Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 368 Dark Moon Slays Gods, God-Rank Spirit Pets, Interstellar Colonization Begins (Please Subscribe, Please Vote)

Upon arriving on the moon, Li Xiang ignored the densely packed Saint-level and lower-level alien beasts on the lunar surface, lest he alert them. He used his "invisibility" and "earth-遁" abilities to silently infiltrate the interior of the moon.

The moon's diameter is only a little over three thousand kilometers, and Li Xiang's earth-遁 speed can now reach several Mach. He is like an earth spirit, extremely fast but making little noise. Soon, he has approached within a thousand miles of the moon's core.

With the help of his Nine Netherworld Eyes and his ability to sense the earth's veins, he saw that there were five powerful divine-level beasts fighting fiercely in the dark universe, while the "Heart of the Moon" was suspended in the very center.

Among these strange beasts, one seemed particularly powerful, prompting the other four to join forces against it. The two sides were locked in a fierce battle, seemingly evenly matched.

In addition, eight other strange beasts had already died on the spot.

After death, the body was expelled by the dark universe and "buried" inside the moon.

"The remains of divine-level alien beasts, these are good stuff." Li Xiang did not immediately join the battle, but quietly crept over and put the corpses of those few tragically killed alien beasts into the interdimensional warehouse.

He quietly collected his loot, while the other strange beasts, engaged in fierce battle in the dark universe, failed to notice him. Or perhaps they did notice, but had no time to pay attention.

Li Xiang observed for a while longer, then chose the weakest one and waited quietly for the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

Several hours later, this beast proved to be the weakest, blasted away by a powerful attack from the other beast. Li Xiang chuckled, "My chance has come!"

He suddenly rushed in and unleashed a hundred grains of stardust, each weighing a thousand tons, at the opponent's back. Like a cascading silver river, he killed the Star-Eating Blade Mantis, which was at the 35th rank, in a single exchange!

Li Xiang killed him with a single blow, not even having time to collect his body, and swiftly withdrew from the dark universe, retreating more than a thousand kilometers at high speed.

System: "Congratulations, host, for killing the 3.5th-tier mutated creature 'Star-Eating Blade Mantis'. Rewards include 350 million achievement points, three 35th-tier mutated spiritual herbs 'Star-Eating Sky-Splitting Grass', and one 33rd-tier extraordinary item 'Blade Mantis Star Chain Dagger'."

The remaining four strange beasts did not chase after them.

If they chase after him, Li Xiang will use his speed to lure them away, and then sneak back to seize the Heart of the Moon.

This is called "luring the tiger away from the mountain," meaning you can lure them away, then break them down into smaller groups and defeat them one by one. Finally, you can go and pick the fruit.

Unfortunately, the other party didn't fall for it.

It's alright. After resting for a while and playing with the newly acquired Blade Mantis Star Chain Dagger, which was at level 33 and had five extraordinary attributes, Li Xiang sneaked over there.

He possesses the ability to "hide," and is most skilled in earth-based abilities. He moves through the soil as easily as a fish in water. While those strange beasts, despite their god-level abilities, were able to enter the depths of the moon, they could not move as freely and stealthily as Li Xiang.

The corpse of the Star-Eating Blade Mantis "emerged," and Li Xiang stored it in his interdimensional warehouse before observing it again.

With one less member in the "Four Beasts Alliance," it became a 3 vs. 1 situation. The "Three Beasts Alliance" was in an increasingly difficult position and had fallen into a clear disadvantage. Li Xiang patiently observed for a while and finally found another opportunity to become the sixth member.

This time, he targeted a "Deep Abyss Poisonous Flood Dragon" that was as high as the 36th level. This strange dragon from space had a natural enemy, namely the "Blazing Sky-Burning Vulture".

Li Xiang also had the spirit beast Fiery Sky Vulture under his command, and had killed many such creatures, so he knew their aura like the back of his hand. During the sneak attack, he used the [Spirit Abyss Sacred Seal], a great spiritual ability inscription, to fake the aura of the Fiery Sky Vulture. The Abyss Poisonous Flood Dragon was indeed affected, its scales stood on end, and its mind became tense and panicked. It opened its mouth to spew out poisonous mist to defend itself. Li Xiang took the opportunity to manipulate the Star Sand Stream, which rushed into the brain from the poison glands in its mouth. The natal poison pearl at the seven-inch mark of the dragon was shattered by the Star Sand Stream.

