The Aftermath
"I choose reward one!"
At this moment, Yang Wu's inner voice was exceptionally firm.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Wu felt a tremendous energy emerge in his Dantian.
Subsequently, seven small planets, one large and six small, began to rotate continuously within the Dantian, and then the eighth and ninth small planets appeared one after another.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Wu's Dantian trembled violently, and the Genetic Origin Energy contained within his body surged wildly into the Dantian, causing Dantian to frantically devour a large amount of energy and begin to expand continuously. At the same time, Yang Wu's Dantian also became thicker.
After Yang Wu's Dantian expanded to a certain extent--
"Rumble..."
The nine small planets that were constantly rotating inside his Dantian trembled violently, and then their volume rapidly expanded, increasing several times in size in just a short moment.
All nine planets were trembling, and in that instant, the largest of them finally expanded to its limit.
"Bang!"
The largest planet exploded with a deafening roar, followed by the explosions of the other eight smaller planets, which were transformed once again into endless fiery red Genetic Origin Energy.
Finally, Yang Wu felt a tremor run through his soul. The boundless fiery red Genetic Origin Energy within his Dantian had once again coalesced into a star, larger than the previous Miniature Planet, radiating endless light.
The star, radiating endless light, continued to rotate, seemingly containing boundless power. At the same time, another star, slightly smaller in size, began to appear.
With the appearance of the second star, Yang Wu successfully broke through to the second level of the Star Level.
This breakthrough looked like it took a long time, but only a few seconds had actually passed!
Inside the Ancient Civilization Gravity Chamber force had reached more than eight thousand times the Earth's gravity.
Yang Wu first focused his attention on the Time Simulator in his mind.
Just as he expected, the time interval on the Time Simulator changed again, and the next simulation would take three years!
Although he was frustrated, Yang Wu knew he had to face it eventually, so he quickly adjusted his mindset.
"Anyway, I'm going to break through to the Star Level eventually, so there's no harm in breaking through sooner. This way, I finally have some ability to protect myself. Even if there are adventurer teams that appear later, I'll have enough ability to deal with them! As for the Nuolanshan Family fleet following behind, Luo Feng is still there."
Yang Wu carefully sensed the enormous energy contained within his body, feeling that it was dozens of times greater than before the simulation.
However, Yang Wu's cultivation level had already reached the Domain Second Layer, so controlling this power was a piece of cake for him.
"Next, I need to figure out how to explain my breakthrough," Yang Wu thought to himself.
Afterwards, Yang Wu walked out of the Ancient Civilization Gravity Chamber and found Communication Watch that he hadn't used in a long time, which he put on his body.
Since Yang Wu obtained the Auxiliary Optical Computer in the No. 9 Ancient Civilization Ruins, he has never used the Communication Watch again.
However, in order to prevent the Auxiliary AI Chi Yan from detecting his changes, Yang Wu has no choice but to use the Communication Watch again for a few days.
Logically, Auxiliary AI should be completely loyal to its master. However, Chi Yan is currently considered an Auxiliary AI of Babata, and Babata can still read everything that Chi Yan knows. Yang Wu obviously does not want Babata to know the reason for his breakthrough, so he can only temporarily shut down Chi Yan.
"Once we defeat the Golden Horned Beast, we must make Babata sever the connection between himself and Chi Yan!" Yang Wu thought to himself as he put the Communication Watch back on his wrist.
Soon, three days had passed, which was August 4th.
That day, Yang Wu contacted Hong, Thunder God, and Luo Feng again.
The four gathered together, Yang Wu told them about his breakthrough.
Upon learning that Yang Wu had broken through to the second Star Level, Luo Feng and his companions were initially surprised, but then overjoyed, because finally someone could deal with the Golden Horned Beast.
As for the reason for Yang Wu's breakthrough, although they were curious, everyone has their own secrets, and since Yang Wu didn't say, they wouldn't ask.
But Babata wouldn't think that far ahead.
