BOOM!
Almost a thousand crystal cannons suddenly appeared in the gigantic hand that the star child had transformed into. Thunderballs and electric arcs were bombarding the seven Cultivators crazily, making them dizzy and drowning them in the ocean of fire!
Swoosh! Swoosh!
When the crystal cannons finally stopped firing, almost ten thousand iron chains dashed out of the palm of the gigantic hand and pierced into the Crystal Suits of the seven Cultivators brutally. They were tied up by thorns and were unable to move at all.
"Open your eyes and see the universe clearly!"
Along with the star child's roar, countless shadows popped up in the sea of stars in all directions, as if all the deities and devils in the universe had arrived at the same time.
They were as magnificent as mountains and as vast as oceans, making the seven Cultivators insignificant in contrast.
Billions of gods and devils were like billions of trees that were brandishing their fangs and brandishing their claws. They formed a dark and cold forest that covered the entire universe.
"Do you see it? The cold universe is a dark forest. If you want to survive, you have to follow the cruelest law!
"The strong prey on the weak, and only the fittest survive. In order to be stronger, mercy, morality, and mercy can be abandoned, and they must be abandoned!
"This is evolution. It's like a fish abandoning the swim bladders and fins of the past and evolving into a reptile after it reaches the land!
"Evolution, evolution, evolution! Evolution is everything! You can survive if you evolve, and you can only be destroyed if you don't! "
"Shua!"
The thorns that pierced deeply into the seven Cultivators' bodies turned into black vipers immediately and injected tremendous venom into their souls incessantly.
Their souls were all suppressed and unable to struggle. The black venom was even flowing out of their bodies through their mouths, noses, and ears, forming a thin seal on the surface of their bodies.
Li Yao felt that the fire of his soul was getting weaker and weaker. His computational ability was plummeting under the corruption of the black venom, too. He even began to agree with the star child's ideology from the bottom of his heart.
"What he said seems to make sense. We live at the edge of the cosmos. Take a look? Only those who haven't experienced any storms can maintain the ideology of 'helping the weak'.
"If we had to live in the cruel Bloody Worlds for ten thousand years, what would we choose in order to continue the fire of the civilization of mankind?"
Li Yao suddenly shuddered. He knew that he had almost lost his mind.
"No, no, no, a civilization that sacrificed most of the ordinary people to create a few elites. It's definitely not a true human civilization! "
Li Yao wanted to shout, but the black venom filled his throat. He coughed for a long time but couldn't say a word.
"Do you see that? With my strength, I can easily suppress the souls of the seven of you and make you my slaves!"
The star child suddenly stopped his scourge and said coldly, "Even if you don't control the Flying Star Sector with the Grand Illusionary Soldiers, it will still be very dangerous. A protracted war is bound to be raised. The entire Flying Star Sector will be smashed, and billions of people will be killed.
"In order to ensure that the Flying Star Sector can function as quickly as possible and provide incessant soldiers and resources for the Imperium, I am not willing to do such a thing.
"Also, I believe that you do not want to see the Flying Star Sector plunged into misery and suffering, either.
"So, I'll give you one last chance."
"The seven of you all boast great influence in the Flying Star Sector with your prestige and influence. With your prestige and power, together with the Grand Illusionary Soldiers, you should be able to take over the Flying Star Sector without bloodshed. The world will be run in the Imperium's way.
"I know that you are all made of granite. You are not scared of death. However, even if you are not thinking for yourself, you should think for the ordinary people.
"If you do not resist and surrender obediently, the Flying Star Sector will still be able to maintain some independence. In the future, you will be the real controllers of the Flying Star Sector. As long as you provide a certain amount of soldiers and resources every year, the Imperium will not interfere with your business too much. Many people will be under your protection.
"By then, you can establish 'reserves' on some planets where some of the ordinary people can continue to live a peaceful life. You will be able to satisfy your hypocrisy and vanity.
"This is the biggest concession that the Imperium can make!
"If you insist on resisting until the end and refuse to bathe in the glory of the Imperium, you will be the enemy of the Imperium of True Human Beings and the traitors of the civilization of mankind!
"The Imperium will never show any mercy to the traitors of the civilization of mankind!
"When the expedition army of the Imperium arrives, the Flying Star Sector will immediately be smashed into smithereens. Not only will all the Cultivators be killed, even the ordinary people will be punished in the harshest way. They will be refined into the humblest slaves and sent to the resource planets with the harshest environment at the edge of the Imperium. Their descendants will never be able to make a name for themselves!
"Is this the future that you want?
"Is this the price that you are willing to pay for your momentary courage?"
Luoxingzi and the other Cultivators were dumbfounded. They were all lost for words.
