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Chapter 390 The Holy Lord Confronts: You Really Think You're a Human from Earth?

[Anomaly in civilization intensity detected.]

[Record of the Stargate Parasite breaking through the blockade layer has been uploaded.]

[Harvest signal warm-up in progress.]

[Estimated countdown: 168 hours.]

Four lines of scarlet notifications filled all the screens in the sky.

Not just the sky.

The professional panel in front of Chen Yifan was also forcibly pushed away.

Unable to close.

It cannot be blocked.

Unable to transfer.

Even the dark purple dragon scale he had just stolen from his sleeve fell completely silent after the notification appeared.

The World Engine's underlying broadcast suppressed all the chaos at the bottom of the Stargate.

Bai Zhi's communications broke down first.

"Lord Rabbit! It's not a Star Gate descent alarm!"

"It's not an invasion by external gods!"

"It directly invoked the world engine's hints!"

Shenhou stood by the broken plank road, six long sticks hanging behind him, his smile completely gone.

Speak like a human.

Bai Zhi quickly extracts data.

"Every professional on the entire planet Earth saw it."

The next second, the backup screen automatically splits into two.

Kyoto.

Blackrock City.

Ocean-going ports.

The border of the Dragon Kingdom.

Overseas Federation Main City.

A scarlet warning popped up on the panels of all professions simultaneously.

Someone looked up, stunned.

Some people knelt down on the spot.

Some advanced professionals even attempted to forcibly shut down the panel.

As soon as I started doing it, all the profession columns turned red.

Insufficient permissions.

[The pre-harvest phase of civilized practices must not be halted.]

Chen Yifan stared at those four words.

Harvesting in a civilized manner.

The warnings in the Pioneer's Chamber were confirmed at this moment.

The world engine is not a refuge.

It's a cage.

Do not become a god.

Don't let them find you.

All the scattered fragments of the truth came together at this moment.

Chen Yifan did not speak.

Saying even one more word now could mean missing the real answer.

On the stargate isolation layer, the crack pierced by the dark purple embryo was still widening.

The crack was small, only about the width of a finger.

But the dark purple tide outside the crack had receded, revealing a deeper, decaying sea of ​​stars.

In the distance, a massive outline was shifting and turning.

It was unclear, but that gaze was fixed firmly on the crack.

The voice of the Rabbit was pressed into the channel.

"Bai Zhi, confirm the source of the countdown."

Bai Zhi's voice was dry.

"Source... Mariana Trench."

"The World Engine itself."

Shenhou cursed.

"Isn't this our Earth's system? Why does it have a countdown timer for harvesting?"

No one answered.

Chenlong stood up, supporting himself on the broken half of the plank road.

The wound on his chest from which the parasitic embryo had emerged had not yet closed; large patches of the golden dragon pattern had fallen off, and dark purple lines were crawling outwards along the wound.

But he didn't look at Chen Yifan, nor did he look at Shen Hou.

He abruptly turned towards the phantom of the Holy Lord behind the Star Gate rift.

"What happened?"

His voice went out of control.

"You're talking about a controlled arrival."

"You said that as long as I let you open the door, I can trap the outside consciousness inside the container."

"What is this?"

Chenlong raised his hand and pointed to the countdown that filled the screen.

"What is this?!"

The Holy Lord stood outside the star gate, his green hair hanging over his shoulders, the smile on his face fading.

After a two-second silence, he burst out laughing.

At first, it was just a soft chuckle.

Soon, laughter pierced through the crack and crashed into the bottom of the stargate.

The white runes on the purification array turned black one after another.

Bai Zhi screamed.

"The purification array has been contaminated!"

The Rabbit immediately cut off the formation.

"Isolate rune segments three and five!"

Shenhou raised his stick, ready to smash the Star Gate.

The sound of smoke and fire came from the old passageway.

"Don't smash it."

The monkey abruptly stopped.

"Captain, he's laughing like that, why aren't you smashing it?"

"Smashing it will make the crack even bigger."

The monkey gritted its teeth.

"OK."

"Let him finish laughing first."

"I'll knock his teeth out later."

The Lord's laughter finally stopped.

He looked at Chenlong, his tone relaxed, yet more grating than any mockery.

