Chapter 338: The Consequences of the Second Advancement After the Lecture

To ensure that Jerry's lecture could proceed smoothly, all the god-level powerhouses acted with great caution.

The mere selection of the venue for the lecture took quite a bit of thought.

Ultimately, they decided to hold this lecture in the highest-level conference hall, located at an altitude of 9,000 meters.

This conference hall was not only spacious but also fully equipped, with an exclusive position specially arranged for Jerry at the top.

This position not only had a wide field of view, but an Amplification Array was also set up in front of it to ensure that every corner of the conference hall could clearly hear Jerry's lecture.

In addition, to record the entire content of this lecture, four video-recording Spirit Guidance Devices were set up, prepared to record the entire process of Jerry explaining the Rules so that they could be watched repeatedly later to deepen their understanding.

In front of the conference hall were rows of orderly arranged seats.

The first row had only three seats, which were prepared for Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, and Poseidon.

After all, given the status of the three of them, no one could sit on the same level as them.

The second row had eight seats, intended for the Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Jerry's senior and junior sisters.

From this, it could also be seen that the status of Jerry's master and fellow disciples in Wuhun City was second only to the three of Qian Daoliu.

The third row had twelve seats, which were for the twelve Elders of the Cabinet.

Starting from the third row, there was a gap before the fourth row.

From the fourth row onwards, each row had 30 seats, arranged in a fan shape, surrounding the first three rows and the podium.

The seats behind were arranged for the god-level powerhouses of the Spirit Hall, followed by the god-level powerhouses of other families.

Such a seating arrangement both reflected the differences in status and facilitated interaction between Jerry and the audience.

Before the lecture began, a solemn atmosphere permeated the entire conference hall.

All the god-level powerhouses were quietly waiting for Jerry's arrival.

As the time drew near, the lights in the conference hall gradually dimmed, and a bright light suddenly descended from the sky, illuminating the exclusive position.

Jerry's figure then appeared in everyone's sight.

He walked to the exclusive position with a calm demeanor and then sat down amidst a round of applause.

As Jerry began to lecture, the entire conference hall fell into silence.

His voice spread clearly and powerfully to every corner, and everyone could hear it distinctly. During the lecture, Jerry would occasionally demonstrate the use of some Rules, allowing everyone not only to hear but also to see intuitively, so that they could better understand and grasp the Rules.

The god-level powerhouses present also listened intently to Jerry's lecture.

From time to time, they would record important content in their notebooks or exchange a few words in low voices.

The atmosphere in the entire conference hall was tense yet orderly, making one feel the importance and seriousness of this lecture.

After the lecture ended, thunderous applause erupted in the conference hall.

All the god-level powerhouses stood up and applauded, expressing their appreciation for Jerry's brilliant lecture.

At this moment, they were not only paying tribute to Jerry's wisdom and talent but also acknowledging his status and influence in the Spirit Hall.

This lecture on the Rules lasted for three months; understanding the Rules cannot be done by just saying everything at once, and these god-level powerhouses needed some time to digest it.

The content of these three months of lecturing was already enough for these god-level powerhouses to consume for a while, and before finishing, Jerry also mentioned that the next lecture on the Rules would be in one year, hoping that everyone could digest the content of this lecture as soon as possible.

Knowing that Jerry would lecture again in a year, everyone was very excited and now wished they could immediately go back to seclusion for Cultivation to quickly digest what they had heard this time.

After it ended, Jerry kept the Great Elder and the others from the Spirit Hall behind to tell them about his affairs during this time.

The concepts of planets, star systems, and life planets made their jaws drop one after another.

At the same time, they also learned that the Douluo Planet they lived on was just one planet in the Douluo Star System, that there were as many as eight other such planets, and that all of them had been transformed into life planets by Jerry.

Jerry took out two sets of blueprints for making Spirit Guidance Devices, which were the Soil Conversion Soul Guidance Device and the Water Conversion Soul Guidance Device.

