Ye Li looked at Bai Yuekui in confusion and asked, "What?"

Bai Yuekui frowned and said, "ASH! It's the super artificial intelligence that I told you about before, the one that controls the entire Ningchuan City."

It should have been shut down 100 years ago, how could it be…

Before Bai Yuekui could finish speaking, the hibernation pod suddenly emitted a slight sound, as if some mechanism had been triggered.

"Crack..."

The lid of the hibernation pod slowly opened, and a strong chill rushed out, spreading outwards.

The little stone monkey curiously reached out a finger to touch it, and was immediately frozen so badly that it grimaced and backed away.

Ye Li frowned slightly, his eyes filled with vigilance, and he hurriedly raised the gun in his hand and pointed it at the hibernation pod.

The person inside slowly opened their eyes, and a blue halo burst forth from them, as dazzling as blue crystal.

ASH gripped the hatch of the hibernation pod with both hands, stood up, and walked out of the pod. The crystal tubes inserted into her back bounced back one by one.

A faint smile graced her face; she showed no fear despite the gun aimed at her. Her gaze swept lightly over the little stone monkey and Ye Li before finally settling on Bai Yuekui. With a smile, she greeted him, "Yuekui, you're back."

Bai Yuekui was taken aback upon hearing this, and after a long silence, he asked, "ASH, what exactly is going on?"

ASH suddenly looked at Ye Li and smiled, "My friend, I have no means of attack. There's no need for you to keep pointing a gun at me. Besides, this body is just a part of my physical form. Even if you destroy it, I won't die!"

"Phew~"

Ye Li sighed helplessly and put the gun down, but his vigilance did not diminish.

Ash's gaze had already shifted to the giant's head.

It walked to the side of the shelf closest to the giant, rested its arm on the railing, looked calmly at the giant, and slowly said, "100 years ago, your father and I read this giant's memories and knowledge, and we learned a lot about it..."

"What is it?"

Bai Yuekui asked curiously.

"This giant is not a creature of our Blue Planet..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuekui frowned and asked in confusion, "Not a creature from our Blue Star?"

One hundred years ago, after the giant was unearthed from the ground, preliminary research results indicated that this creature had existed on Earth for hundreds of millions of years.

Moreover, this giant survived several mass extinctions on Earth.

At the time, people believed that this was an ancient life form that existed since the beginning of the formation of the blue planet.

Some even believe that this is the true form of Earth, the gods, the spirits…

ASH continued, “Your father and I gleaned some clues from his fragmented memories. He was a wanderer, constantly roaming the Void, seemingly searching for something. However, there was something there that terrified him. After being discovered by that thing, he came to Earth to escape…”

Ye Li frowned: "The Void Land?"

Bai Yuekui frowned as well: "Is there something else that could frighten him? What is it?"

Both of their eyes were fixed on Ash.

ASH shook his head helplessly and said, "The information your father and I could probe was very limited; we couldn't see into the giant's deeper memories. We only know that he suffered severe injuries, and to heal his wounds, he drained the life force of all life on Earth at that time, falling into a deep sleep..."

"And so, billions of years passed. In the course of life's evolution on Earth, his existence caused multiple mass extinctions, until our current civilization emerged..."

"The giant's appearance this time is also to absorb all the life essence of all living beings in our existing civilization to nourish his body."

Bai Yuekui was very puzzled after hearing this and asked, "Shouldn't you have gone to eliminate him? Why are you helping him?"

ASH looked at Bai Yuekui and said calmly, "I am not helping him, but helping your father, Bai Jingyu."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuekui couldn't help but show a surprised expression and asked in confusion, "My father?"

ASH nodded, then continued, "Your father isn't actually dead..."

These words sent a shock through Bai Yuekui. Her eyes widened, and she asked in a trembling voice, "My father is still alive?"

She quickly walked to Ash's side, stared intently into his eyes, and asked anxiously, "Where is he?"

Ye Li, who was standing to the side, frowned even more as he listened to the conversation between the two. His gaze drifted intentionally or unintentionally toward the giant in the pit.

Sure enough, the next moment, ASH pointed his finger at the giant in the pit and said calmly, "Your father had his brain transplanted into the giant in order to learn more about the truth!"

Bai Yuekui stared incredulously at the giant in the pit, his lips trembling slightly as he slowly said, "So, is all of this caused by my father?"

"Thump!"

Just then, another powerful heartbeat emanated from the giant's chest, as if the entire space itself trembled.

Ye Li silently took a step back, a hint of wariness flashing in his eyes, while giving the little stone monkey a wink.

The little stone monkey understood and immediately became serious, quietly aiming its gun at ASH and Bai Yuekui.

ASH patiently explained, “Even without your father, the current disaster would have been unavoidable. In fact, the situation might have been even worse. The giants appeared to absorb the life essence of all living beings. Your father did this to save Earth. At least, there are still many survivors on Earth now.”

"Thump!"

From within the pit, the giant's heartbeat was heard for the third time.

"So, who is currently controlling this body, Old White's father or the giant?"

Ye Li's voice suddenly rang out, drawing the attention of ASH and Bai Yuekui.