Chapter 478

We have a system, we have countless civilizations' technological crystals borrowed from the Alliance, we have an advanced understanding of the essence of returning to zero, and...

But need to be faithful, not add extra. Let's translate line by line.

We have a system, we have countless technological crystallizations borrowed from the alliance, we have an advanced understanding of the essence of returning to zero, and...

We need to keep quotes? The Chinese includes quotation marks 「」. Should we keep them? The instruction: translate faithfully, preserve meaning. Usually we would drop the Chinese quotation marks and use English quotes? Not specified. Usually we keep the content but not the Chinese punctuation. I'd translate without the Chinese quotes, but we could keep English quotes. Safer to just translate the content without the Chinese quotation marks. The line starts with 「 and ends with 」. We'll translate the inner text.

Thus: "We have a system, we have countless civilizations' technological crystals borrowed from the Alliance, we have an advanced understanding of the essence of returning to zero, and..."

But need to keep the trailing ellipsis? The Chinese ends with 「……」 meaning ellipsis inside quotes. We'll translate as "...", maybe keep ellipsis. We'll output: We have a system, we have countless civilizations' technological crystals borrowed from the Alliance, we have an advanced understanding of the essence of returning to zero, and...

But we need to keep the ellipsis to indicate unfinished. I'll add "..." at end.

Thus 【1】 We have a system, we have countless civilizations' technological crystals borrowed from the Alliance, we have an advanced understanding of the essence of returning to zero, and...

His gaze gently fell upon his five children.

And you.

We have already embarked on an unprecedented fast track; we fundamentally do not need to proceed step by step.

Now I announce the next strategic goal of Yanhuang Civilization: the Universal Soul Ascension Plan!

But note the glossary entry for 'Universal Soul Ascension Plan'. We'll keep that translation.

Qin Hao called up a massive holographic model.

At the center of the model was a humanoid light-shadow emitting a soft glow; inside its body were countless information pathways more complex than a star map.

According to the intelligence I obtained from the Inspector, as well as the system's deduction.

Note the Chinese line ends with a comma? Actually line 8: 'According to the information I received from the supervising envoy, and the system's projection.' It ends with a period inside the quotes? We'll translate accordingly.

A civilization's hard power, such as fleets and weapons, is merely external; the life level of its members is the foundation that determines its upper limit.

A seventh‑level civilization, although it can achieve full four‑dimensionalization of its populace, still essentially remains material life.

Whereas an eighth‑level civilization's members have already begun to converge into high‑dimensional information aggregates—that is, what we usually call the transition to soul‑based life.

Their bodies are merely vessels for the soul, replaceable at will, even discardable.

Their communication is pure consciousness resonance; their combat is a direct collision at the soul level.

Such a life form is far superior, more fundamental, and also more…… powerful than our current four‑dimensional bodies.

Therefore, the first step for us to ascend to an eighth‑level civilization is not to build more powerful weapons, but to elevate the essential life quality of every Yanhuang citizen!

I want every Yanhuang citizen to possess an immortal soul!

Universal Soul Ascension…" Qian Yin whispered the term repeatedly, her eyes flashing with excited light.

She understood better than anyone the grandeur and difficulty of this plan.

Is this plan feasible?

Qian Bowen raised the most critical question.

Note: Qian Bowen is a name not in the glossary; we need to translate by meaning? It's a person's name, so we must romanize: Qian Bowen. Since it's a person's name, we use pinyin. The glossary didn't list it, but we must romanize person names. So 'Qian Bowen'.

The soul is a field we have never ventured into; recklessly undertaking such a massive transformation carries too great a risk.

Risk—I have already simulated it billions of times with the system.

Qin Hao replied.

In theory, we have the Humanity Glory Accord as a foundation, and we are about to obtain the 'Soul Essence Extraction and Reconstruction Technique' from the Creator Civilization as a reference,

plus the life‑information solidification technology I deciphered from the Rules Altar.

Our success rate can reach 99%.

What about the remaining 1%?

Zhou Shaoqing pressed further.

Qin Hao fell silent for a moment, then looked at his children.

The remaining 1% will be made up by them.

He looked toward his third son:

Qin Wu, during the Universal Soul Ascension process, there will inevitably arise violent psychic tides and consciousness storms.

Your conceptual armament can forcibly suppress this chaos from the rule level; I need you to become the stabilizer of the entire plan.

Yes, Father!

Qin Wu stood ramrod straight, his eyes filled with fighting spirit,

as if this were not a research project but a hard battle.

