The virtual star armor competition ended hastily. All the spectators were confused.
There were too many suspicious points during the battle. Why did the emperor suddenly arm the armor? Why did Duan Tianfeng not appear? Why did the competition end suddenly?
However, the emperor personally announced the end of the competition. No one dared to ask.
The only thing worth rejoicing about was that His Majesty the Emperor seemed to be safe and sound.
As if to confirm this point, Emperor Ying Wu spent the next two days continuously inspecting the major military fortresses around Yong An City.
The emperor came in person and naturally brought all kinds of condolences and gifts, including a series of rewards.
The Meng family, as the most important foreign force in the Yong An military defense zone, was uprooted in just a few days. Including the middle and lower ranked officers with the surname Meng, they were all sent to distant border galaxies to serve.
Such an adjustment naturally left a lot of empty positions.
Emperor Ying Wu also quickly promoted a group of confidants. This kind of change in military positions was actually very normal.
As early as a thousand years ago, the central military completely belonged to the emperor, and the emperor was always the supreme leader of the military. There had never been a private army in the central military.
Only in the major galaxies would the military slowly become the private army of the commander. Although there was a rotation system, the rise of the local star master families accelerated the privatization of the military.
If not for the sudden emergence of a powerful alien civilization, Ying Wu was prepared to go to war with the Alliance.
Only war could deplete the military power of the major galaxies and the power of the star master families. In the cruel process of war, there would of course be many new star master families emerging.
However, it would take a few hundred years for these star master families to completely grasp the power of the galaxy.
The Alliance and the Qin Empire had this tacit understanding. For thousands of years, both sides had used this strategy to maintain the rule of the central government.
This time, the situation was completely different.
The Alliance and the Qin Empire both realized that there were other powerful intelligent civilizations in the universe. They had always thought that they were the boss of the universe, but it was a complete illusion.
The Qin Empire did not gloat about the crisis the Alliance was facing. This was not a good thing.
Today, the snake race could fight the Alliance, tomorrow, the snake race could fight the Qin Empire. Today, the snake race could appear, tomorrow, the insect race could appear!
Humans had established the galaxy civilization for thousands of years and had seen all kinds of strange life races. Among them, there was no lack of powerful life races.
However, these races did not have a strict social system. Even if their individual combat strength was very strong, the role of individual combat strength would be reduced in a battle between two armies.
Humans relied on a strict organizational system to defeat strong enemies one after another. In the end, he became the overlord of the galaxy. After thousands of years of continuous exploration, there was no longer any life that could fight against humans.
Such a beautiful era was about to pass.
Ying Wu stood on his Black Dragon Warship, looking at the vast starry sky through the porthole. He could not help but sigh.
He was born in the most beautiful era, but it was very likely that he would witness the decline of mankind. Unfortunately, he couldn't say these words to anyone else.
Ying Jia was puzzled. "Imperial Father, why are you sighing?"
Although the Meng Family, the Chen Family, and the Bai Family had rebelled, the Chen Family and the Bai Family were the rulers of the Star Field and were in a completely autonomous state. Even if they rebelled, it would only be a change in name. It wouldn't have any real impact on Yong An.
Of course, the simultaneous betrayal of three Gold Divine Generals was a heavy blow to the Empire. However, compared to the serious situation that the Alliance had to face, this wasn't a huge problem.
The Gold Divine General was a powerful force, but it was also the foundation of security. However, the Gold Divine General's individual strength was limited. To rule such a huge Empire, countless middle and lower level talents were needed.
From this perspective, the betrayal of the three Gold Divine Generals wouldn't threaten the Empire's rule.
Ying Jia felt that the Empire's situation was still considered stable. With Ying Wu's determination, he wouldn't sigh over this.
Ying Wu looked at Ying Jia and asked, "What has Bei Chen been doing these few days?"
"Him? He's been rummaging through the inner treasury every day. "
Ying Jia found it a little funny. Ying Wu had promised Bei Chen that he could choose any ten items from the inner treasury without any restrictions. For the past few days, Bei Chen had been rummaging through the inner treasury.
The inner treasury was the accumulation of the Imperial Family over thousands of years. It was divided into dozens of levels, and each level had tens of millions of items.
