The spaceship quickly pierced through the atmosphere before landing steadily on the surface.

"Commander, we’ve arrived at Dilva Planet."

"Mm."

Caelum glanced sideways at Zadamor.

Without him even noticing, the guy had somehow learned how to conceal his aura.

His talent really was impressive.

That was precisely why Jared had failed to detect Zadamor’s presence.

Otherwise, an aura with 100000 battle power would have scared him half to death.

Caelum had begun noticing something.

Aside from his original starting planet, very few people in the universe seemed to know techniques for hiding their aura.

Take the Legion officers, for example.

To Caelum’s senses, their energy signatures were basically giant glowing lightbulbs.

Impossible to miss.

Only Zadamor had managed to learn aura concealment from him.

Caelum rose from the commander’s seat and gave a calm order.

"Don’t let anyone disturb me."

The officers immediately became energized.

"Yes, Commander!"

Anyone who performed well might earn a Spirit Fruit.

Naturally, everyone worked with extreme enthusiasm.

Zadamor was the perfect example.

His battle power had jumped by an entire 100000.

The others were practically dying from envy.

The hatch opened.

Caelum stepped out first.

The officers then rushed outward in all directions, blocking anyone from interfering while the Commander planted the Spirit Tree.

"Hm?"

Caelum suddenly paused.

He looked up toward the sky.

Crack.

A faint sound like shattering glass echoed through the air.

The strange feeling of being watched vanished immediately afterward.

Caelum spoke softly, intrigued.

"Magic?"

Zadamor looked confused.

"Commander, what is it?"

Caelum answered calmly.

"There seem to be some interesting people on this planet."

Meanwhile, in Dilva Planet’s Heavenly Realm, the God of the planet stumbled backward and fell to the ground in shock.

His face had gone completely pale.

"H... how can a monster like that even exist...?!"

A planetary god was essentially a guardian responsible for guiding a world along the proper path.

They were not necessarily powerful.

Some of them only possessed battle power in the hundreds.

However, they usually had profound understanding of martial arts and passed that knowledge down to the people of their world, helping the planet’s martial civilization flourish.

More importantly, planetary gods were almost always mages or mystics.

Whether through natural talent or later study, they possessed many extraordinary abilities.

In a sense, they served as the protectors of their worlds.

Though they were not strong fighters themselves, the warriors and Martial Artists they trained were often exceptional.

Dilva Planet’s God had traveled the universe in his youth and encountered many powerful beings.

But monsters on Caelum’s level...

This was the first time he had ever seen anything like it.

Even though Caelum had hidden his aura, the God’s mastery of magic still allowed him to sense his terrifying power.

That realization alone nearly frightened him to death.

Just as Caelum had said earlier, overwhelming aura surpassed all fancy tricks and techniques.

The moment the God used magic to observe him, Caelum sensed it instantly and disrupted the spell through sheer force of aura alone.

At that moment, Jared’s voice echoed inside the God’s mind.

He was communicating through telepathy.

Strictly speaking, this was simply an advanced application of aura.

Not a psychic power, mystic art, or magic spell.

"Lord God, I sensed a very sinister aura descending upon Dilva Planet. Do you know what’s happening?"

The God steadied himself before answering gravely.

"A group of aliens has arrived."

"I still don’t know their purpose for coming here."

"But I have a very bad feeling about this."

Boom!

An energy blast struck the ground violently.

The earth trembled before splitting open into a massive fissure.

Caelum casually took out the Spirit Tree seed and tossed it inside.

Moments later, the seed touched the ground and immediately sprouted.

Its roots spread explosively through the earth, extending in all directions and burrowing deep beneath the planet’s crust.

Thick roots burst upward from the crack and shot into the sky, growing at astonishing speed until they pierced through the clouds.

The massive roots twisted across the land like dragons.

Plants withered.

Water sources dried up.

The fertile land gradually transformed into lifeless rock and endless desert.

Dilva Planet’s life force was being drained away.

The tragedy of Dalvabebit was unfolding all over again.

"The Spirit Tree?!"

Although the God could no longer observe Caelum directly, he could still sense the changes occurring across the planet.

The instant the Spirit Tree took root and began growing, he recognized it immediately.

Jared had never seen the God so shaken before.

"Spirit Tree? Lord God, what happened?"

The God fell silent briefly.

After calming himself, he explained.

"According to legend, it’s a divine tree capable of draining a planet’s life force."

"The fruit it produces can increase anyone’s battle power."

"I never imagined it would fall into the hands of these people."

"This is bad."

Jared froze in thought.

Then he asked slowly,

"Lord God... do you think I can defeat them?"

"You have absolutely no chance."

The answer came instantly.

So fast that even Jared was caught off guard.

Jared frowned.

"While I can sense several strong warriors among them, none of them seem stronger than me."

"At most, they’re around my level."

The God spoke bluntly.

"No."

"There are two individuals among them whom you absolutely cannot defeat."

"And especially their leader."

"If you value your life, I strongly advise against fighting him."

"He’s that strong?"

"Very strong!"

The God emphasized the words heavily.

"So strong that you cannot even imagine it." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"If you face him, you won’t even have one ten thousandth of a chance of victory."

Jared fell silent.

This was the first time he had ever heard the God describe someone in such a way.

But as a player, Jared honestly did not care whether Dilva Planet survived or not.

What he saw instead... was opportunity.

If he could join this group, perhaps he might eventually gain access to Spirit Fruits himself.

Even if not, entering the greater universe would still be worth it.

Anything was better than remaining trapped on Dilva Planet forever.

His growth had already stagnated.

If he wanted greater power, he had to leave the planet and explore the cosmos.

After making up his mind, Jared immediately ignited his aura and flew toward the Haynor Legion’s landing site.

Before long, one of the Legion officers noticed him.

Sensing Jared’s powerful aura, the officer’s expression became serious instantly.

Without a word, he charged forward and attacked.

His battle power was 19000, very close to Jared’s.

The two immediately clashed in a fierce battle where neither could gain much advantage.

"Human, if you don’t want to die, get lost!"

"I’m not here to fight you. I want to join your Legion!"

"We don’t need you."

"I’m done talking!"

Jared feinted suddenly, tricking the officer for a split second.

Then he flashed behind him, activated an aura burst to accelerate, and shot toward the Spirit Tree at top speed.

Realizing he had been played, the officer exploded in fury.

"Get back here!"