Orderly tyrant

【You have entered Sky Island 01399, one chance has been consumed, nine chances remaining】

【While within the Sky Island range, you will be expelled from the Sky Island once you exit the Second Universe Network】

Upon entering the Sky Island, two messages immediately appeared in Lin Qing's mind.

Immediately afterward, he passed through the mist enveloping the Sky Island, and his vision suddenly opened up.

The interior of this Sky Island was actually a lake spanning several dozen kilometers, with a small island in the center. On the island stood a small stone house.

“The Holy Text Inheritance should be on the island in the heart of the lake…” Lin Qing speculated in his heart.

From the information he had gathered over the past few months, as long as a qualified person entered a special place within the Sky Island, they would naturally receive the Holy Text Inheritance.

Some lucky individuals might even encounter the guardian of the Sky Island, suspected to be an intelligent life form left behind by Earth's pre-civilization.

This island in the heart of the lake seemed to be the most special place in the entire lake.

“Hmm?”

As soon as Lin Qing appeared above the lake, he felt himself involuntarily falling downwards, as if the ability to fly granted by his domain had become ineffective.

Anti-air?

Having heard of various treasure trial scenarios, he immediately understood that this must be an anti-air state.

Although he didn't know the specifics of each Sky Island, he had been prepared.

Accompanied by the condensation of light, a circular, giant shield appeared beneath his feet, landing perfectly on the water and supporting his body.

Subsequently, Lin Qing steered the shield towards the island in the heart of the lake at high speed.

His domain remained fully expanded at all times.

Suddenly—

A melodious song echoed from the depths of the lake, seemingly played on an instrument, yet also like someone singing, beautiful and ethereal.

Lin Qing immediately felt an urge to fall asleep, but with his mental will and consciousness strength, the feeling of drowsiness completely disappeared after slightly activating his psychic defense.

“Mental attack?”

He pondered inwardly, “It’s quite powerful. Ordinary Primal beings would probably fall asleep after listening for a while, and even Patrol Envoys would probably be instantly knocked unconscious.”

Resisting mental attacks mainly relied on willpower, and with the improvement of one's life level, consciousness would also become stronger, making it easier to resist.

Psychic power could also block the intrusion of external psychic power before the enemy's mental attack took effect.

After all, his consciousness was already at the level of a Primal being, and his will was extremely strong. As long as he slightly activated his psychic defense, he would be completely unaffected.

“Roar!!”

Just then, the surface of the lake suddenly exploded, stirring up monstrous waves. A monster, like a giant python or leech, three to four meters thick and of unknown length, roared and opened its bloody maw to bite at Lin Qing, accompanied by the waves.

Lin Qing's mind stirred.

The hazy light domain instantly expanded. At that moment, everything around—water droplets, waves, the monster…—seemed to freeze, all solidified in place by an invisible force.

At the same time, a stream of light transformed into a sharp blade, cutting across and instantly severing its head.

“Pfft!”

Foul-smelling, ink-green blood spurted out, but the monster's aura didn't diminish much, and it even frantically resisted the domain.

“Oh?” Lin Qing revealed a hint of surprise.

More divine weapons transformed into streams of light, flying out like sharp blades, spinning like a frantically working meat grinder, and instantly cutting the python-like monster into countless pieces.

Feeling the monster's aura dissipate, Lin Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the black flames also stopped burning.

The domain itself didn't consume much energy, but the black flames consumed a lot of life to burn.

Since the black flames transformed into a Primal being, its strength had become even greater, and the life force consumed by the black flames had also increased, but the increase in lifespan was not much.

Now it could only last for forty to fifty seconds.

This also made him understand why this race's talent was so terrifying, its evolution speed was extremely fast, but the more it evolved, the faster it died.

If it was reality, it wouldn't matter, as he could just revive the black flames again and again, and his recovery speed was fast enough.

But at this time, his consciousness was in the Second Universe Network. Once the black flames were completely burned out, he would have to exit the Second Universe Network and immerse his consciousness in the Eternal Gate in his mind to revive the black flames, which was relatively troublesome.

And within the Sky Island range, he would be expelled from the Sky Island once he exited the Second Universe Network.

Without the consciousness amplification from the burning black flames, the domain's power would only be one-tenth of what it was, and this move couldn't be considered a huge advantage.

“Save it a bit, forty to fifty seconds is enough…”

Lin Qing glanced at the monster fragments sinking into the lake, and couldn't help frowning slightly: “What kind of monster is this? It has the aura of an Awakened being, but it's so strong?”

