Having finalized the terms for lending the Arcane National Treasure, Han Xiao spent many days meticulously calculating the distances to the various Beyond Divine Remnant Power sensing sources, but the results surprised him.
I thought all the Beyond Divine Remnant Power might be in the unexplored regions of the universe, because it was too far away, so we could only measure the distance vaguely. But unexpectedly, one of the sensing sources was successfully located, and the distance was very close. It was right in the Ancient Star Desert!
This greatly surprised him.
What I feared most was that all the Beyond Divine Remnant Power would be too far away, which would take an unknown amount of time. I was prepared for a long voyage, but unexpectedly, there was a pleasant surprise. This made it much easier to achieve this advancement condition.
However, while he was happy, Han Xiao was also very curious about which guy in the history of interstellar society had left this legacy.
After obtaining the location data, Han Xiao did not delay and immediately set off for the Ancient Star Desert to find his target.
Ancient Star Desert, a Desolate Universe Belt.
This was a region of space devoid of celestial bodies. Suddenly, a dazzling starlight shone in the distance, and a warp beam shot swiftly from afar, stopping in this area, revealing Han Xiao's figure clad in mecha.
"The location is estimated to be around here. There doesn't seem to be anything special about this place. Is the sensor really working properly?"
Han Xiao muttered to himself, observing his surroundings. He found the area to be unremarkable, with nothing noteworthy, and even his normal Beyond Grade A perception failed to detect anything unusual.
He steadied himself, activated his Beyond Divine Remnant Power to sense vision, and the surrounding environment, which had been normal, suddenly changed.
A wisp of white mist appeared out of thin air, slowly changing shape, floating and moving gently, looking quite inconspicuous.
"Is this the Beyond Divine Remnant Power?"
Han Xiao was taken aback, somewhat surprised.
If his own senses hadn't pointed to this cloud of light, he would have thought he was mistaken. The appearance of the Beyond Divine Remnant Power was very different from what he had imagined; he had thought it would be more magnificent.
He stared intently, and suddenly his eyes lit up as he realized that the mist was composed of particles with a very peculiar microscopic form. Despite possessing so much technology, he had never seen such particles before. He sensed a strange sense of harmony in them, which inexplicably brought the word "perfection" to mind.
"It is said that the Beyond Divine Remnant Power condenses the life essence, soul consciousness, and core energy that dissipated when the deceased advanced to a higher level. It's as if everything about this superhuman was transformed into these particles and preserved in this form. Perhaps this particle form is the key to an even higher level..."
Han Xiao muttered to himself.
As a researcher, he did not immediately touch this Beyond Divine Remnant Power. Instead, he first recorded the particle form and stored it in an encrypted database so that he could study it on his own later if anything unexpected happened on this trip.
After finishing this task, Han Xiao finally calmed down and let out a long breath.
"Done... Let me see what the Beyond Divine Remnant Power are all about."
As he spoke, Han Xiao reached out tentatively towards the target, but passed right through it, as if the wisp of light was merely a reflection in a mirror or the moon's reflection in water, nothing more than an illusion.
He raised an eyebrow and tried to pull it with his strength, but it was still ineffective. This Beyond Divine Remnant Power remained unaffected and continued to float on its own.
With an experimental attitude, Han Xiao tried various methods, but the results were all the same. Even the [Bold Explorer] was ineffective, which finally confirmed that the normal method could not capture the Beyond Divine Remnant Power.
"It seems that even with changes in the external environment, the Beyond Divine Remnant Power remains unaffected; it should only be accessible to life forms like myself in a critical state..."
Han Xiao rediscovered the experience of activating his sensory vision, feeling the rhythm of cells in a critical state, quite similar to the feeling of meditation, his mind sinking deeper and deeper into the sea of consciousness.
After a while, Han Xiao suddenly noticed a change. It was as if a ripple was spreading within his body, reverberating throughout his entire being, bringing a slight electric shock-like stimulation at the cellular level, forming a kind of resonance.
A sense of intuition rose within Han Xiao, and he opened his eyes, raising his hand once more to touch the Beyond Divine Remnant Power. This time, he finally touched something tangible, feeling as if his palm had been inserted into the core of a star, extremely hot.
This Beyond Divine Remnant Power finally reacted. The light mist enveloped Han Xiao's arm, climbing up little by little. A suction force emanated from within, as if it wanted to slowly devour him. If it had been indifferent before, it was now enthusiastically clinging to him, not wanting Han Xiao to leave its body.
Just as Han Xiao was experiencing this feeling, the Beyond Divine Remnant Power seemed to be stimulated, suddenly contracted, and then exploded, with dazzling light gushing out instantly, directly enveloping Han Xiao's entire body.
In an instant, the world before my eyes turned into a vast expanse of white, and I could see nothing else.
"What's this?"
Han Xiao suddenly lost his sense of position and immediately tried to retreat, but found that no matter how he moved, he could not escape this white world. The white light around him stretched out Infinite, as if there was no end.
"Have I been transported to another dimension?"
Han Xiao was secretly surprised and suspicious. He activated Mechanical Force Sovereign Mecha stored within his body, preparing to teleport.
But at that moment, a spiritual entity radiating blue light suddenly emerged from the void and floated not far in front of Han Xiao. Only its outline was visible; the details of its appearance were obscured by the dazzling blue light, making it impossible to discern its features.
What followed was a sigh of vicissitude.
