High Above

On the platform halfway up the mountain, Ian's figure was still. At the same time, the first gem on the right side of the Star Crown lit up with a turbid blue-red light.

The warm, moist wind mixed with the smell of blood stirred up, forming a scarlet vortex behind him.

A vague sharp claw protruded from it, pressing against the ground silently, as gently as a caress.

But the moment it stepped on the ground, its extremely sharp claws chopped into pieces of rock.

It was a dragon beast whose figure was blurry and whose specific image could not be clearly seen. It had four limbs and two wings, but the wings turned into claws and became flexible second hands. From a distance, it looked like the six limbs of an insect.

On the dragon's head, the scarlet eyes are like a ball of flickering lights, and the dense teeth are slightly opened and closed, as if they are making a silent roar.

It walked out of the whirlpool, and then crawled in front of Ian, extremely docile.

But the pungent smell of blood and the terrifying sense of danger are telling the people around it all the time - this is a beast of war that is born for killing and exists for fighting.

This scene was so terrifying that even Elder Manya subconsciously clenched the stone staff in his hand, and the Heart Light Body Wind-protecting Dragon also surrounded him vigilantly, forming a long wind shield visible to the naked eye.

If the person in front of him was not Ian, he would definitely attack immediately.

"This is?!"

Elder Manya spoke in astonishment. He was not sure for a moment what the strange beast summoned by Ian was - wasn't the other party's Heart Light Body the Star Crown? How could there be a second form, still so terrifying, a form completely opposite to the sacredness of the Star Crown...

In other words, this is some kind of sublimation skill...

While Ian stared at the dragon beast in front of him, the other person's name suddenly appeared in his mind.

【Crystalized Blood Hunter】

[Among the Star Seeker Insect Swarm, the predatory crystal beast bred from the ‘Crystal Carpet’. Its mission is to kill all food and obtain enough nutrients for the breeding pond]

[Originally, it was a basic flying unit based on the Green Armored Lizard, with the addition of the dragon's wings. However, the effect was not very satisfactory, so it was transformed into a ground unit. The effect was excellent. The claw feet were converted from the flying wings of the dragon. Has a powerful force, enough to tear steel]

【……】

A large amount of information emerged in Ian's mind, analyzing in detail the reasons for the formation and transformation methods of the alien beast named 'Blood Hunter'.

This is obviously derived from the data of the 'Star Seeker Swarm' transforming itself.

"Part of the knowledge of the insect swarm's path..."

Ian murmured to himself, and he stretched out his hand to stroke the blood hunter's blurred head.

But the hand went through.

This is not a real heart light body, but a virtual shadow. Only a small part of the place where the source of essence is condensed, that is, where the claws are, has entity, and it is quite fragile.

Ian's caressing action made the entire blood hunter's figure resemble a reflection in the water, ripples agitated and completely distorted.

But even so, the blood hunter shadow did not escape, but prostrated obediently on the spot.

A feeling of spiritual interconnection arises spontaneously.

——This is the ‘Insect Swarm Mind Network’, which was sent as supporting facilities.

Although the young man didn't have much expression on the surface, there were already ripples in his heart: "What's going on - even if the prophet can predict and screen wrong choices through the quality of experimental results and save time, it is not possible to directly Is it to the point of sending papers to me now?"

"And this is no longer the 'me in the future', but the me in another world line..."

"No, rather...can precognitive vision really be regarded as a normal 'prophet ability'?"

"Yes! This is obviously some kind of ability to communicate with parallel worlds!"

When Ian thought of this, a door that had been closed for a long time seemed to open in his heart - yes, if you think about it carefully, is precognitive vision really the ability to predict the future after the timeline?

Let's not talk about how it is done. Just judging from the fact that the precognitive vision can feed back various 'results' in almost real time, this is not particularly 'prophetic'.

Most of the prophet's predictions are riddles, or some indirect signs, because the future is uncertain, and even if you can see a corner, you cannot be completely sure.

But what if the precognitive horizon simply observed the consequences of Ian's choices in the parallel world, and then fed back the good or bad...

Maybe it's more reasonable?

It is not the observation of Ian itself, but the result, which can not only circumvent the law that the prophet cannot predict himself, but also conform to the real-time feedback ability of the predictive horizon.

The reason why the prediction horizon has a limit on prediction time is precisely because the progress of Ian in those parallel worlds is not much faster than the current Ian.

