[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars":3,"chapter-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-445":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Immortal Path Among the Stars",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2320377,4537,"Chapter 445: Secret Talk","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-445",445,"\u003Cp>Several days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a hall filled with various trees and dense undergrowth, arranged to resemble a forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu wore a light green camouflage uniform, and faced a Black man in identical military attire, each holding a sharp military dagger, slightly crouched, locked in a standoff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, both lunged forward simultaneously, their bodies twisting at an unnatural angle as their daggers flashed like cold light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisp metallic clang rang out, and both men turned again, standing upright at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black man was unharmed all over, while Wang Yu’s chest bore a long gash, revealing a layer of shimmering silver metal beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu was wearing a fitted soft armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black man grinned, speaking fluent Mandarin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Number One, I’ve won the dagger event at the Thirteen-Nation Military Games five times consecutively—I’m one of the best dagger fighters on Blue Star. Do you really think learning from me for half a month makes you capable of sparring with me? You’re still far from it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Colonel Ika, I know I’m nowhere near your level, but as long as you keep training with me, I believe I’ll one day catch up in dagger technique,” Wang Yu replied, taking a deep breath as he looked at the long cut on his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, think whatever you like. I’m a soldier; I came here only to repay a favor our country owes the Chinese government. If you’re willing, I’ll train with you forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know why your government invited me here just to teach you dagger skills, but since our country agreed, and as my nation’s strongest soldier, I’ll give it my all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s continue. Be careful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time, my target will be your thigh—your thigh has no protective gear. If I stab you there, you won’t like the feeling.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please instruct me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu stiffened, brought his dagger horizontally before him, bent his body, and assumed a defensive stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember, in the age of cold weapons, aside from vital organs, the legs are the most dangerous to injure. Once damaged, you lose all mobility. In close combat, even an arm wound is better than a leg wound,” the Black man said calmly, flicking his dagger and lunging forward again with a “Z” step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu’s eyes glinted faintly as he met him with the same unnatural movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the metallic clash sounded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a windowless hall, four people sat around a large round table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Chen, Minister Li, a middle-aged white woman with silver hair, and a handsome thirty-something white man, Lei Sa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the table, a beam of light projected downward from a machine above, displaying live footage of Wang Yu and the Black colonel fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puff.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Chen tapped the machine with his remote, causing the projection beam to dissolve and vanish, while soft white light filled the hall, illuminating everything clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This man is your Number One—the ‘Pangu’ of the Kai Tian Project. I don’t see anything special about him. What do you think, Mr. Lei Sa?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged white woman glanced at Lei Sa and asked in Mandarin; though female, her voice carried an air of authority, unmistakably that of someone long accustomed to power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though our Ark Team approved the Kai Tian Project, I know little about the core figure, ‘Pangu.’ But since the ‘Council’ system has endorsed this plan, ‘Pangu’ must possess a uniqueness no one else can replace,” Lei Sa replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Lei Sa, you know well that if you hadn’t personally intervened, I wouldn’t have come to China myself. Blue Star’s disaster draws nearer every day, and I have many critical matters awaiting me at home,” the white woman sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deputy Chairwoman Ollie, our nation is honored you came in person. I assure you, you won’t have traveled in vain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for what makes Number One special, let Dr. Chen explain—he’s been overseeing the Setan Project from the start,” Minister Li cleared his throat and interjected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve long heard of Dr. Chen’s name in the British Commonwealth,” Deputy Chairwoman Ollie replied, studying Dr. Chen without expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well. I’ll first explain the Setan Project and this Number One, then detail the original Kai Tian Project we once planned for Blue Star’s future,” Dr. Chen said, standing without hesitation, then tapping the machine again with his remote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, another beam of light shot downward, displaying a series of projected images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The footage showed a white hall lined with silver “Zero-Type” sleep pods, where a group of young men and women entered orderly through the door and approached their assigned pods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One enlarged sub-image clearly showed a younger-looking Wang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the upper-left corner, the recording date was displayed: nearly two years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the video of Number One’s first entry into the Setan world?” Deputy Chairwoman Ollie’s expression shifted slightly as she recognized the footage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. This is the first footage of our base assigning personnel to dream into the other world. Please watch while I recount the full history of the Setan Project,” Dr. Chen replied, then continued in an utterly calm voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, Minister Li and Chairwoman Ollie, you must understand: the Setan Project was first proposed not on today’s Blue Star, but on Blue Star’s future alliance world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When our Blue Star began observing the Setan phenomenon with increasing frequency, and after extensive scientific study confirmed it as an interdimensional portal projecting into our world, several nations proposed forming a joint team to contact the Setan world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unfortunately, due to the coming Blue Star catastrophe, the plan was rejected in international meetings, and just before the interdimensional portal fully formed, it was destroyed by heavy nuclear warheads.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In my view, this decision by Blue Star’s leaders wasn’t outright foolish—but it was certainly among the most conservative ever made.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though the portal was destroyed, a cultivator from the Setan world once appeared on our future Blue Star’s stellar battlefield, demonstrating terrifying power—but he vanished after a fleeting moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is why, upon returning from the future to today’s Blue Star, I immediately came to China to demand the launch of the ‘Setan Project’...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Sa listened, his gaze fixed on the projection on the table, lingering long on Wang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Li and Deputy Chairwoman Ollie listened to Dr. Chen’s account, their expressions unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>",1056,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.565Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e4333793c0828084e2821fc89473f0336cb4f943ad9862570f9348d74c1661cf","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-446","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-444",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]