Not to mention rummaging through them one by one, even going through the inventory of the inner treasury would take one to two years.
Ying Jia felt that Gao Zhengyang was very amusing. He didn't want those top-grade treasures and insisted on rummaging through the inner treasury himself.
This was a very rude request, but Ying Wu actually agreed to it.
Ying Jia also felt that it was very strange. Ever since the Virtual Star Armor competition ended, Ying Wu's attitude towards Gao Zhengyang had changed greatly. It could even be said that he was extremely respectful.
Ying Jia had followed Ying Wu since she was young and had never seen him so respectful towards anyone. She couldn't help but ask, "Father, is there something going on between you and Bei Chen?"
"There is."
Ying Wu pondered for a moment and decided to clarify things with Ying Jia. It would prevent her from making wild guesses and also make her more vigilant.
He said, "On the day of the Virtual Star Armor competition, Duan Tianfeng was possessed by an Evil God. The Evil God locked onto my Bei Chen and attacked him. Then, Bei Chen used a very special method to overcome it. He saved me, so I naturally have to be polite to him. "
Ying Jia was very surprised. "Is the Evil God that powerful?"
He could casually possess someone and launch an attack. If there were no restrictions on this method, wouldn't he be invincible?
Star Masters also had all kinds of magical powers, but they couldn't do without the conversion of star power into energy. This unimaginable method of attack was completely beyond Ying Jia's imagination.
"The Evil God is very powerful, far stronger than any Golden Divine General."
Ying Wu still felt a little scared when he thought about the Evil God releasing the Destructive Poison Dragon.
Ying Wu found it inconceivable that a powerful mental power could actually evolve into such a method of attack. Furthermore, its might was so tyrannical. Every time he thought about that battle, he would feel a deep sense of helplessness.
Even if it happened again, he still wouldn't have any way to resist and could only use his Spiritual Energy to resist. If he resisted, he would definitely die.
Therefore, Ying Wu had always been very uneasy. He didn't know how he would deal with the Evil God if he met him again.
Of course, the Evil God's strange Spiritual Energy lock on obviously needed the Fantasy Astral Spirit to guide it. Since the Fantasy Astral Spirit was dead, it would be difficult for the Evil God to use the same method to attack again.
However, he still had to be careful.
Ying Wu couldn't think of any way at the moment, so he could only ask Gao Zhengyang for help.
Gao Zhengyang's condition was very simple. The inner treasury was open to him.
Ying Wu agreed very generously. The things in the inner treasury were, of course, precious, but most of them were just decorations. They had no practical use.
The most important thing in the inner treasury was the top quality materials. They were all used to forge Gold God Armor for the members of the royal family.
According to the tradition of the royal family, as long as a member of the royal family became a God General, the Emperor had the duty to forge God Armor for him. The materials for the God Armor were all taken from the inner treasury.
These materials were all registered, so Ying Wu wasn't afraid that Gao Zhengyang would take more. Even if he took all of them, so what?
Even if he gave all of them to Gao Zhengyang, so what? Compared to the Empire and his life, the inner treasury wasn't important at all.
Of course, Ying Wu believed that Gao Zhengyang knew what he was doing and wouldn't empty out the inner treasury.
After putting the Star Armor in the quantum space, there wasn't much space left. Gao Zhengyang could take it however he wanted.
Ying Jia couldn't help but ask, "What method did Bei Chen use to block the Evil God?"
Ying Wu thought about that unspeakable existence and his heart was filled with fear.
He was very wary of the Evil God and was also filled with rage. Although the other party was very strong, he dared to fight it.
Although Bei Chen was connected to that existence, although he could only sense a trace of its aura, he knew that it was definitely an extremely powerful lifeform.
Ying Wu had never thought that a lifeform could be so powerful, so mighty. Even an expert like him didn't dare to look directly at the other party.
If he was a glowing firefly in the universe, then the other party was a blazing giant star. The two of them couldn't be compared. The difference in level was too great.
Since Bei Chen was connected to such a powerful existence, then all the miracles that happened to him could be explained.
Objectively speaking, compared to that existence, Bei Chen's current achievements could be said to be a humiliation. This was because Bei Chen's current strength was still inferior to his.
