Chapter 735: The Gluttonous Feast of the Tree of Life

"Forget it. Even if I ask you how you knew, you probably wouldn't tell me." The churning emotions in the Fallen Titan's heart quickly calmed down.

Thinking about these questions now was meaningless to him.

He looked at Li Yu, complex emotions surging in his eyes, making Li Yu's hair stand on end.

"You want the Annihilation Device Shards?"

Although it was an obvious question, the Fallen Titan still asked it once.

"That's right. Although it's not certain, perhaps one day I'll also face off against the Creator Civilization. It's better to be prepared just in case," Li Yu said frankly.

Looking at the macro perspective of the entire universe, there was basically no distinction between Villain and hero, only a difference in stance and perspective.

Li Yu didn't believe that the Creator Civilization, which defeated the Titan Civilization, was unforgivably evil, but that didn't stop him from planning ahead.

"Creator Civilization? Is that what you call them?" The Fallen Titan paused, then added: "It doesn't matter, it's just a codename."

The Fallen Titan suddenly spoke solemnly. At this moment, he suddenly understood those Titan powerhouses who had continuously advanced on the frontline battlefield.

In the past, he wasn't someone who faced death with equanimity, nor did he possess much Speciesism.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have tried every means possible to keep himself alive.

However, when he appeared in this era and looked around the entire universe, only to find not a single member of his race, a sense of mission abruptly welled up within him.

No one forced him, and no one said anything, but he felt that he ought to do this.

Li Yu stared at him, suddenly wanting to laugh, but feeling it would be impolite to do so. His expression turned quite bizarre as he said: "Don't tell me you've taken it upon yourself to reshape the glory of the Titan Civilization?"

"Is it very laughable?" The Fallen Titan glanced at him, seemingly having seen through everything.

"Regardless of whether they were good or bad in the past, regardless of whether one was timid or cowardly, when one finds out they are the last person of their race, courage and responsibility naturally emerge."

Li Yu could understand this feeling. Let alone a racial civilization, even if a branch of humanity suffered an apocalyptic disaster, similar people would emerge.

But that didn't stop him from feeling Dumbfounded.

"We fought for so long, and the result is you telling me you're a racial Restorer. You're making me feel a moral burden..." Li Yu chuckled and shook his head.

"I'm not flaunting myself. I am not a brave or great person; in that era, I was just a nobody." The Fallen Titan leaned against the Cage.

If not for the person before him still holding the Identity of a Titan, he wouldn't even bother saying so much. Everything from the past should rightly be buried in the past.

"There's no need for us to discuss Philosophical Questions like this. Let's discuss something practical."

Li Yu shook his head. Every Intelligent Lifeform is complex. When faced with the external environment, the choices they make are unpredictable.

"I can make the promise right now that I'm willing to revive the Titan race, but you also understand it's hard to distinguish truth from falsehood in such words." Li Yu's tone was calm:

"And while I have quite a few shortcomings, I value promises quite highly. Deceiving you would cause me some moral pressure; occasionally recalling it would still feel quite uncomfortable."

"So, I cannot promise you to revive the Titan race."

The Fallen Titan blanked for a moment, then burst into hearty laughter. However, Li Yu could sense a slight fluctuation of sorrow from the depths of his heart.

"Interesting, too interesting..." After a long time, the Fallen Titan calmed down: "Of course I know it's hard to tell whether this kind of promise is true or false. I just wanted to give myself some psychological comfort."

"At least I could tell myself that by Eking out a miserable existence, I didn't do absolutely nothing. At least I found someone who might reshape the glory of the Titans."

"I didn't expect you wouldn't even bother to deceive me."

The Fallen Titan had experienced too many surprises today. Li Yu didn't reply, just looked at him indifferently.

"The Annihilation Device Shards attach to the genes of the Creator race. You can use your so-called Gene Chain technology to achieve this," the Fallen Titan said directly.

"However, I've also studied your path of Evolution. As an interstellar human, you can no longer fuse with any additional Gene Chains; you can only find someone else."

