The merging of maps had a profound impact on the players across Blue Star, while also offering a glimmer of hope to players in other countries. The disappearance of national barriers meant that the concept of "Blue Star as one village" would soon be realized within the Heavenly Dao, fostering unity among Blue Star's players.
However, with only four main cities on the entire Blue Star, it was impossible to accommodate nearly twenty billion players. This inevitably led to a large portion of Blue Star's players becoming displaced.
To address this, Elder Song specially sought out Ye Yun, proposing that Shangjing City serve as a forward operating base for entering Fengle City, with legal and legitimate citizens of Hua Yi Nation taking priority.
For those within the national public system, their information would be immediately consolidated and they would be integrated into Ye Yun's Fengle City in batches within a week.
Ordinary citizens could also apply to join Fengle City, but they would undergo strict scrutiny.
Liu Hai would be handling the specific details. The reserve teams were already gradually moving into Mi Li Island, and in the coming days, millions of names would be gathered and meticulously screened by the reserve members.
A day later, under the watchful eyes of the entire Blue Star, Ye Yun steered his dojo into the universe with over four thousand members of the Dragon Palace.
To help humanity on Blue Star adapt more quickly to the changes brought about by the Heavenly Dao, various countries made considerable efforts. Ye Yun's expedition, in particular, was broadcast live by over a dozen television stations. Hua Yi Nation went even further, assigning a versatile female reporter to Ye Yun's dojo for the entire duration of the broadcast.
It was rumored that to ensure the reporter could handle the journey, television stations from various Blue Star countries pooled their resources to boost her strength to the True Human realm.
"Thank you, Commander Xie. I heard that all nine of your top leaders are accompanying you this time. Aren't you worried about Mi Li Island?" As someone interacting with the Dragon Palace for the first time, a reporter naturally had an abundance of questions. She had already gained a preliminary understanding of the four thousand members of the Dragon Palace.
To satisfy the curiosity of people around the world about space, Ye Yun's dojo maintained a speed of just under one kilometer per second.
"Worried about Mi Li Island? Why would we be? Or perhaps, esteemed Lady Correspondent, you don't understand our Dragon Palace? Besides, Old Liu and the others are merely here to undergo tribulation and will be returning soon." Xie Yifeng and the others were intercepted by the female reporter shortly after leaving Ye Yun's residence.
"My name is Wu Xue. Undergoing tribulation? What kind of tribulation? Does your Dragon Palace face some great catastrophe?" Wu Xue was utterly bewildered. With a talent level below A-grade, let alone the True Human realm, even the Heavenly Venerate realm wouldn't trigger a heavenly tribulation.
Heavenly tribulations were a recognition of a player's real-world strength based on their high talent. Players like Wu Xue, who had purely relied on attribute points, could be easily defeated by any member of the Dragon Palace at the same or even one or two lower realms. Such individuals were numerous in the past and were later collectively labeled as "useless."
"Comrade Wu Xue, please mind your wording! With your communication skills, how did you secure this broadcasting spot?" Jin Zhiyuan, standing nearby, expressed her dissatisfaction. Most of them were already resistant to this accompanying broadcast, but Ye Yun had given his consent, so they had no choice but to comply.
"Comrade Wu Xue, as a reporter and for this broadcast, I believe you have been briefed on your duties. Everyone, my heavenly tribulation is imminent, I shall take my leave first." Wang Chen cast a deep look at Wu Xue and then addressed the others. As a former titan of the business world, he understood these "second-generation" individuals all too well.
Wang Chen, the second most powerful expert in the Dragon Palace, held no specific title and generally did not involve himself in day-to-day affairs, yet his status was higher than Zhou Ningdong. The Palace Master of the Dragon Palace considered him a brother, and his daughter, Xiao Tong, was Ye Yun's adopted daughter.
Wu Xue looked at the middle-aged man, and the words of her superior instantly flashed through her mind, causing her face to pale slightly. As a reporter by profession, she was accustomed to playing with words, but she had forgotten that anyone here was an individual whom the world looked up to. Even her entire family combined wouldn't measure up to a single soldier here!
This time, Ye Yun had agreed to let the woman follow for the live broadcast to allow the people of Blue Star to better understand the cosmos and adapt to future changes.
"I understand," Wu Xue nodded. A small, high-definition military camera was attached to her military helmet, chest pack, and backpack, ensuring that what she saw could be witnessed by all of Blue Star.
Wang Chen nodded, and then Yue Zhi suddenly appeared, taking him away. He ascended, leaving the dojo's formation barrier behind, and disappeared into the starry expanse moments later.
A quarter of an hour later, the atmosphere within the dojo suddenly grew heavy. Wu Xue, the weakest member of the dojo, found it difficult to breathe under the oppressive aura.
"Brother Wang's tribulation aura is too powerful! Even from nearly a hundred kilometers away, it can still exert a slight influence here through the dojo's barrier," Chen Jiamiao looked up at the starry sky in the infinite darkness and chuckled.
"They say the heavenly tribulation for entering the Great Saint realm from the Saint realm is a hundred or even a thousand times more potent than when one ascended to the Saint realm. Coupled with Brother Wang's talent, it's bound to be strong. Everyone, observe and learn, it's a preview so you won't be completely lost when your time comes," Zhou Ningdong said solemnly.
Nearly a hundred kilometers away? How could they see it?
Wu Xue, standing at the side, strained her neck, following everyone's gaze with all her might. However, all she saw was darkness.
Damn it!
Wu Xue watched Chen Jiamiao, standing beside her, move his lips, but ultimately, she dared not ask.
Boom…
Suddenly, a colossal thunder dragon appeared in the sky. The lightning flashing on its body illuminated a swathe of the sky as brightly as the sun.
Is that… a dragon?
Is this what they called a heavenly tribulation?
Wu Xue stared blankly at the light, feeling her entire body go numb.
At this moment, the Blue Star audience, who had been awestruck by Wang Chen's sword flight, erupted in another wave of exclamations. The number of online human players within the game plummeted to a new low since its launch. All twenty billion humans on Earth paused their activities, staring in disbelief at the reality-shattering spectacle.
A dragon!
A heavenly tribulation!
People who could fly and tunnel through the earth!
In that instant, they finally understood that the posts on the forum had not lied to them.
In a dilapidated building in Beijing, a man and a woman stared blankly at the live broadcast on television. The room was eerily silent.
"It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, I'd be the wife of the most powerful man in the world right now!" Suddenly, the woman stood up uncontrollably, grabbed a half-finished milk tea from the table, and threw it at the man's head.
"Mu Yun! Are you crazy?! Who was it that actively came onto me back then? Who said that sickly guy was your shame? And now? Regretting it? Dammit, you jinx! For you, my entire family went bankrupt. If it weren't for the child in your belly, I would have killed you this instant!" The man tore off his clothes, frantically wiped the milk tea from his face, and then roughly slapped Mu Yun's face with it…
"It's not that guy, not the Li family's young master, why is it mine after I was with you just once!?"
The man spat at Mu Yun, turned, and walked out. He still had to beg the Li family's young master, otherwise, he wouldn't even have this broken house in Beijing.