Age of Evolution

Chapter 328: 328: The Milky Way Empire

No wonder Huo Luofu had gained such formidable power – it was the result of him being with Shu Mingxuan, which made total sense.

This only made Yan Huang trust him more and he promptly welcomed Huo Luofu in right away.

Huo Luofu sat down and said to Yan Huang: “I assume that Captain Shu Mingxuan has explained everything to you. I won’t beat around the bush. Soon, the army of the True God will be descending upon Earth. As the Pope, you must set an example in this matter if you wish to secure greater benefits in the future.”

“I will follow your commands. Yan Huang is willing to serve.”

“Good to know. I want to tell you that I can help you master the Star Sky Crown, but you must do something for me.”

“What is it?”

“Conquer!”

When Huo Luofu pronounced these two words, Yan Huang was startled.

“Conquer where?”

“Conquer this world. Start with Hua Xia.”

Huo Luofu looked at Yan Huang: “Why do you think Mr. Shu Mingxuan chose you? What he values is not you as a person. Although you are the Pope, you could not even defeat Lin Zhen. So, when the True God’s army descends in the future, what reason would you have to gain a higher status and greater benefits? As the church’s position keeps waning, if you do not take some major actions, you’ll even lose your foothold in the world. This would be detrimental to the actions of the True God’s army. Do you understand that?”

Yan Huang pondered for a moment: “However, conquering Hua Xia won’t be an easy task.”

“Of course I know that it will not be easy, but you have no other option. The God’s Army had a crushing defeat under Ice City, currently, their reputation in Hua Xia has hit rock-bottom. Hua Xia people are leaving the Gods Clan in droves. You have to take tough measures on Hua Xia soon or else there will be no fertile soil left for the Gods Clan to thrive.”

“But I don’t have many men under my command, and neither are there many fighter jets left.”

“We do not need many people. A truly powerful martial artist could be even stronger than a million people. As far as I know, your Gods Clan has a group of ascetic monks, right?”

Yan Huang was surprised, he didn’t expect Huo Luofu to know even this secret.

“Yes, we do have a group of ascetic monks, but they are all devout believers who rarely participate in worldly conflicts. They are not even on the Star List. I may be the Pope, but I do not have the authority to command them. They are all my predecessors.”

“What we need now is their devotion. Only those who are truly devoted to the True God can serve us. Because once they acknowledge the existence of the True God, they will undoubtedly erupt with tremendous power. I need you to bring them over, and then I will give them a lesson.”

Upon hearing this, Yan Huang immediately understood Huo Luofu’s intent.

The intentions of Huo Luofu, or rather, Shu Mingxuan, was quite clear – to demonstrate the existence of the True God of the Stars to these devout believers. They will then naturally assemble together for the use of Shu Mingxuan.

Yan Huang was well aware of the enormous power of these ascetic monks. The Gods Clan has been established for nearly a thousand years, and all thirty base cities worldwide would change their Great Divine Sect every few decades or even every decade or so.

Each one of those who could serve as the Great Divine Sect was extremely devoted to the True God of the Stars, just like the thirty golden-robed elders of his Gods Clan nowadays.

Some of these people had died, and others were wandering in the secular world, traversing the Ancient God City.

But there were about a hundred people who were staying in a place called Iceland.

Iceland was a country during the common era, but after the God Transformation Day, it was ruined, as it was surrounded by the sea. It ended up becoming a paradise for monsters, replete with sea creatures.

Those ascetic monks stayed there, eating simple food every day, with no entertainment or women. They were both battling to improve their strength and studying the doctrines of the Star Sky Divine Teaching.

They could be described as an extremely obsessed group. Yan Huang had set up the church and tried to call these ascetic monks out of seclusion but to no avail.

Those monks were not willing to participate in worldly matters. In Yan Huang’s view, even if the Church got destroyed, those monks were unlikely to come out.

Perhaps the only thing that could move them was information related to the True God of the Stars.

Huo Luofu’s suggestion was highly likely to succeed.

When he thought about it, Yan Huang could not help but feel secretly excited.

Among the ascetic monks, some had power comparable to the masters of the Heavenly Star List. If Yan Huang could command these people at his will, unifying the world may not necessarily be an impossible task.

At this point, Huo Luofu gave Yan Huang a few more things.

“Take a look at this. These are all images of the True God of the Stars.”

Yan Huang watched one by one. In some of the image data, there were even scenes of the True God of the Stars destroying planets. The images were undeniably real, which further proved the existence of the True God. It was akin to iron-clad evidence.

“Can you imagine the impact this will have once it’s out there? Those ascetic monks will certainly gather around you without hesitation. Then, you’ll have the strongest aid in the world. Conquering the world wouldn’t be a dream then. When the army of the True God arrives, you’ll be leading the Gods Clan to greet them. Can you guess what kind of reward you’ll receive by then?”

Shu Mingxuan, now in control of Huo Luofu’s body, kept trying to tempt Yan Huang.

He never told Yan Huang the truth. What is a True God? Essentially, it’s a strong figure in the universe. The information he presented to Yan Huang was simply a video clip of a Constant Star Period Martial Artist from the Empire.

