Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Just as Roger also felt murderous intent, a soft chuckle came again, "Hehe."

It was still that invisible supreme being, "Make me regret? Young people nowadays are really daring."

"Don’t worry, I’m not in a hurry to make a move. I’m just curious... how do you have the guts to say that?"

"Enough," Qu Jianlei straightforwardly replied, "Always talking, talking, is it interesting? Can’t we just fight?"

In fact, fighting was definitely not in the top three of his many choices.

It’s just that the other party was talking so much, which made him a bit suspicious: Could it be... there is some inconvenience?

"In a hurry to die?" The voice finally turned less gentle, showing a slight coldness.

"Since everyone is so reckless, then I have no choice but to... hmm?"

After a soft hmm, there was no continuation, leaving one wondering what had happened.

At the same moment, on a division-level warship 800,000 kilometers away, a strange scene was occurring.

This warship was massive, resembling a moving fortress, with countless protrusions on its surface.

Each protrusion was a combat unit of various sizes, the largest being as big as a small attack ship.

Now, within the largest protrusion, a blurry shadow was writhing, even causing the space to distort.

"Strange, why do I feel locked onto, does the other side really have a supreme being?"

"Hehe, it seems you’ve found me," a faint chuckle echoed, and the space rippled again.

An even blurrier shadow appeared, "Imperial Storm, you’re not young anymore. Is bullying little ones fun?"

The previous blurry shadow twisted twice, then slowly spoke, "Who are you?"

"Even if I answer, you wouldn’t remember," the newcomer casually replied, "Please answer my question. Is bullying the weak fun?"

Imperial Storm replied slowly, "I don’t find it fun, it’s just beyond my control."

"Please don’t joke around!" the newcomer stated sternly, "Who can make things beyond your control?"

"You’re the one who started it, yet now you claim innocence?"

"I am indeed innocent," Imperial Storm replied candidly, without a trace of hesitation.

Then he changed the subject, "Under which theory did you break through the supreme?"

"That is... hard to explain," the newcomer replied casually, clearly not wanting to elaborate.

But Imperial Storm didn’t mind, "You’re still in the exploration phase, not understanding the purpose of my question."

Without waiting for the other to ask, he continued, "Supreme is supposed to be the highest, do you know why there is a level above supreme?"

The newcomer casually replied, "The supreme has a legacy, a bit of effort might reach it, but above supreme is purely personal exploration."

"Things aren’t as simple as you think," Imperial Storm insisted flatly.

"I’ve heard a theory that in this universe, the limit for the awakened is the supreme, that’s why it’s called supreme."

"This universe..." the newcomer chuckled lightly, "Multiverse theory, or something else?"

Imperial Storm didn’t answer his question, but stated decisively.

"This universe limits the awakened, even if by luck you reach above supreme, you’ll face backlash."

"No wonder," the newcomer finally realized, "So your state is unstable, that’s why you haven’t made a move."

Imperial Storm wasn’t angry, just calmly stated, "Making a temporary move is fine, but I have to consider if it’s worth it."

"And don’t gloat, what I’m facing, you’ll face sooner or later too."

"Can’t you just keep your mouth shut?" the newcomer got annoyed, "My advancement was successful, I don’t feel overpowered."

"I said it’s future," Imperial Storm stated blandly, "Be proud first, see if things change when you hit a plateau!"

"I’m not proud, but I have my own judgment criteria," the newcomer casually replied.

"And I already have a relatively mature solution, but sorry, I can’t tell you."

"Mature solution..." Imperial Storm was initially pleased, but the last sentence made him furious.

"Can’t tell me, you’re deliberately making things difficult? Then I have to say, you’re too unreasonable!"

"There’s no fixed path above supreme, mutual support is needed to go further."

"I understand the reasoning," the newcomer casually replied, but his next sentence was almost choking.

"But I’m not a reasonable person."

Imperial Storm was truly at a loss, "Pool wisdom, don’t you understand?"

"But I find you annoying," the newcomer answered without hesitation, "So I don’t want to tell you!"

What kind of grudge is this, Imperial Storm felt a bit helpless, "Seems like it’s our first meeting?"

The blur pointed towards the star body, "Justifying bullying little ones?"

Imperial Storm finally realized, "So you’re their backer? No wonder they act so fearlessly!"

"Backer..." the newcomer’s voice sounded a bit absent-minded, "You can say that, but it’s really not!"

