I, Lord of Prayer

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A gathering of stars, in the emergency room. 🎈💛 69S𝓱ᑌ𝓧.Ć𝕠Μ 💜🔥

"The residual radiation energy in your body is zero, your organs and cells have not shown signs of cancer or failure, your genes are normal and there are no mutations, and you don't even have a scratch on your body... Young man, you don't look like someone who has been hit by a nuclear bomb at close range."

The senior doctor in the medical department flipped through Zhou Chen's medical examination report, revealing an expression of utter shock:

"Are you perhaps a sports student?"

"Grandpa, you're pretty good at catching jokes."

"It's about keeping up with the times," the old doctor said after reviewing the medical report. He then asked, "Is there anything wrong with your body?"

"No," Zhou Chen answered truthfully.

"Alright then." The old doctor waved his hand. "You can be discharged now."

Zhou Chen was discharged from the hospital at lightning speed.

He then took the elevator to a hall deeper underground, where he waited for Jiang Che, who had finished his interrogation.

Because the area around Liushan Prison was sealed off, she couldn't go anywhere after killing Dupu and was eventually taken away by the Stars for investigation.

As the leader of the Jinzhu City Stars Association Special Operations Team who should not have been in Haicheng, she will be subject to very severe punishment.

Acting without authorization and abandoning her post are enough reasons for her to be stripped of her position as head of the special operations team, and she may even face imprisonment.

"How did it go?" Zhou Chen asked nervously.

"Wait for the verdict," Jiang Che replied succinctly.

"Will they go inside?" Zhou Chen asked with some concern.

Jiang Che looked at him expressionlessly: "Can't you hope for something better?"

After all, she had made several great contributions, and some people in higher positions admired her, so the punishment she received might not be too severe; at least, going to jail was unlikely.

She herself didn't care about the punishment, because everything she had done so far was to avenge the blood feud of her family. Now that the revenge was achieved, it didn't matter if she was dismissed from her position or expelled from the Stars Club. She could just find another job.

  

Of course, it would be better if I weren't dismissed.

"I'm tired, I'm going to rest now," Jiang Che said, rubbing his temples.

She wasn't Zhou Chen; she couldn't be as energetic as he was after battling a series of battles and then withstanding a nuclear bomb. She also had to deal with interrogation, and her mind was already exhausted and drowsy.

"Mm." Zhou Chen nodded, knowing that Jiang Che was exhausted.

"besides."

Jiang Che gazed at him intently and said earnestly, "Thank you."

"You're welcome. ♖👤 ❻9𝔰нǗx.𝐂Ⓞм ♔😾" Zhou Chen smiled.

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After Jiang Che left, an American girl with round-framed glasses and freckles on her face hurried over.

"The prophet wants to see you."

"Okay, lead the way."

Led by the freckled girl, Zhou Chen arrived at a secret department of the Star Society headquarters. In a huge, pristine white laboratory, he met the Prophet, along with a group of scholars and alchemists in white coats.

Zhou Chen's expression froze for a moment, because he saw three great sages in the field of alchemy. In addition, the identities of those scholars were even more astonishing. They were all top experts in their respective fields who had won world-class awards, and some of them were even great figures who had single-handedly promoted the development of human civilization.

If they were to take a group photo, the title of the picture would surely be "The Shining Stars of Humanity".

Judging from their excited expressions, what could possibly warrant such a lavish lineup?

Zhou Chen looked over and saw a spherical outline in the center of the laboratory, composed of countless alchemical matrices, with endless streams of light rising and surging like a tidal wave.

Inside are two crystalline eyeballs suspended in mid-air, as beautiful as gemstones, their refracted light captivating the eye.

Those are the eyes of the evil god!

Zhou Chen recognized its true nature at a glance, but his heart was not greatly disturbed. With such thorough preparation and the God-Slaying Sword in hand, there was no reason for this hunt to fail. However, he did not expect that so many big shots would gather around to study these eyes.

The prophet saw him, walked over, pointed to the orb of light, and said:

"That's our goal."

"What is this?" Zhou Chen asked.

