Chapter 1 A Dazzling World, Free Exploration Zone, Modo Civilization Territory

"The Soul-Shifting Twins have escaped?!"

Lagos received the remote notification from the military envoy and was taken aback, a look of worry on his face. It wasn't that he cared about the matter itself, but rather that he was concerned it would affect the plan targeting Black Star.

"Can you capture the Soul-Shifting Twins and bring them back?"

The military envoy shook his head. "The Shattered Star Ring isn't our territory. It's covered with the Black Star Army's and the local civilizations' monitoring networks. We can't dispatch manpower to act ostentatiously, and the targets can use the Soul-Shifting Instrument, with amazing stealth abilities, so I estimate they can't be captured."

"Then the plan..."

"Don't worry, the plan remains the same." The military envoy smiled.

Seeing this, a look of doubt appeared on Lagos' face.

A special universe treasure was lost, but why did the higher-ups seem so unconcerned?

"You don't seem worried at all?"

The military envoy waved his hand. "It's fine, there's no need to specifically send people to search for them. They'll go back on their own."

"Could it be..." Lagos' expression shifted slightly.

The military envoy straightened his face and said, "This isn't top-secret information. The higher-ups instructed me to tell you this time that you don't need to worry about the Soul-Shifting Twins and to carry out the plan as usual. The person in charge of the Marvel Project secretly implanted a trigger-type spiritual magic trap in the Soul-Shifting Twins a long time ago, shaping a hidden sub-personality that is completely loyal to the Modo Civilization. As long as it's activated, it can make them obediently return."

"So that's how it is..." Lagos nodded subconsciously, but then frowned again. "But in that case, why not deprive the Soul-Shifting Twins of their autonomous consciousness and directly control them? Why take the risk?"

The military envoy didn't take it seriously. "Controlling the Soul-Shifting Twins is very simple. No matter how strange they are, they're just mid-to-low level Supers. But do you think the Marvel Project has been running for so many years without any experiments? We've tried basically all the methods you can think of.

"However, the results show that the Soul-Shifting Twins can only use the Soul-Shifting Instrument's abilities when they have completely autonomous independent consciousness. Apart from that, any attempt to use the Soul-Shifting Instrument by manipulating the bodies of the Soul-Shifting Twins is impossible. Even simple brainwashing will cause the Soul-Shifting Instrument to no longer recognize their qualifications to use it, so we can only semi-coerce them as we do now."

"Why is this?" Lagos asked curiously.

"How would I know? It looks like the Soul-Shifting Instrument has identified the Soul-Shifting Twins. It's probably related to the mysteries of the soul. It's very metaphysical. It's precisely because it's unreasonable that we classified the Soul-Shifting Instrument into the category of Universe Wonders. If we could figure out why, there wouldn't be any trouble with the Soul-Shifting Twins..." The military envoy snorted. "Although they're strange, they're quite weak themselves and aren't much of a threat. It's just that they can borrow the power of the Soul-Shifting Instrument that makes people so fearful, like a child holding a gun."

"Understood." Lagos nodded.

"Well, it's good that you understand the situation. In short, you don't need to worry about the Soul-Shifting Twins. Just worry about Black Star."

With that, the military envoy cut off the communication, and the screen went black.

Lagos closed the virtual screen, let out a breath, relaxed slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.

Although there was a slight accident, in his opinion, the smooth progress of the plan against Black Star was the most important thing.

...

In a desolate cosmic belt in the Shattered Star Ring, a secret resource base belonging to the Modo Civilization was under attack by an armed fleet of the Black Star Army, with lasers crisscrossing and flames rising everywhere.

The battlefield scene was transmitted through the quantum network channel to the base control room in the Thousand Lights Star System, where Issac and a group of cadres were remotely monitoring the battle.

Before long, the battle in the picture ended, and the Black Star Army fleet annihilated all enemies, captured the base, and was collecting spoils of war.

"Excellent! We've destroyed another secret base of the Modo Civilization!" Nilo, who was watching remotely, laughed. "This is all thanks to Your Excellency Issac's accurate predictions, which helped us find the enemy's base."

With a superior taking the lead, the cadres present spoke one after another, expressing their praise to Issac.

"It's just a small matter." Issac was not in high spirits and waved his hand.

"Haha, credit is credit, you don't need to be modest. I'll have someone pick you up immediately and reward you well." Nilo asked with a smile.

"I plan to wander around outside for a while, so I won't go back to headquarters yet." Issac shook his head.

Nilo was stunned. "Then how long do you plan to stay outside?"

"A month, maybe."

"So long?!" Nilo hesitated for a moment. "I still suggest you come back as soon as possible, maybe there will be new missions..."

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Don't I even have the right to relax outside? Are you treating me like a tool?"

"Uh, that's not what I meant."

Issac narrowed his eyes and said lightly, "Also, withdraw these troops and bodyguards. I don't like being disturbed by others when I'm relaxing."

"This..." Nilo looked embarrassed. "I can't just withdraw people. What if something happens?"

Bang!

