[Death is a catastrophe that the vast majority of intelligent beings will face no matter how they avoid it.

An invincible general, an emperor with great power, and a researcher who transcends his time...... No matter who you are, no matter how good you are as an individual, you will feel powerless in the face of death.

Because death does not lead to immortality, fragile mortals need to multiply, they need to have offspring, and they need to pass on their knowledge and power to those who come after them.

Because of death, all selfish lives are either forced or voluntarily chosen to give. Because of the destined end, in order not to be forgotten, they choose to pass on everything they have to their children, or to the 'inheritors' who have inherited their ideas, and this is the original prototype of 'inheritance and education'.

So to speak, death laid the foundations of civilization.

But, if.

Just if.

A civilization has triumphed over death—will its members regain their instinctive selfishness, abandon the collaboration and inheritance that have been carried out for tens of thousands of years, and live forever as lonely but complete individuals? 】

Who knows?

"My parents have been dead for years, and even though hundreds of years have passed and my body is starting to grow old, I still miss them very much."

The old man's voice sounded in the incomparably wide hall, this voice was not deliberately amplified, it was just an old man's somewhat vague self-: "I always want to tell them about every important decision I make, I want them to know my life, I want them to be proud of everything I do." ”

"But I made a mistake."

With a hint of remorse, the voice sounded and then dissipated, as if it had never appeared.

- Takur Order of Annihilation, Twelve Sanctuaries - Skylight World -

They are twelve man-made worlds made entirely of psionic energy and are extremely unique.

Before the 10,000-year-long race war with the Amos, there was only one number of Skydome Worlds, which existed as the capital of the Order at that time, but now, the Twelve Sanctuary is a behemoth spanning several star fields, serving as the political center, cultural center, and commercial center of the Order...... In short, the center of everything in civilization is located.

They are the pride of the Takurs, and both the Amos and the Takurs know very well that the Twelve Sanctuaries are the last and strongest fortress of the Takurs - in the distant past, there were moments when the Amos Court broke the Takur Order's defenses and ignited the flames of destruction to the Order's capital, but in that long world offensive and defensive battle, the fierce royal court army was stopped by the complete defense of the Skydome World, and finally had to return under the threat of reinforcements.

In the midst of rumors of disgust and fear among the Amos, the central part of the Twelve Sanctuaries is the core of the Twelve Sanctuaries that no stranger knows about, and hides the greatest secrets of the Tarkurs.

They didn't guess wrong.

For in the center of the twelve sanctuaries there is indeed a thirteenth canopy that is unknown to outsiders.

In the center of the Twelve Sanctuary of the Blood Battle Galaxy, the Order of Annihilation of Thakur, a void shrouded in waves of spiritual energy and divine power like the tide of the sea, a small world could be seen, and a small world could be seen in it, which was quietly spinning.

And the Patriarch of the Takur Order, Georg Thakur was in this small world, an incomparably huge super-giant celestial-level hall that occupied more than ninety-five percent of the volume of the entire world, slowly advancing.

It was a magnificent temple composed entirely of silver-blue psionic medium, simple and upright, without any superfluous decorations and runes, except for the almost endless seats and platforms on both sides of the temple, two rows of huge pillars that reached into the heavenly dome and endless staircases, forming a descending path to the heart of the world.

And above the sky, under the dome of the temple, a blue-blue supernatural sun with combined spiritual energy and divine power released light like a chandelier, shining on the world.

[Faith guides the way, wisdom forges the way forward]

[No need to be confused, pour out doubts]

We are always with you.

I could faintly hear a faint sound of holy words in the spiritual energy and divine power that filled the entire temple of the world, and then fell silent again.

In this faint sound and light, the Patriarch silently moved forward, little by little, towards the heart of the world, his face was painful and exhausted, and his heart seemed to be suffering a great torment.

"Foolishly, I have made a mistake...... he whispered to himself, "but it is my people who suffer the calamity." ”

- Wisdom and stupidity are relative.

