From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Information about the Abyss Demon Nest is scarce. Combining his memories from his previous life with the information provided by the Zero Civilization, Lu Heng could only piece together a rough outline.

Legend has it that a colossal abyss beast dwells in the Abyss Demon Nest, a beast powerful enough to devour the heavens and the earth.

This abyssal behemoth lurks deep within the demon's lair, preying on "prey" that pass through the outer space of the lair.

However, Lu Heng has entered the Abyss Demon Nest twice and has not yet discovered the existence of the Abyss Behemoth, so he doesn't know if this statement is true or false.

Information was obtained from the memories of an abyssal monster through the [Soul Imprint], revealing that an outside creature had entered the abyssal monster's lair not long ago.

Lu Heng suspected that a Star Realm merchant had entered.

If they are from the Abyss race, they will not be called foreign creatures by the Abyss monsters.

In the current environment, there is no other external creature besides the Astral Merchant who would risk venturing into the Abyss's Lair.

Lu Heng continued forward, following the direction given by the abyssal monster.

A few minutes later, I stepped into an underground space.

The underground space was very spacious, with a lake of slime flowing on the ground, emitting a disgusting, fishy stench.

The mucus covers a very large area, like a lake, with no end in sight.

On the surface of the slime lake, a dilapidated hemispherical object was submerged.

The hemispherical object was also wrapped with tentacles that looked like old tree roots. The tentacles seemed to have lost their vitality and were climbing on the rock like tree roots.

At first glance, this hemispherical object has hills and valleys, making it look like a piece of land.

Upon closer inspection, Lu Heng was surprised to discover that the hemispherical object was actually an ecosphere.

However, the surface has been corroded by the slime and is so bad that it is unrecognizable without careful inspection.

Eco-ball!

Lu Heng felt a buzzing in his head and finally understood what was going on.

There is an ecosphere here, which appears to be a huge ecosphere with a diameter of 20 kilometers.

Judging from its structural outline, it is clearly an ecosphere of an astral merchant.

An astral merchant's sphere fell into the Abyss's lair.

The ecosphere was corroded and torn to shreds by the slime. The hills and valleys inside the ecosphere were devoid of surviving plants and showed no signs of life.

Only the corroded, pitted rocks remain to tell the story.

An ecosphere fell into this place, which means that the astral merchants once encountered something here.

If the astral merchants inside the ecosphere fail to escape, they will likely all perish here.

At this moment, Lu Heng finally understood why Garmavi said that there were only two people left in their tribe.

Their population dwindled to just two people not entirely due to environmental degradation, but because the ecosphere fell into the abyss, wiping out almost the entire race and leaving only two survivors.

If that's the case, then everything makes sense.

The astral merchants stole the Reincarnation Essence, but they cannot save their original world because too much time has passed.

If it's about saving this ecosystem, there is indeed a chance of success.

This ecosphere, with a diameter of twenty kilometers, was originally intended to house several hundred astral merchants.

They have now discovered that Blue Star is suitable for the growth of fluorescent plants.

This means that as long as they use the Reincarnation Essence to revive their own kind in the Ecosphere, and then lead their race to conquer Blue Star, their race can be revived.

……

at this time.

Energy fluctuations emanated from the depths of the ecosphere, emitting faint glimmers of light.

Lu Heng sensed the energy fluctuation, his gaze sharpened, and in a flash, he arrived at the location where the energy fluctuation was occurring.

There, a prismatic crystal the size of a millstone floated in mid-air, slowly rotating and emitting ripples of energy.

Strange changes began to occur wherever the energy ripples touched.

Time begins to reverse, and the rocks that were originally corroded and pitted slowly recover, tracing the traces of time flowing over them step by step.

The process of reversing time and space in the cycle of reincarnation is more like time flowing backward, so matter needs to be restored to its former state step by step.

The further back in time the restoration needs to be completed, the more energy is consumed and the longer it takes.

Lu Heng watched as the environment in the core area of ​​the ecosphere began to change in reverse time, first the soil and rocks, then the river water and plants...

If no one stops them, the Astral Merchants have a good chance of succeeding.

Seeing this, Lu Heng's gaze darkened, and he strode towards the Reincarnation Source Essence.

This is a life-or-death competition between civilizations. The resurgence of the Astral Merchant race means that humanity will suffer an invasion by a more advanced civilization.

This is an irreconcilable conflict, and Lu Heng is determined to stop the Star Realm Merchant's plan.

Even if the astral merchants are saving their civilization, that is not a reason for tolerance.