Issac slammed the table and shouted, "What, do I need your protection? I think they're monitoring me by following so closely! I'm telling you, withdraw these people, or I'll go back to Longtan immediately. What kind of relationship do I have with Black Star? Is it your turn to manage me?"

Nilo's expression froze, and he was secretly annoyed.

*This old man used to be quite easy to get along with. What's wrong with him today? Did he eat gunpowder? Could it be his time of the month?*

But annoyed as he was, Nilo really didn't dare to contradict Issac. After all, Issac was here to help, representing Longtan, and was not his subordinate. Moreover, Issac was a senior, both the foster father of the Dragon Emperor and a good friend of his godfather. He couldn't do anything about it.

If the man didn't want to return to headquarters, he couldn't force him. He couldn't tie him back, or even if his godfather didn't blame him, he wouldn't be able to explain it to Aunt Ames.

Nilo endured a sigh and barely squeezed out a smile. "Since you like peace and quiet, then I'll tell the guards not to follow you closely."

"That's more like it."

Issac turned his head and glanced at the surrounding cadres, casually saying:

"Did you all hear that?"

When the two were arguing, the personnel in the room stopped their work and remained silent. Hearing Issac's words at this time, everyone had no choice but to nod in response.

"Not bad, that's it, I'll go back to my room first." Issac nodded lightly, put his hands behind his back, and turned to leave.

Watching Issac's back disappear from sight, the faces of many people in the room became quite ugly.

"What does this old man think he is, so arrogant." A Calamity Grade bodyguard frowned. "If it weren't for the legion's orders, would I be willing to protect him?"

"That's right, this guy really doesn't know what's good for him." Another person was also quite dissatisfied.

"Alright, alright, say less, no matter what, he's still my senior. Maybe he's just in a bad mood today. If he doesn't want it, then don't force it." Nilo frowned slightly, gave a few instructions, and hung up the communication.

To be honest, he had just wanted to report to Han Xiao, but then he thought again, Issac had just made a contribution, and he was just a little rude to him. If he complained, it would be too much like crying to his parents after being wronged. Godfather wanted him to stand on his own, and doing so might make his godfather feel disappointed.

"I'm not angry... I'm not angry..."

In the headquarters office, Nilo muttered softly, and sure enough, he felt his mood gradually stabilize, and gradually a Buddhist feeling arose. He vaguely felt that he had grasped some special trick to stay calm.

...

"Godfather! Something happened!!"

More than half a month later, Han Xiao, who was staying in the Black Star Palace in the Dazzling World, received a message from Nilo, and was startled by Nilo's loud voice as soon as he connected.

"Calm down, what's the matter?" Han Xiao moved the communicator away a little, and stretched out his pinky finger to pick his ear.

"It's not good, Issac is missing!" Nilo said anxiously.

Han Xiao paused and raised his eyebrows slightly. "What do you mean by missing?"

"It means he's lost! He doesn't know where he ran to, and we can't find him."

"Didn't you send someone to follow him? How did he get lost?" Han Xiao asked curiously.

"I..."

Nilo said with an annoyed tone, explaining the situation. Because Issac had shown aversion to the bodyguards, the bodyguards had not been following closely during this time, so as not to disturb Issac's relaxation. However, when resting on a city planet, the bodyguards discovered that Issac was missing.

"By the way, they also found a video message left by Issac in his room,"

"What did the old man say?"

"He said it was a message specially for you, asking you to remember the agreement not long ago." Nilo played the video again, which was completely consistent.

After figuring out the ins and outs, Han Xiao stroked his chin, his expression quite subtle.

About a month ago, when he and Issac were chatting, Issac mentioned that he was preparing to take the opportunity to leave the Shattered Star Ring and continue his travels, and made a tacit agreement with him. Han Xiao immediately thought that this was the reason for Issac's disappearance, that this old man was leaving.

But then he thought about it, and Han Xiao felt that something was wrong.

*Strange, the old man clearly agreed to help me and only leave after the Super Star Cluster Alliance's affairs were over. Wouldn't it be breaking his promise if he left now? Could it be that he couldn't hold back?*

Han Xiao's mind turned slightly, but he didn't show it on his face. He just nodded to Nilo and said:

"Got it, I'll take care of this matter, you don't need to worry about it."

"I... sigh, okay." Nilo hesitated, originally wanting to defend himself, but stopped and sighed dejectedly, hanging up the communication.

Han Xiao straightened up from his recliner, his eyes changed, and he tapped the table lightly twice. Suddenly, he grabbed at the void and pulled Philip out of the quantum vision.

"Master, buzz, what is it?"

"Pull out Issac's activity records for the past month."

Although Han Xiao thought that Issac might have run away on his own initiative, it was better to carefully investigate at this time.

Soon, Philip found the records, and Han Xiao closed his eyes, browsing rapidly in his mind.

"Hmm, there doesn't seem to be any problem, he even made a contribution by destroying a secret base of the Modo Civilization more than ten days ago. He made a contribution, which seems very normal..."

