Obliterating Lu Yuan, Plan Zero, the Nuclear Bomb Drops!

"Gone... they're gone?" "Three ten-thousand-ton warships were blown apart by Lu Yuan's strength alone, and now they've all sunk to the bottom of the sea..." "Human strength can reach such heights?" "Evolvers... this is the true power of evolvers! From this day forward, I'm afraid we really are entering the age of evolvers..." Countless people felt profound shock and terror. The event was simply too earth-shattering. Warships, giant cannons, missiles—none of these devastating weapons developed by human technology could do anything against a martial artist. None could do anything against an evolver. What this meant could not be clearer. From today on, every country would frantically cultivate evolvers and research the Limit Martial Dao. How terrifying was a figure like Lu Yuan? He was equivalent to an entire army, an entire fleet. On his own, he could likely run roughshod over an entire nation. Furthermore, this battle spread across the entire world at lightning speed through cameras, video recordings, and live broadcasts. Countless people were deeply shaken. *Whoosh.* Lu Changsheng suddenly looked up. He remained standing on the surface of the sea. Vaguely, he seemed to see the embryonic Martial Dao expanding in the void. At this moment, the embryonic Martial Dao had gradually begun undergoing a miraculous transformation. It was as if Lu Changsheng's battle had acted as a catalyst, infusing the embryonic Martial Dao with vast new power. *Boom.* In this instant, the void roared. Ordinary people could not perceive it at all. Only those who had broken through their limits and entered secondary growth could feel the change in the void. Though the Limit Martial Dao had been promoted for only a short time, this world had a population of over ten billion after all. Among them were many naturally gifted prodigies. Even in such a short window, a number of people had broken through their limits and entered secondary growth. Consequently, these people could clearly feel the shift in the void. "What is this... what is about to happen?" "It feels as though something is about to be born in the unseen realm." "What on earth is going on?" Lu Changsheng stood quietly upon the sea. His emotions stirred slightly. After more than two years, the day had finally arrived. *Boom.* At last, the void rumbled. In Lu Changsheng's eyes, the embryonic Martial Dao transformed into a true Martial Dao in an instant, hanging high in the void and illuminating the world. The Martial Dao had finally been born! And its birth meant that practicing martial arts in this world would undoubtedly be easier from now on. Moreover, with the Martial Dao in place, stepping into the transcendent realm would be ten times easier than before! Even Lu Changsheng experienced a flash of insight the moment the Martial Dao congealed. His body continued to swell. The physical limits of his flesh shattered in an instant. This was quaternary growth! If tertiary growth corresponded to the Qi Refinement level, then quaternary growth was unequivocally the Dao Foundation level! The gap between Qi Refinement and the Dao Foundation was immense. It represented the true forging of a martial foundation! Thus, Lu Changsheng's physical body expanded madly. From his original height of three meters, he began to grow. Four meters, five meters, six meters, seven meters, eight meters... Stepping into quaternary growth this time was equivalent to forging a martial foundation. The Martial Dao of this world was different from that of the Saint Domain. The Martial Dao in the Saint Domain was qi and blood, and it was rules. Therefore, the physical body did not expand to such a degree. Yet this world was different. The Limit Martial Dao style created by Lu Changsheng followed the path of physical sanctification. In other words, all mighty power resided within the physical body, equivalent to body refinement. Thus, going from tertiary growth to quaternary growth was like advancing from Qi Refinement to the Dao Foundation. To forge this world's martial foundation, the sturdier and more powerful Lu Changsheng's body became, the better. And to make the body more powerful, according to the characteristics of the Limit Martial Dao style, the taller and larger it was, the better. In the end, Lu Changsheng's body expanded all the way to roughly ten meters tall. A ten-meter-tall body was essentially a giant! Lu Changsheng felt an incomparably vast power within himself. If he faced those