Chapter 175: Chapter 169: The National Hall’s Invitation
Lu Chen guessed correctly. When Wang Xu heard of Lu Chen’s past, he was amazed by his experiences and strength, and he had some ideas.
On Earth, he was the only one who understood the cosmos and became someone at the Black Hole Level. If he left, who knows what kind of difficulties Earth would face again, which made Wang Xu very uneasy, so he went into the cosmos to find an Array Master to set up an array for Earth to prevent disturbances from cosmic races.
However, the appearance of Lu Chen gave Wang Xu new ideas.
An array is lifeless and ultimately cannot adapt, with many changes taking place. But if there were a truly trustworthy strong person to guard Earth, then the safety assurance of Earth would greatly increase.
At this moment, in Wang Xu’s eyes, Lu Chen was precisely that trustworthy and capable person to guard Earth.
"Junior brother is truly afraid, that’s why I have to be cautious." Wang Xu showed a wry smile.
He had left Earth twice, and both times Earth was invaded. The first time Wang Xu was able to rush back in time. The second time, if not for some humans left by the cosmic races, humanity might have been extinct long ago.
Once was a lesson, twice was foolishness. Wang Xu would never allow such a thing to happen a third time.
"Brother Lu, I wonder... what do you think?" Wang Xu asked.
Lu Chen raised an eyebrow: "If you want me to help you, you must take out something that moves my heart."
Wang Xu was embarrassed, but he had already anticipated this. Immediately he took out all kinds of treasures from the Space Ring and laid them out before Lu Chen.
Star Ancient Ore, rare Ancient Medicine, Immortal Divine Soldier... each one a priceless treasure in the cosmos.
"No, no, what are these things? Can they even be considered treasures?" Lu Chen shook his head repeatedly.
Wang Xu showed Lu Chen a round of the treasures from the Space Ring, and Lu Chen didn’t find any worthy.
For someone like Lu Chen, who has experienced endless years and seen countless treasures, it’s natural for him to disdain Wang Xu’s offerings.
"Brother Lu, how about this one?" Seeing Lu Chen’s high standards, Wang Xu, unwilling to have his treasures belittled, simply brought out his most prized Bronze Bow.
"Oh?" Lu Chen’s expression finally changed, and Wang Xu felt significantly relieved.
"Immortal Spirit Soldier? This one is good, I’ll take it." As Wang Xu was about to retrieve it, Lu Chen waved his hand, nonchalantly taking the Bronze Bow.
In front of Brother Lu, Wang Xu was so weak he couldn’t even react, and the Bronze Bow changed hands.
"Brother Lu, I still need this bow..." Wang Xu stammered, wanting to retrieve the Bronze Bow. It was his only Immortal Spirit Soldier, crucial at critical moments, and he was unwilling to simply give it to Lu Chen.
"No more words, this will be it." Lu Chen held the Bronze Bow, examining it repeatedly as if admiring a rare treasure.
Wang Xu felt heartbroken, but for Earth’s sake, he gritted his teeth: "Fine, since Brother Lu likes it so much, I’ll give it to you."
"Oh yes, besides this treasure, I still want ’a little bit’ of Star Ancient Ore for my array research." Lu Chen smiled, and Wang Xu’s mouth twitched. This Brother Lu, seemingly harmless, was unexpectedly straightforward in extortion.
Conditions settled, Lu Chen held a Space Ring containing a small mountain of Star Ancient Ore, satisfied, stating he would stay on Earth for ten thousand years.
Though he lost a significant amount of Star Ancient Ore, securing ten thousand years of peace for Earth was a worthwhile trade.
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Time flew by, and three years passed swiftly.
Human civilization embarked on a path of rapid development. Wang Xu specifically purchased ten terminal Cosmic Battleships to initiate Earth’s contact with the cosmos and communication with cosmic races.
Though humans, with Wang Xu’s help, entered the Star Level stage, producing one Star Level Martial Artist per one hundred ordinary humans, greatly enhancing humanity’s strength.
But these are still insignificant in the cosmos.
Having connected with the cosmos, humans began interacting with cosmic races and species, striving earnestly to adapt to the cosmic environment, but often receiving disdain, cold snorts, and ridicule as feedback.
In the end, humans were too weak, belonging to the low class at the very end among the cosmos’s billions of lifeforms. In the common cosmic saying, humans are "less valuable than pebbles."
Humans faced setbacks everywhere, battered and bruised.
Not only that, the bridge linking humans to the cosmos eventually let cosmic martial artists discover Earth and learn about humanity.
When they saw such a small life planet shielded by a grand array, they shook their heads in ridicule: this low class race is just wasting treasures.
Even some cosmic martial artists from outside the Star Domain heard of this and specifically came to look at Earth, joining in the ridicule with the cosmic martial artists.
Suddenly, an event shook the Dragon Star River.
A significant figure arrived!
No fewer than a thousand cutting-edge Cosmic Battleships surrounded a magnificent, imposing Palace Level Cosmic Battleship flying from beyond the Star River.
