Seeing the na and information floating above the black sphere, Xiao Jie’s heart couldn’t help but sink, as an ominous premonition quietly spread.
"This isn’t good..." he thought to himself, "Its level is as high as Level 99, which isn’t entirely unexpected, after all, as the ultimate Boss, seeing previous over ninety-level monsters isn’t unheard of. But... its blood bar shows as ???... that’s a bit deadly."
Xiao Jie knew very well what this ant. Only an "Immortal" like him who has ascended to an Immortal Position and escaped so of the system’s rule constraints would have a life form that couldn’t be fully dataized by the ga system, thus showing HP as question marks. Could it be that this bizarre spherical object before him, its essential status, is also like that of an Immortal, a "special existence" that the system cannot fully quantify and control?
If that is indeed the case, then today’s battle is likely far more perilous than anticipated.
Xiao Jie didn’t hesitate, imdiately unleashing the White Dragon Dharma Aspect, preparing to fight.
Xiao Jie’s heart was alert, and the other players were even more tense, almost speechless.
Unlike Xiao Jie, who possesses the power of the Immortal and can "be bold when skilled," willing to take on any strong enemy, the players’ levels and strengths already put them at the top of the pyramid amongst players, but facing the ultimate Boss of Level 99 with an unknown blood bar made them realize their insignificance and powerlessness quite clearly.
Almost by instinct, the players quietly moved behind the four Immortals and four True n, shielding these eight in front.
It was at this mont that a voice echoed.
"Heh heh heh heh... you truly have co after all."
That voice did not transmit through the air but directly surfaced in the depths of everyone’s mind present. The voice carried no emotional tone, neither proud nor angry, just a serene knowingness as if everything was long foreseen.
"You knew we would co?" Lin Xuance frowned and asked.
"Of course." The Demon Star’s voice remained calm, "You are the last indispensable ring in my plan. I stayed here, never leaving, just to await your arrival."
"Your plan?" Su Zhiqing caught onto the critical information.
"Doom is nigh, destruction is fated. Everything in the Nine States, the world, even this realm, will eventually return to nothing. You all... are powerless."
The Demon Star’s voice was extraordinarily calm, as if announcing sothing, "You can only try to find a glimr of survival in this inevitable doomsday disaster. Join , rge with , this is the only way for you... for us, to survive."
"Hmph!" Wu Qingyue snorted at these words, "You monster, not human nor ghost, you’re quite cunning! Speaking with such grandiose words, you think you can bamboozle us? What are you thinking! I’ve walked the earth for thousands of years, what sches and plots haven’t I seen!"
"I never lie." The Demon Star’s thought was unwavering, as if stating the simplest of facts, "Neither necessary nor aningful, deep inside you should know, what I say is not untrue. The ons of doom, you have already glimpsed. Otherwise, why at this mont, standing before , are only a handful of you?
I have gathered all Demon Race bloodline essence, lifebound demon power, creating this near-perfect shell, capable of withstanding any damage and threat, and if combined with you, it could be flawless, even the Doomsday Tribulation could be resisted.
Join , this is your last chance."
Lin Xuance resolutely said, "Regardless of whether what you say is true, even if that doomsday prophecy is real, we will not choose to consort with you, turning into sothing neither human nor ghost like this ’sphere’! If that were the case, I’d rather die in a grand battle than beco such a twisted thing!"
The eyeball of the Demon Star, like a nebula vortex, continued to stare directly at the four Immortals, and sohow, a trace of mockery surfaced in its gaze.
"Truly shallow-sighted foolish mortals." Its thought carried a condescending judgnt, "Even if you are lucky enough to acquire the power of the Immortal, you still cannot fundantally change your foolish and stubborn minds and aesthetics. Human form, flesh and blood, fragile, inefficient, full of flaws, worthless. My body is the optimized and sublimated perfect form—without pain, disease, aging, without the burden of emotions and constraints of morality.
Even the ’Heavenly Human Five Declines’ that Immortals must face, do not exist for . Join , and you shall discard this outdated vessel and beco with ... eternal and perfect."
Xiao Jie listened silently on the side, inwardly critiquing, "You’ve turned out like this, a smooth black eyeball, and yet you claim perfection... did you inherit your aesthetic from Cthulhu?"
However, he could understand the logic behind the entity’s words. Humans and most intelligent beings naturally have their unique aesthetics, a preference for certain forms and an insistence on self-identity, with complex emotions and sociality. Thus, they naturally favor forms similar to themselves, desire to retain independent self-awareness, and pursue a life with free will.
While this entity before them is not human, or even a conventional demon or spirit, it is hard to define what exactly it is. Its cognitive model, value judgnt, and life form are vastly different from humans, not even on the sa channel.
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