Chapter 1210: Return to Earth!

Chapter 1210: Return to Earth!

Earth.

In the outer reaches of space.

Zhou Zhou floated here, his eyes filled with complex emotions, gazing upon this blue planet.

The numerous satellites surrounding him seemed utterly unaware of his presence, showing no reaction at all. The nations on Earth had no way of detecting this man, just returned from another world, who had come home.

After a long silence.

"Earth, I am back," Zhou said, his gaze fixed upon the planet he knew best. "Alas, I never expected that when I returned, everything had changed—people gone, places altered, the world transformed beyond recognition."

He looked at Earth.

Different from when he had left, it now bore the marks of time, etched deeply into its surface.

Many things familiar to Him had vanished from Earth now, or had been updated and evolved beyond recognition.

Especially in terms of technological advancement.

The technological level of today's Earth was vastly superior to what it had been when He first reincarnated on this blue planet.

"Now Earth has already reached the year 2048?"

He murmured to himself.

Since His reincarnation on the blue planet, twenty-five years had passed—years that, despite His status as a traveler from another world, had genuinely shaped the Earth's natural evolution. Twenty-five years were enough to transform countless things.

Technology, for instance, and also the people He loved and the people who loved Him.

Thinking of this,

Zhou Zhou took a step forward and vanished into outer space.

The next second.

He appeared on the streets of a mundane town within the Earth Dragon Nation.

Once a place symbolizing simplicity, ordinariness, and the noisy bustle of crowded lanes, though now adorned with countless new technologies, brands, shops, and skyscrapers, the familiar essence remained unchanged.

Zhou Zhou sensed that familiar warmth, and a strange sense of peace settled within him. A smile, unbidden, bloomed on his face.

Then, with a steady stride, he walked toward the home of his grandparents.

The pedestrians passing by seemed utterly unaware of this being—dressed and bearing an aura entirely alien to them—each continuing on their own paths, chatting with neighbors, laughing, and moving through life as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

None of them saw the wanderer rushing home.

...

In a newly constructed residential complex.

Zhou Zhou stood at the entrance, gazing at this unfamiliar, modern neighborhood. His brow twitched slightly, then he carefully performed a divination ritual, calculating with intent.

And thus, a weight lifted from his heart.

His grandparents still lived, though, having moved to another place after receiving compensation for the redevelopment of a new neighborhood.

Zhou Zhou glanced briefly at this newly built community, then turned and walked toward another one.

...

Xin Xing Hope Community.

Looking at this somewhat run-down neighborhood, Zhou Zhou stepped inside and, following the result of his divination, made his way to Room 6, Building 3, on the second floor, arriving swiftly at the door.

The Celestial Emperor, long renowned for his composure—unshaken even as mountains collapsed before him, capable of crushing the lords of myriad races and once carrying out the annihilation of entire clans—now stood before his own doorstep, his heart suddenly fluttering with tension.

Unbelievable!

Yet, this was the very essence of homesickness.

Zhou Zhou took a deep breath, sent his divine awareness sweeping through the room, and saw his grandparents asleep within.

He stiffened, then paused for several seconds, stepping directly through the door and entering the room, making his way to his grandparents' bedroom, where he looked at the two elders.

Twenty years had passed.

The two elders appeared even more aged, their faces dotted with countless age spots, their eyes reflecting a palpable weariness and a sickly frailty.

Yet they had been blessed with enough fortune.

After twenty years, both were now over ninety.

In any country, in any historical era—even in today’s age of remarkable technological advancement—such an age would be considered exceptional, a true longevity.

Yet…

"You've endured a lifetime of suffering. Now, at last, you may enjoy peace."

"From this point forward, you must stay by my side for the rest of your days."

Zhou Zhou smiled softly.

Then He flicked his finger, and instantly two threads of vital energy sprang into being, drifting into the bodies of the two elders, silently and gently nourishing them from within.

The two elders, asleep, felt the lingering weakness and fatigue fade like mist in morning light. Their faces softened, flushed with a natural warmth, and a quiet smile bloomed without effort.

Zhou Zhou nodded silently at this sight.

The two streams of vital energy he had just released possessed eternal properties—they would endlessly radiate life, allowing the elders to attain immortality. In times of peril, these energies would shield them and send messages back to Him, giving Him peace of mind.

As for strength or ascension to divinity—those were not accomplishments to be achieved in a moment. They could be cultivated gradually.

"Still have medical prosthetics inside them?"

As he was healing the elders with vital energy, Zhou Zhou suddenly noticed this, and shook his head.

"Medical prosthetics may cure illness, yet they remain foreign bodies, unable to harmonize with the flesh. In the short term, they pose no real danger and may even eliminate existing ailments. But over time, they could actually provoke new diseases."

"Perhaps in the distant future, centuries hence, such problems might be solved. But currently, medical prosthetics remain inadequate."

Zhou Zhou thought of this and immediately activated the Primordial Sacred Power, stripping the artificial limbs from his two elders, then used the Vitality Qi to restore the areas where the artificial limbs had once been, returning them to their natural state.

After completing all this and confirming that the two elders were unharmed, Zhou Zhou soared into the sky and, through the art of heart divination, identified all those who had cared for the two elders over the years, bestowing upon them blessings of longevity, health, and vitality.

Then, he divined those who had wronged the two elders and meted out appropriate punishments.

Next, he separated a portion of his divine consciousness, shaping it into an image of himself.

"From now on, whenever I am absent, you will take my place on Earth, caring for my family. When I return, you simply return to your original form."

The consciousness avatar spoke to the fragment of his own mind.

Unlike a physical clone created through body duplication, this consciousness avatar was merely a part of his own essence—there was no distinction between "me" and "you." It was simply a thought of his self, split into another form.

Zhou Zhou felt utterly at ease using it.

"I am you, and you are me. In that sense, you are also my grandparents."

The consciousness avatar smiled.

Zhou Zhou nodded.

Then his divine consciousness manifested as a streak of light, returning to the little town to reunite with his grandparents.

Zhou Zhou began calculating the information of his former girlfriend.

He discovered that his former Earth girlfriend had become a small wealthy woman—though for some inexplicable reason, she remained single.

"Has she become a small wealthy woman? That must have fulfilled her once-held dreams, then."

Zhou Zhou stared blankly, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Then, as he watched her diligently working at her computer, his expression softened gradually.

Few outsiders could imagine that just moments ago, the Celestial Emperor, who had single-handedly defeated a god-level warrior, could now display such tenderness.