Chapter 790: Solar System Conference

Chapter 1

A bunch of lunatics.

That guy, Qiu Mingshan Cheshu, possessed a strange charismatic leadership, always steering people in a certain direction.

"However, civilization has indeed reached new heights..."

Sitting in his chair, Xu Zhi's expression subtly changed as he looked at Yuan Qinghua's upcoming proposal, feeling quite surprised.

"This civilization is rapidly developing its unique characteristics. A civilization of solar beams? An undying myth? Where light reaches, there shall be our nation. Everything extraordinary is being built upon solar beams, and even their supernatural system will evolve into another form of radiant light system."

What is the sun?

An almost eternally limitless source of immense energy.

Utilizing the sun as an endless power furnace to construct a beam-powered galactic civilization is a massive advantage for elemental beings, allowing them to maximize the application of this power and their supernatural system.

After all, let alone a ninth-tier being, who would be minuscule before such a colossal celestial body, Xu Zhi even felt that a tenth-tier being would be but a drop in the ocean compared to the sun.

Before nature, any supernatural individual is insignificant.

"Perhaps a tenth-tier being could use special means to trigger a chain reaction, detonating a sun and thus destroying a galaxy. Even if the explosion's power doesn't affect them, the energy they possess is definitely far less than that of a sun."

Xu Zhi mused, "This is the power of intelligent life... The sun, planets, black holes—no matter how powerful, they are ultimately inanimate objects... Powerful inanimate objects become a kind of celestial weapon for those who utilize them."

However, the tenth tier was too distant for him.

He gave a wry chuckle, "The tenth tier... I don't even comprehend what kind of great existence that is, yet I'm presumptuously comparing myself to its power. The truly laughable and insignificant one is me."

On the path of civilization evolution in the sandbox, Xu Zhi had only reached the ninth tier.

At this moment, within the Golden Sun Temple.

A translucent golden shadow stood on the divine throne; it was a clone of the Sun God Asa, whose colossal true body naturally could not be contained within this palace.

"Everyone, please present your specific proposals," said the Sun God Asa.

As the ruler of the unified Solar System Mythological Kingdom, he wielded supreme authority. This was the era of this Solar Emperor, and no one could deny that.

He was a powerful hegemon.

"Ji Shang, Planet Monarch of Kyushu, you claim you can enable this deity to rapidly cultivate to godhood?" A majestic voice resonated from above, belonging to the Sun God Asa.

From a distance, Yuan Qinghua was slightly startled.

To allow such a colossal life form to quickly transcend the accumulation of time and cultivate to godhood?

Could it be the cultivation method of ancient zombies?

Yuan Qinghua's eyes grew fervent.

Ji Shang smiled, "This is an advantage of the immortal bloodline. We've discovered a method to consume lifespan, accelerate life, and thus exchange it for cultivation speed!"

"Oh?" The Sun God Asa was intrigued.

Ji Shang explained, "This method drastically accelerates the progression of one's lifespan; it's a demonic art of burning life that requires immersion in an endless energy source. Simultaneously, the practitioner will rapidly age!"

The Sun God Asa raised an eyebrow, "At the cost of consuming lifespan—that's something most beings are unwilling to face... But you are different; you require no such sacrifice, merely intense slumber? Then what is the specific efficiency?"

"Currently, with the rudimentary cultivation method and under conditions of rapidly burning lifespan, the efficiency is four times faster," Ji Shang replied.

Only four times?

Asa frowned.

Most races simply couldn't endure it, as they would quickly age and face death... For them, cultivating step by step would be infinitely more cost-effective.

But this race before him was different.

Four times meant that what would normally take 2,000 years of cultivation could now be achieved in just 500 years to become a god.

However, this 500-year period would come at the cost of accelerated lifespan, involving intense cycles of slumber and awakening, rendering them utterly defenseless against the outside world.

Unless they found their own protectors.

Asa frowned again.

However, he didn't need protectors. For the Sun God Race, the safest place was deep within the sun, where virtually no one could find them if they entered seclusion there.

After all, with an area over a million times larger than Earth, how could anyone possibly locate his slumbering place within that boundless ocean of energy?