warships now, he could treat them directly like toys. Lu Changsheng's sudden expansion occurred in plain sight of everyone. Some were even filming and broadcasting live. In other words, the sight was broadcast simultaneously to the entire world. "What's happening? Why did Lu Yuan suddenly balloon to ten meters tall?" "According to the classifications of the Limit Martial Dao style, once you break through your limits and enter secondary growth or even quaternary growth, your body naturally expands! The larger the body, the stronger every aspect becomes!" "Before this, Lu Yuan was already at tertiary growth, towering over the entire world. But this time, he went straight from three meters to ten meters tall! Without a doubt, Lu Yuan must have broken through his limits again and entered quaternary growth!" "Tertiary growth was already enough to shatter ten-thousand-ton warships. With quaternary growth and a terrifying ten-meter-tall body, just how horrifying is his power? Now, what weapon could possibly threaten a ten-meter-tall Lu Yuan in quaternary growth?" "Are evolvers going to rule the entire world now?" "Ten meters tall, quaternary growth... What difference is there between Lu Yuan now and the gods of legend?" "Indeed. When evolution reaches Lu Yuan's current level, it's no different from the deities of ancient mythology who could overturn heaven and earth with a wave of their hands..." Many people were profoundly shocked by the sight. Even more people thought of deeper implications. In the past, this was an era of guns and cannons. Technological weapons dominated everything. But what about now? Lu Yuan had publicized the Limit Martial Dao, and the Limit Martial Dao could now blast apart ten-thousand-ton warships. Now Lu Yuan was ten meters tall, his strength likely multiplied ten or dozens of times. Under such circumstances, the entire world and even the entire era would change. This involved a shift in the power that dominated the world. The significance was monumental! From now on, evolvers might rule the world rather than technological weaponry. "Recede." Lu Changsheng immediately retracted his massive ten-meter frame. He used compression. Quaternary growth represented body refinement at the Dao Foundation level. Over his physical body, Lu Changsheng already possessed absolute control. Compressing his body was not difficult for him now. Soon, Lu Changsheng returned to his normal stature. Of course, this was merely compression. In truth, his "normal stature" was now ten meters tall. After all, this was quaternary growth. This kind of "body-refining martial dao" actually had certain limitations. Once it reached a certain level, it would likely become impossible to advance further. Its upper limit could not compare with the Martial Dao of the Saint Domain. However, this was likewise no problem for Lu Changsheng. He would return to the Saint Domain before long. As for the upper limit of this world's martial path, he would leave that to the people of this world to solve in the future. Lu Changsheng brought up his attribute panel to inspect his status. Host: Lu Yuan Limit Martial Dao Style: Quaternary Growth On the attribute panel, Lu Changsheng's Limit Martial Dao had indeed reached quaternary growth. However, there was no longer any "progress" listed after quaternary growth. Lu Changsheng knew very well what this meant. It meant that quaternary growth was currently the absolute limit of the Limit Martial Dao style. It could no longer be advanced. After all, this secret world's energy scale reached only the Dao Foundation level at most. Quaternary growth had already attained the Dao Foundation level. This had virtually reached the ceiling of this world, so it was naturally impossible to advance further. Unless the energy scale of this world rose, perhaps the upper limit of martial arts could eventually surpass the Dao Foundation and reach the Golden Core level. Yet that was exceedingly difficult. Raising a world's upper limit was far too hard. *Let me test it.* *With a ten-meter-tall body, quaternary growth, and my full power released, can I shatter the Martial Dao?* Lu Changsheng took a deep breath, a thought flashing through his mind. If he could shatter the Martial Dao and obtain martial dao fragments, he would not have to wait out the full three years for his true body's power to project here. As long as he obtained martial dao fragments, he could leave this secret world and return to the Saint Domain. If he could not shatter it, he could only keep waiting. *Boom.