"The arrival of extraterrestrial devils!"
It had been a long time since Li Yao last heard the term, but he had indeed experienced an enormous arrival of extraterrestrial devils in person on the tenth space ring of Heavenly Saints City, the heart of the Flying Star Sector.
The arrival of the extraterrestrial devils caused a catastrophe in the tenth space ring. Countless people were possessed by devils and turned into hideous monsters. Even more people were killed miserably in the chaos of the devils. It was the most miserable tragedy in the Flying Star Sector in the past hundreds of years.
That was also the beginning of everything.
The arrival of the extraterrestrial devils had been planned by Xiao Xuance and the star child behind him.
In order to push forward the Grand Illusionary Soldier Project, they directed and played the disaster of the extraterrestrial devils themselves, allowing the extraterrestrial devils to almost destroy the entire tenth space ring. It was not until the last moment that a large batch of Grand Illusionary Soldiers were sent to banish the extraterrestrial devils, creating the image that the Grand Illusionary Soldiers were invincible. All the obstacles were cleared for the crazy expansion of the Grand Illusionary Soldiers in the Flying Star Sector in the years to come.
Of course, in the battle, Li Yao happened to be in the tenth space ring. By chance, he slayed 'Hellsword' Zhuang Ziyou, a Yuanying Cultivator, for the first time and received his secret arts of mental warfare. He also snuck onto a space pirate's starship and reached Spider Den, where he encountered 'Boss Bai', the Pirate Potentate. After a series of changes, he unearthed the Star Prier's House and trained himself in Yan Xinjian's residence for several years, breaking into the superlative height of Jin Dan. Eventually, he returned to Heavenly Saints City and stopped Xiao Xuance and the star child's great scheme.
The chain reactions that resembled a butterfly effect could not have been foreseen by Xiao Xuance and the star child, who instigated the arrival of the extraterrestrial devils.
"Don't you find it odd?"
The mental devil said. "The high-level extraterrestrial devils, such as the devil kings, the devil monarchs, and even the devil gods, boast intelligence, too. They are certainly not something that the likes of Xiao Xuance can command easily. Besides, the arrival of the extraterrestrial devils in the tenth space ring was just a show. In the show, the extraterrestrial devils were destined to be defeated by the Grand Illusionary Soldiers in order to show the magnificence of the Grand Illusionary Soldiers and ask all the sects of the Flying Star Sector to refine Grand Illusionary Soldiers.
"In this incident, Xiao Xuance and the star child have taken all the benefits, but the extraterrestrial devils are sending countless devils to die for nothing. Why?
"Here comes the question. Firstly, how did Xiao Xuance get in touch with the extraterrestrial devil? How did he manage to drive it to the tenth space ring and launch a deadly riot?
"Secondly, assuming that Xiao Xuance promises certain benefits to the extraterrestrial devils, what kind of conditions can tempt the extraterrestrial devils? After all, in the following years, until his scheme was exposed and he died, the Sky Demon did not make much of a move. Even if there were supposed to be benefits, they had never materialized! Could it be that the Heavenly Demon was a kind man who would swallow such humiliation and suffer such a loss?
"Thirdly, even if the leader of the extraterrestrial devils of the Flying Star Sector was truly a vegetarian at that time and promised to help Xiao Xuance without asking for anything in return, would you believe it if you were Xiao Xuance?
"Unreasonable. Absolutely unreasonable. Yes, Xiao Xuance is an unpardonable bad guy and an inhuman Immortal Cultivator, but the Immortal Cultivators also claim to be the representatives of the civilization of mankind and the rightful heirs of the Star Ocean Imperium. Therefore, they are the mortal enemies of the extraterrestrial devils! It must be noted that the Star Ocean Imperium in the past was probably destroyed by the extraterrestrial devils!
"Judging from the battle on Kunlun, however bad the Immortal Cultivators are, they do have some tough bones. They were even bold enough to kill the Pangu without any hesitation, not to mention the extraterrestrial devils.
"Therefore, there is no reason for the extraterrestrial devils to listen to Xiao Xuance's command, and it is impossible for Xiao Xuance to trust the extraterrestrial devils. Their collusion is absolutely impossible!"
Li Yao thought quickly, and surging tides were surging inside his brain.
The mental devil was his second personality. What Li Yao said just now was actually the confusion that Li Yao had been pondering a lot on his own but soon dropped to the back of his head. However, he was now able to say it out in an organized way with the help of the mental devil.
The arrival of the extraterrestrial devils in the tenth space ring of Heavenly Saints City of the Flying Star Sector was something of a public case to this day.
Many people had been brooding about Xiao Xuance's collusion with the extraterrestrial devils years ago, but there was no answer until Xiao Xuance was defeated and the 'star child' was completely annihilated.
In the hundred years that followed, the Flying Star Sector had been peaceful. Occasionally, small-scale devils would invade starships and lead to the crew members being bewitched, but large-scale extraterrestrial devils never appeared again.
At that time, the New Federation was busy consolidating the seven Sectors and dealing with the scourge of the expedition army of the Imperium of True Human Beings. The groundless things such as the 'extraterrestrial devils' and the relationship between the extraterrestrial devils and Xiao Xuance's group a hundred years ago had long been forgotten except by the historians.
