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Chapter 71 Ancient Civilizations: Fleeting Clouds

The resistance from the Ring World was relentless, yet it did nothing to slow down the planetary life even a fraction of a second.

After eliminating the outposts near the gate, the planetary creatures approached the massive rings encircling the red dwarf star at cosmic velocity.

Those reclusive heroes and outstanding figures in the circular world are falling away every moment.

No matter how extraordinary, brilliant, or unique they were in life, after death they all turn into atomic clouds that can be seen everywhere in the universe.

Occasionally, Lu Shang could hear these people shouting things like, "Let me, the Heavenly Demon Lord who has dominated this world, meet the might of the Holy Ancestor!" using their spiritual energy.

Overall, it was quite boring. Lu Shang really couldn't understand why these psionicists didn't just gather together and attack directly, instead of sending themselves to their deaths in batches like the Calabash Brothers trying to save their grandfather.

Even though getting together wouldn't really do much good, at least it would save him some time.

Just as Lu Shang was internally complaining, he was somewhat surprised to find that the psionicists of the Ring World were using their psionic energy to lift up pieces of the Ring that had fallen into other Ring Worlds after the Ring shattered, and then hurling them at the planetary creatures.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that some clever methods had been used. Directly using psychic power was insufficient to lift these fragments, so these psychics used their psychic energy to destroy the atoms at the edges of the ring fragments, using the released nuclear energy to propel these ring fragments.

It's a great idea, but it's not very useful for bee colonies.

Among the waves of psionicists charging toward the planetary creatures, some used their psionic powers to call out to Lu Shang.

"Holy Ancestor! I know I cannot contend with your immense power, but there are some things I must ask you clearly, even if it means certain death!"

The one who shouted was Grand Venerable Slan. I didn't expect that this guy had lived for so long and was still alive. However, Lu Shang himself had long been immortal and was too lazy to care about why the other party had such a long lifespan.

Lu Shang thought to himself, "The other party is about to die, it would be too tragic if he died in a daze." So he agreed.

"Sure, go ahead and ask. I also have some questions for you. Consider this an information exchange."

"Why must you destroy the world? You created this world, why must you destroy it? Why can you be so cold and ruthless?" Grand Venerable Slan questioned.

Lu Shang calmly replied, "Because this is just a preliminary experiment. The purpose is to collect enough experimental data and explore higher levels of psionic energy. There is no need to deliberately preserve any civilizations, races, or other miscellaneous things. Anyway, we can create a batch when needed."

"Now it's my turn to ask you," Lu Shang said.

"Why are you fighting in waves, sending yourselves to your deaths? This kind of fighting is obviously useless, isn't it? At this point, you should all attack together. Don't you know that unity is strength?"

In the void, the illusory image of Lu Shang, projected by planetary beings, points a giant finger at the waves of psionicists rushing to their deaths.

The planetary beings, under orders from the land entropy, instantly transformed the surging rivers of psionic energy into clouds of atoms.

Such a horrific scene left Grand Master Slan speechless and dumbfounded.

"Forget it, you don't need to answer. I don't care what you think, you're all going to die anyway."

Lu Shang muttered to himself listlessly, then said to Grand Venerable Slan, "Where did you put the civilization inheritance I told you about before? I'll keep an eye on it when I'm cleaning you up later."

Having regained his composure, Grand Venerable Slan forced himself to calmly reply, "Holy Ancestor, we can give you the cultivation method, but you must agree to one condition for all living beings in this world..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Shang rudely interrupted him, asking with an absurd expression.

"Are you misunderstanding something?"

"The only reason we allowed you to leave behind your civilization is because your cultivation method seems rather unique. We're permitting your civilization to leave its mark on this vast universe. Don't be so self-important. Who do you think you are? The protagonists of the world? Does the universe have to be destroyed if you don't leave behind your civilization?"