He could feel that this monster's aura was only at the Awakened being level, but its strength was actually much stronger than many Patrol Envoys.

Even the black flames, before taking office as a divine being, were only this strong, and that was at the cost of burning life.

An Awakened being without a divine position could reach this level of strength just by relying on itself—that was too outrageous.

“Could it be that the Sky Islands just adjusted the monster's strength?”

Lin Qing guessed, but then he felt that the Sky Islands wouldn't make such an adjustment. Otherwise, why would they create a never-before-seen monster instead of a wise human who was more suitable for trials?

As long as they adjusted the values in the virtual space, an ordinary human who knew nothing could blow up a mountain with one punch.

“Maybe this kind of monster really existed in Earth's pre-civilization…”

Lin Qing speculated inwardly, continuing to step on the shield and head towards the island in the heart of the lake.

Along the way, he encountered three more giant monsters, each no weaker than the previous python-like monster, and each with a different form.

If he had entered before mastering the essence of Primal energy, it would have been a bit troublesome, but now it was not difficult.

Before long, Lin Qing landed on the island in the heart of the lake.

According to the information, there was a set of life-type Holy Texts on this Sky Island, called 'Banquet Blessing'.

He only knew the name and faction because this Sky Island was the closest and one of the larger ones in the lower layer, so he prioritized coming here.

The island in the heart of the lake was only a few hundred square meters in size, with a small stone house standing on it.

The door of the stone house was ajar.

Lin Qing swept his psychic power and found that the stone house was empty, with only a stone platform placed inside, so he walked over.

After entering the stone house, Lin Qing couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

On the stone platform sat a black-haired man with his hair loose, looking no different from an Earthling.

But before pushing the door open, his domain and psychic power had not detected the other party's existence. The other party seemed to be non-existent.

Could he be the guardian of the Sky Island?

“You can see me.”

The black-haired man smiled, “A Walker Beneath the Gods?”

“You know?” Lin Qing was slightly surprised.

The other party was speaking the universal language.

The black-haired man casually said: “On the Sky Islands, I didn't take the initiative to appear, but you can see my existence, so of course you are a Walker Beneath the Gods.”

“The Beginning Realm has finally given birth to a Walker Beneath the Gods…”

He sized up Lin Qing and said softly: “Your authority doesn't resonate with this planet. Could it be an energy level that surpasses the scope of a perfect planet?”

The Beginning Realm?

Lin Qing's heart stirred. Could this be the name the pre-civilization used for Earth?

As for the other party knowing that he possessed authority, that was also normal.

Because… a Walker Beneath the Gods must be an authority Awakener, and must possess Source Power to fuse the divine position of Walker Beneath the Gods.

Even if he didn't cultivate 《Three-Phase Starry Sky》 to produce Source Power, the shrine in the forbidden area would provide a certain amount of Source Power when fusing the divine position, and having Source Power himself would increase the success rate.

“An initial human with a pure soul, who awakened a high-level authority.”

The black-haired man casually commented: “He even mastered the essence of Primal energy in advance? Not bad, although he can't be considered a genius at the level of a second-level civilization, he can barely be considered an elite.”

He paused and said: “If you have the opportunity, you can look for the Vacuum Grand Tomb in the Beginning Realm. Perhaps there is a glimmer of hope.”

“Vacuum Grand Tomb? A glimmer of hope?” Lin Qing was a little puzzled and asked: “What do you mean?”

The other party clearly saw his strength, but actually thought that his current level wasn't even considered a genius in a second-level civilization, and could only barely be considered an elite?

Second-level civilization… was it so perverted?

However, it was said that second-level civilizations were full of authority Awakeners, so thinking about it this way, it was possible…

“Your era seems to call this planet Earth?”

The black-haired man said with interest: “If you are interested in the truth about Earth, and if you have a sense of responsibility towards your civilization, the Vacuum Grand Tomb has what you want.”

He added: “Of course, you don't have to go if you're not interested. Anyway, it's just a thought of ours, and we can continue to wait for the next one.”

Lin Qing understood his meaning somewhat: “The inheritance of a pre-civilization relic?”

“You can say that,” the black-haired man said casually: “But it can't be considered a true inheritance, otherwise it wouldn't have been left behind.”

Lin Qing asked curiously: “Earth, was it a second-level civilization before?”

