The End of the Earth

In the void

Xiang San's consciousness began to coalesce, and a broken voice was calling to him.

"Who...who is calling me?"

Xiang San's consciousness began to manifest its original physical form, and everything before his eyes was pitch black.

Suddenly a light shone, illuminating the entire world, but he could not see any objects. There was no object at all, and the boundless space gave him a sense of déjà vu.

A human face formed from white mist began to condense in front of him.

"You're awake, Xiang San."

"Who are you? Where am I?"

"In your human concept, I do not exist, so I have no name, or you may call me the will of the earth."

The space you inhabit is located in another dimension within the core of Earth.

Xiang San said with some disbelief, "You're not trying to say that the Earth has self-awareness, are you?"

"Yes, that's one way to understand it."

After a moment's thought, Xiang San looked directly at the face and asked, "Why did you bring me here? Is there something you want me to do?"

The face claiming to be the will of Earth seemed somewhat surprised.

"According to my thinking, the influence of you and those otherworldly substances should have been eliminated. However, due to humanity's reopening of the dimensional gate, even I will be drawn to other worlds this time. Earth will lose my protection, and planets without the will to protect them will be wantonly plundered and trampled, plunging into chaos."

The Earth's will wasn't too difficult to understand, but Xiang San was puzzled. He asked, "From what you're saying, you want to destroy me? Why?"

"Because of you, the Earth's mass is increasing rapidly without any limit, and you can't pretend you don't know it."

This trend will soon plunge Earth into a deadly environment, and controlling one's own mass is the simplest and most survival-oriented law in the universe.

Because of you, the Earth's mass is spiraling out of control.

However, there is something even more troublesome now. With the opening of this dimensional gate, I sensed the terrifying existence of another dimension. My will is being drawn to another world, and I will soon disappear from this universe.

I've decided to change my original plans and entrust the Earth to you.

Xiang San didn't believe such an outrageous thing at all, and shook his head, saying, "This is simply a fantasy. I can tolerate you saying you are a god."

What Earth's will? Entrusting the Earth to me?

Who are you?

The will of Earth fell silent, then slowly said, "I am about to disappear... I entrust the core of Earth to you."

I have imposed a rule that you cannot leave this space until you have mastered the core of Earth.

After he finished speaking, the entire space trembled slightly, and Xiang San was still in shock.

"Hello? What's going on? Where is everyone? Come out!"

And so, only Xiang San's voice remained, wailing in this boundless space.

Time, oh time, always slips away unnoticed before our eyes. You know it exists, but you can never quite grasp it.

Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and so many years have passed since the arrival of the aliens and the various countries on Earth signed peace treaties.

No one knows why the leader of the Descendants suddenly decided to cease hostilities, but it is a good thing for humanity and the people of other worlds.

Only the confidential files of the Joint Oversight Committee can reveal what exactly happened twenty years ago.

Twenty years ago, the national front collapsed, and the Joint Oversight Council was powerless to reverse the situation. Now, more than 50,000 Adventists have suddenly gathered in Germany in central Europe, where the headquarters of the Joint Oversight Council is actually located.

This clearly indicates that the Adventists discovered the existence of the Earth faction and the Joint Oversight Council, and are attempting to destroy the central hub connecting the various nations.

The leaders of various countries made a decisive decision, assembling all their elite forces to fight the invaders in Germany. This was a decisive battle with no way out, and there was almost no chance of winning.

Under the leadership of the Adventists, the Earth forces were simply unable to resist. At least at that time, the Adventists' forces had not suffered any casualties, only a few hundred wounded, some lightly and some seriously.

The casualties suffered by the Earth faction's forces were staggering. In order to maintain morale within their respective countries, the relevant data was basically altered, so the average person could not know the true situation of the battle at that time.

Just as the Earth Alliance was on the verge of collapse, a figure suddenly appeared at the camp where the leader of the Descendants was located.

The arrival of this person made the leader of the Descendants and his guards very nervous. No Earth creature could appear in front of them so silently. How could this be possible?

Moreover, this person's appearance had appeared in the information they had collected, making him a relatively threatening individual.

"you?"

"Master Taiyuan, hello."

Master Taiyuan is the leader of these descendants, but how could this person know about them?

How do you know my name? And our language?

Just as the newcomer was about to say something, a flying sword slashed across his body.

One of the invaders who launched the sneak attack was suddenly crushed and knelt down, unable to stand up.

A chilling voice echoed through the barracks.

"The masters are having a conversation; all other people should leave."

Master Taiyuan waved his right hand lightly, and the others had no choice but to leave the room.

"What do you wish to do?"

"Make a deal."

"A deal? Xiang San, you're already dead. How can you make a deal with me? We cultivators never make deals with the dead; that's too unlucky!"

Master Taiyuan looked at Xiang San with a sarcastic tone. Although he didn't know much about Earth's technology, he had captured some humans in the past few days and had a slight understanding of some of the principles and manifestations of Earth's technology.

The person who appeared here was Xiang San, or more accurately, a phantom formed by nano-terminal particles.

"I, Xiang, never make empty boasts. Master Taiyuan is powerful, and as an emergency procedure, I am indeed unable to do anything to you. But your more than 50,000 cultivators are not so difficult for me."

Cultivation—a third-rate sect formed by a group of independent cultivators doesn't seem so scary, do you think?

Master Taiyuan's face darkened. What this Earthling said was true. Although they called themselves cultivators, they were indeed just a group of rogue cultivators from their original world. Compared to life on Earth, they were naturally superior.

"I don't believe you can defeat 50,000 Golden Core cultivators by yourself!"

Xiang San burst into laughter, pointing at Master Taiyuan, panting, and said, "Who, who told you I'm a human?"

A terrifying surge of energy caused all the rogue cultivators in the camp where Master Taiyuan was located to be pressed to the ground by an immense pressure, unable to move.

When Master Taiyuan opened his divine sense, he discovered this astonishing situation: there were thousands of cultivators in the camp, and he had actually...?

"Okay, what do you want?"

Xiang San changed his arrogant attitude and said humbly, "Coexistence. You are not the first people to come to this world. Of course, your strength is beyond doubt. I hope you can maintain communication with the countries on Earth and stop the war."

As a bargaining chip for peace, you can name your terms; whether they agree or not is their business. However, I think they will agree to whatever conditions you propose, after all, you are too powerful.

Master Taiyuan asked in confusion, "Does Your Excellency mean that you will not interfere in our negotiations with your Earth Alliance?"

"You've already said I'm a dead man, and dead men can't make deals. Just pretend I don't exist."

So I hope this is something only you and I know. Keep it a secret from your people, and from the Earth Alliance as well.

Master Taiyuan agreed to Xiang San's deal, but outside the barracks, a cultivator was eavesdropping. Master Taiyuan's barracks had a protective barrier that prevented outsiders from detecting it, but this cultivator was using eavesdropping equipment from Earth—purely physical eavesdropping.

Upon hearing this astonishing information, the cultivator was secretly delighted. He muttered to himself, "Earth's technology is really useful. It was definitely the right thing to do to befriend Earthlings."

I wonder how much this information was worth to the Joint Oversight Committee?

Those Earth women are much prettier than the female cultivators in our world, hehe.

Things often turn out unexpectedly. History is not only filled with tedious power struggles and killings, but also... disgusting and grotesque moments.