Beyond 9th Stage Advanced Wargod realm

"Thus, the training camp will be my temporary refuge. As long as I don't display strength beyond the level of a God of War, and as long as I don't encounter a planetary-level existence, no one will be able to discern my true power."

"If things go south, I can always hunt down a couple of lord-level monsters, earn the God of War evaluation, graduate from the training camp, and return to the base city."

"But I don't know if Hong has come out of seclusion yet, and if I run into him again..." Wang Yi frowned in frustration.

In truth, Wang Yi had considered breaking through after graduating from the training camp. It would eliminate any hidden dangers, and there would be less risk of being discovered. But... it would also waste precious time.

Time was a luxury Wang Yi could not afford.

"No matter, I'll break through to the star level first, then practice in Australia for a while."

"With these wood crystals, I can quickly grow stronger, and Cloud Vine can also be cultivated. With Cloud Vine, my power will soar even higher. Plus, I can check in at other ancient civilization sites on Earth. Once I'm strong enough to defend myself, it won't matter if I reveal my strength."

Wang Yi knew that strength was the key to gaining equal footing with others. Without it, any talk of equality was just an illusion.

It would be foolish to place his fate in someone else's hands.

Satisfied with this line of thinking, Wang Yi turned his attention to the 'Space Ring' he had recently acquired through his check-in.

With a simple thought, the ring appeared in his hand. It looked like an ordinary silver ring, but information about it immediately flooded into his mind.

"So that's how it works..." Wang Yi quickly understood how to activate the space ring.

By injecting a trace of spiritual power and imprinting it with his mental energy, the space ring would recognize him as its master.

Wang Yi placed the silver ring on the index finger of his left hand. Instantly, the ring melted into his skin like flowing mercury, vanishing from sight. He felt a chill spread through his hand as the ring disappeared.

Through mental power, Wang Yi probed the ring and felt its spatial dimension. The interior was a rectangular space approximately 612 meters long, 521 meters wide, and 108 meters high.

"It really is the same spatial ring Babata gave Luo Feng," Wang Yi nodded in understanding.

The storage space within the ring was impressive, even by universal standards.

Wang Yi transferred all the wood crystals and plant spirits from his backpack into the space ring.

Looking at his now empty hand, Wang Yi smiled with satisfaction.

No more worries about being discovered.

Several kilometers away from Kirishima Lake, the ground suddenly burst open, and a shadowy figure shot out, suspended mid-air. Under the pale moonlight, the figure of a young man dressed in gray and black combat gear became visible.

It was Wang Yi, fresh from his encounter with Babata.

He scanned his surroundings.

"Now, let's find a quiet place to break through. I can cultivate Cloud Vine there as well."

Wang Yi returned to the hidden cave in the cliffs where he had been staying. The secluded, barren area was rarely disturbed by monsters, making it an ideal place for his training.

"Cloud." Wang Yi summoned the Cloud Vine seedlings. The red vines, no more than two meters long and resembling gourd vines, rooted themselves into the rock, their tendrils extending toward Wang Yi.

"Mo Yun, you'll be accompanying me in practice here," Wang Yi said, stroking the vine's leaves. He then produced a translucent white crystal, radiating a fragrant aroma, from his hand.

Sensing the presence of the wood crystal, Cloud Vine quivered with excitement. A powerful sense of hunger emanated from the vine and reached Wang Yi's mind.

"Go ahead, grow strong quickly so you can assist your master." Wang Yi crushed the wood crystal and sprinkled its fragments onto the vine's leaves, which eagerly wrapped themselves around it.

"Goooo" A peculiar sound came from Cloud Vine.

The vine began to grow before Wang Yi's eyes. Its branches and leaves spread rapidly, soon filling the entire cave. Vines crept into the rocks, rooting themselves and expanding further.

Wang Yi could feel the energy of the vine increasing steadily, its color shifting from red to purple.

After consuming the wood crystal, Cloud Vine was undergoing rapid evolution.

However, Wang Yi calculated that it would take four or five more wood crystals for the vine to reach the planetary level.

As a massive plant life form, Cloud Vine naturally required more energy to evolve than humans.

In the original storyline, Cloud Vine, thrown out by Babata, took decades to reach this point. But Wang Yi was determined to expedite its evolution, even if it meant paying a higher price.

Seeing that Cloud Vine had entered its evolutionary process, Wang Yi settled down to train as well.

Sitting cross-legged on the rocky ground, he took out two wood crystals from his space ring. Staring at the transparent white crystals with their intoxicating fragrance, he grinned and held one in each hand, beginning his cultivation.

Under the guidance of his gene-primitive energy, a stream of pure energy surged into Wang Yi's body. The energy from the wood crystals was distinct from gene-primitive energy—it was far more refined and pure! His body absorbed and refined it with ease.

Not only were his genes evolving, but even his soul, his spiritual power, was growing rapidly, like a seedling nourished by rainwater.

With the infusion of this life-rich energy, Wang Yi's body continued to evolve, breaking through its previous limits.

Bit by bit, he transcended his former constraints, moving toward a higher level.

In the dim light of the cave, surrounded by the swaying purple vines of Cloud, a figure sat silently, nearly consumed by the vine's sea, while his aura grew stronger and stronger.

Time passed slowly...

The animals in the surrounding mountains, sensing an unseen danger, fled the area in panic. The once lively range became eerily silent and deserted.

Deep underground, Cloud Vine's black and purple tendrils spread like an octopus's limbs, pushing further into the rock.

The ominous presence emanating from below struck fear into any creatures that could sense it, sending them scurrying away.

Meanwhile, the life-and-death training of the camp's students on the Australian mainland continued.

Some stayed in touch via communication watches, while others fell silent.

Lin Youyu, Gao Yurong, and the others knew that Wang Yi was surviving in the wild. While they worried about him, they refrained from contacting him, respecting his focus.

On August 11, 2056, eleven days into Wang Yi's stay in Australia, at 1:30 PM China time, something shifted in the cave.

Inside the thick, purple vines, a figure stirred and slowly opened his eyes. In that instant, two flames seemed to ignite in the darkness.

Boom!

A wave of heat rippled through the cave, and Cloud Vine quickly retracted its tendrils in a panic. The young man engulfed in flames stood, unscathed, and glanced down at his unburned body, a knowing smile playing across his lips.

"I've finally broken through... planetary level!"