"It does make sense. My status right now … is too weird."
Li Yao condensed and molded his soul nonstop. He was like a drop of water that was trying to jump out of the water, only to fall back into the water helplessly in the end. "I feel that I am very unstable. Sometimes, I seem to be able to expand to the entire world, but sometimes, I am compressed to a point that is almost nothingness. Even my senses are deprived. My ability to think is greatly limited.
"Also, the voices, the pictures, and the chaotic information are brushing my self-awareness and corrupting my soul nonstop, giving my soul a certain feeling of … well, 'disintegration' and 'overflow'.
"On one hand, I am hungry and craving more energy and computational ability, but on the other hand, I am very 'full'. My stomach is filled with redundant data. Weird. Too weird."
"It's perfectly normal. We are ghosts right now, amalgamations of information that exist purely in the form of waves. We have to lurk inside the crystal processor debris because we haven't found a suitable carrier yet."
The mental devil explained, "Because we do not have a body and a brain of our own, our computational ability and the clarity of our soul are greatly restricted by the crystal processor. If the crystal processor that we are living in is of a small scale with a low performance, it will be impossible for our soul to carry out 100% of its power. Perhaps, the crystal processor will collapse or even explode when we can only exert 5% of its power.
"If we can seize one or an entire system of super crystal processors, we will be able to carry out 50%, 60%, 70%, or even higher of the power of our soul. I believe that we will be able to unlock more secrets and abilities.
"However, the Holy League is obviously not blind. They have a lot of well-trained crystal processor specialists, too. The more advanced a super crystal processor is, the more awesome the crystal processor specialists will be, and the more thorough the defense will be. It is not easy to hack into.
"In the worst-case scenario, if the crystal processor that we are lurking in is further sabotaged, all the energy supply will be cut off. Then, our soul will be completely screwed!"
"Fair enough."
Pondering for a moment, Li Yao said, "At the very least, we have to 'swing' out of the debris of the crystal processor and move freely on the Spiritual Nexus until we find the next suitable carrier. The debris of the mainframe crystal processor of the floating fortress will be dissected into the tiniest chips and components in no time. Then, we will be turtles in a jar at the mercy of anybody."
"Yes. This place is not a place for us to stay for long. We have to 'swing' out as soon as possible. However, 'moving freely' in the Spiritual Nexus is not so easy, either."
The mental devil explained patiently, "If our souls are transmitted through the wireless network, the transmission speed will be greatly limited, and it will be vulnerable to the interference of the solar storm and the cosmic radiation. You don't want our souls to be cut off halfway through the wireless network, do you? By then, half of our soul data will be stored in the debris of this crystal processor, and the other half will be stored in another crystal processor. Won't it be awkward?
"The transmission speed is indeed much higher through wires and cables, but the possibility of being traced will be greatly increased due to the limitations. Besides, the crystal processor systems of many critical facilities and military locations are self-contained. It is impossible for us to crawl into them.
"The most important thing is, if our souls are regarded as a special information file, the data and characters contained in the 'file' are too enormous. However we compress them, it is still impossible for the 'file' to run on the Spiritual Nexus as fast as you imagine.
"Besides, there are all kinds of defense barriers, logic traps, and infinite loops in the Spiritual Nexus of the Holy League in the first place. There are also incessant active scans, anti-virus programs, and network guardians. All those things together constitute the 'immune system' of 'Fuxi', which is on alert for the anomalies of the intruders. You don't want to trigger the 'immune system', do you?"
"Fuxi …"
Although Li Yao did not have a head, he still vaguely felt a headache. "The super crystal processor system from hundreds of thousands of years ago?"
"Exactly. Fuxi controls the enormous information network of the entire Holy League and can mobilize most of the resources of crystal processors," the mental devil said. "We, on the other hand, are just tiny viruses that have just been awakened. This has been an unfair war since the very beginning. I do not want to clash with Fuxi head-on right now.
"If we clash right now, there will only be one outcome, which is that we will be crushed by Fuxi mercilessly and turned into 'specimens' in their virus library."
"But didn't you say just now that even tiny viruses stand a chance to take down the powerful gods?"
Li Yao could not help but ask, "Why do I feel that our future is bleak now?"
"It depends on what kind of virus it is," the mental devil said.
"Right now, we are nothing more than a tiny 'flu virus' at best. It is impossible for us to cause great damage to the Fuxi system. We have to upgrade and evolve slowly and modify and mutate the Fuxi system into fatal viruses."
"Then, what do you suggest?"
