Black Satan, which spanned across the entire space battlefield, was surrounded by flames that looked like black lightning and condensed into countless tentacles. At first glance, it looked like a black star that was swallowing the sky and the earth. The tentacles were all the tongues of fire that it spurted out.
Deep laughter echoed from the center of the black star. "Li Yao, this is the second time that we have had a battle on such a battlefield, isn't it?"
Li Yao was slightly dazed. He immediately realized that the 'last time' that the guy was referring to was the final battle between him and the star child in the virtual world during the riot of the Immortal Cultivators in the Flying Star Sector.
Yes. At that time, the star child had already been corrupted by the extraterrestrial devils. That was why he was able to create a similar illusionary battlefield.
However, this time, the battlefield had been greatly upgraded. Regardless of whether it was the majestic scale or the lifelike details, they were all enhanced by several levels.
If the illusionary battlefield last time was a still picture, the battlefield this time was a furiously burning swirl and an inextinguishable purgatory!
"You have given yourself away after all."
Li Yao said coldly. "Admit it. You are an extraterrestrial devil. Both Professor Mo Xuan and Lu Qingchen are just your puppets!"
"Of course I am an extraterrestrial devil, but I am also Lu Qingchen and a human being. This is the real form of a human being. It is the ultimate form that is freest and strongest after all the restraints and seals are freed!"
The few tongues of fire on the black star interweaved into a hairy arm that extended toward Li Yao. "I don't understand. Why do we have to meet on the battlefield? The extraterrestrial devils use powerful feelings as the source of energy, and human beings enjoy the joys, sorrows, sorrows, joys, sorrows, sorrows, joys, sorrows, sorrows, sorrows, curiosity, enterprise, and infinite ambitions brought about by feelings, too. It is exactly those things that make the civilization of mankind what it is today. None of us are willing to lose the most precious things!
"However, the wretched Pangu civilization believes that too passionate feelings will destroy the universe. They are trying to deprive us of our feelings and turn us into pure tools, machines that do not have any spiritual energy.
"The Pangu civilization is our common enemy. Shouldn't we destroy the Pangu civilization together?"
"Don't give me that!"
Li Yao bellowed, "It's true that the Pangu civilization intends to strangle all the feelings of human beings and turn them into heartless, tearless tools, but are the extraterrestrial devils any good? You are merely toying with the feelings of human beings, trampling on what is most precious to us, and treating our souls as food. That is even more unforgivable than what the Pangu civilization did! "
Lu Qingchen's gloomy sigh echoed inside the black star. "You're wrong. You're really wrong. Everything I've done has never been for the purpose of playing or manipulating anything. I'm only trying to find out where the so-called 'limit' is when the soul of a human being is stimulated by infinite feelings!
Pausing for a moment, Lu Qingchen slowly opened his fingers, each of which was longer than a starship. "Who are human beings exactly? Where are they from? Where are they going? You must also want to know the answers to these questions, right, Li Yao? Then, let's explore them together.
"Your soul is more powerful and weird than anything I've ever seen before. You were born to be one of us. I'm sincerely inviting you to embark on the path of origin together. We can go to the central area of the Imperium of True Human Beings and search for the relics of the great battle between the Supreme Emperor and the Blood God ten thousand years ago. We can excavate the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum and the Blood God's legacies and unravel the ultimate mysteries of the civilization of mankind.
"If you are not satisfied with what I've done, I can even make certain compromises on how to reform the Xing Yao Federation, as long as you are willing to be melded with me …"
"There's no need to say anything."
Li Yao shouted, "I will not be melded with you even if I die!"
"That … is not up to you to decide!"
Lu Qingchen's voice was suddenly ten thousand times sharper than before. The overwhelming giant hand snatched at the Tartarean Skeleton brutally as if it were a firefly. Cracking noises were echoing as the Tartarean Skeleton was caught in the palm.
"Come, open your heart and soul, accept the true Great Dao, and become one of us!"
Lu Qingchen grinned hideously. "Then, we will figure out together why we are so insignificant in such a vast sea of stars. What are we exactly in this universe? Are we really — really insignificant dust? I don't believe it, I don't! "
"Ahhhhhhh!"
Inside the fist that was clenched so hard that it almost looked like a planet, brilliance that looked like crimson swords beamed out. One, two, five, dozens, and a hundred streaks of redness interweaved and revolved crazily, ripping the enormous fist into pieces. The Tartarean Skeleton leaped out of the suppression of the black star as if it were splitting the sky and the earth. Its body expanded nonstop amidst the thunderous roars.
