Chapter 163: A Century-Long Soul

"Now, we just wait for the Star Patrol Council's investigation results..."

While cultivating to repay his debt, Lin Qing pondered silently, "However, I must be careful recently. When the Black Flame Avatar appears, I must release the Domain beforehand to prevent detection."

He immediately unfolded the Domain of the False God.

Relying on the Domain of the False God's slight influence on space, he could also sense telepathic probes within the Domain's range; unless the opponent's probing method involved space, he would be able to detect it.

At this moment, no one was probing; even if they were, it would require the telepathy of a Starborn Lifeform to probe meticulously for a long while before breaking through the Holy Character 'Hidden World'.

In that amount of time, the Black Flame would have already burned itself out completely.

For the Black Flame Avatar, surviving is not easy, but dying... is too simple.

"However, when the Black Flame Avatar killed Lord Yantian just now, the Will of the Yu Xingyuan hadn't even descended in time, and the Black Flame Avatar died. In this situation... will there still be a reward upon resurrection?"

Lin Qing muttered silently to himself, then immediately sank his will into the Eternal Gate within his mind, controlling the Eternal Gate to recreate the Black Flame Avatar's soul and body.

A wisp of light point flew out from his brow, transforming once again into the Black Flame Avatar.

Just at this moment—

"Boom!"

A vast and majestic invisible will descended with a roar, sweeping over the Black Flame Avatar.

In a trance, the Black Flame Avatar vaguely saw an ancient and massive altar, upon which sat a strange transparent vessel. Inside the vessel lay a seven-colored radiance mixed with scarlet red, occupying only a thin layer at the bottom of the vessel.

At this time, a beam of seven-colored radiance mixed with scarlet red descended from the sky, pouring down, and directly filled the vessel.

The scarlet-red seven-colored radiance inside the vessel rose rapidly accordingly. After a while, once the scarlet-red seven-colored radiance occupied more than half the vessel's capacity, it finally stopped.

Immediately, that vast and majestic will transmitted a message, and the hallucinatory scene before the Black Flame Avatar's eyes vanished.

"This is..."

Lin Qing couldn't help but be slightly stunned. "The favor of the Will of the Yu Xingyuan? Because a soul of a High-Level Primal Lifeform was sacrificed? Or because it passed the halfway point?"

The Black Flame Avatar's Divine Office was to mimic the Life-type Yu Xingyuan Demons. Under the favor of the Yu Xingyuan, as long as souls were sacrificed by terminating lives, it could receive the grace of the Will of the Yu Xingyuan.

Last time, a Department Head was killed, sacrificing a soul of the same tier. Although the grace of the Will of the Yu Xingyuan was received, it was far from enough to push forward an evolution.

Simply put, the 'experience bar' was not full.

"It seems... the vessel on that altar must be filled?" Lin Qing pondered thoughtfully.

He didn't know if it was because the progress passed the halfway point, or because this grace was large enough, that allowed him to see this scene.

"It's only halfway..." Lin Qing couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Judging from the situation inside the vessel before this grace, killing a Department Head—a basic Divine Office holder, and a Level Five Lifeform—yielded a grace that occupied only a few dozenths of that vessel.

Looking at it this way, does it require killing dozens of same-tier basic Divine Office holders, or two basic Divine Office holders of a higher tier, to push forward an evolution?

"Killing another Lord Yantian, or dozens of same-tier ones, would allow experiencing an evolution process most suitable for the Black Flame Avatar."

Lin Qing shook his head silently. "No wonder pushing evolution via the Divine Office is so difficult. Fulfilling the duties of the Divine Office is simply too troublesome..."

For the Black Flame Avatar, killing non-Divine Office holders, even if they are of the same tier, is useless; it cannot trigger the Will of the Yu Xingyuan at all. Killing Divine Office holders must also be of the same tier.

The Black Flame employs a life-risking fighting style. For others, the difficulty of killing an enemy of a higher level is far, far too high.

"Fortunately... this urban circle is full of enemies."

Lin Qing revealed a slight smile, then immediately controlled the Black Flame Avatar to self-combust and dissipate.

Lord Yantian's death has certainly been discovered by the Star Patrol Council. Turmoil is imminent, and a major search within the Star Patrol Council will surely follow; now is not the time to act.

Perfectly, these few days can be used to screen for a suitable target.

"Lord Yantian was the third most important figure in the Yan family."

