Chapter 838 Inheritance of a Primordial One and Tes
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You have used ability [Bold Explorer] on [Spacetime Amber]!
You have received the following information...
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Everything in his sights suddenly shattered into pieces. His vision was pulled away, and he flew out of the Star System and the Star Field. As if he rode the river of time on an amber boat, he started seeing images of the past.
The next moment, his vision suddenly pulled in like he was falling from the sky. The pieces reformed into an image in front of him-it was a person.
A video started playing before his eyes. This person was on a planet. Beside him were countless enemies, and above him were fleets that shrouded the entire sky. With every movement this person made, an impact wave of energy emitted from his body and froze spacetime, freezing countless spaceships and Supers.
The images were as if Han Xiao was there when it happened. He knew that the person in the image was the Primordial One who became the Spacetime Amber, and these images were the past of the Spacetime Amber.
"I see. So, this ability's method of relaying information is to let me see some images directly. That's quite similar to the Destiny's Child Character Summon Card I once had."
Very soon, this Primordial One met a strong opponent. This time, the image of the battle fast forwarded and skipped the details of the battle, arriving at the results-the consciousness of this Primordial One was heavily damaged, his soul was shattering, and he was at the doorstep of death.
Another Beyond Grade A friend of his arrived and guarded him while retreating.
This time, this Primordial One whose consciousness was already blurry suddenly grabbed onto the shoulder of his friend.
"I'm done for. Don't let my body fall into the hands of the enemies."
"Okay."
The expression of his friend was hidden behind his armor as he pressed onto the body of this Primordial One without hesitation and activated his ability.
This Primordial One lowered all his defenses and did not resist at all. His body crystalized at a visible rate, gradually shrinking into a palm-sized crystal, and was thrown into the cosmic space by his friend.
At this time, the images stopped, and Han Xiao regained his focus.
"Hmm, although I knew about this long ago, if I didn't know, this would basically have uncovered the origin of the Spacetime Amber. That's quite an important piece of information. The ability's effect is quite good."
Han Xiao nodded. This effect was suitable for finding out hidden factors and could even be used multiple times on the same target, each time supposedly getting different pieces of information. If used enough times, there would be a high chance of finding out all the information about an unknown object or matter.
As for the sixty-percent Luck decrease for fourteen days, Han Xiao ignored it completely. His Luck was only one to start with, and it would never become negative, so it made absolutely no difference.
Since the test results were accurate, Han Xiao planned to use this on that set of wormhole data EsGod wanted after the cooldown ended. If he was not able to figure it out the first time, he would use it multiple times until he did.
At this time, a notification popped up on the interface and broke Han Xiao's train of thought.
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You have triggered the Hidden Chain Mission [Inheritance of a Primordial One-Spacetime Freezer].
Mission Introduction: Through some means, you came to know that it turns out the Spacetime Amber is the remnant of a Beyond Grade A. He is one of the Primordial Ones-Spacetime Freezer. You have received his inheritance. If you can fulfil his wishes, you will have a deeper understanding of the Spacetime Amber.
Round One Mission Requirements: Find out the wishes of the Spacetime Freezer.
Reward: +1 Soul Connection with the Spacetime Amber
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Han Xiao was puzzled.
What the hell is this mission? I have never even heard of it before!
How was this hidden mission triggered? Oh, I get it.
Han Xiao figured out very soon after being surprised for a while.
Although he had known about the origin of the Spacetime Amber since long ago, personal memories had zero influence on the interface. Only when he obtained information through his actions would the interface recognize that as him fulfilling the prerequisite of the hidden mission.
By using [Bold Explorer] and seeing the images about the origin of the Spacetime Amber, he had triggered the mission.
In his previous life, no player had ever obtained the Spacetime Amber, so of course, no one knew that this mission existed. He was the first person to ever trigger this mission.
As for the Soul Connection, Han Xiao knew what it was. It was more common among Mages and Psychics, and it could be understood as the affinity with a certain object. For example, the higher the Soul Connection one had with a certain item, the more powerful that item would be when that person used it, and the easier it would be for that person to control that item.
There was an example right under his nose-Psyker and the Evolution Cube. Having controlled the Evolution Cube for such a long time, Psyker had planted a deep psychic mark on the Evolution Cube long ago and could receive benefits from the Evolution Cube that strengthened his psychic power. This was because Psyker's Soul Connection with the Evolution Cube was very high.
