Chapter 582 The Watchers of the World (W-Word Mega-Chapter, Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

"You don't want me to act? I see. I can understand that."

Su Zhou wasn't too surprised to hear that.

After all, he wasn't the young man who knew nothing about the state of society and pursued justice with a single-minded devotion.

Having experienced so much over the years, he had a rough idea of the various reasons why the Yansheng (Sage of Craft) would say this, so he casually offered the most likely possibility: "Is it because you think that if I act, it will weaken the authority of the government? Or rather, the imminent invasion of the Jiu Xuan (Nine Profound) Realm is too big of an event, and if I act, it will guide the entire world's way of thinking."

"For example, most people will start to focus on individual power and abandon the collective power that is the foundation of our civilization?"

Su Zhou's tone was calm, and the content was direct.

This was actually quite normal.

Initially, the government's publicity of Su Zhou was to show the power of Zheng (Righteous) Nation and the talent of the younger generation, using Su Zhou as a representative of the spiritual energy revival era to gain a global advantage in public opinion.

However, this measure gradually became somewhat inappropriate after Su Zhou advanced to the Earth Immortal realm—because from that point on, his power surpassed the organization as a whole. Because he was too powerful, his name could be mentioned in the same breath as the country.

In the later stages, when Su Zhou wanted peace, he could travel around the world, forcibly coercing the official authorities of various countries to peacefully resolve global disputes and jointly promote competitive variety shows to the public.

And now, after becoming a Heavenly Immortal, Su Zhou's power was even more immense. His existence itself could form a trend of thought, making everyone expect to become someone like Su Zhou, a powerhouse.

To the point of ignoring the power of the collective.

[That is indeed part of it.]

In response, the Yansheng nodded slightly. He said solemnly: [But the most important thing is that this kind of crisis concerning the entire world… cannot be solved by one person.]

[Before, when dealing with the Descending Spirit Society, the Deep Space Callers, and other enemies, including aliens, major global forces all participated. Although you, Su Zhou, were the main force of the plan, more of the aftermath and subsequent work was done by us. For example, the remnants of the Descending Spirit Society are basically being cleared by major global official authorities. You, Su Zhou, wouldn't have the time to inspect every corner of Southeast Asia to catch the remnants of the mysterious organization, would you?]

[But ever since the Serestheria people, you, who are too powerful, have become able to do everything by yourself… Even the Serestheria civilization essentially began to try to understand Earth's civilization and thus recognize our significance because of you.]

Speaking thus, the Yansheng sighed, his divine sense whispering: [Of course, that's not to say it's a bad thing—it's Earth's good fortune that our civilization has a powerhouse like you.]

[But, Su Zhou, if the strong can do everything and do everything… then what is our significance?]

At this point, the tone of the Holy Seat carried a hint of weariness: [If one day you get tired of it, tired of this 'game'… then what should we do?]

This was fear.

The Yansheng spoke the fact that everyone had been worried about: that humanity was essentially fearing Su Zhou.

From ancient times to the present, all humans feared 'existences that cannot be bound by the rules of the collective.'

No, Su Zhou was even more terrifying than that.

Because he was a 'powerhouse who cannot be bound by the rules of the collective.'

The former might just be a madman who randomly killed people and didn't obey the law, which could be solved with violence; while the latter not only couldn't be solved with violence, but the collective might be violently solved by the other party.

When one side had no means of countering the other, the positions of the two sides could not be equal. When Su Zhou was still an Earth Immortal, the Earth side might still be able to use the Zhen Guo Shen Bing (Nation-Protecting Divine Weapon) to resist, but after he advanced to Heavenly Immortal… there was no such Divine Weapon in the world that could allow a Human Immortal to fight back against a Heavenly Immortal.

This was also why, at the very beginning, when Su Zhou returned from another world, the Dao Sheng (Sage of the Dao) looked at Su Zhou's coffin with such worry… it wasn't just because Su Zhou was seriously injured, but also because he realized that even the combined strength of current humans could no longer harm the injured Su Zhou.

The radiation from his body alone could prevent the entire lunar fleet from approaching, and the power of nuclear bombs could only guide Su Zhou's instinctual defense.

And the enemies who could seriously injure Su Zhou were even more impossible for them to deal with.

—If Su Zhou got tired of it, went mad, suddenly lost control, then what would happen to Earth?

