Xuanyuan Star System, Immortal Qin Civilization!

Unknown star sector, Star Sea Era 2500.

Immortal Qin Empire, Xuanyuan Star System.

A massive palace stood silently in the cosmos, with an immense star resting beneath it, radiating blinding, scorching light.

The grand hall was resplendent with gold and jade, while towering mechs stood as thick as schools of fish in a river.

Above the Firmament, countless planetary-class Star Warship were scattered like stars in the sky, resembling steel dragons.

Everyone inside the hall wore a solemn expression.

BOOM—

Golden drums sounded in unison, their resonance shaking the nine heavens!

The hundred officials knelt, and the masses bowed their heads!

"Welcome, My Lord!"

Ye Chen sat upright on the throne, his face calm and majestic, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

His gaze pierced through the entire hall, staring straight into the boundless starry sky, straight into the brilliant, shimmering stars.

He stared toward the end of this star sector, into the impenetrable mist.

This starry sky, which had existed for endless eons, had birthed civilization after civilization.

And it had been two hundred years since Ye Chen arrived in this unknown star sector.

On a cosmic scale, two hundred years was but a flick of a finger.

In these two hundred years, Ye Chen had used the Stellaris Technology gifted by the system to lead his Immortal Qin Empire to vie for dominance across the star sea.

In the end, he conquered the entire star sea.

Those civilizations that once shone brightly could only bow before the Immortal Qin Empire.

Now.

As far as the eye could see across these heavens of stars.

All of it was the territory of the Immortal Qin Empire!

"Today, I bestow the name of Immortal Qin upon this star sector."

Ye Chen's voice was like a booming bell, his declaration resounding throughout the entire star sector.

This meant that, for the first time in its long history, this star sea had truly welcomed its master.

There was no dissent, no voice of opposition; those civilizations that had once attempted to resist now bowed in submission, or had vanished forever into the long river of history.

HUM—

A heart-trembling, distorted roar echoed across the entire sky.

Following this, ship after ship transmitted into the Xuanyuan Star System via hyperspace lanes.

Their massive hulls carried weapons capable of destroying any star system.

Thousands of colossal interplanetary warships stood suspended in the sky, surrounding a gargantuan steel fortress.

"Look quickly, it's the Taotie Fleet!"

"I recall that the Taotie Fleet is the fleet under the command of Lord God of War Bai Qi, right? How magnificent!"

The crowd gazed up at the starry sky, sighing in heartfelt admiration.

Immortal Qin Empire, God of War Bai Qi.

He possessed countless warships under his command, and his glorious military medals alone could fill an entire battleship.

If Ye Chen's name made all civilizations kneel in reverence, then the name of God of War Bai Qi brought them nothing but endless terror.

"It's truly amazing... If I could join Lord God of War Bai Qi's fleet one day, my life would be complete!"

"Tch! I suggest you give up on that dream early. Everyone who makes it into Lord God of War Bai Qi's fleet is one in a hundred million! During the last star-wide recruitment, only three people were selected in total!"

"Damn, I remember that recruitment drive had over ten million soldiers! And only three were chosen?"

The Immortal Qin Empire did not enforce mandatory conscription, yet its recruitment requirements were extremely strict; after layer upon layer of screening, tens of billions were whittled down to ten million.

These ten million were undoubtedly the elites of their respective star systems.

Yet, those qualified to enter the Taotie Fleet?

Only three!

"What did you expect? Listen, brother, stop dreaming and face reality."

"I..." Something seemed to shatter in the man's heart. "Can't I even dream?"

"Yes, yes, you can have anything in your dreams; I've even had an audience with His Majesty in mine!"

"An audience with His Majesty? Then you really are dreaming."

Bai Qi was clad in silver armor, his face resolute and profound, his brows exuding an unyielding, heroic spirit.

He walked slowly to the entrance of the grand hall.

"Verifying identity."

"Identity of Bai Qi verified successfully. Confirmed applicant is the sixth-generation divine body possessor, Bai Qi. You possess the qualifications for entry."

"Confirmation successful."

"Welcome."

Following a synthesized electronic voice, the massive doors slowly creaked open.

As Bai Qi stepped steadily into the palace, countless colossal Dreadnought Mecha bowed in salute.

His expression remained solemn as he strode into the main hall.

He then performed the highest rite of obeisance toward the imperial throne.

"Bai Qi pays respects to the King."

One year ago, Ye Chen had dispatched Bai Qi to lead a fleet and explore the space beyond this star region.

This audience was to report back on his mission.

Ye Chen waved his hand. "Rise."

"What were the results?"

Bai Qi fell silent for a long moment after hearing this.

"There is nothing there."

"We attempted many methods, but no matter what, we could not approach that mist."

Ye Chen frowned almost instantly.

When he first transmigrated here, Ye Chen had discovered one thing.

This was an unknown star region he had never heard of before.

Within this star region existed tens of thousands of galaxies and thousands of civilizations.

Yet, throughout such a long span of time, it seemed no civilization had ever ventured into the realm beyond this star region.

The area outside the star region was shrouded in a mist; that mist possessed no concept of time or space, and it was impossible to even approach, observe, or study it.

Even though the technology of the Immortal Qin Empire could already manufacture Star Destroyer-Class Battleship units and create incomparably powerful divine bodies.

Yet, they still could not reach out into that mist.

So, what lay beyond the mist?

Just as Ye Chen was pondering that mist.

A sudden change occurred!

Hum—

A powerful sound suddenly rang in their ears, followed immediately by a blinding white light that flashed across the entire universe.

"Look, what is that!"

Every living being witnessed this spectacle.

In the boundless starry sky, an incomparably massive Light Screen appeared!

"What... is that?"

"There seems to be a line of text on it!"

Super God Universe Civilization Ranking System has been activated

"Super God Universe?"

"What is that? An ancient civilization?"

"Never heard of it... Could it be that there are other civilizations in this universe we don't know about?"

Ye Chen also fixed his gaze upon the Light Screen.

Super God Universe?

The people of the Immortal Qin Empire might have never heard this term.

But, Ye Chen was not unfamiliar with it!

He knew what the Super God Universe was from his past life.

However, even so, it did not mean Ye Chen understood the anomaly occurring now.

Unknown anomaly detected, system scanning...

Just then, a system prompt suddenly rang out in Ye Chen's mind.

Scan complete

Description: This phenomenon appears to be triggered by the Great Universe Will; the system is unable to analyze or influence it.

"Even the system has been stirred?"

To Ye Chen's surprise, the system had actually been affected by this sudden, anomalous phenomenon.

This meant that this thing was at least on the same level as his system.

Super God Universe Ranking List

The transparent Light Screen was as calm as water, with seven characters shining brilliantly.

Ye Chen stared directly at the Light Screen, his gaze profound.

Interesting...