These two Spirit Guidance Devices were too important for the advancement of the planet; if Jerry were to make them alone, the quantity produced would be limited, and the time consumed would be too long.

Therefore, Jerry prepared to make the design blueprints for these two types of Spirit Guidance Devices public, hoping that more and more people would learn to make them, so that the advancement of the planet could be accelerated to the maximum.

If there were too many of these two types of Spirit Guidance Devices, it would accelerate the consumption of soul power inside the planet, and in serious cases, it might cause the concentration of soul power inside the planet to decrease.

However, these were not problems for Jerry; after all, Jerry had many clones, and with the conversion of the clones, soul power was not a problem at all. As long as there was enough soil and water, soul power could quickly satisfy the World Advancement.

After the soil conversion was completed, only the part left after calcination by the Earth Core could be absorbed by the planet for growth.

This kind of growth started from the inside and was relatively stable and fast.

Although it could be placed directly on the surface of the planet, it would take a very long time for the planet to slowly assimilate this surface soil; in terms of time, this method was too slow.

For the converted soil to reach the Earth Core directly, a special passage was needed. The holes Jerry had dug before could not only exhaust the heat of the Earth Core but also allow the soil above to reach the Earth Core directly.

However, the temperature above these air vents was extremely high, and ordinary people could hardly bear it.

To transport soil to the Earth Core through the air vents, one could not pour it directly from above the air vents; otherwise, the soil would be melted by the high temperature underground before it reached the Earth Core during the descent, and then it would be pushed out by the hot air.

To reach the Earth Core directly, unless one was like Jerry, whose God Body had reached the Third Layer, one could barely withstand the temperature of the Earth Core.

The temperature of the Earth Core was too high, and a Transfer Array could not be set up there at all; even if it were set up, it could only last for a while before being melted and destroyed by the high temperature of the Earth Core.

The Douluo Planet was different from the other eight planets; there were too many people and other living beings here, so it could not be like other planets where, after conversion, it could be placed at will, and Jerry would have his clones transport it to the Earth Core all at once when the quantity was sufficient.

Therefore, to convert soil on Douluo, one must first find a suitable location.

As for water, it was relatively easy; it could be discharged directly into the sea.

At the same time, the ratio of converting water and soil had to be controlled; if there was too much water, it might flood and submerge cities near the coast.

The control of this ratio was very important; the speed at which the planet absorbed soil to grow and the speed of water conversion must be controlled around this ratio.

In this way, while accelerating the planet's advancement, it would not affect the planet's environment.

Therefore, the advancement of the Douluo Planet was more rigorous than that of the other few planets.

As for the Second Planet, there were also living beings on it, but the Second Planet was full of Soul Beasts, whose adaptability was much stronger than that of humans, and the Silver Dragon King and the others were currently living on the Second Planet; with their supervision, the problems on the Second Planet were actually not big.

It seems that a clone with autonomous consciousness must be left on the Douluo Planet.

Jerry had left clones with autonomous consciousness before, but as time passed, the autonomous consciousness of the clones became stronger and stronger, and some behaviors would deviate from the behavior of Jerry's main body. Moreover, every time he recalled the clone and synchronized the memories, a flood of memories would come, feeling like experiencing the memories of another person; although these were also Jerry's memories, it always made Jerry feel strange.

Moreover, after absorbing the memories of the clone, some memory deviations would always appear, so Jerry did not want to release clones with autonomous consciousness now.

Furthermore, through the experience of the Silver Dragon King, a clone with autonomous consciousness, after existing for a long time, could be completely regarded as a new individual, possessing independent thinking, and might even develop emotions toward the main body recalling the clone.

If a clone were to develop such emotions, just like the Silver Dragon King, then once this clone grew to a certain degree, it could even turn around and devour the original body.

It is precisely because of this flaw in clones with autonomous consciousness that, although clones with autonomous consciousness are sometimes more convenient to use than ordinary clones, Jerry is unwilling to use them.

