Chapter 724 Unblessed Life, Part 1 (5600)

The overlapping zone between the real universe and the subspace is a rather peculiar place.

Subspace, in essence, is a transcendent realm similar to the spirit world, but more stable.

If the real universe is based on matter, with spirit qi as an influencing factor, then the subspace is based on spirit qi, with matter as an influencing factor. The two are like the relationship between light and shadow.

When spiritual energy is cut off, the subspace is not completely destroyed. It's like a swimming pool that has become empty. The pool itself still exists, and there are still some tenacious fish struggling for a long time before they die. Even the material structure inside is difficult to change because it has lost the influence of spiritual energy.

Theoretically, complete overlap between reality and subspace would create a universe similar to 'creative mode,' a place where spiritual energy and matter randomly influence each other. Spiritual energy can be freely converted into matter, and matter can be freely converted into spiritual energy. Mass-energy conversion is very convenient, and great powers can arbitrarily paint the landscape of the universe, creating stars and even galaxies.

It is said that the ancestral civilization used this technology to create the Gate of Final Radiance, thus creating that super-giant star with a mass of twenty billion suns.

But the intersection of subspace and the real universe is a half-baked affair.

Here, if one's strength has not reached the commander level, they will be decomposed into endless mist, an unclassifiable 'stardust' between matter and spirit qi.

In the Twilight Star Region, the real-subspace overlap zone, within the domain of the star fortress, a powerful Cenosstia warrior is cruising in this starry sky.

Tain the Seer, a Fifth Level psionic, a Hegemon-level young Cenosstia powerhouse, is currently carrying relevant instruments to patrol the overlap between the universe and subspace, collecting information while guarding against possible enemy attacks.

Although the Esteemed Su Zhou and other Esteemed Ones who had revived from the Star of the Galaxy previously shattered the Entropy Shadow Esteemed One's support point, and are now delving deep into the Veil Realm, precautions must still be taken.

Especially since the Entropy Shadow race has no physical form, making it easier for them to lurk than most lifeforms. Therefore, their reconnaissance must be more serious and rigorous to avoid missing possible clues.

"That's what they say, but Su Zhou has already taken the Esteemed Ones' imprints in there. What Entropy Shadows could possibly evade them and run out of the cosmic rifts!"

Muttering this, Tain the Seer is still working very seriously, but he can't help but complain: "This is too much of a formality!"

In addition to reconnaissance, Tain is also cleaning up the spiritual energy residue left in the Twilight Star Region from the previous war.

These spiritual energy residues are equivalent to battlefield garbage. They are not harmful, but they can mislead the spiritual power identification system, reducing the accuracy of reconnaissance. What's more, they are very strong, and basically cannot be shattered without the Hegemon level—so they can only work hard on the front line doing this kind of hard labor.

Tain himself doesn't mind. He's just wondering if, if the Entropy Shadows and the Cenosstia people fight again, will he have time to return to Earth to study in the future?

And if they don't fight, what kind of interaction and relationship will his civilization and the Entropy Shadow race have in the future?

Currently, Tain naturally doesn't know the Cenosstia Esteemed Ones' evaluation of the Entropy Shadows, 'You are also Cenosstia people'—nor would he be so naive as to think that the hatred between the two races would dissipate so easily, so he can't help but fall into thought.

But, just as he was thinking, Tain sensed that a member of his own race was approaching from behind.

"Lota the Star-Forger? You've come. Are you here to help me?"

He turned around, quite surprised: "I thought you were very busy."

What entered Tain the Seer's eyes was a giant formed of gold-red magma, whose entire body was like a constantly melting wax statue, releasing an unimaginable high-heat spiritual light.

Star-Forger, this surname represents the citizen class of 'engineering construction' among the Cenosstia people.

They are responsible for building fortresses, infrastructure, and even sculpting planets, using the power of the Star of the Galaxy to activate stars. These are all within their professional scope.

Lota the Star-Forger is an experienced Star-Forger whom Tain recently met in the star fortress. He also has the strength of the Hegemon level, and is usually responsible for coordinating the maintenance of armed equipment and the design of new fortress armor in the southwest area of the star fortress, making him one of the higher-ups in the star fortress, second only to the Elder Council.

Although recently, in order to fight against the Entropy Shadows, all the higher-ups have also gone deep into the grassroots level, and even need to be pulled out to guard the defense line, confronting the Entropy Shadow army head-on at the fortress boundary—like Tain the Seer, who should have been a scout, but ended up becoming a bridgehead for direct confrontation.

