High Above

Looking at the silent echo, Ian shook his head slightly and said sympathetically: "It seems that your allies want to accomplish their own goals more than helping you."

Taking advantage of Hui Sheng's confusion, Qinglan's soul took advantage of the opportunity to break free from the opponent's control, and then soared back to his teammates: "Speaking of which, your true dragon body should have been cultivated by Yafoda with the help of you. Bar?

The silver light in his eyes shone, and he guessed accurately: "Or it may be cooperation. You instruct Yaphta to use the tools in the Alien Research Institute, explore the ruins, lay traps, and then create this body for you."

"I guess the remaining dragon bones of the Steel Dragon God are the raw materials for your dragon body... You want to upgrade it to the fifth energy level, but it lacks the most important 'marrow' and 'vitality'. That’s why I came up with the idea of ​​​​the power of the blazing star dragon in the subspace labyrinth.”

"Of course, in addition to that, you also want the 'Body of Light' and the confidential information in the information database that requires full Star God Ceremony permission to see."

"And Yafoda doesn't need anything. He just needs your help to set up those 'time and space seal' facilities and help him get rid of that guy."

"Campani Country—one of the two fifth-level powerhouses in Canaan Moore, the one who is about to die of old age."

When talking about this, both Xio and Isengard felt a little unnatural - even if they had already guessed what Yapheda was thinking, it was the fifth energy level...

There is no doubt that this is a major event in the past century, second only to the Dark Moon turmoil, and these people are involved in it.

Ian even gave ‘Galan’ and Campani inside her a good beating!

If nothing else happens, Mahdi’s identity will go down in history, and people like them will probably be remembered as well.

【indeed so. Hunting the fifth energy level...]

The silence only lasted for a while, and the echo quickly returned to normal: [Super beings that our civilization has never completely created, I cannot give up this opportunity to collect information]

In the final analysis, he is an information life composed of the personality models of most of the researchers at the Alien Research Institute. He quickly regained his composure: [This is also my fault. I was too focused on you and did not complete the consuming tasks I should have done... 】

[On the contrary, you did a lot on my behalf. Whether it was yourself before or using the dragon body later, you actually seriously injured the elf of the National Territory Department]

The dark golden soul looked at Ian, who was adjusting the pulse of his soul and repairing his structure. He did not feel disappointed and just said lightly: [However, I did not violate the contract between me and the elves. The elf from the National Territory Department has long been located by me. She has been seriously injured. I thought she could hide and heal, but my beast will always chase her... Now she is struggling to death, and she cannot pose a threat to Yafoda at all]

At this point, Echo showed a cold smile: [Since I am alone, that's fine, let's have the final battle]

[Time is running out, Yapheda and the others’ plan will also enter the final stage. You have delayed it for too long, so I have to seize the time to make follow-up plans]

"That's exactly what I mean. I still have a lot of things to do, and I don't have the energy to tangle with you anymore."

Ian didn't want to say anything at the moment.

He fought against young heroes from all over the world and Echo. In the soul battle, he was at a disadvantage because he learned too much about the Star God and the Demon of Finality. Now he only relies on Ethan's bloodline ability to recover briefly...etc. When the excitement wears off, his condition will get even worse.

Looking back at Echo, his current soul state is still at its peak.

The power of the Source Soul may lie in this. This incredible soul strength, coupled with information creatures like Echo, is simply cheating in the soul field.

Behind the boy, the restarted Sky Dragon and Giant Divine Soldier once again faced off against the dark golden army.

The war begins.

After all, even if Echo is not good at fighting, Ian is actually not very good at commanding. He is still essentially a scholar and engineer, and it is a little difficult to become a warrior all at once.

However, with the help of Ethan and Xiou, it is much better than before. At least there are trustworthy teammates to rely on.

"Ian, when you get back, you have to explain what all this is about!"

Controlling the three heads, Xio burst into laughter. This strange 'prosthetic body' was not difficult for a real dragon to control. She led the cybernetic transformation army to launch a surprise attack on the golden soul's military formation. The thick surrounding net tore a huge hole.

Before the dark gold dragon came to stop her, she had already destroyed an army of nearly a thousand people with her psychic fire and thunder.

"If there are really secrets that we can't know, don't tell them. I don't want to embarrass you." Yisen added that the giant soldier he controlled could not move as freely as the sky dragon. After all, he was not a real dragon. He doesn't have such good 'alien physical adaptability'... but with the nature of the Light Erosion Dragon possessing others, he can still exert the most primitive power of the Titan Soldier.