Lin Qing pondered thoughtfully, "However, the second most important figure in the Yan family, Yan Jiu, Councilor Yan Qingqing's daughter, possesses a Rare Divine Office with multiple sets of Holy Characters. She has already passed the fourth layer of the Yu Xingyuan. I currently have no confidence in killing her..."

Although both Lord Yantian and Yan Jiu are High-Level Primal Lifeforms, Level Six Lifeforms, and both possess only basic Divine Offices.

Yet, one holds a Conventional Divine Office, while the other holds a Rare Divine Office; naturally, their strengths are completely different.

Among those who passed the third layer of the Yu Xingyuan, Lord Yantian was considered top-tier, but compared to those who truly passed the fourth layer of the Yu Xingyuan, the gap was still considerable.

And Yan Jiu, the second most important figure of the Yan family, hailed as a genius expected to surpass Councilor Yan Qingqing, possesses six sets of Holy Characters and passed the fourth layer of the Yu Xingyuan in recent years. Her strength can be imagined.

Even the current Black Flame Avatar has no confidence in passing the fourth layer of the Yu Xingyuan.

The gap between a Level Five Lifeform and a Level Six Lifeform is still very large.

Level Six already involves the power of the Liuda Sects, and the development of genes is sufficiently high. Even if the gene optimization index was originally below 100% at the time of gene awakening, after transforming into a High-Level Primal, the gene optimization can increase significantly.

Just as Lin Qing initially developed his genes using Level Four energy, the power of Level Six optimizes genes far more strongly.

Achieving a gene optimization of over 500% is a very simple matter.

Moreover, among High-Level Primal Lifeforms, some can even develop Level Six Domains.

Even if the Black Flame's explosive power is strong enough, it is still difficult to deal with such figures.

After all...

Among those who have reached such a level, which one was not once a genius? To be easily killed by someone of a lower level would be a joke!

"I can only change the target for now..."

Lin Qing pondered silently, "Wait until the Black Flame transforms into a High-Level Primal Lifeform, and the Holy Characters and such are all prepared; killing Yan Jiu will be nothing difficult."

Furthermore, after transforming into a Level Six Lifeform, sensing and familiarizing oneself with the energy of other Level Six Lifeforms will also be easier!

Combined with the Energy Gathering Pool, the progress of Divine Skills will be much faster.

This night was destined to cause an uproar.

A Prospective Star Patroler, Lord Yantian, who was even expected to become a Councilor in the future, died in his own residence at the headquarters of the Star Patrol Council!

This bizarre news spread instantly.

However, after the Planet Patrolers mobilized surveillance to investigate carefully, they still found nothing.

Even the most advanced holographic projection surveillance can only restore aspects such as sound, light, energy fluctuations, and life aura.

But still, no discovery was made.

Soon, the Planet Patrol convened a meeting immediately.

"Regarding the death of Yan Tianquan, only a few points can be confirmed at present."

Councilor Ke Luo of the Three-Eyed Intelligent Star People spoke with a cold face: "Inside Yan Tianquan's private room, there were no surveillance cameras, and the scene was severely damaged, with traces of psychic sweeping, making it difficult to simulate and restore exactly what happened at the time."

"But four points can be confirmed."

Councilor Ke Luo said in a deep voice: "First, the time of Yan Tianquan's death was exactly after his contact with Councilor Yan Qingqing; the communication content has been checked by intelligence and confirmed to be fine."

"Second, Yan Tianquan was killed by the murderer who seized the opportunity to break into the room when he was about to open the door and leave; from this, it can be determined that the murderer's concealment ability is extremely strong, either a divine office ability similar to the Hidden Hand, or a Holy Word such as Floating in Daylight or Hidden World."

"Third, judging by the degree of destruction at the scene, the murderer's strength is at least capable of passing the fourth layer of the Yu Xingyuan; being even higher is also normal."

Speaking here, Councilor Ke Luo swept his gaze over the various councilors and legislators, and said in a deep voice: "Currently, based on Yan Tianquan's social relations and recent investigations, there are four suspects in total, and the most suspicious one is the probationary Star Patrol 'Lin Qing' who recently joined the council."

As soon as he said this, the councilors and legislators around were all somewhat surprised.

However, most of those present knew clearly that this was wrong, but they could not possibly speak up for an Earthling who was hostile to them.

"Lin Qing?"

Councilor Yan sneered coldly: "Councilor Ke Luo, I think you are truly crazy, splashing such meaningless dirty water on Lin Qing?"