In Han Xiao's previous life, this function only became available in the later versions, and only some special equipment or items had Soul Connections. However, this was not absolute. If a player had a normal object on them all the time, they might still be able to create a Soul Connection with that item.
"I'm not a Psychic nor Mage, so god knows when I would have formed a Soul Connection with this thing. This mission skipped the hardest part for me. From a certain perspective, the Spacetime Amber is basically the body of that Primordial One. The fact that completing his wishes increases my Soul Connection with the Spacetime Amber might mean that I'm more accepted by his body. Hahaha."
Han Xiao grinned and opened the interface. There was now also a new field under the item description of the Spacetime Amber.
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Spacetime Amber Soul Connection: 0/5
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With such a reward, Han Xiao was more willing to complete this mission.
Although the Primordial Ones were from a very long time ago, as the first batch of Beyond Grade As, information about them was quite rich. Many institutions were passionate about studying them. Spacetime Freezer was not someone unknown, so it was easy to obtain information about him.
As for the wishes of Spacetime Freezer, Han Xiao was not worried about not being able to find out. According to the way the interface worked, he did not really have to study the life of Spacetime Freezer. As long as he had actions of browsing through data about Spacetime Freezer, the interface should treat it as him completing the requirement and give him the next round's mission requirements.
While he told Phillip to research online, Han Xiao also started to build a simple control device for the Spacetime Amber.
As long as he could establish a Soul Connection with the Spacetime Amber, not only would he be able to receive benefits from this Universal Treasure, but he would also most likely be able to control the Spacetime Amber with his mind. However, he had yet to receive the reward, so he needed a mechanical device to use the Spacetime Amber.
Han Xiao finished building it very quickly.
The Spacetime Amber was covered in a black, spherical device. This device could activate the energy of the Spacetime Amber and allow Han Xiao to control it with his mind. At the same time, it also had functions of a hovering guard such as flight, shield, and others.
With a thought in Han Xiao's mind, he controlled the Spacetime Amber to hover and activated the device.
Clank!
A small hole cracked open on the spherical device. The next moment, invisible energy shot out from the hole and started to change the properties of an area of space. The area of influence slowly expanded. When Han Xiao stopped the energy output of the Spacetime Amber, only then was this area solidified into amber.
"The output of the Spacetime Amber seems to be fixed, and the speed of creating amber is quite slow. At this speed, it would take many minutes to create the amount of amber needed to cover a two-meter-tall creature. Plus, the area only turns into amber when the energy output is cut off."
After some thought, Han Xiao called Psionic Prime out to do tests and very soon received multiple test results.
When Psionic Prime was completely covered, he was unable to move, his signals were cut off, he could not communicate with the outside world, and Phillip could not send him orders.
Han Xiao also tried to only cover a part of Psionic Prime's body to see if he could cut off Psionic Prime's control of those parts. However, this failed. Apparently, during the process of solidifying spacetime, the edge had to be unobstructed. If it was obstructed by a physical object, the amber would not form. This was really similar to blowing bubbles.
"Therefore, in order to freeze a target, the only way is to completely cover it..."
Han Xiao caressed his chin and had an idea. Since the Spacetime Amber could block all kinds of energy and redirect them away, it could be used as a special kind of external armor.
The only problem was that he could not shape the amber to his will for the time being. The amber he created would only be spherical.
Furthermore, the Spacetime Amber would only cause the energy to slip away but not block it. In order to make it useful on his armor, he had to use it over large areas. Since he could not manipulate its shape, he could not achieve something like that yet. Maybe he would only be able to after establishing a Soul Connection with the Spacetime Amber.
Nonetheless, Han Xiao still had a way. He planned to create some amber spheres larger than himself. Then he would use devices with nano-shapeshifting functions to cover these amber spheres. When attacked, he could use those amber spheres as a barrier, which might be even stronger than his tank talents.
"That can be considered a special means of defense."
No wonder so many people had fought for this Universal Treasure in his previous life.
Although the Spacetime Amber was not originally a combat tool, as long as he used it properly, it could still have astonishing effects. Its impact on battles was even larger than the Evolution Cube.
After he finished testing the Spacetime Amber's effects, he then used it to seal the Evolution Cube.
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At the same time, on the Star Pupil Holy Race Mother Planet...
"Black Star!"
Outside the room, two guards were startled by the sudden furious yell of their leader and exchanged looks.
Inside the room, Psyker's face was filled with rage and shock.
All along, despite having lost the Evolution Cube, Psyker did not look anxious. This was because of his deep connection with the Evolution Cube. Even though the Evolution Cube was not in his hands, the marker that he had on the Evolution Cube still strengthened his psychic power all the time.