[Beings with wisdom will naturally make stupid moves: because of feelings, because of stupidity, because of impulse, because of instinct...... And finally, because of faith.

Faith is fanatical worship, the farthest distance from the truth, and it is difficult to admit that there are still primitive religions in a super void power that spans the galaxy of the world—except for the world and civilization with the existence of true gods, because the true gods in those forces, no matter how bad, are nothing more than a fanatically worshipping dictatorial empire.

When God is nothing more than the highest class, a realm that can be reached by mortal efforts, the boundaries between Him and man are blurred, and the so-called faith is diluted into a conformity to the doctrine of correctness and truth.

But the Takur Order of Annihilation is different.

Their faith is true faith, not an 'awe' and 'worship' of an idol, a real God, for the true power of that true God.

Even, what they believe in is not 'annihilation', not 'prophecy', not a 'concept', they don't even believe in 'faith'.

It's themselves. 】

"Ah, hello."

"You're okay too."

Walking on the stairs of the temple, which had sunk deeper and darker into the depths of the earth, the silent Patriarch suddenly spoke, and he turned his head to the seemingly empty area on one side, and raised his hand to say hello - and amazingly, there was a gentle voice that answered him, and he could even faintly see a colorless translucent phantom disappearing with a smile on his face.

[Intelligent beings forever reject death, in addition to the desire to 'live', their greatest desire may be to defeat 'death'.

The vast majority of people have failed, they have died, they have disappeared from this world, and a small number of people have succeeded partially, and although they are physically rotten, their spirits are still alive.

The former are all living beings, and the latter are the top elites in the history of civilization, maybe because of this, or maybe not, but we have to admit that the motivation of intelligent life to pursue the desire of 'eternal life' must also be partially incorporated into the desire to 'become an elite and leave their own name in history'.

Therefore, under the spur of this driving force, civilization has made persistent progress and persistent changes.

To defeat death, not to be forgotten, to ...... Prove your existence.

- I exist, both now and in the future. 】

The Patriarch's progress may seem slow, but in fact it is very fast, he walks in a world that is completely shaped by spiritual energy, and the only thing that determines his progress is the progress of the 'mind', which is manifested in the movement of the outer world, but it is a symbol, a ritual that activates something.

And this ritual has gradually come to an end, and you can see that in the surrounding world hall, more and more translucent figures suddenly appear and disappear, and the almost infinite seats are filled with dense figures, as if they are contemplating, praying, and meditating.

Until the end, even the sky, the earth, and every inch of the temple space appeared translucent fluctuations, as if the whole world was beginning to wake up, and the Patriarch arrived at this mysterious temple world, located in the middle of the depths of the earth.

He raised his head and looked at the center of this magnificent temple forged from the world.

It was a huge, translucent, colorless ball of light that was burning.

- On the surface of the ball of light, an infinite number of faces are emerging, and there are endless translucent figures flying out and disappearing from it, as if entering and exiting the door, the Patriarch looks at the ball of light. , his originally tired and self-reproachful expression changed slightly, with a hint of pride, a little pride.

Because that is the supreme creation of the Takurs, the object of faith, that is the miracle forged by their civilization, and it is also the proof that Takurn has overcome death and come to this point.

——Infinite Divine Energy Change Source——

Spiritual energy requires wisdom and thinking to condense the concrete image and turn it into real power.

And divine power, which requires the most extreme feelings, concepts, and thinking, will be released from the Great Source and flow out of the real world.

The two are in the same vein, and they are the extraordinary power of natural unity, and the so-called almost infinite spiritual energy and divine power represent almost infinite thinking and wisdom...... In a sense, for a spiritual or divine civilization, if a place can provide infinite spiritual energy and divine power, then that place must be the kingdom of heaven, a real heaven that exists on earth.

And the source of infinite divine power is the paradise that the Thakurs themselves have created for themselves.

The Patriarch stood in front of the source of infinite divine energy change, and he could see that in this burning ball of light, there were endless translucent phantoms appearing, behind him, in front of him, on both sides of him, above and below him, left and right - this sounded very terrifying, very terrifying, but these phantoms looked at the Patriarch gently, and there was not a trace of malice in their eyes.

