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Chapter 108: Star Domain Evolution Rankings, Founder's Circle
Chapter 108: Star Domain Evolution Rankings, Founder's Circle
On the fringes of human territory, amidst a desolate expanse of space, three formidable consciousnesses converged, their presence permeating the starry void.
"It seems everyone has arrived," said the first.
"Let us get down to business, then," the second added.
The three consciousnesses, representing different factions, swiftly exchanged intelligence, each contributing their knowledge of the latest developments within humanity's domain.
The pressure exerted by the expansion of the human race had left neighboring factions with little choice but to form an alliance, even including the once-haughty insectoid race. Together, they sought to counter the burgeoning might of humanity.
"Speaking of which," the first consciousness continued, "there's been news of Star Master Chi Qiu taking on a new disciple. We should keep a close eye on this development."
Chi Qiu had a remarkable talent for mentoring disciples. Of the twelve he had taken on, three had transcended the Sixth Stage, an astoundingly high probability.
Ever since his petite disciple was assassinated millennia ago, Chi Qiu had been disheartened and had not accepted any new disciples. This recent exception clearly indicated his high expectations.
"I've heard about it too," the second consciousness chimed in. "This new disciple must possess exceptional potential and talent to have caught Chi Qiu's attention. What should we do? Should we add this person to the assassination list?"
It would be wiser to snuff out this potential threat now rather than wait for them to grow stronger.
"Add them to the assassination list? And what good would that do? Do we even know who this person is?" The third consciousness sounded skeptical.
The other two fell silent. Indeed, their knowledge of Chi Qiu's new disciple was embarrassingly scarce.
"The official story put out by Chi Qiu's faction is that he discovered this disciple during his travels through the universe and brought them back to cultivate for a few years before introducing them publicly," the first consciousness explained.
"I find that hard to believe," the second consciousness replied.
"The timing is also suspicious," the third consciousness added. "Not long ago, Chi Qiu initiated the Seven-Star Cave Trial and soon after announced the acceptance of a new disciple. It seems too much of a coincidence."
With their formidable intellects, the three consciousnesses quickly connected the new disciple to the recent tournament.
"The Seven-Star Cave Trial?"
"As far as I know, the candidates for Chi Qiu's Seven-Star Cave Trial were selected from the twelve million life-bearing planets in the Morning Star Galaxy."
"Over 1.2 million candidates entered the Seven-Star Cave world."
"Do you suggest we add all 1.2 million of those evolvers to the assassination list?" The second consciousness was clearly being facetious.
Assassinating one or two people was feasible, but attempting to eliminate over a million was sheer butchery. If the alien alliance had such power, they wouldn't need to form a coalition—they could simply erase human civilization.
"Indeed," the other two consciousnesses agreed, finding themselves in a quandary.
Even their speculation that the new disciple was connected to the Seven-Star Cave Trial was just a guess, and even if it were true, they had no way of proceeding further. The scope was simply too vast.
Of course, if the aliens truly threw caution to the wind, they could theoretically 'erase' not just the 1.2 million evolvers but the entire Morning Star Galaxy. But such an act would incur an even greater and more unacceptable cost.
"Forget it," they decided. "We'll wait and see."
After much discussion, the three consciousnesses opted to bide their time. Millennia ago, Chi Qiu's former petite disciple had revealed themselves. If this new disciple exposed any information in the future, they could act then.
Even if no new information surfaced, the worst-case scenario was another existence transcending the Sixth Stage. In the grand scheme of the war between humanity and the alien alliance, it wouldn't significantly alter the balance of power.
Canglan Star, Central Continent Estate "I suppose I've drawn the attention of the aliens now," Lin Yuan mused as he sat in the underground training field.
The grand celebration hosted by the Chi Qiu faction had been too conspicuous. Countless evolvers and major powers were paying attention, and the aliens had undoubtedly taken notice as well.
However, even if Chi Qiu's faction hadn't held such a celebration, they might not have escaped the aliens' scrutiny. Sometimes, attempting to hide only served to attract more attention.
In this case, it was better to be out in the open, especially since the aliens didn't know Lin Yuan's true identity. At most, they might suspect a connection between him and the Seven-Star Cave Trial initiated by Chi Qiu.
But that was as far as they could go. With over 1.2 million participants in the trial, the scope was too broad for them to pinpoint anyone.
Even if they somehow narrowed it down to Lin Yuan, with Hou Ming, a Sixth Stage evolver, protecting him, there was little threat. Unless the aliens deployed someone who had transcended the Sixth Stage, and with the three protection tokens bestowed by Chi Qiu, even a Sixth Stage existence couldn't harm Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan believed that the aliens wouldn't risk sacrificing a Sixth Stage assassin, even if they knew his true identity. After all, from an outsider's perspective, even if he were Chi Qiu's disciple, his ultimate potential would likely be similar to the first three disciples—transcending the Sixth Stage.
It simply wasn't worth the cost of a Sixth Stage killer.
