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    Chapter 374: The Death of Dongfang Ji

    “Li Yuan! Urgent matter, it concerns the survival of the entire civilization. Enter the virtual network ‘Starfire Realm’ immediately.” Yun Lao’s message was simple, but it startled Li Yuan.

    Concerns the survival of civilization?

    “Yun Lao, what’s the matter?” Li Yuan immediately replied.

    Yun Lao was the grand steward of the entire Seven Stars Civilization, and also the steadfast executor of Alliance Leader Dongfang Ji’s orders.

    One could say that while Fang Hai and Lan Te Demi-God were the deputy alliance leaders of the alliance, Yun Lao was the actual supervisor behind the scenes.

    Things like the Star Technique Heaven and the Artifact Chamber were all directly controlled by Yun Lao.

    According to Li Yuan’s deduction, Yun Lao wasn’t a true life form. He should be an assistant intelligent being.

    “Enter the Starfire Realm, you’ll naturally understand.” Yun Lao transmitted: “Come quickly.”

    “Understood.” Li Yuan transmitted, but a sense of foreboding arose in his heart.

    What could make Yun Lao act so out of character?

    Thinking about this…

    “Xiao Yu, activate alert mode.” Li Yuan said: “Also, don’t bother me with any other communication during this period of time.”

    “Yes, master.” The battle ship’s AI responded. The colossal fourth-order battleship immediately activated alert mode.

    In this mode, energy consumption would increase significantly, but its protective abilities would also be greatly enhanced.

    “Connect to the virtual network.” Li Yuan closed his eyes slightly.

    Buzz~

    A strand of Li Yuan’s thoughts silently connected to the Blue Star virtual network, and immediately entered the Starfire Realm.

    Starfire Realm was the highest sanctuary of Starfire Martial Temple within the virtual network. Normally, only Demi-Gods could reach it.

    Whoosh!

    Li Yuan, dressed in purple robes, appeared out of thin air in the vast and boundless void. The entire void only had one floating, fiery red, towering palace.

    Amidst the fiery red glow, there was also a hint of golden light, making the palace seem even more divine.

    This was Li Yuan’s third time in Starfire Realm. It was also his first time coming here after becoming the Blue Star Commander.

    Whoosh! Whoosh!

    In the void outside the palace, several figures appeared out of thin air. They were all Li Yuan’s acquaintances.

    “Soyilo Demi-God, Chisong Demi-God, why did you both come?” Li Yuan asked, looking at the two who arrived.

    “Commander.” The two Demi-Gods first bowed respectfully.

    Then Chisong Demi-God said: “Commander, I received a message from Deputy Alliance Leader Fang, asking me to come quickly to attend the meeting.”

    “Soyilo Demi-God, what about you?” Li Yuan asked with a puzzled expression.

    This was the Starfire Realm. Under normal circumstances, no one except Demi-Gods from Starfire Martial Temple could enter.

    “I received a message from Senior Lan Te.” Soyilo Demi-God said: “To be able to enter the Starfire Realm… it seems to be a temporary authorization.”

    Li Yuan became even more surprised.

    What kind of major event could this be?

    At this time…

    Whoosh! Whoosh! More people appeared, but most of them were wearing golden robes.

    “Let’s go, let’s enter the main hall first.” Li Yuan said, and flew into the main hall with Soyilo Demi-God and Chisong Demi-God.

    When they passed through the corridor and reached the main hall outside the palace…

    There were already more than forty figures in the main hall outside the palace. The vast majority of them were wearing golden robes, only a few were wearing purple robes.

    Their arrival immediately drew the attention of many Demi-Gods.

    “That’s Li Yuan.”

    “He’s actually a First-Class Star Lord?”

    “It’s normal for him to be a First-Class Star Lord. If you had his strength and talent, you could also be a planet commander and a First-Class Star Lord.” Many Demi-Gods were discussing amongst themselves.

    Many Demi-Gods had never seen Li Yuan before. They were all observing the first genius of the Seven Stars Civilization.

    And after a little observation, these Demi-Gods could feel the difference… their spiritual will.

    In the virtual network, everyone’s bodies were the same. Only their spiritual will was different. This was something that the virtual network couldn’t simulate.

    “Such a sharp aura.”

    “His will is probably among the strongest even among Demi-Gods. No wonder his Soul Secret Technique is so terrifying.” Many Demi-Gods were secretly surprised.

    These Demi-Gods were observing Li Yuan, and Li Yuan was also observing them.

    “According to the rules, when the star lord meeting is held in the virtual network, Third-Class Star Lords wear black robes, Second-Class Star Lords wear golden robes, and First-Class Star Lords wear purple robes.” Li Yuan thought to himself.