Qin Hao then looked toward his fifth son, Qin An:

Qin An, your affinity allows you to resonate deeply with any consciousness.

During the ascension process, countless compatriots will fall into confusion and fear because they cannot adapt to the new life form.

I need you to be their guide, using your power to soothe them, lead them, and help them pass safely through the most perilous transition period.

Don't worry, Dad, I've got this!

Qin An smiled and gave an OK sign.

Finally, Qin Hao's gaze fell upon Qin Zheng.

You will serve as Chief Commander of this Universal Soul Ascension plan.

All resources, fleets, and personnel of the entire Yanhuang Civilization will be unified under your dispatch; I have only one demand.

Qin Hao's expression became extremely solemn.

At any cost, ensure the safety of every citizen. I don't want 99%; I want……100%!

Qin Zheng straightened his body sharply, his eyes sharp as an eagle's.

I guarantee mission completion!

A monumental project concerning the leap of the entire civilization's life essence, unprecedented in scale, began to move forward under Qin Hao's personal deployment.

One month later.

Thanks to the Inspector's efforts, the first batch of research materials from the headquarters of the Universal Alliance finally arrived at the G‑37 branch.

When the transport ship laden with eighth‑level civilization core technological data and rare rule‑material, under the enthusiastic welcome of He Ge and Wa Xi Ling, slowly entered the secret harbor of the Miracle Garden,

a monumental transformation was also quietly taking place in the core forbidden zone of Yanhuang Civilization—the Origin Furnace.

The Origin Furnace is where Yanhuang Civilization draws endless high‑dimensional energy from the Miracle Garden and combines it with the technology of the Rules Altar,

to construct a massive psychic field generator.

Its function is to simulate a stable, pure high‑dimensional mental space, providing a perfect operating table for the Universal Soul Ascension.

At this moment, countless Yanhuang citizens—numbering in the trillions of trillions—lie in life‑support pods at home in a peculiar dormant posture.

Their consciousness, meanwhile, is carefully guided and gathered into the Origin Furnace via the Skynet System.

From a macroscopic view, the entire Origin Furnace resembles a gigantic, brilliant nebula composed of hundreds of millions of light points.

===TITLE=== Universal Soul Ascension Plan Launched

Now

His gaze fell gently on his five children.

"And you too."

We have already embarked on an unprecedented fast track; there's no need to proceed step by step.

Now I announce the next strategic goal of the Yanhuang Civilization—the Universal Soul Ascension Plan!

Qin Hao called up a massive holographic model.

At the model's center was a humanoid light-shadow emitting a soft glow, its interior filled with countless information pathways more complex than a star map.

Based on the intelligence I obtained from the Inspector, and the system's deduction,

A civilization's hard power, such as fleets and weapons, is merely external; the life level of its members is the foundation that determines its ceiling.

A seventh‑level civilization, although it can achieve full four‑dimensionalization of its populace, remains essentially material life.

An eighth‑level civilization, however, has its members beginning to coalesce into high‑dimensional information aggregates—that is, what we usually call the transition to soul‑based life.

Their bodies are merely vessels for the soul, replaceable at will, even discardable.

Their communication is pure consciousness resonance; their combat is a direct collision at the soul level.

Such a life form is far superior, more essential, and also……more powerful than our current four‑dimensional bodies.

Therefore, the first step for us to ascend to an eighth‑level civilization is not to build more powerful weapons, but to elevate the essential nature of every Yanhuang citizen's life.

I want every Yanhuang citizen to possess an immortal soul!

"Universal Soul Ascension..." Qian Yin murmured the phrase, her eyes flashing with excited light.

She understood better than anyone the grandeur and difficulty of this plan.

Is this plan feasible?

Qian Bowen raised the most critical question.

The soul is a field we have never ventured into; recklessly undertaking such a massive transformation carries too great a risk.

Risk? I have simulated it billions of times with the system.

Qin Hao replied.

In theory, we have the Humanity Glory Accord as a foundation, and we are about to obtain the 'Soul Essence Extraction and Reconstruction Technique' from the Creator Civilization as a reference,

plus the life‑information solidification technology I deciphered from the Rules Altar.

Our success rate can reach 99%.

What about the remaining 1%?

Zhou Shaoqing pressed further.

Qin Hao fell silent for a moment, then looked at his children.

That remaining 1% will be made up by them.

