Chapter 1213: Strength Greatly Increased

This can also be considered an internet meme. The origin seems to be a prankster spreading rumors that aliens invaded Earth in 1999, and in order to keep it a secret, the memories of all non-combatant personnel were erased.

Then, when this rumor first started, some people actually believed it, leading to quite a few jokes.

Later, this became a meme; as soon as someone mentioned 1999, netizens would immediately pop up pretending to be combat personnel, sighing that the events of that year could finally no longer be kept secret.

Before today, this meme was just a meme. Everyone said it just for a laugh, and no one would actually believe it.

But after today, the situation is quite different.

In such an important setting as the parliament, Mexico showed the world the corpses of aliens and also announced their acknowledgment of the existence of aliens.

This is enough to show how high the authenticity of this alien report is.

No country would use this method to gain popularity, because once it is verified as a fabrication, the consequences would be too great.

It is equivalent to wanting to show your face, but ending up exposing your backside instead.

This kind of thing is usually only done frequently by the neighbors, the Indians.

Of course, whether there was any authorization from the United States in this is unknown. After all, Mexico is so close to the United States; to say the United States knew nothing about it is something netizens definitely wouldn't believe.

In short, the evidence is now on the table, and the appearance of these corpses indeed cannot be linked to any known primate.

Therefore, the possibility that this thing is an alien is approaching 1 indefinitely.

And if the existence of aliens is proven, then there is a cliché question: are aliens a threat to Earth?

In Hollywood movies, alien invasions of Earth have always been a popular theme in the science fiction genre, among which *Independence Day* is a very representative work, and it has also sparked fierce discussions on related issues.

But until today, aliens are still classic villain characters; we haven't seen too many aliens with positive images, which also indirectly explains what aliens look like in the public's mind.

It is foreseeable that next, various countries should all bring out similar evidence of aliens visiting Earth. With over two hundred countries on Earth, it makes no sense that only Mexico discovered alien remains.

Just like UFO sightings, they happen all over the world; it's just that the number in each country is different.

Similarly, alien-related film and television works should usher in a wave of popularity. Capital has always been incredibly swift when it comes to following trends.

As for Miss Luo Quan, after applying for a vacation from the netizens, she took a group of people back to the Universal Continent.

Having been away for more than a month, it was time to record *Universal Girls* again. This time, the competition format was much crueler than before; it required the audience to use real money to vote, and it was also the time when commercial value was needed most.

However, commercial value is all derived from your previous performance. Appearance is certainly important, but personality, diligence, and stage presence are the decisive factors that make the audience willing to spend money on you later.

Unless you can be as beautiful as Miss Luo Quan or Chu Yueyan, the public still prefers the type that emphasizes both appearance and strength.

So, even if they are eliminated next, the contestants might have regrets, but they definitely won't have any objections.

Of course, returning to the Universal Continent to record the show this time was not the only thing Miss Luo Quan had to do.

The Wu Shen Trial was about to start again. If she hadn't miscalculated, this should be her fifth Wu Shen Trial.

According to the regulations of the Universal Star, as long as one wins the Wu Shen Trial, one can legally obtain Universal citizenship and officially become a part of the Universal Continent.

This status is a reward that countless people dream of, so the competition is particularly fierce. Up to now, there hasn't been a single contestant who has voluntarily conceded.

Either they are beaten until they lose consciousness, or they trigger the arena's protection mechanism and are forcibly judged as having lost.

It is only because technology is advanced now; back in the day when there was no arena protection mechanism, who knows how many people would have died in this fifth arena match.

After more than half a year of fighting, Miss Luo Quan finally ushered in her fifth battle.

Originally, after becoming the Holy Mother of the Dawn Church, netizens thought she would directly take the special talent naturalization channel, skipping the process of fighting in the arena.

This is completely reasonable and compliant, and being a Holy Mother is a high status; most people can tolerate such privileges.

However, Miss Luo Quan's choice told everyone why she became the Holy Mother.

Even though it was just a matter of saying a word, she still rejected the opportunity for direct naturalization and chose to fight in the arena.

She even declared before the fight that no one needed to hold back for her, and that they should just go all out.

Originally, they thought the organizers would arrange a few weaklings for her to just go through the motions.

Who knew that the opponents drawn were one fiercer than the other, and when they fought, they really didn't hold back; they were completely aiming to beat people to death.

