Chapter 459: First Ascension Sacred Body! Tianyang Star System! Nothing Gained?

“This is indeed a troublesome matter… but it’s only to be expected…”

Magic Chu Yang mused: “After all, faith is not a one-time transaction—Itachi can’t just drain the believers’ faith and then abandon them.”

“But this is also a good thing—so long as the believers’ faith remains unshaken, an endless stream of faith power will flow in, not only sustaining our ascension but also providing a vast reservoir of energy!”

Supreme Chu Yang nodded: “Indeed, but the current issue is…”

“Such an abundance of faith power, if allowed to leak away, would be a terrible waste…”

As he spoke, he pulled out the Ascension Talisman, feeling its abundant faith power, then added:

“Though I could have Hu secretly work to convert the people in rebel-held territories into my followers, it would take time.”

“In the end, I could only preserve a tiny fraction of the faith power…”

After a moment’s thought, Magic Chu Yang suggested: “Why not wait here for now? Once the faith power from all worlds has converged, use the immense faith power of the Woma Star System to complete the first ascension!”

“Once ascension is achieved, even if the faith power of the Woma Star System drains away, it won’t directly cause a regression in realm!”

Supreme Chu Yang’s eyes lit up: “Brilliant idea!”

Magic Chu Yang’s plan was easy to understand: I compare ascension to normal cultivation; the faith power gathered from all worlds is like accumulated cultivation energy.

The immense faith power of the Woma Star System is like a pill used to break through a realm, offering critical assistance.

After breaking through, even if the pill’s effect fades, the realm may become unstable and require time to solidify—but it won’t regress.

Fortunately, we are inside the Soul Red Palace, where external time is halted, so Supreme Chu Yang suffers no impact, and the Woma Star System’s faith power does not drain during this time.

As time passed, the faith power within the Ascension Talisman grew ever greater—each world’s Chu Yang’s efforts accumulating.

They could share in real time with the Soul Palace, so every scrap of faith power gained would immediately converge into the Ascension Talisman.

After a long while, Supreme Chu Yang slowly rose, cradling the Ascension Talisman in his hand, and smiled: “Enough. I’ll return now to break through!”

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Artificial Subdimension.

Chu Yang slowly opened his eyes, feeling the faith power in the Ascension Talisman steadily draining, and without hesitation, immediately activated the Ascension Emperor Scripture.

The faith power within the Ascension Talisman surged wildly, then flooded into his body, causing Chu Yang to tremble slightly.

He could feel it was a comprehensive evolution—not just his physical body, but also his Source Qi, soul, Source Martial True Body, even the Four Sacred True Spirits and the Zhanpo Dao were all ascending!

This was an essential leap, unrelated to realm—it was as if an entire buff had been layered over his being. “Crack…”

After an indeterminate time, a sound like a chain snapping echoed within Chu Yang’s body, and his entire aura transformed.

It felt as if he had transcended the very tier of life, becoming increasingly detached, yet strangely unreal.

As if he were a celestial immortal banished to the mortal world.

When he opened his eyes, the faith power within the Ascension Talisman was entirely depleted.

He could not yet share in real time with the Soul Palace, so the faith power gathered from all worlds did not directly appear in the Ascension Talisman.

Previously, in the Soul Palace, each world’s version of himself shared in real time with the Magic World’s version, which then shared with him—only then could the Ascension Talisman accumulate faith power in real time.

“Is this the effect after one ascension?” Chu Yang murmured. It was an extraordinarily strange and pleasant sensation.

“I’ll call it the First Ascension Sacred Body!” Chu Yang smiled, feeling a portion of the faith power within him rapidly draining—he didn’t mind.

Even if all the Woma Star System’s faith power were lost, it would not greatly affect the First Ascension Sacred Body—merely make it slightly unstable.

Once the sources of faith power from all worlds stabilized, he could simply return to the Soul Palace and share with everyone again to replenish the lost faith power.