"Yes, he did learn the Holy Word 'Hidden World' in the Azure Sky Archipelago, but how long has he been cultivating?"

"Whether his current strength can even pass the third layer of the Yu Xingyuan is questionable; what kind of strength is Yan Tianquan? Even if Yan Tianquan stood still, could he kill Yan Tianquan?"

Councilor Yan snorted: "I could even say that you killed Yan Tianquan and framed Lin Qing; who can't guess blindly with empty words?"

Councilor Ke Luo frowned slightly and said coldly: "The Yan family has been excellent employees of our Intelligent Star Group for generations; how could I kill Yan Tianquan?"

"Lin Qing and Yan Tianquan have never even met face to face; he became the murderer who killed Yan Tianquan?" Councilor Yan retorted.

"He has a motive." Councilor Ke Luo said with a stern face: "He wanted to use the Energy Gathering Pool in advance; the biggest obstacle was Yan Tianquan. The trial is about to begin, and right at this very moment Yan Tianquan died; shouldn't we suspect him?"

Councilor Yan smiled sarcastically: "If he had the strength to kill Yan Tianquan, why didn't he defeat Yan Tianquan openly in the trial? Knowing full well he would become the prime suspect, he still went to kill Yan Tianquan? Don't you think what you said is ridiculous?"

Councilor Ke Luo frowned, seemingly unwilling to argue further, and instead looked at the female legislator behind him, who was as beautiful and pure as a young maiden in her teens, and said: "Yan Qingqing, tell us your findings."

"Yes, Councilor Ke Luo."

Yan Qingqing stood up: "Councilors, legislators, through investigating Lin Qing's situation before he came to the Urban Circle, I discovered something strange."

She tapped her fingertips slightly, and several pieces of picture data projected into the air.

The data showed several dead people.

"These people are, respectively, the Senior Department Head 'Bolukote' of the Patrol Headquarters, and the 'Brothers of the Ship' and 'Bichinal' among the extraterrestrial prisoners."

Yan Qingqing said: "These people, without exception, all had certain conflicts with Lin Qing in the past, but they are all dead."

The many legislators and councilors all looked carefully.

Councilor Yan glanced at them and said indifferently: "Yan Qingqing, when these people died, what was Lin Qing's strength? Especially Senior Department Head Bolukote; when he died, Lin Qing didn't even have a divine office. Do you think an awakened being with no divine office at all has such strength?"

"Councilor Yan misunderstood my meaning."

Yan Qingqing shook her head slightly and said: "When these people died, Lin Qing was not present; I am just suspecting that behind Lin Qing... there may be another powerful person helping him act, perhaps more than one, and the strongest is at least at the level of the fourth layer of the Yu Xingyuan."

"The fourth layer of the Yu Xingyuan?" Councilor Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "Strength capable of passing the fourth layer of the Yu Xingyuan is at least a High-Level Primordial Being; in the Urban Circle, this is considered upper-middle class. Which Earthling with such strength hasn't signed a contract with an extraterrestrial civilization? How could they kill without any scruples?"

He glanced at Yan Qingqing: "Or do you think someone can bypass the contract and use the resources of the Urban Circle to cultivate the Earth civilization?"

Yan Qingqing fell silent for a moment and said: "Perhaps it is an extraterrestrial stowaway?"

Councilor Yan said calmly: "Among the extraterrestrial stowaways, the strongest is Bai Zhou; he only has two sets of Holy Words and can't even pass the third layer of the Yu Xingyuan."

He glanced at Yan Qingqing: "Do you think there are hidden stowaways who could grow to this extent?"

"It cannot be ruled out." Yan Qingqing said.

"Is that so?"

Councilor Yan laughed: "Since you insist on linking these matters to Lin Qing, then I will also provide you with an idea."

He swept his gaze and said: "This time, Lin Qing accurately obtained multiple sets of Holy Words he needed on the Floating Island; obviously, he obtained intelligence from the Azure Sky Archipelago. According to reason... those who know the intelligence must abide by the confidentiality agreement; so how did he know?"

Hearing this, the councilors and legislators one by one had their faces change slightly.

Councilor Yan said slowly: "Everyone should understand that the contracts of the Second Universe Network are formulated by the high-levels of each civilization, and the contracts can at most restrict those universe citizens whose status is lower than the formulators."

