Chapter 1296: Chapter 206: The Star God Is Dead (12,000 Words, Major Chapter!)
Speaking slowly, Ian observed the subtle expression of the golden soulâit wanted to laugh, yet also sigh, proving that he had made significant mistakes, but there were some things he got right.
So, he continued, "But in the end, the worst-case scenario happened."
"The Star God Spaceship, which came to welcome us Terra People, crashed."
"And that crash was not an accident but a strikeâTerra suffered the Calamity of Heavenly Fall because of the fall of the Star God Spaceship. The civilization of the previous era was destroyed, and the Star Gods left for various reasons, leaving our civilization in ruins, with only the remaining Sparks from before."
"Even the Star Prison Tianyu appeared...we are sealed within this dome, ignorant of the outside world, with no understanding of the truth."
"Therefore," Ian said calmly, "we must go outside the Star Prison Tianyuâwe must see the true state of the universe today. We must find the Star Gods and know the source and reason for all of this."
"That is my goal. Unlike you, who only wants to create Sparks and escape, I act for noble exploration."
This was an attack to shake the enemyâs will, also a test. Ian noticed that the Echoesâ thinking was very linear and extreme, perhaps because pure soul bodies would only rush along a predetermined path and could only choose another path through self-examination.
Whether the Echoes refuted or sneered at his incorrect speculations, Ian could gain more intelligence.
[Madman!]
However, the Echoâs reaction was more intense than Ian imagined. After hearing the boyâs speculations, its anger became extremely fierce in an instant: [You madman, are you truly too stupid to realize, or are you deliberately saying such disgusting words to anger me?]
[What Star Gods leaving, what noble exploration, you clearly sensed it too, didnât you?!]
[The Star Gods are already dead!]
âThe Star Gods are dead.
Although he had guessed this possibility, Ian still couldnât help but feel a chill for this news.
Though he sensed the message from the Great Ether Stream when he became a âPioneer,â that message was merely a pre-set program, essentially no different from the Voidrealm Machine God left by Humans in the Domain of Void, both being leftover automated programs.
Ian himself also thought that perhaps the reason he didnât receive the Rites of the Star Gods was that it might be a limited first release reward for the first Pioneer of a civilization? Itâs not surprising, isnât it? Otherwise, with one Pioneer every age, wouldnât the Rites of the Star Gods flood?
But, if itâs a civilization like the Star Gods...so what if it floods?
And now, this contradictory feeling was utterly resolved.
Because the Star Gods are dead.
An image appeared in Ianâs mindâa dark hole on the spaceship shrouded in rainbow light...that dark hole swallowed the radiance of the Star Gods, causing everything to spiral out of control.
If such a scene appeared in every corner of the universe...
[Do you think the Calamity of Heavenly Fall happened because of what? It was precisely because the civilization of the Star Gods encountered an enemy attackâotherwise, do you think with the technological level of the Star Gods, an accident would have occurred?]
At this moment, the Echoâs voice, laced with fury, still resounded. It gritted its teeth, not because of the confrontation with Ian, but because of the ânaĂŻve hopeâ revealed in Ianâs words. As an Echo that believed it had tried every means and knew all truths, it absolutely would not allow anyone to battle it with such a mistaken mindset.
So, it reprimanded without hesitation: [The Ten Battles of Heaven, the Star Gods won only three times, and this last time was a crushing defeat. Terra has already become doomed to destruction, you donât understand any of this, so what right do you have to stop me!]
"If itâs doomed to destruction." Ian suppressed his emotions and quickly questioned, "then why are so many people living so peacefully on Terra? I donât believe only you know this; surely all major forces know at least part of the truth about Heavenfall!"
[Foolish!] The Echo sneered coldly: [Ordinary people can only see tomorrow, visionaries can see ten years ahead, and even sages and prophets with foresight can set century-spanning undertakings for the species, but thatâs their limit]
[When destruction is to occur over a hundred years later, Humans wonât worry over it. Theyâll just squander the scarce remaining resources and hope, leaving the future suffering to the wisdom of future generations!]
[And what we must do is ensure the eternal continuation of Humansâeven if itâs just a speck of dust drifting in the endless darkness between stars!]
[You ask why Humans on Terra can live so peacefully? Itâs merely because they are ignorant and unenlightened, fearless due to ignorance, while those powerful beings either abandon themselves or live like ordinary people, convinced they wonât be alive when destruction comes, thus fearless...and those who wish to do something eventually go mad, falling into an incomprehensible madness!]
In that instant, the boy thought of Inega II.
Perhaps...itâs because he knew too much, leading to extreme choices, feared by surrounding ministers, even his own queen and crown prince, thus sparking a rebellion?