"So, you led Levenbeck to the alchemical civilization." Li Ming added.
"At that time, my sudden rise to prominence and the support of many civilizations behind me made the Hammer Forger want to suppress me, so..." Mikhail couldn't help but explain.
Li Ming frowned and emphasized again: "I said, I don't care about this matter."
Not to mention his current level, even among A-level and S-level life forms, it is difficult to find purely good people. Many guys who act gentle and generous in their daily lives are only relatively so.
Even Reynolds wouldn't believe that Forging Hammer had no selfish motives, so Li Ming really didn't want to care about their grievances.
Mikhail was slightly relieved and continued, "Yes, I found an opportunity and led Levenbeck to the ruins of the alchemical civilization. As expected, he was ecstatic."
"At first, he was very cautious, relying solely on his own resources to gather criminals and death row prisoners from various civilizations for his experiments."
"But after experiencing the pleasure of alchemical substances that made them almost omnipotent in lower-level life forms, he could no longer curb his desires. He expanded the scale of his actions at a speed that surprised even me, until it ultimately led to a galaxy-scale massacre."
"After this incident was exposed, although Forge Hammer ruthlessly killed Levenbeck, his reputation suffered a great deal. With the support of other civilizations, I was able to gradually gain a foothold."
Li Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, "Do you have a backup of the knowledge left by the alchemical civilization?"
"have."
Mikhail did not disappoint him, and then said: "I will send you a copy right away."
Li Ming nodded in satisfaction. While receiving the information, he asked, "Alchemical Source, you should know about it, right?"
"Yes." Mikhail recalled, "That's the substance envisioned by the alchemical civilization. It's more perfect than alchemical substances, but they haven't been able to create it."
Under Li Ming's repeated questioning, Mikhail finally realized what was going on and his expression changed. "Levenback created the alchemical source?"
"That's right..." Li Ming nodded, then said, "He transformed the Blood Seed, causing a blood mist disaster in the Sea of Stars, allowing the substances released by the Blood Seed to penetrate the void and spread..."
"What?" Mikhail was stunned and couldn't help but ask, "He...he can actually do this?"
"I've seen the blueprints for the Blood Seed. How could it possibly transform to this point?"
"He used the Overlord's flesh and blood, as well as a substance called the Abyss Core for transformation." Li Ming explained simply. Mikhail's document had been sent over. It was very complex and involved a lot of knowledge.
"Abyssal Core?" Mikhail was slightly stunned and asked suspiciously, "Could it be... the Supreme Core?"
"The Supreme Core?" Li Ming looked up in surprise.
Mikhail explained, "This is a special substance that is only mentioned briefly in alchemical civilization. It seems to be able to take alchemical essence to a higher level."
"I even doubt it exists. After all, the alchemical civilization has only completed half of the alchemical source. I just heard that both contain the word "core", so I wonder if there is a connection."
Records of alchemical civilization?
Li Ming's expression turned strange, and he made a bold guess: could it be that the alchemical civilization was already involved with Yongyuan at that time?
No wonder Yongyuan found Levenback inexplicably, the compatibility between the Blood Seed and the Abyss Core is so high.
"Levenbeck has become Yongyuan's dog and is currently working hard to promote Yongyuan into its active period." Li Ming thought for a while and said.
Mikhail's computer was visibly frozen in place, the screen blurring for a moment. He couldn't help but ask, "Him... and Yongyuan?"
Then, his expression changed slightly, "Could it be that the Abyss Core is..."
"I'm afraid that's right." Li Ming nodded.
Mikhail's expression changed, and he made a quick decision: "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Li Ming was not polite: "I'll give you the coordinates. Just inform Reynolds and ask him to come too."
"Okay, I'll send the nearest mechanical body over first, and the main body will rush over quickly." Mikhail did not hesitate this time.
After ending the communication, Li Ming roughly looked through the relevant information about alchemical civilization, and then made a backup copy for Sheffield and others. With this thing's assistance, the transformation speed should be much faster.
After making sure that nothing was missed, he turned back to the Sea of Stars.
…
The matter concerns the Star Alliance and interstellar safety. The actions of the three major civilizations can be described as swift, and the Star Alliance, which serves as a background board, is rarely useful.
