Lu Yuan Awakens

Pangu Continent was in turmoil!

This brief yet high-intensity war had stirred countless civilizations with its immense scale!

Those capable of setting out were urgently dispatching Investigation Teams to the Kuxi Great Desert. Those unable to do so could only lament their own weakness and try every possible means to gather information.

A grand gathering of countless races was still brewing...

At this moment, Lu Yuan, the victor of the battle, had been sleeping soundly for seven days and seven nights, yet there was still no sign of him waking.

He lay near the Life Tree, breathing at an extremely low frequency—perhaps only once a day.

With the earth as his bed and the sky as his blanket, his entire body had merged with nature, becoming a great mountain.

Birds chirped as they perched upon the stones. Pine Trees, shrubs, and ordinary weeds were also taking root and sprouting, creating a scene of natural peace and harmony.

In this war, Lu Yuan had once again overdrawn his life force. No one knew how many years it would take before he awakened.

"The more powerful the creature, the harder it is to replenish life force once it has been overdrawn."

The old Xenohumans had specially come to examine the sleeping Greedy Demon God, using all kinds of instruments to inspect him.

The instruments beeped continuously.

The Great Mirage Dragon carried over a large lotus seed from afar and let out several low roars.

This thing was called the Pure World White Lotus. It could reverse life and death.

Turtle Gu Zi of the Turtle Civilization said worriedly, "As long as an ordinary creature still has a breath left, a Legendary Level consumable can restore it."

"For creatures at the level of Ancient Insects, Epic Level or Immortal Level consumables are needed to heal their injuries."

"In his current condition, we can only hope that the innate plants here will work and make up for quality with quantity... Still, his soul is fairly intact. As long as there is enough medicine, waking up should not be a problem."

Hearing this, everyone finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan had an abundant fortune and countless treasures. Otherwise, he might have needed to sleep for thousands, even tens of thousands of years!

The aftermath of this great battle was also giving everyone a terrible headache.

Most of the information had to be concealed!

After all, this world possessed abilities such as divination and Historical Retrospection, which could uncover traces out of thin air. Only large-scale Idealistic Radiation could conceal those traces.

Fortunately, they had a scapegoat this time—Ox Ghost. Otherwise, it truly would have been difficult to handle.

Civilizations from outside were also swarming over like hornets.

They had not come when the war was being fought, yet now they were rushing over in a panic.

With more civilizations came more opportunities for conflict.

"What are you planning to do about the Human Mother Civilization, the Yan Snake Civilization, and the Red Bull Alliance?" the Xenohumans asked Old Cat.

"We applied to the Buzhou Alliance to settle them near the Kuxi Desert and receive them as ordinary civilizations," Old Cat replied. "As for the Space Tunnel leading to the Northern Frontier, Lu Yuan will have to dig it himself. The Buzhou Alliance has no plans for it for now."

"As for the destroyed Yan Snake Civilization... we sold them a small city at a reasonable price, so they now have somewhere to stay."

Green Field City had done all it could. The Yan Snake Civilization had suffered grievous losses, and recovering would be extremely difficult.

Still, their army remained intact. As long as no war broke out in the next few decades, they would still have a chance to rise again.

"Once Lu Yuan finishes digging the tunnel, the Human Mother Civilization will definitely head to the Northern Frontier. As for Yan Snake and Red Bull, let them do whatever they want."

Old Cat hesitated before speaking. "Seniors, regarding the gods... should we take some precautions?"

The Xenohumans fell silent. At last, someone sighed. "Difficult! For now, only creations of Peak Civilizations, combined with the World Will, can forcibly suppress such things. We are not qualified yet."

"It would be best not to even think about it."

In truth, everyone had many questions they wanted to discuss, but they did not dare make things too clear.

Because every discussion was one step in forming a concept.

If it triggered any serious consequences, they would all be in deep trouble.

They could only establish one rule among themselves—pretend that nothing had happened!

Development was the only hard truth. As long as they became strong enough, what could not be understood?

"Everyone, please seal your memories."

The Turtle Civilization had a deep foundation and possessed quite a few methods for sealing memories.

Turtle Gu Zi took out something resembling a crystal ball. With a flash and a crack, everyone, while deliberately lowering their defenses, experienced blurred memories.

The information concerning the gods became vague. It had not vanished entirely, but it no longer felt real, as though it were a novel read in a storybook, distorted and unreal.

Only Old Cat was unaffected. It merely hid the memory in the deepest part of the database and made some alterations to it.

"Many civilizations may come to visit in the coming years. Seniors, how do you think we should deal with them?"

"They will not be able to investigate much... At most, they can detect from the lingering Idealistic Radiation that powerful beings fought here," Turtle Gu Zi said slowly. "But if too many civilizations gather without guidance, there will be more harm than good."

When resources were scarce, conflicts could easily erupt among major civilizations.

And this region was not particularly far from the Buzhou Alliance's mining zone.

The Buzhou Alliance had invested heavily in mining and would not back down easily.

"We can only tackle this from both sides."

"On one hand, we will deploy an even larger army around the Kuxi Great Desert to deter those restless civilizations."