It was like Black Star had only stolen the Evolution Cube's body but not its heart, and Psyker knew the Evolution Cube still loved him.
As he could always locate the Evolution Cube, Psyker felt like the situation was still in his control.
However, moments earlier, Psyker had shockingly discovered that his senses for the Evolution Cube had vanished without a trace!
To him, this was as if his wife who had only been enduring the enemy in order to survive had suddenly developed feelings for the enemy and lost feelings for him.
All Psyker could feel was rage in all five of his hearts and a greener than ever emotion.
Chapter 839 Change and Superstition
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"How did Black Star block my psychic senses of the Evolution Cube?"
Beep beep!
While Psyker was shocked and bewildered, his communicator suddenly rang. As he took it out and looked at it. His pupils constricted, and he clenched his teeth.
It was a call from Black Star!
"Hello, hello, is this Psyker?" Han Xiao appeared on the screen.
"Black Star! What did you do‽" Psyker yelled.
Seeing this, Han Xiao pretended to be shocked and replied, "Yo, I haven't seen you in some time. When did your skin become so green?"
After some mocking, seeing that Psyker's face was filled with rage, Han Xiao chuckled and immediately hung up the communication without waiting for Psyker's reply.
In order to test out the effect, Han Xiao had made a call to Psyker. Having heard Psyker's tone, he knew that it had worked. Therefore, he had nothing more to say to Old Psy and hung up immediately.
Originally, Psyker's link to the Evolution Cube had been a hidden threat. Now, he had finally gotten rid of this advantage Psyker had on him. Han Xiao felt much more secured.
The Arcane Church had no intelligence network in the Flickering World, so they would have to rely on Psyker's link to the Evolution Cube to track him if they wanted to attack him. And now, the Arcane Church no longer had that.
Part of the Arcane Church's strong desire for the Evolution Cube came from how Psyker was able to locate the Evolution Cube, as they thought they had a good chance to snatch it back. Once they lost that, they would have to carefully reconsider if they wanted to take the Evolution Cube back.
Although he had decided to stay in Planet Lighthouse and lie low for some time, there was no way for him to keep hiding. Furthermore, the Arcane Church definitely would not think that the dynasty did not speculate their intentions. If there were really no chances of sneak attacking, it was not impossible for them to directly attack Planet Lighthouse.
Due to the exploration of a new Star Field, the dynasty was currently in a weaker state among the three civilizations, and the other two had always been looking for opportunities. It was totally possible for the Arcane Church to start a direct conflict with the dynasty. Although the chances of the Arcane Church using such an aggressive plan were not high given their style, Han Xiao did not completely exclude this possibility.
After all, he had changed the storyline. Compared to the same time period in his previous life, the relationship between organizations had changed subtly. Even he did not know how far the Arcane Church would go to obtain the Evolution Cube.
If he could make the Arcane Church give up this time, he would not have to be on the passive side in the future.
As for whether Psyker would still follow the Arcane Church to make a move on him, Han Xiao was not worried. Even just to find out why his senses were blocked, Psyker would certainly come. Evolution Cube had belonged to Psyker, so the Arcane Church would not leave its formal owner out of it. Therefore, he could still indirectly find out about the Arcane Church's movements through paying attention to Psyker's whereabouts.
"You..." Psyker was just about to question when he realized the call had ended. The anger was stuck in his throat and made his blood boil.
Psyker paused. He then contacted the upper echelons of the Arcane Church with a long face.
"There's been a change. I can no longer locate Black Star."
"What?" The upper echelons of the Arcane Church were shocked. "The operation plan has already been decided. For such an accident to happen now... Since we no longer know Black Star's accurate location, we will have to change our operation plan."
The Arcane Church's original plan was to discreetly gather an overwhelming Beyond Grade A force and have them secretly go to the Flickering World, sneak up on Black Star when he was out exploring, and kill him at once. The crux for this plan to work was the fact that Psyker could locate Han Xiao.
Psyker had never had a problem locating Black Star, but Black Star had managed to suddenly cut Psyker's senses off at such a crucial moment, and this disrupted the Arcane Church's plan.
Originally, they planned to have a group of Beyond Grade As attack Black Star when he was alone, so they could eliminate Black Star in a short time and immediately return to the Shattered Star Ring afterward through their secret stargate.
