“The sea monsters are advancing continuously. With that mysterious monster leading them, we simply cannot stop them. Everyone, tell me, what are we supposed to do?” the dark skinned President asked anxiously, looking around the conference hall at the others. Every face was solemn. He continued anxiously, “The death toll has already reached 210,800. That means more than 210,000 death notifications!” Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.
Everyone felt a heavy weight in their hearts.
After all, those who had died were living people.
Luo Feng stared at the frozen image of the mysterious monster on the screen. At the moment, the monster was devouring and killing American citizens. Although he felt sympathy and sadness, his emotions were not particularly intense. Instead, what he felt most was an overwhelming sense of pressure.
Today it was American citizens who had died.
What about tomorrow?
If tens of thousands of his fellow Chinese were devoured, if countless lives were lost…
What kind of scene would that be?
“I absolutely will not allow that to happen!”
Luo Feng clenched his fists tightly.
“Where exactly did this mysterious monster come from? We’ve never seen anything like it before!”
“It has four legs, but it also has wings, and they’re even covered in scales!”
“How could it swallow an entire war base in one bite?”
“What kind of monster is it?”
Quiet discussions spread throughout the conference hall. The leaders, Speakers, and powerful members from every nation all wore expressions of barely concealed anxiety. Faced with such a mysterious and terrifying creature that had suddenly appeared, everyone was somewhat panicked.
Even Hong and Thunder God looked grim.
They both understood clearly.
It had two Beast Emperors following it like servants.
Even the highest powered laser cannon could not damage a single scale.
The strength of this mysterious monster was far beyond theirs.
“I know!”
“I know what it is.”
Suddenly, an excited voice rang out in English. At the same time, Luo Feng heard the virtual conference system automatically translate it into Chinese.
“You know what?”
Luo Feng turned to look. Everyone else in the hall did the same.
A bald, white haired Caucasian elder was shouting repeatedly. Seeing everyone looking at him, he hurriedly said, “My name is Clarence. I’m from the HR Alliance, and I’m responsible for matters concerning ancient civilisation ruins.”
“What do you know?”
Hong, dressed in black, fixed his gaze on him.
Everyone in the conference hall stared at him.
The bald elder bowed slightly before straightening up.
“I believe most of the Speakers and Councillors already know that reaching the Councillor level merely means entering the first level of the Planetary Stage.”
Most of the Councillors remained calm.
However, many national leaders and dozens of War Gods attending the meeting looked astonished.
“Quiet,” Hong said in a deep voice.
The hall immediately fell silent.
Clarence continued, “According to records found within ancient civilisation ruins, the Planetary Stage is divided into nine levels. Above that is the Stellar Stage. Above the Stellar Stage is the Universe Stage. Across countless planets, only one Universe Stage expert may emerge.”
“However, within the vast universe, there exist some terrifying and extraordinary creatures, the Star Beasts.”
“Hm?”
Hong and Thunder God both looked surprised.
Clearly, neither of them knew about Star Beasts.
“Star Beasts are extremely rare. Any Star Beast that reaches adulthood will naturally attain the Universe Stage. It can easily destroy an entire planet.”
Clarence’s eyes shone brightly as he pointed towards the frozen image on the screen.
“This mysterious monster should be one of the Star Beasts, specifically a Devouring Beast.”
“The Devouring type is among the strongest categories of Star Beasts.”
“It could swallow an entire war base because it possesses an extraordinary devouring ability. Throughout the universe, only Star Beasts possess such terrifying abilities. Therefore, it must be a Devouring Beast among the Star Beasts,” Clarence declared confidently.
The conference hall remained silent for several seconds before erupting into loud discussion.
“What exactly is the Universe Stage?”
“What are the Stellar Stage and Universe Stage?”
“Star Beasts?”
“You’re saying only one Universe Stage expert emerges from countless planets? Does that mean intelligent life exists on other planets?”
The conference hall became incredibly noisy.
The information the old man had revealed was simply too shocking.
In truth, because many ancient civilisation ruins had been excavated, numerous forces on Earth already knew some basic information about the universe.
For example, Hong and Thunder God were very familiar with information concerning the Moyun Vine.
Some countries also knew about Mu Ya Crystals.
Hong and Thunder God both felt a strong sense of crisis and had long hoped to reach the Stellar Stage.
Clearly, Earth’s upper ranks were not ignorant.
It was simply that these revelations were too shocking to make public.
Normally, only after becoming a Councillor and entering the highest levels of government would someone gain access to these secrets.
Many people present in today’s meeting clearly had never heard any of this before.
“Quiet.”
Hong spoke once more.
The conference hall immediately fell silent again as every powerful figure on Earth looked towards him.
“What he said is correct,” Hong said deeply. “Reaching the Councillor level only means entering the first level of the Planetary Stage. The Planetary Stage has nine levels. Above it truly is the Stellar Stage. Above the Stellar Stage truly is the Universe Stage.”
“The Universe Stage is unimaginably powerful, powerful enough to destroy Earth with ease.”
“I won’t say anything else.”
Hong’s voice grew even colder.
“I only know this. Since this mysterious monster is a Star Beast, this disaster will be extremely difficult to overcome. We must unite and find a way through this crisis. Clarence, send us all the information regarding Star Beasts.”
Clarence hesitated before glancing at Isadora, the HR Alliance Speaker beside him.
She gave a slight nod.
“Understood.”
Clarence nodded.
“Good. Then tell me approximately how powerful this Star Beast is. Has it already reached the Universe Stage?” Hong asked seriously.
