I, from the Celestial Empire, have parachuted into Teyvat.

"Wait a minute! He's not Spencer..."

"what?"

Everyone was startled, and even Byholkin looked at Spencer in shock: "He's not Spencer?"

Spencer chuckled and spread his hands, saying, "Vice President, what are you talking about? I am Spencer, the Director of the Intelligence Bureau. We have been government colleagues for so many years, don't you even recognize me?"

Yeruvich squinted and said, "It's precisely because I've worked with Spencer for so many years that I can recognize you as someone who isn't Spencer at all... Who are you? Where is Spencer? Did you imprison the president?"

"hehe......"

Spencer cracked his neck and sneered, "Interesting. It seems the creatures of this world aren't all fools. But you're wrong about one thing: this is indeed Spencer's body, only his mind has been completely devoured by me. It's laughable that this idiot thought he'd gained some incredible power before I completely consumed him..."

"Also, since we're meeting for the first time, let me introduce myself. I am born from the seed of destructive power, one of the seven destructive beings—Pride."

"Arrogance...?"

Seeing the shocked and bewildered expressions on everyone's faces, Arrogantly raised his head and said with a playful expression, "Didn't you understand? I learned your language through this person's way of thinking, so I think my expression should be very clear."

Yeruvich and the others were completely stunned. This was not because they did not understand what the other party was saying, but because everything was beyond their comprehension.

Byholkin swallowed hard and said, "I don't care who you are, you dare to issue orders to the military in the name of the president and imprison the president. You have violated the highest law of the United States. Surrender now, or you will be shot on the spot! Guards!"

By Holkin shouted several times, but there was no response from outside the office. Only then did everyone realize that something was wrong.

With such a commotion in the presidential office, the other staff and security personnel of the presidential palace should have noticed it long ago. How come there has been no movement until now? Moreover, the presidential aide who was just outside the door has completely disappeared.

A senator standing at the door asked in surprise, "What's going on? Where are the security personnel? Why have all the staff who were in the hallway disappeared?"

"Alright, stop shouting."

Arrogantly tilting his head, he said, "The staff of the Presidential Palace have already been corrupted and controlled by me using the aura of destruction over the past few days. Everything you saw when you arrived was just an illusion... Tsk tsk tsk, it's just a pity that the aura of destruction corrupted that president too slowly, otherwise I wouldn't have had to resort to this tactic and personally take action."

Yeruvich's arrogant pupils trembled as he looked at them.

What exactly do you want from doing all this?

"Good question."

He grinned arrogantly and said, "There's only one thing I want, and that's to destroy this world."

"What? Destroy the world? You... why would you do that?"

Arrogance raised an eyebrow slightly: "Although answering your question might make me seem as stupid as some of the villains in your so-called TV dramas on Earth, for me, letting the creatures of a world know why they are going to be destroyed before I do is a pretty good pastime."

At this point, Arrogance revealed another eerie smile.

"If...you really want to hear it."

Hearing the arrogant words, Yeruvich swallowed hard. However, what he didn't know was that on the heel of his leather shoe, a mechanical device no bigger than half a fingernail was emitting a faint red light.

Meanwhile, in Huacheng, M country, on the rooftop of a building several hundred meters from the Presidential Palace.

Wearing headphones, Duan Chong looked at Yan Anhe across from him with a shocked expression.

"Goodness gracious...this news is incredible..."

Chapter 470 The Root of Destruction: Imaginary Numbers and Quantum

At the top of a building in Huacheng, a few hundred meters away from the presidential palace of Country M, Duan Chong, wearing headphones, clicked his tongue twice.

"Damn it, luckily this eavesdropping device was made with a special mineral from Teyvat and the signal transmission used a specific lightning element conversion, otherwise it probably wouldn't have even passed the security check at the entrance of the presidential palace."

Yan Anhe glared at him.

"Alright, stop talking for now and listen carefully to what's happening over there."

"oh oh......"

Meanwhile, inside the president's office, an arrogant man looked at everyone with a strange smile.

"Beings of this world, I ask you: have you ever wondered what the end of the universe looks like beyond your world?"

“I tell you, at the end of the world is a void. It is the birthplace of all space and time, the origin of countless worlds.”

"Imagine, at the edge of the world, in the birthplace of time and space, there stands an incomparably magnificent tree, and at its foot lies a boundless ocean. In this void that gave birth to everything, there is nothing but these two things. These two things are absolute opposites; the tree wants to absorb the ocean completely, while the ocean wants to devour and submerge the tree. Thus, these two things begin an endless competition. The tree is birth, the foundation of all matter; while the ocean is annihilation, returning all matter to its origin, the opposite of all matter."

