Astonishment

The master and disciple stood quietly on the tree-lined path, staring at the White Emperor’s Token that Chen Fan had regained in his palm, speechless for a moment.

The moonlight, like water, spilled onto the warm, smooth jade talisman, giving it a sacred halo.

In the end, it was Gu Ci who came to his senses first.

He didn't ask any questions, but simply stretched out his hand with distinct knuckles and placed it heavily on Chen Fan's shoulder.

It was very powerful, with a slight tremor.

"Keep it safe."

Gu Ci's voice was a little hoarse. He looked at Chen Fan with an unprecedented seriousness in his eyes.

"This thing is more than just a protective charm now. Xiao Fan, remember this kindness, and remember this recognition."

Human Race mythology has never shown such favor to any descendant.

"Understood, Old Gu."

Chen Fan grinned.

He casually put the White Emperor’s Token back into his pocket, as if it were just an ordinary stone.

However, deep within those eyes, which sparkled with dazzling starlight, a will more resolute than ever before flashed by.

"Alright, stop standing around." Gu Ci waved his hand. "The Myriad Laws Source Realm is imminent. Don't think about useless things. Go back immediately, consolidate your cultivation, and get yourself into peak condition."

He paused, his tone carrying an undeniable domineering authority. "I'll handle things outside."

"Good."

Chen Fan nodded decisively, turned around and walked towards the villa in the Core Zone, his back view dashing and without any hesitation.

He knew what Gu Ci meant by what happened outside.

Back in the villa where spiritual energy was almost tangible, Chen Fan didn't hesitate and immediately sat down cross-legged.

He slowly closed his eyes, his mind sinking into his body.

With a calm and undisturbed mind, all distracting thoughts are eliminated.

Chen Fan entered a meditative state.

At the same time.

While Chen Fan was quietly cultivating, the outside world, unbeknownst to him, had already undergone earth-shattering changes because of him.

Chen Fan, with his "Myriad Dao Furnace Scripture", has reached the top of the Myriad Laws Ranking!

This message was like a supernova exploding in the universe; its shockwaves swept across every inch of the entire Human Federation's territory in just a few hours!

From the bustling cities of Blue Star to the most distant Starry Sky Frontline.

In countless cities, the giant Light Screens in the central squares, which normally display Federation news and commercial advertisements, are now all occupied by a single image.

An ancient, vast golden list stretches across the sky.

At the very top of the list, the name "[Chen Fan]" shone brighter than Star, making the name "[White Emperor]" below, which once represented an invincible legend, appear somewhat dim.

On the streets, countless people spontaneously came out of their homes, creating a sea of revelry.

"Chen Fan!"

"Chen Fan!!"

They raised their arms high, shouting the name they had just heard with all their might.

At this moment, this name became a new faith, a new hope!

Countless Martial Dao schools revised their textbooks overnight, printing "Chen Fan's Ascent to the Top of the Myriad Laws Ranking" as the most glorious chapter in the modern history of the Human Race on the title page, inspiring generations of young students.

And in this scorching storm, Sirius.

The ancestral home of the Xiao Family and Yang Families.

The two family heads, who once wielded immense power and could shake an entire Star Domain with a stomp of their feet, now sat slumped in their armchairs, their faces ashen, staring at the name on their personal Optical Brain —a name they hated to the core, yet now terrified to the very depths of their souls.

Myriad Laws Ranking!

Surpassed White Emperor!

It's over...

Those two words remained in their minds.

They didn't offend a genius, but a future Martial God who was a sure thing!

Just then, both of their Optical Brain simultaneously emitted a piercing alarm.

An encrypted communication bearing the crimson seal of the Federation Supreme Military Commission popped up.

The content was extremely brief and extremely cold.

[Announcement: Effective immediately, all core members of the Xiao Family and Yang Families are prohibited from leaving their home planet without permission and will be subject to indefinite supervision by the Federation Security Committee.]

[Furthermore, a stern warning: If Chen Fan encounters any misfortune in the future, for any reason or without evidence, the Federation will assume full responsibility for both companies. At that time, you will face the Federation's most ruthless and thorough crackdown.]

At the end of the announcement were four large, blood-stained characters.

[The entire family, including nine generations, will be implicated; no one will be spared!]

"Puff!"

Upon seeing this notice, which was tantamount to a verdict of annihilation, the two family heads, Xiao and Yang, could no longer hold on. They coughed up a mouthful of blood, their vision went black, and they collapsed straight off their chairs to the ground.

Starry Sky Frontline, No. 368 Battlefield Fortress.

Cold and deathly silent.

This colossal steel behemoth, suspended in the boundless darkness, exudes an aura of grimness and bloodshed as always.

The Alloy Gate opened with a teeth-grinding scraping sound, and Chen Long and Luo Mengjie dragged their exhausted bodies down the gangway of the landing ship.

Their dark blue Federation standard Battle Armor was already tattered and covered with vicious claw marks and charred marks from energy weapons. Dark red Alien Races blood congealed in the gaps of the armor, emitting a pungent stench.

However, the expected silence did not arrive the moment the two stepped inside the fortress.

"Boom!!"

A tremendous force, seemingly capable of overturning a steel dome, erupted without warning from all sides of the fortress, making the two men's eardrums ring.

The fortress, which in the past was filled only with cold mechanical commands and the sound of emergency alarms, was now boiling over like a Star that had been ignited.

Countless soldiers, who had just returned from their rotations on the front lines and whose eyes were numb, were now gathered in front of all the giant Light Screens inside the fortress in a frenzy. They waved their arms and roared with all their might, and many of them were even moved to tears.

Chen Long and Luo Mengjie looked up in surprise.

All the public Light Screens that usually broadcast battle reports were now forcibly occupied by the same image.

A vast, ancient-looking golden list stretches across a simulated azure sky.

At the very top of that list, two dazzlingly bright and ancient characters shone with a light more radiant than the Stars, suppressing all ages!

[Chen Fan]!

"Chen Fan!! Our Human Race has produced a genius of all time!!"

"Our Human Federation will achieve glory!"

An old soldier with only one arm roared in a hoarse voice, his whole body trembling with excitement.

This name, so familiar it was etched deep into her soul, struck Luo Mengjie's mind like a thunderbolt from the heavens.

Her body stiffened abruptly.

Chen Long beside him also stopped, his Battle Armor scraping against each other with a grating sound.

The two looked at each other through their tattered masks, and both saw a look of disbelief and astonishment deep in each other's eyes.