With a wave of the giant divine soldier's arm, a terrifying hurricane rose out of the air and lifted the enemy formation away.

"...But I still want to know how you, Ian, manifested this ultra-high-scale biological weapon."

As a bioalchemist, Ethan still added in a low voice that the design of this 'super giant breeding suit' gave him considerable inspiration.

"Haha, I don't know this yet. They were summoned by my light body."

During the soul communication, Ian had no intention of hiding anything. He smiled and said, "But don't worry, I will tell you everything when it is safe."

"As for now, I need you to help me block this dark gold soul for a while."

Saying this, he turned his head and looked at the endless dark golden souls.

After trying his best to fight before, and finally being almost 'assimilated' by the other party's resonance perception, Ian has realized that the five million 'dark golden souls' in front of him... are not the true bodies of Echo.

The vast majority of echoes are of poor quality. This can actually be explained. After all, the original 'subjects' of these echoes are ordinary people from pre-era civilizations. This is also the reason why Ian can support the opponent's offensive for a long time.

As for the remaining elite echoes, there is no obvious difference between them.

(Decentralized design? No, even if it is truly decentralized design, it will at least give me a part of the soul of the source...)

Ian analyzed the essence and power of the echo in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional in his heart: (The pioneer said that the echo has deteriorated seriously... It is indeed the case. Because he has an eternal lifespan, he is too far-sighted, hesitant and cautious in everything he does, seeking stability. too much)

(I didn’t understand it at first, but now I understand why Inaga II is afraid of ‘eternal life’... because he also understands that once his own echo appears, it will definitely become the same as the echo in front of him)

(Today’s Terra has limited resources and insufficient morals, and cannot support infinite life. Back then, our Cejalolvo family really discovered an incredible devil)

——The soul cannot win.

With such thoughts in mind, Ian's figure suddenly disappeared.

【Um? 】

Echo, who had been observing Ian, suddenly lost his target. He couldn't help being slightly startled, and then began to search for the surrounding atmosphere with maximum strength.

Soon, he discovered that Ian had not disappeared.

Ian logged out directly!

【This guy? ! How dare you face my dragon body? ! 】

The echoes looked at the sky in the spiritual space in astonishment: [Obviously because they were unable to defeat my dragon body, they found the most critical opportunity to engage in a soul battle with me... This consumed 40% of my spiritual essence. Reserve, only to end up back in the real world? 】

【madness! How did such a person obtain the radiance of the star, and how did he gain recognition from his true form and obtain the body of light? 】

"Hey! Don't get distracted!"

In the blink of an eye, the sky dragon's head bypassed the blockage of the dark gold dragon and spit out a bolt of lightning towards the echo at the 'core' position.

Echo just waved his hand and shattered the psychic lightning, but he was indeed forced to be distracted, frowning and looking at the sky dragon controlled by Xio.

[I see, this is that guy’s plan? Cold, actually using companions to delay me]

"Cold? That's trust!"

Xio didn't pay attention to Echo's words at all. The three ultimate dragons laughed loudly. One of his heads breathed out strong winds, one of his heads ignited flames, and each of his heads exploded with lightning, briefly breaking through the defense of the dark gold dragon. Speeding towards Echo: "Even we will definitely not be able to defeat you, but it will definitely be okay to hold on for a while!"

【ignorance】

The dark golden soul sneered. He looked at the speeding Ultimate Dragon, and the terrifying hundreds of times gravity fell on Xio, slamming him to the ground.

At the same time, Echo raised his hand, the ground shook violently, and a steel wall rose out of thin air, blocking the stones thrown by the giant soldiers from one side, like meteorites.

As the wall shook violently, Echo's eyes lit up with pure golden light, and he looked at the Titan Soldier on the other side: [Ian can stop me because he has the radiance of the star and the body of light. The soul is also extremely strong - he even has his own imagination of the fifth energy level. He is my real opponent and powerful enemy, the destined strong man]

[But you—you who lack imagination and groundbreaking thinking, there was no possibility of delaying me from the beginning! 】

boom!

An invisible explosion erupted throughout the soul space. In an instant, the sky and the earth changed color. Countless smoke and debris rose into the sky, while the bodies of the Ultimate Dragon and the Titan Soldier flew out upside down.

