Newly returned Xu Ran sat in the meeting room of the Celestial Summit Pavilion, looking at the smiles on the faces of the five elders, and couldnât help but smile himself.
Everything he did was to create a better living environment for humanity, allowing humans to grow stronger and completely eradicate exotic star creatures.
Now, this goal is slowly being realized. How could he not be happy?
A beaming "Heavenly Craftsmanship" teased the equally smiling "Banker", "The usually stingy âBankerâ, why are you so cheerful today?"
"The expansion of the safe zone requires the construction of new buildings, which isnât a small expense. Donât you feel the pinch?"
The "Banker" laughed, "Itâs just money and resources; once spent, theyâre spent. The expansion of the safe zone is whatâs most important!"
Previously, the "Banker" was stingy simply because human strength was too weak, making resource acquisition challenging.
Now, human strength has significantly increased, with resources reclaimed from the alien battlefield growing daily, so thereâs no longer any worry about resources.
The "Banker" further added, "Not only do we need to build buildings, but also establish intermediate stations for the Godslaying Squad at the front line, as well as plant more flora and cultivate more fauna."
Ever since the Spiritual Qi Recovery, especially recently with its explosive growth, some previously ordinary plants mutated, acquiring special healing properties, and some once-mediocre animals similarly mutated, gaining special abilities.
Moreover, mutated animals no longer attack humans but instead possess a special affinity for them.
Conveniently, the expanded safe zone provides an opportunity for experimentation.
Xu Ran knew this too, "Now that the Spiritual Qi is rich enough, we indeed need to fully explore the capabilities of flora and fauna. Perhaps, under the nurture of abundant Spiritual Qi, Exotic Giant Wood from the Secret Realm might also appear on Blue Star!"
Upon hearing this, the five elders of the Celestial Summit Pavilion became excited all at once.
Although they hadnât entered the Secret Realm, they were well aware of the Exotic Giant Wood.
A single giant tree can increase Qi Blood Value by ten thousand, and in the Secret Realm, there are rules limiting one to cut only a hundred giant trees, but thatâs still a million Qi Blood Value.
Besides the "Miracle" squad, those who gained this benefit were the Godslaying Squad led by Qin Yi Hou under the "Magic Mirror".
The "Magic Mirror" Godslaying Squad emerged from the Magic Mirror with every memberâs Qi Blood Value reaching a million, becoming the Yue Realm Squad.
The "Miracle" and "Magic Mirror" Godslaying Squads are the most talented Godslaying Squads of this generation, each possessing Divine Level Root Bone.
The Secret Realm is good, but the conditions for entry are stringent. In this generation, only two Godslaying Squads qualified; what if there were none in the next?
Wouldnât the vast Cultivation Resources in the Secret Realm go to waste?
If Exotic Giant Wood could be cultivated on Blue Star, wouldnât that give everyone an opportunity!
The "Banker" immediately said, "Now, mobilize all resources to build structures and research institutes in the safe zone to study plant and animal mutations."
With that, he left the meeting room at the fastest speed.
The remaining four elders of the Celestial Summit Pavilion, after greeting Xu Ran, also left.
After all, this matter is extremely crucial. Once successful, it will bring immense benefits to humanity, potentially even producing Divine Level experts.
At that time, humanity wouldnât have just Xu Ran alone possessing Divine Level Combat Power.
Quickly, seven days passed.
The previously expanded safe zone now housed all sorts of buildings.
During this seven-day period, the safe zone expanded by sevenfold, and compared to the beginning, the safe zone grew tenfold.
The "Banker" once again mobilized resources.
At this time, upon learning that the safe zone had expanded tenfold, the exotic stars were completely unsettled.
Every Venerable used their means to observe the expanded safe zone. They discovered that the Spiritual Qi was extremely rich, exerting great suppression on exotic star monsters.
Previously, exotic stars could unleash Beast Tides, letting monsters attack the safe zone, but now the rich Spiritual Qi prevented even ordinary monsters from approaching the safe zone.
All the Venerables knew that the safe zone posed a significant problem.
The Venerables of the Exotic Star gathered again.
This period, frequent anomalies on Blue Star, made these Venerables, who hadnât met for hundreds of years, feel like it was routine to meet together.
