Chapter 143: First Clone

Faint mist drifted within the Forbidden Zone, where massive white-gold statues stood towering on both sides of the path.

Beneath one statue depicting a deity with arms outstretched, holding up the sky, a youth in a black uniform with a pale face leaned against it, eyes closed expressionlessly, with wisps of black flame flickering occasionally across his body.

"Yan, how are you?"

An elderly man with gray hair sitting nearby spoke: "Hold on a bit longer. Mr. Fu and the boss are still outside trying to find a way; we might not be facing a dead end."

The youth slowly lifted his eyelids, eyes full of exhaustion, and said in a low voice: "No need, Professor Suoge. I never intended to leave alive."

Professor Suoge frowned and said: "Do not give up. You have already made the Zhixing Group afraid; they dare not send anyone else in. Perhaps there will be a miracle in a few days?"

"I cannot live for a few more days; what use is leaving here?" The youth slowly shook his head.

Professor Suoge could not help but sigh.

He suddenly turned his head slightly, frowned, and said: "An Inspector is coming. I will draw them away for you and try to delay them as long as possible."

Having finished speaking, he took a deep breath and quickly left.

"Yan."

At that moment, a low voice suddenly sounded from the communicator hanging on the youth's ear: "Yi Leina Duo has decided to act secretly to help you escape, and you might not be beyond saving."

"Boss, don't you know how much life I have left?" The youth said softly: "Forget it."

"You are giving up?"

The boss's low voice suddenly carried a hint of anger: "When you killed those people earlier, I said there was no need to waste so much power. Killing only that Zhixian genius who grew up on Earth, as planned, was enough. Only his divine title 'Hyper-Sensory Hunter' posed a major threat by year-end; no one else was worth you wasting your life on."

The boss shouted angrily: "If you had just fled directly, who could have caught you? If you had acted according to the plan, this wouldn't have happened! What about the promise you made me back then?"

"... Forget it."

The youth remained silent for a long while before shaking his head and saying: "According to your plan, I don't know when I could avenge Dr. Chu Hui; it is too far away. Killing a large number now, making the Zhixing Group feel the pain, isn't that good enough?"

"Are you making excuses?" The boss said in a low voice: "The Zhixing Group does not care about those councilors at all; they are just a group of hopeless, primitive ordinary divine title holders. Even that council chairman is not that important. Only the death of the Hyper-Sensory Hunter, who can play a role in exploring Earth's treasures, truly makes the Zhixing Group feel heartache."

The youth slowly closed his eyes and murmured: "That's enough... I have already exhausted my life to avenge Dr. Chu Hui. What more do you want..."

The boss fell silent.

After a long moment, it said in a low voice: "The doctor was right. This Black Flame, as a power surpassing the sixth energy level, indeed affects the mind. I noticed your self-destructive tendencies before. This time... are you voluntarily seeking death?"

The youth murmured: "Maybe. Originally, I intended to follow your plan, but when burning my life completely, that feeling was truly exhilarating... It was almost like approaching the true essence of life..."

He suddenly smiled: "I am very happy now... If you had told me earlier that it felt like this, I wouldn't have had to endure for so many years..."

The boss said in a low voice: "Have you forgotten how the doctor treated you? He treated you like his own child, always wanting you to live longer, and in the end, he was willing to die himself just to let you live. Did you forget all this...?"

"I..."

The youth slowly opened his eyes, and a trace of ferocity suddenly flashed in them: "Did I ask him to treat me well? Yes, when he found me on the spaceship back then, I begged him to save me. But I was young then; I understood nothing. He took it upon himself to let me live this long, wasn't it simply because I am of the Black Flame Clan and have immense research value?"

"You..."

The boss was first stunned, then spoke in uncontrollable rage: "Whether the doctor treated you as a research tool, you know best in your heart!"

"So what?" The youth said coldly: "You, a sentient life form, care about no one except Dr. Chu Hui, don't you? Your thoughts contain only revenge; killing innocents doesn't matter to you either. I just want to end this quickly. What fault is there in that?"