Hearing those arrogant words, everyone present seemed to tremble. Yeruvich couldn't help but ask, "What are that big tree and that sea...?"

He gave an arrogant sneer: "The trees and the sea are merely figurative descriptions that make them comprehensible to the minds of beings like you. They don't actually exist there. If you want, you can call them whatever you want: the face of birth and the face of annihilation, or the material world and the antimatter world. Oh, and of course, in some worlds I've visited, beings also call them the Tree of Imaginary Numbers and the Sea of ​​Quanta."

"The Tree of Imaginary Matter... The Sea of ​​Antimatter Quantum..."

Yeruvich muttered these words repeatedly, his brain almost completely unable to keep up with his thoughts.

"The veins of each leaf of the Imaginary Tree are small World Trees, and each of these small World Trees carries an individual world. In order to compete with the Quantum Sea, the Imaginary Tree grows infinitely, constantly giving birth to new small World Trees and new worlds. Within these worlds, different civilizations are constantly born. Of course, the Imaginary Tree does not grow without restraint or rules. Like normal trees and plants, to grow tall and strong, some unnecessary branches and leaves need to be removed. Therefore, the Imaginary Tree has developed a self-pruning mechanism. The Imaginary Tree generates a force that invades each world to examine it. If a world survives the examination, it will continue to live. If not, the leaves carrying that world will wither and fall into the Quantum Sea, where they will be swallowed up and annihilated."

"The self-repairing mechanism of the Imaginary Tree is called Honkai Energy in some worlds, Abyssal Power in others, and Outer God Invasion in still others."

Upon hearing this, Yeruvich's voice trembled slightly as he said, "You mean, you are the mechanism born from the Tree of Imaginary Numbers?"

"us?"

He laughed arrogantly: "No, no, no... We are not beings born from the low-level mechanism of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers' self-selection. We come from your absolute opposite, the Sea of ​​Quanta."

"The Tree of Imaginary Numbers and the Sea of ​​Quanta are like two gods locked in an endless struggle. Now, one of the gods is tired of this endless battle and wants to end it all as soon as possible, so we were born."

"Destruction is a virus, a virus born from the Sea of ​​Quanta. We enter from the roots of the Imaginary Tree, destroying every leaf and every root, annihilating and destroying everything from its source. The process of destruction is also the process of us constantly accumulating power. The more worlds we destroy, the stronger the power of destruction will become. As the aura of destruction erodes the beings in various worlds, it will give birth to a destructive consciousness along with the beings' thoughts and emotions. Once the destructive consciousness is fully mature, it will become a destructive being. I am one of the first seven destructive beings to be born—Pride."

“Destructive beings can sense the scent of the same emotions, and the destructive consciousness born from devouring the same emotions will make us stronger.”

"I was originally carrying a large amount of destructive energy and was eroding another world called Teyvat. Unfortunately, the Imaginary Tree seems to have developed a self-protection mechanism, which caused me to suffer severe damage when I entered that world. I have been sleeping in the roots of the small World Tree in that world ever since. And now, by a twist of fate, I have come to your world. In fact, I have to thank the beings of your world. If it weren't for the arrogance that permeates this place, I would not have awakened from my slumber."

"And now, to thank you, I will offer you destruction. It's just a pity that my power is less than one-tenth, so I can only reluctantly rely on the hand of your world itself. Of course, when destruction fills this world, as long as I absorb a large number of destructive beings born from arrogance, I can also return to my original state."

"Be grateful, for this is the final value I have given to the living beings of this world."

"I bother!"

House Speaker Bülow spat.

His hands trembled as he gripped the crucifix at his chest. His voice trembled, but he still said firmly, "I don't know what you were babbling about, but you dare to spread rumors and impersonate God to talk about destroying the world? Dream on! You will fall into hell!"

"Oh?"

He gave an arrogant, cold laugh.

"The religious beliefs of beings in the material world are a really interesting thing. It's even foolish enough that you still dare to stand here and talk to me."

By Holkin gritted his teeth, trembling, and suddenly grabbed a plaster statue from the side and rushed toward Arrogance, who was sitting behind the desk.

"You demon, go see Satan!"

However, after crossing just two steps, Byholkin suddenly knelt on the ground, his eyes lost their light, and the plaster statue in his hands slammed heavily to the side with his limp hands.

Looking up, one could see a bloody hole the size of a bowl in Bykhorkin's chest, the blood already soaking his clothes.

The next second, countless people screamed in terror and tried to escape, but before they knew it, a group of security personnel with bloodshot eyes blocked their way with guns. At the same time, gunshots and screams came from outside the presidential palace. Looking out of the office window, one could see a group of armed security personnel massacring the drivers and assistants who had accompanied Yeruvich and others.

