Inside the enhancement chamber.
Mei placed all the equipment and items acquired from the Great Wilderness world into the designated slot. In less than a minute, the interface flashed, as all equipment and items were appraised.
Mei checked the equipment data.
——
【Item: Cloud Water Sword】
【Type: Weapon】
【Grade: Tier 8】
【Description: Innate supreme treasure, the Great Wilderness's foremost killing artifact. Forged from the Creator's destructive energy, its power is unparalleled, irresistible except by Taikyoku.】
【Upgrade Cost: 8 trillion Points/level】
——
【Item: Heavenly Pagoda】
【Type: Item】
【Grade: Tier 8】
【Description: Innate magic treasure. Protects the flesh outside, guards the soul within. The top-tier protective treasure in the Great Wilderness, impregnable except by an Innate offensive artifact.】
【Upgrade Cost: 5 trillion Points/level】
——
Undoubtedly, the upgrade costs for Tier 8 equipment were even more terrifying than Tier 7. The string of zeros made one's vision blur, with prices starting in the trillions.
Moreover, these were Innate supreme treasures, essentially top-tier Tier 8 equipment, with upgrade costs surpassing even the previous Conceptual Counter-Creation.
Of course,
Mei would never waste Points on enhancing equipment. Her gear updated too rapidly; there was simply no need to invest Points into it.
Next,
She opened her personal data.
——
【Name: Mei】
【Grade: Tier 3】
【Points: 2,150,001,473,100】
【Pet: Shiro ·LV50 (Tier 7)】
【Abilities: Primordial Daemon ·LV60, Limit Break ·LV10, Super Burst ·LV15, Veritas ·Void】
【Items: Personal Spatial Storage ·Universe, Chapter of Gaia, True ·Death Substitute *1, True ·Source Annihilation *2, Tier 8 ticket *1, Demon-Quelling Manifestation, Cloud Water Sword, Azure Light Sword, Heavenly Pagoda……】
——
In the item data, the equipment and items dropped from the Great Wilderness world were so abundant they stretched beyond the horizon, ranging from Tier 8 down to Tier 1, with everything imaginable.
Innumerable.
The Primordial Daemon's level was originally stuck at LV40, unable to advance. But after Mei broke through to Tier 8, due to the unique level effect, the Primordial Daemon soared directly to the peak of Tier 8.
Now it was LV60.
Mei only just noticed this change.
Appraisal complete.
Mei had just walked out of the enhancement chamber when she saw a crowd heading toward the area; some looked dejected and melancholic, while others were excitedly exuberant.
"Damn it, I finally survived another world!"
"Screw it, I didn't get anything this time—just a bunch of junk."
"Haha, not dying is profit enough!"
Always,
No matter which world Mei entered, she was almost always an existence at the pinnacle. However, most Void Wanderers of the same grade struggled on the edge of life and death.
Often,
She stood too high, unable to see the struggles of Void Wanderers in the same world. In reality, this was the true normal state for the vast majority of Void Wanderers.
Even Legion elites were no exception.
Mei was the absolute exception.
Clang!
On the commercial street, master equipment craftsmen hammered away with large iron mallets, sparks flying with each strike. Highly skilled tech-mechanics were also at work, maintaining mechanical suits and replenishing ammunition.
"Boss, fix it sturdier this time! Last time you worked on my suit, I got into a skirmish and the damn thing creaked so loudly I nearly had a heart attack! I'm telling you, if you scam me again, we're done!"
"What kind of talk is that? Add more money, brother. You get what you pay for. For this pittance, you should thank the heavens I even fixed it. If you throw in a bit more, I can get you some decent materials."
"Uh... any cheaper?"
"Get lost!"
Such scenes were commonplace.
Mei had never frequented these shops. She walked through the streets, heading directly to the Little Star Treasures shop at the end of the road. Lina, seeing Mei, immediately knew a massive deal was likely coming.
Although she was mentally prepared, Mei's haul this time was overwhelming. The countless high-grade equipment filling her Personal Spatial Storage left Lina stunned for a long time.