"Chenlong, do you still think you're creating a god?"

The causal threads behind Chenlong suddenly tightened.

"You're lying to me?"

"cheat?"

The Holy Lord raised his hand and touched the crack in the star gate with his fingertip.

"I gave you the technology."

"I gave you a sample of the Outer God."

"I'll help you suppress the old blockade layer."

"I'll even help you raise those eight failed vessels to the point where they can be sacrificed."

"Where did I lie to you?"

Chenlong clenched his teeth.

"You said you are the outer god's consciousness sealed off outside the star gate."

"You need a container to arrive."

"You said that Earth is sealed off from decay, and the World Engine will eventually wipe us out."

"You said all of this yourself."

"That's right."

The Holy Lord spread out his hands.

"You've misunderstood."

The Monkey King got angry.

Speak like a human being!

The Holy Lord then turned his attention to the Judgment Council channel.

"My name is Galos."

"Supreme Divine Court, Inspector of Civilization Farm No. 3497"

"The Blue Star you speak of is the No. 3497 Civilization Farm."

All channels at the bottom of the celestial dome fell silent instantly.

Chen Yifan's fingers slowly tightened.

The Supreme Divine Court.

These four words first came from the remnants of the pioneers.

At that time, it was just a warning.

Now, the party in question has laid its cards on the table.

Bai Zhi's voice trembled.

"Civilized Farm...what does that mean?"

The Holy Lord smiled.

"Literal meaning."

"You will reproduce, awaken, change jobs, fight, and level up here."

"Mythical beasts, rifts, beast tides, dungeons, class templates—they're all tools for accelerating development."

"Once the intensity reaches the required level, the World Engine will send a harvest signal to the Divine Court."

"The primordial flame of civilization accumulated on this planet will be taken away."

"Clean up the rest, restart, and start raising the next batch."

Bai Zhi's equipment fell onto the table with a thud.

There was no sound from the Rabbit's side.

Shenhou paused for a few seconds before managing to squeeze out a sentence.

"You treat people like crops?"

The Holy Lord looked at him.

Would you ask the wheat if it wanted to be harvested?

The long staff in Shenhou's hand began to vibrate.

The rat's voice came through the communicator, much lower than usual.

"His inner voice contained neither anger nor boasting."

"He is explaining the process."

Shenhou turned his head and roared at him.

"Shut up!"

This time, the Rat didn't retaliate.

Chenlong stood on the broken walkway, half of his body still bleeding.

He stared intently at the Holy Lord.

"So the descent of the Outer Gods was a hoax?"

"Is the container project a hoax?"

"Is the creation of a god also fake?"

The Holy Lord shook his head.

"It's not entirely fake."

"You do have the opportunity to become a higher being."

"If the Divine Court hadn't come to reap the rewards, you might have actually been able to climb out of Earth's blockade by absorbing the power I left behind."

"Unfortunately, you were in too much of a hurry."

"You woke up the world engine."

The causal threads behind Chenlong danced wildly.

"You're the one who made me open the stargate!"

The Holy Lord's smile deepened.

"yes."

"Because I've been stuck here for too long."

"During the last round of civilization sacrifice, the lockdown layer locked me in as well."

"I can only possess the body of a human from Earth and operate through your professional system."

"You think I like that bunch of trash from the Holy Church?"

"You think I enjoy nurturing pollution little by little, testing containers bit by bit?"

He raised his hand and pointed to the countdown displayed on the screen.

"I just need to resend the coordinates."

"Chenlong, you did a great job."

"You opened the door a crack."

"You send the parasite into the sealed layer."

"You personally helped me complete the upload."

Chenlong swayed slightly.

It's not an injury.

His plan, which he had upheld for so many years, was torn apart on the spot.

Shenhou stared at him, his voice very low.

"Old Dragon."

Did you hear that?

"You are not a chess player."

"You haven't even touched the chessboard."

Chenlong did not respond to Shenhou.

The golden causal threads on his body suddenly surged.

His chest, torn open by the contamination, split open again, and dark purple fleshy tendrils tried to drag him toward the stargate.

Chenlong grabbed those fleshy tendrils with his backhand and tore them off forcefully.