It was also from that moment onwards that Ying Wu's view of the world changed.
It turned out that there really was an extremely powerful intelligent lifeform in this universe. Such a lifeform could be called a God. The other party might not be omnipotent, but the power he grasped was enough to easily destroy the Empire.
Gao Zhengyang wasn't willing to say more, and Ying Wu didn't dare to ask. He guessed that Gao Zhengyang might be a believer of that existence.
To be honest, Ying Wu was very willing to believe in such a powerful existence. Unfortunately, Gao Zhengyang didn't have any intention of making him a believer.
Because of this, Ying Wu even hinted once. He believed that Gao Zhengyang would definitely understand what he meant. But Gao Zhengyang didn't reply at all.
Ying Wu could only give up on this thought.
Indeed, such a powerful existence wouldn't need a lowly lifeform like him to believe in. Only people like the Evil God would do everything possible to obtain faith.
Ying Wu naturally wouldn't have guessed that Gao Zhengyang was contacting his main body. His main body's power came from himself, so he obviously didn't need believers.
Plus, Ying Wu wasn't easy to trick. If he wanted to trick him, he would have to at least contact his main body. But the moment he did, Little Ming nearly exploded.
Gao Zhengyang gave up on this thought. In reality, contacting his main body was a huge burden on his mind and body, and it didn't benefit him at all.
The appearance of the Evil God also raised the alarm.
Although Gao Zhengyang used his main body's power to heavily injure the other party, the other party was just a projection. But now, it was much stronger than him.
And this was just one of the many God Lords.
Gao Zhengyang felt that he had fallen behind in his exploration of the Pantheon Palace. Of course, this was also because he entered late.
Right now, he had to hurry up and increase his power. Otherwise, if this continued, his clone would be dealt with very quickly.
Gao Zhengyang had been in the treasury for the past few days. If he only cultivated, there was a limit to how fast he could go. He might as well try his luck. As long as he found one or two heaven-defying treasures, he might be able to solve his problem.
Gao Zhengyang didn't expect to rely on luck to solve his problem. But the Great Qin Empire spanned hundreds of small and medium-sized star regions. In such a large star region, it had excavated countless historical sites.
The treasury had gathered countless good items. This was all due to the accumulation of manpower and had nothing to do with luck. It wasn't hard to find good things in the treasury, but it was hard to find especially good treasures.
For example, the Ouroboros Ring on his hand was a heaven-defying treasure.
The Ouroboros Ring was obviously not made by humans. The material used was very special and even the Quantum Computer couldn't tell.
The Ouroboros Ring's head and tail connected symbolized that the universe and life were a closed loop. More importantly, the Ouroboros Ring could increase one's mental energy by three times.
Although this increase had a limit, it was very suitable for Gao Zhengyang.
Gao Zhengyang had less than 7,000 mental energy right now, but after wearing the Ouroboros Ring, he had 20,000. In terms of mental energy alone, it was unparalleled among humans.
Even the Evil God's mental energy was around this level. It couldn't be much stronger.
The Ouroboros Ring had a very strong side effect. The increase in mental energy was actually the result of the Ouroboros Ring absorbing the host's mental energy and releasing it in an instant.
This extreme release was very harmful to the host.
The Golden Generals didn't have good intentions in lending the Ouroboros Ring to Duan Tianfeng. As long as the matter was done, it was fine. As for Duan Tianfeng's life or death, it wasn't important.
To Gao Zhengyang, the Ouroboros Ring could absorb excess mental energy from the Star Web. Through the Killing Wolf Star God's conversion, it wouldn't cause him any real harm.
With the Ouroboros Ring on, Gao Zhengyang became the human with the strongest mental energy. However, his body couldn't keep up, which was the bottleneck of power.
Gao Zhengyang had been experimenting for the past few days and was already familiar with the Ouroboros Ring. If he wanted to, he could maintain a mental energy of 20,000 for a long time.
It had to be said that such a strong mental energy was enough to bring about a qualitative change.
Yongan, the capital of the Qin Empire, had all kinds of internal and external shielding devices.
But Gao Zhengyang could sit in the state guesthouse and use his mental energy to wander to the many military fortresses in outer space. According to his estimation, his mental energy should be able to wander about ten light-years away.
