I Can Traverse Multiple Worlds-Chapter 82 - 81: The 3rd Crossing

’These media outlets... they’re certainly well-informed.’

Wang Xiao looked at the news that was spreading like wildfire online, his brow arched slightly.

Fortunately, the various media outlets only reported on the incident; they didn’t publish his photo or name.

It wasn’t because these media outlets had such great professional ethics, but because Federation law didn’t allow it.

When reporting on an incident, it was forbidden to publish the name and photo of the person involved without their permission.

Depending on the severity of the case, violators would have their sentences determined by the ’Celestial Dao’.

On Skull Island, Wang Xiao had displayed the strength of a Tier Five Life, which meant he was a Tier Five Citizen.

Carelessly publishing the information of a Tier Five Citizen, if prosecuted to the fullest extent, could result in execution by firing squad!

’However, my information has probably been dug up by various factions by now. I expect many people will be coming to my door, looking to buy resources from me,’ Wang Xiao mused.

Take Ying Xu, for example. Although he didn’t explicitly mention Wang Xiao taking the treasures from the Titan King Kong’s lair, he had hinted that Wang Xiao could sell him any unneeded resources.

Their Ying Technology Group ranked among the top ten globally in terms of financial power.

They were more than capable of absorbing the resources from the Titan King Kong’s lair.

Wang Xiao remained noncommittal about it.

He had indeed plundered many things, some of which he hadn’t even had time to analyze and inspect yet.

Once he had sorted and cataloged everything, it wouldn’t be too late to sell off anything he didn’t need!

’With my current strength, unless a Limit Breaking Level Evolver takes action, it’s impossible for anyone to kill me in a short amount of time. And a Limit Breaking expert wouldn’t act for such a small amount of resources. So, after returning to the city, I should be temporarily safe,’ Wang Xiao mused.

「Before long.」

Wang Xiao took Ying Xu’s private jet back to Da Guang City.

Having left the danger zone and returned to a familiar city, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and began to relax.

No one could have imagined that a simple mission would turn into a life-or-death crisis.

They had set out with twelve people, but only seven were returning.

Nearly half of them had died.

This was the nature of danger zones; no one could predict what perils they might encounter.

This time it was just rebels; next time, it might be other Mutant Beasts.

Ying Xu looked at Wang Xiao and said, "Brother Wang, what are your plans now?"

Wang Xiao replied, "I’ve already bought a plane ticket. I’m preparing to head back to Dachang City."

Ying Xu asked, "I remember that your family runs a Martial Arts Hall, Brother Wang?"

"That’s right. It was open even before the Great Cosmic Era. Now it’s been passed down to me," Wang Xiao nodded.

Ying Xu said, "I will definitely pay you a visit someday. I trust I’ll be welcome, Brother Wang?"

Wang Xiao smiled. "Of course. When the time comes, I’ll welcome you with open arms."

His impression of Ying Xu was quite good.

During the crisis last night, he hadn’t thought of abandoning everyone else to escape alone.

Otherwise, with his strength, he would have had a decent chance of getting away.

"Haha, great. Brother Wang, if you ever have the chance to visit the Imperial Capital, be sure to contact me," Ying Xu laughed as well.

"No problem."

Wang Xiao then said his goodbyes to Qin Mengyun and the others.

Only then did he board a plane and return to Dachang City.

「Nine in the morning.」

Wang Xiao finally returned to the World Martial Arts Hall.

Looking at the familiar, vintage, vermilion-lacquered main gate.

Wang Xiao let out a soft breath, feeling an inexplicable sense of peace.

This was the meaning of home.

No matter what he went through outside, returning home could always wash away all his fatigue.

Wang Xiao pushed the gate open and walked in, then entered the Training Room. He took out all the treasures he had obtained from the Titan King Kong’s lair, one by one.

Nine purple lotuses, twelve peaches radiating a five-colored splendor, a piece of wood crackling with Thunderbolt...

He activated his Analyze All Things Talent.

Information about all these treasures appeared before Wang Xiao’s eyes.

[Chaos Purple-Gold Lotus, King Level First Grade, contains dense Chaos Power. Refining it can enhance the Chaos Gene in one’s body.]

[Peach of Immortality, King Level Third Grade, a Primordial Spirit Herb. Refining or consuming it directly can greatly increase Spiritual Power and break through bottlenecks.]

[Celestial Tribulation Thunderstruck Wood, King Level Fourth Grade, formed after being struck by a thousand years of lightning. It is an excellent material for forging a Weapon. The specific forging method is as follows...]

[Dao Fruit, King Level Eighth Grade, takes ten thousand years to mature. After refining or consuming it, it can cause a genetic leap, allowing one to break through the limits of the human body. Suitable for Evolvers who have undergone Limit Breaking one to three times.]

Wang Xiao’s eyes flashed as he looked at this information.

’Thousand-Year Thunderstruck Wood? Ten Thousand Years Dao Fruit?’

’But the Great Cosmic Era has only been around for a little over a hundred years.’

’Could it be that a part of the expanding Earth’s Crust really came from a parallel space-time?’ Wang Xiao guessed.

However, he didn’t dwell on it too much.

Whether it was true or not had no effect on him at the moment.

All that mattered was that these things were useful!