But he didn't expect that Lota the Star-Forger would also come to help him with the most arduous, tiring, and boring boundary cleaning operation.

"You've become very strong recently, haven't you?"

Regarding Tain the Seer's doubts, Lota the Star-Forger didn't directly answer. This gold-red magma giant thoughtfully sized up Tain the Seer's black-silver tungsten steel body, and nodded: "You've already begun to surpass the power brought to you by 'talent,' breaking through the inherent shackles of the Cenosstia people."

"As a new generation, you are very powerful."

"Of course. After all, I've studied abroad."

Hearing such praise from a senior, Tain the Seer couldn't help but feel a little proud: "Although our Cenosstia people's cultivation method can be called the best in the universe, the cultivation methods of other cosmic civilizations are indeed quite commendable!"

"Hmm..."

Lota raised his head, glanced at the cosmic rift in the center of the Twilight Star Region, and after a somewhat absentminded hum, he slowly said, "Are they suitable for us?"

"Very suitable. It's more like a match made in heaven!"

Speaking of the cultivation methods he obtained from the Earth civilization, Tain the Seer couldn't help but get excited. Although he didn't stop the work of cleaning up spiritual energy garbage in his hands, he still used soul communication to explain in detail: "In fact, apart from being children of the planet, we Cenosstia people basically have nothing else in common. If it weren't for relying on powerful biological technology to manufacture warship armor, reaching a consensus in this regard, all Cenosstia people would probably only have the same faith in the Star of the Galaxy."

"So, the cultivation method of you Star-Forger clans is impossible for us Seer clans to use. And within the Seer surname, it's impossible for my Steel Spirit and the Mist Spirit to share the same cultivation method. They are completely different things."

Speaking like this, Tain was simply in high spirits. He stopped the work in his hands, faced Lota, and then pointed to himself: "And the cultivation method I obtained on Earth just happens to allow many Cenosstia people to share their resources and exchange the advantages of their respective cultivation methods!"

"Oh?"

The steady Magma Spirit nodded slowly, but after hearing Tain's words, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised: "What kind of cultivation method is it that can achieve this effect?"

"Its name is 'Formless Dharma Body,' the true body cultivation method of the Earth Zhuzhou lineage!"

At this moment, Tain the Seer stretched out his arm to Lota.

It could be seen that the original black steel giant's hand was actually beginning to slowly transform, revealing a materialized, scarlet-gold light wave. Super-high temperatures exceeding a million degrees, and constantly rising rapidly, began to spread.

And at the end of this transformation, a scarlet flame lava hand appeared on Tain's steel arm!

"The Formless Dharma Body allows me to transform my own essence, cultivate the fundamental cultivation methods of other Cenosstia people, and even replicate their talents—of course, provided that a Cenosstia friend is willing to summarize their talent modules and teach them to me."

Tain the Seer was very proud when he said this.

It would be better to say that this is something that many Cenosstia people have thought about, but have not fully accomplished.

As children of the planet, the Cenosstia people's talents are very powerful. They only need to concentrate on cultivating their own path. Not to mention breaking through the Immortal Manifest Lord realm, merely reaching the fifth-level Hegemon realm is not difficult.

And merging steel and fire is not an ordinary mix-and-match, but a true embedding from the essence. This requires not only a deep understanding of the two forces, but also a powerful, solid framework, sufficient to adapt to the two incredibly powerful Cenosstia talents.

Indeed, some powerful Esteemed Ones have accomplished this great feat. They have fused the power of many other Cenosstia people, and have almost become the embodiment of the entire natural phenomenon—these powerful Esteemed Ones want to rely on this path to break through the ranks above 'Ω.'

But most of them have failed.

In the final analysis, the essence of many Cenosstia people's power is in conflict with each other. Forcibly merging them is nothing more than self-consumption.

Moreover, fusing many forces may not necessarily make one stronger than those who specialize in one path.

After that, the Cenosstia people fell into endless battles with the dependents of many Otherworld evil gods, and they had no time to pursue those unstable paths.

But the Formless Dharma Body is different.

It's not to say that Su Zhou's strength and talent are higher than all the Cenosstia people of all ages, and that a casually tinkered cultivation method is so strong. Rather, it itself doesn't possess any power. It's just a converter, a loading platform.

Its existence allows Tain the Seer to break free from his own 'tungsten steel ore vein' essence, decompose his own modules, transcend beyond the Cenosstia people, and, from a third-party perspective, recombine, fuse...and then, become a better 'Cenosstia person'!