Just as Lu Heng was about to make a move, a fluorescent phantom blocked his way; it was none other than Azik.

Azik's eyes were filled with hostility, but his expression was also full of pleading: "Please, don't take away the Reincarnation Essence."

Lu Heng's gaze was as cold as a blade as he replied, "This is a life-or-death struggle between civilizations. If I grant your wish now, humanity will be wiped out in the next second."

Suppressing a hint of anger, Azik pleaded:

"Galmawi died to save the tribe, do you have to exterminate them all? I'm the only one left in our tribe!"

"We have not fallen into the abyss and are struggling to survive under its corruption. Aren't our circumstances the same?"
"You've helped so many civilizations, why can't you leave us alone?"

"I don't even need your help, I just need you to be lenient and not take away the essence of reincarnation."

Lu Heng sneered, "Once you revive your kin, the next step will be to conquer Blue Star. At that time, are you going to keep humans as pets or kill them all?"

Azik was taken aback upon hearing this, and quickly explained, "Wait a minute, is there some misunderstanding between us? We have never intended to occupy Earth."

Lu Heng smirked: "There's no use in making excuses. I already know your secret. The fluorescent plants grown on Blue Star will not lose their fluorescent properties. Your ultimate goal is Blue Star."

Azik immediately shook his head in denial: "No, we have conducted experiments on growing fluorescent plants on Earth. The results were the same as in other worlds. After three generations of reproduction, the fluorescent plants gradually lose their fluorescent properties."

Lu Heng was puzzled when he heard this.

My first thought was that he was lying.

But is it useful to tell such lies now?
Unless he can prove that what he said is true, Lu Heng will definitely not hold back.

In the struggle for survival of civilizations, the principle of presumption of guilt must be followed.

If he cannot prove what he said, then treat it as true and handle it as if the astral merchants were attempting to conquer Blue Star.

Lu Heng narrowed his eyes and asked curiously, "Trying to stall for time? How long do you think a few lies can buy you time? Based on the time it takes for the Reincarnation Essence to work, it will take several days to revive your clan."

As Lu Heng spoke, he had already walked up to the Reincarnation Source Essence. He only needed to raise his hand to stop the Reincarnation Source Essence from releasing energy.

Azik knelt on the ground and pleaded, "No, please, give us a little hope to live."

"I promised Galmavi I would save my people. He has already given his life for the Reincarnation Essence. Please, leave us some hope. "It's really impossible to grow fluorescent plants on Blue Star. We conducted experiments for two years, and finally gave up. I even burned down the cultivation room because of it."

"That time you saw me in the incubation room, the experiment really failed, we can't live on Earth."

He knelt on the ground and begged.

If it weren't a demigod standing before him, he might have thought of resisting, but facing a demigod, he had no choice but to beg.

Lu Heng could tell from his expression that he wasn't lying, but he had personally witnessed the experimental results:

"Still making excuses. Our human biological research institutes have conducted experiments, and the Blue Planet environment will not cause the fluorescence properties to disappear."

Azik was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and retorted, "Impossible. In the experiments we conducted, the fluorescent plants all lost their properties in the end."

"No, when did you start doing experiments? The time you came into contact with fluorescent plants should have been when you met Galmawi."

"It was Galmavi who invited you into the Ecosphere that time, which was only a little over a month ago."

"It is impossible to complete the cultivation experiment of fluorescent plants in such a short time."

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng also felt puzzled.

Strictly speaking, this experiment was not conducted by humans, but by the Zero Civilization.

That's right, Lu Heng brought the incubator into the Zero World, and the Zero World accelerated the completion of the fluorescent plant cultivation experiment.

The final conclusion was reached in just three hours.

The final result of this experiment was that the fluorescent plants did not lose their fluorescent properties.

However, there is a problem here: the experimental process is not rigorous.

Because the experiment was conducted by the Zero Civilization.

In other words, if the Zero Civilization wanted to give incorrect experimental results, there are many ways it could do so.

Lu Heng's belief in the experimental results was actually based on his trust in the Zero Civilization.

Then the problem is coming.

Both are extraterrestrial civilizations, but which is more trustworthy: the Zero Civilization or the Star Merchant Civilization?

If we consider this from the perspective of a zero-based civilization, would they give incorrect experimental results?

The answer is obvious.

The Zero Civilization wanted to retrieve the Reincarnation Essence, but it had been taken by the Astral Merchant.

Lu Heng is currently the best helper to help the Zero Civilization recover its Reincarnation Source Essence.