Just look at the warship giant tree currently on the moon.

According to recent data simulations from the United Nations, if Su Zhou's transformed divine tree took root in the central region of Earth's World Island and carried out the same predation as on the moon, then in just three days, most of the World Island would be contaminated by Su Zhou's spiritual energy radiation and become his 'territory.'

At that time, 95% of the wildlife in the territory would be transformed and captured by Su Zhou's power, gradually becoming the warship divine tree's dependents.

And judging from Su Zhou's efficiency in converting matter into his true form, if this kind of devouring was regarded as a method of attacking the world, then in just thirty-eight days, Su Zhou could destroy the entire Earth's ecosystem… but this wasn't an attack, it was just Su Zhou's natural eating, a way to repair his injured body.

If he was really determined to destroy the Earth's ecosystem, without the official authorities of various countries using the Nation-Protecting Divine Weapons and divine artifacts, Earth would probably become an eternally silent, uninhabited wasteland in less than a day.

Transforming ecosystems, radiating continents, preying on the world, destroying stars…

A Heavenly Immortal was an individual life that could destroy an interstellar civilization with its own power.

A Heavenly Immortal could also do everything that a civilization could do.

They were paradigms of individuals surpassing civilizations, immortal and indestructible beings whose lifespans could exceed countries, civilizations, and even stars.

All of humanity's morality, all common sense, all rules, all meanings, were so fragile to Heavenly Immortals.

Therefore, the question arose.

—When transcendent power could replace humans in doing everything, when transcendent power could grant some people unique and mysterious abilities.

Then what was the meaning of the rest of the people, ordinary mortals, existing?

Su Zhou wasn't stupid. On the contrary, he was very sharp and intelligent—he understood the Yansheng's words immediately and also understood the reason for their worries.

Indeed, they should be afraid. This was the instinct of human genes, the reaction that any life intending to continue its existence should have.

However, he still had something to say.

"Yansheng, you're confused."

At this moment, the warship divine tree solemnly spoke, its rumbling resounding even in the vacuum of the moon: "Indeed, if I do everything, then what is the meaning of civilization?"

"But… you've got quite a few things wrong, and the most important of them is that the 'transcendent power' I possess is not the only thing that can question the meaning of ordinary people's existence."

Speaking thus, Su Zhou said lightly: "Because, besides transcendent power, there is also 'technology' on Earth."

—When technology can replace humans in doing everything, when technology can grant some people unique and mysterious abilities.

Then what is the meaning of the rest of the people, ordinary mortals, existing?

[…]

Hearing this, the Yansheng couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Then, he heard the powerful youth say so solemnly: "It is precisely because I know the power of transcendent power that I also understand the essence of technology."

"In fact, for various reasons, I have seen many futures related to Earth, and among them, there is such a possibility."

"If I didn't exist, if spiritual energy hadn't revived, what kind of world would Earth become."

This wasn't a lie—in the future perfectly shown to Su Zhou, and in the deductions carried out in the Prajna (Wisdom) Book, there were quite a few such worlds.

A highly developed world, where everyone was cyberized, digitized, and informatized. The official authorities of various countries controlled all information permissions and standards, and large enterprises enveloped all aspects of people's lives.

Everyone's privacy no longer existed, but became part of big data.

In that kind of society, those with technology and high permissions were born above others who had no technology and no relevant permissions, just like in the era of Immortals and Gods, those with the talent to cultivate were born above those with no talent to cultivate.

[But that's not quite the same, is it…]

At this moment, the Yansheng was somewhat unable to keep up with Su Zhou's train of thought. He subconsciously frowned and denied Su Zhou's statement: [Transcendent power is obviously extremely different from technology…]

"Is it?"

Su Zhou's tone was calm. He didn't deny the Yansheng's words, but just told his own story: "I have completely reviewed the relevant experimental process of the electronic underworld. It is essentially a very advanced and mature will upload technology—it can even analyze the soul and then transform it into pure electronic data."

"Obviously, if there was no need to convert the soul, just uploading brain data, then I'm afraid around 2010, Yansheng, you could have completed the 'soulless version' of the 'electronic underworld'… Perhaps it can't be called an underworld, but at least it's a human consciousness library."

Speaking of this, the warship divine tree shook its branches. He meaningfully said to the Yansheng in front of him: "And in the future, after all humans are cyberneticized, can't you control this soulless version of the electronic underworld?"