"The formulators of each civilization are all Star-Level Divine Office holders; as contracts formulated by a Three-Star Universe Citizen, they can at most restrict those Two-Star Universe Citizens."

"If someone on Earth enters the Third Forbidden Zone, passes the trial of the Star-Level Divine Office, and becomes a Three-Star Universe Citizen, they naturally regain their freedom and ignore the contract restrictions."

"Moreover, high-level universe citizens can also deliberately hide their citizen level."

Speaking here, Councilor Yan swept his gaze over everyone: "What do you all think... is my speculation more credible than Councilor Yan's imaginary extraterrestrial stowaway?"

The councilors and legislators of each extraterrestrial civilization fell silent.

If...

There is someone on Earth who can absolutely pass the trial of the Star-Level Divine Office, and that must be the founder of the Chaoyang Martial Arts Hall, 'Qi Lingxiao'!

The top nine on the Yu Xingyuan Ranking are all suspected to be Qi Lingxiao's alternate accounts!

And he is suspected to master some powerful divine technique!

Such a powerful person is practically invincible on Earth; the Intelligent Star Group can only rely on contracts and the Moon, which has been modified into a massive fortress, to make Qi Lingxiao wary.

If Qi Lingxiao passes the Star-Level Divine Office trial again, with no contract restrictions...

"Councilor Yan, don't joke."

Councilor Ke Luo took a deep breath, kept his expression calm, and said: "If Hall Master Qi is already a Star-Level Divine Office holder, the situation on Earth has already changed; why would he secretly help a Lin Qing like this?"

"Then Dean Chu, or Lady Yi Leina Duo?" Councilor Yan said indifferently: "Who do you think is more suitable?"

The councilors and legislators of each extraterrestrial civilization fell silent.

These three, any one of them, are rare geniuses in their respective fields; moreover, having grown up to this point, there is simply no way to kill them on Earth; if it were not for the fact that each has a huge civilization backing them, they would probably also feel afraid.

There is no way.

Star Beings cannot enter Earth at all; when the Intelligent Star Group descended on Earth eighty years ago, the strongest of the Intelligent Star Group at that time, as a High-Level Primordial Being, did not take these weak natives on Earth at all, and casually picked a batch of excellent geniuses to sign slave contracts.

No one expected that these three could have grown to this stage.

It is nearly impossible for alien primordial beings to break through on Earth; only batches of geniuses can be sent from their home main star. Yet these three, silently and unnoticed, grew to a point where even the Star Mind Group could not eliminate them.

A legendary growth experience, one might say.

Now...

Even if they truly suspect that these three passed the Star-Level Divine Office Trial, deep down they believe it to some extent.

"I feel that Lin Qing, as a genius of Earth civilization, receiving favor and help from these three is understandable."

Councilor Yan spoke solemnly: "The currently identified suspects are Qi Lingxiao, Chu Hongjun, and Yi Leina Duo. Please act immediately to bring these three back for interrogation; we must investigate thoroughly."

A silence fell over the room.

Everyone present knew Councilor Yan was deliberately making things difficult for them, but who dared agree?

Who dares to arrest these three?

Let alone mere suspicion; even with concrete evidence, no one would dare!

"Ahem."

Councilor Yan Qingqing coughed lightly and said, "Councilor Yan speaks too harshly. I believe the possibility of an extraterrestrial stowaway is greater; perhaps it has nothing to do with Lin Qing? There is no need to forcibly tie it to those three."

"Oh? Nothing to do with Lin Qing?" Councilor Yan said in a calm voice, "Then you may investigate as you please."

At this moment, the Planet Patrol, slowly rotating above the conference table, issued a voice: "It can be confirmed that this matter has nothing to do with the prospective Star Patrol Lin Qing. From before the incident until after, Lin Qing remained in his personal room and did not open the door."

!.

Chairman Ke Luo frowned slightly and said, "Yan Tianquan is dead. What about Lin Qing's trial? Shall we reformulate it?"

Councilor Yan's eyes grew slightly cold.

This old thing... still wants to make things difficult for Lin Qing?

He suddenly smiled and said, "I agree with Chairman Ke Luo's proposal. I suggest replacing the examiner with someone of the same caliber as Yan Tianquan, such as the Yan family's genius, Yan Jiu? I think she is very suitable."

Upon hearing this, Chairman Ke Luo, Councilor Yan Qingqing, and others on the Star Mind Group side all changed color.

What Councilor Yan said sounded as if he were simply waiting for a new examiner to go to their death!

