Chapter 1458: Pursuit and Wrap-up

The abnormal prompts that repeated over and over echoed.

He slightly raised his hand, shielding his eyes from the blinding light, Lin An silently watched this unprecedented super explosion.

The dark red debris star was like orange-red paint splashed on a black cloth.

In the vacuum where sound cannot travel, it was like a silent mime.

After being compressed to the extreme, the inwardly collapsing planet ultimately could not withstand this force, and finally exploded outward at a speed over a hundred times that of exploration.

Shattered, the planet's rock, freed from gravitational restraint, now shot out violently in all directions like meteors.

In the universe without gravitational restraint, these debris flung out by the stellar explosion might become meteors or wandering comets in the vast cosmos.

After tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions of years, perhaps they could fly out of this star field, brushing past the galactic arm located somewhere unknown.

If fortunate enough, they might even skim past Earth's upper atmosphere in a fleeting flash.

Lin An didn't pay much attention to the abnormal system prompts, thinking that destroying a planet simply required too much data to settle.

"Everything... is over..."

Like a dream, like an illusion.

Standing silently in space, Lin An gazed somewhat silently at everything before him.

It's hard to say what he feels now.

All kinds of complex emotions left him unable to describe them.

Logically, he should feel happy, feel excited.

He won the victory, saved humanity, resolved the greatest crisis of the current stage, the alien civilization!

He even resolved the Second Will, and further strengthened his own power to the peak of the Fourth Stage!

Without exaggeration, his trip—almost hopeless, giving his all to charge into the alien world—brought him unimaginable rewards!

Calculated, his rate of power increase per minute in the alien world equaled the sum of all previous time!

Even without counting the points gained from this trip, just his attributes already at the Fourth Stage limit are already a harvest so terrifying it cannot be more terrifying!

But at this moment, Lin An's heart held only a faint sense of loss and complexity.

Perhaps it's because he personally destroyed a civilization.

Perhaps everything is not quite as he imagined.

He originally thought that after entering the alien world, it would be an unimaginably bitter struggle, surviving in the cracks while repeatedly fighting desperately to escape and striving to improve himself.

Ultimately, once he strengthened to the same level as the Sovereign, a fierce battle would erupt between them!

However, besides the first half indeed being so, the second half felt more like a dream to him.

The Second Will died, the Fearful Body disappeared, the mutated state vanished, and the unknown dangers he had been wary of also completely disappeared after he woke up.

It was as if he had merely slept, and upon waking, he "easily" won this victory.

Of course, Lin An also knows that the most difficult and desperate moment was actually the Second Will helping him bear it.

But no matter what, everything seems somewhat absurd, making it hard to believe.

"Special Title: Civilization (Planet Destroyer 1 Star)"

"Title Effect:"

"Effect 1: Increase all attributes by 100 points (already at the limit, bonus unlocks after Fifth Stage)"

"Effect 2: After wearing this title, all damage you deal increases by 1% (stackable). And after displaying it, it causes extreme shock to all civilizations below Tier III."

"Note: After wearing this title, there is a chance to trigger a special event."

"Explanation: This title is normally obtainable only by Fifth Stage beings, but not all Fifth Stage can obtain it. You, who have destroyed a civilization, will be more favored by "it." If you want a stronger title, perhaps you can try destroying more civilizations."

"For each civilization destroyed, the title's level increases by 1."

After confirming the alien emperor was dead, Lin An quickly checked the special title he had obtained.

Looking at the brief but information‑laden title description, Lin An couldn't help but flash a strange hue in his eyes.

"1 star? Is this the lowest‑level destroyer title?"

"Favored... stackable..."

What seems like a mere 100‑point attribute boost to him, and a 1% damage increase, is practically the lowest tier among the rewards he has previously received.

But Lin An knows well that every 1% increase in his strength now represents a terrifying enhancement!

Even ignoring how increasingly difficult attribute gains become, this 1% boost might be unattainable even with four or five Epic Tier equipment pieces. After all, his attributes are now so high that previous +10 or +20 equipment bonuses, when placed against his total of four thousand points, amount to only a few‑tenths of a percent gain.

"Favored... does the system encourage civilizations to slaughter each other?"

"If there is destruction, does that then mean there is..."

He unconsciously glanced at the Savior System on himself, and for some reason Lin An faintly felt a sense of touching a deeper secret.

But instinctively, ever since his mental power rose to the peak of the Fourth Stage, he always felt that some of his thoughts and ideas ought not be too obvious.

It seemed as if something had already noticed him.

After suppressing the suspicion in his heart, Lin An turned to look at his settlement rewards.

Looking at the system settlement that kept repeating error prompts, he frowned slightly, for a moment not knowing why the system would take so long to settle.

Logically, the points from killing the alien sovereign—including the entire planet after its destruction—should definitely be his.

Roughly estimated, even if it's not as much as what he previously gained, it's certainly not far less! After all, the low‑rank aliens he killed by the hand were countless—an entire world!

"Please be patient..."

"Is it because the kills caused by triggering a natural disaster conflict with my personal kills?"

This being the first time he encountered such a situation, Lin An could only temporarily set it aside.

The alien side is basically over; he is already somewhat eager to return to Earth!

Whether it's confronting Chu An, or after returning to Earth resisting subsequent disasters, even higher‑difficulty apocalypses—all these matters need him to handle!

But before that, he needs to figure out the last few questions.

He casually glanced and saw that a large group of Alien Species refugees had already flown over ten thousand kilometers, seemingly heading straight for a moon-like satellite.

Lin An let out a light laugh, and in an instant locked onto his target.

Annihilation Overlord..!

Among the fleeing Alien Species army, he instantly sensed this being that clearly looked human yet was mixed among the Alien Species, a transcendent existence!

It's quite obvious; according to his guess, the Annihilation Overlord is very likely the traitor from back then!

"Long An.. Bronze Gate.. a perfect one!"

"Perhaps all the problems can be answered by that guy!"

"Boom!!!!"

Silent burst flash.

At a hundred times the speed of sound, Lin An suddenly shot forth like a black aurora.

"Run!!!!"

"Run fast!!!! That monster is catching up!!!!"

Fuck!!

Among the vast Alien Species, the panicking Annihilation Overlord's liver and gall felt about to burst; almost the moment he noticed Lin An chasing up, his face drastically changed, in the blink of an eye he tore open a spatial rift, poised to flee madly.

Although they, whether Alien Species, mutated beings, or original humans, were now grief-stricken to the point of despair, even hopeless.

But each person still wanted to survive; they were not as proud as the Alien Species Emperor, unable to accept a meager existence, choosing death instead.

Especially for the Annihilation Beings, to stay alive they'd even become traitors, serve the system as a dog; even if they won't live long, it's still living!

At the same time, the many Overlords who noticed Lin An chasing after were all terrified out of their wits.

Don't think they still have many Fourth Stage powers, and with the mutated beings' side, plenty of royal ranks remain.

But facing Lin An, who had destroyed an entire planet and "forced to death" the Emperor's ultimate monster, they couldn't muster the slightest thought of resistance!

What a joke! That monster can literally blow up a planet!!

In the blink of an eye, a strange scene suddenly appeared in the cold, dark space.

All that could be seen was Lin An, the size of a normal person, chasing after like a flowing light.

Right now, he alone was hunting down the entire Fei Yi Wenming!