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Chapter 877 Heart of Terra (22, ask for a monthly pass!)
"go to sleep."

Stepping forward, he patted the head of the little girl's soul, and Ian said softly, "Have a good rest... If you don't want to wake up, just sleep forever in this virtual Hades."

"This is one of the few things I can do for you."

【It is... our dead king】

Shadowy, the white souls surrounding Ian bowed to Ian: [Thank you for finding a brand new home for us]

Then, under the guidance of the two leading souls, they submerged into the source quality computing chip.

Start the long-lost 'rest in peace'.

"This is the way of thinking of Feiyan Constructing Knights, using man-made utensils to store human souls instead of physical bodies."

Ian watched the souls that formed the mark of the dead sink into the calculation center, with a slight smile on his face: "We talked about it before, the artificial Hades. Resident shelters that are matched with artificial souls."

"At that time, we also said that we would build huge artificial underworlds around the energy furnace to ensure the safety of the underworld... But that was only a temporary shelter, and the artificial underworld there was not comprehensive, and the computing center in my hand is the theoretical The most complete one ever."

"Adelbert, the soul can sleep forever here."

With his back to the red center of Hades, Ian stretched out his arms to the white-haired dead king, and said calmly, "What do you want to do?"

"finally……"

In the face of Ian's explanation, apart from the initial shock, the expression on Adbert's face was full of relief: "I can finally let go..."

"It's not that I don't want to bear the burden, I just know that this is not the end they should have."

Slowly walking forward, the young researcher unconsciously burst into tears: "Finally, I can let them rest in peace..."

Without any hesitation, Yadbert reached out without hesitation and peeled off the mark of the dead king on his forehead!

Boom!Boom!Boom!
It was as if the roots of the tree had been torn off, as if the vines had been plucked, and the chains entangled in the dead king and the souls were torn apart in an extremely intense pain that could be described as worse than death.

But the thin researcher was not slow in the slightest. He gritted his teeth and tried his best to remove the imprint that gave him divine power, allowing him to ascend to the third energy level in one step.

Click.

He succeeded.

Half-kneeling on the ground, the trembling dead king suddenly paused, and then slowly lowered his hands.

The mark of the dead king exuding pale brilliance was stripped off and placed in the palm of his hand.

The dead souls bound in it began to spread and turned into many white souls surrounding Adalbert.

【Dead Lord...】

【Why release us...】

[Is there another fight?We will act on your will...]

The dead souls surrounded the frail young man, and the young man stood up unsteadily. He smiled and explained the current situation to the dead souls.

【but】

Hearing that Adalbert wanted to set them free, apart from joy, the dead souls also had a trace of worry: 【Without our help, my lord, wouldn't you be in danger? 】

[There are too many horrors in this world, can you deal with it alone? 】

Unlike Ian, after Yadbert stripped the dead king, his combat effectiveness in a short period of time may be inferior to that of ordinary people.

His soul was too deeply entangled with the mark of the dead king, and even his spirit was a little unstable after breaking away.

The ghosts under Ian's command don't mind leaving Ian, because they know that they may be Ian's drag
And Yadbert was the other way around - he was taken care of by the dead souls under his command.

The contrast is strong.

"do not worry."

But Yadbert just shook his head slightly, and he softly said to the dead souls who cared about him: "As long as my mind is still there, I will eventually get the power I deserve, not based on your pain and suffering." oppressive power."

"The dead king is the source of despicable power, holding it will make me restless."

【If this is your wish, my lord...】

【Then we will obey】

Hearing Yadbert's words, his people went to the source computing chip with suspicion.

Ian watched the scene.

After all the souls in the imprint of the dead king of Yadbert also entered the red computing center, Ian said slowly: "You are more decisive than I thought."

"Of course." Adbert smiled and looked at Ian: "I have also learned a lot from you... I will not hesitate for this temporary power, even if the price is to return to this weak mortal body."

"really?"

But Ian raised his brows and raised the corners of his mouth: "Are you really weak? Adbert?"

"If you are really weak, and you are not even as good as a first-level sublimator after leaving the dead king...then why are you still standing here instead of being expelled by your own virtual world?"

The young researcher was slightly taken aback, and Ian continued: "Actually, Adalbert, you are a true genius in meditation. Your soul is already very powerful..."

"It's just because the power of the dead king conceals your own power, so you didn't notice it."

"Just right, now, I will lead you into the real 'Arcane Way'."

After speaking, Ian opened his hands.

Then, pitch black began to spread in the void, engulfing his body.

dark.Pure darkness.

The abyss-like darkness took away the light of the Void. This is a vision caused by the powerful souls beginning to absorb the surrounding psychic manifestations, just like the powerful Void Mechanics always 'opens a dark crack' to appear , that pitch-black crack is the abyss of the void, and the majestic natural spiritual energy rushes towards them, finally casting their bodies.

And now, too.

In the pitch blackness, a silver-cyan star suddenly lit up, a geometric body composed entirely of light, crystal and silver metal, they intertwined and spiraled to form a huge Metatronic cube.

Silver-blue rays radiate outward from the bulge of this geometric body, making it look as bright as a star, completely penetrating the pitch-black abyss.

and this……

It is the soul of Ian.

Shaped by the 'meditation method', a nearly physical soul!

