Chapter 780 May 13th, Star Sea Calendar

Shining World, Goroo Star Cluster, Xigma Star System, Restricted Area No. 3.

After forty years of vigorous development, the Black Star Army's territory had become very prosperous, with fewer and fewer undeveloped areas. This place was the Black Star Army's rear logistics base in the Shining World, not open to the public.

Within the protected area of several satellite bases, a soft white-gold energy flickered, like a radiant golden star, expanding and contracting as if breathing, radiating circles of rhythmic pale-gold energy like ripples.

Two figures, one black and one red, floated not far from this "star," surrounded by a dense array of mechanical soldiers, forming a defensive circle to protect the area.

"This day has finally come. Aurora has also stepped into our domain…"

The red figure sighed softly, a hint of satisfaction and pride in her voice. Her usually cold and beautiful face revealed a kind smile, as if saying, "My child has grown up."

The two figures were Han Xiao and Hela. The golden "star" emitting light and heat not far away was Aurora, undergoing the final step of her Beyond Grade A transformation.

Forty years had passed, and Hela showed no signs of aging. Apart from her temperament becoming more cold and majestic, her appearance had remained essentially unchanged. For ordinary Beyond Grade As, this amount of time was only equivalent to six or seven years for ordinary people, and for a special Beyond Grade A like Hela who controlled the power of death, it was only a blink of an eye.

"If Aurora had accumulated power on her own, it would have taken her more than a hundred years to reach Beyond Grade A. This is earlier than I expected."

Han Xiao smiled slightly.

His appearance hadn't changed much either, but forty years of experience had made his aura even more unfathomable.

The army had expanded steadily over the past forty years, and the bonus from [Leader's Proof] had continued to increase. On the other hand, Han Xiao had used his research on Jebo to advance his divine transformation to an extremely high level. His overall strength was far greater than it had been forty years ago.

The Holy Light Particle harvesting technique had shortened Aurora's energy accumulation process, and coupled with her characteristic of having no bottlenecks, Aurora becoming a Beyond Grade A was a natural result, and the timing was about the same as Han Xiao's initial estimate.

After a long time, the golden "star" in front of them finally began to shrink, changing from a star-like giant ball of light into a human figure radiating a pale-gold light, exuding an inviolable sacred aura, like a combination of motherhood and divinity.

Aurora's image had changed drastically. She had become very tall and slender, her features stunningly beautiful. To use a cliché, she had an angelic face and a devilish figure. Her entire person had suddenly transformed from a petite and cute style to a mature, older sister style. She was practically unrecognizable.

Seeing this, Han Xiao and Hela flew to Aurora's side, looking her up and down, their faces filled with surprise.

"Why did you change?" Hela reached out and compared their heights, discovering that Aurora was actually half a head taller than her.

Han Xiao stared at Aurora's figure for a while and decisively concluded, "This must be a second growth spurt!"

"This is a new ability. I can control my body shape now."

Aurora giggled, her whole body radiating light, and in an instant, she returned to her original petite size, proudly saying:

"How is it? Was I prettier than you just now, elder sister? I can switch back at any time."

Hela scoffed, changed the subject, and asked, "What other new abilities do you have?"

Hearing this, Aurora immediately demonstrated a few. All of her functions had been strengthened. At the same time, she didn't need to develop abilities on her own, but directly inherited the achievements left by her predecessor. She suddenly had many more skills and talents, fully demonstrating the happiness of a cheater.

Upon entering Beyond Grade A, Aurora's efficiency in replenishing her life energy had increased countless times. She basically didn't have to worry about running out of healing power, and she also had a passive aura effect. As long as they were within a certain range, allied lifeforms would receive a blessing, greatly increasing their recovery speed, and the range of the aura could gradually expand as she grew.

"Also, I should be able to perfectly fuse the power of resurrection now."

As Aurora spoke, she ejected a ball of life energy. Seeing this, Hela also released a ball of death energy. The two combined to form the golden-orange power of resurrection. The intensity of the two energies had reached a balance, and it was very stable.

Hela's eyes flickered. "In that case, you only need to familiarize yourself with your abilities and you can activate the revival function of the Underworld."

The seven… no, eight Heroic Spirit Kings had been living in the Underworld. Now that Aurora had become a Beyond Grade A, the last piece of the "Impure World Reincarnation" puzzle was complete, allowing these Heroic Spirits to display their combat power.

With the help of the eight Heroic Spirits of the Underworld, the two sisters would leap to the ranks of the top experts in the universe. This was the greatest legacy left by their predecessor. Aurora would have enough power to protect herself. Summoning was her fighting style.

Han Xiao smiled beside them. "Now that you're also a Beyond Grade A, do you want to be the vice-leader of the legion like your sister, or do you have other ideas?"

Aurora's eyes rolled, and she said excitedly, "Now that I can protect myself, does that mean I can move freely?"

“…In principle, yes.” Han Xiao had to nod.

"Then I want to go traveling alone. You're not allowed to stop me." Aurora's tone was impatient. She had been stifled all these years and had basically not been able to go anywhere. Now she just wanted to travel the universe alone.

Han Xiao and Hela exchanged glances, seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Now that Aurora had stepped into Beyond Grade A, they couldn't arrange things for her as they had in the past. They had to respect her personal wishes.

However, they didn't need to worry too much about safety. With Aurora's current abilities, she could handle most accidents.

"I approve it, but you must bring a set of Emperor's Throne…" Hela seriously instructed.

