178: Chapter 178 The First Celestial Calamity! The Rebellion of Youyue! The Appearance of Buddha! The Shattering Star Tribulation!

"Are you interested in these relics?"

Hearing Chen Mo's request, Professor Xu Bo's eyes suddenly lit up.

He had pushed so hard for Chen Mo to enter the Civilization Research Institute, apart from some selfish motives, it was mostly because of Chen Mo's identity as a "Prehistoric Reincarnation Divine Soul."

The Prehistoric civilization, as the strongest ancient civilization discovered so far.

Its research value could be said to be the greatest among all civilizations, and it was also the main research direction for major research institutes.

"Yes, Professor, I am very interested in this batch of Prehistoric Relics." Chen Mo nodded decisively.

"Very well, give me the veritas contract." Professor Xu Bo did not hesitate at all, and even seemed somewhat delighted.

"Alright." Chen Mo presented the veritas contract with both hands.

Professor Xu Bo nodded, then immediately added a clause to the contract's supplementary terms.

"Number 7569 Prehistoric Relics will be prioritized for research by Level 3 Official Researcher Chen Mo."

"That will do."

Professor Xu Bo handed the contract back, and this time Chen Mo did not hesitate, signing his name directly on the contract.

Vaguely, a profound and mysterious force submerged into his Divine Soul.

This was the power of the Level 8 Veritas Art, a power sufficient to cause a top-tier True God to fall.

Seeing Chen Mo complete the signing of the contract, Liu Xuanfeng also stopped hesitating and left his divine true name on the contract as well.

"Take out all the relics." Kong Hanshu said directly.

Chen Mo and the others nodded immediately.

Before long, piece after piece of jade-green Dharma bodies emitting faint fluorescence were handed by everyone to Kong Hanshu, who then personally handed them to Professor Xu Bo.

"Professor Xu."

"Good." Professor Xu Bo smiled as he took the White Bone Dharma Image and directly stored it in his storage bracelet, then looked at Chen Mo.

"It cannot be given to you just yet; the application process still needs to be followed."

"I understand, Professor."

Chen Mo was not surprised; he had already inquired about some of the rules and procedures of the Civilization Research Institute beforehand.

"It is good that you understand." Professor Xu Bo nodded gently, then looked at Shen Xinghe beside him: "Xinghe, see the guests out."

"Yes, Professor."

Shen Xinghe naturally understood what Professor Xu Bo meant and looked directly at Kong Hanshu.

"Sorry for the disturbance!"

Kong Hanshu cupped his hands at Professor Xu Bo and prepared to take the Students away.

Actually, he did not want to stay any longer either.

In The Stars, education and research were two separate systems, otherwise, this scene would not have happened today.

"Wait." Shen Xinghe suddenly spoke, a flash of awkwardness crossing his face: "Junior Brother Chen needs to stay behind."

Hearing this, everyone in the God Selection Class turned their gazes toward Chen Mo, their expressions somewhat strange.

Kong Hanshu did not care much, patting Chen Mo on the shoulder before leaving.

"Professor Xu thinks highly of you, do well."

"This Student understands."

Chen Mo quickly agreed.

"Hmm." Kong Hanshu did not linger further and disappeared at the end of the corridor with the other Students.

"Student Chen Mo, greetings, Mentor."

After Kong Hanshu left, Chen Mo did not hesitate in the slightest and bowed to Professor Xu Bo.

Professor Xu Bo was his direct mentor, which was actually closer than a normal teacher-Student relationship.

"Good, good, good."

Professor Xu Bo could not be more satisfied with Chen Mo's attitude and personally helped Chen Mo up.

Regarding this scene, Shen Xinghe didn't think much of it, but Qi Quan, who was a bit of a background character, was clearly jealous.

They were both "soldiers" under Professor Xu Bo, so why was the treatment so different?

"Greetings, Senior Brothers."

Chen Mo looked at Shen Xinghe and Qi Quan again.

"Hmm!" Shen Xinghe smiled and responded: "I won't introduce myself." As he spoke, he pointed to Qi Quan beside him.

"Qi Quan, a top Student among the fourth-year Students; he should also remain in our laboratory after graduation."

"Greetings, Senior Brother Qi."

Chen Mo spoke again.

"Hmm." Seeing Chen Mo being so polite, Qi Quan couldn't help but feel a bit better.

But before he could introduce himself further, his figure suddenly "flickered" twice.

That's right, it flickered twice just like a screen.

The next second...

"Sorry, Professor, there is a situation on the front line, I must go to support."

Saying this, Qi Quan didn't even wait for Professor Xu Bo's permission before his figure directly dissipated.

A speck of divinity dropped, which was caught by Shen Xinghe.

"divine clone?"

Chen Mo was slightly taken aback.

"Hmm."

Shen Xinghe nodded, holding that speck of divinity belonging to Qi Quan, and explained.

"The main bodies of fourth-year Students are basically not at the Peak of the Stars; they are either in the Quán Xīng Domain or have gone to the extraterritorial battlefield.

Qi Quan is currently a temporary officer in the 'Shadow of Shattered Stars,' seemingly suppressing a rebellion in some 'Moon-Ghost Civilization'."

Chen Mo didn't pay much attention to Shen Xinghe's explanation at first, until he said the eight words "Shadow of Shattered Stars" and "Moon-Ghost Civilization."

"Chen Mo, you..."

Shen Xinghe looked at Chen Mo strangely, and Professor Xu Bo also frowned.

"Ah!" Chen Mo suddenly snapped back to reality: "It's nothing, I was just a bit surprised. Senior Brother Qi is truly amazing, to be able to join one of the top hundred large legions of the Federation."

"You mean this!" Shen Xinghe shook his head.

