The man and woman had powerful auras, both being eighth-rank evolvers.
The man was tall with sky-blue pupils, clearly indicating an extraordinary bloodline.
The woman wore a pale white robe, exuding a profound aura, with faint silver patterns on her forehead.
"This planet used to be a strategic planet for the Shadow Clan. It was a central hub controlling this star domain, but now, it has become the main star of our human civilization," the man marveled.
"To be precise, it is the main star of the Milky Way Star Domain. The Milky Way Star Lord is known for his wealth and directly carried out a B-level transformation on this planet," the woman said with a smile.
It was a well-known fact that the Milky Way Star Lord was incredibly wealthy. After all, one hundred thousand universe crystals were no small amount, even an eighth-rank peak evolver couldn't gather that much.
If Lin Yuan wasn't a top genius of human civilization, an eighth-rank evolver under a hundred years old, even if he held an eighth-rank celebration, it wouldn't be possible to gather more than ten thousand universe crystals.
The major powers and lone evolvers were not fools. If Lin Yuan were just an ordinary evolver, they probably wouldn't even bother celebrating, even out of respect for the Red Kun Star Lord, they might only make a token gesture.
How could they possibly spend so lavishly on gifts?
"This Milky Way Star Lord is indeed remarkable, not only wealthy but also incredibly powerful. Shortly after taking office, he wiped out the special lifeforms and rogue aliens in the star domain, with at least six or seven eighth-rank alien heads under his belt," the male evolver hesitated, "I wonder if he would allow us to follow him."
"And this Milky Way Star Lord is very young, not even a hundred years old yet. If we choose to follow him now..." the male evolver expressed his true thoughts.
In the universe, it's normal for the weak to follow the strong. But for them, who are tens of thousands of years old, to follow a 'youngster' under a hundred?
In the Human Civilization Alliance, and even among other races, once you decide to follow someone, you are completely tied to them. No matter what happens in the future, this bond cannot be broken.
"Lu Ran, you care too much about face, and miss out on opportunities," the female evolver shook her head slightly, "The Milky Way Star Lord is very young now, which is the perfect time for us to follow him. Otherwise, with his cultivation speed, when he reaches thousands or tens of thousands of years old, becoming an invincible eighth-rank or even a ninth-rank evolver, he wouldn't accept followers then."
"If we follow him now while others are still hesitating, we won't get any immediate benefits, but our status will be higher than those who follow later," the female evolver thought comprehensively.
Face? The weak have no face.
"That's true," the male evolver nodded slightly, knowing the difference between giving timely help and adding to the cake.
Now that the Milky Way Star Lord had just entered the eighth rank and taken over a star domain, following him now could still be seen as offering timely help.
"Becoming followers means we must obey the Milky Way Star Lord's orders. If not, even if he kills us, the Three Goddesses won't intervene," the male evolver stated.
"If you want to gain, you must give. You can't avoid risks and expect benefits. Where is such a thing?" the female evolver flew towards the main star of the Milky Way.
Seeing this, the male evolver immediately followed.
The two quickly descended to the star platform of the main star of the Milky Way.
Rumble.
The planetary defense system of the main star of the Milky Way emitted vast fluctuations, enveloping them.
The defense system of a B-level planetary transformation could suppress most eighth-rank powerhouses in an instant.
"What business do you two eighth-ranks have here?" A dark red-skinned alien flew out, cautiously scrutinizing the two.
"Eighth-ranks?" The two were startled. They had thought they were the first eighth-ranks to follow the Milky Way Star Lord. Unexpectedly, there was already an eighth-rank follower, and it was an alien?
"We have long admired the Milky Way Star Lord and have come specifically to seek an audience," the female eighth-rank quickly explained.
"Seek an audience with the Star Lord? You two?" The red-skinned alien thought for a moment and said, "I'll go ask the Star Lord."
Seeking an audience required the Star Lord's consent, and the red-skinned alien couldn't make the decision.
A moment later.
The red-skinned alien looked at the two and nodded, "The Star Lord has agreed. Follow me."
Soon.
The two entered the palace.
Lin Yuan, wearing a blue eighth-rank armor, sat cross-legged, comprehending a space rule model. He slowly opened his eyes when they entered.
Buzz.
It was as if a great sun had risen.
