"Willow?"
Hearing this, Ao Xin was obviously stunned for a moment. He hurriedly ordered the Phoenix to return to the place where he had just seen the will-o'-the-wisp.
"Isn't it just a will-o'-the-wisp? We've encountered it many times before. Why did it suddenly return here?"
Ao Chen and others were puzzled by his behavior.
Ao Xin shook his head without explaining.
Opening the hatch, he came to the location of the ghost fire in the void and wrapped the ghost fire with his microcosm.
After a moment, he opened his eyes and became more certain of what he was thinking:
"This is a point of light formed by soul power!"
Wrapped in the microcosm, he felt the light spot more clearly.
One could vaguely feel an extremely weak energy merging from the void into the light spot, making it one trillionth stronger!
Although the growth rate is very slow, it is undoubtedly growing.
After returning to the Phoenix, he wandered around for a long time. Every time he saw a tiny light, he would get off to check it out.
"They are all condensed from soul power!"
As the Phoenix continued to sail, he discovered that there were not only small spots of light, but also larger ones, even larger ones, and spots of light of various sizes like rocks, hills, satellites, and even planets!
He can also use his microcosm to wrap and sense the core of those small ones, and confirm that they are condensed from soul power.
However, those large balls of light contained a mysterious force that shielded his small universe, making it impossible for him to confirm whether it was soul power.
"It is indeed as I thought. The Ghost Blue Flame in the Ghost Star Cluster is still condensing and burning, refining some kind of mysterious energy into its core."
"It's obvious that relying solely on the divine souls in the Divine King's domain is not enough to sustain us until now."
Ao Xin told others about his discovery:
“Even if the Protoss army doesn’t enter the Ghost Star Cluster, there will still be a large number of Ghost Flames here!”
Jiang Shuyue asked in confusion: "Apart from the Gods and us, are there other people entering the Ghost Star Cluster?"
"Or even though the God King can't leave, the Gods still continue to send troops here?"
Xiaobai said:
"It's also possible that demons, saints, or even other creatures have entered this place, just like us."
But his point of view was refuted by Luo Qingyan:
"The Milky Way belongs to the heartland of the Protoss. Perhaps there are creatures, demons, saints, etc. who are proficient in space abilities who have entered here, but their number is definitely small, not enough to support the formation of so many ghost flames!"
"Uh... okay." Xiaobai scratched his head and offered another opinion:
"Brother Xin, is it possible that this place is truly the entrance to the soul, as the ancient legends say? It's not just our Blue Planet. After death, the souls of all living beings in this universe will enter the Ghost Star Cluster, forming the Ghost Blue Flame, which provides some special energy to that core?"
Huh?
When Ao Xin heard Xiaobai's idea, his eyes lit up. This was a very good explanation!
So, after going around in circles, this is really the underworld?
It’s just that this underworld is not that underworld.
There is no Hades or wandering souls here, only accumulated corpse energy and ghostly flames.
If the souls of the entire universe are led into the Ghost Star Cluster after death, then the reason why there are so many Ghost Flames here that have been burning for countless years without burning out can be explained.
Only the souls of the entire universe can supply it, and it will be enough!
“That makes sense!”
Ao Xin praised it, and then asked a question:
"It's obvious that the Ghost Cluster collects souls in order to use that special flame to extract a certain energy from the souls and then put it into the core."
"So, what exactly is this energy? What does it do? Why does the Phantom Cluster need it?"
Everyone was silent and no one knew.
But they can come up with some hypotheses.
Liu Xiyao said:
"I think our thinking is limited. Perhaps the Ghost Cluster doesn't need that kind of energy."
"The Phantom Star Cluster is just a special celestial body that we cannot understand. It is part of the universe. Is it possible that it is not the Phantom Star Cluster that needs that energy, but our universe?"
“I often wonder, how did our consciousness arise?”
"If the body is a combination of atoms, coming from the creation of various elements after the Big Bang, then what about the soul?"
"Why do we all develop an independent consciousness at the same time as our physical bodies are born?"
"Why can't stones produce souls?"
"Was the creation of the soul an accident?"
"Is it possible that living beings are to the universe what livestock and food are to us humans?"
"We humans raise livestock and grow food to replenish our energy by devouring their bodies."
"Then perhaps the universe also needs some kind of energy, and this energy needs to be obtained from the soul."
"But the universe can't directly produce souls on its own. It can only evolve living beings first, then give birth to souls from living beings, and finally the accumulated corpse energy guides the souls and extracts the energy needed by the universe from them."
Her words caused everyone to ponder, and Ao Chen said:
"Sister Xiyao, your assumption is terrifying. It's as if our universe has a supreme consciousness."
Liu Xiyao sighed softly: "It may not be impossible."
"Now there are even gods and demons. Our current realm is also gods to those of us in the past, isn't it?"
"If that's the case, then the universe itself also has a supreme consciousness that needs souls to help it evolve. Why isn't that possible?"
Yang Qingrui said softly, "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and treat all things as straw dogs. The ancient sages have long told us this truth. Sister Liu's idea may have already approached the truth about the Ghost Star Cluster."
"Forget it, there's no need to think too much." Ao Xin said:
"The universe is so vast. If there really is a supreme consciousness, it is beyond our control."
"Besides, we now have a microcosm condensed within us. Once we reach the seventh sense, our bodies will be able to traverse the void. If we can reach the eighth sense, we will be able to transcend life and death, and from then on we will be free from the troubles of aging and natural death."
"As long as you survive, your soul won't be sucked away by the Ghost Star Cluster. Furthermore, we've mastered the Corpse Qi. Even in the Ghost Star Cluster, your soul power won't be lost."
"Even if Xiyao's conjecture is true, it won't affect us. What we need to think about now is how to leave the Ghost Star Cluster."
"In the alliance, our relatives and friends are still waiting for us!"
Just as he said this, the Phoenix suddenly conveyed an urgent awareness to him.
Upon receiving this awareness, Ao Xin suddenly stood up and ordered the Phoenix to turn quickly!
At the same time, he said to the people around him:
"The Phoenix has detected an object rushing towards us at a speed never seen before!"
"I think the only one who could be described in this way is that Divine King-level corpse!"
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