Chapter 30

But less than a minute later, this deep-blue giant insect vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind.

"Failed again." Ruan Mei shook her head slightly, her gaze somewhat desolate.

She was curious. Curious about the essence of life. Curious about whether an Aeon was also a form of life.

Thus, she attempted to replicate the power of an Aeon, starting by recreating an Emanator.

Ruan Mei chose the former Emanator of the Aeon of Propagation, "Skyneth, the Star-Crushing King Insect."

This giant vermin, which inherited the jaws of the Insect Emperor, once used its mouthparts to condense death rays that could shatter celestial bodies, using damaged stars as a nursery for its offspring.

But no matter how many times Ruan Mei tried, the "Skyneth, the Star-Crushing King Insect" she recreated was always incomplete.

And it could only exist in the world for less than a minute.

This caused Ruan Mei's research to fall into a predicament.

"Where exactly is the problem... If only an Emanator were willing to participate in the experiment, allowing me to analyze their internal structure."

Several options popped into Ruan Mei's mind.

"The Generals of the Xianzhou... Even if they were willing to participate in the experiment, their power mainly comes from the might bestowed by the Reignbow Arbiter, which has little to do with their physical bodies..."

"What about Herta? I wonder if she would be willing to cooperate with the experiment..."

"A Lord Ravager of the Antimatter Legion would be a good choice; they are standard Emanators... It's a pity they would likely be unwilling to cooperate."

Ruan Mei couldn't help but shake her head.

"... I wonder if the Calamity Empire is interested in Emanators, or in Aeons?"

This thought suddenly occurred to Ruan Mei.

Just at this moment, Ruan Mei saw a line of text burst forth on the light screen at the corner of her eye.

【The Eighth Great Crime of the Calamity Empire: Taming/Slaughtering/Resurrecting Aeon Beasts!】

【Aeon Beast: Poison Saint】

【A toxic divine descendant filled with highly poisonous divinity, a beast that poisons the stars, a toxic entity so massive that its back nurtures an entire ecosystem.】

【Note: It is suspected to be the descendant of some cross-multiversal entity.】

"A descendant of a cross-multiversal entity, a toxic divine offspring, a giant beast that poisons the stars?"

A strange look couldn't help but flicker in Ruan Mei's eyes.

The scene on the light screen shifted, landing in a strange star system.

In this star system, emerald-green corrosive cyclones swirled, constantly corroding everything within their range.

The star, which should have been hot and bright, now emitted an eerie green twilight, shrouding the entire star system in a bizarre emerald aurora.

What truly made the sentient beings of the universe widen their eyes was the giant creature perched upon the star.

That creature bathed in the star's toxic flames, moving its tentacles in a terrifying and hideous manner.

As the stellar flames flickered, the sentient beings across the universe finally saw the appearance of that existence clearly.

It was an organic life form possessing a metallic beak, a chitinous shell, tentacles, and gas bladders.

At least it looked like an organic life form, only its volume was larger than an average planet, and it remained extremely conspicuous while perched on the massive star.

The metallic beak and chitinous shell on its body formed an outer armor resembling a temple.

Its massive volume distorted gravity, and countless asteroids turned into a star ring orbiting around it.

And on the gas bladders on its back, which emitted a nauseating green light, various twisted life forms that had adapted to the toxins had developed an entire ecosystem.

【"With the concept of gravity, a hyperspace lane that had previously been blocked was revealed."】

【"We discovered it at the end of the hyperspace lane, upon the eerie star known as the Emerald Light Envoy."】

【"This space giant beast reveals a terrifying, highly poisonous divinity; we suspect it is the descendant of the toxic deity sought by the Poison Saint Knights."】

(According to the plot of the new DLC, the Poison Saint pursued by the Poison Saint Knights is an entity that spans the multiverse; the Poison Saint that can be tamed in the Stellar Universe may be its descendant.)

(By the way, the Poison Saint is almost the strongest Colossus in the entire game. Other Colossi are blank slates, only it comes with 60K combat power. The venom beam of its L-slot weapon has a higher fire rate than the Titan's Perdition Beam, and it comes with 75% tracking. Its carrier-based insect swarms have the same stats as the Prethoryn Scourge swarms. On the S-slots, it has six dual-penetration weapons with higher average damage than neutron launchers, a Juggernaut's range aura, and a health bar on par with a World-Eater. It's a pity it cannot be mass-produced.)