Putting aside his thoughts, Chu Yang began to examine this artificial subdimension.

This was undoubtedly the work of a prehistoric civilization—the spatial structure was stable, even more solid than the main universe’s space, yet maintained the same time flow as the main universe.

From every perspective, it was a masterpiece of divine craftsmanship.

But the prehistoric civilization that created this subdimension had been destroyed for countless years; it had since been seized by the Woma Imperial Family, and any valuable clues it once held were surely now in their possession.

Thinking of this, Chu Yang immediately left the subdimension, then locked onto Hu’s location and flew off.

Now, he no longer needed a spaceship to traverse the universe; with his Saint Body, far superior to the fourth-generation Divine Body, supported by Source Qi and refined martial body techniques, he was many times faster than even the most advanced starships.

In just half an hour, Chu Yang arrived at the life planet housing the rebel headquarters and made contact with Hu.

Hu was taken aback by his arrival, immediately dismissed all matters and subordinates, and rushed to a secret chamber.

Standing in the center of the chamber, Hu suddenly knelt on one knee and said respectfully: “I welcome my Lord!”

Chu Yang’s figure slowly materialized and smiled: “Rise.”

“I’ve learned the situation in the Woma Star System. Itachi’ve done well.”

Hu stood but kept his head bowed: “Wherever my Lord’s blade points, there lies our destiny.”

Chu Yang waved his hand: “Itachi’ve long passed the chaotic early phase of your creation—Itachi know I despise pretense.”

“I’ve come here for only two things.”

He paused, then continued: “First, I need Itachi to bring the entire Woma Star System under rebel control as quickly as possible!”

“But all members of the Woma Imperial Family must be captured alive!”

“And all historical records, academic achievements, scientific data, or collected artifacts of the Woma Imperial Family must be preserved intact.”

“This must be done as quickly as possible!”

Hu thought for a moment, then confidently said: “My Lord, rest assured—in one month, the rebel flag will fly over the Woma Imperial City!”

Chu Yang glanced at him, surprised: “It seems Itachi’ve prepared thoroughly.”

Hu scratched his head: “During the war with Woma on the River of Souls, I planted many hidden agents—but I followed your orders and moved slowly.”

Chu Yang nodded, then added: “The other matter: by any means necessary, make me the object of faith for all life in the Woma Star System.”

“The Woma Star System is not protected by the War Accord, so even if Itachi reveal Itachi serve me, it’s perfectly justified.”

“Itachi can tell the people of the Woma Star System that if they become my followers, the War Council will set aside past grievances and accept the Woma Star System.” Hu nodded firmly: “Understood! With this promise from my Lord, once the Woma Imperial Family is destroyed, this will be effortless!”

Joining the War Council means the Woma Civilization regains its right to war and the protection of the War Accord.

For both the rebel high command and the common people, this is entirely beneficial with no downside.

Most importantly…

Becoming a follower of the Supreme God means clinging to a towering tree! This instantly elevates the Woma Star System from the lowest rung of the cosmic food chain to the apex predator! With the Supreme God as their backer, who would dare to offend them? “Go. I’ll remain in the Woma Star System during this time and await the outcome.”

Hearing this, Hu’s spirits surged—he now fully grasped the importance of this mission.

Thus, the entire Woma Star System erupted in activity.

The war between the rebels and the Woma Imperial Family erupted fully; initially, the common people trembled, fearing a prolonged conflict and unbearable suffering.

But they never imagined that as soon as the war began, the Woma Imperial Family collapsed in retreat—utterly defenseless!

Since the rebels’ rise, they had been accumulating strength; now, with overwhelming force unleashed, no one anticipated their power had grown so immense.

Even more astonishing: the Woma Imperial Family had been secretly infiltrated until it was riddled with holes—on the very first day of war, hundreds of high-ranking military officers defected.

But this wasn’t the main issue—the critical problem was…

The Ascended Ones had fallen!

