All who came were heroes!

Somewhere in the solar system.

Strange ripples spread through space. After thirty days of travel, the spaceships finally reached the region of the Dark Universe corresponding to Earth. Once their speed dropped to zero, more than twenty ships appeared out of thin air.

"We're back!"

In the Black Dragon Spaceship's control room, Yang Zheng gazed at the distant blue planet, feeling utterly at ease. His three-month journey through the cosmos was finally over.

"Yang Zheng, this is bad! Something terrible has happened!"

On the console screen, Babata looked frantic and immediately displayed the footage captured by the Detector newly installed on the Black Dragon Spaceship.

"Holy shit!"

The entire Earth was engulfed in war. Countless sea monsters were attacking human base cities in a frenzy, and some cities had already fallen completely. Yang Zheng immediately looked toward Huaxia Country.

"Thank goodness!"

"I did everything I could!"

The Six Great Base Cities in Huaxia Country were all still intact and seemed untouched by the monsters' destruction. At the frontline bases not far from them, large numbers of soldiers and warriors were still struggling to hold the line.

Although they were all Earth humans, Yang Zheng still favored Huaxia Country. Seeing that it had not suffered widespread devastation, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Babata, take the Black Dragon Spaceship ahead at full speed. Our destination is the Pacific Ocean. Keep the rest of the fleet in outer space for now."

The Black Dragon Spaceship rapidly approached Earth. Its highly advanced stealth technology ensured that not a single satellite on Earth detected anything unusual.

Earth, the Pacific Ocean.

Six people became six streaks of light, flying together toward a point more than three hundred kilometers away. At that moment, this scene was being broadcast in every corner of every base city in every country across the world.

The elite leaders of every nation understood that this was probably humanity's last chance.

In the dark ocean waters, Luo Feng and the other five swiftly dived deeper. With their Cloud-Touching Vine armor or Black God Sets, they could easily descend into the deep sea.

Luo Feng left a Flowing Silver Guard behind and summoned an intelligent fighter jet. Once everything was ready...

Mohanderson, Ister, Tripathi Singh, Jia Yi, and Sokolov exchanged glances. A strange smile appeared on each of their faces, carrying a power that shook the soul.

All five sat cross-legged. With Luo Feng, there were six of them in total, exactly the number required for the Sacrificial Secret Technique within the Six-Pointed Star technique.

"Let's begin."

Luo Feng took a deep breath and closed his eyes, immersing his consciousness in the three Miniature Planets within his sea of consciousness.

All three Miniature Planets were blood-red. The one in the center was the largest, while the other two revolved around it, just as Earth revolved around the sun.

Beyond those three planets stood an enormous structure that nearly encompassed his entire sea of consciousness.

The Void Tower!

The interior of this blood-red tower was as vast as the universe, and it blocked attacks originating outside his sea of consciousness.

Just as Luo Feng was about to take the next step, a voice came from afar. "Luo Feng, wait!"

"Yang Zheng?"

Luo Feng's eyes snapped open.

At the same time, a terrifying presence descended. It was Yang Zheng, accompanied by a purple-eyed brawny man with two horns on his head. The aura emanating from that man was even more terrifying than the Golden Horned Beast's.

The other five also roused themselves, looking at the purple-eyed brawny man in shock.

"Councilor Yang?"

"Inspector Yang!"

They only relaxed when they spotted a familiar figure and realized it was Yang Zheng, but for a moment, they did not know what expression to make.

"Wait here for a moment!"

Yang Zheng gave the purple-eyed brawny man a meaningful look while communicating with Babata through his consciousness. "Babata, follow the procedure I told you!"

"Yes, Master!"

The purple-eyed brawny man nodded respectfully, then vanished before their eyes.

Before the six could understand what Yang Zheng was doing, the purple-eyed brawny man's address of "Master" left them stunned. Only Luo Feng's eyes flickered with confusion, followed by excitement.

"Everyone, the catastrophe is over."

"All who came are heroes. Now wait while I bring this to its conclusion!"

Jiangnan Base City.

On a large screen hanging beside the street, six ghostly silhouettes represented the six men. Five of the silhouettes were steadily fading, while Luo Feng's grew increasingly distinct.

Many people had gathered on the street, silently watching. Among them were white-haired elders and women holding infants...

Then, suddenly-

The five silhouettes on the screen vanished completely.

"They..."

"Have sacrificed their lives!"

Countless people on the street could not help covering their faces. The disappearance of a life signature meant death.

"This is Mohanderson's fighter jet. It has emerged from the ocean. According to our information, the bodies of five heroes are now aboard. They gave their lives for humanity."

"Please remember them forever!"

"No! That damned Devouring Beast..."

The broadcast continued from the screen, but the announcer's voice suddenly filled with fury.

A beam of golden light pierced the fighter jet. The entire aircraft exploded into a ball of fire and crashed straight into the ocean. The remains of the five great heroes were destroyed by a single beam from the Devouring Beast.

Meanwhile, Luo Feng's life signature was rapidly descending, drawing closer to the Devouring Beast's incomparably massive signature.

Pray!

Pray that Luo Feng could win!

Everyone on the street watched the screen, praying silently to the Supreme Lord Lao, the Jade Emperor, the Western Buddha...

Since the Great Nirvana, those mythical figures had long been abandoned and forgotten. Yet at this moment, when life and death hung in the balance, people turned to them once more in prayer.

"Three Pure Ones Buddha, Jade Emperor, please protect my brother! Please let him survive! Brother, you have to live!"

Wei Wen was among the crowd, staring at the screen in unbearable anxiety. On it, Luo Feng's life signature had already mingled with the Devouring Beast's.

At that moment, the whole world seemed to hold its breath, waiting anxiously for the final judgment.

"The signatures are weakening!"

"They're weakening rapidly!"

Everyone was tense beyond measure. On the screen, the signatures representing life kept weakening until their silhouettes finally vanished altogether.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

The Devouring Beast no longer

showed any life signature, nor did Luo Feng.

The entire world fell silent!

China time, October 16, 2059, 12:11 p.m.

Three Planetary Level experts dived into the deep sea and discovered the Devouring Beast's enormous corpse. At the same time, the sea monsters attacking humanity in a frenzy rapidly retreated.

Vast numbers of monsters gathered in that stretch of ocean, including more than a dozen King-level monsters. The Planetary Level experts investigating the area were forced to withdraw immediately, unable to return to the seabed.

When the news spread, the whole world cheered!