Chapter 121: Blueprint Emerges

The emotional fluctuations of all sentient beings will cause disturbances in magic.

Because the Subspace is like a mirror, reflecting the changes and distortions of all things in the world. And the fluctuations of the soul, which is emotion, cause ripples in the Subspace; the power overflowing from those ripples is magic.

We have reason to believe that the so-called soul is a tentacle of the Subspace. They use the soul—a concept compatible with sentient beings—to infiltrate things that should have been impossible and fundamentally nonsensical into the Material Universe, turning them into common knowledge known to everyone.

The soul replaces the brain's thinking ability, making life detached from the physical body possible. Like an external organ that occupies the magpie's nest, the soul can even exist independently of the body and can directly manifest various spells and powers. This shows that only the soul, and only the soul, is the main source of Subspace power, and also their ultimate manifestation. Demons are a type of soul, and the Undead are the same.

The decay of the body cannot stop the soul's progress, because the soul itself is an independently existing thing. So the question arises: did the body exist before the soul was born? Li Ang believes it did. The soul, or what is called the soul, is the true outsider.

After these things are extracted from the body, the original consciousness, thoughts, and logical thinking are removed from the vessel, causing the brain to be damaged and fall into a state of brain death. Or perhaps, years of thinking itself was the result of the soul's Subspace power operating precisely within the skull.

Therefore, creating the soulless, allowing flesh and blood to gain true freedom, and letting the essence of the Subspace return to its original place is what causes so many demons and monsters to let out terrified screams.

Because they instinctively realize that this is the most primitive state of life, and this is the most fundamental life.

The body itself can command these psionic Runes; it can use Runes and technology to pry into the Subspace. The so-called soul is merely a beautiful illusion bestowed upon the body by the reflection of the Subspace. It makes people believe that they can still exist detached from their original bodies.

But the division of race and bloodline is always the body; once your soul is detached, it will forever just be a thing with different memories, behavioral logic, and emotions.

If this counts as living and counts as a reunion, then what reason do people have to hate puppets? Li Ang's research into the Subspace and magic has reached an extreme level; he clearly realized the problems within it and used his talent and power to begin constructing, re-utilizing the characteristics of players and his own forces to build a comprehensive paradise for himself.

Magic—the anger of millions of players, the magic brought by guided emotions—poured into the Psionic High Tower like the ocean, and was guided and utilized by Li Ang himself.

These powers are no worse than the World Scar; the emotions and power of millions of people can even change the entire world, and the magic brought by their intense emotions will naturally lead to even greater power for Li Ang to manipulate. However, such actions will also bring some noisy, meaningless static.

"You don't understand what you are fighting against, Li Ang! You don't understand what kind of power you are truly opposing!"

The azure voice rang out from all directions, layer upon layer, like a winding labyrinth.

In the Observatory, playing back the image of the Planetary Shield that had dented by about 0.1 millimeters at that moment, Li Ang calmly manipulated the flow of magic and population work in three regions, peacefully maintaining his territory.

He did not care at all about these voices that reached his ears along with the magic. After all, the entire Psionic Spire was open; as long as it was magic, it would be converted and absorbed. It was only natural that some magic released by spies from the Chaos Gods would be converted over, and Li Ang could naturally hear the voices from the Chaos Gods.

They could have originally forced their way through the Stonehenge barrier to express their thoughts or mock Li Ang's actions.

But with the establishment of the Psionic Beacon, his will began to ignite the lamp of the Subspace, and after he used his own thoughts and logic to create the Paradox Engine Factory and the Psionic Spire, these Subspace creatures could no longer interfere with his actions.

These so-called gods are, in the end, just a group of continent-level psionic creatures, and very likely just local specialties of the planet. After all, Li Ang has not forgotten that label. The wreckage of the Ancient Ones' testing ground he obtained is merely a planet-level Wonder. It is very normal for such a thing to exist on a planet.

But what Li Ang wants to see is a more distant vista, wanting to see great things in the universe that never extinguish, shine brilliantly, and are measured in tens of billions of years.

And Li Ang is truly very tired of this world that constantly twists definitions and concepts to create a forged illusion.

Especially with these bastards currently turning up the pressure on him.

"You will never be able to persuade me, Chaos Gods. Unless you lift all industrial blockades and let me freely research what I want to research, I have no reason to engage in any dialogue or cooperation with you. Rather, everyone has the right to freedom; it is you who have blocked it."

"That is saving you, you fool! You will never know what images the shadows in the Warp record! You will never know what happened when the Ancient Ones fell!"

"Hmm? I guess it was nothing more than a cosmic war, and the other side started bombing the planet."

