Humanity's Great Tribulation

Outside Yu Yuan Palace.

Looking at the magnificent palace with its exotic charm, Lu Chuan couldn't help but swallow. "Senior Brother Lu, I've heard that the core of Yu Yuan Palace is a treasure that even True Kings covet. Is that true?"

"It is," Senior Brother Lu nodded. "Although I don't know much about Yu Yuan Palace, I'm perfectly clear on one thing: the Feather God Race once launched a massive invasion against the Human Race to reclaim Yu Yuan Palace."

"In that great war, nearly a hundred True Kings perished."

"As for the Ninth Rank Martial Artists who fell, there were as many as ten thousand!"

"That war nearly annihilated both races, causing our ranking among the Myriad Races to plummet by a thousand places instantly."

"Even now, the Feather God Race hasn't recovered and is still hovering outside the top ten."

"You must understand, before this war began, the Feather God Race was one of the top three great races!"

"Considering the price the Feather God Race paid to fight for this treasure, you can imagine how precious it must be."

"Unfortunately, only the Feather God Race knows the specific uses of this treasure. Our Human Race, and indeed other races, are still in the exploration phase."

Lu Chuan was astonished that such a palace could trigger a war of such immense scale. It seemed Yu Yuan Palace held many secrets.

"Right, Senior Brother, I often hear you all discuss the Myriad Races ranking. What is the basis for this ranking? And where does our Human Race stand specifically?" Lu Chuan couldn't help but inquire.

"The criteria for ranking are very complex," Senior Brother Lu said slowly. "For instance, the number of powerful individuals in a race, the number of prodigies, and the race's foundation all influence the Myriad Races ranking."

"As for where our Human Race ranks among the Myriad Races..." Senior Brother Lu's face showed a hint of pride. "On the surface, we are ranked seventh!"

"But if a real conflict were to break out, even the Heavenly God Race, ranked first, wouldn't dare to oppose us. Do you know why?"

"Why?" Lu Chuan asked, playing along.

"Because our foundation is incredibly profound!" Senior Brother Lu laughed. "The rankings of the Ten Great Races undergo earth-shattering changes every ten thousand years. For example, the current first-ranked Heavenly God Race was merely a weak race under our Human Race's banner ten thousand years ago."

"And no matter how the winds and rains change, our Human Race's ranking has never fallen out of the top ten!"

"This has resulted in our Human Race possessing the most profound foundation in this era!"

"Of course, having a strong foundation isn't necessarily a good thing."

"The reason our Human Race is targeted by so many races on the Starry Sky Battlefield is precisely because of our deep foundation."

"Every race desires to invade Earth and seize the Human Race's foundation, so they can pursue the elusive position of True Immortal!"

"Immortal?" Lu Chuan's expression stirred, and he quickly pressed on. "Do immortals truly exist in this world?"

"No." Senior Brother Lu shook his head. "Although various races have records pertaining to immortals, no one has ever seen one."

"Immortals exist only in legends."

"I see." Lu Chuan nodded, his mind recalling the simplification of the Grand Profound Art. Perhaps the talk of immortals wasn't baseless. Maybe immortals truly existed in the world!

Immortals were too terrifying, and Lu Chuan had no desire to discuss them further. He quickly changed the subject. "By the way, Senior Brother Lu, from what you've said, our Human Race has a long history. But why do historical records only go back five thousand years?"

When Lu Chuan first transmigrated, he thought Earth's spiritual energy resurgence was recent. After some investigation, Lu Chuan discovered that Earth's spiritual energy had been recovering for five thousand years. But hearing Senior Brother Lu now, the time of Earth's spiritual energy resurgence was likely much longer than Lu Chuan had imagined.

"I don't know either." Senior Brother Lu shook his head. "It is said that every five thousand years, our Earth faces a great tribulation, causing historical discontinuity and the arrival of the Age of Dharma's End."

"Fortunately, during the Age of Dharma's End, Earth is enveloped by a miraculous formation that protects it. Otherwise, our Human Race would have long been conquered by the Myriad Races."

"Currently, historians are continuously researching the arrival of the Age of Dharma's End, attempting to uncover the truth and resolve these mysteries."

"The biggest question is that every time the Age of Dharma's End arrives, everything belonging to the Human Race reverts to a starting point."

"Powerful individuals disappear, the weak and ordinary people have their memories wiped clean, and all kinds of records and research are eradicated."

"Except for the foundation left by the ancient sages and a few scarce historical texts, everything must begin anew."

"A great tribulation every five thousand years?" Lu Chuan frowned deeply. "Does that mean the next tribulation is not far off?"

"That's right." Senior Brother Lu said with a wry smile. "Our top experts in the Human Race estimate that the tribulation will descend within two hundred years at the shortest, or several hundred years at the longest!"

"Fortunately, we finally know what this great calamity is all about."

"Unfortunately, after this great calamity, you and I will both return to dust."

For a moment, the atmosphere froze.

The shadow of the great calamity weighed on both of them, making it hard to breathe.

After a short while, Lu Zhao chuckled, "You don't need to be too discouraged. We've already figured out a way to alleviate the arrival of the great calamity."

"That is to plunder the Planet Origin and integrate it into Earth's origin!"

"The richer our Earth's origin becomes, the later the great calamity will arrive."

"This has been verified!"

"Originally, the great calamity should have arrived ten years ago, but since we integrated several Planet Origins, the great calamity has been postponed for several hundred years."

"As long as we keep integrating Planet Origins, it's not impossible to completely eliminate the great calamity."

"Planet Origin?" Lu Chuan looked at Lu Zhao in confusion, "What is that?"

"What we call Planet Origin can also be called the origin of spiritual energy resurgence. With it, a planet can experience a spiritual energy resurgence, and its races can embark on the path of martial arts to participate in the competition among the Myriad Races."

"The richer the Planet Origin of a planet, the higher the potential ceiling for the races on that planet."

"In other words, the richer the Planet Origin, the higher the martial arts realm ceiling."

"Someone once predicted that when the richness of a Planet Origin reaches a certain level, Immortals will descend!"

"Therefore, the wars between the Myriad Races are wars to plunder Planet Origin!"

Lu Chuan's head was starting to spin. Receiving so much information at once left him unsure of what to think.

Seeing this, Lu Zhao smiled, "You don't need to overthink it. If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up."

"For now, we need to seize the time to improve our strength."

"Perhaps it will be because of you that our Human Race completely eliminates the great calamity."

Lu Chuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Eliminate the great calamity?

It wasn't impossible.

No matter how powerful the great calamity was, it couldn't stop him from cheating.

With the Simplification System, Lu Chuan was confident he could completely destroy the great calamity!

Even if he couldn't destroy it, surviving was not impossible.

Seeing Lu Chuan regain his confidence, Lu Zhao smiled, "Let's go, I'll take you to find Senior Disciple Brother."

"Okay." Lu Chuan nodded.