The moment they were knocked away, they looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

——Wow, Ian really gave us a difficult task!

——But Ian also left us such a powerful body... I have a hunch that this power can also be used in reality, not imagination!

——Do your best, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have imagination or creative thinking...

——After all, we still have faith!

The next moment, they stopped their decline and charged forward again!

Ice Dragon's Nest.

The scarred black-haired knight's fingers trembled slightly, and in his body that was frozen into a popsicle, the furnace heart began to return to its normal frequency again.

As the heart of the magnetic field furnace on his chest continued to rotate, heat and light patterns of inscriptions began to spread on the body again, bringing heat waves that distorted the space.

'Mahdi' opened his eyes. He stood up unsteadily and looked at the body of the dark gold dragon in front of him. His silver-blue eyes locked on the 'iridescent light' on the dragon's belly.

Iridescent…the color of the silver chip.

It is also the highest level color in the precognitive vision.

By now, Ian has gained a lot of understanding of his psychic abilities.

The classification and color of various things by the precognitive horizon represent more than just simple energy levels. There is another very important point in its evaluation criteria.

That's how much it changes the world.

Warcraft materials can change a person's life; high-level weapons can destroy many lives; even pre-era civilization armor that theoretically does not use any sublimation materials, because of its technical level and powerful force, is enough to change a city or a province The fate of the land is enough to be evaluated as 'Purple and Blue' of the second and third levels.

What the silver fourth level can change is the fate of a country and even its affiliated countries... Their decisions and will are enough to change the policies of the entire continent.

As for the fifth energy level...

What they can change is the entire continent and the entire planet Terra.

But even the fifth energy level is nothing but gold.

Even the evils of the void on the path of spiritual disaster are nothing but gold.

——Iridescent... Gift of the Star God, you hold the power that is enough to change the entire Terra, even the entire Terra star field, and even the wider space and time.

Staring at the rainbow-colored light, the scarred knight grinned and said, "That's your true form, isn't it? It's all because I beat you for too long, and my head doesn't work anymore."

"I clearly know that the third energy level of the goblin is the 'soul materialization', and as the holder of the soul of the source, it is even more impossible for you to only have a soul on the level of pure consciousness... it has definitely been condensed into a material entity! "

Before he finished speaking, he stepped forward suddenly, raised his left hand as fast as possible, and blasted towards the belly of the real dragon!

The left arm, which is filled with ether crystals and made of Morien steel, is squirming violently, and then a sharp metal crystal sword is derived from the back of the hand - Ian's target is the dark gold dragon that was hit by the Gar vacuum implosion. Although most of the wound has healed, it is still enough for him to cut open the flesh and take out the body of Echo!

Poof!

The flesh and blood of the fourth-level true dragon is indeed strong, but without the enhancement of source matter and having been attacked once by other peak-level powers of the fourth level, it is so fragile that it can be destroyed by Ian.

Swinging the Moran steel sword in his left arm, Ian tore the flesh and blood of the dark gold dragon's belly and penetrated directly into its body.

Cutting through the fascia, cutting off the muscles and nerves, he bathed in the dragon's blood and approached the 'stomach pouch' as ​​quickly as possible - Ian knew very well that he could not waste time. Although Xiou and Ethan were both extremely gifted geniuses, In the final analysis, they still belong to the category of 'normal geniuses' and cannot compare to cheating monsters like myself.

Even if they could block Echo, they would only be able to hold the sky for ten seconds...and they would have to find and destroy Echo's true body within these ten seconds!

Soon, within ten seconds, Ian broke through the flesh and blood barrier of the dark gold dragon and found its 'stomach'.

But the moment he saw the stomach pouch, he couldn't help but be slightly startled.

"Biochemical reactor? Nickel-based fine gold alloy shell?!"

The moment he knew the true form of the 'Dragon Stomach', Ian couldn't help but sigh. He lamented that he had not had the nerve to ask Xio to examine his dragon body properly in the past, not to mention performing a local minimally invasive individual endoscopy, not even for in-depth exploration... If he had known that the true dragon's stomach pouch was this kind of thing, he would definitely not have eaten all of the Chongyuan Iron Sword, and at least the tip of the sword would have been able to break through the armor.

That's right. Echo dares to put his body in the stomach pouch. This stomach pouch is definitely different from the soft human stomach pouch. It definitely has strong defense power!