How to put it?

The former is a model. The parts between different models may be mutually adaptable and interchangeable, but the more different parts of the model that are combined, the harder it is to assemble into a complete, exquisite large model.

The latter is Lego. Although it's not exquisite, and not very realistic, it can be freely matched to construct a 'that'll do' rough image!

And the most wonderful thing is that the larger the Lego model, the more exquisite it actually becomes, and the more it looks like the original at a glance. And when Lego gets to a certain extent, such as a mountain, or even an entire world, that level of exquisiteness can even be said to be the reconstruction of a world!

Now, Tain the Seer even has a dream in his heart!

That is to collect all known Cenosstia people's talent modules and recombine them into the 'Primordial Living Planet Body'!

"I think 'Ancient Star Battle Form' is pretty good." This was the name Su Zhou and Tain the Seer came up with when they were communicating. It's simple and direct.

"'Heavenly Yuan True Body' is also good." Shao Qiming on the side gave another suggestion: "Trace back to the origin, comply with its intention—if you really collect all the elemental modules, then it can be considered that you have reconstructed the origin of your Cenosstia people."

Tain the Seer naturally hasn't named it yet, but he believes he will be able to do it in the future.

However, before that, he still needs to overcome many difficulties and obstacles.

For example, the one in front of him, who seems to have just come to help, but is full of wrongness, 'Lota the Star-Forger'!

"Senior, please look."

Faced with Lota, who seems to be really seriously observing his scarlet flame hand, Tain now flips his hand again. This time, a cold aura spreads, and the extremely hot lava hand begins to solidify and cool in an instant.

It can be seen that visible cracks have bloomed on the originally fiery golden giant palm, and the cracks reveal visible ice-blue cold air. Super-low temperatures approaching absolute zero begin to spread.

In just a short moment, a Frost Condensation Fist was formed.

"This is...what kind of cultivation method?!"

Even Lota, whose original idea was just to distract Tain the Seer through words, is now truly shocked by this extremely swift ice-fire transformation. For a time, his mind is attracted by it, and he begins to seriously and hesitantly consider how much value the 'Formless Dharma Body' in Tain's hand has.

But, the next moment, he feels an extreme danger.

The Frost Fist extended in front of Lota's eyes is already clenched. It condenses endless power, and the metal cracks on his arm reveal endless desolation and coldness. The ice-blue light is materialized frost spiritual power, almost freezing all molecular motion. It is the most extreme loneliness, silence, and stillness.

It was originally a 'show-off' of Tain the Seer to display his strength, but now, this display item, originally used to show off strength, has moved.

And as soon as this fist moves, it brings about an endless spiritual tide!

Lota then realizes that what he has been watching all along is actually Tain the Seer's strongest power to date.

He has just allowed his mission target to condense his strongest blow without realizing it!

"When...did you discover it?!"

Lota the Star-Forger let out a roar. The scarlet-gold Magma Giant wanted to retreat, but how could his retreat be faster than Tain's fist?

"From the very beginning, you had the aura of the Void Cult—although it's hidden very deeply, the Esteemed Su Zhou's scent is much purer than yours. How could I not sense it after being together day and night?"

The Seer is single-minded. He laughs loudly: "Su Zhou is a person who may be ethereal and unpredictable, but his vision for cultivation and the way of the future is truly my teacher—after today, I will widely spread the 'Formless Dharma Body' and greatly promote the Zhuzhou path among my people."

"And you will be the first heretic sacrificed to the Dao!"

While communicating, Tain concentrates his qi, gathers his spirit, and then throws his fist.

All in one go.

The fist wind is mighty.

This fist contains his cultivation on Earth, his own thinking after drawing on the essence of the cultivation of the two civilizations, and his expectations and ambitions for his own future—just like iron and stone melting and condensing, cold condensing and tempering into steel.

The iron and stone have not changed, but have become a better version of himself!

"Please look, this is my fist, five years of hard work!"

Before the words were finished, the extremely condensed ice fist had already slammed into the Magma Giant's twisted face!

Then, there was a silent sound of condensation and shattering...and the final explosion!

Brilliant fireworks appeared at the boundary of the star fortress. Many Cenosstia people who had not paid attention to this area were horrified. They looked at this place in surprise and uncertainty, not knowing what had happened.

