Chapter 1001: Star Rank! Alien Races!

"4.7 million light-years is indeed a short distance in the universe.

After all, my Noah Civilization is only a low-tier cosmic nation.

Once you've seen a high-tier cosmic nation, you'll understand how vast its territory is."

Hei Yu spoke softly.

"Wait, what's a cosmic nation?"

Xu Jingming asked quickly.

Having lived two lives, he felt his experiences were already rich enough.

Yet faced with the grand terms Hei Yu described, he was still bewildered.

"I almost forgot—you're a native, unaware of this knowledge.

Never mind, I'll first explain some basic concepts of the universe to you."

Hei Yu raised her elegant brows slightly and asked, "Your blue planet's star system is the Milky Way—do you know how many stars similar to your Sun exist in it?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingming fell into thought.

Although there's a membrane outside your blue planet, star observation is unimpeded.

Basic school subjects once covered knowledge related to the stars.

"Two hundred billion?" Leveraging his ninth-rank powerhouse's memory, Xu Jingming easily recalled the memory.

"Wrong! Three hundred billion!"

Hei Yu corrected him, "Still, being able to observe two hundred million stars means your technological development is fairly decent.

Most native planets don't even have the concept of stars."

"Three hundred billion stars, each surrounded by many planets, similar to your Solar System."

Hei Yu continued, "Among these three hundred billion star systems, roughly 4.5 million planets are inhabited by humans—these planets are called life planets by us."

"Four and a half million planets inhabited by humans?" Xu Jingming inwardly gasped.

Your blue planet has recorded three civilizations, spanning ten thousand years.

Yet no civilization ever left records of contact with extraterrestrials.

Of course,

this is partly due to the membrane outside your blue planet blocking such contact.

Otherwise, with the power of the strongest beings, interstellar travel should have been possible.

"Just one Milky Way has 4.5 million life planets—there are trillions of star systems similar to the Milky Way across the entire universe!

Naturally, to govern these regions, different spheres of influence have been divided.

My Noah Empire governs your Milky Way and ten surrounding star systems!"

Hei Yu explained.

"One star system has 4.5 million life planets—ten star systems mean 45 million life planets! How many total inhabitants would that be?"

Just imagining that number, Xu Jingming felt a wave of suffocation.

It was simply too shocking to him.

And according to Hei Yu, this was only a low-tier cosmic civilization.

What scale of territory and population would the mid-tier and high-tier cosmic nations have?

"My Noah Empire is a low-tier cosmic nation, governed by the mid-tier cosmic nation 'Ling Shu Empire.'

Ling Shu Empire, in turn, is governed by the high-tier cosmic nation Star Torch Empire.

Star Torch Empire governs nearly eight thousand star systems, totaling eight hundred low-tier cosmic nations.

Compared to Star Torch Empire, Noah Empire is utterly insignificant.

Still, to your blue planet, it remains an unreachable existence.

Any random Star Rank warrior from my Noah Empire could obliterate your entire planet."

Hei Yu spoke slowly.

"Star Rank?" Xu Jingming was stunned. "What level is that?"

"I've just explained cosmic civilization concepts—now let me introduce you to the strength tiers of the cosmic stars."

Hei Yu said softly, "Star tiers are divided into four main levels: Starlight Rank, Star Rank, Cosmic Rank, and Eternal Rank. Beyond Eternal Rank lies Dominance."

The supreme commander of my Noah Empire is an Eternal Peak-level warrior.

Once the commander breaks through to Dominance, the entire Noah Empire will ascend to a mid-tier cosmic nation, gaining authority over one hundred star systems!"

When speaking of Noah Empire's supreme commander, Hei Yu's tone carried deep reverence and longing.

"There are so many powerful beings in the universe?" Xu Jingming involuntarily held his breath.

He still has a long way to go before reaching the peak of his blue planet.

He couldn't imagine how terrifying a Dominance-level warrior ruling over a hundred star systems would be.

"Hey, what level am I now?" Xu Jingming became interested and asked quickly.

"You? Not even worth mentioning." Hei Yu spoke with clear disdain.

"Not even the lowest Starlight Rank?" Xu Jingming's eyes widened.

"Of course. Do you think you're that strong?"

Hei Yu snorted, then continued, "In your blue planet's tier system, the strongest beings are actually the lowest Starlight Rank in the cosmos."

"Once you reach this level, you can wander the universe, but you're still the lowest tier—fit only to serve as servants or enforcers for stronger beings."

"But if you break through to Star Rank, you become a formidable force across the entire universe—you can control dozens of life planets, and few factions will dare provoke you."

"Higher still, Cosmic Rank makes you a regional overlord—even cosmic nations will scramble to court you and expand their influence."

"Eternal Rank warriors are exceedingly powerful—normally, only one such warrior emerges from a star system with millions of life planets."

Xu Jingming listened carefully to Hei Yu's introduction, his heart surging with热血.

The universe is vast, yet the number of powerful beings is this great!

"Of course, in the vast universe, humans are not the only race.

There are many other races—such as the Beast Clan, the Insect Clan, the Mechanical Clan, and even the Demon Clan, capable of freely shifting between energy and flesh forms."

Hei Yu pointed to the skeletal remains in the palace's center: "This howling moon beast belongs to the Beast Clan, its rank at Starlight Peak."

The ferocious beasts on your Blue Star also possess a trace of Beast Clan bloodline, though so faint it's negligible."

"The beast creatures inside my Trial Tower have a denser Beast Clan bloodline than your Blue Star's ferocious beasts, so at the same rank, their strength is even greater."

"Beast Clan?"

Xu Jingming's gaze flickered—he sensed he had grasped a crucial piece of information.

After entering the Break虚空 Tower, the Ability Points he gained from killing beast creatures were twice those from killing ferocious beasts.

He had previously wondered why; now he realized it must be due to the density of Beast Clan bloodline affecting the number of Ability Points.

And killing beast creatures already grants so many Ability Points.

What if he killed a true member of the Beast Clan—how many Ability Points would he gain?

And there was another question.

On Blue Star, only ferocious beasts carry Beast Clan bloodline; no Insect Clan or Demon Clan have ever appeared.

So the question arises: would killing these other races also grant Ability Points?