30: Territory Introduction and Hidden Secrets

The Human Race Territory is vast, generally divided into one Star, three Realms, one hundred Domains, ten thousand Districts, and countless enclaves and interlayer lands, big or small.

One Star refers to Blue Star Ancestral Land, the seat of the Federal General Assembly, the origin of many forces, the source of everything, and the motherland of civilization.

Blue Star has five Continents, four Seas, and two Ring Seas.

The five Continents are named East, South, West, North, and Central.

The four Seas are named East, South, West, and North.

The two Ring Seas are named Inner Ring Sea and Outer Ring Sea.

Feng City, where Lin Chen is located, is in the northeast of the South Continent, geographically at the junction of the Fertile Plain and the Forbidden Mountain Range.

Each of the five Continents has more than 100,000 cities of varying sizes and discoveries; some cities are as large as a country, with populations exceeding ten billion, while others are as small as villages, with populations of only a few hundred.

Because there are too many basic city units, the Federation, for easier management, divided each Continent into 120 parts.

With the Continental City at the center of the Continent as the core, the Continent is cut at a 3-degree angle, and starting from due north, administrative districts are clockwise divided into sectors with a 3-degree angle.

The sector-numbered administrative districts start from the Continental City, with their boundaries extending directly to the ocean.

Within the administrative district, smaller ring areas expand outward every 50,000 kilometers.

The entire South Continent is 1.3 million kilometers long from east to west and 1.25 million kilometers long from north to south, with a vast area that is still continuously growing.

The specific location of Feng City is in the 11th ring area of the 9th administrative district of the South Continent; this area contains over 150 cities with a total population exceeding 300 billion.

The total resident population of the entire Blue Star exceeds 100 trillion, making it the area with the smallest population distribution among all realms.

The three Realms refer to the Di Ku Jie (Cave World), Star Gate World, and Void World.

Di Ku Jie (Cave World) refers to countless underground worlds hidden beneath Blue Star's surface, their number continuously growing; their total area is approximately a million times that of Blue Star's surface, with a resident population exceeding 800 trillion.

Star Gate World refers to the Star Gate Worlds scattered throughout the Human Race Territory, more than half of which have been conquered and controlled by the human race, transforming into Human Race Territory; their area is more than ten times larger than Di Ku Jie (Cave World), and their area and number are continuously growing, with a resident population exceeding 1200 trillion.

Void World refers to the territory opened by the human race outside the universe, forged from countless fragments of Void Worlds; its area is similar to Blue Star's surface, with a resident population exceeding 200 trillion.

One hundred Domains refers to the cosmic star territory.

Taking Blue Star as a point, it radiates in all directions, forming 100 vast Origin Star Domains, containing billions of life planets and a resident population exceeding 5000 trillion.

Ten thousand Districts refers to the continuous expansion outward from the boundaries of the Origin Star Domains until an area equivalent to a Star Domain is pioneered, after which the district is withdrawn and merged into a domain.

The population in the expeditionary zones is also considerable, reaching as many as 1500 trillion, with 30% being Federal troops.

Enclaves are the actual territories controlled by the human race throughout the universe, serving as bridgeheads and strongholds; their symbolic meaning outweighs their practical significance, representing the human race's face to the outside world.

(This book's basic setting: all stories in the human race arc unfold based on this foundation)

Precisely because the Human Race Territory is too vast, any genius evaluated as Domain-level will be supported and cultivated by the Federation, which controls everything, with the ultimate goal of cultivating divine pillars capable of holding down a region.

The human race's pioneering steps have never ceased; the countless expeditionary zones beyond the hundred Domains are in desperate need of divine beings to hold them down.

A territory without a divine being holding it down is not considered Human Race Territory.

All members of the Old Deng Alliance are implicitly rated as Domain-level; under normal circumstances, becoming a god is the sole criterion for being evaluated as Domain-level.

"Little Fanzi, so you were utterly crushed by Yu Shu."

"Brother Chen, don't say that; there was no crushing, just a single misstep, suppressed by martial intent."

Lin Fan was stubborn; recalling the battle scene, he still felt a sense of powerlessness.

That feeling of having strength but nowhere to use it, being suppressed and restricted everywhere, was very uncomfortable; even though the enemy's power wasn't strong, she just used skill to slowly whittle him down to death.

For a moment, Lin Fan felt like he was a game BOSS, and Yu Shu was a Soulslike player coming to conquer him, and this Soulslike player was battle-hardened, dealing low damage but excellent at positioning and execution, making the whittling quick.

"Little Fanzi, you're just stubborn. Yu Shu has excellent control; her battle awareness is completely unlike our contemporaries. I tried my best and could only contend with her, but in the end, I was still whittled down and died, completely unable to land a single hit on her."

Oriental Red Sleeve spoke up at the opportune moment, describing her battle with Yu Shu.

Lin Chen could only give a thumbs-up; this was truly impressive, Lin Chen greatly admired it—powerful natural talent, battle experience almost reaching the Dao, and body control at the Eternal Master level, she was simply the ultimate control freak.

Yet, even such a monster was only ranked fourth; there were three even stronger existences ahead of her, though Yu Shu only suffered from being younger.

Next year, if Lin Fan and Oriental Red Sleeve and others don't have major, groundbreaking breakthroughs, then Yu Shu has already secured the position of first place in the first ring of the training camp next year, and the two of them can only compete for second and third place.

The night passed without incident, and early the next morning, Lin Chen went to independent cultivation room number 89 in the first ring.

For the next 15 days, he would dedicate himself to cultivation, raising his martial arts and spiritual realms as much as possible, thoroughly transforming his previous accumulations into real combat power.