* Lu Changsheng unleashed Limit Quadruple Transformation. His ten-meter-tall body expanded. Then, Lu Changsheng threw a fierce punch directly into the void. In truth, the Martial Dao existed throughout every corner of this secret world. It was not situated in a single specific location. Only someone who had attained a certain realm could sense the Martial Dao, or even make contact with it. And Lu Changsheng could now directly shake it. *Rumble!* The Martial Dao shook violently. After all, it was newly born. However, after the violent tremors, vast amounts of mysterious power replenished it. The Martial Dao gradually stabilized again. Lu Changsheng struck out again, punching the Martial Dao repeatedly. Yet time after time, the Martial Dao restored itself to its original state. As time wore on, Lu Changsheng's heart sank. Earlier, he had focused solely on condensing the Martial Dao, overlooking one critical detail. The human population in this secret world was simply too immense. Information moved rapidly. There were over ten billion people. Right now, among those ten billion, even young children were practicing the Limit Martial Dao. For the newly born Martial Dao, this meant an unending stream of faith pouring into it at every passing moment. Breaking the Martial Dao was not impossible, but it was extraordinarily difficult. *If I want to break the Martial Dao on my own, I would have to accumulate strength painstakingly.* *It might take three years, five years, or even eight, ten, or several decades of accumulation.* *Relying on myself to break the Martial Dao requires too much time.* *Since I don't want to spend that long accumulating strength, I can only rely on the power of my true body.* *And the power of my true body can only be projected here four months from now...* Lu Changsheng had no choice but to wait. He would wait a little over four months, until three full years had passed since he entered the secret world. At that time, the distance between this secret world and the Immortal Martial World would be at its closest. The power of his true body, particularly the Earth Saint Dao body, would be able to project into this secret world. The duration would be brief, but it would be more than enough for Lu Changsheng to shatter the Martial Dao and claim the martial dao fragments. With that, Lu Changsheng walked across the sea. Reaching the shore, he spoke to no one and returned directly to Yudu. Then, Lu Changsheng entered seclusion. He refused all visitors without exception. All he needed to do was wait quietly. Yet while Lu Changsheng remained completely still, the Yulong Kingdom was a different story. This battle had invigorated the entire nation. It had even routed the Yanlong Federation's fleet. The remainder of the Yanlong Federation's fleet had promptly retreated. The Yulong Kingdom had gained precious breathing room. The entire kingdom was filled with wild excitement. Across the Yanlong Federation, however, it felt as though a basin of cold water had been dumped over everyone's heads. They could never have imagined that their carefully laid plans would be completely ruined by a single man. Even so, the high-ranking officials of the Yanlong Federation did not lose heart. On the contrary, they were currently awaiting the results of a test. In a desert within the Yanlong Federation, a secret test was underway. Today was the day of the crucial acceptance trial. It was a secret weapon. A secret weapon capable of altering the entire world's balance of power—an epoch-making weapon! "General, everything is prepared. The test may begin." "Good. Begin." The general pressed the trial initiation button. *Rumble!* Suddenly, the earth shook and the mountains trembled. In the distant desert, a colossal mushroom cloud rose into the sky. A horrifying shockwave blasted outward in all directions. Even with the command center situated so far away, they could feel the violent shaking. Even without measuring instruments, they could sense its terrifying might. "This weapon..." "Its power is actually this terrifying?" "Hahaha! With this weapon, who in the entire world can oppose us?" "The Yanlong Federation's most glorious golden age is about to arrive..." The general burst into laughter. The researchers also wore excited smiles. After so many years of research, they had finally succeeded. *Ring, ring, ring.