Its violent struggle before its death caused the dark universe to change color, with chaotic energy surging endlessly.

After Li Xiang's successful attack, he didn't even bother to collect the corpse and fled again. The remaining three beasts glanced at him from afar, but Li Xiang had already disappeared. They roared in anger but refused to chase after him and continued their chaotic battle.

The main reason was that the most powerful beast felt it had a better chance of winning, so it attacked more and more fiercely. The other two beasts were struggling to defend themselves and couldn't escape.

System: "Congratulations, host, for killing the 3.6th-tier mutated creature 'Abyssal Poisonous Dragon'. Rewards include 360 ​​million achievement points, three 36th-tier mutated spirit herbs 'Abyssal Poison Cleansing Orchid', and one 34th-tier extraordinary item, the Poisonous Dragon Soul-Devouring Whip."

Li Xiang pondered that the Abyssal Poison Cleansing Orchid was suitable for Zhao Xueqing, as it could increase the attack power of her vine technique, while the Poisonous Dragon Soul-Devouring Whip was suitable for Yao Yao, who was skilled in using soft whips. As for the Blade Mantis Star Chain Dagger, it would be a good choice to give it to Lei Xiaohui.

This mantis-shaped chain dagger is exquisitely designed, and both the hilt and blade have a distinctly mythical beast feel, quite different from the weapon styles on Earth.

Now that Li Xiang has advanced to the God rank and obtained higher-level rewards for killing God rank creatures, he naturally wants to upgrade the women's equipment. As for himself, he has enough Stardust.

The more you use stardust, the better it becomes.

As for Jiang Cai'er, Chiba Yukio and her daughter, Eileen, and others, Li Xiang would naturally prepare gifts for them as well, without showing favoritism. He always treated everyone equally.

Following the same method, Li Xiang ambushed and killed the other two relatively weaker divine-level beasts, obtaining a huge amount of achievement points, precious divine-level elixirs, and extraordinary items. About a day later, in the unique dark universe space near the lunar core, only the most powerful beast remained.

That was a Moon-Eating Star Beast of the 38th rank, but it was no ordinary Moon-Eating Star Beast; it was the king of its kind: the Dark Abyss Moon-Eating Dragon King!
The chaotic energy of the dark universe surged, and this behemoth with star-like patterns flowing all over its body let out a roar that could shatter asteroid belts. Its body, which was five or six hundred kilometers long, was covered with black crystal scales that could devour light. 108 barbs on its back were connected to energy chains that shimmered with an otherworldly golden luster, and at the end of its tail grew "annihilation star anchors" that could tear apart the structure of space.

Li Xiang had been observing the battle for a long time and was already familiar with its supernatural abilities. The Nine Netherworld Eyes had also seen through its true nature. It probably had three powerful supernatural abilities: "Dark Abyss Breath", "Star Anchor Domain" and "World Devouring Regeneration".

In particular, two of his divine abilities, "Dark Abyss Breath" and "Star Anchor Domain," if used consecutively, can sometimes give the opponent a very brief period of energy conversion of less than 0.00001 seconds. For most opponents, this extremely short period of time does not pose any weakness.

Even if the other side figured it out, they still couldn't successfully launch a sneak attack in such a short time.

But who is Li Xiang? He dares not speak of a higher realm, but among the gods, he is definitely the fastest!

UI.

He fought the beast for three days and three nights, finally seizing the opportunity when it revealed a small opening. At a speed of 300 kilometers per second, he arrived in an instant. The star sand around him and the Blade Mantis Star Chain Dagger in his hand, which was rank 33 and had five extraordinary attributes, instantly struck the most important energy node in the beast's massive body, interrupting its energy conversion.

