Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 1052 Falsifying the Cosmic Starfish!

"I have no interest in joining the Dream God Group." Xia Xiu's tone was calm, but his eyes held an aloof indifference that kept people at a distance.

He looked up, staring at the possessed body before him, his voice low and deep:
"So let's get straight to the point: what exactly do you want from me?"

Number four, Livia, paused slightly.

She had long known that this man, hailed as the "Fourth Swordholder of Heaven," would not be swayed by a mere mention of "immigrating in a dream." The Dream Gods were naturally romantic and fond of fantasy, but they also understood that fantasy must ultimately be grounded in reality.

So she slowly suppressed her smile, her expression returned to calm, and her posture became solemn, like a priest in a dream lighting the last stick of lotus incense.

She spoke softly, but every word carried weight:

"In accordance with the unified command of the three dream cores—Sophia, Vajroniti, and Editica—we, the Dream Gods, have specially crossed the Dream Web to appear in this world, just to meet one person."

She paused, her gaze falling on Xia Xiu with utmost seriousness:

“The person designated by the Alaya consciousness.”

Deep within the Dream Network, the consciousness of the Dream God Clan surged and rippled, as if the entire Dream God Group were casting its gaze upon him through Livia's pupils at this very moment.

"We have detected that a great demon from beyond the realm is approaching."

"And His arrival will directly and devastatingly erode the entire DreamNet structure."

"Our dream core senses that His concept is infiltrating the nodes of the dream area, eroding all dream order that is not sealed by the code..."

At that moment, the space behind her trembled slightly, and an invisible phantom emerged like wisps of smoke. Lotus-shaped light patterns rose from the back of Livia's neck, projecting a phantom image resembling a lotus seal in the air. A voice emanated from it, androgynous and indistinct, sounding like a monk or a deity, like a high monk chanting scriptures in meditation, or like fragments of truth refracting within the spirit.

That was the voice of [Dream Core - Vajra Rinni].

"The calamity will arise from the sea of ​​dreams, a falling star will illuminate the depths of the netherworld; both that is illusory and that is real, neither is true reality."

"Those who see the truth will not be deceived by demons; those who are deluded will all fall into the fire."

"Its shape is like a starfish, with a dazzling array of stars. It roams in the sea of ​​illusions in all directions. Its touch is not a hand, and its body has no mind. Its thoughts can stain the roots of dreams, and its ideas can devour the sea of ​​consciousness."

"This is the sign of the Fifth Church's calamity."

“If the consciousness of all beings does not gather into a single thought, it will scatter and disappear like sand in a whirlpool. Only the dream master can bind the six dreams, stabilize the dream wheel, and suppress falsehood.”

Number Four, Livia, stood motionless, faint runes appearing on her forehead, and continued:

“Vajrapani said: All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, dew, and lightning; thus should they be viewed.”

Her gaze fell upon Xia Xiu, her tone solemn:
"It says you will understand what this means."

At that moment, Xia Xiu's pupils dilated slightly.

He did not respond immediately, but fell silent for a moment.

Thoughts, like cracks, spread rapidly through the depths of his consciousness. His eyes showed no ripples, only an extremely calm focus, as if a hidden outline on the edge of memory had been abruptly illuminated.

"Buddhism..." he murmured to himself, the golden line between his brows twitching almost imperceptibly.

That wasn't surprise, but rather an ineffable, profound meaning.

It wasn't a sudden enlightenment, but rather a confirmation as he had predicted—

"As expected... some concepts from my past world really do exist in Terra... or rather, they are mapped."

As this thought arose, fragments from long ago seemed to surface deep within his consciousness: words, totems, belief systems, divine thoughts reflected in dreams... In that distant past world, they might have been just philosophy, religion, or spiritual doctrines; but in Terra, they clearly manifested as real, metaphysical mapping structures.

"The Dream Gods... are incredibly similar to the players in the common knowledge game 'Terra Chronicles'."

"Perhaps, they also have some deep-rooted connection to the world I once lived in..."

He didn't dwell on it. Too many thoughts would disrupt his current line of reasoning. He quickly pulled his consciousness away from the vast chain of cause and effect and refocused on the current point of the conversation.

Now, he is more concerned with his immediate motives and stance.

Xia Xiu then gathered his thoughts, raised his golden eyes, and looked at Livia (number four) with lightning speed, his voice low and deep:
"You want to... help me destroy the Fifth Church? Or rather, the one behind it—the Cosmic Starfish?"

Livia nodded.

"Thus said Dream Core Sophia; He is the most indescribable mysterious being, beyond thought, beyond image, beyond form."

"He is a sacred starfish, a perfect pentagon."

"He is a fifth-dimensional traveler, traversing the boundary between reality and dreams."

"Where He went, the stars trembled and dreams were shattered."

"He is a dream in the heavens, a concept that should not be projected onto any present world."

