Simultaneous travel: Starting from returning to the main god space.

Chapter 477 The Unspeakable Ancient God (Seeking monthly votes! Seeking follow-up subscriptions!)

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Countless Devouring Beasts roam the earth, using their senses of life essence to search for the existence of humans, intending to strip away their life essence and then travel to the nearest Mana Flower growing area to pay rent in order to gain the opportunity to evolve.

However, at that moment, a weak yet immense will swept across the continent. Wherever it passed, the Devouring Beasts stopped their actions and looked up at the sky.

In their vision, a blazing and dazzling golden point of light was moving at high speed in mid-air. It possessed unimaginable life essence, and if they could obtain it, they would surely become the apex of the ecosystem.

This thought flashed through the minds of all the Devouring Beasts, and then their pupils lit up with a scarlet light as they began to roar to the sky.

At the same time, the Mana Flowers scattered across the land also bloomed in unison, releasing a substance similar to scarlet pigment, as if encouraging the Devouring Beasts that as long as they rushed over and reclaimed that source essence, they could help them level up.

In an instant, the mana ecosystem across the entire planet began to stir.

Seabed, continent, canyon...

Spine, Snake Dog, Earth Roar, Two-jawed Beast
Countless Devouring Beasts surged forth from all parts of the continent, appearing from the sky like a black torrent, converging towards the direction the lighthouse was moving.

Meanwhile, in Longgu Village, Bai Yuekui, who was attempting to perform a spinal transplant experiment on the C15 cranioblast clone, suddenly sensed something. His expression changed slightly, and he took off his white coat and walked towards the outside of the laboratory base.

Just then, her communication terminal received a call request with the words "Master Lai is calling".

Bai Yuekui looked surprised. After clicking "Answer," a voice that was neither human nor female came from the terminal.

"Something has changed at the Lighthouse. Someone is trying to crack the Kloto system and awaken the consciousness of the Mana Primordial. Now, all the Devouring Beasts on Earth are converging on the Lighthouse."

"Broken the Kloto system? Did Ash awaken, or was it Gray's doing?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuekui frowned. If it was the former, it would be considered good news, proving that ASH had gained the upper hand in the struggle against Mana's initial consciousness. But if it was the latter...

Thinking of that bastard who had taken over his brother's body, a murderous glint flashed in Bai Yuekui's eyes.

“I don’t know, I can’t see clearly, but it shouldn’t be Gray. He left the lighthouse a few years ago, and at least I haven’t seen him go back under my surveillance.”

At this point, Master Lai's voice carried a hint of hesitation and a barely perceptible fear, as if he had only seen something incomprehensible.
But he quickly recovered and said again, "These are not the main points. The key is that the lighthouse is currently moving, and what's worse, its target seems to be Dragonbone Village."

"What!!"

At this moment, Bai Yuekui's expression finally changed. The lighthouse was approaching Dragon Bone Village, so even with the shielding tower, the Devouring Beast would inevitably pass through Dragon Bone Village. Not everyone in the village had mastered the Returning Origin technique. Once someone was discovered by the Devouring Beast, Dragon Bone Village would face annihilation.

"Why would the Lighthouse know the location of Dragonbone Village? Could it be that they have made a new breakthrough in the technology of the Old World?"

Bai Yuekui's mind raced, and he immediately made a decision. He turned and went to another part of the laboratory to activate the Swift, which his father had left him, and to stop the lighthouse before it arrived at Dragon Bone Village.

……

Inside the control room of the Lighthouse and the Kloto System, the Lighthouse has resumed operation and ASH has taken full control of all its systems. Wu Xian is still locked in a standoff with Mana's initial consciousness, holding the upper hand but unable to completely overwhelm it.

It can only be said that it is indeed the embodiment of a high-dimensional life form in the setting. Even in such a sorry state, it is not without the power to fight back. The reason why it was able to severely injure it earlier was because of the effect of surprise. But to truly defeat it is not something that can be done in a short time.

Fortunately, the problem wasn't serious. Wu Xian had plenty of time and didn't mind taking his time with the other party. He could even distract himself by communicating with ASH and sharing the knowledge of the higher-dimensional world that the other party had imprinted from Mana's consciousness over the years.

Human beings’ strongest emotion comes from fear, and the greatest fear comes from the unknown.

In other words, the more you understand things, the more terrifying they may not seem.

In contrast, Wu Xian, who is shrouded in mystery and suddenly possesses power comparable to, or even suppressing, Mana's initial form, is the most terrifying existence in this world today.

Getting back to the main point, the truth behind the Mana ecosystem's appearance on Earth, based on the knowledge ASH has gained over the years and the fragments of memories Wu Xian just saw, has finally been partially revealed.

It turns out that the so-called Mana ecosystem is not a true high-dimensional civilization, or rather, it is incomplete. They are merely climbers seeking an evolutionary path. Their true origin is a cosmic colonial empire from a distant galaxy—the Mana Empire.

This empire's civilization is highly developed, with a technological level far exceeding that of Earth. Like the Singer civilization in The Three-Body Problem, it can easily destroy stars and possesses terrifying technological weapons such as the Droplet and the Two-Dimensional Foil.

In addition, all the inhabitants of the empire are immortal, and there are countless powerful beings comparable to gods. They have even formed their own belief system, creating a pantheon similar to a new divine kingdom, and they dominate various parts of the universe, monopolizing information resources.

Originally, the Mana Empire, which had already established a pantheon, was eternal and could enjoy eternal glory. However, the gods and the empire's royal family were dissatisfied with the situation of being divided into their own territories. They craved more knowledge and longed to dominate the universe.

You can't blame them for being greedy, because any human would have done the same.

Evolution is like rowing against the current. If you don't want to progress, there are plenty of people behind you who will fight tooth and nail to get ahead. If you fall behind, the universe's overlord will become the one who gets beaten and bullied.

Perhaps it was a case of heaven rewarding those who persevere. The Mana Empire, which had become too powerful and was finding it difficult to make further progress, discovered the truth of the universe—the key to entering a higher dimension—during an accidental experiment.

However, this action also attracted the attention of higher-dimensional beings. A great being discovered them and descended upon the Mana Empire.

He has no name, or rather, the life of this universe cannot express His name.

Indescribable, incomprehensible, and unbearable to behold.

However, to make it easier to address the other party and to express their respect and outward appearance, the higher-ups of the Mana Empire still gave Him a code name—

Ancient God!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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I always felt that it would be low for a higher-dimensional civilization to suppress a lower-dimensional civilization, so I created a fanfiction. Anyway, the truth about the Mana civilization in Ling Cage hasn't been fully revealed yet, so please don't criticize if you don't like it.

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