Colonial Suit

The surging cold spread like a waterfall.

The entire altar was as if floating in an ocean of ice and snow.

Rainbow reached out and touched the white mist floating beside her, a faint smile appearing on her beautiful face. "Heck, you lied again. The Embrace of the Ice Goddess – anyone who believed that line is probably screaming in their grave right now, right?"

Heck glanced back at her. "Didn't you believe it once too?"

"That's why I'm annoyed." Rainbow shook her head ruefully. "I can't believe it. Who in the entire universe would know that Heck, who presents himself as having cryokinetic abilities, actually has powers that have nothing to do with cold? Your real ability is actually…"

"Rainbow!" Sylvina suddenly interrupted Rainbow, saying with a cold face, "You talk too much. What does Heck's ability have to do with you? Are you dissatisfied with your failure back then?"

"I'm just feeling a little sentimental. Don't be angry." Rainbow shrugged indifferently. Then she walked behind Heck, gazing at the huge ice crystals all around.

"What a pity, I was quite optimistic about these little guys. It would have been great if they could have become companions."

"That's impossible," Heck replied, the smile disappearing from his face. "Their loyalty to Blood瞳 far exceeds your imagination, even more so than the relationship between you and me. As Robbie said, if you want to hurt Blood瞳, you'll have to step over their corpses first."

"But haven't you already done it? They won't hinder you anymore."

"I…" Heck paused, a trace of sadness flashing across his face. "Am just another ambitious person."

As he spoke, he continued to walk, reaching the top of the altar.

From here, he had an unobstructed view of the wilderness behind him, and he saw the rows and rows, lines and lines, of densely packed modulation nests.

"The Crodir civilization, truly great," Heck said softly. "In that era of collapse and despair, a civilization at war with the universe. Its destruction seems only natural. But who would have thought what kind of secrets were hidden behind its destruction? I only learned a little from the last ruin, and that's how I came up with today's plan."

"The last ruin, was that the Crodir outpost you secretly explored?" Rainbow asked curiously. "I remember you went to that small ruin behind the headquarters' back. What did you gain?"

"Actually, not much. The outpost had already collapsed when I went. So I didn't get any physical evidence related to the biological civilization, however, I did get this…"

Heck flipped his palm, and a small, dark object appeared in his palm. It looked like a shriveled tumor that had been cut off.

"What is this?"

"The auxiliary brain of the Crodir outpost, responsible for communication and information aggregation," Heck replied, silently gazing at the auxiliary brain in his palm.

"From inside it, I learned an astonishing secret."

"The legend about the Children of the Abyss?" Rainbow asked with a grin.

"No, it's another secret." Heck shook his head, his expression becoming even more serious. "It's about… the recreation of life."

"Impossible!" Rainbow's face changed instantly, saying in disbelief. "The recreation of life, that's the domain of gods! In the entire universe, even the civilizations of the Second World have never heard of anyone being able to do this. Even if they create more artificial intelligence or high-level energy bodies, they are just soulless puppets."

"No one can create true life, because that involves the original rules of the universe."

"You're right." Heck nodded, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "I thought so too at first, but after I got it, my view changed."

"As we all know, life cannot be created, the main difficulties lie in two points. One is the generation of the soul, and two, is the condensation of vitality."

Heck withdrew the auxiliary brain and turned his gaze to the modulation nests in the wilderness below. He said softly, "How souls are created is still a mystery, even those who have reached the pinnacle of metaphysics cannot explain this principle. But the condensation of vitality is another matter. In fact, our evolution to this day, the use of our abilities, and the display of our combat power are all directly related to vitality. It can be said that our existence is the embodiment of vitality."

"An object without vitality cannot be called life, even if it has most of the characteristics of life."

"Many civilizations and countless strong people have tried to explore the secrets of vitality and turn it into their own use, but the results have been disappointing. Even evolution is the embodiment of vitality, so how can they truly understand the secrets of vitality? If they could understand it, they would have evolved to the end of life long ago!"

"So… the secret of vitality has also become a major obstacle to the recreation of life. The only thing better than the soul is that it is traceable."

Heck made a summary, his gaze still wandering in the wilderness below, his eyes full of admiration. "But, these, were solved by the great Crodir. They discovered a way to materialize vitality, thus turning it from an ethereal legend into a visible and usable reality."

"This… this is simply a dream…" Rainbow was stunned, asking in disbelief, "How did they do it?"

"No one knows." Heck shrugged, looking regretful. "The only thing we know is that it should be related to the Children of the Abyss they mentioned, so in the final moments of their civilization's demise, the Crodir did something that terrified the entire universe…"

Heck raised his hand and pointed to the wilderness below.

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"They created this! Created this legendary Path of the Sovereign!!"

"Buried here is the Crodir's greatest secret, the transformation and application of vitality. They buried the vitality of the entire civilization in a mysterious form under our feet to maintain these conqueror embryos. As long as this ruin exists, these conquerors will never truly die. They will continue to wait until the arrival of their newborn king… the legendary Child of the Abyss."

"At that time, the vitality they have accumulated, plus the soul given to them by the Child of the Abyss, will allow them to be reborn! Thus recreating the glory of the Crodir."

"Oh, God…" Rainbow opened her mouth, but found that she couldn't say a word.

This plan was too grand and too terrifying. Betting on the vitality of an entire civilization, sacrificing the present existence, just to obtain the future?? It must be said that the person who made this plan was simply a madman. What's even more chilling is that he actually completed it.

The Crodir really achieved the storage and conversion of vitality and used it in this ruin.

"So that means…"

"That means, as long as I truly obtain this ruin, I can grasp the vitality that the Crodir has accumulated for tens of thousands of years. Thus… recreate a new life. A true life," Heck replied. "She once left, but she will eventually return."

"Even if, for this, I become the enemy of the universe."

Heck said softly, reaching out and pulling open his collar, taking out an exquisite necklace. At the top of the necklace was a small ice crystal.

That was the Eternal Crystal that he had personally frozen.

There was a tear in the ice crystal. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

ps: Xiaodao adds more, there will be another section in the evening, um, that is, a section at the normal update time.