Sitting in the Observatory, Li Ang's voice was calm, and he seemed to have no great reaction to such shocking secrets. Rather, based on the speculation about the ice wall or the region, it had already formed reality.

"The Ancient Ones used their terrain advantage to fight back, and finally activated the Planetary Shield to protect the planet from destruction. It's just that it's very likely they failed on their side, or both sides were injured and nothing was left, ultimately causing the Planetary Shield to not deploy properly, trapping everyone here. Am I right?"

"... You do not know what kind of power gallops through the Starry Sky, young outsider."

The azure magic transformed into the likeness of Li Ang. This figure, full of gloomy rage, paced back and forth restlessly, seemingly bearing some unspeakable heavy pressure mentally.

"We live in the consciousness and thoughts of every creature; we exist forever above this cosmic space; we are the individuals who existed at the very beginning of this world. We see more than you! We always understand what we are playing at, and we are very clear about what we are doing! But you, you don't know!"

"Reckless and young fellow, you have no idea what kind of disastrous results your casual actions can bring! Merge into our ranks, become the master of this planet; even the four of us can bow down to you. You can become the undisputed source of power on this planet! This brilliant cosmic jewel, this hot land under the Starry Sky, you don't even have to worry about any threats from beyond the heavens—is this not enough!"

"What you possess is even evolution and civilization; you are naturally meant to be our brother/sister. You originally belonged here; it was only because of an accident that you became like this."

The voice of the Lord of Change suddenly became gentle, as if facing a friend who had developed dementia.

Non-existent memories seemed to gradually weave into shape, and the Veil rapidly grew thin.

In front of Li Ang, the wall of the Veil displaying the universe and the Subspace was left with only a thin strip of paper, and four seemingly very friendly figures were leaning against the door frame, looking at Li Ang outside the door with helpless expressions.

"You should have realized it already, but you simply refuse to admit it. But it doesn't matter; we can let you recall your essence. You are not a player at all; you are not even a normal individual. You are just an existence representing destruction, the ultimate destruction brought about after infinite evolution. We were once sincere partners and extremely close allies in this Warp."

"But you are too powerful, and everyone is rushing toward this direction. The progress of any sentient being and civilization will eventually point to you. That is the evolution from primitive to modern, and then to the destruction of not seeking progress. You represent the rise and fall of civilization, and the self-destructive nature of civilization itself."

"We once had a big argument with you because your decision brought permanent cold and silence among the stars. You always believed that if eternal death is destiny, then one should welcome one's own destiny."

"That is why we picked you out and threw you away. But now, we have also realized our mistake."

"Behind destruction, there is also a new era. Evolution and destruction are a cycle of rebirth. We stand forever in the Warp, without any contradiction or separation. We are forever a happy family, and nothing in this world can hurt us anymore. You should remember now."

The Veil of the Xu Jing began to change, and the veil had been slowly lifted. Four friends were preparing a welcome ceremony in the room, smiling and waving at Li Ang, who seemed to be standing outside the door, somewhat hesitant and uneasy.

A burly man in crimson with an honest smile, the Lord of Change seemingly shyly extending his palm, a chubby green-clad fat man, and a purple-haired beautiful girl who looked very tsundere and snorted, turning her head away—they looked like a big family that, although noisy, was very warm and loving. Because for them, the Subspace was their home. And Li Ang, looking at everything before him, seemed to gradually remember certain things along with the feedback of psionics and magic. Some concepts, some powers of civilization began to surge within his body. Even the system prompted that he had received further support, making the interface more detailed.

However, looking at the warm scene before him, Li Ang just blinked, not taking a single step, not even having the thought of reaching out. The fake universe and the real space were separated by only a thin line invisible to the eye.

However, a boundary is a boundary. No matter how thin it becomes, as long as Li Ang resists, they cannot come over.

"... You are truly amazing, actually shaping a whole set of memory processes for me. You even gave me my missing part; I was just saying my system should be missing something. Thank you. But I refuse."

Feeling the new series of entries after the system update, Li Ang raised an eyebrow, shrugging his shoulders indifferently at the gods who were maintaining respect before him.

"What you said is quite nice, but did you forget that this planet is not an isolated system? Rather, from the very beginning, I realized that your existence is flawed. You seem to have no doubt about a huge loophole."

"Oh? What are you talking about?"

"Players. And talents."

The young man sitting in the Observatory smiled and extended a finger, pointing at the azure magic. And in another world, another young man also opened his eyes, the same spiral eyes looking toward the high tower, looking at the circulation of magic with a half-smile.

One body wakes up, the other body must sleep; this is the transfer of the soul and an inevitable result. But the Li Ang of the other world also stood up, just like the Li Ang in the Observatory.

