Chapter 175: Star-Class Rare Divine Office

Seven thousand four hundred? Lin Qing's heart gave a start.

The Level Six Fortress where the Wisdom Star Group was located was mostly destroyed in that terrible explosion; its power was absolutely many times greater than a nuclear weapon.

An ordinary Primordial Divine Office holder could already withstand a nuclear weapon.

Yet the stability and defense of a Level Six Fortress, which even a Star Divine Office holder would find hard to break, were reduced to this state by the bombs Chu Hongjun arranged; this reveals the terror of the so-called Zero-Point Energy Bomb! With such a terrifying super-weapon, seven thousand four hundred units could absolutely completely destroy the surface, blast away the atmosphere, and turn the entire planet into a dead star.

Such a mad plan and threat instantly made the white-haired, three-eyed man pause in shock.

He stared silently at Chu Hongjun, fell silent for a moment, then sneered: "Seven thousand four hundred? You think I'll believe you? A Zero-Point Energy-level bomb is enough to create an absolute vacuum; even if you could develop such an explosive, the materials and resources required for its production are unimaginable. Can you produce seven thousand four hundred units' worth?"

Chu Hongjun glanced at him indifferently and said nothing more.

In the next instant, on the floating blue Earth projection at his fingertips, countless tiny points of light appeared—fully several thousand in number—scattered across the surface of the Earth projection, densely packed and covering the entire globe.

At the same time, a large amount of text floated beside the Earth projection, which were precisely the coordinates of these points of light.

"These are the coordinates of the seven thousand four hundred bombs."

Chu Hongjun said casually, "One of them is right beneath the metropolitan area; do you want to take a look?"

Having said this, he paused: "Oh, I almost forgot; at your level, you probably can't understand it, and no one at the Wisdom Star Group can understand it either."

The white-haired, three-eyed man's face turned ice-cold.

He had already used his telekinesis to locate that bomb, sent relevant survey instruments to detect it, and would soon be able to send data on the bomb's image, fluctuations, and gravitational effects to the relevant scientific personnel of the Yuanchen Civilization.

"Even if there really are seven thousand four hundred Zero-Point Energy-level bombs that turn Earth into a dead star..."

The white-haired, three-eyed man looked at Chu Hongjun. "Earth's previous civilization was at least a Level Two Civilization, which shows Earth was once formed from part of a Void Secret Realm. Even if you turn Earth into a dead star, do you think my Yuanchen Civilization cannot restore Earth to a living planet?"

Chu Hongjun glanced at him. "If you think those ruins and the Firmament Archipelago will give Earth a second chance, then go ahead and start killing."

The white-haired, three-eyed man sneered once and said nothing.

Earth's docking with the starry sky was now just around the corner; how could he possibly gamble?

He dared not gamble, and the Yuanchen Civilization would not allow him to gamble!

Moreover, he also understood—

If Chu Hongjun had truly reached this step, he would not let the Three-Eyed Clan genius go either.

By then, not only would Earth become a dead star and lose everything, but the Yuanchen Civilization would gain nothing at all!...

Inside the Wisdom Star Group.

This fortress, which collapsed after the suspended system was destroyed, was now internally in ruins.

The outer layer and the middle three layers were all severely damaged in the shockwave of the explosion just now.

Normally, even if the shell could withstand such an explosion, it would not have such a large impact, but an explosion inside the fortress meant it had forcibly absorbed all that explosive energy; even with various facilities inside the fortress guiding and diverting the flow, it was still very troublesome.

"... My Lord, below the Starry Beings, there are still five survivors."

In the main hall on the highest floor of the fortress, the assistant beside him, looking at the white-haired, three-eyed man who was like an iceberg yet harbored endless killing intent, said tremblingly: "In addition... Chairman Ke Luo, because he was near the explosion point at the time, also... also died..."

"What?"

The white-haired, three-eyed man suddenly turned to look at him.