Fresh blood and contaminated liquid fell together.

He looked up, his voice hoarse.

"Galos".

"You dare to lie to me."

The Holy Lord tilted his head.

"Finally, I called him by the right name."

Chenlong shattered the plank road with a single step.

Golden causal threads spread out beneath his feet, and he transformed into a golden shadow, forcefully rushing towards the star gate rift.

The Rabbit immediately shouted.

"Chenlong! Don't go near the crack!"

Chenlong didn't stop.

Shenhou didn't chase after it either.

It's not that I don't want to pursue her.

Even he couldn't penetrate Chenlong's attack.

That was the last face of the head of the twelve zodiac animals.

Golden dragon patterns unfolded from behind the dragon, broken yet still causing the entire lower level to tremble.

He raised his hand and reached for the phantom of the Holy Lord.

"Stop the signal!"

The Holy Lord raised a finger.

Outside the Star Gate rift, a dark green spear of light arrived in an instant, piercing through Chenlong's shoulder.

The dragon's forward charge stopped in mid-air.

The next instant, he was carried away by the light spear, flying backward, smashing through the first layer of the walkway, then crashing into the second layer of protective beams, and finally falling into the third support frame.

With a loud bang.

Large swathes of golden causal threads broke off and floated in the air, quickly being swallowed up by the aura of the decaying star sea.

Shenhou tightened his grip on the staff.

"If that thing had hit me just now, I probably would have lost half my life."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the line.

"His true feelings have changed."

Shenhou stared at the star gate.

"explain."

"I'm annoyed."

The mouse paused.

"The livestock in the pen bumped into the fence, and he complained about the noise."

Shenhou didn't curse.

That's a really harsh thing to say.

That's too close to the truth.

Chen Yifan stood on the ruins of the altar, the chains binding him almost completely broken.

He didn't rush to break free of the last two strands.

Everyone's eyes are on the Holy Lord now, and nobody cares about his little tricks.

In his palm, the dark purple rune fragment stolen from the outer layer of the parasitic embryo was vibrating.

There is a very short message above.

It's not text.

It's more like a number that has been certified at the bottom layer of the world engine.

Number 3497.

Inspector.

Coordinates uploaded.

Chen Yifan put the remaining shell into his storage space.

This is a fragment certified by the Divine Court.

I'll definitely need it in the future.

Chenlong climbed out of the ruins.

His shoulder was pierced, and his entire arm hung down.

He tried to stand firm, but several dark green threads emerged from the crack in the star gate and wrapped around the remaining parasitic marks on his chest.

The Holy Lord gently pulled.

Chenlong grunted and knelt on one knee.

The Rabbit immediately switched formations.

"The purification array suppresses the parasitic traces!"

Bai Zhi snapped out of her daze and started tapping again.

"I'm answering!"

"But the world engine broadcast occupies most of the underlying permissions, slowing down the array's response!"

Yanlong's old authority was also revoked.

The gray sealing patterns jammed the dark green threads, barely pulling Chenlong out of the crack.

Shenhou rushed over with his long stick, grabbed Chenlong by the back of his collar, and dragged him back to the safety line.

Chenlong raised his hand to strike.

Shenhou pressed his stick against his neck.

"Don't move."

"I really want to take this opportunity to kill you."

Chenlong coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"open."

"dream."

Shenhou pressed him to the ground.

"You are the evidence now."

"It's also half a door bolt."

"The old captain said we can't kill them."

"But it didn't say you couldn't cripple someone."

Chenlong stopped struggling.

He stared at the Holy Lord in the Star Gate rift, feeling as if his bones had been removed.

Chen Yifan watched this scene without any sympathy on his face.

Chenlong used him as a vessel.

Using Chen Xue as a bargaining chip.

Countless failed containers were used as sacrifices.

Now that they've been trampled on like pawns, they deserve it.

But Chenlong cannot die yet.

Not at least not now.

World Engine.

Old sealing layer.

The cause-and-effect relationship.

There's also that so-called "controlled arrival" original plan.

Chenlong's mind is filled with too many things.

Chen Yifan raised his hand and broke the last two chains.

Bai Zhi immediately shouted.