The Dark Abyss Star-Eating Dragon King, a tier 38 monster, was defeated by Li Xiang in one move, followed by a relentless barrage of attacks. Despite its enormous size, making Li Xiang appear as small as a mosquito in comparison, every single one of Li Xiang's attacks struck its vital points.

In the end, Li Xiang stepped on its proud head!

"Submit or die!" Li Xiang shouted in a deep voice, his mental intent surging wildly!

The "Beast Taming - Azure Qilin Summoning" supernatural power was used to forcibly establish a soul contract.

Although this level 38 divine beast was unwilling, its limbs flailing wildly and emitting mournful cries, its body was honest, its head remaining still, allowing Li Xiang's "Azure Scale Guide" to penetrate deep into its core soul.

Having dealt with the Dark Abyss Star-Eating Dragon King, whose body was covered in star-like patterns, Li Xiang arrived at the Moon Core and reached out to grab it.

This is a miniature version of the moon, radiating a dazzling spiritual light, with countless rules flowing across its surface. It can also be called the "Heart of the Moon." In reality, it is not a physical entity, but a mass of spiritual energy that exists between the real and the illusory.

However, this spiritual energy is virtually nonexistent, a supreme treasure. If one can resonate with it, merge one's own spiritual will with it, and completely refine it, one can achieve the "Moon Wheel God King Realm" and become the Lord of the Moon.

The next step beyond the "Moon Wheel God King Realm" allows one to contend for control of Earth and become the "Planetary Ruler".

However, Li Xiang quickly let go.

Because, from the moment he made contact, he realized that merging with this lunar core would take at least five or six years. And he had many things to attend to on Earth. What if something unexpected happened on Earth while he was in seclusion refining the lunar core?
There needs to be a proper arrangement before going into seclusion.

Moreover, this refining process is too long. Can it be shortened? Li Xiang asked the system in his mind.

The system quickly replied: "Consuming 5 billion achievement points can shorten the time to about one year."

Li Xiang looked at his account and found he only had a little over 2.8 billion achievement points.

"Sorry, you strange beasts on the moon, I have to come and harvest them!" Li Xiang ordered his newly acquired spirit pet to guard the heart of the moon. He then flashed out of the dark universe, came to the surface, and began to wreak havoc!
In the past, as a Saint-level being, he could slaughter these Saint-level beasts at will, not to mention those below the Saint-level.

Now that he's at the God Rank, he's even taken the Dark Abyss Star-Eating Dragon King, a peak God Rank beast, as his spirit beast. Killing Saint Rank and below is naturally even easier for him.

Li Xiang manipulated a hundred grains of stardust, each weighing a thousand tons, to wreak havoc, sweeping across the moon several times, killing over two million alien beasts and reducing the lunar alien beast population by at least two-thirds.

During the kill, all the corpses of the slain alien beasts were collected. These remains were extremely valuable materials; for example, they could be used to forge extraordinary weapons; they could also be combined with Earth's technology to develop new materials more suitable for interstellar travel; and they could even be used to develop super-powerful particle cannons.

Some highly toxic species can also be used for biochemical research and the development of biological weapons.

Some special mythical beasts, such as the Blazing Sky Vulture and the Blackfire Crow, have skeletons that can provide ample heat to the underground farm.

In addition, the flesh and blood of the strange beasts can be used as fertilizer for underground farms, so it can be said that every part of them is a treasure.

Li Xiang had amassed over 3 billion achievement points, bringing his account balance to over 6 billion, more than enough to shorten the time required, so he stopped. This was because it was too time-consuming.

On the moon, there are still about one million Lunar Eclipse Beasts left. These strange beasts were deliberately left behind by him. They belong to the same species as his newly acquired spirit pets, and it is appropriate for the new spirit pets to lead this group to guard the moon as a defensive force.

Li Xiang summoned the Dark Abyss Star-Eroding Dragon King, ordering it to regroup its remaining forces and find a nest near the south pole of the moon to guard it.

This Dark Abyss Star-Eating Dragon King was a "little kitten" in front of Li Xiang, but among the many Saint-level and below Star-Eating Beasts, it was an existence that could not be provoked or disobeyed. It didn't take much effort to reorganize its remaining forces.

