"It's just..." Rui Jin pondered for a mont before speaking. "Should we notify Dark Star?"
"Dark Star?" Saster's face imdiately darkened. Although the two had buried the hatchet, and Dark Star had apologized for his actions while sharing so intelligence regarding Li Yu.
However, Dark Star showed absolutely no intention of compensating him for the losses. He even claid that he was actually being controlled by Li Yu.
When Saster heard those words, his expression turned incredibly grim. You, a dignified A-Tier Lifeform, controlled by a C-Tier Lifeform like Li Yu? Are you making a monkey out of ?
It would have been much more believable if you had just admitted that you were also after the Athyst Core.
Therefore, the two had only reconciled on the surface.
"There is no need to notify him!" Saster waved his hand dismissively. He had only contacted Dark Star previously to figure out exactly what was going on.
But Dark Star's dismissive attitude and complete lack of intention to offer compensation made him entirely unwilling to cooperate with the guy.
In the Inuit Hub, the boss of the Prismatic Yellow-Eyed Remnants held his Smart Terminal, reporting with a trembling voice.
Li Yu wore an unreadable expression. "A squad from headquarters is coming over to conduct a secret operation, and they need your cooperation?"
"Yes..." The boss did not know what was going on either. In the past, it was always just transferring money, sending shipnts, and receiving goods. There had never been any ntion of a squad before.
'Could it really be such a coincidence?' Li Yu pondered inwardly. 'Could they actually be Saster's people?'
Kansa had just walked out not long ago, and he had already received the news. Saster was certainly well-inford.
"May I ask how I should reply?" The boss, nad Gelo, asked carefully.
"Just say that you will fully cooperate..." Li Yu did not think too much about it. There was nothing better than fully understanding the enemy's movents.
Fighting alongside the enemy. Just thinking about it was thrilling.
"Can you plant a Thought Seal on these people?" Li Yu glanced at Gelo, then turned to Mangu.
Mangu shook his head. Even though he coveted this power, he admitted, "The burden on is too heavy. Those ordinary Prismatic Yellow-Eyed Remnants are fine, but these two C-Tier Lifeforms are beyond my limits."
"Then just keep them under control for now..." Gelo still had the energy bead controlling him inside his stomach, so he didn't dare harbor any treacherous thoughts.
Only Second Brother was placed under strict guard to prevent any unexpected incidents.
Returning to Mangu's Warehouse, Li Yu found Peyton staring blankly into space.
"I've found the biological materials of the Thunder Fla Fighting Ape. Can you modulate its Gene Chain?" Li Yu inquired.
Peyton showed absolutely no surprise. He simply nodded. "Give a complete production line and the rest of the materials, and I can do it."
Li Yu received his answer but did not feel much joy. Where on earth was he supposed to get a complete production line? That would cost an astronomical price. He would not be able to afford it even if he sold the Athyst Core.
"Master, an abnormal situation has occurred with Miss Mo Duo..." Claptrap's voice rang in his ear. Li Yu frowned slightly. He had initially planned to leave directly, but as if rembering sothing, he dragged Peyton along to the spaceship.
That familiar green light was once again radiating from Mo Duo's body. Blurry figures filled the entire room. The situation appeared to be even more severe than the last ti.
"To think that the Ghost God Orb is actually in your hands..." Peyton glanced over. His usually deadpan face showed a montary flash of surprise before returning to its standard world-weary expression. He let out a sigh. "Immortality... what a terrifying torture."
Peyton really did recognize this thing. Li Yu gave himself a ntal pat on the back for his quick wits, but upon hearing Peyton's latter half of the sentence, he suddenly felt a crappy feeling wash over him.
"What is this thing?" Li Yu asked.
"The Ghost God Orb..." Peyton replied, stating the obvious.
Li Yu felt completely exasperated. "Of course I know it's the Ghost God Orb. What I an is, do you know its specific details?"
"Oh..." Peyton thought for a mont before answering. "It's the ultimate treasure of the Blazing Eye Star. Using the Blazing Eye as a dium, it has so sort of function to recover spiritual bodies."
Li Yu finally understood. Peyton was simply too lazy to think. Unless it was sothing that interested him, he would only answer exactly what was asked.
He explained Mo Duo's situation to Peyton and asked for his opinion.
"There is such a thing?" A faint light sparked in Peyton's eyes. He walked up to Mo Duo. The ntal Power assault that had left Hunter howling in agony seed to have absolutely no effect on him.
Peyton muttered softly, "No wonder the ntal Power of the other Ghost God Orb was so berserk. So it was because of those dead Burning Eye Star-people."
"You've seen another Ghost God Orb?" Li Yu caught another piece of information hidden in Peyton's words.
"Yeah, back when I still had a slight interest in this universe..." Peyton nodded. "The Morgan Family obtained a Ghost God Orb and invited us to take a look, so I saw it then."
"The Morgan Family?" Li Yu's expression shifted. The mastermind behind the scenes, whom Mo Duo had been completely unaware of for so long, was casually exposed by Peyton just like that?
