Virtual Space.
Inside a large conference hall, the floor and walls were silver, as was the massive round table.
Only six chairs were pure black, a black that seemed to swallow everything.
And at this moment.
Five white-robed figures sat in those six chairs.
Three were from the Han-Xia region, one was Caucasian, and one was Black.
"Everyone, this is Jiang Li's information."
"His assessment level is that of a martial artist, with the strength of an advanced war general. He meets the requirements for the Elite Training Camp. His Trial Tower level is 3.6, and his fist strength output is unknown."
"But judging from his consecutive purchases of World Destruction and the Ninefold Thunderblade, his evaluation is no less than 3.0. In other words, he's an excellent student."
A person from the Hanxia region said.
"Inspector Wang, I agree to admit Jiang Li into the Elite Training Camp, but I don't agree with this treatment!"
"He claims his battle power amplitude exceeds 30, and his punch force exceeds 8 times? Such a ridiculous thing actually happened in the Elite Training Camp!"
"Vladimir, an 8-fold force isn't the limit. The head of the training hall and Thor exceed 10!"
Another person from the Hanxia region spoke up.
"Everything will be clear after he gets his hunting achievement points."
These five people in white robes each put forward their opinions, encouraging discussion.
If other Gods of War saw this, they would be ecstatic.
Because this was the highest-level meeting in the legendary Limit Martial Arts Gym: the Round Table Conference!
Besides the head of the gym, 'Hong', the only ones qualified to participate were the five Inspectors.
It should be known that the five Inspectors of the Limit Martial Arts Gym were all existences beyond the God of War level. Any one of them was enough to make a country wary.
"Five Inspectors!"
"Regarding the issue of Jiang Li, please refer to the documents issued by the head of the gym. You may raise any objections."
After the electronic voice faded, five documents appeared in front of the five Inspectors.
"None!"
The five Inspectors briefly reviewed the information and responded in unison.
"Alright, Inspector Wang will be in charge of carrying it out!"
"Yes!"
Jiangnan Pavilion.
After Jiang Li finally calmed down, he opened the chat group.
[Xiongba: Greetings, everyone, Xiongba is back!]
[Zombie Taoist: @Xiongba, good to have you back. Did your son die?]
[Wudang's Centenarian Taoist: @Xiongba, it's good you're back. Did your son die?]
[Boundless Heaven and Earth, Borrowing the Law of Qiankun: @Xiongba, it's good you're back. Did your son die?]
[Xiongba: You've gone too far! My son isn't dead yet!]
The uniform barrage of messages made Xiongba furious.
He knew he wasn't well-liked in this group; the others didn't have much fondness for him.
He suppressed his anger.
Because he wasn't online to be insulted, but to ask for help.
[Xiongba: Jiang Li, the big boss, I just want to ask you, if I kill Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, can I defy fate?]
Xiongba asked about his purpose for going online: to change his fate!
Even if Mud Bodhisattva and the Lord of Devouring reached the same conclusion, he wouldn't accept it. He planned to defy the heavens and change his fate, achieving his hegemonic ambition!
[Lord of Devouring: Have you ever considered that what you perceive as defying the heavens and changing your fate is actually just the beginning of your destiny?]
The Lord of Devouring's words instantly made Xiongba's scalp tingle.
"Defying the heavens is actually the beginning of destiny?"
At Tianxia Hui, Xiongba was struck as if by lightning!
Was his so-called resistance actually still in accordance with fate?
For a moment, Xiongba was utterly confused.
So, should he kill Fengyun, or not kill them?
[Xiongba: Big shot, please teach me the method to defy the heavens and change my fate!]
[Lord of Devouring: You can't pay the price if you want me to change your fate!]
The Lord of Devouring didn't intend to help Xiongba.
He might even help someone like Yue Buqun from the group.
But someone like Xiongba, who killed his master, violated his sworn brother's woman, and seized his sworn brother's property, how could he possibly help?
