520: Bring it to you!

Ling Ji said nothing.

However, from her constantly fluctuating mental state, it was clear she was not calm.

Moreover... her thoughts seemed to contradict her previous actions and words.

She exuded more anxiety than the surprise of Yu Tian being trapped.

Yang Dian led Ling Ji into the Dimension Channel with great interest.

Then, Yang Dian discovered that the Azurewave Star Dimension Channel, like the Strange Star Dimension Channel, had murals depicting the history of the planetary civilization on both sides.

Perhaps this was the original appearance of a Dimension Channel.

The reason the Lizardmen Alien Planet was in that state was entirely due to the presence of the Dimension Butterfly.

The Star Core of the Lizardmen Alien Planet had resisted the Dimension Butterfly, transforming the Dimension Channel into that appearance.

'Speaking of which, I was lucky.'

'The first Dimension Fold erosion initiated by Earth directly targeted the Lizardmen Alien Planet, allowing me to obtain a Dimension Butterfly.'

'Without the Dimension Butterfly, the Lingwen Clan's feigned attack would have been difficult to deal with.'

'Not to mention causing trouble right under the Star Gods' noses.'

While sighing inwardly, Yang Dian followed the aura left by Yu Tian, pacing towards the end of the Azurewave Star Dimension Channel.

As he walked, Yang Dian suddenly stopped in front of a mural.

In its twelve hundred thousand years, the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty had not been without invasions from civilizations far exceeding its strength.

The civilization had even come close to Destruction.

However, there were always heroes who bravely faced death, sacrificing themselves for future generations and the future of their civilization.

Among them was Ling Ji.

Ling Ji stood beside Yang Dian, looking at the lifelike murals on the wall, and her expression changed dramatically.

The mural depicted the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty being invaded by a magical civilization a hundred thousand years ago, and her voluntarily offering herself to the magical civilization's ruler to buy time for the Immortal Dynasty.

No, not just a hundred thousand years ago.

Besides a hundred thousand years ago, Ling Ji had done the same eighty thousand and fifty thousand years ago.

Using her beauty to entice important figures of invading civilizations, she bought time for her civilization and for Yu Tian, using her own body to secure a chance for the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty to turn the tide.

"Courtesan?"

"Heh."

"You said I could call you by this title, and you were indeed not wrong."

A jocular remark came from Yang Dian's mouth as he smiled and looked at Ling Ji:

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

Ling Ji's expression changed for a moment, then she smiled with a mix of nonchalance and relief:

"Since you have already discovered me, what more can this concubine say to defend herself?"

Saying that, she turned to face Yang Dian and closed her eyes:

"This concubine's life is in your hands; whether to live or die is entirely up to your single thought."

Looking at the generous emotion Ling Ji exuded as she closed her eyes, and the slight pride on her face, Yang Dian couldn't help but clap his hands:

"As expected of the Great Yu Empress."

Ling Ji opened her eyes, and Yang Dian continued:

"At such a time, you still don't forget to strive for the future of your civilization."

"What?"

"Do you want to use your proud emotions to stir my desire for conquest, making me enjoy the process and result of conquering you, keeping you by my side, and slowly conquering you?"

Reaching out to hook Ling Ji's delicate chin, Yang Dian had a smiling face, but only indifference in his eyes.

"Do you think I'm the kind of person whose brain is clouded by lust, deceived by beauty?"

Yang Dian was not Boss Cao.

Boss Cao loved other men's wives, and for a sister-in-law, he could disregard the lives of his eldest son and personal bodyguard.

If he were Boss Cao, a woman like Ling Ji, who was willing to dedicate herself to her civilization, might indeed ignite his desire for conquest.

But as he said, he was not Boss Cao; he was Yang Dian.

Yang Dian admitted he liked beauty.

But a bit of beauty compared to the great rise of Huaxia Civilization?

It was merely fleeting.

He had always regarded Ling Ji as a tool.

With Ling Ji's sincere allegiance, he would of course not discard her after use.

As long as she could Cultivate 'Spark' and ignite the fire of will, Yang Dian was willing to give Ling Ji a chance to fight for Huaxia Civilization.

"What a pity~"

With a sigh, Yang Dian led Ling Ji along the aura left by Yu Tian, walking towards the end of the Dimension Channel.

"Justice often comes from the common folk."

As they walked, Yang Dian pointed to the lifelike murals on both sides, shaking his head and saying to the silent Ling Ji beside him:

"Look."

"This is the Great Yu Dynasty that you and others built for Yu Tian, by sacrificing yourselves and your lives to others."

"But what about Yu Tian?"

"The vast majority of resources obtained by the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty were all used by him on himself."

"How many resources were used on you?"

"One in a million, perhaps?"

"What about the descendants of those heroes who died for Great Yu?"

"Were the young nurtured? Were the old cared for? Were the sick treated? Were the weak supported?"

"Is the current Great Yu Dynasty the Great Yu Dynasty you wanted to see?"

Ling Ji paid no heed.

She just followed silently beside Yang Dian.

Having lived for a hundred and twenty thousand years, she had her own persistence.

To say she was as hard as iron, a person of firm resolve, was absolutely correct.

How could she possibly change her mind with just a few words from Yang Dian?

Yang Dian felt a little regretful.

Of course, he wasn't regretting that Ling Ji hadn't changed her views.

Rather, it was a pity that such an extraordinary woman as Ling Ji appeared in the Great Yu Dynasty and became the Great Yu Empress.

"What an extraordinary woman~"

Amidst his sigh, Yang Dian also led Ling Ji to the end of the Dimension Channel.

Perhaps knowing her own ill-fated destiny and lack of future.

The murals on both sides at the end of the Dimension Channel also began to turn pessimistic.

Even the channel itself began to blur, as if civilization was about to be broken here.

Yang Dian, who had walked to this point, did not stop, stepping directly into the blurred area.

Then the world shifted, and stars changed positions.

Yang Dian's pupils suddenly contracted as he entered the Star Core Space.

Yu Tian was in the Star Core Space.

But in the Star Core Space, it wasn't just that 'Incarnation' who was severely wounded, with a remnant Soul as his Soul, Bloodline as his body, and the Immortal Capital officials' magic power as his energy source.

Looking at Yu Tian sitting cross-legged on the Star Core, and the Bloodline Incarnation standing behind Yu Tian, devoid of Soul aura and transforming into wisps of smoke merging into his body, Yang Dian let out a long breath.

"Truly a thousand-year-old fox~"

"No, that's not right."

"Yu Tian, this fellow, is indeed a hundred and twenty thousand-year-old fox~"

If Yang Dian hadn't felt wrong, Yu Tian, who was sitting cross-legged on the Star Core, Cultivating and refining the Incarnation, was the real Yu Tian.

As for Yu Tian who had crossed the starry sky into the Lingwen Star system and severed the Lesser Star God's arm with a single sword?

That was also Yu Tian.

However, he should have been a Clone-like existence, similar to Yang Dian's Martial Dao True Body.

His main body had always remained in the Star Core Space, completely unharmed, possessing full combat power.

"Indeed, one cannot underestimate anyone."

"Pretending to be severely wounded and on the verge of death, unable to act freely, just to bait Taicang Realm with Azurewave Star?"

Thinking this, Yang Dian smiled again:

"Unfortunately, the one who took the bait was not just the small fish of Taicang Realm, but also the Lesser Star God, a young great white shark cherished by the Star Gods."

"Man's myriad calculations, after all, are no match for the subtle mysteries of fate."

Yang Dian, who suddenly gained more insights into 'Star Manifestation Art', extended his right hand towards the Azurewave Star Star Core.

"Give it to me!"