Chapter 250 - 212: A Nation Forged by One

Chapter 250: Chapter 212: A Nation Forged by One

Rhombus Star World.

This time, Zhang Ji had come by personally flying across the void.

With a physique as powerful as his, the void particles striking his body no longer caused any harm.

However, within this void, Zhang Ji still lacked a sense of direction.

He could only determine his path by sensing the gravitational shifts between the two worlds.

The void was a pitch-black expanse, devoid of color—or perhaps, it contained all colors.

The Energy Particles within it were violent and chaotic, to the point of distorting space and time itself.

If two worlds hadn’t connected, hundreds of years could pass in one while only a single moment elapsed in the other.

It was only because of their connection that their timelines were synchronized, allowing them to run concurrently.

But the timelines weren’t perfectly identical; there were slight variations, similar to time zones on a planet.

After arriving in the Rhombus Star World, the scene before Zhang Ji had completely changed.

The ruins from before had now been transformed into a complete city.

The spatial rift here had been built into a Space Gate, concealed and protected by various defensive installations. No one was allowed to cross it casually.

Traveling from one world to another, even if it was just ordinary creatures crossing over, could introduce terrifying threats.

Without being an Extraordinary, it would be difficult to withstand the pathogens and other such things carried over from an Otherworld.

A single oversight could lead to a massive invasion of alien species, causing the mass extinction of local flora and fauna.

Now, on Origin Star’s side, every crossing involved extra inspections, disinfection, and the like.

They did their best to avoid bringing over any special pathogens or invasive species.

There weren’t many people active outside Two Realms City now, only some robots and intelligent machines handling construction and production. The atmosphere had yet to be repaired, so the outside environment was uninhabitable for ordinary people without protective suits. Only a few special Extraordinaries could move about freely. Above the city, heat-absorbing power generation panels had been installed to block the intense sunlight.

Zhang Ji flickered, crossing space in an instant to appear in the city center, heading straight for the administration building.

He encountered a few people along the way, all of whom bowed respectfully upon seeing him.

There was even a statue of Zhang Ji here. The first thing the rescued populace was made to do upon being brought back was to recognize the Supreme One of Origin Star.

Inside the administration building, Tran was busy shifting Superpower Crystal Cores in the warehouse.

His main job here was to kill Superpower Beasts.

He had to clear the Superpower Beasts from several dozen cities a day.

Those Superpower Beasts were like they were on steroids. In the few years since the apocalypse, their growth rate had been absurdly fast.

This was especially true for mammals like rats; they were truly everywhere underground, too numerous to count.

Tran would sweep his Telekinesis over them, wiping them out city by city, and could produce several hundred tons of Superpower Crystal Cores in a single go.

Even so, his work was projected to take some more time to complete.

But there was good news: thanks to these Superpower Crystal Cores, his newly evolved Superpower had improved rapidly, and he had now reached S-class.

Tran could now extend his Telekinesis for hundreds of miles.

As for its strength, at full power, he could even lift an entire city.

When Zhang Ji arrived at the warehouse, Tran had just finished emptying the Crystal Cores from his Space Box.

"Just about done with your work?" Zhang Ji asked.

Hearing the voice, Tran finally noticed Zhang Ji’s presence and was slightly startled.

Zhang Ji’s ability to conceal himself was too strong. When he fully restrained his presence, he practically blended into the world itself. His energy fluctuations were identical to the surrounding environment, giving him a sense of being one with nature. Even though Tran had reached S-class, he couldn’t detect him at all.

One would need to be at least at the Demigod level to be qualified to notice such a subtle anomaly.

"Supreme One," Tran said with a bow.

"Is your work here wrapping up? Lan’er is about to make her move. Origin Star and Celestial Essence have already prepared everything. All that’s left is to go over. You should come too."

Zhang Ji’s trip to Rhombus Star, aside from testing his ability to physically cross the void, was mainly to recruit Tran for Lan’er’s inter-world war.

Previously, he had let Ferguson from the Celestial Essence Realm participate in the clean-up. This time was different; it was imperative that all the Saint Kings from Origin Star take part.

"There are still a few regions left to clear..." Tran said.

Zhang Ji activated his [Prajna Stance], instantly reading a massive amount of information. He said, "I’ll take care of it. A perfect warm-up."

Without giving Tran a chance to reply, Zhang Ji’s figure crossed the void and vanished on the spot.

The entirety of Rhombus Star wasn’t that large to Zhang Ji; it wouldn’t take him long to circle it.

At this moment, he arrived above a vast primeval forest entwined with dense vegetation.

This place had once been a city of steel and concrete, but it had now become a paradise for Superpower Beasts and various mutated plants.

The great sun in the sky pierced through the atmosphere, shining almost directly onto the ground, providing the forest’s plants with ample energy for growth. This, in turn, allowed the countless mutated beasts below to grow rapidly as well.

According to Origin Star’s plans, this continent was designated to become a primary site for breeding farms, which was why Tran had to perform a precise clean-up beforehand.

Zhang Ji closed his eyes slightly. The next instant, his spiritual will spread out, blanketing the entire continent, and he still had power to spare.

Across the continent, Zhang Ji precisely located all the Superpower Beasts and harmful plants that needed to be exterminated. Following the preset plan, he initiated extermination mode.

It required no complex technique. With a mere thought, mental particles erupted with energy inside these creatures’ bodies. In an instant, countless beings across the entire continent simply vanished.

The next moment, Zhang Ji extended his palm. The earth began to roar, and the entire continent started to shake.

"RUMMMBLLLE!"