"Hello, our Patriarch."

They said this in a tone of kindness and kindness, as if greeting the old man next door: "What's the matter, you look a little tired." ”

“…… I hope you are doing too. ”

Hearing such a malicious voice, the old patriarch couldn't help but choke up a little, he endured this sadness and guilt, and said tremblingly: "Really...... I hope you are doing too. ”

"Of course we're fine."

All the phantoms spoke in unison, and the voices rang out one after another, like a mountain and a tsunami, but the next moment, because everyone stopped talking, the whole temple of the world fell silent—the power contained in this voice was so great and so pure, they were all in unison, as if it were the collective will of the Thakurs.

- Actually, this is the collective will of the Takurs.

Under the gaze of all the phantoms, the Patriarch did not stop his movements, he exhaled, and then stepped forward step by step, ready to touch the surface of the ball of light, the source of infinite divine energy change, like an ant trying to touch the ocean of souls.

"Be careful, there are too many compatriots who died some time ago, and their resentment has not completely dissipated, you will be very painful - their dead memories are there."

And just as the Great Patriarch was about to touch the source of the infinite divine energy change, some gentle voices sounded, prompting, "Do you need our help to bear it?" ”

"No, it's my responsibility."

Without any pause, the Patriarch did not hesitate to reach out and touch the ball of light: "Because their death is all my fault. ”

"I have to take it all on my own."

The flesh and blood fingers touched the light of psionic energy and divine power, just like rain dripping from the sky and causing ripples in a lake—the moment the Great Patriarch touched the source of infinite divine energy change, infinite spiritual energy mixed with endless memories exploded, and at this moment, the old man felt that hundreds of billions of memories of his soul being burned and consumed by the transcendent virus were surging towards him, and all the pain was converging towards him.

But he didn't run away, and the old man opened his arms and accepted it all calmly.

- The so-called infinite source of divine energy change is the artificial spiritual energy world created by condensing the power of all the Thakurs, which belongs to their only earthly and heavenly kingdom.

Unlike the Skylight World, the Skylight World is forged by the Takur Patriarchs with their own alone strength because it requires solidity and stability, and there is no mixing with the spiritual energy and soul of any other person, and the infinite divine energy change source is essentially the thinking backup of all Takur people, and it is the condensation of all Takur souls, psionic energy, thinking, and memory.

Strictly speaking, this mental backup does not require the existence of a real soul, and over a long period of time, there will always be people who will cause the soul to be annihilated due to battles and various other reasons. However, the source of infinite divine energy can be tracked in real time, and the mind of any Thakur with a 'correct faith', as long as this 'faith' exists, then regardless of whether his soul has been annihilated or not, it can back up and perfectly preserve the individual's mind.

That's enough - there is no doubt that the existence of the Infinite Divine Power Source has overcome death, and its existence can prove that all Thakurs, whether they succeed or fail, mortal or elite, they all exist, or exist, and that they will always be remembered, and that they will live forever as long as civilization continues.

Even death will not be a hindrance to the Takurs, but will be their help.

Moreover, this miracle of life and death not only did not separate the Thakurs, but firmly connected them.

It can be felt that the almost infinite power is exploding, because the infinite thinking and wisdom condensation can create infinite spiritual energy and divine power, which is also the origin of the name of the source of infinite divine energy.

Of course, this is not without a price - it is precisely because all the mental memories of all individuals are recorded, so emotions will also accumulate and turn into a vortex that devours everything, and it is precisely because the number of people who died in foreign wars is too large in a long period of time, so the endless hatred has accumulated and affected all the existing Takurs, and the obsession called 'abomination' has turned this civilization that was originally relatively mild into this order of annihilation that kills all foreign races.

Of course, all the Takurs don't care about this, because they will never forget, and they never intend to forget hatred.

