Chapter 125
Chapter 125: The Big Mark
Wang Jie was taken aback. The range of the Fourth Star Cloud’s Star Link was roughly twice that of the Third Nebula. In other words, with this ship, he could cross the entire Third Nebula’s Star Link in just one month?
He remembered that when traveling from the Silver Radiance Empire to the Frost Radiance Sect, it had taken four months by spaceship, and that wasn’t even crossing a Star Link.
Was this spaceship really that fast?
But with a starting price of twenty million starstones, the cost was undeniably steep.
No wonder the Silver Radiance Empire didn’t have ships of this speed. For twenty million starstones, one could buy two hundred Slaughter Stones, and how many Slaughter Stones did the Silver Radiance Empire even have in total?
At this point, Wang Jie could only sigh. Star Dome Visage really had deep pockets.
Seeing Du Xian eagerly waiting for his decision, Wang Jie waved his hand. “Get me a Star Belt-class one.”
Du Xian beamed. “Good customer! Here are the models. Which one would you like?”
“The cheapest one. As long as it reaches the speed I need.”
“Understood. I’ll prepare it right away.”
Wang Jie took a sip of tea to calm himself. Four million starstones—gone in a blink of an eye.
He had three hundred and eighty thousand starstones and two hundred Starsea Stones left. It was certainly enough, but spending that much money in one go still made his heart ache.
He had to find a way to earn it back.
This woman was clearly so eager to please because he had arrived alone from Nebula Flow.
They sure knew how to fleece people.
Soon, the spaceship was ready and hovered above the trading hall. The ground slowly opened, with solid materials shielding the top to prevent any trays from falling.
Around them, cultivators marveled, “Isn’t that a Star Belt-class starship? Who’s so rich they can afford such a ship?”
“Must be a big fool. The Lock Path interval’s force distribution is already fixed. What’s the point of such a fast ship? Does he think he can take a bunch of planets?”
“But Du Xian is making a killing.”
“Hahaha.”
The spaceship took off and vanished in the blink of an eye.
As expected, a Star Belt-class starship. Its speed was incredible.
Wang Jie opened the star map, searching for the first Slaughter Stone planet he would conquer.
The entire Lock Path interval was double the size of the Eighth Star Chain, with a thousand Slaughter Stone planets scattered across it. Each was quite far apart, so even with the speed of this spaceship, it would take quite a while to conquer them one by one.
His goal for coming to the Lock Path interval was clear: first, cataclysm materials; second, Sword Mastery Heaven. If he could also collect more Slaughter Stones or other resources along the way, that would be fine too.
But he couldn’t afford to waste too much time.
With that in mind, he decided to target the nearest Slaughter Stone planet, regardless of whose it was. He marked it and took it.
The next moment, his location flickered and appeared on the star map, making it easy for others to find. Was this too lacking in privacy? Did this mean the positions of the masters of all ten thousand Slaughter Stone planets in the Lock Path interval were exposed?
Wait. Some people allowed others to occupy their planets, making it merely a title.
Hmm?
He could leave a message?
Wang Jie thought for a moment. That made sense. Without a message, no one would know who occupied it. There had to be some way to distinguish between them.
He saw many Slaughter Stone planets with messages. Some even updated while he was watching, almost like a conversation.
The planets marked with ownership often didn’t display a name. They were marked with symbols or nicknames.
Weed.
That was Wang Jie’s alias for marking his occupied planet. He could still leave more messages if he wanted.
The spaceship quickly adjusted its course toward the nearest Slaughter Stone planet.
The planet was called Song Yu Star. Just as Wang Jie marked it as occupied, someone on Song Yu Star angrily shouted, “Big Brother, someone else has marked it again!”
“Gather all the brothers, and tell those two groups to come as well.”
“This planet is too close to Nebula Flow. It’s always being marked and occupied. It’s so troublesome.”
“We can’t help it. The deeper you go, the harder it is to occupy planets. Here, we can control one-tenth of the planets and harvest materials, but the deeper you go, the smaller the regions. Many can’t even get onto the planets.”
“Just wait. As long as we’re not too unlucky, these newcomers aren’t much of a threat.”
As the spaceship slowly descended, at least several hundred cultivators surrounded the area, all staring at Wang Jie’s location.
When they saw the spaceship, their expressions immediately changed.
“Not good, it’s a tough opponent.”
“Anyone who can afford this kind of spaceship isn’t simple. Let’s see how many people are with him.”
“No wonder he dared to mark the planet immediately upon arrival. He’s got some backing.”
Wang Jie stood in the spaceship, watching the screen show that several hundred people were present. The high-level ship was indeed good—besides showing the number of people, it also displayed their battle power values.
None of them exceeded five thousand.
Normally, a ten-seal cultivator had battle power starting at three thousand, and Star Breaking Realm cultivators started at ten thousand.
This meant a slightly stronger ten-seal cultivator could reach five thousand in battle power.
Here, they were all weak—extremely weak.
The spaceship slowly came to a halt.
