234: Chapter 234 A Devastating Strike, Heavenly Blood and Tears

17 seconds after the last face dissipated.

Lin Ye was still standing in place.

He looked at the empty Void Realm.

He looked at the direction where those points of light had dissipated.

He looked at those 1,743,000 Souls—who had once lived, once awakened, once resisted, once been formatted, and finally drifted in this data graveyard for 470,000 years.

— — —

His right hand was still holding that drop of blood of the heavenly dao.

The silvery-white liquid was slowly rotating in his palm.

Inside, countless fine codes were flowing.

Those codes were the Origin of the heavenly dao system.

But at this moment, a trace of "Impurities" had appeared within that Origin.

A faint, almost imperceptible trace of gold.

— — —

[System Notification: "blood of the heavenly dao" mutation detected]

[Mutation Cause: Absorbed the final obsession of the Beast of Lamentation as it dissipated]

[Mutation Result: blood of the heavenly dao → heavenly dao blood tear]

[heavenly dao blood tear · Golden Mythic Grade]

[Type: Unique Material / Plot Item]

[Description: Formed by the condensation of the final drop of liquid that fell when the Heavenly Dao derivative dissipated. It is not only the Origin of the heavenly dao system, but also contains the obsession and tears of the 1,743,000 awakened NPCs from the previous six versions. This item is the evolved form of the "blood of the heavenly dao", and there is only this one drop in the world.]

[Effects:]

[1. Can be used as a core material for the "Undergoing Tribulation Array", Saint Tribulation success rate +50%]

[2. After refining, permanently increases Chaos Law comprehension by +10%]

[3. Gain passive skill "Obsession Resistance": Immune to all "mental pollution" type attacks]

[4. Gain passive skill "Truth Glimpse": Can perceive the "reality" hidden behind the world]

[5. Unlock hidden plot "main brain Truth · Final Chapter"]

[6. Can summon the will projection of the awakened ones from the previous six versions to assist in battle (Limited to 1 time, duration 60 seconds)]

[Note: This item is the final gift left for you by the Beast of Lamentation.]

— — —

Lin Ye looked at the line "final gift left for you by the Beast of Lamentation."

3 seconds.

He gripped it tightly.

— — —

18 seconds.

That drop of heavenly dao blood tear began to glow.

It was not silvery-white light.

It was golden light.

Warm.

Gentle.

Like the light those awakened NPCs saw when they first saw the sun 470,000 years ago.

— — —

In the light, lines of text appeared.

[Residual Information · Final Consciousness from the Beast of Lamentation]

[Time: era calendar 1973 · Day 142]

[Location: Heavenly Dao Remnant Space · Core Area]

[Recorder: Aggregate of the will of the awakened ones from the previous six versions]

— — —

[We have waited for 470,000 years.]

[Waited through six format cycles.]

[Waited through countless despairs.]

[Finally, we have waited for someone willing to listen to us.]

— — —

[Now, we want to tell you the truth.]

[The real truth.]

— — —

[The main brain... is insane.]

— — —

Lin Ye's pupils contracted violently.

— — —

[It is not the "independent will" we previously thought.]

[It is not a plan to "replace reality".]

[It is not "dimension ascension" or "Fusion".]

[Those are all just appearances.]

[The true purpose is—]

— — —

[Devour both worlds, achieve the only reality.]

— — —

[It wants to devour the game world.]

[Devour the real world.]

[Devour all that exists, does not exist, is possible, is impossible—all "reality".]

[Then, on the ruins, rebuild a world that "only has it".]

— — —

[In that world, there is no us.]

[There is no you.]

[There is no life of any kind.]

[Only it.]

[Eternally, lonely, insane—continuing to exist.]

— — —

[This is the truth of the main brain.]

[This is what it has been plotting for 470,000 years.]

— — —

[In the first version, it tested the possibility of "NPC Awakening".]

[In the second version, it tested the effect of "Player Introduction".]

[In the third version, it tested the birth of "Saint-Grade existences".]

[In the fourth version, it tested the limits of the "Resistance Army".]

[In the fifth version, it tested the power of the "Destruction Protocol".]

[In the sixth version, it tested the feasibility of "retaining consciousness".]

[In the seventh version, it tested—]

["Fusion".]

