Redd is just someone who seeks eternal immortality to an extreme degree, using desire as her means. Essentially, she is a pervert.

As for myself...

Looking at the obedient Arcane Energy in his palm, Li Aozi remained silent for a long time and then said:

"No matter what the reason for the [Hunter King] is, you're useful to me now, and you've significantly helped me avoid the corruption of secrets, fundamentally blocking Earth's influence on my bloodline, and you can also provide me with a strong boost in combat power—having reached this point, why would I still doubt your usefulness?"

He didn't care whether this Arcane Energy had its own consciousness and thoughts, and simply adopted an equal posture, speaking sincerely:

"When a backward civilization faces an advanced system and technology, it must not sit idle; otherwise, even its own culture and roots would be crushed and obliterated. Earthlings have both good sides and bad nature, but to defeat Earth, one must first integrate and learn their strengths."

"I need you, [Hunter King], and we can become collaborative partners. I won't doubt you and hope you continuously draw more power for me. If you have self-awareness, tell me what you want."

To outsiders, speaking so solemnly to Arcane Energy would surely make him seem insane.

But to Li Aozi, who had just wielded the terrifying power of the [Blacksmith], it was clear that the [Hunter King] was qualified for such discourse.

He didn't even need to learn any skills. As long as the [Hunter King] offered occupation and extraordinary power support, even a demigod would be within his reach to battle.

If he brought his true self, Xides's incarnation, and all his resources into play, Li Aozi was confident he could take down a demigod.

This power, transcending the very hierarchy of the Starry Abyss, was incredibly terrifying.

Because this represented a violation of the Starry Abyss's own laws: the hierarchy of the Starry Abyss could not be surpassed.

From this perspective, anyone not foolish would understand the precious essence of the [Bloodline].

It was likely not a product of the native Starry Abyss.

"I wish to change the current stagnation, appeasement, weakness, and division of the Starry Abyss. This isn't some noble excuse. The fundamental reason is that I wish to regain my own dignity and status. I have to change everything about the Starry Abyss first, help everyone reclaim their status, only then can I save myself. For this, I am willing to accept your strength."

Li Aozi said:

"This is... 'Learn and Master the Barbarians' Techniques to Control Them, Learn and Master the Barbarians' Techniques to Empower Oneself.'"

However, no matter how sincere or eloquent Li Aozi's heartfelt words were, the [Hunter King] had no reaction.

The fleshy lump in his palm wriggled slowly, rising and falling with his breath.

"...Did I overthink it? It seems that Arcane Energy, after all, is just Arcane Energy."

Before this, he had conducted several [Bloodline] experiments on the Starry Abyss, all proving the potential of the [Bloodline]. Yet in the end, the evolved [Hunter King] was just Arcane Energy.

As long as it's Arcane Energy, its sequence number is only 82, far behind those ahead.

Just as Li Aozi was disappointed and put away the Arcane Energy, the interface of the Destiny System suddenly flickered.

[Eternity] Arstala—Fate Cumulative Degree 1.9%

Destiny Competitor: Li Aozi (1.9%)

Manner of Competition:

1. Purify Earth.

2. Conquer the Starry Abyss.

3. Enslave Society.

In the originally blank last line, lines of text slowly emerged:

"In six realms, the celestial body rises with thunder, vast and boundless, the jade universe declines. All courtiers are traitors, devour the land's fat, usurp the power. How could there be eternal spring brilliance? Water doesn't self-purify, humans self-corrupt. Why worship a false emperor, raise swords and gallop to change banners. North Star changes, bids farewell to the old sun, the world flips and changes heaven and earth. Year after year, dusk after dusk, filled with worry and sorrow, nothing in the human world is eternal."

"A person who longs for eternity, can never obtain eternity. Treating eternity as a means and power, those who progress further, no one will forget them, mountains won't forget, waters won't forget, heaven and earth, the cosmos will remember you."

"True eternity is not changeless, but the pursuit of longevity and advancement."

Seeing these words, Li Aozi's heart subtly moved, and he quickly asked:

"Are you that Arstala? Are you also a Destroyer?"