All Ascended Ones under the Woma Imperial Family lost their divine power overnight, reduced to ordinary mortals!

Without Ascended Ones, the Woma Imperial Family lost its greatest pillar.

This outcome surprised Hu, but he quickly realized it must be his Lord’s doing.

Precisely because of this, the war, which Hu had estimated would take a month, ended in just half a month.

The Woma Imperial Family’s reign ended completely; Ascended Ones became history; the rebel flag flew over every corner of the Woma Star System.

This was no mere dynastic change on Earth—it was the transition of an entire cosmic civilization!

Yet it took less than three years.

After seizing control of the entire Woma Star System, the rebels erased all traces of the Woma Imperial Family.

The main star Woma was renamed Tianyang Star; the Woma Star System became the Tianyang Star System.

Taking advantage of the unstable situation, Hu declared that the Tianyang Star System would henceforth worship the Supreme God Chu Yang, and all sentient beings in the system would become his followers.

Initially, some were discontent—having just escaped the Woma Imperial Family’s oppression, no one wished to become a puppet of faith again.

But when Hu laid out the conditions and clarified that they merely worshipped Chu Yang—not that Chu Yang ruled the planet, and the Supreme God had no time to personally govern—the opposition faded.

In its place rose mass fanaticism!

Supreme God! Join the War Council!

These two critical factors together made it impossible for anyone in the Tianyang Star System to refuse.

And when people learned that worshipping Chu Yang would grant them protection, this fanaticism reached its peak.

Chu Yang did not become a complete absentee; he constructed a defense system covering the entire Tianyang Star System.

Though inferior to the Solar Defense Line, it was no less formidable than the defense systems of major high civilizations.

The faith power gathered by the Tianyang Star System allowed Chu Yang to fully repair the flaws of his First Ascension Sacred Body.

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Tianyang Star, Divine City.

Once the capital of the Woma Imperial Family, it was now renamed Divine City, becoming the sacred heart of all believers.

After seizing power, the rebels renamed themselves the Tianyang Army; their high command established the Tianyang Federation, adopting a relatively democratic and fair governance structure.

The Federation’s capital was built in another city not far from Divine City, while Divine City was reserved exclusively for believers to pursue their faith.

Of course, Hu’s true aim was to ensure nothing left by the Woma Imperial Family was lost—and to facilitate the imprisonment of the Woma Imperial Family.

When Chu Yang arrived, he was genuinely surprised by the fanaticism of the Tianyang people.

Walking through the old imperial palace, Hu said respectfully: “My Lord, nothing in this palace has been touched. I’ve had all historical records, academic achievements, and scientific data organized.”

“Additionally, all artifacts collected by the Woma Imperial Family are stored in the palace treasury.”

“The imperial family members are imprisoned in the palace’s inner quarters!”

Chu Yang nodded in satisfaction and ordered: “Deliver all organized records and data to the Pangu Computing Core.”

"I'll go see the Wolma royal family's collection!"

"Also, bring me all members of the Wolma royal family who have knowledge of the Ascension Site, who have studied Wolma history, and the old emperor!"

"Yes!" Hu bowed and departed.

Chu Yang made his way to the imperial treasury, wandered through it for a while, but found nothing of value.

He was not disappointed; if traces of the prehistoric civilization were so easy to find, no one would have failed to uncover the truth of history over the past hundred thousand years.

But when Hu brought the twenty-odd Wolma royals before him, and Chu Yang questioned them all, he frowned.

Even the old emperor could provide no useful information.

Because that Wolma royal scholar had merely, on his deathbed, passed the Ascension Runes to the first emperor and revealed the location of the Ascension Site.

He had remained utterly silent about the artificial alternate dimension and the origin of the Ascension Site.

With no other choice, Chu Yang extracted from the old emperor the burial site of that scholar, then set off directly there!

Since no living person could provide clues, he must turn his efforts to the only one who knew the truth—the dead man!

(End of Chapter)