The prophet slowly explained, "You can call it the 'Eye of God.' It's an absolute antique. According to current testing reports, the time rings it carries are about 42 billion years old."

We found a total of three more pieces of remains like these.

While Zhou Chen was stunned, three images appeared on the large screen beside him: a skull, a left arm bone, and a right leg bone. They all looked like the divine eyes, crystal clear and infinitely beautiful, and all were human-like skeletons.

"The skull was found in the silent abyss of the endless sea, the left arm bone was in the Kunlun Mountains, and the right leg bone was in an underground ice cave in Antarctica, frozen for hundreds of millions of years," the prophet explained.

Zhou Chen remained bewildered for a while before finally snapping out of it, raising his voice involuntarily, "What...what the hell? How...how many years?"

"42 billion years. ✋👌 ➅➈รĤᑌ𝓧.¢ᗝм 🐟🎉," the prophet replied.

Zhou Chen's mouth dropped open. A few seconds later, he rubbed his eyes and pinched his cheek hard to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

42 billion years... That's way too old!

"Wait, at this time..."

Zhou Chen suddenly realized something, "Isn't this the time of the Cambrian Explosion?"

Approximately 42 to 85 billion years ago, the first era of the Paleozoic Era, known as the Cambrian Period, witnessed a sudden explosion of biodiversity. A vast number of multicellular organisms, including marine invertebrates, arthropods, mollusks, brachiopods, echinoderms, gastropods, and many ancestors of almost all extant animal groups, appeared suddenly during this period, forming what is known as the Cambrian Explosion.

As early as the Old Era, the Cambrian Explosion of life was considered a major unsolved mystery in paleontology and geology, which has long puzzled the academic community.

Because in the study of the Cambrian period, scientists discovered that fossils of invertebrates appeared almost simultaneously and suddenly in the Cambrian strata, while animal fossils could not be found in the older strata before the Cambrian for a long time. In other words, these life forms suddenly became abundant and exploded in just a few million years. These few million years are very short in a geological sense, so it looks very strange.

The Cambrian period was the beginning of modern life, the time when life first emerged, but now, there is an eyeball from that era…

Zhou Chen had a dazed feeling that he was dreaming.

"That's right." The prophet nodded. "This guy appeared during the Cambrian explosion and is very likely the source of the Cambrian explosion."

"this……"

Zhou Chen felt a wave of dizziness, and his mind went completely blank.

"At the same time, she is also very likely the source of this planet's advancement into the extraordinary realm, and the culprit behind the destruction of the old era," the prophet added.

The sheer volume of information was overwhelming. Zhou Chen rubbed his temples, taking a long time to process it before finally asking, "Is she... an alien life form? Or some higher-dimensional being?"

"Hmm..." The prophet pondered for a moment before replying, "Like the Dream God, the God of War, the Moon God, the Sea God, and the Goddess of Life, she is a deity, but far more ancient and powerful than them. She is a multi-authoritative god, possessing many, many powers, and may even originate from the universe."

The prophet pointed to the Eye of God and said, "The authority of the Eye of God involves space, time, and the rules of reality."

He then pointed to the large screen next to him: "The authority of the skull involves knowledge, spirit, and the spirit world... The authority of the left arm bone involves wind, creation, and power... The authority of the right leg bone involves fire and frost... These are the authority we have currently researched, and there are still many authority that we have not yet figured out."

We suspect that the extraordinary explosion and the divine authority that descended from the heavens during the Old Age all originated from her, but there is no conclusive evidence yet, and further research is needed.

Zhou Chen felt a wave of dizziness. Without any preparation, he came into contact with the truth of the world.

He pulled up a chair and sat down, falling into deep thought for a long time.

Did the authority bestowed from the heavens in the old era all originate from the owners of the skeletons...? Upon careful consideration, Zhou Chen realized that this was not the case.

He had seen the origin of the wishing bottle; this authority came from the cosmos and was later formed in human hands, not from the owner of the skeleton.

However... the vast majority of the power bestowed from heaven should have originated from her, that much is certain.

"Does the Star Council really not know the truth about the destruction of the Old Era?" Zhou Chen asked, looking up.