No matter how far it is, limited by Ian's personal ability, the precognitive horizon cannot be seen, and there is no parallel world that meets the conditions to observe.

Of course, there are still many things that don't make sense here, such as how psychic energy can communicate with parallel worlds... But these are minor problems.

Maybe spiritual energy itself is a force that exists in the entire parallel time and space at the same time? The same may be true for the sefirot.

In short, the most critical point is the path.

The road is obviously a complete world line, which has developed very long, but it is completely inconsistent with Ian's current time. They are obviously not in the same frequency band.

Therefore, compared with the 'near future' that Ian usually sees through his precognitive vision and is based on his current situation, [the path] can only be glimpsed in special areas and special circumstances through some kind of cause and effect.

But now, with the power of the ‘Guiding Star’, this connection is strengthened.

Moreover, the choices made by Ian on the road are obviously not based on the current Ian himself, but on the possibility of another origin, developed under different circumstances very early on.

The precognitive vision saw these ‘futures’, but in essence, it only saw some parallel worlds that developed relatively quickly.

This is also a kind of prediction of the future.

Ian doesn't know how many parallel worlds there are, but there is a high probability that they are 'infinite'... In infinity, there will definitely be a world line that is almost the same as his current one, and the precognitive horizon predicts the world line in which Ian makes decisions. The choice provides a 'foreshadowing' for Ian now.

Even Ian in other parallel worlds are using what Ian is doing now as a 'foreshadowing'.

Such chaotic and intertwined choices are intertwined, achieving the result that "the prophet cannot be directly predicted".

After all, even Ian can only use other people as a glimpse into his future and get a foreshadowing.

Perhaps, there are many prophets who see not the future, but a parallel world where time progresses faster, just like Ian, but this cannot be determined.

Except for the Moment's Skull, Ian has not seen any other living prophets, and he doesn't know what the other person's situation is.

Even his current guesses are not all, and they cannot be considered correct...but they can at least explain the abilities brought by his current "Guiding Star".

After Ian used the original ether to activate a warm gem of the 'Guiding Star', he felt a hazy resonance - and then a vortex appeared, and the phantom of the blood hunter appeared.

He briefly communicated with a certain Ian from the 'Insect Swarm World Line' and obtained information about the blood hunters.

It feels like a lottery. Before the lottery, you have no idea what the result will be and what you will gain.

However, the person preparing for the prize is not anyone else, but himself.

Myself in a parallel world.

"...The speed is slower, and the overall body is relatively fragile. The strength is an advantage, but it is not as good as the first-level sublimated ones who have enhanced physical aspects."

Ian read the blood hunter information, and he was thinking about building a model. He didn't think it was a very powerful creature: "To put it bluntly, it is the basic unit in the insect swarm, right? There is no follow-up path for advancement. It is probably just developed. Come out, even if it is made into a potion, there will be no advantage."

"The value lies in the information on how to make this kind of war beast. This kind of biological experimental data is very useful and can help me create a new bloodline true form in the future."

"Also, the supporting 'Insect Swarm Mind Network' is very useful! Although the Death Lord series already has a similar Death Lord consciousness, the insect swarm's mental network is obviously more direct than the Death Lord. This can make Adebert Go improve and study it, it will definitely be of great use in artificial souls!"

"Moreover, if I can summon some relatively powerful insect swarm individuals, they may be able to serve as a disguise for my real 'Heart Light Body'... But the form must be suitable."

The power of the Guiding Star, the heart-light body, is exactly what its name suggests.

Ian will be guided by himself in other world lines, and he also needs to guide himself in other world lines.

Among the stars, they are stars to each other.

Gravity and light connect them throughout time and space.

At this moment, Ian felt that in exchange for extracting knowledge from the insect swarm world line, he had to pay.

It doesn’t need to be much, but it does have to be helpful.

Otherwise, this mutual 'guidance' relationship will no longer exist, and the power of the mind-light body will be weakened.

In fact, there is no need for such restrictions at all.

Because Ian, who can awaken this kind of mind-light body...how should I put it?

——He is indeed better as a teacher.

This is true even for myself in another world line, transformed into a swarm of insects.

"Ian? What is this?"

At this moment, after realizing that the blood hunter summoned by Ian did not have any desire to attack, Elder Manya took down his defense.

