Zhao Doudou’s strength was extremely weak.
So weak that even Dai Lü without the Soul Clan’s enhancement could beat him until he cried for his parents.
This bottom-tier warrior who could only barely make a living through fraud was now imprisoned in the Eternal Sect’s prison with two Martial Emperors as companions—treatment so high it was unprecedented throughout history!
Therefore, when Zhao Doudou learned of the fortress powerhouses’ strength, he couldn’t control his emotions and knelt at the window, pouring out his excited joy to his deceased parents.
The high martial world also had ordinary people. Though they’d set lofty ideals in their youth, their strength didn’t allow it, destined to live mediocre lives.
Martial Emperors?
Supreme existences, the continent’s absolute faith.
Ordinary people and powerhouses of this level absolutely belonged to two extremes.
But after entering the Eternal Sect’s prison, the situation changed, because regardless of strength, regardless of status, their identity was prisoners, and they all enjoyed equal treatment.
“I’ve shared a prison with Martial Emperors.”
“I’m cellmates with Martial Emperors!”
The more Zhao Doudou thought, the more excited he became, the more he thought, the more exhilarated, wishing he could howl at the heavens to release that joy deep in his heart.
He’d even started fantasizing about after his release, standing on a storytelling platform, facing tens of thousands of listeners, talking at length about the untold stories between himself and the Martial Emperors back in the day.
Some might say—was it really necessary?
In this era where fresh-faced idols could drive fans into a frenzy, the world’s strongest appearing before the weakest—the impact that brought to the latter was truly unimaginable.
Never mind Zhao Doudou.
Even Dai Lü with his extremely strong mental fortitude felt tremendous waves surging in his heart upon learning the two were Martial Emperors.
Of course.
What he considered wasn’t becoming cellmates with Martial Emperors, but rather that Jun Changxiao had actually captured powerhouses of this level.
“Could this guy already be powerful enough to defeat Martial Emperors?”
Dai Lü thought to himself, then immediately denied it—after all, he’d only been imprisoned for how long? Unless Jun ate immortal pills and miraculous medicines, it would be absolutely impossible!
“Friends from the outside world.”
After being excited for half a day, Zhao Doudou approached with the most formal tone: “Let me reintroduce myself. I’m the Eternal Sect’s veteran prisoner Zhao Doudou. I’m very happy to become cellmates with you both. Please encourage each other in the future!”
“……”
Guan Jiu and the elder collapsed.
How could a prisoner’s face show such a sense of accomplishment!
……
In the study.
Jun Changxiao was still contemplating the Space Fortress.
The people who came to investigate had been captured by him—once they couldn’t make contact, they’d definitely come again.
The system said, “Casually sending two people who both have Martial Emperor level strength—this Space Fortress truly shouldn’t be underestimated.”
“So I must think of a way to make them give up investigating my Xingyun Continent.” Jun Changxiao said.
How to make them give up?
This was a big problem that made him start burning brain cells like crazy.
“I’ve got it!”
Jun Changxiao had a flash of inspiration: “I can control those two and have them go back to transmit false intelligence!”
The Space Fortress currently only knew that the Space Five Tyrants disappeared in the Xingyun Continent area, and didn’t know what happened or who the culprit was. He could totally provide false intelligence to lead them in another direction.
“What false intelligence?” The system asked.
Jun Changxiao said, “The Space Five Tyrants and Space Navigation King have a grudge. I can make something out of this.”
After some contemplation, he decided to pin everything on the handsome character man—that guy was already dead anyway.
……
“Rumble!”
On the martial arts field, the Heavenly Origin Soul Suppression Tower thunderously descended, smashing in front of Guan Jiu and the elder, startling cold sweat from both their backs.
Jun Changxiao sat before the great hall, fingers interlaced, and said, “Hand over your soul essence.”
“……”
Guan Jiu and the elder’s faces became ferocious.
Soul essence was extremely important to warriors—once handed over, it was equivalent to completely becoming a servant.
They very much wanted to resist, very much wanted to die rather than submit, but the Heavenly Origin Soul Suppression Tower standing before them, just by releasing its aura, seemed to have a soul-whipping effect.
“Either hand over your soul essence or go inside and suffer torture.” Jun Changxiao said indifferently, “I’ll give you three counts to consider.”
“One.”
“Two.”
“We’ll hand it over!”
Guan Jiu and the elder said in unison.
The girl Er Ya materialized looked extremely cute.
However, the two would rather choose to hand over their soul essence than see her again, because when she got vicious, she was a little demon from hell!
Zhao Doudou, this spiritual counselor, poured chicken soup for prisoners every time, but the results weren’t satisfactory. Er Ya’s method of pouring poisonous chicken soup, instantly destroying mental fortitude and souls, was more direct and effective!
“Swoosh!”
“Swoosh!”
Guan Jiu and the elder forced out their soul essence.
Jun Changxiao raised his hand to grasp the two wisps of soul in his palm, a smile appearing on his face.
From this moment on, these two Martial Emperor-level powerhouses from the fortress—their life and death were already controlled by him.
“……”
Guan Jiu and the elder felt sadness, pain, anger, and other negative emotions in their hearts.
“You two return to the Space Fortress and tell the Space Master that the two Tyrants were killed by Space Navigation King, and the other three were also abducted by him.” Jun Changxiao said.
“That cosmic wanderer’s strength is very poor—there’s absolutely no way he could kill the Space Five Tyrants.” The elder looked conflicted.
Making him go back to report false information was no problem, but at least respect the facts a bit!
Jun Changxiao said, “Go back and tell the Space Master that Space Navigation King and the Space Five Tyrants became enemies because of…” He paused, then said, “The incomplete scroll.”
“Incomplete scroll?”
Guan Jiu and the elder looked bewildered.
The expressions they showed made Jun Changxiao certain that even though the Seven Profound Luminous Radiance Breaking incomplete scroll was in the Space Fortress, it absolutely wasn’t something those with ordinary status had the qualification to know about.
The system said, “Being able to detect in advance and prevent the incomplete scroll from being taken means there’s an extremely high defense system.”
“So…” Jun Changxiao said, “Only the Space Master himself knows about the incomplete scroll. When he hears that Space Navigation King also has one and even fought with the Five Tyrants over it, he should focus his attention on that.”
The system said, “Though the host using the incomplete scroll to divert attention is good, it also carries huge risks. Once the Space Master learns about it, it won’t just be about killing second-class fortress residents.”
“I’m not worried about exposure.”
Jun Changxiao said gravely, “I only hope to buy some time.”
Casually sending two people to investigate who both had Martial Emperor-equivalent strength—just thinking about it, one knew the Space Fortress was definitely not simple. If given time to develop, it should be no problem!
He was currently at Martial Saint Great Perfection. Relying on various trump cards, fighting Martial Emperors should be fine, but naturally, he hoped to quickly prove his dao and become an emperor, possessing strength to sweep across the mortal universe!
The system said, “Because the host has the system’s enhancement, his martial dao growth trajectory differs from ordinary people. Whether he can break through to Martial Emperor can only depend on the method.”
Under normal circumstances, warrior breakthroughs mostly depended on opportunity.
For example, the protagonist encounters a certain cave dwelling, and after various open and covert struggles with major powerhouses, obtains it and thereby breaks through major realms. Jun Changxiao was different because he’d cheated his way up.
Whether Jun Changxiao could step into the Martial Emperor level still depended on what cheat he unlocked and what method he used to break through, rather than following the standard approach of competing for luck or inheriting some great power’s legacy.
Luck, legacy?
These traditional types of opportunities were all condensed in the shop and quests.
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