He closed his eyes again: "Enough. I am tired, and I have had enough. I do not understand Earthlings' boring emotions, nor do I want to..."

The boss paused for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Since he can come to save you, I will ask you one last time: are you still willing to live?"

"Save me?"

The youth suddenly opened his eyes wide, terrifying black flame flashing in his pupils: "After finally welcoming such a day, you now want me to live? Let me go... Otherwise, whoever tries to save me, I will kill."

The boss fell completely silent.

Suddenly—

"No wonder you are of the Black Flame Clan; indeed just as the legends say..."

A woman's voice, carrying a mocking smile, suddenly rang out. Not far away, wisps of light flickered and vanished, revealing a blonde woman with blue eyes who was looking at the youth with a half-smile.

The youth looked at her wearily: "So you are the one here to save me?"

The boss's low voice sounded in his ear: "This is merely an illusion formed by telekinetic force; it is a telekinetic secret technique of the Zhixian people."

The youth smiled: "Here to kill me? Then that is good."

The blonde woman also smiled: "The data the company found is indeed correct. Legends say the Black Flame Clan loves self-destruction and cherishes death, sometimes even suppressing their survival instinct. No wonder such a powerful race is also so weak..."

She sized up the youth: "Coincidentally, I do not want to waste power either. You are already a candle in the wind; if you want to die, then die."

She had originally intended to secretly find an opportunity for a one-hit kill, but her telekinetic force had overheard the conversation between this youth and the communicator, so she naturally did not want to waste the power she had painstakingly accumulated.

According to the data, once the survival instinct of the Black Flame Clan is suppressed by the desire for self-destruction, she would not need to lift a finger.

If she acted, it would instead trigger the opponent's survival instinct.

Moreover, she also wanted the corpse of this Black Flame Clan youth; the less damage, the higher the research value.

"Thank you." The youth slowly closed his eyes.

"Truly interesting."

The blonde woman said with interest: "A self-destructing Black Flame Clan member, and a sentient life form bound by emotions? Since you cannot kill me anyway, why not chat?"

"Chat about what?" The youth asked with his eyes closed.

"Both of you are very special; one glance shows you do not belong to Earth civilization."

The blonde woman said: "The company has always suspected that Dr. Chu Hui might have discovered part of Earth's pre-civilization treasures in reality. Now it seems... this might not just be rumor?"

The youth remained expressionless: "I know nothing, nor am I interested."

"The Black Flame Clan are all world-weary; I understand."

The blonde woman smiled: "Dr. Chu Hui's sentient life form boss, the one who killed Dr. Chu Hui was not me. Why not tell me the secret? After I rise to power, I will solve those who killed Dr. Chu Hui for you?"

The boss's cold laughter rang out within the communicator: "Despicable Zhixian people. I wish your civilization would be destroyed; what dreams are you dreaming? Do you think I am as easy to fool as the Three-Eyed Clan?"

"Tsk tsk, a sentient life form with such heavy emotions. Have you perhaps evolved into the Mechanical Clan?"

The blonde woman sighed with a "tsk tsk": "Then let us change the topic. Boss, you just said someone was coming to save this Black Flame Clan member? You can actually contact the outside world from within the Forbidden Zone? Who is that person?"

The boss paused for a moment and said: "Yan, if you want to die, then die. But before you die, you must try to kill her."

"I'm very tired..."

The youth kept his eyes closed. "This is the end. Won't you let me finish in peace?"

"Are you acting, boss?" the blonde woman said. "Is this to pretend someone is coming to save you? Or is it reverse thinking—someone really is coming?"

In terms of computational power, living beings naturally cannot compare to intelligent life; playing mind games is even more unnecessary.

So, she also understood the best way to handle this situation.

"Then I will wait here."

The blonde woman smiled. "I'd like to see if anyone comes to save you."

Although she was not a Divine Office holder, she was a Primordial Being, and a Primordial in both mental power and genes; recently, she had even successfully implanted a third eye.

Although her strength did not match those Primordial Beings with a Divine Office foundation, she was far stronger than those Inspectors.

Within this Second Restricted Zone, unless someone as terrifying as Yan came, she feared no one.

