"Bad news?!"
The moment Jiang Yan spoke—and seeing the seriousness on his face—the three of them immediately grew tense.
"That's right," Jiang Yan said solemnly.
"This team of cosmic adventurers reached our galaxy through a wormhole."
He took a deep breath, his expression heavy.
"Earth cannot be exposed yet. Normally, the best solution would have been to eliminate them completely."
"But afterward, my intelligence invaded the database of their ship's AI and discovered that they were merely the vanguard sent by the Nuo Lanshan family."
"Even worse—this Brolin was a personal disciple of the current Nuo Lanshan patriarch."
"That means Earth… may already be on their radar."
He paused, then said slowly:
"Open attacks are easy to defend against. Hidden arrows are not."
"We must guard against the Nuo Lanshan family making a secret move against Earth."
In truth, the Nuo Lanshan family posed no real threat to Jiang Yan, and he did not take them seriously at all.
But he needed Luo Feng, Hong, and Thor to feel pressure.
Only with a looming crisis would they push themselves to grow stronger—urgently.
"What?!"
The expressions of the three instantly darkened.
"You can check the Nuo Lanshan family on the Virtual Universe Network later," Jiang Yan added calmly.
"They have multiple Universe-level powerhouses."
"And their first-generation patriarch, Nuo Lanshan himself, is a ninth-order Universe-level expert who earned the title of Giant Axe Warrior."
The three broke out in cold sweat.
A ninth-order Universe-level powerhouse with the Giant Axe Warrior title—
Half a year ago, they had already followed Jiang Yan to Dragon Star and opened Virtual Universe accounts. Jiang Yan and Luo Feng had even purchased property in Nine-Star Bay on Black Dragon Mountain Island.
They knew what that title meant.
To earn the Giant Axe Warrior title, one had to achieve one thousand consecutive victories in the Giant Axe Arena—the foremost combat platform of the human race.
One thousand wins.
Meaning—one thousand slain Universe-level powerhouses.
"Third Brother," Thor asked nervously,
"aren't you already the Lord of Earth? With the legal protection of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, how would the Nuo Lanshan family dare act recklessly?"
Hong nodded as well. "Exactly."
"To restrain others with imperial law," Salamander sneered as it appeared,
"you need solid evidence first."
It clearly understood Jiang Yan's intentions.
"The Nuo Lanshan family could simply send a team to cause trouble on Earth. Even if discovered, they could claim those people were star pirates, unrelated to the family."
"How would you prove otherwise?"
The moment Salamander finished speaking, Hong and Thor's expressions turned ugly.
That was the problem.
If the enemy acted covertly—there would be no proof at all.
"Then… what should we do?" Thor asked, sounding dejected.
Seeing their worry, Jiang Yan knew his goal had been achieved. He smiled.
"Don't be overly anxious. What I mentioned is only one possibility."
"There's another."
"Once the Nuo Lanshan family confirms that Earth has an owner, they might simply give up entirely."
The three relaxed slightly—but only slightly.
Who would dare gamble Earth's safety on a fifty–fifty chance?
What if the Nuo Lanshan family chose to be reckless?
"How long would it take to travel from that wormhole to Earth?" Babata asked as it emerged from Luo Feng's virtual space.
"And has any other Nuo Lanshan team already entered the wormhole?"
"Yes, that's critical," Thor and the others agreed immediately.
"About three years," Jiang Yan said with a smile.
"And no—no follow-up team has entered the wormhole yet."
"Three years," Babata nodded.
"That shouldn't be a problem."
It had absolute confidence in Jiang Yan.
After all, Jiang Yan had already been able to contend with ninth-order Universe-level powerhouses within Babata's virtual training space.
Though the simulation couldn't fully match the Virtual Universe, it still reflected true Universe-level combat strength.
Luo Feng and the others finally breathed out in relief.
"So even if they intend to cause trouble, it'll be three years from now," Luo Feng said with a smile.
"In that time, we can improve our strength as fast as possible."
With the body of the Golden Horned Beast, Luo Feng felt confident that he could reach fifth or even sixth star level within three years.
Before immortality, there were no bottlenecks.
"Our strength is still too weak," Hong said quietly.
Thor nodded. Both of them felt deeply uncomfortable.
Earth was facing a potential crisis—
Yet neither of them could truly help.
They had been invincible on Earth for decades, but now they felt powerless.
That was something they found hard to accept.
"By the way," Jiang Yan said with a smile,
"I asked you all here for another reason."
"I'm preparing to truly leave Earth tomorrow and head into the universe."
"Haha! Really?" Thor laughed loudly.
"I've been fighting nonstop in the Virtual Universe killing fields. I'm practically broke!"
"And honestly, killing there doesn't help my realm much anymore."
"I feel the same," Hong nodded.
"After leaving Earth, the second brother and I plan to participate in the Space Mercenary Assessment."
In the past six months, both had made quite a name for themselves in the killing fields.
Jiang Yan smiled and nodded.
"Between life and death lies great terror—and also great enlightenment."
"Only true life-and-death battles can advance your realms."
"You have my full support."
"Fourth Brother, what about you?" Jiang Yan turned to Luo Feng.
"I'll go with Big Brother and Second Brother," Luo Feng replied without hesitation.
"Good."
Hong then looked at Jiang Yan. "And you, Third Brother?"
"I'll spend some time in the killing fields first," Jiang Yan smiled.
Although he had opened a Virtual Universe account long ago, he had been suppressing his realm and had never truly entered the killing fields.
Soon—
The next day arrived.
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thor bid farewell to their families and gathered at Galaxy Group headquarters before boarding the spaceship.
"Dad, when will you come back?"
"Dad, we'll miss you!"
Janet and the others stood with the children, reluctant to part.
Jiang Yan smiled warmly, embracing Janet, Jiang Fang, Venina, Beatrice, Tang Yongqing, and the others. He gently rubbed the heads of the children.
"Don't make it sound like life and death."
"Even if we can't meet in reality, we can still meet in the Virtual Universe—it's the same."
All of them had already opened Virtual Universe accounts. Jiang Yan had even purchased multiple anonymous helmets.
Their family could always gather at their home in Nine-Star Bay, Black Dragon Mountain Island within the Virtual Universe.
Venina hugged Jiang Wei and looked at Jiang Yan seriously.
"We may not have cultivation talent… but we'll expand Galaxy Group into the universe."
"Haha! Go for it!"
"I'm your strongest backing," Jiang Yan laughed.
He had absolute confidence in their business abilities.
Galaxy Group was already Earth's strongest force.
Luo Hua and Xu Xin were also now working within the group.
With that, Jiang Yan boarded the spaceship.
Under everyone's gaze, the ship slowly lifted off—
Then vanished in a flash of light.
From this moment on—
Jiang Yan and the others had officially begun their journey into the vast universe.
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