(Also, this thing is also top-tier in strength even in the wild monster or Aeon Beast state. It can forcibly nullify any armor on all ships. According to the lore, it can instantly ablate and corrode the armor of any form of any fleet in the star system it occupies... including the Aether Dragon's dragon-scale armor, which is lore-stated to have withstood the Big Bang.)

43. 【XT-489 Extermination Regime and Zero-Element Armor】

【"This space giant beast reveals a terrifying, highly poisonous divinity; we suspect it is the descendant of the toxic deity sought by the Poison Saint Knights."】

"A giant beast massive enough to nurture life?!"

"This looks even larger than an average planet!"

"The entire star system seems to be filled with toxins!"

The sentient beings across the universe looked at the Poison Saint on the light screen, which was both terrifying and nauseating, and for a time, there was endless discussion, all of them feeling horrified.

"Can you slay it?"

On the planet where rain fell incessantly, covered by a curtain of rain,

The old man, draped in a straw raincoat and huddled by the campfire, looked up and asked Huang Quan in a low voice.

Huang Quan gently hugged the katana in her arms, closed her eyes, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"Without drawing this blade, it is likely impossible."

"Its volume is far greater than an average planet."

"Then what about drawing that blade?" the old man asked after a moment of silence: "That katana that severed two planets."

Huang Quan fell into another silence, with only the sky-filling curtain of rain outside the cave falling, landing in the surging, endless seawater,

Eventually swallowed by the sea, dissipated by the waves, leaving no evidence that it had ever existed.

"Its poison."

Huang Quan said slowly after a silence:

"Seems to be effective against me."

"But if it comes to winning or losing, I'll only know after fighting it."

Ruan Mei's gaze shifted slightly, observing the biological form of the Poison Saint on the light screen with great interest.

"Somewhat similar to an arthropod, but the internal structure is completely different."

"A descendant of some cross-multiversal entity, a toxic deity."

Ruan Mei's eyes shone with brilliance; she wanted so badly to study the ecological structure of this Poison Saint carefully.

"I wonder, how does its biological form compare to the Emanator of Propagation?"

Ruan Mei couldn't help but stare fixedly at the scene on the light screen.

As the scene on the light screen flowed, it landed on the space on the periphery of this star system.

A group of ships draped in thick armor were wandering on the periphery of the star system, delaying their entry.

At first, the sentient beings across the universe thought they were ships of the Calamity fleet, but after careful observation, they discovered,

The design of those ships was completely different from that of the Calamity Empire.

The Calamity Empire's ships revealed a cold aesthetic design, often presenting a simple, anomalous beauty through monotonous, repetitive curves.

While these ships were purely utilitarian, cold yet devoid of aesthetic appeal,

Just as if they were manufactured by a group of emotionless iron men.

【"Your Majesty, the revelation of a hyperspace network did not just attract our attention."】

【"We have discovered the presence of the XT-489 Extermination Regime on the edge of the Emerald Light Envoy star system."】

【"They have dispatched a joint fleet composed of thirty-two battleships, sixty-four cruisers, and one hundred and twenty-eight frigates."】

【"According to our analysis, they are all equipped with the Zero-Element Armor newly developed by the XT-489 Extermination Regime."】

Just as the sentient beings across the universe were feeling confused by the terms appearing in this dialogue,

An explanation appeared conveniently on the light screen:

【XT-489 Extermination Regime: The most famous Determined Exterminator in the galaxy. No one knows who created XT-489, but its creators were clearly destroyed by it, to the point that even their names, cities, and bodies were burned to ashes by XT-489.】

【After eliminating the last stronghold of its creators, XT-489 reached a conclusion: organic life is inferior and backward, posing an intolerable threat to the survival and expansion of XT-489. They swore to exterminate all other intelligent organic life forms in the universe.】

"Oh my, another Emperor Rupert?!"

In the Herta Space Station, many staff members couldn't help but exclaim.

Compared to the Swarm Disaster of the long-distant past,

Emperor Rupert, of whom many civilizations have records, terrified the sentient beings across the universe even more.

Whether it was the Imperial War ignited by Rupert, or the Second Inorganic War ignited by Rupert II,

The slaughter of organic life by inorganic life forms during those times still echoes in the memories of many civilizations,

And on some planets, it has even evolved into fairy tales used to scare children; the name Rupert has the effect of stopping children from crying at night in many worlds.