It would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

"So that's it, you intend for me to slumber for five hundred years?" The Sun God Asa smiled. He knew Ji Shang was very clever; this was an overt scheme, as any of their hidden stratagems would be seen through by him anyway.

"But aren't the bloodlines incompatible?" Asa asked.

"Yes, the bloodlines are incompatible and fear radiation and light sources... but that applies only to incomplete transformations, limited to those below the Heavenly Emperor level," Ji Shang smiled. "Once one breaks through to the Heavenly Emperor tier, fully integrating the bloodline and completely transforming the body into complete immortal cells, they will no longer fear raging flames and can be called a 'Hanba' or a 'Flying Yaksha'..."

A radiant glow emanated from his hand.

Clearly, he had once again integrated the radiant bloodline.

"Oh?" Asa's face was filled with interest. "A perfected zombie Hanba has no flaws? You, a zombie, have also mastered the power of the sun?"

"It's not entirely without flaws; rather, it's replaced by a larger one," Ji Shang replied, shaking his head as the flames in his hand extinguished. "After achieving the perfected form, one will absolutely require slumber, and this is an even more terrifying flaw."

"You are very honest," Asa chuckled.

"The immortal bloodline is the general trend; sooner or later, it will spread throughout the entire galaxy," Ji Shang continued. "Therefore, we hope that as the paramount Sun God, the absolutely impartial arbiter of civilization, you can advance this bloodline transformation."

Ji Shang continued, "Zombies are said to cultivate by absorbing human blood, which seems like a heretical path... That's because the Kyushu Empire occupies the Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands... We can instead raise livestock in these Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands. The livestock would cultivate, and we would absorb their blood for our own cultivation."

Yuan Qinghua was deeply moved.

This was an innovative cultivation concept.

Previously, Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands were used by humans for their own cultivation, but now some livestock could cultivate there, and humans could then regularly use their vital essence and blood for their own cultivation.

After all, current humans need to eat meat and grain.

After becoming zombies, did their primary sustenance shift to drinking blood?

And if they regularly drank blood, it would even fall more within the realm of not taking lives...

"Then, regarding the immortal blood-sucking dynasty and the problem of slumber, how do you intend to resolve that?" Asa asked.

"Protectors, in pairs," Ji Shang replied. "And of course, they can choose methods they deem suitable. No one knows how the era will evolve in the future... The wisdom of all beings in adapting is something I, as an individual, cannot fully conceive... But compared to the benefits, many will not mind the drawbacks and will strive to overcome these imperfections."

Asa nodded. He knew Ji Shang was an honest and exceptionally intelligent emperor.

If Ji Shang were in his position, he would be another Asa, and it would be he who sat on the throne.

He could rule the entire galaxy not because his wisdom surpassed his opponents, but because his race possessed an absolute crushing advantage at this stage.

The victor becomes king, the vanquished a bandit; that's all there is to it.

Often, wisdom is only a minor factor influencing success or failure.

Ji Shang smiled, "Furthermore, our race can not only burn lifespan to accelerate cultivation but also burn lifespan to unlock genetic locks and perform special combat-form attacks... For our race, the burning of lifespan can be transformed into various abilities."

Asa pondered.

This transformation was indeed excellent.

"This deity will consider it," Asa said, turning to Yuan Qinghua. "Your proposal?"

Yuan Qinghua took a deep breath. "My proposal is simple: since light beams can illuminate the entire solar system, could they not illuminate the vast cosmic galaxy? We could launch light beams beyond the universe and 'climb' along them... as if traveling on a light beam tunnel ship. Would your undying true spirit then explore every corner of the universe?"

Asa's expression subtly changed.

He had never imagined that this peculiar ancient being would be so audacious, so imaginative, and so extraordinarily bizarre.

"My plan is the Solar Mother River Civilization, where the Solar Mother River surges through the cosmos, flowing into the entirety of spacetime. Along this Mother River, countless lower-tier planetary civilizations, ancient sorcerers, wizard civilizations, arcane civilizations... all would be governed by your authority!"