Like an ancient ferocious beast that had slept for billions of epochs, awakened by the commotion they had just made, it slowly opened its eyes and saw a piece of fat meat being offered to its mouth.
For the first time, the administrator's electronic voice carried an emotion called "fear," with every byte trembling violently.
"Warning... Unknown... Primordial... Predator... Will..."
"We... we're... being... being watched..."
As the Genesis passed through the final spatial fold, the sight before it was enough to leave any poet speechless.
It was a life-bearing nebula of unparalleled brilliance, as if the creator had spilled his palette. The radiance of billions of stars was crushed and transformed into magnificent ribbons, flowing slowly against the deep cosmic backdrop. At the center of the nebula, a blue planet floated silently, enveloped in a soft halo, exuding an indescribable aura of life and a sense of sacredness.
Cradle World.
"So beautiful..." Lin Qingxia leaned against the porthole, a heartfelt exclamation appearing on her pale face. This miraculous sight made her temporarily forget her pain and exhaustion.
However, Xiao Han stood there motionless, his whole body stiff.
In his [Void-Piercing Divine Eyes], this cosmic wonder presents a completely different, chilling reality.
That's not a nebula at all.
Those magnificent "ribbons" are wriggling, slimy, and barbed energy tentacles. Those soft "halos" are eerie glows refracted from digestive juices. And that beautiful "Cradle World" is more like an unimaginably enormous living organ—a stomach slowly pulsating, digesting something!
This star system is alive!
"Warning. Scan results show a 100% paradox with visual images." The administrator's cold, electronic voice rang out in the bridge. "Deep structural analysis... Target identified as... Pseudo-God- level life form. The 'Genesis' has been captured by its digestive system force field."
Pseudo-God!
Before he finished speaking, the connection between Xiao Han and Su Linglong, which originated from their Martial Souls, was stretched to its limit. He clearly "saw" that deep inside that azure "stomach," a familiar figure was pierced by countless icy blue chains and bound to a pulsating energy core that resembled a heart.
Su Linglong! Her life force, her essence as Extreme Ice Phoenix, is being frantically extracted and transformed into the core energy to maintain the activity of this Pseudo-God!
Just then, a faint, almost imperceptible thought desperately pierced through the Pseudo-God's energy field and exploded in Xiao Han's sea of consciousness.
It was Little Chaos Beast! Its voice was filled with terror and despair, broken and intermittent.
"Quick... run! Master! It's a trap! The cradle is... its belly... it's eating... it's eating Sister Linglong! It's waiting... waiting for you!"
Boom!
A thunderbolt exploded in Xiao Han's mind, shattering all his beautiful fantasies and wishful thinking.
The Cradle World is not a legacy of the Creator at all; it is a hunting ground meticulously laid out by a Pseudo-God for millennia! It captured Su Linglong and used her aura as the perfect bait to lure its "prey," who carries even more secrets of the world's origin, into its trap!
It intends to devour both of them together, completing its final transformation!
"Threat level assessment: Highest. Based on current data, the survival rate is... zero." The administrator's core logic was devoid of any emotion. "Initiate emergency evacuation procedures. Engine reversal, prepare for jump."
The ship jolted violently, and the dragging sensation of being captured began to weaken. The bow of the "Genesis" turned around, preparing to escape this deadly hunting ground.
"Don't leave!"
A hoarse roar, like a trapped beast from hell, rang out. Xiao Han's eyes instantly turned bloodshot, his rationality snapped, and he charged toward the control panel like a madman.
Ignoring Iron Crow's astonished protests, he pressed his hands firmly against the energy sphere that represented the core of the administrator, shimmering with emerald light.
The Genesis Divine Art! The Eternal Night Emperor Seal! The Chaos Origin! All the complex and powerful forces within his body were poured into it without reservation or regard for the consequences at this moment!
"I am your Creator!" Xiao Han's face was contorted with extreme power, veins bulging, each word a desperate roar, "My will is the supreme command! Charge...!"
"Buzz--"
The administrator's core energy sphere flickered violently, alternating wildly between red and green. On one side was the "escape" command calculated based on the survival rate, and on the other was the "self-destruct" command from the new Creator. The two supreme commands clashed violently inside the core, and the entire "Genesis" emitted a metallic wail of unbearable strain. Countless wires sprang to life with sparks, and even fine cracks appeared on the hull, bringing it to the brink of disintegration.
At this critical moment, a soft yet firm hand covered Xiao Han's hand.
Without hesitation, Lin Qingxia channeled the immense life force that had just been restored within her body into the core, instantly stabilizing it from the brink of collapse. She didn't ask why; she simply stood quietly beside him, offering her silent support through her actions.
"You're crazy!"
Iron Crow cursed angrily, but her face showed a complex expression of fear and fanaticism. She suddenly pulled out the "Defector Core" from her waist, the precious item that had allowed her to escape the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, and slammed it into the spare slot of the main control panel.
"Force restart! You have three seconds to have absolute control!"
Buzz--!
A long, drawn-out buzzing sound.
All the red light on the administrator's core energy sphere instantly faded, leaving only a pure, unadulterated emerald green that represented absolute loyalty.
For the first time, its voice carried emotion—a soaring fighting spirit born from abandoning all logic and calculation, a determination to fight to the death.
"New directive confirmed. The will of the Creator is supreme."
"Activate... Final Protocol - Godslaying!"
The Genesis stopped reversing.
The next moment, a spectacular sight that eclipsed the universe unfolded. Layers of the ship's heavy armor peeled away, like a blooming steel lotus, and then, under an invisible force, rapidly reassembled, stretched, and coalesced!
The entire colossal warship eventually transformed into a gigantic lance powerful enough to pierce through the stars!
And the tip of the spear was right on the bridge where Xiao Han and his two companions were!
The administrator's voice, broadcast over the ship's intercom, resounded in every corner, calm yet resolute.
"Reporting to the Creator, the ship will completely disintegrate within one minute of impact."
"This is... a voyage of no return."
Xiao Han at the tip of the spear, with Lin Qingxia standing shoulder to shoulder behind him. He gazed at the beautiful yet deadly nebula of life, his crimson eyes filled only with a madness and determination to burn everything away.
For Su Linglong.
Even gods will be punished!
"Boom--!"
The universe was silent, but a world-shaking roar resounded in the souls of everyone present.