Heaven have mercy, these years he spent too much time searching for Qu Jianlei.

Ever since losing sight of him on Hope No.3 Star, he had been drifting in space with the Omen Ship for two years.

Qu Jianlei always thought that it was only Bentley and Claire who were searching for him.

In fact, there was a third person, but no one knew.

Then Bentley returned and learned about Qu Jianlei’s whereabouts, so this person finally didn’t have to wander in space anymore.

From then on, he would always follow Qu Jianlei, but he did so silently, and no one could detect his presence.

"Isn’t that so?" the voice of Imperial Storm sounded a bit dazed, "Then I’m allowed to deal with him, right?"

"You can try," the newcomer’s voice turned cold, "but you won’t get past me!"

"Is it difficult to deal with?" Imperial Storm smiled indifferently, "And you, how long have you been beyond Supreme?"

"But I dare to roam around," the newcomer answered without hesitation, "And you? You don’t even dare to reveal yourself in battle."

"Revealing oneself in battle would possibly incur ’cosmic repercussions,’ what’s the joy in being beyond Supreme then?"

"I refuse to believe you don’t face repercussions," Imperial Storm responded casually, "Otherwise, why are you watching over them?"

The newcomer was silent, not speaking for a long time.

Imperial Storm had no reaction either; he knew his own circumstances well.

Dealing with a few small Supremes wasn’t too difficult, but as the other said, any action would require a certain cost.

The few people below were quite challenging, and the price he paid would have to be higher.

If it weren’t for such constraints, as the Empire’s first confirmed "beyond Supreme," why wouldn’t he reveal himself often?

The cost of revealing himself was simply too heavy, and without sufficient reason, it was better not to appear.

After a long while, the newcomer spoke faintly, "So you have set your sights on them to solve the problem of repercussions?"

"Ah, so you really know their value," Imperial Storm laughed upon hearing this.

He knew the communication with those below had halted, but it didn’t matter anymore.

Among the five Supremes below, three felt challenging, but combined, they weren’t as threatening as the one before him.

The reason was none other than this one was truly beyond Supreme, not to mention close to him.

Thus he asked the other about the ideology for advancement.

There were many ideologies for advancing beyond Supreme, each differing with its advantages and disadvantages.

If the other’s ideology was the same, that would be good—at least neither wanted to clash.

But with different ideologies, it became challenging, not knowing the other’s weaknesses, fighting would be clueless.

Anyway, dealing with the one before him was a top priority, everything else could be postponed—Ping’an Trading Group couldn’t possibly escape.

"They may not solve the repercussion issues, but might resolve some ideas."

Imperial Storm set his sights on Qu Jianlei’s group, starting with a trivial B-level Water Attribute, part of the scavenger’s fringe.

However, what truly attracted his attention was their potential deep heritage, which could genuinely solve his problem.

As a dignified beyond Supreme, certified by the Empire, but unable to appear publicly, who could understand this frustration?

However, it wasn’t that he didn’t want to reveal himself, nor was he pretending to be profound, it was truly that... capabilities didn’t allow!

Even when someone wanted to visit him for insight on advancing beyond Supreme, he seldom met with them.

His public explanation was: his attribute was quite rare, so he held no authoritative stance on other attributes.

Absolutely, his attribute was Wind, indeed rare, and precisely why he was called Imperial Storm.

Some thought Wind Attribute was common, truly a misunderstanding—even among Mutated Attributes, Stone and Ice Attributes were more prevalent.

The second reason he seldom met people was a reluctance to explain his advancement path, which could lead others to deduce his weaknesses.

He focused on Qu Jianlei and his group primarily to glean some profound ideologies.

Especially when Qu Jianlei later purchased a large-scale computer ensemble worth sixteen billion, evidently to privately run extensive data.

However, he also knew the other might have an incredible support team, so he chose to observe mainly at first.

To that end, he arranged for some cooperation, including finding Taiping’s Xijiesi Supreme, though those were minor matters.

However, in the last half year, the device inexplicably ceased operation with no signs of restarting.

Imperial Storm was originally patient, but disastrously, Ping’an began contemplating the development of Energy Stone Ore.

He wasn’t interested in such trivial gains, but hearing the Supremes opposite were gathering again, he couldn’t remain seated.

Making a move in the depths of space, even if the opposing forces were strong, was beyond their reach...

At this moment, he heard a long sigh, yet it was the newcomer who spoke.

"I’m watching them because of three... three and a half acquaintances."

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