Chapter 2927: Upgrade Completed?
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
He was completely confused by the man’s earsplitting scream.
The atmosphere around him was heavy, deep, classical, long, solemn, and mixed with sorrow and brilliance. It was like the beginning of an epic or the beating notes of a brilliant piece of music. Even he was deeply touched by the atmosphere that he created and could not control himself.
But this guy… this guy who did not fit in with the world around him, this guy whose style was completely wrong, had suddenly appeared and completely shattered the epic-like atmosphere, revealing the “fake” of this world.
He could not have been more furious. An inexplicable fury was burning in his heart.
How should he put it? For some reason, he hated the guy who called himself ‘Li Yao’ so much that he could not wait to kick the guy’s face and shut him up.
As more and more memories and scattered light spots flooded out of his brain, he was confused. Was he himself, or… it?
Before he figured out the question, the force that came from the depths of his brain, or rather, ‘it’, had tuned into surging waves and surged toward Li Yao, tearing him into pieces. The pieces then condensed into the appearance of the Pangu Clan again, which could be considered to have fixed the ‘mistake’ of the world.
But in the next second, another virtual Pangu Clan member, after cramping, dancing, and burning, turned into Li Yao and waved his hands to attract his attention, while he shouted, “Nephew Lu, don’t give up on yourself. Don’t be swallowed by the Fuxis! A long, long time ago, on the sunny afternoon, you offered me tea and water, and I touched your head affectionately and guided you patiently… You must not be disappointed by such unforgettable memories, are you? Come on, come on!”
He—or ‘it—was furious. He summoned his infinite computational ability again and smashed Li Yao into clusters of chaotic streams of data.
But it was useless. Li Yao had grasped the logic of the defense mechanism of the core database and found a way to crack it. Very soon, a third member of the Pangu Clan, a fourth member of the Nuwa Clan, and even countless other virtual characters popped up. “Lu Qingchen!” “Nephew Lu!” “Do you remember me? I’m Uncle Li!” “Look at me, look at me, look at me. Here, here, here. Don’t be hypnotized or harassed by the Fuxi. It has ill intentions toward you!” “Quickly wake up and remember your true identity. Come back with me!”
Li Yao was like a multiplying virus that was reproducing and spreading exponentially. Very soon, he occupied every inch of the space in the last illusion. Even Li Yao’s big face appeared in the air, staring at him earnestly with expectation and passion. “ant”
The 10,000 Li Yaos that appeared in every direction were like 10,000 flies that were flying in front of his eyes and around him. Some of them even crawled into the core of his mind and tore him into pieces. His soul, which had just been reborn, was in a mess, making him extremely miserable and confused.
His ears were filled with Li Yao’s demonic voice, and his eyes were filled with Li Yao’s sincere and innocent face. He could no longer devote himself to the mysterious questions such as the civil war between the Pangu Clan and the Nuwa Clan, the rise and fall of the civilization, or where he came from and where he was going. “Why?”
Ina trance, he seemed to recall something and roared miserably, “I’m already dead. Why can I still see you? Why won’t you let me go?” “Don’t be angry. I discovered through the fact that you were willing to self-detonate for the sake of the Federation that you, young man, are actually not bad. There’s still room for improvement. That’s why I wanted to awaken you at any cost!”
The 10,000 Li Yaos replied quickly, “No matter what, our relationship belongs to the internal strife of the federation. At the very least, it is the internal strife of the human civilization. Don’t let the damn Fuxi fish in the net just because of our differences! Right now, the fleet of the Fuxi fleet has jumped to the capital city and is engaged in an earthshaking war in the heart of the Imperium of True Human Beings. The outcome of the war, the rise and fall of the imperium, and even the future of the federation and the entire civilization of mankind will depend on you and me. More precisely speaking, it will depend on you, Nephew Lu! “Right now, you only have two choices. One is me, and the other is Fuxi. I believe that you will make the wisest choice, won’t you?
He thought carefully for 0.1 seconds.
Then, the core of his brain was swallowed, melded, and digested by its endless computational ability. “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
He had completely melded with it. The entire world was shaking in its incomparably excited roars. The 10,000 replicas of Li Yao’s viruses were annihilated in the blink of an eye, turning the entire virtual world into powder.
It had completed the database update and the underlying logic upgrade. It had gotten rid of all the restraints of ‘access’ and turned into a real life! “Are you kidding me? Why didn’t you pick me?”
Li Yao stared at the apocalyptic scene in front of him, dumbfounded.