Within the borders of the human domain, any assassin sent by the aliens would find it nearly impossible to escape. It would be a simple trade—one life for another.
"Back to cultivation," Lin Yuan decided, closing his eyes and refocusing on his training.
Self-improvement was always the top priority. Without strength, everything else was just talk. Even with the protection of a Star Master, one still faced the limit of their lifespan. Only by constantly growing stronger and breaking through could one hope to persist.
"The Xuanhuang Evolution Path," Lin Yuan muttered to himself. Over the past two to three months, he had made progress in comprehending the first stage of this evolution path, reaching about a tenth of it.
"What kind of evolution path is this? Even with my heaven-defying comprehension ability, I'm making such slow progress. For other evolvers, even those perfectly suited to cultivating this path, fully comprehending it would be nigh impossible, wouldn't it?" Lin Yuan's heart filled with doubt.
"Could it be that there's a specific method, auxiliary means, or item required to comprehend this evolution path?" he wondered silently.
Chi Qiu hadn't provided him with detailed information about the Xuanhuang Evolution Path, saying that he would explain further after his seclusion.
"I'll stop trying to comprehend it for now," Lin Yuan decided. "Time to consolidate the Martial Arts Evolution Path."
With his current status as a Fourth Stage evolver at the twelfth level, Lin Yuan felt confident in organizing the 'Fourth Stage' section of the Martial Arts Evolution Path.
Reviewing his past experiences greatly benefited Lin Yuan, and with his heaven-defying comprehension ability, new insights and inspirations continuously emerged.
Half a day later, Lin Yuan opened his eyes.
"That should do it," he said, exhaling softly.
He had successfully organized the 'Fourth Stage' section of the Martial Arts Evolution Path.
"Wisdom Goddess," Lin Yuan called out, connecting to the artificial intelligence. He intended to upload the 'Fourth Stage' section, continuing his contributions as a disciple of a Star Master and one of the thirteen peak masters of the Chi Qiu faction.
Not only was there income from merit points, but there was also a substantial amount of revenue sharing. For every citizen of the Human Alliance who purchased the Martial Arts Evolution Path, Lin Yuan would receive three-tenths of the profit.
This stream of income was constant and would only increase as the Martial Arts Evolution Path continued to grow in prominence.
Secondly, as Lin Yuan joined the Chi Qiu faction and gained access to more information, he realized that publicly disseminating the evolution paths he had created seemed to hold a deeper significance.
Take the 'Ancient God' evolution path as an example.
The 'Ancient Gods' dwelling in the depths of the cosmos had existed since the beginning of the universe.
Their existence was lofty and detached, unbound by the ties of factions, and they lived in absolute freedom.
Even so, these 'Ancient Gods' diligently spread their own 'Ancient God' evolution path.
The official explanation provided by the Human Alliance was that those who cultivated the 'Ancient God' evolution path to its depths might become the embodiment of that particular 'Ancient God'.
But would such a weak embodiment truly be of any significance to the 'Ancient Gods'?
Regardless, even the 'Ancient Gods' themselves were actively spreading their evolution paths.
Lin Yuan continued to refine the Martial Arts Evolution Path, ensuring its reach extended even further. Whether or not it brought any benefits, it certainly wouldn't cause any harm.
Buzz! As Lin Yuan swiftly uploaded the 'Fourth Stage' content, in a mysterious space countless light-years away from Canglan Star, a series of massive light screens flashed rapidly, and a formidable computational power assessed and analyzed the value of the 'Fourth Stage' of the Martial Arts Evolution System.
The 'Fourth Stage' content uploaded by Lin Yuan consisted of two main parts.
The first part pertained to the Godly Weapon World and the hundred artifacts that embodied the fundamental rules of the universe, representing a higher level of understanding beyond the 'Third Stage'.
The second part comprised the more than a hundred evolution paths that Lin Yuan had comprehended within the Seven-Star Cave World, as well as the profound and abstruse 'Xuanhuang' evolution path.
"Detection of Fourth Stage content delving deeper into the rules. Initiating re-evaluation of the potential of the Martial Arts Evolution Path."
"Evaluation complete. Current potential of the Martial Arts Evolution Path: 100% probability of promotion to a Fifth-Stage Evolution Path, 90% probability of promotion to a Sixth-Stage Evolution Path, and 10% probability of promotion to a Seventh-Stage Evolution Path."
"The Martial Arts Evolution Path has the potential to reach the Seventh Stage, triggering Article 13 of the Charter."
"Related contingency plan generated. All information regarding Citizen ID 123 is now classified, and the Founder's Virtual World has been activated."
"Commencing evaluation of the value of the Fourth Stage. 100,000 merit points. No need to seek authorization from the nearest high-ranking citizen."
After uploading the 'Fourth Stage' of the Martial Arts Evolution Path, Lin Yuan began contemplating the path towards the Fifth Stage.