"At that time, wouldn't you, who has the highest authority in the entire electronic underworld, be considered the King of the Electronic Underworld?"

"Yansheng, do you really think that you, who hold such high electronic technology, and those ordinary people who take half a day just to disconnect their wired communication with their cybernetic brains, are equal and standing on the same level?"

[…]

Hearing this, the Yansheng was unable to refute for a moment—in fact, that was how it was in the electronic world. The power that each account could master was different. Developer backdoor permissions, super administrators, administrators, and ordinary users were inherently not the same level of existence.

Even, counting the 'tourists' who weren't even considered users, the unprivileged people, the gap between these levels became even more obvious.

And this level difference was even more rigid than transcendent power, with absolutely no possibility of transcending levels.

Individuals who had data, technology, wealth, and capital were irresistible existences relative to smaller individuals—this was no different in any world.

Transcendent power was essentially just a technology that could directly bring violence.

"And that's just you, Yansheng, who will abide by the rules. You have 'technology and power,' but you use it cautiously and are a guardian of the rules."

The divine sense of the divine tree was vast, and Su Zhou's tone was as if stating an unquestionable fact. He said softly: "But those hackers who have technology and arbitrarily hack into other systems, other people's cybernetic brains, and obtain other people's memories, permissions, and even wealth, what is the difference between their essence and transcendent power users who want to plunder ordinary people, squeeze mortals, and obtain their wealth?"

"Essentially, it's just that they hold power that is difficult to restrain, so they begin to act recklessly—at that time, they would probably be the so-called 'cyber psychopaths,' right?"

The Yansheng remained silent.

Of course, he knew that there were many loopholes in what Su Zhou said.

But, similarly, what Su Zhou said wasn't impossible.

In a fully electronicized society, the power of technicians who held a high degree of computer ability was not much different from the power of leading Earth Immortals on present-day Earth. They could arbitrarily decide a person's life or death and easily use various powers to transform the world.

And if that technician's level was as high as the Yansheng's, then it could be said that he was nearly a god.

A human god residing in the electronic world.

And most importantly, he believed that Su Zhou could really see the future.

[Will the future be like that? Su Zhou?]

So, he asked: [Will Earth's future really head in that direction?]

"In the worse possibilities, that's indeed the case."

Su Zhou's tone didn't contain any emotion. The divine tree's observation organs seemed to be able to penetrate the entire moon and see the blue planet on the other side. The youth stared at his homeland and murmured: "But even in the better possibilities, there are still various unequal classes in the world, and there are still many evils."

"I actually understand the meaninglessness brought about by transcendent powerhouses after the revival of spiritual energy—but this kind of meaninglessness is essentially the same as the meaninglessness of some low-level workers who will lose their jobs and become meaningless in a high-tech society after the emergence of intelligent AI and the great increase in computing power."

Everything above wasn't Su Zhou's random nonsense.

In fact, in his eyes, technology and transcendent power were essentially almost the same.

In the cyber world, those with permissions and technology were similar to superpowered people, and highly developed technology developing to the extreme wouldn't be much different from transcendent power.

In front of these two, ordinary humans would become more and more powerless and more and more worthless.

And this was the meaninglessness that civilization couldn't escape.

So, the youth said solemnly at this moment: "Therefore, how to coordinate the relationship between powerhouses like me and ordinary people is what our civilization should really do."

"Yansheng, is that your purpose for coming here this time?"

[That's indeed the case.]

At this moment, the Yansheng sighed lightly. His robotic body found a stone and sat on it. The Holy Seat smiled helplessly: [I thought I would need to give a long speech to explain this problem to you clearly.]

[But as expected, we underestimated a Heavenly Immortal in their twenties—how could you not have thought about this problem, not have thought about your relationship with Earth civilization?]

Shaking his head self-deprecatingly, the Yansheng's expression gradually returned to calmness. He raised his head and looked at the incredibly huge divine tree, larger than mountains. The Holy Seat said calmly: [So, Su Zhou, what do you think you are to Earth civilization?]

[And how are you going to treat Earth's human civilization?]

And the immortal Heavenly Immortal answered so solemnly: "I want to give meaning to all living beings."

"Help, change, and bless—that is my path. I am a pioneer, and I will lead all latecomers to become like me."

