596: Chapter 599 Ancient Pioneers

He needed to learn more information.

He must first join the Supreme Human Alliance.

Only by becoming a member of the Alliance could he access the more core secrets.

"Let me see... Entering the Saint Realm requires an Entry Crystal, and one must reach the corresponding strength Rank to enter."

"So, I can only enter the Transcendent Saint Realm for now?"

He shrugged nonchalantly.

"Who cares? At worst, I'll summon all my Clones and hunt exotic beasts together to earn Origin Points. We'll quickly gather the amount we need."

The thought made him incredibly excited.

But when he tried to send his coordinates to the other Clones,

he found it was completely impossible.

This place,

seemed not to be within conventional spatial dimensions.

He could not locate the coordinates here at all.

He even had the other Clones search for the spatial rift that sucked him in, but they found nothing.

"Interesting."

"This means this Clone of mine has now become the most crucial trump card. I absolutely cannot let this Clone die."

He began to ponder how to obtain an Entry Crystal.

To get the Crystal, he first had to join the Alliance.

But as a Transcendent who appeared out of thin air,

he would definitely attract countless suspicions.

After much thought, he decided to play a little trick.

Relying on the strength of an Eleven-Dimensional expert,

he casually slashed at the Void, directly tearing space and time apart.

This was a Time Slash.

Its target was the exact moment in time when Earth's humans had just joined the Alliance.

He planned to return to the past,

and directly acquire an Entry Crystal at that point in time.

This way,

he could also smoothly obtain a legitimate identity.

After all, in this Alliance,

the strongest was only a Ten-Dimensional being.

They absolutely would not detect the trick he was playing.

He couldn't forcibly storm the Alliance Headquarters...

What if there was an existence stronger than him presiding there? That would be equivalent to seeking his own death.

This was the first time he had used such a secret art to traverse time and space.

His plan was:

First, obtain an Entry Crystal for the Ascension Saint Realm,

and then return to the current point in time.

This way,

he could use the old Crystal to exchange for an Entry Crystal for the Transcendent Saint Realm at the Alliance,

without arousing anyone's suspicion.

He stepped into the spatial rift,

and instantly returned to the moment this planet had just connected to the Alliance network.

At that time, humanity had just received its first batch of Entry Crystals.

The entire planet was immersed in excitement and joy.

Lu Chen did not linger unnecessarily and headed straight for the headquarters of the Earth Alliance.

Under the identity of a mere sixteen-year-old boy, he registered as a member of the Alliance.

Three days later,

the Alliance delivered an Entry Crystal for the Ascension Saint Realm to him as promised.

Lu Chen carefully examined the Crystal, attempting to activate the Eye of Origin to analyze its patterns.

But as soon as he tried,

a violent, piercing pain shot through him,

nearly blinding his eyes.

"Hiss... What in the world is this thing made of? It almost blinded me."

He dared not act rashly again.

He immediately put away the Crystal and returned to his original timeline.

The entire process was seamless, without revealing the slightest flaw.

Now,

he not only held an Entry Crystal,

but also possessed a legitimate identity within the Alliance.

However, according to the historical records of this planet,

his identity was that of an "Ancient Pioneer" who had been dormant for tens of millions of years.

It turned out that

Earth had already entered the Ranks of cosmic civilization as early as ten million years ago.

This fact alone

was enough to show the terrifying nature of this world.

In just ten million years,

Five-Dimensional experts had emerged here.

For such top-tier existences,

a million years was merely the brief rest of a flick of the fingers.

"This Crystal is the ticket for me to rapidly improve my strength!"

He tightly gripped the Crystal,

his eyes flashing with excitement.

He then walked toward the Earth Alliance Headquarters.

Upon reaching the Alliance, he walked directly to the Crystal Exchange counter.

"Hello, I'm here to exchange for an Entry Crystal for the Transcendent Saint Realm,"

Lu Chen said to the staff member behind the counter.

The staff member was first stunned for a moment,

then his eyes suddenly widened, his face filled with shock.

Although their planet had Saint Realm experts,

there were only four in total.

These four Saint Realm experts usually lived in seclusion,

rarely involving themselves in the trivial matters of the planet.

They only attended the meetings of the Supreme Human Alliance as representatives of Earth.

They were like the guardian gods of this planet,

lofty and distant.

And those who truly controlled the real power of Earth

were the Transcendent experts.

"Sir, please wait! I will immediately check the records for you!"

The staff member quickly stood up and bowed respectfully.

He then began searching Lu Chen's information in the database.

When he saw the search results,

his eyes instantly turned red,

and tears of excitement streamed down his face.

Standing before him was actually an Ancient Pioneer of Earth!

This name

had appeared in the Alliance archives ten million years ago,

and then vanished without a trace.

Most Ancient Pioneers had unfortunately perished during the process of exploring the Saint Realm.

The few who narrowly survived

either became powerful Transcendent experts who held significant influence, or they broke through the Bottleneck and advanced to become Saint Realm experts.

But this person before him

was actually the only Ancient Pioneer still remaining at the Ascension Realm!

"Sir! Please wait a moment, I will immediately apply to exchange the Crystal for you!"

He didn't harbor the slightest suspicion about Lu Chen's identity...

The calm and ancient aura emanating from Lu Chen alone

was enough to explain everything.

And when this news broke,

the entire planet was in an uproar.

An Ancient Pioneer who had been missing for tens of millions of years had actually reappeared!

There were only a few brief entries about him in the archives,

only recording that he had once collected an Entry Crystal ten million years ago.

The other Ancient Pioneers,

and even those four Saint Realm experts,

all developed intense interest in this person.

"How on earth did he do it? To be able to hide his tracks so completely? This person is simply a legend!"

The Saintess Xie Minghan looked at the relevant report, her eyes filled with amazement.

From that day on,

Lu Chen gained a new title... The Phantom Pioneer.

Lu Chen paid no mind to this and ignored everything.

Many factions founded by Ancient Pioneers even extended olive branches to him, but he paid them no attention either.

Five hours later, the Alliance finally upgraded his Entry Crystal for him.

The moment he obtained the Crystal,

Lu Chen once again vanished from everyone's sight.

This time,

he used the planet's public teleportation array to travel directly to the entrance of the Transcendent Saint Realm.

The entrance to the Transcendent Saint Realm was located in another star system.

With Lu Chen's strength,

he could have easily teleported there using his own ability.

But he deliberately chose public transport.

This action

once again stirred up a huge sensation on the planet.

Everyone was discussing...

That mysterious Phantom Pioneer actually traveled using the public teleportation array!