All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

Upon hearing Bai Xiaolong's words, Bai Xiaowen couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head helplessly.

As the event officially began, the head of the Bai family took the stage to give a speech, using the same old routine: "Respected guests, welcome so-and-so..."

After the head of the Bai family finished his speech, the new king of the Lion Kingdom took the stage to give his speech.

The new king was a young man in his thirties, and he treated the guests below with great respect.

He first introduced himself, and then offered his blessings and compliments to the birthday celebrant.

Apart from the fact that the main character still hasn't appeared, everything else for the birthday celebration is proceeding as planned.

According to the event schedule, approximately ten more guests will give speeches next.

After the guests finished their speeches, the protagonist, Bai Jiaxuan, appeared and cut the birthday cake together on stage.

With Bai Jiaxuan's appearance, the first half of the birthday celebration officially came to an end!

After the birthday cake is cut, the new king and the head of the Bai family will take to the stage at the same time. In the presence of all the important guests, they will announce an important decision that will change the fate of mankind!

The reason why Bai Jiaxuan was made to appear before announcing the important decision is quite simple.

Zhang Xiaopeng was still worried about unexpected events, and it was to prevent such events that he asked Bai Jiaxuan to come forward.

Although the Lion Kingdom has deployed military forces on land, sea, and air, Zhang Xiaopeng knows the inside story and that today's birthday celebration will definitely not be peaceful. The Japanese and the Bald Eagle forces will definitely take action!

Rather than being endlessly entangled by those great powers in the future, it's better to have a real face-to-face confrontation today.

Bai Jiaxuan's appearance is not only for protection, but also to deter the powers of various countries. Bai Jiaxuan's display of force will also be an important bargaining chip for the Lion Kingdom!

However, despite the arrangements made, even the Bai family members themselves were not entirely sure whether Bai Jiaxuan would actually show up today.

Preparations for this birthday celebration began last year, when Zhang Xiaopeng contacted Bai Jiaxuan using a special communication method.

Bai Jiaxuan agreed to Zhang Xiaopeng's request, saying he would definitely appear on his birthday.

Zhang Xiaopeng never doubted whether Bai Jiaxuan would keep his promise, which is why he decided to join forces with the Bai family and start making all the arrangements for today.

As new guests took the stage to speak, the banquet was already halfway through, with only three guests remaining, but Bai Jiaxuan was still nowhere to be seen.

Many people at the scene were whispering among themselves, after all, the main character of today's birthday celebration was the old master of the Bai family, and the event had been going on for almost two hours now, but the old master still hadn't been seen.

Even Bai Xiaowen was getting tired and kept looking around, but he still couldn't see that figure.

The old man Bai Jiaxuan, whom they missed dearly, was actually not far from here at this moment.

On a deserted island fifty miles away from the Bai family manor, Bai Jiaxuan floated above the sea, frowning as he looked up at the sky.

In the sky, within a radius of ten miles, dark clouds covered the area, and a mysterious halo pierced through the clouds.

Bai Jiaxuan, suspended on the sea surface, faced the halo of light directly. The light shining on him made Bai Jiaxuan frown even more deeply.

Originally, he had planned to return to the Bai family manor the day before yesterday, but when he passed through this place, Bai Jiaxuan felt that the true energy in his body suddenly became abnormally agitated, a phenomenon he had never experienced before.

After sitting cross-legged on a nearby uninhabited island for a day and a night, the internal energy in his body became increasingly volatile, and he even had a faint illusion of ascending to heaven on the spot.

The mysterious halo in the dark clouds seemed to have some connection with the true energy within his body, giving him the illusion that as long as he followed that halo upwards and passed through the clouds, he could ascend to other worlds!

Of course, that feeling was absolutely just an illusion. Bai Jiaxuan never believed in any gods or immortals in this world, let alone such nonsense as ascending to the immortal realm.

However, Bai Jiaxuan really wanted to try ascending to see what he would encounter.

Frowning and pondering for a long time, Bai Jiaxuan shook his head and finally decided to give up the idea for the time being.

Having lived in this world for a hundred years, Bai Jiaxuan has yet to feel any sense of impending departure, something he has never experienced in other worlds.

In other worlds, he would have that premonition years, or even decades, before he was to leave, and that premonition would grow stronger as the time of departure drew closer.

But in this world, he had never had that feeling before. He even felt that if he wanted to, he could live another five hundred years.

You know, I'm already a hundred years old!

Of course, he now understands that this is related to the true energy he cultivates. This true energy is not like the legendary cultivation of immortality, but rather more like absorbing certain mysterious energies between heaven and earth to transform his body.

This mysterious energy, like oxygen and carbon dioxide, is invisible and intangible, yet it truly exists. And most importantly, in this world, only you can absorb this energy.

Even if Bai Jiaxuan wanted to pass on this cultivation method to others, it would be impossible, because he didn't know how to pass it on. Everything he had learned was experience he had gained through countless worlds, and others simply couldn't understand that feeling.

Since he began cultivating true qi, Bai Jiaxuan has gradually realized that he seems to have begun to transcend the realm of ordinary humans.

Because of the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death, we gradually drift away from ourselves, and even our emotions seem to fade. It's as if we've suddenly seen through the illusions of the world!

It's a strange feeling. Sometimes when he thinks about it, he feels that everything is terrible. Even he himself doesn't know what kind of creature he will eventually become.

More than 20 years ago, he discovered that his internal energy was about to break through, and the feeling was as if some shackles in his body had suddenly been removed.

He can ignore gravity and float in place, or fly by waving his hand at will, using the airflow to fly. He can travel through the seabed without breathing, and if he wants, he feels he can leave this body at any time.