On the bottom of this Palace Level Cosmic Battleship, only two characters were inscribed, but all cosmic martial artists who saw them widened their eyes, stunned speechless for long moments.
Tai Long.
This was the envoy dispatched by the Tai Long Cosmic Country!
Wherever the Palace Level Cosmic Battleship went, cosmic martial artists would immediately withdraw; an envoy of a Cosmic Country represented the entire Cosmic Country. If anyone dared to stop or intercept, regardless of success or failure, it would be considered an affront to the National Hall, facing relentless pursuit from Cosmic Country’s strong fighters until death.
This was a form of intimidation and an unsurpassed authoritative power.
Curious cosmic martial artists followed them from afar, wanting to see what kind of presence would prompt the Cosmic Country to specially send down an envoy.
It’s important to know that Tai Long Cosmic Country has more than ten thousand large and small star domains, and Fallen Dragon Star Domain is just one of the less noticeable small star domains, with Dragon Star River being an obscure edge area of Fallen Dragon Star Domain that no one would pay attention to.
Even if someone did pay attention, the Cosmic Country would not bother sending an envoy; just one word, and the Star River Lord would comply immediately.
However, the arrival of an envoy from the Cosmic Country indicated that someone of great importance to the Cosmic Country had appeared in this Dragon Star River.
Who exactly is this person?
Following the palace-level fleet, they arrived in just three days.
When they saw the cosmic fleet stopping in front of a small life-bearing star, all the cosmic martial artists were dumbfounded.
Earth.
The star visited by the Cosmic Country’s envoy was actually Earth!
This fact was unbelievable to many cosmic martial artists. To them, Earth was the epitome of weakness, and its natives were exceedingly feeble.
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Meanwhile, Wang Xu was sitting cross-legged high in the sky, surrounded by a black and white sword, a green bladeless sword, a gently burning flame, and a small, vibrant life form. These four infinite elements circled around him as he cultivated.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Wang Xu sensed an extremely powerful aura approaching, and his eyes snapped open, looking up towards the sky.
Above Earth, a thousand cosmic warships were stationed, and on the hull of one of the warships, the words "Tai Long" were engraved.
"Tai Long?"
Wang Xu was shocked, but a look of joy quickly overflowed on his face.
Above Earth, within the palace-level warship surrounded by a thousand cosmic warships, the door opened, and a figure in purple stepped out.
"Marshal Yin Gu!" Wang Xu exclaimed.
Indeed, it was Yin Gu who had come.
"Heh heh, a strong one, indeed." Next to Wang Xu, Lu Chen’s voice came, his figure appearing by Wang Xu’s side without him noticing.
"Senior Brother Lu, this is my friend, please open the grand array." Wang Xu said.
"Friend?" Lu Chen was taken aback, then shook his head with a smile, "You have a lot of secrets for someone who can even become friends with someone of the Celestial God Realm."
As he spoke, Lu Chen parted the Ninefold Celestial God Array to allow passage for the cosmic warships.
"Ha ha... Wang Xu, we meet again." Yin Gu, still in his purple armor, laughed heartily, taking a step to appear directly in front of Wang Xu.
Lu Chen squinted his eyes, examining Yin Gu with eyes full of intense battle intent.
This was a common trait of Heaven-Reaching Pavilion disciples; they often liked to compete as soon as they encountered a strong opponent, especially one to their liking. Clearly, Yin Gu was a very suitable opponent in Lu Chen’s eyes.
"Marshal Yin Gu, I’m really glad you could come. Let’s go, I’ll show you around my hometown." Wang Xu said with a smile.
"Ha ha, sure." Yin Gu agreed readily.
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"This... this..."
In the distant space from Earth, a group of cosmic martial artists was dumbfounded.
"If I wasn’t mistaken, that person was wearing Battlefield Purple Armor?" A cosmic martial artist said, swallowing hard.
"You weren’t mistaken, that person is a marshal, a Celestial God Realm individual!"
This statement shocked the cosmic martial artists beyond measure.
A Celestial God Realm individual had descended, and moreover, descended upon a star of the weak; the immense contrast made it hard to comprehend what exactly was happening.
As a result, in the minds of these cosmic martial artists, Earth, originally weak and lowly, suddenly became mysterious and unfathomable.
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"Wang Xu, you should have guessed the reason for my visit this time," Yin Gu said in the sky.
"Yes, if I’m not mistaken, it should be that the National Hall wants to invite me to visit, right?" Wang Xu replied.
Yin Gu smiled, "That’s correct, your strength and identity are worth Tai Long’s efforts to win you over. For this invitation, the National Hall ordered me to come personally, showing their sincerity."
"That’s no problem at all," Wang Xu replied with a smile, "Even if I don’t give face to the National Hall, I must give face to you, Marshal Yin Gu. I accept this invitation."
Yin Gu smiled knowingly, "Although it sounds a bit like flattery, it feels quite good."
Wang Xu chuckled and shook his head. It seems that Celestial God Realm strongmen are not as aloof as the rumors say; you can still interact with them. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit to read.)