He had searched on the Interstellar Network before, but there was absolutely no information regarding the Morgan Family.
"Are they the ones responsible for the destruction of the Blazing Eye Star?"
Peyton nodded. "Pretty much. A few other families were interested and intervened, but the Morgan Family should be the primary culprits."
"What about your family?" Li Yu asked.
"Us too. After all, everyone was quite curious..." Peyton replied casually, showing no special reaction.
Li Yu was left utterly speechless.
He had no emotional attachnt to the Blazing Eye Star, but Peyton's sheer nonchalance still left him at a loss for words.
"This is a Second Stage Fusion State..." Peyton glanced at the space between Mo Duo's eyebrows, uttering an unfamiliar term.
"Second Stage Fusion State?" Li Yu asked, confused once again.
Peyton did not overthink it and explained, "After the Morgan Family obtained the Ghost God Orb, they began conducting experints. The Ghost God Orb can undergo a special fusion with pure-blooded Burning Eye Star-people, thereby allowing them to command imnse ntal Power."
"Through 198,800 control samples, they derived standardized stages of fusion."
"198,800 samples?" Li Yu didn't know what to say. Then, full of suspicion, he asked, "How do you know this so clearly?"
"Because I directed the experints..." Peyton stated calmly.
Li Yu admitted that he was stunned for a mont, but then he urged, "And then...?"
This ti, it was Peyton's turn to be confused. "You're not going to kill ?"
"Huh?" Li Yu suddenly felt like he could not keep up with Peyton's train of thought.
"Sigh..." Peyton let out a deep breath. "I thought that when you heard I was the one who directed the experints, you would get extrely angry and wouldn't be able to resist killing ."
"Why?" Li Yu's head practically sprouted three question marks.
Peyton explained, "Because this person seems very important to you. I figured that if you knew I used her tribesn for experints, you would be furious."
"Wait..." Li Yu suddenly realized sothing. "Were you lying to just now?"
"Yes..." Peyton nodded. "Actually... I wasn't the one who directed the experints."
Li Yu was completely exasperated and scolded angrily, "You heartless bastard. Happy now? Keep explaining this Second Stage Fusion State."
Peyton felt a deep sense of despair regarding his future. This person was so cold-blooded. He wondered when he would finally be able to embrace the sweet release of death.
"Although I wasn't the one directing it, this experint definitely existed. Based on the experintal data, the fusion between pure-blooded Burning Eye Star-people and the Ghost God Orb is roughly divided into four stages."
Peyton detailed, "They are divided into Initial Fusion, Shallow Fusion, Deep Fusion, and Ultimate Fusion."
"She currently belongs to the second stage—Shallow Fusion."
Seeing that Peyton had once again stopped talking, Li Yu asked helplessly, "What will happen if left alone, and how can this fusion be interrupted?"
'If I don't ask, you just won't speak, will you? You really are sothing else,' Li Yu thought.
"If left alone, the fusion will continue until it reaches Ultimate Fusion. Ultimate Fusion essentially ans that the specin and the Ghost God Orb have completely rged, but it also results in the loss of self-awareness."
"You just need to awaken her to terminate the fusion process."
At this point, a trace of emotional fluctuation appeared on Peyton's apathetic face. "How did you enter the Phantom Divine Dreamscape of the Ghost God Orb?"
"The Morgan Family conducted so many experints, yet they never managed to access that world."
"Perhaps I'm just special," Li Yu answered after thinking for a mont.
Peyton nodded earnestly. "Indeed."
Feeling as though he had sowhat found a kindred spirit, Li Yu asked, "Do you know how to awaken her?"
"Just find another pure-blooded Burning Eye Star-person, have them enter that world you ntioned, and find her," Peyton said breezily.
But where on earth was Li Yu supposed to find a pure-blooded Burning Eye Star-person? Wait... whether soone was a Burning Eye Star-person or not didn't seem to be the crucial part. It seed that as long as soone could enter that world, it should work.
However, why did that giant green orb want Li Yu to take Mo Duo back to the Blazing Eye Star? Moreover, Li Yu had been unable to awaken Mo Duo.
Li Yu asked another question, "Did those experints ever try taking a pure-blooded Burning Eye Star-person undergoing fusion back to the Blazing Eye Howorld...?"
Peyton furrowed his brows slightly. "It seems... no."
Li Yu shook his head and expressed his disappointnt. "That's not rigorous at all. Why didn't they consider environntal variables?"
Peyton thought for a mont before replying, "There is indeed a flaw. I will remind them the next ti we et."
"We're getting sidetracked..." Li Yu shook his head. There was sothing wrong with that green orb. He had to make another trip in.
He had always been half-doubtful of that green orb to begin with. The only reason he had prepared to head to the Blazing Eye Star was just to take preventative asures.
The next mont, he touched the space between Mo Duo's eyebrows. Just as expected, the world spun around him, and he once again arrived in the Phantom Divine Dreamscape.
It was still the sa old scenery, looking quite eerie. The green orb was already waiting for Li Yu, emitting a faint, ghostly radiance.
"You heard the conversation outside, right?" Li Yu got straight to the point without wasting any words.
