Exploding God

Shock, admiration, dizziness.

Dozens of eyes fell on the back of the classroom.

"What did you say?!"

In this classroom, constantly monitored by the campus committee, Yuan Hui dared not openly retaliate, no matter how furious he was. His gloomy face stared at Lu Ze's calm face, and he laughed in extreme anger.

"Fine, fine! In all these years, no one from Shangnan High School has dared to provoke me, Yuan Hui, in their senior year. Today, you, Lu Ze, are the first! So, I will make you never forget this."

Lu Ze seemed not to have heard the threatening words at all. His gaze was calmly fixed on the 3D projection at the front of the classroom, where a giant, white beast was clearly suspended in mid-air. He smiled and raised his index finger, pointing forward.

"First of all, this behemoth codenamed Alaska is not the first 12-star typhoon; it is the third in the history of human exploration of the fog."

"In 2067 AD, the carcass of the giant white beast codenamed 'Cyclone' appeared in Corcovado Bay, Chile, and was secretly salvaged by the South American Mayan Research Institute. This was the first one."

"In 2071 AD, the giant white-faced beast codenamed 'Gala' appeared in Viscount Melville Strait in Northern California, officially bringing it under the surveillance of the US Alliance. This is the second one."

Sunlight streamed into the classroom, and as the boy's clear voice rang out, the surroundings fell silent.

Many people wanted to shout "Nonsense!" but when they saw Lu Ze's calm and indifferent face, they all suppressed their impulse.

Lu Ze must be insane, so insane that he's mentally unstable. There's no point in arguing with someone who's been provoked.

However, Yuan Hui suddenly turned around and stared at the podium for a few seconds before sneering, "Your mouth is much better than your brain. Just by looking at the corpse of a dead behemoth, you can tell it was a typhoon-level threat in life. How come I didn't know the Mayan Research Institute had this kind of ability?"

"Ignorance is the original sin."

Lu Ze raised a finger and gently waved it, completely ignoring the classmates around him whose jaws were practically dislocated in shock.

"The data you just gave only applies to the 10-11 star Tide White Beast. I'll reluctantly make a correction for you. The 12-star Tide White Beast has 27 sonic bone cages on its body, not 20, and its weight is not 1200 tons, but 1700 tons. As for the shock wave it released when it destroyed Fortress 93 in North Alaska, it was not in the hundreds of thousands of tons, but in the millions of tons, with a kill radius of 6.4 kilometers."

"Were you just imagining a few 10-star construct pilots defeating a typhoon-level threat?"

"When they can withstand a mega-yield nuclear bomb with their mechanical structures, that will be enough."

"You're hopelessly stupid. It's unbelievable that I've studied under you for three years."

Lu Ze shrugged, amidst the shocked gazes of all fifty-seven students in the class…

He put one hand in his pocket, turned around, and walked out of the classroom!

The string of cold words he just spoke was completely flat, as calm as a god looking down at an ant.

"Ah, Aze."

Liang Bo's mouth opened and closed repeatedly, like a toad that had just come ashore. Now, thinking back on his reckless outburst and comparing it to his high-class exit, he felt utterly ashamed.

"Don't worry."

Lu Ze's lips curled into a steady smile.

Yes, that's the kind of creepy smile!

Liang Bo shuddered and quickly shut his mouth.

The boys who used to be at the bottom of the class now looked at the direction Lu Ze left with excited and admiring eyes, wishing they could take his place.

The girls covered their mouths in surprise, the not-so-strong back of that man, every word he had just spoken, kept replaying in their minds.

That taciturn, thin figure, who had been silent for three years, suddenly seemed to have a sharp edge about him.

"Could what Lu Ze said be true?"

"Also, is he not planning to take the college entrance exam?"

Suddenly, Yuan Hui roared at the disappearing figure, "Arrogant! No country in the world has any data on the 12-star Tide White Beast. How could a high school student like you know? This is utter nonsense and disrupting class."

"Lu Ze, if you walk out of this door today, you will be considered to have left the classroom without permission, and I will disqualify you from enrollment!!"

Lu Ze paused, turned his head, and stared at Yuan Hui with a strange look.

Yuan Hui noticed Lu Ze's gaze and felt a sense of unease, but he didn't believe Lu Ze would ignore his threat. At this crucial moment with the college entrance exam approaching, no one dared to refuse, so when he saw Lu Ze stop—

【really.】

Yuan Hui was overjoyed and pressed his advantage, saying, "Lu Ze, I've seen plenty of troublemakers like you. I don't believe you dare to give up your college entrance exam qualification."

The classroom suddenly fell silent until Lu Ze broke the silence again.

"The more fear a dog has, the more it will bark."

"Looking at you right now, it's hard for me to get the thrill of intellectual superiority."

Lu Ze's gaze seemed to pierce through Yuan Hui's heart. He stared at him for a full five seconds, a mocking smile gradually spreading across his lips, before turning and leaving, still with his hand casually in his pocket.

"Threats, ha... a fig leaf for the incompetent."

A look of pity flashed in Lu Ze's eyes. He didn't know about the Tide White Beast.

