There was a grand and magnificent palace in a certain space field in the universe.
The palace was massive. Its walls ran for tens of thousands of kilometers, and its surface area was unimaginably large. It was enough to contain a celestial body the size of the moon.
This palace belonged to the Beast Taming Corps, the ruler of this space field.
Presently, on the golden throne in the palace, a person in black armor was reclining.
Beside his feet lay a ferocious lion-like beast.
This person in black armor was the person in charge of this palace. He was also the highest-ranking Commander of this space field's Beast Taming Corps.
His name was Graas, and he was a being of the Darkin Race.
The Darkin Race could be ranked in the top 100 among all races in the universe.
Every adult Darkin was as powerful as an immortal. They were frightening.
Previously, as a warrior of the Darkin race, Graas had joined the Beast Taming Corps because he desired strength.
Since he was already outstanding, he obtained military achievements time and time again in battles. He nurtured the higher levels and became the Commander of a space field.
At this moment, footsteps sounded through the silent palace.
A ten-meter-tall giant walked in from the palace entrance.
This giant was Aatrox's direct superior and could be considered a small commander.
Graas heard the noise and opened his eyes, glancing briefly.
The giant stopped in front of the golden throne and knelt down on one knee. He said extremely respectfully, "Commander, we have been investigating for nearly a year. Finally, we have news of Aatrox's team."
"Oh! Tell me about it." Graas' expression did not change. He spoke coolly.
The giant raised his arm. A device on his wrist projected a hologram.
The image showed a few planets. The most special was an azure one.
The giant said, "Commander, Aatrox's team's last location was near this stellar system.
"This stellar system is located in a barren area.
"We believe that the Lomerians escaped to this planet.
"This planet is of very low-level, probably not even a level-one planet.
"However, Aatrox's team was wiped out.
"I think it's impossible to do that given the strength of the Lome race.
"So, I think the problem lies on this planet.
"Although this planet looks low-level, it is not that simple."
Graas listened without a change in expression.
He pondered for a moment before asking, "What about the Lome race?"
From his tone, he didn't care at all about the annihilation of Aatrox's team at all.
The giant said, "Commander, if the problem lies with this planet, I believe the Lome race will definitely stay there for the time being.
"I have already sent three teams to investigate.
"But because this planet is quite far from us, it will take at least five years to reach it."
"Alright! I hope I can hear good news the next time you come to see me," Graas said calmly.
The giant lowered his head and said firmly, "Yes!"
With that, he left.
The palace fell silent again. Graas' eyes lingered on the door for a few seconds, seemingly in thought. Then he closed his eyes again.
The giant walked out of the palace and immediately returned to his residence.
He thought for a moment, then turned on his communicator and summoned two teams.
The giant's expression was serious. He turned on the holographic image and pointed at a blue planet. "Go and meet Cooper and the rest and go to this place together."
"Remember, when you arrive, observe before taking action.
"If the other party is stronger than us, we must stop all operations and evacuate immediately."
"Understood." The three teams had no objections.
"Alright, go ahead! Remember what I just said," The giant warned again.
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Immortal Cultivation University.
After several days of screening, the cultivation university welcomed new students once again.
This was the second recruitment of the university.
Under Qin Chuan's interference, the first batch made use of the Law of Time to increase their cultivation speed.
Now, the first batch of students had all graduated and gone to the sect to continue their studies.
There were 50,000 students in the second batch.
Of them, 40,000 were locals, and the remaining 10,000 came from all over the world.
The recruitment this time was much smoother than the first.
After experiencing an apocalyptic battle, everyone's mental state had changed, and they became even more responsible. Therefore, the clearance rate of the [Heart Refining Rock] was very high.
In fact, many people had met the requirements for the recruitment, but the quota was limited. So they could only wait for the next one.
Presently, 50,000 freshmen were gathered in the training hall in the university, and the opening ceremony was underway.
Qin Chuan attended this opening ceremony and gave a speech.
He was undoubtedly the most reputable person on this planet right now.
It was no exaggeration to say that if he wanted to rule this world, it would be a matter of minutes.
Qin Chuan said, "Students, the moment you stepped into the university, you've had another responsibility.
"I think everyone has experienced the invasion of an alien civilization.
"This world could have been destroyed.
"But fortunately, we held on.
"We didn't just hold on, we also annihilated the enemy.
"Now, the world is being rebuilt, and tall buildings are rising again.
"I believe that as long as everyone works hard together, the future will definitely become better."
At this point, thunderous applause sounded.
Qin Chuan gestured for everyone to stop.
Very quickly, the applause stopped.
Qin Chuan continued, "Students, we will play a video. Please watch it attentively."
With that, Qin Chuan flicked his sleeves as a screen appeared in the sky.
An image played on the screen.
It was the Immortal Cultivator disciples who had used self-detonation to resist Aatrox's team.
After that, it was the scene of the warriors of the various countries piloting their fighter jets to fight against the Aatrox's team.
Countless fighter planes were destroyed in battle. Those warriors were fearless in death so that they could protect the human homeland behind them.
Upon seeing this scene, the freshmen had complex looks in their gazes. They clenched their fists so tightly that their nails dug into their flesh.
A few minutes later, the screen dissipated, and the eyes of most of the freshmen were moist.
Qin Chuan said, "The reason why I'm showing this video is to tell everyone that if you fall behind, you will be beaten up. The only way to protect our planet from other races is to get stronger.
"The reason why all of you can stand here right now is because of the countless people have exchanged their lives for it.
"Therefore, what reason do you have to not work hard?"
After these words were spoken, burning gazes radiated from every freshmen's eyes, igniting the flames in their hearts that wanted to become stronger.
Two days later.
These 50,000 freshmen had all activated their cultivation aptitude after receiving the consecration at the gates and bathing in the Spirit Spring.
Qin Chuan used the few million points he had left to upgrade the sect.
Therefore, this batch of freshmen had very high cultivation aptitude.
Essentially all of them were Heavenly Spirit Roots. There were more than 20 who had awakened their souls.
They all had a relatively high starting point, so the path of cultivation was relatively smooth.
On this day, Qin Chuan gathered the 50,000 freshmen.
He set up a barrier in the training hall and applied the Law of Time to slow down the flow of time within it.
In the blink of an eye, more than three years passed inside the barrier.
The sky welcomed the Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation once again.