Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 165 Earth Seven Thousand Years Later

At the headquarters of Virtual Universe Company, a dark, ancient sword-shaped spaceship slowly emerged.

"Whoosh~"

The spaceship's hatch opened.

Thank you all.

Wearing black and gold armor, Zhou Yang nodded slightly to the group of crew members who came to see him off, and then flew directly out of the cabin.

"Your Highness, please take care."

"It is our honor to serve Your Highness!"

Coincidentally, Zhou Yang was traveling on the same spaceship that had taken him to the initial universe last time, and the same crew was on board.

At this moment, all the crew members, including the captain who was granted the title of King, bowed and greeted him respectfully.

Only after watching Zhou Yang's figure disappear into the teleportation palace did they dare to whisper among themselves.

"This Prince Zhou Yang seems quite amiable, without any airs of a powerful figure."

"That's right, Prince Zhou Yang, that's the true demeanor of a strong person! Unlike some people, who act all high and mighty just because they've been granted the title of king... cough cough, Captain, I wasn't talking about you."

"Alright, enough with the individual discussions, everyone get back to your own business!"

In just over a month, with the same people and the same setting, their attitudes underwent a dramatic change.

The reason for this is that Zhou Yang passed through the 21st level of the Sky Bridge, demonstrating an astonishing talent and strength!

In the universe, strength is the foundation for survival!

Zhou Yang flew rapidly through the teleportation palace at the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company, during which his figure split in two.

Zhou Yang, clad in black and gold armor, flew directly to a massive palace within the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company, situated within the domain of Chaos City Lord Qianbaohe.

Meanwhile, another figure clad in misty crystal armor entered the teleportation portal to Earth.

Although he told the Lord of Chaos City that he was not afraid of assassination attempts by the three races of demons, insects, and machines, he still needed to be careful in his actions since he had not yet broken through to immortality.

When you're out and about, you can use the clone.

The most important entity, of course, remains in the safest virtual universe company headquarters to cultivate quietly, waiting for its inner world to grow to its limit before breaking through to immortality.

In the solar system, there stands a majestic temple in the void to protect Earth, and this temple is far larger than Earth itself.

The first level of the temple has a fixed teleportation channel that connects to the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company, as well as the Giant Axe Arena, the First Bank of the Universe, the Galaxy Bank of the Universe, and the headquarters of the Universe Mercenary Alliance.

"Whoosh~~~" One of the teleportation channels emitted a faint light.

"Someone's coming."

"People from Virtual Universe Company have arrived."

The dozens of realm lords who were specifically waiting by the teleportation channel were all very respectful.

Those who could come through this passage were either extremely powerful or of extremely high status, and the dozens of realm lords watched with curiosity...

A young man in black armor walked out from there alone.

"That's...that's Prince Zhou Yang! Prince Zhou Yang has returned to Earth!"

Dozens of realm lords immediately recognized him. The Earth, which was guarded by the temple, had half of its power in Zhou Yang's hands. How could they not recognize him?

Moreover, just over a month ago, Prince Zhou Yang had successfully conquered the 21st level of the Primal Tongtian Mountain and the Tongtian Bridge, both at the Realm Lord level, and his fame had spread throughout the entire human race!

Now, throughout the entire human territory, except for those remote planets that are completely isolated from information, who doesn't know the name Zhou Yang!

"Your Highness."

"Your Highness Zhou Yang!"

Dozens of realm lords bowed respectfully, their eyes filled with boundless admiration and respect as they looked at Zhou Yang!

"Um."

Zhou Yang nodded, glanced at the realm lords, and asked, "Has anything unusual happened in your ten thousand years of steadfastly guarding the solar system?"

"No, everything is as usual, please rest assured, Your Highness!"

One of the realm lords, who was in the lead, answered respectfully.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work."

Zhou Yang nodded slightly, then used his teleportation ability and disappeared into thin air.

"Teleportation!"

"Wow, teleportation! Prince Zhou Yang is truly amazing."

"What's so special about that? His Highness Zhou Yang directly passed through the 21st level of the Heavenly Bridge, a level comparable to a Universe Venerable. Performing this teleportation is a piece of cake for him!"

"Cosmic Venerable! Our entire Xinwu Clan only has two Cosmic Venerables, and both are ancestors who have cultivated for billions of epochs. Your Highness Zhou Yang has already possessed the combat power of a Cosmic Venerable in such a short time. It's truly amazing!"

"But His Highness Zhou Yang is so kind; he even said we've worked hard."

The guards of the realm master were all excitedly communicating through telepathy.

To them, the Cosmic Venerable was an extremely high-ranking figure. Given their status, they would never normally come into contact with such a powerful person. Even if they were lucky enough to meet one, it would not attract the slightest attention from the other party.

Now, they not only met a "living" cosmic master, but also spoke with him, and he even said "thank you for your hard work" to them, which was truly unbelievable to them.

……

Outer space of Earth.

"call!"

Zhou Yang appeared instantly and then rushed directly into the atmosphere.

The power of the world rapidly spread out, completely enveloping the entire Earth.

"It's changed so much!"

At this moment, the "sea monsters" and "land monsters" that once occupied the earth have naturally been wiped out, and the entire earth has returned to human control.

However, one drawback is that the vast oceans that were originally the cradle of Earth's civilization are now densely packed with floating cities.

Those floating cities are inhabited by a large number of special humans whose appearances are very different from those of Earthlings. These are powerful branches of the extraterrestrial human race, such as the ape-man race, the snake-man race, and the winged-man race.

It is precisely because of the existence of these numerous floating cities and unique human races with different appearances that the Earth before our eyes feels so jarringly different from the beautiful planet of our memories.

"It'll be soon. Once I break through to immortality and complete the transformation of my divine power, with the further advancement of my Qiankun World, I should already be able to possess some of the power of the Lord of the Universe to 'control space and time.' At that time, perhaps I can discuss with my teacher about taking back Earth."

Zhou Yang's world power continued to scan the land.

Over the years, with his substantial investment, the Starry Sky Martial Arts Academy and Huaxia Starlight Universe Company, which he founded, have also grown rapidly and become a powerful force with considerable influence within the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

Under the guidance of Starry Sky Martial Arts Academy and Huaxia Starlight Universe Company, humanity on Earth is also rapidly awakening and becoming stronger.

In addition to cultivating a large number of universe-level and domain-level beings, there are even a considerable number of world lords!

Interestingly, many of those who broke through to become realm masters were veteran Earth powerhouses who had survived the Great Nirvana era.

Among them were his hot-tempered teacher named Dong Dao who didn't understand knives, the respectable old man Jia Yi who dedicated half his life to the Chinese military, and some veteran war gods from the former Chinese military.

Indeed, those who can survive in such harsh conditions and cultivate to the level of a War God or even above the War God realm through their own efforts are naturally gifted individuals.

Moreover, under Zhou Yang's influence, Starry Sky Martial Arts Academy and Huaxia Starlight Company have given special consideration to these people who have made significant contributions to humanity.

Therefore, it is understandable that they are ahead of all other Earthlings.

"My parents still prefer living in Mingyue Residential Area."

"Heh, Uncle Liu has really gained weight. Looks like he's living a good life."

His gaze swept across the area, and he quickly spotted many familiar figures.

Besides his parents, Uncle Liu, and other close relatives, there was Uncle Wu Tong, who had been an instructor at Xingkong Martial Arts Academy, Zhuge Tao, his first angel investor, and Wei Wen, his high school classmate.

Suddenly, his gaze stopped, and he spotted a very unexpected figure.

(End of this chapter)