286: The truth about the fusion of the system and the Genesis Engine has been revealed!

"Rumble—!!!"

When the old man representing the core consciousness of the genesis engine turned into a stream of light and collided with the center of Lu Chen's brow, a supernova explosion occurring in the dimension of consciousness boomed within Lu Chen's mind!

Pain!

An indescribable, excruciating pain!

It felt as if someone had forcibly stuffed the data volume of the entire Milky Way Galaxy into a container that was originally only meant to hold the Earth. Lu Chen felt every nerve and every brain cell in his body being stretched to the breaking point in an instant, then, under the blessing of some mysterious force, rapidly reconstructed, only to be stretched to the breaking point once again!

This cyclical torture was enough to cause any carbon-based life form to suffer a mental breakdown within a thousandth of a second.

But Lu Chen did not go mad.

He gritted his teeth hard, even though golden blood was seeping from his seven orifices, and even though his body had already begun to show signs of semi-transparent "virtualization" under the scouring of Higher Dimensions energy, his consciousness remained like a stubborn reef, standing firm amidst the raging waves!

"Trying to possess me? Not so easy!"

"This is my home turf! This is my brain! Behave yourself!"

Lu Chen let out a deafening roar from the depths of his consciousness!

Immediately following this, the future technology system, which had accompanied him for five years and had always been cold and capable only of issuing missions and rewards, suddenly experienced an unprecedented, violent palpitation.

[High-energy logic entity intrusion detected.]

[Source analysis in progress. Analysis complete!]

[Identification code match: 100%!]

[Target confirmed: This is the missing "hardware" component!]

That emotionless system prompt actually displayed a hint of extremely human-like—trembling, as if a wanderer had returned home!

[Finally found you.]

The next second, the system no longer passively issued missions but actively transformed into a golden chain, blasting out from the depths of Lu Chen's consciousness, tightly binding the white ball of light (the core of the genesis engine) that was rampaging about.

This was not an attack, nor was it a defense.

This was an embrace.

An embrace that spanned billions of years and countless dimensions, a flesh-and-blood embrace that finally reunited!

"Hum—"

In that instant, Lu Chen felt as if he had become a bystander. He saw two massive streams of consciousness crazily merging, complementing each other, and spiraling upward.

The white ball of light represented infinite "energy" and "material control rights."

The golden chain represented supreme "logic" and "Causality authority."

When the two became one, a brand new, ancient memory, as if from the very beginning of the universe's Big Bang, flooded into Lu Chen's mind like a tide.

That was the truth.

It was the complete truth about this "system," about the "genesis engine," and about that mysterious "Six-Dimensional Civilization."

In those fragmented memory images, Lu Chen saw a laboratory so magnificent it was breathtaking.

That indescribable six-dimensional being was standing at the end of the dimension, holding two balls of light in its hands.

One white one was the "engine." It possessed the ability to create all things and had infinite energy; it was the most perfect "shell."

One golden one was the "genesis." It possessed the wisdom to deduce the future and the logic to modify Causality; it was the most perfect "soul."

[A perfect life should not have only power, nor should it have only reason.]

The voice of that six-dimensional being seemed to span time and space, resounding directly in Lu Chen's ears.

[If they were combined, what would be born would not be a god, but a monster. A cold-blooded monster that only knows how to calculate the optimal solution without any emotional bonds.]

[Therefore, I separated them.]

In the image, that being left the white ball of light (the engine) in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy as an energy core to maintain the operation of this galaxy; and sealed the golden ball of light (the genesis) in a black stone tablet, exiling it to the edge of the universe.

[Go and find them.]

[Only when a life form with enough "humanity" can obtain their approval simultaneously and use its own will to harness this power—]

[A true "god" will be born.]

[Until then, they are just parts waiting to be activated.]

The memory ended abruptly.

The space of consciousness returned to calm.

Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes; his originally pitch-black pupils had now turned into different colored eyes, one gold and one white!

The left eye was golden, representing the wisdom to discern Causality; the right eye was white, representing the authority to control matter.

He had not become a monster, nor had he been possessed.

On the contrary, he felt unprecedentedly clear-headed and unprecedentedly powerful!

The "system" that used to issue missions in his mind had disappeared.

The "old man" who was lingering on his last breath in the black hole had also disappeared.

In their place was a brand new organ that had completely merged into the depths of his soul, obeying him like his own arm—

[genesis Core!]

"So that's how it is."

Lu Chen looked down at his own hands, the corners of his mouth curling into a smile of sudden realization.

"No wonder the system was always issuing missions to force me to become stronger, no wonder that old man said I was the successor."

"So, you two were a pair all along."

"The system is the software, and the engine is the hardware. Only by combining software and hardware can one have the complete genesis machine!"

"And I—"

Lu Chen clenched his fists, feeling the terrifying power within his body capable of easily crushing a star.

"I am the operator!"

"Rumble—!!!"

In the real world, at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

That black hole, which had calmed down, suddenly erupted with a violent tremor once again!

But this time, it was not a destructive gravitational wave, but a gentle rhythm full of vitality.

It was like a giant heart that, after a long period of cardiac arrest, had finally begun to beat powerfully once again!

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Each heartbeat was accompanied by a visible ripple of energy, spreading in all directions. The star-filled sky, which had originally been dead and silent, began to glow with radiance once again under the nourishment of this energy!

And on the bridge of the "expedition."

Everyone discovered in horror that Lu Chen, who had been in a coma, was slowly floating up!

Countless streams of golden and white light circled his body, making him look like a god descending!

"Lu Chen!"

Su Qingying covered her mouth, and tears streamed down her face. She could feel that although the appearance of the man in front of her had not changed, his life level had undergone a qualitative leap!

Standing there, he himself represented a kind of rule!

"Hoo."

Lu Chen slowly landed, and the light on his body fully converged. He turned his head to look at the girl who had long since become a tearful mess, a hint of gentleness flashing in his eyes.

"Don't cry, silly."

"I'm back."

"And—"

He raised his finger and pointed at the black hole outside the window that had become completely docile and was even beginning to spew out pure energy.

"I brought that disobedient 'big guy' back too."

"From now on, it is no longer any 'genesis engine'."

A mischievous smile curled the corners of Lu Chen's mouth.

"Starting today, it is our Earth Federation's—"

"First interstellar power bank!"

"heavenly craft!"

[Present, Master!]

heavenly craft's figure appeared instantly; at this moment, her data core had also completed its synchronized upgrade. Looking into Lu Chen's eyes, beyond worship, there was an added sense of closeness that stemmed from the depths of her soul.

"Issue a galaxy-wide announcement!"

Lu Chen straightened his collar, his voice calm yet carrying an aura of imperial dominance.

"Tell those civilizations that are still watching."

"The big hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy has been plugged by us Earthlings."

"From now on, whoever is short on electricity, feel free to come find me."

"Of course—"

A trace of a businessman's shrewdness flashed in his eyes.

"As for the electricity bill—"

"We'll have to calculate that carefully!"