Zhou Hong casually looked around. Every human city was in ruins, filled with white bones.
Some cities were even occupied by wild beasts. When the giants descended to exterminate humans, those demonic beasts naturally survived and now claimed the human cities.
Zhou Hong couldn't help but feel a sense of sorrow.
But it didn't matter. From now on, this Tianyang Continent would be left to those demonic beasts. Zhou Hong would bring all the remaining survivors to the Deep Sky Continent above, where the conditions would surely allow for rapid cultivation.
However, the remaining humans didn't know where they were hiding, so Zhou Hong needed to traverse the entire world to inform all surviving humans to immediately head to the Primordial Academy.
"All humans listen, I am Zhou Hong of the Primordial Academy. The giants have been eliminated by me. All humans, please return to the Primordial Academy immediately." Wherever Zhou Hong went, he would shout into the sky. His voice could reach a radius of ten thousand kilometers. Although ten thousand kilometers was a very small area for the entire world, Zhou Hong could only use this traditional method to let the humans hiding in secret corners receive the news.
This process might take a long time, perhaps ten or even twenty years.
Zhou Hong had now reached the Mahayana stage. He didn't know when he would receive the summons to ascend, so he could only do his best.
As expected, more and more people emerged from their hidden shelters. Su Dan Novel Network
Thus, time slowly passed, and ten years flew by in a blink.
In these ten years, Zhou Hong had traversed almost every corner of this world. He had notified every area he could, and his throat was hoarse from shouting. He had shouted continuously for ten years; even with a loudspeaker, he would have broken many.
"Enough, it's time to return to the Primordial Academy. I wonder how many surviving humans have returned by now," Zhou Hong thought to himself.
With that, Zhou Hong immediately returned to the Primordial Academy.
With Zhou Hong's current speed, even from the most remote corner, it would only take about ten to fifteen days to reach the Primordial Academy.
Half a month later, Zhou Hong returned to the Primordial City on the Tianyang Continent.
Before even entering Primordial City, Zhou Hong could sense a strong human presence from afar. Looking down from the sky, Zhou Hong saw that the entire Primordial City was crowded, with many tents set up on the hillsides fifty kilometers outside the city. As for the Primordial Academy, it was even more so; those without status and influence couldn't even get close.
"Heh heh, so many surviving humans have returned. It was worth my throat going hoarse for ten years," Zhou Hong laughed heartily. His ten years of hard work had finally paid off.
Standing above Primordial City, Zhou Hong made a rough estimate. The number of humans who had returned to Primordial City was likely between seven and eight billion. Adding those who hadn't returned yet, Zhou Hong estimated that the number of surviving humans exceeded ten billion.
Without further thought, Zhou Hong slowly descended towards the Primordial Academy.
"Greetings, Senior Zhou Hong." Many powerful figures in the Primordial Academy saw Zhou Hong descending from the sky and immediately knelt down to worship him. Although they didn't know if the giants were truly destroyed, Zhou Hong dared to say so, which meant it was highly likely true. Everyone revered Zhou Hong, who had eliminated so many giants with his own strength.
"No need to be so formal." Zhou Hong surveyed the kneeling human powerhouses. Many of them he had seen at the main camp, as those with greater strength had a higher chance of survival.
Zhou Hong saw Lu Qianqian among them, and his heart relaxed. As for other acquaintances, such as classmates from his former class, he didn't see them. Zhou Hong sighed with regret, so many humans had died in this catastrophe. However, there was another acquaintance among them, Long Xuan, whom Zhou Hong had pursued before.
"Senior Zhou Hong, what is your current cultivation realm?" an old man asked. This old man was also in the Mahayana stage.
"I have now broken through to the Mahayana stage," Zhou Hong said calmly.
"Ah." Everyone was immensely shocked. Zhou Hong had broken through to the Mahayana stage at such a young age.
"Senior Zhou Hong, have you truly eliminated the giants on the Deep Sky Continent?" another human powerhouse asked, looking at Zhou Hong with doubt.
"Heh heh, would I lie to you about such a thing? However, it's not completely eradicated. There are still some stragglers alive, but they are no longer a threat. Moreover, leaving some giants behind might be beneficial for future humans."
"Senior Zhou Hong, then do you mean all the surviving humans here will be taken up there?"
"Isn't that obvious? If it weren't for the sake of giving the surviving humans here a better home, would I have bothered to deal with hundreds of billions of giants?"
Everyone was extremely excited.
"Alright everyone, those who are capable, please help quickly to transfer all the humans here to the upper realm. I have already cleared the passage to the upper realm."
"Yes, Senior Zhou Hong."
At this moment, a young man said to Zhou Hong, "Senior Zhou Hong, there are about over ten billion surviving humans now. If we rely on these few seniors from the Primordial Academy to transport them back and forth, it will be too slow. It might not even be finished in thirty years."
"Do you have any good suggestions?" Zhou Hong asked the young man.
"Junior believes that ordinary cultivators cannot ascend because the distance is too far, and there is no transfer platform. Junior thinks we can simply make a very long rope and let it hang down directly from the upper continent. All surviving humans can grab the rope and climb up."
Zhou Hong nodded and said, "Anyway, the task of bringing the survivors to the upper realm is up to you. You can do it however you see fit. I have also broken through to the Mahayana stage, and I don't know when I will receive the summons and ascend to the immortal realm. If the transport can be completed as soon as possible, that would be best. In case of any unforeseen circumstances, I can handle them promptly."
"Yes, senior, you have worked hard. We will take care of it from now on."
Zhou Hong nodded and stopped bothering with these matters. He had already done too much for the humans of this world.
Zhou Hong walked towards Lu Qianqian.
Lu Qianqian looked at Zhou Hong with red eyes. She thought Zhou Hong was dead. If not for a senior from the Primordial Academy stopping her, she would have already given up her life and let the giants crush her.
"Qianqian, it's good that you're alive," Zhou Hong said with a smile, hugging Lu Qianqian.