As the highest level of the Wisdom Star Group, the Starry Beings totaled only nine including himself; Chairman Ke Luo was one of them.

Moreover, Chairman Ke Luo was the Chairman of the Star-Inspection Council! But he also understood that if he had not specifically recalled the vast majority of Wisdom Star people to the Wisdom Star Group to guard against Chu Hongjun and Yi Leina Duo, this incident would not have occurred.

Furthermore, at that time, because Chu Hongjun used the nanomachines inside the Wisdom Star people's bodies to kill, in order to let professionals remove these nanomachines as quickly as possible, he had specifically gathered the Wisdom Star people together, which is why the losses were so heavy! "This Chu Hongjun, step by step... was it all calculated?"

Sharp light flashed in the white-haired, three-eyed man's eyes. "Had he been preparing for this day all along?"

The Wisdom Star Group had long had multiple intelligent lives and related personnel serving as a think tank, constantly calculating the development and various possibilities for the Wisdom Star Group.

But such calculations also had limitations.

For instance, intelligence could not possibly deduce that Chu Hongjun could still develop a Zero-Point Energy-level bomb under such circumstances, let alone deduce that Chu Hongjun could produce as many as seven thousand four hundred!

These were unreasonable and non-existent conditions.

"It seems the resources were obtained from the ruins of the previous civilization..."

Killing intent surged in the white-haired, three-eyed man's heart. "Earth has existed for hundreds of millions of years; the previous civilization was at least hundreds of millions of years ago... yet the ruins still preserve such resources?"

Under such a vast timescale, even the lifespan of the Starry Beings was nothing; almost everything would rot.

Therefore, the Yuanchen Civilization's think tank had not considered this point at all.

"Earth's previous civilization was probably a quite remarkable existence even among Level Two Civilizations..."

Thinking of this, the white-haired, three-eyed man's heart grew even more eager. "Perhaps within the ruins of Earth's previous civilization lies an opportunity that will allow me to break through my limits!"

He had already implanted the Three-Eyed Clan's eyes; there was no second chance, so he did not care.

But he valued the treasures hidden within Earth very much!

If Chu Hongjun really turned Earth into a dead star, he would absolutely go mad.

"My Lord, the base on Mars has sent a detection report based on the bomb data you provided."

At this moment, an email arrived.

The white-haired, three-eyed man immediately checked it, and his face grew colder and colder.

"Damn it, it really is a Zero-Point Energy-level bomb..."

The white-haired, three-eyed man's eyes were ice-cold.

From the detection report, it was clear that seven thousand four hundred bombs could easily destroy the surface and the atmosphere.

Especially the bombs deployed in the sea areas were even denser, causing all surface water to evaporate completely; it was quite normal for them to detach from Earth.

Such Zero-Point Energy bombs, while the total energy formed by the explosion itself is not particularly high, have an output power so terrifying that they can destroy all particles within the explosion's core range, returning the core area to a vacuum.

For ordinary Starry Beings, getting even slightly close would mean certain death.

Only a Star Divine Office holder could withstand it.

Level Six materials could not withstand it either; they only barely resisted by borrowing the fortress's defense system, but the damage was still severe.

Only Level Seven materials containing spatial properties could withstand it without damage.

"Damn Chu Hongjun..." the three-eyed white-haired man took a deep breath.

Suddenly—

The holographic communicator in the hall automatically activated, beams of light forming a figure.

It was a young-looking Zhi Xing person with a dark golden vertical eye in the center of his forehead.

"My Lord Lord Suohe!"

The three-eyed white-haired man saw him and immediately rose.

Like My Lord Kado An, he was an elder of the Yuanchen Civilization, and his status was even higher!

"I know the situation."

My Lord Lord Suohe sighed and said, "It has been confirmed; that Chu Hongjun indeed possesses the ability to turn Earth into a dead star. Negotiate for now, discuss other conditions with him."

