Chapter 283: Pan Zhen and Rena

Pan Zhen stared at Chu Yang and fell silent.

For the Li Yang Civilization, Chu Yang was undoubtedly opening the lion's mouth, because solar core fusion and continuous stellar drive technology are their greatest reliance.

The Li Yang Civilization is a civilization under the third Divine River system developed with Kilan's participation, possessing an independent branch of the Super God Academy, and stellar drive technology is their self‑developed achievement.

But Rena's Solar Light God‑Creation Project was penned by Kilan.

The reason the Li Yang Civilization could master stellar drive technology is that it was inspired by the Solar Light.

In the Solar Light God‑Creation Project, the most core part, i. e., the strongest capability, is the flare activity of continuous stellar drive.

This can accelerate a star's death, even turning it into a supernova explosion.

Karl and Morgana exploited this, using the Jade Star to bomb Kaisha to death.

This is something ordinary stellar drive technology cannot achieve; Chu Yang's demand for continuous stellar drive technology is undoubtedly an attempt to strip the Li Yang Civilization of its assets.

Most importantly, solar core fusion technology is closely linked to the principle of stellar drive; once Chu Yang masters both, it is equivalent to possessing a complete stellar drive system not inferior to that of the Li Yang Civilization.

A church disciple starving a master—Chu Yang represents Earth, and Earth has long harbored old grievances with the Li Yang Civilization. Once Earth obtains all of Li Yang Civilization's scientific results, will the Li Yang Civilization still have room to survive? After a long pause, Pan Zhen finally waved to Xuan Tian Ji and said, "You go down first!"

Xuan Tian Ji frowned, about to speak but held back, and finally withdrew silently.

After he left, Pan Zhen looked at Chu Yang, his tone serious, and said, "You should be very clear that I will not accept your terms."

"Those scientific results are the work of several generations of the Li Yang Civilization; I cannot hand them over to outsiders."

"However…"

At this point, he shifted his tone, glanced at Rena, and added, "If Earth is willing to form a marriage alliance with my Li Yang Civilization, then you will no longer be an outsider!"

His implication was obvious: he merely wanted Chu Yang to become the dragon‑riding son‑in‑law of Li Yang Star.

Rena's eyes widened, feeling as if the gossip had turned onto herself, and she gritted her teeth, "Pan Zhen! Don't forget your own identity!"

Pan Zhen whispered, "I constantly remember the late king's command; I am the Regent King of Li Yang, and also your guardian."

"Sixty thousand years!" Rena's face flushed with anger, "The Li Yang Civilization has a full sixty thousand years of history, yet aside from technology, it has always remained stagnant!"

"That's all because you old‑fashioned ones!"

"All day you cling to red tape, and now you even pursue a marriage alliance?"

"I…" Pan Zhen began to say something else, but Chu Yang cut him off directly, "Stop, stop, stop!"

"If you want to argue, go back and shut the door and argue there!"

"I'm not here today for spectacle; the marriage alliance is fine, Chen Yaowen and Rena have long been mutually affectionate, and I can decide for them on this matter."

Pan Zhen frowned, "Mr. Chu Yang, you should be clear that I am not referring to Cheng Yaowen!"

"Moreover, he is a prince of the Deno Star System, and cannot represent Earth!"

"So there's nothing to discuss?" Chu Yang's expression turned cold, "You must understand, after Li Yang Star collapses, I have countless ways to obtain your technological results."

"Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao has access rights to the Super God Academy, so once the Heavenly Tower is destroyed, your information protection is virtually undefended for me!"

Saying that, he turned his head to glance at Rena, "You once fought for Earth, so I have given you face and also offered you a choice; that is benevolence to the fullest."

With those words finished, Chu Yang turned and left.

The Li Yang Civilization is like a closed country, unwilling to interact much with the outside, clutching its old assets tightly.

Being lagging invites being struck; this notion applies equally to the universe.

The Li Yang Civilization's technological level is beyond doubt, and its overall strength is not to be underestimated; each of the Four Great Celestial Guardians, when deployed, is even stronger than Kaisha's second‑generation left and right wing escorts.

But their thinking is too backward; that is a hard flaw.

If Rena were to take power, perhaps the Li Yang Civilization would enter turmoil, but after passing that period, it would usher in a brand‑new era.

Rather than someone like Pan Zhen, who self‑binds his limbs and can barely move.