"Chen Yifan! Don't do anything reckless!"

Chen Yifan moved his wrist, which had been strangled and was bleeding.

"Technician Bai, don't be nervous."

"I'm not going to rush in and deliver it."

Shenhou turned his head.

"Every time you say something like that, you end up causing big trouble."

Chen Yifan ignored him and walked straight to the Star Gate safety line.

The voice of the Rabbit came.

"Chen Yifan, take three steps back."

Chen Yifan stopped.

"After three steps, I can't get to the point."

The Rabbit remained silent for half a second.

"What do you want to ask?"

Chen Yifan looked at the Holy Lord behind the Star Gate crack.

The Holy Lord was also watching him.

Just like the time at the Abyss Outpost.

That perspective of treating him as material, as a work of art, or as a vessel has returned.

Chen Yifan hated that look.

The Holy Lord spoke first.

"It seems you've matured faster than I anticipated."

"You used that life-saving needle quite well."

Chen Yifan raised his hand, palm facing him.

"Should I return it to you?"

The Holy Lord smiled.

"Are you willing to part with it?"

"I can't bear to part with it."

Chen Yifan was very decisive.

"So I'm planning to take it all back next time, with interest."

Shenhou muttered to himself from behind.

"This kid is really daring."

Zishu added a sentence.

"His true feelings were quite serious."

Shenhou glanced at him sideways.

"You're quite the supporter at a time like this."

Chen Yifan did not turn around.

He stared at the Holy Lord and spoke each word clearly.

"You are the overseer of the Supreme Divine Court."

"Blue Star is the 3497th Civilized Farm."

"The World Engine is responsible for accelerating the process."

"When the countdown ends, the Divine Court will come to reap the rewards."

"The last civilization sealed the door, trapping you here as well."

"You've been setting up the Holy Church, the Stargate, the Container, going around in circles, all just to re-upload the coordinates."

The Holy Lord clapped gently.

"good."

"Smarter than Chenlong."

Chenlong was pinned to the ground by Shenhou, and the golden causal threads trembled again.

Shenhou pressed down even harder.

"Don't get excited."

"Their criticism is justified."

Chen Yifan continued to ask.

"Then why are you targeting me?"

The Lord's applause stopped.

Chen Yifan took half a step forward.

"Don't give me that container compatibility thing."

"The cause and effect of the Dragon can be traced back."

"Su Qingxue has S-level talent."

"There is more than one level 99 guardian deity in the Dragon Kingdom."

"You just had to come looking for me in person at the Abyss Outpost."

"They also stuffed the essence of life into my soul."

"What exactly do you see in me?"

At the bottom of the Stargate, only the countdown timer for the World Engine is still ticking.

【167:59:12】

【167:59:11】

The smile on the Holy Lord's face slowly faded.

very short.

But Chen Yifan seized this pause.

He raised his hand and pointed to his chest.

"There's one more thing."

"You just said that the people of Earth are all bound by the World Engine in terms of genes and occupations."

"But when I broke through the genetic lock, the world engine almost wiped me out myself."

Why didn't you stop them then?

The Holy Lord did not answer immediately.

Outside the stargate, those enormous outlines moved even closer to the crack.

Rabbit immediately gave a reminder.

"The contamination index of the cracks has increased."

The sound of the smoke dragon also came.

"Time is running out."

Chen Yifan did not back down.

He stared at the Holy Lord.

Answer me.

The Holy Lord suddenly smiled again.

This time, however, the smile was faint.

"Chen Yifan".

"You really think you're from Earth?"

Chen Yifan paused, his fingers moving slightly.

Shenhou was also stunned.

The keyboard sounds on Bai Zhi's end paused for a moment.

The rat suddenly spoke.

"He was emotional when he said that."

Shenhou immediately pressed for more information.

"What kind of fluctuation?"

The rat did not answer immediately this time.

Two seconds later, he finally uttered a few words.

"fear."

"And confirmation is needed."

Chen Yifan did not look at the rat.

He took another step toward the Holy Lord.

Explain yourself.

Through the crack, the Holy Lord turned his gaze back to Chen Yifan.

"Because of you, you shouldn't even be on this farm."