Age of Evolution

On a large bed, Su Mingyue, panting heavily, nestled in Lin Zhen’s arms. Her husband’s prowess made her both love and hate him, as even she and her sister An Ning were not enough for Lin Zhen to torment.

Lin Zhen gently stroked his wife’s smooth, jade-like back, and said, “Not for now, at least not until you all have grown up.”

Having learned a lesson from this experience, Lin Zhen planned to stay at home for a while after returning.

Purchasing slaves from the outside world rarely yielded those in the Star System Stage. The best method was for Lin Zhen’s family to grow their strength on their own.

Of course, this would be a lengthy process, but Lin Zhen wasn’t short on time.

“Husband… what about… Sister Qingluan?”

Su Mingyue and the others knew about Feng Qingluan, and they originally thought that Lin Zhen would bring back another sister when he returned, but Lin Zhen had come back alone.

“She went to the Original World.”

“Are you going to the Original World too?”

“Not for now, we will eventually, but we can’t stay here forever.”

“Okay, I’ll follow your arrangements.”

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This time, Lin Zhen stayed at home for a long period, not leaving until his family’s safety was ensured.

At present, the only person who could be considered Lin Zhen’s enemy was Lord Tianfang.

Within the Dimensional Universe, all news was about Sagittarius, the Life Pillar, and the Heavenly Gate.

In a video, Lin Zhen saw that Lord Tianfang had also gone to the Heavenly Gate.

Sagittarius was not far from Lin Zhen’s Solar System and was within the territory of the Tianhe Empire. If Lord Tianfang wanted to seek revenge, it would only take a day to arrive, making Lin Zhen’s location not very safe.

However, Lin Zhen didn’t want to run away. Not to mention that Lord Tianfang wouldn’t easily leave the Heavenly Gate, but even if he did, where could Lin Zhen go?

Enhancing his strength was the only way.

However, Lin Zhen didn’t foolishly wait around and instead contacted someone.

That person was the Emperor of the Tianhe Empire, Long Juetian. Long Juetian had now advanced to the Star Domain stage and was currently practicing at the Heavenly Gate, hoping to someday go to the Original World.

His location was close to Lord Tianfang. Lin Zhen asked for his help in keeping an eye on Lord Tianfang’s movements; once he left, Lin Zhen would immediately be prepared.

Spending time with his family was blissful, and Lin Zhen was able to witness their growth.

Under Lin Zhen’s guidance, his family’s realms advanced rapidly, while Lin Zhen’s own progress began to slow down.

In the second year on Earth, Lin Zhen’s realm advanced to Black Hole Peak.

Upon leveling up to Black Hole Peak, Lin Zhen gained another 2,000 star power points. After the Star Energy Transfer, his star power had reached 29,000, which was close to the standard of an Original World genius.

However, Lin Zhen found that he could hardly make any further progress.

His mutated black hole in the Dantian gave Lin Zhen a sense of danger.

Martial artists’ cultivation of the Black Hole Peak to reach the Star System stage was the most critical step; if they succeeded, they could face the Great Dao, but if they failed, they would be reduced to ashes.

Lin Zhen’s previous soul journey through the black hole, combined with his Black Hole Beast nature, had intertwined him with the black hole.

At Black Hole Peak, the mutated black hole seemed dark and deep, giving Lin Zhen a feeling that it could devour everything.

It seemed to be slightly out of control!

Transforming the black hole into a white hole was not something Lin Zhen dared to try at this moment. At least, his current star power was not enough.

“My star power, if we don’t count the clones, is actually only 16,000. This is not enough to withstand the black hole’s changes. I can feel that I need at least 100,000 star power to withstand this.”

“100,000 star power! That means my main body needs to have 60,000 star power, which is quite a long process.”

Lin Zhen knew that even without the black hole issue, he must have 100,000 star power in order to cope with Domain King Level opponents.

“All I can do now is to speed up my Dark Star cultivation and reach the peak of the New World. I think that when my Dark Star reaches the peak of the New World, I’ll be able to ignite my first constant star, Yinghuo.”

Having made a decision, Lin Zhen began the lengthy process of cultivating his Dark Star.

The cultivation of the Dark Star was not simple. Lin Zhen still had plenty of Heart of Star Plants, but the progression of the Dark Star became increasingly difficult as time wore on. It took five whole years for Lin Zhen’s Dark Star to advance from the peak of the Mesozoic Era to the beginning of the New World.

During those five years, there were significant changes in Lin Zhen’s household.

First, Lin Zhen’s clone had been continuously forging and selling Heavenly Tools, which was his main source of income.

In these five years, Lin Zhen’s bank account accumulated 200 billion Cosmic Crystals, earning him the status of a Nine-Star Supreme customer at the Fire Kirin branch of the Universe First Bank.

With such wealth as support, the realms of Lin Zhen’s family advanced significantly.

The first one to advance to the Star System Stage was Lin Zhen’s wife, Su Mingyue.

Once the Saintess of the Divine Sect, her talent was almost on par with Lin Zhen’s. In the summer of the third year, Su Mingyue finally broke through, successfully advancing to the Star System Stage.