Lina’s heart began to throb violently. Her breathing grew shallow and ragged.
"Boss, this deal is so massive I can't even find the words. To be honest, no shop on this entire street has the capital to swallow all this gear."
"Then cooperate with the Legions," Mei said directly. She only cared about liquidating these items into resources she could control as quickly as possible. As for the logistics, that depended on Lina’s connections and skill. She herself was too lazy to get involved in such social maneuvering.
"Alright, I need a little time."
"Fine."
Lina immediately shut the shop doors.
...
One day later.
She returned accompanied by a young man with striking, short purple hair. Within the Space, he kept his power completely restrained, appearing almost indistinguishable from an ordinary person.
Lina introduced him: "This is Breatly from the Raitei Legion. He has full authority to represent the Legion in this transaction. Boss, feel free to state any conditions you have."
Mei had only one requirement.
"No credit. I don't accept IOUs."
"Of course."
Breatly offered a very polite and gentle smile. Without wasting words on small talk, he initiated the transaction with Mei, inspecting the equipment and items under Lina’s guarantee.
Out of the long list of treasures, Mei kept only the Cloud Water Sword, Azure Light Sword, Bagua Mirror, Heavenly Pagoda, Stillness Orb, Twenty-Four Tribulation Brocade Pouch, Scarlet Coin, Dragon's Mace, Weak Water Jar, and the Great Self-Contained Mind Scripture.
Everything else was put up for sale.
Breatly evaluated them for a moment.
"The quantity and quality of this equipment are exceptionally high. At this volume, it's difficult to measure value purely in cash. Do you mind if I exchange them for Tickets of equal value?"
"No problem."
Mei had originally planned to use cash to gamble for Tickets anyway. If Breatly could exchange them directly, it saved her a fair amount of trouble. A single Tier 8 Ticket could upgrade any item to Tier 8, making its value far exceed a standard Tier 8 piece of equipment. In extreme circumstances, one Tier 8 Ticket could be worth several Tier 8 items.
Furthermore, pulling a Tier 8 Ticket normally required spending nearly ten times the starting price of a Tier 8 item; only with good luck would the cost be lower.
The outcome: success. Breatly purchased all the items Mei offered for the price of 90 Tier 8 Tickets, concluding the deal smoothly.
"I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate again."
"We'll see."
After a few pleasantries, Breatly departed. As the middleman for this massive deal, Lina’s commission was naturally substantial.
Mei did the math. Including the one she already had, she had now amassed 91 Tier 8 Tickets. Just 9 more, and she could exchange them for a single Tier 9 Ticket.
She had thought it would take much longer, but her progress was comparable to riding a rocket. It was mainly due to her luck this time; the Great Wilderness world was overflowing with treasures. Other worlds might not be so generous.
...
Breatly returned to the Raitei Legion headquarters, a skyscraper situated at the core of the Hyperdimensional Space’s metropolitan district. It was a landmark building; one could see it from a great distance.
As one of the top-tier Legions, such opulence was standard.
Breatly organized the acquired equipment into the Legion’s warehouse before heading to the top floor to enter a conference room. At a glance, it was clear that many people had already arrived.
"How did it go?"
"Very smoothly."
Breatly found a nearby seat and chatted with the person beside him. "A solo seller. Their strength is quite formidable; they seemingly wiped out an entire mission world."
Hearing this, someone in the room let out a surprised whistle.
"Impressive."
This implied that the seller’s strength exceeded their current Grade evaluation by at least one full level, if not more. Otherwise, it would be impossible to easily plunder an entire mission world.
Breatly speculated, "Possibly a Tier 9."
"Does the party have any Legion background?"
"None."
"Should we try to recruit them?"
"Pointless. That one is a lone wolf."
"A pity."
High-level lone wolves were not unheard of in Hyperdimensional Space; in fact, there were quite many. No matter how powerful the Legions grew, they only accounted for a fraction of the total Void Wanderer population.
