Star Realm, above the giant crater.
A few figures hovered ten thousand meters away, their gazes locked onto the tier-3 World Gate.
Suddenly, the void shook.
The hundred-meter-wide nebula began rotating counterclockwise, its surface area continuously shrinking.
The rotational speed grew faster and faster as the nebula contracted rapidly.
In the span of a breath, it had transformed into a tiny speck, starlight flickering out of existence.
The void smoothed over. Nothing remained in its original place; the tier-3 World Gate had completely vanished.
"Whew! It's finally over!"
Xiang Wuji let out a long breath, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
The other Limitless Squad members also relaxed at the same time, their expressions easing.
"Senior."
Li Qinghan stared at the spot where the World Gate had vanished, his gaze deep and distant.
"Does the Antimatter Bomb really have the power to destroy a planet?"
"Of course!" Xiang Wuji nodded without hesitation, affirming:
"Shattering the star is the only way to 'close the door'!"
"Now that the World Gate is gone, the Cat-Ear Clan's planet behind the door is definitely toast!"
"Alright!"
Li Qinghan sighed and withdrew his gaze.
"Senior, so as not to keep the headmaster and the others waiting, I'll take my leave first."
As his voice fell, purple lightning surged into the high heavens, speeding westward.
Lightning flashed consecutively, reaching a thousand miles away in the blink of an eye.
"This is hardly just taking his 'leave'!"
Xiang Wuji clicked his tongue in secret, then looked toward his teammates.
"Don't you guys feel like our junior was acting a bit down after the World Gate closed?"
"He was a bit." The few of them nodded simultaneously, guessing:
"After all, it was a star-shattering door closure, with an entire living planet being destroyed. The junior might be feeling a bit uncomfortable because of that, right?"
"Really?"
Xiang Wuji lowered his head to look below. The battlefield was a complete mess, thick black ash covering the ground.
Just how many Cat-Ear clansmen had to be killed to reach this point?
Would Li Qinghan feel uncomfortable over a shattered star?
Purple lightning sped across the high heavens, crossing mountain forests and lakes all the way.
Li Qinghan had no interest in admiring the Star Realm's geography, his distant gaze fixed entirely on the completely motionless panel.
Completely motionless!
Ordinary alien races didn't count as monsters, but since the Cat-Ear Clan colluded with the Celestial Fox Clan, there had to be other members of the Celestial Fox Clan on the planet.
Given the power of the Antimatter Bomb, even if there really were high-tier Celestial Fox clansmen, it was impossible for all of them to escape with their lives!
"It really doesn't add a single bit of experience!"
Li Qinghan let out an abrupt sigh, his gaze falling onto the panel.
The Martial Dao panel! The Martial Dao Space!
Staring at the two characters for "Martial Dao," it involuntarily reminded him of his past attempt to bring a laser gun into the space.
A cutlass was a weapon, and a laser gun was also a weapon, but the Martial Dao Space only recognized the cutlass.
Killing a monster with a saber meant slaying it with one's own hands.
The Antimatter Bomb just now was likewise thrown out by his own hands.
Yet the latter was not recognized by the panel.
"Martial Dao follows the heart."
Li Qinghan murmured softly, gaining a flash of understanding.
This attempt could be considered to have given him a deeper understanding of the panel.
His path, after all, had to be walked through martial combat and bloodshed.
Rather than sitting in the rear, pressing a button, and deciding victory from hundreds of millions of miles away.
The lightning sped all the way, quickly arriving at the ruins of the human camp.
Li Qinghan touched down, stepping across the World Gate.
Lu Qing had long been waiting outside the World Gate, saying with a tense expression:
"Junior, did you succeed?"
Li Qinghan nodded with a smile,
"It's done."
"Good! Good! Good!"
Lu Qing jumped in place with excitement, incoherently babbling.
After her emotions calmed down slightly,
she suddenly turned to face Li Qinghan, her eyes shimmering with crystal tears as she said:
"Junior, thank you."
"Senior sister..."
Li Qinghan shook his head, looking down at his feet with a complex smile.
"Ziying Star is now my home, too."
Ziying Star, deep orbit.
A giant starship floated in solitude, orbiting the planet.
In front of the portholes, dozens of figures stood, gazing far into the blue planet, every single one of them wearing a tense expression.
Only a silver-haired youth stood at the very front, still as calm and collected as ever.
Humm!
A vibration abruptly sounded,
and instantly, everyone's gaze shifted, locking tightly onto the silver-haired youth's wrist.
