286: Chapter 288 The Legend of the Racing God, Resounding Throughout the Universe

On the Saturns Rings racetrack, the blue particle stream was still trembling slightly.

That wuling hongguang, adorned with the "God of Akina Mountain" sticker, now stood before the finish line like an insurmountable monument.

The engine hood was slightly ajar, spewing a plume of white mist mixed with high-energy heat, looking both incredibly cool and incredibly cheap.

Jiang Chen sat in the driver's seat, casually tossing the empty wrapper of his spicy strips out the window.

He didn't even glance at the group of alien starships behind him that were still struggling to recalibrate their flight paths, instead flashing a smile full of the helplessness of a "superior being" at the live-streaming camera that had been filming him all along.

"I've already said it, I don't like winning."

"These alien friends have such poor skills that they can't even see my taillights; it's truly boring."

This extremely humble-bragging statement instantly ignited a frenzy of billions of bullet comments in the live stream.

[God Jiang, I beg you, please act like a human being!]

[You annihilated the flagship of the Andromeda civilization, crushed the Centaurus assault team, and now you've even won the Milky Way Galaxy F1 Championship—what more could you possibly be dissatisfied with?]

[I just specifically checked the model of that car, it's a wuling hongguang! That kind of van that only costs a few tens of thousands! How can it pull off illegal maneuvers exceeding the speed of light?!]

[What the hell with the manual transmission, I clearly saw that when God Jiang shifted gears, the temperature of the gearbox scorched the space around it!]

Jiang Chen looked at the screen filled with shock and worship, feeling that this farcical race could finally come to an end.

Although winning was boring.

But at the very least, the reputation of this so-called "Milky Way Galaxy F1 Championship" had been thoroughly established.

From now on, no matter which civilization wants to come to Earth to discuss business, they will have to buy a ticket first and honestly line up to wash his "divine car."

Is this even racing?

This is clearly the launch ceremony for an interstellar harvester!

"Old Zhao."

Jiang Chen rolled down the window and shouted at Zhao Gang, who had run over to greet him, "Seal this car away and put it in a museum."

"If anyone asks in the future, just tell them—this is the highest testament to our Dragon Country's technological development."

"I've already thought of a name; let's call it 'Interstellar Legend'."

Zhao Gang's mouth twitched as he looked at the dust-covered van with a slightly deformed hood, feeling that this scene was absurd to the extreme.

Is this the "killing weapon" that makes all civilizations tremble in fear?

This is clearly just a second-hand van!

Yet, it was precisely this thing that played the ace warships of the entire Milky Way Galaxy in the palm of its hand.

"Boss, those alien representatives are already lining up backstage."

Zhao Gang lowered his voice, his tone somewhat excited, "They not only want to buy chips now, but they also want to buy the same paint job for this wuling hongguang... and even the same stickers."

"And that, what's it called, the Centaurus civilization, they want to pay a huge sum to hire you as their 'Galactic Minister of Transportation'."

Jiang Chen rolled his eyes.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs makes him deal with these trivial matters every day; how could he have time for this now?

"Make them wait in line."

Jiang Chen tucked Pikachu into his arms, opened the hatch, and stepped out of the car, "Can't you see I'm busy taking care of a kid? We still have a pile of messes at our research base waiting for me to handle."

...

Meanwhile, in Tianhai City.

Jiang Qianqian, who once scrimped and saved just to buy a decent school bag for Jiang Chen, is now the most famous "eldest princess" of Tianhai University.

But at this moment, this "princess" was standing with a serious face in the villa's training room.

She was wearing a crisp black training outfit, with her hair tied in a neat high ponytail, her eyes flashing with a kind of... sharp edge that even Jiang Chen would find unfamiliar.

"Again."

Jiang Qianqian stared at the humanoid alloy combat target in front of her, which was newly developed by Chenxing Technology, her voice cold.

"Bang!"

A punch was thrown.

The two-ton alloy target actually emitted a tragic sound of metal deformation, being forced to cave in.

Sweat slid down her youthful yet explosive cheeks.

The current Jiang Qianqian is no longer the coward who could only curl up in the corner and cry.

She looked at her small, powerful hands, her eyes flashing with an unprecedented ambition.

That ambition looked just like Jiang Chen's when he picked up his first energy stone in the ruins of the Wasteland.

"The power of this 'Foundation Establishment Chapter'..."

Jiang Qianqian whispered to herself, her voice carrying an indescribable fanaticism, "It's really too strong. Brother didn't lie to me; as long as I master this set of gymnastics, not only can I get into college, but I can also... beat those aliens."

Just then, the door was pushed open from the outside.

Jiang Qianqian turned her head.

She saw Jiang Chen standing at the doorway.

Today, Jiang Chen seemed even more profound than usual.

He looked at his younger sister, who had grown into a young woman with a dangerous light flashing in her eyes, and suddenly felt an unspeakable emotion in his heart.

"Qianqian."

Jiang Chen leaned against the doorframe, his eyes carrying a hint of complex emotion, "Don't want to be a flower in a greenhouse anymore?"

"No."

Jiang Qianqian retracted her fist and gave Jiang Chen a brilliant smile, a smile that carried a wildness that even made Jiang Chen tremble, "I used to think that you were the brother who needed me to take care of him, the one who needed me to share his pain."

"But now..."

She pointed at the bustling base outside the window, built up with alien technology, "I want to fight side by side with you."

"Even if it's to the lair of space pirates, even if it's to the edge of Mars."

"I want to prove that these things you taught me... are not just for physical fitness."

Jiang Chen looked at her, silent for a long time.

Finally, he smiled.

He walked over and gently wiped the sweat from her cheek, his movements so gentle that it seemed nothing in this world could make him violent.

"Alright."

"As long as you're not afraid of death, then follow me."

"Anyway, this family..."

Jiang Chen looked toward the distant end of the starlit sky, his tone firm:

"Sooner or later, this whole family of ours..."

"Will turn everything upside down."

"Pack your things, come with your brother tomorrow."

"Where to?" Jiang Qianqian's eyes were full of anticipation.

"To a place... where the real Pirate King is."

Jiang Chen turned around and strode toward the shuttle that had already begun to warm up.

Behind him.

The little girl who once made his heart ache, made him worry, and whom he would use the power of the entire universe to protect.

Finally, had grown into a warrior... capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with him.

Zhao Gang stood not far away, watching this heartwarming yet murderous scene, his eyes feeling hot.

He took out his walkie-talkie and issued the final order to the group of security teams who were already eager to go:

"All units, attention!"

"Protect the young master and young lady's home."

"Whoever dares to cause trouble at this time, no matter which god they are..."

"Drag out our orbital cannon directly and teach them a lesson!"

Watching the luan bird take off again, Zhao Gang's steel heart felt, for the first time, a power called "inheritance."

Jiang Chen, this man.

Not only brought back technology and resources.

But he also brought back... that scorching, unextinguishable will that belongs to humanity, even in the most desperate of situations.

And that spaceship.

Was carrying the ambition of this family, turning into a bright meteor.

Charging forward without hesitation toward a further, deeper, and even more dangerous place.

That starry sky would, from now on, no longer be peaceful.

Jiang Chen sat on the bridge, watching the Earth getting further and further away, casually opening the system to look at the less than 200 million energy points remaining.

"Next stop, Centaurus."

"Let's see if those natives are ready."

"If they are not cooperative enough..."

"Then I'll let them know what real... wuling hongguang-style diplomacy is!"

The spaceship broke through the air and left.

That was their legend.

And it was the most unreasonable... beginning in this universe.