In the top-floor conference room of the Dragon Palace Building on Mirel Island, a group of bewildered old men suddenly appeared.
These individuals were all dressed in opulent attire, signifying wealth and status. More importantly, their commanding presence indicated that each of them held positions of great power and authority.
"What's going on? Mirel Kingdom President Jo Langden? Hua Yi Nation's Five Elders, the Empress of the Undying Empire's Prime Minister… Hiss, what the heck is happening? I just took a nap, how did I suddenly end up here? I haven't lost my memory, have I?"
"Lost your memory? Damn it, Momma, a nap is good, who knows what I just went through? A ball of fire pulled me up and flew me, I was so scared I've gone hoarse!" a grand-dad in a gray suit whispered, his voice trembling.
Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
At this moment, two to three hundred people of various ethnicities – black, yellow, and white – found seats in the conference room.
"Gathering the leaders of nearly three hundred countries, I wonder who has such immense power? Old Xia, do you know any inside story?"
Jo Langden of the Mirel Kingdom, Momma of India, and Qiang Shen of the Undying Empire, along with leaders of other major nations, found themselves huddled together. Facing the unknown, these strong figures, who usually harbored mutual disdain, now found themselves united.
"You ask me? Who am I supposed to ask!" Old Xia said irritably, sitting in his chair and looking at them.
"But the decor here is clearly in the Hua Yi Nation's style. And this way of inviting people is something only your Hua Yi Nation's cultivators can accomplish," Momma muttered softly.
"I… you…" Elder Song and the others were speechless at Momma's words.
When it came to mythological systems, Hua Yi Nation undeniably possessed the most complete and widely recognized one.
"This is Mirel Island! Welcome everyone to the Dragon Palace Headquarters. I am Zhou Ningdong, Minister of the Dragon Palace Unified Operations Command, and concurrently Lieutenant General of Hua Yi Nation's Special Operations Department!"
Just as everyone was still adjusting, a middle-aged soldier in a combat vest strode in. His aura was immense, pressing down on everyone present, making them feel stifled.
"Lieutenant General of Hua Yi Nation! And you say this has nothing to do with you! Old Xia, are you trying to start a war! I'm telling you, if…" Jo Langden didn't finish his sentence, but Li Qian of the Kangaroo Nation behind him couldn't help himself.
*Bang…*
Zhou Ningdong flicked his finger lightly and then pushed his hand forward. A streak of pale golden sword energy instantly shredded Li Qian's attire, and before he even hit the ground, a palm strike sent him flying, landing in a corner, his fate unknown.
"We invited you here not to reprimand us! If you are dissatisfied, we will eliminate you!" Zhou Ningdong's voice was chilling as he strode towards the head of the massive conference table.
As he moved, the chairs, messed up by the crowd, whether occupied or not, returned to their original positions. Everyone was struck with fear by his imposing presence.
Even Li Qian, the top lackey of the Mirel Kingdom, was beaten to a pulp, yet Jo Langden dared not utter a word. His expression was such that an onlooker might think he had merely fallen asleep.
"General Zhou, what exactly is going on?" Others might remain silent, but as the foremost leader of the Hua Yi Nation, he had to inquire. After all, this action had offended all global powers, and even the Hua Yi Nation couldn't withstand such a backlash.
However, Zhou Ningdong merely nodded at them, then turned his gaze to a young woman who had entered from outside.
"Elder Song, and esteemed leaders from various nations, greetings. I am Ding Yi, Secretary of the Dragon Palace! I believe you are all filled with questions, and many of you have likely already devised strategies for retaliation upon your return."
Ding Yi, in her professional attire and striking red high heels, walked with an elegant gait to the seat at the lower-left position. Her cool, refined face exuded a unique beauty.
However, no one paid attention to her appearance. They looked at her as if she were a monstrous beast. The aura emanating from this woman was simply too astonishing.
If Zhou Ningdong's presence was one of righteous and courageous suppression, then this woman's aura was like that of a hunter in the night, a sniper poised to strike at any moment.
"However, I believe that after watching the following video, you will understand just how fortunate you are to have been invited here. Let me state clearly: everything you are about to see is real and exists in the actual world! We have no need for deception, nor any reason to fabricate anything!"
As Ding Yi spoke, she tossed a stone that suddenly appeared, glowing with a green luminescence, into the center. It immediately transformed into a three-dimensional holographic projection.
These were all Ye Yun's alternative uses of true qi!
The opening scene presented an overhead view of Blue Star from space, then it began to advance deeper into the universe.
"If this was filmed in reality and not by special effects, then their space technology…"
Hundreds of people watched this perspective, their hearts filled with awe! The flexibility of such a filming method was far beyond that of satellites.
Asteroids streaked past, and the screen suddenly showed a dense asteroid field. The view rapidly zoomed in, and on one of the asteroids, a colossal architectural ruin appeared.
"This is…"
All the leaders gasped, seeing the ruins of the building!
The South Heavenly Gate!!!
The five elders of the Hua Yi Nation exchanged glances, their eyes filled with shock, their hands trembling!
In pursuit of that distant history, many of Hua Yi Nation's space programs had been named after mythological systems. But if what they were seeing now was real, what did it signify?
After the architectural ruins, the entire screen rapidly shrunk. Even Blue Star appeared as small as a grain of sand in this vast expanse. On the farthest edge of this sand grain, a red dot appeared, then rapidly zoomed in, transforming into a colossal gateway, like a black hole.
"This is a Domain Gate, approximately five million kilometers from our Blue Star. You can see the specifics yourselves." Zhou Ningdong explained as everyone watched in bewilderment.
Hearing Zhou Ningdong's words, those present sucked in a collective breath. Five million kilometers! At current technological levels, many nations' satellites could reach this distance! But why had they never heard of such an object existing in the vicinity of Blue Star?
As everyone was still pondering, they suddenly saw a divine race member, completely clad in armor, emerge from the portal, and they could no longer contain their exclamations.
What followed was Ye Yun's questioning of that divine race member.
…
As the scenes from the universe continued to play, the conference room fell into complete silence.
"This cannot be true! Our country has long since surveyed the star systems within tens of millions of kilometers around Blue Star, and we found no black holes whatsoever! Furthermore, our life detectors have not received any signals indicating the presence of life!"
The cosmic scenes continued to play slowly, but Jo Langden could no longer remain silent.
The exploration of outer space had always been a competitive goal among major nations, with the Mirel Kingdom leading the way.
"These are all the experiences of our Palace Master in the universe! Whether you believe it or not is up to you. However, our Palace Master has specifically prepared a video for your Mirel Kingdom. This video details the true origin of the 'alien creatures' that your Mirel Kingdom has been unable to resolve!"
As Ding Yi spoke, the holographic image abruptly changed, showing Area 51 in the Mirel Kingdom. The camera then began to enter the demonic abyss and traverse into the demon realm…
"Within the 'Heavenly Dao,' after one thousand hours, it merges with a certain star map. After ten thousand hours, reality merges. But it doesn't even take ten thousand hours because our human star system's coordinates are public and transparent within the cosmos. Therefore, within one thousand hours is the remaining time for our human race to become stronger…" Ye Yun's figure suddenly appeared at the head of the conference room, his voice echoing leisurely…