"Negotiate?" the three-eyed white-haired man frowned and said, "My Lord Lord Suohe, is this reconciliation? What about those zero-point energy bombs; can they not be resolved?"

"How to resolve them?"

My Lord Lord Suohe looked at him, "At this level of technology, relying on the primitive divine officials of the Zhi Xing Group's research paths, they would probably struggle even to understand it; at the very least, a star divine official of the research path would be needed to attempt dismantling. "Such rare talents, we have only a few in the entire Yuanchen Civilization; would we also possess their bodies and lower our life level to enter Earth? That is impossible."

My Lord Lord Suohe frowned and said, "Now, besides compromise, there is no other choice; negotiate."

"There must be a device to neutralize the explosion, right?" the three-eyed white-haired man asked.

My Lord Lord Suohe shook his head and said, "It is too late; do you expect to rely on yourself? Let alone seven thousand four hundred, even if only one exploded, you would be unable to neutralize it."

The three-eyed white-haired man fell silent.

Although he could temporarily withstand the explosion of a bomb of this level, he could not forcibly neutralize it through power.

The main destruction range of a single bomb covers several hundred kilometers, and the affected range is ten times larger; this terrifying energy level is far beyond even a star divine official.

A star divine official's full-power strike can shatter a mountain range, but it is also difficult to spread to such an exaggerated range of several hundred kilometers.

"These bombs are also locked to Earth's spatial coordinates; once moved beyond the limited range, they will automatically detonate."

My Lord Lord Suohe looked at him and said, "Chu Hongjun can really do this; do not act rashly, or you will become a criminal of our Yuanchen Civilization."

The three-eyed white-haired man was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "By the way, what about sub-space storage devices? Prepare seven thousand four hundred sub-space storage devices in advance to store these bombs..."

"It is useless."

My Lord Lord Suohe directly interrupted him: "Do you think the think tank did not think of such a simple method? Sub-space is inherently unstable; such an explosion would inevitably cause the device to be instantly damaged, and the explosion would still spread."

The three-eyed white-haired man frowned and said, "But the Earthlings clearly do not want to hand over that Three-Eyed Clan genius..."

"That is why we negotiate."

My Lord Lord Suohe said, "Who does not know this is a desperate measure? Just let the Earthlings make their demands, and try to get them to hand over the Three-Eyed Clan genius."

"What if they refuse?" the three-eyed white-haired man frowned slightly.

He immediately said, "My Lord Kado An has profound research achievements in life; his transformation and disguise are difficult even for star divine officials to see through. Why not have My Lord Kado An disguise himself and get close, looking for a chance to capture that Three-Eyed Clan genius?"

"Do not do unnecessary things." My Lord Lord Suohe frowned and said, "Chu Hongjun is such a madman; how could he not leave behind some means?"

"So we just give up?" the three-eyed white-haired man said.

"Besides giving up, what other option is there?"

My Lord Lord Suohe glanced at him, "Regardless, we must at least capture what can be captured; if we cannot get the Three-Eyed Clan genius, we must not lose Earth's treasures and ruins."

He took a deep breath and said, "If we cannot reach an agreement, then do not negotiate. Wait until two years later, when Earth opens up and the main force of the civilization arrives; those bombs will not be difficult to resolve. Until then, do not act rashly. Let Kado An secretly explore those few Earth ruins, especially Ruin Number Four."

The three-eyed white-haired man was silent for a short while, then slowly said, "Yes."

"Chu Hongjun, you have won."

The three-eyed white-haired man's mental projection looked at the projections of Chu Hongjun and the other two, and said in a deep voice, "State your conditions; what will it take for you to hand over that Three-Eyed Clan genius?"

Lin Qing raised his eyebrows slightly.

Indeed, without a way to break the deadlock, one can only bow and admit defeat.

But... the Zhi Xing person still wants Zhao Jiayi? He did not know how Chu Hongjun would choose.

"Is this a threat? Or a transaction?"

Chu Hongjun looked at the three-eyed white-haired man.

