Swallowing the Stars: Six Eyes

Chapter 78 The Changing Earth

The Illusory Ocean Plane.

Rumble! The black sea roared, and the waves, dozens of meters high, crashed against the cliff edge again and again.

Gu Ce gazed at the sea; in the distance, there was an island.

The Mirage Sea has a total of 21 islands.

It is somewhat similar to the Bridge to Heaven, but it tests not one's understanding of laws, but rather one's will and consciousness.

Willpower is the essence of a general!

Consciousness is the soldier!

The strength of one's consciousness depends on factors such as mental power and brain capacity; the higher one's strength, the stronger their consciousness. For example, a realm lord can easily kill a planetary or celestial being by emanating his soul pressure. After all, even if this realm lord's will is only average, his consciousness is extremely strong.

After receiving the inheritance of the Mirage Sea God, Gu Ce's consciousness strength had reached the Domain Lord level. After thirty years of tempering in Chaos City, he could now be said to be at the peak of the Domain Lord level, barely reaching the first level of the World Lord level.

As for willpower?

Gu Ce's willpower has also been honed and reached an extremely high level!

There are three realms of mind, none of which are superior or inferior.

Gu Ce reached an extremely deep level in the first realm, where the mind is like a mirror or a knife.

In a flash, they arrived on the first island.

Firmly uphold your beliefs, let your willpower transform into swords, and instantly shatter the illusion!

A white glint appeared in the distant black sea; that was the second island.

……

"Venerable Ripples".

At the deepest part of the Illusionary Sea, on the edge of the 21st island, sits an old man in black scale armor shrouded in a golden robe. He is the manager of the entire Illusionary Sea.

At this moment, the old man in black scales was respectfully looking at a woman.

"You go about your business, I'll come and watch my junior brother's progress," Venerable Lianyi said, waving his hand.

"Yes," the old man in black scales said, bowing his head, while also feeling somewhat amazed.

This Gu Ce is Venerable Lianyi's junior brother? Then he must be...

The old man with black scales dared not speculate on the great existence of his clan, and could only focus on Gu Ce's progress in overcoming the challenges.

Upon closer inspection, it was astonishing.

"Only at the first level of the Universe Realm, without even using a nutrient tank, he was able to reach the ninth island of the Illusionary Sea?" The black-scaled elder couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. "Many peak World Lords would find it difficult to reach this place, let alone someone whose consciousness strength has barely reached the World Lord level."

Venerable Lianyi watched from the side and nodded slightly.

As expected of the Earth lineage, renowned for their mental fortitude, they are a race created by the strongest beings in the universe.

In addition, Gu Ce's bloodline, bestowed by the original cosmic consciousness, has almost no weaknesses except for his weak divine body!

"The eleventh one, we made it!"

"We've made it past the twelfth one!"

"The thirteenth... failed." The old man in black scales exclaimed in astonishment. "It's a pity that his mental strength was somewhat lacking, otherwise he could have passed a few more."

"Indeed," Venerable Lianyi nodded.

Consciousness level, good for improvement!

The key lies in willpower and mindset.

Fortunately, Gu Ce is not bad in either of these aspects, and is even much better than Luo Feng at this stage.

However, Luo Feng's true transformation occurred when he inherited the Star Tower.

Having conquered 12 islands in a row, Gu Ce earned a whopping 409,500 points!

Now, I won't have to worry about points for a while.

……

Qianwu Universe Kingdom, Black Dragon Mountain Star Region.

As a treasure among flying palaces, the speed of the Ice and Snow Temple naturally far surpasses that of F-class and G-class spaceships, and it arrived outside the solar system in a short time.

Under the protection of Venerable Lianyi, they arrived safely without any attacks from alien races.

Soon, a bright blue planet appeared before Gu Ce.

Earth!

"Senior sister, what was the surprise you mentioned before?" Gu Ce hadn't forgotten about it.

"You see," Venerable Ripples said with a smile, putting away the Ice and Snow Temple.

In the distance, on the moon.

A palace that resembles an ice and snow temple, differing only in its color, becoming a golden palace.

Inside the temple, a figure emerged. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the figure bore an identical resemblance to Venerable Ripple, but his body was covered with subtle golden patterns, and he exuded a chilling aura. His eyes were golden, making him even more menacing than Venerable Ripple.

"A clone?" Gu Ce asked.

"Hmm." Venerable Ripples nodded.

"The importance of Earth is self-evident. The clan needs to appoint a cosmic overlord to guard this place, so I applied to the clan for this position," Venerable Ripple said casually.

"This is my main battle avatar, equipped with high-level weaponry and a top-tier flying palace, the Gilded Divine Palace. Primarily for combat, its full power is comparable to that of a top-tier cosmic overlord," Venerable Ripple explained. "From now on, I will be stationed on Earth, so you don't need to worry about its safety."

"Thank you so much, Senior Sister!" Gu Ce said gratefully.

For a Cosmic Venerable, having an avatar is not a particularly rare thing, but it is quite rare that Venerable Ripple is willing to place his main battle avatar on Earth to protect the safety of the Earth!

This means being tied to Earth for a long time, which may not be a good thing.

"It's alright, I haven't explored the secret realms of the universe in quite some time anyway," Venerable Ripple chuckled. "The environment on your Earth is quite good. I might even make a breakthrough if I cultivate here for a while."

"Alright, go and see the changes on your Earth." Venerable Ripple waved his hand, sending Gu Ce to Earth.

……

Jiangnan Base City!

Many years have passed, thirty years in Chaos City and a hundred years in the original universe, and Gu Ce has returned here once again.

Inside the Gu family manor.

Gu Hesheng and Gu Hechang were waiting there.

"Ding-dong!"

As soon as the doorbell rang, Gu Hesheng immediately opened the door and saw Gu Ce standing at the door with a smile on his face.

"Xiao Ce."

Gu Hesheng's voice trembled, with a hint of sobbing. Although his face hadn't changed, Gu Ce felt as if he had suddenly aged.

"Dad, I'm back." Gu Ce helped Gu Hesheng up, nodded to Gu Hechang in the living room, and helped Gu Hesheng sit down on the sofa.

"A hundred years," Gu Hechang sighed. "In the universe, time is the least valuable thing."

"I never imagined we'd both be centenarians now," Gu Hechang joked. "Xiao Ce, I heard you came back this time to have a baby?"

"That's called continuing the bloodline," Gu Ce corrected.

"What kind of people are left on Earth now?" Gu Ce asked.

When Gu Ce arranged for the humans on Earth, he entrusted these matters to Gu Hechang. He and the speakers and members of the council on Earth worked together to arrange the migration of the humans.

"They are all Chinese who are reluctant to leave their homeland. There are more elderly people, but among the young people, most of the martial artists and scientific elites have also chosen to stay. As for people from other countries, after hearing that everyone can be allocated a large piece of land and enjoy various benefits, they all ran away," Gu Hechang replied.

Gu Ce nodded slightly. Among the Earthlings, the Chinese are the ones who are truly valuable and have feelings.

The Chinese people have studied the realm of mind and spirit most deeply, and throughout history, many individuals have emerged who reached the same level as Hong, or even surpassed him, in terms of mind and spirit.

People from other countries may also have exceptional talent in cultivating their mental state, but they are far too few compared to the Chinese.

(End of this chapter)