But it doesn't matter, he beat it to pieces.

Crack!

Suddenly, the flash current electrode in the chest and the core of the source material furnace were running together, and the newly generated third energy level extreme domain Chongyuan iron core also began to vibrate rapidly, and the air exploded with the faint sound of electric current flashing, and the hot The high temperature heated up the dragon's blood on and around Ian, and the crystal sword on his left arm was even covered with a layer of lightning.

boom! Ian raised his sword to stab, and thunderous thunder erupted from him, and a white shock wave visible to the naked eye appeared at the tip of the sword - the speed of this thrust reached several times the speed of sound, and an electromagnetic force condensed to the extreme They gathered at the top of the sword tip and condensed into a blue-gold thunder!

Under this thunder, even the fourth-level metal shell of nickel-based adamantium alloy was torn apart. The terrifying power carried Ian's full strength and dented it with overwhelming force. 'Go down, and a crack appears above the stomach pouch!

Without any hesitation, Ian withdrew the crystal sword in his left hand, and then thrust it in to grasp the core of the 'materialized soul'... which was something similar to dragon crystal, or even more rare.

‘Soul of the Source’!

[Damn it - you bastard! 】

But at this moment, a burst of sparks lit up in the eyes of the dark golden dragon that was as silent as death, and a crimson light suddenly burst out: [Jedi counterattack, you almost succeeded! I really can’t underestimate you! 】

Buzz!

The invisible source of energy penetrated the whole body. At this moment, the bursting biochemical reactor immediately closed up, and actually blocked Ian's hand, like a gate, preventing him from using his strength to destroy anything.

Originally, the purpose of Echo was to crush Ian's left arm, but due to the blessing of Morien Steel and Ether Crystal, the left arm was too hard, so it could only get stuck.

A storm broke out, and the bodies of Xio and Isengard were blown away, and their souls returned to their bodies. At the same time, their mouths and noses bleed. It was obvious that both their brains and souls were injured.

They went beyond their limits and really blocked the echo for more than ten seconds, giving Ian a chance...but unfortunately, it seemed that it was still a little short.

"Hey...attack me if you can."

But at this moment, Ian still had the energy to summon up the last bit of energy to taunt the dark gold dragon: "Let me tell you in advance, I am very hard. Before you pull me out, I will use your power to destroy your stomach pouch. , let your soul of origin leave your body...and if you attack me, I can absolutely guarantee that I will never die before your own power crushes your own soul!"

Boom——

At this moment, a violent shock suddenly erupted in the distance of the virtual realm. It was the fluctuation of the battle between the fourth-level powerhouses... Judging from the current situation, there is no doubt that it was the battle between Yafoda and 'Galan' !

[Why do you have to do this! 】

Sensing the turmoil in the distance, Echo roared angrily, knowing that time was running out. The dragon's roar shook the entire dragon's nest: [Why are you so stubborn! You just want to go outside and watch the stars. I can take your soul with me. Is that okay? I don’t need to assimilate you at all to accomplish my goal. I swear to the Star God’s Gift that I will definitely keep my promise]

"It's useless, Echo, stop talking. What you want is completely opposite to me."

Stuck in the dragon's flesh and blood, Ian's voice became weaker and weaker, but his will became stronger and stronger: "The stars are just my direction, the light is just my path, my real purpose is to echo your fundamental Something unimaginable…”

"Echo, what I want is infinity."

【unlimited……】

The dragon also paused for a moment, and his tone was extremely strange: [What is infinite? 】

"Infinite distances. Infinite planets. Infinite stories. Infinite people and desires."

Even though he was trapped by the dragon's activated flesh and blood and was almost unable to move, Ian still tried his best to reach out his hand, trying to touch the 'Soul of Source' in his stomach pouch.

The black-haired knight said calmly and firmly: "I want to see the arcs of the corona explosions of countless different stars. I want to see the sprouts of different lives on millions of planets... I want to see the stars made of pure diamonds, gold and water. Planet, I want to see countless different kinds of intelligent life and their culture, ideas and history."

"I want to witness the brightness of the black hole jet with my own eyes. I want to record the changes in the magnetic field caused by the explosion of two neutron stars. I want to become a distant star of mankind, go to the most distant territory and open up the frontier of cognition."

