scream was sudden and high pitched. The speed he was fleeing was much greater than any speed he had displayed earlier. He kept shouting as he ran away.
“Quick, save me! I’m the mayor of the new city zone. This is going to be embarrassing for Mars if I die!
“Governor, come save me, quick…”
The scene stunned everyone who had still been dwelling on the earlier intense battle. The expression on their faces froze. It was as if they had just mistaken a dog for a person… the immense impression that Wang Baole had left them when he had stared death fiercely in the eye had been too great and shocking. His transformation had been so sudden they couldn’t get used to it…
That alone would have been fine, but Wang Baole, upon seeing the Core Formation realm beast’s relentless pursuit as he ran away, panicked. He maneuvered another page to crash down and explode in the hopes of slowing the beast down. Then, he grabbed his donkey and jumped onto its back.
The donkey was used to such treatment. It kicked its hooves and sprinted away, desperate and fleeing for its life. It was just that… the Federation populace wasn’t aware that the donkey was used to this. When they saw what Wang Baole had done… there was an odd expression on their faces. Wang Baole’s figure was so shapely that one could hardly see the donkey after he sat on it…
“My heart goes out to the donkey…”
The tens of thousands of families across the entire Federation didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. An indescribable feeling emerged in these ordinary folks’ hearts. They didn’t even realize that when they had been looking at Wang Baole with admiration and respect, they had also been feeling an unbreachable distance between Wang Baole and themselves.
But now, as they watched Wang Baole yelling for help and bullying his donkey, it was like they were looking at their neighboring family’s kid. A sudden warmth and sense of familiarity surged inside each ordinary citizen.
They liked the little fatty.
The Governor didn’t know whether to laugh or cry either. She had half a mind to delay rescue to punish Wang Baole. This was being broadcast live to the entire Federation. His shrieking and cries for help were an absolute embarrassment. After all, he was… the mayor of the New Mars Region, a Primary Rank Four Noble.
The giant tree couldn’t help his glee when he saw the scene. He couldn’t control his resentment. He really wished that Wang Baole would just die there. That would be the end of it all. But he remembered the fruit inside Wang Baole’s body and was torn. Alive, Wang Baole was a nuisance. Dead, he was still a source of frustration.
What is he up to! The giant tree snorted. Next to him, the Governor had also decided to delay her rescue. Suddenly, her voice transmission ring started to vibrate fiercely.
The Governor lowered her head. She had an exasperated look on her face, and she glared at the spirit screen. Wang Baole was slapping his donkey’s ass and yelling at it to speed up. She murmured inwardly then raised her right hand. She directed the Martian array formation, immediately transporting herself, the giant tree, and the other upper Martian administration away from the command center.
They appeared in the air above the New Mars Region. As they descended, the Governor issued another command. The seal over the Divine Armament Catacombs erupted with a blinding light. It transformed into tens of thousands of beams, like arrows that shot out in every direction and pierced through beasts in their wake, slaughtering the beasts instantly.
The Core Formation realm beasts that had been pursuing Wang Baole weren’t spared such a fate either. They were only at the early stage of the Core Formation realm. They had been mutations born from the Divine Armament Catacombs’s radiation and were hardly intelligent creatures. They were defenseless against the power of the array formation. The beams of light pierced through their bodies and killed them on the spot!
Everything happened within the span of a few seconds. Every beast on the battlefield of the Divine Armament Zone was killed…
Wang Baole was overjoyed at the sight. He stopped running and was thinking whether he should make a show of his courage and heroism when, suddenly, a thundering roar rang out from inside the Divine Armament Catacombs.
As the roar resounded in the air, the seal over the Divine Armament Catacombs seemed to suddenly swell outwards. A giant face appeared, and with it, earth-shattering energy suddenly erupted!
The Spirit Qi was so overpowering that Wang Baole was struck by fear and alarm. His legs felt weak, and the donkey shuddered and almost fell to its knees… Wang Baole’s heart raced. He could sense that this Spirit Qi had surpassed that of the giant tree and even Duan Muque…
Is that a… Nascent Soul! Wang Baole’s eyes widened. His heart leaped into his throat. He saw a fearsome-looking face, its features contorted into a gruesome expression, pressing against the seal from inside the catacombs. It seemed like it was trying to get out but was stopped by the seal. Its features pressed hard against the seal, forming an imprint on the seal.
The giant tree, hovering in mid-air, was also affected. He had heard about the secrets surrounding the sealed Divine Armament Catacombs, but he had still been struck dumb by the immense power that surged from the catacombs.
Next to him, the other Martian high ranking officials, who were either from the military or from the administration, and were all Core Formation realm cultivators, had somber looks on their faces. Only the Governor remained unfazed as she lowered her gaze at the face trapped beneath the seal. She was expressionless as she formed a series of hand seals and pointed.
The seal instantly shone with a bright light and sank downward. It forcibly shoved the face back down into the catacombs, and the howling gradually faded.
Silence returned. Wang Baole’s heart was still racing. In the sky, the Governor appeared in the live streaming screens across the Federation as the last, parting image. As everyone was still reeling in shock from seeing the giant face, she spoke coolly. Her musical voice was like a decree from Mars itself!
“On this day, the New Mars Region is established!
“Wang Baole, I have been appointed by the Federation to take charge over and defend Mars on behalf of the Federation. The Martian government is empowered to appoint any office below the Secondary Rank Three Noble. Today… I appoint you the first mayor of the New Mars Region, a Primary Rank Four Noble!
“I hope you will not disappoint the hopes that the Federation and Mars have placed in you, and will do your best in setting up the New Mars Region!”
Everyone watching the live stream became very serious as they listened to the Governor’s words. Anyone who knew something about the Federation structure knew very well that from this day onwards, Wang Baole was going to become a rising star in the Federation’s political realm!
He would wield actual political clout in the Federation. He wasn’t a deputy head in any ordinary department, but the mayor of a Martian city zone. This new city zone was going to be hotly fought over by the various political forces in the Federation in the near future.
He had won his appointment before tens of thousands of people. This meant that as long as he committed no mistake, his position in the New Mars Region was secure!
Even though Wang Baole had known that his appointment was guaranteed, when he heard the Governor’s words with his own ears, he still experienced a moment of dizziness. It was followed by a trembling that spread across his entire body. His breathing quickened.
His eyes sparkled like stars. He was overwhelmed with excitement. Wang Baole inhaled a deep breath and extended a salute towards the heavens. He said loudly, “Yes, ma’am!”