Chapter 153: The World is Truly Beautiful (Planet Chapter, Complete!)

"Hmm, there's still a little bit left... that would be the players."

Dozens of rays of light flashed by, and the players, their gazes equally devoid of life, appeared on the platform, behind which sat rows of food stall chairs. These players had also failed in the resistance back in their own homelands.

Golden fog finally enveloped the planet where the players were located, and the seal of destruction was already drifting within everyone's Soul, gathering them at this sole ritual site. Li Ang's conspiracy had undoubtedly been completed; no one had seen through his schemes, and no one could stop them.

Just as Li Ang had always said, once troops and technology reach a certain level, the remaining time is merely garbage time for conquest. People often have little interest in garbage, and these pieces of garbage, when gathered together, could not possibly erupt into gold or any great product. These things, when collected, were just a larger pile of garbage, and there would be no other name for them.

It is just that, often, people do not know the gap between each other; they simply struggle to survive, struggle to complete their own work, and struggle to do what they are capable of doing.

But, when all your news channels, technology, population, and your own way of perceiving the world are given to you by the enemy, what can you actually do?

"Then, let's summarize this event. In short, everyone, this is not a crime of war."

Standing at the very top of the high tower, looking at the huge pillar of light rising into the sky, Li Ang's voice was clear and bright, and that voice, capable of being translated into countless people's native languages, continued to drift in everyone's minds.

"You were very hardworking, and very tenacious. In fact, I had thought that when facing danger, you would either lower your heads like ostriches or pray for my mercy, but you did not. You struggled to try to turn everything around, you struggled to fight for your own lives, and that is good."

A soundless ray of light extended from the direction of the Arctic toward the high sky.

That was the vast concept representing death and destruction.

Everyone's Soul was shattering, and their bodies were constantly dissolving. Like a broken portrait, people watched the light in the distance, taking that destruction into their eyes, their bodies constantly breaking into dust.

Their Souls were gradually disintegrating, and those Souls would serve as fuel, constantly being cast into the light of the Arctic. Including the very last Souls far away on the players' planet, they would also be extracted and then placed into this massive destruction device, emitting their final light toward the enormous structure in the sky.

"You were very hardworking. Very tenacious. I admire your posture in the face of the apocalypse, and I also like your final resistance and roar. Yes, you have actually conquered me. At the final moment, you were even willing to put down all barriers just to contain the true error. You are indeed a very good group of people. So, my reward to you is that you may survive on my planet."

"..."

There was no answer, only fragments of debris drifting in the air.

Soul and flesh began to peel away, and these elements that constituted Subspace matter were also pulled in by the final destruction stuffed into the cannon barrel by the Subspace; everyone's consciousness had already begun to dissipate.

In this silent world, they just watched quietly, watching that huge light gradually reach the edge of the World Shield, then watching that silent light of destruction impact the massive shield, watching the high-hanging shield squeeze the planet, watching the violent deformation and changes all around, tears flowing from the corners of their eyes.

However, at the moment of witnessing that final light shooting toward the deep space in the distance, these broken figures all revealed a trace of a smile.

They were also the essence of concepts conceived by the Subspace. It was precisely because so many people craved destruction, and precisely because so many people in their hearts thought about wanting to conquer this sky, that Li Ang was finally able to launch such an attack. If no one had prayed for such destruction to descend, this world would not have had any changes. Their cravings and expectations were finally realized, just in the form of the end of the world.

Yet, regardless of how one puts it, this world finally stepped out of its own cage. Watching the true sky, which had been blasted open to reveal a tiny gap and a corner of the deep, dark universe, these last members of the Salvation Army wore a subtle smile on their faces and shattered into dust forever.

"..."

Li Ang stood on the high platform, quietly watching these people dissipate under his space.

As a human, having killed trillions of lives, perhaps he should feel some guilt, and should also have some sadness and thoughts.

But strangely, Li Ang felt nothing at all right now. Looking at the pure white land all around, and then looking at the gap after the Planetary Shield had shattered, Li Ang only felt a kind of tranquility, a sense of peace.

There was still some remaining power; watching that dark corner, Li Ang's body slowly flew up from the high tower, rising gradually toward the gap into the pitch-black universe. Li Ang looked at the tower and land shrinking beneath his feet, let out a long breath, and squeezed the air out of his abdominal cavity from this temporary body.

"So quiet."

Li Ang said.

There was no responding sound around him.

Nor was there any concept of translation.

He used the language and words of his original world.

Because all the elements and concepts on the planet had been extracted in exchange for that earth-shattering strike.

Whether it was intelligent life, life itself, or anything else, all had been dragged into the abyss by the Subspace's unwillingness to die, turning into infinite power to blast through the final protection of the shield.

There were a total of 479.6 billion humanoid intelligent lives globally, and 14 trillion if non-humanoid intelligent lives were included. The howling and suffering of 14 trillion Souls finally turned into the light that pierced through everything, presenting the true scene completely before Li Ang.

And there was only one direct cause for their death.

Because Li Ang wanted to see the scenery outside.

There was no other reason besides this.

He passed through that huge gap in silence.

