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Chapter 583: Need Some Clues? I'll Give You a Few
Chapter 583: Need Some Clues? I'll Give You a Few
"Tell me, how am I supposed to contain the Cosmic Will when I can't even leave this place?" Qin Muye, who was currently in the form of He Wu, was almost exploding. The main body was getting more and more out of control, and he felt that his newly full durability had already dropped significantly because of this.
However, he quickly understood the plan. It was to draw attention, while the main body prepared to create a small tear to deliberately let the Cosmic Will in.
So, this was more of a notification rather than a discussion, as the main body had already used the Homeland as a target.
The Cosmic Will was likely already here.
The Cosmic Will could still manage to sneak into the Dead Realm without much trouble, as it had previously been hesitant to enter due to the lack of a clear target. But with Qin Muye's cooperation, it had unknowingly slipped in.
More importantly, the main body had re-closed the anti-primordial field as soon as the Cosmic Will entered. The Cosmic Will would never have expected to be trapped in the anti-primordial field again.
Even Qin Muye wouldn't have thought of it. After all, the anti-primordial field in the circular world base was only a hundred square meters, while his covered the entire Dead Realm. With this information gap and the main body's deliberate actions, the Cosmic Will had been led into a trap.
To keep the Cosmic Will busy, relying solely on Qin Muye's Sage's Book Shadow Equipment avatar wouldn't be enough. So, the main body had directly trapped the Cosmic Will in the Dead Realm, and Qin Muye's job was simple—stir up trouble.
"So, where did the main body send the Cosmic Will?" Qin Muye was curious.
However, due to the Cosmic Will's presence, he didn't dare use his senses to investigate. He was at the 7th stage, while the Cosmic Will was at the 8th stage, one stage higher. It was better not to take unnecessary risks. But based on his guess, it was likely sent to this area.
It couldn't have been sent to another part of the Homeland, or he would truly be helpless.
As he was pondering, the dormitory door suddenly opened, and Zhou Lin walked in slowly, "Have you eaten?"
"No, are you bringing me food?" Qin Muye was taken aback. How did this kid manage to come in without making a sound, like a ghost?
This was unusual. With his normal perception, he could detect any movement in the entire neighborhood, even while lying down.
And Zhou Lin had managed to avoid detection so easily, which had never happened before.
'Fck, the main body must have sent the Cosmic Will to be my roommate?'
Given the situation, Qin Muye couldn't have guessed anything else. The only entity with such power was the Cosmic Will. After all, there were no 8th stage or 7th stage entities left, and a 6th stage entity couldn't have slipped past Qin Muye.
Only the Cosmic Will had that capability.
"I didn't bring any, I haven't had much of an appetite lately," Zhou Lin's tone had clearly changed. The original Zhou Lin would have come back with a pile of food.
As an ability user, the best way to strengthen oneself without extraordinary resources was to eat more, even ordinary food could be converted into nutrients for the body's cells, though not as effective as extraordinary resources, it was free and he could eat whatever he wanted.
Therefore, Zhou Lin was usually always eating or drinking, and most ability users were the same, driven by the desire to grow stronger.
So, Zhou Lin's lack of appetite immediately revealed the problem.
"Oh, so you're not going to the performance today? I remember you used to enjoy it," Qin Muye probed further.
"I'll go later, I have something to do," Zhou Lin seemed a bit impatient.
Qin Muye was certain there was no performance. It had ended two days ago, running for only a short time. It seemed the Cosmic Will hadn't fully received Zhou Lin's memories, or it was just lying to Qin Muye.
Just as Qin Muye was about to speak, Zhou Lin got up to leave.
"Recently, I've been feeling a bit strange. It's like the Homeland isn't being piloted," Qin Muye suddenly said.
This made Zhou Lin pause, and his tone turned grim, "What do you know?"
His tone was harsh and condescending.
"See, why are the Captain and Senator's positions empty? Why can't I find any records on my smart terminal?" Qin Muye continued.
Qin Muye fiddled with the broken smart terminal.
The smart terminal was completely dark, displaying nothing, but Qin Muye seemed to see something and showed it to 'Zhou Lin.'
'Zhou Lin' saw nothing, only Qin Muye's random fiddling, and the so-called evidence was naturally non-existent.
However, this did make 'Zhou Lin' think. Before coming here, he had noticed that the high-ranking members of these refugees seemed to have all disappeared, leaving only some insignificant individuals.
This made him suspect that they had been cleared out by the Dead Realm. Later, through Qin Muye, he discovered that not only had these people been erased by the Dead Realm, but the remaining refugees' memories had also been erased.
This was why there was such a misunderstanding.
"Hmm, I see. Do you have any other thoughts to share?" 'Zhou Lin' was pleased with Qin Muye's words, thinking he could be the last to be killed later.
He remembered that this refugee was a human interstellar ability user before sinking into the Dead Realm, and dying at the hands of the Cosmic Will would be an honor.
"Tsk, you really know how to joke around. But I guess it might be that the Homeland has some issues. After all, we've been in an unknown star region for a while now, and it's possible we've been blocked by something," Qin Muye said with a half-joking tone.
"An unknown star region affecting the Homeland? I understand. Go about your business." 'Zhou Lin' seemed to sense something and decisively left the dormitory.
He had only been back for a couple of minutes before leaving, clearly having made some new discoveries.
"Coming and going so quickly, I wonder what he does all day," Qin Muye muttered to himself. He had to play his part well, or he might slip up and get caught.
'The main body plans to use the anti-primordial field to trap the Cosmic Will inside the Dead Realm and let them fight it out, while he watches from the outside.'
As for the idea of abandoning the Cosmic Will and forming a Gestalt consciousness to become a 9th stage, that was impossible. Despite the Cosmic Will's current weakness, the main body must devour the Cosmic Will to truly become a 9th stage. Otherwise, the Star Gods would only be a quantity, not a quality that could elevate him.
The Star Gods might seem like the foundation, but the Cosmic Will, trapped for countless years, was the true core and key.
Otherwise, would it really be enough to have enough Star Gods? If so, why would Qin Muye go through such a roundabout way, just to imprison the Cosmic Will and let the Star Gods do the work themselves?
The Cosmic Will was the key. Without it, everything would be like a mirage, looking good but having no substance.
It wasn't impossible to reach the 9th stage by accumulating quantity, but without the Cosmic Will, Qin Muye would have to follow the path of devouring worlds to create Titan-level constructs and mass-produce territory traits to achieve a qualitative change. However, with a better path available, there was no need for that.
Becoming a 9th stage by devouring the Cosmic Will relied on external forces, which Qin Muye never worried about. He hadn't practiced cultivation; most of his strength came from modifications, making him appear to others as someone who relied on external forces and resources. This didn't prevent him from devouring their worlds.
No matter how well someone spoke, nothing was as practical as taking action.
What he called foundation and technique were completely useless to him. No matter how good the technique, could it withstand a big push from him?
'From the looks of it, Zhou Lin won't be coming back.' Qin Muye thought, because the clue he gave was real, and the Cosmic Will would soon confront the vast Dead Realm.
Then, they would surely fight. What else could they do? As for who would win or lose, he had no idea. As a 7th stage Sage's Book Shadow Equipment avatar, he couldn't see through the 8th stage Cosmic Will. He would have to ask the main body for that.
But the main body would definitely say they were evenly matched, because whoever won would bring no benefit to him. Only a stalemate would be the greatest benefit.
So, whoever lost, the main body would help, to prevent them from being killed.
'I think the Cosmic Will won't stand a chance against the Dead Realm. Otherwise, it wouldn't have left even its own remnants here.'
(End of Chapter)
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