As an organization that has existed for a long time in the Old Era and has continued to this day, does the Star Society really not know the reason for the destruction of the Old Era?

The prophet shook his head: "There are indeed some ancient beings in the Star Council who survived from the old era, and there are also some in forbidden zones around the world. However, none of them know what happened back then. Any memory of the destruction of the old era was erased by an unknown force. Now we know the reason—the last part of history was artificially sealed off."

The remnants of the God War are products of historical sealing. Someone, perhaps an organization, sealed the global God War that erupted years ago within the cracks of history, thus preventing the destruction of the entire planet and the extinction of humanity.

"This..." Zhou Chentong's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but ask, "Can the Star Society do this right now?"

"Yes." The prophet gave an affirmative answer. "That's why we are so puzzled. Although there was a supernatural explosion back then, it was just the beginning and it was destroyed very quickly. No field could compare to today. Yet someone was able to block the war of gods... We suspect that someone obtained some special authority from the owner of the skeleton, or perhaps multiple authorities were working together."

Could it be the work of the Star Council from the old era? Because history was sealed, they forgot what they had done? Zhou Chen pondered this for a moment before asking, "What about the Abyss?"

"The Abyss..." the prophet thought for a moment, "The Abyss is a product of the war of the gods. Alas, those guys destroyed space and accidentally opened a connection with the Abyss."

Through our research and communication with some abyssal monsters, we can confirm that the abyss was initially only a very small area, and neither side noticed the passage until it gradually expanded until both sides became aware of it.

We tried everything to close the Abyss, but the Abyss was doing everything it could to prevent us from doing so, and even tried to expand it further. At that time, our strength was far inferior to the Abyss's, so we couldn't close it in time; otherwise, we wouldn't be in this mess now.

"As for what exactly the Abyss is..."

The prophet paused for a moment, then said, "Scholars, through research, speculate that the Abyss is a civilization from somewhere in the universe, just like us, only they are more corrupt, darker, and more powerful. Moreover, the Abyss has many unimaginable abilities—it automatically expands in the void, forming new corrupt worlds with abundant resources, which is why the Abyss is so powerful."

To put it another way, imagine that this planet automatically expands every so often, and the extra land contains a variety of abundant resources, while the living environment on the planet does not change as the area expands.

Judging by the timeline, the expansion phase of the Abyss is approaching soon. Various factions within the Abyss will rush to compete for new territories, significantly reducing the pressure on the front lines.

The Abyss is another civilization... Zhou Chen silently digested this information. In just a few minutes, he had gained an enormous amount of information, which even overturned his worldview.

"Alright, it's almost time. That concludes the lesson. We're going to conduct the experiment now. Remember to collect your payment."

The prophet sighed softly, his voice turning somber, "The nine girls that Hua Manzhu kidnapped have all been rescued. Although they suffered psychological trauma, they can all be healed. I feel deeply sorry and guilty for the sacrifice of those innocent people, but I am destined not to stop."

"I understand, but I can't accept it," Zhou Chen said.

"It's alright, this is normal. If you can accept it, then I'll have to reconsider my choice." The prophet smiled at him.

"Who's the candidate?" Zhou Chen asked, puzzled.

"Hmm...you'll find out soon enough." The prophet blinked and smiled mysteriously.

Do we really need a riddle teller? Can't we just explain it all at once?

Zhou Chen hesitated before being asked to leave the laboratory.

He went to collect the prophet's reward, which included not only the information about the Old Era but also a forging hammer used by a master blacksmith. It contained immense arcane power, and one could feel its heavy weight just by holding it.

The forging hammer within its soul emitted an intensely thirsty fluctuation, eagerly anticipating a feast.

"Don't rush, don't rush, I'll feed you soon." Zhou Chen quickly reassured the Forging Hammer in his mind. He estimated that this time he could increase the Forging Hammer's recovery progress to 50%, and maybe he could even master the rules because of it.

Then, the staff member distributing the pay told him something that greatly surprised him.

"In addition to these, there is another authority, which the prophet has already informed Ms. Li Xiye to take away."

Ah this...

Zhou Chen was stunned.

Did the prophet really give it?