Li Yao said, "We can't just run away, can we? Right. Can we run away? "
"It is possible to run away," the mental devil said.
The mental devil said, "If we dash out without bothering about anything, I believe that nobody will be able to stop us for the time being. As long as we can hijack a remote launch platform of the Spiritual Nexus and input the coordinate data of the Imperium, there will be a chance that our souls will be teleported back.
"But the old problem remains. How can we guarantee that the launch platform of the Spiritual Nexus will not be attacked by the Holy League while our souls are being teleported back to the Imperium?
"If we are bombarded by the Holy League when our souls are fifty percent transmitted, I don't know what the consequences will be.
"On the other hand, if we break out of the Spiritual Nexus without bothering about anything, we will leave obvious traces on the Spiritual Nexus, which will allow the Holy League to grasp the data in the deepest part of our souls. As a result, the Holy League will have a better understanding of the form of our souls and our brand-new combat patterns. They will certainly make corresponding defenses. Then, it will be barely possible for us to sneak in in the same way again.
"It must be noted that, after the fierce battle on Black Castle, the fact that we have arrived in the body of a heretic has been exposed. The 'Sunspot Plan' has been noticed by the Holy League. If our ability to travel in the Spiritual Nexus freely is revealed, how can we compete with the Holy League?"
"That does make sense. It is not my style to run back to my hometown before the mission is accomplished, either!"
Li Yao's soul was burning with thirst again. "Whatever form we take, our goal remains the same. We will lock onto the Ultimate Benevolence Masters, find the traitors within the Holy League, and, if possible, raise a shocking storm within the Holy League to delay their attack plan so that we can buy more time for Boss Bai, Lei Chenghu, and the reinforcements from the Federation!"
"If that is the case …"
The mental devil smiled. "We are already very close to our target."
This time, Li Yao immediately realized what was going on even without the mental devil's explanation.
Yes. The sudden loss of control of the "heretic" on a large scale and the arrival of the soul of "Black Wind King" Li Yao, a powerful minister of the Imperium, were both threats of the highest level in the Holy League. The leadership of the Holy League would certainly be alerted, and the most elite rapid response forces would be deployed to take care of them, right?
To be more straightforward, with his identity and position today, knowing that he was running around in the Holy League, it was perfectly normal that the five Ultimate Benevolence Masters would attack him together!
When the Ultimate Benevolence Masters locked onto him, it meant that he had locked onto the Ultimate Benevolence Masters too.
It was a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse. However, it remained to be seen who was the cat and who was the mouse yet!
Li Yao refreshed himself. His soul was glittering and condensed into a glittering virtual brain. "What is this place exactly? It must be an important stronghold of the Holy League, right?"
"Yes. This space fortress is named 'God's Punishment Fortress'. It is one of the largest, most advanced, and most powerful super fortresses in the Holy League's fleet. Although it is not the vehicle of the Ultimate Benevolence Masters, it is almost on par with the vehicles of the five Ultimate Benevolence Masters."
The mental devil said, "This is the nest of the 'Inquisition of Heresy'. The headquarters of the 'Purgers' and the 'Cleaners', the two major forces of the Holy League, are both here."
"Inquisition of Heresy?"
Li Yao vaguely heard the name before. "Is it an agency of the Holy League that maintains the internal order and the so-called 'purity' and 'harmony'? Is it like the Secret Sword Bureau and the Dim Moon Fund in the Federation, or the Tribunal of Extraterrestrial Devils and the Association of Demon Hunters in the Imperium?"
"Yes. In terms of functions, the Inquisition of Heresy is similar to the Secret Sword Bureau, the Dim Moon Fund, the Tribunal of Extraterrestrial Devils, and the Association of Demon Hunters. They are all security agencies that maintain the internal order and prevent the infiltration of spies. However, in terms of level and power, it is much higher than the agencies of the same type in the Federation and the Imperium."
The mental devil said, "It's because the nature of their countries is different. The Holy League is not a normal country at all. Most of the people of the Holy League are fearless, unafraid of pain, and even determined to die. Such a 'country' is like an enormous swarm of bees. It can be destroyed, but it can hardly be defeated.
"However, the people are unthinking, and the system is extremely rigid. They are gathered, summoned, and executed by the leadership through the Spiritual Nexus, which leads to a very serious problem.
"Once the 'mental network' among the people is compromised, the orders of the Ultimate Benevolence Masters are tampered with, and the loyal 'soldiers' and 'workers' are controlled by the malicious heretics, it is possible that great chaos will be caused immediately. It is even possible that all the people will collapse.
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