From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 845 - 495: Return, Newly Emerged High-level Civilization (Part 2)
With the ability of [Star Realm Travel], there’s no need to establish a Space Anchor Point to teleport here, and it doesn’t consume Divine Energy.
The third option is also ineffective.
Having obtained the S-Level [Soul Steel Seal] this time, this skill is much stronger than the A-Level [Subconscious Invasion].
The effects of the two skills are essentially overlapping, so it’s enough to keep just one.
Choose to delete [Subconscious Invasion], freeing up a Skill Slot for a potentially stronger skill when a suitable Skill Crystal Core is found.
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Teleportation complete, and the view in front slowly restores.
Lu Heng opens his eyes, just about to check on the situation of three companions, when suddenly a blinding white light explodes in front of him, the surrounding space is instantly enveloped by a powerful energy, as if trapped in a state of solidification.
This situation is not being encountered for the first time; it’s the manifestation of the white light of Zero Civilization’s appearance.
Lu Heng closes his eyes, shields them with his hand, and then says: "It seems you are in a hurry."
White Light: "You didn’t summon me in the Bloodline Clan territory."
Before entering the Abyss Battlefield, Lu Heng received a Crystal Core from Zero Civilization that could be used to summon White Light.
White Light also made it clear that it would not provide any help, only seeking Reincarnation Source Material in the past.
Lu Heng replied calmly: "I have investigated all the Bloodline Clan who have visited Zero Civilization, finding no Reincarnation Source Material."
White Light: "I’m asking why you didn’t summon me?"
Lu Heng responded very coldly: "You wouldn’t help me fight against the Bloodline Demon, so what’s the use of summoning you?"
White Light fell into silence.
Lu Heng continues: "I can teleport to the Bloodline Clan’s territory at any time now, I can take you there whenever you want to go, but there’s no Reincarnation Source Material there."
White Light: "No need, my goal is to find the Reincarnation Source Material, not to waste time."
After a pause, White Light speaks again: "There is one last possible Abyss Race, the Shadow Demon. After some time, I will arrange for you to go there and continue investigating the whereabouts of the Reincarnation Source Material."
Lu Heng refused: "Did I ever say I want to go to the Shadow Demon’s world?"
White Light: "Want to refuse cooperation?"
Lu Heng smirked and said: "Cooperation requires mutual benefits. I helped you investigate the Bloodline Clan territory; although I didn’t find the Reincarnation Source Material, it certainly helped you. So where’s the mutual benefit?"
White Light: "What do you want?"
Lu Heng changed the topic and asked: "Do you know about Star Realm Merchant?"
White Light: "I know, but not familiar."
Lu Heng continued to ask: "Tell me the information about Star Realm Merchant."
White Light: "They are a wandering high-level civilization, their world was destroyed, presumably devoured by the Abyss, but there is no direct evidence to prove this theory.
"Star Realm Merchants have the ability to wander in the gaps of the Star Realm, their civilization level is very high, they will contact lower civilizations and make some moves that influence lower civilizations, but they maintain a distance from lower civilizations."
Lu Heng had never heard of this civilization before and was even more curious: "What is the purpose of Star Realm Merchants contacting lower civilizations?"
White Light: "Star Realm Merchants contact lower civilizations along the trail of the Abyss invasion. According to our guess, Star Realm Merchants are likely looking for a world they can inhabit.
"But their civilization level is relatively high, and most lower civilizations cannot meet their requirements, so they will contact lower civilizations but maintain a distance."
Lu Heng changed the topic again and asked: "Has your world been visited by Star Realm Merchants?"
White Light: "No comment."
All questions involving the secrets of Zero Civilization would not be answered by White Light, this time was no different.
Lu Heng smiled and went on to ask: "Compared to Star Realm Merchants, whose civilization level is higher?"
This is a very interesting question.
Zero Civilization is always rumored to be a Demigod Civilization, but so far, not even the main species of Zero Civilization is known, let alone whether their civilization level is truly at Demigod Level.
Or perhaps, the term Demigod Civilization, in itself, does not have a strict definition, it merely indicates that the civilization level is very high.
White Light: "This is not something you should ask."
Lu Heng: "If I ask Star Realm Merchants this question, how do you think they would answer?"
White Light falls into silence.
Lu Heng goes on to say: "Let me make a bold guess. Star Realm Merchants have the ability to wander in the gaps of the Star Realm, their civilization level must be very high.
"Even if not as high as yours, it shouldn’t be too far off.
"Then have you ever considered, if Star Realm Merchants possess the ability to enter Zero World, is there a possibility that they took the Reincarnation Source Material."
This suggestion brings White Light into prolonged silence.
This long silence, despite appearing to not answer the question, is actually a form of answer.
Long silence indicates that White Light does not have an answer to this question and is even felt surprised.
If White Light cannot deny this conjecture, then it has the possibility of existing.
Lu Heng didn’t have any clues to prove this conjecture, just saying it casually, trying to obtain more information from Zero Civilization in this way.
As a result, by simply guessing, it seemed that he really gained some information.
Lu Heng reminded: "So, Star Realm Merchants indeed have the ability to enter your civilization, right?"
White Light: "This isn’t a problem you need to consider."
Lu Heng did not pursue this topic further, instead, he said: "Give me detailed information about Star Realm Merchants, this request is quite reasonable, right?"
This time White Light did not refuse: "Okay."
Communication ended, White Light disappeared.
The view in front of them returned to normal.
Lin Zeyu let out a heavy breath and asked: "Did Zero Civilization appear again? Every time I shouted at it, this guy would ignore me."
Lu Heng looked at the three and said: "It was indeed a communication with Zero Civilization just now, talked a little about Reincarnation Source Material and Star Realm Merchants."
At this moment.
The phone rang.
Lu Heng answered the phone and heard Jian Qing’s voice: "Are you all okay? I calculated your return time to call, but for three minutes I couldn’t get through, I was worried something happened."
Those three minutes were precisely when White Light appeared.
Every time White Light appears, it would solidify the surrounding space, no electromagnetic signals can get in, naturally unable to reach by phone.
Lu Heng casually replied: "Nothing happened, we all returned safely, no major incidents during this time, right?"
Jian Qing laughed and replied: "Just three days, what major events could have happened."
Due to different time flow rates, the time experienced in the two worlds is not the same, so this time mismatch feeling occurs.
At this moment, another call came in.
Lu Heng glanced at the phone screen and said, "Qi Adviser called, let’s leave it at that, meet another day."
Jian Qing: "Okay, you go ahead."
The call ended, Lu Heng then connected Qi Jinhui’s call and directly said: "Important information to report, schedule a time, see you at headquarters."
No redundant words, Qi Jinhui is already used to this situation.
Every time Lu Heng comes back from the Abyss Battlefield, he always brings back a shocking amount of information.
This summon was arranged by Zero Civilization, the information amount is only going to be larger.
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The next morning.
Lu Heng was seated in a confidential meeting room at the Southern War Zone Headquarters, delivering a battlefield report to Qi Jinhui’s advisory team.
"There are quite a few things to report this time, let me start with a brief introduction.
"First, Lawrence Phoenix is dead. He hid in the Bloodline Demon’s territory.
"Second, before Lawrence Phoenix died, he revealed a critical piece of information, a new high-level civilization called ’Star Realm Merchants’, the Creator Organization’s No. 1 and No. 2 are both Star Realm Merchants.
"Third, the civilization level of Star Realm Merchants is very high, possibly similar to Zero Civilization."
