Lu Yuan Awakens

On Pangu Continent, the winds of change were stirring!

This brief but intense war had shaken countless civilizations with its immense power!

Those capable of traveling were urgently dispatching investigation teams to the Kuxi Great Desert. Those who couldn't were left to lament their own weakness, desperately trying to gather any news they could.

A grand gathering of the Ten Thousand Races was brewing…

At this very moment, the victor of the battle, Lu Yuan, had been fast asleep for seven days and seven nights, showing no signs of waking.

He lay near the Life Tree, his breathing incredibly slow, only once per day.

With the earth as his bed and the sky as his blanket, he had merged with nature, becoming like a mountain.

Birds chirped on the rocks, and pine trees, shrubs, and ordinary weeds sprouted around him, creating a scene of natural tranquility.

This war had once again pushed Lu Yuan to the brink, depleting his life force. It was uncertain how many years it would take for him to awaken.

"The more powerful a creature, the harder it is to recover after overexerting its lifespan."

The elder Aberrants had specifically visited the sleeping Greedy Demon God and examined him with various instruments.

The instruments beeped.

The Great Mirage Dragon brought a large lotus seed from afar, letting out a low roar.

This item, known as the Pure World White Lotus, had the ability to reverse life and death.

Turtle Gu Zi of the Turtle Civilization said with some worry, "For ordinary creatures, as long as there's a breath left, a Legendary-level consumable can help them recover."

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

"In his current state, we can only hope that the innate plants here will be effective, compensating for quality with quantity… However, his soul is still intact. As long as there are sufficient medicines, waking him up shouldn't be a problem."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief.

It was fortunate that Lu Yuan was incredibly wealthy and possessed countless treasures; otherwise, he might have slept for thousands or tens of thousands of years!

The aftermath of the great battle left everyone overwhelmed with tasks.

Most of the information had to be concealed!

It was important to remember that this world had abilities like divination and Historical Retrospection, which could uncover traces of events. A large-scale Idealistic Radiation was necessary to cover these tracks.

Fortunately, there was a scapegoat this time – the Ox-Ghost. Otherwise, handling things would have been truly difficult.

Civilizations from the outside world were swarming in, like angry bees.

They hadn't shown up during the war, but now they were rushing over in a hurry.

With so many civilizations gathered, conflicts were bound to arise.

"Regarding the Human Mother Civilization, the Yan Snake Civilization, and the Red Bull Alliance, how do you plan to handle them?" the Aberrants asked Old Cat.

"We've applied to the Buzhou Alliance to have them settled near the Kuxi Desert, treating them as ordinary visiting civilizations," Old Cat replied. "The Space Tunnel to the Northern Territory will have to be excavated by Lu Yuan himself; the Buzhou Alliance doesn't have corresponding plans for it at the moment."

"As for the destroyed Yan Snake Civilization… we sold them a small city at a reasonable price, giving them a place to reside."

Green Field City had done all it could. The Yan Snake Civilization was severely weakened, and recovering would be incredibly difficult.

However, their army was intact. As long as they could avoid war for the next few decades, they still had a chance to rise again.

"Once Lu Yuan finishes excavating the tunnel, the Human Mother Civilization will surely head to the Northern Territory. As for the Yan Snake and Red Bull, let them do as they please."

Old Cat hesitated before speaking again, "Seniors, regarding the Spirits… should we take some precautions?"

The Aberrants fell silent, and finally, a sigh escaped them. "It's difficult! Currently, only creations from Peak Civilizations, along with the World Will, can forcibly suppress them. We are not qualified yet."

"It's best not to even think about it."

In reality, they had many questions they wanted to discuss, but they dared not delve too deeply.

This was because any discussion was a step towards forming a concept.

If any serious consequences were triggered, they wouldn't be able to bear the repercussions.

They could only establish a rule among themselves – pretend nothing had happened!

Development was the key. As long as they became strong enough, what couldn't be understood?

"Everyone, please seal your memories."

The Turtle Civilization had deep reserves, and they possessed many methods for sealing memories.

Turtle Gu Zi produced something resembling a crystal ball. With a flash and a "click," everyone's memories began to blur, even though they were deliberately not resisting.

Information about the Spirits became hazy, not entirely gone, but feeling less real, like a distorted story from a children's book.

Only Old Cat remained unaffected. It silently hid the memory in the deepest part of its database, making some edits and deletions.

"Many civilizations might come knocking in the next few years. How do you seniors think we should handle them?"

"They won't be able to investigate much… At most, they'll only be able to sense that a powerful entity was battling here through the residual Idealistic Radiation," Turtle Gu Zi said slowly. "However, with too many civilizations gathering, if there's no guidance, it will do more harm than good."

With insufficient resources, conflicts between civilizations could easily erupt.

And this area was not too far from the Buzhou Alliance's mining zones.

The Buzhou Alliance invested heavily in mining, so they wouldn't back down easily.

"We can only tackle this from two sides."

