Just as Jiang Zhen was pondering the situation, a figure landed nearby.
Hearing the sound, Jiang Zhen showed no surprise and did not move. He simply remained seated, quietly thinking, or perhaps sensing this Earth Star.
In Jiang Zhen's view, what had drawn him here was still Earth Star itself.
After arriving, Sun Wukong saw Jiang Zhen sitting cross-legged atop a boulder at the edge of the cliff.
"Uh... sorry for the trouble!"
Seeing that Jiang Zhen still had not moved, Sun Wukong spoke up.
Jiang Zhen opened his eyes at those words, glanced at him, and said:
"Sit."
Sun Wukong immediately came before Jiang Zhen and sat down cross-legged.
"Can you tell me who you really are?"
Jiang Zhen looked at Sun Wukong with interest and said with a smile:
"Heh, interesting. Little Monkey, did that alien send you here to ask?"
At those words, Sun Wukong's mouth twitched.
"I'm not some little monkey!"
Jiang Zhen merely chuckled softly and said nothing more.
Seeing this, Sun Wukong said helplessly:
"Old Du did send me."
Jiang Zhen nodded. "Fine. Ask whatever you want. If I can tell you, I will."
Sun Wukong asked, "Who exactly are you? An Earth Star native?"
Jiang Zhen replied, "An Earth Star native... I suppose so. Even I don't know my own origins.
All I know is that the last time I awoke was a very, very long time ago. I remember it was still the primordial era then.
Nine enormous fireballs hung in the sky, and I appeared because of the unbearable heat.
After shooting those fireballs apart, I went back to sleep."
Sun Wukong's eyes widened in utter disbelief.
"You... this... no way. Are you talking about the legendary Great Yi Shoots the Suns?"
Jiang Zhen shook his head. "I don't know. I have no idea."
Sun Wukong looked at Jiang Zhen, then recalled the scene of those nine energy arrows blasting apart the Blazing Sun Battleship. He vaguely began to believe him.
Yet as Jiang Zhen watched Sun Wukong's expression, he burst into laughter inwardly. Ha ha, this Monkey really is easy to fool. Tsk, tsk. Whatever I say becomes the truth. This is quite amusing.
Still, if this keeps up... forget it. I suppose I'm about to become one of the Ancestors of Huaxia in this world.
With that thought, Jiang Zhen spoke calmly again:
"However, I did wake up once during that time. But that awakening was different from the previous one.
I did not reveal myself, but I heard wave after wave of killing cries resounding above.
In the end, blood flowed into rivers, and countless amounts of blood gathered where I was.
Then people threw the corpses of those men into the place where I lay, burying more than four hundred thousand people there.
The baleful aura that soared into the sky before was also related to those dead."
Sun Wukong's eyes widened, and his heart was filled with shock.
This Jiang Zhen may not necessarily be Yi, the one who shot down the nine suns, but according to Old Du, the place where he emerged was the Changping battlefield. Those corpses were the four hundred thousand Zhao State soldiers slaughtered by Lord Wu'an Bai Qi during the Battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao.
By that calculation, this man was at least far older than me. And his strength seemed even more terrifying!
With that in mind, Sun Wukong looked at Jiang Zhen seriously.
"Will you protect this world?"
Jiang Zhen looked at Sun Wukong as if he were an idiot.
"I'm not a babysitter. Unless there is a disaster that threatens the extinction of a race, their lives and deaths have nothing to do with me.
Or if those things descend, perhaps I will act once I have fully recovered.
All right, Monkey. You should leave. Don't come here casually again in the future."
With a thought from Jiang Zhen, the powers of space and time activated instantly.
Before Sun Wukong could react, the power of time froze him. Then Monkey vanished from the spot.
When he regained consciousness, Monkey had already appeared in the skies above Chang'an, a thousand li away.
"Hiss..."
Sun Wukong sucked in a sharp breath, his heart filled with shock toward Jiang Zhen.
Elsewhere, after Du Kao returned to Great Tang, he explained the solution to Emperor Tang and helped him settle the matter there.
In the end, he vanished from the spot and headed aboard Deno Three.
Inside Deno Three, Lian Feng looked at Du Kao and said:
"General Du."
Du Kao nodded. "How did it go, Lian Feng? Did you find anything?"
Lian Feng shook her head helplessly. "There are no records about him in the Super God Academy.
However, the academy's many instructors have made a few guesses about his situation."
Du Kao's eyes immediately lit up.
"Tell me."
Lian Feng said, "This matter begins with Sun Wukong. Do you know where Sun Wukong came from?"
Du Kao frowned slightly.
"I heard that Teacher Wu of the Super God Academy obtained a special genetic code here on Earth Star.
In the end, with the power of the Great Clock, they barely managed to create the being known as Sun Wukong.
And even then, they were unable to fully study Sun Wukong."
Lian Feng shook her head.
"It is not true that they learned nothing. The Undefeated Body of the Power of the Galaxy evolved from Sun Wukong's Indestructible Body.
However, compared to Sun Wukong's true Indestructible Body, it is still far inferior.
Sun Wukong's genes were found here, and Teacher Wu and the others suspect that the mysterious Pangu civilization of the past originated from the planet beneath our feet!"
Du Kao's expression changed in shock. "The Pangu civilization really existed?"
Lian Feng shook her head. "I do not know whether it is true or false. But after seeing the even more mysterious Jiang Zhen, I suspect it may be real.
That Jiang Zhen is very likely a terrifying Great God left behind by the Pangu civilization.
Moreover, Monkey said that he would not interfere in Earth Star's affairs unless there was a threat of extinction.
And judging by what he meant, he seemed not to have fully recovered yet.
There is also the 'those beings' he mentioned. We do not know what those beings are.
Perhaps we can assume that it refers to the Void we have always feared.
In any case, his current strength already rivals that of a Chief God. He may very well be a fourth-generation Chief God.
Therefore, my suggestion is that we do not provoke him. We should establish relations with him instead, and abandon all previous plans!"
Du Kao fell silent for a moment after hearing that.
"I understand. I will notify the others in Deno and have them take most of our people to search for suitable planets.
However, we have already planted genes within some people on this planet.
So I suggest gathering the carriers of the Power of the Galaxy, the Nuo Star God of War, and the other genes into a single city.
That way, it will be easier for us to manage them, and we will not cross that person's bottom line. What do you think?"
Lian Feng nodded in agreement.
"Let's do that. I will inform the Super God Academy."
Du Kao said, "I'll notify the others in Deno."
After saying that, the two separated and headed in different directions.
What Jiang Zhen did not know was that his appearance had greatly accelerated the formation of the future Super God Academy situation.
Yet Jiang Zhen did not care about any of this. At that moment, he was already considering his own circumstances.
Sitting cross-legged where he was, Jiang Zhen thought, According to the situation in Stiff Pledge, the richer a Pangu Clansman's emotions are, the more terrifying their combat power becomes in the end.
But that method does not suit me, and that kind of combat power has its limits. It would be better to use technology directly, or cultivate.
Given my current situation, cultivation is the best option. With my physical constitution, perhaps I can create a method similar to those in Swallowed Star and Stellar Transformation, one that absorbs Cosmic Energy or something like Spiritual Qi.
That way, I might not have to conduct scientific research alone. That would be far too troublesome!
With that thought, Jiang Zhen's gaze turned toward the great clans, the various sects, and the many tombs.
I hope you will not disappoint me!
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