"What!"
Haunted by the black venom, the souls of the six Yuanying Cultivators had been significantly weakened. Their computational ability had hit rock bottom. Also, because they had believed in the formidability of the Imperium of True Human Beings in advance, it was impossible for them to tell whether the statement was true or not. They chose to believe it subconsciously.
The statement was like the last straw on a heavy burden. The souls of the six Yuanying Cultivators collapsed, and they were caught in a catastrophe.
Inside the black venom, clusters of shivering fire of souls moaned in desperation.
"We … are the last Cultivators?
"So many Sectors have embarked on the merciless path of the Immortal Cultivators where the strong prey on the weak?
"We are the only ones left. We are extremely lonely in the dark forest!"
The struggle of the six fire of souls grew weaker and weaker. Their bodies that were completely enshrouded in the venom gradually became rigid and dull. Starting from their fingers and toes, they slowly turned into black statues.
But Li Yao's fire of souls was bouncing more and more violently and crazily!
His eyes that were staring at the star child were filled with the bloody brilliance of a gambler who had put all his eggs in one basket!
A loophole had appeared, but the loophole was not big enough to crush the star child.
He had to tear a bigger loophole and summon the courage of the six Yuanying Cultivators with the undeniable 'facts' so that the mask of the star child and the Imperium of True Human Beings would be torn apart!
"Hahahaha. Hahahahaha!"
Li Yao suddenly laughed crazily. His laughter was shaking all the stars in the universe. The black venom that was blocking his throat was all washed away by his laughter.
He burned his soul without caring about anything and finally regained the strength to roar and shout!
The star child looked at him peacefully, as if he knew that the guy was going to play some tricks again.
"Fellow Cultivators, please don't believe him. He is lying!"
Li Yao shouted desperately. "In the heyday of the Star Ocean Imperium, the civilizations of the Imperium of True Human Beings had burned thousands of years ago. The fire of the civilization of mankind has spread to thousands of Sectors. How can the Imperium of True Human Beings conquer so many Sectors in only a thousand years?
"Let me tell you a piece of … top secret news!
"In fact, below the ground of Spider Den, there is an enormous underground observatory that boasts very special techniques. It can communicate with other Sectors!
"In the past five years, I've been staying below the ground of Spider Den to search for other Sectors through this underground observatory!
"Moreover, it took me five years to discover three worlds, the Rising Sun Realm, the Black Moon Realm, and the Tian Yuan Realm! These three worlds will still be guarded by us cultivators. There are no Immortal Cultivators, much less the Imperium of True Human Beings!
"So, the conclusion is that he is lying!"
"This …"
Both sides' Divine Souls were on par with each other. It was a battle of wills. This was a battle of wills, a battle of faith!
Li Yao's words were resolute and decisive. It allowed the six Yuanying cultivators to regain some of their faith, and the black venom that enveloped their bodies faded slightly.
"Trust me!"
Li Yao gnashed his teeth. "Even if the universe is truly a dark forest, and even if countless Sectors have been conquered by the Imperium of True Human Beings, the Flying Star Sector will not be fighting alone. There must be other Sectors. I will persevere on the path of cultivation and fight alongside you! "
Zhi! Zhi! Zhi!
Zhi! The black venom on the six Yuanying Cultivators screamed miserably like thorns that had been burnt. They turned into ashes and quickly dissipated!
"But …"
The six Yuanying Cultivators' computational ability was slightly restored, but they immediately realized that Li Yao's words were not entirely true and did not sound convincing at all!
"Hehe. Hehehehe."
Covered by the debris of countless starships, the fire of the star child's soul grew weaker and weaker, too.
Li Yao's guess was correct. The star child was indeed not strong enough to suppress six Yuanying Cultivators and Jin Dan in the superlative level.
He had gone through all the trouble to build the mind palace, to conjure all the deities and devils, and to exaggerate the magnificence and horror of the Imperium of True Human Beings at the cost of his computational ability, all in order to shake the belief of the seven cultivators.
Now that he was about to succeed, of course, he would not allow Li Yao to sabotage his plan at the last moment!
The star child smiled casually and said confidently, "Li Yao, you have grown from a Mr. Nobody into a top-tier expert in only seven years. You are also in charge of one of the most powerful forces in the Flying Star Sector. You are indeed not an easy person to deal with.
"No wonder nobody noticed anything wrong when you pretended to be Bai Xinghe for an entire month. It's because you are as cunning and cunning as Bai Xinghe!
"At this moment, you are doomed for failure. Yet, you are still dreaming of turning the tables with your tricks?"
Li Yao swallowed hard and roared drily, "I have indeed discovered the Black Moon Sector, the Rising Sun Sector, and the Heaven's Origin Sector. Fellow Cultivators, you must believe me!"
The fire of the souls of the six Yuanying Cultivators was flickering and flickering, like candles in the wind that could die out at any moment.