Suddenly—

The blonde woman raised her eyebrows slightly; her spreading mental power detected a figure appearing ten kilometers away.

In the drifting thin mist, a young man from Earth was walking over.

She remembered the data on this Earthling; he was an Elite Inspector who had entered to explore not long ago.

His name seemed to be... Lin Qing?

What a coincidence?

Heading exactly in this direction?

The blonde woman immediately grew suspicious and instantly used her mental power to observe him carefully.

But she soon discovered that the other party truly seemed to be searching carelessly; that aimless, perfunctory attitude was exactly the same as other Inspectors.

"True, how could a little kid without even a Divine Office come to save someone? I was really overthinking it..."

The blonde woman gave a self-mocking smile. "However, just in case... I should still test him."

She immediately began using mental power to send subconscious reminders: "Come over, come over... complete your objective..."

Those who had not awakened mental power could not perceive the existence of mental power.

Under her Primordial-level mental power reminder, a little kid like him could not possibly perceive or resist.

If he truly came to save Yan, then kill him.

"Idiot..."

Lin Qing cursed in his heart, pretending to search while pondering in his mind.

Although he had completely suppressed his own mental power, he sensed that spreading mental power immediately; it was a mental power far surpassing his own.

He also heard the other party's subconscious reminder.

For him, even a reminder within the subconscious, he could know the content of the reminder.

【Order Level decreased by 5.6 levels】

With the blood-red prompt appearing before his eyes, he became even more certain.

Even an Inspector did not possess such a threat, let alone such powerful mental power.

The other party was definitely a Primordial Being; most likely the three-eyed intelligent star woman he met before entering the Restricted Zone, perhaps disguised as one of the Elite Inspectors in this batch?

Lin Qing immediately guessed many things based on the existing information.

"Not acting directly, but using a subconscious reminder to make me come over? Complete my objective?"

"That direction is the place where I agreed to meet the boss, right..."

"It seems she has already discovered Yan; perhaps it is more than just discovery..."

Lin Qing maintained his carelessly perfunctory attitude, continuing to advance along this path, constantly pondering and speculating on various possibilities in his heart.

"Good then; since she didn't choose to act directly, it means she is still testing me; I just need to go with the flow and get a bit closer..."

At the same time, the light gate in Lin Qing's mind—the Gate of Eternity—also began to rotate slowly; in the center of the light gate, slight ripples appeared, like a screen, and a light spot emerged.

Under his careful perception, this light spot also transformed into the appearance of a three-star Elite Inspector.

At the same time, a piece of information appeared in his mind.

"Awakened Being, soul of the Destruction faction?"

Lin Qing immediately understood the meaning of this information.

—This was one application of the Gate of Eternity that he had discovered.

Even for targets he could not see, as long as they were within a certain range nearby, any Being that met the standards of the Eternal Fragment would have its aura captured by the Gate of Eternity, reflecting its soul and true life form.

In other words, as long as it was a Being of the same level as him, within a certain range, it could not escape the capture of the Gate of Eternity.

However, at present, this reflection range was not large; it was estimated to be only a few hundred meters.

But it was still a good method.

"Even if Yan is hiding, as long as I get close within a few hundred meters, it will work."

Lin Qing still pretended not to notice that mental power's subconscious reminder and went with the flow, walking in that direction.

At the same time, the Gate of Eternity in his mind continued to rotate slowly, attempting to reflect nearby Beings; once Yan was found, he could be captured.

Anyway, he had already set up an escape route.

It was just... after entering the Restricted Zone, one could not leave within 34 hours; attempting to cross the Restricted Zone boundary would only make one feel that the thick mist of the boundary seemed endless.

So, one still had to be careful.

Under sixty times gravity, the energy consumption for movement was also relatively high; after Lin Qing walked leisurely for half an hour—

"Hmm?"

Lin Qing suddenly felt a stir in his heart, stopped his steps, pretended to replenish energy, took out a special potion and drank it, while the Gate of Eternity in his mind also stopped rotating.

On the Gate of Eternity, the true soul and life essence of a young man had already been reflected.

