Chapter 131 The Beginning of the Journey

A series of light gates appeared in various hidden places and sanctuaries on Earth. These light gates appeared without warning. Even the most perceptive and prescient demon hunters didn't know how these light screens appeared, let alone understand their operating mechanisms or test them. Some supernatural races with such ideas quickly gave up after throwing various appraisal spells at the light gates. They genuinely realized that the "mysterious person" capable of organizing such a journey across worlds indeed possessed incredible power.

Since Hao Ren didn't focus on dealing with the various alien organizations on Earth, not everyone on the "Hundred-Person List" knew his specific situation. Many of them hadn't even met Hao Ren before but were recommended by their clansmen to be representatives for this journey simply because they met various conditions. For these people, Hao Ren's information mostly came from the intelligence released by the Shadow Council: a powerful and special human capable of influencing and already influencing the structure of the entire supernatural society. The major events on Earth in the past two years were his doing. Furthermore, he had close ties with the "Countess Who Summons the Red Moon," thus becoming a significant influencing factor within the Shadow Council and even among demon hunters...

In short, he was very awesome. It was normal for him to do awesome things. No matter how awesome you thought you were, he would always add 1 to your awesome coefficient. Therefore, when you saw the light gates he created, don't hesitate. Just walk through. Anyway, he couldn't sell you out. Even if he really intended to sell you out, you couldn't escape...

"Indeed, this is a bit interesting..." Seeing the light gate appear, Hasu didn't go in first but smiled slightly. "So he arranged teleportation portals all over the world... I was worried that he would gather the people on the list in one place on Earth. If that were the case, we would have to worry about the aftermath of a fight. But with this teleportation portal... it seems he is prepared for that aspect as well."

In the Athens Sanctuary, Jean Lucas frowned slightly when he saw the light gate. "How did this gate appear?"

"It appeared out of thin air, impossible to defend against, impossible to predict," Hesperides said, also somewhat surprised. "According to the plan we received, the 'chosen ones' in various places on Earth received the same assembly time. That means... at this moment, he opened such a teleportation portal in every sanctuary and secret realm around the world? Although the Shadow Sanctuary has already opened its doors to him, many other sanctuaries in the world still have strange spatial protection measures. Did he break through all those defenses?"

Jean Lucas's eternally unchanging elegant gentlemanly expression finally became a little solemn. He knew that Hao Ren himself shouldn't be able to break through the protective locks of every alien sanctuary because he still needed Hesperides to lead the way when he first entered the Athens Sanctuary. So, the light gates in front of him could only be explained in one way: the "Great Existence" behind him gave a little helping hand.

"Let's go. The appearance of this gate is an invitation and a notice," Heather Ann, who knew a bit about the truth, smiled slightly and walked towards the light gate first. "At this point, if anyone still announces their withdrawal from the group or questions this journey, then they probably won't have the chance to question anything in their life."

In the deep-sea city of Nasathorn, the Siren Queen Katrina and her several accompanying female officials also saw the light gate in front of them. As one of the alien groups with the deepest contact with Hao Ren, they didn't have any extra thoughts about this journey and were also among the first to respond actively at the time. At this moment, the time had come, and Katrina nodded slightly. "The teleportation portal has opened. It's time to set off."

The sirens seeing her off behind the queen clamored, "Your Majesty, be careful on the road!" "Remember to take pictures..." "And videos!" "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, bring back some local specialties when you go to the alien planet!" "Shakira, Shakira, don't lose the wishing bottle I gave you. Be sure to give it to Eva!" "Bring your luggage..." "Don't forget to bring a change of clothes!" "Toothpaste, toothbrush, cold medicine!"

The Siren Queen casually slung her travel bag over her back and turned around smartly to walk towards the light gate. "Don't worry, I'll show you the photos when I get back!"

...Probably, among all the alien chosen ones who were setting off, this group of sirens had the most unique style...

In the courtyard of Raven 12345, Hao Ren watched as the grids representing the "chosen ones" on the holographic projection in front of him were filled one by one and nodded gently. "It seems like there aren't any problems."

"That's right, I personally opened a door for you. If there were still problems, then that would really be taking God for granted," Raven 12345 said, crossing her arms, and then looked at Hao Ren again. "The 'perfect sample' you told me about does sound like it meets the conditions. Bring her back with you this time. Tsk tsk, I really didn't expect that this group was originally organized to bring the 'Ancient Ones' from the Dream Plane for testing, but you accidentally found a more perfect test sample. The 'Ancient Ones' in the original plan are not as important anymore. Fate... As God, am I not in line with my job description to sigh about this?"

Hao Ren coughed awkwardly. "Ahem, if you know it doesn't fit your job description, then don't sigh. By the way, do I still need to bring the 'Ancient Ones' from the Dream Plane this time?"

Raven 12345 thought for a moment and nodded. "Continue according to the plan. We don't just need one observation sample. Every reference value in the transition process from 'human' to 'artificial god' is very meaningful. But we need to shorten their stay in the mortal world because you are going to bring a 'Magic Emperor' across the Wall of Reality. I'm worried that if they cross the boundary for too long, it will put too much pressure on the stability of the universe."