He tried to ask Ian about the situation: "Isn't this your mind-light body? Is it some kind of...creation that you created?"

Creation is not a novel concept. The giant statue that Chief Zhenzhou created with his own sesame and mud and stone is a pure creation of sesame.

"Huh? Yes. It's creation."

Ian came back to his senses. He looked at the blood hunter who had gradually faded and was about to disappear. He couldn't help but smile: "You also know...my psychic power is some kind of observation psychic power. As long as I observe and dissect in detail, I can extract part of the magical beasts that have passed through and form a temporary creation."

"But at present, it is not possible to shape it into a stable creation..."

"That's it." Elder Manya has no doubt that he is there, and similar mental light bodies have appeared before. At most, it is a bit strange that Ian can obtain the ability to create objects through the psychic power of the observation system, but it is not a big deal.

He even comforted Ian: "Don't worry, in the final analysis, you have not really reached the third energy level, and it is normal for creation to be fragile."

Ian certainly wasn't worried.

At this moment, he was thinking about what "guidance" he should give to the insect swarm on the opposite side.

This swarm is not the original swarm that Ian saw when he first glimpsed the road - the timeline of the original swarm has reached almost the end. There is a high probability that the swarm that responds to Ian's inner light body this time will That is around the third energy level.

In other words, it is still in the incubation period and is most likely conducting biological experiments in the underground ecosystem of the South China Sea Labyrinth.

The Blood Hunters are the initial result of biological experiments. The ground combat units produced in conjunction with the Crystal Carpet are also the only thing that this insect swarm that has not developed for a long time can take advantage of.

"So... just right." Ian said to himself excitedly.

The insect swarm at this point in time was just right for experimentation. He had thought about it before, but did not have the conditions to practice it!

Of course, no matter what the guidance is, Ian is helping the other party invade the world of Terra.

But Ian didn't care about that - he didn't feel even the slightest bit uneasy in his heart.

It's a parallel world anyway, just for experiments.

Therefore, Ian directly sent a copy of relevant ideas and information on the 'artificial soul' to the insect swarm on the opposite side.

Adebert has started related research a few days ago, but has not yet created a physical object, but Ian has already learned this knowledge from the other party.

Now it happens to be used as a guide to enlighten the star seeker swarm on the other side.

But just as the 'Blood Hunter' given by the insect swarm itself is of no use at all, on the contrary, the biological experiment information and the attached 'Insect Swarm Mind Network' are very useful.

The important thing about artificial souls is not the technology itself, but the ideas provided by Ian.

[There is no need to use the resources of a corner of the South China Sea to develop forces and farm to fight against the entire world... You certainly don’t know how deep the water behind Terra is now. In a pure head-on confrontation, it is impossible for the insect swarm to defeat these fifth-level energy levels. 】

[Latent, assimilation, secret development, don't fight... don't develop insect swarms to expand the number, but try to integrate into humans, let us become humans, let humans become us]

[Select a group of human beings with potential, give them souls, hide behind them, conduct experiments, and spread influence]

[Absorb those who are desperate for human society, such as the refugees in the Western Region, or the adventurers who explore the maze, select the smart and talented ones, and help them become sublimators, excellent technicians, scientific researchers, or He is an excellent and famous adventurer and has become our cornerstone]

[Subtly change their thinking patterns and assimilate them into our thinking network]

[Establish a secret organization, or a sect, to hide our identity... Those special humans who can accept us will treat them as 'priests' with special abilities and precepts to the outside world... Terra is very Big, we won’t be suspected]

[Give up direct confrontation, give up direct brainwashing and parasitism, give up any seemingly straightforward and extremely efficient 'shortcuts'... We develop steadily, use 'soul' as the subject, and grow among humans]

This was the conclusion that Ian came to after reflection after seeing the Insect's Nest Dream.

At that time, I had not seen the Imperial City, and I did not know how powerful the fifth energy level was, nor how strong the prediction ability of the Huaiguang Church was. Therefore, relying on my short knowledge in Nanling, I developed it after six years of development. They immediately attacked - and sure enough, they were defeated by the coalition forces.

This is the mistake of being too young.

If he had known this key information from the beginning, Ian would never have done this. Instead, he would have adopted this more cautious and gentle approach.

As for whether this method is effective...

Isn't Ian experimenting?