Even so, Miss Luo Quan still withstood the pressure and defeated these opponents with an indisputable posture.

Even the most nitpicky audience couldn't find any faults with these matches. Miss Luo Quan won fair and square, and the opponents didn't go easy on her just because she was the Holy Mother.

Now, her fifth trial finally arrived.

As long as she wins this match, Miss Luo Quan's naturalization journey will be considered a complete success. Although she possessed the status of the privileged class, she didn't exercise the abilities of the privileged class; being able to reach today was entirely due to her own abilities.

What an inspiring story this is! So, just a trending search topic of "Miss Luo Quan is about to participate in the fifth trial" gained her countless fans.

They were all aliens longing to join the Universal Continent. They viewed Miss Luo Quan as an idol, hoping that one day they could be like Miss Luo Quan, rising from humble beginnings and walking toward success step by step as grassroots individuals.

However, people's constitutions cannot be generalized. Miss Luo Quan was indeed relying on her own abilities, but she was never a lone wolf. Compared to these solitary contestants, her advantages were truly too great.

"System, add points!"

Following Miss Luo Quan's soft shout, the system added the attribute points accumulated over this period of time evenly to Body and Spirit.

If it were according to her previous habits, Miss Luo Quan would definitely have added them all to Physique.

However, ever since unlocking the Angel Form, the Spirit attribute had also become exceptionally important.

The higher this attribute, the more powerful her Angel Form would be, and the longer it would last.

The most important point is that improving the "Spirit" attribute can also enhance her comprehension. The most intuitive manifestation is that after entering the Angel Form, she can comprehend powerful skills.

Of course, she had just finished adding points and hadn't transformed yet, so there was no way to comprehend new skills.

This *Universal Girls* indeed brought her huge popularity. Even though she was just a host and not the one most focused on by the audience, she still gained gains unimaginable to ordinary people.

After adding the points, Miss Luo Quan directly advanced from Mortal Transformation to Soul Awakening.

This was only one step away from the Divine Refining realm where Bai Xingwei was currently located.

If it were when the two first met, Bai Xingwei at that time was only at the Half-Step Divine Refining stage. The gap between the two wasn't as big as the language difference suggested; if Miss Luo Quan went all out and used a cheat, she might really have been able to arm-wrestle with her.

But that wouldn't work now. Bai Xingwei had already broken through to Divine Refining and had also received the popularity boost from *Universal Girls*, her cultivation had greatly increased, and she was a realm and a half ahead of her, who had just broken through to Soul Awakening.

It was this step and a half that was a chasm almost impossible to cross.

The higher the realm of a transcendent, the more a tiny difference in rank would be infinitely magnified.

So if Miss Luo Quan wanted to show off in front of Bai Xingwei, she would probably have to wait for a while, and it would likely be a very long while.

After all, Bai Xingwei was now riding the tailwind of *Universal Girls*. Even though her popularity wasn't as high as Chu Yuner's or Wen Xia's, she was still a top-ten popular idol, and the power of vows she could share was as high as Miss Luo Quan's.

So if Miss Luo Quan didn't open up a few more projects, it would be almost impossible to surpass Bai Xingwei in a short time.

As for Ye Zhining, that was another realm entirely. Miss Luo Quan hadn't thought about comparing herself to her for the time being; at least within a hundred years, she didn't have that thought.

Just kidding, what is the concept of being above the Dao?

She had been using the system to cheat for so many years, and she had only risen to Mortal Transformation, which was the fifth level, while Ye Zhining was one of the best in the tenth level. That gap was a full 108,000 light-years.

Moreover, the first few levels of a transcendent improve very quickly, but later on, the difficulty of advancing expands geometrically, and the time required is also quite long.

So Miss Luo Quan didn't think she could catch up to Ye Zhining in a short time.

Let's set a small goal first, such as breaking through to the Dao.

Once reaching this level, she would basically have the ability to protect herself in the Universal Continent. Coupled with her status as the Holy Mother, she wouldn't have to worry about suddenly encountering any trouble she couldn't solve.

However, Schrödinger's good luck always liked to jump out at critical moments to brush up its presence for her.

Miss Luo Quan had just advanced, and the opponent for her fifth trial was also released.

The previous one was a mage named Gredo, at the quasi-Archmage level. In the terminology of the Saint Tang Dynasty, that was Half-Step Divine Refining.

I don't know if it was a coincidence, but it was exactly the level Bai Xingwei had reached when Miss Luo Quan first met her.