Yan Tianquan has already been killed; must another one die too?

"What? Unwilling?"

Councilor Yan said calmly, "Or we could send someone from Earth's own people to conduct the trial; I have no objection."

"No." Chairman Ke Luo immediately refused.

There are now only two factions among Earthlings who have signed with extraterrestrial civilizations: those centered on the extraterrestrial civilizations, and those who desire freedom and independence and are willing to stand with Earth civilization.

Earth civilization's Fuyong Sect and the Autonomous Faction actually originate from these two sides.

If the Autonomous Faction sends someone to test Lin Qing, who knows how much they would hold back; they would be delighted if Lin Qing passed directly.

But... if the Fuyong Sect sends someone again, perhaps they would still be killed?

The conference room suddenly fell silent.

Chairman Ke Luo and others were suddenly plunged into peril.

"No need to change the examiner."

At this moment, the Planet Patrol made its decision: "Lin Qing only needs to surpass those currently using the Energy Concentration Pool and those ranked ahead of him according to the original trial. Since Yan Tianquan is dead, he naturally does not count among them."

"Councilor Yan."

In the spacious cultivation hall, Lin Qing looked at Councilor Yan sitting opposite and said, "So, the current trial only requires defeating the others?"

"No need," Councilor Yan shook his head slightly. "Even the strongest among this batch have already voluntarily surrendered."

He looked at Lin Qing with some depth, "After all, they do not wish to die either."

"Have you found out who killed him?" Lin Qing asked.

"There are three suspects," a faint smile appeared at the corner of Councilor Yan's mouth. "They are Hall Master Qi, Dean Chu, and Lady Yi Leina Duo. What do you think?"

Lin Qing spoke as if nothing were amiss, "I am not clear on that either."

Councilor Yan pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head slightly.

An invisible light domain spread out; the surrounding energy completely condensed, enveloping the two of them within it.

Feeling this powerful domain, Lin Qing could not help but be secretly alarmed.

He could sense that the free-flowing energy affected by this domain was definitely a power surpassing the Sixth Energy Level!

"No one can eavesdrop on us."

Councilor Yan gazed at Lin Qing and said softly, "Rest assured... I will not press you on how you did it; I just want to tell you one thing."

The corners of his lips lifted slightly: "Those Star Mind dogs... kill as many as you can."

Lin Qing was slightly stunned, and simply said, "I cannot kill them, but I feel that any Earthling with the ability would do the same."

"Well said." Councilor Yan smiled.

He withdrew the domain. "In another two days, you should be able to use an Energy Concentration Pool. Cultivate well."

"Thank you, Councilor Yan." Lin Qing nodded slightly.

In two days, he would begin to focus on seclusion.

However... before that, he still had one thing to do.

"Did you need something?"

The holographic communicator projected a young man wearing a white lab coat and plano glasses.

It was none other than Chu Hongjun.

"Dean Chu, I've been in the Urban Circle for a few days now; I'd like to visit my cousin's family," Lin Qing said. "I heard their lives were arranged by the Dawn Group?"

"Visit your cousin's family?"

Chu Hongjun glanced at Lin Qing and said, "Do you and your cousin's family truly have feelings for each other?"

Lin Qing was slightly stunned and said, "Your cousin's family has been very good to me, and my cousin has helped me so much; of course, I am very grateful to them."

Although at his current level, he no longer cared about a trace version of the Bloodline Evolution Serum, back then he was very weak, and a single dose of Bloodline Evolution Serum had helped him immensely.

How can adding flowers to brocade compare to sending charcoal in snowy weather?

However, he felt there was something problematic about the way Chu Hongjun asked that question.

Chu Hongjun didn't say much more, simply stating, "In ten minutes, wait at the main entrance of the Star Patrolling Council headquarters; I will send someone to fetch you."

"Good." Lin Qing immediately nodded.

The Dawn Group's headquarters is also located within a space fortress in the central area of the Urban Circle; this is a silver-white fortress resembling a Jin Zita.

However, the extraterrestrial civilization investing in the Dawn Group is not any of the Yuanchen Civilization, the Goddess Creek Civilization, or the Black Tower Civilization, but rather one with a strong academic atmosphere: the 'Qiyan Civilization'.

"Dean Chu is taking me personally?"

Inside the nearly transparent elevator, Lin Qing looked at Chu Hongjun beside him with some surprise.

He had thought Chu Hongjun would send someone else to take him.

