Chapter 520: Fearful Death, Ancient Sage, Fire Dragon

"My true name is Asasitiye Bolakeksetila!"

This time, feeling Sui Bian's deliberately released anger, it finally sparked Asasitiye's intense will to survive; the sanity on the brink of collapse was instantly pulled back, and no longer feigning divinity with echoing tones, they hurriedly said:

"I cannot determine where our clan—no... I should say the beings similar to me—originated from; I only know that from the moment I gained self-awareness, I have already been the ruler of a planet."

Then…

Right! Then I tried to fly with my flesh, and after that I could achieve travel between planets, devour various primitive lives, then plunder the souls and knowledge of different races and civilizations, gradually growing into the form I am now.

During this period, I also encountered beings similar to me; although their appearances differed, I knew we were of a similar species, but every meeting was unpleasant—either we slaughtered each other, trying to swallow the other, or I was outmatched and could only flee.

Gradually… we were able to conduct a kind of mental communication, and partition the universe, defining each other's jurisdictions… territories… or, hmm… domains! Domains is more fitting.

At this point, within the domains we govern and watch, all life is under our control; life and death are decided by a single thought of ours.

For example, when I'm in a good mood, I might use dreams to guide certain individuals in a civilization whose spiritual power is particularly sensitive, prompting them to lead their civilization to rapid development or evolution.

Sometimes, these civilizations vaguely sense my presence, and may even worship me, treating me as a deity…

However! At this point, the "carnivorous plant pot" fearing to anger the attentively listening Sui Bian hurriedly corrected:

"Rest assured, that's only their perception!! Although I previously boasted of being a god, after meeting you… no! after meeting the respected you, I realized what a true deity truly is!"

"…"

Listening to Asasitiye spout a flood of content and information within just a few seconds, Sui Bian felt even more speechless.

He hadn't expected this indescribable being to be so…

without any limits.

And also a bit contemptible, Sui Bian's initially restrained murderous inquiry somehow terrified it half to death, yet after Sui Bian kicked it, it started babbling incessantly…

It didn't forget to try to please as much as possible.

This caused the anger Sui Bian had built up to vanish instantly, like a muscular gym‑goer on a bus suddenly feeling someone kick his heel, about to turn around in a fury to shout or fight, only to discover the kicker is a brat.

And this brat was teary‑eyed, looking as if they knew they were wrong but were scared to tears by the muscular man.

How to strike?

How to kill?

At first, when the sons' souls were nearly taken by Asasitiye, Sui Bian indeed considered making them experience something worse than death, then completely erasing them, leaving no trace in this universe.

Now that I think about it…

Better to keep them, to extract more intelligence while the plague doctor can conduct various studies, perhaps further refining a vaccine.

One must know that Asasitiye's spiritual power would crush even a century‑veteran Astate, let alone ordinary people, so Sui Bian immediately made perfecting the vaccine a top priority.

"Rest assured."

At this moment, Sui Bian, projecting his consciousness, displayed his signature "diplomatic smile", and continued speaking to Asasitiye from a bird's‑eye view:

"As long as you are willing to cooperate with me, and we humans are also willing to share your knowledge, I will consider forgiving your previous arrogant actions, understand?"

"Understood! Of course I understand!" Asasitiye hurriedly complied.

"Very well, then where are those of your kind, do you have their exact coordinates, and how are they ranked according to your strength?"

"Well…" Hearing the question, Asasitiye hesitated a bit, but answered truthfully: "Since I was trapped in my own divine realm… no! not a divine realm, but my own… dwelling, I have gradually lost spiritual contact with them.

As for strength…

To be ashamed, I am at the bottom tier; precisely because my power is lacking, I fell to this remote cosmic region belonging to a barren land.

However, when I had just finished building my dwelling, preparing to spread thoughts to nearby lifeforms and subtly influence them while continuing to regard myself as a god, a group of hideously ugly, skeletal strange beings appeared.

"Oh?"

Hearing the term "strange race", Sui Bian's eyes lit up, his interest piqued, "Tell me about that group of strange beings."

