Chapter 1425: then translation of title

Glug... glug

Within the crimson light pillar shooting skyward, a translucent white bone monster, its body radiating an eerie glow, was voraciously devouring the 'red light'.

Though the energy light pillar that pierces heaven and earth is intangible and untouchable, right now it seems to have solidified, constantly streaming into the Aberrant Mutant's mouth.

If any Alien Species could see this sight, they would be left speechless, unable to understand what is going on.

Not even a Dominion-level Alien Species would dare to infuse such transforming power.

Having captured vast amounts of energy that spill forth at the moment of life and death in the battlefield of mortal combat, these stored conversion powers each contain extreme emotions of all kinds.

It is the reluctance, fear, and anger felt at the moment of life and death.

Forcibly absorbing it is like an ordinary person swallowing high explosives—one slip can blow anyone to smithereens.

But at this moment.

The continuously cycling stored conversion power is less like Lin An gulping it down and more like it actively drilling into his body.

The red light flows like water.

With the relentless infusion of energy, waves of unmatched, formidable aura surge from the Aberrant Mutant, continually rising.

Under the violent aura surges, even the core ground where Lin An stands is continually crushed and exploded.

Crack! crack!!

Wave after wave of invisible shockwaves violently strike the earth, spreading rapidly like a storm.

From a distance, the Alien Species' core looks like the eye of the storm, and the shooting light pillar pierces from the storm toward the horizon.

Not only that.

Accompanied by continuous glass-shattering sounds, the bones on the Aberrant Mutant's body continually develop fine cracks.

Like porcelain, it cracks and peels away, then rapidly 'rebirths' itself at extreme speed.

The shattered bone fragments that fall away resemble vast starlight, slowly drifting down from his body.

Evil, holy.

Despite its outward appearance, the Aberrant Mutant still resembles a monster crawling out of hell.

Blade-sharp bone spines flash with a cold light.

Just a glance at it stings the eyes.

Ferocious and sharp.

As if embodying the extreme aesthetics of violence, each bone spur can become the perfect weapon in battle.

Yet, under the glimmering starlight and the pure jade-like white bones, the Aberrant Mutant now exudes a strong divine aura.

It is as if an ancient deity, even if reduced to a divine corpse, remains unchanged in essence.

Within the Thought Space.

The Second Will lies silently half-reclined in a corner, its pallid face watching the red that continually erodes the space.

He silently watches what was once like a hall, which in the darkness had upheld a white expanse of Thought Space, now only able to yield to the red devouring it.

He knows that this represents the consciousness within the Aberrant Mutant beginning to awaken.

It is hard to imagine that he had always thought his 'self' in the Aberrant Mutant state was merely a walking corpse.

Aside from a pure killing instinct, it possesses no self-will.

But now it appears that the perfect being's corpse fused with his 'self' still retains some fragments of consciousness.

At this very moment, even as he feels the Aberrant Mutant's power continually surging...

and unfathomable supernatural rules are continually being born.

One could say that if this continues, the Aberrant Mutant will eventually strengthen to an unimaginable horror, to the point that even a Sovereign would not be a match for it.

But...

A bitter smile.

The Second Will, having completely lost the ability to influence the Aberrant Mutant state and unable to end the mutation, now feels a rare sense of helplessness welling up inside.

All of this has nothing to do with him anymore.

This is not a situation that can be solved by wisdom and stubborn determination.

Perhaps this is an unsolvable deadlock?

His thoughts are being eroded, and when the Aberrant Mutant enters its final stage, that will also be the time of his complete death.

Especially noting Lin An in his comatose state, he is not affected by that red corruption at all, merely continuing to sleep.

The Second Will can also think that, likely within the Aberrant Mutant's chaotic consciousness, it can discern who poses a threat and who does not...

Just like the simplest single-celled organism, it can also seek benefit and avoid harm.

The chaotic will representing the Aberrant Mutant naturally chooses to assimilate him first...

This means he might die even before Lin An does.

Moreover, he is forced to watch as he dies in extreme agony.

Why...

Why...

Slowly closing his eyes, the Second Will's hoarse voice echoes within the final Thought Space.

He is unwilling, truly unwilling!

He had anticipated that entering the Alien Species' world would bring a great crisis, but he never imagined the crisis would be this.

It has nothing to do with Alien Species, nor with Aberrants.

The one who killed him was none other than himself.

Moreover, he brought it upon himself entirely.

