On the platform halfway up the mountain, Ian's figure stood still, and at the same time, the first gem to the right side of the Star Crown lit up with a cloudy blue-red glow.

Warm, damp, blood-scented winds whipped up and formed a scarlet vortex behind him.

-A vague claw poked out of it and pressed silently against the earth, gently caressing.

But the moment it stepped on it, its sharp claws shredded the rocks.

It was a dragon beast with a vague body and a clear image of the county, with limbs and wings, but the wings had degenerated into wing claws, becoming flexible second hands, looking like the six limbs of an insect from a distance.

On the dragon's head, the scarlet eyes were like a flickering lamp, and the intricate teeth opened and closed slightly, as if they were roaring silently.

It emerged from the maelstrom and then prostrate in front of Ian, meek.

But the pungent smell of blood and the terrifying sense of danger all the time reminded those around that this was a beast of war born to kill and to fight.

This scene was too terrifying, even the Elder of the Cliff subconsciously clenched the stone staff in his hand, and the Heart Light Body Wind Shelter Dragon also surrounded him vigilantly, forming a long wind shield visible to the naked eye.

If it weren't for Ian in front of him, he would have attacked immediately.

"This is?!"

Elder Mancliff spoke in astonishment, he couldn't be sure for a moment what this strange beast Ian had summoned was - wasn't the other party's heart light body the star crown? How could there be a second form, still so terrifying, and the divine sense of the crown of the stars

However, the opposite form...

Or rather, it's some kind of sublimation technique......

And Ian stared at the dragon beast in front of him, but the name of the other party suddenly appeared in his heart.

【Crystallized Blood Hunter】

[In the Star Seeker Swarm, the predatory crystal beast bred by the 'crystal carpet'. Its mission is to kill all the food and get enough nutrients for the cultivation pool.]

[Originally, it was a basic flying unit cultivated by adding wurm wings based on the green armor lizard, but the effect was not ideal, so it was transformed into a ground unit, and the effect was excellent, and the wing claw feet converted from wurm flying wings had strong power, enough to tear through steel

Iron】

【…】

Ian's mind was filled with a large amount of information, analyzing in detail the reasons for the formation of the alien beast called the 'Blood Hunter' and the method of its transformation.

This is clearly due to the 'star-seeking swarm' of its own information.

"Part of the knowledge of the swarm path..."

Ian muttered to himself, reaching out and stroking the bloodhunter's indistinct head.

But the hand passed through.

This is not a true psychic body, but a phantom, and only a small part of the essentia is condensed, that is, where the claws are clawed, and it is quite fragile.

Ian's stroke caused the entire Blood Hunter's body to ripple and twist as if it were a reflection in the water.

But even so, the Bloodhunter Phantom did not run away, but obediently prostrate in place.

—A sense of spiritual connectedness arises.

--This is the 'Swarm Mind Network', which has been sent along as a supporting facility.

Although the boy didn't have much expression on the surface, his heart was already rippling: "What's going on - even if the prophet can predict the selection of wrong choices through the quality of the experimental results and save time, it is not enough to directly send me a paper now."

Right?"

"And this is no longer 'the future me', but the other world of me......"

"No, it's better to say ...... · Can foresight really be considered a normal 'prophetic ability'?"

"That's right! This is obviously, some kind of ability to communicate parallel worlds!"

When Ian thought of this, it was as if a door had been opened in his heart that had been hidden for a long time - yes, if you think about it, is the foresight really the ability to predict the future after the timeline?

Let's not talk about how to do it, but judging from the fact that the foresight can feedback various 'results' in almost real time, this is not particularly 'prophetic'

Most of the prophetic prophecies are riddles, or signs that are not direct, because the future is uncertain, and even if you see the horns, you can't be completely sure.

But what if, the foresight simply observes the results of those choices Ian in the parallel world, and then returns back to the good or the bad...

Maybe it's more reasonable?

It's not about observing Ian himself, but about the results, which can not only puzzle the laws of the prophet who can't predict himself, but also fit the real-time feedback ability of the prophetic horizon.

And the reason why the Foresight Horizon has a prediction time limit is precisely because Ian's progress in those parallel worlds is not much faster than the current Ian.

No matter how far away it is, limited by Ian's ability to be a round man, the foresight horizon cannot be seen, and there is no qualified parallel world to observe.

