Above The Sky-Chapter 1910 - 397: Triple True Bodies, Edge of Perished Sun!
The slender blond man smiled as he watched Ian.
His features were somewhat blurred, as was his figure, giving the impression of a phantom from memory. When looked at closely, one might vaguely make out a face quite similar to a grown-up Yisen Gard, but the moment you shifted your gaze slightly, everything returned to obscurity.
Listening to his words, Ian was silent for a while, then slowly spoke, "Are you a soul spirit after death, or a revived personality?"
"Are you the true Inega II, or merely an echoing phantom?"
[I am the true spirit of immortality]
The man glanced at his hand, then spoke slowly, [I should have been without intelligence or awareness. It was Axel who spread my essence throughout the entire world. The subconsciences and memory banks of countless people constructed me... If all the essence could be returned to the body most suited for me, waiting for the return of my soul, I could probably be resurrected]
[As for now, I am not the real Inega II—I’m just a remnant echo, an echo, a blurry mark]
"I see..."
Ian nodded slightly, his gaze turning fervent: "It seems Axel has truly researched a method to resurrect the strong, though the conditions are extremely harsh."
"In other words, could my teacher... Hiliard, theoretically be resurrected as well?"
[Possible, but extremely difficult. Nearly impossible, collecting our essence requires an astronomical amount of time and energy, perhaps only a Star God can achieve it through the Great Aether Circulation]
The phantom looked intensely at Ian: [In any case, we are already failures. To pay such a hefty price to ’attempt resurrection,’ I would not want to be resurrected in that manner, at least not personally]
[But I will neither stop you nor dissuade you. Whatever you intend to do, I will not guide your actions]
Ian raised an eyebrow: "Even if it’s Axel, using your immortality, brainwashing the entire world?"
[He did well]
The phantom looked at the rainbow-colored Milky Way above his head, smiling: [Axel pursued his dreams, transformed his character, and ultimately reached a level not inferior to mine—his nature is indeed resilient and determined. As a father, I am proud of him]
"He likely also altered his character." Ian mused, questioning with a hint of ’malice’: "Is brainwashing all humans, such a presumptuous act, also ’good’?"
[If someone is determined to hypnotize himself into a murderous maniac, then no matter how timid, cowardly, or averse to blood he was before, at the moment of making that decision, he has already become the maniac he wished to be]
The phantom did not change its opinion despite the latent ’skepticism’ in Ian’s words: [Just as if someone were to transform into a heartless emperor, then he is indeed a heartless emperor]
[As for Axel’s actions, ignoring everyone’s will, forcibly spreading my character, thought patterns, and memory... from my perspective and that of common social morality, it is indeed wrong]
[But Ian... Ian Silverpeak]
Saying this, the phantom’s tone was intriguing: [Do you think that, when facing a Fifth Energy Level Sunbird, an emperor of The Empire, a strong adversary fighting against you]
[Is it meaningful to comment on his ’morality’ and ’right or wrong’?]
[If I told you that I think it is wrong, very bad. Is that the answer you want to hear?]
"No." Ian smiled: "It’s meaningless."
[Yes, it is meaningless] Saying this, the phantom nodded slightly: [So my assessment is based only on his determination, ability, and thought. This approach, even I never considered. This unprecedented possibility indeed deserves my admiration as a father]
[On this point, I can only commend his resolve]
[As for this world]
At this moment, Inega II surveyed the void.
His eyes were not only his own eyes but also the eyes of countless ’Awakened Ones’ who carried his personality and memories.
Surveying the world, witnessing many things, the heavens unchanged, the world unaltered, everything was as it had been when he left.
Thereby he felt some disappointment.
He shook his head slightly: [The people of this world are still not doing well. After my death, there was no revolutionary change. Axel inherited part of the reforms, but more so to achieve his own goals rather than build a beautiful nation]
[But you. Ian. You are currently creating a new order, a new possibility]
[Even if I encountered the profound darkness within that new order, the dreadful future where people prey on each other, I believe you will resolve it]
"So."
Ian exhaled: "You will not help me stop Axel?"
[You don’t need me, you can do it] The phantom smiled: [But I will help you]
[Just as I would not refuse Axel borrowing my power to brainwash all humanity; neither will I refuse you using my power to defeat him. This is my fairness, I will not show favoritism]
[My successor—please allow me to call you that. Whether you or Axel, both are dissatisfied with the current world and wish to create a new one. To me, a deceased person, in this respect, you are both the same]
