Chapter 282: Ascension and the Power of Faith, the Precarious Blazing Sun Star!

Chu Yang has a clear purpose for the Four Beast Gods' arrangement: to obtain intelligence!

Earth's intelligence is too sealed off, and because the War Council has become a target of criticism, if Chu Yang openly sends people to gather information, they will surely be singled out.

As for gathering it through information channels?

In the known universe, aside from the Angels, who else would share intelligence with Earth?

Even the Angels would not tell Chu Yang certain vital intelligence, especially matters concerning the Angel Nebula.

Yan does not have Kaisha's carefree attitude; she always keeps a hint of caution toward Chu Yang.

Thus Chu Yang sends the Leopard to the Angel Nebula to scout first‑hand intelligence.

After Earth, the Angel Nebula has become another hot spot in the universe, with the Shadow World in turmoil inside and Tian Zha Hu, led by Hua Ye, eyeing it from outside.

All major civilizations want to see whether the new Angel Queen will continue Kaisha's legend, or the Celestial Palace Order will rise again, returning the Angels to a male‑dominated era.

With SuoRui in Chu Yang's grasp, the Life Nebula has become a scattered heap; all major civilizations covet this piece of cake, yet they fear SuoRui, the Hang Bi Lord God, and dare not act rashly.

Even though SuoRui is already controlled by the Dao Heart Seed Demon, Chu Yang does not intend to send him back; he has other plans, so he sends the Bear to take over.

Karl now has many tasks: on one hand, measures concerning the Void Battlefield; on the other, constantly watching for Chu Yang's aggression, while also stoking trouble behind Hua Ye, leaving him no time to manage the Ming River Star System.

Although the Five Beast Gods briefly appeared on Earth, Chu Yang used Primordial Qi to conceal them, so there is no information about them in the universe.

Even the Great Clock cannot detect any trace, so even if the Snake reigns supreme in the Ming River Star System, Karl would have no suspicion.

Moreover, in this tumultuous autumn, if Karl does not want the Ming River Star System to erupt again, he will simply pinch his nose and acknowledge this local earth emperor.

In plain terms, it's surrender.

It is equivalent to Chu Yang planting a spy beside Karl, or an "undercover" agent.

Of course, without Primordial Qi's concealment, the Great Clock can read the Snake's data.

But don't forget, Chu Yang obtained from Yan a portion of the Sacred Knowledge Repository's technology, which includes a "Parsing Algorithm" targeting the Great Clock.

Using this technology, Chu Yang altered the Snake's data; even if Karl reads it with the Great Clock, he can only see that the Snake originates from a long‑dead medium civilization, a genetic code that has slept for years, drifted to the Ming River Star System, and revived by chance.

As for why Chu Yang sent the Tiger to the WoMa Star System?

Naturally it's not revenge against Wor, that headstrong youngster; he wouldn't bother with such a minor figure.

There are two purposes: first, the Angel Civilization, WoMa Civilization, Life Civilization, and Ming River Civilization each occupy one of the four known quadrants of the universe and are leaders of their regions.

Chu Yang intends to start with these four great civilizations, stir the waters, so that Karl will surely seize the chance to accelerate the connection to the Void and weave an intelligence network.

The other reason is that the WoMa Civilization possesses a unique Divine Body ascension system.

Ascension!

The natives there call the deity an Ascendant! Chu Yang only learned this after receiving part of the Sacred Knowledge Repository's data.

At the time, the term "Ascendant" gave him quite a start, and he immediately developed strong interest.

But he soon realized that these so‑called Ascendants, like SuoRui, while possessing great power and uniqueness, are essentially paper tigers in a sense.

SuoRui's innate ability is stellar aggregation and subsequent explosion; beyond that he is frail, relying chiefly on atomic aggregation technology.

He lacks a super gene and even a physical body, so Chu Yang cannot obtain his genes or lineage factors, and thus cannot replicate his power.

Therefore Chu Yang directly seized control of SuoRui, intending to make the fellow work for him.

But the WoMa Civilization is different; their so‑called Ascension is actually a form of evolution, and a civilization‑wide evolution! The root of this evolution is not a super gene but seems to be… faith! One must admit that those who could join the Advanced Divine Academy back then were either extreme lunatics or brilliant scholars.

MoGanNa and Karl are the former; Kaisha and JiLan are the latter.

The scholar from the WoMa Civilization at that time fell somewhere between the two.