Li Yao pondered for a moment inside his brain and said, "Yes. Xiao Xuance was a hardcore Immortal Cultivator. There was no reason for him to reach out to the extraterrestrial devils. It was also impossible for him to trust the extraterrestrial devils absolutely and allow them to rampage in 'Heavenly Saints City', his home. After the fire was set, who could tell whether or not the extraterrestrial devils would go on a killing spree all the way to the center of Heavenly Saints City?"
"Unless it was not Xiao Xuance," the mental devil said, "but someone of a higher level than Xiao Xuance, who was absolutely trusted by Xiao Xuance and who could even control Xiao Xuance, and who was deeply cooperating with the extraterrestrial devils!"
"The star child!" Li Yao said solemnly. "Xiao Xuance was just a puppet on the surface. The 'star child' who turned into his foster son Xiao Tianbao was the real mastermind behind the curtain!"
"Well, I don't know if I should say this," the mental devil said. "In fact, when the Imperium of True Human Beings extracts the souls of high-level Cultivators, builds them into 'star children' who are bodies of pure energy, and uses them to explore the profound universe through the four-dimensional space … such a method saves both spiritual energy and time, but it actually has a lot of hidden problems.
"That's because in the vast universe, in both the three-dimensional space and the four-dimensional space, and even the higher dimensions, a lot of weird existences beyond the imagination of human beings are abounded. For example, 'extraterrestrial' in the name of the extraterrestrial devils does not necessarily mean that they live in a space zone far, far away from the three thousand Sectors. Instead, it is very likely that they lurk in the four-dimensional space most of the time and only occasionally arrive in the three-dimensional space to 'hunt'.
"When the creatures in the three-dimensional space, or human beings, break the void and perform a space jump, they will enter an unknown territory. Their souls are vulnerable to the invasion in the first place. Half a day ago, Professor Mo Xuan tried to invade our souls during a space jump.
"Even with the protection of a fleshly body, we might not be able to resist such a scourge, not to mention that the star child was just a bunch of souls that did not have any protection at all. When he passed through the four-dimensional space naked, he was like an aromatic roasted chicken that was swaggering right under the gazes of the wolves and leopards!
"Therefore, I've been wondering why the Imperium of True Human Beings was so lucky to have sent so many star children whose 'four-dimensional defense' was extremely weak to travel in the universe without being targeted by the extraterrestrial devils or other energy lives even once. The Imperium of True Human Beings is too bold. The ignorant are truly fearless! "
Li Yao took a deep, deep breath. Even his voice was shivering inside his brain. "Are — are you suggesting that the star child Xiao Tianbao who arrived in the Flying Star Sector was probably corrupted by the extraterrestrial devils when he arrived? In fact, he was not just a star child of the Imperium of True Human Beings but also partly mixed with the extraterrestrial devils?"
"I don't know about that," the mental devil said. "But think about it carefully. Do you remember that the star child Xiao Tianbao said that he encountered an enormous cosmic storm when he just arrived in the Flying Star Sector? His soul was blown apart, and he couldn't have been more feeble. That was why he lurked for a hundred years and chose Xiao Xuance as his agent so that he could slowly carry out his plan to build the space gate and summon the fleet of the Imperium.
"All in all, the star child who was barely recovered from the cosmic storm was the best target for corruption. Even I could've corrupted him without any trouble.
"The Flying Star Sector is a paradise for the energy lives in the first place. There are the Blood Stripe Virus on Iron Plateau, and the extraterrestrial devils in space. Chances are that there are other uncanny creatures in the four-dimensional space. I wouldn't be surprised at all if the star child had been corrupted a long time ago."
A drop of cold sweat leaked out of Li Yao's forehead. He suddenly grew suspicious again. "What's the relationship between the energy lives like you? Why do you seem to be hoping that I can annihilate the extraterrestrial devils? Shouldn't you be helping each other when you are of the same kind? "
"The people of the Federation and the people of the Imperium are of the same kind. The people of the Imperium and the people of the Holy League are of the same kind. We are all human beings. Don't we have a lot of fun killing each other?"
The mental devil chuckled. "As the saying goes, people of the same trade are enemies. Only people of the same kind need the same resources and a similar living space. That's why they have a reason to kill each other! If they are of different kinds, they can actually coexist in peace most of the time!
"As for the relationship between the Blood Stripe Virus and the extraterrestrial devils, and perhaps the messy 'chaos', well, it's probably like the relationship between you and a cockroach. Except that they are all carbon-based lives and may have come from the same source, there is not the slightest connection between them."
"Is that so?"
Li Yao slightly frowned. He felt that it was necessary for him to pay more attention to the knowledge about the energy lives.
"Yes!"
The mental devil said matter-of-factly. "Did you know that there are more than three hundred million carbon-based lives in your hometown, the Heaven's Origin Sector alone? Most of them have nothing to do with you, right? How many kinds of energy lives do you think there are in the entire universe? Are all the energy lives relatives who need to help each other?
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