Later, Dr. Li and T came to the Galaxy Alliance and then established an underground base in the Sea of Clouds, which is the Sea of Clouds base where we are now.
"I'm curious. I've never heard of this place from the Chinese government." Lin Jue asked.
"We don't belong to any country or institution. We are an independent international organization. We have cooperated with some secret institutions of the world's major powers. We are mainly responsible for some major events, such as what kind of unrest occurs in the world, or what the underground forces start to do." Jiang Yitong replied.
"Underground forces? What exactly are they?"
"It's not something that can be explained clearly in a short time. I'll make it brief, but it's a long story."
Lin Jue silently in his heart, "It's like you haven't said anything."
Then, Jiang Yitong introduced the underground world to Lin Jue.
"The underground forces are a general term. It's another world, deeper underground than here, in a place you can't imagine." Jiang Yitong said.
"It's a world of evil, riots, and cruelty. There's no humanity there. Human life is the most worthless thing. The lairs of many international criminal organizations are set up in the underground world, and this is just the tip of the iceberg of the underground world."
"The suicidal man you saw last night is from the Blood Land organization, which is one of the underground forces. There's something like a magic array in the underground world. They can connect to the entrance of their world through this magic array, and they possess a fragment of a spirit stone. Relying on this fragment, they have risen in the underground world and are now looking for other fragments."
Lin Jue interrupted hastily, "Wait, you mean the stone in my hand is just a fragment? Are there other fragments in the world?"
"That's right." Jiang Yitong nodded.
"After the technicians restored it, they found that this stone fragment should have split into four fragments. Two are here with us, one is in the Blood Land, and the other was originally in the branch base of the country of Veyros."
"We developed a space satellite. With the energy of the spirit stone, we have a strong exploration and search ability around the globe. But during the test and recovery, there was an error in the research and development. The fragment fell to the ground due to the explosion of the equipment and eventually ended up in your hand."
Lin Jue frowned, "I'm getting dizzy from all this."
Jiang Yitong and Willow took Lin Jue to the rest area and sat down.
"This world is much more complicated than you can imagine." Jiang Yitong sighed.
"There's no such thing as world peace. Wars and unrest are happening in places you can't see. The two fragments we have are just part of the Blue Nether Spirit Stone. We don't know why the stone shattered, but fortunately, we have the information. There are a total of eight major spirit stones in the world, and they are in the hands of different forces and people at different times and places. We don't know where these spirit stones came from, but in the history of human civilization, when some of them were discovered, the owners became the rulers of society at that time, and many historical mysteries originated in this way."
Lin Jue asked eagerly, "Then what? What's so dangerous about these spirit stones?"
Jiang Yitong continued, "As time goes by, more spirit stones have been discovered. Our mission is to ensure that these powerful spirit stones are not used by certain forces, organizations, or countries to harm humanity. Some of these energy spirit stones can perfectly match the host and become the carrier of the spirit stone. Some forces, due to insufficient technology or unsuitable personnel, combine the energy of the spirit stone with humans. Some people's bodies can react with the energy and become Transcendents."
"What are Transcendents?" Lin Jue was completely attracted by what Jiang Yitong said. "Transcendents, as the name suggests, are existences beyond nature. These mysterious people possess special abilities beyond ordinary people's imagination, which is astonishing. Their physical qualities are also incredibly powerful. Ordinary humans are as insignificant as ants compared to them."
"Although in terms of raw power, Transcendents are slightly inferior to the carriers of the spirit stone, with their unique talents and persistent cultivation, as well as the assistance of modern high-tech means and energy infusion, many powerful Transcendents have emerged like mushrooms after rain."
Lin Jue listened intently. He realized that he had been drawn into a dispute far beyond his imagination.
Jiang Yitong continued, "The appearance of Transcendents has broken the balance of the world. They form their own camps and keep fighting for the spirit stones and power. Our task is to maintain world peace and prevent the spirit stones from being misused."
Lin Jue digested this information and suddenly thought of something and asked, "Then what special ability does the Blue Nether Spirit Stone in my hand have?"
"This is exactly the mystery we hope you can help solve. Our understanding of the Blue Nether Spirit Stone is still limited, and its true potential has not been fully explored. Perhaps you can bring us new clues."
"So, after hearing all this, what have you understood?"
Willow beside him lightly poked him.
"I understand. When people have nothing to do, they shouldn't wander around randomly, and they definitely shouldn't buy things they don't understand on a whim!"
"What the hell?"
Jiang Yitong slapped the back of Lin Jue's head.
"You are very likely to be the carrier of the spirit stone, that's why I brought you back. Remember when you punched that man away in the rental house?"
Lin Jue recalled that night. He seemed to have endless strength, and the man's attack looked like it was in slow motion in his eyes.
"Could it be that I'm the chosen one?"
Lin Jue thought thoughtfully.
Then Jiang Yitong introduced some more content about the Transcendents.
"It's worth mentioning that most Transcendents come from various forces hidden in the underground world. Some of them have been favored and recruited by certain major countries and have become special forces carrying out special missions. They shoulder heavy responsibilities, engaging in military operations, intelligence gathering, and sometimes even undertaking the extremely dangerous mission of assassinating key figures of the enemy."
"There are many Transcendents in our base as well. But Transcendents also have different levels of strength. We divide Transcendents into five classes: Black Flood Dragon, Silver Leopard, Golden Tiger, White Phoenix, and Celestial Dragon. Each class is divided into nine points. For example, a Transcendent at the fifth point of the Black Flood Dragon class is stronger than one at the fourth point of the Black Flood Dragon class, but it's not absolute."
"In fact, among Transcendents within three points of difference, due to the difference in abilities, the combat energy they can unleash may be higher than the fixed level. So when the points are close, the gap becomes more obvious when the difference exceeds three points, and lower-level Transcendents can't compare with higher-level Transcendents. And it's very difficult to advance to each stage. Therefore, each class suppresses the lower classes."
Then Jiang Yitong gave Lin Jue some examples.