Chapter 668: Chapter 394: The Final Battle, A True New Era

Earth grew more prosperous by the day.

Humanity returned to the surface. The Underground Cities came to be known as the "Old Districts," while the surface became the "New Districts."

Only those who had lived before the Apocalypse had ever seen the true old districts of the surface.

Although there was still no sunlight, thanks to technological advancements, one Artificial Little Sun after another lit up city after city.

Vegetation on the surface increased, the oxygen grew richer, and humans even mastered numerous methods of regulating the climate and weather. The surface was becoming more and more habitable.

Thanks to progress in materials science, new Stellar Mother Ships and fighters built with pure technology, not reliant on the carapaces of Exotic Beasts, became increasingly common.

The Cloud Whale was still in service, but it lagged far behind the latest Aerospace Carriers of its class. However, as the first Aerospace Carrier of Earth Humans, its significance was extraordinary. After being decommissioned, some of its weaponry would be removed, and it would be turned into a museum.

The Profound Bird Fighter had already been upgraded to the Profound Bird-36, with comprehensive performance enhancements making it even more powerful.

Nuclear Fuel Cells became smaller and capable of storing more energy. Some civilian versions even made their way into ordinary households, essentially becoming nuclear power banks. They came in various shapes, like polyhedrons resembling small soccer balls, teardrops, and eggs. A single battery could last for several years, so people never had to worry about running out of power while traveling.

The national soccer team... well, what existed now was the C Country Federation’s provincial soccer league, which was the equivalent of the old World Cup. The "national team" (the Central Plains Province soccer team) was now the equivalent of the old Country C national team. After several generations and numerous major personnel and organizational changes, it had long since been reborn.

Furthermore, with the participation of Extraordinary Beings, the C Country Federation’s provincial league (the former World Cup) became much more exciting to watch, and the Central Plains Province team repeatedly won the championship.

About ten years later, Earth Humans began interstellar migration to the Taichu Element. The problem of large-scale Teleportation Arrays had been solved, and the conditions were ripe.

Before the official migration, Jiang Cai’Er dispatched an unmanned Divine King Level Stellar Mother Ship to make three round trips to ensure it was safe.

The first wave of long-distance interstellar migrants numbered one billion people.

Netizens across the globe discussed it heatedly, filled with all sorts of hopes and daydreams about their new home.

Space Exotic Beast scouts also detected this and reported it to the Kings of Exotic Beasts.

Within the Sun, the many Kings of Exotic Beasts were shocked, then secretly delighted.

"They’re trying to flee? Then let them."

"Haha, I didn’t expect them to be a bunch of cowards. It’s good that they’re running. Once they’re gone, the entire Solar Element will be ours."

"They’re afraid before the battle has even begun. The final showdown will surely be our victory. Once we kill their two Planet Dominator Realm experts and reclaim Earth and Mars, we’ll gain two more Planet Dominators."

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In the decades that followed, more migrations were carried out in several batches.

The total number of migrants reached six billion.

When the three-hundred-year deadline arrived, the population from Earth in the Taichu Element had grown to over sixty billion. This was because the flow of time in the Taichu Element was faster than on Earth. One hundred years on Earth was equivalent to four or five hundred years there.

Meanwhile, the Solar Element also experienced a population explosion. Even after six billion people had left, it was more prosperous than ever. The total population of Earth, the Moon, Mars, Ceres, four of Jupiter’s Moons, and three of Saturn’s Moons was nearly forty billion, far exceeding the peak before the migration.

Between the two star systems, the total population was over one hundred billion.

The moment the armistice agreement expired, the Black Mist within the Solar Element surged like a tempestuous sea.

The final battle began. From the Taichu Element, pure-technology Stellar Mother Ships passed through layer after layer of Star Gates to arrive in the Solar Element.

By this point in their development, each of these pure-technology Stellar Mother Ships was no weaker than the old Divine King Level Stellar Mother Ships. Moreover, Earth had developed six more pure-technology ships comparable to Planet Dominator Level Stellar Mother Ships. Including the previous two, they now had a total of eight Planet Dominator Level mother ships!

Each was equipped with a super Star Destroyer Cannon—the Star Destroyer Cannon-3. Although it was only the third generation, its power was immense compared to the first, and its charging time had been significantly reduced.

The battlefield erupted across the entire Solar Element.

In previous wars, the Space Exotic Beasts had always been the aggressors, while Earth Humans defended from their bases on Earth, the Moon, and Mars. But now, they took the initiative, actively seeking out opportunities to strike.

This final war gave rise to many famous battles that were fondly remembered by later generations and written into textbooks.

Many specialized books were even published, such as the *Apocalypse Star War Record: Comprehensive Analysis of the Seven Great Peak Battles*. It was adapted for film and television countless times, remaining a timeless classic. One of Li Xiang’s great-grandsons, who bore a strong resemblance to his great-grandfather, was specially invited to play the role of Li Xiang.

After the war, the Universal Heroes Shrine at the northern foot of the Kunlun Mountains was expanded. On every major holiday, holographic records of the war history were played on a loop.