At the same time, a piece of information floated up in his mind:

"Awakened Lifeform, Life-System Soul."

Lin Qing's heart leaped with joy: "It's Yan!"

Before he arrived, Chen Guang had already shown him a photo of Yan, and the headquarters had also provided Yan's photo and data.

Naturally, he recognized him at a glance.

Although it differed slightly from Yan's true life essence, the Gate of Eternity deduced the most authentic form based on genes.

Injuries, diet, and physical state would naturally cause some variation in appearance.

Unless they were twins with the same soul faction, misidentification was impossible; besides, there was only one such Black Flame Clan youth named Yan.

Lin Qing immediately willed, "Capture."

In the next instant, the Gate of Eternity in his mind trembled slightly and completely locked onto Yan's true life essence and soul imprint.

Immediately after, Lin Qing pretended to be casual and slowly strolled off in another direction.

Beneath the statue, within that hidden, camouflaged scene.

"He's gone?"

The blonde woman raised her eyebrows slightly. "As expected, it was just a coincidence."

Even if the other party was merely searching because they were unsure of Yan's location, her subconscious reminder just now should have led them here.

But the other party did not walk this way, clearly indicating that Yan was not their target.

Nevertheless, the blonde woman observed for a long while, and only after confirming the other party had left her telekinetic detection range did she relax.

After Lin Qing had left the range of that powerful telekinetic spread, confirmed his Order Level had recovered, and moved more than ten kilometers away, he finally stopped.

"Next, I just have to wait for Yan to die."

After all, it would take at least another thirty-plus hours before they could leave this Second Restricted Zone.

He didn't know how much longer Yan had to live, nor whether his soul could pass through the barrier of this Restricted Zone after death, but as long as he stayed inside the Restricted Zone until Yan died, that would suffice.

Immediately, Lin Qing pretended to search casually and continued to wander aimlessly everywhere.

He didn't delay his cultivation to pay off his debt; after all, he could just find any place.

It was just that the sixty times gravity was somewhat troublesome; he had to constantly activate his combat technique to consume energy to resist it, otherwise, relying solely on his personal physical constitution, he would find it difficult to endure such a high-gravity environment.

Fortunately, he had already cultivated to the instinct level, so even in a cultivation state, he could naturally activate it through instinct.

If it were any other three-star Elite Patrol Officer, they would not dare to relax their cultivation under such conditions.

A few hours later.

While Lin Qing was wandering inside the Restricted Zone, he happened to run into an acquaintance.

It was none other than Tang Wanqiu. "Director, how did you get in here too?" Lin Qing couldn't help but ask.

"There are quite a few rewards for this mission, so I just came to mix in."

While saying this, Tang Wanqiu simultaneously used a special technique to transmit sound: "Director Xu is worried about your safety inside the Second Restricted Zone and specifically asked me to follow in to protect you."

Lin Qing knew that this technique, similar to transmitting sound into a secret, was exclusive to Patrol Officers, so he didn't say much, merely nodding slightly.

After all, everyone had a mission recorder installed on their chest, which could constantly record the images, sounds, movement trajectories, vital signs, and so on ahead.

However, since he could transmit sound via telekinesis, it didn't matter.

"Lin Qing, have you discovered any trace of Yan?"

Walking beside Lin Qing, Tang Wanqiu transmitted sound: "Director Xu said the Autonomy Faction has already decided to attempt saving Yan."

Lin Qing raised his eyebrows slightly. Saving Yan?

"Although Yan is not an Earthling, he is from the Primitive Research Institute, and it seems he has also acquired a rare profession."

Tang Wanqiu transmitted sound: "Even in the Second Universe Network, his strength is extremely high; when exploring Earth's treasures in the future, he can play a huge role."

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"Moreover, he was cultivated by Dr. Chu Hui."

Tang Wanqiu transmitted sound: "Dr. Chu Hui seems to have had many wonderful opportunities, and it is even possible that he discovered the real-world portion of Earth's treasures; perhaps there are clues on Yan's person."

Earth's treasures?

Part of them exist in reality?