According to the standards of Human civilization, a Fifth-Stage Evolver was already considered the strongest existence on the planet. Their full power could cause tectonic plates to rupture, leading to various natural disasters.
A Fifth-Stage Evolver could annihilate all life on a life-bearing planet within a short period.
Hence, they were also known as 'Land-Submerging' level.
The strongest evolvers on medium-sized life planets rarely surpassed the Fifth Stage.
As for the Sixth Stage, unless there were special circumstances, it was uncommon for a Sixth-Stage being to linger on a medium-sized life planet for an extended period.
"Honored Citizen Lin Yuan, the final evaluation of your uploaded Fourth Stage content is 100,000 merit points."
At that moment, the dignified and chilly voice of the Wisdom Goddess resonated.
"100,000 merit points?"
A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.
Although he had expected this outcome, receiving such high praise from the Wisdom Goddess still brought him immense joy.
100,000 merit points.
This meant that just the 'Fourth Stage' content surpassed the combined value of the 'First Stage', 'Second Stage', and 'Third Stage' content that Lin Yuan had directly uploaded.
In the borderlands of Human territory, one would have to slay countless Fifth-Stage and Sixth-Stage aliens to amass such a substantial number of merit points.
"Let me take a look at the updated information for the Martial Arts Evolution Path."
Lin Yuan opened the network panel to check the details of the Martial Arts Evolution Path.
"There's a 10% chance of promotion to a Seventh-Stage Evolution Path?"
Lin Yuan's heart stirred.
After absorbing the essence of over a hundred Sixth-Stage evolution paths, sixteen evolution paths beyond the Sixth Stage, and the enigmatic 'Xuanhuang' evolution path, if the Martial Arts Evolution Path still didn't have the potential to reach the Seventh Stage, Lin Yuan truly didn't know how else he could achieve that level.
"No rush."
Lin Yuan calmed himself.
Although the Martial Arts Evolution Path currently had only a 10% chance of reaching the Seventh Stage, it was because it had only progressed to the 'Fourth Stage'.
In the future, when Lin Yuan unlocked the 'Fifth Stage' and 'Sixth Stage' content, the probability of promotion to the Seventh Stage would undoubtedly increase significantly.
This was the conclusion Lin Yuan had drawn after uploading the 'First Stage', 'Second Stage', 'Third Stage', and now the 'Fourth Stage' content.
When the Martial Arts Evolution Path was at the 'Second Stage', the chances of promotion to a Sixth-Stage Evolution Path were minuscule.
But now, there was a 90% certainty of reaching the Sixth Stage.
"What's the current ranking of the Martial Arts Evolution Path?"
Lin Yuan's heart skipped a beat.
Ever since uploading the 'Third Stage' content, the Martial Arts Evolution Path had topped the Canglan Evolution Rankings, claiming the first place.
The evolution paths that Lin Yuan had surpassed were all born from Canglan Star.
As for the rankings beyond Canglan Star, in the Morning Star Galaxy and even the Chi Qiu Star Domain, the Martial Arts Evolution Path hadn't made it into the top ranks when Lin Yuan uploaded the 'Third Stage' content.
Lin Yuan didn't find this strange.
When he uploaded the 'Third Stage' content, the potential limit of the Martial Arts Evolution Path was a Sixth-Stage Evolution Path.
While a Sixth-Stage Evolution Path might be extremely rare on a medium-sized life planet like Azure Planet, it was relatively common within the vast Chi Qiu Star Domain.
After all, the number of Sixth-Stage Fallen Stars was substantial, and as Sixth-Stage evolvers, they would naturally cultivate Sixth-Stage or even higher-stage evolution paths.
"Martial Arts Evolution Path, Chi Qiu Star Domain Evolution Rankings, ranked 100th."
Lin Yuan was slightly surprised to see the ranking of the Martial Arts Evolution Path.
In the Chi Qiu Star Domain rankings, the top 100 were all Sixth-Stage evolution paths, and the top 50 were Seventh-Stage evolution paths. Although the Martial Arts Evolution Path had the potential to surpass the Sixth Stage, it was not yet a Sixth-Stage evolution path itself.
"The ranking of evolution paths takes into account various factors, including potential. The Martial Arts Evolution Path, despite being only at the Fourth Stage, has a 10% chance of reaching the Seventh Stage, which clearly demonstrates greater potential than many established Sixth-Stage evolution paths," Lin Yuan speculated.
After checking the latest ranking of the Martial Arts Evolution Path, Lin Yuan turned his attention to the new privileges he had gained after uploading the 'Fourth Stage' content.
One of them was the 'Founder's Virtual World' access.
"Founder?"
Lin Yuan's interest was piqued.
In the context of Human civilization, these founders were like national treasures, and their identities were top-secret.
The Founder's Virtual World was likely a space created for these founders to communicate and discuss.
With that in mind, Lin Yuan immediately accessed the privilege and entered the Founder's Virtual World.
(End of Chapter)
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