Immortality begins with Swallowing the Stars.

Chapter 66 The Era of One Man's Deterrence

The enormous palace suddenly opened, and light and shadow flickered on each seat, revealing figures dressed in golden robes.

There were Chinese faces, white faces, and black faces.

Hong, Lei Shen, Jia Yi, Jiang Mu, Yao Weiwu, Tuoba Hong, and others all appeared one by one.

A young man with red hair and freckles frowned impatiently and said, "Why is it another supreme meeting? Has another beast tide appeared?"

"East, this is a meeting convened by the Speaker." Jiang Mu, who had been keeping his eyes closed, opened them and said coldly.

Upon hearing this, the arrogant red-haired youth suddenly became somewhat speechless.

Ister was the number one psycho-master in Europe, with psycho-power reaching the level of a mid-level War God. After Atkin's death, he was also the strongest person in Europe. He was always arrogant, but he was much weaker than Jiang Mu, a high-level War God peak psycho-master.

Not to mention that Speaker Lu Jing was also involved.

Lu Jing nearly wiped out all the king-level monsters in the Mediterranean, his power deeply etched into the minds of all the European war gods.

Lu Jing was the last to appear inside the palace.

"speaker!"

Everyone bowed their heads in respect.

Lu Jing glanced around the palace; there were thirteen seats in total, including his.

These twelve powerful individuals are the strongest group of extraordinary beings in humanity besides him, with even the weakest being a mid-level war god.

Hong, Lei Shen, Jiang Mu, and Jia Yi are already high-level war gods.

Both Hong and Lei Shen advanced further after recovering from their injuries, without relying on any special treasures.

The entire Ares Palace was built by Babata within a virtual space host.

However, the War God Palace created by Lu Jing is different from the War God Palace in the original work.

In the original work, the War God Palace is more like a loose platform, while the five great nations, the HR Alliance, the two major martial arts schools, and other major forces are the real powers that rule the earth.

With his unparalleled power in killing over a hundred king-level monsters in one go, Lu Jing temporarily ended the war single-handedly, transforming the War God Palace into the highest institution that truly ruled the Earth.

In addition to the Supreme Council of twelve, the Ares Palace also has different committees for administration, military, and scientific research, which directly manage the 26 base cities planned and constructed globally.

"Speaker, by mining blue gold on the moon and fusing it with various materials obtained from monster carcasses, the military has developed an even more powerful alloy, named War God Alloy. It will soon be available to all War God-level powerhouses, and as production capacity expands, it will gradually be available to War Generals and even Warrior-level warriors," Jia Yi said with a delighted expression.

Everyone else also showed expressions of surprise.

"However, the development of the laser cannon has encountered many difficulties, and it may not be possible to manufacture it in the short term," Yao Weiwu interjected.

Lu Jing nodded: "Don't rush the laser cannons. The intelligent fighters in Ruins No. 10 in the Hengduan Mountains are all equipped with airborne laser cannons, which are enough to threaten King-level monsters. Let's use these fighters to conduct strategic patrols in the 26 base cities under construction around the world first."

"There's no need to worry in the short term. The Speaker's massacre has almost wiped out the ocean. The monsters will probably need some time to recover before they can make a comeback," Tuoba Hong laughed heartily.

Lu Jing shook his head and said, "The idea that the ocean is completely empty is an exaggeration. Conservatively speaking, there are still more than two hundred king-level monsters in the ocean. I killed more than a hundred, and half are still left. But monsters mutate and evolve extremely quickly, so they will recover soon. This can only be considered a truce, not a ceasefire. At most, it can buy us a year!"

In the original story, the ceasefire between humans and monsters, especially sea monsters, was mainly achieved through the development of laser cannons, which could be deployed on city defenses, passenger planes, and fighter jets, creating a mutual deterrent against the monsters. Of course, the ceasefire did not mean the end of monster tides, but rather that they would no longer endlessly attack human settlements.

That was in 2021.

It's only 2016 now, just one year since the beginning of the Great Nirvana.

This truce was indeed achieved solely through Lu Jing's intimidation.

With the fragment of the Crimson Copper Mother, Lu Jing found it much easier to deal with King-level monsters.

Even if the dragon turtle were to be resurrected, its hardest shell would not be able to stop the fragments of the red copper mother.

With the combined blessing of the Domain and the fragment of the Crimson Copper Mother, Lu Jing could easily kill any King-level monster unless he encountered a Beast King.

Even in the sea, no beast could stop the fragments of the red copper mother.

With Lu Jing's speed far exceeding that of a planetary-level being, in just over a month, Lu Jing found and killed over a hundred king-level monsters in the ocean, and no king-level monsters have been found on land yet.

They did encounter a beast king along the way. Although Lu Jing was unable to kill it, he was not afraid of being entangled by the beast king because of his unparalleled speed in the water.

King-level monsters are intelligent enough, and Lu Jing's massacre had a significant deterrent effect on them.

So for the past two months, not a single monster has landed on Earth, not even a single monster tide.

King-level monsters can be considered stronger monster lords, possessing a strong ability to dominate lower-level monsters.

The oceans have returned to calm, and the only remaining threat to humanity is the monsters on land.

However, since no King-level monsters have appeared yet, Lu Jing did not kill any land monsters.

He can be a savior, but not a babysitter. Humanity needs war and trials to produce more strong individuals.

Hong, Lei Shen, and others also strongly agreed with this.

A year later, when the sea monsters recovered and came to take revenge, Lu Jing could only leave it to the humans to deal with.

Alternatively, they could develop laser weapons that could be mass-produced based on existing laser cannons.

Either more planetary-level powerhouses will emerge.