    Purple is the highest, gold is second.

    And those who had gathered in Starfire Realm today were all wearing at least golden robes, which meant that they were all Demi-Gods.

    Within the Seven Stars Civilization, besides Li Yuan, all other Feitian Star Lords were only Third-Class Star Lords.

    Time passed.

    Many Demi-Gods took the initiative to greet Li Yuan, and more Demi-Gods continued to arrive, like Bai Shan Demi-God, San Ye Demi-God, Yan Cheng Demi-God, etc. They all arrived one after another.

    “Lan Te Demi-God and Fang Hai Demi-God have arrived.”

    “The two deputy alliance leaders have arrived.” Everyone looked towards the two figures who appeared last.

    They were also wearing purple robes, but their robes were more luxurious and intricate.

    Lan Te Demi-God and Fang Hai Demi-God went directly to the main stage at the top of the hall and faced the crowd.

    The two looked at each other.

    Immediately, Lan Te Demi-God stepped forward and said directly: “I, the Seven Stars Civilization, seven First-Class Star Lords, fifty-eight Second-Class Star Lords… except for two who couldn’t be contacted for some reason, everyone else has arrived.”

    “Today, we’ve gathered everyone in the Starfire Realm suddenly because there’s something we need to announce.”

    Everyone understood that the highlight was coming.

    “Today, I, as the first deputy alliance leader of the alliance, and also one of the founders of the alliance, am activating the ‘Seven Stars Civilization Covenant’. I hereby formally propose that Fang Hai Demi-God be appointed as the ‘Seven Stars Alliance Leader’ from the position of deputy alliance leader.” Lan Te Demi-God, with golden hair like a lion, swept his gaze across everyone: “A vote will be held immediately. Those who disagree, raise your hand.”

    Silence fell.

    It was like a bolt from the blue.

    Including Li Yuan, everyone was stunned by Lan Te Demi-God’s words. Appointed as the Seven Stars Alliance Leader?

    Fang Hai succeeding the alliance leader was the common consensus of almost all Demi-Gods.

    But!!

    This matter shouldn’t be directly voted on by the star lords. It should be an order issued by the previous alliance leader, ‘Dongfang Ji’, right?

    But in today’s emergency meeting, Dongfang Ji didn’t show up from beginning to end, instead, Lan Te Demi-God made the announcement.

    Lan Te Demi-God was extremely high-ranking and had a longer history, but he couldn’t compare to Dongfang Ji.

    Dongfang Ji had built his high prestige with absolute strength.

    The current scene was too unbelievable.

    It made people involuntarily come up with bad ideas.

    Even Li Yuan, hearing this proposal and associating it with Yun Lao’s words, “concerns the survival of civilization”, couldn’t help but feel a tremor in his heart.

    Could it be?

    The alliance leader really perished?

    In the conference room, time passed by minute by minute.

    “Okay, last countdown, ten seconds. If there are any deputy alliance leaders who disagree, please raise your hand. 10, 9, 8…” Lan Te Demi-God’s eyes were sharp and his voice was like a bell, echoing in the conference room.

    It was still silent.

    No one raised their hand.

    “3, 2, 1.” Lan Te Demi-God said in a low voice: “Okay, I announce that the vote has been passed unanimously. The second ‘Seven Stars Alliance Leader’ of the Seven Stars Alliance is now Fang Hai Demi-God.”

    Did it just become like this?

    The Demi-Gods present couldn’t help but feel a sense of absurdity. They didn’t doubt Fang Hai’s strength.

    It’s just that the whole process was too hasty.

    “Greetings, Alliance Leader.” Lan Te Demi-God stepped back and bowed slightly.

    “Greetings, Alliance Leader.” Bai Shan Demi-God and Li Yuan, who were wearing purple robes, bowed slightly a beat later.

    Seeing this, the Demi-Gods in the hall finally bowed one after another. From this moment on, they had completely recognized Fang Hai’s “alliance leader status”.

    On the main stage, Fang Hai took a deep breath.

    He understood that from this moment on, there was no one above him. He had to shoulder the responsibility of the entire civilization.

    “All Star Lords.” Fang Hai said in a low voice: “I know you have many questions in your hearts, but I can tell you that the teacher is fine. He’s still alive, but he’s in a crucial stage of seclusion and can’t appear for now.”

    “Therefore, after consultation with the highest level, I will temporarily act as the alliance leader.”

    The hall fell silent.

    Dongfang Ji is fine? Many Demi-Gods had different thoughts in their minds. Some believed, some doubted.

    It was really too sudden, what happened today.

