Chapter 9: 7 Wonders of the Earth

Xu Han stepped out of his house and scanned the world using his divine sense.

He decided first to visit the famous pyramids of Giza, which are located in Egypt.

Xu Han was sure that this was not a typical structure at all, as even with his powerful cultivation level, he was not able to penetrate deeper underground this structure as if there was some array or forcefield that was powerful enough to block his divine sense.

That is because he was not close enough, so he decided to look closer. 

With a single thought, Xu Han had already appeared on top of the rightmost tallest pyramid, which is known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops. 

This time, Xu Han ensured that no one could see him, no matter their methods. 

He used his divine sense to penetrate even deeper, peeking at the inner workings of the three pyramids. But to Xu Han's dismay, he still couldn't discover anything deeper than the underground level, which the humans had already found. 

"I didn't expect these pyramid structures to be hiding secrets that only my former peak strength would be able to uncover the secrets of these ruins." Xu Han said with interest. 

"Now I wonder if all the other seven wonders of the world are also connected. What can their function possibly be if that's the case?" Xu Han ponders.

Xu Han didn't bother to enter the pyramid itself since he was already sure he couldn't uncover its secrets because an impenetrable array field prevented him from probing any deeper, much less entering it himself.

Still, it was quite a wonder who created these massive, beautiful structures to cover up secrets.

After observing one of the seven wonders closely, Xu Han expected the other sites to be the same. 

He was right on point when he visited and observed that the others also have the same array field and have the same intricate patterns. 

"I'll unlock the secrets of this mysterious planet after I've regained my peak strength and if I feel like it. But for now, I'll enjoy my stay here without affecting things as much as possible." Xu Han decided.

It's easier said than done; how much longer can Xu Han remain low-key? 

Xu Han returned to his home again and decided to watch some news on the television. 

The issue that happened yesterday still hasn't died down at all; instead, it is, even more intensified as the world discovers that they are not alone in this universe, but there are also higher beings that possess power beyond human imaginations. 

The various governments, headed by the United Nations, are rushing the progress of space exploration to discover a higher level of power somewhere in the vast cosmos. One of the recent activities or experiments that has just been conducted is deep space communication. Even stronger and far-reaching radio and light signals are sent to deep space in hopes of communicating with other civilizations, but in this move, the humans are naive as can be, from Xu Han's perspective.

especially since the recent events are a wake-up call for everyone to know that there are things that they cannot control or protect themselves against. 

Meanwhile, after watching the news for a bit, Xu Han found it interesting as he spread his divine sense in this mortal world; surprisingly, there's a Mortal Realm-level ruler at the Universal Overlord holding the helm here. 

Under that ruler are multitudes of galactic-level empires with advanced technology at the Stargate Level.

One such Galactic Empire, which oversees the Milky Way Galaxy, happened to pick up the signals fired off by the tiny inconspicuous humans just now, and they're already prepared to mobilize and investigate the source of the signal. 

All these events have not been able to escape Xu Han's eyes. 

"I guess I will become busy again in a few days." Xu Han muttered to himself.

Then Xu Han realizes something: "Actually, I won't be as busy as I think I would be. I could just have that disciple of mine deal with all of these." 

Xu Han instantly locked on to his disciple and appeared right behind him, using teleportation.

Yu Xue was unaware while still meditative, that his master was already standing right behind him. 

Yu Xue opened his eyes and turned his head to look behind him. He was stunned to see Xu Han standing behind him without even sensing anything.

After being in a trance for a bit, he thinks it's normal, given how powerful his master is.

"Aren't you going to greet your master?" Xu Han said. 

Yu Xue stood up, bowed, and offered Xu Han some tea. 

After sipping a little tea, "Hmm, not bad; I'll get straight to the point; I'll allow you to increase your strength at an explosive rate within the next couple of days. I'll have you deal with all the pests about to arrive on this planet; take it as your tests and additional training." Xu Han said. 

"Additionally, it's also a perfect chance for you to train your combat skills. Only increasing your realm is useless if your hands are not stained with the battle-hardened enemies' blood." Xu Han said with satisfaction.

After saying all of this, Xu Han stretched out his hand, and a glowing white ball started growing bigger and bigger as the spiritual energy from the surroundings was sucked into it, also including the traces of darkness laws floating around. 

This glowing mass of spiritual energy had already grown with a diameter of 15 meters before Xu Han stopped increasing its power.

After that, he compressed this massive ball of energy into a single dot the size of a fingernail.

Yu Xue marvels at the entire process of what his master did; he's aware of how difficult it is to manipulate spiritual energy; he couldn't even make it flow like wind; he could only absorb it bit by bit into his body. 

He could only imagine how tough it is to compress a ball of energy as massive as that to the size of a finger. 

Xu Han didn't wait for Yu Xue to come out of his thoughts when he abruptly made the ball of energy the size of a fingernail shoot forward and entered Yu Xue's dantian.

As this was a raw, unpurified energy from the atmosphere, Yu Xue felt pierced in his stomach by a molten ball of metal, and now that metal was residing in his dantian. 

Yu Xue fell on the ground and screamed, rolling all over the floor because of the intense pain he was currently experiencing right now. 

"This is the fastest and most harmless method I know of in increasing your realm of strength, and It doesn't have any negative impacts on your foundation as long as you endure the slight sting at the beginning." Xu Han calmly stated.

"I'll be on my way, don't see me out. If you have questions, you can ask me when there are classes or if I look for you myself; it's best you absorb as much as you can; what realm you reach depends on your hard work." Xu Han said and directly disappeared on the spot.