Ye Yukong gave a faint smile, lowering his head to tap his communicator.
The message was very brief, consisting of only a few sparse words.
After reading it, Ye Yukong turned to face the crowd, speaking with solemn gravity.
"Notify all starships..."
Ye Yukong paused mid-sentence, a smile surfacing.
"Return to course, we're going home!"
The message crossed the void, spreading throughout the entire star system.
On the orbits of various planets, one after another of the docked, behemoth steel beasts slowly set sail, once again heading toward Ziying Star.
On the starships, the hundreds of millions of citizens who had already been panicking and lost in their minds quickly discovered something was wrong and pressed against the portholes.
Gazing at the increasingly closer blue planet, everyone was bewildered.
"Weren't we supposed to evacuate? Why are we going back again?"
Could it be that the Evil God isn't coming anymore?
No way! The Evil God's threat is no joke!
Evacuating an entire planet, how can they treat it like child's play?
Nonsense, isn't it a good thing if the Evil God doesn't come? Do you want to go wander in alien space?
That's right, Ziying Star is our root after all!
Apprehension, doubt, relief, hope...
The chaotic discussions filled every corner of the tens of thousands of starships.
Suddenly,
Humm!
The communicators on the wrists of all over ten billion citizens vibrated simultaneously.
Projection screens popped up, lines of text scrolling past.
Detailed Announcement Regarding This Evacuation (Note: Brief introduction to the World Gate and Star Realm Rifts...)
(Note: Brief introduction to the Cat-Ear Clan and Celestial Fox Clan...)
(Note: Brief introduction to the dangers of the Evil God...)
On November 13 of the 5627th year of the Ziying Calendar, Ziying Academy suppressed the Star Realm. One hundred and ten thousand kilometers to the east, an underground cavern manifested, and academy students entered the cavern to gather resources...
On December 31 of the 5627th year of the Ziying Calendar, three tier-3 fierce beasts appeared in the underground cavern, and all academy students evacuated...
On January 20 of the 5628th year of the Ziying Calendar, Ziying Academy freshman "Li Qinghan" crossed into the Star Realm, ventured deep into the underground cavern, and slew fierce beasts. At the same time, he discovered the presence of the Cat-Ear alien race, making the preliminary judgment that both the fierce beasts and the Cat-Ear Clan came from the Star Realm Rifts.
On January 23 of the 5628th year of the Ziying Calendar, the Star Realm Rift manifested once again. Li Qinghan ventured into the rift at his own peril to investigate, confirming that the rift was about to merge with the Star Realm suppressed by Ziying Academy, that the planet where the Cat-Ear Clan resided and a tier-3 World Gate were about to form, and Ziying Academy initiated war preparations.
On January 24 of the 5628th year of the Ziying Calendar, the Star Realm opened to all tier-2 students to gather resources to the best of their ability...
On May 31 of the 5628th year of the Ziying Calendar, Star Realm Rifts appeared frequently, and for safety's sake, all students evacuated the Star Realm.
On June 1 of the 5628th year of the Ziying Calendar, Li Qinghan once again crossed the World Gate to suppress the Star Realm, and all students followed him in, continuing to gather resources...
On June 30 of the 5628th year of the Ziying Calendar, the Star Realm fusion began, and Ziying Academy officially fell back to defend outside the World Gate.
On July 14 of the 5628th year of the Ziying Calendar, Li Qinghan entered the World Gate for the third time, slaying alien races, clearing out the Cat-Ear Clan camp, and discovering the Celestial Fox Clan's Saintess. The Celestial Fox Clan colluded with the Evil God, putting Ziying Star in imminent peril; the Ziying Federation and all universities jointly decided to evacuate Ziying Star and "shatter the star to close the door"!
On July 15 of the 5628th year of the Ziying Calendar, the Crimson Federation's reply was issued, and tens of thousands of hundred-kilometer-class starships set sail...
On July 22 of the 5628th year of the Ziying Calendar, the evacuation plan was officially launched...
On July 25 of the 5628th year of the Ziying Calendar, the starships arrived, the citizens evacuated, and not a single person remained on Ziying Star.
On July 30 of the 5628th year of the Ziying Calendar, Li Qinghan broke through once more, entering the Star Realm for the fourth time, slaying the Celestial Fox Saintess, closing the World Gate of the planet where the Cat-Ear Clan resided, and thoroughly shattering the Evil God's conspiracy.
All compatriots of Ziying Star, the crisis has been lifted!
Return to course, go home!
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