From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 897 - 521: The Rashomon Incident Between Civilizations—Who Is Lying?

Chapter 897: Chapter 521: The Rashomon Incident Between Civilizations—Who Is Lying?

Regarding the information about the Abyss Demon Nest, there’s very little available. Lu Heng, combining the memories of his past life and the information provided by the Zero Civilization, could only piece together a rough idea.

It’s rumored that the Abyss Demon Nest harbors an Abyssal Giant Beast, a creature colossal enough to devour the heavens and earth.

This Abyssal Giant Beast lies in wait deep within the Demon Nest, preying on "quarry" that passes by the outer space of the nest.

However, after entering the Abyss Demon Nest twice, Lu Heng has yet to discover the existence of the Abyssal Giant Beast, leaving him uncertain about the truth of this claim.

Through the [Soul Steel Seal], he obtained information from the memories of an Abyss Demon, learning that not long ago, an external organism had entered the Abyss Demon Nest.

Lu Heng suspects that it might have been a Star Realm Merchant.

If it were the Abyss Race, they would not be referred to as external organisms by the Abyss Demons. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

In the current situation, the only external organisms that would dare venture into the Abyss Demon Nest would be the Star Realm Merchants; no other possibilities exist.

Lu Heng continued forward in the direction described by the Abyss Demon.

A few minutes later, he stepped into an underground space.

This underground space was extremely spacious, with a lake of slime flowing across the ground, emitting a nauseating stench.

The expanse of slime was vast, almost like a lake that extended beyond sight.

On the slime lake’s surface lay a tattered hemispherical object.

A few root-like tentacles entwined this hemispherical object, seemingly devoid of life, crawling up the rocks like old tree roots.

At first glance, the hemispherical object had hills and valleys on it, resembling a piece of land.

Upon closer examination, Lu Heng was startled to discover that this hemispherical object should be an Ecological Ball.

Its surface had been corroded by slime to the point of being nearly unrecognizable unless inspected carefully.

Ecological Ball!

With a buzz, Lu Heng’s mind finally comprehended the situation.

Here lay an Ecological Ball, estimated to be a colossal twenty-kilometer diameter sphere.

Judging by its structure and outline, it was unmistakably a Star Realm Merchant’s Ecological Ball.

A Star Realm Merchant’s Ecological Ball had fallen into the Abyss Demon Nest.

The Ecological Ball had been corroded so heavily by the slime that within it, the hills and rivers held no surviving plants or signs of life.

Only the pitted, corroded rocks remained to tell the story.

An Ecological Ball falling here implied that the Star Realm Merchants had encountered something here.

If the Star Realm Merchants within that Ecological Ball couldn’t escape, they likely perished entirely here.

At this moment, Lu Heng finally understood why Jalama said their species had been reduced to only two individuals.

Their numbers dwindled to the last two not solely due to environmental degradation, but because the Ecological Ball fell into the Abyss Demon Nest, nearly wiping out their species, leaving only two survivors.

If that were the case, everything made sense.

The Star Realm Merchants stealing the Reincarnation Source Material couldn’t save their original world because it was too far gone in time.

However, if they were trying to save this Ecological Ball, success could indeed be possible.

This Eco-ball, twenty kilometers in diameter, originally housed hundreds of Star Realm Merchants.

Now, they had discovered that Blue Star was suitable for the growth of Fluorescent Plants.

This meant that as long as they used the Reincarnation Source Material to revive their kin within the Ecological Ball and then led their species to occupy Blue Star, their species could be revitalized.

...

It was at this moment.

Energy waves emanated from deep within the Ecological Ball, emitting faint glimmers.

Lu Heng sensed these energy fluctuations, his gaze sharp as he flashed towards the source of the energy waves.

There, a diamond-shaped crystal the size of a millstone hovered in mid-air, slowly rotating, emitting ripples of energy.

The areas touched by these energy ripples began to undergo bizarre changes.

Time started to reverse; the rocks that had been corroded and pitted slowly restored, tracing back the passage of time across their surfaces.

The process of time reversal through the Reincarnation Source Material resembled a backward flow of time, requiring materials to step-by-step recover their former states.

The further back in time one needed to restore, the more energy was consumed, and the longer the process took.

Lu Heng watched as the core area of the Ecological Ball commenced its reverse temporal transformation, starting from soil and rocks, moving to water and then plants...

If no one intervened, the Star Realm Merchants stood a strong chance of succeeding.

Watching this scene, Lu Heng’s expression darkened as he stepped towards the Reincarnation Source Material.

This was a survival competition between civilizations; the rejuvenation of the Star Realm Merchant’s species would spell the invasion of a high-level civilization upon humanity.

This was an irreconcilable conflict, and Lu Heng saw it as imperative to thwart the plans of the Star Realm Merchants.

Even if the Star Realm Merchants were rescuing their civilization, it was no grounds for leniency.

Just as Lu Heng was about to act, a phantom of fluorescent light intercepted him, none other than Azik.

Azik’s eyes brimmed with hostility, yet his expression was one of pleading: "I beg you, don’t take the Reincarnation Source Material."

Lu Heng’s gaze was as cold as a blade, and he replied, "The competition for survival between civilizations means your success equates to the extinction of humanity in the next moment."

Azik suppressed a flicker of rage in his heart, imploring:

"For the sake of reviving our species, Jalama even sacrificed himself, must you annihilate us completely? Our species is down to just me!

"We haven’t degenerated into Abyss Demons; we’re struggling to survive under the Abyss’ corrosion. Aren’t our fates the same?

"You’ve helped so many civilizations, why can’t you spare us?