"Yes, respected sir." Asasitiye, with utmost respect, began to recount the past:

"When I had built my dwelling on this planet that humans call Sililan, the short, ugly but immensely technological ones happened to land on Sililan.

Originally, I intended to convert them into my slaves, but their technology preserved their sanity, and naturally a war broke out between us.

At first, their most trusted disintegration weapon, or rather decomposition weapon, was powerless against my flesh.

After all, only a powerful being like you could truly destroy me; otherwise I could endure eternally, because my consciousness is deeply imprinted in the real universe.

Moreover, I sensed from them endless hatred, resentment, and a desperate will to survive, as if they were a short‑lived species."

Hatred.

Survival.

Short‑lived species…

Based on this information, Sui Bian is fairly certain this is the predecessor of the Space Death Spirit—the Fearful Dead.

Although most Fearful Dead have such short lifespans that interstellar travel is impossible, they still rely on advanced technology to create—or rather cobble together—a tiny interstellar empire.

And the Fearful Dead that contacted Asasitiye may be a group that, through continual breeding, pursue a mission to find a cure for their short lifespan, passing the knowledge orally or in writing to successive generations, achieving long‑term interstellar voyages and exploration as "explorers".

Afterwards.

These Fearful Dead explorers arrived in ancient Sililan and clashed fiercely with the newly arrived Asasitiye.

The result was a total defeat.

Asasitiye, though weak, still belongs to the "god" category in the real universe, stronger than Olympian deities like Artemis or Zeus by several levels, beyond what a short‑lived Fearful Dead can withstand.

"Then." Sui Bian said.

"Then…" Asasitiye hesitated again, "Perhaps my arrival, or my battle with the strange beings, attracted the attention of certain advanced civilizations in this galaxy.

I only recall being severely damaged within a very short time, forcibly driven back to my dwelling, and imprisoned in this cage.

Without a soul, without life, I cannot break the shackles; had I known, I would have chosen a thriving planet…"

At this point, Asasitiye seemed to mutter, then continued: "As for the civilization that ambushed me, although I couldn't observe their appearance, I sensed their great proficiency in what they call spiritual power and Spiritual Energy.

And they succeeded precisely by exploiting the Spiritual Energy unfamiliar to me; afterwards, I also sensed them slaughtering all the strange beings (the Fearful Dead) to near extinction, after which they left Sililan…"

Subsequently, Asasitiye fell into a deep slumber beneath the sands of Sililan.

Until ten thousand Earth-years ago, this comparatively oppressed nameless entity finally stirred awake, tried again to perceive the universe, and discovered it had cut off contact with its own kind.

In this era, Sililan finally received visits from humans and alien species, but no race was willing to colonize long‑term; after the galaxy suffered an interdimensional storm caused by the Aida Spirit Race, a group of humans and a few aliens were trapped and had to treat Sililan as home and try to survive.

For this reason, Asasitiye was able to "taste" soul and flesh once more.

Moreover, it also understood the hard truth of "sustainable development," so it never devoured all the humans and aliens trapped on Sililan in one go, but let them continue to reproduce.

Afterwards.

The Human Empire Expeditionary Force's Fire Lizard Legion arrived at Sililan, reincorporated it under Human Empire rule, did not execute the aliens and hybrids that had lived in harmony with humans for centuries, and instead classified those aliens and hybrids as "subhuman."

Because the expeditionary force needed to keep advancing, the Fire Lizard Legion did not linger long before moving on, yet Sililan's population began to grow steadily as a result.

Soon after, the Helusi Rebellion, the New Human Empire, and Asasitiye grew tired of paying attention, since it was only busy slowly "sucking" souls to regain strength and break its cage.

Until a few months ago, Asasitiye grew bold, using special brainwaves to influence Glorious City and, in all Sililan cities, towns and villages, secretly spread rumors of treasure and technology hidden deep in the desert to individuals sensitive to mental power.

At the same time, whenever night fell over the desert, Asasitiye would emit a blood‑red light, attracting large numbers of scavengers, seekers of opportunity, and venture‑capitalist gangs or powers to form expedition teams.

These months let it experience a "big mouthful" it had not felt for a long time, and it considered that after returning to the surface it could declare to the real universe who the true ruler was!