This wasn't a lie. The Yansheng could hear that Su Zhou was saying these words sincerely—at least, he was sincere now.

So, after a moment of silence, he chuckled.

[This is… a more sublime and beautiful wish than that of the Immortals and Gods of the past.]

[The Immortal and God civilization was essentially a 'higher alien civilization' called the 'Immortal and God Group,' rooted in human civilization, elevating and transforming humans into their own kind.]

[The essence of this behavior is no different from aliens coming over and plundering the top scientists of our civilization.]

[Of course, this so-called alien civilization has the same civilization as us, the same appearance, the same values, and the same way of thinking. They treat our plundered kind as their own, and their attitude towards us is very caring… Yes, there's nothing wrong with this, but just as you, Su Zhou, know, when spiritual energy is cut off and the Immortals and Gods leave, no matter what the reason, our human civilization is instantly beaten back to the primitive era.]

The Yansheng said thus, and then clenched his fist. His tone carried a rare hint of indignation: [The humans at that time didn't have their own civilization, they were just the Immortals and Gods' culture medium. No matter how close they were, no matter how much they looked forward to our future, that was just the reality.]

[So, since then, we have denied the path of the Immortals and Gods.]

[What we want is the sublimation and transformation of the entire human civilization, not just a small group of people with capital and talent becoming Immortals and Gods on their own.]

[This is actually not difficult. As long as we gradually increase the strength of the higher-ups, drive the strength of the people to grow together, ensure that the entire civilization has enough resources for everyone to cultivate, and guarantee that no one will be left behind due to talent factors through biological and cybernetic modification… In at most twenty-five years, the prototype of a completely new human civilization can be achieved.]

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Su Zhou's tone was slightly surprised. He heard the subtext of the Yansheng's words: "Are you saying that the transcendent strength of the entire Earth is actually macro-controlled by the government?"

[That's indeed the case.]

The Yansheng nodded slightly: [Although the Overlord Earth Immortal realm is difficult, it was long possible for me, several other Holy Seats with good talent, and several other powerhouses from other countries to try to break through—how long do you think we've been accumulating, how much preparation have we done, and how many top-notch inheritances do we have?]

[But we need to ensure that the entire social structure of Earth can withstand the existence of multiple Earth Immortals.]

Speaking of this, the Holy Seat couldn't help but laugh: [You have to know, that's an Overlord—an Overlord, in the former Central Divine Court, was a powerhouse who could rule a planet. The former Heavenly Pool Dragon King, who was in charge of the entire Heavenly Pool Realm, was only at the peak of the Overlord Earth Immortal realm.]

[And now, if Earth's human society wants to have Earth Immortals, it won't just be one or two. It will be at least ten or twenty, and if these Earth Immortals have disputes, that will truly be a global catastrophe.]

[Of course, that's on the premise that Earth's civilization doesn't have internal strife, doesn't make mistakes, and everyone can cultivate normally… According to what Ms. Bai Yingxue said about the future, if we on Earth have constant natural and man-made disasters, our speed of advancing to Earth Immortal will be greatly slowed down.]

Su Zhou wasn't surprised by this.

After all, according to what Bai Yingxue said, or the situation in the Conquering Sky Yinglong timeline, the Earth powerhouses of that era were basically too busy to seriously cultivate and ponder inheritances. They could only use war to support war—this wasn't a big deal for Su Zhou, but don't forget that the Holy Seats were essentially researchers. They were all college professors and deans. The best way to improve their strength wasn't combat, but research.

A chaotic era was a huge negative state for them.

Obviously, the Yansheng also knew this, so he smiled and nodded to the warship divine tree: [Your existence, Su Zhou, has exceeded our plans and predictions.]

[Your existence has stopped internal strife and ended all sources of chaos, allowing our human civilization to move forward smoothly… But similarly, your strength has also exceeded our plans, leading the future of human civilization down a potentially deviated path.]

[Precisely because of this, we are afraid, afraid of an 'immortal Heavenly Immortal' who has surpassed the combined strength of our civilization.]

"…I understand."

Su Zhou sighed softly. He couldn't help but recall the Heavenly Emperors of past generations in the Perfect World, and the methods they used to treat all living beings.

No matter which generation of Heavenly Emperor, they were all equally arrogant. Their methods of treating all living beings were condescending alms, pity, or strict restraint, like watching children.