Li Yu's expression flickered slightly. Due to the influence of the Code of Life, when the Pangu Gene Chain in his body was developed to the extreme, he could still mount one additional Gene Chain.

Originally, he didn't have any particularly good choices in mind, but now he could jot down the Creators in his little notebook.

The Annihilation Device was originally forged by the Creator Civilization, so having some sort of Authority verification was a very normal thing.

"This also means that, without a suitable carrier, you can only stay alive for the time being." Li Yu looked at the Fallen Titan.

The Fallen Titan frankly said: "You can understand it that way. I'm also not sure what kind of changes the Annihilation Device Shards would undergo after I die."

Li Yu couldn't tell the truth or falsehood of this guy's words for the time being.

Although this guy was heavily injured, his threat level was still not small. The Annihilation Device was bizarre and unpredictable; there was no guarantee he couldn't use it.

However, as long as the Fallen Titan was in his grasp, using special methods to put him into a deep sleep would be fine.

After pondering for a moment, he had a plan in his heart.

The [Infinity Gauntlet] surfaced, the power of space and time surged, and the [Tree of Life] swayed behind him.

The Fallen Titan seemed to have sensed something. He didn't offer any resistance and slowly closed his eyes.

Subsequently, an invisible Crystal surfaced on his body, completely solidifying him.

This was a special crystal formed by Li Yu using the Time and Space Stones. With time frozen within it, the Fallen Titan's thinking naturally couldn't operate either.

And sealing the Fallen Titan, even without any resistance from the other party, caused the [Tree of Life] to visibly shrink significantly.

However, Li Yu didn't care about this right now, because next was the time for the [Tree of Life] to digest the Ancient Starpath.

This was a gluttonous feast. The slight amount of Life Substance consumed right now was harmless.

Following that, golden threads extended deep into the Void. The [Tree of Life] subsequently started up fully, and this time there was no Dark Space to cause trouble.

The coverage of the Ancient Starpath spanned across many civilizations; even for the [Tree of Life], it wasn't something that could be completely Devoured in a short while.

And Li Yu wasn't in a hurry either, just slowly waiting here like this.

Soon, a month's time had passed.

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Somewhere in the Ancient Starpath, a large number of Transforming Battleships surrounded several Scavenger Fleets.

One of them was the Scavenger Fleet that Ron had been in. Li Yu had obtained the Mechanical Heart from a person named Eck among them, gaining the Authority to open the transport container.

And most of the other people had been temporarily besieged here by him, including the Scavenger Fleet they had intercepted earlier.

In the beginning, awed by the majesty of the Dragon Sovereign, this group of people didn't dare to say much and stayed here honestly.

But as time passed, and not knowing exactly how the Dragon Sovereign would deal with their fears, they began to harbor some schemes.

Li Yu didn't imprison this group of people on a large scale or with strict measures.

According to his instructions, the Transformation Legion only detained them under house arrest.

Because these people hadn't directly offended him, and coupled with the special environment of the Ancient Starpath, as long as this group of people wasn't allowed to escape, nothing could go wrong.

So everyone still maintained their previous daily lives, only their Communication and Weaponry equipment were confiscated. With nothing to do every day, they just wandered around in the Spaceships.

As long as there were no violations, there would be no punishment. The Transformation Legion strictly followed Li Yu's orders.

A seemingly lazy Scavenger walked along the Metal Corridor, evaded the patrolling Mechanical Lifeforms, and slipped into a certain room with a Flash Teleportation.

Quite a few people had already gathered here, their expressions flickering and varied.

"Everyone is here, let's begin..." One of the interstellar humans looked around and said:

"After this period of investigation, we've figured out the patrol schedules of these Mechanical Lifeforms. They have a total of fifty-six patrol patterns."

"Using some patrol gaps, we've retrieved some confiscated contraband."

This Small Organization was originally just a group of frightened people Banding Together for warmth, but now it showed a trend of developing towards an escape attempt.

"Eck, you still want to escape." One of them frowned and said: "Those Transformation Legions are not something we can contend with. Even if we give our all, it's impossible for us to escape."

