From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

After speaking with Bai Guang of the Zero Civilization, Lu Heng agreed to continue helping them search for the Source of Reincarnation.

Before the white light dissipated, Lu Heng stepped into it, trying to see its true nature.

Reaching out and brushing my hand over the center of the white light, I found no physical substance.

This white light seems to have been projected onto the blue planet through spacetime, and it is impossible to determine what the white light itself is.

After the white light dissipated, Lu Heng began to review the events of the Abyss Battlefield and ponder some questions.

In fact, even without the request from the Zero Civilization, Lu Heng would have tried his best to find the Reincarnation Source Essence.

Because the Reincarnation Source Essence hides too many secrets, it seems that his return to the Abyss on the eve of his descent was also due to the Reincarnation Source Essence.

Judging from Erebus's activation of the Reincarnation Source, this special divine source does indeed have the ability to reverse time and space.

However, there are some inexplicable theories about human understanding of time.

For example, the time paradox.

If we interpret it according to the parallel universe theory, the previous life already belonged to another parallel universe, where the same things happened as in the previous life, and there was another version of myself.

In other words, if the time paradox is explained by the parallel universe theory, it means that the source of reincarnation does not reverse time, but rather creates a new parallel universe.

So, is the person you were in your previous life the same person you are now?
Lu Heng could no longer distinguish whether this was a philosophical or theological issue.

If you want to know the answer, perhaps you can find one on Earth, an answer that explains the time paradox from another perspective.

During his time in the Shadow Fiend world, Erebus activated the Reincarnation Source, resurrecting tens of thousands of high-ranking Shadow Fiends.

These high-ranking shadow demons killed the summoner team led by Joyce Bruno.

In other words.

Without the influence of the Reincarnation Source, Joyce Bruno and his team of recruits would not have died.

In other words, due to the effect of the Reincarnation Source, two different timelines will be created: one where Joyce Bruno is dead and the other where he is alive.

Lu Heng took out his phone and contacted Qi Jinghui, asking him to investigate Joyce Bruno and recruiters from other countries.

I received a reply not long after.

Joyce Bruno did not return, meaning he died in the Abyss battlefield.

If parallel universes truly exist, the parallel universe in which Earth exists now is the one after Joyce Bruno's death.

Lu Heng fell into deep thought again and began to reject the theory of parallel universes.

If we use the parallel universe theory to explain the role of the Reincarnation Source Matter, it means that every time the Reincarnation Source Matter is used, a parallel universe will be created.

The Zero Civilization will enter a cycle every sixty years.

Each cycle creates one more parallel universe.

No one knows how many times the Zero Civilization has cycled. If it has cycled ten times, there are ten parallel universes; if it has cycled one hundred times, there are one hundred.

If it's a thousand times, ten thousand times, or even endlessly.

Lu Heng decisively discarded the relationship between parallel universes and time paradoxes, guessing that the Reincarnation Source Essence should be operating in a higher form of power.

……

After communicating with the war zone, Jian Qing, Liu Haiyang, and other Dragon Might warriors stayed behind to report on the events of the Abyss Battlefield.

Lu Heng then used Astral Travel to re-enter the Shadow Demon world.

The time between teleporting out and re-entering the Shadow Demon world was only half a day, but ten days had passed in the Shadow Demon world.

Over the course of ten days, Queen Orianna led teams of sword-wielders from four civilizations to continue eliminating the Shadow Demons who had escaped from Nebula City.

After Lu Heng returned, he met with Oriana and asked about the situation.

"how's it going?"

"The remaining Shadow Demons have been mostly eliminated. This race has been declared extinct and can never be revived."

Lu Heng arrived at the original location of Nebula City to inspect the ruins after the nuclear explosion.

This asteroid was originally nearly a thousand kilometers in diameter. A strategic nuclear bomb destroyed half of it, and Lu Heng finally cleaved the remaining half in two with a single sword strike imbued with the divine power of the mountain range.

The entire Shadow Demon City was in ruins, its original shape barely discernible.

At the heart of the ruins lies a central hub of abyssal energy.

This abyssal energy center has also been destroyed, but some fragments can still be seen.

Queen Orianna landed on a pile of ruined building debris and said, "This is the location of the Abyss Energy Center."

Even after its destruction, the area remained filled with a strong abyssal aura.