The green orb remained silent.
"What is your purpose in making take Mo Duo back to the Blazing Eye Star?"
The green orb remained silent still.
"Heh..." Li Yu strode directly forward. Starlight swirled around his body, and the blood-red figures in the surroundings parted to make way for him.
"Since you have nothing to say, then don't even dream about returning to the Blazing Eye Star." Li Yu controlled the starlight enveloping him, his body gradually dissipating.
Strangers the first ti, familiar the second. This place truly could not trap him.
"I am doing this for her own good..." The green orb finally spoke. "The blood debt of the Blazing Eye Star... is carried upon her shoulders. She needs sufficient power..."
"Scram!" Li Yu retorted sharply. "Do not bring up the blood debt of the Blazing Eye Star with . It has absolutely nothing to do with , and it has absolutely nothing to do with Mo Duo."
"Did she cause it? Just because she is a pure-blooded Burning Eye Star-person, she deserves this? Deserves to live burdened with hatred?"
The green orb fell silent, offering no response, acting like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water—stubbornly refusing to yield.
"Do you think I am powerless against you?" Li Yu sneered. "You should be well aware of the identity of the person outside."
"Tell , what are the chances that if I use you as a trade, the Morgan Family will let Mo Duo go forever?"
"No! You cannot do that!" The emotional fluctuations of the green orb surged violently.
"Why can't I?" Li Yu asked playfully.
The blood-red figures in the surroundings stirred restlessly, looking as if they wanted to swarm him, yet they were held at bay by the starlight encircling Li Yu.
"Do you think that the power on your body alone is enough to stop ? I only need a thousand people to obliterate that power." The radiance on the green orb flickered unsteadily. "Guess how many people are here?"
The green orb was clearly no pushover, and Li Yu naturally did not co unprepared. He had secretly clenched Madonna's Price tightly in his hand long ago. The power originating from his System was not sothing this Phantom Divine Dreamscape could block.
Li Yu chuckled scornfully. "Then you guess, if I don't return, how will the person outside react?"
"He's from the Mozambique Family. His status is more than high enough. He can definitely deliver you straight into the hands of the Morgan Family."
The green orb once again descended into silence. Li Yu had never discussed this matter with Peyton at all, but there was nothing stopping Li Yu from using it to bluff.
"What exactly do you want to do?" The green orb finally responded after a long while.
Li Yu stared fixedly at the orb, his tone deliberate. "Tell your true purpose..."
The green orb remained quiet for a long ti. It seed torn over whether it should make a move or just speak.
The radiance on its surface flickered endlessly before it eventually spoke up. "I can feel more and more ntal Power converging into my body."
"What does that an?" Li Yu was sowhat confused. Weren't the Burning Eye Star-people almost completely wiped out? Why was there still ntal Power gathering, and what's more, "more and more" of it?
"I can sense that those streams of ntal Power contain tyranny and cruelty. They do not co from the Burning Eye Star-people." The green orb sounded sowhat sorrowful.
"Only by returning to the Blazing Eye Howorld can I dispel that influence. Otherwise, I will inevitably succumb to it sooner or later and lose my current consciousness."
"Release Mo Duo... I know you can do it..." Li Yu couldn't be bothered to care whether the green orb lived or died.
"You don't understand. Once I vanish, Mo Duo will be affected too," the green orb explained. "What Mo Duo and I share is not a fusion, but an Inheritance. It is a relationship far more intimate than re fusion."
Li Yu narrowed his eyes in suspicion. Inheritance? How co Peyton didn't bring this up just now?
He refused to believe that every single Burning Eye Star-person was boundlessly loyal and brave enough to carry this secret to the grave without leaking it.
"Any pure-blooded Burning Eye Star-person can fuse with , but only a Burning Eye Star-person possessing the Erald Eye Bloodline can undergo the Inheritance." The green orb seed to have truly opened up.
"Fusion only allows one to command the power of the Ghost God Orb, but Inheritance allows one to truly acquire its power."
"Release Mo Duo, and I will find out the truth myself." That was all Li Yu said. He wasn't going to believe this one-sided story blindly.
"Alright..." The green orb agreed. Li Yu was expelled from the space. Ti resud from the exact mont he had left, with Peyton's world-weary face still entirely devoid of expression.
"Do you know about the Inheritance of the Ghost God Orb?" Li Yu asked Peyton.
"No," Peyton answered honestly. He didn't bother asking for details either, his curiosity exceptionally low.
Accompanied by a soft groan, the furrowed brows gradually relaxed. Mo Duo slowly opened her blazing red eyes, looking sowhat dazed.
"You are...?" Mo Duo looked at Li Yu, visibly puzzled.
"Did you lose your mory?" Li Yu was sowhat surprised, but then his face fell into an expression of deep sorrow. "I'm your husband. Do you not rember ?"
Mo Duo was instantly rendered exasperated. Massaging her temples with her slender fingers, she softly scoffed, "Get lost. You changed your face, so I just didn't process it right away."
"Oh..." Li Yu sounded a bit disappointed.
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