Chapter 718: Chapter 713: Ice Mirror, Silver Bridge
"Since he’s a senior, let him in."
Bai Pu granted permission.
However, Speaker Wan hesitated, the worry between his brows visible even through the light screen:
"Are we really going to let him in? This man is an Evolver. The current Earth can’t accommodate an Evolver wielding power at will. What if Gray Fox wants to become the Supreme Emperor?"
Bai Pu thought for a moment and said, "This is indeed a risk that must be considered. Let this senior dock his starship outside the atmosphere, and he can enter alone. Earth is my starship, and even an Evolver cannot do as they please."
...
A small gray starship docked gracefully outside Earth’s atmosphere.
This gray starship, streamlined like a small swift, measured about fifty meters in length and had a wingspan of about thirty meters, with dark gun ports under its wings and spiritual energy patterns faintly visible.
The starship had entered a near-Earth orbit, its wings folded up, and its Spiritual Essence thrusters slowly extinguished.
A group of four flew into Earth’s atmosphere along a corridor formed by the planet’s Spiritual Essence shield.
Exchanges of Thought Sense were happening.
"It’s been over a decade, and the intensity of Earth’s spiritual particles hasn’t improved at all."
"Ah, such low spiritual essence intensity makes it hard to breathe."
"However, low has its advantages. On this Tier One planet, we can soar through the sky, and with a mere gesture, flatten a mountain! I finally understand what it feels like to be Superman on Earth..."
Amid the discussions of the other three, Gray Fox flew at the forefront, remaining silent.
He was tall and slender, eyes slightly narrowed, revealing little of his thoughts.
"I didn’t expect Earth to have a Gaia’s Hand," said a brawny man behind Gray Fox, laughing loudly, "You must have passed the Gold military rank trial to be promoted to that, right? Impressive."
This brawny man, codenamed "Ox Demon," like Gray Fox, was an Evolver from Southeast Asia and the second-in-command of Gray Fox’s team.
"Humph." Gray Fox snorted, indifferent.
The two underlings in the back discerned the jealousy in Gray Fox’s voice and began to flatter him.
"That kid called Gangxin is just lucky, born in a prosperous and stable place like Huaxia, blessed with favorable conditions. Our boss Gray Fox fought his way up from the bottom, hand-to-hand. If he hadn’t taken a wrong turn when he was Tier One, he would have been Earth’s first Gaia’s Hand, and it wouldn’t be Gangxin basking in glory."
"That’s right. Even if Gangxin is a Gaia’s Hand, he’s only at Tier One Peak. If he’s sensible and respects our boss Gray Fox enough, the boss might still play with him; if not, his stint as Earth Captain is over!"
The two underlings flattered effortlessly.
Gray Fox coughed softly, "Enough. For anyone to become Earth’s first Gaia’s Hand, they must have extraordinary abilities. Let’s wait and see once we’ve met."
...
Western Capital, meeting room.
Accompanied by a group of experts from the Huaxia Battle Group, Bai Pu finally met the four people including Gray Fox.
The many experts of the Huaxia Battle Group felt inexplicably oppressed witnessing the four of them.
This feeling was like a transfer student from a poor mountainous area arriving at an aristocratic high school and standing before well-dressed prestigious classmates, a natural sense of being lower ranked.
This was due to the evolutionary disparity between the parties, whether in terms of basic attributes, mystical arts level, or energy strength, there were significant differences.
The only one who could relatively ease this contrast was Bai Pu.
Though it was his first time encountering Evolvers, and acknowledging the evolutionary gap, he had enough confidence to stand on equal footing with these Evolvers.
More so, given enough time, his achievements would surely surpass those of the four Gray Fox members!
This was the confidence brought by being a Major General officially endorsed by Gaia’s Will.
"It is a great fortune that Lord Gray Fox visits his mother planet." Seeing the atmosphere turn tense, Speaker Wan quickly smiled to lighten the mood, "Let’s not stand around, please sit!"
Everyone sat facing each other across the conference table.
"Lord Gray Fox, Lord Ox Demon, and Lords Feng Jian and Silver Bridge, where did you get the information?" Speaker Wan began probing.
Gray Fox picked his nails without speaking.
One of the underlings, "Feng Jian," said, "So, Huaxia does unjust things and doesn’t allow others to complain?"
Another underling, "Silver Bridge," snorted, "Our boss Gray Fox is also from Earth; naturally, he has influence here."
From this, the Huaxia leadership had already understood that certain forces in Southeast Asia had secretly contacted Gray Fox and his team.
Speaker Wan coughed, "Seniors, Earth has just endured a world-ending crisis. If not for Lord Gangxin being promoted to Major General and leading the entire planet here, the forces you’ve left on Earth would have long been obliterated by the Yazd People."
"Fair is fair."
Silver Bridge crossed his arms and said, "Gangxin wasn’t doing it just for Earth, he was also saving himself. Gangxin, do you intend to blackmail us into submission, forcing all of Earth to bow before you? Do you want to become Earth’s Emperor?"
Speaker Wan said, "Lord Gangxin has no such intention. As for the current unified state under Huaxia on Earth, it was the result of deliberations at Western Capital with representatives from all parties..."
"I’m speaking with Gangxin, not you, keep quiet!" Silver Bridge’s gaze turned cold, and a layer of silver mist burst forth from his body.
Speaker Wan found his vision blur and immediately felt the drastic change in surroundings, falling into a snowy icy world. It was freezing here, making even the Advanced Awakened like Speaker Wan unable to endure it, his lips turning purple, face turning blue, and breathing becoming labored within just two breaths.
In this dire moment, a hand broke through the space from outside and grabbed Speaker Wan.
In an instant, the ice and snow illusion dissipated, and Speaker Wan returned to the meeting room.
Seeing the familiar long conference table and the thin mist rising from the teacup, Speaker Wan felt he had narrowly escaped death, filled with lingering fear.
Bai Pu gently lowered his right hand infused with Prismatic Demon Fighting Qi, staring at Silver Bridge, and slowly asked, "A True Intent Prototype?"
"You managed to break my ’Ice Mirror,’ not bad," Silver Bridge grinned, "However, I didn’t even activate my professional energy just now."
The expressions of Dai Sect and others were dark.
Compared to the Awakened, Evolvers’ power was utterly crushing! This "Silver Bridge," clearly just a sidekick of Gray Fox, could activate a True Intent Prototype like "Ice Mirror" with just a glance.
Although Bai Pu broke the Ice Mirror, Bai Pu had to exert his full Prismatic Demon Fighting Qi effort, succeeding under energy enhancement.
It was imaginable that if they truly fought, not even Bai Pu would be a match for Silver Bridge.
This was indeed a normal situation; Tier One and Tier Two, Awakened and Evolvers, had an inherently unbridgeable gap, not easily overcome.
