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Chapter 983: Test Army, Setting Off Along the Internet Cable!

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Author: Smile of Three Hundred CattiesUpdate Time: 2005-05-22 19:32

The relationship between the two sides is almost irreconcilable. Throughout the vast universe, enlightened beings who transcend cosmic laws, divided into two factions, will engage in a brutal and bloody struggle, all to contend for a future, even at the cost of their lives.

For the fallen enlightened beings, the future "Dao" (path) is of paramount importance, a dream even more vital than their own existence. What does it matter if they die, sacrificing 100,000 years of long, solitary life? They swarmed forward, like moths drawn to a flame.

"Can we resist next time? It's really uncertain... They've been gone for tens of thousands of years without any disturbances, so they're likely preparing for a major assault."

"Even though we possess weak Tenth-stage beings who have condensed a 'Dao seed,' making them incredibly powerful and formidable, their numbers are simply too vast. Furthermore, the most critical factor... is the presence of several leading monstrous figures."

"According to them, their incredibly mysterious Ghost Lord, whom no one has ever seen, once single-handedly killed a weak Tenth-stage being who had just embarked on the Tenth-stage path, even while the Lord was still at the high Ninth-stage level! We don't know if this is true or just false information they've released... If it truly happened, it would be utterly incredible, even for the weakest type of enlightened being on the Tenth-stage path."

"It's likely just a rumor, a smoke screen spread to the outside world."

The dark blue monster expressed disbelief, but frowned slightly and whispered, "Yet, it's undeniable that some of them possess incredibly exaggerated combat power. Their inherent talent is no weaker than our Lord's... Their incomplete 'Dao foundation' is due to various errors or a lack of proper inheritance, which they now seek to plunder and remedy..."

"Hehehe... a fallen civilization."

The light blue monster looked at the young man beside him. "The reason we call them a civilization is that they have spontaneously formed one. And a Ninth-stage being is merely an ordinary inhabitant of this civilization."

Beside them, the young man was greatly shocked and couldn't help but exclaim, "An enlightened being is merely an ordinary inhabitant of this civilization?"

"Otherwise, how would you describe it as—a fallen enlightened technological civilization?" The blue creature chuckled. "Because the average level of citizens in a technology-based civilization is almost on the same plane, and they also rely on technological weapons and external objects... Don't they resemble that now? Isn't it a very fitting description?"

"Indeed, it does." The young man immediately understood, his gaze trembling slightly. "The transcendent side is almost a model of individual life, but their collective... it can certainly be described that way."

It was indeed a very fitting description!

This civilization, moreover, could be described as a relatively decentralized alliance. The opposing side was also a nomadic civilization, its branches extending to countless galaxies in the surrounding region, still opening up new frontiers.

Countless Ninth-stage beings formed an unimaginably vast alliance, exchanging intelligence, assigning missions, and even forming partnerships to explore the dangerous ruins of various ancient civilizations. It should be noted that the number of ancient civilization ruins throughout the universe is immense. Even if a Ninth-stage enlightened being can live for a long 100,000 years, is 100,000 years truly long? Consider that a single Triassic period on Earth lasted 50 million years! For an individual life, it is still too brief...

Therefore, in the universe's history of over ten billion years, even when measured in units of hundreds of millions of years, countless enlightened beings have been born and have fallen. It could even be said that all their nascent civilizations live upon the decaying ruins of ancient civilizations, surrounded by crumbling walls and broken remnants.

The primary objective of the opposing alliance is to explore territories and map star charts. Over countless millennia, the territory they have explored, jumping in units of hundreds of millions of light-years, has reached their current maximum speed. Yet, they continually encounter new ancient civilization ruins and various new civilizations. The explored range is less than one quadrillionth of the entire supercluster, still probing within its fourth spiral arm.

"Even we can only explore one quadrillionth?" The young man's face showed longing.

"The universe is too vast, and we are too insignificant... We are merely in a remote corner here; our life-and-death struggles are just local skirmishes."

The dark blue creature chuckled, "Perhaps, situations and battles like ours right now, with fallen civilizations hunting down the ultimate enlightened beings of the future, are countless throughout the vast universe. At any given moment, there are at least hundreds of millions of bloody battlefields, scattered across various galaxies, where beings are fighting each other..."

"This is also why the universe is a dark forest to us; ultimately, it is all about slaughter and war, along with ancient ruins and wreckage."

Upon hearing this, the young man's face was filled with longing. The universe is beautiful and vast, holding endless possibilities.

They journeyed on, constantly venturing outwards, nomadically... Although they had found themselves to be the strongest enlightened beings they had encountered so far, potentially capable of resisting the fallen civilization and giving them confidence, who knew if there were even stronger beings out there? They had never been arrogant. With humble and reverent hearts, they explored the boundless universe.