She gently closed her eyes, as if the core of her dream was conveying its final message through her; her tone returned to calm, yet became even more solemn:
"For this reason, the three Dream Cores unanimously agreed that He must be prevented from appearing in any real-world coordinates."

"Whether it's the Dream Realm or the Terra Domain itself, as long as His projection is present, it's enough to cause the complete collapse of the Dream Network structure."

Xia Xiu lowered his eyelashes and did not respond immediately. In his mind, he translated Livia's words about the Dream Cores in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

Patrick Star... also known as the Cosmic Starfish, is the natural enemy of their Dream Web structure, and they are beings that cannot coexist.

In other words, regardless of whether their positions are aligned, as long as the risk of the existence of the Cosmic Starfish arises, the Dream God Group will immediately regard it as a source that must be eliminated.

Patrick Star, who only knows how to pollute the Aba Aba Mimu, is sure to easily shatter the already dreamlike dream network.

He looked up at Livia, number four, and asked her curiously:

"Have you dealt with the Cosmic Starfish before?"

Livia nodded and answered decisively: "Have you ever heard of the Ophiuchus Protocol...? It's the weapon of the decision-makers of the past in Heaven."

As soon as she finished speaking, a barely perceptible electromagnetic disturbance suddenly rippled through the void to Xia Xiu's right. There was no sound; it was the remnant ghost of the old era of Heaven, the data ghost attached to his lineage—the Demon King Amond.

He lazily crossed his arms and smiled at Xia Xiu, saying:

"Hmm... I forgot to tell you before, the opening of the Ophiuchus Protocol did indeed involve the cooperation of the Dream God Group."

“I needed the railgun frames to deal with the Fifth Church, and they just happened to appear... and they really did provide a lot of help.”

He paused, then seemed to chuckle: "Although the motives for helping weren't entirely pure."

Xia Xiu did not speak, but instead used genealogy to shift his thinking to a deeper communication frequency.

Consciousness information burst forth in his brain like a stream of titanium light. With just a thought, he could accurately send his thoughts to the receiving node of that data ghost.

He said calmly:
“You should have said this sooner… or rather—you knew that the Dream God Group would come to Heaven again, and to us.”

Armand's response was completely unvarnished.

The Demon King's consciousness nodded in the void, then walked towards Livia, number four. She couldn't perceive him, yet he seemed to be moving freely within a drama that belonged only to his consciousness.

He circled Livia, like a somewhat dissolute bystander, yet also like a former protagonist who had once stood center stage, his tone leisurely:
“Yes, I’m absolutely certain the Dream God Group will find us. And we definitely need their help.” “If you want to integrate the ‘Ophiuchus Protocol’ into your own unified information… then yes, you need it.”

As he spoke, he returned to the perception layer where Xia Xiu's consciousness resided, his gaze now carrying a weight of calm:
"As a reserve decision-maker, you will have more contact with the Supreme God in the future, therefore you will need more assistance."

He paused, then his tone suddenly tightened slightly:
"Let me be frank with you, it's not just me who has been in contact with the Dream God Group; our think tank, Eden, has also collaborated with them—of course, this was a collaborative project approved by the resolution meeting."

At this point, Armand lowered his head slightly, his brow furrowing as if recalling some deeply hidden data: "Although... I've forgotten the details of the collaborative project now because I'm a data ghost, I can be certain—"

"Their collaboration once amazed me. The secret project that Eden collaborated on with the three major dream cores was something that could determine the direction of the entire world."

"It involves not only the Kingdom of Heaven and the Dream God Group, but all of humanity."

"More precisely, it's about the pan-human consciousness cluster—Alaya..."

The speaker suddenly stopped.

Amund's speech seemed to be abruptly cut off. His figure flashed abruptly, pulsating through the air like electricity, instantly creating an unstable virtual crack.

He turned back subconsciously.

The next second, he saw Livia's pupils.

To be precise, he saw three beams of light projected through Livia's retinal structure.

Three different frequencies, different logical planes, and different dream structure depths intertwined in her eyes to form a silent gaze—the three dream cores had already seen the existence of this data ghost.

"Tsk tsk tsk..." Amund raised an eyebrow and sighed softly, "Consciousness... Dream Core of Dream God Group is indeed powerful."

Xia Xiu's gaze fell on Livia's eyes. The three deep, unwavering lights hovered silently in her eyes like a spiritual observer, without any intention of concealing them.

He certainly noticed the projections of the three dream cores on the earth, but he did not show any unusual reaction.

The three dream cores... no longer intend to hide their involvement.

He had already made up his mind; since Amund had once used the Dream God Group to repel the Cosmic Starfish, their reappearance this time must be with a new plan.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, so cooperation is inevitable.

Xia Xiu spoke, with a clear judgment that came from having already grasped the situation:

"You've come to me because you already know how to defeat... or rather, how to stop the cosmic star from descending again, right?"

