Andrew Han’s Star‑Gate Martial Communicator received a message from the Spark‑Heritage Zone—a progress bar.
After all, Andrew Han was a Stellar Palace‑tier lifeform, sharp‑minded and anything but dull. Once he confirmed that the straight line was indeed a progress bar, he mused, "Could this be my Primeval Duty completion rate?"
One hundred blocks...
Only one block glowed red...
If that's the case, is my Primeval Duty completion rate one percent?
But back at the Primeval Star‑Gate, he’d known four or five Primevals with deeper seniority.
During their Primeval Duties, they basically just spent a set number of star‑years or epochs in environments like thunderous rivers or gravity oceans, helping the Spark‑Heritage Zone collect data on the most complete evolutionary states.
There was never any real sense of progress!
Even if there was, the Spark‑Heritage Zone would never bother to announce it. The Zone operates at the hall level—why would it care about such trivial matters...
Ding-dong.
Andrew Han tapped the message on the screen; sure enough, he entered and it jumped to a different details page.
"I actually guessed right."
The phantom screen was very clear, the contents perfectly legible:
Primeval Andrew Han, your second Primeval Duty completion rate has reached one percent. Congratulations on going from nothing to something. Please keep up the good work.
From nothing to something?
Keep up the good work?
Andrew Han’s gaze sharpened. He studied the message carefully, then exhaled softly: "So that's it."
A Primeval Duty completion rate of one percent—what did that mean? Given the current situation, it was already self‑evident.
It was almost exactly what he’d guessed.
The specific terms differed in some details, but those were minor enough to ignore.
In the Lunyis Star System, the Stellar Honor Roll lists exactly one hundred individuals—one hundred Grand Venerables.
At this moment.
The Jade Lake Grand Venerable had just died, and a progress bar appeared—precisely one percent!
Clearly, each Grand Venerable on the Honor Roll represents one percent progress. If he challenges and defeats all on the Honor Roll, reaching one hundred percent, his second Primeval Duty will be complete!
What puzzled him most was how the Spark-Heritage Zone could send real-time messages and track progress.
Primeval Emblem!
The nine-pointed star-shaped Primeval Emblem!
Suddenly enlightened, Andrew Han touched the cool emblem hanging at his chest. "Alright, I get it."
In short:
Challenge everyone on the Honor Roll—this is Spark-Heritage Zone’s requirement for Primeval Andrew Han.
"They really do value me," Andrew Han couldn’t help but laugh at himself.
Such a crude and simple approach isn’t the usual style for Primeval Duties. And with such precise segmentation—down to one percent... It feels like the Spark-Heritage Zone thinks I’m too weak and is pushing me to grow stronger, to advance my realm.
So it seems...
Is it that one or more high-level Human Race figures have high hopes for me?
Shaking his head, Andrew Han suppressed his stray thoughts, a relaxed smile tugging at his lips.
His thoughts settled.
He put away the Star-Gate Martial Communicator.
Andrew Han’s gaze shifted from the screen to the many Rift Lords of Jade Lake Sect.
In an instant, heaven and earth seemed to darken; his black-and-white eyes carried celestial might, making the Jade Lake Sect Rift Lords numb with fear. Their faces broke into forced smiles: "We greet the Grand Venerable. We, on behalf of Jade Lake Sect, await your orders and accept any punishment..."
We only beg you to spare our lives...
We only beg you to spare Jade Lake Sect...
Humble voices sounded at the same time, a little chaotic.
They clearly hadn’t coordinated in advance, or even after exchanging sound transmissions couldn’t agree; some Rift Lords begged for themselves, some for Jade Lake Sect. All flew before Andrew Han, bowing respectfully.
And each dropped themselves a level lower.
Bitterness welled in their hearts: "Our Jade Lake Grand Venerable has died!"
Between Grand Venerables, life and death are rarely decided. Defeat alone is already earth-shaking—let alone being killed outright!
They had no idea what kind of temperament this Grand Venerable possessed, or how to curry favor... And what treasure had drawn him here? What reward or prize did Jade Lake Sect offer that was so precious it led to a life-and-death battle? They resolved to investigate everything thoroughly once he spoke.
Nervous and uneasy inside, all waited anxiously for Andrew Han to speak.
Hmph.
Andrew Han let out a cold snort, his icy gaze sweeping over the remaining Rift Lords of Jade Lake Sect.
"Grand Venerable, please be appeased."
"Grand Venerable, please be appeased."
One after another, they spoke in fear, not daring the slightest disrespect.
With that battle just now, shaking the starry sky and stunning the silent life-planet, Andrew Han had established his status as Grand Venerable!
Undeniable, beyond all doubt. The Lunyis Star System’s cultivation standards are relatively backward; the only two ways to distinguish Rift Lords from Grand Venerables are Honor Roll certification or witnessing a Grand Venerable’s victory or defeat.
But Grand Venerables settling life and death is extremely rare—once in a thousand years!
Therefore...
Those who witnessed the battle firsthand... One of them swallowed hard and wiped cold sweat from his forehead.
"What is it?" Andrew Han glanced over, half-smiling. "Is it very hot?"
"Um."