"Why have you descended upon Earth?"
Wang Xu was most eager to know the answer to this question.
Earth is located at the very edge of the Dragon Star River. Although it is a life-supporting planet, its value is not significant to these cosmic factions.
Yet Earth was not only invaded but split into three by these cosmic factions.
There is certainly something peculiar about this.
"It’s the ancient ruins," Black Eye answered truthfully. "The people of the Yao Fire Tribe discovered ancient ruins here; we came for the ancient ruins."
Wang Xu frowned, ancient ruins? What ancient ruins are there here?
In a flash of thought, Wang Xu suddenly recalled that Earth originally had seven Forbidden Zones. After obtaining the Bailan, only six Forbidden Zones remained. Wang Xu had only been to the Ice Crystal Realm of the Third Restricted Area. There are five other Zones he has not explored.
Perhaps, among these five Forbidden Zones, there is one that contains an ancient ruin.
"Your entire tribe came, so I assume all the formidable figures are here?" Wang Xu said, "Among your three tribes, which tribe is the strongest, and what is the realm of the strongest one?"
"Among the three tribes, the Yao Fire Tribe is the strongest. The Yao Fire Tribe has as many as three hundred Black Hole Level individuals, my Giant Eye Race has two hundred and ten, and the Thunder Demon Race is the weakest with just over a hundred Black Hole Level members," Black Eye said. "The clan leaders of both my Giant Eye Race and the Thunder Demon Race are Initial White Hole Level, while the Yao Fire Tribe’s clan leader is even stronger, at High Class White Hole Level."
"High Class White Hole Level!" Wang Xu’s eyes lit up, and the worry he had been carrying finally eased off.
If it were the Strongest White Hole Level, Wang Xu might still frown, but if it were an Invincible White Hole Level, Wang Xu would not even think of retaliation and would simply take humanity and leave.
Though Wang Xu is quite powerful, he is nowhere near being a match for an Invincible White Hole Level at this stage, and he even has to weigh his options against the Strongest Black Hole Level.
Yet, fortunately, the strongest among the three tribes is only a High Class White Hole Level.
At last, Wang Xu could breathe a sigh of relief.
"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!"
Right after, Wang Xu waved his hand, and several streaks of blade light flashed and disappeared. Ordinary humans didn’t even see the blade light, only noticing that Black Eye’s arms and legs were sliced off, blood spurting out.
"Ah..." Black Eye had just wanted to cry out in pain when Wang Xu grabbed him, freezing him in place with his hand clenched around the throat, making any sound impossible.
The massive black eyes were filled with bloodshot lines, full of hatred, staring intently at Wang Xu. If looks could kill, Wang Xu would probably have been reduced to ashes.
"Bang!" Wang Xu delivered a punch to Black Eye’s abdomen, causing him to spit out a mouthful of fresh blood, and then he realized something, his gaze freezing, filled with pain and despair.
The void within him was shattered by Wang Xu’s punch, collapsing and dissipating completely.
With the void shattered, he would gradually degrade to Basic Level, unable even to maintain Basic Level, completely becoming a waste.
Suddenly, a sharp dagger constructed from Spiritual Consciousness stabbed straight into Black Eye’s Spiritual Ball, causing cracks to spread across it like a spider web, quietly shattering.
"Everyone, let’s reclaim our first bit of justice from him!" Wang Xu turned around coldly and left the cabin directly.
All humans swarmed, their eyes red, howling as they charged at Black Eye.
The humiliation and hatred suffered over the past two years exploded from humanity at this moment!
"No... no... no!" Without the void within him, his Spiritual Consciousness was suffering a chronic injury, his limbs were removed, and in front of this group of humans, he was just a sheep led to the slaughter, utterly powerless!
The painful wails rang out, heart-wrenching and tragic, as if coming from Hell itself. Wang Xu stood calmly on the grass, indifferent to the sounds.
Not long after the cries sounded, a figure quickly took to the sky, and the red eyes immediately saw the miserable state of Black Eye in the small wooden house.
"Damn it!" Red Eye roared. The attacking humans paused and turned their heads to look toward the figure in the sky, feeling a chill as they stared at that crimson eye.
"Was it you?" Red Eye saw Wang Xu, who looked composed on the ground, and upon realizing that Wang Xu was a Black Hole Level individual, was taken aback.
"Yes, it was me," Wang Xu said calmly.
Red Eye angrily shouted, "You have a death wish!"
Wang Xu was an Initial Black Hole Level, and Red Eye was a High Class Black Hole Level, one small realm higher. Even though Red Eye was surprised that a Black Hole Level powerhouse had appeared among humans, such power clearly didn’t concern him.
Immediately, a dark red Jade Seal soared into the sky, gradually enlarging in the air, like a mountain, crashing down towards Wang Xu!
This was a strike from a High Class Black Hole Level, powerful enough to shatter a radius of millions of miles into pieces.
However, in the terrified eyes of all the humans, a hundred-meter-tall hand made of Energy suddenly extended and directly grasped Red Eye in its palm.
"Poo!" The energy hand clenched tightly, and Red Eye couldn’t even resist, only managing to show a look of tragic despair before completely turning to dust.
The battle happened quickly and ended even quicker.
In Wang Xu’s view, a High Class Black Hole Level was nothing more than a slightly larger ant, easily crushed.
"Let’s go!" A battle had happened here, and Wang Xu could already feel several presences heading this way. Instantly, Wang Xu waved his hand, and all the humans rose into the air, flying towards the slum area.
