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Chapter 199: 140 Future Soldier, Invincible in the Future!_1
Chapter 199: 140 Future Soldier, Invincible in the Future!_1
Chapter 199: Chapter 140 Future Soldier, Invincible in the Future!_1
The Divine Lord Civilization had already expanded its territories to unimaginable extents upon reaching the level of a level 8 civilization.
Within the boundless stellar domains, the Divine Lords led countless divine servants, ruling over endless living beings.
The territories of different Divine Lords are known as Divine Realms, each with a different name.
Among them, the [Central Divine Realm] is the origin of the Divine Lord Civilization and holds an exceptionally significant meaning.
This place is not only where all the divine prodigies grow and reside.
It is also home to the [Resurrection Device], the most core and secretive area of the civilization.
Above a hidden star, an enigmatic device was activated.
Countless lights converged, sculpting a perfect, flawless body within the waters of a pool.
When the body was fully reshaped, and eyelashes trembled slightly, the youth opened his eyes, sat up from the water, and looked around.
His blank gaze slowly returned to clarity.
“Fuck, you actually killed me?”
“Ask me anything, and I’ll tell you!”
“Indeed, Fire Transmitter mecha pilots are a bunch of lunatics!”
The divine prodigy Ying Tian couldn’t help but curse.
No matter whether that mecha pilot was truly original, if only a few more seconds had passed, he could have escaped from the abyss and returned safely.
Now, great, he’d directly lost a chance at rebirth—
When a mecha pilot died in the abyss, even if resurrected by special means, the Abyss Rune would crack.
This crack would render the same method of resurrection ineffective.
Therefore, to be resurrected multiple times, a mecha pilot must use different methods.
So far, the Divine Lord Civilization has only collected seven methods that allow for resurrection in the abyss, corresponding to seven chances at rebirth.
If all are exhausted…
One can either choose to die completely.
Or use the [Right of Rebirth], traded from the Rebirth Civilization, to undergo a reincarnation.
After reincarnation, one could only retain the memory and not the mecha or the traits, which is akin to starting over after deletion of an account, a significant loss nonetheless.
More importantly, reincarnation also has a limit on the number of times.
A mecha pilot can only undergo a limited number of reincarnations; after exceeding the limit, their soul would collapse, resulting in total annihilation.
Legend has it that only the true members of the Rebirth Civilization are entitled to an unlimited number of reincarnations.
“Just walking out the door and losing a chance of rebirth, totally bad luck…”
The divine prodigy Ying Tian was feeling gloomy.
Suddenly, a beam of light appeared out of thin air before him.
Seeing this light, the divine prodigy Ying Tian’s expression became solemn, and he bowed respectfully.
“Divine Lord.”
The light vibrated slightly, and a voice entered the divine prodigy Ying Tian’s mind.
“Why did you consume a chance at rebirth?”
“I encountered a monster in the Stargazers Civilization…”
The divine prodigy Ying Tian hastily explained, recounting everything that happened in the Stargazers Civilization.
The light fell silent for a while before sending a message again.
“The civilizational distress signal limits the strength of mecha pilots, not the rank of mecha pilots.”
“If that mecha pilot truly is the original one of hope, he may not be the same as you, a 1st Rank mecha pilot.”
“It’s possible that he is a 2nd Rank or 3rd Rank mecha pilot.”
The divine prodigy Ying Tian nodded slightly.
After guessing the origin of that mecha pilot, he had indeed considered this point.
However, in order to fight for time to save his life, he purposely showed surprise and admiration, hoping to delay time and make his escape.
If he could deceive the other party into committing suicide, that would be the best outcome.
Unfortunately, the other party wasn’t that foolish.
The light flickered slightly, transmitting the message.
“The point of this situation is not his innate strength…”
“But rather, how he, with 5th Rank strength, was able to receive a distress signal intended for 4th Rank strength?”
“This breaks the rule of the Fire Transmitter traits, something even the [Primordial Fire Civilization] cannot do.”
The [Primordial Fire Civilization] is how the many Fire Transmitter civilizations refer to the original Fire Transmission civilization.