By this time, everyone's faces had turned pale. Yeruvich trembled as he said, "You won't succeed. Starting a war requires the military's approval..."

He grinned arrogantly and said, "Oh? Have you been so scared that you've lost your ability to think? Your military and defense departments have long been corrupted and controlled by the aura of destruction. Without their permission, how could your fleet have gotten so close to Chinese waters? Just twenty minutes ago, the military issued orders to the Third and Seventh Fleets to enter Chinese waters."

"Hehe, you guys guess, after the two strongest countries in the world go to war, how long will it take for the world to be completely destroyed?"

As the president finished speaking in the office, two streets away in a building, Duan Chong ripped off the listening earpiece.

"This is bad! We must report this to the country immediately!"

Chapter 471 Detonating Blue Star

Inside the Senate, countless staff members were rushing around, and the entire Senate was operating at high speed.

Just half an hour ago, the military suddenly received news that the US Third and Seventh Fleets had entered the East China Sea. The military headquarters has ordered the Eastern Fleet to dispatch warships to intercept the US fleet. This emergency situation has also mobilized the entire Senate instantly.

At this point, it's like an arrow on a bowstring, a powder keg already placed in front of everyone; the slightest misstep could trigger a deafening explosion.

Meanwhile, in such a critical situation, Ivan also received an urgent message from the Grand Elder and was now hurrying to the Grand Elder's office.

Upon arriving at the Grand Elder's office, Ivan saw that the door was ajar, so he pushed it open and went inside.

At this moment, the Grand Elder, Zhang Changyun, and Chen Lu were all in the office, and Ivan showed a surprised expression.

"Director Chen, didn't you just return to the Security Bureau?"

Chen Lu said in a deep voice, "Commander Yi, some emergency situation has occurred, and I have no choice but to turn back halfway."

At this moment, the Grand Elder beckoned to Ivan and said, "Little Ivan, come here and listen to this."

Ivan walked to the Grand Elder's desk, took a pair of headphones from the Grand Elder, put them on and listened for a while. As time passed, a look of shock appeared on Ivan's face.

Where did you get these recordings?

Chen Lu said, "This information was just transmitted back from Huacheng, M Country by our Security Bureau's field operations department. When the major fleets of M Country made unusual moves today, our people infiltrated the vicinity of the Presidential Palace to wait for an opportunity. When some high-ranking officials of M Country rushed to the Presidential Palace today, our people found an opportunity to infiltrate the listening equipment and recorded this conversation."

"Arrogance, one of the original seven destructive beings, along with the Tree of Imaginary Numbers and the Sea of ​​Quanta..."

Ivan repeated some of the content from the recording, a brainstorming session raging in his mind.

The amount of information in these recordings was so vast that even he was shocked.

Back when Ivan was still on Earth in his previous life, the parent company behind the game Genshin Impact was dedicated to creating its own crossover game universe similar to the Marvel movies. They proposed the ultimate concept of a universe called the Imaginary Tree and the Quantum Sea. Under this concept, countless worlds with different civilizations and environments were born on the Imaginary Tree. Different worlds could give birth to magic, as well as technology, and any kind of civilization could appear.

Before Ivan's journey, many people speculated that Teyvat was one of the worlds located on the Imaginary Tree, and some information existing on Teyvat also indirectly reflected this conjecture. Today, however, this conjecture has been verified for the first time in such an unexpected way.

Moreover, the arrogant words also revealed an even more startling truth.

That is the universe Ivan is in now, the universe where this blue planet is located, which is also a leaf on the tree of imaginary numbers!

The Grand Elder said, "Xiao Yi, a lot of the content in this recording involves information related to the aura of destruction, so I urgently called you here. Do you have any clues about the information mentioned by the person in the recording who calls himself arrogant?"

Ivan nodded slightly.

"All the information stated in the recording should be true..."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions became extremely solemn.

Zhang Changyun then said, "In other words, the president of the United States has indeed been imprisoned by this self-proclaimed arrogant so-called destroyer, and it now controls most of the top leadership of the United States government... I never expected that our opponent would be a species beyond the comprehension of humans on Earth."

Ivan nodded again: "However, judging from the content of the listening recording, this self-proclaimed arrogant destroyer is currently seriously injured. Although it is beyond the scope of human understanding, it can only operate within the framework of humanity with the help of humans. This is our opportunity."

The Grand Elder rose and said in a low voice, "Notify everyone to convene another emergency meeting of the Senate."

Ten minutes later, the Senate held another emergency meeting.