Since they could not directly locate Black Star, they might have to give up on killing Black Star and capture Black Star instead so that they could interrogate him about the location of the Evolution Cube. This meant that their Beyond Grade As would need to spend a very long time in the Flickering World.
In that new Star Field, the Arcane Church basically had no backup at all. Every second those Beyond Grade As remained there, their risks would increase. If their secret stargate was discovered and destroyed by the dynasty during their operation, those Beyond Grade As would have no way to leave the Flickering World and would be trapped there till their doom.
"I need to report this to the Pope and the Bishops to let them decide," this upper echelon said.
Due to this change, the risk of this operation had increased tremendously, so it was no longer a decision he could make.
Nonetheless, he was secretly glad that this had happened before the operation started. For the time being, their team was still secretly on the way to the Garu Star Cluster and had yet to build the exit of the stargate, and the Beyond Grade As of the Arcane Church were still standing by. There was still room to make changes to the plan.
"Okay," Psyker replied with resignation. Despite being more impatient than ever, he knew that there was no way he would be able to order the Arcane Church around.
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Through the stargates, it only took Han Xiao a few days of beating up Hadavy for his fleet to return to Planet Lighthouse in the Dawn Star Cluster.
Tarrokov had already spoken to Han Xiao and knew that Han Xiao would be lying low on Planet Lighthouse for a while. He welcomed Han Xiao personally with his people at the dock.
The fleet landed, and Han Xiao disembarked from his spaceship with his officers, meeting Tarrokov.
"Chief commander."
"Your Excellency Black Star."
After a handshake and a greeting, the two of them headed toward the base of the Planet Lighthouse in a vehicle and started chatting.
"Who's in the second batch that will be taking part in the exploration?" Han Xiao asked casually.
Tarrokov gave him a knowing expression before pressing on his bracelet, which projected the information of eleven organizations.
Han Xiao glanced through and nodded in his mind. He knew these organizations. They were all renowned organizations of the different Star Fields. There were Beyond Grade A allied organizations. There were also Star Cluster civilizations like Klent, and they all were on the dynasty's side.
"Constellation Corridor's Arcane Institute, Primeval Star River's Pyre Demon Tribe, Blackhole Edge's Dragonblood Nation, Sea of Star Spirits' City of the Giant Fleet... A total of four Beyond Grade A organizations. Yo, three of them are familiar faces."
During his trip to the dynasty's mother planet a few months ago, Han Xiao had come to know seven Beyond Grade A Dynasty allies-three of whom had joined this exploration.
The leader of the Arcane Institute was a member of the universe-renowned elderly celebrity group-a member of the Ancient Ones, Ravenlaude.
The leader of the Pyre Demon Tribe was an old friend, Beyoni, who had fought EsGod alongside him. The leader of the City of the Giant Fleet was also someone he had met before. He was a Beyond Grade A Mechanic.
The only person he had never met before was the leader of the Dragonblood Nation, Milizaus. This guy was one of the three strongest National Pillars, someone on the same level as 'Dark Lord' Clotti, and the strongest individual in this exploration team.
Among the four of them, Han Xiao paid more attention to Ravenlaude-the area this guy would be exploring was the same as him, the Garu Star Cluster. He was a direct competitor. Also, Ravenlaude was the first owner of the Spacetime Amber in his previous life.
Of course, this time, Han Xiao had gotten it first, and Ravenlaude had missed the opportunity.
Han Xiao thought for a while and asked, "The dynasty said they will send one Beyond Grade A directly under them to protect me from the Arcane Church's possible sudden attack. Who will that be?"
Tarrokov waved and said, "The plan has changed. Milizaus and Beyoni have personally requested to protect you. This is a better option."
Han Xiao was stunned for a moment. Then it occurred to him, and he smiled.
"They must have said their terms."
"Yes." Tarrokov smiled too. "They want to exchange this for a chance at using the Evolution Cube."
Han Xiao had expressed his stand long ago-he would not let the other dynasty allies use the Evolution Cube for free. If they wanted to use it, they had to give something in exchange. Therefore, Milizaus and Beyoni both wanted to make a deal with Han Xiao.
"What do you think? Do you agree with their terms?"
Han Xiao considered for a while before nodding. "Sure."
This meant that he would have one more person to help him than previously planned and a much stronger one. Therefore, he had no objections. He could even use this opportunity to network a little.
He recalled that the Dragonblood Nation's faction specialty was all kinds of dragonblood potions that would increase one's attributes permanently. He was thinking that he might be able to obtain some of it this time. Han Xiao's goal was not high at all; a mere few hundred tons would be enough.