"Since the emergence of that Blue Star genius, weâve been discussing countermeasures together, as if holding regular meetings!" one Venerable remarked puzzlement.
The other Venerables shared the same sentiment.
Now, the scenario the group of Venerables least wanted to see had appeared.
Holy Eye Venerable said, "The Evil Godâs Will Power that has been set up on Blue Star for millions of years is now useless too."
All the Venerables exchanged looks at these words.
The Evil Godâs Will Power was identified by the Venerables as the sole method to penetrate Blue Star from within.
Previously, this method wasnât utilized because the mere exotic star battlefield monsters and ever-increasing pollution kept humanity too occupied with their own troubles.
But now, with the recovery of Blue Starâs Dragon Vein, the blooming of the Flower of the Earth Veins, and the rise of numerous geniuses, those on the Exotic Star felt a sense of urgency, leading to the descent of the Evil God.
Yet unexpectedly, even this approach was countered by humanity.
One Venerable was shocked, "Is nothing left of Blue Starâs malevolent will?"
"Yes," Holy Eye Venerable added, "It was eradicated; someone on Blue Star can eliminate the bizarre Will Power entirely."
At these words, silence fell in the space, followed by waves of terrifying auras that rose and ebbed like turbulent seas.
"What? Completely eradicated? Does Blue Star possess such capabilities?"
"Such bizarre malevolent will, once grown, even we Venerables are powerless!"
"Thinking of such odd malevolent will is like a chronic sore; even we Venerables donât dare touch it. How did humanity manage it?"
Evil Godâs Will Power was something they stumbled across on Blue Star, although initially, it was infinitesimally weak, its life force extraordinarily resilient, able to revive even after being burned by flame.
Moreover, this Evil Godâs Will Power belonged to Blue Star humans, so initially, they assumed it was Blue Starâs pollution.
To ensure absolute takeover of Blue Star, the Venerables started nurturing the Evil Godâs Will Power on Blue Star, and after millions of years, it reached its current scale.
Yet merely three months after activating the Evil Godâs methods, they were entirely eradicated.
To think, a million-year setup was destroyed by humans in three months is difficult for the Venerables to accept.
Holy Eye Venerable pondered, "In the moment when the last trace of Evil Godâs Will Power was cleared, a message was returnedâ the one capable of eliminating them is named Xu Ran."
The Venerables were shocked.
"Xu Ran, is that the once-a-century genius of Blue Star?"
"Xu Ran, this human, has already disrupted too many of our plans."
"Indeed, Xu Ran, who wields the power to slay God-level beings, can now also clear Evil Godâs Will Power; is there anything he cannot do?"
"Could it be that the protagonist in the previous prophecy of âVenerableâs downfallâ is Xu Ran?"
At this, all the Venerables recalled the prophecy revealed by the black turtle shellâ Supreme Fall.
It was this prophecy that considerably slowed down and increased caution in their assault on Blue Star; no one wished to be the protagonist of the prophecy.
After some time in thought among the Venerables.
"Our methods against Blue Star are running low. I think itâs time to slow our pace and regather ourselves," one Venerable suggested.
"I agree. Although Blue Starâs strength has surged, it remains trivial to us."
"Blue Star currently lacks any Divine Level Cultivation. With Xu Ran, humanity has only one Cultivator with Divine Level Combat Power."
"I agree on a temporary retreat for the sake of strategy!" It was the Undying Venerable speaking.
For other Venerables, the Undying Venerable is deemed Immortal, yet faced with a prophecy, no one can ensure they arenât the Supreme mentioned, not even the Undying Venerable.
Especially for the Undying Venerable, as long as it avoids courting death, it wonât likely be the prophecyâs protagonist.
"I endorse the Undying Venerableâs idea of a temporary retreat!"
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"
In short order, all the Venerables, save for Holy Eye Venerable, agreed with the temporary retreat proposed by the Undying Venerable, leaving Holy Eye Venerable no choice but to agree, "So be it, letâs temporarily retreat for now."
"However, considering that, we must guard against the current exponential growth on Blue Star."
"Given this, letâs seek the Holy Tree for advice, as it can provide the best strategy for us!"