The black-haired man smiled, “You don't even have the qualifications to know the true name of the energy in your body. Curiosity will only kill you.”

“However, I am a very easy-going person,” he smiled: “If you want to know, I can tell you all the truth now, but I'm not sure what will happen.”

Lin Qing immediately said very simply: “I didn't ask.”

Earth had always called the energy in the body 'mysterious energy', and he still didn't know the reason or its true name.

It seemed that… even knowing the true name of the energy in the body was a taboo.

“I've said enough.”

The black-haired man leaned lazily on the stone platform and said, “The Holy Text Inheritance of this Sky Island is the life-type 'Banquet Blessing'. Accept the inheritance if you're interested. Whether you inscribe it depends on yourself.”

Lin Qing nodded slightly: “Okay.”

The black-haired man casually raised a finger and pointed, and a point of light sank into Lin Qing's brow.

A large amount of information emerged in his mind, and a special illusory power surged into his body.

It was a set of life-type Holy Texts, 'Banquet Blessing'.

Banquet Blessing.

After inscribing this set of Holy Texts with the power of a divine position, one would become a bestower, and one's own flesh and blood would be sublimated into a special 'banquet'. Life forms fed with the life-force-containing banquet would undergo an astonishing transformation.

The more banquets fed, the greater the transformation.

Although they would no longer be able to evolve independently after enjoying the banquet, their souls and bodies would merge, and as long as they regularly enjoyed the banquet, they would gain an extremely long lifespan, and their bodies would become extremely powerful.

After inscribing 'Banquet Blessing' with fourth-level energy, as long as they continuously fed the banquet of their own flesh and blood, in theory, consuming all of their flesh and blood to bestow the blessing would allow any life form to transform to the equivalent of a Primal being with a gene optimization index of 1000%!

If they inscribed the Banquet Blessing with Primal energy and fed it with their own flesh and blood, in theory, they could at most allow any life form to transform to the equivalent of a high-level Primal being with a gene optimization index of 1000%!

“To create subordinates?”

Lin Qing understood somewhat, “I'll pass on it for myself… It would be okay to let the black flames inscribe these Holy Texts.”

He suddenly asked: “The monsters in the lake outside, were they created using the Banquet Blessing?”

“Yes, simulated.”

The black-haired man said casually: “These Holy Texts are extremely precious to second-level civilizations, but meaningless to first-level civilizations. First-level civilizations don't have existences with infinite life force. They are suitable for second-level civilizations to create dependents who are as immortal as themselves.”

Lin Qing understood his meaning.

This Banquet Blessing was equivalent to transferring one's own life force to other lives. Regularly feeding the banquet transformed from one's own flesh and blood could replenish the lifespan of other lives.

In theory, as long as one was immortal, the 'dependents' they fed could also be immortal.

“No wonder the monsters outside are stronger than black flame tribes of the same level…”

Lin Qing finally understood.

The black flame tribe at the Awakened being level, not talking about the divine position foundation, could use all their strength to burn life and have a body comparable to a Primal being with a gene optimization index of 300% among the Intelligent Star People.

And the monsters in the lake had bodies comparable to Primal beings with a gene optimization index of 1000%!

Their physical foundation was several times stronger than that of the black flame tribe.

“However, just the body isn't enough, right?”

Lin Qing asked in confusion: “Could it be that those monsters also have divine positions or combat techniques?”

The reason why divine position holders were powerful was because the divine position's amplification of combat power was extremely exaggerated.

For example, an Awakened being had a body that was only a hundred times stronger than an ordinary person, but with the help of the divine position's ability, they could unleash terrifying power exceeding a hundred thousand tons.

This was the use of the mysterious energy in the body, combined with the divine position's ability.

Although the amplification of combat power from Primal-level combat techniques was not as exaggerated as that of divine positions, it could also unleash power exceeding itself by hundreds of times.

“Of course, these monsters have also been modified, and their instincts contain certain skills.”

The black-haired man explained lazily, “The modification methods are also in those relics in reality. Go find them yourself if you're interested.”

Lin Qing nodded slightly.

This Holy Text could create dependents who were immortal along with oneself, so he naturally wouldn't give it up, but he could let the black flames inscribe it.

He or the black flames could be revived again and again with the help of the Eternal Gate. In theory, as long as their consciousness was not scattered, they would be immortal, which was perfect for cooperating with these Holy Texts.

“Alright.”