"Stop bluffing. You cannot scare me, whether you are Lu Qingchen or an extraterrestrial devil!"
Li Yao burst into laughter. "Your scheme has completely failed. Why are you still pretending that you are sure of your victory? Without the enhancement of the computational ability of the three 'Gai' -level super crystal processors, even the mainframe crystal processor of Black Swirl has been blown into pieces by us. All the devils have been released by you to corrupt the Black Wind Fleet and intimidate the fleet of the Federation. Are you really as strong as you seem when you have used up all your trump cards?
"Since this is the Spiriters' Realm, where the competition of soul, will, and illusions is about, let me show you the determination of a real human being!"
In laughter, the Tartarean Skeleton expanded nonstop just like the enemy. The plate armor on its body was ripped apart time and time again. Infinite crimson flames spurted out of the ripped plate armor and condensed into a second layer, a third layer, and a ten-thousandth layer of armor that was even more powerful. In the end, the Tartarean Skeleton turned into a cosmic giant with stars above its head and a galaxy below its feet, just like the black star!
The red giant and the black star stood on the two sides of the overlapping space battleground and confronted each other in silence.
The black star was enormous enough to swallow the entire space battleground in the first place, but the red giant was even larger than it. Or rather, in the competition of will, Li Yao's dominance dimmed Lu Qingchen's confidence.
"Of course, we will search for the origins of human beings and the meaning of our existence in this universe!"
The red giant charged at the black star and waved its hands. Countless starships were hovering around its arms like pebbles, condensing into two sabers that were enough to cut the galaxy in half in front of its arms. "But we will create our future with our beliefs and our way!
"The future is in our hands. The Pangu civilization, the extraterrestrial devils, or any seemingly wise dictator will never be able to control us, restrain us, or decide our future!"
The two sabers that concentrated Li Yao's entire spirit, will, and passion slashed into the depths of the black star, making Lu Qingchen, who had been expressionless in all kinds of tortures and excruciating environments, shudder from the depths of his soul.
"Our goal is the same, except that our approaches are different. We are moving toward the same point from two different directions!"
Thousands of black snakes of fire darted out of the black star, rolling up tremendous starships and dead bodies of the primeval species on the space battleground and smashing them at the red giant brutally.
The exhaust flames that seemed to be at the moment of the big bang rose around the red giant all of a sudden. Li Yao's soul was so heavily wounded that it was almost vaporized.
Lu Qingchen roared. "Stop being stubborn. Accept my beliefs, and you will know that everything I say is true! Human beings are a special form of extraterrestrial devils. They are the kings of devils! The soul of an ordinary person can only be made of the condensation of countless extraterrestrial devils. Otherwise, what do you think your soul is exactly? "
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! Two clusters of energy that were billions of times more violent than the sun collided thousands of times on the space battleground. All the starships, the primeval beasts, and the remains of the primeval lives were reduced into ash. The two clusters of energy were dimming and shrinking at a visible speed. After every collision, tremendous thoughts and remaining souls would be blown away, forming roaring swirls around.
Li Yao and Lu Qingchen, two groups of souls that both had mysterious backgrounds, were fighting with their best!
Li Yao, however, was disturbed by Lu Qingchen's unexpected words. A tiny crack appeared on the chest of the red giant.
The black star took the opportunity to wave its tentacles that were hundreds of thousands of kilometers long and slapped the crack precisely, blowing the red giant away so brutally that it almost fell apart.
"Have you ever heard of the term 'collective intelligence'? A single ant or bee does not have wisdom or self-awareness. Even their feelings are extremely weak!"
The flames of the black star were dancing even more crazily, but Lu Qingchen's voice was weirdly calm. "However, when a lot of ants or bees are gathered together, they can communicate with each other in a certain mysterious way and condense certain behavioral patterns that are similar to wisdom and self-awareness.
"It is the same for the relationship between human beings and the extraterrestrial devils. A devil is even more insignificant than a single ant or bee. It is like a tiny cell that does not have self-awareness or wisdom, but when thousands of cells are gathered together, they can constitute a brain and produce the 'soul' that you are proud of!
"Now, do you understand? This is just the surface of the mysteries of the origins of human beings. The real mysteries are hidden at the center of the cosmos, deep inside the Imperium of True Human Beings and the Alliance of the Holy Covenant, waiting for us to excavate them!
"Come on. Melt with me. Let's find the ultimate 'answer' together. What should a real human being be like?"
"In your dreams …"
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