Arrival

"Achoo!" Lu Yan'an, who had just returned to the Lu Family, was sitting on a recliner, basking in the sun and nodding lazily as he watched a young man diligently practicing his fist techniques. Although they hadn't seen each other for five years, Lu Yan'an recognized the other person at a glance—his younger brother, Lu Jilian! Perhaps it was the warmth of the sun gently spilling over him that caused him to sneeze comfortably.

Hearing the commotion Lu Yan'an made, the young man practicing his punches nearby paused, then turned around quickly, his eyes landing on Lu Yan'an's familiar face!

"Brother?!" Lu Jilian asked in disbelief.

"It's me!" Lu Yan'an gave a firm reply, then stepped forward and hugged his younger brother tightly. That once young and adorable brother had now grown into a young man.

After the brothers finished their pleasantries, Lu Jilian couldn't wait to pull his brother toward the main hall. Lu Yan'an took a cursory look around as they walked, finding that the Lu Family mansion was still the same, still filled with memories...

Inside the study, Lu Zhong and his three sons gathered together.

"So, you're saying you're already the number one powerhouse in the world, An'er?" Lu Zhong looked at Lu Yan'an with a shocked expression; he truly couldn't imagine that his son, who had only entered the universe five years ago, could reach this point so quickly!

"Not necessarily, I suppose? At least in my impression, there is one person I am definitely no match for!" Lu Yan'an spread his hands and said with a hint of composure.

"Who is it?" Lu Kunwu asked curiously.

"Our Emperor of the Feng Kingdom—Feng Yunruo."

Hiss, the sound of the father and his three sons drawing in cold breaths echoed through the room.

In the vast starry sky of the solar system, a warship-type silver-gray spacecraft had already approached Earth.

"What a beautiful planet, deep blue, it's breathtaking!"

Inside the spacecraft's control room.

A tall, rugged captain named Aifu, dressed in a black combat suit, wore an expression of enjoyment as he looked at the azure planet displayed on the external virtual screen. "It's driving me crazy, I love it, yes, I love it! This is money! This is status! Hahaha!" The other crew members nearby also let out excited howls, unlike the captain's lyrical exclamation.

Yes!

This was a planet without an owner; for space adventurers like them, what a wonderful thing that was!

But for the intelligent beings already existing on this planet, the arrival of these uninvited guests was nothing short of a catastrophe!

Yuan Planet, above a certain sea area.

The deep blue seawater was rippling quietly as the warship-type spacecraft slowly released micro-robots to probe this beautiful planet!

In the control room, a group of space adventurers was laughing hysterically with extreme excitement.

A child's avatar appeared on the control room screen, and a crisp voice rang out, "According to projections, this planet is nearly spherical, with a diameter of nearly 6,400 kilometers. The surface area is 510 million square kilometers, of which 29.2% is land and 70.8% is water. The surface gravity is approximately 0.11 cosmic standard gravity units. Air composition: nitrogen accounts for about 78%, oxygen accounts for about 21%..."

The ship's AI, "Monad," quickly reported the simplest and easiest data to detect.

Captain Aifu's expression was serious, a hint of madness in his eyes as he turned to look at the eight crew members beside him who were equally agitated. "Everyone, it is almost time for us to harvest the fruits of victory. However, the more we reach this moment, the less we can afford to be careless! Do not act without authorization until we have complete data. Those who disobey will die!"

He had seen some space adventure teams that accidentally discovered an indigenous planet, only to be killed by the planet's powerhouses due to carelessness! Dying at the moment closest to victory! Even though he was a Universe-level powerhouse, he dared not be the least bit careless. But at the same time, it was this cautious nature that had saved his life countless times!

Three days later.

The ship's AI, "Monad," had fully collected all the information on Yuan Planet and began reporting to Captain Aifu:

"This is a very backward planet; the civilization on it hasn't even developed a network, so information collection was relatively slow!"

Aifu waved his hand. "Get to the point!"

"Yes! This planet is called 'Yuan Planet' by the humans within it. There are nearly one billion humans on Yuan Planet, among whom the number of Apprentice-level individuals is nearly 800 million! The number of Planet-level individuals is nearly 10,000! And there are three Star-level individuals!" Monad said.