Wang Xiao’s gaze shifted to the remaining items, and he quickly began analyzing them.

As expected of items found in a Titan King Kong’s lair, even the least valuable among them was King Level First Grade, just like the Immortal Profound Crystal!

Moreover, many of them could strengthen his Spirit.

If he used them in conjunction with the Celestial Human Temple...

Wang Xiao was confident he could break through to the Seventh Layer Spiritual Domain in a short time and completely recover his strength!

’With these resources, I can focus on my Cultivation for a long time!’

Wang Xiao planned to spend the upcoming period quietly at the Martial Arts Hall, improving his strength.

He would wait for the third traversal of the Book of Space-Time.

He took out all the Immortal Profound Crystals from his Subspace Watch and began to refine them.

In an instant, his Forehead Mud Ball Palace began to expand, starting its metamorphosis and Shell Shedding toward the Fourth Layer Spiritual Domain!

Wang Xiao had a premonition that he would reach the Fourth Layer Spiritual Domain in less than ten days.

To think, it had taken him a full year to cultivate to the Fourth Layer Spiritual Domain in the Martial Arts World.

This was the advantage of having resources!

However, Wang Xiao hadn’t been cultivating for long when a travel-worn Shen Tianhe arrived at the Martial Arts Hall.

Wang Xiao stopped his Cultivation and stepped out of the Training Room.

Seeing Wang Xiao emerge, Shen Tianhe couldn’t help but say, "Brother Wang, you came back without saying a word."

Wang Xiao said, "With President Shen’s connections in Dachang City, how could my return escape your notice? I just got home, and here you are."

Shen Tianhe gave a dry cough and got straight to the point:

"Brother Wang, be honest with me. What Tier Life are you now?"

After seeing Wang Xiao off yesterday, he had immediately gone to check Wang Xiao’s personal information again.

The results only showed information from a month ago; everything after that was classified!

Even when he used his connections, the only answer he got was "no comment," and he was even issued a warning!

This stunned Shen Tianhe.

A mere Tier Three Life would never warrant such secrecy from the Life Evolution Institute.

Either Wang Xiao was far beyond a Tier Three Life, or he had some extraordinary quality that made the Life Evolution Institute place his information under strict confidentiality.

Either way, it meant Wang Xiao was anything but ordinary.

Wang Xiao didn’t hide it, revealing his personal information. "I just passed the assessment for a Tier Four Life. But if I wanted to, I could advance to a Tier Five Life very soon!"

"A... A Tier Five Life..." Shen Tianhe was dumbfounded.

He knew that it had only been a little over a month since Wang Xiao passed the Tier Three Life assessment!

Breaking through two tiers in just over a month... what kind of divine speed was that?!

Only those peerless experts who had broken through to become Tier Nine Life could compare!

"What, you don’t believe me, President Shen?" Wang Xiao said faintly.

He had already exposed his Tier Five strength, so there was no need to hide it any longer.

Shen Tianhe exhaled. "No, it’s not that. I’m just too astonished. I never, ever expected that a small place like our Dachang City could produce a true dragon like you, Brother Wang."

He paused.

He continued, "The contract can be revised. Tianhe Group can take just a ten percent cut... no, we don’t need any profit. You can name any other conditions you want, Brother Wang. I have only one request: the brand licensing for the World Martial Arts Hall."

An Evolver with the potential to cultivate to a Tier Nine Life... he had to invest, even if it meant taking a loss!

Otherwise, other factions would surely beat him to it!

"Alright. In that case, I look forward to working with you," Wang Xiao said with a smile.

He didn’t take all the benefits for himself; he still gave Tianhe Group a ten percent cut of the profits.

After all, Tianhe Group would be responsible for all the subsequent promotion, expansion, and operating costs of the Martial Arts Hall.

A ten percent cut was, in reality, a loss leader for Tianhe Group.

Seeing Wang Xiao agree, Shen Tianhe breathed a sigh of relief.

"It’s a pleasure working with you, Brother Wang. How about we set a date for a grand opening ceremony for the Martial Arts Hall, to build some hype in advance?"

Wang Xiao thought for a moment. "That works. Let’s set it for three months from now."

Three months should be enough time for him to fully recover his strength.

Shen Tianhe nodded. "Great, I’ll go make the arrangements right away!"

「A moment later.」

Wang Xiao and Shen Tianhe signed the contract.

Shen Tianhe didn’t linger any longer. He quickly left to arrange the grand opening and other related matters.

「Over the next period.」

Wang Xiao became completely engrossed in his Cultivation, never once stepping outside.

「During this time.」

Various major factions also came knocking in secret, hoping to purchase some items.

Wang Xiao, of course, refused them all.

’I don’t even have enough for myself, and you want some?!’

Of course, as a gesture of goodwill, he did sell some things he didn’t need to Ying Xu’s Ying Technology Group.

He made a small profit of over ten billion.

He gave some other items to the Supreme Federation, receiving fifty thousand Contribution Points in return.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

「On this day.」

Wang Xiao was cultivating as usual.

Suddenly, his expression froze.

The Book of Space-Time in his mind began to flicker with a faint golden light. Its pages started turning, finally stopping on one that was slightly dim.

"Can I finally cross over?"

Seeing this, Wang Xiao’s eyes lit up!