"On one hand, we'll deploy a larger army around the Kuxi Great Desert to deter any civilizations that are stirring."

"On the other hand, we'll adopt a more appeasing approach. We plan to host the next Supreme Artisan Competition in the Kuxi Great Desert to enhance our influence. The rewards will also be exceptionally generous."

Old Cat nodded. "Understood."

The Turtle Civilization seemed to have been provoked, bringing out some of their most prized possessions.

They even boasted that any civilization could participate!

"As long as you can win, even if you don't belong to the Buzhou Alliance, you can still receive rewards!!"

"Are there really civilizations stronger than the Buzhou Alliance?" Sea Snail couldn't help but ask. "It's not that I'm overconfident, but... it feels like we're already the pillars holding everything up..."

"There might not be many significantly stronger than us, but civilizations of similar strength likely still exist," Turtle Gu Zi explained after a moment of silence. "The World Will also talks about Idealistic Energy; all its activities require energy support."

"Is it Civilization Points?" Old Cat inquired.

"It should be... It can access a vast amount of Civilization Points! Whenever a civilization develops, progresses, or goes extinct, any unspent Civilization Points are collected by it."

The amount of Civilization Points the World Will possessed was astronomical! If a hundred million civilizations went extinct, and each provided 10 units of Civilization Points, that would amount to over a billion!

"These points accumulate over Eras. Sometimes, when it sees no hope of turning the tide, it simply saves the energy for the next Era."

"The more energy it consumes, the stronger civilizations it can draw in."

"In the Fifth Era, even Summit Civilizations appeared."

"And the Ninth Era might be the last one. It doesn't need to conserve energy, so powerful civilizations should also appear on the Pangu Continent, but we just don't know about them yet."

For instance, the aurora the World Will caused not long ago attracted the Weaver. That action consumed a considerable amount of energy.

If Lu Yuan's investment value wasn't so high, it wouldn't have bothered to help conceal it.

"I see..." Sea Snail secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Being the pillar of support was too stressful. Her husband, who clearly preferred to lie down and slack off, had to fight desperately on the battlefield.

If only another Summit Civilization would appear! Then she could just latch onto them and enjoy the fruits of victory.

Turtle Gu Zi continued, "I heard from the Turtle Civilization's investigation team that the Ninth Era's scale is much larger than the previous eight Eras. The World Will has clearly absorbed all the civilizations it could, preparing for a final push."

Actually, it couldn't be called unethical; rather, it was a form of protection.

The surrounding subsidiary planes being absorbed by idealistic gravity was a natural phenomenon.

Without the World Will's help, the entire planet would have crashed directly to the ground, and very few civilizations would have survived.

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

"That place is separated by a gravity-free chasm and has a light barrier similar to a safe zone. It's difficult for conventional civilizations to reach it... We don't know what happened there."

"Also, it's no longer as stingy with the old things left over from the previous Era."

"I heard that in this Era, Aberrants can occasionally have children, and they even receive a small amount of luck amplification... Of course, it's only a small amount."

"But you must understand, such individual cases were nonexistent in the previous eight Eras. If you failed, you failed; it wouldn't give failures a second chance."

"But now, it has... What does this mean?"

Everyone felt a sense of urgency, a shared understanding dawning upon them.

Just then, the "Weaver," which had been lying dormant in the Yin World, suddenly moved its long antenna, emitting a "chirp chirp" sound.

Compared to Lu Yuan, its recovery speed was clearly much faster; the wounds on its back had already healed.

"Respected Weaver, do you have something to convey?" Everyone bowed to the colossal being hidden within the mist.

They faintly heard it emit a low cry, and then, the wind surged, and a colossal being descended from the sky!

"Boom!" Dust billowed.

A massive snake skeleton landed on the ground!

The giant snake's skull still held a dim Magic Cube in its teeth!

Everyone was instantly shocked, frozen in fear, and no one dared to speak for a long time.

They thought this thing had been destroyed in the great battle. No matter how hard the bones of the [Yao · Nine-Headed Giant Snake] were, they couldn't withstand Lu Yuan's ferocious attack, which surpassed that of a nuclear bomb.

To their surprise, the Weaver had retrieved it—it truly had the ability. As a powerful being skilled in spatial abilities, even if it wasn't adept at combat, it could still salvage something amidst the chaos.

"This thing... do not touch it."

"Everyone, don't be curious."

After a moment of silence, they dared not step forward to investigate.

They didn't even dare to discuss information about the [Spirit], deciding to wait until Lu Yuan woke up.

Then, Old Cat seemed to remember something, its cat eyes widening. "Weaver, did you also help retrieve that item? That item belongs to humanity's Mythical Items!"

Its fur bristled, and its mood became excited.

That was Green Field City's first Mythical Item!

"Please, give it to me!"

"Beep beep!" The Weaver let out a chirping sound again, seemingly a little smug.

It displayed the long antenna, wrapped around the [Mythical · Hall of All Things], to everyone.

It had actually retrieved the mythical item!