Moreover, behind Xiongba's fate, there were several unseen hands manipulating things, which couldn't be resolved with a few words.
Even if he told Xiongba everything, Xiongba wouldn't be able to change anything.
Without external help, Xiongba's downfall was inevitable.
[Lord of Devouring: You won't die for now! If you want to change your fate, come find me again when you find a sufficient price!]
Tianxia Hui!
After killing Mud Bodhisattva, Xiongba originally planned to use Kong Ci to sow discord between Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, and then he would strike to kill them both.
But the Lord of Devouring's words left him uncertain for a moment.
Was killing Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun going against the natural order, or was it going against the natural order to not kill them?
Was killing them aligning with fate, or was not killing them the way to align with fate?
The key was that the Lord of Devouring's words weren't a certainty, but rather a teasing tone.
For a moment, Xiongba had no idea which approach was truly against the natural order.
Could my failure be predetermined?
"Hmph! If you push me too far, we can all die together!"
He looked towards the chat group.
The chat group had more than just cultivation techniques; there was also the Heavenly Limit, Universe Borrowing Technique, and the zombies and ghosts that Uncle Jiu sold.
If he got pissed off, he could buy a few zombies and send them to this world. Then everyone would be finished.
At the same time.
The chat group suddenly exploded.
[Long Bo: Holy shit! I'm freaking out. My two younger brothers snuck out of Shuiyue Cave Heaven to steal the Blood Ruyi to save my dad, but the whole Tong Clan ended up being frozen solid as a result.]
"Oh?"
"The Spirit Realm storyline is about to begin?"
Seeing this message, Jiang Li was taken aback.
The Tong Clan's ancestral edict forbade interference in matters of life and death.
Tong Xin and Tong Zhan, unwilling to see their father die, secretly ran out of Shuiyue Cave Heaven to steal the Blood Ruyi, which led to the Tong Clan being frozen.
The Tong Clan's ancestral edict seemed idiotic, but perhaps it wasn't made arbitrarily.
[Heaven and Earth, Boundless, Borrowing the Law of the Universe: You, of the Tong Clan, are not allowed to interfere in matters of life and death. Your two younger brothers have violated the clan rules. Shouldn't you expel them from the Tong Clan? Then, you will be the clan leader!]
[Little Li's Flying Knife: What is the Blood Ruyi?]
[Wudang's Centenarian Daoist: @Long Bo, what does it mean to be frozen?]
[Cheng Shifei: Is it what I think, that the mountain was sealed by heavy snow!]
[Zombie Taoist: Just some ice, you, a cultivator, are afraid of this?]
[Long Bo: I wish I wasn't! If my cultivation hadn't advanced so much, and I hadn't run fast, I probably wouldn't be here!]
[Heaven and Earth, Boundless, Universe, Borrowing the Law: You're not kidding? What kind of ice could do anything to you? Long Bo, your cultivation is probably at the Golden Core stage, right?!]
[Long Bo: I'll start a live stream for you all to see. Also, if anyone has a solution, please help rescue the Tong Clan. Long Bo will be eternally grateful!]
[Peach Blossom Island's Little Chef: Hurry up! This lady wants to see what kind of ice almost killed a Golden Core cultivator.]
[Wudang's Centenarian Taoist: I don't think there's anything we can do. This matter probably needs to be handled by Big Boss Jiang Li!]
[Yao Yue: If you can't solve it, how could we possibly have a solution?]
[Group member Long Bo has started a live stream, please check it in time!]
Everyone curiously clicked in.
In an instant, everything turned white before their eyes.
Whether it was the mountains, rocks, grass, trees, or birds, everything had turned into ice sculptures.
All that could be seen was that everything was frozen.
"Look, even the sky is frozen!"
In the footage, Long Bo pointed the camera towards the sky. Everyone saw that even the sky was frozen. A massive ice block, like an upturned bowl, had separated the sky from the earth.
Everyone gasped in a breath of cold air.
At this moment, they finally had a clear concept of the ice sealing that Long Bo had mentioned.
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