Use your own will to polish your soul bit by bit and change its structure.

Carve out the edges and corners of the original light sphere, and build countless calculation units inside it for calculation.

The difficulty of this is no less than carving an entire chip integrated circuit on a piece of stone.

Ian succeeded - so he gained power over everyone else.

Around the soul of the stars, the cyan brilliance seems to penetrate time and cause and effect, penetrate deeply through the entire virtual world, and even penetrate more distant things. This is the power of the 'foreseeing horizon'.

And in the center of the Metatron Cube, a little Ian in the form of a fairy seems to be sleeping peacefully...

"You are not weak."

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Adalbert.

Under this gaze, the white-haired and red-eyed researcher disappeared where Adalbert was originally, and what appeared was a regular octahedron with a pure white body and a scarlet core.

Blood and fire burned in the pure white soul, releasing a faint brilliance.

This is Ian's soul, and the "truth" of Adalbert's soul in the void.

"look."

Ian's voice became ethereal and trembling: "You think you have lost all your power, but you don't know that the Lord of the Dead has subtly transformed you, and the meditation you have practiced recently has raised your soul to almost The third energy level."

"Compared to mine, your soul just lacks the time to refine it. In another year or two, Adalbert, with your foundation and talent, you can regenerate your soul without any 'potion'. Practice is comparable to the power of the 'dead king'."

"And at that time, your power will no longer be gathered by a group of dead souls, but will be forged by your own soul!"

"This……"

And Adalbert spun his soul body, watching in astonishment.

He didn't expect his soul to be so powerful.

But he keenly discovered a very important point: "Isn't our current appearance the same as the Void Mechanic?"

After noticing the goblin body at the core of Ian's soul, he couldn't help muttering: "Oh, you still have a goblin..."

"correct."

Ian smiled and said: "You also know that the system of pre-epoch civilization is biased towards spiritual practice, and their highest point is the third energy level mind light body - but they have created a large number of fourth energy level 'virtual realms' Mech', it's clearly not just about creating tools."

"I think that the Void Machine God is the ladder of advancement they have created using technological means. If my guess is correct, the next step should be the spiritual cultivation of the third energy level. Created, and merged with the virtual machine god that is completely compatible with your own soul, and used technological means to promote yourself to the 'fourth energy level'."

"This should be the 'spiritual path' that they wanted to take, but they didn't finish it... It is precisely because this orthodox spiritual path disappeared due to the collapse of Terra civilization, that the people of Terra will embark on the current path The way of potion sublimation."

"In contrast, in the potion path, the highest practice of the mind is the mind light body. After the mind light body, it is to use life and spiritual energy to mix the source quality to shape the etheric body. The mind light body is to control the etheric body. The core—it has indeed become stronger, but it has not changed in essence."

"Ether is a power far beyond psionic energy and source quality. Controlling it with the mind light body will naturally wear out. This is one of the reasons why the lifespan is shortened in battle."

"But my arcane path has made up for this missing link - the soul has to learn the virtual machine god, use meditation to strengthen the heart light, and finally transform into a "fairy" and "virtual machine god" Such a Nascent Soul... Spiritual God."

"The body needs to learn from the major sublimation monsters, reshape with the help of spirits and gods, completely reborn, and shape the real body."

"As the myth of the heavenly ladder of the 'Father' says, the soul and the body are one, and the 'fruit of wisdom' is one with the 'fruit of life'."

"The combination of the spirit and the real body can truly exert the power of 'near God'."

"Completely promote your life essence from the inside out, and you can become a truly complete 'fourth level', instead of the 'fourth energy level' that will lose your lifespan as long as you fight with all your strength!"

This is the path that Ian is taking now—his soul has turned into a goblin, and his body will also look for a future path in Long Island.

When one day, his two bodies broke through the current limit, and then merged into one, returning to completeness, that is when he truly broke through the fourth level of the arcane method!
"Wait!" Although Adbert was shocked by Ian's ambition and future path, he keenly discovered the problem of the Alpha path.

He said in a deep voice: "Although the thought is very good, the meditation method requires a long time and countless repetitions of work. The requirements of the arcane path are too high for talent and personal accomplishment, and it is far less popular than the potion system—— This is also the reason why the orthodox spiritual practice of pre-epoch civilization has been lost!"

"On the road of potion, as long as the potion is enough and the talent is good enough, you may be able to reach the peak of the fourth energy level or even the fifth energy level at the age of three or forty."

"However, in the Arcane path, even if you have superior talent, if you can't calm down and persist in meditation, it's normal to still be at the first or second level after two or thirty years of cultivation!"

"You said that it only takes one or two years for me to return to the third energy level? This is impossible. According to my estimation, it will take at least five or six years for me to recover!"

"So, I need assistance." Ian said calmly.

His soul led Adalbert's soul into the source computing chip: "Because of this, I want to create an extremely powerful AI - not only to assist in the management of the territory, but also to assist everyone Practice!"

"And now, I'm going to start building the foundation of this AI."

"Create the 'Heart of Terra'!"

"Heart of Terra?"

As Ian entered the source computing chip together, Adbert couldn't help asking: "What is that?"

Ian replied calmly: "The name of the 'artificial intelligence' I am going to create."

"It is also the real 'core' and 'heart' of the future Terra society in my vision."

(End of this chapter)