    “As I have just taken office, I have three orders to prepare. The first order is to raise the alert level of all planets to the highest level. Be sure to closely monitor and prevent a recurrence of the Lan Tie Star crisis.” Fang Hai said.

    Many Demi-Gods were listening.

    “The second order is to activate the Flying Star Migration Plan.” Fang Hai said: “The population on the Flying Star is now too large. We will be migrating some cities to other planets to reduce the pressure on the Flying Star.”

    Flying Star Migration?

    The Flying Star’s population is too large? Even the Demi-Gods who trusted Fang Hai the most couldn’t help but have bad thoughts.

    Do we have to migrate at this time?

    Is it because the Flying Star’s population is too large, or because they are worried that a Demi-God level war will break out on the Flying Star, causing huge losses to the entire Seven Stars Civilization? After all, the Flying Star is the core industrial area of the Seven Stars Civilization, and countless resources come from the Flying Star.

    “The third order is to appoint Li Yuan, the Blue Star Commander, to concurrently serve as the ‘Deputy Alliance Leader of the Seven Stars Civilization’.” Fang Hai said directly, also looking at Li Yuan: “Commander Li Yuan has made great contributions to civilization, and his strength is also strong enough.”

    Boom!

    “What?”

    “Deputy Alliance Leader? Li Yuan?” Many Demi-Gods in the hall couldn’t help but look at Li Yuan.

    People like Bai Shan Demi-God, Soyilo Demi-God, San Ye Demi-God, etc., had a look of surprise in their eyes.

    Obviously, they didn’t know about this.

    This was a decision that most Demi-Gods couldn’t imagine.

    “This?”

    “Deputy Alliance Leader! It’s higher than a First-Class Star Lord.”

    “Li Yuan is only a Feitian Realm.” Immediately, there were many voices of discussion. In their view, no matter how talented Li Yuan was, it was not his turn to be the deputy alliance leader for now.

    After all, Xin Yu Demi-God and Xue Bu Demi-God were both peak Demi-Gods… Logically, these two peak Demi-Gods should be the ones to take the position.

    Even Li Yuan himself was surprised and puzzled.

    He was only a Feitian Realm now, and his strength was indeed not as good as a peak Demi-God. It was already his limit to be a planet commander.

    Deputy Alliance Leader? It was a bit too hasty.

    “I agree.” Lan Te Demi-God said.

    The voices of discussion among the crowd subsided.

    “I think it’s very good.” Mu Ji Demi-God said with a smile: “Commander Li Yuan already has such strength now. Once he becomes a Demi-God, I’m afraid he’ll have the strength of a peak Demi-God.”

    “Commander Li Yuan is qualified to be the deputy alliance leader. It’s never been stipulated that the deputy alliance leader must be a Demi-God. As long as his strength and contributions are enough, it’s fine.” Yan Cheng Demi-God also took the initiative to speak.

    “I think it’s fine.” Bai Shan Demi-God said with a smile.

    They were all middle-ranked Demi-Gods, and their words carried some weight.

    People like Yan Cheng Demi-God and Bai Shan Demi-God were even First-Class Star Lords.

    At this point, although many Demi-Gods still had doubts about Li Yuan’s promotion to deputy alliance leader, at least no one openly opposed it.

    “Okay, that’s all for today. All Second-Class Star Lords, please leave.” Fang Hai said slowly: “First-Class Star Lords, stay behind. There’s another meeting.”

    Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

    Dozens of Demi-Gods, with a heart full of doubts and suspicions, quickly left the Starfire Realm.

    In the end, only nine figures remained in this hall.

    Li Yuan swept his gaze across them. Besides himself and the four peak Demi-Gods, there were only Bai Shan Demi-God, Yan Cheng Demi-God, Xue Long Demi-God, Tian Huo Demi-God, and four other middle-ranked Demi-Gods.

    They were able to obtain the “First-Class Star Lord” status as middle-ranked Demi-Gods, which meant they all had their own unique qualities.

    These nine people were the highest level of the entire civilization.

    “You are all already at the core of the civilization.” Fang Hai’s face showed a trace of pain. He said in a low voice: “Therefore, I won’t hide anything from you.”

    “Today’s urgency is not without reason. Our Seven Stars Civilization is indeed at its most dangerous moment.”

    “Teacher, he perished in the Burial of the Immortals Ancient Domain!”

    “From today onwards, our Seven Stars Civilization will no longer have an invincible Demi-God. We have to rely on ourselves.” Fang Hai said in a low voice, his eyes slightly red.

    Silence fell.

    Even though they had some guesses in their hearts, most of the people present were still shocked.

    They all understood that the sky of the Seven Stars Civilization had collapsed!!

    (End of Chapter)

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