Of course, there are still many things that don't make sense here, such as how the psionic competition communicates with parallel worlds...... But it's all minority.

Could it be that psionic energy itself is a force that exists in the entire parallel space-time at the same time? The same may be true of essentia.

In short, the most important place is the path.

The path is obviously a complete world line, and it has developed for a long time, but it is completely inconsistent with Ian's current time, and they are obviously not in the same frequency band.

Therefore, compared to the usual 'close to the future' that Ian sees through the foreknowledge horizon and is based on his present situation, the [Path] can only glimpse the angle by virtue of some kind of cause and effect in special areas and special circumstances.

But now, with the power of the 'Guiding Star', that connection has been strengthened.

Moreover, the choice made by Ian on the way is obviously not based on the current Ian Benjiu, but the possibility of another origin, which has been developed in a different situation from a very early beginning.

The Prophetic Vision sees these 'futures', but in essence, it only sees some parallel worlds that are developing more quickly.

It's also a kind of foresight of the future.

Ian doesn't know how many parallel worlds there are, but it's likely to be 'infinite'...... In Infinity, there will definitely be a world line that is almost the same as that of him now, and the Prophetic Vision Realm will be Ian now by predicting the choices made by Ian in this world line

Provide 'foreshadowing'.

Even, Ian in other parallel worlds is using what Ian is doing today to 'foreshadow'

Such chaotic and intertwined choices have resulted in a result that 'the prophet cannot be directly predicted'.

Even if Bi Jing is Ian, he can only use other people as a side to glimpse his future and be foreshadowed.

Perhaps, there are also many prophets who do not see the future, but parallel worlds with a faster course of time, like Ian, but this is not certain.

Aside from the Fleeting Skull, Ian hadn't seen any other living Prophet, and he didn't know what was going on with the other party.

Even, his current guess is not all and cannot be considered right...... But at least it can explain the power that he now brings with the 'Guiding Star' of the Mind Light Body.

Ian felt a hazy resonance as he activated one of the Guiding Star's warm gems with the Primordial Aether—and immediately after, a vortex appeared, and the Bloodhunter's phantom manifested.

He briefly communicated with one of Ian in the 'Swarm Worldline' and obtained information about the Blood Hunter.

It feels like a lottery, you don't know what the result will be or what you will get before the lottery.

However, the winner is none other than himself.

Parallel world of self.

“… The speed is relatively slow, and the whole is relatively fragile, so the strength is considered an advantage, but it is not as good as the first energy level sublimator who has strengthened in the physical aspect. ”

Ian read the information of the Blood Hunter, and he thought about building a model in his heart, and he didn't think that this was a very powerful creature: "To put it bluntly, it's the basic unit in the swarm, right?" There is no follow-up advancement path, it is estimated that it has just been developed, even if it is made into a demon

There is nothing to worry about medicine. ”

"The value is all in the materials for making this war beast, this kind of biological experiment data is quite useful, and can help me create a new bloodline true form in the future."

"Also, the companion 'Swarm Mind Network' is very useful! Although the Dead Monarch family already has a similar consciousness of the Dead Monarch, the psychic network of the swarm is obviously more direct than that of the Dead Monarch, which can allow Adalbert to improve and study it, in terms of long-lasting souls

, it will definitely be of great use!"

"Moreover, if I can summon some more powerful swarm individuals, it may be able to serve as a disguise for my true 'Heart Light Body'... But it also needs to be in the right shape. ”

The guiding star's ability to be a psychic body is exactly what its name suggests.

Ian will be guided by himself in other worldlines, and he will need to guide himself in other worldlines.

The stars are stars of each other.

Gravity and light tie them together throughout space-time.

At this moment, Ian felt that he had to pay in exchange for the price of extracting knowledge from the Swarm worldline.

It doesn't take much, but it definitely helps.

Otherwise, this mutual 'guidance|' The relationship will cease to exist, and the power of the psychic body will be weakened.

Actually, there is no need for such a restriction at all.

Because Ian, who can awaken this mental light body... How so?

-- He is indeed a better teacher.

Even if it's another world line, the swarmed self, it's the same.

"Ian? This is... What?"

At this moment, after noticing that the blood hunter summoned by Ian did not have any desire to attack, the Elder of the Cliff withdrew his defense.