Lu Ran and the woman felt their mouths go dry and immediately showed great respect, "Greetings, Milky Way Star Lord."
"Lu Ran, Ruan Wei." Lin Yuan spoke calmly. All eighth-rank evolvers of the Human Civilization Alliance were registered. With Lin Yuan's memory, he naturally remembered them clearly.
This pair had stepped into the eighth rank thousands of years ago. After completing their duty of guarding a star domain, they had voluntarily stepped down to travel the universe.
Guarding a star domain and becoming a star lord was a lucrative position but also a prison. A star lord had to remain in their domain, with either a true self or a clone stationed there.
This was unacceptable to some evolvers, so they didn't always serve as star lords.
"We have heard of the Milky Way Star Lord's achievements in clearing out all the unruly aliens in the star domain, and we are in awe. We have come specifically to follow you," the female evolver Ruan Wei said.
"Follow me?" Lin Yuan's expression remained unchanged.
His teacher, the Red Kun Star Lord, had many followers.
"What do you want?" Lin Yuan asked directly.
Once they decided to follow, Lin Yuan would have control over their lives and deaths, even the Three Goddesses couldn't intervene.
Thus, followers always had their demands.
When the Black Prison family's head followed the Red Kun Star Lord, his condition was to establish a family lineage, leading to the prominent Black Prison family in the Red Kun Star Domain.
"After stepping into the eighth rank, we have found cultivation increasingly difficult. We hope that when the Star Lord reaches the ninth rank, you could give us some guidance," Lu Ran said respectfully.
Although the virtual world of human civilization had some cultivation experiences of ninth-rank evolvers, these were personal experiences and not very helpful to them.
But obtaining direct guidance from a ninth-rank evolver was extremely difficult.
"No problem," Lin Yuan agreed after a moment's thought.
Giving some guidance was simple enough.
Now that he had just taken over the Milky Way Star Domain, he urgently needed many subordinates. Two eighth-rank evolvers could help a lot.
Moreover, Lu Ran and Ruan Wei had clear backgrounds and were human evolvers, making them somewhat trustworthy. Lin Yuan agreed to accept them.
"Thank you, Star Lord," Lu Ran and Ruan Wei felt relieved.
They had thought it wouldn't be a problem to follow the Milky Way Star Lord, but when they saw him, they realized they had underestimated him. His understanding of the rules far exceeded their expectations. Just sitting there, his gaze made them tremble.
So they doubted themselves again until Lin Yuan agreed, and they felt relieved.
"Stay on the main star for now. If anything comes up, you will handle it, and I won't let you work for nothing," Lin Yuan said.
While he could exploit followers to the fullest, Lin Yuan chose not to.
A star domain, if well-developed, could generate significant benefits, and Lin Yuan was willing to share some of these.
Red Kun Main Star.
Thirteenth Peak.
The Yang Spirit sat cross-legged in the depths of the hall.
With Lin Yuan's understanding of the Yang rule, the Yang Spirit's aura surged.
The Yin Spirit, formed from the power of the Yang, was closely related to the Yang rule. Understanding the Yang rule significantly boosted the Yang Spirit.
"My current strength..." Lin Yuan smiled, as the world of flames within him began to expand wildly, reaching a size of 400,000 miles.
He had reached the normal standard for an eighth-rank peak evolver's inner world.
"No weaker than an average eighth-rank peak," Lin Yuan's Yang Spirit assessed.
Comprehending the complete Yang rule meant the Yang Spirit was at the eighth-rank peak, as the Yang Spirit didn't follow a martial cultivation system.
Essentially, he was just a primordial spirit, and the rule's limit was his limit.
"I'm now at the eighth-rank peak. If I understand the Yin rule and the Yin Spirit also reaches the eighth-rank peak, what would happen if the two combined into the Tai Chi Spirit?" Lin Yuan's Yang Spirit was curious.
The Yin and Yang Spirits, formed from Lin Yuan's martial evolution path, originated from the Tai Chi Spirit.
They could also merge.
When combined, their power would soar, possibly rivaling his true self.
At the seventh rank, merging the Yin and Yang Spirits could even forcefully create a second Tai Chi mini-world.
"Speaking of the Yin Spirit, he can now go to the medium-sized alien battlefield," Lin Yuan's Yang Spirit thought.