The second batch of the exploration team took different routes. The quicker ones would only take around ten days to arrive, and the slower ones might need a month. However, they had already gathered their teams, so that would not cause any unnecessary delays.
Having travelled all the way to the base, Han Xiao and his officers settled down in their residence that had been arranged for them long ago.
For the time he would be staying there, he would temporarily stop going out and only remotely command the Black Star Army to do their exploration. There was no need for him to be there personally for the usual exploration.
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In a desolate universe belt of the Central Galaxy, the enormous Fallen Ark fleet was slowly moving in the cosmic space like a sea made of battleships.
"The Arcane Church said the operation is going to be delayed?"
Having been awoken, EsGod narrowed his eyes as he heard Fakisen's report.
"Reason?"
"The Arcane Church said there was a problem with the building of the secret stargate, and the Crimson Dynasty has sent out a second batch of the exploration team. Therefore, the risk of the operation has increased, and they need to adjust the plan. They told us to be patient and continue waiting," Fakisen reported.
EsGod slowly nodded.
"Then let's do as they asked."
"One more thing," Fakisen said. "The Arcane Church said that there might be a possibility of directly attacking, so they hope that we can send out more fleets if that happens."
"So, they want us to send out more men to reduce their losses due to higher risks... Their style is becoming more and more similar to that of the Federation of Light." EsGod's tone was cold and indifferent. "Agree to it."
As long as he could obtain the Evolution Cube, the casualties of his subordinates did not matter to him at all.
As he had been tricked by Black Star using a fake Evolution Cube the last time, EsGod wanted to work with the Arcane Church by using the Arcane Church as the middleman to borrow Psyker's psychic locating ability, so he would not make the same mistake again.
This was an important factor in their cooperation.
However, Psyker could no longer use his psychic power to locate the Evolution Cube, and if EsGod came to know about this, he would most likely reconsider their partnership.
Although the Arcane Church had yet to make a new plan, they did not want EsGod to back away from this operation. Therefore, they purposely kept the information about Psyker no longer being able to locate the Evolution Cube a secret from EsGod and found another logical reason to explain the delay of the operation.
Due to the deep hatred Psyker had for EsGod for what happened to Planet Avitan, of course, the Arcane Church did not tell Psyker that EsGod was part of this operation too.
Therefore, EsGod did not know about what had happened with Psyker and waited for the operation to start.
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After staying for two days on Planet Lighthouse, Han Xiao had already finished looking through all the information about Spacetime Freezer that had been collected by Phillip.
As expected, when he was done, a notification popped up on the interface. The first round of the mission was an easy one.
Having received the reward, his Soul Connection with the Spacetime Amber increased by one. Han Xiao could immediately feel the difference.
Somehow, he could feel that his soul had established a link with the Spacetime Amber. He no longer needed any supportive device and could now directly control the Spacetime Amber with his mind.
At the same time, a special energy flowed into his body through the Soul Connection that made him feel warm all over. Han Xiao exhaled with comfort.
This energy only disappeared after a while. Han Xiao instantly felt that this energy had enhanced his body to a certain extent. He opened the interface to look at the notification.
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You have established a Soul Connection with [Spacetime Amber].
Current Soul Connection Level: 1/5
[Spacetime Amber]
Grade: Gold
Item Type: Universal Treasure
You have received the buff [Blessing of the Spacetime Amber].
[Blessing of the Spacetime Amber (Lv.1)]: +10% Maximum Energy, +50 STR, +50 DEX, +50 END, +100 INT, +25 MYS, +25 CHA, +50% Basic Space Resistance, +20% Basic Psychological Resistance. The effect of all your spacetime related abilities are increased by 12% - 24%.
Buff Duration: Fixed
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"It's just level one, and the effect is already this good." Han Xiao's eyes lit up.
Just like how the Evolution Cube strengthened Psyker's psychic power, when he made a Soul Connection with the Spacetime Amber, he became stronger.
Han Xiao took out the Spacetime Amber and tried to use it. He realized that the energy output was higher, and the speed of creating amber increased significantly for about twenty to thirty percent.
"Looks like the stronger the Soul Connection, the faster I'm able to create amber with this thing."
Han Xiao looked at the second round of the mission, which also increased the Soul Connection. The mission requirement was to find the whereabouts of Spacetime Freezer's race and make contact with his descendants who had carried on his legacy.
"Er... this requirement..."
Han Xiao had a strange expression on his face.
It was not that he could not find the descendants of Spacetime Freezer, but they were too easy to find.