"It's finally here..."
"!!"
There are living people here?!
Han Xiao was startled, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared intently at the dark blue spiritual entity, his heart filled with astonishment.
He was about to ask the man's identity when suddenly, a terrifying mental shock broke through his mental barrier and rushed into his brain!
In that instant, excruciating pain erupted from my brain, shaking the depths of my soul.
Han Xiao pressed his head down abruptly, clenching his teeth, feeling as if his brain had been thrown into a blender.
He hurriedly opened the panel and saw that his health was dropping at an incredible rate, and it was still accelerating.
Damage warnings appeared in rapid succession, catching Han Xiao's eye, and he immediately understood the situation.
Beyond Divine Remnant Power isn't easy. To incorporate it into one's body requires enduring an extremely high burden; while receiving someone else's legacy, one must also accept their "debt."
Depending on the cause of death of the master of the Beyond Divine Remnant Power, the type of burden will also be different. It is equivalent to the inheritor having to undergo a test and experience a weakened version of malignant mutation, which is the same type of crisis when the master of the Beyond Divine Remnant Power advances.
The owner of this Beyond Divine Remnant Power died during the advancement process due to cosmic assimilation. These remaining soul consciousnesses have been partially integrated with the Universal Pan-Consciousness, resulting in a strong mental burden. The mental impact containing the Universal Pan-Consciousness is more powerful than any Beyond Grade A mental attack that Han Xiao has ever experienced, causing his health to plummet.
Just then, the spirit finally spoke again, slowly saying:
"Now that the attack has begun, there's no stopping it; it's either success or death."
Han Xiao used all his strength and the power of the book to activate his recovery ability, enduring the excruciating pain, barely managing to gather his thoughts, and gritted his teeth to ask, "Who are you?"
"I am merely a product pieced together from the remnants of my soul's consciousness. I am no longer myself; all that remains are fragmented memories and a personality, as well as the obsession that sustains my existence," the spirit said calmly.
"You are the predecessor of this Beyond Divine Remnant Power?"
Han Xiao's eye twitched.
He thought the original owner had completely vanished, but he didn't expect there to be a remnant consciousness. Could it be the same for the Beyond Divine Remnant Power?
At this moment, the spirit shook its head and said:
"I died while attempting to reach a higher level, but for some reason, I didn't completely perish. I continue to exist in this form. So this is called the Beyond Divine Remnant Power...?"
Unlike Han Xiao, he didn't have a control panel, so he didn't know the reason, couldn't explain what had happened to him, and was even less aware of the secrets of the Beyond Divine Remnant Power.
"What's your name?" Han Xiao couldn't help but ask, still curious about which Beyond Grade A this person was from history.
"Tirsus," the spirit replied.
Han Xiao quickly recalled the events and realized that there seemed to be no such person in history.
"Which era's Beyond Grade A are you from, the Exploration Era or the Galaxy Era?"
"Beyond Grade A?" Tirsus asked, puzzled. "What's that?"
Han Xiao was taken aback, then realized what was happening.
"Have you heard of the Three Universal Civilizations: the Crimson Dynasty, the Federation of Light, and the Arcane Church...?"
Tirsus shook his head. "I come from the Planet Kree, a wanderer of the universe. I've never heard of the Three Universal Civilizations."
Han Xiao's heart skipped a beat.
If this part of his memory is intact, then this guy isn't Beyond Grade A Explored Universe, but rather a visitor from Unexplored Universe. The reason he's here is probably because his Beyond Divine Remnant Power slowly drifted over after his death, over who knows how many years.
But then, Tirsus paused, seemingly lost in thought, and said, "Wait, the Visterland Civilization you mentioned... I seem to vaguely remember it. It's like I once passed through a star system-level civilization like that."
Upon hearing this, Han Xiao was taken aback.
Visterland is the true name of the Federation of Light. If what this guy said is true, then I might have guessed wrong. This guy didn't float over after he died, but is an extremely ancient being who had been to this area before the rise of the Federation of Light.
Han Xiao's heart sank slightly. After receiving the Beyond Divine Remnant Power, he vaguely guessed that this might not be the early stage of the iteration. The origin of Tirsus seemed to corroborate this conjecture.
Just then, the mental shock passed its peak and finally subsided slowly. Han Xiao immediately felt much better. Although it was very dangerous, his physical strength was enough to withstand it.
Han Xiao felt much more relaxed and was about to ask Tirsus for more details when he suddenly noticed that Tirsus's figure was becoming blurry.
Tirsus seemed to have anticipated this, and took the initiative to explain, his tone calm:
"I died from cosmic assimilation. If you can withstand the burden, everything I leave behind will be yours. The day you succeed will be the day my remaining consciousness dies."
"You..."
"I'm long dead, and that's a relief for me. The ladder to higher levels is often built with the bones of those who came before, so there's no need to worry about it."
Tirsus, on the other hand, was quite magnanimous.
Upon hearing this, Han Xiao's expression became somewhat subtle.
To him, Tirsus was just a stranger who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. They had no connection, so he naturally didn't feel anything special. He just felt that this encounter was somewhat unexpected, and he still had a lot of questions he wanted to ask this guy.
Moreover, he had some doubts: if he absorbed the Beyond Divine Remnant Power, would this remaining consciousness truly disappear?
After all, one should always be wary of others, and Han Xiao did not entirely believe what the other party said at this moment.