On the far side of the Moon and on Mars, two Deep Space War Art Galleries were built. Each battle was converted into an interactive four-dimensional mathematical model, and any Extraordinary Being had to replicate any three of the classic victories in a simulation before breaking through to the Divine Tier.

The seven classic battles passed down to posterity were: "The Martian Cambrian: The Frozen Star Chain," "Jupiter’s Moon II Rebirth Symphony," "The Rilke Death Ray of Saturn’s Rings," "Coronal Rhapsody," "Moon’s Dark Side Assault," "Uranus’s Electromagnetic Anthem," and "Liberation of the Sun God’s Throne."

Among them, "The Martian Cambrian: The Frozen Star Chain" was the triumphant opening battle.

This battle took place in the region between Mars’s orbit and the Asteroid Belt.

The Earth Human Race dispatched 32 Divine King Level mother ships, as well as the three Planet Dominator Realm experts Luo Feifei, Zhao Xueqing, and Chiba Yuki. In one fell swoop, they annihilated the Third, Eighth, and Ninth Clusters of the Exotic Beast Legion. One of Earth’s Divine King Level Stellar Mother Ships was severely damaged, but fortunately, its crew escaped in time, resulting in few casualties. The Exotic Beast Legion, however, lost nearly thirty billion.

The battle that decided the outcome of the entire war was arguably "Coronal Rhapsody."

Core coordinates of the battle: Sun Corona Core Flare Forbidden Zone.

Combatants: The true body of Fixed Star Lord Li Xiang versus the King of Exotic Beasts, the "World-Burning Red Dragon." Both were Fixed Star Lords. The World-Burning Red Dragon held the home-field advantage, but Li Xiang’s Realm was several minor stages higher, as he had become a Fixed Star Lord earlier.

The World-Burning Red Dragon was only Tier Fifty-Nine, while Li Xiang was Tier Sixty-Six. However, Tiers 59 through 68 still belonged to the same major Realm, so the gap was not insurmountable.

The battle was evenly matched, a cataclysmic clash that made the heavens collapse and the earth sunder. Solar storms howled ceaselessly, and shattered solar prominences rained down like blood. In the end, however, Li Xiang emerged victorious.

Later astronomers discovered that this battle had created a permanent, left-spiraling golden ratio pattern in the Sun’s magnetic field, which came to be known as the "Eye of Creation."

However, not all of these seven great battles were fought with the wind at their backs; some were uphill struggles.

"Moon’s Dark Side Assault" was arguably the most brutal and tragic of the seven battles. It took place at the Dark Side of the Moon Clark Base. The combatants were the 107th Special Operations Brigade of the Earth Defense Army versus an Exotic Beast infiltration unit.

At the time, an Exotic Beast Legion was preparing a sneak attack on the human Moon Base. Colonel Wang Zhigang discovered the enemy’s presence and took the initiative, leading three thousand Saint Tier Peak Warriors to intercept them. Using the "Anti-Meme Armor" developed by the Wisdom Goddess (a type of Spirit Armor with illusion capabilities, adept at camouflage), they approached the enemy on a cognitive level disguised as space junk. Then, they suddenly activated overclock mode, fighting while each soldier withstood nearly one hundred times Earth’s gravity. During the battle, a soldier named Li Ergou perished along with the Exotic Beast leader, detonating an Antimatter Detonator in his hands. This act became historically known as the "Dawn of the Moon’s Fall."

After the seven great battles, humanity completely reclaimed the Solar Element, driving all remaining Space Exotic Beasts into the depths of the Black Mist Star Realm.

Li Xiang became the master of the Solar Element. The Black Mist within it was completely dispelled, restoring its former light.

Under the correction of Li Xiang’s boundless Divine Power, the Solar Element’s trajectory was slowly adjusted. About fifty years later, it gradually broke away from the Black Mist Star Realm and returned to its normal orbit.

In the vast universe, the Solar Element and the Taichu Element gazed at each other from a distance, separated by several large star systems like the Milky Way Element. Earth Humans thrived in these two systems, their star rivers flourishing side-by-side like twin blossoms, growing more prosperous with each passing day.

In the years that followed, Li Xiang had many more children.

However, not all of his children possessed Cultivation Talent; some were just ordinary people. And not all of them could reach the Divine Tier or above, which meant their lives were short. The children would die before their parents.

’Whenever they thought about this, they, as parents, would feel immense grief. And so... they just had a few more. When you have tens of thousands, the pain from one dying of old age gets diluted.’

Besides, for the children, uploading their consciousness to become a Digital Life or creating a clone and transferring their consciousness were both Magic Skills for long life. However, many of the children did not choose these two methods, opting instead, like their great-grandmother, to embrace the natural end of life.

For the exceptional children, there were ownerless planets in the Solar Element and Taichu Element where they could achieve the Divine King Realm or Planet Dominator Realm. As a Great Divine Power User, Li Xiang also continuously explored new star systems. The universe was endless, and he could always find suitable resources.

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