Chapter 110: Southern Gate of Heaven, Earth Star Warriors!
The Earth had finally solidified, and a moon, along with an artificial star roughly the same size as the moon, began to orbit the Earth.
This scene felt strikingly familiar to Yang Ye.
After all, wasn’t this just like what the ancients described? A round heaven above and a square earth below, the sun and moon rising in the east and setting in the west...
Yang Ye and his group landed on Earth.
The migrated land had been largely preserved.
Their landing spot was just outside the summer capital city.
He looked up at the sky.
It was still a clear blue, with white clouds drifting across it. A single sun had just risen, casting intense light.
If one were nestled deep within a mountain on this land, cut off from news of the outside world, one might never realize they had arrived in a new realm, under entirely new conditions.
The newly formed landmass was enveloped by an invisible formation array. The rich star energy was transmitted through a “light belt,” descending upon the freshly condensed Earth.
Yang Ye sensed the density of the star energy in the space around and nodded. “The star energy is hundreds of times stronger than before. That means every baby born from now on will possess the potential to cultivate.”
Speaking of babies, Yang Ye recalled the phone call from his sister just the day before yesterday.
She was pregnant!
Yang Yu and Bai Haotian had been together for over ten years, and finally, they were expecting a child.
“Let’s go! It’s time to go home!” Yang Ye said with a smile.
“Commander Ye, we’ll take our leave now,” said dozens of Super Star Realm experts who had accompanied Yang Ye, each from different nations. It was time for them to return and see how their homelands had changed.
Throughout the great migration and land fusion process, the terrain remained largely stable. There were slight tremors, akin to a minor earthquake, but buildings around the world suffered no significant damage.
Zhou Hun and others did not leave.
Yang Ye glanced at his subordinates and smiled. “You all should go back too! I’m giving you a month’s leave.”
Zhou Hun and the others were overjoyed.
Finally, a chance to relax for a while.
Holding Long Xiaoqing’s hand, accompanied by Nezha, Da Hei, and Jiushi, Yang Ye returned to the manor outside the summer capital.
Just as they reached the gate, Yang Yu and Bai Haotian, along with a large group of servants, were waiting at the entrance.
Inside the manor, Yang Ye and Long Xiaoqing spent a happy, leisurely half-month.
In the first few days after the great migration, everyone was filled with both worry and excitement.
But as the days passed, those feelings gradually faded.
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At night, the sky still displayed the moon and stars, though their positions had changed. The North Star was gone, as were the stars of the Weaver Girl and Cowherd. The familiar constellations had vanished.
During the day, the sun rose as usual, but it now set in the west.
Life went on as before. Those who were to cultivate continued to do so; those who worked, did their work.
At dawn, Yang Ye gently untangled Long Xiaoqing, who had been clinging to him like an octopus, and carefully got out of bed.
Lately, Long Xiaoqing enjoyed sleeping in, so after waking, Yang Ye covered her with a blanket, freshened up, and stepped outside the villa for a deep breath of fresh air.
An electric sedan arrived at the gate and pulled up in front of the villa.
The door opened, and Bai Haotian stepped out.
“Brother-in-law, you’re up early!” Yang Ye smiled.
Bai Haotian chuckled. “Your sister’s been craving fresh fruit lately, so I went to the market to get some.”
He walked to the rear of the car and opened the trunk.
Two maids emerged, carrying out a variety of fruits.
“Xiao Ye, want some fruit?” Bai Haotian asked with a smile.
Yang Ye shook his head. “No, thanks. I have some things to do later. You go ahead and take care of it.”
Bai Haotian nodded and followed the maids into the kitchen to wash the fruit.
Yang Ye looked up toward the southern sky.
That was where the light belt connected to Earth.
The abundant star energy on Earth was being transmitted from there.
Over the past half-month, Yang Ye had clearly felt the star energy rapidly dwindling.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured, “In a world where the strong prey on the weak, if you don’t bully others, others will bully you...”
“Mr. Yang, the conference room is ready for you!” Suddenly, a maid approached, bowed respectfully, and said.
“Understood.” Yang Ye replied calmly and entered a spacious conference room in the villa’s basement.
The conference room had been constructed a few days earlier on Tian Zhong’s orders.
Inside, a long table over twenty meters stretched across the room. Opposite the main seat was a large screen display.
Yang Ye sat down in the main seat.
The ceiling projector immediately activated, and figures appeared on the chairs, gradually becoming clearer.
The screen opposite lit up, showing the starry sky.
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All those present were leaders from various countries or Super Star Realm powerhouses.
Tian Zhong sat to Yang Ye’s right.
“Yang, have you been resting well lately?” asked Prince Alex of Britain, seated to the left, smiling in greeting.
Yang Ye smiled in return. “Not bad.”
Alex said, “Didn’t you promise to visit Britain? I have some fine aged wine waiting for you!”
Yang Ye nodded. “The issues have been resolved. I can come anytime.”
After some polite exchanges, Tian Zhong frowned and said, “Now that we’ve entered this new environment, we face our greatest challenge. Everyone, please look!”
He pointed to the large screen.
It displayed footage transmitted by an outer-space satellite created by Nezha.
Along the wide light belt south of Earth, numerous houses had sprung up—wooden cabins, stone houses—and many cultivators were seated in meditation on the light belt itself.
This light belt stretched several kilometers wide, like a broad avenue, but it was nearly filled to capacity with buildings and cultivators, stretching out of sight.
Seeing this, Yang Ye frowned.
This was the cause of the star energy depletion on Earth.
The light belt transmitting star energy to Earth was like a vital blood vessel nourishing the land, but now it was clogged with all sorts of “waste.”
Tian Zhong’s face grew grave. “This is why the star energy is sharply declining. If they occupy it for a long time, in less than half a year, the star energy on Earth will be even weaker than it was before. So, everyone here, we are facing another battle.”
He then looked at Yang Ye.
Others also turned their gaze toward him.
Yang Ye said calmly, “Rest assured! I, Yang Ye, will guard the Southern Celestial Gate.”
“Southern Celestial Gate?”
Tian Zhong was momentarily stunned, then smiled.
Indeed, that light belt to the south was like the Southern Celestial Gate of the Heavenly Palace.
Originally, Yang Ye had promised Zhou Hun and the others a month’s leave, but it seemed he would have to call his men back early.
As for other nations, after some discussion, they decided to dispatch varying numbers of cultivators.
“Everyone, we now face a new environment. It’s time to form an army—an army of cultivators to protect Earth. These people shall be called... Earth Warriors!” Yang Ye proposed.
(End of chapter)