This was the first time Lin Qing had heard of this matter.

"Yes, reality definitely has some too."

Tang Wanqiu, seemingly sensing his confusion, casually transmitted an explanation: "The Second Universe Network is, after all, a virtual world; the treasures there contain only data, knowledge, cultivation methods, and so on, with no physical objects."

"But since Earth's pre-civilization was so brilliant and powerful, physical objects must have existed too. Judging from the discoveries made while exploring treasures in the Second Universe Network, part of the treasures are located in reality; we just don't know exactly where they are hidden."

She transmitted sound: "What can be confirmed is that the treasures in reality are divided into multiple parts, and it seems more than one person has already found them; Dr. Chu Hui is one of them, and it is suspected that Hall Master Qi and Dean Chu have also found one of the treasures in reality."

Lin Qing suddenly understood.

Indeed, Dr. Chu Hui not only possessed the precious Star-Transmitting Tower but also found the legendary, nearly extinct Black Flame Clan; this could no longer be explained merely as good luck.

Moreover, Qi Lingxiao, Chu Hongjun, and Yi Leina Duo could all produce 21-gram Star Origin Stones; the fact that they did so merely to learn the names of the powers and the required number of Star Origin Stones was very strange.

These three were clearly also constrained by the Wisdom Star Group, yet even the Wisdom Star Group could not produce 21-gram Star Origin Stones, while these three lavishly produced 21 grams each for testing.

Could it be to determine the strength of the powers?

It sounded as if only Yi Leina Duo was slightly short of success.

It gave him the feeling that... as long as the power met the requirements, those three truly had a chance to awaken?

"Dr. Chu Hui was captured by the Zhi Star people; perhaps that is also the reason."

Tang Wanqiu sighed, transmitting her voice: "Now, only the youth 'Yan', who was raised by Dr. Chu Hui and treated as his own son, holds a clue."

Lin Qing understood her meaning.

Yan was not only powerful in combat, capable of playing a huge role in exploring treasures within the Second Universe Network, but he might also possess clues to the treasures in the real world.

No wonder the Autonomy Faction was willing to come to this Second Restricted Zone to conduct a search.

However...

The Autonomy Faction clearly did not know that a terrifying primordial creature had already entered this restricted zone.

A threat level of 5.6 was absolutely far stronger than an ordinary Patrol Officer.

Lin Qing pondered for a long moment, then suddenly transmitted his voice with mental power: "Director, I advise you to change your plan."

Tang Wanqiu was first slightly stunned, then looked at Lin Qing in shock, transmitting her voice in surprise: "Lin Qing, you..."

"Yes, my mental power has awakened." Lin Qing transmitted his voice with mental power.

If it were others from the Autonomy Faction, he would not trust them, but Tang Wanqiu could still be trusted.

If Minister Xu and Tang Wanqiu truly wanted to harm him, they only needed to leak the fact that he possessed Instant Light, and the Zhi Star Group would inevitably force him to sign a servitude contract.

Except for himself, he had not yet seen a second person who developed a Core Gene Ability, showing just how rare it was.

So, having one more person with awakened mental power was nothing.

Moreover, Yi Leina Duo already knew of his existence as a mental power awakens.

Tang Wanqiu fell silent for a short while, took a deep breath, and transmitted her voice: "I understand. Rest assured, even if I die, I will not let the Zhi Star people know."

Lin Qing shook his head slightly and transmitted his voice: "It is nothing; once I become a Universe Citizen, it will be fine."

"You just said... let us change the plan? Did you discover something?" Tang Wanqiu asked via transmitted voice.

"Yes."

Lin Qing transmitted his voice with mental power: "A Zhi Star person has mixed into this Second Restricted Zone. Patrol Officer Rodrick calls her 'Gulochi'. She is a primordial creature with three eyes."

"Gulochi?" Tang Wanqiu was first stunned, then frowned and said: "So it was her?"

"Does the Director know her?" Lin Qing asked.

"I have heard of her... She was also born and raised on Earth, but her experience was quite special, and she failed to obtain a Divine Office."