Besides, the ancient civilization that was the first to plunder fire after the Primordial Fire Civilization is the true and most powerful [Fire Plunder Civilization].
Civilizations like the Divine Lord Civilization, a level 8 civilization, can easily plunder and suppress lower civilizations.
But before those ancient civilizations, they are still newcomers and must be treated with caution and prudence.
At this moment, the Divine Lord of the Divine Lord Civilization saw hope for surpassing the Primordial Fire and Fire Plunder civilizations and achieving an edge!
If what the divine prodigy Ying Tian said is true.
As long as the Divine Lord Civilization can win over that enigmatic mecha pilot, gaining the ability to break the rules of the Fire Transmitter traits, and to use the “high-level character entering a newbie village to dominate” ability.
Then they would gain a dominant position in “fire support”!
Even the Primordial Fire and Fire Plunder civilizations would be suppressed by the mecha pilots of the Divine Lord Civilization!
At that time…
All farmlands of the Fire Plunder civilizations would change hands!
The Divine Lord Civilization would also take this opportunity to join the ranks of those ancient civilizations!
This would be the chance for the rise of the Divine Lord Civilization!
“Based on what you said, this mecha pilot can surely grow…”
“It won’t take long for him to become a level 3 civilization and gain access to the [Abyss Levels].”
“You have battled with him and know his aura.”
“Quickly advance your strength and wait for him in the Purgatory level beforehand, identify him, and establish a good relationship…”
“Ah, you’ve already exposed yourself as a Fire Plunderer?”
“I’ll arrange for the divine prodigy Xue Luo to disguise as a Fire Transmitter and join you in the Purgatory level.”
“If he still views you hostilely, then you coordinate with the divine prodigy Xue Luo, establish a good rapport with him, draw him in, and have him join us.”
“Do not reveal his abilities to anyone else until we have succeeded.”
“I understand,” the divine prodigy Ying Tian nodded in agreement.
He then heard the light transmit another message.
“The intelligence you brought back is very important, and you have made a substantial contribution.”
“I will make arrangements to prepare a new rebirth ritual for you.”
The divine prodigy Ying Tian’s eyes showed delight.
“Thank you, Divine Lord!”
…
“Fire Transmission Civilization, Soul Plunder Civilization, Rebirth Civilization…”
Jiang Chen ended his transformation, and all the mechanical tentacles retracted into his body.
Thanks to his enhanced physique, he looked like an ancient Greek god in charge of beauty, his bare upper body even more perfect than a sculpture.
Basking in the radiance of a constant star to recover his strength, he slowly descended to the ground.
His mind was still mulling over the information revealed by the divine prodigy Ying Tian.
Senior Yano hailed from the Gaia Civilization, which was also a very young civilization. Being one of the original hopefuls, he didn’t possess much information.
Amongst the ancient civilizations, he only knew of the original Fire Transmission Civilization.
As for the rest— he knew nothing at all.
Now at last, a fraction of the veil had been lifted.
Indeed, Jiang Chen had pondered a certain matter before.
In the civilizations of the abyss, could there really only be the Fire Transmission and Fire Plunder factions?
That obviously didn’t make sense.
Could it be that before the very first Fire Transmission Civilization appeared, the other civilizations had already perished in the abyss?
At least now, there was an answer.
Over the long stretch of time, civilizations older than the initial Fire Transmission Civilization and those that had not awakened Fire Transmitter traits had also carved their own paths.
For instance, the Soul Plunder and Rebirth Civilizations stemmed from the unique civilizations that extended based on the souls of mecha pilots.
They might also have their own followers, and perhaps even factions.
“Ugh, the Rebirth Civilization might have its followers, but Soul Plunder might truly be the only civilization…”
“Its approach is even more domineering than Fire Plunder, not needing any companions, nor the need to inherit its kind. It can directly assimilate all other civilizations into its own system…”
“Completely digesting all other civilizations.”
Jiang Chen couldn’t help but click his tongue.
No one knew how long the abyss had existed.
These ancient civilizations may not be the entirety of ancient civilizations.
However…
Even though they were ancient and powerful, possessing high civilization authority, Jiang Chen didn’t have the slightest intention of abandoning Planet Blue Star to join them.