He looked at his third son:

Qin Wu, during the Universal Soul Ascension process, there will inevitably arise violent surges of psychic power and consciousness storms.

Your conceptual armament can forcibly suppress this chaos from the rule level; I need you to become the stabilizer of the entire plan.

Yes, Father!

Qin Wu stood straight, his eyes filled with fighting spirit,

as if this were not a research project but a hard battle.

Qin Hao then turned to his fifth son, Qin An:

Qin An, your affinity allows you to achieve the deepest resonance with any consciousness.

During the ascension, countless compatriots will fall into confusion and fear because they cannot adapt to the new life form.

I need you to be their guide, using your power to soothe them, lead them, and help them pass safely through the most dangerous transition period.

Don't worry, Dad, I've got this!

Qin An smiled and gave an OK sign.

Finally, Qin Hao's gaze fell upon Qin Zheng.

You will serve as Chief Commander of this Universal Soul Ascension plan.

All resources, fleets, and personnel of the Yanhuang Civilization will be unified under your allocation; I have only one demand.

Qin Hao's expression became extremely solemn.

At any cost, ensure every citizen's safety. I don't want 99%; I want……100%!

Qin Zheng straightened his body sharply, his eyes sharp as an eagle's.

I guarantee mission completion!

A monumental undertaking unprecedented in history, concerning the leap of the civilization's very life essence, began to move forward under Qin Hao's personal deployment.

One month later.

Thanks to the Inspector's efforts, the first batch of research materials from the Cosmic Alliance headquarters finally arrived at the G-37 branch.

When the transport ship laden with eighth‑level civilization core technology data and rare rule materials, under the enthusiastic welcome of He Ge and Wo Xi Ling, slowly entered the secret harbor of the Miracle Garden,

a monumental transformation was also quietly taking place in the core forbidden zone of the Yanhuang Civilization—the Origin Furnace.

The Origin Furnace is where the Yanhuang Civilization harnesses the endless high‑dimensional energy drawn from the Miracle Garden, combined with the technology of the Rules Altar,

to construct a massive psychic field generator.

Its function is to simulate a stable, pure high‑dimensional mental space, providing a perfect operating table for the Universal Soul Ascension.

At this moment, countless Yanhuang citizens—numbering in the tens of trillions—lie in life‑support pods at home in a peculiar dormant posture.

Their consciousness, meanwhile, is carefully guided and gathered into the Origin Furnace via the Skynet system.

From a macroscopic view, the entire Origin Furnace resembles a magnificent nebula composed of hundreds of millions of light points.

Each light point represents the consciousness of a Yanhuang citizen.

At the center of the furnace,

A golden monument, formed by the personification of the Humanity Light Covenant and reaching a height of one million meters, is emitting a soft light, maintaining the basic stability of this Consciousness Ocean.

"Report! All citizen consciousnesses have been fully linked to the Origin Furnace!"

"The Soul Essence Separation and Reconstruction Technique has been fully analyzed! The Ascension Procedure is ready!"

"Energy supply is stable! Environmental parameters are normal!"

Inside the Heavenly Palace Command Center, Qin Zheng stood expressionless before the command platform, listening to one report after another.

His gaze was calmer than even the highest-precision computer.

Behind him, Qin Hao and Qian Yin stood silently.

They are the ultimate safeguard of this operation, but they will not intervene lightly before Qin Zheng gives the order.

"Activate the first stage of Soul Ascension—Consciousness Solidification."

Qin Zheng calmly issued the first order.

Following his command, the golden monument within the Origin Furnace blazed with light,

streams of rule power, solidified with life information, were injected into each consciousness light point.

This is the most basic and also the most crucial step.

Transforming the originally illusory consciousness into a high-dimensional information aggregate that can be observed and manipulated.

However, just in this process, the anticipated accident occurred.

When countless consciousness bodies underwent solidification simultaneously, the mental power disturbance they produced instantly coalesced into a towering consciousness storm!

The entire Origin Furnace Order shook violently, the brilliant nebula began to become chaotic and violent, and countless consciousness light points, unable to withstand this pressure,

began to show signs of flickering and instability.

"Alarm! Mental power tide intensity exceeds the critical value by 300%!"

"The Humanity Light Covenant shows signs of overload! Some citizen consciousnesses exhibit logical confusion and memory fragmentation phenomena!"

"Warning! If not controlled, it will trigger a large-scale consciousness collapse!"

The alarm sound of the Fuxi Main Brain became urgent.

The hearts of all the researchers rose to their throats.