Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1594 Jia Yi Sheds His Old Body

Under the watchful eyes of the guests, the first group of participants walked to the top of the platform.

This is a spacious platform with deep blue floor tiles that clearly reflect people's images. The bright and dazzling lights around it seem to blend together with the starlight in the sky.

They seemed to sense the envious and ardent gazes directed at them from behind, and there they were enthusiastically discussing the upcoming new life.

As for the impending cataclysm, that has little to do with them. They will soon be able to board the ship bound for the New World and say goodbye to the collapse of the Old World.

In a corner of the platform, a family of three stood there, looking around with eager and expectant eyes.

They were only allowed a spot by "donating" all their property, but the real reason was that they had aristocratic titles from the old era.

"Dad, when we get to the stars, will we still be able to eat my favorite ice cream?" A little boy, about four or five years old, looked up and asked.

The man, still basking in excitement, looked down at him and said, "From now on, you can eat as much as you want, whatever you want. We will soon achieve complete evolution, we will gain power, and we will have many, many slaves."

The little boy couldn't understand what he was saying, but when he heard that he could eat ice cream as much as he wanted, he smiled happily.

It was nine o'clock in the morning when a man and a woman dressed in elegant formal attire came out.

Everyone recognized him as Shani Karefa, the true owner behind the Cloud Top Hotel. He was one of the main investors in Greenland and also a third-limit fighter.

He clapped his hands, and once everyone's attention was on him, he said in a magnetic voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, as the elite of humanity and members of the ascending ladder, we are the first to obtain full evolutionary qualifications."

He spread his hands, gesturing to the audience, "Representatives from the consortium, as well as from various countries and companies, will serve as witnesses to this ceremony, and perhaps in the future they will become our compatriots."

After he said this, applause erupted from below and on the platform.

Karefa, accompanied by his female companion, stepped forward. The crowd made way for him, and he gave a slight bow to the crowd below. "We will go first, and we will wait for you all in the new world."

The applause around them immediately became even more enthusiastic.

"Well then, you all have about ten minutes before that. You can go and chat with your friends, or enjoy a meal of ordinary human food. I personally suggest you eat more."

Karefa joked, "Once the evolution ritual is complete, perhaps we won't be able to get used to this primitive taste anymore."

A burst of laughter immediately erupted around them.

After giving a polite nod to everyone, Karefa and his female companion exchanged a smile, walked to the back amidst applause, shook hands with some acquaintances and friends, and congratulated each other.

About ten minutes later, the voice of the active consciousness suddenly sounded, prompting everyone to stand in their corresponding positions.

They soon discovered that golden names were displayed on the floor tiles beneath their feet, each corresponding to an individual or family present.

Following the prompts, they stood on their names. At that moment, the lights on and off the stage dimmed, leaving only a faint glow beneath their feet, while the nebulae in the sky became exceptionally clear.

The people on the stage looked up with a mixture of trepidation and anticipation. Some whispered among themselves, while others used their boundary tokens to send instructions and messages to their relatives and acquaintances.

A moment later, the nebulae suddenly moved, and then a huge eye appeared, rolling around a few times before looking down. A gasp of surprise rippled through the crowd.

But the eye quickly disappeared, and in its place appeared a light that seemed to embody people's most beautiful dreams, flowing with cold and warm colors and all sorts of dreamlike hues.

Everyone stared intently upwards, their chests heaving, deeply awestruck by the magnificent light.

Suddenly, these lights spread outwards, and then countless starlight points fell downwards.

Karefa opened his arms to meet the sky, "It is the rulers, they have come."

At the edge of the World Ring, Chen Chuan stood in the void, the field around him enveloping him like mist.

He watched as the enormous cloud of gas finally collided with his world. At the moment of contact, the surrounding mist and fog caved inwards.

However, a barrier blocked the way, preventing the power from completely descending. Only some streams of light managed to penetrate and land within their own world.

The first intermittent impact, as expected, occurred on the continent of Sanmawoga, which would certainly trigger a massive collision.

But those flowing lights...

He pondered for a moment. Under such an impact, the World Ring would inevitably develop loopholes and gaps, which could very well be extraterrestrial demons that had entered it, but it felt somewhat different.

He also remembered that he had suffered a strong attack before, and only survived thanks to the reminder from the Da Shun government, which showed that it was also a key area for breakthroughs from beyond the heavens. Given the environment there, this was inevitable.