They were not scared of death. However, if the Imperium of True Human Beings was truly so powerful, resistance would be meaningless. If anything, the ordinary people of the Flying Star Sector would end up in an even more miserable situation.
It was an outcome that they would never accept.
The souls of Luoxingzi and the other Cultivators shivered. Gaps that were as thin as threads appeared on them.
The black venom transformed by the star child's telepathic thoughts took the opportunity to invade the souls of the six Yuanying Cultivators, sabotaging and controlling them.
The six of them struggled helplessly, as if they were mired in a swamp.
Li Yao was the only one who was still gritting his teeth under the corruption of the black venom, keeping the last bit of consciousness deep inside his soul.
He vaguely felt that something was wrong.
That's not right. If the star child's soul power is so strong, he could've suppressed all of us in the beginning. Why did he have to waste so much time talking?
Or rather, if he is really so tough, there is no need for him to control Xiao Xuance or activate the 'New Era Plan'. He could've simply found an excuse to gather the Yuanying Cultivators in the control room of the star brain on Heavenly Phantom and brainwash everyone with mental attacks. Wouldn't it have been simple?
Something is wrong. Something is definitely wrong here!
Logically speaking, he knows that we are all the most stubborn Cultivators, and our belief in protecting the ordinary people is not developed overnight. It is impossible for us to be persuaded by a few words. Then, he shouldn't have exaggerated the brutality of the Imperium of True Human Beings!
Unless …
Li Yao suddenly had an epiphany. "Unless, he is bluffing just to make us feel the greatest fear!"
Right. Right. Everything up to this moment is just the wretched child's empty talk. The rise of the Imperium of True Human Beings, the control of the prosperous areas of the Star Ocean Imperium, and the submission of countless worlds to the glory of the imperium? There is no evidence at all!
"Is he really that powerful?"
There are six Yuanying Cultivators here. Together with my soul power, we are seven against one. Even the soul of a Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator might not be able to suppress us!
Don't forget that he has to spend tremendous computational ability to control tens of thousands of Grand Illusionary Soldiers to compete with Professor Mo Xuan and the other star spirits!
Right. Star spirits!
Professor Mo Xuan and the other four star spirits must be thinking of a solution outside!
Considering all the factors, the star child is definitely not so strong. That's why he is intentionally exaggerating the magnificence and horror of the Imperium of True Human Beings in order to intimidate us and shake our souls!
In a mental competition, the strength of the soul was very important, but what mattered more was the will to fight!
The source of the will to fight was the unwavering belief!
It was especially so when two Cultivators of similar Cultivation were having a mental competition, the role of belief was particularly important.
The firmer the belief, the more likely it was that the party would win in the end!
The firmness of the belief largely depended on the 'facts' that the two parties believed in.
For example, it was more than easy for a Yuanying Cultivator to launch a mental attack on a Refinement Stage Cultivator and convince him that 'the sun is square'.
However, if the two parties were both Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, and one of them believed that 'the sun is round' while the other believed that 'the sun is square', the former would certainly be the winner if their beliefs were to collide.
Since the very beginning, the star child has been trying his best to exaggerate the idea that the Imperium of True Human Beings is too strong for you to resist. He has even turned the idea into a 'fact'!
Troubled by such a 'fact', our belief has been shaken. How can we fight him when we do not even believe in ourselves?
Realizing that, Li Yao was greatly refreshed.
But his belief was not firmer because of it.
It was because everything was just speculation. He had no proof that the star child was lying.
Without concrete evidence, there would be no firm belief. Without firm belief, it would be impossible for him to wield the full strength of his soul!
What do I do? Li Yao was anxious.
The star child had the upper hand. The mind palace was already indestructible. Unless he found concrete evidence, Li Yao would not be able to convince himself, much less wake up the six Yuanying Cultivators to compete with the star child!
"If you are still unwilling to give up, I can tell you something even more desperate."
Deep inside the iron body, the fire of the star child's soul shivered slightly, as if it were not very stable, either.
There was a hint of unpredictable anxiety in his indifferent voice. "After a thousand years of expansion, the Imperium has almost recovered all the Sectors of human beings.
"Many Sectors are living in extremely harsh environments. The experts there have long given up the stupid idea of protecting the weak. When the army of the Imperium showed up, they joined the Imperium without any resistance.
"As for the worlds that were foolish enough to still adhere to the path of Cultivation, they were almost all destroyed in the past ten thousand years because they could not adapt to the competition in the Dark Forest. Those that were lucky enough not to be destroyed are still struggling at death's door."
"You are the last Cultivators in the dark forest."
"Hehe. In the vast, cold universe, you are the only fools left who are fighting on your own."
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