At that moment, Rena suddenly spoke, "Wait! I agree to you!"

"No way!" Pan Zhen glared, "I do not agree!"

Rena would not budge, "Pan Zhen, you are merely a general of Li Yang Star; I am the king of Li Yang!"

"Are you trying to usurp power? Or to seize the throne?"

"You…" Pan Zhen was speechless, still constrained by old thinking, preventing him from committing treason.

Otherwise, with his influence in Li Yang, during Rena's upbringing there were countless opportunities for him to ascend in one stroke.

Chu Yang halted, and Rena looked at him, saying, "Only I can perform continuous stellar drive, so I have the complete technical data and can give it to you at any time."

"As for solar core fusion technology, I can ask Zhi Xin for help, using stellar drive to reverse engineer!"

Chu Yang raised an eyebrow, "Aren't you afraid the fire will start in the backyard?"

Rena didn't even glance at the sullen Pan Zhen, "What I protect is Li Yang, not certain individuals!"

Chu Yang shook his head, "Saving the entire Li Yang Star and undertaking migration is a huge undertaking."

"You cannot do it alone; you need Pan Zhen's support."

"I'll give you another day; tomorrow I will come again."

"However, my coming to Li Yang Star today will make some people restless; they might start destroying Li Yang's plans ahead of schedule."

"The time left for you is not much…"

After speaking, Chu Yang stepped into the wormhole.

After he left, Pan Zhen slowly steadied his emotions, repeatedly chewing over Chu Yang's recent words.

Some people will be restless? Start destroying Li Yang's plans early?

Doesn't that mean…

The instability of Li Yang Star and its potential imminent collapse are not natural phenomena, but someone is secretly sabotaging? But who might that person, or those people, be?

An insider?

Pan Zhen outright rejected the speculation; in the Li Yang Civilization, anyone with that ability possesses absolute loyalty.

Perhaps loyalty lies with Li Yang Star, perhaps with me Pan Zhen, perhaps with the Li Yang Kings of the past three generations! Since it's not an insider, then it's an enemy!

But the enemies of the Riyang Star, cash still exists in the known universe, you could count them on one hand!

Earth! the Ming River! Deno! the Taotie Legion was completely annihilated, the Devouring Boar fell, the Ming River is now a scattered mess; who has time to trouble them?

The Deno star system and the Riyang civilization have a deep, longstanding hatred, but it's ancient history; now the Deno civilization consists only of a new generation of super warriors. They inherited the super gene, but not the ancient pre‑modern hatred.

After calculating, it seems only Earth—or rather Chu Yang—has both the ability and the motive! To destroy the Riyang Star and use that as leverage to obtain Riyang civilization's cutting‑edge technology.

But some of Chu Yang's earlier words make sense: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao holds the license of the Super God Academy, and once the Heavenly Dao Tower is gone, many of Riyang civilization's information protections are undefended for him.

In this situation, Chu Yang could simply annihilate the Riyang Star outright and reap the benefits, why bother with extra steps? Pan Zhen's mind was chaotic; he felt he was approaching the truth, yet also seemed to be deviating.

At that moment, Reina suddenly said coldly, "General Pan Zhen, effective immediately I will take over the Heavenly Dao Tower!"

"Summon all civil and military officials; appear before the court in half an hour!"

"You're old; Riyang needs a brand‑new era!"

Pan Zhen's lips trembled slightly; he felt both a bit gratified and a bit angry.

He was gratified that Reina had matured, possessing the dignity of an empress, yet angry that this empress would lead the Riyang Star down an uncertain path.

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The Shadow World, in the known universe, is the place closest to the Void.

In the past, angels guarded the Shadow World, with the great mountain Kaisha pressing down, and nothing ever changed.

But since Kaisha went to the Red Crow Star System, the Shadow World has become turbulent.

Karl was fully confident he could cause Kaisha's fall; they had worked together at the Super God Academy for years, and both he and Morgana knew Kaisha intimately.

While aware of Kaisha's strength, they also knew her arrogance even better.

Thus Karl began his scheme early, letting Void Warriors stir a riot in the Shadow World.

That was also due to Kaisha's arrogance; after confirming Morgana's whereabouts with absolute accuracy, she did not leave many forces in the Shadow World.

After Kaisha's fall, Yan succeeded the throne; the first thing he did upon returning to the capital was undergo He Xi's trial and upgrade to a fourth‑generation divine body.

