The Newly Rising Civilization—Lieyang

The Divine Statue, crafted for the old Angel King by the First Prince Hua Ye, had already been placed in the very center of Tiangong Ship's plaza by the Construction Department. Adorned in battle armor and wielding Azure Sky, its lifelike appearance inspired a sense of dominance over the world.

The statue stood over fifty meters tall, seamlessly integrated with the base beneath it. Despite the installation of an Anti-Gravity System, the base was still embedded half a meter into the alloy ground, a testament to its incredible weight. Each time Hua Zhen saw it, he couldn't help but pause and admire the exquisite craftsmanship of the artisans from the bottom of his heart.

"Um... Third Prince, the Angel King is waiting for you in the main hall," the Construction Department executive, responsible for leading the way, said cautiously as he approached Hua Zhen, who was lingering before the Divine Statue, after glancing at the watch on his wrist.

"Oh, dear me, I was so busy admiring Father's Divine Statue that I forgot the matter at hand..." Hua Zhen slapped his forehead. "Please lead the way!"

For the princes in Tiangong, adulthood and immaturity were two completely different concepts. After reaching adulthood, one had to be cautious in speech and action, because sometimes, a very small matter could be exploited by someone with ulterior motives, magnified infinitely, and then all sorts of accusations would be thrust upon you.

For example, right now, Hua Zhen was merely taking a few extra glances at the old Angel King's Divine Statue. If he explained it well, naturally nothing would happen, but if he misspoke, he might be accused of neglecting the Angel King.

He had no choice but to do so. The old codger held the resources of the entire Tiangong in his hands. If some gossipy fellows caused him to become dissatisfied and subsequently cut back on his resources, he would have nowhere to seek redress.

Therefore, the Deep Palace Courtyard was like the doorstep of a widow's house—full of gossip. You might want to live a life detached from worldly affairs, but you couldn't withstand the targeting of others; it was utterly infuriating.

The Construction Department executive acknowledged the order and, not daring to be negligent, led Hua Zhen toward the interior of Tiangong Ship...

There were three major palace complexes on Tiangong Ship, each with a different purpose. The first one encountered upon entering from the main gate was the one where the Angel King's millennial birthday banquet was held. It was a place specifically for holding grand ceremonies, such as the Angel King's enthronement, the establishment of a royal consort, the grand wedding of a prince, and the commissioning of generals for expeditions.

After that, the main palace was located in the very center of Tiangong Ship, where the Angel King summoned important Tiangong officials to discuss matters. As for the remaining last palace complex, it was where the Angel King and his consorts resided.

The place Hua Zhen was going to now was the main palace. When he was led there by the Construction Department executive, coincidentally, he encountered that simpleton, the Fourth Prince Hua Xiong.

The men of the Angel Civilization were handsome and the women were beautiful, but Hua Xiong was an exception. Perhaps due to a genetic mutation, after eight years, this guy was still the same old mess. He was as thick as a jar but not as tall, all butt and waist, with greasy hair, squinting eyes, and a crudely made body of blubber. If this appearance were placed in ancient times, he would definitely be a vulgar, petty commoner.

However, if you were to ask who Hua Zhen envied the most in Tiangong, I'm afraid you really couldn't find a second person besides this fatso.

Both lived in the Palace District, and both had an eight-year growth period. His own lifestyle was: studying, studying, and studying again with Xuan Ji every day, while Hua Xiong followed the First Prince Hua Ye every day, working out, working out, and working out again.

The other guy was surrounded by a sea of beauties, picking and choosing at will, while he himself was in a mountain of books and a sea of learning, burying his head and toiling to death. Comparing the two, anyone with eyes could see who was happier.

Silently cursing his bad luck, Hua Zhen was too lazy to pay attention to that fatso and urged the Construction Department executive to quicken his pace.

"Oh, my, isn't this Third Brother? I didn't expect you to be summoned by Father as well~"

The idea was good, but he couldn't escape. The Fourth Prince had obviously spotted him as well. After shouting a sentence, he waddled toward him, panting with his big belly.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups according to their kind. After being with Hua Ye for a long time, habits and such would naturally change. From a distance, Hua Zhen felt a pungent perfume smell drilling into his nostrils.

Knowing that he couldn't avoid it, he turned his head with obvious impatience on his face: "Tch, so it's you, Fourth Brother~"

Seeing Hua Zhen's expression, a trace of annoyance flashed in Hua Xiong's eyes, but he quickly seemed to remember something, grinned, and approached him, saying, "Third Brother, do you know why Father called us here?"

"Don't know!" Hua Zhen continued to walk forward, rolling his dead fish eyes.

Hua Xiong took two quick steps to catch up with him and approached him again: "Hehe, I know~"

He was the youngest prince in Tiangong, and he had always been 'competitive'. He didn't dare with the First and Second Princes, but he had to compete with Hua Zhen, who was the same age as him, in everything. It had been like this since childhood.

It was just a pity that 'the falling flowers were intentional, but the flowing water was heartless'. He regarded Hua Zhen as an opponent and provoked him in various ways, but Hua Zhen was always too lazy to pay attention, so how could he bear it? Today, he finally found another opportunity, so of course he had to seize it.

Thinking of this, Hua Xiong raised his head to look at Hua Zhen, but his face quickly stiffened: "Where... where is he?"

"Fourth Prince, the Third Prince has already entered the main hall..." The Construction Department executive, responsible for leading him, said in a low voice.

"What?!!" Having been ignored by the other party once again, Hua Xiong's face had turned liver-colored.

Good, Hua Zhen, you have really angered me! he thought with some resentment. Just wait, after the meeting is over, I will tell Balo to take good care of you!