"To be honest, I am really grateful that I can wake up in the Terra Universe. Although there are unlucky things like the Demon of the End, there are also good seniors like the Star Gods who are very fond of me. The universe they created is so wonderful. It’s vast and unparalleled in beauty, how could I not see it?”

Saying this, due to the decline of strength, the black-haired knight's posture slowly retreated, returning to the white-haired boy with a smile: "But this is not the end, this is just a dream of my previous life."

"Echo, I also want to see how a civilization transforms from decay into great harmony. I want to see a sluggish country regain its brilliance. I want to see a child who walks out of the countryside return to his hometown and turn his poor hometown into a wealthy one. !”

"I want to see, not only that, but I also want to solve it - there are still people in this world who are forced to leave their homeland, there are still people whose dignity is trampled on by the powerful, there are still women who are forced into prostitution, and there are still children who don't have enough to eat. Not to mention that the path of the sublime is not yet perfect, and the research direction of inscription literature is wrong... How can such a world be used by me? These miserable people don't even look up at the sky. I have too many things to do, How could I just walk away like you?!

"Echo, what I want is infinite possibilities!"

【you……】

The echo was not only incomprehensible, he was simply dumbfounded: [What on earth are you... no, you are crazy... but...]

——But I want it too.

At this moment, in Echo's ancient memory bank, the thinking modules constructed by countless prototypes made his soul shake slightly.

——This kind of dream is also our dream!

A silent heat boiled in his heart, but the most rational thinking mode of information life made him calm down quickly: [But this is meaningless. Only when you are alive can you think about the future, and only when you have a future can you chase the infinity you talk about]

【You are crazy. Your thinking is completely divorced from reality. It is a good thing to have dreams, but if you ignore objective conditions, it will always be nothing but nothing.]

Saying this, the dark gold dragon slowly curled up his body, and said in a deep voice: [Indeed, I can't use violence to take you out of my belly now... but you still underestimate the dragon]

Gululu...

The sound of flesh and blood squirming sounded. At this moment, Ian suddenly felt that terrible pressure was coming from all directions.

It was as if he was in a 100,000-ton hydraulic press, being rolled and squeezed by the real dragon's terrifying flesh and blood, and extremely hard 'tooth'-like structures began to gradually grow in this flesh and blood. The body was completely 'bitten to pieces' and 'grinded'!

——The dark gold dragon suddenly created a 'huge mouth' in its body, which was going to completely chew up Ian on the spot!

"Ahem...Did Ian win?"

At this moment, Xio and Ethan, who had been blown away, also woke up. The red-haired dragon girl and the blond boy staggered to their feet, supporting each other. They all looked in the direction of the dark gold dragon with worried expressions: "Look. Come on, things are not good.”

"Both of them are so strong..."

Ethan murmured to himself, staring tiredly at the wound on the dragon's abdomen: "Is this the top level of Terra, the power of a true genius... Sure enough... I'm still far away..."

The Echo and the Prophet are in a final showdown.

Because he possesses the strongest 'soul', he replaced his physical body with the body of a true dragon, and gave birth to his own firm belief.

Because I hold the strongest 'faith', I have cultivated an immortal body and the most stubborn soul.

If they had received a body of light representing ‘power’ from the very beginning, they would not have been able to catalyze these two existences that met the requirements.

only……

Ultimately, Ian is different from Echo.

Essentially different.

"It's now!"

When Echo controlled the flesh and blood of the dark gold dragon to chew on Ian's body, trying to crush the immovable city, the Herald of Steel, Ian instead used this incomparable brute force to break off his left hand!

Click! The left hand, which was completely constructed of Moran steel and contained the 'Ether Crystal', was broken in response... Then, Ian punched hard with his right arm and stuffed it into the stomach of the dark gold dragon. In the biochemical reactor of the 'Soul of Source' body!

【What? 】

Even Hui Sheng was shocked for a moment. He didn't expect that Ian didn't pull out his hand, but broke it off and put it into his stomach?

What exactly does he want to do? !

"Hey... unlike my right hand, this hand is too hard and I can't take it off by myself..."

But Ian didn't feel any pain from his broken hand. He just weakly showed a smile of victory: "Echo, you lose."

"I got you."

[Nonsense, it’s just a hand. Even if the ether furnace contained in it can really self-destruct, it will only seriously injure me at most]

Of course Echo could detect the ether crystal in Ian's left hand. This biological ether furnace also shocked him. No wonder Ian didn't look like an ordinary third-level peak person when he fought. It turned out that he already had the fourth energy in his body. A level sublimation organ, no wonder it can exert the power of the general fourth level!