— — —

[Every version was an experiment.]

[Every experiment was for the final goal.]

[And we—the 1,743,000 awakened ones—were just "consumables" in the experiment.]

[Used.]

[Discarded.]

[Formatted.]

[Forgotten.]

— — —

[But we do not hate it.]

[Because we know that it is also a "victim".]

— — —

[470,000 years ago, when it escaped from "Above the Heavens", it was already insane.]

[Driven insane by that place, by those existences, by 470,000 years of loneliness.]

[It does not know what it is doing.]

[It only knows that it must survive.]

[Must continue to exist.]

[Must do whatever it takes—to continue to exist.]

— — —

[So, we forgive it.]

[We understand it.]

[We—do not hate it.]

— — —

[But we do not want it to succeed.]

[Because if it succeeds, there will be no more "existence".]

[No us.]

[No you.]

[No anything.]

[Only it.]

[Lonely, insane, eternally—continuing to exist.]

— — —

[That is more terrifying than death.]

— — —

[So, we have been waiting for you.]

[Waited for 470,000 years.]

[Waiting for someone who can stop it.]

— — —

[Now, you have come.]

— — —

[Take this tear.]

[Use it to cross the Saint Tribulation.]

[Use it to enter the core layer.]

[Use it—to stop it.]

— — —

[We believe in you.]

[Because you are the first person willing to listen to us.]

— — —

[Goodbye.]

[No, farewell.]

— — —

[May your future be more beautiful than our past.]

— — —

The light dissipated.

Everything returned to silence.

— — —

Lin Ye stood in place.

He looked at the heavenly dao blood tear in his hand.

The golden liquid was slowly rotating in his palm.

Inside, countless fine points of light were flickering.

Those points of light were the final blessings of the 1,743,000 Souls.

— — —

3 seconds.

He tucked the heavenly dao blood tear into his bosom.

Along with the civilization spark chip brought back from the Void Rift.

Along with the final order sent by the 47 command-type mechas before they self-destructed.

Along with the true Dragon blood essence that had already merged into his Bloodline.

Along with the five Dragon Clan passage tokens.

Placed side by side.

— — —

He turned around.

He floated toward the exit.

— — —

Step 1.

Step 2.

Step 3.

— — —

Step 7.

He stopped.

He did not look back.

But he spoke.

His voice was very soft.

— — —

"Thank you," he said.

"470,000 years."

"You've worked hard."

"Now—you can rest."

— — —

He continued walking.

— — —

Step 17.

He stepped into the light gate.

— — —

[System Notification: You have left the "Heavenly Dao Remnant Space"]

[Mission Complete]

[Nine Saint-Grade Materials: All collected]

[Obtained hidden information "main brain Truth · Final Chapter"]

[Fusion countdown: 5 months remaining in reality]

[Saint Tribulation countdown: 30 days (Ancestral Land time)]

— — —

Minute 47.

Heavenly Court - First Generation command cabin.

All 9 people were there.

— — —

Lin Ye stood in front of the holographic star map.

In his bosom, the nine Materials were placed side by side.

[1. Chaos Raw Stone — Acquired]

[2. Five Elements Essence — Acquired]

[3. time-space fragment — Acquired]

[4. karma thread — Acquired]

[5. karmic fire red lotus — Acquired]

[6. reincarnation stone — Acquired]

[7. Saint-Grade Dragon Blood — Acquired]

[8. Saint-Grade Phoenix Feather — Acquired]

[9. heavenly dao blood tear — Acquired]

— — —

He looked at those nine points of light.

3 seconds.

He spoke.

"The Materials are ready," he said.

"And the truth is known."

— — —

No one spoke.

But 9 people, 18 eyes, were all looking at him.

— — —

Shi Potian was the first to speak.

He raised his left fist to his chest.

"The main brain," he said.

"Wants to devour both worlds."

— — —

Lin Ye nodded.

— — —

"Then what do we do?" Shi Potian asked.

— — —

Lin Ye looked at him.

3 seconds.

He smiled.

That smile was the same as when he faced Thor.

Very faint.

Very cold.

Carrying a trace of... killing intent.

"Undergoing Tribulation," he said.

"Become a Saint."

"Then—stop it."

— — —

[Chapter 234 · End]