Three days after the joint meeting notice was issued, representatives of civilizations large and small gathered together, whispering and feeling uneasy.
Only a small number of representatives from the Star Alliance civilization had solemn expressions on their faces, as if they already knew what was going on.
The Interstellar Alliance is a loose organization facing the entire interstellar space, while the relationship between the United Alliance of Civilizations of the Starry Sea is much closer.
When faced with questions from representatives of other civilizations, many representatives of the Star Alliance civilization were clueless.
It was not until the representatives of the three major civilizations and Anduin appeared that the entire venue gradually quieted down.
Many people looked at Anduin, realizing that this meeting was probably due to the will of the Azure Dragon, and they couldn't help but feel surprised.
Judging from the current situation, it seems that Qinglong and the three major civilizations have not yet broken up.
The representatives of civilizations are not ordinary people and can see many problems at a glance. Since Anduin can appear here, it means that the Azure Dragon and the three major civilizations have already reached an agreement, and at least there will be no war.
The four of them looked at each other. This kind of super-large civilization meeting covering the entire interstellar space has never been used to discuss certain things.
The Imperial representative spoke, and it was none other than Costat. This veteran prince had a calm expression, accustomed to such scenes. His voice was loud and steady:
"Recently, we discovered a highly contagious super-biological virus on the border of the Starry Sea. It can easily contaminate a planet in ten minutes to half an hour. Those infected will lose their will, their bodies dissolve, and be filled with the virus, which continues to spread..."
Virus crisis? Not talking about war and interest transfer?
When many representatives of civilizations heard the first half of the sentence, they were stunned but also relieved.
They had just thought that the announcement would be about some latest agreements between Qinglong and the three major civilizations, but it turned out to be a virus crisis.
Many representatives of civilizations don’t care much about it. Viral crises often break out in the interstellar space because there are too many interstellar races.
A virus that has absolutely no killing power within a certain race may be able to wreak havoc in another civilization. Add to that the mixing and mutation, and it's simply a virus carnival.
But the interstellar world has had ways to deal with this over the years, and a virus outbreak is one of the few crises where free interstellar assistance can be requested.
Although the lethality of this virus sounds terrifying, it is precisely because of this that it killed all the people on the planet in half an hour. How could it possibly spread further? Instead, it is easy to deal with.
But Prince Costa's next words made them lose their composure.
"...We have temporarily named this virus "Blood Mist." It is highly lethal and contagious. It is the only known super virus in the interstellar space that can penetrate the void and spread..."
As soon as the words fell, the representatives of all civilizations were stunned on the spot, with shock on their faces. The meeting room, which was originally a little noisy, suddenly became silent.
What the hell? Did they hear it right? Transmitting through the void?
Is this a virus?
Even if they are not experts in biology, they know the difference between being able to survive in a vacuum and being able to spread through the void.
Costat continued, "Therefore, the three major civilizations and the joint organization of higher life forms have jointly decided to declare the entire interstellar space to be on alert, and the relevant areas of the Sea of Stars to be under martial law."
"For the next period of time, the Starry Sea will no longer allow any civilization's spacecraft to enter. Representatives of each civilization are requested to notify their citizens to go to the nearest testing point as soon as possible. Only after passing the test can they evacuate."
"Be prepared to receive and resettle refugees. Next, there will be a large-scale evacuation."
"At the same time, anyone attempting to disrupt, violate the rules, or seek personal gain before an interstellar disaster will be severely punished!"
Explain the reasons, declare a state of alert and martial law, and announce the handling measures, all in one go.
Costat gave everyone some time to react before solemnly saying, "Everyone, the safety of the interstellar system requires our joint efforts."
The representatives of all civilizations were in a state of confusion. They were still a little dazed until the end of the meeting. After they had barely calmed down, they remembered to report to the highest ruling class.
After all, the three major civilizations gave a notification, not a negotiation, and the United Organization of Higher Life Forms also agreed that there is no room for easing this matter and it must be implemented.
After the meeting, the three major civilizations issued their announcements first.
Many interstellar citizens were panicked because of the question of "whether Qinglong was going to fight with the Star Alliance", and were confused at first, and then shocked.
"Super virus", "Infection through the void", "Kill a planet in ten minutes".
