Boom—

Thunder rumbled through heaven and earth.

As if sensing something, Su Zhou turned his head to look at the sky outside the gate, and above that sky, the scars engraved on the world's foundation.

—The cracks were widening again.

The connection between heaven and earth was now open.

At this moment, everyone in the world, in every corner, every being and power that knew this moment, that had waited for this moment, looked up at the sky.

—On Zhengyi Dao Mountain, five-colored lightning formed towering pavilions in the sky, with gates stretching endlessly. Rainwater and clouds transformed into beaded curtains hanging down, layer upon layer, like a road leading directly to the celestial palace.

Beneath the torrential rain, a massive exoskeleton armor controlled the lightning, floating in mid-air.

Inscribed on the vermilion armor were dense records of the Three Heavens Orthodox Dharma. This Celestial Master Dao armor, wielding twin magic swords, stepped on bright blue lightning, advancing step by step toward the thundercloud palace in the high heavens—and the spiritual light of lightning, crisscrossing the thunderclouds, enough to turn any armor into ashes in an instant, was like a tamed kitten, obediently surrounding the figure, solidifying into a huge talisman behind it.

—On Kunlun Jade Mountain, a gale seemingly from the Ninth Heaven blew, causing sudden snow and storms to stir up a massive cold wave, causing the permafrost on the peaks to collapse, and along with the violent tide of spiritual energy, turning into a roaring wave that swept across the mountains.

In mid-air, nine pitch-black aircraft, spraying pale blue flames, resembling black giant birds, circled the vast mountain range.

They patiently waited for the end of the avalanche, until the gray rocky outer shell of the massive mountain body crumbled inch by inch, and the warm five-colored divine light shot out from its inner core like a sharp sword—finally, all the divine light converged at the peak, transforming into a nine-layered illusory divine mountain, piercing straight into the high heavens.

—On Mount Sinai, the sky was clear and cloudless, and flames ignited from the air, releasing a vast, holy light. Like thorns, and like smoke and clouds, the flames surrounded the ancient peaks, descending with trumpets and hymns.

And on Mount Sinai, pure white inscribed text lit up on the pillars of law already cast from crystalline rock, and blazing holy fire spontaneously ignited.

Seven huge white equilateral triangular helicopters flew around the holy fire, surveying the eternal fire that made the air tremble and the earth shake, watching as the ancient texts and commandments on the ridge of the holy mountain gradually condensed and materialized out of thin air, transforming into sacred crystals.

And there were many, many more—

On Mount Olympus in Europa, someone saw shining flames and twelve points of light gather amid the fifty-two surrounding peaks, corresponding to the boundless stars in the sky.

The surface of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, surrounded by heavy steel walls, was displaying golden totems, and distant calls returned from afar, causing the horizon to shine with the brilliance of the scorching sun.

In the land of Fusang, among the mountains and rivers, the earth suddenly shook like water, cracking countless crevices, and within these crevices, blue divine light phantoms condensed into giant trees supporting the heavens, surrounded by spirits.

Throughout the world, great changes were descending, and the great formation of order that enveloped all of humanity was therefore radiating brightly—

In an instant, the entire Earth was enveloped in warm spiritual light, and this light even penetrated the cold vacuum, reaching directly into the boundless, vast universe, shining like a beacon!

Finally, Hong City, Hong Province, Zheng Nation.

The scarlet serpent spirit coiled around the Wisdom Tree, squinting its eyes and staring directly at the sky.

It could see the endless cracks spreading in the cosmic starry sea, wanting to shatter the entire infinite world.

[I didn't expect that there would be times when I would have the same goal as these little guys… This is the impermanence that even we cannot foresee.]

Inside the auditorium of Hongcheng No. 1 High School, Professor Zhang Fucheng was still lecturing, recounting the beginning of the great era of spiritual energy revival, the opening of the connection between heaven and earth.

"—From today onwards, in addition to the normal subjects, a new subject called 'Spiritual Energy Studies' will be added, teaching various types of transcendent knowledge, popularizing the construction of various basic runes, and identifying various spiritual energy plants and mutated materials. Similarly, the Shengju Selection Examination will also open up a brand-new subject examination, with three academies selecting the best in this type of subject."

After roughly explaining Zheng Nation's response to the revival of spiritual energy, and its impact on the senior high school students, Zhang Fucheng let out a long sigh of relief.

