Chapter 53: Earth Rise Project

"Ha ha, Zhou Yang, we're incredibly lucky; this Black Dragon Mountain ship's main propulsion and shielding systems are all intact, only a few auxiliary functions have minor issues, and a quick repair will make it usable!"

Inside the smart wristband, Babata, who looks like a child in a black robe, waved excitedly.

"Hmm, how long would the repairs take?"

Zhou Yang asked casually.

"Very quickly, it won't exceed half a month!"

Babata replied swiftly.

"Half a month is indeed fast!"

Zhou Yang nodded, and a faint anticipation rose in his heart.

On the Earth where he lived in his previous life, the cosmic starry sky had always been humanity's boundless yearning yet unattainable dream.

And now, within half a month, perhaps he could pilot the complete Black Dragon Mountain ship across the endless star sea to witness the splendor of the universe's myriad civilizations!

"Let's go, back first!"

By now, Babata had already stored the whole Black Dragon Mountain ship into the storage compartment.

Zhou Yang no longer lingered; after the Black God suit covered his body, he quickly returned upward toward the sea surface.

On the raging sea surface, the colossal corpse of the Octopus Beast Emperor, as massive as an island, rose and fell with the waves.

Above this massive corpse, a blood-red triangular fighter hovered silently.

Inside the blood-red triangular fighter, the cold, sharp man Hong Zheng, dressed in black, sat opposite a bald young man in a white robe, conversing.

He is the founder of the Leidian Wuguan, the world's second strongest, Lei Shen!

The white-robed young Lei Shen touched his bald head, his tone tinged with sigh.

"Brother Hong, with your current strength, do you think you can directly kill that Octopus Beast Emperor in this ocean?"

Hearing that, the black-clad Hong fell silent briefly, as if weighing something.

After a moment, he helplessly shook his head.

"Difficult! Defeating is easy, but actually killing would be hard to accomplish."

"And the Mo Yun Teng doesn't help either?" Lei Shen asked.

Hong gently shook his head:

"I've had the Mo Yun Teng for less than a month, haven't had time to cultivate it properly, so its power is currently limited."

"Sss~~~"

Hearing that, the bald young Lei Shen involuntarily inhaled sharply, and asked uncertainly:

"Does that mean even you aren't that person's opponent? Heaven, when did such a figure emerge on Earth!"

He hurriedly asked:

"Brother Hong, did your smart system capture that person's appearance, do you recognize them?"

"No, the battle happened too fast."

Even the usually composed Hong let out a sigh.

But at that moment, both Hong and Lei Shen's expressions hardened, and they instantly flashed outside the triangular fighter.

"Wha—~"

A few kilometers away on the sea surface, an inconspicuous small black dot suddenly burst out of the water.

The black dot hovered briefly in the air, then rushed straight toward them.

"Chi~"

The black dot sped like wind and lightning, arriving before Hong and Lei Shen in the blink of an eye.

Bald Lei Shen stared at the figure standing on a strange blade disc, clad in a Black God suit, his face showing intense curiosity.

This was a super-strong individual not weaker than him or Hong!

"Hehe, so it's you, kid!"

And Hong, upon seeing that figure, instantly understood, yet was also startled in his heart.

"Swish!"

The battle helm formed by the Black God suit slowly receded, revealing a very young face.

"Hall Master!"

Zhou Yang nodded at Hong with a smile.

"Sss~~~ damn, how is it you!"

Before Hong could speak, the bald young Lei Shen beside him couldn't help shouting loudly.

Because of Zhou Yang's stunning performance in the Elite Training Camp and his legendary feat of breaking through to a level beyond War God at nineteen, he became a star-like figure worldwide.

As the leader of one of Earth's two great super powers, Lei Shen naturally paid close attention to this junior, believing that this exceptionally gifted junior might someday surpass both him and Hong.

But he never imagined this day would arrive so early.

"Hall Master, senior Lei Shen, let's move somewhere else to talk!"