The black-haired man waved his hand and said, "You can go to Sky Island 00001 and take a look. The inheritance there will be truly useful to you. If you succeed, you can be considered a genius valued by even a Tier 2 civilization."

"Sky Island 00001?" Lin Qing was slightly stunned.

The information he obtained from Zhao Jiayi did not contain information about Sky Island 00001.

Moreover, as far as he knew, Sky Island 00001 didn't seem to have anything special. It didn't even have the slightest test. It had long been explored, and no inheritance had been found.

This Sky Island Guardian actually said that there was an inheritance on Sky Island 00001?

However, before Lin Qing could ask, he saw the black-haired man on the stone platform wave his sleeve—

"Go."

Lin Qing only felt the world in front of him change drastically. When he regained his senses, he had already appeared outside Sky Island 01399.

He silently floated in the high sky, looking at this sky island, his heart filled with speechless shock.

"It seems that the Sky Island Guardian is really left over from Earth's previous civilization..."

Lin Qing took a deep breath, "No wonder the Zhixing Group and other extraterrestrial civilizations are blockading Earth. It seems they are also afraid of Earth's secrets being leaked..."

Currently, Earth's previous civilization is at least a Tier 2 civilization.

The Yuanchen civilization, where the Zhixing people are located, seems to be a Tier 1.8 civilization, but there is still a huge gap.

No wonder the various extraterrestrial civilizations are surrounding Earth like sharks smelling blood.

"How strong is a Tier 2 civilization exactly..."

Lin Qing sighed inwardly and immediately transformed into a stream of light, flying towards the next target—

Sky Island 02477.

He wasn't in a hurry to go to Sky Island 00001. Anyway, no one had discovered the special nature of Sky Island 00001.

He would take some Holy Words or Divine Skill inheritances first.

...

Sky Island 02477 possesses a set of Holy Word inheritance called 'Source Soul'.

According to Zhao Jiayi's brief introduction, this set of Holy Words is used to improve soul defense.

Lin Qing had already regarded this set of Holy Words as a backup plan.

His Authority had already given him an immortal life. He was only afraid of attacks and control on his soul and spirit.

If someone was extremely strong in illusion techniques and directly controlled him, making him unable to commit suicide or even reveal his secrets, it would be troublesome.

And the Zhixing people happened to be good at mind power.

Therefore, combat power aside, spiritual defense must be strengthened.

On this Sky Archipelago, there were two sets of life-type Holy Words related to mental defense, one was 'Source Soul', and the other was the Holy Word 'Mirror of Pain'.

Lin Qing planned to inscribe both of them.

Awakened beings can inscribe up to three sets of Holy Words, while original beings can inscribe six sets of Holy Words.

Normally, once inscribed, it cannot be changed.

But Lin Qing knew...

God's Walkers can use Pseudo-Divinity to wash away the Holy Words they have already inscribed.

This is also one of the special traits of God's Walkers.

"For the time being, focus on cultivation and survival. Everything else can be put aside..."

Lin Qing looked at Sky Island 02477, which was floating not far away, and immediately flew into it.

Inside Sky Island 02477, there was a black rocky land with a range of dozens of kilometers. In the center stood a crystal statue.

The crystal statue exuded an astonishing pressure, as if an unparalleled powerhouse was constantly emitting an aura that oppressed the mind, and one could only resist it with willpower.

At the same time, the gravity of this sky island was as high as ten thousand times, making flying extremely difficult.

Lin Qing took a deep breath and immediately landed on the ground, quickly walking towards the crystal statue in the center.

More than ten minutes later, he finally reached the crystal statue in the center.

Although it was a bit torturous, it was not difficult.

This was also normal. With his original being's basic consciousness strength and extraordinary willpower, if he couldn't even pass this test, it would probably be difficult to find a second explorer this time.

"We meet again."

When Lin Qing approached the crystal statue, he saw a figure floating out of the crystal statue, which was the black-haired man he had seen on Sky Island 01399 before.

"It's you again?" Lin Qing was stunned. "Could it be that the guardians of all the sky islands are you?"

"What else?" The black-haired man smiled.

"Okay."

Lin Qing said, "It seems that you will be seeing me quite a few times today."

"Alright, this is the inheritance of the Holy Word 'Source Soul'. Here you go."

The black-haired man pointed a finger, and a point of light immediately entered Lin Qing's heart, turning into a large amount of memory and a strange illusory power.

Lin Qing silently closed his eyes and accepted the Holy Word inheritance. He opened his eyes after a long while.