The reason was simple.
Whether it was Fire Transmission, Fire Plunder, or even Soul Plunder, Rebirth.
All these civilizations found within the abyss, traversing so many paths, had only one essential purpose.
[Growth]
Yes, at the end of the day, it was all for the sake of growing stronger, for growth.
It’s only that in the process, due to different experiences and thoughts, they ended up on different paths.
What about Jiang Chen?
He had actually achieved the ultimate goal of these civilizations—
[Unlimited Growth]
In this situation, was there any need to start all over, abandon his homeland, and run off to join those so-called ancient civilizations?
Admittedly, those ancient civilizations were powerful now…
But Jiang Chen was a warrior of the future, invincible in the future!
Thus, the words of the divine prodigy Ying Tian carried no temptation to him.
Reincarnate to refresh potential? Reset to train a new character?
Jiang Chen aimed to clear the game on a single character. Was there a need for such hassle?
“However, the technology of the Rebirth Civilization is quite interesting.”
“Even though I don’t need it, it can still be of use to big shots like Li Xiao… maybe for resetting their attributes or something…”
“Just don’t know how the Divine Lord Civilization managed to conduct trade with the Rebirth Civilization.”
“In the Endless Abyss, aside from the traits of the Fire Transmitters, how should civilizations communicate with each other?”
“Could it be something like the ‘Purgatory level’?”
Regrettably, a few seconds were too short.
If possible, Jiang Chen would’ve liked to drain all knowledge from the divine prodigy Ying Tian before sending him back home.
As for now…
All three Fire Plunderer Civilization mecha pilots had been completely slain.
The Meteor Star Calamity had been casually dealt with by Jiang Chen, gaining him 4 points of Civilization Potential.
It was one more point compared to during the Heavenly Origin Civilization, likely related to the intensity of the calamity.
Three points of potential for 3rd Rank intensity, four points for 4th Rank.
As a kind-hearted Fire Transmitter Civilization mecha pilot,
Jiang Chen didn’t hurry to leave; instead, he returned to the city to exchange information with the Stargazers Civilization’s person of hope.
Regrettably, the Stargazers Civilization differed from the situation with the Heavenly Origin Civilization.
Back then, the legacy of the Heavenly Origin Civilization had been almost destroyed and interrupted, with the strongest mecha pilot being of 2nd Rank intensity.
For the Stargazers Civilization, the strongest mecha pilot had 3rd Rank intensity and still preserved part of the supercharged system.
The civilization was barely capable of producing Supercharge Modules and materials across the abyss.
Its legacy had not been entirely severed and still had hope for resurgence.
Jiang Chen took a tour but didn’t find much he could help with.
He merely engaged in a bit of knowledge exchange, trading Blue Star knowledge for some Stargazers magic, which was a fair trade.
Additionally…
It seemed that because of the earlier battle, his fighting style had been quite unrestrained.
Some humans from the Stargazers Civilization looked at Jiang Chen with a vague fear, apparently having been frightened.
This served as a reminder to Jiang Chen.
“When exploring the abyss, appearance isn’t very important.”
“Those abyssal monsters are fierce; I am fiercer than they are, defeating them with ease, which is no problem.”
“However, when accepting a mission to rescue a civilization, one should pay some attention to image.”
“Can’t kill the enemy and end up scaring all the hostages to death…”
Jiang Chen pondered to himself.
This issue was quite solvable.
Not all colossal lifeforms appear fearsome and repugnant.
There also exist some beings of a sacred nature, who inspire instant awe and involuntary veneration.
He could shape two forms by absorbing mecha abilities.
One for grinding monsters.
There was no need to consider appearance or form; just stacking powerful modules and abilities was all that mattered.
Strength is beauty!
The other would be for conquest.
It would possess both strength and appearance.
It could conquer the enemy’s body physically as well as the hearts of the audience.
Just like in the Steam World before, crafting a tall and radiant image that screams “good guy.”
When necessary, both forms could merge into one.
“It’s just special effects, I’m good at this!”
Jiang Chen touched the Abyss Rune, departing from the abyss.
Darkness rushed in, engulfing him.