259: Chapter 259 The Astonishment of the Alien Visitor: I've Discovered a Treasure!

On the Water Blue Planet, in the most barren and perennially hot wilderness...

Almost no ordinary creatures could survive here for long, and humans were even rarer.

And on the day after Zhang Jian completed the bet, triggered the System update, and broke through the Professional attribute limit...

Countless Professionals suddenly appeared on the originally endless and barren ground.

They were carrying all sorts of different Materials.

Finally, in a place that looked like an altar, they formed a magic circle.

Beneath the altar lay freshly killed large cattle and sheep.

There were even nine pairs of young children's corpses at the very core of the altar, still bleeding.

Terror still lingered in the eyes on their tender faces.

They seemingly didn't understand why they had suddenly met such a tragic death.

Among the dense crowd, some eyes showed unrest, and some showed pity.

Others remained indifferent.

A White-haired Elder at the front watched the crowd with sharp eyes and spoke.

"Since the decision has been made, do not be soft-hearted!"

Instantly.

The voices of discussion below fell silent.

Everyone's gaze became incredibly unified.

This showed the White-haired Elder's authority among this group.

Seeing that everyone had quieted down, he didn't show the slightest bit of pride; instead, his expression was solemn.

He sighed inwardly.

"I hope my decision won't bring disaster to the Water Blue Planet and humanity."

His eyes instantly became incredibly firm.

He took a magnificent jade box from his robes and opened it solemnly.

And he carefully took out the item inside.

It was, shockingly, a blood-red eyeball.

Tiny lights of several different colors flowed across it.

It looked extremely eerie.

Holding the eyeball, the elder stepped forward one pace at a time.

He embedded it in the center of the altar, in a specially reserved spot above the dead children.

After finishing this, he immediately took several steps back.

His heart was both nervous and apprehensive.

The next moment.

Light erupted between heaven and earth.

The altar burst forth with a dazzling red light.

A terrifying Aura arose out of thin air, spreading in all directions.

No one could resist; they all fell to the ground in panic, looking toward the altar in terror.

Even the White-haired Elder, the strongest among them with planet-level strength, had trembling hands and could barely support himself to keep from collapsing.

However, this Aura came as quickly as it went.

It vanished in just an instant.

However, a tremor occurred at the altar's location.

Although the movement wasn't large, it drew everyone's gaze.

This unusual reaction lasted for several full minutes.

Bang!

The altar suddenly exploded.

Countless Materials and flesh flew in all directions.

Surrounded by several beams of light, a Blood-colored Figure floated out from the altar.

Its form was distorted at first.

But as the figure went from blurry to clear, and from ethereal to solid...

It slowly began to transform.

From a bull's head to ram's horns.

From a lion's shape to a tiger's shape.

It seemed to be observing and experimenting.

Until it transformed into a human head and four human limbs.

Only then did it gradually stabilize.

Finally.

It fixed into the strong, well-proportioned body of an adult male.

Although its face was still somewhat blurry, a careful observation would reveal a slight resemblance to the White-haired Elder.

Except its expression carried an innate arrogance and indifference.

At a single glance, one couldn't help but feel a sense of worship and submission.

Uh...

Hum...

Yo...

Mi...

After the body was established, its head slowly turned and began to emit some incomprehensible sounds.

The White-haired Elder's heart stirred, and a moment of inspiration struck him.

"Noble Lord, this is the Water Blue Planet."

The Blood-colored Figure's head swayed as it turned its gaze toward the elder, seemingly in thought.

Amidst the elder's expectant gaze.

Its voice rang out again.

Although it was still somewhat rough and unpleasant, it could already produce some simple syllables.

"Wa... ter..."

"Blue..."

"Pla... net..."

Just a few words, but they filled the White-haired Elder's heart with joy.

It was learning our language!

He immediately began to speak, describing the process of summoning it through the sacrifice of countless precious Materials and the lives of his own kind.

As he spoke, he observed the other's expression.

When he noticed the other seemed to be slowly nodding and its eyes were gradually becoming clear...

He knew his guess was correct.

He continued to introduce the current situation.

Until...

He mentioned the purpose of summoning it.

"I ask that Your Lordship help us increase our strength to contend with Zhang Jian. If Your Lordship has any requests..."

"Are you the strongest person on this planet?"

The Blood-colored Figure suddenly interrupted him.

The elder was stunned but shook his head bitterly.

"Your Lordship must be joking."

"I have only just reached planet-level strength, and I am still far from the attribute limit."

"Compared to Zhang Jian, I'm afraid I'm several levels behind."

A light shone.

The Blood-colored Figure's eyes stared directly at him, its tone carrying a trace of undisguised excitement.

"You mean, you still have a lot of room for improvement?"

The elder nodded.

"I am currently only at the second stage of the planet-level."

"If I increase my Rank to the maximum and then fully absorb star core fragments, I should hopefully reach the attribute point limit."

"At that time, my strength would probably be dozens of times stronger than it is now, right?"

Swish!

The Blood-colored Figure flickered instantly, passing through the elder's body.

He felt only a trace of chill and looked at the other in terror.

The Blood-colored Figure's expression was indifferent.

"I am only checking your condition; it won't have any effect."

The elder felt relieved and lowered his head in silence.

In the Blood-colored Figure's heart, however, stormy waves were churning.

It had come here unintentionally through an unknown teleportation point in a remote ruin.

It thought it was just an ordinary journey.

But it hadn't expected this.

After hearing the other's introduction, it was completely captivated.

A wild planet where no one had reached the Transcendence Realm.

A simple and direct way to increase strength.

Everyone had room for limit improvement no less than that of those Prodigy races.

Its gaze became increasingly fervent.

Doesn't that mean...

Most people on this planet, by pushing their strength to the extreme, could potentially attempt to break through to the Transcendence Realm?

No!

It shook its head.

It was being too greedy.

Even if there was only a one-percent or even a one-thousandth chance of reaching the limit mentioned...

Or...

If they only needed to reach half of that effect—meaning 37,500 Attribute Points—that would be equivalent to 375 points of Destructive Power.

It couldn't help but perform a quick mental calculation.

Based on this foundation and the coefficient added after increasing the Rank as the elder said...

After reaching the additional limit of Rank 199...

The Destructive Power would increase to a level close to 50,000 points.

This already far exceeded the System standard of 25,600 points for the ninth stage of the planet-level.

And according to the standards of its own galaxy...

A level of 50,000 Destructive Power was equivalent to 50 points of reserve Star Power.

It had already reached the minimum standard for potentially breaking through to the Transcendence Realm.

An initial 10% Breakthrough probability.

Even using the lowest-grade One-star Star Core, there would be a cumulative 20% chance of success.

They were almost all genuine candidates for the Transcendence Realm.

This was a rare probability that usually only occurred once in millions on a planet.

But here...

It seemed everyone had the potential?

The Blood-colored Figure's gaze froze.

Had it... discovered a Treasure Trove?