He had already finished reading all the data regarding Spacetime Freezer. He knew that this guy's race still existed and had always been under the civilization that Spacetime Freezer had once belonged to.
The only problem was... basically every descendant race of a Beyond Grade A had extraordinary talents and a very high percentage of Supers. They were always seen as an important resource by the civilizations and were protected heavily to produce warriors.
Spacetime Freezer's descendant race was also protected by the civilization that they belonged to and were practically not allowed to make any contact with outsiders.
This civilization had survived in the exploration era and had become an astronomical force.
It was one of the three universal civilizations-the Federation of Light!
If I, a Beyond Grade A on the Dynasty's side suddenly, run to the Federation of Light's territory...
Do I have to sneak in again? If I get found out this time, I'm probably going to be surrounded and beaten to death in the Federation of Light's territory...
Han Xiao's lips twitched. He was in the Flickering World and did not have time to leave, so it was clear that he would not be able to complete the second round of the mission any time soon. Therefore, he put it aside for the time being.
Anyway, he had the treasure in his hands, so he was in no hurry. He had something else to do.
Seven days had already passed since the last time he used [Bold Explorer]. The cooldown had ended.
This ability was like some sort of crystal ball magic, superstitious in every way. However, after testing it out, its effect was exceptional.
Han Xiao brought up the set of wormhole data that EsGod wanted and grinned slightly.
"I can finally uncover the secret in this set of data!"
Although he had already shared this set of data with the dynasty, and the dynasty's Science Institute would most likely decipher it in the future to obtain accurate clues...
Today, he decided to believe in superstition.
Chapter 840 - 840 The Biggest Butterfly Effect!
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840 The Biggest Butterfly Effect!
With the notification of [Bold Explorer] being activated popping up on the interface, Han Xiao's sights were filled with another illusion. Knowing how this ability worked, he focused on what he was seeing.
Two people appeared in the illusions, surrounded by messy black and blue space energy, like they were inside a wormhole path.
These two people were familiar. One was his past self, and the other was the EsGod doppelganger.
This set of wormhole data came from the wormhole that EsGod doppelganger had entered back when the two of them first fought. These were the images from that time.
As the scene played on, his past self fled from the wormhole following the original event, while Han Xiao's vision was locked onto the EsGod doppelganger, watching it flow between the streams of space energy.
"Come on." Han Xiao was excited.
When he banished the EsGod doppelganger, he had no idea what happened to it. Now, it seemed like he would finally learn about what happened to the EsGod doppelganger on the other side of the wormhole that made EsGod care so much about this set of data.
The next moment, EsGod finally passed through the tunnel and was spat out by the wormhole, appearing in a pitch black cosmic space.
Having realized that Han Xiao was not going there either, the EsGod doppelganger in the images looked a little angry, knowing that it had been tricked. It stopped for a while but then suddenly continuously teleported in one direction. Han Xiao's vision followed it throughout.
Not long after, the EsGod suddenly stopped. A strange planet appeared in front of it. Above the atmosphere of this planet, there were multiple wormholes. Roots of enormous plants extended from within and connected to the planet surface. Waves of energy were flowing up the roots from the surface, like it was absorbing the nutrients of this planet.
"This is..." Han Xiao's pupils instantly constricted as he was astounded.
He had never expected to see this thing here!
Before he had time to think, a sudden change happened!
Out of nowhere, multiple black space cracks opened beside the EsGod doppelganger. More than ten thin, long roots launched out from within like vines and wrapped around the EsGod doppelganger completely.
At this time, the illusions disappeared, and the images stopped. Han Xiao's vision returned to normal.
"Sh*t, why did it stop there?"
Han Xiao almost cussed. He was just paying full attention to what would happen to the EsGod doppelganger next, and it ended there‽
So upsetting!
Han Xiao took a deep breath and recalled what he had just seen. His expression was grave.
If this piece of information was shown to anyone other than him, people would only feel it was weird and had no value. In fact, in this entire universe, he was probably the only one that knew what this information signified.
He might very well be the only person that knew what these roots were. They came from the universal civilization that carried out a large-scale invasion in the later versions in his previous life-the World Tree Civilization!
"There are still many versions till the World Tree Civilization version. Why is it appearing at this stage?" Han Xiao subconsciously bit his fingernails. His expression was extremely grave.
He finally understood. It turned out that this set of wormhole data connected to the World Tree Civilization's territory, and the EsGod doppelganger went there out of pure coincidence!