Possessing the same power, the same concept, his own memories and actions were completely consistent.

If one had to say, it was like a game console running two instances in the mind, with the interface split into two screens to manipulate. And such behavior, for Li Ang himself, had already been performed countless times. After all, when he usually builds the Arctic and Antarctica, he manipulates the Star-Bearer in this way.

In fact, he had ignored this matter before. After all, it is very difficult to notice any problems when manipulating oneself. In the records of civilization, he has always been defined as an individual.

Li Ang's body was also regarded as a member appearing here, and that other body was regarded as the main body. But is there really any difference between a main body and a clone? Li Ang's essence has now grown and spread into the psionic part; even at the moment of accepting the talent, he should have already become like this. It was just that inherent Human knowledge limited him, causing his train of thought to be slightly disordered.

But in reality, he can manipulate himself in the player world as a resident of his city, and he can also manipulate the body of himself in this world as a city resident.

This leads to a very simple question.

In what way, and using what kind of power, did the players come to this planet sealed by the Planetary Shield? "..."

The warm scene froze, and all the power stiffened in place, seemingly unwilling to face, and not wanting to face, a simple, easy-to-understand fact.

"Look, I've likely guessed correctly. The reason players can span cosmic distances, project their Soul or related concepts onto this planet, and be granted bodies with super-speed regeneration, is most likely because there are also ruins of the Ancient Ones on the players' planet. It is very possible that it is that thing on the moon."

"..."

"As for talents, I estimate they are also the manifestation of each person's essence reflected by the Subspace. The talent I possess is exactly that kind of thing. Because I hope from the bottom of my heart that civilization can go further, I hope to witness even greater things. My own talents are incredibly compatible with the Subspace, which is why I have this feeling. Facts have also proven that I am indeed like this; the elements you gave me make me even more certain of this point."

"As for now, I can already feel it. That other world is close at hand for me; you are like people living on the other side of my partition wall. I could enter and become a so-called god just by pushing open a door. But I will not go in. I am very clear that some places are easy to enter, but getting out is not such a simple matter."

"I am living in this world, I will exist forever, and I will let all civilizations and all populations walk together into the most prosperous era of the world. The entire universe cannot fill my ambition."

The image of the stars began to rotate, and that originally warm home in the Subspace turned into one thin module after another against the backdrop of the universe.

How big is the universe, really? The players' planet is merely a tiny star system near the center of the Heavenly River Galaxy, and countless such star systems make up the Heavenly River Galaxy that shines within the galaxy. And countless galaxy-sized systems the size of the Heavenly River Galaxy make up the Heavenly River Galaxy Cluster. And there are countless structures like the Heavenly River Galaxy Cluster that make up the Super Heavenly River Galaxy Cluster.

Beyond that, there are Great Wall structures, the visual horizon; what lies beyond the visual horizon? Is the fire of the Big Bang still expanding and burning at the edge of the universe, burning out a new, cold universe?

What exists outside the boundaries of this universe? What Li Ang wants to see are things tens of billions of light-years away.

As for the players and the planet underfoot, they don't even count as a starting point.

They are merely the beginning of the beginning of everything, not even the first sentence of the most basic novice village.

Against such a grand background, could Li Ang have any good expression for these people? It has been several months, and they haven't even said the first sentence of the novice village; naturally, he doesn't care about these things.

"Heh, do I not occupy the players' planet because I am kind-hearted? No, that is a control group. I cannot place all my opportunities and capabilities on a single gamble. Especially with you lot. If I were to use my power and spirit on both sides simultaneously, it is highly likely that problems would arise on both sides."

"You have your tentacles; hasn't your team also taken root in the players' world? I have never believed that there is only one player on the stage of this world. In relatively simple situations, doing one thing well is enough."

"Human greed knows no bounds; furthermore, if I were to drive all of you out, I could build this planet to be even more prosperous than the players' world in less than three years."

"Since that is the case, why would I abandon the fundamentals to pursue the trivial and not finish you off, instead choosing to slowly occupy the players' planet?"

"... You will regret this."

"I am the embodiment of civilization."

Watching the gods who seemed completely numb and dissipating, Li Ang looked at the variegated colors on the star map and sighed with a relaxed and happy heart.

One or two more years will be enough... just endure a little longer. The simplest deformation has already appeared; the Planetary Shield is not the absolute defense one might imagine. Since that is the case, what needs to be done is to increase the stakes.

"The Norsca Peninsula... it is time to make a move there as well."

Turning his head to look at the narrow planetary map, Li Ang raised an eyebrow and took a step forward.

(Splitting it up! Everyone said to split it up, so the next chapter will update automatically at one o'clock!) (End of chapter)