The permanent spatial rifts in medium-sized alien battlefields were much larger than those in smaller ones.
Lin Yuan speculated that being in such large permanent spatial rifts might greatly increase the accumulation of boundary-breaking power.
However, at the seventh rank, the Wisdom Goddess did not recommend Lin Yuan go to a medium-sized alien battlefield, even as a clone.
Clones weren't invincible, and some eighth-rank invincibles and ninth-rank evolvers had ways to deal with them.
As a peerless genius of human civilization and the founder of the martial evolution path, the Wisdom Goddess prioritized Lin Yuan's safety.
Now that he had reached the eighth rank, there should be no problem going to a medium-sized alien battlefield.
In theory, the strongest in a medium-sized alien battlefield were eighth-rank invincibles, with a small chance of encountering ninth-rank powerhouses.
Lin Yuan's primordial spirit, hidden and disguised, could mix in. In an extreme situation, he could abandon his primordial spirit.
Although medium-sized alien battlefields were much more dangerous than the Milky Way Star Domain, Lin Yuan wouldn't reveal his identity. Who would know he was a peerless genius of human civilization?
"Wisdom Goddess," Lin Yuan immediately applied to the Wisdom Goddess.
Any human evolver heading to an alien battlefield had to apply to the Three Goddesses; otherwise, they couldn't get a battlefield pass and would be attacked by both humans and aliens.
"Respected seventh-level citizen Lin Yuan, your application is approved," the Wisdom Goddess's solemn and cold voice came.
"Approved as expected," Lin Yuan smiled.
At the eighth rank, with his identity hidden, going to a medium-sized alien battlefield posed little risk, evident from the Wisdom Goddess's approval.
Moreover, with the Divine Sealing Pearl given by Strongest One, there was no risk at all.
The Divine Sealing Pearl was with his true self, but if his clone suffered memory pollution or other effects that impacted his true self, the pearl would activate, freeing both instantly, allowing him to control the clone's self-destruction.
Small-sized alien battlefield.
The Yin Spirit left the permanent spatial rift, exited the battlefield, and headed for the chosen medium-sized alien battlefield.
The most efficient way to save boundary-breaking power would be for the Yin Spirit to stay put while the Yang Spirit went to the medium-sized battlefield. When the Yang Spirit arrived, the Yin Spirit could leave and return to the Red Kun Main Star.
But this would expose both the Yang and Yin Spirits simultaneously in space.
Lin Yuan preferred wasting some boundary-breaking power over taking any risk.
Main Star of the Milky Way.
Lin Yuan ended his cultivation.
He glanced at the scenes on the main star.
"Developing well," Lin Yuan nodded slightly. Under the management of four eighth-rank and two seventh-rank subordinates, the main star was thriving, with large commercial organizations and other forces beginning to settle in the surrounding star domain.
"Let's take stock again," Lin Yuan thought, starting to inventory his spoils.
Hunting those special lifeforms and rogue aliens had made Lin Yuan much wealthier, especially the contributions of the special lifeforms 'Shang Shan' and 'Aodu,' which brought in nearly 100k universe crystals.
Additionally, other special lifeforms and rogue aliens provided significant gains.
After collecting all recognizable treasures in a unified space ring, Lin Yuan began sorting through the remaining miscellaneous items.
These special lifeforms and rogue aliens, living for ages, would occasionally acquire some unrecognizable treasures and collect them.
Now they were all in Lin Yuan's possession, these unknown items piled up like a mountain range.
"Let's take a look," Lin Yuan had a simple method for dealing with unknown items: crush them.
Anything that could withstand his strike without shattering was likely valuable.
Rumble.
With a thought, hundreds of miscellaneous items began to deform and turn to powder.
"Hmm?" Lin Yuan was about to look away when he noticed something, his gaze falling on the powder.
Amidst the powder was a gray gourd, falling along with the dust.
"This gourd withstood my strike?" Lin Yuan smiled.
Whatever its use, the material was good, worth a few universe crystals.
"Let's see what's different," Lin Yuan grasped the gourd, applying some force, finding it unmoved, his expression changing.
With his current strength, even a slight force could cause planetary-scale destruction.
"Hmm?" Lin Yuan extended his consciousness to the gray gourd, his expression shifting slightly.
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