Yama Rising

The truth?

Archimedes's brows furrowed tightly upon hearing this.

As one of the world's leading physicists and mathematicians, he knew that there was only one thing that could display the truth, but if they had concrete proof, then why didn't they bring it out sooner? Were they insane? This sequence of presentation made no logical sense at all!

However, no one could be bothered to point out the Cathayan Underworld's logical fallacies at a time like this.

As soon as the giant Yin jade box landed on the ground, all of the scientists immediately rose to their feet as they stared intently at the box with solemn expressions.

After landing on the ground, the box slowly opened right before everyone's eager eyes. The lid had only opened up by a sliver when all of the scientists immediately drew a collective sharp breath, and many of them had already sprung to their feet and were about to rush directly toward the box!

As soon as they began to move, bursts of Yin energy descended around the main stage, and one Yin soldier after another appeared. They were clad in armaments forged from the carapace of blight vermin, and they were standing around the stage like resolute towers with their hands already resting on the hilts of their weapons.

Qin Ye finally rose to his feet in a slow and elegant manner. "Everyone, this is Jeju-do, the territory of the Cathayan Underworld, shouldn't you be a little more restrained?"

His mid Yama-King level Yin energy then swept through the entire venue like a shockwave, and Archimedes's pupils contracted drastically in response. Wasn't he only a nascent Yama-King last time? How had he become a mid Yama-King in less than two months?

However, that wasn't the main point here.

Even with the Yin soldiers blocking the way, all of the scientists were still trying to rush toward the main stage as they looked on with astonishment and awe in their eyes.

"My god…" Maria had also sprung to her feet, as had Khilok and all of the consortium and underworld representatives in the venue. In that instant, all of them felt as if a surge of electricity had flowed from the tips of their tailbones to the tops of their heads, and they almost screamed out loud!

"How is this possible?"

"I can't believe this, but at the same time, I can't deny what I'm seeing!"

"They've already developed a prototype? If so, why didn't they unveil this thing earlier?"

"This doesn't make any sense! Their entire report was based on guesses and assumptions, it's completely different from a report describing something that already exists!"

The entire venue had erupted into a frenzy as all of them had been greeted by the sight of the gate leading to the new era.

Rays of light were seeping out from the center of the box. The light wasn't coming from Yin jade. Instead, it was coming from an energy resource!

This was electrical lighting!

Finally, the box was completely opened, and its lid fell to the ground with a loud thud. Within the box was a completely charred black object that resembled a section of a turtle's shell, and within it were pieces of machinery!

It wasn't a pretty sight at all.

The wires and circuitry were looking quite chaotic and erratic, but no one could ignore the lights flashing from the object!

Inside the massive press conference venue, the object was extremely tiny, but the impact that it had exceeded its physical size by countless times!

Every single one of those lights was like a scintillating sun!

"This is the new energy resource…" Rontgen's hands were trembling as he unconsciously reached out toward the object, completely ignoring the armored Yin soldiers in front of him as he murmured to himself in a trembling voice, "There's no mistaking it, this really is a new energy resource!"

There were a total of five lights shining on the object, and even though they were so tiny, even though they were flashing unsteadily, these were the objects that heralded the arrival of a new era!

In that instant, all of the scientists felt as if they had been ushered into a brand new world.

Silence quickly descended over the entire venue.

Everyone was in awe and astonishment at the sight of this monumental object, and at the same time, they were also enraptured and intoxicated by the new era that was beckoning to them.

Blackett's eyelids twitched slightly, and he seemed to want to close his eyes, but he simply couldn't bring himself to stop looking at those five glorious lights. He murmured to himself in a hoarse voice, "This is the most worthwhile trip I've ever made…"

His attitude had instantly taken a massive turn!

Behind them, the representatives of the 10 consortiums had already risen to their feet, but they didn't rush toward the Yin jade box as there was a wall of scientists standing in front of them. Instead, they merely stood on the spot, as clouds of black Yin energy billowed out of their mouths and nostrils from their strained breathing, looking as if they were about to transform into terrifying monsters at any moment.

They could hear the sound of money!

It wasn't just a coin or two, it was the sound of a sea of money washing over every single one of their brain cells!

After a full minute of complete silence, all of the scientists raised their heads and turned to Zu Chongzhi and Lu Ban with fervent expressions, having undergone a complete 180-degree turn in their attitudes.

All of their contempt and anger had transformed into respect and veneration for the people who had opened the door to this new age. They didn't even dare to breathe too loudly in fear that doing so would shatter this beautiful dream.

"Is this real?"

Amid the deathly silence, Sir John Douglas Cockcroft, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1951 for splitting the atomic nucleus and his role in the development of nuclear power, asked in a trembling voice, "How did you do this? If you already have a prototype, why was the first part of your presentation so unsound? Why didn't you just release the statistics behind it? We don't need the core theoretical statistics, you could've easily provided us with data that can prove the existence of this new energy resource beyond a reasonable doubt without revealing any of your core secrets! On behalf of the Coalition of Underworlds' scientific research committee, I request that the Cathayan Underworld immediately release the corresponding data for this project! At the same time, all of my patents will be available to the Cathayan Underworld completely free of charge!"

His declaration seemed to have opened the floodgates, and as soon as his voice trailed off, another scientist immediately said, "I have a total of three patents, all of which are related to the relative symmetry of energy resources, and I'm also willing to provide them to the Cathayan Underworld's research and development team free of charge!"