In the slum area, cries of lamentation were heard everywhere.
The relatives of the abducted humans beat their chests and wailed, knowing well the inhumane treatment that awaited them. They were in deep sorrow, yet powerless to do anything.
In a dilapidated mudstone house, cries echoed as well.
On the only bed, mother Lin Hui wept aloud, surrounded by Wang Zhenguo, Wang Jun, and Tang Yan’s father, Tang Tian. Their eyes were red as they fought back tears, hearts wrenching in pain.
"Yan’Er... Yan’Er!" When Lin Hui received the news that Tang Yan had been captured, she nearly fainted.
For the past two years, Tang Yan had looked after Lin Hui with great care. No matter how hard or arduous, she persevered in taking care of Lin Hui. Even when Lin Hui became a burden due to her paralysis and did not want to drag others down, Tang Yan stuck by her unwaveringly.
For her, the reason was simple—Lin Hui was Wang Xu’s mother, and thus her mother too.
Tang Yan’s mother had passed away when she was young, and over the years, Lin Hui had taken the place of a mother in her heart, firmly holding onto it.
But now, though Lin Hui was alive, Tang Yan had been captured by the Giant Eye Race, doomed to face inhumane torment and suffering, her fate unknown.
For this, Lin Hui felt as though her heart was being cut with a knife, her usual gentle face streaked with tears.
"Wang Jun, where are you going!" Wang Zhenguo suddenly shouted.
Wang Jun, who was walking towards the door, stopped, gritting his teeth as he spoke word by word, "I want to avenge my sister-in-law. My life was saved by my brother, I can’t let him come back and find her gone! I can’t explain that to him!"
"Reckless!" Tang Tian said angrily, "With your strength not even reaching Tier Four, what good would it do? You’d just be throwing your life away!"
"Uncle Tang, can you really bear to sit here and do nothing?" Wang Jun turned his head, reddened eyes full of anguish.
In the room, only Lin Hui’s sobs remained, and everyone fell silent.
"Let me go." Suddenly, Qiu Tuyi spoke up, "Since my master was captured because of me, I will go rescue her."
"Qiu Tuyi, don’t be rash!" Tang Tian quickly said, "To protect the Wang and Tang families, the Qiu Tuyi tribe has sacrificed too much already. Only you remain. If you’re gone too, none of us here might survive."
Qiu Tuyi remained silent. He was not human, and the Three Races did not target them, allowing the Qiu Tuyi tribe to freely move between the city and the slums to earn some Cosmic Crystals. The medicine Lin Hui took was obtained by him.
The Wang and Tang families were powerless humans relying entirely on Qiu Tuyi for survival. If he perished, their last hope would be extinguished, leaving them to subsist on the alien-provided, inferior leftovers like other struggling humans.
"Xu’Er..." Wang Zhenguo murmured, tears uncontrollably flowing, "I hope you live well, become a revered strong figure, and don’t come back to Earth now."
Wang Zhenguo understood that the three invading races this time were overwhelmingly powerful, their forces countless like Peng Mo, with even mightier ones in abundance. Wang Xu returning would mean certain death.
Tang Tian gave a bitter smile, "Yes, don’t come back. Wait until you become strong, then avenge us and humanity."
"Father-in-law, such defeatist talk doesn’t suit your character."
Suddenly, the door opened, and a voice all too familiar to them rang out.
Wang Zhenguo, Tang Tian, Wang Jun, Lili, Lin Hui, and Qiu Tuyi—all of them shuddered slightly as they turned their gaze to the door.
The familiar black robe, familiar aura, and the familiar smile on the face.
Instantly, everyone exclaimed, Wang Zhenguo tearing up, stepping forward to grab Wang Xu tightly, his clouded eyes carefully scrutinizing him.
"Haha..." Moments later, Wang Zhenguo burst into laughter, tears flowing from his eyes, as if the miseries of the past two years vanished in that laugh.
"Good lad, you’re finally back!" Tang Tian was also overwhelmed, giving Wang Xu’s sturdy chest a hearty punch.
"Brother!" Wang Jun rushed over, hugging Wang Xu tightly, tears uncontrollably streaming down.
Wang Xu smiled softly, gently patting Wang Jun’s head, "Aren’t you over twenty? Tears aren’t a good look."
"Who says you can’t cry over twenty, I’m just happy." Wang Jun wiped his tears, saying.
Wang Xu gave Wang Zhenguo, Tang Tian a long embrace before moving to the bed, kneeling down before Lin Hui and the others with a "thump."
"Thump!" "Thump!" "Thump!"
Wang Xu knocked his head on the ground three times fiercely. Everyone hurried to lift him up, and as he raised his head, tears streamed from Wang Xu’s eyes.
Three words. Wang Xu couldn’t think of more words to express his guilt.
"Don’t say silly things, it’s good to have you back, it’s good..." Lin Hui momentarily moved out of her sorrow, holding Wang Xu’s hand, her tears now flowing from joy.
"Dad, Mom!" At this point, another familiar voice came, and as Lin Hui turned her head, a look of joy appeared on her face.
Watching this scene, Wang Xu’s face broke into a genuine smile.
At that moment, Wang Xu felt that no scene in the world could ever compare to this one.
"All humans, quiet down immediately and hand over the Black Hole Level person here, or else we’ll kill everyone without exception!"
A sharp voice pierced through this warm picture, and Wang Xu’s expression suddenly turned grim, a surge of fury and murderous intent erupting from him! (To be continued. If you work, you are welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)