Exactly when did it start....

Is it from the first trial, where I actively triggered the first aberration in order to 'save' Lin An?

They couldn't help but let out a low laugh that sounded like self-mockery.

Second Will recalled that at the time victory was within grasp, as if toying with Lin An, and tried to use the truth of the Aberrant Mutant to destroy Lin An's will at that moment.

It was like unveiling the cruelest reality.

He had actively triggered the aberration then, but in fact it was more about crushing the belief Lin An clung to, to let him see, to see what he really was...

In fact, the layout he had carefully prepared then was indeed very successful.

Lin An did indeed collapse,

But for some reason, at the final moment, Lin An seemed to have seen something, and strangely and calmly accepted all of this.

Now, looking back, Second Will faintly realized that from that moment on, he had already taken the bait.

"Only I can trigger the aberration..."

"If I hadn't done that, wouldn't there be no such scene today....!"

Forcing himself to suppress all negative emotions, Second Will silently clenched his fists.

Perhaps it was the most fundamental survival instinct that made him unwilling to give up.

At this very moment, he strived to reverse-engineer the whole truth, trying to find any possible way out.

"No! It should have started from the first conversation!"

"During the first conversation, Chu An repeatedly spoke of the so-called Fire Seed Project! He planted a seed in Lin An's heart that must pursue the strongest Awakened One!"

"So, Lin An would inevitably still choose the four major trials upon entering the trial!"

"Without the will trial, there would be no facing that subsequent monster!"

"If it weren't for the will trial being too difficult, making me mistakenly think this was the best chance to destroy Lin An's psychological defenses, I wouldn't have actively triggered the aberration!"

He suddenly opened his eyes.

A bone-chilling chill flashed across Second Will's eyes.

What damn Fire Seed Project!

It's all fake! From Chu An not caring at all about the military's life or death, it's clear; from the start Chu An never intended to carry out the plan!

Everything Chu An did and said was actually meant for 'him' to hear!

It's like the ultimate trap of this world... it was never set up by the enemy!

But rather letting the opponent dig their own grave, then jumping in themselves!

"But the problem is... what exactly does Chu An want to do?!"

"If everything is step by step guiding me down this path, including Lin An as well..."

"Then did he also deceive Lin An? He doesn't care at all about Lin An's or my life or death?!"

"Or perhaps he has a way to awaken Lin An after my death, ending the aberration?"

His brows furrowed tightly.

Under hundreds of thousands of ultra-fast thoughts per second, Second Will strove to find a loophole in the contingency Chu An left behind.

It's not that such a possibility doesn't exist.

His existence has always been a huge threat to Lin An; in fact, Second Will had long sensed that Chu An already planned to 'kill' him!

Now Lin An has fallen into a coma, but his situation is actually better than his!

If it were truly possible to resolve the Alien Species crisis by leveraging the power of the Aberrant Mutant, and in the process also take care of him.

Second Will believed that this was something Chu An could accomplish!

Killing two birds with one stone—too much in line with that man's style!

If it were him, he would also consider it this way!

But just as Second Will was repeatedly tracing back the clues, straining to think.

In an instant, he seemed to have thought of something, and his heart jolted violently.

Wait!

No!!

No!!!

As if he had thought of a simplest possibility that he had continually overlooked.

Like a thunderbolt tearing through darkness, a terrifying hypothesis flashed across his mind.

Second Will subconsciously 'looked toward' the Aberrant Mutant's chaotic thoughts that kept reviving.

In an instant, a bone-chilling cold, as if it would drag him into hell, surged up from his heart.

"No.."

"No!!!"

He zoned out, rejecting it.

Unable to accept this truth, Second Will couldn't help but struggle to rise, his eyes filled with shock as he gasped heavily.

"No...!"

"Chu An! Chu An never even thought of letting me and Lin An live?!"

"What he intends to do..."

"Is to resurrect this world's perfect being?!"

"Chu An, is actually the Alien Species (mutant)!"

For some reason, in an instant, Second Will's mind seemed to conjure up the words Anna had once casually said.

(Our Emperor, once merely an ordinary researcher...)

Chu An.

He is the Emperor of the mutated ones.

He is reviving their former hope.

A perfect being that fused three civilizations.

There is no so-called deal.

The person who walked out from behind the door is Chu An.

("Lin An, actually there's something I've never told you…")

("Alien Species, I'm the one who released them…")

Those were Chu An's words.