"You are hope," Augustus confirmed. "Every constellation mark within you represents the highest wisdom of a cosmic cycle. Sagittarius's free will, Scorpio's insight, Pisces's empathy... These are pure thoughts that the Concept Parasites cannot understand or infect."
But at that moment, the controlled Scobio let out a mocking laugh. Through Conceptual Conduction, his voice was transmitted clearly into the Void Ark:
"You still do not understand." Scobio's voice no longer belonged to himself, but to the collective consciousness of the Concept Parasites. "We have long known of Lin Ye's existence, long known of the Multiverse's plan to save itself."
"You think we chose Scobio as a host at random? No, we chose him precisely because of Scorpio's power of insight. Through him, we have already seen through every one of Lin Ye's secrets."
A chill ran through Lin Ye.
"More interestingly," the parasites continued, "we discovered a fatal flaw in the Concept Marks within Lin Ye."
Augustus's expression changed drastically. "What flaw?"
"These conceptual powers from different universes have never truly fused." The parasites' voice was filled with malice. "They merely coexist temporarily within the same vessel. When the pressure becomes great enough, they will clash and cancel each other out."
"Lin Ye, can you feel it? That tearing pain whenever you try to use several Constellation Marks at once?"
Lin Ye had indeed felt it. Whenever he tried to fully activate the conceptual powers within him, the thought patterns of different universes clashed, nearly causing his consciousness to collapse.
"This is our opportunity," the parasites declared. "We do not need to infect Lin Ye directly. We only need to create enough pressure for the conceptual powers within him to tear each other apart."
"And when those cross-universe conceptual powers shatter from conflict, the conceptual chaos produced will be richer