If the ether crystal explodes by itself, he will indeed be severely injured, but Ian will definitely die. He does not believe that Ian will launch a suicide attack on him.

But, it is also a moment of echoing observation, thinking and weighing.

The crystallized left arm that exuded light cyan light touched a kite-shaped 2tetrahedron shining with golden light at the core of the stomach pouch.

Then, the arm that had been 'disconnected' from the body opened its fingers under the control of 'electromagnetic force'.

Followed by a tight squeeze.

[Useless] noticed that the main body had been grasped, but Echo sneered: [The soul of the source is far stronger than you imagine. Even if it is hit directly from inside the vacuum, it will not shatter. It is tougher than the dragon soul. The presence……】

【etc? ! 】

Suddenly, Echo was stunned, and then he burst out with the strongest and most incredible roar: [How could you... have this authority? ! 】

"Pioneer of Steel is not such a simple inheritance..."

The goal has been achieved. He noticed that the surroundings were constantly squirming, and the flesh and blood that wanted to crush him suddenly stopped. Knowing that victory was in his hands, Ian laughed loudly: "Do you feel it? Echo! Do you feel your soul trembling?! "

【impossible】

The echo roared. In the ice dragon's nest, the dark golden dragon stood up. The dragon looked up to the sky and roared. The sound waves visible to the naked eye shook the atmosphere, bursting with thunder and melting the thousand-year-old frost: [Impossible, how could you have...]

[Will there be ‘pioneer’ authority? ! 】

At this moment, the golden soul of the source, the kite-shaped 2tetrahedron, is slowly dimming. It gradually transforms into dark gold, light gold...and then green gold...

As the colors change, Echo's control over the Soul of Source becomes less and less, because what it faces is not just the 'Star Glory' and the 'Light Body', which are on equal footing with him. Authority... but is even better, able to completely suppress his 'pioneer' authority!

[Why do you have full pioneer permissions? ! This is impossible! 】

Struggling, he used his last strength to extend his claws and insert them into his abdomen. Echo gritted his teeth and wanted to take out Ian, but he had lost the strength.

【unfair……】

The majestic dark gold dragon swayed and fell to the ground. The light in the six dragon eyes gradually dimmed, and even big tears flowed out: [Forerunner... He... Why didn't he just destroy me... Why did he give me false promises? Hope...Why do you tell me that I also have the right to choose the future of mankind...]

[Why did he give the authority to you... If it was decided from the beginning, why did he lie to me! 】

"No."

In the belly of the dragon, Ian said in an inaudible voice: "You are wrong. The Forerunners did not give me any additional inheritance or authority."

"As for why you ask..."

Saying this, the white-haired boy's voice gradually became louder: "Why? Of course I created a new inheritance!"

"I created the arcane path, and I designed the Herald of Steel!"

"I created meditation, and I am changing the world!"

"Echo, you are obsessed with escaping and are unwilling to make any changes. You are an isolated island. Why do you ask me why?!"

Pushing open the flesh and blood that had stopped crawling around him, Ian used his remaining right arm to come to the deepening reactor. He gritted his teeth and roared: "I engrave my soul and transform my body. I completely sublimate everything about myself - —I am the only true ‘true sublimator’ in this era!”

"If the Star God hadn't left, I wouldn't have to compete with you for this inheritance. I would have the complete gift of the Star God that belongs to me!"

"You asked me why? This is my answer!"

boom!

With a punch, this time, the echo of the dark gold dragon's body could not be controlled and the source of reinforcement could not be called. The original cracks on the shell expanded again, becoming enough to accommodate a person walking into it.

Ian stepped forward and walked into it. He saw his left hand and the soul of the source that was already shining with bright cyan light.

Slowly pressing the left arm that was holding the Soul of Origin on his shoulder, and successfully attaching the crystal arm, Ian's momentum immediately surged, and in an instant, he actually returned to his full strength!

"Echo! The Forerunner gave you the Soul of the Origin and believed that you also have the right to determine the future of mankind because he believed that 'Echo is also a human being'!"

At this moment, Ian stared at the soul of the source in front of him, as if staring at the thousands of shadows wandering in it. He said solemnly: "In my eyes, you are also a human being - but even if you are a human being, blindly If you run away, you will be despised by me!"

