Chapter 557: Chapter 449: I Want to Become Your Eternal Star Lord!
"Quiet!"
"Please, everyone, be quiet!"
Inside the helpless banquet hall.
The on-site staff quickly stopped the journalists from making noise.
Lu Li was not at all surprised by everyone’s astonished reaction.
Nor did he blame them for the commotion that disrupted his speech.
If he were one of these journalists, he would have reacted the same way.
So he understood their emotions and naturally wouldn’t blame them.
"Let’s get back to the topic." Lu Li said in detail, "It’s precisely because I absorbed the energy of the gamma-ray burst and completed the sixth deep evolution. Whether in terms of power level or the so-called realm, I have reached a stage beyond your imagination. To put it simply, I can effortlessly perceive everything within a radius of over six light-years."
Well, it was over four light-years immediately after completion.
Now, after twenty to thirty hours, the energy in his body had increased by more than the amount of a Sun, naturally expanding the perception distance to over six light-years.
Upon hearing this information, neither the reporters nor netizens made a fuss.
It wasn’t that they weren’t shocked but rather were already stunned into silence.
They truly couldn’t believe, with human technology so advanced today, even a one-light-year distance couldn’t be surpassed.
Yet Lu Li’s perception ability had already covered an astonishing range of over six light-years?
Lu Li said, "Precisely because my perception increased, I discovered in a certain starry area behind the Sun, there exists a Cosmic Battleship the size of the Moon, and near this battleship, there’s an enormous high-tech ray cannon, which is the ’Gamma-ray burst cannon’ used to generate gamma-ray bursts."
This statement made the already stunned reporters and netizens widen their eyes!
What?
There truly exists an alien civilization in the Cosmos?
Moreover, this alien civilization is advanced enough to effortlessly create gamma-ray bursts?
If earlier, the reporters and netizens were shocked and still able to think a little.
Now, they were completely dumbfounded by the information Lu Li revealed, their minds went blank, unable to process a single thought!
Lu Li ignored whether the reporters, netizens, and backstage bigwigs could accept this astonishing news and continued on according to his own will: "Roughly understanding the advanced level of this alien civilization, if we are to classify it according to Earth’s ’realm’ division of cosmic civilizations, this alien civilization capable of generating gamma-ray bursts likely reached a Level 2 civilization, the so-called stellar civilization. Hence, I regretfully tell the world’s eight billion people that if this alien civilization wants to do something to the Solar System, you cannot resist. The only option is to accept the fate of extinction."
Yes.
A stellar civilization far surpasses Earth’s civilization.
With the current technology on Earth, it’s impossible to contend with such a developed alien race.
Upon hearing this, the reporters and netizens felt heavy-hearted.
Earlier, they heard Lu Li say that the gamma-ray burst was artificially created by that alien civilization and launched towards the Solar System.
This indicates that this powerful alien race indeed harbors nefarious intentions towards Earth or the entire Solar System.
This made them feel very hopeless, as Earth’s civilization truly has no way to resist.
Could it be that they can only ultimately succumb to extinction under the invasion of this alien civilization?
This was everyone’s initial reaction after hearing Lu Li reveal the information.
However, soon someone realized that just because Earth’s civilization cannot withstand such a powerful alien civilization doesn’t mean no one on Earth can stop this.
For example, there’s the Ancestral Gods that the camera focused on, who can absorb even the energy of gamma-ray bursts and has reached the "When Concentrated, it Takes Shape; When Dispersed, it Becomes Energy" Yang God Realm.
The reporters, netizens, and backstage bosses have enough reason to believe that as long as Lu Li is willing to take action, that alien civilization capable of generating gamma-ray bursts is essentially no problem at all.
Now they have only one question: Is Lu Li willing to stand up for Earth and humanity and resist such a terrifying cosmic civilization race?
Although Lu Li did previously take a stand against the gamma-ray burst and seemed willing to save the world, he made it very clear just now that he was willing to tackle the gamma-ray burst simply because he needed to absorb its energy to complete the sixth deep evolution.
In brief, Lu Li never intended to save Earth; it was merely a "byproduct" of absorbing the gamma-ray burst.
So now everyone is anxious, unsure if Lu Li is really willing to be a savior this time.