"Then should we just wait to die here?" Eck retorted.

"The Dragon Sovereign might not necessarily kill us. His goal was just to find you and take your Mechanical Heart," someone added.

Having his scar picked open caused Eck's eyes to noticeably darken.

"So what? You all know about this too. I don't know what he wanted my Mechanical Heart for, nor do I know what secret is hidden within it." Eck said coldly.

"But do you think he would let this news fly all over the Interstellar space?"

This question made everyone's expressions change slightly. It wasn't that they hadn't considered this issue, but they were unwilling to think deeply about it.

Standing before them was a towering mountain named the Dragon Sovereign.

They didn't have the courage to oppose him.

"We don't need to confront him head-on. Everyone should have heard that the Dragon Sovereign and the Star Glory Empire don't get along."

The existence of the Black Hole Network allowed even these lowly nobodies to see some hidden information.

Eck added: "The Star Glory Empire is even secretly searching for his whereabouts. As long as we can escape, and even leak this information to the Star Glory Empire, perhaps we can exchange it for a life of wealth."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's breathing instantly quickened a bit.

"But the problem laid before us is still the same: we can't escape!" Someone poured cold water on the idea.

"We don't necessarily have to escape. As long as we can send these coordinates to the Star Glory Empire, that works too," Eck shook his head.

Another person shook his head: "Easier said than done. This is the Ancient Starpath; even short-range communications are disrupted, let alone sending coordinates to the Star Glory Empire."

"That was before..." Eck revealed an enigmatic smile: "Haven't you noticed recently that the Cosmic Calamities that frequently appeared nearby have inexplicably vanished, and the Interstellar environment is becoming increasingly stable?"

"What do you mean?" Someone was perplexed.

"I'm afraid some sort of anomaly has occurred in the Ancient Starpath. It's no longer the situation from before where communication was impossible."

This was his own guess, but this guess was well-founded; it was a conclusion he had drawn after observing for a long time.

"What? You mean the Ancient Starpath is returning to normal?" The others couldn't help but be astonished, and then realization dawned: "No wonder when I looked out the porthole recently, I always felt as if I had left the Ancient Starpath."

They had been on edge all day before, but now, thinking back carefully, they found that it was indeed as Eck had said.

"The Signal Jamming Device used by the Transformation Legion is the Alpha-Type III. If I have enough materials, I can create a Communication Gap, but the time will be extremely short, and we'll need a Scapegoat," an old man wearing Glasses said.

"A small matter. The people under me can be sacrificed at will," another burly man smiled hideously.

Eck's eyes flickered, revealing a touch of ruthlessness that quickly vanished.

The group finalized their plan and went to take action individually. These guys were individuals who licked blood off the edge of a blade and were highly experienced.

A few days later, a blast of fire erupted on a certain Scavenger Ship, drawing the attention of everyone detained.

The crowd pressed against the portholes, looking at the fiery explosion, unable to help but be somewhat astonished.

"What's going on? Is someone trying to escape?"

"Their guts are too big. How could the combat power of the Transformation Legion possibly let them escape?"

"..."

The crowd discussed animatedly, watching as the Mechanical Lifeforms dragged a heavily injured guy out from within, directly executing him in the Starry Sky. His corpse was incinerated on the spot, leaving no traces behind.

Ron was also among them. Although he was also a detainee, his Status was clearly a cut above the rest.

Basically, no one dared to get close to him. He looked at the fiery explosion and frowned slightly.

How could there be someone so unwise, and choosing to escape only now? He sharply sensed that something was amiss.

Suddenly, he jerked his head around. At the corner of the Metal Corridor, a vicious gaze met his, but vanished in a flash.

"Eck..." Ron's expression turned solemn. Back then, the Dragon Sovereign had spared this guy's life, and he knew the other party must be filled with resentment.

He had also been very vigilant during this period. He didn't know if today's incident was related to the other party.

It was just that he was also currently a prisoner. Without evidence, a report to the Transformation Legion wouldn't be trusted either.

(End of this chapter)