He tried to ask Ian about the situation, "This isn't your psychic body?" It's something you've created... Creation?"

Creation is not a novel concept, and the colossus created by the Earthquake Chieftain from his own essentia and mud and stone is a pure essentia creation.

"Huh? Right. It is creation. ”

Ian came back to his senses, he looked at the blood hunter who had faded and was about to disappear, and couldn't help but smile: "You know... My psionic ability is some kind of observational psychic ability, and as long as I have observed and dissected the demonic beasts in detail, I can extract a part of them

power, composing a kind of temporary creation. ”

"But at the moment, it can't be molded into a stable creation ......"

"That's right." Elder Manya does not doubt that he has him, and it is not uncommon for a similar psychic body to appear, at most, Ian can obtain the ability to create things with the spirit of the observation system, which is a bit strange, but it is not a big deal.

He even comforted Ian: "Don't worry, at the end of the day, you haven't really reached the third level yet, and it's normal for creations to be a little fragile."

Ian certainly wasn't worried.

At this moment, he was thinking about what 'guidance' he should give to the swarm of himself on the other side.

This swarm is not the original swarm that Ian saw when he first glimpsed the path - the timeline of the original swarm has reached the point where it is almost the end, and the swarm that responds to Ian's mental light body this time is most likely around the third energy level.

In other words, it is still in the incubation period, and it is probably conducting biological experiments in the underground ecosphere of the Great Labyrinth of the South China Sea.

The Blood Hunter was the initial result of the biological experiment, and the ground combat unit that was born with the crystal carpet was the only thing that the swarm that had not developed for long could get its hands on.

"So it's just right." Ian muttered to himself with some excitement.

The swarm at this point in time is just the right time to experiment, he has thought about it, but he does not have the practical conditions to carry out the 'thinking'!

Of course, no matter what the guidance, Ian is helping the other side invade the world of Terra.

But Ian didn't care about that—there wasn't even the slightest hint of uneasiness in his heart.

Anyway, it's a parallel world, just right for experiments.

Therefore, Ian directly sent a copy of the ideas and materials related to the 'artificial soul' to the other swarm on the other side.

Adbert had already started his research a few days ago, but he hadn't made a physical object yet, but Ian had already learned this knowledge from the other party.

Now it's just right to be used as a guide to enlighten the star-seeking swarm on the other side.

However, just as the 'Blood Hunter' given by the same insect swarm is not useful at all, it is the information of biological experiments and the accompanying 'Swarm Mind Network' that are very useful.

The important thing about artificial souls is not the technology itself, but the ideas provided by Ian.

[There is no need to use the resources of a corner of the South China Sea to develop forces to farm to confront the whole world...... Now you definitely don't know how deep the water behind Terra is, and it is impossible for the swarm to defeat these fifth energy levels in a simple head-on confrontation]

[Latent, assimilated, secretly developed, do not fight...... Don't develop swarms to expand numbers, but try to blend in with humanity, make us humans, and let humans be us]

[Select a part of the potential human beings, give them souls, hide behind them, conduct experiments, and spread influence]

[Absorb those who are desperate for human society, such as those outcasts in the West, or adventurers exploring labyrinths, and select intelligent and gifted ones from among them, and help them become sublimators, excellent technicians, scientific research scholars, or excellent students

Famous adventurers, become our cornerstone]

[Subtly change their thinking patterns and assimilate them into our thinking network]

[Establish a secret organization, or a sect, to hide our identity... Those who are special and who are able to accept us are presented to the outside world as 'clergy' with special abilities and precepts...... Terra is big, we won't be suspicious]

[Give up direct confrontation, give up direct brainwashing and parasitism, give up any question that seems to be a straightforward and highly efficient 'shortcut'... We develop steadily, using the 'soul' as the main body to grow among human beings.

This is the conclusion that Ian came to after seeing the dream of the hive and reflecting on it.

At that time, I hadn't seen the imperial capital, and I didn't know how strong the fifth energy level competition was, and I didn't know how strong the Huaiguang Church's prophetic ability was, so with his short-sighted knowledge in Nanling, he immediately attacked after six years of development - and sure enough, he was defeated by the coalition forces.

That's the mistake of being too young.

If he had known this crucial information in the first place, Ian would never have done it, but would have resorted to this more cautious and gentle approach.

