Translator: CinderTL
In the days that followed, Feng Qi joined the Death Star Third Battle Group as a newcomer.
During this time, with the Lord of the Mist's assistance, he rapidly rose through the ranks.
To facilitate Feng Qi's advancement, the Lord of the Mist even assassinated the Death Star Third Battle Group's original vice-commander.
Within just six months, Feng Qi was promoted to vice-commander of the Death Star Third Battle Group, responsible for coordinating the battle group's affairs.
Initially, some members of the Death Star Battle Group resented his rapid promotion.
However, after Feng Qi demonstrated the organizational skills he had honed during his time with the Dawn Battle Group, these dissenting voices quickly faded away.
This was especially true after the latest round of recruitment.
The Death Star Third Battle Group had recruited a batch of combat class graduates from Star City Academy.
How could these graduates not know of Feng Qi, the legendary figure of Star City Academy?
As the newcomers spread tales of his past glories, the battle group members finally understood why their group leader, Wang Yi, had promoted Feng Qi so quickly.
The remaining doubts vanished, and the battle group's internal stability was fully restored.
During this period of expansion, the Lord of the Mist amassed considerable resources.
After each battle group mission, in addition to distributing resources to his subordinates, he would set aside a portion for himself.
According to the Lord of the Mist, spirit plants, spirit minerals, and other spiritual resources served as hard currency for trade with other races.
He could also absorb spiritual energy from these resources. By converting it within his body, he could transform it into qi-blood energy.
This made such resources extremely valuable, not just within human society.
Meanwhile, the Lord of the Mist had already made contact with the Black Shadow Faction behind the Technology Research Institute, even assisting them in a resource raid.
In return, he obtained considerable intelligence from the institute, including information about several Domain Sleeper Factions they had discovered.
Among these was the Domain Weakling Alliance, a group he had previously encountered.
The Domain-Transcending Creatures within this alliance operated like mercenaries, willing to assist with any task in exchange for resources.
For the Lord of the Mist, who urgently sought to expand his influence, this was undoubtedly a stroke of good fortune.
Through the Domain Weakling Alliance, he could recruit domain creatures to command.
After six months of research, the Lord of the Mist finally cracked the death mark. He then implanted a false mark similar to the one Wei Wei had created, deceiving the Black Shadow Faction behind the Technology Research Institute.
With all hidden threats eliminated, their focus shifted entirely to expanding their influence.
Their next objective was to return to the Heijue Domain Field and seize the miracle item within.
This required sufficient strength.
During this period, a significant event occurred: the Yellow Sand Domain Field they had previously explored was dispersed.
The final battle was initiated by the Prajna Battle Group, stationed in the Old Day Northern Supply Zone.
Over 200 battle groups participated in the conflict, including the Death Star Third Battle Group, led by Feng Qi and the Lord of the Mist.
After eighteen days of fierce fighting, all intelligent lifeform tribes within the Yellow Sand Domain Field were annihilated, but the space crystal remained intact.
The reason was simple:
If the space crystal were shattered, the swirling yellow sand within the Yellow Sand Domain Field would pour into the East Sea.
While the sand would eventually settle, posing no major threat, the vast untapped spiritual resources within the domain would sink to the seabed along with the barrier's collapse, making future extraction significantly more difficult.
To maximize profits, the various battle groups launched resource extraction operations within the Yellow Sand Domain Field.
During this period, the number of warships and battleships traveling between the Yellow Sand Domain Field and the War Dock increased dramatically. Ship after ship of resources were transported to the Old Day Supply Zone Airport, then sent to Old Day City or other cities.
This news was broadcast repeatedly on billboards across major cities, causing quite a stir.
Every major event involving the dissipation of a Domain Field was met with cheers from the people of various cities.
But Feng Qi felt no sense of triumph over this superficial victory.
Through countless Sacrifice Lines, he had come to understand the crucial importance of "victory through lies" for all of humanity.
