Chapter 553: Chapter 259: Beginning the Breakthrough, Peak of Sixth Grade! (Request for Monthly Tickets)_2
The messenger laughed, "The military department now regards you as a Major General. In a few days, they will send you the new rank."
"Alright then." Xu Zhou waved his hand helplessly, signaling the other to leave.
Regarding the promotion in military rank, Xu Zhou felt indifferent. After all, for him, even if his position reached the top, it wouldn’t be as stable as achieving the Seventh Grade himself.
Of course, being promoted to Major General isn’t without its benefits. For instance, with his current status, he could easily suppress all families in the inner city.
Even a super family like the Liu Family would have to bow before a Major General.
Of course, families with generals are different, but even then, Xu Zhou would be on equal footing with them.
However, Xu Zhou was now focused solely on becoming stronger and wasn’t interested in these external titles.
...
In the villa.
Xu Zhou sat cross-legged, and with a thought, the metal box in front of him opened automatically, and bottles of elixirs flew out.
"Next, let’s break through the Peak of Sixth Grade!"
Without a word, Xu Zhou opened all the elixir bottles in an instant, with dozens of pills floating around him.
This way, whenever he digests one elixir, another can immediately replace it.
"Gulp~"
Xu Zhou opened his mouth and swallowed an elixir, then quickly activated his cultivation technique.
Inside him, the Divine Pill slowly rotated, with a faint trace of golden light, appearing and disappearing.
This was the precursor to the Peak of Sixth Grade.
Once that golden light solidifies completely, it would mean Xu Zhou truly stepped into the Peak of Sixth Grade, which is the First-Transformation Golden Core!
"Let’s begin."
Xu Zhou closed his eyes and began training at a terrifying speed.
...
Just as Xu Zhou planned to break through the Peak of Sixth Grade.
The figure of Di Jun appeared in the military district headquarters.
At the moment, several phantoms were present in the hall, their faces unclear but exuding a faint sense of oppression.
However, when those phantoms saw Di Jun, they all nodded slightly at him.
"Di Jun, why have you called us here?"
One of the phantoms spoke, with a rough and wild voice.
Di Jun said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoists, the plan has changed. You all need to head to the Guang Han Southern Battle Zone to assist those of the Ninth Grade in destroying the Dark Realm Array Base."
Their faces changed slightly, and several phantoms wavered a bit.
A white-robed phantom spoke gravely, "If we all go to refine the Array Base, aren’t we afraid of strong enemies intruding?"
The rough voice also said, "We guard the Guanghan Eight Directions, so the Dark Realm cannot invade easily. Once the Eight Directions fall, Dark Realm experts will inevitably come across worlds, what should we do then?"
Di Jun replied, "Simple, I’ll guard it."
"You..."
The white-robed phantom’s tone slightly changed and said heavily, "Di Jun, have you had a breakthrough?"
An Absolute Peak Expert is incapable of guarding the Guanghan Eight Directions!
Since ancient times, the Dark Realm has tried to erode this domain, and traces of erosion can be found all around the Guanghan.
The task of these Absolute Peak experts is to constantly repair and seal those traces to prevent the arrival of Dark Realm experts.
Though Absolute Peak experts possess vast divine skills, faced with such large-scale erosion, they are considerably limited.
Often, one Absolute Peak Expert can only guard one erosion trace.
In some extensively eroded areas, it requires two Absolute Peak Experts to guard!
For instance, the "38th Parallel" is a major erosion trace. Hence, it has become the main battlefield of the Two Worlds war.
So, when Di Jun said he would guard the Eight Directions, everyone was shocked.
Di Jun said, "After a century of hard cultivation, I’m closer to that step with my thunder skills, but there’s still a barrier."
The white-robed phantom was even more astonished: "A century ago, your thunder skills had already half-stepped into that realm, and now you can go further?"
She revealed her true appearance, and surprisingly, it was an extremely captivating young girl, her voice sweet: "Di Jun, how confident are you about breaking through?"
The other phantoms also revealed their true forms, previously just holding a remote meeting, now almost equivalent to descending in person.
Seeing these people, Di Jun smiled, "A century has passed, and you haven’t changed a bit."