Although 5,000 star power after advancement may not seem like much, it is actually quite a lot. Remember that when Xuan Jiang, a powerful 9th Tier Star System martial artist, just barely managed to reach a bit past 10,000 star power.

Just three days after Su Mingyue’s advancement, An Ning also advanced to the Star System level, reaching 5,000 star power as well.

After that, Lin Zhen’s family beauties, Ling’er and An Qier sisters, all made breakthroughs one after another, becoming Star System-level experts.

Even Lin Zhen’s parents had advanced to the Black Hole Period, but it would be difficult for them to smoothly pass through it. Lin Zhen would have to find a way for them to overcome this tribulation in order to continue accompanying them in their journey.

As for Lin Zhen’s children, Lin Ping and Lin An had already cultivated to the Meteor Stage, and Lin Mei’er had reached the peak of the Star Core. After the last incident, the children had all grown up and focused on cultivation as their top priority.

All of Lin Zhen’s family had broken through, but Lin Zhen himself was still at the peak of the Black Hole Period. This worried his wives, fearing that he might experience an emotional setback.

However, Lin Zhen just smiled and told them that he was deliberately suppressing his own strength. When he could finally break through, he naturally would.

This period of time might be long, so they would just have to cultivate on their own during it.

Indeed, it was a very long time.

Unknowingly, the Heavenly Gate had been open for a hundred years!

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Sagittarius, located about 25,000 light-years away from the Solar System, once had a wine-red star nebula, which was hailed as one of the top ten wonders of the universe during the common era.

The wine-red star nebula refers to the huge nebula cluster spanning thousands of light-years in Sagittarius. Seen through a telescope, the entire cluster is filled with red gas.

After investigations, it was discovered that the gas cluster contained a large amount of alcohol, and through the refraction of light and other phenomena, it presented this color.

However, technology was backward at that time, and humans could only land on the moon. Their understanding of celestial bodies outside the Solar System was pitifully lacking. All conclusions were drawn through speculation and other means, inevitably resulting in significant errors.

Not until this era was the cause of the wine-red star nebula’s formation well-known to the people of Earth.

There is alcohol there, but the real reason for the formation of the wine-red star nebula is due to the light from Heavenly Gate.

That’s the light from the Original World!

The light from the Original World shone upon the star nebula, casting it in a wine-red hue.

The so-called Life Pillar is the pillar of the Heavenly Gate in the Original World.

Nowadays, at the foot of the Life Pillar in front of the Heavenly Gate, countless martial artists have gathered.

Coming from 36,000 advanced civilizations, the number of martial artists gathered here can no longer be described as significant.

It is countless!

Someone once made a rough estimate that there were more than 9 quadrillion martial artists at the peak of the Heavenly Gate!

The lowest of them were in the Black Hole Period, and the highest were World Kings.

The dense army of martial artists almost filled the entire wine-red star nebula region.

Beneath the Heavenly Gate, the crowd was even more densely packed like canned sardines—those who could squeeze to the front were all top experts. Generally, those in the Black Hole Period and the Star System Stage could only line up at the back, relying on connections to be taken to the front and attempting to pass through the Heavenly Gate.

It isn’t easy to measure the height of the Heavenly Gate, but the height of the Life Pillar can be seen with a telescope from the Solar System, which shows how massive it is.

Passing through the Heavenly Gate may sound simple—just leap from below the gate, and if you can jump over it, you’ve made it.

But this isn’t flight; it’s a martial artist charging forward without taking a breath, relying solely on one mouthful of star power. Theoretically, if your star power is infinite, you can pass through the Heavenly Gate.

Above the Heavenly Gate lies endless pressure originating from the Original World. Only those who can withstand the pressure and ascend will be deemed successful.

World King powerhouses bear the most pressure, followed by Domain Kings, then Star System Stages, and finally, those in the Black Hole Period have the least pressure.

However, this is relative. The Heavenly Gate has been open for a hundred years, and the majority of those who have passed through are still World Kings and Domain Kings. There are very few who have been able to pass through at the Star System Stage. As for those in the Black Hole Period, not even one has appeared to pass through the Heavenly Gate yet.

In front of the massive Heavenly Gate, comparable to the Asian Continent, people were cultivating peacefully.

If they couldn’t pass through this time, they would seize the opportunity to cultivate, so they could jump higher during the next attempt. That is the motivation for cultivating.

“Look! Another person is rushing towards the Heavenly Gate! Goodness, that’s fast!”

Everyone looked up and saw a person in the sky rapidly ascending like a bolt of lightning. At that speed, it seemed like he was going to succeed!

Three minutes later, the clouds above opened up, and the Heavenly Gate opened!

He succeeded!

The person who successfully rushed through the Heavenly Gate looked back at Lord Tianfang, who was seated far away, and directly transmitted a message to him.

“Lord Tianfang, I succeeded! You must help me avenge my son, Ye Hua, or else I won’t be at peace in the Original World. If you don’t help me, I won’t let you off even after you enter the Original World!”

Lord Tianfang dared not delay, quickly nodding in response. Above the Heavenly Gate, the World King of the mechanical world turned around and entered the Original World, a place everyone yearned for.