But coincidentally, the True God worshipped by the Gods Clan on Earth just happens to look like the figure in that clip.

Inside the fourth level of the Ancient God City, Shu Mingxuan watched all sorts of happening on Earth every day, understanding everything as if by heart.

After his failed attempt to assassinate Lin Zhen in the Ancient God City, Shu Mingxuan realized he couldn’t continue to be dominated by Huo Luofu’s thoughts. Thus, he returned to the fourth level and transformed Huo Luofu again, finally erasing his strong obsession.

This time, he was finally able to completely control the powerful fighting machine that was Huo Luofu.

Moreover, after communicating with Xin Ou and Tu Ya, both of whom were about to arrive on Earth, he learned that the Empire’s expeditionary force had already set off.

The Imperial Army must surely be aiming to conquer Earth. However, Shu Mingxuan was simply a ship’s captain and hadn’t achieved anything in the many years he had been stranded on Earth. When the Imperial Army arrived, he feared that he would get no respect or recognition for any achievements.

Therefore, he had to make a showing. Shu Mingxuan’s ambition grew larger and larger. He thought that if he could hand over a civilized planet to the Imperial Army, he might be granted a noble status upon his return.

The country where Shu Mingxuan lives is called the Tianhe Empire, a primary civilization in the universe. Don’t look down on such a primary civilization either. It comprises an entire star system.

Just how vast is a star system?

This star system is not our Solar System, but the Milky Way.

The distance from one end of the Milky Way to the other spans over a hundred thousand light-years.

The Tianhe Empire’s capital is situated deep within the Milky Way, far more than fifty thousand light-years away from Earth.

A light-year is a measure of distance. If we were to use units like kilometers or meters as we do on Earth, the numbers would be astronomical.

Inside the Milky Way, there are over a hundred billion stars like the Sun, and an even greater number of planets like Earth. Although the Tianhe Empire governs the Milky Way, many places within the Milky Way have not yet been explored or developed.

Planets with existing civilizations are favored by the Empire’s higher-ups, second only to resource abundant planets.

Though Shu Mingxuan is a ship captain, he is merely a commoner in the Empire. If he could present a civilized planet to the Empire, his future would certainly shine brightly.

Therefore, immediately after eradication of Huo Luofu’s desire for revenge, Shu Mingxuan sought Yan Huang.

Only Yan Huang was both suitable and potentially successful in this task since he was the Pope.

With less than a month left until the arrival of Xin Ou and Tu Ya, Shu Mingxuan needed to demonstrate his achievements as soon as possible.

Seeing that Yan Huang was becoming receptive, Shu Mingxuan seized the opportunity to push further.

“Come on, I sense that you may still have concerns about your power, worrying that it would not be enough to subdue the ascetic monks once they arrived. I’m here to alleviate this particular worry of yours. Give me your Star Sky Crown.”

Having received Yan Huang’s Star Sky Crown, Shu Mingxuan placed it on Yan Huang’s head, then put his hands on his back.

“The Star Sky Crown is a decent Holy Artifact. Although it’s a High Grade Holy Artifact, it can endlessly supply Star Power. However, mastering the few Star Power gems on it is not easy. Let me provide the needed assistance, help you fully wield it, and thus enhance your strength even further.”

Yan Huang immediately started meditation, using his Star Power to try to grasp the power of the Star Sky Crown.

All his previous attempts over many days had failed. In the end, he wasn’t powerful enough. But now with the help of Shu Mingxuan, within half an hour, he actually mastered the Star Sky Crown!

Feeling the surging Star Power flowing through his body, Yan Huang felt like howling at the sky.

“Hahaha, Yan Huang, my congratulations on your great progress. I can assure you that even though I, Huo Luofu, am practically fearless when facing ordinary Meteors, I wouldn’t last more than a minute in front of you now that you’ve mastered the Star Sky Crown.”

Yan Huang nodded in agreement. He indeed felt that his power had increased significantly, and was even eager to test it out on someone else.

Shu Mingxuan then took out another item: “Here, take this. With this, you can even contend with the top experts on the Heavenly Star List. You won’t have to worry about not being able to suppress those ascetic monks.”

When Yan Huang took it, he saw it was a box of flowing liquid.

However, this liquid was emitting a strong light, which felt incredibly familiar to him who had comprehended the concept of the Light Quantum.

“What’s this? It seems like my spiritual power can manipulate it?”

“Hehe, this thing is quite remarkable, absolutely not something people from your Earth could create. It’s called a Mental Weapon, similar to your Earth’s liquid metal. However, this particular item was formed bathed in the light of a Constant Star, aptly named Light Annihilation. Only those who have resonated with a Light Quantum can use it. It’s perfect for you. As for its strength … it’s comparable to a Top Quality Holy Artifact!”

Upon hearing Shu Mingxuan’s words, Yan Huang couldn’t contain his excitement. He knelt before Shu Mingxuan: “Thank you for your kind favor, great envoy. I, Yan Huang, will certainly not let you down. For the unification of the world by the True God!”