"Enough talk for now... You've just broken through to become a deity at 121 years old, a rare talent in thousands of years, which is why I'm explaining all this to you... Let's continue exploring this civilization and assess its level and danger." The two blue creatures then led the young man on their exploration.

After all, many nascent civilizations might possess ancient historical ruins. Just like the Teal Empire they encountered back then. It was a fallen ruin, with its legacy lost. They had once explored the Cosmic Garden and lamented that such powerful beings had existed in that place.

"Be careful," the light blue creature suddenly said.

"Careful? You want me to be careful of this backward civilization?"

"Of course not. Be careful of the fallen enlightened civilizations that might come chasing at any moment. If anything unexpected happens, we must immediately report to the great Law Rulers of the Abyssal Blue Divine Domain."

Meanwhile, in the Tower World, preparations were underway to descend upon this ordinary planet.

"Are you ready?"

"Ready!"

"Everything is prepared!"

The players were still extremely prudent. But why didn't they let the deities from various planes, like the East Green Great Emperors, carry out the exploration? Clearly, these beings possessed the strongest combat power, yet it was this group of 'cowardly weaklings' who actively stepped forward and volunteered?

This was because, after special high-level discussions, it was decided that they themselves would go. Those others, while strong in combat, might be a bit too straightforward. They were not as cautious as the players! It was safest for them to act personally.

At this moment, an Ultraman Tiga appeared in the void. A white television camera tripod rested on his shoulder as he remained hidden in the void, filming the planet below. This was the special correspondent for the television station.

As an incense deity, condensed from immense faith power, Ultraman, clad in a silver-white suit with gleaming orange-yellow eyes, wondered, "Is there a cosmic crisis here?"

Ultraman Tiga took a deep breath. "It seems like a very ordinary planet... but to ensure safety, I still need to be careful!"

Whoosh!

Following the pre-arranged plan, Ultraman instantly generated a quantum combat body through the modified camera-television. This quantum combat body, even whiter, slowly flew towards the planet.

"That's it!"

"Right! Preparing to land now."

The players sat in the television station headquarters, watching their special war correspondent, Ultraman Tiga, via the live broadcast screen, their expressions solemn and their eyes glued to the monitor.

"He's about to send his quantum combat body to explore this planet!"

"We've taken countless protective measures because we don't know how bizarre the opposing civilization might be... Before Ultraman's quantum combat body gets caught, it will immediately be commanded to self-destruct. Ultraman's main body, hidden on a nearby planet, will be unharmed; only the quantum combat body will be lost..."

"Even if they can find Ultraman, hidden in a nearby star field, through some bizarre means... we're not afraid!"

"Exactly, because Ultraman is an incense deity, he can also instantly self-destruct and resurrect here in our Tower World!"

This was a system of layered avatars, offering immense security. Incense deities fear no death, and they generate quantum combat bodies that are equally fearless. This was called the double self-destruct strategy. In terms of computer virus intrusion, this was like setting up two fake IP addresses and two zombie computers; the opponent simply couldn't trace them back through the 'network cable.'

If the opponent could even trace them back to the source of the incense, following the 'network cable' all the way to them, then they would truly admire the opponent's tracking abilities. But it would only be admiration. They also had defenses: their 'Incense Television,' which gathered the collective wishes of sentient beings to form a shield, served as a fourth layer of protection, preventing others from tracing them through the incense. If even this couldn't stop them, and the opponent managed to break through their Incense Television Tower's shield to track them, Caroline would certainly prevent them from exploring further—that was the fifth layer of protection. If Caroline still couldn't hold them off, the Super Ancient Deities would intervene—that was the sixth layer of protection!

"We've created six layers of nested defenses; they won't be able to catch our weakness!"

"We are very prudent."

Despite their words, they watched the television with solemn expressions.

"These guys are truly something," Caroline thought, looking at the people in the television station with an amused and understanding expression. This was why they were allowed to take the lead. Because with them taking action, all sorts of strange and intricate schemes, interconnected like a chain, maximized their chances of remaining undetected. Even if discovered, they were among the fastest to escape!

The characteristic of this civilization was that they had more tricks up their sleeves than anyone else, were more afraid of death... exceptionally slippery, constantly employing all sorts of bizarre and elaborate maneuvers. Having them conduct the initial probes was the best approach.

"It's about to begin."

Caroline smiled. "I wonder what preparations they've made... I hope they can bring out the same level of audacious cunning they displayed during the cosmic war, when they used a single eyeball to plunder everywhere, reaching that disgusting level of resourcefulness against me, Emperor Qi, and the Three Pillar Gods, to test this mysterious, bizarre, and powerful civilization."

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