"As long as they are Students from The Stars, all major legions fight to have them. Not to mention the Shadow of Shattered Stars, even entering the top ten legions is possible."

"Is that so?" Chen Mo appeared surprised on the surface, but inwardly, he had already begun to mourn for Qi Quan.

As for the reason...

"Kill, kill these scumbags of the New Human Federation."

"Reject foreign interference; they are just a bunch of Void Giant Beasts wearing human skin."

"The Moon-Ghost Clan will never be slaves."

"Damn it, the negotiations collapsed after all."

Outside the Moon-Ghost plane, hundreds of figures burning with divine flames were fighting together, and Qi Quan, who had just arrived, was one of them.

"Collapsed, so what? A mere Moon-Ghost Clan, what kind of waves can they make?"

A Student who had joined the Shadow of Shattered Stars temporarily like Qi Quan sneered, casually casting a Level 5 fire-attribute divine spell, forcing back a Moon-Ghost Clan True God who had rushed over.

Moon-Ghost Civilization.

One of the vassal civilizations of the Main World, which had announced its independence a year ago, breaking away from the control of the Main World.

For civilizations with such "stubborn" brains, the Main World usually destroyed them directly.

But for some reason, the Federation had actually chosen to resolve the issue through negotiation this time.

In fact, it wasn't just the Moon-Ghost Civilization; the Federation had recently introduced quite a few "soft" policies regarding foreign races, and even actively removed many "harsh taxes."

Everything seemed extremely strange, to the point that even Students like Qi Quan had a premonition that a storm was coming.

"Is a great war really about to break out?"

Qi Quan thought while tangling with the Moon-Ghost Clan True God who was rushing towards him.

The great war he referred to was naturally the war with the Zerg and the Abyss Civilization.

Only a full-scale war between the three top civilizations would lead to such policies of "striving to stabilize allies."

"Qi Quan, watch out."

A hurried thought came through.

Qi Quan was slightly stunned, his expression changing instantly.

"BOOM!"

In the Void Realm, a figure suddenly expanded millions of times.

Its body was burning with transcendental divine flames that would blind anyone who looked at them, and a dazzling godhead crystal suddenly shot out and shattered instantly.

"Scatter!"

The voice of the Shadow of Shattered Stars' legion commander rang out.

This top-tier True God was rarely flustered at this moment.

There was no other way; he had encountered a madman who self-detonated his godhead right from the start.

A True God!

This was a True God!

"DIE!"

The crazy voice of the Moon-Ghost Clan True God resounded. At this moment, the Void Realm for nearly a light-year around was pierced by a ray of light, and then...

"Shadow of Shattered Stars!"

"HERE!"

Countless responses instantly rang out in the Void Realm.

The Shadow of Shattered Stars' commander had trembling hands, his face uglier than if his own mother had died.

Looking around, one-tenth of the thousands of Void warships pressing the rear of the battlefield had exploded instantly.

With just one strike, more than ten thousand Federation soldiers had died.

"I'm definitely going to face a military tribunal anyway..." The Shadow of Shattered Stars' commander stared fixedly at the Moon-Ghost Clan True God in front of him, pointing his spear.

"I don't mind adding a few more charges. Slaughter the Moon-Ghost Clan for me."

"YES!"

All the soldiers belonging to the Shadow of Shattered Stars roared in unison, their eyes bloodshot.

"That was close!"

In the Void Realm, which was shattering inch by inch after the True God's desperate strike, a pale figure suddenly escaped.

It was none other than Qi Quan, who had escaped the catastrophe.

At this moment, he was still palpitating, but he flew towards a piece of the Void Realm that had not yet recovered at the fastest speed.

With a sweep of his Divine Sense, he searched out a cracked godhead crystal from a space rift.

This godhead did not belong to anyone else, but to his comrade-in-arms who had fought alongside him just now, the fourth-year Student from the "Divine Brilliance" High Academy.

To be honest, if it weren't for this person's warning, he might not have been able to react in time.

"Brother, there is still hope, hold on."

Qi Quan said in a deep voice, then immediately prepared to leave the battlefield without hesitation.

For a True God, as long as the godhead crystal still existed, there was still a chance for recovery.

As for whether leaving the battlefield at this time would violate discipline, Qi Quan could no longer care about that much.

"Chen Mo, Chen Mo!"

At the Civilization Research Institute, Shen Xinghe, who was showing Chen Mo around the institute under Professor Xu Bo's instruction, suddenly called out.

"Hmm, what is it, Senior Brother Shen?"

Chen Mo paused slightly and looked up at Shen Xinghe, who had a strange expression.

"Why are you distracted again?" Shen Xinghe frowned.

"Thinking about some things." Chen Mo shook his head.

"Are you worried about Qi Quan?"

Shen Xinghe asked with some surprise.

"You could say that." Chen Mo remained calm on the surface, but inwardly he was extremely suppressed.

"No need, this kind of thing is very common, basically nothing will happen. The Shadow of Shattered Stars is still very strong."

Shen Xinghe smiled and comforted him.

However, what he didn't know was that Chen Mo didn't care about Qi Quan's life or death at all.

What he cared about was another major event concerning the entire Federation, or rather, a time node.

Immortal Calamity Begins!

Moon-Ghost Rebellion!

Buddha Appears!

Star-Shattering Catastrophe!

138,525 Federation soldiers, 285 Federation True Gods, five True God deputy legion commanders, and one Peak True God legion commander... all... perished!

"Amitabha!"

In the Moon-Ghost Civilization, deep within the ley lines where the plane core was located, a figure dressed in tattered monk robes looked full of compassion.

In front of him were two Moon-Ghost Clan True God powerhouses.

The dignified True Gods were now kneeling before the monk with their hands clasped together, their faces full of piety.