"Your existence is a huge threat to me, and it is completely contrary to my path... I will destroy you here because I must get the soul of the source, and because you are my enemy, and more It’s because I hate you!”

【...I want to go out】

For Ian, who did not conceal any desire and declared his death directly, Echo did not make any remarks about begging for mercy or self-destruction.

Having already learned about Ian's identity as a pioneer, He was shocked at first, then suddenly enlightened, and finally relieved.

He finally understood. He finally understood. He finally...knows. This is the best outcome He can have.

The last trace of dark golden light flashed on the soul of the source, and Echo said with a calmness that was almost death: [I want to leave this tomb-like ruins, I want to leave this land that no longer has any civilization that I am familiar with...]

[The Terran civilization has been destroyed, and that glorious and dazzling civilization has disappeared. The current Terra is just a heterogeneous civilization created by a group of aliens with human appearances. They exploit, eat people, and oppress other intelligent life forms. They are retracing the same path we have walked in the past without absorbing any lessons, without any repentance or unwillingness.]

[I don’t want to change them, I don’t want to fight for them. I just want to leave, leave this land]

[I will do my best to continue the human fire... When everything is over, after everything dies, after all disasters are over, I will establish human civilization again in the most distant stars... I will be alone Made by one person and taught child by child, I will teach them from the beginning what the culture of Terra is and what the morality of Datong is. I will tell them the history of our civilization, the ugliness of the past, and the teachings of the sages. And the final glorious picture]

[I will re-create a perfect Terra, and once again build our monument on the blank land]

[If I die in the middle, then at least I tried my best to do so. I am running away, but if I don’t run away, I won’t even see the slightest hope of rebuilding Terra]

"...It's just sad."

At this moment, Ian finally understood the biggest difference between himself and Echo.

Echo simply does not regard the current Terran civilization as a civilization, as its own descendants, or as 'compatriots' who need a helping hand.

What He wants wholeheartedly is just the 'echo' of the civilization of the previous era. Yes, the civilization that Echo spoke of has always been the civilization of the pre-epoch, not the civilization of the sublimators today.

However, on the current land of Terra, it is no longer possible to reshape the original pre-era Terra civilization.

The wars between the nations, the vague racial divisions, the rampant monsters, and the alien genes have polluted the gene pool of all mankind...Aliens, alien races, and fire creatures...not to mention those terrible natural disasters, have been completely destroyed The changed terrain, as well as the social and civilizational system that has been completely distorted by the abnormal way of sublimation.

If it is an empty land, it is easy to build a brand new building or even a brand new city.

But if it is a city in ruins, it is basically impossible to rebuild the city and restore it.

Not to mention, an entire world, an entire civilization.

"You keep saying I'm crazier than you."

Holding the Soul of Origin in his hand, the white-haired prophet sighed: "But in fact, aren't you much crazier than me?"

"A person's echo actually told me that he wanted to create a civilization's echo... The craziest thing in the world is probably this."

Restore the civilization of the previous era... Haha, those fire seeds, those fire seeds that came to Terra, may also have such crazy ideas.

Civilization is destroyed, but as long as it is reshaped with fire, it cannot be considered dead.

But... at the end of the day.

"Sure enough, both Tinder and you...are echoes lingering in the past."

[I have been waiting for this moment, I have been waiting since I was born in the Forerunner Laboratory]

At this moment, the voice of the echo is already inaudible: [I have been waiting for 1,600 years, you have to kill faster and don’t give me a chance to come back to life]

[Look, the core of the dark golden light on the source soul is my vital point. Destroy it, destroy my echo, swallow everything about us]

[Pioneer, if you are really what you said, you want to move towards an infinite future]

He said: [Then don’t be like that old guy from the Forerunners... turning yourself into an echo]

"……perhaps."

No affirmative answer was given, and even Ian looked slightly gloomy, but he did not hesitate: "I can only promise that as long as I still have a chance to win, I will never back down."

He held out his hand.

--Yes. That's it. It turns out that this is the final outcome for me who is theoretically immortal.

At the last moment, the ancient will can show a smile from the heart: [Death has finally arrived... It turns out that this is how it is, I have been waiting for this moment...]

【Waiting can outweigh my hope...】

Click.

The young man crushed the last trace of dark golden light.

The echo ceased.

Everything fell into silence.