The mysterious land, Planet Number Four.
Xu Jingming wore soft inner armor and cloth clothes. He carried his spear holster and looked at the bamboo forest in front of him.
Even if I’m the recipient of the Redmond Medal, the Black Moon civilization won’t be afraid of me. Xu Jingming rejected the Black Moon civilization’s olive branch, but he didn’t feel relaxed. He still felt heavy pressure.
As long as their cooperation with Earth reaches the minimum level of fairness—even superficial fairness—the Redmond Group won’t interfere. Xu Jingming understood this.
The Redmond Group gave a medal to employees who contributed to the Redmond Group or as a token of appreciation to their customers.
The Redmond Group would only help out if the medal recipient encountered a huge injustice! They usually didn’t care about commercial disputes.
Huge injustice implied… if one’s life and that of their loved ones were taken away, if they were imprisoned for no reason, if almost all their assets were forcefully seized, and so on. Only such cases had a chance of getting the Redmond Group’s help.
Maintaining fairness on the surface—this is also what Earth pursues, thought Xu Jingming. Otherwise, they would be miserable if there wasn’t even superficial fairness.
As a new civilization, even if we get mostly squeezed dry, it’s already not bad if we can retain some of our resources and have basic decency maintained, Xu Jingming thought.
This was already very good. If it weren’t for the Cosmic Human Alliance’s rules and regulations, a powerful civilization could easily dispatch a small squadron to wipe out an emerging civilization.
What was there to negotiate? What contract was needed?
With the rules and regulations and the Redmond Group’s deterrence… Earth could only obtain the most basic form of respect after integrating into the universe for the first time.
This is reality.
Xu Jingming walked into the bamboo forest in front of him, and the surroundings changed.
The eighth Land of Oblivion! This was also the place where Xu Jingming had found himself stuck many times.
I’m back in the eighth Land of Oblivion. He had turned into a man wearing beast hide. Many people in beast hide looked forward in horror.
Warriors in mechanical armor and laser guns ahead glared at them. “This tribe has 127 people.”
“They are all humans. Do we really have to kill them?”
“Killing one or two is one thing, but massacring humans on a large scale is a serious crime!”
Some warriors couldn’t bring themselves to do it.
“Captain has ordered that all the natives on this newly discovered inhabited planet are to be killed! If we want to settle things properly, the cost will be a staggering sum of money. How can Captain be willing to fork out the money?”
“We’re only planetary-level lifeforms, and we don’t even have the right to enter the virtual world. It’s impossible for us to snitch! If we anger the captain, he will execute us.”
“Sigh, we’re only planetary lifeforms. We can only listen to orders.”
The warriors in this small team argued for a while before eventually firing.
Laser beams shot over.
“Dad.” Voices of children sounded from behind Xu Jingming. Warm memories of him and his family kept surging over and enveloping him.
My name is Millink Ventus Tonitrus, and I’m the leader of the tribe… Xu Jingming had complete memories that kept fusing into his mind.
Millink Ventus Tonitrus—Xu Jingming had done some research on him! He was a Lv. 10 expert born in the history of the Cosmic Human Alliance.
Millink Ventus Tonitrus was originally a human on an indigenous planet, but his home planet was discovered by cosmic adventurers. The team planned on committing genocide on the inhabited planet before selling it.
During the genocide, a tourist cosmic citizen passed by and discovered this place! That cosmic citizen saved this planet.
The remaining natives like Millink Ventus Tonitrus were also relocated. Following that was his unstoppable rise.
Before he was saved, Millink Ventus Tonitrus suffered an extremely tragic fate. Xu Jingming couldn’t resist the fully-armed cosmic warrior team.
“Black Materia has been discovered. Leave a few people behind.”
This team slaughtered most of the natives, leaving five people behind. Among them were Millink Ventus Tonitrus’s wife and one of his children.
The other children were already dead.
One of the warriors grabbed the pendant around Xu Jingming’s neck. “Where did you get this from?”
Xu Jingming glared at them.
“If you don’t speak, all of you will die,” the cosmic warrior said coldly.
“Its name is Millink.” Xu Jingming finally spoke.
There was no other way. He had to buy time to find the keepsake.
…
Xu Jingming temporarily survived the eighth Land of Oblivion, but he also experienced more misery.
“As he was escorted to find Millink, the surrounding tribes were slaughtered!” When those tribesmen died, many people stared at Xu Jingming. They knew the leader of the neighboring tribe, Millink Ventus Tonitrus.
Millink Ventus Tonitrus—the hero of the land spanning hundreds of kilometers was now following these devils?
“Where’s the material? Are you lying to us?” These cosmic warriors were furious. Every once in a while, they would kill one of Millink’s clansmen! Soon, his wife and child died.
He was the only one left.
I’ve found it. As he tried his best to find the Millink material, Xu Jingming finally found the keepsake.
The scene dissipated.
He found himself standing in front of the bamboo forest again.
This time, I controlled myself, Xu Jingming thought.
Everything he had experienced previously was like a nightmare. However, he knew very well that once he couldn’t suppress his anger, the memories that kept pouring into him would drown him. He would lose himself and believe that he was Millink Ventus Tonitrus. That naturally meant failure.
Pure anger is useless. I have to face reality. Xu Jingming suddenly felt enlightened when he saw the arrival of the Black Moon civilization’s diplomatic mission.
