"Go to sleep."

Walking forward and patting the head of the little girl's soul, Ian whispered, "Have a good rest.... If you don't want to wake up, sleep in this virtual underworld."

"That's one of the few things I can do for you." [Yes..... Our Dead Lord]

The white souls surrounding Ian bowed to Ian: "Thank you for finding us a new home]

Then, under the guidance of the two souls led by them, they were submerged into the essentia computing chip.

Begin the long-lost 'rest'.

"This is the idea of the Flying Flame Land Construct Knight, using man-made artifacts to store human souls instead of physical bodies."

Ian watched as the souls that formed the mark of the Dead King submerged into the Computing Center, and a faint smile appeared on his face, "We talked about it before, the man-made Hades. A shelter for residents with artificial souls."

"At that time, we also said that we would build huge man-made Hades around the energy furnace to ensure the safety of Hades..... But that's only a temporary shelter, and the man-made Hades there are not comprehensive, and this computing center in my hands is the most complete one in theory."

"Adalbert, this is a place for souls to rest."

With his back to the crimson center of Hades, Ian stretched out his arms to the white-haired Dead Lord and said calmly, "What do you want to do?"

"Finally ....."

In the face of Ian's explanation, in addition to the initial shock, the expression on Adbert's face was full of relief: "I can finally let go..."

"It's not that I don't want to carry the burden, I just know that this is not the end they should have."

Walking up slowly, the young researcher was already in tears: "Finally, I can let them rest in peace.....

Without any hesitation, Adbert did not hesitate to reach out and peel off the mark of the Dead Monarch on his forehead!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

It was as if the roots of the tree had been torn off, as if the vines had been plucked, and the chains that were entwined between the dead king and the souls were torn off in an extremely violent, life-like pain.

But the thin researcher didn't slow down in the slightest, he gritted his teeth, and with all his strength, he took off the mark that gave him divine power and allowed him to ascend to the third level in one step.

Click. He did it.

Half-kneeling on the ground, trembling all over, the Dead Monarch suddenly paused, and then slowly lowered his hand.

The pale glow of the Dead King's mark was stripped away and placed in the palm of his hand.

The souls trapped in it began to spread, turning into the white souls that surrounded Adalbert.

【The Dead King....

【Why release us...】

[Is there another battle?] We will act for your will....

The spirits of the dead surrounded the frail young man, who staggered to his feet, smiling and explaining the situation to the spirits.

[But]

Hearing that Adbert wanted to set them free, the souls of the dead were not only happy but also worried: "Wouldn't you be in danger without our help, King? 】

[There are too many horrors in this world, can you deal with it alone?] 】

Unlike Ian, after Aldbert stripped off the Dead King, his combat effectiveness in a short period of time may not be as good as that of ordinary people.

His soul was too deeply entangled with the mark of the Dead King, and even his spirit was a little unstable after he broke away.

Ian's souls don't mind leaving Ian, because they know they might be a drag on Ian

Adalbert was the opposite—he was cared for by the souls of the dead under his command.

The contrast is strong. "Don't worry."

But Adbert only shook his head slightly, and he softly said to the souls who cared about him, "As long as my mind remains, then I will finally get the power I deserve, not the power based on your pain and oppression."

"The Dead King is the source of despicable power, and if you hold it, you will be able to do so

It's going to give me no peace." [If this is your wish, the king...]

[Then we will obey]

Hearing Adalbert's words, his people will also be suspicious and go to the esseria computing chip.

Ian watched the scene.

After all the souls in Adalbert's Dead King's Mark had also entered the Red Computing Center, Ian slowly said, "You are more decisive than I thought."

"Of course." Adalbert smiled at Ian, "I've learned a lot from you, too............ I will not hesitate for the sake of this temporary power, even if it comes at the cost of returning to this weak mortal body."

"Really?"

But Ian raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth curled, "Are you really weak? Adalbert?"

"If you are really weak, you will not even be as good as a first-level sublimator after leaving the Dead Monarch............ Then why are you still standing here instead of being banished by your own realm?"

The young researcher was slightly stunned, and Ian continued, "Actually, Adalbert, you are a true genius in this aspect of meditation, and your soul is actually very powerful............

"It's only because the power of the Dead King has overshadowed your own power that you don't realize it."

"Now, now, it's up to me to lead you to the true 'arcane path'."

With that, Ian opened his hands.

Then, the darkness began to spread through the Void, engulfing his body.

Dark. Pure darkness.

The abyss-like darkness robs the light of the Void, which is a vision created by powerful souls beginning to absorb the surrounding spiritual manifestations, just as the powerful Void Machine God always "opens a dark rift" and appears, and that dark crack is the abyss of the Void, and the majestic natural spiritual energy swells towards them, and finally casts their bodies.

And now, too.

In the darkness, a silver-blue star suddenly lit up, a geometry composed entirely of light, crystals, and silver metal, and they interlaced spirals to form a huge Metatron Cube.

Silver-cyan rays of radiation radiated outwards from the geometric protrusions, making it look as bright as a star, piercing through the pitch-black abyss.

And this.... It's Ian's soul.

Shaped by meditation, an almost physical soul!

Use your own will, little by little, polish your soul and change its structure.