Countless more announcements of a similar nature were quickly made one after another.

Right at this moment, Lu Ban finally spoke up. "Everyone, this isn't a complete underworld energy resource. We are trying to integrate the energy resource of the mortal realm with proton Yin runes, and the effect has been quite unexpected. Now then, let me tell you all about the functions of this unit…"

Archimedes was still seated on his chair, and he didn't say anything, but he was holding the armrests of his chair in a white-knuckled grip, revealing the fact that he wasn't as calm as he appeared.

The other members of the round table were seated beside him, and they were also staring intently at the main stage with tumultuous emotions in their hearts.

How was this possible?!

They had their own pride as the best scientific research group in the world, yet the research and development team of the Cathayan Underworld had beaten them at their own game!

How did they manage to do this?! If you had a prototype to begin with, why did you deliver the first part of the presentation in such a shaky manner?! Just show us this to begin with! Do you enjoy toying with us like this?!

Shame, disbelief, fury, envy… All types of emotions were welling up in their hearts, and they were gritting their teeth with audible force. They were even struck by the urge to rush onto the main stage and take the unit back to the Argosian Underworld, then disassemble it and plaster the Argosian Underworld's tags to every single one of its parts!

However, they could only look on as the Cathayan Underworld opened the door to the new era. This was no different from a vicious slap to the face for them!

Qin Ye finally heaved a faint sigh of relief upon seeing this, but a serious look then immediately appeared on his face.

If it weren't for the fact that his hand had been forced, he definitely wouldn't have been willing to bring out this unit.

This was a piece of Gui Xu that had been salvaged after its detonation!

Discovering an energy resource that could be created solely in the underworld wasn't going to be an easy task, but restoring a part of Gui Xu while referencing Xu Fu's notes was far simpler. Fortunately, this piece had been preserved very well. It had most likely erupted out of Gui Xu's shell as soon as the explosion had commenced, and the probe team had found this unit over 100 kilometers away from the epicenter of the explosion.

The explosion of Gui Xu was a major event that deserved to go down in the history books, and there was no way that a search wouldn't have been conducted on the surrounding area. However, Qin Ye had never thought of a good use for this thing until now.

In the academic world, as long as you could bring out a substantial object to support your claims, you could even tell everyone that 1+1=3 and no one would disagree with you!

On the main stage, Lu Ban and Zu Chongzhi were still delivering their presentation, but beneath the stage, the Yin soldiers were struggling to hold back the excited scientists. Lu Ban and Zu Chongzhi's presentation was falling upon deaf ears as all of the scientists had their attention focused entirely on the object within the Yin jade box.

"It looks like it's been damaged!"

"Could it be that someone has tried to destroy it?"

"No, this kind of damage looks like it would've most likely stemmed from an explosion caused by a failed experiment! It's clear that this is only a part of the whole unit!"

"If they've already developed this viable prototype, then the finished product can't be far away!"

"It'll take three, maybe four more years at most for the Cathayan Underworld to complete development on the new energy resource! To think that they've invented something so earth-shattering during the Cathayan Underworld's century-long seclusion!"

At this point, everyone had already forgotten all about the Great Revelation Debate.

There was an actual prototype being presented to everyone, and it served as irrefutable evidence, so there was no need for any further debate!

If it weren't for the menacing Yin soldiers standing in their way, all of them would've already rushed over to get a closer look at the damaged unit!

Right at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out across the entire venue. "Yanluo Qin."

None of the scientists turned around. They didn't have time to turn around and see who it was that was speaking! This unit was most likely going to be put in a scientific museum in a decade, just like the tools that Albert Einstein had used in the mortal realm! This was the first energy unit in the underworld!

Thus, unbeknownst to them, the representatives of the top 10 consortiums, their financial backers, had already put on smiles that made it appear as if Qin Ye were their birth father!

They weren't the only ones. The national representatives behind them, particularly the representatives of the underworlds that had signed agreements with the Cathayan Underworld, such as the five Northern Europa underworlds, were struck by the urge to rush up to Qin Ye and kiss his shoes!

The one who had spoken was a bald elderly man wearing a white and golden priest robe. His attire was very simple and ordinary, but the cross that he was holding was a single piece of rippling diamond, one of the most expensive materials in the underworld.

He joined his palms together as he smiled and extended a slight bow. "I am the representative of the Psalm Consortium, and…"

"I am the representative of the Sacred Treasure Consortium, Kana Fujii. We meet again, Yanluo Qin." Before he had a chance to finish, he was cut off by Kana Fujii, who had already picked up the hem of her kimono and was making her way toward Qin Ye in a pair of high wooden sandals.

The elderly man from the Psalm Consortium was completely rooted to the spot upon seeing this.

Don't you know that you should respect your elders?! I was the first one to speak! Did you not hear me?! You have to wait your turn!

However, before he had a chance to say anything, several more voices rang out in quick succession.

"Yanluo Qin, I am Khilok, the representative of the Abbasid Consortium, it's an honor to meet you."

"Yanluo Qin, I've heard so much about you, but seeing you in person now, you're even more handsome and majestic than the rumors claim!"

"Yanluo Qin, your most loyal and genuine allies have come to attend your press conference!"