I can push my cultivation progress to the end

“Excellent!”

The gaunt middle-aged man laughed heartily, “To reach the initial stage of the Grandmaster realm at the age of forty-five, and through creating your own cultivation method, this is something that will be recorded in history!”

To this, Zheng Beihong merely smiled faintly, stood up straight, and said leisurely:

“Master, as the saying goes, there is always someone better, and I, Beihong, do not believe that I can surpass all living beings.

There will always be stronger individuals in this world.”

“Beihong.”

The gaunt middle-aged man chuckled, “As the top genius of our Western Military Region, you don't need to belittle yourself. In your master's opinion, your chances of winning this time will be very high.”

“Hmm, I hope so.”

Although Zheng Beihong's eyes were full of pride, he still said casually, “However, Beihong still hopes to meet an opponent worthy of a battle, otherwise this Heavenly Pride Ranking will be too boring.”

“Hmm, speaking of opponents…”

The gaunt middle-aged man's expression turned serious, “Beihong, in this year's Heavenly Pride Ranking, you may have a formidable enemy.

From the Eastern Military Region.”

“Oh, are you referring to…” Zheng Beihong narrowed his eyes slightly, “He Shengtian from the Eastern Military Region?”

“Although the Eastern Military Region has kept his information very secret.”

The gaunt middle-aged man said in a deep voice, “But judging from various clues, the possibility that this He Shengtian has now broken through to the Grandmaster realm—I think is very high.”

“Very good.”

Zheng Beihong smiled coldly, “I have fought He Shengtian three times, but all three times ended in a draw. I have always suspected that he was holding back.

But this time in the Heavenly Pride Ranking, he won't hold back anymore, right? I want to see just how strong his true strength is.”

With a cold smile, Zheng Beihong looked out of the spaceship's porthole.

And in the direction of his gaze, thousands of miles away in the blue sky, a strangely shaped spaceship resembling a head was also speeding along.

“Shengyi.”

Inside the ship's cabin, at the door of a tightly closed cultivation room, a stout man wearing heavy armor asked a tall, thin young man, “The Sky Ark is almost at its destination, when will your brother come out?”

“General Wang, don't be anxious.”

The tall, thin young man He Shengyi smiled slightly, “My brother is currently integrating his two cultivation systems. As you know, he has just broken through and needs some adjustment.”

“Haha, General Wang, you flatter him.”

He Shengyi smiled proudly, “However, my brother can indeed often easily accomplish things that seem incredible to many people. Over the years, I have become accustomed to it.”

Just as the two were chatting, the door to the cultivation room suddenly opened, and a black-clothed man emerged from within, his figure as burly as a giant beast, his disheveled hair flaring like flames, and his eyes as deep as a cold pool.

This was none other than He Shengtian himself.

“Brother!”

“Shengtian!”

Upon seeing him come out, General Wang and He Shengyi immediately walked up to him and asked, “How is it, how is the integration of the two systems going?”

“Perfect~ Flawless.”

He Shengtian laughed wildly, “Hahahaha, the ultimate victor of this Heavenly Pride Ranking—I've got it in the bag. Even the heavens can't stop me, I said it!”

“Good!” General Wang gave a thumbs up and praised loudly, “That's the kind of confidence we need!”

“Brother, isn't Zheng Beihong your arch-rival?”

He Shengyi suddenly said, “I heard that he also participated, and according to the information from our informants, it's possible that…”

“…he has also broken through to the Grandmaster realm.”

“Zheng Beihong? Breaking through to the Grandmaster realm? Hahaha, so what.”

He Shengtian first smiled coldly, then said playfully, “That pretentious and hypocritical person doesn't know at all that in the previous three duels, I was just toying with him. But this time… there's no need for that.”

As he spoke, he also looked out of the spaceship's porthole, and said coldly at the same time:

“This time in the Heavenly Pride Ranking, I will, in front of everyone’s eyes… beat the shit out of him!”

At the same time, in another snake-shaped spaceship thousands of miles away, a short-haired young man with a circular indentation in his chest, blue light flickering within the hollow, and his shoulders, arms, and feet all made of metal, suddenly opened his eyes and said calmly:

“He Shengtian has broken through to the Grandmaster realm, and has also broken through the Demonic Martial Arts to a quasi-Grandmaster level, a realm called Demon Reincarnation.”

As he spoke, a large number of strange symbols constantly flashed in his eyes.

“What? That He guy is a dual Grandmaster?”

A short-haired woman, also with a semi-mechanical body, frowned and asked, “Xiu Ran, then… what about the other departments?

Did you install electromagnetic worms on those Sky Arks?”

“Except for the Demon Slaying Division and the Lianzhou people, I installed them on the Sky Arks of the other departments.”

The short-haired man, Shan Xiuran, said indifferently, “According to the information we've intercepted, Gong Lida of the Southern Military Region, Zhen Lianbiao of the Northern Military Region, and Lan Yuanwu of the Military Intelligence Division are still hovering around the Thousand Army level, with varying degrees of strength.

As for He Shengtian, Dongfang Xiao, and Zheng Beihong, all three have broken through to the Grandmaster realm one after another, but He Shengtian's strength is estimated to be the strongest at the moment.”

“I guessed it!”

The short-haired woman said coldly, “Although that He monster is sinister, tyrannical, and annoying, when it comes to Martial Dao talent… he is indeed heaven-defying enough. Even in the entire Da Jing dynasty for the past few hundred years, he can probably be among the best.”

Speaking of this, she asked in a low voice with some worry: “Xiu Ran, do you have confidence in dealing with that He Shengtian in this Heavenly Pride Ranking?”

“I absolutely have confidence.”

Shan Xiuran smiled indifferently, “The latest ancient divine weapon excavated by the Division recently has a power that is earth-shattering!”

“Hmm, that's good.”

The short-haired woman nodded, but then asked suspiciously, “By the way, why didn't you install mechanical worms on the Sky Ark of the Demon Slaying Division? What if they dug up an unparalleled genius from somewhere…”

“There are no what-ifs.”

Shan Xiuran interrupted, “Since the existence of the Heavenly Pride Ranking, the Demon Slaying Division has never won once, and each time they are beaten to death on the arena, without even one survivor.

This department, which has never received resource funding and support for thousands of years, can only maintain basic operations with the small amount of annual funding it receives.

With no money and no manpower, wanting to develop on this basis is purely wishful thinking. Mechanical worms are inherently scarce, and must never be wasted on such a completely fallen department.”

“Indeed.”

The short-haired woman nodded in agreement, “Xiu Ran, what you said makes a lot of sense, but that Lianzhou person, is there really no chance to put a worm on his ship?”

“I put one.”

Shan Xiuran's face suddenly turned ugly, “When the Lianzhou delegation first arrived in Da Jing some time ago, I put one on, but I don't know if their Sky Ark is poisonous. As soon as the worm sneaked in, it only took half a quarter of an hour before its structure collapsed and it self-destructed.”

Upon hearing this, the short-haired woman was immediately dumbfounded.