Chapter 423: with translation of chapter title

Actually…

Sui Bian can likewise influence mortals' vision through his own Spiritual Energy.

For example, if a researcher deep down believes that the Master of Humanity should have a weathered visage, sparse hair, and be learned, then in that researcher's eyes Sui Bian would appear exactly so.

Or if a seasoned veteran's first impression of the Master of Humanity is a tall, crew-cut warrior with scars on his face, then Sui Bian would likewise take that form.

However, if he uses Spiritual Energy to do so, it will inevitably invite various unnecessary troubles and conflicts.

Moreover, maintaining a height and physique of 5.4 meters…

It would indeed make the OriginalBodies, already under great pressure and living in their father's shadow, become more obedient, but Sui Bian fundamentally has no need for such outward intimidation……

After all, the special ability of 'father-son connection' enables him, even without Spiritual Energy, to rely solely on his physical form to completely reshape a planet.

Furthermore, Sui Bian is very unaccustomed to a height and physique of 5.4 meters; writing with a pen, riding transport shuttles, transport aircraft, and ground vehicles, as well as various mundane affairs in daily life, would become extremely inconvenient.

Thus Sui Bian immediately kept his height and build at around two meters, thereby surpassing the human average without appearing overly conspicuous.

Of course, if necessary, he doesn't mind reverting to the 5.4-meter form to attempt to 'intimidate' some ambivalent alien forces and races.

However, as for intimidation, his ten sons alone—or rather, his guards and Astate under his command—are more than sufficient.

Afterward came the system in his mind, or rather, the system disguised by the Zero Three Emperor.

When Sui Bian returned to the Ever-Unfallen, he tried to pull up the system's shop and mission details interface, finding it still normal, except that the formerly cold, unfeeling voice never appeared again, as if, after he 'absorbed' everything of the Zero Three Emperor, the voice had completely vanished.

It seems that the Zero Three Emperor, as he last said, had truly grown weary of selflessly and ruthlessly sacrificing everything for humanity as a whole, and indeed had entrusted all to him to 'enjoy' true freedom——

Death.

His 'isotope' no longer bound by the shackles of duty and sacrifice, granting him the special constitution of an immortal and near-infinite Spiritual Energy, the Golden Throne in the blink of an eye proceeded to 'consume' the Zero Three Emperor, who was no longer an immortal, to exhaustion, his physical flesh dissipating like smoke.

Sui Bian cannot ascertain where the soul of this 'isotope' has gone; perhaps it was utterly consumed by his Spiritual Energy, resulting in its soul and spirit being annihilated.

However, from the various feelings of relief and ease displayed by the Zero Three Emperor in their final conversation, Sui Bian prefers to believe that this 'isotope's' soul did not perish, but rather is wandering in the sea of souls, truly as the literal meaning suggests, ready to relax and rest properly.

Clarify his thoughts.

End the trial.

Sui Bian turned and left the center of the trial grounds, heading toward the gate.

Seeing this, the ever-waiting Bai Hou, changing from the surprise shown on her prosthetic face, actively inquired: 'Chairman, would you like the Plague Doctor and your dedicated medical team to conduct a full-body examination?'

Mainly because Sui Bian's earlier display of 'sometimes big, sometimes small' greatly shocked Bai Hou's existing logic, making her unable to help worrying whether this boss of hers had some ailment.

"No need."

Although Sui Bian cannot perceive non-living emotions, he nonetheless knows Bai Hou seems to be thinking in the wrong direction, so he immediately refused.

"However…" but Sui Bian continued: "I indeed need to meet the Plague Doctor to discuss cloning or manufacturing OriginalBody husks."

Having said that, Sui Bian further instructed Bai Hou: 'Send the latest file I've organized to the Plague Doctor so he can take a look first.'

"All right, Chairman." Confirming Sui Bian was unharmed, Bai Hou nodded in assent and transmitted the 'latest file' to the Plague Doctor.

The so-called 'latest file' is precisely the complete technology Sui Bian newly acquired for 'manufacturing OriginalBodies and Astate,' and what he received from the Zero Three Emperor goes beyond that, also including the 'Forces Production' technique that is stronger and more stable than the Astate of the Zero Three Universe.

Although the Forces are only slightly better than his guards, the more the better; Sui Bian isn't afraid of having many techniques, and it's perfect to wait until he and the Expeditionary Army stabilize the Solar System situation in the Zero Three Universe, then summon Rebecca, Alekxia, and the others to continue 'perfecting' the guards.