The source of infinite divine energy changes violently, and in a short moment, the colorless ball of light changes the colors of all the existence in this multiverse, magnificent as a dream, and with the touch and communication of the great patriarch, a door to the deepest part of the infinite divine energy source is opened.

With a humming sound, there were eleven of the most powerful souls in the ball of light, which had turned into a blazing white light, and with other powerful souls or thoughts flying out of it, standing in front of the Great Patriarch who slowly withdrew his hand.

Compared to the endless number of translucent phantoms on the side, these powerful souls have bodies that are even enough to shape entities for themselves with psionic energy - in other words, this is not actually death at all, as long as they want, they can return to the material world anytime and anywhere, just to prevent their thinking patterns from aging themselves and affecting the future of civilization, they actively choose to integrate into it.

In the face of eternal life, these souls have chosen to continue the legacy, leaving a better hope and future to the next generation.

The Patriarch knew that this was also his future.

He raised his head and watched as the souls of the previous Patriarchs and other prophetic powerhouses of the past dynasties appeared in front of him, standing in front of him.

"This is my chosen successor, how about it? Is it better than all of us? ”

"Hahaha, that's a good choice." "It is worthy of being my successor, even if the successor I choose is stronger than the one I choose!" "It's okay, it's a little better than me."

The bustling voice echoed in the center of the temple world, and the old man looked at these spirits, and he could feel encouragement, comfort, appreciation, relief, and pride, and all kinds of good emotions converged, but he was a little at a loss.

The Patriarch himself could not accept it.

"I'm sorry."

Facing these souls who were curiously looking at him, he lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and said word by word: "Because of my mistake, when I was exploring the spiritual energy head, I connected to a strange other world...... The sudden spread of an extraordinary virus has led to the death of countless compatriots. ”

Clenched into fists, even his straight waist was a little crushed by the breathless self-reproach, the old man recalled the extraordinary plague that had swept through the Order not long ago, spreading around the Twelve Sanctuaries and killing countless Thakur civilians and even a vast number of elite talents...... The Patriarch's voice was bitter, and he could only mutter, little by little, "It's all my fault...... It was my mistake, it was I who ruined the future of our civilization's ascension......"

The Extreme Plague, spreading at a speed like thinking, even if it is blocked and suppressed by the fastest means, it has also caused the death of a quarter of the total population of the Takur Annihilation Order, especially since they are probably the first civilization in this multi-galaxy to contact the Extreme Plague, without any warning, nor any resistance skills, and before the strong people led by the Patriarch find a way to block the spread of the plague, the most elite quarter of the Takur people died.

Even with the most advanced soul preservation technology, in the face of the extreme plague, only a small part of the soul has been preserved, and the others, either the soul is annihilated, only the recorded thoughts and memories are preserved, or the soul is missing a part, and it also needs a long time to recuperate before it can recover in the infinite divine energy change source.

This was the greatest catastrophe in the history of the Thakurs, and as the leader of all this, the Patriarch, he could not escape the blame.

However, no one blamed him.

"It doesn't matter, our Patriarch, it's all our collective decision, not your fault alone."

A tidal sound sounded - not only the eleven most powerful souls, the souls of the prophets of the ages, all the translucent phantoms, the souls that filled the entire world hall all said in unison, "Even if you are wrong, we all forgive you." ”

"Don't blame yourself, don't regret it, the future is so changeable, even if faith guides the direction and wisdom forges the way forward, we can't predict what will happen on the road."

"Everything is the fault of the aliens, the fault of the hateful aliens."

"Our compatriots, don't blame yourself, this is an inevitable sacrifice in the face of the unknown, although it is a pity, but you have been very cautious, there is nothing 'wrong' in all this, it's just that the enemy is too strong and beyond our imagination."

In this wave of voices, the previous patriarchs all nodded slightly, which was exactly what they really thought.

For their successors, they all know that the Patriarch of this generation has done a very good job, and even they can't avoid this disaster, they can only say that as long as they want to explore the origin of spiritual energy, then encountering the extreme plague is inevitable.

