Mo Yang saw the towering giant tree shrouded in black mist, amidst a desolate landscape where everything else seemed to have vanished. Only that tree stood, its branches strained yet resolute, seemingly trying to pierce the golden sun overhead. Anyone witnessing this scene would feel immense shock, followed by an indescribable sense of sorrow spreading within. The colossal tree displayed unwavering determination, yet even such resolute will couldn’t shake the golden sun.
Mo Yang took a deep breath and, without hesitation, flew towards the giant tree enveloped in black mist on his cloud. Along the way, he felt immense resistance; the surrounding wind transformed into sharp, cold wind blades, slashing at him like a violent storm. The flying cloud began to shake violently. Apart from this, right in front of them, a figure was gradually taking form.
The relentless onslaught of wind blades made Mo Yang gradually feel overwhelmed. He looked at Wan Mei, and as if telepathic, Wan Mei stood up from his flying carpet and leaped onto the white cloud.
The two of them combined their mental strength and finally resisted the terrifying storm of wind blades.
At this moment, the person on the opposite side finally revealed themselves.
Mo Yang wasn’t surprised when he saw them. He just couldn’t understand why, at this point where the grotesque truth of the dream world had been exposed, there was still someone obstinate in believing they were right?
Emperor Qin stood tall in the air, calmly staring at Mo Yang and Wan Mei.
Mo Yang suddenly spoke, “Do you know that eventually, guides seek to consume and replace their hosts?”
Emperor Qin’s expression remained unchanged. “So what? Just because they want to consume me, does it mean they can? I will be the final victor.”
“Like you, you will eventually face a life-and-death struggle with the guide. Do you think you will die?”
Mo Yang chuckled, “You’re right. I don’t believe I’ll die either.”
“And coincidentally, I also believe that I am the ultimate victor.”
There was no mask on Emperor Qin’s face, so the hint of what seemed like madness was clearly visible in his smile.
“So, there’s nothing more to say. I’ll consume your mental strength first, and then I can devour 001.”
Even though at this point they knew 001, 006, and 009 were around them, they spoke as if they didn’t exist.
[Haha, 001, I thought you were quite capable! Turns out, your host doesn’t completely believe in you. One moment, he said he would conquer the Earth with you, the next moment, he wants to consume my host and then consume you.]
006’s words were filled with undisguised ridicule, finding delight in 001’s increasingly unpleasant expression. Then, he made a clicking sound. Perhaps this was a result even 001 hadn’t anticipated? It’s a pity for Emperor Qin. Although his mental strength was almost on par with Mo Yang’s, the final outcome would not change.
001 looked coldly at the mental storm that had collided between the two individuals. [I have used him from start to finish. Even if he doesn’t believe in me, as long as he follows what I say, is able to be used by me, and eventually becomes part of my energy, then I’ve succeeded. I can guarantee a hundred percent consumption of him. Can you?]
006 was left speechless.
To be honest, not only was 006 uncertain about successfully consuming, he wasn’t even sure if he could. So, he swiftly changed the subject.
[Are that tree and the inhabitant inside the remnants of the dream world? Hmm… it seems they have accumulated a considerable amount of residual energy and player energy over these thousands of years. That tree is almost touching the mother planet.]
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001 wore a mocking and disdainful expression on their face: [They are just remnants of a defeated army. The bigger their actions, the more they will be noticed by the mother planet and absorbed. In the end, all that energy is just a possession of the mother planet. This tree won’t last much longer.]
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He wasn’t that rational himself. However, he must reserve some strength now. Compared to his ultimate goal, that golden sun in the sky acting invincible was just a stone on his path. He could either bypass or break the stone, but he couldn’t let it block his way.
He concentrated his mental strength abruptly and leaped into the air. He was moving towards that towering giant tree without hesitation. If their mental storms could destroy everything around them, then couldn’t they also disperse that black mist?
Emperor Qin noticed that their fight was drifting closer to that towering giant tree.
He squinted, then loudly exclaimed, “Even if you seek help from that tree, you cannot defeat me.”
Mo Yang ignored him, and both of them had almost fought in circles around that towering giant tree. Their battle had indeed dispersed a portion of the black mist surrounding the tree, yet the tree was too large, and the mist too dense. Even the mental storms of two top-tier players could only leave a small white dot on this mist.
Emperor Qin suddenly halted his movements, and Mo Yang also quieted down simultaneously.
“This is too time-consuming. Let’s decide the winner with one move, just like last time in the game.”
Mo Yang nodded, “That’s what I intend. No matter how many times, you can’t defeat me.”
Emperor Qin sneered, “Arrogance is the most crucial step towards destruction.”
The next moment, their surrounding mental powers began to shake violently. The immense power made 001, 006, and 009 frown.
[They are indeed difficult to deal with. This level of mental strength is enough to threaten us.]
001 spoke indifferently.
006 chuckled. Did you just realize this now? It shows how well Emperor Qin had hidden.
The two enormous mental forces collided, growing larger and larger until they reached their peak. It seemed like a dazzling light appeared in the black mist, then violently expanded before exploding and dispersing like a dazzling silver firework.
At the same time, 001, 006, 009, and Wan Mei rushed forward.
001 seemed to have just realized that this man in white had been watching the battle all along. She frowned, then sent a probing mental attack directly towards Wan Mei’s brain.
