Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 259 The Child Qing

Solar System, Oort Cloud
Evil has been cruising in the universe at 10% of the speed of light for a full year, gliding for 6300 astronomical units, or about 9460 billion kilometers.

It looks far, but it's actually only 0.1 light-years away.

"It's too big, the universe is too big, when will it ever end..."

E Qing gazed at the infinitely empty deep space of the universe, his face filled with sorrow.
"If I had known, I would have preferred to go to the Grand Ring Road and fight dinosaurs for three hundred rounds. That would have been more interesting than what I'm doing now."

"However, I heard from the main body that Shanqing has already sacrificed himself, and the main body did not go to save him. Only his spirit remains on the Great Ring... Are dinosaurs that powerful? Shanqing's combat strength, back in his hometown, I dare not say he was at the Nascent Soul stage, but he was definitely at the Divine Transformation stage. The Devouring Empire can defeat a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. I wonder which is stronger, the dinosaurs or the Trisolarans."

"At the current distance, it will take me at least 17 more years to reach the vicinity of the First Fleet, all to save that brat Yun Tianming. I hope that unlucky fellow will be sensible."

"If I can defeat the Trisolaran First Fleet, then I will naturally make the Trisolaran fleet completely submit to me. However, I have heard that the Trisolaran civilization has also sent a Second Fleet. Even now, humanity has no trace of the Second Fleet. This is still a potential threat that we must guard against."

"Speaking of which, what exactly was the purpose of the original body cutting us two apart? Is there something he's hiding from us? I remember that when the original body transformed into the Three Pure Ones (severing the Three Corpses), besides myself and Benevolent Pure One, there was also Original Self Pure One. Where did Original Self Pure One go?"

E Qing pondered deeply in order to understand the meaning of the original text.

"Logically speaking, both I and Shanqing inherited the memories of the original body, but we can't figure out the original body's thoughts at all, which is a very strange thing in itself. The original body's personality has changed too much in the two lifetimes. In the previous life, he was reckless to death, while in this life he is particularly steady. But this is understandable. The universe is vast and boundless, and the water is deep. If the original body makes a mistake, it doesn't matter. I will take care of it."

Eqing recalled his original body's memories again. The memories he inherited from his original body were flawless, with over a hundred years of cultivation from his previous life running through them, and even all sorts of dark histories were vividly displayed. Such full, rich, and vivid memories of his original body were definitely not a problem.

"Forget it, he has his reasons. My priority is to preserve myself and find ways to improve my strength. If I don't work hard, he can take my place."

E Qing smiled confidently. Unlike Shan Qing, he was not arrogant. Before intercepting the Trisolaran fleet and launching a counterattack on the Trisolaran system, he would naturally make thorough preparations.

Once he conquers the entire Trisolaran system, which will be 4 light-years away from our solar system, he could reluctantly become the supreme leader of the Trisolaran civilization, extracting the resentment of the Trisolaran people as resources for his cultivation. Wouldn't that be wonderful? He's heard that the Trisolarans have weak, interconnected thinking, making them perfect for extracting resentment. Wouldn't that be even better?
If the original entity is dissatisfied with me and launches a personal attack from four light-years away, I, with the Trisolaran system behind me, can wait in comfort and may not be without the power to fight back.

The thought of his own body being suppressed by him made E Qing's lips curl into a smile.

"Hmph, haha, hehe."

"I left the solar system in secret, and there were no sophons monitoring me. I should now be only 1.9 light-years away from the Trisolaran fleet. I did not encounter any of the ten probes launched by the Trisolaran fleet along the way. Based on the relative speed of both sides, I have at least seventeen years left. I need to make good preparations in these seventeen years."

After once again traversing a sparse cluster of interstellar matter within the Oort Cloud at a speed of 0.1c, Evil Cleansing retracted its expanded spiritual shield and continued gliding forward.

Not using magic to defend against it is not an option. At its relative speed, even a grain of interstellar dust would be bombarded at nearly 10% of the speed of light. This power is far greater than the attack power of the electromagnetic railgun that humans have painstakingly developed.

If an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator were to travel through space at 0.1c light speed, they would likely be severely injured by the interstellar matter bombarding them at 10% light speed if they did not brake in time.

Even the mighty Eqing would have to find ways to avoid the sparse interstellar dust cloud within the Oort cloud.

While dodging interstellar dust clouds, E Qing never forgot to reflect.

