123: Chapter 124 Above SSS Rank

Upon hearing this, Bright No. 7's voice involuntarily grew low and solemn.

His expression turned almost reverent as he spoke.

"A Great Galaxy Overlord is a powerful Cultivator who transcends ordinary tiers of strength."

"Their starting point for Cultivation is the pinnacle of what your primitive planet considers the end of its path."

"Beginning from your planet's strongest Realm, after B-rank comes A-rank."

"Then comes S-rank, SS-rank, SSS-rank, and only after that... the Realm of Great Galaxy Overlord-level beings."

"And my master, the Aurora Emperor, is among the strongest of the strong even among the Great Galaxy Overlords."

"Even his most insignificant thought could vaporize a star system—or even an entire galaxy—wiping it completely from the Universe."

"The civilization that destroyed your planet's previous civilization wouldn't even rate as a fly before him."

Lu Chen couldn't help but swallow hard.

Even for someone like him, who had long grown accustomed to unimaginable increases in power,

such an existence was utterly terrifying.

"Has the Aurora Emperor already evolved to the ultimate limit of life?"

Lu Chen couldn't resist asking.

His heart began to race.

It was as if a great door had opened before his eyes.

A door leading to a more powerful, more terrifying level of existence.

The Husky couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Hmph, Little Fellow, the vastness of the Universe is beyond your imagination."

"Naturally, there exist beings even more powerful, even more magnificent than my master."

"However, we cannot speak of those existences lightly."

Lu Chen nodded, indicating he understood.

Then he asked again,

his voice unconsciously growing softer.

"Then why doesn't the Aurora Emperor just send someone to train us directly?"

"Because fate cannot be forced upon another," Bright No. 7 said. "It must be seized by your own hands."

"My master believes that a true heir to a Legacy must be able to walk out of fate's web alone, to grasp their own destiny."

"One must be both a super Genius and an independent Soul."

"Not simply an inheritor, accepting fate's arrangement. Otherwise, no matter how outstanding the talent, they would merely become his vassal."

Lu Chen studied the Husky's solemn expression.

For the first time, he sensed something beyond mere entertainment in that comical face.

A kind of reverence for fate.

"So that's why you came here..." Lu Chen murmured, "...waiting silently all this time."

"This is my mission," Bright No. 7 said simply. "The very reason for my birth."

Silence fell within the palace.

This matter-of-fact acceptance

filled Lu Chen with an inexplicable sense of weight.

"What should I do now?"

Bright No. 7 tilted its head,

looking at him.

"That depends on your performance. If you can pass the trials, the Legacy Secret Realm and all its treasures will belong to you."

"Here lies knowledge and Legacies beyond your planet's imagination, technology you've never even seen. Resources that would allow you to step off this planet and stride into the starry void."

"And if I fail?"

Lu Chen asked.

"Then you leave."

Bright No. 7 stated bluntly.

"And all your memories of this place will be Sealed."

"I will continue to wait... until another qualified individual arrives."

Lu Chen nodded.

The gift of a Chuyuan Great Galaxy Overlord.

Just thinking about it, one could imagine the scale of such wealth.

This would undoubtedly pave his future Cultivation path.

Breaking through the B-rank ceiling that Sealed the human world.

He could even establish an interstellar army.

Arm all of humanity.

He was now certain.

The Universe held countless powerful civilizations.

This planet was but a drop in that vast ocean.

Even its parent galaxy was but a speck of dust in the Universe.

And this planet had already suffered one catastrophe.

Destroyed by a civilization far more powerful than its own.

The Universe was filled with all manner of dangers.

He could not afford to be too proud or complacent.

Not until his strength reigned supreme over all life.

He then looked at Bright No. 7.

"What are the trials?"

At the same time.

The outside world.

The sky darkened without warning.

Dark clouds gathered, and thunder roared.

The ocean churned, heaving up mountainous waves.

Alarms blared in every A-rank fortress.

B-rank sea monster tide.

Forty years ago, an A-rank monster tide had erupted.

Terrifying monsters had swept over every base.

Hundreds of thousands of sea monsters surged toward the coast together.

Li Cang and Xiao Wanlong opened their eyes simultaneously.

"What is this?" Li Cang muttered, his voice tense. "A sea monster tide? Why now?"

Both of them rose to their feet,

heading outside

to assess the situation personally.

They saw it wasn't just sea monsters.

Even the land monsters and aerial beasts seemed to have received some stimulus and were beginning to rampage.

All soldiers and civilian fighters were summoned to the front lines.

Hundreds of thousands of F-rank Monsters, E-rank Monsters, and D-rank Monsters mobilized together.

Every defensive measure on the Wasteland activated simultaneously.

In an apartment,

a little boy clutched his mother's hand tightly.

"Mommy, what's happening?"

"I... I don't know."

She whispered comfort, though her voice trembled.

"But don't be afraid. Mommy's here. Your daddy has gone out to fight the monsters. Nothing will happen."

Similar scenes were playing out across every Base City on the planet.