However, relatively speaking, Legion members were often stronger than average lone wolves. Backed by the Legion’s vast resources, the combat power of their elites was far more terrifying.
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Having occupied the Space for countless ages, the strength and foundations of top-tier Legions were unimaginable. Their membership spanned the entire grading system, and their ranks were filled with masters.
While the addition of a powerhouse was always something to celebrate, missing out on one wasn't a tragedy either. They had their own internal cultivation and promotion systems; their "blood-making" capability was strong enough.
They weren't overly dependent on external powerhouses.
Whether it was Tier 8 or Tier 9.
"How is this round of advancement going? Any new successful Tier 8 promotions?"
"None."
Breatly shook his head. "Those two kids, Goldeght and Hang, dived headfirst into Apotheosis and nearly got buried by the Transcendent Space crowd. Not only did they fail to advance, they lost most of their strength."
"Hahahaha."
The group laughed, not particularly concerned about the two. After all, different batches of Void Wanderers were heading out on missions every hour of every day.
The mission difficulty for moving from Tier 7 to Tier 8 was extremely high, but over the long term, there would always be those who succeeded; it was merely a matter of time.
On a street bustling with people, Mei sat leisurely on a long bench, her fingers swiping across a tablet as she browsed the Space forums.
Every second, the forums refreshed with a massive influx of intel. The lower the Grade of the intel section, the more active it was; the higher the Grade, the quieter it became.
...
A moment later, Mei stood up.
"Ooh?"
"Going to the enhancement chamber one more time."
The reason: previously, she went to appraise equipment; now, it was for ability enhancement. In the Great Wilderness world, Mei had amassed a massive amount of Points, and right now, she had exactly one ability that needed upgrading.
"Super Burst"!
【Limit Break】 and 【Super Burst】, these two burst-type abilities, had once been Mei’s core strength and ultimate trump cards. Recently, however, they hadn't seen much use.
【Limit Break】 could not be enhanced.
Therefore, her only option was to attempt to raise the level of "Super Burst."
Clang!
The enhancement chamber's hatch hissed shut.
The interface flickered to life.
——
【Ability: Super Burst】
【Level: LV15】
【Description: Concentrates all strength to instantly erupt in a single strike with 200,000 times your maximum power.】
【Upgrade Cost: 10 million Points/per attempt】
——
Judging by the upgrade cost, this ability barely scraped past Tier 5 and into the threshold of Tier 6 Galaxy Cluster level. Accumulating Points without spending them was meaningless; it was time to put them to use.
Ten successful enhancements would raise the level by one. As the ability's level increased, the upgrade cost would rise correspondingly. Mei wasn't sure of the exact final total.
Regardless, with her Points being so abundant, she simply began the enhancement process.
【Enhancing · Super Burst】
【Consuming 10 million Points】
【Remaining Points: 2,149,991,473,100】
【Enhancement complete】
【Super Burst · LV15.1?】
"..."
【Consuming 10 million Points】
【Super Burst · LV15.2?】
"..."
【Consuming 10 million Points】
【Super Burst · LV15.3?】
"..."
Expending a staggering 25 billion Points, Mei raised "Super Burst" to LV20 in one go. If not for the windfall from the Great Wilderness world, she wouldn't have had enough to spend so freely.
【Remaining Points: 2,125,001,473,100】
【Enhancement complete】
——
【Ability: Super Burst】
【Level: LV20】
【Description: Concentrates all strength to instantly erupt in a single strike with 100 billion times your maximum power.】
【Upgrade Cost: 1 billion Points/per attempt】
——
LV20 "Super Burst" had just barely reached the threshold of Tier 7. Its power multiplier had surged from the original 200,000 times to 100 billion times, though it still remained within the realm of quantitative scaling.
Mei wasn't sure if her remaining Points would be enough. It was hard to determine at which level "Super Burst" would undergo its qualitative evolution, but she simply continued the enhancement. She would worry about the cost if she ran out; she sensed that the breakthrough was close.
【Enhancing · Super Burst】
【Consuming 1 billion Points】
【Enhancement complete】
【Super Burst · LV20.1?】
"..."