To be able to pull the entire Takur Order out of the abyss brought about by this great transcendent plague at the cost of only a quarter of the population only shows that the Patriarch is talented, not that he is not doing a good job.

"You've done enough, my boy."

In the colorless light of the return of the source of infinite divine power, a female Thakur stepped out of the sea of souls, and she came to him with a gentle gaze at the Patriarch.

In this regard, the old man opened his mouth, and with his strength, he didn't know what to say for a while...... For the old woman was none other than his mother, one of the prophets of the previous generation, the most powerful psionic under the former Patriarch, who had died in a war of severance in a large-scale border conflict with the Amos, in order to protect the rear retreat.

And his father, who died early, did not have such a strong strength to manifest a complete psionic body, but he could also see that he was smiling and watching his wife and children in the phantom not far away.

"We've been watching you, kid."

Even though he had grown old and his body was beginning to decay, in the eyes of his mother, the Patriarch was still her own child, and the woman who was also old in appearance stared earnestly into her son's eyes, and without speaking, she already knew what he wanted to do here.

"Georg Thakur, the powerful man who inherited the surname of the Patriarch, the son of whom I am proud...... Do you still have anything to say? ”

She asked gently, "At the end of the end, at the end of life, do you have anything else to say?" ”

We will remember for you, remember everything about you.

“…… Thank you, Mother. ”

The old man named Georg, who was civilized in nature, raised his head, his one eye was fixed on his mother, and then at the other patriarchs who were looking at him seriously: "Thank you, compatriot. ”

He looked around at the translucent phantoms around him, and looked at the vast world temple where all the Takurs were, and the souls and memories of all the Takurs that filled it.

"I can get your forgiveness...... I am very happy. ”

He muttered to himself: "It is my life's mission to fight for our civilization and to fight for you. ”

The incomparably huge world core, the source of infinite divine energy began to turn, the colorless ball of light began to burn, and as the Great Patriarch strengthened his determination, infinite power began to pour into him.

It can be seen that the outermost and outermost illusory soul phantoms of this world hall began to dissipate one after another, because they actively pinned all their power to maintain themselves on Georg's body—they still exist in the infinite divine energy change source, and will not dissipate, but they will trust the power and power to determine the future to their own patriarch.

- Come on.

- Don't give up.

- You are our strongest.

- so please keep going.

The silent spread of information, reverberating in the realm of the soul, located in the center of this world, under the wrapping of the souls of all the Takurs, Georg Thakur grew in power by leaps and bounds, like the waters of the seven seas poured into a lake, and the hundred thousand mountains were layered on top of each other, allowing it to expand and rise without limit.

"I know...... I know...... I know that behind this infinite world is so dark and unreasonable. ”

"I know that this multiverse is full of malicious enemies and dangerous beasts."

"But I know—I know! I have relatives who love me, friends who support me, and compatriots who walk with me! ”

On the top of the patriarch's head, the twelve crowns lit up, and infinite spiritual energy and divine power converged, making a small colorless fireball, a small one infinite divine energy change source appear in the center of the crown, becoming the most brilliant gem, it can be seen that Georg's old body began to become transparent, and his body was dissolving under the action of infinite divine energy, because he was carrying the power of the entire Thakur civilization as an individual.

There is no doubt that this brings untold pain and suffering, enough to drive any mind crazy - but none of this matters.

Because he knows, knows the result of all this.

"I know that it is the other side of time and space, there are enemies that are too strong to be felt, and there are powerful enemies that can annihilate the future I foresee."

Most of the translucent phantoms dissipated, and even the prophets of the ages, those colored human figures, began to gradually dissipate, and in front of Georg, the old woman calmly stretched out her hand and stroked her child's wrinkled but incomparably resolute cheeks.

"I know that when I go this time, it is very likely that even my soul will be doomed to annihilation, and even my thoughts will not be able to be preserved, and I will be placed here."

And her child smiled, without a trace of regret.

"But I know that I must go, and I will do everything in my power to destroy the enemy who has killed a quarter of his countrymen, and to destroy an enemy that may threaten the entire Order, far more terrible than the Amos."