* Suddenly, the telephone in the command center rang. The general picked up the receiver. "General Sheng, how did the test for Plan Zero go?" "It was a success," the general replied. "Good. Manufacture another 'Zero' as quickly as possible. The more powerful, the better—preferably within three months. The situation has changed; we will likely need to deploy 'Zero.'" The general fell silent for a moment before saying in a deep voice, "I guarantee the mission will be accomplished!" With that, the general hung up the phone. "The situation has changed?" "What kind of situation could be so urgent that we have to deploy 'Zero'?" The general did not know what had transpired within the Yanlong Federation. After all, he had been stationed in the desert the entire time, carrying out Plan Zero. Even so, he had to obey orders from above. Fortunately, "Zero" had already been developed successfully. What remained was simply repeating the previous process to manufacture an even more powerful "Zero" as quickly as possible. *** Yulong Kingdom, Limit Martial Arts Hall headquarters in Yudu. Lu Changsheng abruptly opened his eyes. "Hm?" "That fluctuation just now..." "Did this secret world's energy scale increase?" Lu Changsheng's consciousness was extraordinarily powerful. He could still sense the energy scale of a secret world. This was genuinely surprising. Generally speaking, a world's energy scale was exceedingly difficult to elevate. It essentially represented the peak power a world could bear. Before Lu Changsheng entered this secret world, its energy scale had been at the Dao Foundation level. Furthermore, it had barely managed to scrape the Dao Foundation level. Yet just a moment ago, Lu Changsheng felt the secret world's energy scale rise in the unseen realm. Moreover, it had rapidly climbed to the peak Dao Foundation level. The leap was so vast that it had practically manifested in a single instant. Although it remained at the Dao Foundation level and had not leaped to the Golden Core level, jumping from the early Dao Foundation level to the peak Dao Foundation level was already a staggering leap. "What on earth happened?" Lu Changsheng's brow furrowed tightly. He knew something must have occurred in this secret world. Had some devastating weapon been born? That was indeed a possibility. In a technological world, the birth of a particular technology could bring about earth-shaking changes. Still, Lu Changsheng was not overly worried. Even if the world's energy scale had risen to the peak Dao Foundation level, he himself was already at quaternary growth. His overall strength was likewise comparable to the peak Dao Foundation level. Both were at the Dao Foundation level; with his current defenses, power at that level would find it exceedingly difficult to kill him. "Have the people of the Yulong Kingdom look into what happened." Lu Changsheng immediately phoned Senior Sister Xiang. He instructed her to exert pressure on the Yulong Kingdom's leadership. Lu Changsheng was now the foremost practitioner of the Limit Martial Dao in the entire world, the pioneer who had ushered in the age of evolution. His influence across the globe was immense. No one in the Yulong Kingdom dared disregard a request from the Limit Martial Arts Hall. Afterward, Lu Changsheng closed his eyes and continued waiting. No matter what changes occurred, he only needed to wait a little over four months. Once the power of his true body was projected into this world, the overall outcome would be decided. Day after day passed. About a month later, Senior Sister Xiang hurried in. Accompanying her was a high-ranking official of the Yulong Kingdom who headed its intelligence department. "Sect Master, this is Minister Gao." "Regarding the matter you instructed us to investigate, the kingdom has uncovered some details. However, the situation appears quite grave, so Minister Gao came to report to you in person," Senior Sister Xiang said respectfully. "Hm?" "Minister Gao, whatever you have discovered, speak freely." Lu Changsheng opened his eyes and asked in a calm tone. Though Minister Gao was a high noble of the Yulong Kingdom with immense authority over the intelligence department, he knew full well the weight carried by "Lu Yuan." Minister Gao respectfully said, "Mr. Lu, this matter is extremely thorny." "Following your instructions, we began investigating recent news regarding global weapon developments." "Upon investigating, we were shocked to discover that several years ago, the Yanlong Federation began developing a secret weapon in the desert." "Reportedly, a month ago, a massive disturbance occurred in the desert. It is suspected that the