Chapter 397: Chapter 209: The Focus of All Eyes, the Earth Guardian God
Outside the Solar System.
RUMBLE—
Endless aftershocks rippled out.
The entire starry sky seemed to hum!
Countless runes filled the heavens, swirling and colliding.
Each rune seemed to contain a world undergoing its own cycle of birth and death, filled with profound meaning.
At a certain moment.
BOOM—
After a sharp, brief collision.
The surrounding cosmic Space shattered repeatedly.
The entire region outside the Solar System, an area spanning several light-years, trembled violently and incessantly!
The aftershocks, powerful enough to destroy countless celestial bodies, rippled out madly before quickly subsiding.
Immediately after.
Several colossal figures tore through the void, gradually moving away from the Solar System.
In the blink of an eye, they vanished into the depths of the starry sky.
Then.
A grand, vast voice echoed across the stars!
"Fine, Gu Tiandu. I never thought your race could produce such a stunningly brilliant human. We’ll count this as your win."
"But don’t celebrate too soon. You had all better pray that he manages to survive long enough to mature!"
"Haha, a single victory or defeat means nothing. Earth is only in your hands temporarily."
Gu Tiandu, wreathed in the light of Chaos, sent his voice across several light-years.
"You pests, try breaking into the Solar System first! Do you really think you’re immortal? If any of you dare to come alone, be prepared to fall!"
The other Tier Nine Lives watched the retreating Tier Nine Mutant Beasts and let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Although they had used the power of Marvels to set up a defensive blockade across the entire Solar System, this battle had still been incredibly taxing for them.
These Tier Nine Mutant Beasts were superior to them in terms of bloodline.
In a one-on-one fight, perhaps only the Chaos Nether King, Gu Tiandu, could secure a definite victory against a Tier Nine Mutant Beast.
The others would have a difficult time.
Fortunately, there were only nine Tier Nine Mutant Beasts so far, three fewer than the number of humans.
That was why they had barely managed to hold them off.
"Wang Xiao’s performance, however, has far exceeded our expectations. To think he refined Earth so quickly!"
Even from a Solar System away, these Tier Nine Lives could sense the changes on Earth.
It was no longer an ownerless planet but had been truly refined by someone.
This was because its planetary consciousness now carried a human will.
This was also why the Tier Nine Mutant Beasts had retreated.
The purpose of their trip had been to interfere with Wang Xiao’s refinement of Earth.
Now that Wang Xiao had succeeded, there was no point in them staying any longer.
After all—
Among Tier Nine Lives, unless one possessed an overwhelming advantage, killing another was nearly impossible.
"Indeed. This junior is truly astonishing. Including his Cultivation time in the Cosmic Relics, it hasn’t even been three hundred years, has it?!"
"Yes, his Talent is extraordinary. I believe it won’t be long before he breaks through to become a Tier Nine Life!"
For these Tier Nine Lives, although only a century had passed in Earth Time, the time they had spent in various Cosmic Relics was, at a minimum, no less than ten thousand years.
This was simply incomparable to Wang Xiao.
"Heh, it’s a pity we must maintain the defensive Barrier outside the Solar System and can’t go back. Otherwise, I would really like to meet this junior."
A woman, her body shimmering with specks of starlight, said with a faint smile.
Among Earth’s humans, there were a total of twelve Tier Nine Lives.
Besides Gu Tiandu, only four had previously returned to Earth, met Wang Xiao, and set up the Starry Sky Crystal Stones for him.
The rest had all been outside the Solar System setting up the defensive Barrier, unable to leave.
Gu Tiandu spoke:
"Let’s wait until he becomes a Tier Nine Life. For now, at least, he cannot leave the Solar System, lest he fall prey to these Tier Nine Mutant Beasts."
"I’ll have to trouble you all to guard this Solar System’s Barrier until he becomes a Tier Nine Life!"
Their bitter struggle against these Tier Nine Mutant Beasts was to ensure Wang Xiao could safely refine Earth.
Of course, refining Earth was just the beginning.
It didn’t mean they could rest on their laurels.
After all.
Even though Wang Xiao had refined Earth, it would still be as easy as flipping a palm for these Tier Nine Mutant Beasts to kill him.
However.
After refining Earth, Wang Xiao had laid a solid foundation.
When he broke through to become a Tier Nine Life in the future, he would crush all the Tier Nine Mutant Beasts.
And then, if he took another step forward and achieved the status of a Tier Ten Life...
...not only could he lay an inescapable trap and wipe out all these Tier Nine Mutant Beasts,
...but he might also be able to lead their Human Race out of this region of space.
This was the reason why this group of Tier Nine Lives helped Wang Xiao so tirelessly!
All for a single hope that could break the current stalemate!
"Rest assured. With the Starry Sky Banner blanketing the Solar System, and with our protection, it is nearly impossible for the true bodies of these Tier Nine Mutant Beasts to break in."
"As for those Tier Eight Mutant Beasts, with the protection of the Starry Sky Crystal Stone, they pose no threat to Wang Xiao at all!"
"We will stand guard here for a thousand years to ensure Wang Xiao can break through to become a Tier Nine Life!"
The voices of the Tier Nine Lives, sitting cross-legged in various positions outside the Solar System, transmitted through space.
A mere thousand years.
To beings with nearly infinite lifespans like them, it was nothing at all.
Gu Tiandu nodded slightly.
"Good. You all keep watch here. I’m going to check on Wang Xiao’s condition."
He gazed toward Earth, and a Chaos Gate appeared before him. He stepped directly into it.
...
At this moment.
On Earth.
Dachang City, World Martial Arts Hall.
Centered on the Martial Arts Hall, a sea of people stretched for dozens of miles in every direction, an endless crowd as far as the eye could see.
