259: Chapter 259 The Age of Interstellar Exploration!

"Boom!!!"

The moment Chen Xi sat down, the entire throne erupted with a towering dark golden radiance! This star domain, which had been silent for hundreds of thousands of years, finally welcomed back its true master!

"Earth is too small; it cannot contain the future of humanity."

Chen Xi sat upon the Starry Sea Throne, his gaze deep and profound, like an emperor about to usher in a new era. He spoke to Su Xiaoxiao, Li Murou, Ye Fei, and Lin Shan, and it was as if he were also delivering a final declaration to the millions of Professionals on Earth who were still struggling for survival:

"Once we return to Earth, pick up Shen Ye and the others, and gather those soldiers who are truly willing to fight for humanity."

"We will use the [ Heaven-Reaching Divine Domain ] as a springboard to launch the era of interstellar voyages for all!"

"Those false gods who stole our home, those monsters lurking in the depths of the universe..."

A signature, rebellious, and arrogant smile curled the corners of Chen Xi's mouth:

"Wash your necks and wait."

"The counterattack of humanity..."

"Now, it has just begun!!!"

The Imperial Capital, and indeed the entire Dragon Country, was plunged into an eerie silence and extreme shock at this moment.

Above the Pantheon plaza, that high-dimensional star gate rift, which had once brought endless despair and seemed poised to swallow the entire Earth, had now completely vanished.

Replacing it was a super-giant interstellar fortress, so massive it blotted out the sky, radiating nine-colored divine brilliance and a dark golden metallic luster!

The volume of this fortress even exceeded that of the super-city of the Imperial Capital itself.

It hovered silently above the troposphere, the deep blue star gate engines at its base emitting energy halos capable of distorting space. Under the refraction of sunlight, this war fortress appeared like a supreme deity descended from ancient myths, declaring its absolute dominance over this azure planet.

"What... what on earth is that?!"

On the ground, countless soldiers from the Southern District who had just survived the flames of the Star Council rebellion stared blankly up at the incredible giant creation, not even realizing that the weapons in their hands had dropped to the ground.

"Alert! Highest level of alert for the entire army!!!"

Although Lei Zhentian had just witnessed Chen Xi's feat of piloting a mecha to slay a god, facing an interstellar fortress that exceeded the limits of human imagination, he still instinctively gripped the thunderous great blade in his hand, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Li Zhenhai was also taut with tension, the murderous aura of a level-100 God of Slaughter pushed to its limit.

There was no helping it; the sense of oppression from this thing was too strong, so strong that it made people unable to even conceive the thought of resisting.

Just as the entire army was on high alert and the entire Federation leadership believed that a fleet from a higher alien dimension had descended.

"Hum—!"

A dazzling golden pillar of light projected down from the base of the interstellar fortress, landing precisely in the center of the ruins of the Pantheon plaza.

When the light dissipated, five familiar figures slowly stepped out from the pillar of light under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes.

The young man leading them was draped in a black trench coat that snapped in the wind, his hands in his pockets, a rebellious, faint smile hanging on the corners of his mouth.

Behind him, a cold and beautiful Valkyrie with long purple-silver hair, a lively young girl holding an ancient zither, a red-haired goddess with a divine mark flashing on her forehead, and a giant as burly as an iron tower stood proudly like four guardian celestial gods.

"Chen... Chen Xi?!"

"It's the Nirvana Battle Team! They aren't dead! They've returned!!!"

After a brief silence, the entire plaza erupted into a carnival of cheers that roared like a tsunami, overturning the heavens! All the soldiers, generals, and even the billions of civilians around the world watching this scene via live broadcast were plunged into extreme madness at this moment!

They survived! The young man who had single-handedly fought his way into the star gate to confront a High-dimensional Deity head-on had not only returned alive but had also brought back a space fortress that the entire world could only look up to, returning like a king!

"You brat... you scared the hell out of me!"

Lei Zhentian and Li Zhenhai rushed forward. Seeing Chen Xi safe and sound, the eyes of the two iron-blooded veterans turned slightly red. Shen Ye and Xia Qing also squeezed out of the crowd, Shen Ye's single eye filled with incredulous shock.

"Lei Zhentian, Uncle Li, Captain Shen. I've made you worry."

Chen Xi nodded with a smile, then turned around and pointed at the magnificent, sky-blotting fortress above his head, his tone carrying a domineering and composed air of someone in control of everything:

"Let me reintroduce it to everyone."

"This is the [ Ultimate Astral Fortress · Heaven-Reaching Divine Domain ]. From today on, it will be the most indestructible mobile Great Wall for us humans in this universe."

"Heaven-Reaching Divine Domain? You... you actually refined that tower and that star gate into an interstellar fortress?!" Shen Ye gasped. Although he had witnessed Chen Xi's madness before, this method of directly manipulating the rules of the world to create an interstellar base out of thin air had completely exceeded his scope of understanding.

"Not only that."

Chen Xi's eyes became deep and fervent. He raised his right hand and tapped gently in the void.

"Clatter—"

Accompanied by a series of data streams, tens of thousands of high-dimensional silicon-based control hubs, dark matter star core alloys, and countless high-tier beast crystals emitting terrifying energy, all "zero-dollar purchased" and decomposed from the high-dimensional alien fleet, poured down onto the plaza like a small mountain!

The rich energy fluctuations they emitted immediately caused several veteran Lv.80 powerhouses present who were stuck in a bottleneck to show signs of breaking through on the spot!

"Are... are these all high-dimensional materials?!" Lei Zhentian's voice was trembling. As the Southern District Commander, he knew all too well the value of these resources. Just taking out one piece of alloy from this pile would be enough to cause a cross-generational leap in the Federation's technological level!

"This is just a drop in the bucket. Inside the fortress, I have also used the authority of the creator to establish an absolute Trial Grounds with a time flow rate one hundred times faster. There, experience gain is five times that of the outside world, and the awakening probability is ten times that of the outside world!"

Chen Xi's voice, carried by spiritual power, not only spread across the plaza but also traveled through the military's broadcast signals to every corner of Earth:

"Everyone, I want to tell you a truth."

The entire scene instantly quieted down; everyone was holding their breath, listening to the speech of this "new god" who had saved the world.

Chen Xi scanned his surroundings, his vermilion-gold eyes flashing with the vicissitudes and pride of one who could see through the ancient starry rivers:

"For a hundred years, we have always thought we were the weaklings of the universe, thought that the beasts were invincible natural disasters, and thought that those high-dimensional beings hiding behind the star gates were supreme gods."

"But in reality, we have been deceived."