Therefore Yan had no time to attend to the Shadow World, but fortunately, at the very onset of the riot, He Xi ordered the stationed angels to withdraw, preventing major losses.

But that withdrawal meant the Shadow World was no longer suppressed by angels!

Karl took it over, but he did not appear personally; instead he sent Sno with the Void Warriors to seal off the entire Shadow World.

In Karl's plan, as long as Kaisha died, no one could stop him from opening the equally terrifying Void Gate.

He never imagined that Earth would suddenly produce a rapidly rising new god!

He also did not expect this new god to create an earth‑shattering Void battlefield and reveal power surpassing the fourth‑generation divine bodies!

Fourth‑generation divine bodies have always been the pinnacle of existence in the known universe.

Even Kaisha, no matter how strong, never exceeded the scope of a fourth‑generation divine body, but Chu Yang did it!

More importantly, the power he displayed was utterly mysterious, unlike the super gene; Karl even suspected he never actually upgraded to a divine body.

The power fascinated Karl, who was eager to study it, yet he couldn't obtain it from Chu Yang.

Thus, Karl could only turn his attention to the Void first.

As long as he could connect to the Void, summon ultimate terror, or even fuse void matter into a divine body, he was confident he could suppress Chu Yang and conduct research on him.

Karl's absence from the War Council and his apparent hostility toward major civilizations were not aimed at Chu Yang.

He is a scholar—an extreme, even mad scholar—who does everything for research.

Launching war was to study death; destroying Kaisha was to study the Void without hindrance; refusing to join the War Council was to draw the attention of all major civilizations onto himself.

Openly repair the road, secretly cross the warehouse! This mastermind operates both onstage and backstage—drawing everyone's eyes onstage while dispatching Void Warriors and Sno behind the scenes, seeking a breakthrough in the Shadow World to link the primary universe with the Void.

After Yan upgraded to a fourth‑generation divine body and revitalized the Angel Civilization, he immediately launched an attack on the Shadow World.

This action violated the war regulations, yet Karl used an already extinct civilization as a decoy, leaving the angels helpless.

No one could prove the Void Warriors were linked to Karl; they are merely robots, which, strictly speaking, have no life at all.

As for Sno? That fellow truly inherited Karl's teachings, staying hidden to the extreme, leaving no trace.

In a sense, the Shadow World is the Void Warriors' home ground, making the battle extremely hard; the angels could not break through after prolonged assaults.

However, as Yan personally entered the battlefield, the scales of victory began to tip toward the angels.

At the same time, some upheavals occurred behind the Void faction's rear…

A mysterious, unfathomable strongman actually destroyed a research institute and seized some void matter.

Upon learning this, even Karl could not stay calm, because everything had been part of his plan.

Although the Void Warriors were at a disadvantage, soon Hua Ye will lead the Heavenly Dregs onto the battlefield to counterbalance the angels' high‑end combat power.

But before that, the back‑yard caught fire! Karl used the Great Clock for calculations, yet could not determine which civilization's deity the mysterious strongman belonged to, only that his power was immense.

That was one thing, but the opponent was relentless, destroying three research institutes in a row, annihilating countless Void Warriors, and even packing away their wreckage…

This made Karl suddenly think of bandits…

That fellow's behavior was literally a bandit among bandits!

The angels were also baffled; Yan racked his brain but could not figure out who was covertly assisting.

After Dangbao arrived at the Angel Nebula, he reported this series of events to Chu Yang.

When Chu Yang heard it, he was speechless, feeling as if he were throwing a stone at his own foot…

He sent Sun Wukong to the Shadow World to search for Void traces and to investigate Karl's progress on Void research.

But Sun Wukong's huge move looked nothing but sabotage!

His meddling inevitably stalled Karl's Void‑connection plan temporarily; further preparation is needed before it can resume.

This runs counter to Chu Yang's goal; he is eagerly awaiting the tool‑person Karl to finish his work soon.

But the Great Clock and the Sacred Knowledge Repository are both shrouded in the Shadow World; once Chu Yang contacts Sun Wukong, with Jarvis's current computational level, their frequencies can be easily intercepted.

In plain terms, it's eavesdropping! With no choice, Chu Yang can only let it be, leaving everything to the monkey's free rein.

But with this meddling, the matter became even more interesting… (End of chapter)