She was currently half a level away from Half-Step Divine Refining. Although it didn't look very big, what the specific situation was would only be known after fighting.

However, netizens and fans didn't know she had already broken through to Soul Awakening and had already started to lose faith in her.

Actually, it was quite understandable. After all, if the gap was only half a level, one could still struggle, and maybe they would succeed.

But if the gap was nearly two levels, even the most confident transcendent would know that this arena match simply couldn't be fought.

So, although giving up in the fifth match was truly unwilling, netizens were all advising Miss Luo Quan to stop while she was ahead, so as not to suffer physical pain in vain.

In their eyes, Miss Luo Quan already had the words "crushing defeat" written on her face.

Let alone the Holy Mother, even the mother of the Holy Mother coming over wouldn't be able to make up for the strength gap between two whole levels. This was a problem that could be concluded without thinking.

However, if Miss Luo Quan were the type to retreat in the face of difficulty, she wouldn't be Miss Luo Quan.

Back then, when she took a pistol to break into the lair of a yakuza boss, she didn't rely on any schemes; it was entirely a kind of reckless bravery.

Of course, thinking about it now, she had always been quite scared.

After all, the bullets in a pistol are always limited. If she had shot all the bullets and it hadn't had a deterrent effect, the fate awaiting her would have been corruption.

Then there would be one less international superstar who could act, sing, and dance in the world, and one more mixed-race courtesan in Kabukicho controlled by the yakuza.

To this day, Miss Luo Quan didn't know why she was so brave at that time.

Perhaps this is just the nature of her personality. Even if she knew the end was ahead, she still dared to bring all her weapons and charge toward the end with a heart full of blood and courage.

Perhaps it was indeed very reckless, like a fool who didn't care about the consequences.

But sometimes, you have to have this kind of foolishness to knock open the difficulties and obstacles.

Miss Luo Quan felt that this fifth arena match was a trial in the true sense.

This was her strongest battle since coming to the Universal Continent. If she could win, maybe she would have an epiphany directly because of it and gain some powerful ability.

Even if she lost, there would be no loss for her.

In terms of reputation, she was already half a level behind, so not being able to win was normal. If she won, the audience would instead suspect if the opponent had gone easy on her.

In terms of safety, the organizers had set up corresponding protection equipment, and so far, not a single life had been lost.

So there was absolutely no need to worry about the danger to her life. Miss Luo Quan naturally wouldn't surrender before the fight.

Whether she could win or not was a matter of ability; whether she dared to fight or not was a matter of attitude.

Her courage had always been very great; she wouldn't give up the opportunity to advance just because she might get beaten up.

Soon, the news of the confirmation of Miss Luo Quan's opponent hit the trending searches of the Universal Continent.

When everyone saw that Miss Luo Quan's opponent was Gredo, they all wailed that it was over, clearly feeling that she was in for a rough time this time:

"Gredo, the most talented mage in the Universal Continent in a hundred years, proficient in five types of magic: wind, fire, water, earth, and space. His actual combat power is far from comparable to an ordinary quasi-Archmage.

More importantly, he also possesses the atavistic divine ability 'Magic Tide Surging.' Every time he uses a spell, he recovers magic power. The more he uses, the faster he recovers. He can be called a blue bar with no upper limit!"

"Damn, how did someone so fierce get matched with Miss Luo Quan?"

"Gredo just came of age recently. He is originally a Universal Star person and doesn't need to rely on this for naturalization. Participating in the Wu Shen Trial is purely to improve actual combat, but because he hasn't participated for long, he just happened to meet Miss Luo Quan in the fifth match."

"It's over. Gredo's space magic seems to be a natural counter to melee martial artists like Miss Luo Quan. There's really no need to fight this time."

"Hearing you guys brag so fiercely, why don't I believe it at all? Is he really that powerful?"

"Believe it or not, you'll see soon. Miss Luo Quan is indeed very strong, but her Mortal Transformation level cultivation is a hard flaw. The gap is too obvious."

"I've decided to believe in the Holy Mother for once. Maybe when the Heavenly Father sees Miss Luo Quan can't win, he'll come down and give a blessing."

"Thinking too much, how could there be such a coincidence."

"Indeed, I still favor Gredo. For this, I will bet a month's living expenses!"

"Wait peacefully, let's see if Miss Luo Quan will forfeit the match directly." ===== CHAPTER 1214 =====