He had to face reality at all times.
Facing the enemy?
Losing his rationality in anger was foolish. He had to control himself. No matter how angry he was, he had to keep calm.
He had to keep calm despite feeling extreme anger! Only by keeping calm could he formulate the most effective solution!
No matter how tragic or desperate things are, I have to face reality, he thought to himself. Pure rage and madness don’t make you a warrior! Only by calmly facing the cruel reality can one be a true warrior.
Face reality, accept reality, and then unleash all your light and heat! Do your best!
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There were a total of ten Lands of Oblivion on Planet Number Four. The ninth was love, and the tenth was survival.
Love was a very important emotion for humans.
Survival was a desire almost every human had! The closer one was to death, the more they wanted to survive.
The tenth Land of Oblivion dissipated.
Xu Jingming stood on the mountaintop and looked at the billowing sea of clouds in front of him.
No matter what kind of emotion and desire it is, I can enjoy them, but I can’t sink into them and be controlled by them, he thought to himself. Through his experiences and insights in reality and his repeated attempts in the ten Lands of Oblivion, Xu Jingming understood how to control his mind.
A true powerhouse has to be able to control their emotions and desires! This is the main test of Planet Number Four. If I can’t even control my emotions and desires, I won’t be qualified to become a Lv. 8 cosmic lifeform.
Having obtained ten keepsakes, a miniature wormhole appeared in front of Xu Jingming.
Xu Jingming walked in and headed for Planet Number Five!
…
In the observation space, almost every observer from the 352 factions in the Hunter Cosmic Sector looked at him.
He passed Planet Number Four’s test for emotional desires and arrived on Planet Number Five. Observer Chang from the Oohook Star Alliance revealed a look of delight. Someone from my Oohook Star Alliance has finally reached Planet Number Five.
Observer Chang looked at the short fatty next door. “Observer Gru, you sure have keen judgment! This young man with the spear holster is really talented.”
“He really reached Planet Number Five?” The short fatty’s eyes widened.
Although he had praised this person and even said that he was extremely talented and might be able to enter Planet Number Seven, he was only doing so to mock Observer Chang.
Logically speaking, many civilizations have some understanding of the seven planets’ tests in the mysterious land and will make targeted preparations, the short fatty thought to himself. Typically, one can succeed in the early stages in one go! However, this rookie stumbled and succeeded only after spending a few more days. Could it be that he didn’t undergo similar training in advance?
How would he know that Earth was too weak and knew nothing about Blood Rain World’s mysterious land, much less the tests inside?
Targeted training?
Xu Jingming was the first Lv. 7 cosmic lifeform on Earth, so how could he know any mental training methods? The evolvers on Earth studied on their own using evolutionary books.
“Observer Gru, why aren’t you saying anything?” Observer Chang said smugly.
“Look at how smug you are.” The short fatty scoffed. “Even on Planet Number Five, he might not join your faction even if he’s from the Oohook Star Alliance.”
“It’s fine; joining isn’t important. What’s important is… that he’s from my Oohook Star Alliance.” Observer Chang smiled. “The better his performance, the more glory he brings! Gosh, the geniuses of your Nine Feathers Star Alliance are still stuck on Planet Number Six.”
“Planet Number Six is obviously difficult.” The short fatty snorted. “Do you really think that genius from your Oohook Star Alliance can reach Planet Number Seven?”
“That’s hard to say.” Although Observer Chang didn’t have confidence in Xu Jingming, he didn’t admit defeat verbally.
“You took my teasing seriously.” The short fatty curled his lips.
Their days as observers were leisurely, and the two of them had nothing to do but bicker.
Observer Chang was in a good mood. After all, one Oohook Star Alliance explorer from the three batches had finally entered Planet Number Five.
It’s already not bad reaching Planet Number Five. Observer Chang watched.
…
Xu Jingming walked out of the miniature wormhole and couldn’t help but be stunned when he saw the planet in front of him.
The surrounding 100 meters were covered by a protective shield, so it was naturally extremely safe. But outside the protective shield—
Wha— Xu Jingming was a little surprised. It’s such a small planet?
He could see from one end of the planet to the other at a glance.
It’s much smaller than the Black Moon civilization’s cosmic mothership. Xu Jingming was a little puzzled. I estimate it to be about 12 kilometers in diameter, and it feels like a black metallic sphere!
A black metallic planet with a diameter of 12 kilometers. There was also scorching golden light on the black metal’s surface as if the huge metal ball was very hot.
What’s the test? Xu Jingming opened his personal interface to take a look.
Planet Number Five was a neutron star! Only the protective shield maintained a normal Blood Rain World environment. Outside the protective shield was a neutron star environment.
“An explorer’s body will gradually improve until it reaches the most perfect body at the limit of Lv. 8. Please control your body in its peak state and walk to the other end of the neutron star.” Xu Jingming was secretly surprised when he read the introduction.
The distance was very short; he didn’t need to walk more than 20 kilometers.
There was a miniature wormhole at the destination on the other side of the neutron star that led to Planet Number Six. However, this journey of less than 20 kilometers was the path on a neutron star!
My body… Xu Jingming felt his body rapidly become stronger. His ordinary body in Blood Rain World instantly rose to the level of a Lv. 7 cosmic lifeform before continuing to improve.