Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Shen Xuan’s Power
Soul Ink said coolly, "If you lack strength, then according to the rules set by the Human Race Saint Hall, a planet like yours—making first contact with the Cosmos and being discovered for the first time—is considered incapable of developing on its own. Since that’s the case, they’ll dispatch personnel to take charge and guide your development. Naturally, you’ll develop much faster that way."
Hearing this, Li Yang quickly asked, "What’s the downside?"
Judging by Soul Ink’s tone, this was clearly a terrible outcome.
"The downside..."
Soul Ink said coolly, "Naturally, there are management fees. Also, how you develop is all decided by them on a whim. If you get a good administrator, Earth might have a relatively smooth time. But if you get a bad one, you’ll be in for a world of suffering. For example, if that administrator decides your planet lacks resources, they might require some people to be ’sent out’ to trade for resources so the rest can develop better. It’s a perfectly legitimate slave trade."
There seemed to be a hint of schadenfreude in his voice.
"What? Sold off?"
Hearing what he said, Li Yang’s expression changed slightly. He hurriedly asked, "How do we avoid being managed like that?"
’So, according to Soul Ink, an alien is just going to come and manage Earth directly?’
’It’s easy to imagine that alien would have no feelings for Earth at all. They might even sell off its people in exchange for resources.’
’And those resources... would they really be used to help Earth develop, or for something else? Who could possibly know?’
"Of course there’s a way to avoid it, but I’ll tell you after your Thunder Star Beast avatar is incubated." Soul Ink deliberately kept him in suspense, making Li Yang grind his teeth in frustration.
Just then, Li Yang suddenly felt the surrounding void fall silent. He looked up and saw a figure flying over.
The figure looked ordinary—an average face, an average build, the kind of person who would be completely unnoticeable in a crowd. Yet, the moment this figure appeared, he instantly captured everyone’s attention.
"It’s Shen Xuan!"
"Shen Xuan came here too?"
Seeing Shen Xuan arrive, the expressions of everyone present changed, their eyes filling with reverence.
"Palace Master," everyone said respectfully.
"Huh. A Law Realm cultivator. To think your Earth has a Law Realm cultivator."
Just then, Soul Ink’s voice rang out in Li Yang’s mind again.
Hearing his words, Li Yang wasn’t surprised this time.
’Even now, at the Peak of King Level, I’m still not confident I could withstand a direct hit from a nuclear bomb!’
’But Shen Xuan can do it, so his strength must naturally be at a higher realm.’
’The Feixu Great Desert ’mushroom cloud’ incident was over thirty years ago. The Palace Master was already at the Law Realm back then,’ Li Yang thought to himself.
Shen Xuan flew over, his gaze sweeping across the crowd.
He glanced at Li Yang, a flicker of surprise flashing in his eyes.
But he said nothing and turned his gaze toward the void.
Shao Jie flew up to him and said, "Boss, we just tried a combined attack, but we still can’t open the Relic Space."
"I know." Shen Xuan nodded.
A wave of energy suddenly emanated from his body.
"Shen Xuan is making his move."
"Can he open the Relic Space?"
Everyone was watching.
If Shen Xuan couldn’t open it, they would have no choice but to give up on the Relic Space before them.
The wave Shen Xuan released wasn’t overwhelmingly powerful, but it was highly concentrated, and it now arrived at a certain point in the void.
Upon its arrival, the void at that spot began to tremble violently.
KRAK!
As it trembled, cracks began to appear one after another.
"They’re appearing!"
Seeing these cracks form, everyone present grew excited.
Through the cracks, the crowd could already see the strange space within.
The numerous cracks continued to multiply, finally merging into a single massive rift that was a full three meters high.
Once it reached this size, the surrounding space shattered, and the trembling void fell still.
The massive rift stabilized, no longer changing!
"The Relic Space is open!"
Seeing this, everyone’s eyes filled with excitement and joy.
But then they looked back at Shen Xuan, their eyes once again filled with immense reverence.
The combined power of one hundred and thirty King Level cultivators couldn’t open the Relic Space, yet Shen Xuan opened it all by himself!
This was Shen Xuan, Earth’s number one, the man who could withstand a nuclear bomb and emerge completely unscathed!
Even the second-strongest expert, Golden Charlie, would probably be instantly killed in his presence!
At this moment, it wasn’t just the Cultivators who were stunned; the higher-ups were shocked as well.
"The Relic Space was opened by Shen Xuan single-handedly!"
"His strength far surpasses everyone else’s!"
"Raise Shen Xuan’s threat level by another grade! Classify him as Level 10S!"
Shen Xuan was powerful—so powerful that everyone tried to curry favor with him and dared not offend him. But as for just how powerful he was, or how he compared to other Cultivators, no one had a clear idea.
After all, Shen Xuan insta-killed anyone he fought.
The United States’ nukes couldn’t harm Shen Xuan, and they desperately hoped a Cultivator capable of matching him would appear in their own country!
But now, the combined power of more than half of Earth’s King Level Cultivators had only managed to make the Relic Space faintly appear.
Yet Shen Xuan, all by himself, had made the entire relic manifest in an instant, and seemingly without any effort!
This level of strength drove everyone to despair.
’Late Law Realm, or maybe even the Peak of Law Realm.’
In Li Yang’s mind, Soul Ink sighed with admiration. "Li Yang, so your Earth does have at least one remarkable individual. I wonder when he broke through to the Law Realm. If he broke through at a young age, then it doesn’t matter that your planet has just made contact with the Cosmos. You’ll be allowed to develop freely."
Hearing this, Li Yang immediately asked, "Does the age at which someone breaks through to the Law Realm affect Earth’s fate?"
"Of course. Breaking through to the Law Realm at a young age means their Talent is immense. They’re a genius."
Soul Ink said, "Geniuses are valued everywhere."
"If a planet can produce a genius, it proves that planet has potential."
"And since it has potential, the Human Race Saint Hall is naturally willing to grant it autonomy and let it develop freely."
Soul Ink’s words made Li Yang realize for the first time just how important a genius was.
Without a genius, a newly discovered planet would have someone sent by the Human Race to manage it directly. One could imagine the planet’s fate would be grim—its people could even be "legitimately" sold off under the pretext of helping the rest develop better.
The other path was for a newly discovered planet to have a genius, which would allow it to develop freely.
These were two completely different destinies!