In the WoMa Civilization, the WoMa Imperial Family holds absolute prestige and unshakable status, yet it resembles more a sect, with every WoMa citizen a believer.

Back then the scholar cast a wide net, seeding countless genes into the WorMa Civilization; these genes lie at the deepest layer of every WoMa person's gene chain.

When someone gathers enough faith, or their own faith reaches a certain level, they can unlock the gene lock and become a deity in one leap! It's a one‑step‑to‑heaven process, but its drawback is a low ceiling—at most it can produce a third‑generation Divine Body.

Moreover, an Ascendant's strength depends on the power of faith they possess at Ascension, leading to uneven divine strength across the WoMa Civilization.

This is an immutable evolution, with no room for growth.

For example, an Ascendant who becomes a first‑generation Divine Body after Ascension can never upgrade to a second‑generation Divine Body.

Due to the special nature of the genes, even Karl, who possesses the Great Clock, cannot alter this situation.

Only the successive WoMa emperors can break the shackles, undergo a single metamorphosis, and leap to a third‑generation Divine Body.

Chu Yang is very interested in this Ascension system; if he can crack its key technology, he can raise the ceiling of the ultimate gene once more!

WoMa people, using the faint super genes hidden in the deepest layer of their gene chains, can harness the power of faith to ascend up to a third‑generation Divine Body.

Chu Yang, who already starts with the ultimate gene, can imagine the boost in power if he undergoes "Ascension."

But to understand the principle, one must first determine what is special about the so‑called power of faith.

Thus Chu Yang sends the Tiger to sow chaos and undermine the WoMa Imperial prestige.

As prestige wanes, the power of faith naturally diminishes, and its effects will be plainly visible.

After the Four Beast Gods depart, Chu Yang turns his gaze to Red Thunder.

This is the first Beast God he created, the one who has stayed by his side the longest and is equally the most powerful.

Today's Red Thunder, though not as combat‑effective as Monkey Brother, is undeniably a massive killing weapon.

A third‑generation peak Beast Body, plus the stellar‑driven power from the Sun‑light gene, is essentially a walking infinite energy source.

With just him, he can sustain the energy consumption of a massive fleet! "Let's go! Come with me to meet an old friend!"

Chu Yang pats Red Thunder's shoulder and leads him straight into the wormhole.

……

Giant Gorge City, a bar.

In a corner seat sits a stunningly beautiful woman in a leather windcoat, long boots, black silk hugging her long legs, her figure scorching.

Especially her signature flaming red lips, drawing every man's gaze in the bar.

Equally eye‑catching is a pair that has just entered the bar.

The one walking ahead was a young man, handsome and dashing, with an extraordinary bearing; along the way many girls were casting flirtatious glances at him.

Behind him, a burly man drew even more attention, because the fellow was dressed in a black suit, wearing sunglasses, looking just like the Terminator, yet sporting a head of short red hair, giving an extremely unconventional vibe. Many people murmured in disbelief that anyone would come to a bar dressed like that.

He seemed to be the young man's bodyguard, but bringing a bodyguard to a bar—especially this low‑end bar—made people even more puzzled.

Such a class of person should be frequenting high‑end nightclubs, shouldn't they? After entering the bar with a clear purpose, Chu Yang went straight to a corner, plopped down beside the girl with flaming red lips, and smiled, asking, "Beauty, alone?"

Many onlookers met the scene with mocking glances.

Because this wasn't the first man to make a move, yet the previous few ended up with bruised faces, since the woman spoke far too bluntly.

Among them, a man, angry and embarrassed, tried to strike, but the woman knocked him down with a single hand.

Unexpectedly, the woman suddenly smiled, "What? Trying to pick me up?"

Chu Yang curled his lip and said, "I don't want that kid Yao Wen to chase after me."

Reina shrugged, lifted the glass before her and drained it in one gulp, then asked, "What do you want with me?"

"Here?" Chu Yang retorted.

Reina thought for a moment, feeling this really wasn't the place for a conversation, stood up and said, "Then let's go! Don't keep Goddess me from the next round!"

Thus, amid countless stunned gazes, Chu Yang swaggered out of the bar with Reina.

That night, the bar's revenue hit a new high, and the overwhelming majority of men were utterly plastered.

They couldn't figure out what they'd lost. This guy, besides being a bit more handsome and apparently a rich heir, had what could surpass them? In a few words he whisked away a goddess of that caliber, and they didn't even want to imagine what would happen next.

Could this be money ability?

