The Ultimate Divine Class-Chapter 453 - 369_1

Lu Yuan stepped out of his house.

Dressed in a white down jacket, he partially hid his face in the fluffy collar. His hair was a little long, with bangs hanging over his forehead. Against his now pitch-black hair, the skin on his cheeks looked pale, smooth, and as clear as jade. He seemed to radiate a faint light from within.

The weather today was gloomy and a bit damp. The weather forecast predicted that heavy snow was imminent.

As Lu Yuan walked along the street, he casually took out a silver-black card from his down jacket pocket. The card was exquisitely made, looking very high-grade, with an image of a Flying Bear with three pairs of golden wings printed on one side. This was given to him by Yu Wentong. His original identity card had been damaged and discarded by him in the Ash Mountain Secret Realm.

From the third tier upwards, the Flying Bear’s white wings would turn silver. Higher still, and they turned gold. The image of a Flying Bear with six golden wings represented almost the highest rank an ordinary combat member could achieve within the Yellow Bear Organization.

Lu Yuan held the card, appreciating it for a moment, then with a slight twitch of his finger, the card in his palm slid up his forearm and gradually disappeared beneath Lu Yuan’s skin.

"Link successful..."

A pleasant synthesized audio cue sounded in his ear, and the familiar login interface popped up before his eyes.

Since losing his identity card’s built-in auxiliary optical computer, Lu Yuan hadn’t "surfed the internet" for nearly half a month. Rejoining the Yellow Bear network now felt somewhat like a student at a strict boarding school finally getting to visit an internet cafe after two weeks of confinement.

"DING DONG DING DONG—"

First came a series of notification sounds. His message queue showed "999+" unread messages. Lu Yuan felt his scalp tingle just looking at the striking red notification, so he decided not to click on it. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

He first navigated to the forum for a look and was shocked to find that the Yellow Bear forum was almost completely dominated by two keywords: "Phoenix Egg" and "Lu Yuan." His name itself was already inextricably linked with the Phoenix Egg.

Lu Yuan casually browsed a few popular posts. Footage of his battles in the Ash Mountain Secret Realm had been leaked. His swift defeat of Orelsha, tearing apart a Sky-level Mecha, and finally, his piercing blow to the "Ice God"—all of it left the watching Flying Bears in utter awe. This unparalleled combat record, especially when contrasted with his publicly listed age of seventeen (eighteen by traditional count), was like a sledgehammer blow to everyone’s heart.

"Unrivalled Demon Blade!"

This comment had received over one hundred thousand likes on the forum. It wasn’t just "Peerless" anymore, but "Unrivalled," implying something unprecedented and unrepeatable—one of a kind throughout generations.

Some people even started threads comparing his strength with Thor, the Distant Star Federation’s "Thunder Spirit Star" and the world’s recognized number one "Hidden Star" powerhouse. The analysis, done by a group whose general combat power didn’t exceed the third tier, naturally held little reference value. Lu Yuan was mainly interested in the information about Thor.

There was a battle video of Thor included. In it, Thor battled a God-level Mecha. This was his most famous battle, footage of which had been deliberately released by the Distant Star Federation years ago. In the video, Lu Yuan finally saw Thor’s true appearance: a tall man wreathed in purple lightning. Unfortunately, his face was obscured; all Lu Yuan could see was his purple hair, as dazzling as the lightning itself.

The entire battle was intense and shocking. The purple-haired man appeared like a true deity from myth and legend, one who commanded lightning. He could summon massive, tree-shaped bolts of lightning from the sky, instantly turn an area of dozens of square kilometers into scorched earth, and completely suppress a God-level Mecha in a direct confrontation, leaving it with no way to retaliate.

The promotional video might intentionally highlight Thor’s power, but he is indeed very strong, exceptionally so...

The lightning-based Evil God Power possessed by Guardian Lei, one of the Eight Great Protectors under Lu Yuan in the Evil Martial Association, was also inherited from the Thunderclap Holy Temple. But compared to the Thor before him, Guardian Lei was like a firefly to the radiant moon.

Honestly, Lu Yuan felt a bit envious looking at the powerful and dazzling lightning displayed in the video.

Strength aside, it was just so damn cool!

A true powerhouse should command lightning and fire. I have fire now; I just lack lightning...

Lu Yuan thought that the next time the Legendary Level Secret Realm of the Thunderclap Holy Temple opened, he absolutely had to go in and unlock the corresponding profession panel.

What was that saying again...?

Lu Yuan stretched out his hand, fingers spread in a grasping motion.

I shall wield the thunder... to shatter the darkness!

BANG!

Not far ahead, a beverage bottle lying on the ground beside a trash can suddenly exploded high into the air. This startled several stray cats, whose fur bristled as they bolted away.

Lu Yuan chuckled, tucking his hand back into his down jacket’s pocket and continuing to browse the forum.

Using his current rank’s access privileges, he entered a higher-tier discussion platform. This platform was exclusive to members of the "Supernova" organization and Flying Bears with combat power at the sixth tier or above.