Yanlong Federation successfully developed the weapon." "Lately, we have been closely monitoring every move by the Yanlong Federation. We discovered that their designs on our Yulong Kingdom remain unextinguished. They have been mobilizing troops frequently of late, yet without massing on a large scale like before." "It seems as though the Yanlong Federation is waiting for something. We suspect they are waiting for their newly developed secret weapon in order to deal with our kingdom." Minister Gao laid out all the information he had gathered before Lu Changsheng. Minister Gao understood very well that the Yanlong Federation possessed formidable national power far beyond what the Yulong Kingdom could match. If the Yulong Kingdom wished to resist the Yanlong Federation, it had to rely on Lu Yuan, the pioneer of the age of evolution! "Is there truly a secret weapon?" Lu Changsheng pondered. Ever since he destroyed three of the Yanlong Federation's ten-thousand-ton warships, they had made no move at all. They had not even issued a condemnation, acting as if the incident had never happened. Yet could things truly remain calm? Those were three ten-thousand-ton warships, not ordinary objects. For the entire Yanlong Federation to remain completely silent after they were destroyed was abnormal! That left only one possibility. The Yanlong Federation was brewing a storm. Once they struck, they were certain they could destroy the Yulong Kingdom and annex it completely. As for Lu Changsheng, this pioneer of the age of evolution who could smash ten-thousand-ton warships with his bare hands—what would the Yanlong Federation do about him? The answer was self-evident. The Yanlong Federation would undoubtedly eliminate Lu Yuan at the first opportunity. "Very well, I understand the situation." "Keep a close watch on the Yanlong Federation's movements." With a wave of Lu Changsheng's hand, Minister Gao and Senior Sister Xiang bowed respectfully and left. *Soon. The time is almost here.* Lu Changsheng calculated the time. A little over three months remained. Then he would continue waiting! Once the power of his true body could project here, what secret weapon could possibly threaten him? Besides, he was currently at the Dao Foundation level. Even if the Yanlong Federation possessed some secret weapon, it could not kill him! He would meet all changes with stillness. Time flew by. Across the globe, the development of the Limit Martial Dao grew ever faster. More and more people achieved secondary growth. However, aside from Lu Changsheng, not a single person had attained tertiary growth. Tertiary growth was fundamentally different and extraordinary. Once one reached tertiary growth, one entered the transcendent realm. Therefore, it would likely take a long time before anyone reached tertiary growth and crossed into transcendence. Yet even if someone did in the future, it would have nothing to do with Lu Changsheng. By then, he would likely have long returned to the Immortal Martial World. *** Within the Yanlong Federation, a secret high-level meeting was underway. "Gentlemen, 'Zero' has been successfully manufactured, and its power is several times greater than in the test!" "Everything is ready. Deploy high-altitude bombers. That Lu Yuan cannot fly, so he cannot counter high-altitude bombers. As for the Yulong Kingdom's air force, especially around Yudu, use missiles to destroy all their airfields first!" "Actually, even without bombing the airfields, their air force cannot contest our high-altitude bombers. Their aircraft cannot reach our bombers' cruising altitude." "No, to ensure absolute success, we must bomb the Yulong Kingdom's airfields first." "What if we startle the snake?" "There's no need to fear that. 'Zero' has a massive blast radius. Once dropped, as long as Lu Yuan is still in Yudu, he will certainly die!" The high-ranking officials of the Yanlong Federation had clearly reviewed the test data for "Zero." It was simply staggering. Even if Lu Yuan was the "foremost evolver of the age," they did not believe a body of flesh and blood could withstand the detonation of a devastating superweapon like "Zero." It seemed scarcely like a weapon humans ought to possess. It was simply too horrifying. Yet such a terrifying superweapon was now to be deployed against a single man. Even so, none of them felt it was an overreaction. Lu Yuan's existence had already severely disrupted the Yanlong Federation's plans to annex the Yulong Kingdom. Lu Yuan had to be eliminated at all costs. "Good. Then carry out the plan." A consensus was reached. The orders were issued. First came a carpet of missile strikes. The Yanlong Federation was situated very close to the Yulong Kingdom. Missiles could directly destroy airfields within the Yulong Kingdom's territory. The airfields near Yudu received particular attention. *Boom! Boom! Boom!