Compared to its massive size, the palace was like a sesame seed.

Old Cat was incredibly excited. This was the feeling of having something lost returned. In that moment, it felt like it had regained its soul.

Then, the antenna slowly retracted, taking the palace with it.

It retracted... It had indeed retrieved the mythical item, but it was keeping it for itself, refusing to return it!

The overjoyed Old Cat was instantly stunned, letting out a furious roar from its throat.

It watched helplessly as the Weaver embezzled its mythical item.

"It's useless to you, esteemed Weaver! Give it back to me." Old Cat shamelessly rolled on the ground, begging frantically.

The colossal creature squatting in the Yin World pretended not to understand, obscuring itself with mist.

The ups and downs of its cat life had come too suddenly. Old Cat cursed inwardly: No wonder it aided the Greedy Demon God; they were both scavengers, drawn to each other by their shared love of collecting junk!

After a long while, it dejectedly accepted reality: "Forget it, forget it. Humans never had it anyway, so there's no need to regret anything."

"That's true. As scavengers, we can't be too greedy," a voice came from beside its ear. "However, that Weaver is indeed greedy, hoarding things it doesn't even need."

"You can't say that. It did do something good, so it deserves a reward," Old Cat said, still lost in sadness. "Why did we send a large force, working so hard to get here? Was it just a sightseeing trip, with a bit of a scare?"

The voice replied, "Seeing more of the world, isn't that good?"

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

Old Cat turned its head, its tail perked up. "I knew this voice sounded like Lu Yuan. How did you wake up so quickly?"

Indeed, the speaker was Lu Yuan. He was still lying there, like a massive mountain.

That mysterious voice seemed to be transmitted through telepathy.

"How are you feeling?" Sea Snail asked sweetly.

"I just woke up. For some reason, the damage this time wasn't as severe as I imagined..." Lu Yuan's voice sounded a bit serious. "My friends, I've thought of a very strange question... I'm just assuming, hypothetically, if one were to kill a God, is it possible to seize the God's authority?"

This question startled everyone.

Even the two Turtle People, who held the highest status, turned pale and their legs went weak, collapsing onto the ground.

This guy was too audacious! We just sealed our memories; can we please not discuss conceptual matters like this?

"This is very important to me."

"I don't know," Turtle Gu Zi said honestly. "Don't talk about this either. If we are influenced, perhaps a plan that could have succeeded will fail."

That was true. Given the uniqueness of conceptual abilities, if everyone didn't believe, Lu Yuan's plan to seize authority clearly wouldn't succeed.

Another Aberrant, the Old Snake Person, retorted, "But I'm just curious, haven't people fought with Gods before?"

The Greedy Demon God was indeed powerful, but compared to Peak Civilizations, it was still far behind.

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

Lu Yuan was silent for a moment: "This feeling is very vague, my head is buzzing, like hallucinations from eating poisonous mushrooms."

"For the past few days, I've been in those ethereal illusions, as if I were invincible, omnipotent, an Eternal transcending myth."

"Only after waking up did I escape that inexplicable sense of arrogance and find that my soul's injuries had recovered somewhat..."

"Really?" Sea Snail Miss's pretty face instantly lit up like a blooming flower.

"Yes, it's like taking a potent tonic. The 40-point limit on Spirit Attributes seems to have loosened a bit."

40 points of Spirit, that was the rule of Pangu Continent!

The fact that it was loosening now made everyone's hearts stir.

But Lu Yuan dared not be careless. There were no free lunches in the world, but what if he was parasitized by some strange entity, and would suffer the consequences later.

Everyone also racked their brains to think. They dared not discuss information related to Gods, but they could still point out a few differences between Lu Yuan and the Peak Civilizations of previous generations.

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

"The World Will helped a lot with this matter; otherwise, with your abilities, you would never have been able to create a world."

Lu Yuan admitted this, the memory of almost suffocating back then still gave him lingering fear.

"Actually, you've underestimated the difficulty of creating a world. That Weaver is in your Yin World."

"It can mass-produce Time Yarn, so why hasn't it created a world?"

Lu Yuan had borrowed a "Time Molting," evolved from a piece of Time Yarn, back then. But now, with the Weaver itself present, its sheer scale was far beyond what the Greedy Demon God could compare to, yet it hadn't done so.

"The Weaver is probably not Eternal Level; I overestimated it..." Lu Yuan fell silent for a moment, looking towards the horizon.

From Mythical to Eternal, it was too difficult.

"This means the World Will expended an extremely vast amount of energy to help me."

Everyone estimated that if creating an aurora, a space storm, or a major earthquake consumed ten Civilization Points, creating a new world might consume a hundred million, or even a billion, energy points – a completely different scale of concept!

"Becoming the master of a world might have strong implicit benefits. For example, the concepts you possess in your mind would have greater weight in the Qiankun World, and the Qiankun World would operate according to your thoughts."

"If that's truly the case... it means the World Will has placed a heavy bet on you! It has invested most of its resources in you."