By the time of the Taihao Era, they even regarded all living beings as competitors. Because they were too equal, even love was lost.

Ordinary people might not care about that kind of attitude, but for the Yansheng and other high-level officials who looked forward to the independence and strength of human civilization, this was precisely what they feared.

Knowing this, Su Zhou even felt a rare sense of powerlessness.

Faced with any powerful enemy, even the Heavenly Emperor, Su Zhou had never felt powerless—he wasn't afraid of power at all, he wasn't afraid of death, and even without immortal blood, he would still stand up when he should and try his best to fight.

But now, he felt powerless because he was too powerful.

"What should I do to ensure the normal development of civilization?"

He pondered, murmuring to himself.

But soon, he heard the crimson snake spirit in his soul space sneer.

Yala didn't say anything. She just chuckled lightly.

But this laughter awakened the youth.

He looked at his soul space and saw Yala currently hanging upside down from the branches of the Wisdom Tree spirit, using her tail to wrap around the branches to do pull-ups—this scene was clearly funny and fun, but it made Su Zhou suddenly realize.

—Yes, why should I care about these things? It's enough to do what I can do with a clear conscience, what is right.

No need to think about anything else.

So, after a moment of silence, the warship divine tree spoke again.

"Yansheng, I refuse your request."

In the Holy Seat's surprised gaze, Su Zhou looked at the distant stars. He stared at the vast starry sky and said calmly: "I will not agree to 'not act'—because I am a member of Earth's civilization, a member of human civilization."

"I will never turn a blind eye to the war between two worlds, two civilizations, and sit idly by and watch the sacrifices on our side… But similarly, I will also try to use the methods that have the least impact on Earth's civilization and humanity to intervene."

"A silent watcher, guarding when needed, and watching when not needed. This is my promise."

[Is that your choice?]

At this moment, the Yansheng stared at the young man in front of him, his eyes somewhat complicated.

Inside Zheng Nation, a large group of people led by the Dao Sheng regarded Su Zhou as a living Immortal and God, as a powerhouse.

But in the Yansheng's eyes, Su Zhou was a 'kindred spirit' similar to himself.

It was precisely because he was also a similar existence in the past that he could understand Su Zhou's mentality. Although the youth's talent and strength were far stronger than his, this feeling of kinship wouldn't be wrong.

[Old civilizations turn people into gods… while new civilizations, we want to turn gods into people.]

Muttering softly, the Yansheng met the gaze of the huge divine tree: [When I was a child, I wanted to be a sage, leading all living beings to transcend life and death, so that everyone would become immortal beings.]

[Su Zhou, is that what you think too?]

"Sage… Perhaps, it's still too early for me to talk about this."

At this moment, Su Zhou also felt the aura of a kindred spirit from the Yansheng.

He finally understood why, among so many Holy Seats, only the Dao Sheng and the Yansheng had always treated him differently.

The Dao Sheng was because he knew his talent at the first moment, while the Yansheng was because he, like him, was an 'idealist' in a certain sense.

—Having ideals but not acting is empty talk, having ideals and acting at the same time is an idealist.

What they wanted was just to try to transform the world with the methods they thought were good.

"What I want to do is just to find the correct path."

So, Su Zhou also said his thoughts to the high-level officials of human civilization on Earth for the first time: "And if I can't even support the correct development of a civilization, then why should my correctness be called correctness?"

"For this operation against the Jiu Xuan Realm, I can choose not to directly act. After all, I also know very well that this is essentially a good opportunity to train troops and cultivate Earth's civilization and other transcendent civilizations in war."

"But I naturally have my own plans for my specific actions."

Su Zhou told a joke here, because there was indeed a Wisdom Tree in his heart, but unfortunately, only the Shao siblings could understand this joke. The Yansheng didn't react to it at all.

Speaking of this, Su Zhou seemed to remember something, and he added another explanation: "By the way, Yansheng, some things and existences, I'm afraid only I can handle—and those existences are also greatly related to me."

[What things?]

This result wasn't bad either. The Yansheng nodded slightly. He was just more vigilant about the existences that only Su Zhou could deal with: [Could it be that you sensed that there are Heavenly Immortals in the Jiu Xuan Realm?]

"Not that, not that, not that."

Shaking his branches, Su Zhou repeatedly denied it. He said with a smile: "Actually, it's just the dependents of other ancient venerated ones."