"Of course it is a transaction." the three-eyed white-haired man said, "State your conditions."

"State my conditions?"

Chu Hongjun said calmly, "You should be very clear about the significance of a Level Nine talent... and what can the Zhi Xing Group offer? The high-level resources and treasures on Earth already exceed your Zhi Xing people's imagination; what do you have that is worth trading?"

The three-eyed white-haired man was silent for a moment, gazed at Chu Hongjun, and asked, "No room for negotiation?"

Chu Hongjun said calmly, "What I want, you could not agree to anyway; for example... all Zhi Xing people becoming slaves to Earthlings. Could you agree to such a demand?"

"Say something practical." the three-eyed white-haired man frowned.

"No need to negotiate."

Chu Hongjun said calmly, "Just as you will not give us Earthlings a chance two years from now."

The three-eyed white-haired man was silent for a short while, then suddenly looked at Lin Qing and said, "Yi Leina Duo values you so much; it seems the recipient of the Three-Eyed Clan genius's eye transplant is you?"

Judging from My Lord Kado An's bloodline detection, that Three-Eyed Clan genius was of the Order system, while Lin Qing was of the Life system; their attributes were similar.

"Indeed it is me."

Lin Qing tilted his head back slightly, "Pity, once this eye is transplanted, killing me will not allow it to be transferred to another person."

The three-eyed white-haired man looked at him and slowly nodded, "Very good."

He said no more, but glanced at Chu Hongjun, Qi Lingxiao, and Yi Leina Duo beside him: "Time is short; I look forward to seeing how you will escape two years from now."

"You should worry about the present instead."

Chu Hongjun said, "Let me give you a hint; there are three situations that will cause Earth to explode; guess for yourself."

The three-eyed white-haired man snorted, and the projection vanished.

For a moment, only the projections of Earth's three strongest and Lin Qing remained in the meditation chamber.

"Very successful," Qi Lingxiao smiled.

Chu Hongjun glanced at Lin Qing and said, "Within two years, there will be no significant dangers on Earth for now. Rest assured and cultivate."

Lin Qing nodded slightly, then couldn't help but ask, "When did Dean Chu become a Star Divine Officer?"

Chu Hongjun dared to kill the Zhi Star people like that, yet his consciousness was not sucked away and imprisoned by the Second Universe Network; clearly, he had already become a three-star universe citizen, rendering the Zhi Star Group's contract void.

Qi Lingxiao, standing nearby, also spoke with interest, "Right, old Chu, and Yi Leina Duo, when did you two succeed? You never told me?"

Yi Leina Duo said softly, "I succeeded four years ago. It was also because I succeeded that Dean Chu was willing to return Zhao Jiayi and her father their freedom."

She paused, "As for when Dean Chu succeeded, I do not know."

"When?"

Chu Hongjun glanced at the group and said, "Probably twenty years ago."

"Twenty years ago?" Lin Qing couldn't help but be stunned.

"So early?"

Qi Lingxiao couldn't help but ask, "You only transformed into the Ultimate Star Divine Spirit twenty-five years ago, and attempted the Divine Officer trial after accumulating for just five years? With your talent, would you settle for a regular Divine Officer position?"

Chu Hongjun looked at him and said, "I hold a rare Divine Officer position."

Qi Lingxiao couldn't help but be stunned.

"The scientific research direction is different."

Chu Hongjun said calmly, "The Divine Officer trial does not test divine skills or combat power. The reason I obtained a Star-level rare Divine Officer position is something else."

He continued, "At that time, I only had an eighty percent chance of success, but I had to prepare for today, so I could only attempt it early."

"For today?"

Lin Qing couldn't help but say, "Does Dean Chu mean these Zero-Point Energy bombs?"

"When I discovered Zhao Jiayi possessed a ninth-level talent, I knew this day would eventually come," Chu Hongjun said. "Naturally, I had to prepare well in advance."

(End of this chapter)