204: That's outrageous!

The thin young man sighed, "I've only been a governor for a hundred years; I never expected to be selected for the Star Tower Trial."

"Who told your Taro Empire to lose the war?"

"Naturally, there will be more people."

A mechanical electronic voice sounded in the ears of the guard beside the star gate.

"In this Star Tower Trial, the number of people from the Milky Way Galaxy who passed is: four!"

The guard was stunned.

He had been at this post for nearly five thousand years, gone through fifty rounds of trials, and no one from the Milky Way Galaxy had ever passed the trial.

This time, incredibly, four people had appeared at once!

He steadied himself, took a deep breath, channeled his Star Power, and loudly chanted, "In this Star Tower Trial, the number of people from the Milky Way Galaxy who passed is: four!"

The guard's voice was full of energy, carried by his Star Power to every corner of the plaza.

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire plaza fell into an extremely eerie silence.

It was as if a mute button had been pressed.

"In this Star Tower Trial, the number of people from the Milky Way Galaxy who passed is: four!"

When the guard's second chant spread across the plaza, everyone finally reacted.

"Someone passed the trial?"

"How is this possible?"

"I heard that no one from our Milky Way Galaxy has passed the Star Tower Trial for over ten thousand years; the last one to pass seems to have been the ruler of the Star Empire!"

"That's right, I read through a large number of ancient texts before coming here."

"Thirteen thousand seven hundred years ago, the ruler of the Star Empire passed the trial."

"The time before that was the ruler of the Taro Empire and the ruler of the Radiant Empire, seventeen thousand years ago!"

"In one hundred thousand years, only these three have passed the trial!"

"Is that for real!?"

"If that's the case, wouldn't these four who passed the trial be able to directly become a Lord of the Star Domain?"

"But the Milky Way Galaxy is only so big; if the newcomers become rulers, where would the rulers of the three major empires go?"

The plaza, which had been lifeless, suddenly became lively.

"Looking at it this way, maybe our batch isn't without hope of passing the trial after all!"

"I heard that if you want to pass the trial, the most direct way is to find a strong backer and become that person's follower!"

"So it seems the four people who passed the trial in the previous batch found a powerful backer?"

The guards at the star gate entrance received new information again.

"Champion of this Star Tower Trial: Milky Way Galaxy, Luol Star System Governor — Wang Chao."

"Follower: Milky Way Galaxy, Wan Star System Governor — Wan Xingying."

"Follower: Milky Way Galaxy, Haina Star System Governor — Haina."

"Follower: Milky Way Galaxy, Sanchi Star System Governor — Sanchis."

The two guards responsible for stationing at the star gate were both stunned.

They looked at each other and subconsciously checked their Terminals to confirm the information.

It was correct.

"Damn, I thought these four from the Milky Way Galaxy had latched onto a big shot and passed the trial by luck."

"Who is this Wang Chao, to actually be the champion?"

"Luol Star System Governor? I've never heard of such a person!"

"Quick, spread the news."

"Okay!"

The guard responsible for the chanting immediately gathered his strength, channeled all his Star Power, and loudly chanted toward the plaza, "Champion of this Star Tower Trial: Milky Way Galaxy, Luol Star System Governor Wang Chao——!!"

When chanting the last word, the guard deliberately emphasized and elongated his voice.

"Champion of this Star Tower Trial: Milky Way Galaxy, Luol Star System Governor——Wang Chao!!"

"Champion of this Star Tower Trial: Milky Way Galaxy, Luol Star System Governor——Wang Chao!!!"

Three times in a row.

The broadcast system of Galaxy City was activated, transmitting this information to every corner.

"Champion of this Star Tower Trial: Milky Way Galaxy, Luol Star System Governor——Wang Chao."

"Follower: Milky Way Galaxy, Wan Star System Governor——Wan Xingying."

"Follower: Milky Way Galaxy, Haina Star System Governor——Haina."

"Follower: Milky Way Galaxy, Sanchi Star System Governor——Sanchis."

Above the plaza, the crowd of Stellar Level individuals listened to the guard's continuous chanting and the broadcast playing throughout the city.

Even after a dozen seconds had passed, no one was willing to believe this fact.

In one hundred thousand years and one thousand trials, only three people from the Milky Way Galaxy had passed the Star Tower Trial.

A champion suddenly appearing? Such a thing was too outrageous.

It was more outrageous than XX winning the World Cup.

Everyone thought the four who passed the trial this time were just lucky to have latched onto a big shot.

But the facts slapped them hard in the face.

The champion was from the Milky Way Galaxy, and his three followers were also from the Milky Way Galaxy.

The result was self-evident: there was no big shot.

Or rather, Wang Chao was the biggest shot of all, and his three followers were the lucky ones, as they had passed the trial because of him.

"Damn!"

"The champion!?"

"Is our Milky Way Galaxy about to take off directly!"

When the Stellar Level individuals in the plaza realized this, everyone was almost blown away on the spot.

"Quick, spread the news, this is mind-blowing!"

"This will definitely top the interstellar headlines of the Milky Way Galaxy!"

This information seemed to possess magic, spreading rapidly throughout the entire Milky Way Galaxy.

The first to receive the news were naturally the rulers of the three major empires.

Star Empire Council Hall.

A messenger hurried to the side of the ruler, Hyde, bowed, leaned in, and whispered a few words.

Hyde's eyes widened, and he immediately stood up from his throne.

"What did you say?"

The messenger wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and repeated the news in a low voice.

"Luol Star System, Wang Chao... Why does this name sound familiar?"

The messenger felt his legs go weak and gave a simple report on Wang Chao's basic information.

Hearing the report, Hyde felt as if the sky was about to collapse.

A small governor from a border region whom he had regarded as an ant and treated as a discard—had actually become the champion of this Star Tower Trial?

His reaction was extremely fast; he sternly roared, "Who? Who was it that arranged for Wang Chao to go to the front lines back then? Stand out, immediately!"

In the council hall, quite a few people had already received the news.

They couldn't quite understand it, but the facts were just that.

After realizing what happened, the ministers who hadn't participated in the discussion about that incident stepped back quickly, as if avoiding a plague.

And the twenty-plus people who had participated in the discussion and made the final decision were now pale as death, having already foreseen their impending fate.

Hyde's face flushed red, blood rushing to his head, and he pointed at the twenty-plus people on both sides of the hall, roaring, "Guards, seize them! Send them to Galaxy City immediately; I will go personally to apologize!"

The hall guards hurriedly stepped forward, bound the twenty-plus people, and escorted them out of the hall.

Hyde ripped off his outer garment, revealing a set of black battle armor, and with a flash, appeared at the landing pad outside the hall.

"Faster, move faster!"

At the same time, similar events were happening in the Radiant Empire.

Unlike the Star Empire, they hadn't directly offended He Ming; instead, they had vigorously supported the development of the Xinghai Galaxy System.

But at this moment, they were also on the verge of chaos.