"Since you are here, there is something I need to tell you," Chu Hongjun said calmly.

Lin Qing was somewhat puzzled but didn't ask further.

Shortly after, they arrived in a large hall on the 27th floor of the Dawn Group; the pure white floor showed almost no other colors.

There, a slightly tall short-haired woman sat behind a table in the hall, seemingly lost in thought.

It was none other than Chen Yanan.

In early April 2121, she chose to enter the Dawn Group, and today happens to be early April 2123.

It has been two years since they last met, yet she seems to have changed little.

"Cousin," Lin Qing walked forward.

Chen Yanan raised her head slightly, stood up, and then smiled: "Xiao Qing, it's been a long time."

She then looked at Chu Hongjun and respectfully said, "Dean Chu."

"How is your adaptation going?" Chu Hongjun asked.

"It's almost complete," Chen Yanan immediately nodded and said.

"Indeed, very fast," Chu Hongjun nodded slightly.

Hearing this, Lin Qing couldn't help but ask, "Cousin, what do you do here?"

"Nothing special."

Chen Yanan shook her head. "Just trying to control and connect some mechanical instruments; that's how these two years have passed. What about you? How are things now?"

"I'm doing fine." Lin Qing glanced at Chen Yanan, feeling something was off somewhere, and couldn't help but say, "Cousin, have you changed anything in these two years?"

"Changed?" Chen Yanan shook her head. "Nothing has changed."

Lin Qing grew suspicious, swept over her with his mental power, and found that she indeed had no problems; her life aura was also normal.

"What's wrong?" Chen Yanan asked in confusion.

"... Nothing."

Lin Qing shook his head and asked, "Where are Aunt and Cousin?"

"They all live in the family district and sometimes come to visit me," Chen Yanan smiled and said. "You can go see them later."

The two chatted for a while; Lin Qing always felt something was not quite right but couldn't put his finger on it.

However, before they had chatted long, Chu Hongjun spoke up: "Time is about up. Chen Yanan, you should return."

Chen Yanan fell silent for a moment, then nodded. Turning to look at Lin Qing, she walked over, hugged him, and whispered, "I'm fine. You take care; don't worry about me."

Lin Qing frowned slightly.

Immediately after, Chen Yanan released him, gave him one last look, then turned and left, disappearing behind a door.

"Dean Chu," Lin Qing took a deep breath and said, "What exactly happened to my cousin? I feel something is wrong with her; what has happened to her?"

"Oh?"

Chu Hongjun looked at him. "You can perceive it?"

Lin Qing merely frowned and said, "I can feel something is off, but I can't say where."

"Your perception is very sharp."

Chu Hongjun nodded slightly and added, "However, Chen Yanan refused to tell you the truth; she decided to tell you personally after she succeeds... Of course, if you insist on knowing, I don't mind breaking my agreement with her."

Lin Qing fell silent for a moment and said, "I understand. Then I will respect her."

"No need to worry."

Chu Hongjun looked at him. "For her, and for you, it is a good thing; she just thinks you cannot accept it. But based on my understanding of you, I don't think so."

"Does Dean Chu know me well?" Lin Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling there was more to his words.

Chu Hongjun turned to look at him and said, "We have met before, haven't we?"

Lin Qing's heart suddenly trembled, but he kept his expression calm and asked in confusion, "Before?"

"I don't know when."

Chu Hongjun looked at him. "But it must have been a very, very long time ago. When you first contacted me through the communicator left by Chu Hui and saw me, your emotions fluctuated; were you reminiscing then?"

Lin Qing smiled and said, "Dean Chu is overthinking it; I was just surprised because it was my first time meeting the legendary Chu Hongjun."

"Not wanting to say anything is fine." Chu Hongjun looked at him and asked, "Do you want to go to the ruins of Earth's pre-civilization?"

"Ruins?"

Lin Qing said, "Dean Chu is referring to the treasure left behind by the Pre-Civilization in the present reality?"

"Yes." Chu Hongjun nodded slightly.

Lin Qing had heard that the reason these three were able to test their powers using Star Origin Stones was precisely because of that Pre-Civilization ruin.

"However, wasn't it said that only Earth natives who have lived on Earth for over a hundred years could attempt it?" Lin Qing asked.

"That is correct." Chu Hongjun looked at Lin Qing, "However, the Pre-Civilization ruin tests the age of the soul, and you... already meet the requirements."

(End of this chapter)