Chapter 655 386: What's Wrong with the Grand Hall?

The entire Milky Way Galaxy was currently in a primitive and unenlightened stage.

Not only was its technological development lagging, but there was also no trace of any Extraordinary Power.

If not for his existence, perhaps this epic-scale Insect Race invasion would have stimulated humanity's potential, allowing it to leap forward an entire civilizational stage in an extremely short time.

But it was also possible that this catalyst would fail, and humanity would go extinct, vanishing into the river of time.

Zhao Rui's hesitation stemmed from whether or not he should give humanity extra protection.

This was his home, his roots. Even if the people and places he knew were long gone, the history and the struggles to which he had once dedicated himself remained.

Even that quietly spinning blue planet.

They were all memories he couldn't bear to part with.

He wasn't sure if he could achieve true immortality; at least, he didn't have that ability yet.

Even though he had reached the rank of Great Emperor and copied the entire set of an Immortal King's Cultivation Techniques, he hadn't had enough time.

His strength made him invincible in combat, but his understanding of more profound and mysterious matters was still far too shallow.

'It seems my only option is to leave a mark for now and worry about the rest later.'

After much hesitation, Zhao Rui decided not to interfere with the Ancestral Star's technological development.

He flew to the edge of the Oort Cloud at the border of the Solar System, where he gathered a portion of the ice crystals and dust to craft a hidden mark.

These marks were scattered at various points on the sphere containing the Solar System.

This formed a seal for the interior, creating a chain-reaction zone.

If any event with Energy fluctuations beyond the norm occurred, it would be transmitted to Zhao Rui through some peculiar method.

This was only possible because Zhao Rui's spatial abilities had reached their absolute peak; otherwise, transmitting information instantaneously across multiverses would be fundamentally impossible.

'Time...!'

After finishing his work, Zhao Rui took one last, deep look back at the distant blue planet, so small it was nearly invisible.

Then, his form flickered and vanished amidst the interstellar dust of the Oort Cloud.

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Infinite Immortal Dynasty!

Vast Sea Continent.

Hua Wuque—no, he should be called Wang Yunxiao now—was seated arrogantly in a great hall atop a mountain.

At his side were two beautiful young women dressed in exquisite, colorful robes.

"You may all rise."

Wang Yunxiao casually propped one leg up, lounging on a massive white jade throne.

One of the women was bringing a cup of fine wine to his lips.

"Thank you, My Lord!"

The several hundred people below the dais—old and young, men and women alike—all bowed in unison.

"Haha, now this is the life! Why do we cultivate? Isn't it for this kind of freedom, for these... beautiful women?"

Wang Yunxiao smirked, raising an eyebrow as he gently lifted the chin of the woman beside him, his eyes filled with a teasing tenderness.

"My Lord is wise and mighty. You naturally deserve to enjoy such pleasures."

The speaker was an old man at the head of the crowd, his face wrinkled into a sycophantic expression.

"Sect Leader Qiu certainly knows what to say. Your service has been excellent as well. For this year's tribute, I'll reduce the amount by two Top-Grade Spiritual Stones."

Wang Yunxiao waved his hand, speaking with a carefree air.

"Two?"

The faces of everyone below darkened, their expressions twitching uncontrollably.

'Damn it. Service from two of our best disciples, and all it gets us is a discount of two Top-Grade Spiritual Stones.'

'He's gone too far!'

"Alright, all of you can leave. I'm about to enjoy some... tender company."

Wang Yunxiao waved his hand, signaling for everyone to leave.

At these words, the expression on everyone's face changed drastically.

"My Lord, this is our sect's main hall..."

Sect Leader Qiu bowed and said anxiously.

"The main hall? So what? Does my enjoying these beauties in here not bring honor to this shabby place?"

Wang Yunxiao chuckled darkly, completely unconcerned.

"This is too much! Sect Leader, we can't endure this any longer!"

"Sect Leader!"

The crowd below erupted into chaos, everyone itching to fight Wang Yunxiao to the death.