The original ball of light was carved out of edges and corners, and countless computing units for calculation were constructed inside it.

The difficulty of this is no less than carving an entire chip integrated circuit on a stone.

Ian succeeds - so he gains power over the others.

Around the soul of the stars, the cyan light seems to run through time and cause and effect, penetrating deep into the entire void, and even through more distant things, which is the power of the 'Foreknowledge Horizon'.

And in the center of this Metatron Cube, a small fairy form of Ian seems to be sleeping peacefully.....

"You're not weak."

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Adalbert.

Under the gaze of this gaze, where Adalbert was originally located, the white-haired and red-eyed researcher disappeared, and a pure white body with a scarlet nucleus appeared.

Blood and fire burn in the pure white soul, releasing a faint glow.

This is the 'true nature' of Ian's soul and Adalbert's soul in the Void. You see."

Ian's voice became ethereal and vibrating, "You thought you had lost all your power, but you didn't know that the Dead King's subtle transformation of you, as well as the meditation methods you have practiced recently, have raised your soul to the point of almost the third energy level."

"Your soul is only lacking in time compared to mine. In another year or two, Adalbert, with your foundation and talent, you will be able to retrain your soul back to a power comparable to that of the Dead King without any potions."

"And then, your power will no longer be a gathering of souls, but your own soul!"

"This ......"

And Adalbert spun his soul body, observing in amazement. He didn't expect his soul to be so powerful.

But he keenly discovered a very important point: "Isn't our current appearance the Void Machine God?"

After noticing the elven body at Ian's soul core, he couldn't help but mutter, "Oh, you still have elves

"That's right."

Ian smiled and said, "As you know, the system of the pre-era civilization was biased towards spirituality, and their highest point was the third-level psychic light body—but they created a large number of fourth-level 'Void Realm Gods', which is obviously not just for the purpose of creating tools."

"I think that the Void Machine God is the ladder of advancement that they have shaped using scientific and technological means, if my guess is correct, the next step should be the spiritual cultivation of the third energy level, merging my own mental light body with the Void Machine God that was specially created and completely compatible with my soul, and using technological means to promote myself to the fourth energy level."

"This should be the 'spiritual path' they want to take but haven't finished, and it is precisely because this orthodox spiritual path has disappeared due to the collapse of Terra's civilization that Terra will embark on the current path of potion sublimation."

"In contrast, the Potions Path, the highest cultivation of the mind is the mind light body. After the Psychic Body, it is to use the Life Psionic Energy to mix the essentia to form the Aether True Body, and the Psychic Body is the core that controls the Aether True Body—it has indeed become stronger, but it has not undergone essential transformation."

"Aether is a power far beyond psionic energy and essentia, and if it is controlled by the Psychic Light Body, it will naturally have attrition, which is one of the reasons why life will be reduced in battle."

"And my arcane path has made up for this missing link—the soul has to learn the Void Realm Machine, strengthen the mind with meditation, and finally transform into a primordial infant spirit god like a fairy and a 'Void Realm Machine'."

"The physical body must learn from the major sublimation demonic beasts, reshape with the assistance of the spirits, completely reincarnate, and shape the true body."

"As the 'Ladder Myth of the Father' says, the soul and the body are one, and the fruit of wisdom is one with the 'fruit of life.'"

"When the spirit and the true body are one, you can truly exert the power of "nearing the gods"."

"If you completely elevate your life essence from the inside out, you can become a truly complete 'Fourth Order', instead of the 'Fourth Energy Level' where you will lose your life as long as you fight with all your might!"

This is the path Ian is taking now - his soul has turned into a goblin, and his body will find its way forward in Dragon Isle.

When one day, both of his bodies have broken through the current signs, and then become one and become whole, that is when he truly breaks through the fourth order of the arcane law!

"Wait!" Although Adalbert was shocked by Ian's ambitions and future path, he was keenly aware of the problems with the arcane path.

He said in a deep voice, "Although it is a good idea, the meditation method requires a long time and countless repetitive work, and the arcane path requires too much talent and personal qualities, and is far less common than the potion system—this is also the reason why the orthodox spiritual cultivation of the pre-era civilization has been lost!"

"Potions Path, as long as the potions are enough and the talent is good enough, you may be able to have the peak of the fourth energy level or even the fifth energy level at the age of thirty or forty."

"But the Arcane Path, even if the talent is superior, if you can't sink your mind and insist on meditation, it's normal to cultivate for twenty or thirty years or be a first- or second-order!"

"You say it only takes me a year or two to get back to the third level? This is impossible, according to my estimates, it will take me at least five or six years to rebuild it! 「

"So, you need help." Ian said calmly.

His soul tugged Adalbert's soul towards the essentia computing chip, "That's why I'm going to create an extremely powerful AI - not just to help manage the territory, but also to assist everyone in their cultivation!"

"And now, I'm going to start building the foundation of this AI." "Create the Heart of Terra!"

"Terra's Heart?"

With Ian entering the essentia computing chip,

Adbert asked, "What's that?"

Ian calmly replied, "The name of the 'artificial intelligence' I'm going to create." "It is also the real heart and 'heart' of the future Terra society that I envision."