If it truly were a Universe Stage existence…
There would be no point resisting.
Humanity simply lacked the ability to fight back.
They would have to immediately begin evacuation plans and plans to preserve the human race.
“No, that’s impossible.”
The bald elder shook his head repeatedly.
“According to the records I know, Universe Stage Star Beasts are at least several thousand metres long. Some even exceed ten thousand metres. This Devouring Beast is only one hundred and eighty metres long. I estimate it’s at either the eighth or ninth level of the Planetary Stage, or perhaps the Stellar Stage.”
Hong and Thunder God exchanged glances.
At that level, humanity might still have a chance to resist.
…
Luo Feng stared at the mysterious monster on the screen.
It was easy to guess.
A Beast Emperor was roughly equivalent to the sixth level of the Planetary Stage.
Since this mysterious monster was vastly stronger than Beast Emperors, the eighth or ninth level of the Planetary Stage was highly likely.
Perhaps it had already reached the Stellar Stage.
“If it’s at the Stellar Stage, then we’re in real trouble.”
Luo Feng frowned deeply.
“Everyone, take your seats.”
The Third Speaker, Mohanderson, called from the front.
“Let’s all think of a solution. How do we deal with this… let’s temporarily call it the Devouring Beast. How do we eliminate it? If we don’t kill it, more and more people will die.”
Everyone sat down and began discussing the matter.
They called it a discussion.
In reality, humanity had very few options left.
Their strongest single target weapon had always been the laser cannon.
Yet even the most powerful laser cannon had failed to leave so much as a scratch on the Devouring Beast’s scales.
What other means did humanity still possess?
Only one remained.
Nuclear weapons.
Their destructive power was indeed enormous.
However, only targets at the very centre of the blast suffered the greatest damage.
Moreover, using nuclear weapons produced massive amounts of radiation, making monsters more likely to mutate.
Under normal circumstances, humanity would never use nuclear weapons.
The consequences outweighed the benefits.
But this time…
There was no choice.
Humanity had run out of trump cards.
“Use nuclear weapons?”
“What yield should we use? Fifty megatons? Or even higher?”
“Are we confident it’ll work?”
The strongest people on Earth discussed the matter anxiously.
“Speed!”
“Calculate the speed at which the mysterious monster flew from the sea into the air at the beginning of the video!” someone immediately shouted.
The figures were quickly calculated.
“When the Devouring Beast first appeared, its flight speed was 13,082 metres per second. During subsequent satellite tracking, it reached an even greater speed of 14,899 metres per second!”
The voice of an American staff member was transmitted through the network into the virtual conference hall.
“So fast?”
Hong and Thunder God’s expressions changed dramatically.
Even their own speeds were nowhere close.
Luo Feng’s face also darkened.
He was currently a third level Planetary Stage Spirit Reader.
Even with the Soaring Shuttle, his flight speed only slightly exceeded 5,000 metres per second.
That was only because he was a Spirit Reader and had the Soaring Shuttle.
Luo Feng estimated that even Thunder God, as a martial artist, was probably slower than he was while flying.
Yet compared with the Devouring Beast, the gap was still enormous.
“Babata. Babata.”
Luo Feng called repeatedly through his consciousness.
“What do you want? I was sleeping!”
Babata replied mentally.
Within the virtual space, intelligent lifeforms could naturally enter, since the system itself had been created by an AI.
Babata’s level of intelligence, however, was vastly superior to the AI managing the Palace of War Gods.
Although he had entered quietly, the Palace of War Gods’ AI detected absolutely nothing.
“Tell me exactly what the monster on the screen is, and whether there’s any way to kill it,” Luo Feng said quickly.
At this point, only Babata could help.
His knowledge far surpassed anything possessed by Earth’s people.
“Oh? Let the great Demon Babata have a look!”
Babata sounded rather pleased with himself.
Luo Feng waited silently.
“My heavens!”
Babata suddenly cried out.
“What the hell? Where did you get this video? How did you obtain footage like this?”
“What video? This is happening on Earth. That mysterious monster is slaughtering people on Earth right now,” Luo Feng said hurriedly.
“On Earth?”
“You’re saying… you’re saying the Golden Horned Beast has appeared on Earth?”
Babata simply could not believe it.
“Yes! It’s currently in the interior of North America,” Luo Feng replied.
“T, this… how is that possible?”
“During Master’s lifetime of more than sixty million years, he travelled across countless star systems and encountered only three Star Beasts. None of them possessed such a supreme bloodline!”
“And now your Earth has produced a Golden Horned Beast!”
Luo Feng frowned impatiently.
“Babata, explain properly!”
“I told you before.”
“Star Beasts are among the most powerful creatures in the universe. Their bloodlines are divided into three levels. The very strongest can grow into World Masters at their peak. Those possess the greatest bloodlines in the universe. I previously mentioned the Flame Star Beast, which grows by feeding on stars.”
“The one you’re looking at now is another supreme Star Beast, the Golden Horned Beast. It’s even more savage than the Flame Star Beast, and far more famous.”
“Once it reaches full maturity, it becomes a World Master.”
“Both the Golden Horned Beast and the Flame Star Beast belong to the Devouring category of Star Beasts. The Flame Star Beast possesses the fire attribute, while the Golden Horned Beast possesses the metal attribute. Both stand at the absolute pinnacle, surpassing even the strongest human bloodlines. The Golden Horned Beast is incredibly savage and violent, with terrifying offensive power.”
Babata sighed.
“It’s over. Now that it’s appeared on Earth, your planet is finished. There’s no hope left. It’s completely over.”