Source Soul.

It uses one's own life as the source to protect one's soul. Once attacked in terms of spirit and soul, this Holy Word 'Source Soul' will act as a link between life and soul, using one's own life force as the price to resist spiritual attacks.

No matter how strong the enemy's spiritual attack is, the attack on his soul will consume his life force first, until his life is exhausted, before it harms his soul.

By inscribing this set of Holy Words, he can safely escape when encountering powerful enemies in terms of soul.

Moreover, it is enough for the main body to inscribe it. Even if the clone is under soul control, he can use the Gate of Eternity to directly collapse the clone's soul and create another one.

The key is to leave enough fault tolerance for the main body.

Most importantly—

The Holy Word consumes an extremely astonishing amount of energy only when it is inscribed, but once it is successfully inscribed, it is equivalent to a state bonus and no longer needs to be activated by oneself.

It is equivalent to a passive or buff.

"Source Soul is to protect the soul from being eroded and attacked, and also need to defend against mental illusions..."

Lin Qing thought to himself, "Coincidentally, the Mirror of Pain is used to resist illusions... The specifics still need to be seen..."

Jiayi's information to him was only a brief introduction, and the specific situation is still unclear.

...

After Lin Qing left Sky Island 02477, he flew directly and without hesitation to Sky Island 21775 above North America.

This sky island is where the Holy Word 'Mirror of Pain' is located.

Somewhat similar to the test of 'Source Soul', both need to walk in a high-gravity environment, mainly testing spiritual willpower.

However, this sky island focuses more on the ability to endure pain.

Many people with strong willpower may not be very good at enduring pain. It is normal to be unable to resist when suffering torture.

The test on this Sky Island 21775 is to block the mysterious energy in Lin Qing's body, unable to use any divine abilities or combat techniques, etc., and can only rely on the most basic physical body to walk barefoot on the ground full of thorns in a tenfold gravity environment.

These thorns seem to have some kind of special illusory toxin that actually penetrates deep into the soul!

Fortunately, this body and soul are reflected by the Second Universe Network. Even if the soul collapses, it will not affect reality.

However, the damage of this illusory toxin to the soul is not great, mainly it will cause pain to the soul.

Moreover, every step he takes, more toxins accumulate in his soul.

Theoretically, as long as enough illusory toxins accumulate, the soul will also collapse.

"It's so far..."

Lin Qing looked numbly at the black stone statue more than twenty kilometers away, walking step by step on the ground full of thorns, each step causing severe pain.

"I endure... I endure..."

"Damn... why is it getting more and more painful..."

Not only is it a competition of pain tolerance, but also a competition of soul strength.

His soul was able to withstand the storm baptism in his previous life, which has proved his innate soul advantage.

Therefore, the key is to endure the pain.

Anyway, in the Second Universe Network, even if the soul collapses, there is nothing wrong with reality. This illusory toxin only targets the soul of the Second Universe Network.

Under ten times the gravity, more than twenty kilometers of road, without any ability, only relying on the basic physical body, Lin Qing took three or four hours to reach the black stone statue.

He was already numb with pain, and walked over entirely by willpower.

"The soul is quite strong, and the resistance to soul toxins is so high? No wonder you don't look very painful."

The black-haired man floated out of the black stone statue, looking at Lin Qing with a smile, "It seems that your soul is stronger than those races called Zhixing people."

"Zhixing people?" Lin Qing's heart moved.

He remembered that Chenguang said that the Zhixing people were born with strong souls.

Moreover, the hometown of the Zhixing people also has that special 'storm' from the end of the world in his previous life. The Zhixing people with strong souls can survive in the storm.

What caused the end of the world on Earth was this special storm.

According to Chenguang, Dr. Chu Hui once investigated and found that there was a Zhixing-style spaceship on Earth that came to Earth a century ago.

Moreover, that special storm is essentially suspected to be a modified strong energy field, and the hometown of the Zhixing people has this energy field.

"Senior, I would like to ask a question."

Lin Qing couldn't help but open his mouth and said, "Earth broke out a special storm nearly a hundred years ago, suspected to be a strong energy field. Only those with strong souls can survive. Twenty years after the storm raged, high-energy evolutionary radiation appeared everywhere on Earth. Do you know what's going on?"

"Special storm?" The black-haired man raised his eyebrows slightly, and then waved his sleeve.

"Buzz..."

In the sound of invisible humming, a strange strong wind suddenly passed through Lin Qing's body.

