The Primal Universe, Ganwu Universe Country.
A blazing star, like an enormous fireball, hung high against the deep backdrop of the cosmos, burning eternally as it poured dazzling light and heat into the endless void.
Across the vast expanse dominated by its radiance, several planets of different shapes and sizes silently revolved around it, following intricate elliptical orbits.
This was the Solar System.
Amid the beautiful, tranquil stars of the Solar System, a figure shrouded entirely in black robes appeared out of thin air.
"This concealment through a Space Secret Technique is utterly mediocre."
Disdain filled the black-robed figure's voice. If he had not needed to keep the Virtual Universe Company from discovering any trace of him, he could have broken a Space Secret Technique of this caliber with a casual wave.
"That's Earth!"
A blue planet lay not far away. The black-robed figure looked toward it, then swept his gaze across the various planetary defense weapons concealed among the Solar System's asteroids.
After more than a hundred years of upgrades, these weapons could ensure that even a World Lord who entered the Solar System standing would leave in a coffin. "The homeworld of the peerless genius Yang Zheng? Hmph-soon, this peerless human genius will fall."
The black-robed figure snorted coldly, then turned into a streak of light and silently approached Earth.
Earth, Kyoto Base City.
Although China had long since entered the space age, it still preserved certain distinctive buildings that represented earlier eras.
All of the original Six Great Base Cities remained intact. As time slowly passed, housing prices within the base cities had actually grown higher than those outside.
"Earth really is an interesting place!"
Inside a quaint, elegant teahouse, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man reclined in a chair, sipping tea while leafing through a book.
"Even ordinary