Li Xiang arrived near the Sverdrup-Hansen crater at the south pole of the moon and used the "Earth Pivot Evolution Record" to rebuild the human lunar base.

Now that he is a god, his Earthly Pivot Evolution Record is even more powerful. In just half a day, he built a super underground city that can accommodate 20 million people.

The reason for choosing this location is that it has many advantages, such as abundant water resources, a large amount of helium-3 reserves, and a stable underground structure, making it convenient to build an underground city.

However, he only built a framework, which was not yet suitable for people below the Saint rank, including ordinary humans, to live in. He returned to City 03 and discussed the matter with Jiang Cai'er.

Jiang Cai'er was also very happy to learn about Li Xiang's achievements.

They immediately assembled a construction team of 10,000 people in City 03, along with 200,000 construction robots of various types, and brought with them a lot of materials, including three backup helium-3 controlled nuclear fusion reactor power plants. They then boarded the "Cloud Whale" space carrier and headed for the moon.

With Li Xiang providing escort, and after arriving on the moon, they were protected by a million-strong army of Lunar Eclipse Beasts, including a peak-level 38th-tier god. Li Xiang felt reassured and once again escorted the Cloud Whale space carrier back to Earth.

After this round trip to the moon, the research team also collected a lot of information for improvement of the first-generation space carrier, which has very important reference value for the second-generation and even third-generation space carriers.

The construction team of 10,000 people then entered the lunar base and began to decorate and improve various facilities, such as installing three helium-3 controlled nuclear fusion reactor power plants and building more controlled nuclear fusion reactors, because such a large city would require a lot of energy, and Jiang Cai'er designed eight.

There simply weren't enough in stock, so we sent three over for use first, and then built more using local materials.

In addition, there are oxygen factories, ecological recycling systems, research stations, starch synthesis plants, underground farms, arsenals, residential areas, commercial centers...

The robots also started getting busy.

Meanwhile, all 72 underground city clusters in China knew about this. Li Xiang did not announce it to the world, but shared the information domestically first, and then recruited 20 million residents.

With so many residents, it's impossible to recruit them all from City 03, since City 03 doesn't have that many people.

However, the current population in China is nearly 15 billion, and the number of superhumans is nearly 18 million. To gather 20 million residents is just a drop in the ocean.

Of course, it is a voluntary application process, especially for researchers and extraordinary individuals. The lunar base encourages them to bring their families, and families who immigrate together will receive a generous settlement allowance.

If all goes as expected, Li Xiang will become the ruler of the moon in a year, wielding immense power on the moon. Living in the lunar base is actually safer than living on Earth.

After all, there are still several mythical beasts at the God-King level deep within the earth.

However, if they cannot seize control of Earth, the moon is just a satellite. If the alien beast army launches a large-scale attack, it probably won't be able to hold out for long.

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Domestic residents naturally showed great enthusiasm for signing up; in less than three days, the number of applicants exceeded 50 million, making it the hottest topic recently. People are discussing it extensively, and it's the talk of the town when acquaintances meet.

Many people exclaimed, "From the Hive underground city to the lunar base, this move is a direct leap into interstellar civilization! It's only been a short time since the apocalypse began, and our Chinese nation has already entered the interstellar age!"

"Although there were lunar bases before, they were for scientific research. This time it's completely different. Li Sheng has absolutely control of the moon, and it's much safer there. The initial immigration scale is as high as 20 million. Li Sheng is truly a god!"

"Haha, we can't call him Li Sheng anymore, because he has already advanced to the God Rank, and it's said that he will soon reach the God King Realm. We should call him God Li now!"

"Li Shen is great. Following Li Shen will lead to a bright future. When it comes to something as good as immigrating to the moon, the first wave will definitely be people in China. That's why Li Shen is keeping the news a secret; there's nothing happening abroad."

"What kind of foreign status do they have to dare to compete with us for a lunar base? The moon has belonged to the Chinese nation since ancient times!"

"Is that city called Guanghan City?"

Faced with everyone's enthusiasm, Li Xiang immediately called a halt to the recruitment work, because if there were any more, the transportation capacity would not be sufficient.

(End of this chapter)