If an ordinary person suddenly obtained this feeling, they might be overjoyed, just like a superpower in a movie, able to do whatever they want!

But for Bai Jiaxuan, there was only one feeling!

This is fucking bizarre!

Because he didn't know where his future lay if he continued his cultivation journey.

He knew very well that he was a human being, but suddenly he was the only one in the whole world who could cultivate. In the first few years, he was probably a little smug about this feeling, but as time went by, Bai Jiaxuan only felt lonely, and even couldn't find his purpose in life.

He was worried that one day he would just keep cultivating and living like this, and eventually forget who he was.

Or perhaps, one day, you'll be able to control everything, living in this world for hundreds or thousands of years, only to wake up one day and find yourself back as an ordinary person. Will you still be able to accept that sense of loss?

Because he knew very well that he was in a dream.

In the past, dreams were just the experiences of ordinary people, but now, they gradually feel out of control.

With a wave of his hand, Bai Jiaxuan flew towards the Bai family manor like a shooting star.

He already had a plan in mind. After returning this time and taking care of his affairs, he would choose to leave completely. Perhaps it wouldn't be bad to ascend along that mysterious halo.

The worst outcome is that I die and finally come to my senses.

At this moment, in the square of the Bai Family Manor, the last guest speaker had finished.

Bai Jiaxuan still hadn't appeared. At that moment, the new king, sitting in the front row, kept looking at his watch, his eyes shifting between light and dark, his expression somewhat conflicted!

If the old master of the Bai family doesn't show up, then should he go on stage later? He looked to his right and saw that several old men from the Bai family also had somber faces.

The speech on stage continued, but many people in the audience were no longer paying attention.

The important guests who came this time were basically all here for that matter; everyone was waiting.

Even among the guests, some knew some inside information, and almost everyone's eyes were on the few people in the front row.

"Clap clap clap!"

The last guest speaker on stage had finished speaking, and the audience continued to applaud politely.

After the guests left the stage, everyone present turned their attention to the Bai family elders in front of them.

According to the event's schedule, the next step was for the old man to go on stage and personally cut the cake.

But we haven't even seen a shadow of the old man. What should we do now?

Bai Xiaowu and Heiwa exchanged a glance, and Heiwa gave the other a nodding look.

Bai Xiaowu stood up with a sullen face.

When the new king saw Bai Xiaowu stand up, he also stood up.

They had already discussed it beforehand. If the old man appeared, Bai Xiaowu would go up on stage with the king, cut the cake with the old man, and then announce the important matter.

But since the old man hasn't shown up yet, the cake still has to be cut, and it's still Bai Xiaowu and the king who take the stage.

One of these two represents the Bai family, and the other represents the Lion Kingdom.

The two then stood up one after the other and walked towards the stage, but Bai Xiaowu was carrying a handbag in his right hand, which was a bit strange!

The staff had already started pushing the large cake onto the stage!

Many people noticed the briefcase in Bai Xiaowu's right hand and immediately showed thoughtful expressions.

Some important guests who knew the inside story wore mysterious smiles; they had already guessed what was in that handbag.

The briefcase contained technical data jointly prepared by the Bai Group and the Lion Kingdom. Of course, the data to be prepared this time could not be contained in a small briefcase.

This is just a technical introduction. These introductions will be released to the world. Once released, the new world order will be redrawn!

The actual technical information will be officially shared with major powers around the world after the banquet.

An old man and a young boy, one in front and one behind, slowly walked onto the stage!

Everyone was watching the two of them, and many eyes were fixed on the briefcase in Bai Xiaowu's hand!

The research on super soldiers is a long and brutal process. Although many forces have heard of it, some up-and-coming forces can't even get a glimpse of it. But this time, once the Lion Kingdom makes these technologies public, it will completely change the world!

Everyone is looking forward to it; everyone is waiting for this moment!

Heiwa Lu Zhaoqian also quietly stood up. He did not go to the stage, but slowly left the guest seats and headed towards another passage.

He knew very well what he would face next. As the leader who had controlled the Bai family's armed forces for decades, Heiwa knew very well that their enemy was about to appear.

Originally, Old Master Bai Jiaxuan was supposed to be their pillar of strength, but since he has yet to show up, they have no choice but to adopt other plans!

After leaving the venue, Lu Zhaoqian went directly to the basement of a villa next door. In the basement, a comprehensive operations room had been prepared for a long time!

At this moment, a team of several hundred frogmen, armed with specially made guns, was patrolling the shallow waters along the coast, on the beach a few hundred meters away from the venue.

Meanwhile, at the venue, Paik Hyo-wu and the new king had already cut the cake. Although the birthday boy himself was not present, the birthday song was still played, and everyone stood up and applauded.

Amidst the applause, hundreds of meters away on the seabed, a group of fishmen shot up like arrows. If you looked closely, you could see hundreds of fishmen emerging from a submarine on the seabed and rushing towards this side!

Chapter 75: A New Era Is Coming!

"Report! Report! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

As soon as Lu Zhaoqian reached the door of the operations room, he heard the alarm blaring inside. The frogman patrol soldiers in the shallow water area were frantically calling for backup!

He hurriedly pushed open the door and looked up to see the video surveillance on the wall!

On the large monitor screen, countless fish-man-like creatures shot out from the depths of the sea like sea serpents, while the patrolling frogman warriors desperately fired their guns in resistance.

These specially made guns are lethal even underwater, but at this moment, the bullets fired were as if they were hitting rubber. The bullets hit the fishman's body without drawing a drop of blood. Instead, they were easily blocked and fell into the water.

The merman was incredibly fast; in almost an instant, he was in close combat with the warrior.

The fishman stretched out his hands instantly, and his palms had transformed into five fingers, but those fingers were actually raised black spikes, completely unlike human fingers.