Chapter 1466: Lin Emperor

Corpses litter the stars.

In the dark cosmos, countless alien species corpses, like scattered stars, slowly drift in the freezing void of space.

From afar, they look like specks of starlight forming a river of stars.

The lingering spiritual energy of a Fourth Stage lifeform at death shines brightly.

Standing at the very center of the river of stars, Lin An resembles a diligent fisherman.

Stepping on the corpse of the last King-rank Alien Species, Lin An glanced thoughtfully at the frenzied Aberrants fleeing far away, pondered, but still did not give chase.

Although with his speed and the nature of Judgment, he could probably wipe them out within ten minutes at most.

Especially since these Aberrants are inept at rules and can only fly clumsily with their bodies, killing them is almost too easy for him.

But.

Lin An always felt a faint resistance within his body, urging him to abandon the pursuit.

"Is... Long An?"

"Forget it... better not to kill then."

He lowered his gaze to his feet, looking at the King-rank Alien Species whose brain he had crushed.

After muttering softly, Lin An shook his head and then stopped caring.

Although the Aberrants are also worth many points, each possesses tremendous vitality, making them not hard to kill but truly laborious. Unwilling to waste more time, he simply let them go.

Besides, the high ranks have all been slain by him; a remnant seems to have stayed in the Battlefield of Death, and he doesn't know whether the remaining Aberrants perished in that destroyed Battlefield of Death.

As for the strange feeling in his heart,

He simply assumed it was the residual mental power of the fused Long An corpse taking effect after his merger.

To Long An, alien species are mortal enemies, but the Aberrants seem somewhat better.

Although in Lin An's view, in the history he deduced, both Aberrants and alien species are enemies; perhaps in Long An's mindset, the Aberrants that appeared after his death are not considered foes.

Even if they appear to have stolen his power...

"Ding, detected player Lin An, eliminated YiKongjian lifeforms: Alien Snake numbers exceed current clan percentage, earned new title: 【Species Slaughterer】"

"Ding, gained reputation reward: 1,000,000"

"Ding, unlocked civilization points exchange function: current exchange rate, one to ten thousand"

"Ding, unlocked civilization exchange function, reputation store upgraded."

After casually tossing the brain and spine of the King-rank Alien Species into his Space Ring, Lin An looked somewhat surprised at the system notification that appeared after a delay.

He glanced at a fireball that suddenly exploded again in the distance.

Lin An blinked slightly, also realizing why the settlement was so slow.

"Now issuing new reward, Species Slaughterer? Is it because there are still Third Stage aliens alive on the alien species planet?"

"Just now the explosion only just finished them off?"

"The reward for destroying the planet earlier hasn't reached its final step yet?"

After a simple guess, Lin An also noticed that on the alien species star he himself detonated, there obviously remained some Third Stage alien species.

Actually the explosion's power isn't that great; precisely speaking, the natural disaster he triggered merely shattered that planet, otherwise there wouldn't be so many alien species still able to escape.

Third Stage Initial alien species or Aberrants actually cannot easily flee into outer space.

Therefore, by hiding in the original atmosphere and trying to survive a bit longer, those Third Stage beings have managed to stay alive until now.

However, with that recent explosion again, they are probably all dead now.

Opening the newly acquired title and other rewards, now that settlement is completely finished, Lin An simply began to examine them.

He was also curious what this level of reward would actually be.

"【Species Slaughterer】: Special Title (Second Level+)"

"Title Description: Wearing this title, upon entering any world you will incur the hostility of that world's will. The higher the world's level, the greater the hostility toward you."

"When entering a higher-level world, there is a chance to trigger the world's will to issue a hunting quest against you; when entering a lower-level world, there is a chance to intimidate the world's will and enslave it."

"Title Note: Each unique racial civilization is often an embodiment of that world's will."

"World Will?"

The title description is brief; seeing it somewhat resembles that of a civilization destroyer, Lin An raised his eyebrows in slight surprise.

Good grief, equipping this title feels like it's all negative effects...