The remaining Points rapidly dwindled. As "Super Burst's" level climbed higher, the upgrade cost skyrocketed. In the blink of an eye, her balance was nearly depleted.
【Remaining Points: 25,001,473,100】
【Enhancement complete】
——
【Ability: Super Burst】
【Level: LV24.6】
【Description: Concentrates all strength to release a strike capable of instantly destroying and obliterating all existences below Tier 8. It is unstoppable by anything non-Tier 8.】
【Upgrade Cost: 99 billion Points/per attempt】
——
The outcome: a qualitative change!
"Super Burst" had finally completed the leap from quantitative amplification to tier-based suppression. This wave of enhancement had cost Mei a massive fortune in Points.
The result: failure to finish. She had run out of Points just a step away from the finish line. Mei estimated that if she could reach LV25, the ability would likely officially enter the Tier 8 rank.
At least this ability hadn't disappointed her. As long as she kept leveling it up, it would soon become one of her trump cards once again.
"Still short by four hundred billion Points."
She could only hope that Transcendent Space would be more generous. Otherwise, relying solely on Main Mission rewards from mission worlds to scrape together several hundred billion Points was not something that could be achieved in the short term.
After the enhancement was complete, Mei returned to the Earth Universe. Time in the Earth Universe resumed its flow, and the Star Spirit King immediately sensed something unusual about Mei.
In the cosmic void, the Star Spirit King appeared silently, his expression filled with profound astonishment.
"You have stepped into Tier 8?"
Previously, when Mei fought the Gaia consciousness, she had manifested Tier 8 power, but that was temporary strength borrowed through an Item.
Now, the feeling she gave him was entirely different. This formidable power was by no means temporary. In just the blink of an eye, this kid had actually stepped into Tier 8?
The Star Spirit King felt something was amiss. He knew exactly how many Tokens Mei had garnered during his Star Spirit King trials; it shouldn't have been enough to allow her to fully break through to Tier 8.
“......”
Mei did not answer.
The Star Spirit King asked again, “Do you intend to begin your rebellion against the Void World's timeline now? With your unique-tier strength, there will surely be a place for you at the absolute summit of the Void World's timeline.”
Facing the Star Spirit King's inquiry, Mei spoke flatly.
“It is not yet time.”
A place at the summit?
That wasn't what Mei wanted. She wanted to stand above the Void World's timeline entirely, to hold the origin of the void within her own grasp.
It was still a bit too early to rebel against the Void World's timeline. While the unique-tier was powerful, those who could set foot on the absolute summit of the Void World's timeline were surely not lacking in unique Tier 8s.
Until she possessed sufficient strength to suppress every ancient and magnificent existence at the summit, Mei felt there was no need to waste effort there.
Perhaps the Star Spirit King felt that merely occupying a spot at the summit was enough, but for Mei, that was far from sufficient.
In the distance, a Tier 7 powerhouse who had come to participate in the Star Spirit King trials seemingly realized someone was there. Mei merely cast a sidelong glance, and that Tier 7 was instantly obliterated.
【Tokens Acquired: 2 billion】
When the Star Spirit King looked again, Mei’s figure was already gone.
That unintentional, casual strike from Mei just now had made even him feel the breath of death. The Star Spirit King couldn't help but marvel in awe: “So this is the power of a unique Tier 8...”
Hum—
Invisibly, an absolutely irresistible force swept across the Earth Universe in an instant. Within the Star Spirit King's trials, numerous Tier 6 and Tier 7 powerhouses suffered sudden deaths simultaneously, leaving the Star Spirit King helpless to intervene.
Mei opened the faith marker marketplace, and the Token information on it refreshed frantically.
【Tokens Acquired: 50 million】
【Tokens Acquired: 400 million】
【Tokens Acquired: 1.6 billion】
【Tokens Acquired: 2.6 billion】
"......"
【Remaining Tokens: 10.0208 trillion】
Before long, Mei’s Remaining Tokens surpassed the 10 trillion mark. This meant she could finally purchase the 【Void Overlord】 from the faith marker marketplace.