Hearing this, Aurora was overjoyed and turned to look at Han Xiao. "By the way, can I join the Beyond Grade A Association now?"

She had long yearned for the Beyond Grade A Association. She had heard that all of its members were talented and spoke well. She had long wanted to see them with her own eyes.

"Okay, I'll arrange for you to join… Well, the election for the president is in two months. Letting you in can also boost my momentum."

Han Xiao didn't refuse.

Now that Aurora had grown up and was able to protect herself, she didn't need to continue to hide. Moreover, she personally didn't want to hide, and joining the association was only a matter of time.

Although this would once again make the major forces associate her with the two sisters among the initial awakeners, Han Xiao could now withstand this kind of storm.

Perhaps Aurora's abilities could further promote the union of Beyond Grade As… Who wouldn't want a milkmaid?

Aurora blinked her eyes. "Are you sure you can definitely succeed as president this time?"

Hearing this, Han Xiao smiled. "I'm at least 90% sure."

After fifty years of development, the Beyond Grade A Association had completed part of its initial vision and had successfully merged into a giant interest conglomerate. During this period, although it had been secretly targeted by the three major civilizations, no violent conflicts had broken out.

Therefore, he had not persecuted Manison less in recent years and had already mastered the absolute power of speech in the association. Manison could only be a mascot most of the time.

In addition to the support of internal members, external forces also supported him to take the throne. The timing, location, and people were all on his side. If things developed normally, he would definitely be able to smoothly hand over the power of the president at the meeting in two months, allowing the Beyond Grade A Association to enter an era where Black Star was in charge.

It was just that Manison had been low-key for decades and didn't know what he was planning. Han Xiao didn't know whether he would just watch himself be elected president or take some action… However, no matter which situation it was, Han Xiao had made corresponding preparations.

After chatting for a while, Hela took Aurora to the Underworld to familiarize herself with her abilities, leaving Han Xiao alone in place.

Han Xiao watched the two leave and thought to himself:

"Now that the legion has a second Beyond Grade A that it cultivated itself, it can be considered unique. It would be even better if Rothere also made a breakthrough."

Rothere had been working hard for the past forty years, and his progress was rapid. He was already on the road to transformation, but unlike Aurora, he didn't have no bottlenecks, and he was still some distance away from Beyond Grade A. As for the other legion executives, no one showed signs of stepping into Beyond Grade A in the short term.

Han Xiao stroked his chin, thinking about the presidential election two months later.

The position was secondary. What was important was the chain reaction. For example, the elders of the Saint Ark had obediently cultivated in seclusion for decades. The time they had agreed to show up was after he was elected president of the Beyond Grade A Association.

Han Xiao could imagine the reaction of the entire interstellar society at that time. Even if many details had changed, it would inevitably re-enter the development trajectory of the Super Power Calamity.

"Forty years have passed, and many new people have been born and are active in the universe. I have been low-key for so long, it seems that this time I will once again be in the spotlight."

…

The Beyond Grade A Association was already a behemoth in interstellar society, and the change of presidents also attracted the attention of countless forces.

Glimmer Federation's homeworld, the Presidential Palace.

The current Glimmer President Louis Locke tapped his fingers on the table and said in a deep voice to the council of elders in front of him:

"The Beyond Grade A Association is about to change presidents. Manison will definitely be kicked out of office by Black Star. What are your thoughts?"

The chief elder shook his head. "This is the trend. Although Black Star is an ally of the empire, their honeymoon period is over. Letting him take office won't hurt us."

Louis frowned. "I'm not targeting Black Star alone… None of the new people born in the past forty years have joined the three major civilizations. They've all gone to the Beyond Grade A Association. The existence of the association has shaken our interests."

With the development of the Beyond Grade A Association, it became increasingly difficult for the three major civilizations to control the association. For example, the situation of Beyond Grade As spreading knowledge privately became more and more frequent. This led to the three major civilizations relying on monopolizing the ultimate knowledge system of various super power systems to attract new Beyond Grade As. The system was severely hit and they could not recruit new allies.

The three major civilizations naturally did not agree with the association teaching knowledge, so this behavior could be seen as violating their ban. However, the association did not publicly spread knowledge, and it was troublesome for the three major civilizations to pursue responsibility, making it difficult to prevent private dissemination, because the current Beyond Grade As had the association as their backing, and they cared less and less about the three major civilizations settling accounts.

"This is indeed a problem, but if we want to solve it, we must face the Beyond Grade A Association head-on, which will cause a lot of turmoil. I suggest that you do not take action lightly until you have formulated a mature plan," said another elder.

Louis tapped the table, squinting his eyes.

The previous president, Bader, didn't want to overturn the table with the Beyond Grade As during his term, so this task fell on his shoulders, and Louis could only take responsibility.

After decades of contact, he increasingly believed that the Beyond Grade A Association was the primary opponent that he had to deal with during his term.

In Louis's opinion, the Crimson Empire and the Void Spirit Religion probably thought the same way.

…

Saint Ark's base, senior citizens' activity room.

"The Beyond Grade A Association is changing presidents. We've finally waited…"

"After Black Star takes office, we can go out according to the agreement."

Many of the Initial Ones looked at the news broadcast on the virtual screen. Some were excited, some were expectant, and their expressions varied as they discussed in low voices.

The Oathkeeper stood by the door, arms crossed, his eyes fluctuating slightly, and muttered to himself:

"This day is still coming… Black Star, I hope your predictions are all correct."