600: Tears of the Heavenly Dao Ghost, the Second Cave World

After passing by other 'mines' and confirming that the other flesh-and-blood 'great mines' he had captured from another world, which possessed rapid recovery abilities, were not experiencing any problems, Yang Dian arrived at the deepest part of the 'minefield' where the Heavenly Dao Ghost was imprisoned.

Stepping into the 'mine', Yang Dian immediately saw the Heavenly Dao Ghost, in human form, sitting on a chair, appearing somewhat dazed.

"Aren't you going to struggle a bit?"

The Heavenly Dao Ghost glanced at Yang Dian, then turned the chair around, facing away from Yang Dian, looking like a little wife who had been wronged.

Seeing this, Yang Dian deftly pulled out his Soul Blade.

"Awoo~~~"

After three swift cuts, the Heavenly Dao Ghost let out a mournful cry from the depths of its Soul.

He casually divided the cut-off [Heavenly Dao Ghost rare treasure - Soul Essence] into more than 36,000 equal portions, which, combined with what he had obtained from the sanatorium earlier, was just enough to increase a normal person's Soul strength by 50,000 points.

"Two-fifths to the Expeditionary Force warriors."

"One-fifth to the schools for cultivating students."

"The rest will be put into the merit System, available for everyone to exchange."

"Once these are used up, it'll be almost time to harvest again..."

Hearing Yang Dian's mumbling, the Heavenly Dao Ghost immediately felt a surge of chaotic emotions.

Just as he was about to risk everything in a desperate struggle, hoping to escape if possible, or to die if not, he felt Yang Dian pat him on the shoulder again.

Although he was prepared to die, he still couldn't help but tremble.

The fear Yang Dian instilled in him was simply too immense.

He couldn't even be considered human!

Who exactly was the ghost here?!

Amidst his trepidation, he heard Yang Dian speak again:

"Comrade, I know my actions have caused you great distress."

"But you must understand, Huaxia is on the difficult path of a great rise, and everyone needs to make sacrifices."

"You need to sacrifice, and so do I."

"You should know, you were originally my private property, but for the rise of Huaxia, for the strengthening of others, I am willing to share you."

"My loss is also great."

Heavenly Dao Ghost: ???

Are those the words of a human?

So, because the knife isn't cutting you, you don't feel the pain, huh?

Just as he was about to burn himself and fight with all his might, the Heavenly Dao Ghost heard Yang Dian continue:

"However, hardship is only temporary; no matter how difficult the hurdle, it will eventually be overcome."

"When our Huaxia people have enough strength and no longer need your continued sacrifice."

"And if you are still igniting the Spark then, proving your loyalty."

"Then I will solemnly introduce your existence to everyone and commend you for your achievements."

"At that time, you will be accepted by all Huaxia people and can openly walk the streets as a rare treasure spirit, without worrying about any danger."

"At that time, all Huaxia people will regard you as a beloved friend, a brother."

Indeed, he was going to treat the Heavenly Dao Ghost as a close friend.

After all, they all grew up eating ghosts~

After speaking, Yang Dian ignored the Heavenly Dao Ghost, whose thoughts were in chaos, patted his shoulder again, leaving an imperceptible trace of Qi and blood in his body to prevent him from escaping or committing suicide, and then decisively left the mine.

Long after Yang Dian left, the Heavenly Dao Ghost, who had been dazed on the chair, suddenly slumped against the backrest, crystal tears streaming down his face, hitting the ground with a pattering sound.

"1.4 billion people."

"How many times will I be harvested?"

"I'd rather die ~"

Of course, he said that, but if he could avoid death, the Heavenly Dao Ghost still didn't want to die.

While alive, there was still a tiny bit of hope for revenge.

But if he died, then everything would truly be empty.

After taking a deep breath and adjusting his emotions, the Heavenly Dao Ghost prepared to forcibly suppress the memories of Yang Dian deep within his heart.

But as soon as he thought that even if Huaxia became strong enough not to need him, he would still have to ignite the Spark to live, he couldn't help but feel enraged and furious.

"I—"

Outside the 'mine'.

Listening to the curses coming from inside, Yang Dian couldn't help but show a slight smile.

It's good to curse.

Cursing is equivalent to venting emotions.

Once emotions are vented, anything is easy to talk about.

If the Heavenly Dao Ghost truly remained silent, Yang Dian would have to worry if he was planning something big.

After the Heavenly Dao Ghost's foul language subsided, Yang Dian casually tapped his wristband twice:

"Zero, redeploy nano-electronic bugs in the Heavenly Dao detention room."

At this point, Yang Dian pondered for a moment before speaking again:

"Also, send him a non-networked computer so he can play single-player games, watch movies and anime, and pass the time when he's bored."

"If he's locked up for too long, I'm afraid he'll go insane."

Yang Dian didn't know if an insane Heavenly Dao Ghost would weaken the effect of 'Soul Essence', so it was best to avoid such things if possible.

At the very least, dragging out the time a bit longer so he could harvest more Soul Essence was also good.

Zero's execution was highly efficient.

As soon as Yang Dian finished speaking, a robot entered the 'mine' carrying a computer.

After the robot came out and confirmed that the Heavenly Dao Ghost had not left any means on the robot, Yang Dian continued:

"Once the Heavenly Dao Ghost has completely adapted to life in the detention room, customize some games for him and extract some information from him through gameplay."

"Understood, Commander. I will contact game and cultural workers, listen to their opinions, and based on the Ghost God Star information obtained by Director Yue Shan, customize exclusive games for the Heavenly Dao Ghost."

As Zero spoke, Yang Dian had already walked out of the 'minefield' and flown into the air.

Glancing at the somewhat desolate Expeditionary Force Base, Yang Dian let out a soft breath.

"The expedition is over; the Expeditionary Force Base should liven up now."

Thinking, Yang Dian spoke again:

"Ya Zi, have the battle merits been tallied?"

"They have been tallied."

"Send me a copy. Once the Expeditionary Force returns, we'll hold an awards ceremony for them."

"Understood, Commander."

After receiving the email notification, Yang Dian looked at the Expeditionary Force Base and the 'minefield' again.

Having nothing else to do, he no longer delayed and flew directly towards the direction of Fengdu... Shortly after, in Fengdu, at the location of the sinkhole.

The spatial node leading to the Strange Star was located deep underground.

To facilitate passage, the authorities directly dispatched large engineering robots to excavate the area, exposing the dark underground grotto, which had never enjoyed sunlight, directly to the sun.

Perhaps due to the sunlight, the chilling sensation of the dark underground grotto was gone, and the ethereal blue waterfall and the crimson cluster amaryllis had long vanished under the sun's rays.

The entire grotto was left with only a massive spatial node expanding and contracting at the bottom of the sinkhole.

Sensing the spatial energy gradually solidifying on the spatial node, Yang Dian subconsciously raised an eyebrow.

'The Fusion is about to end.'

'Once the Fusion is complete and the Strange Star becomes Earth's second Blessed Land, I wonder if this spatial node will become the South Heaven Gate, like the spatial node in Wuhou Grotto-heaven...'