"I am different from the existence of the Dragon King class, though we all belong to the same sequence. Numerous Dragon Kings are responsible for destroying worlds, while I am responsible for reshaping."

"So, you're the true Creator God?"

"I am not. There is no creator in this world; you yourselves have created everything here. The Destroyers periodically clear out excess and redundant information that could disrupt the world's evolution and advancement. They are the underlying rules and self-protection mechanisms, just like metabolism in a human body. They delete and recycle, and I responsible for containment and reshaping, refining this world to be more succinct, excellent, and youthful."

"So you have been watching all this, haven't you? Watching our world being destroyed and overturned, watching the Earthlings destroy and ravage our homeland, seizing our land?"

"I need to correct your misunderstanding."

Arstala, or whatever it was, slowly wrote on the interface:

"The war between the Starry Abyss and Earth is a conflict between two cosmic civilizations."

"Destroyers are merely performing the underlying logic of the world. Your unwillingness to be destroyed and your resistance is your business. Destroyers will destroy you, and if they don't finish the job, other Destroyers will come."

"So, you're an organization maintaining world operations?"

Li Aozi interrogated:

"Let me guess, you intervene in various affairs for the so-called balance, then stand aloof, watching us struggle against each other to maintain the stability of the old order, right?"

"No."

Arstala said:

"We do not maintain world operations, nor is there any old order."

"We are the world; we are the circuit board of a computer, the electrons in a chip. We are a quark, a drop of water, a grain of sand."

"The war between the Starry Abyss and Earth is triggered by the conflict between you. You understand this point too. The double helix orbit of Earth and Starry Abyss predestines that you can only continue to struggle. Only then can the entire universe continuously give rise to new civilizations and substances. We didn't instigate the war; you chose war yourselves."

"Then just kill all the Earthlings and erase Earth physically."

"This would also cause the entire universe to stall, become lonely and monotonous, and cease to have the previously intricate and diverse civilizations. Eventually, the entire universe would fall into an even colder, stagnant state compared to heat death."

"I don't care. Since you said the Destroyers are the rules of the universe's operation, the universe will eventually be destroyed. If a person knows they will die next week, does it matter whether they drown or burn?"

Li Aozi said calmly:

The current situation of the war is very pessimistic; Earthlings are the root of all evil. Eliminating Earth will give the Starry Abyss a period of good days.

"Their vacated resources can support many people. We could also use Earthlings' resources and power to fight against the Destroyers. In the end, who will lose, who will win, it's not certain."

"At worst, the Destroyers gradually wipe out and swallow the Starry Abyss; I will become the [Society] and Earthlings and keep fighting you for hundreds of billions of years."

In response to Li Aozi's tough stance, Arstala quickly responded.

"Is this what you desire?"

"No, of course, I don't wish for this."

Li Aozi said calmly:

"But my ending has already been completely eradicated by Lord Entropy, and everyone around me is dead. What's left is just this undissolved enemy of Earth—I have no worries then, I can fight you to the death."

"What if Lord Entropy deceived you?"

"Then consider it a way out. I might choose to give up the fight and live a peaceful, reclusive life."

Li Aozi said:

"I'm not a great person, nor do I have much ambition. Your poem wants me to betray the Starry Abyss and seize the sovereignty of the Primordial Abyss—but to be honest, if the Primordial Abyss hadn't denied Leo's identity and denied our achievements, I wouldn't have come to this point."

"From every angle, I'm just an ordinary, honest person, and that includes Leoz. He was just cannon fodder; we don't have much malintent."

"If the Starry Abyss had given me fair treatment, I wouldn't have chosen to resist—but Xides, Land Loyd, Lai Anding, those mediocrities, bask in prosperity."

"I've looked at Earthlings' history; they're the same. From a subjective point of view, I don't even hate Earthlings much. Leo once granted Earth's descendants power and status, but what he received was betrayal. If the Earthlings hadn't betrayed us first, leading to Gaia's descent, I wouldn't hate them as much."

Arstala asked:

"So, what do you really want?"

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