At this moment, Jin Mola was utterly disgusted with the planet Earth.

The thought of the trump card he’d wasted fighting Shen Xuan made Jin Mola’s heart ache.

He had spent a fortune in resources to obtain that Saint Heart Fruit. It was his greatest trump card, and now it was gone.

HUMMM...

Just then, a communication device near Jin Mola began to ring.

Seeing this, Jin Mola quickly stood up, a respectful expression on his face, and activated the device.

A few seconds later, a figure appeared before him.

The figure had completely blue skin, strange antennae on its head, and a tail. There were faint black, mystical markings on its face...

Its features were the same as Jin Mola’s, only it appeared much older.

"Elder Qi." Seeing the figure, Jin Mola exclaimed hurriedly.

The man before him was Baluka, the strongest expert of their lineage, a being at the Peak of Longevity Realm.

Baluka was currently serving at the Milky Way Galaxy branch of the Human Race Saint Hall. Moreover, a recent transfer had moved him to the Planetary Management Department!

One of the duties of the so-called Planetary Management Department was that if a Planet Zero was discovered, they could go and assume direct control!

After learning this, Jin Mola hesitated for a moment before ultimately choosing to tell Baluka about Earth’s situation!

He had been unwilling to speak of it before because if he told anyone else, he wouldn’t get even one percent of the resources from the Purple Brilliance Crystal Stones.

The Cosmos was a cruel place. Without strength, no one would care about his opinion; it was even very likely they would just seize all the Purple Brilliance Crystal Stones for themselves.

But Elder Qi, Baluka, was his grandfather. They were incredibly close.

This time, Baluka had also promised that once he became Earth’s administrator and the value of the Purple Brilliance Crystal Stones was realized, he would give him a twenty percent share.

Even twenty percent was a massive amount of resources for Jin Mola.

Having mined for decades, Jin Mola knew how difficult these Purple Brilliance Crystal Stones were to excavate. He could mine for another five hundred years and still not get them all.

Furthermore, those in the Law Realm didn’t have long lifespans, only a few hundred years. He couldn’t possibly waste all his time on mining.

Elder Qi, Baluka, said calmly, "Jin Mola, Earth has exposed itself. The Saint Hall knows of it. I immediately submitted an application. In ten days, the Saint Hall will send people to inspect Earth. If Earth has no genius who broke through to the Law Realm before the age of thirty, then I can become its administrator directly."

In truth, almost no one cared about planets with no potential.

Look at the number of life-bearing planets. A small star system like the Milky Way Galaxy alone had hundreds of thousands of them, and within the entire territory of the Human Race, systems like the Milky Way were countless!

Who would be willing to waste their time on a weak, potential-less planet whose strongest expert was merely at the Spirit Awakening Realm?

Generally, weak planets were located in remote, desolate areas. It was precisely this remoteness that prevented them from contacting other life-bearing planets.

Therefore, most of the time, when a planet with no potential was discovered, no one wanted to administer it. The Human Race Saint Hall would just randomly dispatch someone to take charge.

It was like someone living in a big city, with everything they could want, living a life of utter comfort. If they were suddenly dispatched to a remote desert region, who would be willing to go?

This time, with the discovery of Earth, Baluka directly applied to administer it. The others couldn’t have been happier to let him, so his application succeeded with ease.

Of course, they still had to wait for the inspection results.

If Earth was judged to be a planet with potential, then Baluka’s application would naturally be void.

"Shen Xuan finally made contact?" Hearing Baluka’s words, an excited expression appeared on Jin Mola’s face.

"Haha, Shen Xuan, you finally caved under the pressure."

He had caused the Ocean Giant Beasts to mutate precisely to force Shen Xuan to contact other civilizations and expose the planet!

As for him daring to use such methods and move against Earth... that was nothing at all.

Before a Planet Zero was formally accepted by the Human Race Saint Hall, no one would care what happened to it, no matter its previous development—even if it was wiped out.

"Jin Mola, just wait quietly on Earth for my arrival."

Baluka said with a smile, "Once I take control of Earth and finish mining the Purple Brilliance Crystal Stones, I will give you your share directly."

He was very pleased with this descendant of his. Although Jin Mola’s cultivation Talent was average, discovering so many Purple Brilliance Crystal Stones was a huge, pleasant surprise for him.

"Thank you, Elder Qi!"

Hearing this, Jin Mola thanked him profusely.

After ending the call, Jin Mola’s face was beaming with joy.

"Haha, in ten days, Earth will be under our control!"

Though he was laughing, his expression was ice-cold.

’Shen Xuan, Earth... you are finished.’

Once his grandfather had complete control of Earth, he would unleash his furious revenge!

His grandfather was at the Peak of Longevity Realm. Shen Xuan, who was only at the Law Realm, would stand absolutely no chance!

...

Li Yang and Shen Xuan waited. Jin Mola waited. And in this period of waiting, nine days passed in the blink of an eye.

「On the final day, one hour before the inspectors from the Human Race Saint Hall branch were scheduled to arrive, Shen Xuan once again gathered all of Earth’s King Level experts and high-ranking officials.」

"Palace Master Shen Xuan, the news will soon spread across the globe. But... when the other civilization arrives, what will Earth have to face?"

"That’s right, Palace Master Shen Xuan. It’s not just us; all the people of Earth need an answer."

The crowd was clamoring with questions.

They all knew about Shen Xuan contacting other civilizations, and they knew people from the Human Race Saint Hall would arrive today.

Earth’s destiny would truly change today.

But they had no idea what the outcome would be.

"Everyone."

Shen Xuan said calmly, "With the arrival of an alien civilization, all we can do now is face it. Saying anything more is useless."

He was still concealing the news of Li Yang’s breakthrough to the Law Realm, keeping it a secret from everyone.

This information absolutely could not be revealed until the very last moment!

Otherwise, if that Jin Mola were to find out, who knew what he might do?

"Palace Master Shen Xuan, we just need to know what Earth will be facing in one hour."

After a moment of silence among the high-ranking officials from various nations, an old man spoke up and asked.

The fate of billions of people couldn’t be decided by just this handful of them.

Shen Xuan’s gaze was as placid as water. He simply repeated, "Everyone, you will all naturally find out in an hour."

He said no more.

Li Yang was also on the video call, silent, waiting quietly.

’One hour, huh,’ he thought to himself.

He didn’t speak, but many people were looking at him.

If anyone on Earth could be the second person to break through to the Law Realm, Li Yang was the most likely candidate.

However, while everyone was hopeful, it was just a fleeting thought.

Comprehending a Law was not so easy. Even Shen Xuan had only broken through at the age of thirty-five, whereas Li Yang was just eighteen.