Chapter Thirty: Three Months

If Ji Ning forcibly took his great hammers, his strength would be greatly reduced. Although he could bully the Dao-divine weapons on the first level, these six hammers were brought from the outside world and were the most suitable for him. It would be hard to obtain Dao-divine weapons suitable for him from other weak World-level cultivators.

"You really are..." Ji Ning swept his divine sense, and since the other party didn't resist, Ji Ning easily probed him.

"You don't even have a single bottle of Chaos Nectar or a single Chaos Crystal." Ji Ning shook his head.

"I did have them, but they were all plundered." The chubby youth shook his head. "No choice, I'm not strong enough. It's good that I managed to keep these six hammers. I originally had an Eternal treasure too, but it was taken."

The chubby youth looked at Ji Ning with a pleading expression: "Please don't take these six hammers, okay?"

"Don't worry, I don't covet your six hammers." Ji Ning said with a smile. "I'll ask you a few questions, and also, give me that sword technique inheritance treasure you have."

"Here." The chubby youth was very quick and immediately tossed a sword-shaped token to Ji Ning. This was one of the inheritance treasures of the sword technique ranked seventy-third. Although it was ranked seventy-third, it was divided into one hundred and eighty parts, and one had to collect the full set.

"Ask whatever you want, Danbao will tell you everything." The chubby youth, seeing that Ji Ning had no intention of killing him, quickly said.

"Your name is Danbao?" Ji Ning asked.

"Yes, Danbao. That's the Dao-name my master gave me, because my master is skilled in alchemy, and I am too. Who would have thought I'd be so unlucky? I was invited to help a Dao Lord refine pills, but on the way, including me and the ten World-level cultivators who came to invite me, we were all captured by a Daolord of Life and Death." Danbao World God said helplessly.

Ji Ning was astonished.

Skilled in alchemy?

This guy, who relied solely on Dao-divine weapons to have peak World God strength, was actually skilled in alchemy? And he was even invited to help a Dao Lord refine pills? His alchemy skills must be very high. Ji Ning knew well that in the endless territories, some powerful alchemy masters were very popular.

"Alas, what use is being good at alchemy? The Mangya Kingdom doesn't value me at all. I can only fight other World-level cultivators here." Danbao World God said helplessly. "I'm good at manipulating void and have great strength, which is needed for alchemy... but now I can only wield hammers and fight other World-level cultivators."

Ji Ning could infer that this Danbao World God was definitely very skilled in alchemy, and he had an even more skilled master. If he were outside, even ordinary Daolords of Life and Death wouldn't offend someone of his status.

There was a chance...

He could help him. If Danbao World God could leave in the future, Ji Ning could ask him for help with special pills, or even ask his master.

"Hmm, in the future, I'll need to gather a few more sets of inheritances. When I no longer need some, I'll deliberately give him a set." Ji Ning thought to himself.

Just the ones he wanted now included two sword technique inheritances and one movement technique inheritance, and even the number one heartforce inheritance, Ji Ning also wanted.

But according to the rules, obtaining one set allowed one to leave, and obtaining two sets forced one to leave.

So if Ji Ning wanted several sets, he would have to deliberately lose some battles and give away some inheritances. In his plan, he would definitely find a way to help Su Youji once, and if there was a chance, help this Danbao World God too.

"I just don't know which Star Island Youji is on now." Ji Ning had no way. Only by personally fighting once would he know which World-level cultivator corresponded to which island. He couldn't help Su Youji now; he could only try to find out which island she was on in the future.

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"Let me ask you." Ji Ning said. "What's the general strength of the World-level cultivators on each level of the Star Islands?"

"That's hard to say, because even on the first level, a freak might suddenly appear." Danbao World God quickly said. "I can only give a rough idea."

Ji Ning nodded.

"On the first level of Star Islands, most are World-level cultivators at the peak of the World stage, and some are weaker."

"The second level is stronger. Some have special techniques or treasures, like strange methods, puppets, or strength reaching the World God peak."

"The third level generally has World God peak cultivators, or those with special methods. I'm at World God peak, and I'm very strong, able to force opponents into direct confrontation, so I can hold my ground on the third level."

"The fourth level generally has those who surpass World God peak, and even freaks who fell from the fifth level."

"The fifth level, if you can hold your ground there, everyone is a freak, probably with strength comparable to a Step Daolord. Their methods might be special, and who knows what trump cards they have. Anyway, I've never encountered them. Currently, there are only twelve on the fifth level: eight special lifeforms and four cultivators."

Ji Ning was secretly shocked.

All twelve on the fifth level had strength comparable to Step Daolords? Truly terrifying, but most were special lifeforms. Some powerful special lifeforms had innate advantages over cultivators!

"The sixth level has only one, a big freak called Beta Leo." The chubby youth shook his head. "He's a real big freak, also a special lifeform. Even the freaks on the fifth level can't beat him. His strength is truly unfathomable."

"Beta Leo?" Ji Ning silently memorized this name.

"Fortunately, the Star Islands have a rule: anyone who has reached the fifth level, even if they briefly reached it and were knocked down, gets the protection of the Star Islands. So the other freaks aren't bullied too badly by Beta Leo." Danbao World God sighed.

Ji Ning also understood this rule.

The Star Islands were meant to screen out some extremely powerful World-level cultivators. The over 300,000 World-level cultivators gathered here included some relatively powerful ones selected from the Mangya Kingdom's original territory and some captured from outside. None were ordinary World-level cultivators.

Among these over 300,000 already quite powerful World-level cultivators, it was normal for some freaks to appear.

As long as one could reach the fifth level, they were generally considered freaks and received the protection of the Star Islands. Even if a stronger cultivator defeated them, they could only take the inheritance treasures. Killing was forbidden! Taking any other treasures besides inheritance treasures was also forbidden!

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Of course, this was just a form of protection. The Mangya Kingdom valued these freaks, but not fanatically.

Because even a freak didn't necessarily mean they would be a freak when they became a Daolord.

In the Wanfu Palace, the formation spirit 'Wanshan' had encountered many freaks, but in the end, only Da Mo Daolord was the most remarkable. Of course, someone like Beta Leo, a rare freak in the entire endless territories that even a major power like the Mangya Kingdom rarely saw, who had already touched the path and could break through to the Daolord of Life and Death stage at any time, was different.

"It seems with my strength, I have a chance to reach the fifth level." Ji Ning thought to himself. "Only by reaching the fifth level can I get protection."

Although Ji Ning was confident, he wasn't sure about the only one on the sixth level, Beta Leo, because Beta Leo should have already obtained the number one heartforce inheritance set. Being skilled in heartforce was terrifying, and Ji Ning wasn't sure he could withstand it.

"I need to hurry. The longer I delay, the more likely variables will appear."

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After this battle, Ji Ning began a series of fights. He kept a low profile, fighting those at his level, whether they challenged him or he challenged them.

Sometimes when no one challenged him, and those he challenged didn't respond, he could only rest for a day.

And so...

Ji Ning spent twelve days and rose to the second level.

Then spent twenty-six days and rose to the third level.

Then spent fifty-one days and rose to the fourth level. Ji Ning didn't encounter any freaks who had reached the fifth level, because once they reached the fifth level, they got protection. Generally, other World-level cultivators rarely challenged them. Those freaks were usually comprehending some powerful inheritances, possibly cultivating for a hundred years. Ji Ning's rapid rise caught the attention of two World-level cultivators who had received protection, but they didn't challenge him, just watched silently.

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