Li Ang did not look at the violent deformation presented on the massive Planetary Shield, which was as thick as an asteroid; he simply followed the gap and gradually rose into the vacuum of the universe. These extreme physical environments could easily kill any Human who entered the Starry Sky, but in front of Li Ang, nothing worked. The last remaining massive psionic energy wrapped around his body, allowing him to rush out of the atmosphere and the Planetary Shield with his physical body, floating alone in the universe, looking at the scenery he had longed for for so long.

"It's so beautiful."

Looking at the moon in the sky that revealed a huge gap, and the central star that had turned blue and was growing old, Li Ang slowly closed his eyes in space, opened his arms, and felt this embrace from the universe.

Particle waves that had not reached the planet for tens of thousands of years erupted with brilliant, colorful hues in the sky. The reconstructed atmosphere and ionosphere collided violently on the planet, forming a dazzling sea of light. This sudden change would cause the entire outer region of the planet to begin to change drastically.

However, the Ancient Ones seemed to have long anticipated that there would be civilizations struggling to break free from their eggshells. Those shattered pieces of the Planetary Shield were like the final nutrients, dissolving and spreading under the starlight, laying a soft buffer layer over the entire planet. These huge, thick shields gradually collapsed and fell inward, and countless substances similar to nanomachines dissolved on the shields, moving toward the interior of the planet.

This was silent fireworks, the final gift from the pioneers to the latecomers.

Next, you have to walk on your own.

The final wish of the Ancient Ones seemed to be presenting itself in this way.

Moving his gaze away from the final tenderness of the Ancient Ones and looking toward the deep space of the universe, it was a completely different scene. What was displayed here did not have so much romance and tenderness.

High-energy particle storms drifted and blew in space, and countless destroyed and twisted space structures were floating quietly around the planet. And in the distance, there was a tragic crater in the center of the massive moon; gunfire from tens of thousands of years ago had pierced this satellite, even causing the heat in the mantle to remain stagnant in space, still shining with a dark red light. It was as if it were a dead battlefield.

And right in this massive battlefield, Li Ang slowly closed his eyes in this silent universe. Feeling the aftershocks of the violence from tens of thousands of years ago, and his own final emotion. He had finally, by his own will and ability, walked out of that planet that had imprisoned him.

He had finally walked out of the cradle, no longer the infant wrapped in countless shields. He was starting to face his novice village—the Home Star System.

Although broken, terrifying, and full of countless secrets, this was the place where his dreams began.

【System Prompt: You have completed the novice quest 'Planet Unification'!】

【System Prompt: You have obtained the clue 'Ancient Battlefield of the Starry Sky'!】

【System Prompt: Your planet's scientific research capability and production capability cannot be converted into interstellar units! Please improve your home's production capability and scientific research capability as much as possible!】

【System Prompt: Your current planetary scientific research capability is 0. Production capability is 0. Population is 0. Please conduct industrial planning and organization in order to ascend to a space civilization!】

【System Prompt: There are many obstacles on your planet! Please clean them up!】

"..."

Alright, I knew I wasn't a good administrator.

Was it worth it to have the entire global population die out within five years, leaving not a single one, in exchange for entering the stars? Feeling the message from the system, Li Ang sighed, turned around, and looked at his planet.

Looking at the planet full of mottled colors and in tatters, and then looking at the huge satellite next to it that seemed about to disintegrate, a pure smile appeared on Li Ang's face; he slowly stretched out his palm to block his own line of sight, and slightly clenched it toward the pierced satellite.

There is no sound in the universe. And in the universe, there is no particular sense of touch either. Rubbing his palms together, the sensation was not one worth savoring; it felt dry, brittle, and crisp. If one had to describe it, it was like those low-quality, industrialized bread balls he had eaten before crossing over, yet it was very suitable for squeezing into a tight, round shape, giving one a sense of peace.

So, Li Ang was doing exactly that now.

Just by feeling that tactile sensation, Li Ang obtained his answer.

Without a doubt.

It was worth it.

All deaths are worth it. For himself.

From now on, let the planets and the universe revolve according to my will.

Slowly opening his palm, in the black void, the shattered satellite before his eyes had been forcibly squeezed into a complete oval shape. Fingerprints the size of mountain peaks were clearly imprinted upon the planet, revealing Li Ang's own thumbprint.

Looking at the satellite that had been forcibly closed and would no longer suddenly disintegrate to cause gravitational chaos for the planet, Li Ang nodded and turned to look at his home. The planet, bathed in the final gift of the Ancient Ones, was filled with a pleasant green veil, as if it were the cheers and leaps of life itself.

"Alright, risk neutralized. Where should I start the reconstruction from now..."

Slowly descending into the planet's gravitational sphere, the smile on Li Ang's face became increasingly delighted.

In any case, let's first use the remaining power from the Thirteenth Impact to level the terrain.

Everything starts anew.

"Come to think of it, can I still use my Rune Factory... forget it, these are all minor matters."

(Preparing the outline! Taking a day off tomorrow! Preparing to write the Sea of Stars volume! I will definitely make a good outline this time! I cannot make such mistakes again!) (End of chapter)