Human hidden forces like the Scarlet Research Institute continued their work in silence, choosing to conceal the truth because it was too brutal.
But lies were different. They could bring hope to all of humanity, even influencing the efforts of the new generation.
With hope, more young people would grow up with ideals, striving toward their dreams.
In their eyes, hope wouldn't seem so distant.
But if the truth and despair were revealed to all of humanity, it might inspire a few who refused to accept the status quo to redouble their efforts. However, such individuals would remain a tiny minority.
The vast majority of people would succumb to despair and self-destruction, sinking into apathy.
They would believe there was no hope for the future, rendering any effort meaningless.
During his time with the Death Star Battle Group, Feng Qi gained a deeper understanding of the overall structure of human society.
The most astonishing revelation during this period was the Lord of the Mist's rapid growth rate.
The Lord of the Mist had boasted of being an unprecedented genius in his clan's history.
It was precisely because of his innate talent that he had risen swiftly through the ranks and earned the unanimous recognition of his clansmen to become their leader.
Feng Qi had personally witnessed this firsthand.
Initially, he had been skeptical of the Lord of the Mist's claims of genius.
He had initially believed that the Flesh and Blood Sacrifice was created by Wang Jinsheng, with the Lord of the Mist merely serving as a guide.
But the truth proved otherwise. Even when Lin Ran replaced the original host, the Flesh and Blood Sacrifice still manifested.
This confirmed that the Super Cultivation Technique—the one that had reshaped history and even compelled Domain Forces, who typically scorned human cultivation techniques, to scramble to learn it—was indeed developed by the Lord of the Mist.
This demonstrated the sheer magnitude of the Lord of the Mist's innate talent.
After a year of observation, Feng Qi was further astounded by the Lord of the Mist's astonishing growth rate.
According to the Lord of the Mist, with sufficient resources or qi blood to fuel his cultivation, he could achieve the strength to contend with the beings of the Heijue Domain Field in less than two years.
Yet the Lord of the Mist was troubled.
One clear morning, at the Death Star Battle Group's estate, Feng Qi finished breakfast and headed to the Lord of the Mist's office.
Pushing open the door, he found the Lord of the Mist staring intently at a tablet, his black mask—usually worn only when venturing outside—resting on the desk.
"Old Mist, have you seen the profits the Yellow Sand Domain Field generated for us?" Feng Qi asked with a grin, settling into a chair across from the desk and pouring himself a cup of tea.
The Lord of the Mist didn't respond, his brow furrowed as he stared at the news on the tablet, clearly distressed.
"What's wrong?" Feng Qi asked, his curiosity piqued.
"See for yourself," the Lord of the Mist said, handing him the tablet.
The screen displayed a news report:
Dawn Battle Group Launches United Battle Group Operation, Successfully Drives Out Shield Mountain Domain Field! Group Leader Mu Qing Awarded Human Outstanding Contribution Gold Medal!
Feng Qi chuckled inwardly as he read the news.
Mu Qing had become a dark cloud in the Lord of the Mist's mind.
The near-fatal beating he had suffered at her hands remained vivid in his memory. He often mentioned it, vowing revenge in the future.
But Mu Qing's growth had been astonishingly rapid. She had become the brightest rising star on the front lines of all the supply zones.
Seeing her progress surpass even his own, the dark cloud in the Lord of the Mist's mind resurfaced.
Feng Qi understood his anxiety.
He was clearly terrified of encountering Mu Qing during a future operation to dispel a Domain Field.
If she didn't recognize him, he might be safe. But if she did, he would inevitably face another brutal beating, or even death.
"I need to go into seclusion for a while to strengthen myself," the Lord of the Mist said, rising to his feet with a grave expression. "You'll be in charge of the battle group."
"Aren't you afraid I'll steal your share of the resources?"
"Use them if you want," the Lord of the Mist said dismissively, curling his lip. "What are we? You risked your life for me back then. What's a few resources?"
He grabbed the mask from his desk, put it on, and strode out of the office.
(End of the Chapter)
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