Chapter 1446: Sovereign's War 1

The voice was soft, echoing within the vast thought space.

Just hearing that familiar voice, as if it truly still existed, Lin An froze on the spot.

Really...

Dead!?

Just died like that!?

However, no matter how Lin An refused to believe it, the second will before him seemed truly just a recording, completely unresponsive to his shock at that moment.

("I never thought I would die...")

("But indeed, I can't find a way to go on living.")

Like muttering to himself, the second will gave a low laugh and shook his head, as if self-mocking.

("Perhaps when a person is about to die, their words are good?")

("I had thought about dragging you along to be buried with me, but after thinking...")

("If you're alive, maybe that counts as me being alive too; at least, I didn't let Chu An's plot succeed, right?")

His gaze was sincere.

The second will, whose audio-visual remnant remained, looked earnestly at Lin An, as if, when recording this memory, he had already calmly accepted his own death.

("Actually, there's nothing much to say.")

("I just wanted to tell you that I'm actually really envious of you, even jealous.")

("Even though we're the same person, all the painful memories are borne by me. It's unfair... really unfair...")

("Power always requires a price, yet you've lost nothing...")

Tilting his head, just like another self, the second will, who had always been cold, at the final moment seemed to rather like smiling.

But that smile, no matter how, looked somewhat forced.

He lowered his head to look at the key in his hand, as if speaking, and spoke softly:

("My relatives, my friends, everything I cared about—all dead.")

("But you haven't...")

("An Jing Tian is still alive and well; you saved him, even changed his fate, so he can fight beside you.")

("AnXia is also alive; though we're the same, she only cares about you, even if she's become a mutant.")

It seemed he was recalling that scene from the city defense battle; as the first mistaken judgment, Lin An might never understand how complex and bitter his feelings were when AnXia threatened him to give up taking over the body.

Yes, he didn't care much about those things anymore, but AnXia had once been his sister...

When AnXia was about to 'kill' him, he realized that even wearing Lin An's body, he would be destined to be alone.

The expression of memory flickered and vanished in the second will's eyes.

He raised his head and smiled.

("Not only that.")

("You've found your own comrades—Zhang Tie and Gao Tian—each willing to die for you.")

("Many admire you, see you as hope; the whole Long An loves you, and wherever you go, someone will fight for you...")

("Honor, recognition, identity, status... you have it all.")

("And me? I'm just a pitiful worm hiding in your body, a monster everyone wants to kill.")

("You might not know, but that little girl Mo Ling has actually been thinking about how to kill me for a while... just like Chu An.")

("Heh... but I clearly saved her...")

As the words fell, Lin An actually saw, for the first time, a somewhat forlorn look in the second will's eyes.

He opened his mouth, Lin An wanted to say something, but in an instant he realized they could no longer converse.

In the brief eye contact, the second will suddenly withdrew the somewhat lonely look in his eyes, turned and looked at him with utmost seriousness, word by word:

("I give you one final warning! Beware of Chu An!")

("Chu An definitely has a problem! I don't know how far you've gone when you see these, or if you've encountered the Emperor of the Mutated Species!")

("If not, then Chu An is very likely the Emperor of the Mutated Species! He's been scheming all this! From start to finish, he never intended for us both to survive! You're just his pawn!!")

Clenching his fists tightly, in the remaining audio-visual record, the second will at that time seemed to have already sensed the descent of the Sovereign.

After glancing somewhat abruptly at the outside world, he then turned, his expression urgent, and continued speaking:

("I've left you plenty of points! I believe you can win this battle! But if, in the end, the Emperor of the Mutated Species never appears! That would be the real danger!")

("Kill Chu An! As long as the Emperor of the Mutated Species never shows up! Then, once you return, kill Chu An immediately! Don't give him any chance to explain!")

("He certainly never imagined, never imagined that I would voluntarily go to my death!!")

("Don't believe anything he says!")

("I...!")

His form blurred; in an instant, as the second will was about to leave the memory, it seemed he no longer had time to say more.

Only seeing, after his illusory figure flickered and shifted, the next second he decisively crushed the key.

Accompanied by a low sound of pain, as if suffering strong interference, the second will at that moment strained to 'look' toward Lin An in his imagination.

("Live well for me...! Help me avenge!!")

Screech

The illusion vanished.

Before Lin An could even look at where the second will vanished and instinctively reach out,

a powerful pressure, like mountains and seas suddenly pressing down, instantly appeared above the continental plate where he was.

Only seen, it sped across half the planet at full speed, directly tracking to Lin An's Alien Species Emperor; at this moment, it seemed one could see Lin An through the earth beneath his feet.

Like burning life itself, like the fire of life blazing across the whole sky, it was now continuously erupting from the Sovereign's body.

Lin An!! Get out!!

I know you're down there! Do you really want to hide like a mouse?!

Boom!!!

Forcibly restored to peak state, the Alien Species Emperor suppressing extreme anger boomed down a huge fist.

In an instant, the earth shattered; an unstoppable force suddenly smashed the ground, as if tearing open an entire planet, and this rending force surged straight toward the earth's core.

This punch is the Alien Species Emperor telling Lin An that even if he shatters this continent, he will force Lin An out.

In fact, if he weren't unwilling to damage the core, the Alien Species Emperor would already have teleported before Lin An and begun fighting.

If you've got the guts, get out!!

I'll give you a chance... let's have a fair showdown! Fight to the death!!

The roar echoed through heaven and earth, reaching straight to the depths.

Hearing the Alien Species Emperor's "childish" provocation, Lin An gave a light chuckle, then could only first suppress the various emotions in his heart. No matter what, no matter who Chu An really is, what the truth is! Let's first end all this before talking.

He knew the Alien Species Emperor was making a final effort, hoping to reduce the destruction of their world.

A fight to the death? You mean going out for a one-on-one?

Heh..

You really have the nerve to say that..

His level is still intermediate in the Alien Species Emperor's estimation; going out would be death, so what fight is there to speak of?

But..

It doesn't matter anymore!

Hum

Two streaks of white light instantly appeared in his hand.

Boom!!!!

Gripping twin swords, Lin An instantly adjusted to peak condition, like a sword shooting to the heavens, and shot straight out.

If it's a fight, then fight!

He also wanted to see just how strong he really was now!