The spacecraft fell into silence.

Captain Aifu and his crew were all stunned for a moment. Then, a wave of overwhelming laughter erupted among the crowd. The madness and brutality mixed within it were chilling!

"Three Star-level individuals! Hahahaha, the power of this planet's experts is too weak, especially considering Captain Aifu is a Universe-level powerhouse, hahaha!" The crew members were extremely excited.

One must know that as a space explorer, Aifu was an official mercenary of the Universe Mercenary Alliance. The explorer team he formed couldn't have entered without strength. The weakest official crew member on the ship was at the Star-level! In addition, there were two ninth-rank Planet-level individuals who served as auxiliary personnel for the ship.

This force was simply overwhelming for the local powers on Yuan Planet.

"Captain Aifu, there is some detailed information you must see," the ship's AI, Monad, reminded him.

"What information?" the captain asked with a smile.

"Three thousand years ago, a peak powerhouse appeared on this planet, named Feng Yunruo."

"Oh? How strong was he?"

"Ninth-rank Planet-level!"

After hearing this, Captain Aifu chuckled; a peak powerhouse at the ninth-rank Planet-level was quite amusing.

The crew members also laughed out loud, feeling extremely disdainful.

Just as Captain Aifu was about to give the order to push through with brute force, Monad's next words made him freeze.

"A ninth-rank Planet-level who had stepped into the threshold of the laws!"

Hearing Monad's words, Captain Aifu's expression instantly stiffened, and he roared:

"Do you know what you are saying? Planet-level? Laws? How is that possible?"

The crew members below looked at each other, clearly confused about the situation. At this moment, one crew member asked cautiously: "Captain Aifu, what's wrong with the laws?"

Hearing the crew member's question, Captain Aifu finally recovered from the immense shock. He replied slowly:

"Laws are something that only World Lords begin to comprehend. Anyone who comprehends the existence of laws before the World Lord stage is a genius! And only those who comprehend the existence of laws can become World Lords! Yet, this indigenous planet produced a genius who comprehended laws while still at the Planetary level. Do you understand the implications of that? And this was three thousand years ago!"

"No, we cannot just plunder recklessly. Monad, continue to gather information and see what the situation is with that genius now," Captain Aifu said, feeling a headache coming on. Having such a piece of fat meat right in front of him but being unable to take a bite was incredibly frustrating!

"Understood!" the artificial intelligence Monad immediately responded.

"Kid Lu, you're about to have something to do!" In the backyard of the Lu family mansion, Lord Shen suddenly paused, then grinned mischievously at Lu Yan'an, who was currently enjoying a sunbath.

Lu Yan'an, standing to the side, clearly hadn't realized what was happening yet and looked at Lord Shen with a slightly dull expression. However, upon seeing Lord Shen's signature mischievous grin, he immediately shuddered. The experience at the Stairs of Sinking still remained fresh in Lu Yan'an's memory to this day; back then, Lord Shen had worn that same grin, and as a result, Lu Yan'an had paid a very heavy "price" for it.

"Has a problem arisen, Lord Shen?" Lu Yan'an asked respectfully. He truly couldn't stand Lord Shen's tendency to speak in riddles. But there was no help for it; living under someone else's roof, alas! He could only hope for Lord Shen to reveal a few scraps of information.

"There is indeed something, and it is a major event for you! If not handled well, even your own life could be in danger!" Lord Shen said, looking at Lu Yan'an.

"However..." Lord Shen's tone shifted.

"This can be considered a trial for you, and perhaps even for the entire Yuan Planet. If you can pass it, the benefits will be significant!"

"A trial that puts even my life in danger and could affect the entire Yuan Planet?" Lu Yan'an pondered.

Lord Shen, watching Lu Yan'an's thoughtful expression from the side, smiled and said:

"It's useless for you to think so much right now; you'll know when the time comes. This matter isn't far off, so prepare yourself well. Any extra strength you can muster to face this crisis will be for the best!"

Having said that, he turned and walked away.

Leaving only Lu Yan'an standing there, lost in thought.