"The situation is turning grim," one said.
"Hasn't it always been like this?" came the reply.
...
Eagles soar through the sky, fish dart in the shallow waters,...
Li Qianxia did not leave the other world.
She knew how powerful immortals were, but she wouldn't underestimate the power of an unfamiliar world.
In the royal capital's conference room, the arrangements for how to duel with the Iron-ranked adventurer seemed to have been finalized, and they were currently discussing the teleportation portal.
"...Don't close the portal yet, wait for the Earth Alliance to come in," the king said.
"Your Majesty, doing so may carry risks."
Li Qianxia looked at the cautious minister and didn't know what to say. To avoid fighting the Earth Alliance, they had to fight against the immortals.
It's practically the stock market's "be fearful when others are greedy, and buy more when others are fearful" principle.
Although Li Qianxia doesn't know anything about stock trading.
“There are only low-reward things with no risk,” the Queen said. “The Earth Alliance is an opportunity for us, and the increase in the number of missions undertaken by our national adventurer guild during this period is the best proof of that.”
The ministers nodded and no longer opposed the matter.
After the meeting, Li Qianxia and her group of five followed the king, preparing to gather further information about the duel.
Jupiter.
The ocean, composed of liquid molecular hydrogen, is turbulent and boiling due to convection, with temperatures reaching as high as 5500℃.
Peng!
The waves surged thousands of meters high, and a human figure, almost resembling a skeleton, shot into the sky.
Just sitting cross-legged in the void, Li Changzhou was already teetering on the brink of collapse.
The Chaos Yang Serpent swirled in his mind, the giant Kun in his dantian roared, and the space dented in a way that was invisible to the naked eye. The essence flowing into the dented area surged uncontrollably into Li Changzhou at the "bottom of the dented area".
Imagine a taut plastic film with an iron ball placed on it. The iron ball presses a dent into the film, and the water that was originally on the film will automatically gather in the dent.
Jupiter's essence was scorching hot, yet the Chaos Yang Serpent and the Giant Kun devoured it.
During this time, Li Changzhou had become somewhat accustomed to the harsh environment of Jupiter. The water that was originally scalding hot could now be drunk directly like warm water.
The process is somewhat similar to taking a bath. At first, it's so hot that you don't dare to touch it, but after gradually getting used to it, you can soak your whole body in it.
His magical power surged, and his body radiated a five-colored immortal light that burned fiercely like flames.
The burns, deep enough to expose bone, are healing at a visible speed and becoming more vibrant.
Once the last charred patch on his face had healed, with a boom, his vigorous blood and energy surged into the sky, like an autumn maple forest swaying in the wind!
The immortal's energy was also released without reservation, stirring up the winds and clouds.
If an Earth probe were to observe Jupiter at this time, it would discover a new storm cyclone in the atmosphere directly above Li Changzhou's head.
The atmosphere was turbulent, and thick thunderclouds pressed down, as if a colossal creature was churning within them.
Li Changzhou opened his eyes; five days had passed.
The immortal's magical power was as vast as the ocean. Even though he could absorb most of the energy in the universe, it still took him a very long time on Jupiter, a planet rich in hydrogen.
If Li Changzhou were to absorb it on Earth, at least 100,000 young adults would explode into flesh and blood, turning into primordial life energy, just to replenish his magical power once.
Amidst the rumbling thunderclouds overhead, expanding and swirling, Li Changzhou gazed down at the ocean of hydrogen beneath his feet, a thoughtful expression on his face.
He dived nearly 10,000 meters into the ocean, which was already his limit given his current strength.
According to his observations, this ocean of hydrogen gas is at least 20,000 kilometers thick, making it pointless to stay on Jupiter any longer.
Boom!
Lightning flashed and finally struck down.
Li Changzhou soared into the sky, transforming into a giant Kun that spanned a thousand miles in circumference, and was about a third the size of the Xia Kingdom!
The giant Kun was originally known for its enormous size!
With a thunderous roar, it plunged into the abyss-like maw of the giant Kun, leaving only a bright flash at its end.
The giant Kun crashed through the thunderclouds and roamed in Jupiter's atmosphere like a sea beast playing. "Waves" rolled and rippled on Jupiter's surface, and even the Eye of Jupiter, which could fit two Earths, was slightly shaken.
If Earth players saw this scene, they would be so desperate they would kneel down, or so excited they would go crazy.
This is the power of a human immortal!
The giant Kun suddenly collapsed into endless black light. Li Changzhou stepped out of the black light, took one last look at Jupiter, and then disappeared via teleportation.
Outside Earth's atmosphere, Yang Qinglan and Yaochi opened their eyes.
The two auras deepened slightly, but otherwise there weren't many changes. A month was nothing for a human immortal's cultivation.
The two faced each other. Li Changzhou's aura remained unchanged, but his blood and qi had indeed become noticeably thicker.
"How is the situation?" Yang Qinglan asked softly.
"I can't tell what's going on." Li Changzhou sat cross-legged in space and told the two of them what he had seen and heard on Jupiter.
After listening, Yang Qinglan and Yaochi had nothing to say; no one could analyze the movements of Jupiter.
"Where is Qianxia?" Li Changzhou asked, as he could not sense Li Qianxia's presence.
Yaochi smiled and said, "Your sister went to another world."
"Another world?" Li Changzhou repeated, smiling as he asked, "What's going on?"
After the Earth Alliance entered the other world, the portal to Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, was closed, causing a great disturbance.
There was a Japanese base on the other side of the portal, so it should have been foolproof. Everyone thought that if the other world wanted to close the portal, it would have to get close. Who knew that it could be controlled remotely?
Because of this incident, Japan faced strong international condemnation, and armies from various countries advanced into the Japanese islands, surrounding them and showing a strong tendency to divide and conquer them.
If Yamada hadn't brought back news of the duel, Japan would already be divided up by various countries.
"So," Li Changzhou couldn't help but smile, "this so-called other world has kidnapped a group of Earthlings and wants to duel with us?"
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