——
【Product: Void Overlord】
【Type: Information Type】
【Description: As a creator of the void, only the Primordial Daemon possesses the innate talent to dominate the void. Through this, one gains mastery over the locations of other worlds and universes, escaping the cage of a single universe.】
【Price: 10 trillion】
——
The Primordial Daemon possessed the ability to dominate the void. Mei had felt a sense of awakening regarding this as far back as the Willpower world, but she had lacked the Primordial Daemon’s inheritance.
She had never known how to master or develop this talent and power, resulting in her inability to locate other universes within the void.
Now, this was no longer a problem.
Mei selected and purchased Void Overlord on the faith marker marketplace interface.
【Consumed 10 trillion Tokens】
【Remaining Tokens: 20.8 billion】
【Purchase Successful】
At that moment, the Void Overlord inheritance flashed through her mind. Mei stepped into the void outside the Earth Universe, manifesting her Primordial Daemon form as a vast, magnificent aura billowed outward.
Void energy surged, taking the form of submission.
Following the inheritance, Mei allowed her perception to expand through the void energy at an incredible speed. After a single instant, she sensed the existence of a certain universe.
Then, within that intense expansion of perception, universe after universe entered her sensory range, their positions successfully pinpointed. With a flick of her mind, she suddenly vanished.
Now, Mei could truly be called a Primordial Daemon, roaming freely within the void instead of being trapped in a single, cage-like universe.
Furthermore, she was immensely curious about other universes.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, outside a certain universe within the void, an old man with white hair wearing a suit sat upright on an ancient chair, his expression composed.
He also possessed the bearing of a sovereign.
His gaze was overbearing and disdainful.
An ambered, yellowed book lay before him. With a wave of his hand, the pages flipped automatically. Recorded within were none other than all the information of the entire universe, along with every probability and all parallel worlds.
His name was Arthur.
A Tier 7 powerhouse.
The supreme Observer of the Treasure Universe.
"Hmm?"
Arthur’s brow furrowed. He stopped flipping the pages, seemingly sensing a slight anomaly in the void behind him. He slowly stood up.
Boom!
Suddenly, void energy erupted. A powerful force descended upon the Treasure Universe with an absolutely domineering posture. As the Observer of the Treasure Universe, Arthur was also its guardian against enemies from the void.
Arthur’s expression shifted drastically.
"Stop right there!"
As he spoke, the ancient book before him flipped at high speeds. Arthur exerted all his strength, attempting to intercept the intruder. However, it was only when he faced this force head-on that he realized the truth.
This power was simply beyond imagination. As the supreme strongest being of the Treasure Universe, he felt like a mantis trying to stop a carriage.
Boom!
The descending entity shattered Arthur’s interception with peerless dominance and ease. It would be more accurate to say the opponent simply ignored Arthur's resistance entirely.
They didn't care about his trivial actions.
Arthur, on the other hand, fared poorly. His ancient seat and book were instantly destroyed the moment they touched the newcomer. He was sent crashing back into the Treasure Universe.
He was severely injured.
His very fundamental, concept, and information were nearly erased.
"Just what is..."
Arthur plummeted into the Treasure Universe, unable to hide his terror. In countless years, he had never encountered an existence with such terrifying power. Merely touching a fraction of it had resulted in this fate.
Then, Arthur lost consciousness.
The sky was clear for ten thousand miles; the blue waves were infinite.
Within the modernized city, skyscrapers of steel and concrete stood like a forest. Horns honked amidst the flowing traffic, and the streets were bustling with people.
Mei stepped into the Treasure Universe like a tourist. She took in the appearance and essence of this world, a satisfied expression crossing her face.
"A decent universe."
"Ooh."
To her side, Shiro tilted its head up, looking at the news displayed on a large mall screen.
"Today, the city museum will open an exhibition to all citizens featuring the historically famous blue diamond, the 'Tear of the Nation.' This is a gemstone steeped in legend..."