Jerry's current Cultivation requires a very long time for each session, not to mention seclusion. With the World Advancement, Jerry is afraid that one day, after he enters seclusion, he will emerge to find that a thousand years have passed, and everything has changed beyond recognition.

However, Jerry knows that as his cultivation level increases, the time required for each future Cultivation or breakthrough will also become longer and longer. If he were to release clones with autonomous consciousness during his seclusion, after such a long time, it would be inevitable that they would develop other ideas. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the cultivation level of all Spirit Masters on the entire continent as much as possible.

In this way, even if he really stays in seclusion for a long time, relying on all the Spirit Masters, they can still contend with the God Realm.

The fact that the God Realm is not currently attacking the Douluo Continent does not mean it will not attack in the future; the reason it is not attacking now can only be that it has not yet made preparations.

Judging from the reaction of the God Realm after the passage to the God Realm was opened previously, the God Realm will not give up on the Douluo Continent; their attack is merely a matter of time.

Jerry only hopes now that the God Realm's attack comes later, giving the Douluo Continent time to develop.

Ever since Jerry gained the ability of Material Transformation, the Spirit Hall has never again faced the problem of material shortages, which in itself is actually a serious problem.

If Jerry is not around in the future, or if Jerry stays in seclusion for too long, the existing materials will sooner or later be exhausted, so Jerry does not intend to provide materials anymore, except for his own needs.

In the future, all materials will have to rely on the natural development of the Douluo Continent, and Jerry now feels that he can pass on the advanced usage of the Teleportation Array.

The previous Transfer Array could only be used within a planet because the Douluo Star System only had one Life Planet.

It is different now; all nine planets in the Douluo Star System are now Life Planets, and it is time to pass on the Planet Teleportation Array.

There are still many resources on the other planets, and as the planets advance, the resources born will become increasingly abundant; the resources of the nine planets are enough for the current Spirit Masters and Soul Beasts to use for many years.

Other Spirit Masters cannot yet survive in the universe; whether it is technology or Spirit Guidance Devices, they have not yet developed to the level of exploring the universe, so for now, only Jerry can set up the Planet Teleportation Array.

After briefing Qian Daoliu on the issue of the Planet Teleportation Array, a suitable location was quickly selected in Wuhun City.

This location is the site of the original Spirit Hall, but now the buildings of the Spirit Hall are basically in the sky, and on the ground, apart from a few Teleportation Platforms, other places are empty. It is now most suitable to be used as the foundation for the Planet Teleportation Array, and the location is also quite good, situated in the very center of Wuhun City, which is convenient for the management of the Spirit Hall.

The only difference between the Planet Teleportation Array and the Transfer Array used within a planet previously is that the coordinate locations are different.

The coordinate center of the Planet Teleportation Array is the position of the Sun, while the center coordinate of the Transfer Array within a planet is the Earth Core of each planet; they are just two sets of coordinates, and if there is any other difference, it is just that the Planet Teleportation Array consumes a bit more energy.

The energy currently stored by the Spirit Hall is more than enough to supply the cities across the entire continent, and now every city is building energy storage stations, so the energy stored in the future will only increase, meaning there is no need to worry about the energy issue at all.

Subsequently, Jerry scanned the other eight planets and selected a place with a suitable climate on each planet to build a Teleportation Array.

In this way, the Spirit Masters who teleport over in the future can build cities near the Teleportation Array without having to choose other places, which also reduces a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Time flew by, and six and a half years passed quickly. Fortunately, the God Realm did not attack during these six and a half years.

Jerry's original body arrived at the Ninth Planet at this moment. The previous eight planets had all successfully advanced twice, and the Ninth Planet was only a few days away from a successful second advancement, so Jerry arrived at the Ninth Star System in advance to wait for the planet's advancement.

Suddenly, the concentration of soul power between heaven and earth reached one hundred times, and at the same time, the gravity of the entire planet also reached one hundred times. The planet had sufficient water and soil, and at this moment, the planet stabilized.