For humans, this was, of course, an extremely long distance. But for the vast universe, ten light-years was no different from one centimeter.
It was also because of the Ouroboros Ring that Gao Zhengyang dared to search for treasures in the huge imperial treasury.
If he were to go through them one by one, he might not find anything good in his entire life.
The so-called treasures had to at least respond to mental energy or astral power. If it didn't respond to either, Gao Zhengyang wouldn't be able to use it even if he got it.
The inner treasury had rows of tall shelves with all kinds of closed boxes neatly placed on them. If Gao Zhengyang wanted to see something, the advanced management system would automatically respond to his request and open the box.
Selecting treasures wasn't as simple as a mental energy scan. If it was that simple, so many powerful astral masters in the royal family would have picked the treasures a long time ago.
Gao Zhengyang had to use a powerful mental energy of 20,000 to constantly change various frequencies and use various astral powers to scan and sense. Such a detailed screening was much more tiring than his mental energy wandering in outer space.
After playing around for a few days, Gao Zhengyang found something interesting. Although it wasn't a treasure, it was very interesting.
For example, a hollowed out purple gem. It looked very delicate and had a strange reaction to astral power, but he couldn't tell what it was for.
Gao Zhengyang studied it and found that it was actually a piece of equipment used by the Astral Soul, or rather, a purple crown. It was just that the shape was special.
Also, the Astral Soul was too rare. No one would have thought that it was actually for the Astral Soul. Even if they guessed it, it was useless without the Astral Soul.
When Gao Zhengyang forcefully called Xiaoming out, she was very unhappy. She was almost tortured to death the last time and was in a deep sleep. She didn't know why Gao Zhengyang called her out again.
But seeing the intricate purple crown, Xiaoming immediately knew that it was an item specially used by the Astral Soul. After Xiaoming put on the crown, the crown actually turned into a set of armor.
The purple armor was exquisite and beautiful, looking more like an ornament. But after Xiaoming put it on, it actually looked a little more majestic.
Xiaoming was very excited. He didn't even speak to Gao Zhengyang and directly returned to his mind with the armor, disappearing without a trace.
There were a few other similar items left behind by unknown civilizations, but they didn't have much practical value.
Of course, these strange items were all treasures left behind by other civilizations. They could all be sold for a good price.
Gao Zhengyang could say that he didn't lack money. Not to mention anything else, just the 200 billion that the Hong Family compensated him already had tens of billions left.
As for the materials needed to upgrade the Biochemical Core, Gao Zhengyang didn't stand on ceremony and took a lot of them from the treasury. He took a lot of them and made up for all kinds of precious materials.
These things were enough to forge two sets of Golden God Armor. Gao Zhengyang needed so much because the Radiant Flying Scales Star Armor was too big. Also, he needed too many functions of the Star Armor.
Xiaoming was in a deep sleep, so the efficiency of the Biochemical Core was very low. However, it wouldn't take long for the Radiant Flying Scales Star Armor to complete a major upgrade.
Gao Zhengyang wasn't in a hurry. What he lacked now was not the Star Armor. Also, with the Biochemical Core, he could save a lot of trouble.
What he needed now was a treasure that could help him quickly break through the bottleneck. He just didn't know if he would be lucky enough to do so.
Today was the tenth day. Gao Zhengyang also arrived at the tenth floor of the treasury. As usual, Gao Zhengyang walked around and scanned the surroundings with his mental power and star power.
Using his mental power to its limit was a huge burden on him. After a busy day, Gao Zhengyang felt very tired.
Gao Zhengyang walked to the innermost corner of this floor and was about to leave when he suddenly sensed something.
The box didn't look big. After the System opened it automatically, a dark blue pearl was revealed.
This pearl was only the size of a pigeon's egg. It was perfectly round and smooth. It looked a bit like a crystal ball. Inside the pearl were stars. Upon closer inspection, there were countless stars inside, as if it contained the entire universe.
Just by looking at it, the pearl was very beautiful.
Gao Zhengyang picked up the orb, and his 20,000 points of mental power pierced into the orb. The boundless Milky Way shook, and countless stars shone brightly.
Gao Zhengyang's mind sank and he was completely immersed in the universe inside the pearl!
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