In order to find out the reason for Yang Wu's breakthrough, it read through all the information that Yang Wu's assistant Chi Yan, had gathered again. After not getting the answer it wanted, Babata simply asked directly, "Yang Wu, how did you break through to the Star Level in such a short time?"
Yang Wu smiled slightly and said, "I obtained a miraculous treasure by chance, which enabled me to break through quickly. I originally planned to use it after I broke through to the Star Level, but now..."
When Babata pressed for more information, Yang Wu refused to say anything more. This infuriated Babata, who resolved to give Yang Wu a hard time when he redeemed rewards based on his contributions again.
After discussing the matter with Luo Feng and the other two, Yang Wu decided to set off immediately to capture the Golden Horned Beast!
On Earth today, after Yang Wu and his companions killed the two Beast Emperors, almost all the King Level monsters that were detected, except for the Golden Horned Beast, have been wiped out.
The Golden Horned Beast, on the other hand, remained hidden in the sea, seemingly determined to break through to the Star Level in the ocean.
But it could never have imagined that Yang Wu possessed a cheat device like the Time Simulator.
After Yang Wu and Luo Feng parted ways, they didn't return home but went straight to find the Golden Horned Beast.
Since its appearance, the Golden Horned Beast had been under human surveillance. Therefore, Yang Wu quickly located it.
As for Hong and Thunder God, they did not come this time.
Yang Wu had previously been able to fight the Golden Horned Beast to a standstill; the only difference was speed. Now, having broken through from the Planetary Level Seven to the second-tier Star Level, dealing with the Golden Horned Beast was a piece of cake.
The crimson triangular fighter jet hovered directly above the location of the Golden Horned Beast.
The hatch opened, and a black Flowing Light swiftly flew towards the location of the Golden Horned Beast.
Boom!
Flowing Light flashed across the sea, and the seawater around Yang Wu surged wildly, but it could not affect Yang Wu's speed in the slightest.
"Woo!"
The Golden Horned Beast had already sensed Yang Wu's Star Level aura, so its voice contained a hint of fear.
It doesn't understand at all!
As the most powerful bloodline in the universe, the Golden Horned Beast would need more than half a year to break through from the Planetary Level Nine to the Stellar Level One. However, this ant-like human who charged towards it broke through from the Planetary Level Seven to the second level of the Star Level in just over ten days.
In its inherited memories, such a breakthrough speed requires many precious treasures, which are absolutely impossible to find on such a small planet.
However, now is clearly not the time to consider these things.
"Boom!"
The Golden Horned Beast flapped its scaled wings slightly, instantly transforming into a Golden Flowing Light and flying in the opposite direction from Yang Wu!
Seeing the Golden Horned Beast flee without a fight, Yang Wu's lips curled up slightly. Then, his speed suddenly increased, and he transformed into an even faster Flowing Light to give chase.
Call out!
Yang Wu's Fire Dragon Spear shot out like lightning.
A terrifying spear beam pierced through space in an instant, spanning thousands of meters, and slammed heavily into the Golden Horned Beast's wing.
Yang Wu dared not strike the Golden Horned Beast's vital points directly, fearing that damaging its Origin Core would prevent Luo Feng from Possession.
With its wings pierced, the Golden Horned Beast's speed suddenly decreased, and Yang Wu caught up with it in an instant.
Boom!
Yang Wu's Fire Dragon Spear traced an arc and slammed hard into the back of the Golden Horned Beast.
Golden light emanated from the scales of the Golden Horned Beast, but it was completely unable to stop Yang Wu's attack.
The Golden Horned Beast let out a series of mournful roars, and its body was covered with blood beads due to Yang Wu's heavy blow. Its dark golden eyes dimmed, and its huge body began to fall helplessly downwards!
It was obvious that Yang Wu had severely injured him with a single blow.
Yang Wu grabbed the Golden Horned Beast's tail and flew towards the Wilderness Area near the Jiangnan Base City, while simultaneously dialing Yang Wu Luo Feng's number.