On the consciousness detection instrument, the bright spot belonging to the Nebula Consciousness Entity finally disappeared. Hu Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief. The Yun San Civilization was defeated, and the Nebula Consciousness Entity was banished. Now, only the Fish Horse Star Civilization and the Insect Emperor remained. Although these two major problems were also very troublesome, the difficulties on the surface were always easier to deal with than the unknown forces behind them.
Only after Daozi personally confirmed that the Nebula Consciousness Entity had been successfully exiled did Hu Yu finally feel relieved. The Nebula Consciousness Entity had been first decomposed and then exiled. It was hard to say whether its various parts had been exiled to the same unknown space. Even if it didn't die, it was absolutely impossible for it to return to this universe.
" Mr. Daozi, what are you going to do?" Hu Yu asked with concern. Daozi was in very bad condition; he had no physical form and could only communicate on a mental level.
"I'm fine. You all recover quickly. I need to go check on the Demon Scorpion Civilization; their situation is very bad."
"I'll take you there. Given your condition, you shouldn't waste your energy."
"Very well, I'm a little tired. I'll take a short rest. The coordinates of the Demon Scorpion Civilization are here; I'll wake up when I arrive."
"Okay, you can rest first." Hu Yu smiled. This stubborn old man was still putting on a brave face even in this state.
Hu Yu handed over the work of the galaxy to Gao Jianchuan, and at the same time, he used the time of the voyage to formally explain the actions of the Yun San Civilization to all the civilizations in the galaxy. Combining everything he knew from the memories of the Yun San leader, and with all kinds of evidence in front of him, these civilizations, as Great Star Region Civilization, naturally had the ability to judge. Now everyone accepted the fact that the Yun San Civilization had betrayed them, and everything in the galaxy returned to normal.
The territory of the Demon Scorpion Civilization is located in the Milky Way, only a little over two thousand light-years away from the central black hole. This distance is practically guarding the central black hole. Hu Yu secretly admired them. Everyone was fleeing the Milky Way, but he never expected that the Demon Scorpion Civilization would choose to approach the black hole at such a close distance.
Hu Yu came in person not only to deliver Daozi, but also to get to know this great civilization better. To fulfill the mission of protecting the river system, they were willing to portray themselves as extremely despicable. Not every civilization can do this. Without a great spirit of dedication, no civilization can do this. Hu Yu believed that he himself would find it very difficult to do so.
It might be possible in a short period of time—a year, two years, ten years, a hundred years—but to dedicate oneself for billions of years to a goal that even the Daozi himself cannot be certain of is truly worthy of respect.
Upon arriving in the territory of the Demon Scorpion Civilization, the Demon Scorpion leader was on the verge of collapse. More than half of the civilization's population was unconscious, and those who were awake were in a daze. In order to kill the Nebula Consciousness Entity, the Demon Scorpion leader had maximized the limits of consciousness extraction.
Before using it, Mr. Zhong Shan specifically instructed that once this level was activated, the people would be in great danger. At the last moment, the leader of the Demon Scorpion still resolutely chose to extract the Consciousness Field Energy at maximum power. After everything was over, the leader of the Demon Scorpion returned to reality, only to see countless people lying haphazardly in various corners of the planet.
"Boss, you need to cheer up. Mr. Zhong Shan is already trying to find a solution," Huang Chi said reassuringly.
The leader of the Demon Scorpion remained silent. For the sake of the galaxy, he had to sacrifice the Consciousness Field of these people. Even Zhong Shan had no way to save their lives.
"Chief, General Hu Yu has arrived."
A glimmer of light appeared in the Demon Scorpion Leader's dim eyes. He stood up, trying to recover somewhat, but he still couldn't hide his sadness and desolation.
"The leader of Demon Scorpion," Hu Yu greeted.
Daozi returned to his energy body, coughed a few times, still looking exhausted and even older, though he seemed a little better than before, probably because his body had been replenished with energy.
" Little Demon Scorpion, what's wrong?"
"Old sir, most of my people have died."
"Alas, I've troubled you. It's my fault. I shouldn't have dragged you onto this boat. But alas, since that's how it is, I will sacrifice myself to save your people."
"Sir, you absolutely mustn't! What will happen to the river system if you're gone?"
"Don't worry, I'm not really sacrificing myself. Take your people and come with me to the central black hole of the galaxy. Hurry, the last bit of energy in their bodies is keeping their Consciousness Field from dissipating. If we're too late, it will really be too late. By the way, where's that little brat?"
"He's being taken good care of, but his condition is the same as ours— his Consciousness Field is extremely weak, almost undetectable. Huang Chi, bring him over and hand him over to General Hu Yu."
"Hurry up, come with me." Daozi ordered Hu Yu to return without further ado. However, the Demon Scorpion Civilization would need some more time. Daozi told Hu Yu to return first, saying there were still things to take care of. Hu Yu had no choice but to pick up Number Five and embark on the return journey first.
Midway through, Daozi seemed to have left again, until the leader of the Demon Scorpion Clan led the fleet carrying the people to the vicinity of the central black hole in the galaxy, at which point Daozi awoke again.
" Little Demon Scorpion, your people are currently receiving a slight replenishment from the overflowing energy of the Black Hole Consciousness. They are temporarily safe, so don't worry. I said I would save them, and I will."
"Sir, Demon Scorpion is extremely grateful, but you must not let a small matter cause you to lose sight of the bigger picture. Otherwise, even if my people awaken, they will never forgive me."
"Don't worry. In a few more days, they will wake up completely unharmed." After saying this, Daozi stopped talking and closed his eyes, seemingly falling into a deep sleep.
" Demon Scorpion Leader, I formally apologize to you for my past disrespect."
"This is nothing, General, please don't worry about it." The Demon Scorpion leader had recovered a lot by now. Since Daozi said he could save his people, he must have a way.
"General Hu Yu, my name is Huang Chi. I have offended you before, please forgive me."
"General Huang Chi, I never imagined you were such a great civilization. Let bygones be bygones. From this day forward, the Demon Scorpion Civilization and the Human Civilization will stand together through thick and thin, sharing both joys and sorrows."
"Great, that's efficient."
"Once things are settled here, please come to the Star Ring Alliance for a gathering. I'd like to introduce you to one of the Star Ring Alliance's best friends."
"General, your kindness is greatly appreciated; I, Huang Chi, will certainly attend."
Inside the central black hole of the Milky Way, within the Closed Spacetime Curve, a massive mass of energy moves slowly along the Closed Spacetime Curve. Beside this mass of energy, the tiny figure of Daozi floats noticeably.