Soon after, in a virtual space created by Babata, Hong and Lei Shen quietly listened to Zhou Yang's account.

"Zhou Yang, you say there are so many powerful civilizations in this universe? Even the lowest-tier civilization controls millions of living planets."

"Moreover, Planet-level Warriors are merely the lowest cannon fodder in the universe, and those Immortal Gods can destroy a planet with a single strike. My god, I can't even imagine how powerful that is!"

Lei Shen felt he had received too much shock today, nearly slipping into a frenzy.

Even the usually deep and cold Hong could no longer control his facial expression.

"Although I know there are other universal civilizations beyond Earth, I still cannot imagine the universe being so vast."

He couldn't help but sigh.

"Earth, humanity, are truly too insignificant."

Watching the former Earth's first and second strongest, who before him looked full of existential doubt and kept sighing, Zhou Yang also let out a slight sigh.

Then, he directly voiced his thoughts.

"Hall Masters, I suppose you can guess that I have obtained some inheritances from ancient civilization relics."

"Now, I would like to solicit your opinion: would you be willing to join the lineage I belong to and become its outer disciples."

He had already discussed this matter with Babata.

Babata also agreed, as long as it isn't the core Secret Technique of the Yunmo Star lineage or other methods that would reveal identities; the rest, Zhou Yang would arrange.

Not only Hong and Lei Shen, Zhou Yang also plans to select qualified Warriors worldwide and teach them higher‑level Secret Techniques.

The Universe's starry sky is boundlessly vast; on the road forward, without comrades marching side by side, loneliness is inevitable.

Moreover, Earthlings' aptitude is not as poor as Babata claimed.

He knows that Earth was long ago reshaped by that mysterious Universe Supreme Mountain Recluse.

Any life born on Earth will, in terms of heartfelt insight, far surpass the majority of geniuses in the Universe.

What Earth humans currently lack are early‑stage physical quality, Secret Techniques, resources, and the like.

Consider the elder strongmen who survived since the Great Nirvana era; relying only on fragmentary Secret Techniques discovered in ancient relics, they managed to cultivate up to War God Level and Planet Level. Could their aptitude be inferior?

If they had sufficient resources and complete cultivation methods, their strength would inevitably surge dramatically!

Zhou Yang currently has little means to obtain other cultivation resources, but he is far from lacking Secret Techniques.

The Yunmo Star lineage has been passed down for billions of years; besides its own core Secret Technique, it has naturally gathered many other cultivation methods.

Although these methods rank only as average in the endless Universe, they still far exceed the fragmentary Secret Techniques currently practiced by Earth humans.

With complete Secret Techniques as support, it should enable those Earth elders who have journeyed since the Great Nirvana era to go even farther.

"Can we also join?"

Hong and Lei Shen were both stirred inside.

Naturally they had no reason to refuse; after Babata's old‑fashioned "instruction", the two smoothly became outer disciples of the Yunmo Star lineage.

That day, a solemn conference encompassing all Planet Level Warriors from Earth's various forces was formally convened in the War God Palace.

At the meeting, a vast and magnificent cosmic blueprint unfolded before each Earth strongman.

Soon, wave after wave of earth‑shaking news spread rapidly to every corner of the globe.

"Existence beyond War God Level is not the end of cultivation; higher realms lie above."

"The Jixian Wuguan War God Training Camp is renamed the Super‑God Training Camp."

"Recruitment targets all Earth Warriors at War God Level and below; graduation requirements are raised to Planet Level, i. e., the former councilor‑level strongmen."

"All Jixian Wuguan and Leidian Wuguan will gradually be renamed Xingkong Martial Arts Hall, Chief Hall Master Zhou Yang! Vice Hall Masters — Hong and Lei Shen!"

"From now on, Xingkong Martial Arts Hall will provide basic cultivation methods free of charge; once the realm assessment is passed, they will be granted, while special methods require contribution points to exchange."

"Oh, and one more thing: Chinese‑origin Warriors' exchange privileges are raised by one tier, and the required contribution points are halved!"

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