"Based on my observations of nearly 8000 astronomical units, while humanity's stellar-class warships are nominally capable of interstellar travel, in reality, crossing light-years would be extremely difficult. The Forward III state is manageable, but if the fleet were to enter Forward IV full-power propulsion mode, could the warships' nano-armor truly withstand bombardment from these interstellar materials traveling at nearly 20% the speed of light?"

After dodging another attack from a speck of dust at 10% the speed of light, E Qing frowned deeply.

The dust particles just now weighed about 0.1g, enough to easily penetrate the frontal armor of a 23rd-century main battle tank, and could also leave a small dent on a starship.

"No wonder the Trisolaran First Fleet's array appeared chaotic in the telescope. It seems their fleet has also been affected by interstellar matter. But it doesn't matter. The First Fleet only needs to hold on for less than twenty years before they will welcome the fleet's true commander."

As for whether it's possible they can't defeat the Trisolaran First Fleet, E Qing is quite confident. In his impression, the strength of the Trisolaran First Fleet is roughly equivalent to that of any one of the three major fleets in the solar system.

After all, the speed was what it was, and the Qing dynasty didn't bother to think about the scientific theories behind it.

flight.

Flight. Numb flight.

Eternal flight.

Fly, fly, fly to Grandma's bridge.

Fly...fly...hmm?
As Eqing relived the dark and unchanging starry sky over and over again during this tedious journey, he suddenly spotted a tiny, transparent bubble at the edge of his vision.

This bubble is very inconspicuous against the backdrop of the universe, but unfortunately, E Qing has become so bored that he has counted all the stars he can see dozens or even hundreds of times.

Not to mention this tiny transparent bubble, he remembers very clearly how many stars there are in the sky and where they are located!
"What is that?!"

Without hesitation, Eqing instantly made an incredibly sharp turn at 0.1 light speed, rushing straight toward the bubble.

Eqing did not inform the main body of this discovery. Currently, Luoqing, Shanqing, and Eqing want to establish a long-distance communication connection, which only the main body can accomplish. Without the main body actively contacting the two clones, the two clones cannot establish a long-distance communication connection on their own, nor can they communicate with each other.

In other words, the entity is the sole administrator with all permissions; it does not open chat rooms, and the evil and good are relatively isolated.

Since Shanqing encountered the four-dimensional fragment and his connection with the original body was severed for the first time, the three parties have never exchanged information. Eqing only knows that Shanqing has ruined him, but he doesn't know exactly how he died. The original body has not said anything either, only telling him to be careful.

Therefore, Eqing had no information about Shanqing. He neither knew the spatial characteristics of the four-dimensional fragments, nor had he ever seen the dinosaurs' four-dimensional spaceships, let alone the [Sword Hypercube], a sword cultivator's ultimate move comparable to [Ten Thousand Swords Return to One].

But this did not stop E Qing from rushing headlong into the "spatial waves" that occasionally appeared in the boundless three-dimensional space.

And this wave is precisely the point of warping.

The moment E Qing was submerged in that wave, the familiar starry sky suddenly disappeared, and amidst the dizzying spin, he saw a gray, hazy world.

"Holy crap, I've traveled back to the Nine Provinces?"

E Qing froze for a moment, then instantly realized what was happening and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Emperor Jiang, help me! My true form is in a material universe, not the world that signed the 'Treaty of the Myriad Realms,' where humanity is suffering terribly..."

But the dim, gray world did not respond to him.

"Huh? I didn't go back?" E Qing was taken aback.

He knew that as long as he was in any world from his previous life, once he called out the name of the Human Emperor, the other party would naturally sense it and instantly tear through space to arrive at the scene to carry out the justice.

If you shout and there's no response, it means the other person really didn't hear you.

E Qing's face instantly darkened. He looked at his hands and was shocked to find that they were no longer the same as before. The skin, flesh, blood vessels, and even bones on his hands were all turned upside down and displayed in the space where his hands existed, as if they were transparent. His vision was completely unobstructed, and he could even see the structure inside each cell. A kaleidoscope world that seemed to be infinitely subdivided appeared before his eyes.

"Where are we? Is this still the solar system?"

E Qing remained silent for a while. He tried to continue flying at a speed of 0.1c in this flat space, but after flying for several hours, he still could not see the end of this abnormal space.

Something's not right, nine out of ten things are wrong, where exactly is this?

As E Qing wandered in the endless grayness before him, he realized that the severe 'grayness' was composed of black and white noise, like the snow on an old television set filling the space.

"Where am I? Where am I?"

"Damn it, let me out."

E Qing slashed out several sword energies haphazardly, his eyes already brimming with tears.

(End of this chapter)