* In an instant, all the airfields near Yudu were bombarded by missiles. The Yulong Kingdom was thrown into chaos. Yet there was nothing they could do. They could not intercept the missiles. Once the airfields were destroyed, the Yanlong Federation's most advanced high-altitude bomber took off from a domestic airfield, climbed rapidly into the upper atmosphere, and flew straight toward Yudu! *** At the Limit Martial Arts Hall headquarters in Yudu, Lu Changsheng's brow furrowed. Looking into the sky and seeing missiles raining down one after another, he had no good recourse. Even though he had reached quaternary growth and rivaled the Dao Foundation level, he still had a weakness. This was the flaw of body-refining martial arts. He could not fly! Without flight, he was helpless against those missiles. He could not intercept them and could only watch as they fell. "All of you, get to the air-raid shelters," Lu Changsheng said. "Sect Master, what about you?" Senior Sister Xiang asked. "Me?" Lu Changsheng replied calmly, "The Yanlong Federation wouldn't attack only with missiles. They are bound to make another move." "If the Yanlong Federation invades, I must act." This was a promise Lu Changsheng had made to the Yulong Kingdom. To Lu Changsheng, this was merely a trivial matter. Therefore, he could not hide in an air-raid shelter. Besides, he was at the Dao Foundation level. In this world, no power could kill him yet. "Understood. We will head into the shelters first. Sect Master, please be careful." With that, Senior Sister Xiang and the others immediately retreated into the air-raid shelter. *Whoosh.* Lu Changsheng leaped out onto the street. He saw wailing crowds all around him. Countless people were panicking. They had no air-raid shelters to hide in and could only pray that the missiles would not fall on their heads. *A little over a month remains before the three-year mark, when the power of my true body can project here...* *When the time comes, I will break the Martial Dao, obtain the martial dao fragments, and wipe out the Yanlong Federation's leadership before departing...* Lu Changsheng had already planned everything out. His Limit Martial Arts Hall headquarters was in the Yulong Kingdom, along with acquaintances like Senior Sister Xiang. Once he left, if the Yanlong Federation invaded, those he knew would be in grave danger. However, as long as his true body's power could project here, Lu Changsheng would be able to wipe out the Yanlong Federation's entire leadership with a casual gesture. He could erase all opposing forces. Allowing the Yulong Kingdom to annex the Yanlong Federation would hardly be difficult. So he had to wait. Wait just over a month longer. Yet while Lu Changsheng was willing to wait another month, the Yanlong Federation was not. "Hm?" Lu Changsheng abruptly looked up. He seemed to sense something. High in the sky, an aircraft was faintly visible. Then, an object dropped from the plane. "A bomb?" Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly. As the object drew closer to Yudu and plummeted toward the ground, a faint sense of danger arose in his heart. Though the threat felt faint, it was unmistakably there. It seemed this bomb was exceptionally dangerous. *Wait... a massive bomb falling from the sky...* *The world's energy scale spiking rapidly...* *Could it be that weapon...?* Realization seemed to strike Lu Changsheng. His eyes went wide, and without hesitation, he moved. "Retreat!" Subconsciously, Lu Changsheng bolted backward. He wanted to get as far from that bomb as possible. He had a gut feeling. That bomb might well be the terrifying weapon from his memories. A nuclear bomb! If it truly was a nuclear bomb, that was a genuinely horrifying superweapon! No matter how fast Lu Changsheng retreated, he could not outrun a bomb plummeting from high altitude. Soon, the bomb struck. It hit roughly several hundred meters from Lu Changsheng. *Boom!* The bomb detonated. Terrifying flames and a horrific shockwave instantly swept across the whole of Yudu. At the same time, a colossal mushroom cloud rose into the sky, seemingly heralding the birth of this terrifying superweapon.