"Don't worry, I naturally know this," Hao Ren stepped towards the teleportation portal not far away. "I should go pick them up now--I have carefully designed the next part of the journey. The changes they undergo after this journey should be worth looking forward to."

Bai Huo felt like she had passed through a fluttering, elusive, and heavy curtain. All of her proud perception abilities seemed to be disrupted in an instant, making them difficult to recognize. She only saw countless lights emerging and disappearing around her, countless incomprehensible sounds whispering in her soul, and weightlessness following closely behind--but these terrible situations only lasted for a moment. Before she could even react to these chaotic perceptions, she felt her feet firmly on the ground again, and the bright light made her couldn't help but squint her eyes.

She found herself in a futuristic, silver-white hall. Just at first glance, she could confirm that this hall was definitely something that couldn't exist on Earth: the hall was magnificent and bright, built entirely of metal, with countless streams of light flowing across the dome, converging into clusters of energy beams containing amazing pressure and being injected into the crystal pipes below. Holographic projections could be seen everywhere in the hall, displaying the vast universe, spectacular mysterious celestial bodies, and constantly shuttling vehicles that looked like spaceships. Bai Huo had only seen such scenes in science fiction movies and games, but she never thought she would witness them with her own eyes.

"Visitor, please leave the teleportation platform and follow the guiding light beam."

A soft synthesized voice appeared in her ears. Bai Huo was startled, but she immediately reacted. She looked left and right but didn't see who was talking to her. She only saw a faint blue guiding path suddenly appearing in front of her--the starting point of this guiding path was the metal platform with a white halo under her feet, and it pointed to an open space at the end of the hall.

She squinted her eyes and released her mental perception, but she found that the faint blue light path that appeared in front of her was not actually existing in the real world--it seemed to be directly imprinted in her mind, and she didn't even notice it.

Some low exclamations came from beside her. Bai Huo turned her head and saw that countless metal platforms with white halos were neatly arranged on the ground behind her. At this moment, each metal platform was shining with light. Every time a light gate lit up, a familiar or unfamiliar figure would appear on it. The only thing they had in common was--they must all be from Earth.

Those should be the "group members" of this journey.

Perhaps they also heard the voice that appeared out of nowhere in their ears and saw the guiding path that was directly imprinted in their mental world. No matter whose proud mental shielding or intuitive warning was, it didn't play any role at this moment, so it was inevitable that some exclamations came.

"Visitor, please leave the teleportation platform and follow the guiding light beam."

The voice rang again in her ears. Bai Huo regained her senses and realized that everything here was not hostile to her, and they were obviously the work of the amazing "Landlord." Therefore, she calmed down and walked along the guiding light path to the other end of the hall.

The other chosen ones who had been teleported over also reacted one after another. After hesitating more or less, they also stepped off the teleportation platform and looked around at this strange place as they walked.

And their "travel companions."

An unexpected silence enveloped the hall. These supernatural creatures who had once fought to the death were suddenly gathered together, and they neither fought nor greeted each other. They just kept a tense expression on everyone, guarding each other while cautiously maintaining their distance from everyone else. When those aliens saw the demon hunters, their reaction was even greater--but still no one took the initiative to break the silence. They just silently tensed their muscles, trying to keep their faces expressionless, but they still remembered the instructions when they set off and the expectations of their clansmen and the Shadow Council, forcibly maintaining their composure.

It was as if everyone was shrouded in an independent glass cover. A hundred people stood together, but they were divided into dozens of distinct groups.

And the demon hunters were the largest of these groups.

This largest group maintained the greatest distance from all other groups.

"This is really a headache..." Heather Ann muttered in a low voice, then turned to look at the teleportation platforms. "Tsk tsk, the scene is really big, that guy..."

"Is this his actual power?" Jean Lucas's face was more serious than usual. "I had imagined it, but this is a bit beyond my imagination."

"I don't know," Heather Ann shrugged. "That guy is mysterious, and Vivian doesn't tell me too much. But one thing I know is that he has more than just this much in his hands. That guy even went to an alien planet to kill a Demon God, can you believe it..."

Just when Jean Lucas and several other members of the Shadow Council thought that Heather Ann was bragging again, another beam of teleportation light appeared in the hall, but this beam didn't land on the teleportation platform. Instead, it appeared directly in front of everyone. After the beam of light fell, Hao Ren, Vivian, Lily, Izhaks, and a large group of people walked out of it.

Along with them, there were also dozens of Aerym Royal Guards in military uniforms, looking energetic and lined up neatly--Hao Ren had asked Hilda to come over to show off.

Anyway, these Aerym elves are different from the aliens. Their entanglement with the Dream Plane is zero. As long as the teleportation portal is stable, the impact of them crossing the Wall of Reality is very small, as long as they don't stay for a long time in large numbers.

"Everyone, welcome to Kuiper Station, our first transfer station," Hao Ren said, opening his arms to face everyone. "This magical journey will begin here. Now, please follow me--I will personally take you to board the ship."

(Happy New Year everyone~~~ I won't take a vacation during the New Year~~~)