Ah, probably no one on Earth knows this better than him.

12 stars? That's an ignorant term. When power surpasses 10 stars, a "realm" should be added after the level.

When he first reached the 20th Star Realm, the guardian beast assigned to his Iceland Manor was the Tide White Beast. But it wasn't a 12th Star Realm beast; it was the only 15th Star Realm, Lower King-level beast on Earth!

The mundane words echoed in everyone's ears, but they did not disappear; instead, they erupted like a volcanic eruption in the next second.

An uproar!

The students of Class 3, Grade 12 stared in disbelief in the direction where Lu Ze had disappeared.

A few seconds later, gasps of surprise, which could no longer be suppressed, burst forth.

At the same time, the shrill school bell rang.

boom!

Yuan Hui, his body trembling violently with anger, slammed his fist against the classroom wall.

The concrete wall vibrated, sending up a ring of dust, and the tremendous sound temporarily suppressed all other noises.

"Lu Ze!! Forget about the college entrance exam!"

A distorted sound came from Yuan Hui's throat. He glared fiercely at his surroundings, then walked out of the classroom without looking back.

Very good, really very good. He will make Lu Ze's entire family kneel at his feet and beg for mercy.

He will make that kid who took the wrong medicine understand that to survive in this world, one must learn humility and reverence!

However, Lu Ze eventually left, and his calm yet slightly condescending gaze was enough to leave a lasting impression on everyone who saw it.

"The pressure of the college entrance exam might be too much for Lu Ze... he might really have gone mad."

Hearing the whispers in his ear, Liang Bo grabbed Lu Ze's bracelet, which was still on the table, and hurriedly chased after him.

……

Lu Ze walked down the stairs at a leisurely pace. The echoes of his classmates from when class ended were still behind him, but now only the sound of his own footsteps reverberated in the corridor.

He was now carefully sorting out everything he was facing. The various life-and-death dangers he had experienced in the endless sea of ​​stars flashed before his eyes like images. His words just now were not empty talk.

He dared to say this because when he closed his eyes in class, he "saw" in his sea of ​​consciousness, which represents the ultimate secret of mankind, a red flame that was only the size of a hair and could be extinguished at any moment!

"Star Origin Consciousness Sea, Phoenix Flame..."

"They've all been preserved."

The so-called Star Source Consciousness Sea is the sea of ​​consciousness stored in the cosmic star source, and it is also a formal sign that the essence of life transcends that of ordinary people.

For ordinary people, the sea of ​​consciousness in the conventional sense consists of only two layers: the shallow layer of consciousness, which is easily forgotten like a dream, and the middle layer of consciousness, which can categorize and store memories.

However, for the extraordinary, it represents the ability of those who are in sync with the Star Source to continuously draw upon the power of the Star Source from the mist, until they awaken the deep sea of ​​consciousness that holds the potential of humanity and the last words of their ancestors. It is a constantly moving vortex, as beautiful as a miniature galaxy in the universe. When consciousness can immerse itself in it and return, humanity can see another world that is completely different from the same heaven and earth.

At that time, they will possess power that transcends ordinary people—Star Source Power.

The genetic power that Yuan Hui just mentioned in class is merely a name given before the Star Source Consciousness Sea is opened.

The two names, however, represent meanings akin to the sun versus the earth.

Ordinary people only awaken their genetic power to enhance their physical bodies, but they haven't opened their Star Source Consciousness Sea and cannot infuse Star Source Power into it. Everything is still limited to their bodies and Earth's rules. Their power level is called: [Star]. The corresponding threat level ranges from 1 Star - Calm Level to 10 Star - Gale Level.

Extraordinary individuals break through genetic constraints, infuse their brains with stellar energy, open up a stellar consciousness sea, transcend the essence of human life, and can manipulate stellar energy to influence nature. This level of power is called the "Star Realm," with the highest being the legendary 33rd Star Realm!

……

The most fundamental difference between the two is whether or not one has a Star Source Consciousness Sea!

My Star Source Sea of ​​Consciousness was opened a full ten years earlier than in my previous life. In the grand scheme of time, this is almost a fleeting moment, but now... the tower at the end of the mist has yet to stand.

Lu Ze's eyes revealed that familiar calm and confidence. Fifty years ago, a mist shrouded the Earth. Three years later, a phantom of a planet was projected into the sky, a tower rose from the depths of the mist, the gates of hell opened, and human civilization began its demise.

The numerous graves that once stood on Earth were the nameless tombs of generations of war dead, representing the bloody and tearful history of human civilization's struggle.

He, Lu Ze, was once the torchbearer of hope for the continuation of this race.

But this time, he entered the ranks of the extraordinary before the Star Ring Tower rose. Since that's the case, let him write the history of this life.

A slow smile crept onto Lu Ze's lips as he glanced once more at the faint flame, like a candle flickering in the wind. His next task was to activate the seed.

All extraordinary things begin with a storm.

Below the tenth realm, all are ants.

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PS: The level division is a bit complicated. For a detailed breakdown of the 1-33 star levels and professional terminology, please see "Related to the Work".