341: Chapter 342 The Rule of Universal Job Change Arrives in Veros

"I didn't expect my talent to have this kind of hidden mechanic... it's a pleasant surprise." Lin Muyang suppressed the waves in his heart. This made him even more committed to nurturing the young ladies by his side. Every breakthrough they made could become an important piece of his power puzzle in the future. Facing terrifying enemies like those from Feng Ling's hometown who could drain a plane core, the more trump cards and methods he had, the safer he would be.

Having completed the core objective of this trip, Lin Muyang didn't linger. He took one last look at the light orb that was still slowly pulsating, though its luster had dimmed slightly. He could feel the vast power still contained within, but he also understood that excessive extraction would only bring destruction. Maintaining balance was the way to longevity.

"It's time for us to leave," Lin Muyang said to the three girls.

Gui Wanwan nodded and once again channeled the power of the Underworld. Feng Ling complemented her with Nirvana Fire, blending Yin and Yang to stabilize the spatial rift they had used to arrive. The four of them stepped through in turn, their figures vanishing into the pure white space.

After a brief sensation of traversing through space, the damp sea breeze, deafening thunder, and the roar of crashing waves flooded back into their senses. They had returned to the skies above.

However, the sight before them caused the four of them, who had just returned from the absolute tranquility of the Source Space, to freeze simultaneously.

The sky had changed.

In their memory, the sky was covered in heavy, lead-gray clouds where lightning was as dense as a forest, a terrifying layer of energy that rolled endlessly. Now, massive, shocking holes had appeared within it!

Particularly in the area directly above them and extending into the distance, the thick dark clouds had been crudely torn open by some invisible force, revealing patches of a long-lost, clear azure sky! Scorching sunlight penetrated through without obstruction, casting giant, swaying patches of light onto the sea's surface. This stood in stark contrast to the surrounding areas still shrouded in dark clouds and lightning, creating a scene that was both eerie and magnificent.

The sea had also changed.

The ink-black ocean, which usually boiled and roared under the lash of endless lightning and superstorms, kicking up hundred-meter waves, had changed. In the areas under direct sunlight, while it remained turbulent, that world-ending, violent aura that seemed ready to swallow everything had clearly weakened.

The height of the waves had decreased, and the color of the seawater seemed to have lightened slightly. Although it was far from calm, it was no longer an absolute dead zone that even legendary dragons dared not lightly enter.

A faint passage, outlined by the relatively moderate waters and the sunlight breaking through the clouds, pointed vaguely toward the distant horizon.

"The storm here has weakened so much? No, a huge section of it has disappeared!" Feng Ling's molten-gold eyes were filled with shock as she pointed toward the areas where sunlight shone through. "The energy structure of those Eternal Storms has been destroyed! Was it... was it caused by the tremors triggered when the plane core's energy was being absorbed?"

"It's more than just weakening." Gui Wanwan's cold voice carried a hint of gravity as she sensed the subtle changes in space and energy. "It's a tear at the level of laws. This destruction is likely permanent. This storm belt that separates the two continents now has a gap that can be traversed."

Lin Muyang's heart sank slightly. He instantly understood what this meant. The natural chasm between the Velos Continent and the Ferocious Beast Continent, which had maintained the balance, had been forcibly pierced through by the global energy tremors caused by Lilia absorbing the plane core! Although the gap might not be large yet, now that it had started, it was likely only a matter of time before the ferocious beasts discovered and utilized these passages to swarm toward the Velos Continent.

"This is going to be troublesome." Gui Wanwan looked at Lin Muyang, her cold and elegant face showing a rare trace of worry. "Even with our strength, clearing out hundreds of millions of generally powerful ferocious beasts on another continent would take an extremely long time and require round after round of carpet-style purging. Moreover, as long as a few are missed or new beasts are born, the problem will return."

Feng Ling also tugged at Lin Muyang's sleeve, looking up at him with an inquiring gaze. "Master, what do we do now? If we just leave like this, once those beasts cross over, Lilia's homeland and the Radiant Empire will probably..." She didn't finish, but her meaning was clear. With the current power of the Velos Continent, even with the dragons' help, facing organized legions of high-tier ferocious beasts swarming like a tide, total annihilation was only a matter of time.

Lin Muyang's brow furrowed. This was indeed a thorny accident. His original plan was to return to Blue Star after helping Lilia ascend to handle the establishment of the World Guardian Organization and other affairs.

On the Velos Continent side, he had intended to let Lilia hold the fort for the time being. With the dragon legion and a preliminary stable imperial framework, self-preservation and development should have been no issue. But this sudden appearance of a passage connecting to the Ferocious Beast Continent completely disrupted that plan.

He had roughly sensed the strength levels of those beasts before; their average level was very high, and there were terrifying existences among them comparable to Class Transferees of level three or four hundred. The Radiant Empire was newly established and had much to rebuild. Although the dragons were numerous, they couldn't constantly defend the long coastline. Once a beast tide truly formed a large-scale assault, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Was he supposed to stay and act as this world's scavenger, spending years clearing out the beasts on the other continent? Setting aside how massive and tedious that task would be, he didn't have that much time to waste here. There were still many things to do on Blue Star, and the plane cores for the other girls still needed to be found...

