One hundred and fifty-seven years ago, a spatial rift appeared in Cloudfall Province, destroying fourteen cities and killing more than 5.6 million people.
"Under the leadership of Xu Baichuan, the only Advanced Martial Artist at the time, humanity finally eradicated the beast tide. Afterward, martial arts began to be passed down on a large scale, leading to the current martial arts examination system."
Two and a half years later, the continental plates merged together, forming the current Pan-Continent.
"Due to the frequent release of strange beasts, all countries have fallen into a state of utter chaos."
"At that time, the strongest figure, Xu Baichuan, stepped forward and summoned the leaders of various countries together. After three years, the barriers between the countries were finally dismantled, and the Pan-Human Alliance was officially established."
That year was designated as the year of the Alliance calendar.
"Currently, the Alliance comprises 9,812 cities with a total population of 2.3 billion."
"In the seventeenth year of the Alliance Calendar, the Gate of the Abyss appeared in the Northern Territory, and Human Race entered the Abyss for the first time."
"In the twentieth year of the Alliance calendar, Human Race made its first contact with an alien race."
"In the twenty-fifth year of the Alliance Calendar, the Abyss Penglai City was fully completed. With Penglai City, we finally have a new line of defense against the alien beasts..."
On the podium, an old man wearing black-rimmed glasses was reciting from a textbook, rambling on and on.
Qin Ze listened from below, yawning repeatedly.
Today is the first day of classes.
Besides martial arts training, students at Wuhan University also have a variety of academic courses in their first year.
This section introduces information about mythical beasts, the Abyss, and various cultivation techniques and elixirs.
Today's first period is history class, mainly about the founding of the Human Alliance.
Qin Ze was not very interested, but he was quite curious about that Human Race supreme expert.
More than a hundred years have passed, and it is unknown whether he is still alive.
If one were to be alive, what level of existence would that be?
He was already Advanced Martial Artist back then, could he have broken through to Level Nine by now?
Qin Ze drifted off into daydreams.
[ Beast Tamer: Is Senior Xu Baichuan still alive?]
A moment later, someone replied in the group.
[ Passerby A: He faded from public view and disappeared from news for forty or fifty years, but such a strong person wouldn't fall easily.]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: It's said that Senior Xu has already broken through to the legendary God Realm, but I don't know if it's true or not]
[ On the Slacking on the Sidelines: It's definitely fake. If he became a god, would we still be the Hunter?]
[ Passerby A: That makes sense]
[ On the Slacking on the Sidelines: Someone claimed to have seen Senior Xu in the Northern Territory, but it's just a rumor.]
Qin Ze seemed to be deep in thought.
He felt that this senior Xu was most likely deceased, or was recuperating from serious injuries.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have disappeared.
A super strong individual can give a race a shot in the arm.
[ Beast Tamer: By the way, when will Brother Shui be able to return to Penglai City?]
Qin Ze hadn't forgotten this guy's cane.
Whether the fat guy can successfully change jobs depends on him.
[ On the Slacking on the Sidelines: I'm still recovering my mental strength in this world. I'll leave in three more days.]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: You recovered so quickly?]
[ On the Slacking on the Sidelines: Let's get out of here quickly. This world is too weird. The feeling of being watched is getting stronger and stronger. Now I have to sleep with one eye open and one eye closed.]
[ Yao Yuan: I have already set off and will arrive in four days.]
[ On the Slacking on the Sidelines: I can't wait for Senior Yuan. My absent-mindedness is getting worse and worse. If I don't return to Penglai City soon, I'm really going to die.]
Qin Ze was also quite curious about the world where the Slacking on the Sidelines was located.
What exactly is the Abyss like?
I really want to go see it.
We've arrived.
Suddenly, the Dharma King sent a message on the Local Area Network.
Qin Ze perked up.
He woke up the fat man who was snoring loudly beside him, then pointed to the door.
The fat man immediately understood and sat up straight.
Its broad body resembled a small wall.
Qin Ze quietly got up, bent down, and quickly slipped out from behind the fat man.
Lu Tongtong, who was not far away, happened to see this scene and blinked curiously.
Human-Fish Wharf.
On the deck of the Flying Circus Man, a group of clones are sightseeing everywhere.
Looking around and touching everything, just like a curious child.
"It's just average, not even as good as the one we built."
"I second that opinion."
Me too.
"Ugh~ I just took a bite, the sea monster meat is awful."
"When are we going out to sea to fish on this big ship?"
"Fishing is too much work and thankless; wouldn't it be better to just rob the fishing boats?"
"..."
Brother Devour kicked the massive level-three sea monster in the cargo hold.
"Larger than most exotic beasts."
Now that the Circus has boats, a branch needs to be set up at the dock.
Just as the headquarters was finished being tidied up, Brother Devour arrived with a group of clones without stopping.
The Giant Overlord said calmly, "The ocean is the origin of life; I wouldn't be surprised if the Trisolarans appeared there."
"Hey! You guys had a great haul at sea." Qin Ze walked into the cargo hold.
The Dharma King said, "Take a look, see if the Source of the World is inside."
When Qin Ze first saw this sea beast through the eyes of the Dharma King and his companions, he was already deeply shocked.
Seeing such a huge lump again now still feels unbelievable.
Qin Ze crouched down beside the sea beast, placed his hand on the corpse, and activated his devouring ability.
[Twenty-seven parts per million of the Source of the World has been detected. Reclaim it?]
Qin Ze's eyes lit up.
Sure enough!
"Take it back."
[Successfully recovered 27 parts per million of the Source of the World ]
Brother Devour said in a deep voice, "This is interesting. The sea beast contains the Source of the World."
So far, no one knows except us.
Giant Overlord was eager to try. "Let's go out to sea and fish again? Even a mosquito's leg is meat, and don't forget we still owe Brother Yuanzi a sum of Source of the World."
Qin Ze shook his head. "There are too few sea beasts in their bodies. If we want to fight the famine by hunting sea beasts, we have to exterminate all the sea beasts near Thousand Streams Island."
"If nothing unexpected happens, there must still be the Source of the World in that world."
The Giant Overlord clapped his hands. " The Source of the World has leaked, marine life has been infected and mutated into sea monsters, a perfect closed loop."
Qin Ze nodded slightly.
The sea monsters are really nothing compared to this; wouldn't it be better to find the source and wipe them all out in one fell swoop?
"Take another look at this."
The Dharma King tossed the key-shaped ornament to Qin Ze.
"If it's the key to that world, we've hit the jackpot."
Qin Ze took the ornament and held it in his hand, while the key on his chest remained completely still.
Then he poured his blood and spiritual energy into it, but there was still no reaction.
"It's just an ordinary decorative item," Qin Ze said.
One look at the needle revealed it to be fake.
"Damn it! That bastard got off easy." The Dharma King cursed, for he had paid a hefty price for it.
Qin Ze casually stuffed the ornament into his pocket.
You have a day to familiarize yourself with this ship.
"No need for very precise controls, just the ability to move forward and backward is enough."
We'll land on the island tomorrow.
He had planned to go again this weekend.
However, after examining the sea creatures, he couldn't wait any longer.
The Source of the World the entire world—just thinking about it makes my mouth water.