Scorpio stopped attacking and looked at the young guardian.
"The difference is that the new universe I create will be perfect."
"There will be no pain, no death, no despair."
"All life will find eternal rest in the embrace of the Void."
"No one will ever again have to watch helplessly as everything they cherish is destroyed, as I did."
His voice was deeply alluring, as if he were describing a true paradise.
"You have lost important companions too. Don't you want a world without death?"
"There, Drax, Alyia, and Ace will all come back to life."
"There will never again be the pain of separation."
Lin Ye's heart wavered violently.
If everyone truly could be saved, would sacrificing some be worth it?
But at that moment, Aquilis, the controlled Aquarius Guardian, suddenly spoke.
"No... that isn't rest..." Her voice was filled with pain.
"That is an eternal nightmare..."
Scorpio frowned and immediately turned toward Aquilis.
"Shut up!"
But a flicker of clarity suddenly flashed through Aquilis's eyes, as though her true consciousness were desperately struggling.
"I saw it... the perfect world you speak of..."
"There is no love there, no hope—only empty existence..."
"Everyone lives like walking corpses... without emotions, without dreams..."
"That isn't life! That is hell!"
Scorpio's expression changed drastically. He waved his hand, releasing even more Void Energy to restrain Aquilis.
"Shut up! You understand nothing!"
But Lin Ye had already caught the crucial information in her words.
The Void Emperor's plan was not as wonderful as he claimed.
This so-called perfect world was actually a silent prison without true life.
"I see..." Lin Ye gripped his broken sword again.
"Your perfect world is turning everyone into puppets like Aquilis!"
"That isn't salvation. That is enslavement!"
Scorpio's expression twisted viciously.
"You will never understand! Only absolute