A laboratory as big as a parallel world is just the right place to conduct some large-scale social and species invasion experiments to enrich the database!

Crossing the river by feeling your own way belongs to yes.

And, it's not just that.

——As long as he maintains contact, the next time he gives guidance, the one who responds will still be this swarm world line.

Ian thinks that he might be able to borrow the technology of 'Insect Swarm Optimized Artificial Soul' from the other party?

--right? It’s not impossible!

As Ian who vowed to use all of Terra's skills for free, even his own self in the parallel world would not let him go!

"The ability of the Guiding Star... is indeed very strong. It's just like my precognitive vision, it cannot give direct combat effectiveness and needs to be developed slowly!"

After sending the relevant information, Ian felt refreshed - the next thing to do is to wait until he has the results in the parallel world, and then just recycle it!

This kind of on-hook scientific research and free prostitution technology can actually happen to him. It is really worthy of his spiritual power!

Afterwards, Ian tried to activate the 'Path of Spiritual Disaster'.

The result was no response.

Ian could sense that the lack of response from the Spiritual Disaster Path was not because he had not reached the third energy level... but because the hard conditions were not enough.

"There are not enough people guided by me..."

Ian muttered to himself.

He realized that the reason why he was able to summon the 'Blood Hunter' was not only because of the primitive ether he had condensed, but also because of the mountain people of the Avod tribe.

Ian raised his head and looked in the direction of the mountain people celebrating the rekindling of the sacred mountain's sacrificial fire. He thought thoughtfully: "So, if you want to activate the ability of the Guiding Star, you need enough people to be guided in the direction by me." , people who are willing to believe in me'."

"Because of the Holy Mountain, these mountain people are willing to believe in me and be guided by me, so they can support my mind, light, and body to connect with the insect swarm... But that's it. I want to connect with the insect swarm while also connecting with the insect swarm." China Unicom Spiritual Disaster requires more and more people to believe in me."

The beliefs that people who are guided by Ian can be used by his light body to condense a special spiritual energy and transform it into a 'communication channel' that connects parallel worlds.

However, there are relatively few people who can provide strong beliefs, and ordinary people can only rely on quantity.

Ian can also give up communicating with the insect swarm and instead communicate with the spiritual disaster... But in that case, he will hang up and do scientific research, and the progress of his science and technology will be interrupted. Next time, he will want to contact the person being targeted from countless parallel worlds. The swarm of insects that I guided...

That’s not to say it’s impossible, but in general it depends on fate.

If you want to connect the insect swarms and spiritual disasters at the same time, just one Avod tribe is not enough, or even Xiahui Territory is not enough - Ian also needs to expand the population of the territory, develop more people, and let more People who believe in themselves are guided by themselves.

"Interesting, it's almost like the dead king, but it's a healthier model that brings together the power of everyone."

"Perhaps I, who is on the spiritual disaster path, got inspiration from this aspect, so I developed the subsequent spiritual god belief system."

As for the path of the insect swarm... the heart light body of the insect swarm should not be the guiding star.

In fact, even Ian, who is on the spiritual disaster path, may not be the guiding star, but he is also a mind-light body developed from the precognitive vision. It is not surprising that the functions are similar.

It can even be said that Ian's guiding star may be a platform to connect himself with many parallel worlds?

Thinking of this, Ian raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "Is this the power of the Heart Light Body... It's simply incredible."

"I'm really curious about what kind of power the other prophets' mental bodies have."

Ian took back the Guiding Star - just like Elder Manya, even if he had the ancient dragon core and the celestial crystal to provide energy, based on his foundation, he could not maintain the heart light body for too long.

The shadow of the blood hunter also completely disintegrated, turning into a scarlet stream of light and returning to the gem of the Star Crown.

Ian can also summon it later by paying the original ether.

Elder Manya went to rest, and Ian also went to rest and wait for the arrival of the Mountain King.

Time flew by, and Ian, who was resting, felt something in his heart. He sensed a strange spiritual energy wave coming from a distance, which seemed to be communicating with him.

[Please wait a moment, you will be there soon]

It was a soft female voice, the voice of the King of the Mountain.

The king of the mountain is coming.

However, it was different from the majestic dragon that Ian had seen before.

This time when he came to the Avod tribe, what came to Ian was a gentle and beautiful woman.

It's my birthday today! Try to eat something good~