This massive reform, what he could tell, what he could describe, was only the tip of the iceberg—for a long time, for decades, all human forces had been preparing for this impending massive change.

Whether it was the energy base experimenting on the plateau, simulating the sun's light, or the various rocket and spacecraft designs that were exploring the sky as much as possible, breaking through the limitations of this planet, were all 'epoch-making creations' that the Central Committee had concealed and not released, preparing to wait for the spiritual energy era, and use the power of transcendence to directly cross the technological gap.

The difference between modern civilization and ancient past civilizations is that in the generations thousands of years ago, there was still some transcendence, while everything born in the last thousand years has been based on the foundation of the mortal world—this analyzes the new path and inheritance of the 'Great Dao' from another perspective, and mixed with the past path, it will surely bloom with even more brilliant sparks!

This is the path and everything that Zhang Fucheng firmly believes in.

"That's about it, students. Next, your teachers will explain some follow-up, more detailed questions for you. As for me, I must take my leave for the time being."

Ending crisply and neatly, then sheathing his sword and leaving, Professor Zhang came and went in a hurry, leaving behind only bewildered, at a loss, all the students not knowing whether to be excited or nervous, looking at each other in place.

And Su Zhou once again exchanged glances with this Professor Zhang, both smiling at each other, but saying nothing more.

"Did you hear that?! Those myths and legends are actually mostly true?!"

"This world actually has magic… Did you see those lightning characters? Right? I initially thought it was a holographic projection!"

"Oh my god, but why, clearly having transcendent power, why did all the sects and inheritances dissolve themselves a thousand years ago… This simply doesn't make sense!"

"Hey, hey…"

The entire interior of the auditorium was completely immersed in chaotic discussion. Even if the teachers and school leaders repeatedly asked for silence, they still couldn't suppress the excitement of these young people.

And around Su Zhou, the classmates who had heard the Daoist's words before were all looking at him with 'as expected' gazes.

"I said, A-Zhou's physical fitness is just not normal! Which normal human can do twenty one-handed pull-ups in a row at the age of sixteen?"

"If there's only one person in the entire school with transcendent talent, then without a doubt, I'll bet all my assets on Su Zhou—if it's not him, I don't know who it could be!"

"Everything is explained now. I said, there's no such thing as a person in this world who can eat forty plates of beef tongue, twenty plates of cowboy bones, and thirty plates of beef in an hour. I was still wondering if I hadn't developed my stomach's potential!"

"A-Zhou—no, Brother Zhou, for the sake of our five years of friendship, can I be your lackey?!"

No one doubted the truth of the Daoist's praise—not even jealous.

If they were going to be jealous, they would have been jealous two years ago. And even before the revival of spiritual energy, many people guessed that Su Zhou was a super-powered person… After all, where did a normal person get his all-around powerful physical fitness?

"You flatter me, you flatter me. I know I'm a genius. Everyone doesn't need to repeat it. I won't be humble."

Su Zhou didn't care about these gazes. He responded to the inquiries of his classmates and friends with a smile, not denying, nor needing to deny.

Finally, as the discussions gradually lessened, the students, who had finally quieted down under the teachers' appeasement, listened to the speeches of the school leaders again—and this time, the speeches were all based on the institutional reforms on the basis of the revival of spiritual energy, as well as related teaching materials, and even changes in history, chemistry, and various subject knowledge points.

This, while arousing a chorus of wails, also made people clearly feel that all of this was a true and undeniable fact.

And at this moment.

Su Zhou listened to the speeches of the school leaders on the stage, the quiet discussions of the students around him about himself, about the future, about transcendence. He clenched his fists tightly, then released them.

Feeling the power within himself, he smiled, and then fell silent again.

Su Zhou raised his head and looked around—although his spiritual vision could not penetrate thousands of miles, he could see that the world was now bright and dazzling, surrounded by green energy, no longer like it was at the beginning.

And he looked at the sky outside the door again. The black cracks were spreading, bringing more and more concentrated spiritual energy while also advancing the end of the world.

—The spirits are reviving, the light is shining—

—Above the sky, cracks crisscross—

In ancient history, the cobwebs on the sealed inheritance have been swept away, and in the vast sky, the benches prepared for future generations have been arranged neatly.

This world calls for miracles and awakening.

Just like the world beyond the cracks calls to him.

"This is the new era that belongs to me."