Chapter 1062: Scared Enlightened Ones

Author: Smile of Three Hundred PoundsCategory:Last Updated: 20200618Chapter Word Count: 6972 characters

The little octopus he controlled broke out in goosebumps!

“I almost...!” He revealed a look of horror.

Looking at those Ninth-tier enlightened ones, he seemed to glimpse a terrifying future, and his heart pounded wildly for a moment, secretly feeling fortunate.

These enlightened ones, seeing that they weren't killed and were merely lingering here to observe, were still too young.

They had no idea what awaited them next.

“Isn't doing this too cruel?” SpongeBob SquarePants asked with some hesitation, after all, this was the first time they were evolving something so wicked.

Slaughter.

How could creatures of slaughter not be evil?

They emerged from death itself.

But at this moment, they had no choice but to proceed; they couldn't betray the Revered Emperor's expectations, nor could they let down their Buddhist-Taoist Chinese civilization.

“There’s no other way. In this world, everything is balanced. To achieve success, one must inevitably endure suffering... it’s just that they pay the price, and we reap the rewards.”

A player said with a helpless expression, “Sigh, conducting evil rituals involving killing is something we’re unwilling to do. Even in a game, it leaves psychological trauma. But these are enlightened ones; their minds are resilient, so it’s fine.”

It's fine because they're enlightened ones?

That makes sense!

They had traveled through galaxies; what kind of trials hadn't they faced?

For these enlightened ones, even eating shit is a minor issue.

Lucius pondered continuously, finally showing a look of understanding and agreement.

With their tough minds, these great cosmic beings have walked through mountains of corpses and seas of blood on countless planets. Eating a pound or two of it, isn't that just like child's play to them?

It's evolution, so why care so much? Who knows, they might even evolve into dung beetles from this, or perhaps incredibly powerful cosmic life forms that devour the heavens and earth!

Lucius took a deep breath. As a rational and objective observer, he found no fault with it.

It's survival of the fittest; why be so particular?

“I genuinely think it’s fine. This ritual can even temper the minds of these enlightened ones. I can help.”

Lucius suppressed his unease and chuckled.

This was a good opportunity to sicken his rivals and even take one of their lives. He put on a friendly expression and said with a smile, “I’m also very interested in the evolution of this life form.”

SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star glanced at him in surprise, but soon, they were no longer surprised.

As expected of Ninth-tier beings, they were all cunning old monsters.

After all, for ancient enlightened ones who had lived for tens of thousands of years, it was completely normal to immediately join a gang and conspire against hostages.

“You’re just a country bumpkin, after all. You’ve even lost knowledge of the Cosmic Garden and have fallen. You might not be able to keep up with us,” SpongeBob SquarePants kindly advised in a low voice.

Bumpkin.

Lucius’s veins bulged.

As the Sixth Inspector, the most powerful enlightened one below the nascent Tenth-tier, he didn't know how long it had been since he was so humiliated. It would be one thing if other beings shamed him, but even his own Bird Tribe descendants were looking at him with such pitying eyes?

Disdain, contempt, mockery – these he could endure.

But pity, regret, and the kind of sympathetic gaze one would give a country farmer – that was the most damaging.

He found such gazes unbearable.

Lucius said, “What do you mean my skill isn’t enough? I’ve witnessed far more brutal rituals than you ever have; yours are mere child’s play. Are you afraid I’ll learn your evolutionary combination pathways?”

SpongeBob SquarePants replied with a look of disdain, “Is it that easy to learn? According to our deductions, to perform this evil ritual, the various elemental combinations... require a calculated sequence. We even used the latest Heavenly Dao Deduction Piano to assist in deducing life forms.”

“Heavenly Dao Deduction Piano?”

Lucius’s heart pounded; he could barely believe his ears!!

Heavenly Dao deduction must be an extremely terrifying forbidden creation, deeply involving the core of the universe, possibly no less significant than this Land of Life...

They even possess something like this?

What level of ancient civilization are they, after all?

Tenth-tier?

Even if they are Tenth-tier, they must be of the strongest kind, a supreme civilization that has already approached all core laws of the universe and knows all its secrets, right?

If before he hadn't believed it at all, thinking they were mocking him, now he couldn't help but begin to doubt himself, wondering if his own knowledge truly was shallow...

It was highly possible they were deceiving him...

But was there really a need to deceive him? Thinking it over carefully, if it truly could be done, then it was indeed possible...

His mind raced, wondering if there was an opportunity to gain something terrifying, some great fortune and advantage, from them.

His breathing became slightly rapid.

One of the players didn't pay much attention to Lucius, considering him rather ordinary and treating him like a bumpkin relative of the big octopus. He shook his head and said, “You know that here, we’ll sooner or later deduce composite bloodlines, right? The Heavenly Dao Deduction Piano is a Heavenly Dao law generator; it can deduce composite bloodline talents! It can even deduce the origins of the Grand Dao. Here, it’s definitely like a fish in water... For composite bloodlines, we first deduce the framework, then evolve it...”