Lin Qing couldn't help but be stunned.

This feeling... is the storm he felt during the end of the world in his previous life!

"Yes, it's a storm like this." Lin Qing nodded immediately.

"This storm is indeed an energy field mainly targeting the soul."

The black-haired man said, "Actually, there is no technical content. Someone should have slightly modified the source of the six major energy factions gathered by the Earth during its self-sublimation to stimulate this strong energy field covering the entire planet."

"As for high-energy evolutionary radiation, it is the evolutionary energy released from those energy sources when a perfect planet successfully sublimates, which is only beneficial to the life on the planet."

He glanced at Lin Qing, "Some special Tier 1 civilizations in the universe, such as the Zhixing people, who are born with special souls, often use this method to select members of the clan who are born with strong souls. Over time, the entire race will be born with strong souls."

Lin Qing took a deep breath.

Now he was sure.

Combining the Zhixing spaceship that came to Earth a century ago with the special storm that appeared during the end of the world...

Perhaps... a Zhixing person came to Earth a century ago and discovered the Earth that was undergoing self-sublimation, and made slight modifications at the source of the six major energy factions gathered, thereby triggering this special storm that screened souls?

Under the storm, billions of people died around the world.

His former parents, relatives, friends, classmates... everything was buried in that doomsday.

Now it seems that the Zhixing people really did it?

Although he didn't understand the Zhixing people's reasons for doing this, he didn't want to understand.

"What's wrong?"

The black-haired man looked at Lin Qing thoughtfully, "Did many of the initial humans on Earth die because of this strong energy field?"

"Many, many." Lin Qing nodded slowly, and asked, "Senior, what would happen if those energy sources were not modified?"

"This is the gift of a perfect-level planet."

The black-haired man said, "The genes of the initial humans are often very low-level at first. Under the long-term radiation of evolutionary energy, the overall gene optimization index will increase a lot. If there is enough time, it is normal to reach a gene optimization index close to 100%."

"100%?" Lin Qing couldn't help but be stunned and said, "But now the gene optimization index of Earthlings is very low, and only a few people were improved by the high-energy evolutionary radiation back then."

"That's normal."

The black-haired man glanced at him and said casually, "Most of the energy accumulated by the energy sources gathered by the Earth's sublimation has probably become a storm for screening souls. As you said, that kind of storm lasted for twenty years, and there is probably not much energy left. The area covered by that little evolutionary energy will be very small, so how could it be possible to evolve the genes of the entire race?"

He said lightly, "Under normal circumstances, if all goes well, after the Earth sublimates into a perfect planet, the evolutionary energy will cover the globe and last for decades, which can greatly improve the gene optimization index of all human beings. Coupled with the divine land projected by the will of the universe and the Sky Archipelago of the Second Universe Network, Earth can develop rapidly and easily become a leader among Tier 1 civilizations. If a genius like you is born, Tier 2 civilizations have hope."

Lin Qing took a deep breath, and an uncontrollable killing intent suddenly arose in his heart.

Originally...

Originally, everything shouldn't have been like this, so many people shouldn't have died, and it shouldn't have been reduced to a low-level civilization colonized by extraterrestrial civilizations...

"Even the most powerful civilization will eventually perish."

The black-haired man suddenly said softly, "Compared to the endless, dark, and silent universe, many civilizations are just a trivial light, fleeting."

Lin Qing was silent for a moment and frowned slightly, "Senior, do you mean to let me wait?"

He knew that among the information about the various civilizations in the universe, there was a common concept, which translated into Earth's language is—

"No matter how brilliant it is at this moment, let's look at it again in ten thousand years."

This sentence can also be understood as a calm acceptance of fate.

"No."

The black-haired man laughed, "What I mean is, maybe one day your enemies will just disappear into the long river of time. You yourself won't live much longer. If you don't take advantage of this short time to take revenge and destroy your enemies' civilization, wouldn't that be too boring?"

Lin Qing was a little stunned.

"Living, whether it's short or long, always requires a goal."

The black-haired man said calmly, "Those with short lives can't grasp time and need to do meaningful things to satisfy themselves. Long lives are too boring and need to find things to support themselves. Aren't the goals of these two the same?"

"Senior is right," Lin Qing said sincerely.

The black-haired man smiled and said, "The Zhixing people are a Tier 1 civilization, right? With your potential, you have a chance to destroy them."

"What level of strength would that require?" Lin Qing asked sincerely.