"Alright, you don’t need to worry about this matter. I will make arrangements. However, is what you mentioned about the upgraded Xu Mi Zun that can return to Earth actually true?"

Ye Luo asked the God of Wealth somewhat anxiously.

The God of Wealth furrowed his brow and then said, "To be honest, Your Highness, this matter is actually just a gimmick. After all, the majority of us within the Heavenly Palace Corporation all deeply wish to return to Earth."

"In reality, the Xu Mi Zun is far from capable of reaching Earth. At best, it can only transport one to other small worlds."

Other small worlds? For Ye Luo, this seemed entirely useless. What Ye Luo wanted was solely to return to Earth; other small worlds had no significance to him!

Ye Luo frowned deeply. Could it be that this was yet another false hope? But just as he thought so, he heard the God of Wealth continue speaking.

"However, Your Highness, there’s no need for you to despair. In fact, we’ve already found a potential solution. The fundamental problem with our current Xu Mi Zun’s inability to return to Earth lies in the insufficient spiritual power it can store to support such a long-distance teleportation!"

"Perhaps, Your Highness, you already know—Earth is an extremely remote small world. If we were to bring people from Earth over here, given the abundant spiritual energy in the Martial Realm, it could be done. However, sending someone from the Martial Realm back to Earth is heavily restricted. The first issue is the limitation set by the Heaven and Earth Laws. Martial Realm beings’ strength exceeds Earth’s limits, making it nearly impossible to cross over! The second issue is the restriction of distance."

The God of Wealth’s explanation was logical and thorough, but Ye Luo still couldn’t fully comprehend it in his heart!

Or rather, he simply refused to accept it. For Ye Luo, all he wanted was to return to Earth!

Even if it was just to glance at it!

"Is there really no other way? I remember the Third Prince had a technology that could send a person’s soul back to Earth. Back when I was on Earth, I encountered one such emissary. Is this method not possible either?"

Indeed, even if it was just his soul, as long as he could return, as long as he could see Earth with his own eyes, Ye Luo was willing!

"Your Highness, we’ve also heard of this technology, but it is the Third Prince’s core technology. We are powerless to investigate it. However, we are researching this method as well. After all, sending a soul alone is considerably simpler than sending the entire body back."

"Very well. From now on, your primary task is to focus on this research! I will provide you with whatever resources you need. As long as it leads to a way to return to Earth, I am willing to pay any price!"

Ye Luo declared resolutely.

Time passed swiftly. Soon, Ye Luo’s child would be born. Was it possible that, as a father, he wouldn’t even be able to witness the birth of his own child?

No, he absolutely could not accept such an outcome!

"Your Highness, if we are to study methods for returning to Earth, we truly need your assistance!"

Suddenly, the God of Wealth spoke directly to Ye Luo, without any pretense of courtesy.

"Speak, what do you need!"

Ye Luo looked at the God of Wealth, waiting for his response.

The God of Wealth then took out a jade talisman.

"Your Highness, inside this jade talisman is a list of the materials we need. The more of these materials, the better. If the experiment succeeds, we will definitely need as much as we can gather. After all, every one of us wishes to return to Earth!"

"Understood!"

Ye Luo wasted no words, took the jade talisman in hand, and quickly read through it.

However, what he saw left him stunned. Many of the items listed were things Ye Luo had never even heard of!

On the bright side, the list was clearly organized by priority, showing the team’s meticulous planning.

Now that he had the material list, Ye Luo resolved to gather everything as quickly as possible. He had to expedite his return to Earth, no matter the cost!

Even if it was just to return for a brief moment, Ye Luo wanted to witness the birth of his child with his own eyes!

Suddenly, Ye Luo thought of something. Although he had slain the Third Prince’s emissary back then, the technology itself hadn’t been lost. Had the Third Prince sent a new emissary to Earth?

"By the way, do you know if the Third Prince still has his sights set on Earth? Has he sent anyone else there?"

"Your Highness, rest assured. The Third Prince has made no movements recently. His reach is vast, but Earth is only one of the many small worlds he’s targeting. In fact, there are over a dozen small worlds under his invasion, many of which are far more valuable than Earth. For now, Earth is safe."

"Oh?"

Ye Luo was slightly surprised. He hadn’t expected the Third Prince’s influence to span across over a dozen small worlds!

"Tell me, what makes these small worlds special?"

Ye Luo asked, his curiosity piqued.

The God of Wealth smiled bitterly, "Your Highness, you really overestimate us. If our Heavenly Palace Corporation had the capability to monitor the Third Prince, we wouldn’t be in such dire straits! While we’ve been trying to gather intelligence on his activities, our efforts have yielded little of value."

"That said, Your Highness, we did hear that among the small worlds the Third Prince is involved with, one is particularly unique. It is ruled by a species of low-level dragons."

Dragons?

Ye Luo was momentarily stunned. In Ye Luo’s mind, due to his Dragonblood heritage and his connection with Ao Long, he had always believed dragons to be immensely powerful!

However, he hadn’t anticipated dragons to exist even in a mere small world!

Then again, upon reflection, it wasn’t all that surprising!

Even though the Martial Realm was incredibly powerful, most people, beasts, demons, and other races in the Martial Realm originally came from small worlds!

So, a small world ruled by dragons wasn’t entirely inconceivable!

"Do you know much about this small world?"

"No, Your Highness, we know very little about it. However, it seems that the Third Prince is competing with a certain noble family for control over this small world. A few years back, their two factions even clashed violently, which is how some information was leaked! All we know is that this small world, known as the Dragon Ball Small World, produces a rare resource called Dragon Crystals."

"These Dragon Crystals contain Dragon Origin and are said to be of similar quality to Martial Realm’s Dragon Source! If we could obtain enough Dragon Crystals, we would undoubtedly reap immense benefits. Unfortunately, they are said to be quite scarce even in that small world!"

Dragon Crystals!

Dragon Origin!

Ye Luo’s eyes lit up, for he saw hope—hope to awaken Ao Long.