Wang Jie stepped out, scanning the area. Hundreds of eyes were locked on him, each pair unfriendly.
On the opposite side, the others were surprised. Just one person?
Wang Jie smiled. “Send someone who can respond. I have questions.”
Among the hundreds of people, a few leaders exchanged glances. They were all ten-sealers, with the rest of the group having fewer than ten seals.
“Are you Weed?” asked a sturdy man with sharp eyes, stepping forward.
Wang Jie looked at him, then suddenly stepped forward and disappeared.
The man was horrified, hurriedly trying to dodge, but before he could move, Wang Jie’s hand was already on his shoulder. In an instant, the man froze, unable to move.
He would die.
He absolutely could not move.
He would die.
The rest of the group stood frozen. They weren’t foolish; not being able to catch Wang Jie’s speed meant that their opponent was several levels above them. Just like the man, they dared not move.
Wang Jie smiled at the man. “Tell me everything you know about the Lock Path interval. Be quick.”
The man gulped. “Alright, I’ll talk.”
For the next while, the man revealed everything he knew about the Lock Path interval.
Wang Jie listened. Most of it was the same as Du Xian’s description, with the only difference being that the forces in the Lock Path interval were already fixed and nearly impossible to break. This meant that Du Xian’s idea of quickly occupying Slaughter Stone planets to save time didn’t work here.
No matter how powerful a ten-seal cultivator was, they would always remain ten-seal. They could never compete with forces holding Star Breaking Realm or even Full Star Realm powers.
And the deeper you went, the more united the smaller forces became. Here, that was the case. Inside, it was even worse. Many forces, even without Star Breaking Realm cultivators, had hundreds or thousands of ten-seal cultivators.
No matter how strong one person was, they had their limits. They couldn’t break the monopoly.
That was the reality of the Lock Path interval.
When Wang Jie had heard enough, he released his grip. The people around still didn’t move. They were the lowest level in the Lock Path interval, cautious and fearful.
The man finished speaking, fear still in his eyes.
“What about Black White Heaven? Don’t they care?” Wang Jie asked.
“Black White Heaven only cares about the cultivators coming through the Lock Path interval. As long as the quotas are met, no one will interfere. Lock Force cultivators aren’t important. They’d rather let the stronger forces in the Lock Path interval grow so that when Black White Heaven needs them, their efficiency will be higher. It’s better than wasting time on scattered Lock Force cultivators.”
Wang Jie looked at the man and then turned his gaze toward the starry sky. “Where’s the nearest force with Star Breaking Realm power?”
The man respectfully replied, “It should be Miao Tai. He reached Star Breaking Realm eight years ago. After breaking through, he conquered surrounding forces, expanding his territory from sixteen planets to a hundred and twenty-five. His power is immense. No one dares to provoke him.”
Wang Jie opened the star map. “Where is he?”
The man pointed out the location, and Wang Jie marked the hundred and twenty-five planets Miao Tai controlled, one by one.
He left a message: “All mine—Weed.”
Six simple words, plain and unadorned.
The man stared in shock at Wang Jie. Was he really… this arrogant?
Wang Jie turned to him with a smile. “Enjoy yourself. I’m leaving. Thanks.” With that, he boarded the spaceship and quickly flew away.
The cataclysm materials on this planet had already been harvested multiple times. It was full of weak cultivators, and occupying it was pointless. Miao Tai was the real target.
Meanwhile, far from Song Yu Star, on a planet with grand architecture, Miao Tai sat comfortably in a luxurious hall filled with beautiful women and wine. Yu Cheng Star, his residence, gleamed with gold, and it was a place of immense wealth and indulgence.
The Miao Tai, seated on a throne of excess, laughed heartily, surrounded by beautiful women.
Suddenly, news came: Yu Cheng Star had been occupied.
Miao Tai’s face froze, his mood shifting from a carefree smile to tense unease. He looked at the star map, and his expression darkened. Not only had Yu Cheng Star been taken, but over a hundred of his planets had been occupied too.
Weed?
There were only two possibilities: either this person had a death wish or they thought Miao Tai was going to die.
Miao Tai’s expression changed as he looked up. “Gather all the ten-sealers. You, investigate which direction this person came from. Ask around—see if anyone knows anything.”
“Yes, Lord.”
Wang Jie sat in his spaceship, surrounded by yellow beans. He was close to the One Glance Three Thousand, but that last distance was the hardest to cross.
There had to be High Gravity planets in the Lock Path interval. He had to learn Starry Finger and bring out Heaven Reversal as soon as possible.
The spaceship sped toward Yu Cheng Star.
In just one day, it was in sight.
If it had been a Silver Radiance Empire spaceship, it would have taken at least seven days.
Was this Yu Cheng Star? It was more than fifty times the size of Blue Star. Surely there were plenty of cataclysm materials here.
Wang Jie brought the spaceship down and glanced at the screen.
Hundreds of cultivators had gathered below. Even farther out, more were arriving in their ships.
The highest battle power detected was 10,300.
Just over ten thousand?
What kind of Star Breaking Realm cultivator was this, so weak?