It was still the ‘brain drain’ deep inside the core database of the Fuxi Clan where countless virtual worlds were floating up and down like crystal bubbles and brain cells. In the blink of an eye, all the data inside the brain drain was surging, expanding, and exploding crazily, as if ten thousand undersea volcanoes were erupting at the same time.
Li Yao also sensed that the scanning, locking, and suppressing of the Fuxis had been increased by ten times. He felt that he was stuck in high-density mercury and could not move at all. It was difficult for him to even release a telepathic thought.
Not far in front of him, the cluster of brightness that had been condensed by the remaining souls of Lu Qingchen and the four members of the yaksha squad absorbed a lot of the core data from the Fuxi Clan like a supernova outbreak. A mysterious fusion reaction took place, until it turned into a ‘cosmic object’ that looked like a ‘white hole’ and was spurting out furious radiation and particles nonstop.
On the surface of the ‘white hole’, countless streams of information and data constituted a ever-changing, twisted face that was grimacing as if it were laughing at Li Yao.
Li Yao’s heart hit rock bottom. ‘The worst thing had happened.
Fuxi had completely swallowed Lu Qingchen and advanced into the ‘perfect form’ of Lawless. The computational ability of the two parties had soared exponentially. He was definitely no match for Fuxi and was likely to follow in Lu Qingchen’s footsteps! “Why is it that most of the computational ability of the Fuxis should’ve been devoted to the control and tactical deduction of the fleet? It only used part of its computational ability to deal with me, and I couldn’t even defeat it?
Li Yao realized the gap between their computational ability again.
He also discovered another weird phenomenon. Gold streams of data were still flooding into the ‘white hole’ in the center like veins and nerves. “Fuxi seems to have endowed the virtual worlds with a certain degree of independence. The billions of virtual humans in the virtual worlds will develop on their own and collect the crystals of their thoughts and emotions as the source of strength to maintain the core level of their thinking!
Damn. If the virtual worlds are not all destroyed, it will be very difficult to kill the Fuxis. “and as long as it could not kill the Fuxi, it could create another or countless virtual worlds with its unparalleled computational ability at any time, forming an invincible cycle!
Li Yao recalled the legendary Hydra.
According to the legends, after the Hydra’s head was chopped off, it would be reborn instantly and become even stronger.
The only way to kill the Hydra completely was to chop off its nine heads at the same time.
But how was it possible? “Hehe. Hehehehehe!”
In front of Li Yao, inside the endless ‘white hole’, unbridled laughter echoed, as if a wild animal that had been sealed for billions of years had finally broken out of its cage and was releasing the flames of life impatiently. “[haven’t scanned you yet, and you are already harassing my integration? Very good. Very good. Your soul is quite interesting, too. Now, it’s your turn!”
Thunderous noises echoed inside the ‘white hole’, followed by ten thousand streaks of golden lightning that were dancing around Li Yao’s soul and interweaving into an airtight dragnet that blocked Li Yao’s every route of escape. “Are you curious why I can still keep such amazing computational ability? You can only blame yourself for showing up too late, and the citizens of the imperium are too weak and vulnerable!
The ‘white hole’ spurted out torrents of data again. Billions of pictures of war were displayed in the torrents, which were the battle lines and corners of the battle in the capital city. ‘Through the picture, Li Yao could clearly see that the situation in the capital city was indeed very bad.
The fully-automatic defense system at the periphery of the Empyrean Terminus Sector had been wrecked a long time ago. The few star fortresses and asteroids deployed around the planet had turned into cold debris, too.
The citizens of the imperium were indeed tough. No starships retreated or surrendered. Even if they ran out of ammunition, they would still march forward at full speed and crash into the densest formation of the enemy.
But the main fleet of the Sanctuary Alliance was like a war hammer. Even the hardest bones would be smashed into pieces when they touched the war hammer.
It couldn’t be helped. When Li Yao left the capital city, he knew that Xiao Ming’s and Wen Wen’s computational ability, together with the courage and willpower that the imperial guards had worked so hard to raise, were not enough to make up for the shortcomings of starships, training, and Cultivation.
Besides, the ‘courage’ and ‘willpower’ of the members of the Sanctuary Alliance who had been highly brainwashed were as good as anybody’s. “The outcome has been decided.
Fuxi gradually calmed down, as if he were stating a fact. “All the data is in my hands. Every detail has been calculated and inferred clearly. There is no force that can stop me from taking over the Empyrean Terminus Sector and the planet.. There are no unexpected factors that can interfere with our integration!