For ordinary living beings, these words are beyond imagination, and they immediately fall into panic and feel uneasy.
This is the case for all interstellar citizens outside the Starry Sea, not to mention those within. Panic is spreading, and relevant civilizations are constantly trying to comfort their citizens.
The reason why the three civilizations and Li Ming did not completely block the news was to better facilitate evacuation.
Temporary small star gates have been opened, and the border civilization along the spreading blood mist has begun to evacuate living beings.
Many panicked citizens rushed to enter the star gate for transfer, but some conspiracy theorists thought it was a trap.
The people behind this want to use them as experimental materials and transfer them to other places.
At the same time, various civilizations also issued announcements, cooperated in the action, and accepted refugees.
When the entire interstellar civilization acts collectively, the scale of resources mobilized is beyond imagination.
A large number of biological experts quickly rushed to the Starry Sea, and with the arrival of the army, the relevant areas of the Starry Sea were quickly blocked.
However, the speed at which the blood mist developed was beyond everyone's imagination. When the blood mist spreading from the planets merged into one, its power was truly revealed.
…
At the edge of the blood mist, the surging blood-colored tide is engulfing a dying red giant star, like a ferocious beast with its mouth wide open.
Even though old stars are still actively engaged in high-energy reactions, the solar prominences on the surface of the stars solidify into blood vessel-like sculptures the moment they touch the mist.
Translucent flagella tentacles stretched out from the mist, piercing into the core of the star and sucking greedily.
The entire star gradually faded its light and eventually collapsed, like a pulsating dark red tumor, and the gravitational balance of the internal galaxy collapsed.
Several planets with no signs of life on their surfaces twitched convulsively in their orbits, their atmospheres pulled into spiral blood-red ribbons.
Lightning-shaped scarlet cracks burst out from the edge of the fog, engulfing the planets one by one.
Li Ming was witnessing this astonishing scene from a distance. Compared to the initial expansion speed of the blood mist, it has now increased by hundreds of times.
And from the beginning it could only absorb living things, but now it can also devour all kinds of energy.
This is not explained in the control instructions of [Alchemy Abyss Seed], and it is most likely an additional influence imposed by Yongyuan.
The expanding blood-colored mist was reflected in Li Ming's pupils. In his field of vision, the blood-colored mist was almost boundless.
"In this area, Yongyuan's activity level has long reached "weak", estimated to be around 30%. If it continues like this, it won't be long before it reaches a moderately active level." He murmured in his heart.
This forms a positive cycle. The larger the scale, the more active the Yongyuan will be. The higher the activity, the greater the impact it will have on the main universe, and the faster the blood mist will expand.
The faster the expansion, the larger the scale.
Li Ming finally experienced some of Yongyuan's power, and understood why the supervisors and recorders left by Titan were so desperate.
Let’s put it this way, the power and expansion speed of the blood mist are far inferior to the abyss mist.
However, the deep fog can be temporarily blocked by the barriers of the dimensional world.
Such a rapid expansion speed has disrupted the original arrangements of the three major civilizations, and the entire Star Alliance has been panicked to the extreme.
He stretched out his hand and pulled, and a wisp of blood mist floated over and wrapped around Li Ming's fingertips. The particles in it jumped happily, trying to penetrate his skin and drill into the inside.
Almost immediately, the blood-colored fog that almost covered the entire world in front of him suddenly surged with a more violent reaction, as if something was about to rush out of it.
A familiar feeling of voyeurism came from within.
"Eternal Abyss..." Li Ming still stared at the vast blood mist, which contained a terrifying will.
If you count carefully, this is his third direct contact with Yongyuan, and the first time he faces each other directly in the main universe.
The two sides seemed to be staring at each other. The blood mist in front of Li Ming expanded and contracted. The Lord of the Abyss seemed to be unable to hold back any longer and wanted to break free from the cosmic reins that bound him and devour the life form in front of him.
However, the blood mist before his eyes eventually calmed down, and even the sense of being spied on gradually disappeared. Only a few vast and ancient syllables rang in his ears -
"Run for your life..."
It contains the confidence accumulated by the Lord of the Abyss over countless eras of evolution.
"Isn't this coming out?" Li Ming sighed in his heart.
(End of this chapter)
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