Chapter 402: Chapter 351: Traversing the Solar System with a Mortal Body

Backstage at the Pillarless Banquet Hall.

Liu Jiren and a group of big shots stared in shock, their mouths agape, continually looking upwards.

Initially, when they heard Mr. Lu “go back on his word” and announce his identity, they felt a bit frustrated.

However, after witnessing the shocking scene of “daytime ascension,” everyone immediately dared not have any unpleasant emotions, replaced instead by an inner reverence.

Why did these people change so quickly?

The answer is very simple, as the saying goes, there are gods above one’s head watching.

The literal meaning of this proverb is that three feet above everyone’s head, there are gods watching, implying that people’s behavior will be seen by the gods, thus they should not commit wrongdoing.

Liu Jiren and the dozen or so big shots always regarded Lu Li as a super-powerful “monster,” never truly aligning him with a “divine being,” so they still dared to harbor feelings.

But after witnessing the scene of “daytime ascension,” anyone would know Lu Li is not a monster but has truly become immortal!

In traditional mythology, immortals are almost synonymous with gods.

Thus, how could Liu Jiren and the dozen or so big shots still dare have any discontent in their hearts?

They were afraid their emotions would be sensed by the “gods,” bringing down “divine punishment”!

Just like Wang Zuxian said in “East Is Red,” even thinking is not allowed, thinking itself is a crime!

When Liu Jiren recalled his previous actions, still wanting to exploit what Lu Li cared about, his face turned green!

The remaining dozen or so big shots glanced at Liu Jiren, also linking the thought, simultaneously stepping back, seemingly not wanting to stand with this “blasphemer,” fearing to attract bad luck.

Liu Jiren was not a fool; naturally, he noticed his comrades’ actions.

He looked at everyone with an expression of speechlessness, “Do you guys have to be like this?”

“Ahem.”

“Haha.”

“Well, we should discuss how to handle this matter.”

“The fact that Mr. Lu ascended during the day absolutely cannot be spread, at least not until he returns to Earth, and this matter cannot be leaked.”

“That’s correct. Although many people nearby witnessed the scene, we have ways to handle it.”

“As for Mr. Lu admitting to being an Ancestor Person, what do you all think?”

“Since he admitted it willingly, it means he wants the world to know. What, you want to go against Mr. Lu, such a divine being?”

The crowd directly ignored Liu Jiren and began discussing among themselves.

Having become big shots, each one of them is shrewd, knowing Liu Jiren misspoke today.

Now that Lu Li has proved his sanctity with “daytime ascension.”

Thus, Liu Jiren’s future career is basically over, and he might even be forced to retire.

If they stood with him now, they might be seen as his accomplice, facing similarly adverse conditions.

Therefore, these big shots immediately distanced themselves from Liu Jiren, afraid of being dragged down.

This is no joking matter; if Lu Li were merely a super-powerful superhuman, there might still be room for negotiation, but if he proves himself divine, no one dares to ensure Liu Jiren’s safety.

Liu Jiren felt the subtle changes among his colleagues and realized what his future situation would entail, feeling extremely lost for a moment.

Clearly, Lu Li had not said anything demanding, nor required anything of anyone.

Yet, despite this, Liu Jiren’s career has reached its peak.

This is true influence!

…

Evening.

Countless renowned media outlets began to mobilize.

“The press conference has results!”

“Hey, everyone come and see!”

Countless people swarmed in, immensely attentive.

People have been concerned about whether Lu Li is an Ancestor Person for a long time.

Even though there was a previous denial, this time many believed Lu Li would likely deny it again.

But seeing many media outlets release the content of the press conference, netizens still gathered immediately, eager to know the final answer.

One media outlet!

Three media outlets!

Dozens to hundreds of media outlets, all released an edited video clip.

In the video, Lu Li was facing the camera, speaking eloquently, “Recently, there have been continuous rumors online that I am an Ancestor Person. This has happened repeatedly, first occurring more than half a month ago, at which time I clarified it during a live webcast. Who would have thought that more than half a month later, this rumor would spread again, and this time the Ancestor Person’s deeds in Ugly Country and Niger had a rather negative impact. If I don’t stand out to clarify this matter, it might cause some very negative effects on our Huaxia, therefore, I stand here.”

“See, I told you.”

“Great God Lu Li definitely won’t admit it.”

“Exactly, how could he possibly admit to being an Ancestor Person?”

Seeing this, countless netizens felt extremely disappointed, thinking they had guessed the result correctly.

And indeed, the subsequent video segment seemed to further validate their internal guesses and thoughts.

Lu Li continued slowly, “To many people saying I am an Ancestor Person, I find it ridiculous. I am inherently not suited to be a superhero; it’s evident I have a long list of personality flaws and have made numerous mistakes, such as performing magic on live streams without revealing the secrets, leading people to mistaken it for magic…”

Seeing this, many people started shaking their heads, preparing to close the video webpage.

After all, having reached this point, how could there still be surprises? It’s a hundred percent denial!

