Daxia Military Academy Dungeon Preparation Base, meeting room.
The small meeting room was packed with people.
In front of the operations whiteboard, Chen Xu had just finished explaining the news he had obtained from Boss.
The group of big shots below remained in silence.
Zhang Jingping, Ye Bufan, Jiang Xing, and Le Yu were present. Aside from these few, Chen Xu did not recognize the others, but judging by the status of those he did know, the others were certainly not to be underestimated.
"Given the other party's identity, he likely would not fabricate such news."
"If it is true, the Akhan Dynasty only barely held on despite tens of thousands of years of transcendent system accumulation. We have only just started for a few years, so what do we have to defend ourselves with?"
"It is different. Akhan was actively pulling in space fragments, leaving their world barrier wide open."
"Blue Star's current defense is not high either. According to that merchant, the world barrier has reached its defense limit, which is why space fragments are entering the world."
After the first person broke the silence, the crowd began to discuss fervently.
"Alright, please be quiet everyone. The reason I gathered you here is to confirm one thing. After all, matters beyond the world must be confirmed by the world itself." Xia Qiming, as the organizer of the meeting, began to take control of the order.
"Is the matter at hand worth waking up the World Will?"
"Waking up the World Will?" Chen Xu was full of confusion.
"I will explain to you later." Xia Qiming replied. "Let us take a vote. Those who think we need to wake it up, please raise your hand."
The majority of people present raised their hands.
"Well, more than half are in favor of waking it. Thank you all for making the trip. Later, after I return from the World Will, I will trouble you all to come again."
The attendees nodded and then left one after another.
"Teacher Xia, what did you mean by waking up the World Will?" Seeing that most people had left, Chen Xu leaned in toward Xia Qiming and asked.
"Let us go. It is time to hit the road." Xia Qiming glanced at Chen Xu, walked out of the meeting room, and gestured for Chen Xu to follow.
"Hit the road? What road? Teacher Xia, you are not going to commit suicide to go to the underworld to find the World Will, are you?"
Xia Qiming was walking quickly, but hearing Chen Xu's words, he almost tripped over his own feet.
"Where do you get these strange ideas? We are going to the junction of the three academies."
"Do you know why the Zhongyuan District has the word 'abyss' in its name?"
"Why?"
"Because there is a very troublesome dungeon there called the Demon Abyss."
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The junction of the three academies, the Demon Abyss seal.
"Brother Zhao Hao." Xia Qiming cupped his fists toward the entrance.
"So it is Brother Xia. What brings you to your old brother's place for a visit?" A middle-aged man walked out from the shadows of the entrance. He was unkempt all over, with a gourd hanging at his waist and a tobacco pipe in his hand.
"Something came up, and I need to verify it with the World Will."
"Two people?" Zhao Hao raised his hand and pointed his pipe at Chen Xu.
"He is the source of the information and also a future successor of Daxia. I thought I would bring him along to learn about the World Will."
"Go on in then."
Xia Qiming cupped his fists again and led Chen Xu inside.
In the next instant, the two of them arrived inside a dungeon.
"This is the Demon Abyss?" Chen Xu looked around. The environment here was quite nice, and he could not see how it related to an 'abyss'.
"What are you thinking? You might be tired of living, but I am not. This is a dungeon modified by Daxia and the World Will to serve as a buffer. The entrance to the Demon Abyss was moved from the real world to this place."
"Even if the Demon Abyss breaks the seal, we can still rely on this modified dungeon to mount a defense."
The two continued walking forward.
Before long, Chen Xu saw a massive pit in the ground not far ahead. As they got closer, he found it was pitch black and bottomless. Moreover, something seemed to be squirming on the surrounding rock walls.
"The World Will is here." Xia Qiming stopped.
"Huh? The World Will is this pit?"
No matter how Chen Xu looked at it, this pit did not seem like a good thing. If this thing was the World Will, then the World Will of Blue Star did not look like a good person either.
Just as Chen Xu was secretly complaining in his heart, a speck of light flew out from the pit. The blinding light made both of them squint their eyes.
After a moment, the light faded, revealing a child wearing a bellyband floating in the air, looking at the two of them.
"Why have you come here?" A voice that was neither masculine nor feminine echoed from all around.
"Lord Heavenly Dao, Daxia has obtained information regarding the dungeon invasions."
Xia Qiming recounted the information Chen Xu had brought back to the floating child.