"Let's help defend for a while and see." Lin Muyang pondered for a moment and made a compromise. He couldn't just walk away, but he couldn't stay trapped here indefinitely either. Perhaps he could help the Radiant Empire establish a preliminary early-warning and defense system and clear out the first batch of vanguard beasts that might come through the gap to buy some development time. As for the long term... he hadn't decided yet.

However, just as he made this decision, while his thoughts were still racing as he considered how to construct a defense line and deploy troops—

Another anomaly occurred!

This time, the change had nothing to do with wind, rain, or thunder; it came from a deeper, more fundamental place within the world.

An indescribable, vast, and boundless power of grand laws, seemingly originating from the roots of the universe, descended without warning! It wasn't some tangible energy impact, nor was it directed at any specific target. Instead, it was like a system command with the highest authority, gently yet irresistibly covering the entire planet—from matter to energy, from space to time, from every fundamental particle to the macroscopic ecological cycle!

Lin Muyang, Lilia, Gui Wanwan, and Feng Ling all shuddered simultaneously! Their level of perception far exceeded that of ordinary people, and they immediately captured this terrifying change that permeated every inch of space and seeped into every vein of the laws.

The sky, the sea, the land, the air... everything around them seemed to have no visible change to the naked eye, but a throbbing sensation that the foundations were being pried and the underlying code was being rewritten was clearly conveyed to the depths of their souls. It was as if the entire world was being placed into an invisible, giant mold, undergoing a silent yet earth-shattering reconstruction!

"Hm?!" Lin Muyang snapped his head up, the glow of the Eye of Creation in his eyes instantly brightening to the extreme as he tried to analyze the nature of the descending laws. He saw countless phantoms of law chains, so complex they were beyond comprehension and flowing with seven-colored light, descending from an unknowable dimension to interface with, modify, override, or implant themselves into every existing law of this world.

Ghostly energy naturally circulated around Gui Wanwan, forming a shield. Her cold face was filled with shock and suspicion, as if she had sensed subtle adjustments to the laws of life and death. The Nirvana Fire behind Feng Ling flickered slightly; she was most sensitive to the changes in the laws of life and fire.

Lilia let out a small "Ah," her pale green eyes wide with shock and confusion. After ascending to the God Grade, her perception of the laws of light and nature had reached a new height, and the impact she felt now was the most direct and intense.

"What is this power?" Feng Ling's voice carried a hint of imperceptible trembling. Ancient memories from her bloodline seemed to be churning, yet she could find no record that perfectly matched this.

This process of law-level surgery seemed long, but in the outside world, it lasted only a breath or two.

In the next moment, that vast power of laws receded like a tide, leaving as suddenly and cleanly as it had arrived. Normality returned to the world; sunlight still spilled through the cloud gaps and waves still rose and fell, as if that heart-stopping law upheaval had just been an illusion.

But Lin Muyang knew it was definitely not an illusion. This world was already different.

Sure enough, Lilia was the first to cry out in an incredulous tone, "Ah? This... this is..."

"What do you perceive?" Lin Muyang quickly composed himself and looked at Lilia. As a native being and a newly ascended God Grade, her perception of the world's changes might be the most specific.

"Our... our world..." Lilia's voice was somewhat distorted by excitement and disbelief. She pointed at the sea below and then toward the distant horizon, speaking incoherently, "The rules have changed! It seems to have become just like Blue Star! Global Class Transference! Yes, the rules of the Global Class Transference era have descended!"

"Just now, the underlying rules of the entire world were modified! Now, all intelligent beings in this world can, like the people of Blue Star, obtain classes, skills, and attribute panels through class transference, and can level up and obtain equipment by killing monsters!"

Her words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the ears of Lin Muyang, Gui Wanwan, and Feng Ling.

The Global Class Transference era? The same rule system as Blue Star had descended upon the planet where the Velos Continent was located?

Lin Muyang immediately pushed the perception of the Eye of Creation to its maximum. Like an invisible radar wave, it instantly swept across the sea beneath them, the distant Velos Continent, and even crossed the endless ocean to reach that wild Ferocious Beast Continent.

The scenes he saw confirmed Lilia's words and revealed even more details.

Across the Velos Continent, whether in human cities, elven forests, dwarven mountains, or orc tribes, and even in some remote wilderness, ancient-looking class change platforms emitting a faint magical glow were popping up like mushrooms after rain!

These platforms were similar in form to those on Blue Star, but their details bore the characteristics of this world's magical civilization. Countless commoners, warriors, mages, elves, dwarves... regardless of whether they possessed power before, were now flocking toward the nearest platforms with confusion, curiosity, or fanaticism.

Powerful individuals who already possessed battle qi or magic would glow with corresponding light upon touching the platform. Their power systems were quickly identified, authenticated, and digitized, forming classes, levels, attribute panels, and skill bars. Meanwhile, commoners without power began their first class transference ceremonies, awakening various classes.

On the Ferocious Beast Continent, the changes were even more bizarre. Lin Muyang saw that across that wild land, countless beasts that were currently fighting, hunting, or sleeping all began to glow with a faint light at the same time.

Immediately afterward, the space in their respective areas distorted. Teleportation gates or spatial rifts of various sizes, shimmering with different colors, appeared out of thin air, emitting a powerful suction! Hundreds of millions of beasts, regardless of strength, were all sucked into these sudden portals after brief struggles or confusion. The portals then closed, leaving behind shimmering anchor points that looked like stone tablets or crystals.

Mystic Realm entrances! Dungeon entrances!