Han Xiao muttered to himself.

These records seemed to be normal, but he always had a strange feeling in his heart, feeling that there was something fishy inside.

The intuition of a Beyond Grade A was generally quite accurate, and coupled with the dangerous premonition that Issac had mentioned some time ago, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

"No, I still have to find him to verify."

Originally, his agreement with Issac was just a symbolic pursuit, secretly letting him leave. If he really caught Issac back, with the previous lesson, Ames would definitely be on guard and strictly supervise him, and Issac would probably not be able to run away again.

However, to be cautious, Han Xiao decided to catch Issac back and ask him... Anyway, the old man broke the agreement first, so even if he was wrong, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage.

With his mind made up, Han Xiao sent an order to Nilo, asking him to command the troops in the Shattered Star Ring to fully search for Issac's whereabouts.

Immediately afterwards, Han Xiao stood up, strode out of the room, and came to a private laboratory.

In the laboratory was a semi-transparent hibernation pod, in which the sleeping Lody was imprisoned, surrounded by information state constrictors. This was the incomplete Child of Destiny sub-body.

"The old man Issac is good at predictions. If he's determined to run, unless Nilo, Fording, or others personally take action, it won't be easy to catch him with just subordinates. But well, I also have reliable prediction talents in my hands now..."

Han Xiao smiled secretly in his heart.

In the past, he was just a fake "seer" who could only rely on metaphysics to catch Issac by luck. This time it was different, he had a genuine prediction master in his hands.

Seers can see multiple possibilities in the future. When sparring, the situation can be roughly summarized as "I predicted your prediction of my prediction". Whoever is better at nesting dolls can overwhelm the other.

Although Lody was only half-transformed and could hardly subjectively control his abilities, and the theme of the prediction was basically random, with the uniqueness of the Child of Destiny, he should be able to exchange a few moves with Issac.

Han Xiao operated a few times on the hibernation pod. Before long, Lody woke up, opened his eyes blankly, and was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. Seeing Han Xiao outside the pod, he couldn't help but shrink his head and said weakly:

"Your Excellency Black Star?"

"You're awake." Han Xiao opened the pod door and smiled, "I have something I need your help with, I need to borrow your prediction ability."

"Ah? But I can't control this ability yet." Lody was a little flustered.

"Just do your best... Remember that old man who can also see you, the tall and thin one, the one who spoke up for you."

"I remember." Lody nodded repeatedly. He had met Issac before and was deeply impressed, so he naturally remembered him clearly.

"That guy is playing hide-and-seek with me, and I want to find him now. Keep chanting his name in your mind, then touch my body and try to trigger a prediction related to him."

"What, what if I don't get a relevant prediction?" Lody asked weakly.

Han Xiao smiled, but his tone was unquestionable.

"Then keep trying until you succeed!"

Hearing this, Lody immediately shivered.

He still couldn't control his own prediction ability, he needed to make contact with people, and he would definitely fall unconscious. He would be very weak after waking up, and that feeling was not good.

At this moment, Han Xiao's smile was like a devil in his eyes.

"Ready?"

"G-good... I'm ready."

Lody knew that he had no room to refuse. He swallowed his saliva and frantically chanted Issac's name in his mind, hoping that he would perform beyond his normal level and succeed in one try.

He tremblingly stretched out his hand and touched Han Xiao's arm.

At the moment of contact, Lody's whole body began to shake like he was being electrocuted. If people who didn't know the situation saw it, they would think he was doing a shock dance.

"Ah!"

After a few seconds, he suddenly let out a short cry, his eyes rolled back, and he fell to the ground, unconscious.

Han Xiao was not surprised. He took out a tube of emerald green injection medicine from his pocket and gave Lody an injection.

Now that he could observe Lody, it meant that he could make actual contact. The reason why Lody fainted was that he, an ordinary person, couldn't afford the loss of ability. Taking some related medicine could accelerate his awakening... This was the result Han Xiao had obtained after doing more than a dozen experiments.

Sure enough, before long, Lody's eyelashes trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes. The blurred vision became clear again, and he saw Han Xiao's burly figure squatting in front of him, a pair of burning eyes staring at him.

"Tell me, what did you see?"

Lody shrank his neck in fear, recalling the scene in his dream, looked at Han Xiao's face, and said cautiously:

"I, I saw you and a woman in a black dress getting involved in a war. Countless battleships exploded in your hands, and a corpse was lying at your feet..."

"A corpse?" Han Xiao was stunned. The plot of his previous life flooded into his mind, and he subconsciously said: "Issac's?"

"Yes, it's his."

Han Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly.

In his previous life, it was precisely because of Issac's death that the Dragon Emperor lost control and committed a massacre, violating the peace agreement between the universe's advanced civilizations, and was besieged, eventually disappearing, his life or death unknown.

Is this the convergence of the world line? Or is it because of some reason I don't know?

"A little interesting, I always feel like someone is plotting something behind the scenes..."

Han Xiao stood with his arms folded, scratching the stubble on his chin with his middle finger, lost in thought.