As for whether this means has any effect ...

Ian: Isn't that experimenting?

A laboratory as large as a whole parallel world is just right to do some big social and species invasion experiments and enrich the database!

Touching yourself to cross the river belongs to yes.

And, that's not all.

--As long as he keeps in touch, the next time he directs, he will respond to this swarm worldline.

Ian thinks that he may be able to prostitute the technology of the 'swarm optimized version of artificial soul' from the other party?

--huh? It's not impossible!

As Ian, who vows to prostitute all of Terra's skills, even the parallel world himself will not let go!

"The power of the guiding star...... Sure enough, it's strong. It's just that just like my foresight, it can't give direct combat power, and it needs to be developed slowly!"

After sending the relevant information, Ian felt refreshed - the next thing to do was to wait, wait until he had the results in the parallel world, and then just recycle it!

This kind of idle scientific research, the good thing of white prostitution technology can really be encountered by him, it is really worthy of his spiritual ability!

Later, Ian tried to activate the 'Path' of the Scourge

It turned out to be no response.

Ian could sense that the lack of response to the Spiritual Calamity Path was not due to the fact that he had not reached the third energy level... It's that the hard conditions are not enough.

"There aren't enough people I'm mentoring..."

Ian muttered to himself.

He realized that the reason why he was able to call out the 'Blood Hunter' was not only because of the primordial aether he had condensed, but also because of the mountain people of the Avod Tribe.

Ian raised his head and looked in the direction of the festival where the mountain people celebrated the rekindling of the sacred mountain, and thought to himself: "I see, if the power of the Guiding Star is to be activated, it needs enough people who have been guided by me and are willing to believe in me."

"Because of the Holy Mountain, these mountain people are willing to believe in me and be guided by me, so they can support my heart and body to connect with the swarm... But that's all, if you want to connect the insect swarm and then connect the spiritual disaster, you need more and more people to believe me. ”

Those who are guided by Ian, the beliefs they believe in can be used by his psychic body to condense a special spiritual energy, which can be transformed into a kind of 'communication channel' to connect with the parallel world.

It's just that there are relatively few people who can provide strong beliefs, and ordinary people can only rely on quantity to pile up.

Ian could also give up the Psychic Swarm and instead connect the Scourge... But in that case, he will hang up on scientific research, and the progress of Bai Xuan Technology will be interrupted, and next time he wants to contact the insect swarm that has been guided by himself from countless parallel worlds......

It's not that it's impossible, but in general, it depends on fate.

If you want to connect the swarm and the Scourge at the same time, it is not enough to have one Avod Ministry, and even the Xiahui Territory is not enough - Ian also needs to expand the population of the territory, develop more people, and make more people believe in him and be guided by himself.

"It's interesting, it's like the Dead King, but it's a healthier way to gather the power of everyone."

"Perhaps, I was inspired by this aspect of the spiritual calamity path, so I developed the subsequent spiritual belief system."

As for the swarm path... The swarm's psychic body should not be a guiding star.

In fact, even Ian of the Spiritual Calamity Path may not be a guiding star, but they are also psychic light bodies developed from the Prophetic Vision, and it is not surprising that they have similar functions.

It can even be said that Ian's guiding star may be a platform that connects many parallel worlds?

Thinking of this, Ian curled the corners of his mouth slightly: "Is this the power of the heart light body...... It's incredible."

"I'm really curious, what kind of power the other prophets' hearts and minds have."

Ian retrieved the Guiding Star—just like Elder Mancliff, even if he had the Ancient Dragon Heart Core and too crystallized to power it, with his foundation, he wouldn't be able to sustain the Heart Light Body for too long.

The Bloodhunter's shadow also completely collapsed, turning into a scarlet streamer and returning to the jewel of the Star Crown.

Later, Ian pays for the Primal Aether and can summon it out.

Elder Cliff went to rest, and Ian went to rest and wait, waiting for the arrival of the King of the Mountain.

Time flew by, and Ian, who was resting, felt a strange psychic energy fluctuating from afar, as if communicating with himself.

【Please wait, it will be there soon】

It was a soft female voice, the voice of the King of the Mountain.

The King of the Mountain is here.

However, it was different from the majestic dragon Ian had seen before.

This time when I came to the Ministry of Avod, Ian was a gentle and beautiful woman.