The goddess of creation had returned.
While there were many twists and turns in the process, and the final outcome was not what Hao Ren had expected, the most important goal was achieved: find the Umbral Realm, find the sleeping goddess of creation, and wake her up.
As for the goddess of annihilation who had escaped, Hao Ren could only say that man proposes, and God disposes. He had tried his best to make things work for the best, and the current situation was actually much better than the worst-case scenario he had predicted. The goddess of annihilation had suffered a permanent injury, and would be sealed in the Dark Abyss Cage for some time to come. The Mad Lord had also been tricked by a freak combination of factors. No matter how one looked at it, this round of manipulations was rather fruitful.
When the energy storm in the universe subsided a little, the Aiur immediately arrived above the floating continent. With a flash of teleportation light, Salaman and a large group of guardian giants were directly teleported to the goddess of creation. These mighty giants, who were more than ten meters tall, were bewildered like a group of children when they saw their creator. Most of them had even forgotten how to speak. Only Salaman managed to stay calm. He knelt on one knee before the goddess of creation, but when he opened his mouth, his voice was choked. "Mother, we finally …"
"It's been hard on you all." The silver-haired, red-eyed goddess stood quietly before Salaman. She looked up at the majestic creatures she had created and said in a rather emotional tone, "Sigh, why did I make you all so tall in the first place?"
"You said that you got the scale wrong …" Salaman said.
Hao Ren, who had taken out a small stool and a bowl of popcorn and was waiting to watch a tearjerker, almost fainted on the spot. His eyes widened. "It's not easy for you all to meet, and you're talking about this?!"
"Mother has always been like this." Salaman smiled. Beside the goddess of creation, he felt that familiar yet long-lost aura of peace, and this aura softened his usually stern expression. "She is very strict, but also very humorous. Her positive and optimistic attitude is her greatest characteristic …"
"Save the compliments," the goddess of creation interrupted Salaman. She looked at the guardian giants and the starships on standby in space, and suddenly sighed softly. "A lot of people are missing, right …"
"Mother, the army stationed in Amantir …"
"Needless to say, I already know." The goddess of creation shook her head gently and glanced at Hao Ren. "They told me everything. The corruption of the Amantir army is my responsibility, and it was my poor planning that led to this. Don't be in such a hurry to shake your head. I'm very clear-headed now. After getting rid of the Defiler, I'm more clear-headed than ever before. Now that I think about it, there are too many problems in the plan I left behind … I just hope that these problems are not irreparable. "
Hao Ren narrowed his eyes. It seemed that after banishing the goddess of annihilation, the goddess of creation had also gotten rid of some sort of influence. That was quite a gain.
Salaman and his fellow giants had a lot to say after seeing their mother, but now was clearly not a good time to catch up. The goddess of creation comforted her 'children' before asking the question she was most concerned about. "Was L 'Haronne affected by the previous battle?"
Salaman was stunned. "L 'Haronne?"
"That's the planet." Nangong Wuyue, who was listening by the side, immediately raised the tip of her tail and pointed in a direction in space. "There's life there."
"There's life there?!" Salaman's jaw dropped when he heard that, but he quickly suppressed his curiosity and began to communicate with the information collection department on the ship. After a while, he shook his head. "While the scale of the battle was huge, it did not affect the planet."
"That's good." The goddess of creation immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then shook her head in a self-deprecating manner. "If it were destroyed again … I really don't know how I would face it."
Lily was straightforward. "Then go back and have another dream. After all, in a dream, everything … Sob sob sob …"
Hao Ren covered the husky's mouth and forced her back down. He then turned to the goddess of creation. "Why, do you want to go and have a look now?"
The goddess of creation thought for a moment and finally shook her head. "While I really want to, the situation in the Plane of Dreams is more important. I have been out of touch with the outside world for too long, and the information I got from you in a hurry was limited. Now that everything is settled, I think it's better to talk business. "
It was a reasonable and rational decision, and Hao Ren naturally agreed. Since L 'Haronne was floating there and would not run away, but the Mad Lord in the Plane of Dreams could come out at any time. It was clear which was more important.
After ten thousand years of separation, the goddess of creation once again stepped onto the bridge of the Aiur. The battle-scarred starship served as the temporary palace of the goddess, but there was no room to celebrate the return of the goddess. An emergency meeting was quickly organized, and it was attended by everyone who had a say in the matter regarding the Mad Lord, including Salaman and several of his key lieutenants, the goddess of creation herself, and Hao Ren and his team.