The black venom entangled them again and tore their souls like thousands of tiny snakes.
Of course, they wanted to believe Li Yao very much, but to be honest … his words seemed to be made up no matter how they looked at them. There were too many loopholes!
The star child was amused. He said casually, "Since you are still unwilling to give up, let me point out the loopholes in your words!
"Firstly, there is indeed an ancient observatory below the ground of Spider Den. However, according to the files of the Imperium of True Human Beings, the observatory was built by Liu the Prier, an ancient scholar of apocalypses.
"Liu the Prier was the first to propose the dark forest law. He was quite famous in the Imperium of True Human Beings, too. We all know a thing or two about his life. We know that he once built an observatory in his hometown, but it was designed to study the apocalypses, not to communicate with other Sectors.
"Therefore, even if you did luckily find the observatory on Spider Den, and it was not destroyed in the river of time after ten thousand years, it was impossible for you to reach out to other Sectors through it!
"Besides, such a connection will certainly send out intense spiritual waves."
"But the Immortal Cultivators that we planted on Spider Den sensed nothing!"
"Therefore, I think that it is possible that you have found the ancient observatory, but the observatory must've been abandoned, right?
"The best you can do is to find the names of some Sectors from the ancient files in the observatory and use them to trick me at the critical moment!"
"But unfortunately," the star child said with a smile.
"The Black Moon Sector, the Rising Sun Sector, and the Heaven's Origin Sector that you mentioned were discovered by the Imperium of True Human Beings a long time ago."
"How — how is it possible?" Li Yao asked, his voice shivering.
"554 years ago, the Imperium of True Human Beings discovered the Black Moon Sector and incorporated it into the territory of the Imperium without shedding any blood," the star child said.
"434 years ago, the coordinates of the Rising Sun Sector were locked onto by the Imperium, too. There were some stubborn Cultivators in the Sector, but under the suppression of the army of the Imperium, the Rising Sun Sector was conquered in less than three years, too.
"As for the Tian Yuan Realm …"
The star child paused for a moment and said, "Let me think. It seems to be a relatively barren Sector at the edge of the territory of the Star Ocean Imperium, right? The Imperium of True Human Beings discovered the Tian Yuan Realm 219 years ago. However, the Sector had been completely wrecked, desolate, and of no value for development. Therefore, it was abandoned by the Imperium. "
"Well …"
Li Yao was at a loss for words.
The star child burst into laughter. "So, just admit it. You are lying!
"You didn't reach out to the Black Moon Sector, the Rising Sun Sector, and the Heaven's Origin Sector at all. You made everything up just now!
"Of the three Sectors, two have been governed by the Immortal Cultivators, and the other has been completely abandoned. You are the last Cultivators!"
"Li Yao, are you really lying? You didn't discover any new Sectors? "
The souls of the six Yuanying Cultivators were trembling violently!
Li Yao was silent for a long time. Like a balloon that had been punctured, he slowly shriveled and mumbled, "You are really something. You've seen through my lie. There's nothing I can do about it now …"
His words cast the six Yuanying Cultivators into desperation. They could not even move their fingers.
The star child burst into laughter. "Now, you have realized the formidability of the Imperium, haven't you?"
Countless tentacles suddenly expanded, and the black venom poured toward the seven Cultivators incessantly!
Li Yao was like a puppet whose strings had been cut off. He stood there in a daze, allowing the black venom to swallow him and turn him into a giant black cocoon.
Sensing the desperation and fear of the seven Cultivators, the star child's soul was burning furiously again, becoming stronger and stronger!
Right now, the beliefs of the seven Cultivators had been completely suppressed. Nothing could stop the true path of immortality from transforming the world!
However …
The star child suddenly sensed that inside the black cocoon that enshrouded Li Yao, there was a tiny bit of 'belief' that was extremely solid and could not be swallowed or digested at all!
"This is …"
The star child was confused. He had seen through Li Yao's lies. Why was there still such a firm belief deep inside Li Yao's soul?
Li Yao's somewhat weird voice echoed from the black cocoon. "Wait. One last question!
"Since the Imperium of True Human Beings is so powerful, it is not entirely impossible for me to surrender to the Imperium and even become an Immortal Cultivator.
"However, I would like to confirm one last time. Did the Imperium of True Human Beings really discover the Tian Yuan Realm 219 years ago, and the Tian Yuan Realm has long been a desolate land?"
The star child was dazed for a moment. His instincts told him that something was wrong.
But it was his own words that supported his suppression of the seven Cultivators. If he hesitated at this moment, the seven Cultivators would notice his weakness, and everything would be over!
Therefore, the star child said coldly, "Yes. A desolate, barren world at the edge of the cosmos has drifted alone for ten thousand years. Is there any fire of civilization left?"
"Okay."
Li Yao could not help but laugh out loud. "If that's the case, there won't be a problem!"
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