Assist?

Inside the rift passage, The Niu Brothers were guarding the rift, utterly bored.

Kong Yang lightly fanned himself with a folding fan in his left hand, while his right hand held a yellowed ancient book, which he was reading with great interest.

"Is gaming not fun, or are videos not entertaining?"

Kong Yin's face was full of exasperation as she complained, "You're just guarding a bunch of old books every day, wasting time!"

"You..."

Kong Yang sighed, his gaze shifting from his sister to the Niu Brothers.

"What do you all think the clan sent us to the Human Race to study for?"

"What else could it be?" Kong Yin rolled her eyes.

"It's just that whole relationship-building thing. They call it studying, but it's really just coming here as hostages."

"That's not right." Niu He shook his head, his voice muffled.

"With the Human Race's strength, they don't need hostages. We're here to learn from the Human Race!"

A smile appeared on Kong Yang's lips, and he raised the ancient book in his hand, nodding approvingly.

"Well said, it's for 'learning'!"

Kong Yin found it amusing and said dismissively, "The clan sent you here to learn the Human Race's Martial Dao, not these useless things!"

"Useless?"

Kong Yang frowned slightly and shook his head.

"I think you've been influenced too much by Third Brother; all you see is the Martial Dao!"

As he spoke, he looked at the others seriously.

"What do you think has allowed the Human Race to become so powerful?"

"Technology? Martial Dao? Mecha?"

Kong Yin nodded slightly with each word, indicating her agreement.

The Niu Brothers nodded vigorously, their faces full of longing.

"Wrong, all wrong!" Kong Yang shook his head and sighed.

"These are all just 'results,' not 'causes'!"

"Everything doesn't just appear out of nowhere."

"The Human Race also developed step by step to get where it is today."

Kong Yin frowned, her gaze drifting to the yellowed ancient book.

"You're not going to tell me that the so-called 'cause' is this old book, are you?"

"Yes, and no."

Kong Yang lightly raised the ancient book in his hand, explaining, "The important thing isn't the book itself, but the meaning it represents..."

"Inheritance!"

"It's not just the inheritance of science and technology, or Martial Dao Cultivation Methods, but more importantly, the inheritance of the Human Race's spirit, such as..."

At this point, a smile unconsciously appeared on Kong Yang's lips.

"Li Qingshan's 'chivalry and courage' comes from the Human Race's generations of inheritance."

"Heh!"

Kong Yin was amused and said dismissively, "Rushing in mindlessly like an idiot, and you call that 'chivalry and courage'?"

"Are you tired of living, or have you had enough? You want to learn that stuff?"

"Impulsive, yes, he's a bit impulsive."

Kong Yang shook his head, correcting, "But you can't deny Li Qingshan's 'chivalry and courage,' especially in front of us alien races, he can still put aside his prejudices and charge into battle..."

"Alliance Leader, you flatter me."

As the voice rang out, the five of them were stunned and turned their heads to look.

Li Qingshan had emerged from the rift at some point, looking at them with a face full of shame.

"Uh..."

Kong Yang paused slightly, forcing a smile on his face.

"Qingshan, when did you get back?"

"Just now." Li Qingshan gave a bashful smile, then said with a touch of shame, "The four words 'Chivalrous and Courageous' are too heavy; I'm afraid I can't live up to them."

"You can, you can!"

Kong Yang's face bloomed with a smile. Relieved, he stepped forward and said, "You don't mind our status as a different race and charge ahead; how could you not live up to it?"

After a casual compliment, Kong Yang got straight to the point.

"Right, what's the situation outside the rift? Which race is it? What's the scale? Are there any experts?"

Li Qingshan's brow gradually furrowed as he sighed.

"It's gone."

"Gone?!"

Kong Yang's smile froze. The Niu Brothers were stunned in place, while Kong Yin frowned and urged, "What's gone? Explain yourself clearly. What exactly is the situation?"

"We were too late."

Li Qingshan turned his head to look at the ten-thousand-meter rift, saying helplessly, "There should be other fortresses that also opened rifts on the opposite side of that planet. Now, it's a scene of devastation, with the land scorched and the people suffering."

"Such a coincidence?"

Kong Yang frowned. He flew directly into the rift, with Kong Yin and the other three following closely behind.

Li Qingshan smiled and followed behind them.

The group of six passed through the rift and hovered in the high sky.

Beneath their feet was a scorched continent.

The four words "land scorched and the people suffering" were a very apt description!

Kong Yin's gaze swept across the ground. At the same time, she released her senses to carefully investigate, analyzing in a cold voice, "The surface hasn't cooled down for long. The attack happened no more than a month ago. Judging from the traces, it should be a sixth-order expert proficient in the 'fire' aspect of the Martial Dao…"

"It wasn't fire!"

Kong Yang shook his head, saying in a deep voice, "Destroying a continent is simple, but to cover the entire continent in one strike without harming the earth's crust isn't so easy. Only the top ten on the War Merit Board are capable of that."

"I remember the information on the top ten very clearly. None of them specialize in 'fire,' but…"

"'Fei Xingye,' ranked first, possesses a seventy-two-foot 'Great Sun Dharma Form'!"

"Alliance Leader!"

Li Qingshan's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a questioning tone, "Are you saying that 'Fei Xingye' did this?"

"That's right!"

Kong Yang nodded seriously, affirming, "He's the only one I can think of."

"Only 'Fei Xingye' could destroy a continent so easily."

Hearing this, Li Qingshan's gaze swept over the scorched earth, and he couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"It's indeed not easy to achieve this."

Destroying a continent only requires one strike, taking no more than ten seconds in total.

But making the battlefield look like it was a month ago isn't so easy.

He had spent a full few minutes cooling down the entire continent to complete the "aging" process.

Originally, he was worried about being found out, but now it seemed unnecessary.

"Alliance Leader!"

Li Qingshan's expression darkened, and he said in a cold voice, "The matter is too coincidental. Could it be that 'Fei Xingye' is afraid that the Alliance Leader will surpass him, so he's specifically targeting you?"

"Targeting?"

As soon as these words came out, Kong Yang and the others frowned.

Of course, "Fei Xingye" alone couldn't achieve this.

But…

"Border fortresses definitely have coordinates when they open rifts in alien starfields!"

"Arranging something like that wouldn't be too difficult."

Kong Yin's expression darkened, and she said with dissatisfaction, "With the momentum of our Shouyang Alliance, it's only a matter of time before my brother surpasses Fei Xingye and reaches the top of the War Merit Board."

"The military must be getting antsy, so they're secretly interfering, hindering our accumulation of war merits, and opening a back door for Fei Xingye at the same time!"

The Niu Brothers exchanged glances and suggested, "Kong Yang, contact Vice Minister Ye."

"He's the Deputy Minister of Education, and our ranking is also part of his political achievements. There's no way he'll sit idly by."

"Deputy Minister this, Deputy Minister that, you still want to ask for help?"

Kong Yang shook his head speechlessly, waved his hand, and said after careful consideration, "It's too early to jump to conclusions. Perhaps it's just a coincidence."

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Li Qingshan and sighed, "Qingshan, I apologize for the spectacle. Prejudice is everywhere. Our status as members of a different race is indeed a bit glaring to others."

"Alliance Leader, I've already joined the Shouyang Alliance, and we're friends."

Li Qingshan's expression turned serious, and he said earnestly, "Regardless of whether it's Fei Xingye targeting us or not, I will definitely take the lead and do my best to assist you in reaching the top of the War Merit Board!"