The number of posts immediately decreased significantly, along with the "fanatical" and "excited" atmosphere. Experts at the sixth tier and above, as well as the "Supernovas," had their pride. Even if they were shocked by his strength and achievements, they wouldn’t resort to sycophantic praise or excessive hype. Here, Lu Yuan didn’t see a single post "hyping" him up.

The posts here focused more on Secret Realm exploration, cultivation experiences, and information exchange. Interactions were polite yet distant, far less lively and casual than on the public platform.

The exploration of Ash Mountain is still ongoing...

Lu Yuan read several messages and realized that, due to his actions, the Sum Country exploration team in Ash Mountain seemed to be under great pressure, and their subsequent exploration efforts were fraught with obstacles. The relationship among the Distant Star Federation, Sum Country, and Havel—the three hegemon-class nations—had become delicate. A single Phoenix Egg had ripped away some people’s facades, dragging things once hidden in the shadows out into the open.

Lu Yuan sensed a faint aura of danger and frowned slightly. As the catalyst for this series of changes, he, Sum Country’s rising star, would likely be targeted by certain individuals. Lu Yuan suddenly understood the true meaning of what Yu Wentong had told him before he disembarked from the Fly Shuttle.

I really did oversimplify things, Lu Yuan admitted to himself.

Lu Yuan’s eyes flickered. He decided that after handling the final matter at hand, he would send his family to Sum Nation.

That was the true safe zone.

"Hm?!"

Lu Yuan suddenly noticed a piece of information that made him look slightly surprised. This information was posted by a seventh-tier expert. The content mentioned the three "meteors" he had seen the previous night.

Suspected unidentified flying objects from beyond the planet... The captured signal wavelengths don’t belong to any known nation or faction in the current world...

Lu Yuan read through this news and all the comments below it, discovering that quite a few people had observed those three "meteors" the previous night. This matter had even attracted considerable attention from the intelligence department, prompting an impromptu emergency meeting. But in the end, they hadn’t reached any definite conclusions. This was primarily because the three unidentified flying objects had ultimately landed within the territory of the Distant Star Federation.

Moreover, the discovery of extraterrestrial civilizations or life forms itself wasn’t an exceedingly rare occurrence. But this time was special. A spacecraft, suspected to be of alien origin, had landed directly on the planet. It was considered the first instance of its kind.

However, since it hadn’t landed in Sum Country, even if they were interested, they couldn’t directly intervene. They could only wait for the Distant Star Federation to "investigate" first and see if they would eventually publicize their findings.

Extraterrestrial life... and one capable of building spacecraft... Interesting. Lu Yuan couldn’t help but marvel. If this had landed in Sum Country, I would definitely have applied to go ’observe.’ In all my years, I’ve never seen an alien.

Lu Yuan continued down the long street, casually browsing various pieces of news. With his increased access privileges, the level and scope of information available to him were vastly greater than before. This bout of "internet surfing" was proving to be thoroughly engrossing.

Lu Yuan was currently heading to a secret base of the Evil Martial Association in Burnt Rock City. His subordinates, the group of Protectors, had reported significant progress regarding the "Feathered Serpent God’s Heart." Lu Yuan was heading there to hear the specifics. The Feathered Serpent God’s Heart was one of the three Legendary Level materials needed to unlock his second legendary profession panel, and it had always been a key target in Lu Yuan’s plans. If there was a chance to obtain it, he would never pass it up, so he was quite invested in this matter.

The weather, overcast for half the day, turned windy in the afternoon, the sky remaining a dull, heavy gray. Discarded packaging paper and plastic bags skittered and rustled across the street, blown by the cold wind. There were few people on the road, and most shops lining the street had their doors tightly shut. The air held the desolate chill of deep winter.

After walking for a while, Lu Yuan stopped at an intersection with a red traffic light. Right in front of him, across the street, a man buying cigarettes at a convenience store entrance caught his attention. The man wore a tall top hat and a gray wool overcoat. He looked young from the side, but his fiery red hair and sharply defined features indicated he wasn’t a Sum Countryman.

Although Burnt Rock City was on the periphery of the Old City Circle and not a first or second-tier major city, encountering a few foreigners on the street wasn’t particularly rare. However, as the man finished buying his cigarettes and reached out to pay, Lu Yuan glimpsed a faintly glowing metal ring on the back of his hand.

A Modified Human? Lu Yuan’s eyes flickered slightly.

At this moment, the light turned green. Lu Yuan started walking forward.

Across the street, the red-haired man in the top hat, having bought his cigarettes, was also using the green light to cross the crosswalk, heading in Lu Yuan’s direction. The red-haired man walked with his head slightly bowed, attempting to light a freshly unwrapped cigarette.

There were no vehicles or other pedestrians on the street. Only Lu Yuan and the red-haired man in the top hat were on it, about to meet in the middle.

CLICK—CLICK—

Perhaps the wind was too strong; despite the red-haired man raising his overcoat to shield the flame, he still couldn’t get his cigarette lit.