"Please note that this matter has not yet been announced to the public. The council will send the announcement draft to everyone afterward.
Once the representatives return to their respective regions, please release the announcement according to that draft to avoid causing public panic."
"That is all. Meeting adjourned."
The moment Li Hengkong finished speaking, the atmosphere in the main council chamber grew heavy.
None of the Moon God Grade martial artists who remained said a word.
Only the Star God Grade council members rose from their seats, their footsteps a disorderly shuffle as they left.
Varying degrees of gravity showed on every face.
Everyone present understood the weight of the words "Spark Program."
It was the Human Race's final contingency plan, activated only in the face of an extinction-level threat.
The last time it had been activated was on the eve of the Final Battle.
Yet now, merely because an alien spacecraft had appeared, Li Hengkong had brought it out again.
That meant Li Hengkong was far more wary than he had let on in his public address.
The council members soon departed, leaving fewer than twenty people, most of them representatives of various factions.
Li Hengkong mainly clarified the Human Race's stance toward the approaching extraterrestrial civilization: proceed cautiously and attempt contact.
He also mentioned the Thirty-Three Palaces, directly putting forward the "theory" that "the Thirty-Three Palaces might never have truly left."
Several people straightened in their seats at once.
A few of the representatives exchanged glances.
After urging everyone to treat the matter cautiously and avoid excessive optimism, Li Hengkong dismissed the faction representatives.
Only the Human Race's moon gods and ancient moon god powerhouses friendly toward humanity, such as Blood Butcher and Yin, remained in the chamber.
Li Hengkong glanced at those who remained and sat