Tang Wanqiu transmitted her voice: "Gulochi was originally the top genius of the Zhi Star Group. During her awakening period, before she went to obtain a Divine Office, she was attacked by extraterrestrial smugglers. To survive, she was forced to break through and transform into a primordial being."

Lin Qing understood.

It was said that Zhi Star people with three eyes were all of relatively high status and rank among the Zhi Star people.

This Gulochi clearly had three eyes, yet she did not even have a basic Divine Office, which made it seem very strange.

So that was the reason.

After all, only awakened creatures could obtain a basic Divine Office; once transformed into a primordial being, one could only attempt to obtain a Primordial-level Divine Office.

Moreover, one must possess a basic Divine Office and be among the top-tier experts within the primordial creatures to have a chance of obtaining a Primordial-level Divine Office.

Gulochi was obviously far from that.

"I see."

Lin Qing transmitted his voice with mental power: "I sensed Gulochi's mental power search earlier; she must have found Yan long ago."

"Then we must indeed terminate the plan." Tang Wanqiu took a deep breath and transmitted her voice: "I will contact the other Patrol Officers; you stay here."

Lin Qing nodded slightly.

Suddenly—

"Boom!"

A huge roar came from the distance, accompanied by a terrifying aura spreading out.

Tang Wanqiu turned her head abruptly to look.

Lin Qing narrowed his eyes slightly.

If he remembered correctly, that direction was where Yan was located.

It seemed... it was already too late.

Beneath the huge white-golden divine statue, two headless corpses with their heads already exploded lay on the ground, blood splattered everywhere.

Opposite the youth 'Yan', Professor Suoge and the three surviving Patrol Officers looked at this scene in disbelief.

At this moment, black flames swirled around Yan's body, and his right hand had already turned into a demonic, cyan giant hand, clearly consisting of seven fingers stained with blood, while his eyes, burning with black flames, held a non-human coldness and ferocity.

"This..."

"Yan! What are you doing?"

Professor Suoge could not help but shout angrily: "They came to save you! What is the meaning of this?! Why burn your life to kill them?"

"Professor Suoge, I said... let me go, I am very tired..."

Yan gazed at Professor Suoge and said slowly: "Or do... you also want to die?"

Professor Suoge was stunned.

The other three Patrol Officers also could not believe it; they were clearly here to save this youth, so why were they being killed?

Suddenly—

"You are quite bold."

A blonde woman slowly walked out from behind a nearby divine statue, and at the same time, her appearance and body began to change, instantly restoring her form as a three-eyed Zhi Star person.

"Gulochi!"

All of them looked at the three-eyed short-haired woman with shock and despair.

Regarding this former genius of the Zhi Star Group, they had naturally heard of her, but they never expected that she had also mixed in.

"So it seems you all belong to the Earth Civilization Autonomous Faction and the United Faction?"

Gu Luoqi sneered, "You actually still want to hide from the Zhi Xing Group and save people? What? You lowly Earthlings really think this little power can shake the Zhi Xing Group?"

She turned her head to look at Yan, her expression complex as she spoke, "Yan, you go ahead and kill them."

This was the first time she had witnessed Yan in action with her own eyes; it was far more terrifying than she had imagined!

Logically, he was merely an Awakened Being; even if he possessed a rare Divine Office with strong combat power, her strength should have allowed her to gain the upper hand.

Yet this Black Flame Clan youth, with the terrifying power he unleashed in that instant, truly made her feel fear.

It was simply too terrifying.

"Enough..."

Yan glanced at the remaining few; the black flames on his body dissipated, and his demonic right arm returned to normal.

However, he had also become even more weak and exhausted.

Yan leaned back against the statue again, closed his eyes, and said, "They won't save me anymore... I don't want to kill people, please let me go..."

Gu Luoqi's eyes shifted slightly, and she suddenly smiled, "Very well, then leave it to me."

As she spoke, the third eye on her forehead opened.

A shocking aura spread out immediately; that third eye instantly erupted with dazzling light, which crazily condensed into a single point.

"Scatter and flee!"

Seeing this, the several Patrol Envoys realized there was no need to fight further and immediately scattered, fleeing in different directions.