"On the other hand, we need to be more conciliatory. We plan to hold the next Supreme Artisan Competition in the Kuxi Great Desert to strengthen our influence. The rewards will also be exceptionally generous."

Old Cat nodded. "Understood."

The Turtle Civilization seemed to have been stimulated into action and even brought out some of its most treasured supplies.

They even declared boldly that any civilization could participate!

As long as you could win, even if you did not belong to the Buzhou Alliance, you could receive the rewards!

"Are there really civilizations stronger than the Buzhou Alliance?" Seashell could not help asking. "It is not that I am overly confident, but... it seems like we are already the main pillar..."

"There may not be civilizations much stronger than us, but there should still be civilizations on roughly equal footing," Turtle Gu Zi explained after a moment of silence. "The World Will also has something like Idealistic Energy. Every one of its actions requires energy."

"Civilization Points?" Old Cat asked.

"Probably... It can mobilize a great many Civilization Points! Whenever any civilization develops, advances, or goes extinct, all unspent Civilization Points are collected by it."

The amount of Civilization Points possessed by the World Will was simply astronomical! If one hundred million civilizations went extinct and each provided ten units of Civilization Points, that would still amount to one billion!

"These points have accumulated era after era. Sometimes, when it sees no hope of turning things around, it simply stores its energy for the next era."

"The more energy it expends, the more powerful civilizations it can draw in."

"Even Summit Civilizations appeared in the Fifth Era..."

"And the Ninth Era may be the final era. It does not need to conserve energy, so powerful civilizations have likely appeared on Pangu Continent as well. We simply do not know about them yet."

The aurora triggered by the World Will not long ago had attracted the Weaver, and that action had not come cheaply...

If Lu Yuan had not been valuable enough to invest in, it would not have needed to help conceal things.

"I see..." Seashell quietly breathed a sigh of relief. The pressure of being the main pillar was far too great. Her husband was clearly someone who preferred lying flat and slacking off, yet he had to risk his life on the battlefield.

How wonderful would it be if another Summit Civilization appeared!

They could just cling to its thigh and enjoy the fruits of victory.

Turtle Gu Zi added, "According to the Turtle Civilization's Investigation Team, the scale of the Ninth Era is much larger than that of the previous eight. The World Will has clearly absorbed every civilization it could bring in, preparing for one final desperate effort."

It could not really be called wicked. If anything, it was a form of protection.

That was because nearby subsidiary planes being drawn in by idealistic gravity was a natural phenomenon.

Without the World Will's help, entire planets would crash directly into the ground. Very few civilizations would survive.

"A new continent has even appeared in the south."

"That place is separated by a weightless chasm and has a light curtain similar to a Safe Zone. Ordinary civilizations can hardly reach it... We do not know what is happening there either."

"And it has become less stingy toward old remnants left behind from the previous era."

"I heard that in this era, Xenohumans can occasionally have children, and they may receive a small amount of fortune... Of course, only a small amount..."

"But one must understand that such cases did not exist in the previous eight eras. Failure meant failure. It would not give losers a second chance."

"But now, it has given one... What does that mean?"

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts, and a faint sense of urgency rose within them.

Just then, the Weaver, which had been lying in the Yin World, suddenly moved one of its long antennae and chirped twice.

Compared with Lu Yuan, it was clearly recovering much faster. The wounds on its back had already healed.

"Honorable Weaver, may we ask what you are thinking?" Everyone bowed toward the enormous being hidden in the mist.

They vaguely heard it emit a low cry. Then, the wind howled as something massive descended from the sky!

Boom! Dust billowed everywhere.

An enormous snake skeleton fell to the ground!

Between the teeth of the giant snake's skull was a dim Rubik's Cube!

Everyone was instantly shocked. They were so terrified that no one dared speak for a long time.

They had thought this thing had been destroyed in the battle. No matter how hard the bones of the Yao - Nine-Headed Giant Snake were, they could not possibly withstand Lu Yuan's frenzied attack, which surpassed a nuclear bomb.

Yet unexpectedly, the Weaver had salvaged it—it truly had that ability. As a powerful existence proficient in spatial abilities, even if it was not skilled in combat, salvaging a few things amid the chaos was no problem.

"This thing... must not be touched."

"Do not be curious, everyone."

After a moment of silence, no one dared step forward to investigate it.

They did not even dare discuss information related to gods. They could only wait until Lu Yuan woke up.

Then Old Cat seemed to think of something else and widened its feline eyes. "Lord Weaver, may I ask whether that thing... was also salvaged? That thing is humanity's Mythical Item!"

Its fur stood on end, and it was bursting with excitement.

That was Green Field City's first myth!

Please, give it to me!

Beep beep! The Weaver chirped like a cricket again, seeming somewhat smug.

Its long antennae unfurled Mythical · Hall of All Things and displayed it before everyone.

The myth had truly been salvaged!

Compared with its enormous body, the palace was as tiny as a sesame seed.

Old Cat was so excited it could barely contain itself. This was the feeling of recovering what had been lost. At that instant, it seemed to regain its soul.

Then the antenna, carrying the palace, slowly retracted.