After issuing his final few orders, Lu Jing announced that he would be going into seclusion for cultivation, which might last for a year or even longer.

He did not intend to spread the news that he was leaving Earth.

The main reason is that monsters of the King level and above possess intelligence comparable to that of humans. Lu Jing almost single-handedly established a deterrent against monsters. He is the only planetary-level monster among all of humanity. If the Beast King were to seek revenge after learning that Lu Jing had left Earth, it would be beyond what humanity can currently handle.

Perhaps, given enough time, news that he is no longer on Earth may spread.

At that time, Lu Jing believed that Hong, Lei Shen, Jiang Mu and others were likely to break through to the planetary level, which would naturally stabilize the situation.

……

Inside the Lu family's reception room.

Hong, Lei Shen, and Jiang Mu were quite puzzled: "What's the rush? They just logged off from the War God Palace and they're already sending us here?"

Lu Jing said solemnly, "It's like this, I once received a secret lineage, which included methods for cultivating spiritual energy and methods for cultivating martial arts..."

Lu Jing introduced some basic secret techniques of Meteorite Star and asked the three of them if they were willing to join the Meteorite Star lineage.

Babata's displeased voice echoed in Lu Jing's mind: "Don't let this happen again! I only agreed because I considered that this was to protect the strength of your hometown, so that you could fight monsters after you leave. Otherwise..."

Lu Jing had long wanted to pass on the lower-level secret techniques of the Meteorite Star lineage that did not involve the true secret techniques created by Hu Yanbo to Hong and others.

After all, in the original story, Hong and Thor both grew up through their own exploration and were unable to unleash their true potential. The Genius Battle began a few years after they joined the Meteorite Star lineage, which resulted in these two top geniuses from Earth not achieving very good results in the Genius Battle.

If Hong and Lei Shen had cultivated the secret techniques of Meteorite Star a few decades earlier, even if it was just some not-so-precious secret methods collected by Hu Yanbo, they would have definitely shocked the world when the Genius Battle came around.

However, Lu Jing's idea was naturally rejected by Babata.

Babata's attitude only relaxed somewhat after his genetic energy broke through to the planetary level, his wind attribute body advanced, and he was able to sense vague fluctuations of laws.

Although according to Hu Yanbo's dying wish, a successor like Lu Jing must reach the level of a Domain Lord before Babata will acknowledge him as its master.

However, Lu Jing could clearly sense that Babata's attitude towards him had changed considerably.

It was clearly his special wind-attribute body, which allowed him to sense the fluctuations of the laws, that greatly shocked Babata.

Despite Lu Jing's insistence, Babata finally relented, but only offered three spots.

Lu Jing naturally thought of Jiang Mu for the third spot. Besides the fact that the two had fought side by side and trusted each other enough, Jiang Mu's talent also amazed Lu Jing.

Jiang Mu has already reached the second level of the "Tianxuan Thorn" secret technique created by Lu Jing.

He has already reached the seventh picture in a very short period of time by practicing the "Celestial Gods' Record".

According to Babata's test, his brain width also reached 19.

She is definitely the number one mentalist besides Lu Jing.

If it weren't for Lu Jing's appearance, such a genius would have died long ago in the Battle of Wushan.

The great rebirth that took place over five years in the original story likely resulted in the loss of many geniuses like Jiang Mu, who possessed extraordinary talent but perished at a young age.

Seeing Hong, Lei Shen, and Jiang Mu seemingly possessed, staring at the communication watch screens on their wrists and reading the cultivation secrets of the Meteorite Star lineage, Lu Jing chuckled inwardly.

"What are you laughing at?" Babata frowned, looking very unhappy, from inside the wrist space.

"Hehe, I suddenly thought of something funny."

Lu Jingchang thought for a moment about what kind of results Hong, Lei Shen, Jiang Mu, and Luo Feng would achieve in the Genius Battle fifty years later if Luo Feng hadn't been eliminated by him.

It's estimated that when Earth becomes famous, its secrets will be exposed prematurely.

"It seems we still need to think of a solution sooner rather than later..." Lu Jing thought to himself.

Fortunately, thanks to Hu Yanbo's spatial magic, Earth will not be exposed for decades.

……

At the entrance of the Lu family villa by the lake.

"Don't disturb me while I'm looking at the secret manual."

"Exactly, it's not like we can't come back."

Lu Jing looked at Hong and Lei Shen, these two martial arts fanatics, with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

Jiang Mu, who is usually strong, showed a hint of reluctance at this moment and said softly, "Don't be reckless. You are fast. If you encounter danger, just run away. As long as you are alive, there are countless possibilities. Don't forget that there are still many people on Earth waiting for you."

Lu Jing gave Jiang Mu a deep hug: "Wait for me to come back."

"elder brother……"

Turning to look at the pitiful-looking siblings Lu Shengnan and Lu Shengchuan, Lu Jing smiled and said, "While I'm away, listen to your sister Jiang. I hope that by the time I return, you two will both have become planetary-level powerhouses..."

When Lu Jing left this time, he only left behind ten Wood Seed Crystals, which were kept by Hong, Lei Shen, and Jiang Mu.

It cannot be used unless in an emergency. If you want to go further, it is better to improve through combat experience step by step.

In addition, two more were left and they went to an island in the middle of a lake in Australia to find the spirit of plants.

Lu Shengnan has already taken the medicine and her body has reached the level of a mid-level warrior. From now on, she will have to rely on her experience to train.

When Lu Shengchuan gets a little older, he can take another herb spirit.

"I'm leaving."

Lu Jing took a deep look at his family and friends, then disappeared into the horizon like lightning.

(End of this chapter)