303: Chapter 303 The Other Half of the God-Magic Cube!

How could this be the depths of Wasteland Star's core?

This was clearly a magnificent temple that had transcended time and space, perfectly preserved for hundreds of thousands of years!

It was completely different from the filthy, rusted cyber-wasteland style of the surface. Everything here was crafted from a flawless metal that emitted a soft white glow. On the towering pillars, grand murals depicted the pioneers of ancient humanity piloting starships, conquering the universe, and even tearing apart High-dimensional Deities with their bare hands!

The entire space was spotless, and the air was filled with a pure psionic aura that brought peace to the mind.

In the very center of the temple, a massive high platform made of transparent crystal floated quietly. Atop the platform, the missing half of the [god-creating cube fragment] was emitting a resonance that echoed the fragment in Chen Xi's hand!

“Found it! It really is the other half of the god-creating cube!”

Ye Fei shouted in excitement.

However, Chen Xi did not rush forward.

His crimson-gold eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze locked firmly onto the area beneath the crystal platform.

“Since you're here, there's no need to hide. As the Gravedigger of this ancestral property, shouldn't you come out to greet your true master?” Chen Xi's voice echoed through the empty temple, carrying an unquestionable, supreme authority.

“Click... Click...”

Accompanied by a series of crisp, highly mechanical footsteps.

A slender figure slowly emerged from the shadows of the crystal platform.

It was a 'person'.

Or rather, a [Hyper-Dimensional Intelligent Bionic Entity] that possessed a perfect human form but flowed with the luster of liquid metal!

He wore a crisp, pure white military uniform belonging to the general rank of the Ancient Human Ascension Empire, with a Starburst Medal representing the highest honor pinned to his chest. His face was handsome to an almost eerie degree, and his eyes were not human pupils, but two constantly rotating, deep galactic vortices!

[Target Locked: Empire's Highest Sequence Gravedigger · Zero (AI Materialized Vessel)]

[Level: Lv.140 (True God-Tier Peak · Physical Rule Immune Body)]

[Status: Awakening from Hibernation]

“A Lv.140 True God-Tier Gravedigger?!”

Lin Shan sucked in a breath of cold air and subconsciously tightened his grip on his dual shields. Killing that Lv.115 Star Pirate above had been a one-sided slaughter, but the aura of this refined-looking 'person' before them was deeper and more infallible than even the Star God Race's Grand Marshal, Ao Kun!

“Administrator key fluctuation detected... Confirming highest authority identity.”

The Gravedigger 'Zero' stopped in his tracks, his eyes like galactic vortices sweeping over Chen Xi and the others. When he saw the soul frequency belonging to the carbon-based humans of Blue Star, his originally cold and mechanical face miraculously showed a highly humanized tremor of extreme excitement.

“It has been two hundred and seventy thousand years...”

Zero's voice was ethereal and deep, as if it had pierced through endless ages of vicissitude. He suddenly knelt on one knee, his right fist striking his left chest over his heart, performing the oldest and most solemn imperial military salute for Chen Xi:

“The Empire's highest sequence stay-behind AI, code name ‘Zero’, greets... the successor of the [Sparks], the Great Administrator!”

“You've worked hard.”

Looking at this intelligent lifeform that had kept a lonely vigil for hundreds of thousands of years, Chen Xi couldn't help but feel a ripple of emotion. He stepped forward and helped Zero up:

“I am here. I have come to take over the legacy left by our ancestors. Now, give me the other half of the cube. We need it to fight against those false gods who have stolen the universe.”

However, Zero did not immediately step aside.

He slowly stood straight, his galactic eyes flashing with the light of absolute logic as he stared intently at Chen Xi:

“Administrator, I have no right to refuse any of your commands. But according to the Final Protocol for Sparks Resurgence left by the Empire's pioneers...”

“The [god-creating cube] is an ultimate technology capable of subverting the dimensions of the entire multiverse. It can not only mass-produce deities but also hides the only antidote to fight against that ‘Void Abyss’!”

“To prevent this power from falling into the hands of those with weak character or those corrupted by higher dimensions...”

“Any successor who wishes to fuse the complete cube must pass the final test left by the Empire — the [Machine God Trial]!”

Zero took a sudden step back. His body, which originally had the luster of liquid metal, instantly erupted with a terrifying Lv.140 True God-Tier pressure capable of overturning the entire temple!

“Only by proving that your power and will have surpassed the physical common sense of this universe will you... be worthy of wielding the highest authority of the Empire!”

“Administrator, please... instruct me!!!”

BOOM————!!!!!

As the Lv.140 True God-Tier pressure erupted without reservation from Zero's body, the space of the entire core temple let out an overwhelmed groan.

This was by no means comparable to the might of the Star God Race Grand Marshal, Ao Kun! Ao Kun's power was full of destruction and tyranny, while Zero's power was absolute [Order] and [Coldness]! It was the 'Materialization of Physical Rules' condensed after the Ancient Human Ascension Empire had developed science and theology to the extreme!

“Zzzzzzt—!”

Zero's hands suddenly pulled in the void, and space was actually torn open by him like a piece of cloth. Immediately following, countless spears composed entirely of High-dimensional dark matter floated densely behind him, their tips pointed directly at the members of the Nirvana Battle Team.

“Warning! Extremely terrifying Causality lock detected!”

Su Xiaoxiao's expression changed drastically. She discovered in horror that the Void Thunder within her body had been forcibly 'muted' by some invisible code at this moment!

“My skills... I can't release them?!”

“My time reversal is also locked! The underlying logic here has been forcibly modified by him!” Li Murou's fingers desperately plucked the strings, but they could only produce muted sounds.

“Don't waste your energy.”

Zero floated before the sky full of dark matter spears, his voice mechanical and ethereal:

“This is the core server room of the Empire, and I am the highest Physics engine of this space. Here, I am the rules themselves. Any magic, supernatural ability, or law of time must operate according to the code I set.”

“Captain! I'll hold him off!”

Seeing all his teammates' skills locked, Lin Shan roared. His dark-gold skeleton erupted with a blinding divine light as he tried to activate [Causal Substitution] to tank this wave of attacks.

“Stand down, Lin Shan.”

A hand pressed firmly onto Lin Shan's shoulder.