It was like a super-earthquake. The entire continent was transforming, its topography shifting. City buildings materialized out of thin air, while the surviving mutated beasts and plants were sorted and neatly arranged into different zones.

After the city buildings rose, the Fire Element converged with them, infusing them with metal and directly transforming them into more stable, reinforced shells of buildings.

Zhang Ji was directly manipulating the Earth Element, carrying out a Continent-Level construction project.

Under his [Prajna Stance], Zhang Ji executed this delicate work perfectly, ensuring that none of the creatures living on the continent were accidentally harmed in the process.

Finally, he nodded in satisfaction and said, "I’ll leave the rest to them."

.....

「In Two Realms City.」

The Origin Star researchers watching this unfold via surveillance satellite were dumbfounded. Tran saw it too.

At that moment, he began to understand just how vast the gap between him and Zhang Ji truly was.

The phrase "a world of difference" was no longer enough to describe it.

The power Zhang Ji wielded could only be called a miracle.

Destroying a continent was not impossible for the current Tran, though it would take some effort.

But to complete such an outrageous construction project in just a few minutes, as if playing with sand in a sandbox—that was something he could only imagine, not actually do.

In fact, if he were to control the Earth Element over an area the size of Two Realms City to build even a crude city, it would probably take him ten days to half a month, and he wouldn’t be able to make it very detailed.

But the building shells Zhang Ji had created were constructed from a mixture of Earth and Fire Elements. Their material quality was absolutely top-notch. Even a C-class fighter would have to struggle to damage them. They also had all sorts of detailed features inside, constructed directly from blueprints.

It was like he had single-handedly built a nation!

This was a classic case of: a layman would call it amazing, but an expert would be absolutely floored.

While Tran was still in a daze, Zhang Ji had already finished his work, taken a step across the void, and returned to Two Realms City.

In front of Tran, Zhang Ji made a grasping motion in the air. Energy gathered, and he directly used his [Re-Creating Heaven and Earth Hand] to create two cups of steaming Spirit Tea. He handed one to Tran and said, "If you have anything to arrange or pack, go get it sorted. We leave in half an hour."

Tran accepted the Spirit Tea, his emotions a complex mix.

Zhang Ji sipped his tea and turned to leave, thinking to himself, ’Using Magic techniques to remold matter really does save a lot of energy.’

That’s right, Zhang Ji had also taken the time to dabble in Magic techniques.

Magic techniques, aside from using one’s own Magic Power, also harnessed aether particles from nature, combining them with external elemental matter to shape all things.

Of course, not every world had aether particles, but Zhang Ji could first scramble the corresponding ordinary elemental matter with his [Ten Thousand Transformations Formless Intent], then use his [Re-Creating Heaven and Earth Hand] to remold it according to a prepared material model.

The process was fundamentally the same as how he originally remolded matter, just more detailed.

By reducing the elemental conversion process, the energy consumption was much lower.

For example, to create a ceramic cup, he no longer needed to grab a piece of wood or a pile of metal. He could just shape it directly from the Earth Element. Avoiding excessive material conversion made it much easier.

This process was also a form of development for Zhang Ji’s own abilities.

Now, when he created simple spiritual objects, he could even manage to have the energy he expended be less than the energy the created substance itself could generate.

In other words, he could use the elemental energy of the world to form some low-grade Spirit Pills, and eating them would restore more energy than it took to create them.

Of course, for now, this was much less efficient than directly absorbing the world’s elemental energy, but it was still an interesting way to add some variety to his life.

He had used this trick before to leave Gu Jie completely stunned.

And now, it looked like Tran was also a bit stunned.

Zhang Ji was quite satisfied with this result.

The operations of Two Realms City had little to do with Tran. It was managed by a B-class fighter brought over by Zhang Ji. Tran’s main role was that of a janitor.

Now that Tran was leaving, there weren’t many arrangements to make. After grabbing some resources to take back to Origin Star for research, Zhang Ji directly activated the Hope and departed the Rhombus Star World.

After returning from the Rhombus Star World, Zhang Ji dropped Tran off and immediately set off for the Celestial Essence Realm.

Over in the Celestial Essence Realm, Ferguson did not disappoint and had successfully broken through.

After Zhang Ji had returned to Origin Star previously, he had increased the allocation of resources to Ferguson and even refined some extra pills for him. With the support of these resources, Ferguson had also successfully reached S-class.

The purple heavenly lightning that wreathed his body even tempted Zhang Ji a little.

However, its singular strength still couldn’t compare to Primordial Energy, so Zhang Ji gave up on the idea of practicing it himself.

When he arrived, Zhang Ji was alone. When he left, however, he took a fleet with him.

The Starships [World No. 2] and [World No. 3] departed together from here. Zhuge Mingyuan, Nangong Zhiqing, and Mo Ye—three Divinity Transformation Cultivators—along with a group of Nascent Souls were all aboard these two Starships.

If he wasn’t going to start a war, fine. But if Zhang Ji was going to fight, he would absolutely do it with the force of a thunderbolt and overwhelming power, swiftly sweeping through the entire Saint Silver Church Country.

If he wasn’t dominant enough and the fight dragged on, or even if it stagnated just a little, Zhang Ji would feel dissatisfied.

After the war, he planned to rest briefly before getting the entire national machine moving again. If it caused too much destruction or consumed too many resources, the war would have been for nothing.

So the plan was to be fast, precise, and ruthless. He had to beat them into a stupor, completely stripping them of their ability to fight so the Saint King Council could take over directly. Only then would it be a truly clean and decisive victory.