Chapter 436: 195, Destruction of Intelligent Star Group!_3
Yan Qingqing’s head rolled to the ground, her eyes fixating on him as the sparkle in them gradually faded, plunging into lifelessness.
Lin Qing had neither the sentiment nor the mood to dwell on this; with a casual wave of his hand, he shattered her corpse into dust.
Even though she was an enemy from a previous life, he had long dismissed Yan Qingqing from his concerns.
As for torturing her?
To a Star Creature, consciousness is as steadfast as the stars, mere physical torment holds no real meaning.
Her greatest fear was having all hope extinguished in an instant.
Now, using her life to exert one final effort and serve as nourishment for his evolution would be a fitting retribution.
He could never resort to abandoning everything just to survive, as she did.
This was simply an act of revenge.
Lin Qing sheathed his long sword, feeling the Life Origin integrating into his body, and nodded slightly: “Just as Dean Chu said, as long as the Life Level transformation succeeds, the effect on the Warlord Divine Position remains the same after killing.”
Chu Hongjun nodded slightly, saying: “Next, we can start dealing with Intelligent Star Group. After solving Lei Tong, all those Star Creatures from the extraterrestrial civilizations are for you.”
“Alright.” Lin Qing nodded.
Besides himself, the Black Flame Clone also required sufficient slaughter.
Although the Black Flame Clone still needed to partake in the Original Level Divine Vocation Trial, it could wait, breaking through only after passing the trial.
“Celestial Vault Islands isn’t over yet.” Lin Qing asked, “Shall we start the action now?”
“We’ve all tried.” Chu Hongjun said: “Star-level Divine Officers on the upper layers of Celestial Vault Islands only have one exploration opportunity.”
Irenado nodded slightly.
“Did you two gain anything?” Lin Qing couldn’t help but ask.
“Somewhat.” Irenado sighed and said, “I found a glimmer of hope for the next level of transformation, but it will take long years to achieve even a slight possibility.”
Lin Qing raised an eyebrow.
He had already helped Irenado awaken the Ninth Energy Level’s authority [Soul Homeland], giving her an innate spatial talent.
Yet, there was only a glimmer of hope?
“Earth doesn’t have Ninth Energy Level, cannot sense or recognize, and can’t directly wield Ninth Energy Level’s powers, only creating from nothing.”
Irenado sighed, “No wonder 1.9-level civilizations are so rare; evolving into a Void Creature indeed presents unbelievably high difficulty.”
Lin Qing pondered for a moment and said, “Miss Irenado, actually… not only Earth lacks Ninth Energy Level energy, in fact, the entire universe doesn’t have it. This Ninth Energy Level is a uniquely personal power tier, advancing only through darkness.”
“Doesn’t exist?” Irenado murmured.
“Superior to Eighth Energy Level, it’s actually spatial talent.” Lin Qing said, “What you’re sensing is the Void Secret Realm formed by space fragments; that’s the realm of Second-level Civilization, not the Ninth Energy Level’s power.”
He paused and said, “If Miss Irenado found the location of Second-level Civilization and entered the Void Secret Realm, the evolution might become much easier.”
“Even easier wouldn’t mean breaking through in one or two years.”
Irenado sighed and shook her head, saying, “Currently, with Earth’s impending crisis, leveraging the authority can yield significant impact; I can’t leave Earth now.”
She looked at Lin Qing, “But for you, if Earth truly becomes untenable in the future, you should leave Earth.”
Lin Qing contemplated for a moment and said, “Actually, the situation isn’t that dire.”
He paused and said, “Today I met the Sky Island Guardian, who told me… if I could become a Star-level Divine Officer, there would be a chance to completely restore Earth’s peace, henceforth protecting it from extraterrestrial civilizations’ invasion.”
A Star-level Divine Officer merely presents a possibility; only by becoming the Vacuum Tomb’s Tomb Guardian can this be achieved.
Qi Lingxiao, Chu Hongjun, and Irenado all looked sharply at Lin Qing.
“Lin Qing, are you serious?” Qi Lingxiao couldn’t help but ask.
“Is becoming a Star-level Divine Officer enough?” Irenado also interjected, “Even if you become a Star-level Divine Officer, your strength can rampage through Level One Civilization, yet Second-level Civilization threats remain, are you sure?”
Chu Hongjun spoke gently, “Are you confident?”
“Sky Island Guardian has no reason to deceive me.” Lin Qing nodded and said, “He stated clearly that even Second-level Civilization wouldn’t threaten Earth, and Level Three Civilization doesn’t concern itself with Earth.”
Chu Hongjun slowly nodded, “Before you achieve the Star-level Divine Position, regardless of the cost, I will help delay.”
“Understood.” Qi Lingxiao said, “Don’t worry, as long as it’s not 1.9-level civilization, I’m not really afraid; that Yuan Chen Civilization’s Governor is at most on par with me.”
“However, I also have bad news to share with everyone.”
Lin Qing frowned and said, “A 1.9-level civilization — the Nine Star Civilization — has acknowledged Earth’s existence; a prominent figure from the Nine Star Civilization once came to Earth, and even had Yan Qingqing and Grock aid in exploring Earth’s relic treasures.”
Qi Lingxiao couldn’t help but be stunned.
Irenado’s gaze also changed.
Chu Hongjun seemed to have anticipated this, nodding slightly and saying, “Yan Qingqing’s status in Intelligent Star Group wasn’t high, yet was able to obtain the Three-eyed Clan’s eye, which had already led me to speculate this possibility.”
He continued, “Since it’s confirmed that the threat of 1.9-level civilization is imminent, we must seize Intelligent Star Group’s Seventh Rank Fortress; if we lack Earth’s destruction deterrence, upon opening Earth to 1.9-level civilization, it may fall instantly.”
Facing hopeless direct confrontation, we can only threaten by targeting what the enemy values.
Even if it’s self-sacrifice.
“Tonight… destroy Intelligent Star Group and expel all extraterrestrial civilizations from Earth!”