After all, unable to contact its own kind, the "optimistic" Asasitiye regarded itself as one of the few remaining old rulers, and having already guarded against Spiritual Energy, it felt confident it could contend with any civilization that might reappear after the earlier successful ambush.

This overconfidence caused Asasitiye to pay little heed to the Sui Chairman, Chairman, and Human Emperor embodied in the soul fragments that were Sui Bian.

Then…

It became a "potted flower" in Sui Bian's eyes.

At this moment, having finished recounting the past, Asasitiye dared not speak casually, anxiously awaiting the equally silent Sui Bian.

"…"

As for Sui Bian, he had no interest in the "potted flower" notion; he was considering whether that higher civilization was the creator of the Aida Spirit Race and Oke Beastmen—

the Ancient Sage.

Whether or not, it was an event that occurred tens of millions, even hundreds of millions or billions of years ago.

Moreover, Asasitiye's words let Sui Bian be certain that in the Zero Three Universe there certainly exist Space Death Spirits that still threaten present‑stage humanity.

It should be known that during the Era of the Dreaded, those beings could not expand due to short lifespans, yet already possessed considerable technology; once they became mechanical‑skeleton‑like "space zombies," they were completely unbound…

…and without souls.

Although a small fraction of their kind still retain autonomous consciousness, they remain a minority.

Yet losing a soul and gaining immortality is both a curse and a reward in the Zero Three Universe, because it makes them directly immune to interdimensional evil gods and demons, rendering corruption or decay irrelevant.

Most importantly, Space Death Spirits possess abundant anti‑Spiritual Energy weapons, equipment, and technology.

For example, the Obelisk will cause any normal soul‑bearing creature that enters it to slowly die from "spirit‑draining dispersion," and that is only a "passive" effect.

Thus, Spiritual Energy, spells, and mental power are virtually useless against Space Death Spirits.

This is why Sui Bian dispatched Leon to explore graves in the Zero Three Universe—to actively target and eliminate them.

Though this group's past is filled with tragedy and betrayal, and Sui Bian personally admires them, humanity and they are destined never to establish diplomatic relations; it is only death versus life.

By the way…

At that moment Sui Bian seemed to recall something, causing his mental projection's gaze to fall again on the carnivorous plant, and he asked:

"You said the expeditionary force that first occupied Sililan was the Fire Lizard Legion, and you have been trying to sense the galaxy for a hundred years?"

"Yes." Asasitiye replied promptly, guessing that Sui Bian wanted to learn something from him, and added proactively: "All these years I have been trying to spread my influence and have gathered much intelligence; may I ask what the esteemed sir wishes…?"

"You fellow are rather perceptive." Sui Bian was impressed by the flattery, noting the creature's strong will to survive, "Tell me about the OriginalBody of the Fire Lizard Legion, Wokan.

I recall that the fire‑dragon lord disappeared in a battle over two hundred years ago, in a sector roughly a thousand light‑years from Sililan; can you pinpoint Wokan's location?"

"This…" Asasitiye, who had been trying to please him, was momentarily at a loss.

He had previously told Sui Bian that he had no spare mind to concern himself with human internal wars.

Let alone pay attention to a missing OriginalBody.

Nevertheless, Asasitiye kept trying to recall, for when the Fire Lizard Legion arrived at Sililan, the "delicious" scent of Wokan's soul left an indelible impression, and he cross‑referenced the information he had sensed before…

"In Sarnostche!" Asasitiye immediately declared: "The fire‑dragon lord Wokan is deep within the core of Sarnostche, constantly undergoing cycles of burning, death, and rebirth; his soul teeters between hatred and release."

"In Sanosche!" Asastiye immediately said: "The fire‑dragon lord Wokan, deep in Sanosche's earth core, constantly undergoes a cycle of scorching, death and rebirth; his soul is on the brink between hatred and release."

That place was once the most heavily chaotic‑polluted, lying on the fringe of the devout star zone governed by Loga Orielian.

That place was once the most severely chaos‑contaminated, lying on the edge of the Devout Star Region under Luogao Aolirui'an's jurisdiction.

(End of Chapter)