With such a significant increase in aptitude, it was time to improve his cultivation and increase his combat power.

Time flew by, and 15 days later, Lin Chen emerged from the cultivation room to participate in the second ranking challenge.

This time, the overall ranking of the students did not change dramatically; after all, everyone had cultivated in seclusion for 15 days with full effort. Except for a few individuals who made major breakthroughs and could advance further, most people grew stronger in sync, and the gap in combat power remained obvious.

Lin Chen's ranking only improved by 12 places, reaching 77th in the first ring.

Yu Shu, whom he had been following, advanced further, defeating the third-ranked person and entering the top three.

Another 15 days of secluded cultivation passed.

"It's over; I'm somewhat reluctant to leave this excellent auxiliary cultivation environment."

Lin Chen had no way to extend the training camp's duration; maintaining such a superior environment and providing auxiliary effects for 50,000 people was already the limit of the blood origin throne, as it was only a Ninth-Tier treasure with limited power.

After a month of high-intensity cultivation, Lin Chen's cultivation had made significant progress.

Name: Lin Chen

Age: 16 years old

Gender: Male

Cultivation: Fourth-Tier Martial Ancestor Late Stage (75236)

Spirit: Fourth-Tier Mentalist Late Stage (88561)

Cultivation Techniques: Suspended Qi Blood Refinement Technique (Minor Accomplishment), Empty Clarity Body Forging Technique (Minor Accomplishment), Tinder Seed Meditation Method (Minor Accomplishment)

Martial Skills: Abyss Nine Forms (Heaven-Tier High-Grade, Great Accomplishment), Nether Goose Nine Shadows (Heaven-Tier High-Grade, Great Accomplishment), Shocking Void Fist (Heaven-Tier High-Grade, Great Accomplishment)...

Mental Skills: Mental Illusion (Heaven-Tier High-Grade), Divine Strike (Heaven-Tier High-Grade), Myriad Things Fall (Heaven-Tier High-Grade), Mental Shock (Profound-Tier High-Grade), Blade Control Technique (Profound-Tier High-Grade), Mental Power Shield (Profound-Tier High-Grade)...

Items: Earth-Tier Low-Grade Clear Wind Blade, Earth-Tier Low-Grade Desolate Armor

Trait: Abyss Momentum (Minor Accomplishment)

Overall Combat Power: Overwhelming Fifth-Tier Late Stage, Fifth-Tier Minor Invincible

In just one month, Lin Chen's cultivation had crossed two minor realms, and his spiritual realm and martial arts cultivation reached the same level, with even some progress exceeding it.

Lin Chen's soul strength was already much higher than his physical strength; his most proficient path was the spiritual path, and in the coming period, the spiritual path was bound to be far ahead.

On the spaceship returning to Feng City, Lin Chen stared intently at Oriental Red Sleeve; if not for his dual breakthroughs in cultivation, he probably would have directly ignored the continuously diminishing presence of Oriental Red Sleeve.

"Brother Chen, is there something on my face?"

"Dongfang, can you sell me a copy of the Concealment Technique you cultivate? I really like your Concealment Technique."

Ever since Lin Chen noticed Oriental Red Sleeve's presence continuously diminishing, he had ignored her multiple times, only seeing Lin Fan, and had the idea of buying her Concealment Technique.

However, each time he had this thought, as he stopped paying attention to Oriental Red Sleeve, the thought naturally disappeared.

It wasn't until now, with his cultivation increasing and his continuous attention on Oriental Red Sleeve, that the thought resurfaced.

He could only quickly voice his idea, otherwise, he would forget it immediately, leading to a new round of torment.

"So that's it, Brother Chen. This cultivation method is innate to my bloodline. I'm not sure if you can learn it. There's no need for money; just help me earn more money in the future, Brother Chen."

"Then I won't be modest and accept it. I owe you this favor."

Lin Chen didn't insist on paying; it was just a cultivation method, far less important than their relationship.

Between people, give and take, owing each other favors is what makes relationships last longer and purer.

Today you help me, tomorrow I help you.

"Hongxiu, give me a copy of the cultivation method too. If Brother Chen hadn't brought it up, I wouldn't have noticed. I was wondering why you seemed more and more ethereal and Fairy-like; I thought it was your bloodline's aura."

Oriental Red Sleeve felt a little annoyed listening to Lin Fan's words; even Brother Chen could spot the problem, yet the people around her were so slow to realize, truly dense.

Lin Chen took the jade slip containing the cultivation method from Oriental Red Sleeve and immediately slipped away, leaving a private space for the two of them.

He knew Lin Fan was in for it; Oriental Red Sleeve was about to throw a tantrum. He wondered if Lin Fan could handle it.

"Brother Chen, aren't there 30 people in our class? Why do I always feel like there's one person missing?"

"Heshan, that's not a problem. Haven't you seen Oriental Red Sleeve in a long time?"

"Hehe, you're right! Did something happen to Dongfang? I haven't heard any news."

Lin Chen tapped Zhou Heshan, and Zhou Heshan instantly reacted, realizing that his feeling was correct, which meant that Oriental Red Sleeve must have undergone some change he didn't know about, causing him to be unable to perceive her existence.

"No wonder I often saw you and the class monitor talking to thin air, and then quickly forgetting such an abnormal situation. I knew I wasn't wrong."

"I have that feeling too."

"Me too, it's so strange, like my perception was altered."

...

The classmates in the class seemed to have broken through some kind of cognitive barrier; all the discordant scenes they had encountered in the past came back to them, and then quickly faded away.

The lower their strength, the faster they forgot; the stronger their strength, the stronger their resistance.