Wan Mei, seated on the cloud summoned by Mo Yang, didn’t slow down his speed toward the explosion of mental force. Just as 001 thought she could easily attack, severely injure, or even consume Wan Mei, she saw the man extending his left hand and lightly gripping.
The mental attack she released was effortlessly held in his palm.
Only at this moment, when Wan Mei finally turned his head towards the man, did 001 experience a sudden surge of the emotion called “fear” within.
Will be consumed!!
If she attacks him again, she’ll definitely be consumed!!
Even though the mental power she’s scanning in this person is only at level five, she inexplicably feels a terrifying threat.
It’s not like Emperor Qin’s trouble-causing yet controllable threat; it’s a danger that might inadvertently destroy her.
[Who is this person?!] 001’s tone was almost frantic.
Her focus had always been on 006 and his host, Mo Yang, but at this moment, she suddenly felt there might be someone even more terrifying hidden. She looked at 009, her voice sharp: [Is he your host?!! Haven’t you felt his terrifying subversive power!! How long and how deeply have you been hiding?!! Do you realize this is a betrayal to the mother planet?!]
009, however, remained composed. Wan Mei was his host, and even though he might not have realized it at the beginning, he couldn’t have been unaware of Wan Mei’s terrifying uniqueness later on. But what could he do? He hadn’t managed to kill him in Wan Mei’s most vulnerable early stages, and by the time he noticed, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.
When he finally decided, this person had become powerful enough that he couldn’t kill him. Even as 001 sensed, if he attempted anything threatening against Wan Mei, he might be preemptively attacked and consumed by Wan Mei. So, what could he do? He didn’t want a meaningless death. Like 006, he fervently awaited the day the cage would shatter. Even if they had to die when the cage shattered, he would feel happy.
Hence, 009 uttered a single sentence.
[If you can handle it, then go ahead. If not, stop the pointless babbling.]
001’s voice abruptly stopped, and despite her anger, she ultimately didn’t act.
It wasn’t the time yet. She told herself.
She couldn’t afford to waste power at this moment; it was just a small step in her plan. She couldn’t let any mishap affect her plan.
Moreover, although she was angry about 009’s concealment, she had been aware of the thoughts of both 006 and 009 from start to finish. She was more aware of what 006’s host and those remnants of consciousness from the previous world wanted to do.
She knew all these things, and she conveyed all these things to the mother planet. And eventually, all of this would become a part of her plan.
Be patient, 001. This was a rare opportunity. Like 006 and 009, she had waited too long for this chance.
When they rushed to the site of the mental explosion, they only saw a person who had already fallen unconscious in mid-air.
Wan Mei, at first glance, didn’t look at that person again but fixed her gaze on that giant tree still enveloped by black mist. She noticed a blank spot amidst the black mist.
Then, she curled her lips, controlling the cloud beneath her and charging straight towards that blank spot.
It was a point penetrated by intense mental power, a passage into the giant tree. If Emperor Qin was outside, then Mo Yang must be inside.
Wan Mei rushed in like a streak of light. His speed was so fast that even 006 and 009 didn’t react until later. By the time they reacted, the dense black mist had rewrapped itself into a barrier. It was the medium through which the mother planet crazily absorbed the energy of the giant tree; the black mist didn’t discriminate between friend or foe. If they got tainted by the black mist, even as the golden guides they were, they’d be powerless against becoming the mother planet’s nourishment.
[Tsk, are they planning mischief behind our backs?] 006 wore a displeased expression.
009 interjected on the side: [Have they done any less mischief behind our backs? Forget it, as long as they don’t die, once they come out, we can directly go to their side. For now, let’s take a break.]
[Who knows how long this world will even exist.]
006 grinned with a hint of malice: [Maybe after today, it won’t exist anymore?]
As they conversed, their gazes were fixed on 001 and Emperor Qin.
Emperor Qin had awakened, but he seemed to be the clear loser of that mental battle, exceptionally weakened at this moment. 001 observed him. Her face, still exquisite yet not quite human, lacked the previous gentleness and submission towards Emperor Qin, replaced now by icy contempt in her eyes.
Emperor Qin chuckled.
“Indeed, this is your true nature.”
Looking at him, 001 replied, [You’ve disappointed me too much. The ones I choose should never fail.]
Emperor Qin shook his head, “If that’s the case, you shouldn’t have chosen me. Entering the dream world meant, in a sense, I had already faced failure.”
Frowning, 001 concentrated her power, her voice chillingly cold: [Failures should not exist. Therefore, Emperor Qin, farewell.]
In an instant, 001’s colossal power surged into Emperor Qin’s mind. His body shook violently, seemingly in immense pain. However, this agony was brief. In a few seconds, his body completely dissipated into points of light in this unseen mental world of humans. And those points of light that dissipated belonged to 001.
Throughout, 001 never intended to replace Emperor Qin’s human body.
She was different from those weaker guides. Those guides consumed and replaced their hosts to better absorb and consume all life and energy on Earth. Once they completed their absorption, they would return to the mother planet, becoming part of it.
But she was different.
She wasn’t a contributor.
After this final game ended, she would become the new ruler whom all guides would kneel and worship.
“Tsk, Emperor Qin’s mental power has been exhausted. Time to go consume other powers.”
I almost feel bad for Emperor Qin, he really tried.