However, that was the backyard of the Western Continent's kingdoms, and it was difficult for Da Shun to interfere. It's just unknown what kind of impact this shock will have afterward. Inside the Cloud Peak Hotel, people standing on the high platform watched as clusters of light descended towards them. Everyone was initially full of anticipation, but then they gradually realized that the light seemed to be burning, not only dazzling but also intensely hot even before it arrived, accompanied by booming sounds of atmospheric vibration.

The overwhelming scene instilled a sense of fear in them, causing some commotion in the crowd. Some people involuntarily retreated, only to bump into an invisible barrier.

Only then did they realize that they were surrounded by this layer of something, and that they couldn't even make a sound; all they could see were each other's panicked eyes.
At that moment, the meteor above was extremely close to them. Finally, amidst screams and exclamations, the light crashed down, engulfing everyone present.

Those watching the ceremony below did not notice these anomalies; they only saw beams of light falling from the sky and connecting with everyone on the stage.

After a while, the lights floated up and could be seen as giant cocoons of light, connected by thin threads. Inside the cocoons, there was intense light, and floating figures could be vaguely seen, as if those figures were undergoing some kind of change.

Upon seeing this, Sven exclaimed, "Is that evolution?"

“Yes, that’s evolution,” Merryweather said with absolute certainty, his voice tinged with envy.

He glanced at his watch. “We need to wait a little longer. I’ve inquired, and it should be at most four hours, not long.”

Sven nodded.

Behind the platform, two people dressed in sharp black formal attire stood in the shadows; one was rather short and stout, while the other appeared tall and thin.

The short, stout man looked at the watch face in his hand and saw that the hands were swinging back and forth, initially over a wide range, but eventually narrowing down to the 15-25 minute interval.

He said, "The maximum age is 25, and three-quarters of the people should be able to meet the requirements and pass."

The taller one said, "Full adaptors have always been a minority, at most one percent. However, the first batch of people are of good quality. They have already gone through a round of screening beforehand, and more than half of them should be able to go through the complete ritual."

The short, stout man then took out another watch face. The hands on it first oscillated in the five-minute range, but quickly pointed to one.

He said, "On that side, it's one hundred percent."

Time ticked by, and after more than four hours of waiting filled with anticipation and trepidation, everyone was still waiting.

Several cocoons of light suddenly shattered, and the people inside fell to the ground.

But before they even landed, everyone simply reached out and braced themselves, or adjusted their posture, and landed steadily on the ground.

They were all extremely surprised. The actions they had just performed were completely natural, done with a mere thought.

Then they looked at themselves. From the mirror-like floor, they could see that they were taller than before. Their specially made clothes were taut, showing off their perfect muscle lines, and both men and women were more handsome than before.

They... evolved...

As more cocoons of light break apart, more and more participants in the ritual emerge. However, it becomes clear that those who emerge earlier are undoubtedly the most outstanding, while those who come later are of progressively lower quality, or rather, although there are changes, they are not as significant.

At that moment, someone exclaimed in surprise. People turned to look and saw a group of bloated, short, pale-skinned people standing in the crowd, with protruding joints on their backs, looking extremely deformed.

“Those are evolutionary failures,” Karefa stepped forward and said, looking at the “people.”

"These are people who lack self-awareness, are skeptical of rituals, and lack determination. They are all lagging behind and will be eliminated."

He then exclaimed, “Although they are the losers of evolution, they will be our helpers and tools to rule the new world, so ladies and gentlemen, show them some mercy and tolerance.”

Those present were all people who had climbed the ladder of success, so they readily accepted this statement.

They will stand at the top of the new world, while below them will be these imperfect humans. Even those who were eliminated still underwent the ritual and will be above humans on the ascending ladder, if humans do not perish in the great collision that follows.

At that moment, when they looked down at the crowd of spectators, their eyes revealed a cold and arrogant sense of superiority.

The undisguised condescending gaze stimulated many people below, some of whom were incredibly envious and wished they could immediately abandon their current status and join them.

Almost at the same moment, in the middle of the platform, several fighters tore open the cocoons of light around them and walked out. Their eyes gleamed with a dark light, and they could feel an unprecedented power surging within their bodies.

Compared to those outside, these people are the true rulers of the new world.

One of them said coldly, "The first batch of people is still too few. We can prepare a second batch and send out more invitations. We also need to urge the other members again. We can't delay any longer. We must get to the New World before the Great Bombardment."

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(End of this chapter)