Earth, Huaxia, Magic City.
Standing atop a fifty-story building and gazing at the scene around him, Bai Yang felt as though he had been transported to another world.
By his reckoning, although he had returned now and then to check whether anything major had happened here, he hadn't really familiarized himself with the place in years. At that moment, he felt completely out of sync with the world.
The streets were still full of traffic, but they were nowhere near as crowded as they had been a few years ago. Instead, Strange Beasts raced everywhere, with people riding them at breakneck speed. They were far more convenient than cars—and didn't need fuel.
Wolves, tigers, leopards, lions, mantises, beetles, and even people riding crabs, scuttling sideways...
All these animals were mutated creatures. The largest were no more than five meters long. Though they were Strange Beasts, they didn't hurt people and seemed quite docile.
People were also riding all kinds of birds through the sky, which looked much more high-class. Besides that, Bai Yang saw all sorts of people flying on flying-sword treasures, looking incredibly dashing.
"What's going on? Has Earth really changed this much in just a few years?" The sight left Bai Yang's head spinning.
So he decided to get online and find out.
He pulled out his phone, connected to the internet, and watched a flood of information scroll across the screen as he quickly browsed through it.
Half an hour later, he had a general grasp of the situation.
A few years ago, he had let vital energy fill Earth, and all living things had begun to evolve. After an initial period of chaos, humanity had quickly learned to adapt. Then, in a mere few years, Earth's civilization had made leaps and bounds. A level of civilization