The World Tree Civilization was located in the unexplored universe that was extremely far from the known universe. The three civilizations and the World Tree Civilization were both unaware of each other's existence. To a powerful civilization, exploring unknown areas was a must, so their meeting would happen sooner or later. In the later versions in his previous life, the World Tree Civilization discovered the existence of the three civilizations and decided to invade in the end. Just like that, an astronomically huge universal war erupted.
However, at this stage, the two sides should not have had any contact at all!
"Without me, the DarkStar leader would not have brought along an EsGod doppelganger to attack me, and EsGod would not have met the World Tree Civilization. Sh*t, this might be the biggest butterfly effect I have ever caused..."
Han Xiao's expression was grave.
The footage he had just watched contained a lot of information.
He knew that the World Tree Civilization was a civilization with a very special structure. The World Tree was equivalent to their Universal Treasure, and a Universal Treasure of the highest grade at that. It was worshipped and nourished by the entire civilization, at the same time bringing incomparable benefits to the civilization.
The World Tree's roots were in another dimension and had very sharp senses for energy, which was what led to it discovering the EsGod doppelganger. Although he did not know what happened to the EsGod doppelganger next, it was clear that he did something, given how persistent he was about this set of wormhole data. The two of them must have made contact!
"EsGod probably wants this set of data so he can find out the exact location of the World Tree Civilization. He said that's the hope for his evolution. Was this *sshole deluded by the World Tree Civilization and now wants to be their guide‽"
Having thought of this possibility, Han Xiao's expression changed.
If the World Tree Civilization discovered the location of the three civilizations because of the EsGod doppelganger's visit, the World Tree Civilization's invasion might erupt in advance. That would be a disaster to the entire known universe!
If the war with the World Tree Civilization happened before it should, the storyline he was familiar with would be completely gone. The advantage he had of knowing things before others would be almost useless, and at the same time, he would lose the precious time to increase his strength.
Although he was already Beyond Grade A, in such a gigantic galactical war that matched the exploration era war, even Beyond Grade As would not be able to ensure their own survival.
After all, there were way too many Beyond Grade As who died in this war in his previous life.
"Luckily, that's just one of EsGod's doppelgangers. With his personality, he might not have told anyone about it at all..."
This guy wanted to find the location of the World Tree Civilization and not wait for their arrival, which meant that EsGod might not have exposed any information of the known universe.
With the current situation, the only thing Han Xiao could do was pray that EsGod did not tell the World Tree Civilization about the existence of the three civilizations.
However, if EsGod was allowed to keep studying this set of data, he would have results sooner or later and drag everyone into the flames of war. No one would be able to exclude themselves.
This was a ticking time bomb that could not be ignored!
"I can't let him keep studying it..." Han Xiao clenched his teeth.
To this moment, he had only fought EsGod twice. Although they were enemies, he knew that he would not be able to do anything to EsGod for the time being.
Today, however, for the first time, a clear and straightforward murderous intent for EsGod was born in Han Xiao's mind. He wanted to kill him as soon as possible!
"Given the fact that EsGod can survive between the gaps of the three civilizations, looking for the dynasty's help would most likely be useless. I also don't have any way to prove the existence of the World Tree Civilization, so the dynasty will not insist on getting rid of EsGod..."
The information obtained through [Bold Explorer] could not be displayed to anyone else but him. Even if he told the dynasty what he had seen, there was no way the dynasty would believe the existence of the World Tree Civilization. The only way to make the dynasty believe it was to interrogate EsGod, the witness.
However, in order to interrogate, they had to at least capture him; he would not deliberately share this information otherwise.
Han Xiao frowned. He realized that there was not much exterior help he could obtain on this matter.
Unless... the dynasty had also completed studying this set of data and somehow discovered the World Tree Civilization without being discovered themselves. In that case, in order to keep the existence of their known universe a secret, the dynasty would have a strong reason to eliminate EsGod.
"Tough, the requirements are too difficult. Although the dynasty have the experience of the exploration era and know to hide themselves from unfamiliar entities, with the currently existing laws, the dynasty might actively make contact." Han Xiao shook his head in resignation. If he had known that this set of wormhole data led to the World Tree Civilization, he would have never given it to the dynasty to study. There were too many uncontrollable factors. If anything went wrong, the universal war that should only happen in the later versions would have a very high chance of erupting in advance.
"I'm the only one that knows about this now, and it's too difficult to solve this problem properly just by myself..."
Han Xiao was feeling low.