Number Four, Livia, nodded without hesitation, calmly answering as if relaying some kind of automatically loaded system deduction model:

“Dreamcore Editika put forward the argument—REM waves and falsification theory.”

"REM waves were initially defined as characteristic neural oscillations that occur in the brain during the deep sleep stage."

"Terra scientists point out that during this stage, brain regions related to the structure of emotion and memory, such as the hippocampus, limbic system, and amygdala, are in a state of extreme activity."

"The mechanism is believed to be that dreams are the result of random activation of neurons during REM waves, which is then reinterpreted by consciousness."

"Or rather, dreams are the subconscious's instinctive language activity of self-organization and self-cleansing during the REM stage."

"But from the perspective of the Dream God Group, REM waves are not only a neural phenomenon, but also a carrier wave in the spiritual dimension."

"A dream world channel signal that can connect individual consciousness with the non-material level."

"Our Dream God Group uses REM waves as the basic communication protocol."

"The brains of all DreamNet users are automatically connected to the DreamGod Network during the REM phase."

"REM wave = landing signal".

"Without REM, a connection cannot be established."

"And the cosmic starfish is the key factor that invades the dream frequency and tears apart the dream network structure through some kind of extremely high-energy REM pollution."

Without pausing, as if receiving new instructions, Livia, number four, continued to explain:

"You should have already freed the individuals possessed by the Fifth Church, but not every individual infected and manipulated by the Cosmic Starfish is Himself."

Her voice was calm, yet carried a chilling truth:
"Those people are just echoes of a dream."

"Actually, my current state of possession is extremely similar to that of the Fifth Church's possessors—some things about the Dream God Group are very similar to those of the Fifth Church, except we don't have something like the Cosmic Starfish..."

She didn't continue, but instead changed the subject and continued:

"The so-called possessors are all covered by an 'ideological invasion' that transcends the structure of dreams, just like I am now residing in this body—the outer shell is still there, but the inside has been replaced."

She pointed to herself with her finger, then slowly lowered it.

"But those individuals were never the key."

"The real key is that dream."

Her voice suddenly dropped a few decibels, as if she were relaying some highly confidential document from Dreamcore Edith:
“In our Dream God Group’s structural analysis, the cosmic starfish does not manifest itself through a ‘descendance’ in the traditional physical sense.”

"Its first contact mode is through the abnormal band in the REM wave - which we call the Cosmic Starfish Frequency/Fifth Church Lineage Think Tank Pivot."

“Those are the tearing points in the spiritual dimension, the uncoded gray areas in our dream network system. These gaps will be activated within the REM cycle of a specific individual, forming a kind of unique dream.”

She paused for a moment, her tone gradually becoming serious:

"That dream cannot be altered. These people are chosen by the frequency of the cosmic starfish, or in other words, they are corrupted."

“We have archived early host characteristics of the cosmic starfish contamination event.”

She looked at Xia Xiu and stated her thoughts softly, word by word:

"The earliest infected people... appeared outwardly normal, but upon closer examination, they would have some highly consistent paranoid symptoms."

She raised a finger and listed them one by one:

"First, he is extremely obsessed with astrology, mystical symbols and geometric structures, especially pentagrams, pentagrams, regular pentagons and other structures."

"Second, they exhibit an unusual obsession with the number '5'. They will write it on book pages, skin, walls, and even in their dreams."

"Third, prolonged periods of being trapped in dream cycles, with frequent shifts in consciousness during the REM phase."

"They often describe dreaming of the sun bleeding, of gods being beheaded, of the whole world being torn apart as celestial bodies rotate."

"These dreams are not hallucinations, nor are they symbols; they are signals that the infection has been initiated."

She paused for a moment, then continued:
"When this dream is repeatedly triggered, the host will enter the next stage, and the dream core will classify them as a β-infected person."

“These people are no longer ordinary contacts; after they wake up, they will show strong signs of consciousness reconstruction.”

"First of all, they will firmly believe that they have received some kind of 'divine revelation'."

"Next, they will begin to spread a non-human cognitive religious system, which we call: the Five Lights Primordial Law."

"This is the core set of beliefs in their faith, including: the sun is the eye of God, the number 5 is the only order, geometry is the gate to salvation, the old world must be purified, and God will return, bringing flames and light."

She looked at Xia Xiu and lowered her voice:
"The most dangerous thing is that this belief is not just a delusion; it produces a real amplification effect on abilities."

"The stronger the faith, the more infected people there are, and the more stable the Five Elements Laws they have constructed become."

“And when the scale of infection expands above the threshold…” she said softly, as if it were a final verdict: “They can reconstruct the structure of reality, change the order in dreams, and tamper with the laws of physics at the level of consciousness—just like [the dead light].

"If we want to eliminate the Cosmic Starfish, there is only one way—to disprove the Cosmic Starfish!"