At this moment, Jerry knew that the Ninth Planet had finished its second advancement.

The next thing is the moment Jerry is looking forward to the most.

Following the successful second advancement of the Ninth Planet, the entire star system, just like the last time when all nine major planets advanced once, saw the Sun grow larger at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then it erupted again with scorching energy and white light.

The white light illuminated the entire star system, causing the entire star system to fall into daylight once again.

Although Jerry was prepared, his eyes were still blinded for a while by the white light.

Under the illumination of the Sun's white light and scorching energy, the nine major planets were also changing rapidly.

This time, Jerry was paying close attention to the Ninth Planet. Under the illumination of the Sun's white light and scorching energy, the Earth Core of the Ninth Planet was growing larger at an extremely fast speed, and at the same time, the speed at which it absorbed soul power and performed Material Transformation was also increasing.

Before the World Advancement, the total amount of soil and water converted was far higher than the demand for the World Advancement.

Jerry clearly felt that after the Earth Core grew larger, the speed of calcining soil and absorbing and assimilating it also became faster; the originally excess soil was quickly calcined and absorbed.

When this speed stabilized, Jerry calculated it, and it was truly as he had speculated before: the planet's natural growth and advancement speed had become twenty-seven times faster.

With a natural growth speed of twenty-seven times, as long as there is sufficient soil, water, and soul power, the time for the planet's next advancement will also be infinitely shortened.

After the interior of the planet stabilized, Jerry originally thought that the daylight would end immediately, but the reality was not so.

The daylight did not end, and the nine major planets were still changing continuously.

The Sun had grown larger, the nine major planets had grown larger accordingly, and the distance between the celestial bodies had undoubtedly become smaller.

Although this change is not obvious compared to the vast universe, in reality, great changes have taken place inside each planet.

Because the Sun has grown larger, the energy released has also relatively increased, and coupled with the fact that the distance between the planets has become relatively closer, the internal temperature of the nine major planets is clearly rising continuously.

Moreover, the illumination of the white light that appeared after all nine major planets advanced will accelerate the changes in the planets.

The previous white light accelerated the growth of the planets; by comparison, the white light that erupted this time was far more than the last time.

Furthermore, with the second advancement of the nine major planets, under the illumination of the white light, the planets are growing at an extreme speed.

Originally, the extreme growth of the planets was a good thing, but the nine major planets are growing simultaneously, and the second growth is even more intense than the first.

Now the growth speed of the nine major planets has stabilized at twenty-seven times, but the white light has not ended, and the planets are still undergoing uncontrollable changes.

This unknown change has many aspects, and the most obvious one now is the rise in the planet's temperature.

The internal temperature of the planet is rising, which is not a good phenomenon.

Every planet has a South Pole and a North Pole. Under normal circumstances, both poles are in a frozen state all year round. If the internal temperature of the planet continues to rise, the most direct impact is the melting of the polar glaciers.

A large amount of glaciers melting will subsequently break the ratio of land to ocean area inside the planet.

The ocean area of the First Planet to the Fifth Planet accounts for a large proportion; if the glaciers melt further, it is very likely that the entire globe will be covered by the ocean.

The Second Planet and the Douluo Planet are the habitats of Spirit Masters and Soul Beasts; if they are covered by seawater, it will cause an unimaginable disaster.

Jerry calculated that, according to the current speed of glacier melting on the Second Planet, it would only take one year for the entire planet to be covered by the ocean.

The Douluo Planet is about the same; in about one year and three months, it will also be covered by the ocean.

Seeing this situation, Jerry felt his head buzzing; how did the planet's advancement turn into a countdown to disaster?

Now, even if the white light stops, the nine major planets themselves have grown larger, the distance to the Sun has become closer, and the Sun has grown larger while releasing more energy. Under the action of these two factors, the internal temperature of the nine major planets will also rise rapidly, glaciers will melt, the ocean will cover the globe, and the arrival of disaster is already a foregone conclusion.

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