"...I really didn't expect that Lota the Star-Forger would actually be a Void Cult mole. Doesn't that mean that at least one-sixteenth of the star fortress area is in danger?"

Standing in the center of the explosion, the black steel giant tightly grips a still-burning magma core in his palm. That is Lota the Star-Forger's core, and it is flowing with strands of Twilight aura, as evidence that he is indeed a Void Cult mole.

The former Cenosstia ambassador to Earth has a serious expression: "What did he want to do by coming to the star fortress boundary? Attacking me is one of them, but after attacking me, he definitely has something to do..."

"For example, contacting the Entropy Shadow race on the other side of the cosmic rift!"

Thinking of this, Tain the Seer's heart suddenly sinks.

Su Zhou and the imprints of many Cenosstia Esteemed Ones entering the Veil Realm may be said to be adventurous, but with their strength, and the Entropy Shadow's not-too-strong foundation, it is enough to negotiate peacefully.

However, if the Void Cult has some plan, or even if there are Void Cult moles within the Entropy Shadow race, then even if they self-detonate and shift the blame onto Su Zhou and others, the war between the two races will restart!

Then, the Cenosstia people will have to deal with a great enemy from another universe, and also cope with the Void Cult's突袭. Even with Su Zhou's help, the vast 銀河上国 is in danger of collapsing at any time!

"I must notify Esteemed Su immediately!"

Thinking like this, Tain intended to contact the 'developer Su Zhou' through the built-in contact method inside the Formless Dharma Body.

But, before he could dial the number.

From the other side of the distant cosmic rift, there came a burst of dazzling brilliance.

Suddenly shocked, Tain the Seer looked up in仰视.

Then, he, like all the remaining Cenosstia people in the entire star fortress, saw a blade light凝聚 to the extreme.

嗡!

It was like a star being凝聚 in this one blade. It was so dazzling, but Tain did not sense any high heat or any elements related to boiling combustion.

That was not fire at all, not combustion!

Completely opposite to these appearances, Tain, who understood the Zhuzhou path better than all other Cenosstia people, could窥见 a corner of the truth.

That was...innovation催动 to the extreme!

For a time, this Cenosstia person was stunned in place.

He seemed to see a civilization constantly reforming itself, constantly reorganizing itself, constantly thinking, conceiving, and架筑 a better social structure than before—and then, just like that, because it was too酷烈, the meaningless self-optimization, this civilization finally turned to ashes in a grand暴动 and归于虚无.

He seemed to see a life constantly evolving,演化, attempting to推演 its life essence to a higher level. To this end, it exhausted all its energy and底蕴, even exceeding the limits allowed by that environment, and finally burned to ashes and died.

It was burning, but not fire. It was light, but it contained endless emptiness.

He seemed to see the涵义 of [Void] itself from this刀光.

——The ultimate革新 is ultimately nothing more than虚无. The eternal, uninterrupted pursuit of better, in the final analysis, is nothing more than a speck of dust——

He saw, Tain saw, in front of this knife light, which was炽烈 to the extreme, but also虚无 to the extreme, a pitch-black Entropy Shadow was struggling, roaring, and拼博尽 its last trace of strength.

[Bullshit! What do you know about the Void!]

Being撕裂, 粉碎 by this刀光 containing the meaning of革新 to the extreme, but returning to虚无, and even completely轰 out of the Veil Realm, entering the亚点 of the Twilight Star Region, it was愤怒 to the extreme: [How are you配, how can you...how can you use 'Twilight' to斩 me!]

[You...how...can...]

His voice was getting smaller and smaller, almost消散.

And just then, Tain the Seer heard a '铿锵.'

That was the sound of sheathing a刀.

The Cenosstia person who was追逐 the Zhuzhou path, turned his head, and he怔然 looked to the other side of时空.

Then, he saw '革新.'

There, there was a black-haired human cultivator, slowly walking out of the宇宙裂隙, staring blankly at the process of the Entropy Shadow Esteemed One亚点 gradually消散, with a indifferent神色.

"Of course I can."

Regarding亚点's questioning, the young man said in a soft voice: "Not only黄昏, I can also斩 you with 'Termination',斬 you with 'Return to One',斬 you with 'Pioneer', '宿命', 'Existence and Continuation'."

"Because I am the立约者 of chaos, even I have to '否认' myself."

"Because I am '革新', which all correct things acknowledge, and all need to correct."

It should have been a super大章, but I had writer's block today and didn't finish writing it!

I'll try to码字 earlier tomorrow, and finish writing it sooner!