A3 Wasteland Planet.

A359 Area, Wasteland Wilderness.

Boom——

Rumble——!

A gigantic turtle, over fifty meters tall, roared and galloped across the wasteland.

"Woo——"

Its tier had already reached Tier Eight, only one step away from Tier Nine.

On the current A3 Planet, where Tier Nine Mutant Beast Infected Bodies are almost extinct, it was undoubtedly the sole ruler.

But...

This Mutated Giant Turtle was extremely unique.

It never proactively attacked human players on A3 Planet.

On the contrary.

Occasionally, it would even lend a hand to rescue humans attacked by Mutant Beasts or Infected Bodies in the wild wasteland.

Many players on A3 Planet called it the ’Benevolent Turtle.’

But...

The turtle’s kindness was not exclusive to humans.

Quite the opposite.

It was very friendly towards the Mutant Beasts and Infected Bodies on this planet, even those of lower tier than itself.

"Want to make friends?"

This was the phrase it said most frequently, almost becoming its motto and nickname.

With its enormous body, it wandered all across this wasteland planet.

It passed through one Mutant Beast Nest after another, making friends with one Infected Body after another.

All of this, just to wait for the return of that human.

But...

For so long, it even forgot how many times the sun rose and set.

Its master, however, after leaving once, never returned.

It heard many humans on this planet say—

"Yu City Lord has left!"

"He took Dawn City and left this planet forever, heading to a higher star system wasteland!"

"He will never come back again!"

Their tone was so serious, as if convinced it was an unchangeable fact.

But...

The turtle didn’t believe it.

"The master will come back one day."

"He will see..."

"That in the days since he left, I have been working hard to make friends. I have met so many friends..."

On the vast wasteland wilderness.

The Mutated Giant Turtle, Xiaoming, gradually stopped its massive form.

While resting, it thought to itself.

In fact.

On the day Dawn City left A3 Planet, it saw that shocking scene from afar on the other side of the planet.

Only...

"The master will return."

"He definitely won’t forget Xiaoming."

Xiaoming shook its large turtle head and continued to murmur to itself.

And at that moment.

Buzz——!

A special wave-like aura suddenly came from the void.

Xiaoming, who was originally lying on the ground resting, suddenly opened its millstone-like large eyes wide.

"Master!"

"It’s the master’s aura!"

It was extremely happy.

Boom——

Rumble——!

The Tier Eight Limit Giant Turtle suddenly stood up, shaking the earth for several miles around it.

But...

As time ticked by.

No matter how wide Xiaoming opened its eyes, it didn’t notice any other abnormalities around it.

As if...

The void fluctuation that appeared just now was merely a figment of its imagination.

"Woo——"

Xiaoming let out a low whimper in its throat.

But after a brief whimper, it set off again on its journey to the distance.

"This planet is large..."

"I can still make more, more friends..."

"When the master returns, he will be happy..."

...

...

Derek-3 Star System Wasteland.

T-1001 Star Realm.

Central battlefield.

Buzz——

In the void space storm, a thin figure gradually became solid.

"Returned..."

Yu Jin opened his eyes, looking at the empty void around him, feeling the familiar star system wasteland rules from all directions, and his heart slightly settled.

The Divine Skill Han Ling unleashed before his death, although it didn’t cause him much trouble, it was fortunate to have gotten through it smoothly in the end.

At the same time.

This experience also forced Yu Jin to increase his awareness of the ’Divine Bloodline.’

Even though Brother Tongzi had rated the Divine Bloodline as mere ’trash.’

But in reality...

Han Ling’s reincarnation Divine Skill, burning his bloodline, was incredibly terrifying.

Not only could it retrospect time and space, but it could also seamlessly take over another’s identity without a trace.

"Fortunately..."

"My cheat is strong enough."

"My cheat, above his."

Yu Jin breathed a sigh of relief, muttering to himself.

Han Ling’s defeat indicated that he had truly reached the peak in this star system wasteland server.

Next, lies a higher and greater stage.

"Cosmic Genius War?"

"There should be many players with Divine Bloodline cheats like Han Ling?"

Yu Jin slightly raised his eyebrows, feeling a bit pressured, but also somewhat expectant.

Being invincible for too long can indeed become dull.

Ding——!

A clear sound interrupted Yu Jin’s thoughts.

His attention was drawn to the semi-transparent panel that suddenly popped up ahead.

"System?"

Looking at the system panel interface in front of him, Yu Jin was a bit surprised.

Since he returned to Dawn Fortress and officially began the system version update, Brother Tongzi had remained completely silent.

But now?

[Ding——!]

[Congratulations!]

[You have successfully killed the inferior descendant of the Divine Bloodline: Han Ling!]

[You have received a reward...]

[The system version update has not been completed...]

[The reward will be automatically delayed until the update is completed!]

[Due to your successful kill of the inferior Divine Bloodline descendant Han Ling, the system version update time has decreased...]

[Remaining update time: 4 months!]

"Four months?"

"It was five months before, decreased by a month?"

Yu Jin raised an eyebrow and then looked at the previous lines of text on the panel.

"Kill an inferior bloodline descendant to gain a reward?"

"Han Ling was just an inferior bloodline..."