Chapter 2: If I leave, who will come to guard this galaxy frontier for you?

Galaxy Frontier Pass, halt, newcomers!

Lu Chen's imposing voice, combined with a hundred‑zhang dharma form, spread out, causing all humanity's eardrums to tremble and scalps to go numb! In the Great Xia livestream room, after all the barrage fell silent again, another wave of frenzy arrived!

Holy shit, holy shit, beyond the universe, heaven‑covering, earth‑shaping—could this be an immortal?

Brothers, this time it's really numb, my whole body is trembling, this is the sound of Great Xia—I'm sure it's an ancient deity of our Great Xia!

Galaxy Frontier, halt, newcomers—could it be that the ancient immortals are tens of thousands of light‑years away, guarding humanity?

With such bearing and demeanor, I can't think of what else the other could be besides an immortal!

Damn, I think this must be our Western deities—only the Western gods are worthy to stand outside the galaxy and guard humanity!

Go fuck yourself, you fucking Western deity speaking Chinese?

……

In the livestream room, netizens from all countries were arguing in a frenzy.

Yet without exception, they believed that what appeared in that image was a deity!

His voice thundered like lightning, instantly swelling to hundreds of zhang tall, blocking the starry path—what else could such a being be if not a deity? Everyone's hearts pounded wildly, countless people suspected this was a dream.

This is undoubtedly a day that will overturn human history; after hundreds of years of development, modern technology is finally ready to open the galaxy.

Yet at this moment, they saw the legendary deity! It was as if all science was utterly overturned at this instant, and countless myths and legends surged in the minds of people worldwide.

At this moment, in the ground base of the Great Xia Space Station, all staff were shocked senseless.

As space workers and atheists of modern science, they had imagined countless scenes of spacecraft reaching the edge of the galaxy.

Yet they never imagined that at the edge of this star system stood a stationed deity.

Silence was quickly broken; countless stunned workers swiftly regained their composure.

Report immediately!

Hurry, hurry!

The commander of the space base station was a middle‑aged man with a square face; at this moment he was so tense his face turned pale.

He gazed at the image transmitted from space; if he wasn't dreaming, this discovery would change the course of human history! It very likely would overturn all science!

The world will face an unimaginable upheaval! Regardless of whether that being is a deity or an alien, the fact that he speaks Great Xia is enough to prove the point! He almost roared his orders to the operator, his strapping frame trembling.

Soon, the call was connected.

Although the voice on the other end tried to suppress excitement, the middle‑aged man could still hear the other's hurried breathing.

Liu Zhengyang, listen up—try to communicate with that being; he speaks Great Xia, so he might have some notable connection to Great Xia!

It's very possible—he might even be an ancestor of our Great Xia!

Second, the livestream must not be interrupted; once we confirm the deity is from Great Xia, the whole world's hearts will turn toward Great Xia—no matter how many religions or how much faith there is, nothing beats a living deity!

I'll reach the space base shortly; before then, please be sure to stay in contact with that being!

The call ended; the man in a blue space suit stared at the screen and took a deep breath.

He solemnly addressed the workers ahead.

Xiao Ou, engage smart mode, input the command—I want to communicate with that being up in space!

Everyone was excited; regardless of what that being in space is, this is humanity's first conversation with an extraterrestrial entity! For these space workers, it is undoubtedly a dialogue that will go down in history.

Each of their next steps could very well change history! Everyone's faces showed an unprecedented seriousness, their voices ringing with fervor.

Heavenly Palace Sixty‑Three, data transmission normal!

Fusion reaction normal!

Data transmission ready!

Data transmission already connected, please input command……

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Above space, at the galaxy frontier, Lu Chen gazed at the spacecraft before him, his eyes calm. In the galaxy, besides Blue Star there are actually not a few humans.

Most are descendants of that Western batch of evil gods, extremely aggressive; they occasionally try to break through the galaxy frontier to go outward, seeking the evil gods they exiled.

Over these hundred thousand years, Lu Chen doesn't know how many of these fools he's slain; if he weren't occupied, those descendants of Western evil gods would long ago have been rooted out of the galaxy and killed clean.

Suddenly, a mechanical voice came from that spacecraft.

Familiar Great Xia language came through.

Great Xia Ninth Generation Spacecraft, Heavenly Palace Eighty‑One, carrying all the people of Great Xia State, greets you, sir.

The familiar voice, the familiar melody, made Lu Chen momentarily dazed; he hadn't seen anyone from his homeland in far too long.

The lonely eon of a hundred thousand years under the stars made him feel like a speck in the vast firmament—desolate and lifeless.

Lu Chen remained silent for a long while, then looked at that spacecraft and spoke slowly.

Has it really been that long? The technology of Blue Star Great Xia can now reach the galaxy frontier?

He shook his head slightly, feeling wistful; before his transmigration, his original world couldn't even fly out of the solar system.

But now, he can actually leap across the galaxy.

Inside the spacecraft, the voice sounded again.

Sir, are you a Blue Star native?

Strictly speaking, I am a Great Xia native, born in antiquity, and have existed for several hundred thousand years.

In that case, sir, you are an ancestor of our Great Xia—so why are you stationed in this desolate galaxy frontier?

If you're willing, we would be honored to carry you home!

Lu Chen gave no reply; he lifted his gaze toward Blue Star and spoke wearily.

I left my homeland a hundred thousand years ago; I've long forgotten the way back.

After saying that, they again looked beyond the galaxy and murmured.

Moreover, I cannot leave this place.

All the gods died here, leaving only me alive; if I leave, who will guard this galactic frontier for you?

A hundred thousand years have almost made him forget the mountains, rivers, flora, and fauna of Blue Star, the graves and rivers of his homeland.

Even his memories before crossing over are beginning to become increasingly vague.

This galactic frontier, aside from demon invasions, is utterly silent year-round; that silence comes from the void of the universe, it is the mission to become a god, and the destination of longevity.

Returning to the homeland is a luxury that exists only in dreams.

Lu Chen's weariness and sorrow were clearly transmitted to everyone's eyes on Blue Star.

Having left the homeland for a hundred thousand years, forgetting the way back, the gods died in battle, and he alone guards the galactic frontier.

These words struck hard into the hearts of all the people of Daxia.

They seemed to see a divine abode, once standing shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the gods, guarding the galactic frontier.

A hundred thousand years have passed; countless old friends have fallen, leaving only him facing this vast star sea.

He doesn't remember the way back? No, a divine abode capable of surviving hundreds of thousands of years—how could it fail to find the direction of the homeland?

He merely guards the galactic frontier and can never leave.

At this moment, countless Daxia citizens shed tears.

The livestream screen was almost covered by bullet comments.

"What lost divine abode? There is only the ancestor who refuses to return, in order to bless our Daxia people!"

"Sir, our spacecraft has arrived; come, let us take you home!"

"A hundred thousand years is too lonely; even a god would grow weary. If you are tired, just glance at the homeland—we wait for you at home."

(End of chapter)