Just when many people were reaching to close the video.

Suddenly, Lu Li, in the video, softly said, “The truth is…”

Saying this, he suddenly stopped.

Those who were about to close the video, involuntarily paused mid-action, with hearts skipping a beat, faintly sensing that things were not simple.

Sure enough, after a brief silence in the video, Lu Li’s eyes became incredibly resolute, and he said forcefully, “The truth is… actually, I am the Ancestor Person!”

Despite the video ending here without showing Lu Li’s “daytime ascension” scene.

However, with the utterance of the words “I am the Ancestor,” the entire network suddenly fell silent!

Everyone was like they had pressed the pause button, staring in utter shock at the spirited Lu Li in the video, thinking they must have misheard!

Some people, in disbelief, dragged the video progress back to the beginning, wanting to hear if they had indeed misheard.

A moment later, they heard that resounding “I am the Ancestor” again!

Instantly, the entire internet erupted, countless netizens screaming in astonishment!

“What’s going on here?”

“Did I hear wrong? Did the Great God Lu Li admit he is the Ancestor?”

“Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! He actually admitted it? I can hardly believe my ears!”

“I can’t believe my ears either, how could he admit his identity!”

“Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness!”

“I’m absolutely stunned! Is the Great God Lu Li really the Ancestor?”

The netizens were all dumbfounded, so shocked that the words they typed and the comments they posted repeatedly expressed their inner shock, with no other content at all!

The entire network was in turmoil all night!

Everyone was shocked that Lu Li dared to admit he was the Ancestor!

…

Huazhou Junting.

Lu Li’s parents had just returned from visiting relatives.

His mother was still complaining about her son as she entered the door, “That brat, calling at noon to say he’s the Ancestor, it almost made me explode with anger.”

Even the usually reasonable father wasn’t siding with his son this time, “Exactly, we’ve watched him grow up with our own eyes, how could he possibly be the Ancestor!”

The old couple genuinely felt at a loss, unable to understand why their son would say such a thing.

Perhaps they were just exhausted from visiting relatives.

After they entered the house, they didn’t go upstairs to bathe and sleep immediately.

Instead, they rested on the living room sofa, turning on the TV for a quick glance.

At this moment, the television was broadcasting the evening news.

The parents didn’t pay much attention, still chatting about other matters.

Turning on the TV was a habit for them, not that they were engrossed in watching.

Suddenly, the female host on the TV said, “It is reported that today Mr. Lu Li attended a press conference and publicly admitted that he is the Ancestor; for more details, let’s watch the live footage…”

The news on the TV hadn’t even finished playing.

Initially, while chatting casually, the parents abruptly stopped speaking.

They suddenly raised their heads to look at the TV, their faces full of astonishment!

Stunned!

Both of them were utterly stunned!

The old couple never expected that their son’s phone call at noon, claiming to be the Ancestor, was true!

…

In space.

Lu Li, speeding towards the sun, was entirely unaware of the situation on Earth.

At this moment, he only wanted to quickly reach the sun to absorb energy and complete his fifth deep evolution.

“My current flying speed has reached 17,200 meters per second. The sun is 150 million kilometers away from Earth, which means I need about a hundred days of flight to reach the sun.”

Lu Li mused to himself, “This is the theoretical time, but as I keep flying towards the sun, the surrounding energy becomes more and more abundant, and my body’s evolution, which had nearly stagnated, began to proceed slowly again.”

He had a rough idea that perhaps he only needed to fly halfway to the sun to accumulate enough energy to complete this deep evolution.

Of course, there might not be enough energy as well.

But one thing was certain.

As he flew towards the sun and the energy became more abundant, the evolution speed would accelerate.

His flying speed would also become more rapid.

The current flying speed is indeed 17.2 kilometers per second.

But that doesn’t mean that with deeper evolution, this speed wouldn’t increase further.

At this point, three hours had passed since Lu Li flew off from Earth.

He had already covered approximately 185,760 kilometers with his ultra-fast flying speed.

Not even 190,000 kilometers away, he felt the surrounding energy increase significantly.

Lu Li had reason to believe that if he flew millions or even tens of millions of kilometers further, the energy would become immeasurably vast.

By then, completing the fifth deep evolution would not be a dream!

This time, the energy needed for the deep evolution was immensely abundant.

Lu Li had a faint sense that upon completing the fifth deep evolution, he would undergo a massive transformation!

“How terrifyingly powerful will I become after the completion of the fifth deep evolution?”

Lu Li couldn’t figure it out for now.

But he knew that if he kept flying a bit longer and absorbed enough energy to complete the fifth deep evolution, he would discover the changes then!

Even though he couldn’t figure it out now, he was still secretly looking forward to it.

Currently, he already had the basic capability to traverse the solar system horizontally.

Once the fifth deep evolution is complete, would he possess the mighty ability to explode stars?

Analyzing based on his former capabilities, completing the fifth deep evolution might still make exploding stars somewhat difficult.

Then what about exploding asteroids?

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