"Since there are so many dependents of ancient venerated ones on Earth, then I think it's impossible for the Jiu Xuan Realm not to have them."

At the same time.

Jiu Xuan Realm.

Melting Sea Fire Domain.

Twenty-Four Royal Territories, Su Royal Territory.

On the edge of a huge fortress city, near the high-heat power zone of the mantle city, three figures suddenly appeared out of thin air in a large room of an unmanned workshop.

"We're finally back. This mission was too difficult!"

As soon as he appeared, one of the Jiu Xuan people with three eyes couldn't help but complain. Wearing broken armor, he sat directly on the ground and stuck out his tongue to pant: "Who knew that a mission to chase a Mind Flayer would directly pit us into the Abyss Blood War battlefield—good thing we were on the edge of the battlefield and we ran fast, or we would have all died there!"

"Isn't that right."

Another tall woman with wings, who looked majestic, said quite boldly: "If it wasn't for this old lady blocking the Balor's self-destruction and letting Lao Bai use the Teleportation Art without interference, we would have been surrounded by the demon army."

And the third young man, who was thin and had most of his robe burned off, nodded wearily. He sighed and said: "We and that Mind Flayer both had bad luck. The Ninth Abyss is usually very quiet, but recently, the Lord of that level of the Abyss provoked the God of Justice of the Main World, 'Dragon of Judgment, Yao Ye.' That young and energetic Dragon God directly colluded with devils and fought in."

"Ah, no way? God of Justice colluding with devils?"

"To strike at chaos and evil is justice, as for who you ally with doesn't matter—is justice such an inconvenient thing?"

The three babbled and recalled the hardships of their previous exploration mission, and then sighed: "Ah, we're finally back—although our hometown is hotter than that damn Abyss, at least it's still our hometown."

"I wonder how things have been while we were away."

Speaking thus, the armored man at the head opened the mission system exchanged from the Pioneer Space.

He glanced at it and then froze on the spot.

[Optional Exploration Mission: Body of Zhuzhou]

[Explore information about the true body of the Primordial Zhuzhou in the Main World group. For each form obtained, gain one Class B Opening Authority, 7500 Exploration Points.]

[Optional World Mission: Immortal Sky Realm]

[Assist the local forces in repelling the Gatekeeper of Space-Time, and open the Space-Time Gate leading to the Immortal Sky Realm. Depending on the amount of effort contributed, gain Opening Authorities ranging from Class AA to Class D, 1000 Exploration Points to 2000 Exploration Points.]

[Optional Faction Mission: March of Despair]

[Assist your civilization in escaping its desperate situation. No fixed reward, the highest reward is a Class S Opening Authority, 10000 Exploration Points.]

"This, these missions, why are they different from when we last came back?"

The tall woman also wondered: "Yeah, last time it was still 'Explore the Celestial Venerable's Palace' and 'Heart of Jiu Xuan'? Exploring the Celestial Venerable's Palace is too difficult for us, so we never went, and the Heart of Jiu Xuan is exploring the secret places of the Jiu Xuan Realm. We've figured those out and almost finished getting all the rewards."

"This Body of Zhuzhou…"

Just seeing this name, the robed man couldn't help but gasp: "What is the Primordial Zhuzhou? And are there really Zhuzhou in our world group?"

"That's a very difficult Boss… I remember that the Dragon of Judgment, Yao Ye, seems to be a dragon species similar to Zhuzhou, terrifyingly strong, and has a particularly bad temper. It will basically kill evil people."

"According to our Lawful-leaning-Evil alignment, we would probably be questioned first if we encountered it, and it would be impossible to figure out its form."

"And…"

The tall woman with wings had a solemn gaze. She stared at the last mission, and her expression immediately became serious: "March of Despair… Could it be that our Jiu Xuan Realm civilization has reached this point?"

"What happened while we were on a mission? Could it be that social conflicts have accumulated to the point where they have to explode?"

Obviously, this wasn't a question they could figure out.

"Never mind."

Finally, the armored man made the final decision. He said solemnly: "Go to the Pioneer Space Explorers gathering of our Su Royal Territory… no, of the entire Jiu Xuan Thirty-Three Territories!"

"We need to get information as quickly as possible and figure out what exactly happened in our world!"