In fact, they had already theorized about this later.

At that time, even if they hadn't stopped that player, success would have been almost impossible.

Performing this evil ritual, collecting the grim and polluted remains of various extraordinary lives that died from grievances, wind, fire, thunder, and lightning, to converge into a 'death essence,' requires a specific sequence of arrangements. It's like alchemy; it's not something you can just do. The formulas change constantly based on existing creatures.

At that time, the technological level simply wasn't sufficient. Only now, with the 'Heavenly Dao Piano' responsible for deducing the fusion pathways of complex laws, is it possible.

After all, the Heavenly Dao Piano is truly terrifying. It can deduce all existing laws and is a cosmic law generator...

It’s like a Grand Dao palette; by inputting various 'inks,' it can simulate, and even create, mixed colors.

“I won’t say more. The Heavenly Dao Generator is already deducing... Based on the data we just collected, a model will be deduced very soon.” SpongeBob SquarePants looked at the big octopus nearby. “Now, first, let yourself adapt to filth, death, decay, and putrefaction... Become an evil ancient life form. Soon, you might have to evolve within death essence.”

Splash.

The big octopus was still soaking in a black barrel filled with putrid, highly toxic liquid, training its Thousand Spider Myriad Poison Body.

A moment later, several players seemed to receive information from outside. They sobered up and said, “It’s about ready. Everything outside is taken care of. We can perform the evil summoning ritual now.”

They weren’t here to play around.

Since they were evolving a species of slaughter, they had to do it in one go.

Although they were reluctant to admit it, that evil, vile, dark death creature from back then — the PVP Champion, Defiling Artifact, Five Decays of Heaven and Man — was indeed a pure killing machine!

Soon, they began the ritual and entered the stone house.

“Now, a perfect food chain might be about to form! Now, let us show you the level of our civilization’s evolution, how a food chain is produced!” A player walked in.

The surrounding enlightened ones were slightly startled.

Indeed, it was correct to avoid a self-destructive evolutionary path; they were truly able to witness something.

A food chain? An ecological cycle? This was the kind of knowledge related to stable planetary ecosystems. They hadn’t expected that their opponents truly possessed profound knowledge of evolution, having already mastered the macroscopic biological ecological evolution system?

They grew uneasy. Indeed, since they were captured, staying allowed them to observe the opponent’s true capabilities, but in the next second, they stiffened slightly.

“What are these strange treants doing?”

“Huh?”

“Wait.”

These enlightened ones soon discovered the terrifying reality they were about to face.

The next second, upon seeing a series of actions, they were utterly terrified, scared out of their wits, and simply couldn't believe their eyes!

What kind of food chain is this?! Are you insane?! Are you going to use us to evolve a species? And there's actually an evolutionary path like this?!

Their minds went utterly blank.

Indeed, the opposing civilization was proficient in life evolution pathways, having already formed a complete discipline. But what was wrong with their civilization? How could they even have such bizarre and unconventional evolutionary methods?

This ecological food chain alone completely shattered their worldview!

After all, their worldview was bound to collapse. Even the players who were proficient in evolution back then were dumbfounded, marveling that such bizarre individuals existed in this world. And these enlightened ones, lacking any knowledge of evolution, were naturally even more horrified by this unprecedented method.

At this moment, they roared internally, consumed by fear and curses, but no expression could change their fate. Having traveled the star rivers for many years, they had never been so humiliated.

For beings like them, if captured, they could almost instantly commit suicide, and it would be very difficult to prevent them... But here, they were merely low-tier supernatural creatures, completely unable to struggle or commit suicide.

“Are they strung up?”

“Mm-hmm.”

“Wait, this species fainted from fright, that one over here also fainted from fright, and this one even peed itself from fright. They immediately put on a food chain show. Are these enlightened ones' tolerance too low? Isn’t it just eating some poop?”

“Exactly! This might be horrible torture for modern people, but wasn’t it normal in ancient times? The Ten Great Ancient Tortures included things far more brutal than this; this wouldn’t even rank. These enlightened ones should have seen far worse by now.”

“It’s fine. They have indeed seen much worse. It’s just that it’s happening to them, the high and mighty, so they might be a bit stunned. But it’s not that their tolerance is poor; it’s the species they control that have low tolerance. In reality, they must still be very clear-headed.”

“Sigh, these aren’t humans. At most, we’re just abusing animals, so I feel much better inside. After all, I don’t want to kill people, nor do I dare. Is this perhaps like a skewer feast? Birds, fish, beasts, spiders... strung together into a necklace, it’s quite pretty. This must be the legendary evil ritual.”

“Hmm, this is a food chain, a Mobius loop... It’s also a form of aggregate evolution, not much different from the aggregate forms of the Evil Gods back then, where a group of people coalesced into a single super-large creature.”

“The Second Evil God might be about to emerge.”

“This is the God of Death, brother.”