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Twenty-four hours later.

In near-Earth orbit and within the gravitational sphere of Shensheng Tala, tranquility has been restored; the tens of thousands of warships of various classes arriving from the main universe have also shifted from combat status to anchorage alert, no longer resembling the massive, unprecedented scale when they first broke through here and dumped no less than two billion combat troops onto the surface.

Now look at Shensheng Tala.

Except for the Eurasian continent, or rather the area where the Terra Imperial Palace resides and its surroundings, the surface has long been scorched by the Expeditionary Army's matrix beams into 'glass'.

After twenty-four hours, the residual waves from the beams have nearly subsided; when sunlight shines on Shensheng Tala, especially on the North and South American sides, it will cause this human homeworld to resemble a giant crystal.

And the war in the Solar System also concluded within twenty-four hours.

Mercury, Venus, and Pluto were all scorched by the Expeditionary Army's matrix beams, completely erasing any traces left by the New Human Empire and Chaos.

The satellites of gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn, as well as the numerous mines and asteroid colonies in the asteroid belt and Kuiper Belt, were deemed by the Expeditionary Army to have no value for reuse or construction, so they ungrudgingly employed extermination means to thoroughly 'purify' them.

As for the two Imperial fleet groups that rushed to Shensheng Tala to provide reinforcement——

Although humanity of the main universe has only entered the stellar age for less than two hundred years, if we discard the absolute advantage in equipment and rely solely on uneven naval warfare levels and various fantastical tactics, we can still play to defeat the Zero Three Universe's imperial navy.

Thus the two Imperial fleet groups, shortly after setting out, suffered a surprise attack by the Expeditionary Army having completed fold-jump navigation, being caught off guard and simultaneously annihilated completely.

Taking advantage of Shensheng Tala's isolation and helplessness, and further exploiting the beheading of Helusi Lupekarl, the morale of traitors and demons plunged to its lowest ebb, whereas that of the Expeditionary Army and the heroic spirits rose to its peak.

In one fell swoop, the traitors defending the Terra Imperial Palace and the demons that had entered reality met their end: their bodies burst apart, their souls and spirits annihilated.

At this moment.

Within the atmosphere of Shensheng Tala, atop a plateau plaza at an altitude of about five kilometers on the southeastern building complex of the Imperial Palace……

"Hahaha! Get lost! The farther you go, the better!"

"Come one round, I'll kill one round!"

"Isn't your lord a god? With a god backing you, you can still run?!"

"God? Brothers, our business is killing gods! Hahaha!"

Metallic-sounding loud mockery and ridicule echoed.

One could see the vast plaza and its surrounding buildings gathered with tens of thousands of Sparta, Glory Fists, plus hundreds of thousands, nearing a million, of the two legions' auxiliary forces.

Tall Astate and brave 'mortal' warriors, facing the sky as the vortex portal gradually shrank, closed, and dissipated, joyfully released their victorious emotions……

Of course, after victory, loudly cursing those cowards who only dare hide in other dimensions feels far more refreshing and satisfying than the win itself, especially since half of the Glory Fists are here, and even the Sparta have been affected by the Fists' foul-mouthed aura.

However, the most eye-catching are not the towering giants and brave 'mortals,' but rather the souls of the dead from other dimensions who accompanied the Sparta and Glory Fists here to carry out the purge of traitors and demons.

Led by the heroic spirits OriginalBodies Fogelem and Shengjilesi, all the departed silently gazed upward at the sky where the portal had completely vanished.

"Chief..." At this moment, Hirrosa, having sheathed her energy shortbow and blast-arrow rifle, walked slowly to a spot not far behind the two heroic-spirit OriginalBodies, her face showing reluctance as she asked in a low voice:

"I don't know when we will be able to fight side by side again."

Although those gathered in this square were Sparta and the Glory Iron Fist, the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, as an external battalion of Sparta, was also among them, though its scale didn't even reach half a battalion, being truly minuscule.

?

Hearing Xi Luo Sa's inquiry, Fogelrim and Shengjilesi lowered their heads and turned around, seeing that the remaining Shadow Moon Grey Wolves had gathered around "them".

The two heroic souls exchanged a glance, and then Fogelrim, whose chaotic influence had been dispelled by Sui Bian and who had returned to wisdom and peace, made a thoughtful expression, then said to Xi Luo Sa and to the Shadow Moon Grey Wolves gathered beside "him":

"Children, when observing things, do not merely repeatedly look at one side, nor should you continue to obsess over when we will reunite and fight side by side; know that we and you have long been people of two different worlds, and this situation actually already violates the rules of the real universe."