At the top of the Mingzhu Tower, Chu Yang and Reina leaned against the mast; not far away, Hong Lei stood rigidly, the very picture of a henchman bodyguard.

Overlooking the bustling city below, Chu Yang asked softly, "At least you're a deity of the Liyang Civilization; why do you look like a lovesick girl?"

Reina was silent for a moment, then said, "In China there is a saying: 'Do not counsel others to be good before they have suffered.'"

Chu Yang knew that Reina's despondency, even hiding in the Demon City to drown her sorrows, stemmed from the profound impact of a dream.

That was a god‑level dream; being inside it was no different from reality.

But the problem is…

Reina is a deity; no matter how much she drinks, she can't get drunk!

Chu Yang stopped beating around the bush and said straight to the point, "Come with me to Liyang Star; I have business with Pan Zhen, and this matter requires your involvement."

Reina gave him a glance, shook her head, and said, "No way! Can't you see I'm already melancholy?"

"I know you're formidable; with one hand you could pin me to the ground and even hoist up the entire Liyang Star to strike."

"But I said no, and that's final; even if you push me off here, I still won't agree!"

Reina is extremely single; right now she just wishes to swap the dream's events for a life in another universe.

Actually, to be fair, she didn't suffer terribly in the dream; it's just that many of the experiences were embarrassingly shameful…

The main issue is that when she was thrown back to Earth, she still couldn't break free from the dream, and many of her disgraceful moments were witnessed by Xiong Binglian…

Reina simply couldn't bear the blow, even refusing to face Cheng Yaowen, so she just ran away.

"I obtained the full dream‑gene code from Morgana; you should know that the code contains all of Black Wind's memories."

Chu Yang said lightly, "If I materialize the memories concerning you, letting Yaowen and Xiong Binglian…"

Before he could finish, Reina straightened up with a serious expression and said firmly, "No need to continue! Instructor! I'm coming with you to Liyang Star!"

"You are my instructor; your orders are military commands!"

Seeing her righteous stance, Chu Yang shook his head with a smile, teasingly pursed his lips downward, "Should I push you down then?"

Reina's eye twitched, and she turned her head as if she hadn't heard anything.

Liyang Star, the royal palace.

Looking at the towering Heavenly Dao Tower that pierced the clouds, Chu Yang clicked his tongue, "Is this the pinnacle of Liyang Civilization's technology? Any interest in selling it to me?"

Reina, not far away, yawned nonchalantly.

Pan Zhen's face darkened; the man behind him, wielding a great halberd, furrowed his brows and barked coldly, "How dare you!"

Pan Zhen's eyelid twitched, and he quickly glared at the man, signaling him to keep quiet.

Chu Yang turned his head, smiled, and asked, "You are Xuan Tian Ji?"

Xuan Tian Ji hefted the great halberd onto the ground with a thud, puffed his chest, and declared, "I am the Tiger‑Fierce Celestial Guard of Liyang Star!"

"Idiot…" Reina, not far away, groaned, placing a hand on her forehead, delivering a precise assessment.

Xuan Tian Ji's expression stiffened; although he answered only to Pan Zhen, Reina was the queen of Liyang, so he dared not offend her.

Chu Yang looked at Pan Zhen with interest and asked, "You bring along such an idiot and still intend to carry out the Heavenly Dao Plan?"

Pan Zhen frowned; hearing his top general being belittled irritated him, but he quickly recovered, his pupils contracting sharply.

"Heavenly Dao Plan? What Heavenly Dao Plan?"

Pan Zhen clearly felt uneasy, and while speaking he glanced toward Reina.

Reina was similarly surprised, spreading her hands toward Pan Zhen, indicating the information wasn't her own discovery.

Chu Yang waved his hand and said, "No need to hide it; I'm fully aware of your ulterior motives."

"I'm not here to cause trouble today; I know Liyang Star is currently unstable and could collapse at any moment."

"I can help you solve this problem, and I can also assist your migration to the Red‑Black Star System."

"But don't entertain any ideas of attacking Earth; you should know the consequences!"

He paused, then continued, "Of course, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Earth can maintain friendly ties with Liyang only because of Reina; otherwise I'd have already sent people to knock on your door."

"I want the complete continuous stellar‑drive technology, as well as solar‑fusion technology."

"Let me remind you, the situation on Liyang Star isn't as simple as it appears on the surface."

I can help you get to the truth of the matter, so the price you pay isn't a loss! (End of chapter)