Aside from that, a few ancient giants (Loken and the rest), the guardian giants, and Asurmen, the Denizens of the Stars, also participated in the meeting via remote projection.
Of course, in order to hold the meeting, the Aiur had to first leave the Umbral Realm and return to the docking port at the Heart. While Hao Ren had now opened the route to the Umbral Realm with a navigation device, there was still a special Law and Order Barrier between the latter and the main material universe. This' wall ', which was a mutation of the World Barrier, would block the signal transmission between the two dimensions. While this problem was not unsolvable, it would take time. At this stage, to hold a 'network meeting', two groups of people must be in the same universe.
Loken, the Lord of Lords, was dumbfounded when he first connected. He was busy working with the laboratory mainframe of CARS to do some research on the attributes of divine powers when he suddenly received a summons of the highest level. Then, he saw the highest-power antenna on CARS suddenly activated and pointed to the distant universe. Then, he saw Asurmen, the full-time observer of the Mad Lord, who was either parked outside the space station or sending signals to the center of the universe, was pulled into the meeting group. The ancient giant was shocked. He thought that the Mad Lord had finally escaped from the cage of the Dark Abyss, and that the life-and-death crisis had arrived. The inspector was gathering everyone to prepare for the final battle …
So, he dragged his fellow wardens and sat in the communications hall, fully armed.
But when the communication was connected, he saw the goddess of creation sitting in front of him with a smile on her face. Hao Ren sat next to the goddess, who put his hand on his chin and said solemnly, "Ancient guardians, your mother is back …"
One could imagine how much chaos Hao Ren's opening remarks had caused. In fact, Heve, who was present at the scene, almost fainted …
Fortunately, the discipline and tenacity of the guardian giants (including the ancient giants) were engraved in their bones, and they managed to calm down and listen to Hao Ren and his team's actions in the Umbral Realm.
"Children, I know you have a lot to say to me. In fact, I have the same, but now, we have to focus on the matter in front of us." The goddess of creation, Hao Ren, and the rest sat on the upper platform of the Aiur's bridge. Around the platform, other than Salaman and a few of his senior lieutenants, were Loken, Muru, and the rest, who were present in holographic projection. "I have roughly understood the situation from the EsGod emissary. Now, I want to say that my evil avatar has been pulled into the Dark Abyss, and her meeting with the Mad Lord will inevitably bring about many changes. I still can't contact the guardian in the Dark Abyss, Asurmen. I heard that you are now in charge of this matter. What's the situation over there? "
Asurmen's holographic projection was a shimmering fog and light spots. The energy cloud flickered for a moment, and an ethereal voice came from it. "Goddess, the seal you left behind still exists, but it's not in a good state. The power of the Mad Lord has significantly changed the laws of that region, and the information exchange between the Umbral Realm and the outside world is now completely cut off. The communication key you left with the guards has failed. According to my guess, this should be the result of mathematical distortion."
"It's also possible that the guards have activated the disaster emergency mechanism in the event of a containment failure, or the sentinels have lost control of some key outposts … but the seal itself is still running, so the possibility of the collective death of the sentinels is not high." The goddess pressed her forehead. It would take a long time for her to recover from the weakness caused by her long sleep, but she had to pull herself together now. "Although the information exchange has been completely cut off, you should still be able to detect something … through the special telepathy between the denizens of the stars."
"Yes, I can detect vague whispers between the stars. The sentinel system should still be intact, and the main control layer has not fallen, but I don't know how long it can last," Asurmen replied. "If the return of the goddess of annihilation causes the power of the Mad Lord to further strengthen, then the sentinels will be in a precarious situation …"
"No, it's impossible to strengthen it, at least not in the short term," Hao Ren interrupted. "In fact, if everything goes well, you will soon observe an energy explosion in the cage. This energy explosion will weaken the Mad Lord, but it's not certain how much it can weaken."
Asurmen was puzzled. "Energy explosion? Why? "
"Because the goddess of annihilation hit our reactive armor with her face." Hao Ren waved his hand. "This question is a bit complicated to explain, but you know the result."
Asurmen was dumbfounded.
Fortunately, at this time, the goddess of creation suddenly spoke to divert everyone's attention. "Although some things will develop in a direction that is beneficial to us, I have one thing to remind you. The convergence of the evil god and the Mad Lord will also bring us a great crisis …"
Everyone's attention was immediately focused on her, and the goddess did not keep everyone in suspense.
She spoke very slowly, "The Mad Lord that has always been blind and chaotic, acting on instinct … will soon have a smart brain."
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