Chapter 76: Hiring an Assassin!

Chapter 76: Hiring an Assassin!

Nine months passed in a blink.

Jiang Zhe experienced seven dreams—some lasting over two months, others merely two days.

It was November 12, 60th year. Tomorrow marked Luo Feng’s child’s one-month celebration. Orianna roused him from the Dream Realm of the Dormant Dragon Technique.

The technique allows interruptions without backlash. Being forcibly awakened felt like having your deep sleep rudely disturbed—annoying, but no real harm done. Jiang Zhe sat cross-legged for a while to stabilize himself.

Back in January, Orianna hadn’t taken the Goldhorned Beast threat seriously. She’d figured she could handle it without disturbing her master’s cultivation. If the beast surfaced near Hanxia Territory after emerging from the Pacific, Orianna’s Doppelgänger would’ve already directed her Cosmic-Level slaves to tame it.

Still groggy, Jiang Zhe blinked at Orianna. “Anna, ask me a question to check if my IQ dropped.”

“What’s the core principle behind the ‘Pu Pulas Chain Structure’—a common energy conduction design in the Purple Heaven Domain blueprints?”

Jiang Zhe’s face contorted into a string of question marks. So that’s how you’re playing?

I only know how to draw circuitry for the laws’ mysteries! Who cares about your energy transfer nonsense?

Orianna giggled at his baffled expression. “Master, you’ve tested yourself five times already. Your intelligence hasn’t declined. What did you dream this time?”

“I became a mindless storm cloud—just drifting through the universe by instinct, splitting into fragments to wander its secret realms.”

She soothed him, “Seven times in a row? Give it time… it’ll stabilize.”

He nodded. His upcoming ‘Thought Severance’ cultivation required nurturing a ‘stupid’ fragment. His recent dreams—each more foolish than the last—left him doubting his own intelligence after waking.

After shaking off the dream’s haze, he massaged his temples. One more round of refinement, and I’ll sever the fragment. Not only will I gain a Doppelgänger, my mental fortitude will skyrocket.

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November 13th—Luo Feng’s twin sons’ celebration banquet.

After the feast, Jiang Zhe prepared to leave when Orianna received a message from Babata: Stay in Jiangnan for a few hours. Luo Feng needs to discuss something with you.

At dusk, aboard a C9 Alloy spaceship.

“Senior brother, I’m ready. When can you perform the Soul Transference?”

“Whenever you’re free. But first—we must confirm Earth’s sovereignty in the Virtual Universe.”

“You’re finally buying Earth?”

Luo Feng’s voice trembled. Only with Cosmic Nation recognition could Earth avoid slaver invasions.

“We’re buying it together.”

“Huh?”

“Half Earth for each. I’ll front the payment. Once you access Teacher Hu Yanbo’s account, transfer my share.”

“But senior—why complicate things? We’d all accept you owning it outright.”

“I have conditions for your half.”

“…Speak.”

“I want the Americas. Jiang Clan’s territory. If anything happens to me, protect both Earth and my clan.”

Thirty years since his reincarnation, Jiang Zhe still marveled at his own caution. Unlike protagonists in novels who recklessly charged ahead, he always prepared contingencies.

If his main body and Secondary Divine Spirit perished, Luo Feng—the future Hun Yuan Lord with unshakable morals and gratitude—would stand as Jiang Clan’s ultimate safeguard. This investment was a sure bet.

“I understand. If something happened to me… my Luo family would be in your hands too.”

“Then it’s settled. A pact between brothers!”

“A pact!”

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November 14th.

The Earth quartet returned to the Virtual Universe, splitting up mid-journey.

Hong was taken by Orianna’s Doppelgänger, disguised as a slave from a primitive world.

Lei Shen followed another Doppelgänger separately.

Jiang Zhe and Luo Feng handled official citizenship procedures to purchase Earth.

By December 2nd, all four returned home.

After spending two weeks with his family, Luo Feng sought Jiang Zhe for Soul Transference—a sacrifice of his humanity for his family’s immortality.

January 1st, 2061, within the Bracelet Inner World.

“Senior brother said… higher Immortal tiers can revert to one’s origin?”

“I’ll reach it!”

With that vow, Luo Feng channeled his soul into the Void Tower, crashing into the Goldhorned Beast’s Primordial Core. The Soul Transference began.

January 16th—Luo Feng absorbed all inheritance memories.

January 17th—He began forging an Earth-style Doppelgänger, attempting to control the beast’s body.

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While Luo Feng underwent the process, the others trained relentlessly.

Hong and Lei Shen honed their lives in the Mountain-Sea Realm’s Crystal Core World—a dangerous realm left by an ancient leader. The weight of acquiring the “Milky Way - Void Domain” ancient star chart pressed heavily on them.

Jiang Zhe, however, viewed the impending invasion casually. With his Silver Robe Yuan Shen avatar, he’d already contacted King Carlo of the Carlo Empire.

Two Primordial Units could buy hundreds of Cosmic Ninth Stage slaves—enough for the king to eradicate the Nolan Mountain Clan himself, desperate to please this mysterious Domain Lord.

Overpriced? Perhaps. But Jiang Zhe relished the luxury of buying loyalty.

Everything prepared, yet he delayed his own Doppelgänger cultivation. The process might attract attention—he needed to ensure no one witnessed it within the thousands of light-years where Teacher Hu Yanbo modified coordinates. By 2063, it’d be safe.

For now, he focused on studying Primordial Laws.

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August 12th, 2062.

Studying a faint rainbow light, his comprehension of Time Law surged. Five laws mastered.

He mused that once his time-gifted Doppelgänger emerged, the Time Law Engraving Plate would become obsolete. His Storm Origin Law had already reached 43 profound mysteries, boosted by his artifact’s innate talent.

“Master, Babata says it’s done.”

Putting down his coffee, Jiang Zhe smiled. “Let’s see how my junior brother fares. From today, he’ll soar.”

Watching him enter the bracelet, Orianna shook her head. She couldn’t see Luo Feng’s worthiness for such an investment.

But Jiang Zhe knew—should their reckless adventures ever end in death, Luo Feng might pull them from the river of time itself, granting eternal life.

Luo Feng’s first Doppelgänger succeeded. Re-emerging as a human, he spent a month with family before entering the Crystal Core World for trials.

Compared to the Thunder World, this realm brimmed with Cosmic-Level beasts—deadlier, harsher, purer. Even Jiang Zhe, a Stellar Ninth Stage powerhouse, would struggle if swarmed.

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November 22nd, dusk.

Earth’s solar system defense system activated. Jiang Zhe summoned the trio, boarding a C9 ship to hunt the vanguard fleet.

A silver-gray spacecraft.

With Yunmo Star Detector’s help, they bypassed enemy scans, closing in silently until—impact.

The C9 Alloy ship’s mounted laser cannons fired, tearing a gaping hole in the inferior C-rank vessel.

Jiang Zhe stepped into space via Mistshadow Shuttle, Lightning Domain unfurling. He surged through the breach into the command deck.

It happened too fast.

Bolo Nolan hadn’t recovered from the collision before blinding lightning filled his vision. A godlike figure stood amidst the storm.

“Fancy hunting life-bearing planets? Enslaving civilizations?”

“Nolan Mountain Clan… ceases to exist today!”

“Anna, tell King Carlo—act now. I’ll send payment when I see Bolo Nolan’s head!”

Three sentences. Three icy daggers to Bolo Nolan’s heart.

So this life world had a master…

They’d hit an immovable object.

(End of Chapter)

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