"So, you have come here to confirm whether there is a Hell Archduke outside the world?"
"Yes. After all, the Akhan Dynasty was once invaded by Hell and only barely held on by exhausting its accumulation. With Blue Star's current strength, we are afraid..."
"You are not the only ones who are afraid. I am afraid too."
The Heavenly Dao descended from above the pit to stand beside Xia Qiming. "I want to know the situation outside as well, but I am surrounded by fragments. Even if I wanted to look, I could not!"
"And regarding the experience of Big Brother Akhan, he was only invaded because those mages were reckless. Without fragments to isolate them, it is actually easier to be targeted by Hell."
"But if we do not clear the fragments, we will not know the situation outside. If we are surrounded by Hell, there will be nowhere to run."
"Agh, so annoying! Why is there no solution for this in the inheritance?"
Chen Xu watched the Heavenly Dao walking back and forth while talking to itself and cast a questioning glance at Xia Qiming.
Xia Qiming signaled Chen Xu not to make a fuss.
The Heavenly Dao suddenly stopped, turned around, and pointed its hands at the two of them.
"It is decided then. You, and you, go back and deliver my command as Lord Heavenly Dao. Tell all professionals to speed up their dungeon clearing. I, Lord Heavenly Dao, want to accelerate my growth."
"Lord Heavenly Dao, what about the situation outside the world..."
Before Xia Qiming could finish, the Heavenly Dao interrupted him. "How would I know the situation outside? It is all tightly covered by fragments. I am not a professional like you who knows so many strange skills."
"The inheritance only tells me how to grant you abilities, not how to grant myself abilities. You humans have people to raise and teach you when you are born. Where am I supposed to find a world to ask for advice!"
"What if we ask for help from the world wills of Immortal Island, Akhan, or Taikun? Would they have detection skills?"
"Heh, you think I have not asked? They are the same kind of lazy bums, even lazier than me! I still have to guard the seal here, while they just sleep all day! They do not know anything except the abilities in the inheritance."
"Furthermore, the inheritance is like an instinct. Instinct, do you understand! When I go to them, they just say that once I grow to that level, I will automatically know it. They are too lazy to teach and do not even know how to teach."
Since it was like this, the hope of seeking help from other world wills was gone. Xia Qiming could not think of any other way for a moment.
"But one thing is certain. The thing down there is definitely related to Hell. Big Brother Akhan confirmed it, and he had nightmares for decades because of it."
"Since this place is related to Hell, even if the situation outside the world is good, it cannot be much better."
Xia Qiming sighed. "From the current information, that does seem to be the case."
"Since you know that, then hurry back and deliver my command! Make them clear the dungeons faster! Have you not produced many people who achieved self-breakthrough?"
"Forget it, I will not impose restrictions on you anymore. All restrictions on Advancement Ascension are canceled. It will no longer affect the level cap."
"Tell them all to stop researching self-breakthrough and go clear dungeons!"
Hearing this, both Chen Xu and Xia Qiming stared at the Heavenly Dao.
Sensing the meaning in their eyes, the Heavenly Dao was very dissatisfied and shouted back. "Is there a problem with me protecting my food? Do you know how much energy a world needs to grow? If I do not suppress your levels, where would I get the energy to develop?"
"Besides, I am just an infant not even a hundred years old. What is wrong with eating a bit more!"
After saying that, it dived headfirst into the pit to continue maintaining the seal.
Only the two of them were left staring at each other.
"Teacher Xia, is this World Will really reliable?"
"Shh, let us talk outside. It can hear everything inside this dungeon."
"I already heard you!"
The voice of the Heavenly Dao echoed from all directions again.
Suddenly, a violent wind swept in, blowing the two of them into the air and straight out to the entrance.
Outside the dungeon, seeing the two of them climbing up from the ground and dusting off their clothes, Zhao Hao smiled. "It seems Brother Xia has annoyed that little brat. Is the problem solved?"
Xia Qiming straightened his collar and sighed. "I suppose so. Though, Brother Zhao, I expect that starting tomorrow, you will not be so idle anymore."
"Oho, what is that supposed to mean? Just because I laughed a bit, you are going to report me to the higher-ups? Brother Qiming, that does not seem like you." Zhao Hao said with a long face, walking in a circle around Xia Qiming.
"Brother Zhao, I am not targeting you. Starting tomorrow, the world is going to accelerate."
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