"Do you know how many civilizations before yours even dreamed of leaving a trace of their existence in this universe? This is an act of mercy shown to you, and you treat it as a bargaining chip?"

As Lu Shang spoke, the hearts of the various psionic races in the Ring World grew increasingly heavy.

Over the course of these long years, because of Lu Shang's previous words to Grand Venerable Slan, there have been many rumors that the Holy Ancestor coveted the cultivation methods of the Ring World.

So, they thought of negotiating terms on this, and if they couldn't win, they would use the cultivation of Dharma forms as leverage.

You can destroy us, but you will never get what you want!

However, Lu Shang's reaction now leaves them feeling desperate.

Lu Shang continued, "You think I don't know that you secretly sealed some of your kind into containers, putting them into a state of suspended animation, hoping to evade the cleanup?"

"Do you think I don't know that you're planning to rebuild civilization after escaping this purge, using those of your kind who are sealed in containers and feigning death?"

"You think I desperately need your cultivation methods, so you feel there's room for negotiation with me, and you're preparing to make some kind of agreement with me before you die, for those of your kind who have survived, so that I will no longer interfere with this world?"

"I know everything. The reason I let you resist until now was to see if any of you could break through your psionic level in this last bit of time. As it turns out, that's all you are capable of."

Watching the psionicists rushing towards the planetary creatures to their deaths, Lu Shang didn't even bother to look at them properly. He had thought he would gain something, but in the end, not only did he not gain anything, but he also seemed to have given these guys the illusion that "he can be fooled".

"Since you are not even willing to leave behind the legacy of your civilization, then there is no need for me to continue to use psionic energy so restrainedly."

As Lu Shang finished speaking, tiny arcs of electricity emerged from the atomic clouds that were constantly dissipating across the battlefield.

A small sphere of light appeared near the planetary creature, but it was so bright that it overshadowed the red dwarf star, making it appear very dim.

The diverse army of psionicists was astonished by this unexpected change.

"What's going on? What is that thing?"

"It's electrons! The electrons outside the atom's nucleus have detached and are gathering towards the Holy Ancestor!"

Those psionicists from the technological psionic era immediately recognized what had happened.

The electrons of many atoms in the atomic cloud were stripped from their nuclei by psionic energy and gathered into the sphere of light near the planetary creature.

"Could it be... Oh my god?!"

With a sudden exclamation of realization from a powerful figure from the technological psychic era, the surrounding psychic powerhouses all inquired.

"What is that ball of light?"

The powerful figure, with a mixture of excitement, agitation, and fear, explained using psychic energy: "Electrons repel each other, requiring an immense amount of psychic energy to control two electrons to approach each other and come together. And as the number of electrons gathered increases, the demand for psychic energy increases exponentially. Now, once the amount of energy accumulated by the Holy Ancestor is released, everything in the Ring World, and even the blazing sun at its center, will vanish into thin air!"

"It's perfect! I, a warrior of Canglan, have dedicated my entire life to the study of nuclear energy, all to further enhance the destructive power of my martial arts! I never imagined that I would witness such an exquisite world-destroying combat technique in my lifetime! I have no regrets in this life!"

It's unclear whether Grandmaster Slan heard the martial arts fanatic's exclamation from the Canglan warrior, but he finally showed submission in the most submissive manner.

"Stop! Stop! We are willing to surrender our cultural heritage!"

"No need, I've already given you a chance," Lu Shang replied calmly.

May there be no bees in heaven.

In an instant, the psionic energy was released, and due to the Coulomb repulsion between electrons, the high-energy level was instantly released to the low-energy level after the psionic energy was no longer suppressed.

Light!

Some quick-thinking psychics, after having such a thought in their minds, stopped thinking about it altogether.

Many more psychics die before they even realize it.

Ripples spread outwards in space, creating waves of spacetime. The terrifying energy levels and even spacetime itself were clearly distorted.

This violent explosion is in no way inferior to a supernova explosion in the universe.

everything is over.

(End of this chapter)