Among them were the old, the young, and even many youthful faces, though they actually lived for hundreds of years.
Only by relying on the Absolute Peak realm could they maintain the appearance of their youth.
At this moment, they were all staring intently at Di Jun, their eyes full of anticipation.
The person with the rough voice turned out to be a silver-haired youth, speaking roughly, "Di Jun, are you confident of breaking through?"
"It’s hard."
Di Jun sighed lightly, "A hundred years ago, I thought I was only one step away, but now, having gone further, I find I’m still a hundred steps away."
"This..."
Everyone was somewhat shocked and speechless.
The white-robed girl Li Wanqing had a trace of despair in her eyes, "Even with your talent, you can’t take that step?"
Di Jun was the most talented among them.
A hundred years ago, Di Jun had already led them, taking a half step beyond Absolute Peak.
Now, after a century, Di Jun had gone even further.
Despite this, has he still not reached the other shore?
This despairing distance made everyone reveal a trace of fear, even shaking their hearts.
If it’s an eternally impossible realm, then what’s the point of continuing cultivation?
"You needn’t despair because I’ve seen hope in a successor."
Di Jun smiled.
Everyone was visibly moved.
Li Wanqing asked in confusion, "A successor?"
Di Jun said, "The kid who killed Ye Hong earlier, do you know what realm he was a year ago?"
"Killed Ye Hong?" Li Wanqing recalled and immediately answered, "You mean Xu Zhou?"
In the realm of Absolute Peak, one can know everything across the world with a thought.
Events that happened not long ago can naturally be easily deduced.
Thus, even while stationed in Guang Han, given the information "killed Ye Hong," she could find out who did it.
Li Wanqing pondered, "He’s only at the Sixth Grade now, a year ago... Third Grade?"
To her, improving two grades in a year was already considered a genius.
But to catch Di Jun’s eye, he probably needed to break through three grades in a year.
Di Jun, however, shook his head, "No."
The rough young man was surprised, "Was he at the Second Grade Realm a year ago? Rising four grades in a year is quite exaggerated, isn’t it?"
Unexpectedly, Di Jun still shook his head, "You all guessed wrong, a year ago, he hadn’t reached any grade yet!"
"Hadn’t reached any grade?"
This time, Li Wanqing couldn’t hold back, and a trace of shock appeared in her eyes, "Are you saying, in just one year, he went from not reaching any grade to the Peak of Sixth Grade?"
"From what I know, the time this kid has cultivated so far might not even be a year."
Di Jun smiled faintly, "That’s why I say I saw hope in him."
The white-robed girl Li Wanqing was silent for a moment, then said, "Is this Xu Zhou from the True Martial Department? If he doesn’t reach a high grade, it’s still hard to say."
Of course, she wasn’t concerned about factional divisions, because as an Absolute Peak, she no longer cared about any sect differences.
But as an observer, she was more aware of the True Martial Department’s past.
The strong ones of this lineage are mostly prodigies but ultimately have difficulty crossing the threshold of a high grade.
It’s like a curse, even those who break through to a high grade have extremely short lifespans, and soon fall.
"High grade?" Di Jun smiled faintly, "This little fellow is planning a breakthrough, let’s wait and see."
Li Wanqing nodded and added, "You just said to send us to the Southern Battlefield?"
Di Jun nodded, "Not long ago, the Three-eyed King informed me we only have half a year left."
"I suspect this is related to the Dark Realm passage. Our only solution now is to destroy all those core array bases within half a year, thereby thwarting Dark Realm’s plans."
"With fellow Daoists aiding in the Southern Battlefield, time can be greatly reduced."
The array bases in Guang Han Southern Battle Zone numbered in the millions, and they naturally couldn’t destroy them all, only target hundreds of thousands of core array bases for destruction.
Even so, the original plan required at least a year.
In light of the changed circumstances, Di Jun believed they must resolve this within half a year.
Li Wanqing pondered for a moment, then nodded, "If you can indeed guard the Guang Han Eight Directions, then I have no problem."
"Neither do I."
"We all have no issues."
Others also spoke up one after another.
Di Jun nodded and smiled, "Then please, everyone, for this world, and for Xu Zhou, let’s buy more time."