The Abyss Energy Center is a source of pollution, continuously injecting abyss energy into the world it inhabits.

Furthermore, Erebus also connected the Abyss Energy Hub to other worlds, channeling Abyss Energy into them.

Originally, the challenge mission for the recruits in this Abyss Battlefield was to investigate the Abyss Energy Hub and prevent it from polluting other worlds.

That is indeed the mission objective.

Lu Heng did not follow the mission's instructions; his goal from the beginning was to destroy the entire Shadow Demon world.

Therefore, these Abyss Battlefield missions are no longer important.

……

The operations to eliminate the Shadow Demons have gradually come to an end, and the Swordholder teams from the five civilizations have gathered to discuss the next steps.

"The Shadow Demons in this world have been mostly eliminated. What are everyone's thoughts on the next steps?"

Sona was quite straightforward: "There's too little water here, and we have no interest in this world. We'll just take some of the crystal core resources back with us."

The elven druid chimed in, "I've tried planting plants, it's difficult, there's no point in planting golden tree seeds here."

Queen Alleanna, having already heard the report from the druids of her tribe, nodded and added, "We'll do the same; we'll go straight back to Quel'dorei."

Soreville Copper Furnace shared a similar idea: "There isn't much land here, and mineral resources are scarce. However, there are some unique minerals on a few asteroids, so we dug some up and brought them back."

The Banser tribe was naturally not interested in this place, and Mia also did not want to stay in this world any longer.

Only Xavier Matrix has any interest in this world.

"I plan to leave the nanobots here and see how far they can be developed."

The Shadow Demon world is an asteroid belt with millions of asteroids scattered around a star. Its total resources may be similar to those of Earth, but the density is too low to be worth developing.

At least with the current level of human technology, the development costs and benefits are not proportional.

Only Xavier Matrix's nanorobots have the capability to develop the resources of this asteroid belt, but the returns are not high.

In other words, Xavier Matrix's cost of maintaining nanobots is relatively low; it only requires building a supercomputer to provide computing power so that the nanobots can continue to operate.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have considered developing this world.

After listening to everyone's opinions, Lu Heng concluded, "In that case, I will send everyone back to the main world in batches. First, I will send the Dark Iron Dwarves back; they are rebuilding the Lava Crown." Since no one objected, he had Soreville Bronzeforge lead the Dark Iron warriors back to Dragonslumber World first.

Then came the Siren and the Elf race, and finally the Bancel race.

Finally, only Xavier Matrix's nanobots remained. Lu Heng chatted with them for a while, then took his leave and returned to Earth.

……

Upon returning to Earth, news of the destruction of the Shadow Demon world spread like wildfire, causing a huge uproar worldwide.

After all, this Abyss Battlefield is a battle involving thousands of people, and the number of recruits is too large, so it's impossible to keep information about the Abyss Battlefield secret.

Therefore, it spread throughout the world in just one day, causing a global sensation.

This is the first time that human summoners have destroyed a demonic world.

The mastermind behind all of this is the Great Xia team, and the strongest person in Great Xia.

There are even rumors that the strongest warrior in the Great Xia Dynasty is already a demigod.

However, the news of Lu Heng's advancement to demigod was considered a rumor by the vast majority of forces.

After all, demigods are an incredibly distant concept for humans.

Among the human superhumans, even the top superhumans have only just come into contact with the fifth-level job rank, and the number of superhumans who can truly possess the fifth-level job rank is not large.

Therefore, ordinary humans cannot imagine what a demigod is like.

What kind of beings are demigods?
The answer isn't actually that mysterious.

The Skeleton Lord was a demigod, and he died in the elven capital city of Kolos.

Prince Moznis, a bloodline prince, underwent a demigod ritual and swallowed the blood of a demon god. In a sense, he was also a demigod, or at least briefly reached the level of a demigod.

However, Moznis also died, on the altar of the demigod ritual.

Erebus was also a demigod, and he too died.

Demigods are very powerful and can be immune to most skills.

Mental attacks are basically ineffective against demigods, even S-rank mental attacks.

Lu Heng has mastered the S-rank [Soul Seal], but this skill has no effect on Erebus because the demigod body is immune to this skill.

Because the rank of a demigod is far above that of an S-rank skill, the demigod's body is almost immune to the effects of any skill that requires level or attribute checks.