It retracted... The Weaver had indeed salvaged the Mythical Item, but it had claimed it for itself and refused to return it!

Old Cat, which had been overjoyed just moments ago, froze. A frantic hiss emerged from its throat.

It could only watch as the Weaver embezzled its Mythical Item.

"It is useless to you, Honorable Weaver! Give it back to me." Old Cat abandoned all dignity, rolling around on the ground as it begged desperately.

The enormous creature squatting in the Yin World pretended not to understand and concealed itself in mist.

The ups and downs of cat life were far too thrilling. Old Cat cursed endlessly in its heart: No wonder it had helped the Greedy Demon God. They were both scavengers, birds of a feather, sharing the same language of picking through trash!

Only after a long while did it reluctantly accept reality. "Forget it, forget it. Humanity never had it to begin with, so there is no need to regret anything."

"That is right. As a scavenger, you cannot be insatiably greedy." A voice came from beside it. "But this Weaver truly is greedy. It even hoards things that are useless to it."

"You cannot put it that way. It did do something good, so it deserves compensation." Old Cat remained immersed in grief. "Why did we send such a large force all the way here? To play a bit part and get scared?"

"To broaden your horizons. Is that not good?"

"After this wave, everyone can strive harder for another hundred years."

Old Cat turned around, its tail raised. "I was wondering why that voice sounded so much like Lu Yuan. Why did you wake up so quickly?"

That was right. The one speaking was Lu Yuan. His entire body was still lying there, like a great mountain.

The ethereal voice seemed to have been transmitted through telepathy.

"How do you feel?" Seashell asked sweetly.

"I only just woke up. For some reason, the damage this time was not as severe as I expected..." Lu Yuan's voice was somewhat solemn. "Friends, I have thought of a very strange question... Let us assume that I killed a god. Could I possibly seize a god's authority?"

That question instantly terrified everyone.

Even the two Turtle People of the highest status turned pale, their legs going weak as they collapsed onto the ground.

This fellow was far too bold and reckless. They had only just sealed their memories, so could he stop discussing concept-related matters?

"This is very important to me."

"I do not know," Turtle Gu Zi said honestly. "Do not say such things either. If you are influenced by us, perhaps a plan that could have succeeded will fail instead."

That was true. Given the uniqueness of Concept Abilities, if everyone believed that Lu Yuan's plan to steal authority could not succeed, then it clearly would not.

Another Xenohuman, an old Snake Person, asked in return, "But I find this strange. It is not as though no one has fought gods in the past?"

The Greedy Demon God was indeed powerful, but it was still far inferior to a Peak Civilization.

Especially the Hou Tu Civilization of the Sixth Era. Its strongest fighter, She Shen, was also a renowned name and was no weaker than you.

Lu Yuan fell silent for a while. "This feeling is very vague. My head is buzzing, like hallucinations caused by eating poisonous mushrooms."

"For the past few days, I have been caught in that illusory hallucination, as though I were invincible and omnipotent, an Eternal One beyond myth."

"Only after waking up now did I escape that inexplicable arrogance. Then I discovered that my soul injuries had recovered somewhat..."

"Really?" Sea Snail Miss's pretty face immediately blossomed like a flower.

"Yes. It feels like I swallowed an ultimate tonic. The upper limit of forty points of Spirit Attribute seems to have loosened a little."

Forty points of Spirit Attribute was a rule of Pangu Continent!

Now that it had loosened, everyone was deeply moved.

Yet Lu Yuan did not dare let down his guard. There was no such thing as a free lunch. If some strange thing had parasitized him, he would suffer endlessly in the future.

Everyone racked their brains as well. They did not dare discuss information related to gods, but they could still identify a few differences between Lu Yuan and the Peak Civilizations of earlier generations.

"The first difference is that you truly possess a world, the Qiankun World," the large Crystal Person said.

"The World Will helped greatly in this matter. Otherwise, with your own abilities, you could never have opened up a world."

Lu Yuan acknowledged this. Even now, recalling how he had nearly suffocated to death back then still left him shaken.

"In fact, you still underestimate the difficulty of opening up a world. The Weaver is right there in your Yin World."

"It can mass-produce Time Yarn. Why has it not opened up a world?"

Back then, Lu Yuan had used a piece of Time Yarn that evolved into Time Molting. Yet now, the Weaver itself was here. Its sheer size far surpassed the Greedy Demon God's, but it had not done the same.

"The Weaver probably is not at the Eternal Level. I overestimated it..." Lu Yuan fell silent for a moment and looked toward the horizon.

The path from myth to eternity was far too difficult.

"In other words, the World Will expended an immense amount of energy to help me."

Everyone estimated that if creating an aurora, a spatial storm, or a great earthquake consumed ten Civilization Points, then opening up a new world might require one hundred million or even one billion. They were not remotely on the same scale!

"Becoming the master of a world may bring immense hidden benefits. For example, concepts in your own mind may carry greater weight within the Qiankun World, and the Qiankun World may operate according to your thoughts."

"If that is truly the case... then the World Will has placed a massive bet on you! It has invested most of its money in you."