"That's right." Shengjilesi also echoed, saying, "Look forward, not backward, and accept the future openly, children."

The words had not yet faded.

The two heroic souls' OriginalBodies, as well as all the spirits gathered across the entire square, simultaneously emitted a brighter yet softer golden light, matching the clear highland plateau, yet due to crystallization in other areas causing a "scorched-red" sky, all combat personnel ceased communication and gazed upon this unique "scenery".

"Burp~."

Andre, holding a military water canteen, let out a loud belch, then saw his body gradually turn into tiny golden particles from bottom to top, and he couldn't help but laugh heartily, saying:

"This battle was fought… damn, it's addictive as hell! Hahaha, but it's also time to go back to sleep, I don't want to keep teaching those brats what the hell war is."

"At the other end of the square, Sartu and the first platoon of the First Company of the 16th Regiment, the veteran Terminators, likewise turned into fine particles, their forms growing ever more insubstantial, but this group of Spartan undead, from beginning to end, faced everything in silence."

"And the physique of Asiteluweng Moluoke, as if undergoing a 'mutation', together with Sparta's 12th Regiment, likewise silently watched their brothers' 'return of souls'."

"Soon, countless, like a golden river of light, they wandered above the square, ignoring and directly piercing the Spartans, Shadow Moon Grey Wolves, and Glory Iron Fists with substantive bodies, then merging with the golden light suffusing the entire Terra Imperial Palace, forming a vast ocean that spread through the sky."

"This made the already absolutely beautiful plateau scenery become even more indescribable, a 'unique in the world'."

"Finally, the golden ocean passed through the portal emitting golden light at its edge, once again carrying the heroic souls away from the material universe to rest eternally in another dimension, a 'garden' that evil gods and demons cannot interfere with, nor dare to."

"All anomalies returned to nothing."

"Reality restored order."

"The influence of chaotic forces on the Terra Imperial Palace and Shensheng Tala was reduced to a minimum, signifying that the expeditionary forces had gathered their main strength to launch a surprise assault on the core territories of the New Human Empire, achieving victory by absolute annihilation."

"But this does not mean the end."

"Next, the Glory Iron Fist Legion, most skilled at defense and construction within the expeditionary forces, will garrison the Solar System of the 03 Universe for a longer period, and assist the Engineering Department of the Umbrella Prime Universe in reshaping the Solar System and Shensheng Tala."

"The Sparta and Dark Crow Guard legions will act together, continuously carrying out purging missions to ensure stability in the occupied zones and eradicate all potential threats."

"The Clearers and the Holy Blood Angels will instead split up and advance together, assisting the UNSC and the regiments that did not participate in the assault on Shensheng Tala to completely take back unoccupied territories or those currently engaged in combat, in star regions and star systems."

"All traitorous and fallen OriginalBody are either executed or imprisoned, for example Conrad Koz, who is still relaxing his body and mind, sound asleep in a comfortable, cool private ward."

"As for loyal OriginalBody, Umbrella has only found Chahatai Khan, who suffered imprisonment and abuse by the traitors, and is currently receiving comprehensive treatment from the plague doctors and research team."

"As for another suspected missing loyal OriginalBody, the 'Lord of the Fire Dragon' Wokan remains without a trace; given the vastness of the galaxy and the complete absence of Spiritual Energy fluctuations, trying to find a giant is nothing short of searching for a needle in a haystack, but a thousand, ten thousand times harder."

"According to the White Queen's expectations, the phase in which the main universe expeditionary forces occupy the Milky Way will take 8 to 11 Earth months to complete, while the stabilization and recovery phase will require even longer, at least 16 to 25 years."

"Population?"

"Having undergone the great expeditionary forces' 'baptism' of the main universe, especially after activating the grand device 001 once, the White Queen's optimistic estimate for humanity in the 03 Universe is that the population should remain between 900 and 1,200 trillion, about half of which are still dark star regions untouched by chaos."

"You should know that, before humanity of the main universe reached the 03 Universe, the total population was at least 4,500 trillion."

"To restore the population to its peak, the White Queen's estimated time is no less than six hundred years."

"Of course, subsequent matters are not within Sui Bian's current focus, for this Lord of Humanity has almost entirely devoted his thoughts to cultivating the flesh of the next generation of OriginalBody."

"(End of chapter)"