Because I am the Patriarch of the Takurs, this is the life I have chosen.

- Because memory lives on, the Takurs never forget any hatred -

- Because memory is immortal, therefore, no love will ever be forgotten -

[The multiverse wrapped in cruel malice is in the reincarnation of this circle full of sorrow.

Even so, there is still hope and hope for tomorrow.

Whether facing the end of inevitable death,

Or a future destined for annihilation.

In the hearts of all Thakurs, they are never alone, never alone.

Because in the canopy world where faith and soul are linked—

Everything is connected to the deepest love. 】

- So please don't show a sad face, this is the most sincere and sincere choice of 'I'.

The old man, who was completely psionic and transformed into a physical psionic peculiarity, raised his hand and brushed away his mother's dissipating tears, which were flowing out.

The light dissipated, turning into a blurred point of light.

"I will protect you."

Full of awakening, an incomparably firm voice sounded, and in front of Georg at this time, the souls of the previous patriarchs of the past generations also began to dissipate, and all their power was submerged in the body of this patriarch: "I am already very satisfied to be forgiven by you. ”

For life, for me, just being born into the world, as a Thakur, is very satisfying.

So, thank you, Mother.

Goodbye, compatriots.

- I, going to fight -

The Blood Battle Galaxy, in the void, in the center surrounded by the Twelve Sanctuary, could be seen that the light of the World Temple was extinguished.

The light that was once so bright, representing the source of infinite divine power, is rapidly dimming.

But in the next moment, a light that surpassed all previous brilliance lit up and illuminated the void!

At that moment, even the world brilliance of the Twelve Sanctuaries was completely suppressed—this light even transcended time and space, awakening another huge will in the Blood War Galaxy.

At the bottom of the abyss of the bloody battle, the incomparably huge will raised its head in surprise and stared in shock.

"Departure ——————"

Around the world hall in the center of the Twelve Sanctuary, there were still clusters of phantoms that had not dissipated, and these translucent psionic phantoms surrounded the world, waiting patiently.

- Lost by the plague, the memories of the warriors, waiting for revenge.

And now, they've waited, the voice that leads them forward.

[In the Extreme Crisis, a quarter of the people of the Annihilation Order died in just seven days, the internal production structure was completely disrupted, and there was a huge fault in the entire civilization system, even if the inheritance was not lost, they no longer had the capital to fight against the Amos, let alone the unknown and powerful existence that caused all this.

Therefore, from now on, the Twelve Sanctuaries and the Heavenly Canopy World will lead the vast majority of the people to abandon their homeland, give up the long war with the Amos for tens of thousands of years, and go to the void beyond the galaxy to hide and hide. And the Patriarch Georg Thakur will go to the source with all the power that can be used by the infinite divine power change source, and the warriors who are determined to exhaust all their revenge, to destroy the enemy and ensure the safety of the evacuated people, which is really invincible, and they will also completely destroy the teleportation traces they have inadvertently left in order to explore the spiritual energy head. 】

“…… Good bye. ”

Outside the Twelve Sanctuaries, the former First Prophet and now the current Patriarch stood in the void, silently watching as the Patriarch and the Soul Legion turned into light and opened the door to the distant other side of time and space, and it was not until a moment before they were about to leave that he whispered goodbye: "Hopefully, goodbye." ”

It's not just the Takurs who see the light.

Around the Bloody Battle, around the court of Amos, the captains of the human race, and the rebels of the alien race also saw this light, and they stared blankly at the light that shone like a meteor in the world's galaxy until it disappeared.

And many more saw it.

-- At the end of cause and effect, at the origin of cause and effect --

——On the other side of life and death, on the other side of love and hate—

Because of the selfishness called solipsism, because of the devotion called love, because of the individual named beast, and because of the collective called civilization, two completely different wills have a handover and a collision.

So......

Centered on the location of the black hole in the silver heart, and the battle array of the desperate struggle as the source point.

All possibilities are constricted.