But upon noticing the word "enslave," Lin An found himself forming some conjectures.

"World Will is likely just another term akin to Gaia Will."

"When triggering a natural disaster, there really is something trying to stop me, but the feeling is very faint..."

"Second Level... is it both the rank of the alien species civilization and the rank of the World Will?"

"Does this thing have its own consciousness? But low-level ones are merely like plants, possessing only instinct."

As his strength grew, Lin An also realized many secrets of this universe were opening up to him.

If his guess is correct, he could probably rely on this title to intimidate certain extremely weak worlds, or even planetary wills?

Instinctively, Lin An suddenly recalled the Blood Corpse Secret Realm.

Back then he simply could not comprehend how that high-level human civilization managed to control a small world and turn it into a "zoo."

But judging by his current strength, roughly having Fifth Stage power would be enough to achieve that.

Even including the Amoeba Worm dungeon...

"So, have I actually already come into contact with a Fifth Stage 'existence'?"

Recalling the many special events he encountered after his rebirth, Lin An suddenly realized that Fifth Stage, or even higher, existences have long exerted profound influence on all worlds.

Such beings wielding power akin to deities in human eyes have traces everywhere.

Merely, in the past he simply could not understand or even notice this.

Without further thought, he glanced curiously at the newly added points shop; only a moment later, Lin An helplessly sighed.

Empty.

In the newly added shop's exchange list and the civilization exchange options, he could only see the words 'unlocked after Fifth Stage'.

Just like the attributes he cannot exchange, he now seems to have reached his limit.

To keep strengthening, to learn more secrets, he must break through Fifth Stage.

In a vague sense, Lin An even felt a special sensation.

"After Fifth Stage, the system finally feels like a system, opening many functions..."

"Lin Emperor, please spare me! I promise, I promise I'll only hide in the instance and not come out!"

"As fellow humans, I am willing to give up all my understanding of the rules!"

His face turned pale.

Watching Lin An fly over slowly, the Annihilation Overlord trembled all over, unsure whether it was because his newly formed body wasn't yet accustomed or because of inner fear.

From when Lin An had him stay here until his return, he had indeed considered escaping.

But considering that escaping into the instance would take at least half an hour, he decisively abandoned the idea.

As expected, after about fifteen minutes, Lin An returned flying, his whole body seeming to be wrapped in endless resentment, carrying a horrifying bloody intent.

Without a doubt, the Annihilation Overlord could tell with his toes that Lin An had surely killed all the remaining escapees!

"You have no choice."

"Either die, or submit to me."

His face was expressionless.

Looking at the Annihilation Overlord before him, who once could be driven to frantic flight by mere aura, Lin An felt only a faint oddity in his heart and then nothing special.

He intends to leave no Alien Species alive.

Aberrants are hybrids of Mutant and Human; with the Aberrant Emperor still unknown, Lin An naturally does not consider capturing both sides to bring back to Earth.

Frankly, killing these Fourth Stages just for points is truly an extravagant act.

Any Fourth Stage slain by him would be nearly invincible if placed on Earth.

Even without expecting these Fourth Stage slaves to be of much use, just having them guard the home and help protect AnXia and others would be good.

Moreover, with the combat power and thinking ability of a Fourth Stage, they could handle almost any work.

Therefore, for Lin An, capturing the Annihilation Overlord as a slave is actually the best option.

Especially, the Overlord's mastery of Annihilation rules could definitely give Gao Tian considerable help.

He will not abandon his team members; being able to enhance their strength, Lin An is still willing to help everyone improve.

Hearing Lin An's icy tone, and his understanding of Lin An,

The Annihilation Overlord's face turned ashen, and his whole body instantly stiffened in place.

Seeing this, if he refused another word, Lin An would surely kill him! But really, become a dog?

He... he is the Annihilation Overlord! An ultimate powerhouse of civilization!

After a moment, clenching his fists tightly, the Annihilation Overlord drew a deep breath, his eyes full of resolve:

"To serve the Lin Emperor is my honor!"