Chapter 148: Buying Half the Earth (Bonus Chapter for Tang-Song Dawn)

Ever since he first took Lulu out for a hunt, Qin Ming had never accompanied her again. However, the girl ran out every single day, and Qin Yichen, worried about the situation, had no choice but to follow her.

"You really are something. Why do you let your sister go out fighting and killing? Look, she barely comes home anymore!" Luo Xia complained. "Luo Feng’s young wife is already heavily pregnant, and look at you—you don’t even have a girlfriend yet. Are you really the world’s number one powerhouse? The world’s richest man? It’s a total failure that you don’t even have a female companion!"

She stopped trying to persuade him and turned to mockery instead.

"Mom, don’t worry. When your son steps into the universe, I’ll bring back a thousand or so grandchildren for you!"

"A thousand? I’d be satisfied with just one!"

"Then just wait and see!"

Qin Ming’s life remained calm and steady, yet his cultivation never ceased. Even while contemplating the Great Hung World, he had made significant progress in both his Domain and the Severing Void Blade Art, not to mention the Laws of Space.

One day, Luo Feng sent a telepathic message: "Qin Ming, do you have a moment?"

"I do," Qin Ming replied. "What is it? Can’t stand the loneliness?"

"A little," Luo Feng’s voice was filled with joy. "I have good news for you. My child is due in the next few days!"

"Your child?" Qin Ming was taken aback, then laughed. "You’ve been staying at sea for eight or nine months—are you sure it’s yours?"

"Get lost!" Luo Feng cursed. "You’d better handle the arrangements. If anything goes wrong, I’m holding you responsible!"

"Don’t worry, leave it to me. After all, Xu Xin was my classmate too," Qin Ming smiled. "I’ll arrange it immediately. I’ll buy the largest maternity hospital in the Jiangnan Base City just to welcome your child’s birth!"

"That’s not necessary, that’s not necessary! Just a special room will do!" Luo Feng was startled and quickly refused.

"I have more money than I know what to do with, so it’s decided," Qin Ming said. "Babata, how much money do I have now?"

"Exactly how much?" Luo Feng asked curiously.

"Ahem, enough to buy half the Earth!" Babata replied. "It seems like a lot, but in the universe, it’s worthless. Don't you dare get arrogant!"

"Enough to buy half the Earth?" Luo Feng shrieked. "I only created one cultivation technique, and I earned this much?"

"Think about how many warriors there are on Earth and how many bought it; do the math! Even if it were only a million, that’s a quadrillion!" Babata clicked his tongue in wonder. "Plus, the two Emperor-level beasts Qin Ming slaughtered are worth a fortune, and the assets he bought casually before have also skyrocketed! Saying he can buy half the Earth is no exaggeration!"

"Awesome!" Luo Feng sighed in admiration. "Qin Ming, classmate Qin, senior brother Qin, big brother Qin, from now on, I’m going to cling tightly to your thighs."

"If you were a stunningly beautiful girl, I might consider it. Unfortunately, you’re a burly man covered in black hair. If you dare get close, I’ll kick you all the way to the South Pole!" Qin Ming laughed.

After chatting for a while, they ended the call.

"Babata, buy the best maternity hospital in the Jiangnan Base City. If they won't sell, just throw money at them until they do!"

"Who would dare not give you face when you’re the buyer? Leave it to me. Also, give me control over a trillion credits. How about I organize a global pageant for you?"

"Not interested."

"Ahem! Fine, then I’ll choose them myself, renovate an island, and have a hundred thousand girls in bikinis—the scene would be absolutely blood-pumping!"

"Do you even have a body?"

"Can’t I just feast my eyes? Back in the day, I, the great Babata, built a massive harem and collected 810,000 beauties from all races...!"

*Snap!*

Qin Ming turned off his smart wristband.

"This kid, why does he have no sense of romance?" In the virtual space, Babata was speechless, then giggled to himself. "Whatever, the kid has plenty of money. Besides, he’s idle anyway, so I might as well enjoy the feeling of throwing money around again!"

Soon, the hospital was purchased. Xu Xin moved in early to await the birth. Qin Ming also dispatched several War Gods from the Dojo of Limits to stand guard, giving Luo Feng plenty of face.

On the day of the birth, he visited in person. Afterward, he immersed himself in cultivation once more. For him, cultivation was the only true life.

Above the South Pole, Qin Ming arrived once again. With his current cultivation level, practicing his ultimate techniques in reality would cause terrifying destruction with every strike. His training grounds were mostly in uninhabited places: the South Pole, the North Pole, the deep sea, and deserts.

The ferocious storm turned fragile snowflakes into lethal weapons capable of piercing through steel. Qin Ming stood silently, unaffected by any of it.

Suddenly, a terrifying aura erupted from him, enveloping a radius of forty kilometers—this was the extent of his Domain. His Domain expansion had been influenced by his mastery of teleportation.

Being able to teleport forty kilometers meant that Qin Ming’s cultivation had entered the fourth level of the Star rank. On Earth, as Babata would say, this was simply impossible. Yet, the reality before them could only be called a miracle.

Within the Domain, the blizzard suddenly froze; the swirling snowflakes stopped dead in their tracks. A moment later, they shattered into the finest particles.

"You’re a freak!" Babata grinned. He was truly stunned.

"You’ve actually reached the ninth level of the Domain!" Babata’s projection flickered incessantly, and he took two sharp breaths. "Even though you had already grasped the Origin Laws, reaching the ninth level of the Domain was only a matter of time, but isn't this too fast? Even with your heaven-defying comprehension, by my estimates, it should have taken you at least a few decades of careful contemplation and slow fusion to push your Domain to the limit! Throughout the universe, generally speaking, only those at the Domain Lord level can comprehend the Domain to the ninth level. To go further, one must grasp the Origin Laws of the universe and step into the World Lord level. But you—you, you kid—you break common sense every single time!"

"Didn't I already grasp the Origin Laws of Universal Space a long time ago? The Domain reaching the ninth level is no big deal!" Qin Ming laughed.

"No big deal? It’s a huge deal!" Babata shrieked. "According to the rules, one must first comprehend the ninth level of the Domain before grasping the Origin Laws of the universe. Yet, throughout the universe, there are many who grasp the Origin Laws first and then the Domain later; many even have a deep understanding of the Origin Laws but little achievement in their Domain!"

"That’s just talent," Qin Ming said.

"It can only be attributed to talent," Babata sighed. "In the future, when you face enemies, a single pressure from your Domain will be enough that few within the Star rank will be able to resist. No, if they haven't grasped the Origin Laws, they’ll be like lambs to the slaughter before you."

"Let’s not talk about that. Next, I need to cultivate the Ten Thousand Thread Flow!" Qin Ming waved his hand.

Regarding the path of the Domain, he owed it all to the Enlightenment Platform; otherwise, how could he have reached the ninth level in just a year or two? It would have been impossible! Compared to contemplating the Laws of Space, the Domain was far, far simpler.

"The Ten Thousand Thread Flow? It is time!" Babata nodded.