I Can Replicate Martial Arts

Humanity is a restless species. Many closed societies fear neither internal conflict nor natural disaster. What they fear most is the opening of a door to the outside world.

Once one person opens it, a second will long to follow.

This curiosity, this desire to explore, may be the very instinct upon which human survival depends. As for the outcome, its very persistence through millions of years of natural evolution proves its purpose.

It has both pros and cons.

This world, in the end, is a society of increasing entropy. The only constant is eventual oblivion.

As Zhao Rui revealed the truth about the outside world, a strange silence fell over all of Blue Star.

This was true for both the ruling class and the common folk.

This was especially true for the people of the Central Plains, who possessed a distinctly higher level of cultural literacy.

This wasn’t a matter that could be settled with a few careless words or a simple decision.

The survival and future of billions of humans, especially the Central Plains people, were at stake.

The vastness, the strangeness, and the unknowns of the universe were all daunting.

But technological development, advancement in the Martial Dao, and even the eternal life humanity longed for—none of it could be achieved on Blue Star.

Only by taking this step could humanity achieve greater progress.

Furthermore, Blue Star had been attacked by an alien civilization before. The thought of their formidable warships, powerful cannons, and giant metal insects still made many tremble in fear.

According to the usual script, the appearance of one Alien would inevitably lead to a string of other alien forces discovering this place.

But Blue Star had an unexpected variable: Zhao Rui.

According to Zhao Rui, if Blue Star chose to isolate itself and remain within its own region, he would find a way to reseal the Boundary Wall.

Then, Blue Star could remain stable and secure for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years.

For the next month, and then a second, the entire online world debated humanity’s path forward.

Complex arguments and a thousand strange ideas proliferated throughout the virtual world.

Meanwhile, the silence of the authorities seemed to be a tacit approval of this public brainstorming, as if they were waiting for a consensus to form among the people.

Whatever the choice, "letting the bullets fly for a while" was never a foolish strategy.

The secular world considered the future, technology, development, and risks.

Martial Artists, on the other hand, contemplated the mysterious Techniques Zhao Rui described—abilities that could shatter stars, sunder suns, and traverse entire galaxies.

They thought of the alien life forms that could live for millennia without dying.

A person’s life has an end, but the Martial Dao is boundless. To catch even a glimpse of its ultimate peak, to experience the Majestic Power of Heaven and Earth—that would make this life worthwhile.

Unfortunately, they lacked the ability to traverse the cosmos on their own.

The authorities weren’t foolish, either. Without Zhao Rui’s permission, no one would dare take the initiative to build or perfect cosmos-grade spacecraft at such a critical juncture.

Especially not in cooperation with Martial Artists.

With Zhao Rui’s return, the Oran people, who had previously hidden their identities, began to reveal themselves to the public.

They were Aliens, after all. And though an Alien invasion had occurred before, they themselves had never appeared in public.

Now, they finally walked openly out of the Qingcheng Mountain Range.

The entire world was changing because of Zhao Rui’s arrival.

This atmosphere persisted for over half a year, during which society progressed far beyond Zhao Rui’s expectations.

The whole of society’s technology advanced tremendously during this time. Many projects once thought insurmountable saw breakthroughs.

The technology left behind from the alien war had, in the end, undergone a qualitative transformation following Zhao Rui’s return.

People cannot remain closed off forever.

Just as Blue Star could not remain isolated, venturing out is part of human nature.

Zhao Rui did not interfere. He was currently traveling south with three close female companions, crossing desert basins, flying over the Himalayas, passing through tropical rainforests, and heading toward the distant Pangu Continent.