"You want to escape?" Gu Luoqi smiled.

In the next instant—

She suddenly turned her head to look at the youth Yan beside her; the light condensed to the extreme on her forehead erupted accordingly, and at nearly the speed of light, a beam of scorching light, condensed to the extreme, shot directly onto Yan's head.

"Psh!"

In an instant, Yan's head was pierced straight through by this energy beam, exploding immediately along with the energy surge.

Immediately after, the corpse fell down.

"Hahaha..."

Gu Luoqi suddenly burst into laughter, "You monster, you have finally died by my hand!"

She was not afraid of those few Patrol Envoys at all; moreover, with her telekinetic search, she could hunt them all down and eliminate them if she just spent a little more time.

Yet the power that Black Flame Clan youth had just unleashed truly made her feel fear.

She had originally thought the opponent was in a weakened state and posed no threat to her anymore; she was highly confident she could kill him, which was why she had intended to conserve her strength.

But that scene just now had completely sobered her up.

She was not facing prey she could slaughter at will, but a terrifying monster that, if any variable appeared, could pose a fatal threat to her!

Therefore, she changed her mind.

The strike she had accumulated for a long time with this eye was ultimately reserved for this terrifying Black Flame Clan youth.

"Better to be safe..."

Seeing the monster turn into a corpse, Gu Luoqi finally slowly exhaled, and the eye on her forehead slowly closed.

She also rubbed her forehead tiredly.

The power accumulated within had been completely exhausted, leaving her feeling somewhat empty.

"Next, it is time to hunt down these ignorant Earth natives..."

Gu Luoqi revealed a hint of a relaxed smile, released her telekinesis to investigate, and was about to leave when she suddenly froze.

She saw that the Black Flame Clan youth who had already fallen suddenly slowly rose from the ground; terrifying black flames swirled around his exploded head, beginning to regenerate and repair crazily.

"Hey..."

Amidst the swirling black flames, the headless youth stumbled to his feet, his voice transmitted through energy vibrations.

"I already said I am about to die; why do you still want to kill me..."

Gu Luoqi was first stunned, then screamed in terror, "You monster!! Go die!!"

Silver-white curved blades flew out from her body; under the control of her telekinesis, they turned into howling cold lights, all flying toward the youth who was still being repaired by black flames.

However, after the silver-white cold lights pierced into the youth's body, they could only barely embed themselves in his skin and superficial muscles before becoming powerless; at the same time, streams of black flames continuously sprouted from each wound, beginning to repair crazily.

"Mon... monster..."

Gu Luoqi was stunned.

At this moment, she finally realized how terrifying the legendary Black Flame Clan truly was.

If not for the self-destruction brought about by cosmic balance, she dared not imagine what kind of powerful race the Black Flame Clan could have become!

Even her homeland—Yu Chen Civilization, which possessed hundreds of life planets as its territory, had a history of hundreds of thousands of years, and was somewhat famous in this star system—could not provoke such an existence!

"Hey, answer me... do you want to die too..."

At this moment, the youth, whose entire body was wrapped in black flames, began to swell; his skin constantly turned a ghastly deep cyan, as if he was about to transform into a terrifying demon.

A terrifying aura spread out, making Gu Luoqi tremble slightly all over.

Clearly, she was the primordial being with a higher life level!

Just then—

The streams of black flames suddenly extinguished; the injuries on the youth's body also suddenly stopped repairing, as if they had lost all power, and he crashed to the ground with a thud.

"Ah... finally..."

Accompanied by the youth's sigh, which seemed like a release from the soul, his body turned to ash amidst the black flames.

Gu Luoqi could not help but freeze; her limbs went weak as she knelt on the ground, staring blankly at the ash on the ground.

Several dozen Tai Shi Gong away.

Lin Qing slowly closed his eyes, his consciousness immersed in the Eternal Gate within his mind.

Just now, this Eternal Gate in his mind finally welcomed its first soul.

The first Divided Spirit has been born!

Sorry, adjusting my state; the update is a bit late.

(End of this chapter)