Just as the Pioneer Space Explorers of the Jiu Xuan Realm began to gather.

On the moon, Su Zhou's transformed warship divine tree lowered one of its branches.

On the huge silver-green branch, several kilometers long and tens of meters wide, emerged many grotesque Emu (Cursed Wood), and gleaming Qiling (Praying Spirits).

"Be careful—since there are many Pioneer Space Explorers on our Earth, then obviously, there will be Pioneer Space Explorers in other space-time realms as well."

Speaking thus, the youth's tone wasn't worried, but rather relaxed: "Coincidentally, I've been very interested in Pioneers recently—Yansheng, you can take these dependents who are inhabited by my power to the front line and give them to those who are willing to experience my power."

"Then, if these Emu and Qiling react, it means that the other party is definitely a dependent of a Great Existence, and there is a high probability that they are dependents of a Pioneer."

"After that, you don't need to do anything, just gather your strength and let the Emu launch an attack, injure them, or leave a mark on them."

Laughing softly, Su Zhou seemed to shrug his shoulders: "You can't let me do nothing, can you?"

[To be reasonable, that's true.]

In response, the Yansheng couldn't help but nod: [That's enough… Don't worry, we have a complete and efficient plan for the Jiu Xuan Realm's audacious invasion ideas.]

He raised his hand and pointed to himself. The creator of the electronic underworld smiled confidently: [Wanting to experience true death… is a very difficult thing in this era.]

"Hahahaha, indeed!"

Immediately, Su Zhou also laughed: "Death… is not the end."

"In that case, I'm starting to look forward to the result of this 'war'."

And at the same time.

Jiu Xuan Realm, surface.

At night, the dark clouds were thick, and the pattering rain fell. The six moons were covered, and the tide-like darkness engulfed the entire world.

The wilderness was pitch-black, covered by mist and water vapor. Only the rustling rain could be heard in the forest.

But in this forest, one could see figures faintly appearing and disappearing, rushing rapidly, ignoring all obstacles in the terrain.

That was precisely the Jiu Xuan Realm exploration team fleeing at top speed, intending to return to Earth.

With the help of Li Yeyu's (Night Rain) Tong You (Reaching the Netherworld) divine power, the Jiu Xuan Realm exploration team's speed was extremely fast, and they basically weren't hindered by the terrain along the way.

In theory, they should have shaken off their pursuers long ago and could accelerate their return to Earth a little more steadily.

But unfortunately, plans never keep up with changes.

Because, since a while ago, among the many Southern Sky Guards who were originally chasing them, there had been a new batch of people.

That was the Cloud Royal Territory Ruler, one of the Twenty-Four Kings of Jiu Xuan, personally leading his own guards!

A Jiu Xuan King at the peak of the Unified Realm, and his personal guards!

Faced with such a peak Unified Human Immortal, who could also be considered a high-end combatant on Earth, even if the exploration team fled at top speed, they couldn't guarantee that they could successfully escape the other party's pursuit.

And if they couldn't get rid of them, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"What should we do, Captain Li?"

At this time, even the exploration team members with the best mindsets couldn't help but feel a little anxious: "If we advance at top speed, we can return to Earth one step ahead… but in that case, the Space-Time Gate leading from the Jiu Xuan Realm to Earth will be exposed!"

"The Exploration Rules say that we must not actively expose the Space-Time Gate between the two worlds under any circumstances!"

"Don't worry!"

Although she was worried to death in her heart, in order to maintain her calm and composed persona, Li Yeyu still answered expressionlessly. She forced herself to endure her somewhat weak legs and said in a calm and composed tone: "I know that the officials actually already know that there is a civilization in the Jiu Xuan Realm. They must have already made preparations."

"At that time, some of us with combat power will pretend to continue fleeing, while the others without combat power will hide first, then change course and return to Earth, and apply for reinforcements!"

It had to be said that Li Yeyu's persona was very successful. Her words actually calmed everyone down, making them feel that the captain was indeed confident and worthy of being an elite of the younger generation.

But soon, another somewhat panicked voice sounded.

"Captain, this is bad. That Unified Realm peak seems to have some kind of acceleration secret art. He's too fast. He's about to catch up!"

"What should we do!?"

Seeking monthly tickets at the end of the month!

Although this month seems to be a bit of a drag, it's almost 200,000 words. It's not actually much less!