"Dealing with EsGod has to be done much sooner than I planned to. I'm not strong enough yet to fight EsGod alone... Sigh, the EXP penalty period is so long..."
...
After staying for more than half a month on Planet Lighthouse, the new exploration teams finally arrived at the Flickering World from afar.
Tarrokov met with the leaders of those new exploration teams in the base. Han Xiao came to meet with the members of this second batch of the exploration teams, planning to show his face and make new friends.
Inside the meeting room, the people swarmed in and instantly saw Tarrokov, who was waiting there. They then looked to the side and saw Han Xiao.
"Greetings, Chief Commander Tarrokov, Your Excellency Black Star."
The commanders of these Star Cluster civilization exploration teams there were all familiar with this new dynasty ally who possessed the Evolution Cube. They looked at Han Xiao with curiosity, and Han Xiao nodded back at them.
"Haha, we meet again." Beyoni laughed. "I heard the Arcane Church is planning to attack you. Looks like you need my help."
Suddenly, someone beside cut in and said, "Our help."
Han Xiao turned and sized this person up. The voice came from an illuminating energy body with a human shape. Bright red energy flowed through this person like liquid flames. He had no mouth or nose, only a pair of bright golden dragon eyes.
"You are..." Han Xiao was stunned about the fact that he did not recognize this person.
"Milizaus," this energy body said with a calm tone. "Don't be surprised. This is just an energy apparition. My main body did not land here."
Having his confusion resolved, Han Xiao shook hands with this energy apparition. "It's an honor to meet you, king of the Dragonblood Nation, leader of the Starry Spiritual Dragon Race."
At the same time, he secretly entered the quantum network vision and looked at the exterior atmosphere of Planet Lighthouse through the surveillance devices of the base.
A gigantic dragon with the size of almost a main ship was floating in the upper atmosphere. A long beard hung from its head, and diamond shaped dragon scales covered its body. Even the smallest scale was a few meters long. The body of the dragon had a mixed color of silver, purple, and green, as if bright star light was flowing between the gaps of the dragon scales. Although it was huge, it still looked agile with its streamlined body.
This was a Starry Spiritual Dragon. Even within the same race, this size was still impressive. This was indeed Milizaus' main body-he was a non-humanoid intelligent species.
The Starry Spiritual Dragon Race was a descendant race of a Beyond Grade A Magic Azure Dragon. They were born with a talent for magic. Although their reproduction capabilities were not high, an adult Starry Spiritual Dragon would have the power of a Grade B at least. The percentage of Calamity Grades in their race was exceptionally high.
Milizaus was the second Beyond Grade A in this descendant race. He was a unique giant dragon Mage. He had both the specialties of a normal Mage and a circuit mage and could learn all kinds of spells. However, when using the legacy spells of the dragon race, its power would be greatly enhanced. Currently, Milizaus was the leader of this entire descendant race; his position was somewhat similar to Manison, who led the Mechanical Race.
Furthermore, as dragons were long-lived, Milizaus was also a member of the Ancient Ones. He indeed was the Ancient One Dynasty ally other than Ravenlaude.
The Ancient Ones were a very loose group, so his standpoint with Ravenlaude was different. To some extent, one could even say their relationship was not exactly good. Ravenlaude was a Mage too, but their beliefs in magic conflicted.
Obviously, Milizaus had already become a new species and was no longer a pure Starry Spiritual Dragon. Due to how large his main body was, he usually used an energy apparition to communicate with others.
"I've heard a lot about you, the undying Black Star." Milizaus' voice was ancient and husky, but his personality was quite cheerful and not as cold as Clotti's. This was mainly because they were both Beyond Grade As, so they could communicate on equal grounds.
"With me here, you don't have to worry about the Arcane Church. They might not dare to act anymore seeing that I'm here."
"Haha, then I will have to prepare the Evolution Cube for you." Han Xiao chuckled. "By the way, are you interested in making another deal with me? It's also related to the Evolution Cube."
"Oh?" Milizaus was interested. "You know me well. Sure, when we're done with the meeting, let's have a proper chat."
Ravenlaude glanced at Han Xiao with a faint sneer. He then nodded at him as a form of greeting and sat down with the others without saying anything.
Due to Aesop, Ravenlaude did not want to be too close to Black Star. As a Mage, he was not too interested in the Evolution Cube. Furthermore, both of them were exploring the Garu Star Cluster, so they were competitors. Factoring all that in, Ravenlaude did not want the relationship between the two of them to go any further-he was not someone who liked to do networking.