Are demigods strong?

The answer is definitely yes.

Lu Heng unleashed a sword strike imbued with the divine power of the mountains, spanning three hundred kilometers and capable of cleaving a small asteroid in two.

If you go all out, you could even destroy the moon with a single sword strike.

Demigods are indeed powerful, but they are not invincible.

Lu Heng has personally killed more than two or three demigods.

Of course, killing a demigod is much more difficult than destroying the human world.

Because the term "demigod" is too distant for ordinary humans, most people immediately dismiss the news of the strongest person in the Great Xia Dynasty advancing to demigod status as a rumor.

In fact.

Very few people actually knew the truth; only those who were near the promotion ceremony noticed something amiss.

Even Jian Qing only guessed at this possibility. She had not confirmed it with Lu Heng. She only saw Lu Heng's sword that destroyed the asteroid and felt that it was something that a superhuman could not do.

therefore.

After returning to Earth, Lu Heng received an invitation from Li Guining.

Lu Heng also had some things to discuss with him, so he agreed to meet with him.

Li Guining had already heard from various sources that Lu Heng might be promoted to demigod, so she asked about it in a seemingly casual tone during their conversation.

Lu Heng smiled and gave him an affirmative answer: "Yes, demigod. From the perspective of someone below the demigod level, it is a very mysterious realm. From the perspective of someone above the demigod level, it is not so mysterious, but one can understand more clearly what the essence of divinity is."

After a pause, Lu Heng added, "Actually, the commander wanted to ask about something else, so I'll just say it directly. Humanity should be more united. During the Abyss Battlefield, a large number of human recruits were unwilling to cooperate, which is not a good sign."

Li Guining laughed and replied, "I understand. Humanity should indeed be more united."

An era in which great power resides within itself will inevitably give rise to mighty forces; this is the law of the development of civilization.

As for whether a civilization based on power or one with diverse ideologies is superior, there is no answer yet.

However, real-life examples can be clearly seen.

The Sykes civilization is an example, characterized by diverse ideologies and multiple factions governing together.

On the surface, the Sykes civilization is developing quite well, but judging from the current situation, the Sykes civilization has not demonstrated any institutional superiority in resisting the invasion of the Abyss.

Humanity is at a crossroads in the development of civilization: should it move towards the Sykes civilization, or forge a different path?
If it follows the path of the Sykes civilization, it will most likely develop into a low-end version of the Sykes civilization.

If the Sykes civilization was so powerless in the face of the Abyss invasion, what is the point of becoming a low-level version of the Sykes civilization?
To find a way to fight against the abyss, we need to explore more possibilities.

Therefore, Lu Heng hopes that humanity can take a different path from the Sykes civilization.

Technology will certainly continue to develop, but we must adhere to a fundamental principle: use technology to serve humanity, rather than making humanity become technology itself.

As for the need for humanity to be more united, that's also quite simple.

It's pointless to waste energy on internal conflicts within civilization.

When dead branches appear on a tree, they should be pruned off.

Li Guining certainly understood Lu Heng's meaning and was convinced of one thing: it was time for Great Xia to lead human civilization and no longer needed to yield to any other country.

Human civilization allows for other ideas, but it doesn't need too many self-righteous individuals.

The first to be targeted was the Calvin family in the ASE alliance, the same family behind Joyce Bruno.

After the Phoenix, Berg, Calvin, and Planta families were all dealt heavy blows, the ASE Alliance has become a mere shell of its former self.

This organization, which once controlled the financial world of human civilization, has fallen behind in the face of changing times.

The surviving families wisely ceased operating under the name of the ASE Alliance and even went to great lengths to distance themselves from it.

Three years after the abyss descended, the era of change entered its next phase, and the world order was completely rewritten.

The United Human Civilizations Council has officially seized real power and can interfere in the governance of all countries on Earth.

From that day on, super-powered drugs became banned substances worldwide.

However, it is impossible to completely ban superpower drugs, because in addition to Great Xia, a staggering number of people with superpowers in other countries have used superpower drugs.

If you stop giving them superpowers, all these superhumans will go insane.

Therefore, the ban on super-powered drugs will require a process, starting with reducing the number of victims and gradually implementing a complete ban. (End of Chapter)