Cultivation Online

Chapter 2706: Otherworldly Power

"Even ten trillion years’ worth of Eternal Essence isn’t enough to hurt it, huh?" Yuan released a deep sigh after the Void Hunter vanished.

This meant that the Void Hunter was at least on the level of an Eternal.

’Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be on the level of a Prime Eternal.’ Yuan thought to himself.

Unfortunately, because his Eternal Constitution was incomplete, he had no way to increase his Eternal Essence, making it impossible to defeat the Void Hunter.

’If I cannot defeat the Void Hunter, how am I going to meet Gaia now?’ Yuan sighed inwardly, as it was the condition for him to meet them.

In the end, he had no choice but to figure it out later.

Some time later, Yuan returned to Supreme General Tian.

"Let’s return to the city now," Yuan said.

"..."

However, Supreme General Tian remained silent, a contemplative expression on his face.

He wanted to question Yuan about the power he had just used, but ultimately decided against it, knowing Yuan would most likely refuse to answer.

"We’re leaving."

Supreme General Tian retrieved the flying treasure and immediately activated its ability once Yuan was onboard, entering the void for several minutes before emerging again—only to repeat the process shortly afterward.

He continued doing this until they returned to Gaia’s Heaven, consuming a tremendous amount of the treasure’s energy, even using Unknown Crystals to replenish it when it ran low.

Such a costly method of travel was normally reserved for emergencies, but Supreme General Tian wanted to return to the city as soon as possible.

A few days later, they returned to the city.

"You’re not allowed to go anywhere until I say so," Supreme General Tian told Yuan before leaving without explanation.

Yuan didn’t complain or mind it, as he needed time to ponder his next course of action anyway.

After leaving Yuan, Supreme General Tian headed straight to the Chief of Operations and said, "You need to watch this."

Without any explanation, he showed Yu Rou the recording of Yuan’s training, but he sped up the footage until they reached near the end.

"Wait... the Void Hunter appeared when there were only two of you...?" Yu Rou muttered with a dumbfounded expression.

It was the first time she had ever heard of anything like that.

But when she saw Yuan fight the Void Hunter a few minutes later, she was completely astonished.

"You said that he was toyed around by the Void Hunter during their first encounter? He seems to be on equal footing with it right now, and if he’s grown this much in such a short time..." Yu Rou muttered.

Because Ember City refused to share footage of Yuan’s first fight with the Void Hunter, only those who attended the assembly had seen it.

Supreme General Tian nodded and said, "The difference is like night and day, but this is just the very beginning."

Eventually, she reached the part where Yuan unleashed Shiva’s Eternal Frost, encasing the Void Hunter within a massive mountain of ice and transforming the surrounding landscape into a frozen wasteland that stretched for thousands of miles.

Yu Rou stood up from her seat and stared at the screen with wide eyes, her mouth slightly agape.

"W-What kind of power is this?!" she exclaimed in disbelief.

"I didn’t ask him since I doubt he’d be willing to tell me," Supreme General Tian sighed. "But I’m willing to bet it’s an otherworldly power, considering he claims to have come from another world."

Supreme General Tian had been reluctant to believe Yuan’s claim that he came from another world, but after witnessing such otherworldly power firsthand, he could no longer deny it.

"One can’t help but wonder how many more secrets he’s hiding after seeing something like that..." Yu Rou wondered aloud.

Once the video ended after the Void Hunter disappeared, Yu Rou remained silent for a couple of moments before turning to Supreme General Tian and asking, "What if it’s Gaia?"

"Excuse me?" Supreme General Tian tilted his head, looking puzzled by her question.

"He won’t reveal his secrets to anyone, right? But what if we fulfill his desire to meet Gaia?"

"You can’t be serious!" Supreme General Tian exclaimed.

"I’m against it."

"I would like to hear your reasoning."

"There’s still far too much we don’t know about him! It’s too risky."

Yu Rou shook her head and sighed, "How can you still say that after watching his fight with the Void Hunter?"

"Wh-What do you mean?"

"Regardless of his secrets, it’s clear that he’s willing to fight the Void Hunter. Not only that, but he refused to let you pointlessly sacrifice your life. In my eyes, he’s already trustworthy enough. More importantly..."

She turned her gaze toward Yuan’s handsome face on the screen.

"That otherworldly power of his... We’ll need it when the inevitable invasion begins in the near future."

"..."

Supreme General Tian sighed after a moment of silence.

"If that’s what you really want to do, then so be it."

Yu Rou nodded with a serious expression on her face.

"Let him know that Gaia agrees to meet with him."

Meanwhile, Yuan contemplated how he could meet Gaia without defeating the Void Hunter as he stuffed his face with food in the cafeteria, unaware that his meeting with her had already been decided.

Suddenly, he noticed a familiar figure approaching his table.

"Are you here to eat, too? Or did you come here specifically for me?" Yuan asked the masked figure before him.

"In case you forgot, the follow-up assembly will happen soon," said Ironwoman as she sat across from him.

Yuan stopped eating at her words.

"Now that you mention it... I forgot about it."

"That’s precisely why I came here to find you," Ironwoman said, shaking her head slightly.

"Anyway, how was your training? I heard that you’d gone into the Level 3 Black Zone."

"Aside from a few unexpected situations, it was fine."

"What sort?"

"For one, the Void Hunter’s appearance."

"What did you just say?!" Ironwoman exclaimed loudly, startling the entire cafeteria.