After all, whether humanity can survive against the advanced cosmic civilization with designs on the solar system, all hope lies with the Ancestral Gods.
Additionally, reporters and online users have a vague premonition that with the Ancestral Gods announcing a press conference today and revealing the existence of an alien advanced civilization, there’s a high chance they are willing to step in to save the world, though possibly with some difficult-to-accept conditions that might be presented later.
This arouses their curiosity while hoping that the demands from the Ancestral Gods will not be too excessive, but unfortunately, whether the reporters on site, the bigwigs backstage, or the billions watching the live stream, they are destined to be disappointed.
Lu Li calmly looked into the camera, still speaking leisurely, "From my analysis of Earth civilization compared to that cosmic race’s power, they can exterminate humanity in just a few minutes without even being here in person. For instance, by triggering another ’gamma-ray burst cannon,’ not just humanity but all life-bearing planets in the solar system would instantly return to silence. And to fend off this cosmic race’s ’invasion,’ I’m sure you’ll agree, only I can do that."
At this point, he shifted his tone, "But why should I save you without any reason?"
Reporters and online users smiled wryly in unison.
They understood Lu Li’s point.
The previous actions of humanity towards Lu Li were indeed too egregious.
Now, such a response from the other side is actually within the realm of reason.
Although everyone continued to smile wryly, many knew that Lu Li was likely to demand something next.
Sure enough, as this thought formed in their minds, Lu Li calmly stated, "It’s actually not hard to have me save Earth. As long as all countries worldwide agree to one condition, I can take action. And I can promise here and now that my intervention won’t just save the world; it will entirely eliminate the threat of this alien race, yes, wipe out their civilization."
Agree to one condition?
The condition will most likely be very excessive.
In fact, some people had already thought of this before.
So, those who anticipated this fell into silence.
They couldn’t give an opinion before hearing the specifics of Lu Li’s condition.
Because no one knew how outrageous Lu Li’s condition might be.
What if he intended to corral them like chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep, and cows?
Who could agree to such a demand?
Of course, not everyone thought of this.
Some less quick-witted people became instantly excited upon hearing Lu Li’s willingness to save Earth and even help humanity completely eradicate the alien civilization with intentions toward the solar system.
"Ancestral Gods, what is the condition?"
"Just say it, even if you want me to die immediately, I can agree!"
"Yes, as long as you save Earth, there’s nothing I can’t agree to."
"Whether our Earth civilization can continue depends on whether you’re willing to act."
"Great and respected Ancestral God, I’ve always been your most loyal believer. It doesn’t matter if you propose one condition or a hundred; I will unwaveringly follow your guidance."
"Indeed, even though the Ancestral Gods previously deflected the gamma-ray burst not out of a genuine intent to save the world, saving Earth was undeniably your doing. Now, if there are conditions, can there really be any we cannot accept? Without the Ancestral Gods, we’d long be extinct, so I firmly believe that regardless of how excessive any requests from the Ancestral Gods might be, all countries of the world must agree. Anyone who doesn’t would be my enemy, an enemy of the world, an enemy of all human civilization!"
"Support, unconditionally support!"
"Ancestral Gods, please state your demands, I’m ready."
Countless online users shouted and screamed.
Expressing their unconditional support for the Ancestral Gods.
And truth be told, it was quite a commotion, with bullet comments flooding many live streams.
However, those unwilling to be "corralled," upon seeing or hearing these statements, couldn’t help but frown, genuinely fearing that the Ancestral Gods wanted humanity "corralled." Yet, this small group of people clung to a tiny hope that the conditions proposed by the Ancestral Gods wouldn’t be to "corral" the world’s humanity.
So, they fixated their gazes on the Ancestral Gods in front of the camera, waiting for them to make their demands.
Or rather, everyone paying attention to this press conference was now staring intently at the Ancestral Gods in the camera, waiting for them to state their demands.
Lu Li observed the situation on site and sensed how global nations were reacting to the demands he was about to make.
He decided not to waste words anymore and straightforwardly stated his demand, "My demand is simple: I want to become the ’Master’ of this planet, or rather, even after I lead humanity to fight through the endless stars and conquer countless star systems, I will still be your ’Eternal Star Lord.’ If you agree to this demand, I will immediately exterminate that alien civilization completely!