The Zero Civilization only needs to manipulate the experimental results of the fluorescent plants slightly to incite Lu Heng's hostility towards the Star Realm Merchants, and then use Lu Heng to retrieve the Reincarnation Source Essence.

All of this is very much in line with the behavioral logic of the Zero Civilization.

……

At this point, the situation has become a Rashomon-like affair.

The Star Merchants and the Zero Civilization each have their own version of events, and neither can be trusted.

From a human perspective, when you don't know which party you can trust, you should have a backup option.

That is to disrupt the Astral Merchant's revival plan.

As for the Reincarnation Source Essence, it can be used to exchange resources with the Zero Civilization.

This is most beneficial to human civilization because the Zero Civilization is essentially a closed civilization and will not have territorial conflicts with humanity.

Humanity and the Zero Civilization, even if they cannot become allies, will not become hostile civilizations.

Astral merchants are different; they have the potential to become hostile civilizations.

When the truth is unclear, eliminating the Astral Merchant Civilization directly ensures that no mistakes will be made.

For the sake of humanity's fate, there is absolutely no problem with the decision to destroy an alien civilization.

……

at the same time.

Stargates began to appear in many regions of Earth.

Many high-level ability users have received bounties from the Zero Civilization to enter the Abyss Demon Nest and retrieve the Reincarnation Essence, which can be exchanged for high-level resources, or even resources that lead directly to demigod status.

This event immediately shocked all of humanity.

Some superhumans began attempting to pass through the stargate and enter the abyss's lair to investigate.

The whole world was shaken, and the Great Xia military naturally mobilized as well.

All personnel at the Southern Theater Command headquarters received an emergency assembly order.

Qi Jinghui made three consecutive calls to Lu Heng, but failed to get through, so he contacted Su Muyu instead.

"Comrade Su, you've heard about the Star Gate incident, haven't you? It's urgent. Do you know where Lu Heng is?"

Su Muyu replied on the phone, "I know. He told us before he left that he was going to the Abyss Demon Nest, which is the target world for the Star Gate teleportation. Lin Zeyu and I will be at headquarters soon, and we'll talk when we meet."

Immediately after the incident, Su Muyu notified Lin Zeyu and Xie Shien to assemble.

Originally, we were supposed to meet at Tianlu Lake in Qionghua, but after receiving a call from Qi Jinghui, we changed the meeting point to the Southern Theater Command headquarters.

……

Fifteen minutes later, Su Muyu, Lin Zeyu, and Xie Shi'en met at the Southern Theater Command headquarters to discuss matters with Qi Jinghui.

The staff headquarters of the entire Southern Theater Command were as busy as a pot of boiling porridge, with all kinds of information communication taking place every moment.

"You're here. Come in quickly. The matter is urgent. Some superhumans have already passed through the stargate, but none have returned. I need to find out about Lu Heng's situation now. What is he going to do in the Abyss Demon Nest?" Qi Jinghui led the three to the conference room.

Su Muyu roughly recounted the words Lu Heng left before he departed, indicating that Lu Heng entered the Abyss Demon Nest to investigate the Reincarnation Source Essence.

After a brief discussion of the basic situation, Lin Zeyu made a guess: "Could it be that Lu Heng encountered some trouble in the Abyss Demon Nest? Is it possible that he opened these star gates and hopes we can go and support him?"

The fact that Lu Heng can open the star gate is a secret to the outside world; it's mainly known to high-ranking officials in the war zone, and very few people know about it.

Qi Jinghui was different; he was the dedicated liaison between the Great Xia military and Lu Heng, so he knew that Lu Heng could open the star gate.

Lin Zeyu's guess is not entirely impossible.

In the Shadow Demon world, Lu Heng once opened a stargate, gathering the sword wielders of several civilizations to destroy the Shadow Demon world together.

During this period, they also took a batch of nuclear materials from Earth through a stargate.

Therefore, it is possible that Lu Heng opened a stargate in the Abyss Demon Nest to request support.

However, Su Muyu quickly shook her head and denied it, saying, "It wasn't Lu Heng who opened the stargate. The energy fluctuations of the stargates are different. Moreover, Lu Heng can only open one stargate at a time, and now multiple stargates have appeared in various places on Blue Star."

"In addition to the bounty offered by the Zero Civilization, I believe that the Stargate was opened by the Zero Civilization with the aim of getting humanity to help them retrieve the Reincarnation Source Essence."

After careful consideration, Qi Jinghui nodded and said, "This analysis should be correct. The question now is, what happened in the Abyss Demon Nest? Do we need to send troops to support us? Do you have a way to contact Lu Heng?" (End of Chapter)