When Hua Zhen walked into the council hall, he found that many people had already arrived. There were forty or fifty people, familiar and unfamiliar. Led by the Left and Right Wing Kings, they stood on both sides of the hall, all listening solemnly to what the Angel King was saying.

"Tsk, what's wrong with you two? You were summoned by Father, yet you still dawdled for so long!" Hua Ye had the sharpest eyes. Seeing Hua Zhen and Hua Xiong enter the hall one after the other, he reprimanded them in the tone of an elder brother.

"It's fine!"

Before the two could say anything, Hua Que, sitting on the throne, waved his hand, signaling them to stand in their positions, and then continued, "Now that Third and Fourth Princes are here, Miller, tell us in detail about the newly rising civilization!"

Hua Ye clicked his tongue, obviously dissatisfied with his old man's protection.

See that? The way he's putting the blame… Hua Zhen rolled his eyes. He knew that Hua Ye was mainly targeting him, after all, in many people's eyes, he was on the side of Second Prince Hua Tuo.

With an indifferent smile, he bowed to the old Angel King, ignored Hua Xiong's cold snort, and walked towards the right side of the hall, standing behind the Second Prince as he had done at his birthday celebration eight years ago.

Hua Tuo lightly twitched his nose and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "You little brat, didn't you just come from eating meat skewers?"

"Tch, you have a good nose!" Hua Zhen said, pursing his lips.

"How's your consideration going?" the Second Prince asked softly without turning his head.

"Keep dreaming your spring and autumn dreams~"

The Second Prince chuckled: "Heh~ Let me tell you, Third, in Tiangong, there is nothing I want that can escape my grasp. I will not give up!"

"Sounds like you've already secured the throne!" Hua Zhen hit the nail on the head.

"Hey, you little brat..."

In this Deep Palace Courtyard, no one will be good to you for no reason except your parents.

Hua Zhen knew this the moment he received the Second Prince's greeting gift eight years ago. He originally thought that this guy wanted him to become his help in dealing with Hua Ye when he grew up, but later Hua Zhen realized that his real purpose was actually aimed at Xuan Ji.

When his thoughts were exposed, the Second Prince not only didn't feel embarrassed, but instead started poaching in front of Hua Zhen, saying things like, Xuan Ji, you are a talent, you shouldn't be buried. Following Third, this little kid, you'll never have a chance to get ahead. Pledge allegiance to me, and your future will have unlimited possibilities, and other annoying words.

He believed that with his unique personal charm, he would definitely make Xuan Ji repent and return to the shore. But what he didn't expect was that Xuan Ji was as stubborn as a turtle eating an iron weight. So much time had passed, and he still wouldn't budge. Helpless, he could only find another way, launching an offensive against Hua Zhen, the master, using resources or precious materials to make Hua Zhen submit, hence the previous scene.

"So, don't bother anymore~" Seeing that he was about to speak again, Hua Zhen quickly interrupted, "Shh, the Left Wing King is about to speak..."

Hua Tuo shook his head and chuckled, no longer speaking...

In the eyes of everyone, Miller, holding a storage device, walked out and slowly opened his mouth in the center of the hall: "According to my investigation, this newly rising civilization is called Lieyang Civilization, with a history of 30,000 years. It has always been very low-key, until a year ago when it intervened in the resource competition of various forces!"

He paused, and the light energy projection of the storage device was turned on. After the picture materialized, he continued: "Please see, everyone, the super warriors of this civilization have very special abilities. They can achieve high-temperature strikes by absorbing stellar energy. Many of our warriors have sacrificed because they don't understand this trick!"

The picture showed a young man with sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, and a cold face, holding a dark golden spear, wearing silver energy-inlaid armor, and the white tassels on his helmet spread out flamboyantly behind his head, giving people a very upright feeling.

Five Angel warriors worked together to besiege him, but there was no sign of defeat. The spear danced like pear blossoms, and the momentum was like a sharp sword leaving its sheath. A dazzling fire burst out in an instant, and after a violent explosion, the five Angels fell down with a trail of black smoke, their life or death unknown.

"This... this is..." Hua Zhen, who had been uninterested, suddenly widened his eyes when he turned his gaze to the light energy projection, not because of the Lieyang Civilization super warrior's strange attack, but because of his appearance.

This armor...

It's no wonder Hua Zhen was like this, because the Lieyang Civilization super warrior's dress was exactly the same as the image of the ancient general he was familiar with in his previous life.

"What's wrong, Third?" Hua Tuo was closest to him, so he noticed his abnormality immediately. Seeing that no one in the hall had noticed this, he asked in a low voice.

"Huhu..." Hua Zhen tried his best to stabilize his emotions, but found that he couldn't do it at all.

What's going on with this Lieyang Civilization? Why are they dressed like this? What's their relationship with Earth... Countless questions flashed through his mind, and now he couldn't wait to find this person immediately and ask him face to face.

"Third Prince!!"

?!!

Hua Zhen suddenly woke up, and only when he saw Hua Tuo next to him did he realize that he had lost his composure. He gently shook his head to indicate that he was fine.

"What's wrong with you, kid? Could it be that you know about this Lieyang Civilization that the teacher mentioned?" Hua Tuo asked in a low voice.

"Oh, it's nothing..." Hua Zhen slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and lied, "I'm just surprised by that guy's ability! Converting Dark Energy into high-temperature strike methods, it's the first time I've seen it..."

Hua Tuo didn't believe his nonsense, but he didn't continue to ask. Looking at his clenched fists, a strange look flashed in his eyes.

Lieyang Civilization... Hua Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly, It seems I've already found a clue to go home...