The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse-Chapter 718 - 711: Indigenous Civilization

Morality has never been the basis of survival in the universe.

So Yang Yi had to tell Axu that his question was unrelated to morality, it wasn’t about moral judgment, it was simply out of curiosity, and Yang Yi also vaguely felt that if he mentioned morality, Axu would look down on him.

The metallic clapping sound continued because Axu was still applauding.

Axu didn’t give a perfunctory response. After clapping for a full minute, he finally said with great satisfaction, "Brilliant, I can hardly imagine how, with only a few scattered details, you could piece together a conclusion so close to the truth. It really surprises and delights me."

Axu turned around, looked at everyone present, and then continued with an emotional tone, "In just six thousand years, Earthlings developed to their current technological level and came up with a wealth of military theoretical knowledge. Although limited by the era and technical constraints, you really did achieve something we couldn’t."

Everyone was waiting for Axu to give an answer, or perhaps more accurately, they were waiting for Axu to deliver a verdict, because if Axu had malice, it was very likely that all of them would have to die there.

Especially when Yang Yi noticed that only Gao Yuan and Ram had arrived without Xinghe, his feeling of unease became stronger, or rather, more desperate.

Those who walk in darkness tend to have thoughts and conclusions that are also dark; this is inevitable.

Axu looked at Yang Yi again and said, "Don’t be nervous, you’ve been using backward communication methods all this time, right? Well, you can continue."

Axu noticed the phone that Yang Yi was constantly talking on, but he had no intention of stopping him.

Axu spoke in a high tone, "Eleven thousand years ago, please note, although we have different ways of keeping time, for the sake of your understanding, I’m referring to Earth years, I’ll continue. Eleven thousand years ago, the Celestials achieved immortality. Their technology was to... I’ll skip this part because if you knew, you would inevitably attempt to achieve it. Alright, let’s proceed."

Axu was not willing to reveal the secret of immortality; it related to his beliefs.

"Eleven thousand years ago, the Serpent People began venturing out from their home planet. But at that time, they were like infants just leaving the cradle, no threat at all. Yet the Serpent People had already embarked on the path of biotechnology and started significantly increasing their natural lifespan. So I knew that the Serpent People would embark on a path of expansion. Five hundred years after the Celestials achieved immortality, and when general immortality had essentially been reached, the lack of curiosity and desire for exploration among the immortals had become very apparent. Thus, from that time, some insightful Celestials started suggesting that immortality was the destruction of civilization. However, for most Celestials who had just attained immortality, asking them to give it up and return to a natural lifespan of about six hundred years was unacceptable."

At that time, the technology of the Celestials had reached its peak, and as the designer and builder of the Ark, one of the first to achieve immortality, I joined the Health Faction."

After six hundred years of immortality, which is to say, ten thousand four hundred years ago, a civil war among the Celestials broke out, because some tried to forcefully terminate and reverse the proliferation of the immortality technology. Naturally, a civil war erupted.

After seven Earth years of civil war, the Health Faction was defeated. The time was too short; I had no chance to make more preparations, which is why I could only seize the Ark. The Ark was loaded with genes from about six million Celestials—natural people’s genes, of course. With cloning technology, this number could be much larger, allowing for an infinite expansion of the population.

I began contemplating how to win the war, and the only purpose of winning the Celestial civil war was not to win for the sake of winning, but to preserve the civilization of the Celestials."

At this point, Axu looked at Yang Yi with an undisguised admiration and said, "From here on, it’s exactly as you deduced, no difference at all. The Serpent People had just entered the universe; they still had a long way to go, and they were completely under the surveillance of the Celestials. I knew that if I tried to leverage the Serpent People’s biotechnology, I would immediately be discovered by the Eternals Faction. So I had to wander the universe, relying on the Ark’s speed to hide everywhere, making it impossible for the Eternals Faction to catch up to me even if they could find me.

Then, about seven thousand years ago, I found out that the Celestials were gradually lifting their surveillance of primitive civilization planets, which surprised me. That’s why I came to Earth, because it’s a planet very suitable for Celestials to live on. Then, I began to resume the group of Celestials on Earth."

At this point, Axu became silent for a while, then he suddenly spoke in a very dejected tone, "But it was then that I found out, quite unexpectedly, that the Celestial home planet had been destroyed, and the reason for its destruction was so laughable—it was the explosion of the stellar ring! Let me explain to you, the stellar ring is an infinite energy source we used during the Second-level Cosmic Civilization, which is a permanent energy collector built around our star. You have a similar concept, called the Dyson Sphere. What astonished me was that the explosion of a Dyson Sphere actually destroyed our home planet..."

Axu could not hide his surprise and helplessness as he continued, "In just a few thousand years, the Celestials fell to the point where they didn’t know how to maintain a Dyson Sphere, even though they built it themselves!"

Gao Yuan had already heard a similar history from Xinghe.

Axu spoke softly, "At that time, did I still need to return to the home planet? Was there still a need to continue the war with the Eternals Faction? Was it necessary?"

The goal of counter-attack was gone, as the goal had self-destructed due to utter stupidity.

Yang Yi didn’t know what to say anymore.

Axu continued, "So I made Earth my second homeland, and I began continuing the hopes of the Celestials on Earth. As for this..."

Axu looked at everyone and continued in a low voice, "Having said this, I must ask you a question. Humans managed to rapidly develop from a primitive civilization to our current state within five thousand years, skipping a long period of development. Haven’t you ever wondered why?"

Yang Yi’s mouth gaped open as he spoke with a tremble, "Are you saying that we are the Celestials, we are the descendants of those six million Celestial genes you brought with you?"

Axu looked at Yang Yi again, and then he said quietly, "Partly! Without a homeworld to return to and seeing that the genes of the humans on this planet were no different from those of the Celestials, and considering that this planet was originally a planet of warring tribes, why would I need to rely on the Serpent People?"

Yang Yi held his head with his hands, trembling as he said, "My head is a mess, let me get a grasp on this, just a moment..."

Zhang Yong, however, was curious, "I think I understand, are you saying that we are your descendants?"

"Part of you are, humans at that time developed primitive civilizations, but there were surely advancements and those that lagged behind. I selected a few among them and influenced them, which is why these civilizations displayed varying characteristics, such as..."

Yang Yi said with a quiver in his voice, "There’s no need to say it, I know, like Atlantis?"

"Yes, destroyed."

Even Gao Yuan now understood, and he said to Ram, "Think about those Mechas, the one with a head like a wolf’s, doesn’t it resemble..."

Ram took a breath and said, "Um, the Pyramid. No wonder the Sanitation Worker is digging Pyramids all over the world..."

Yang Yi forced a smile and said, "Your current Mecha, it reminds me. The Gundaya civilization, the three-eyed worshippers of the Gundaya civilization!"

Axu spoke solemnly, "People created different beliefs based on my Mecha, but I’ll say it again, it was only a part of them. I helped many civilizations and left after reaching a certain degree because I wanted you to create your own civilizations. The last civilization I helped was yours, where my name was..."

Yang Yi said in a low voice, "Don’t tell me your name was Yellow Emperor, or you were Flame Emperor, don’t say you were Chi You, or even earlier, please do not tell me your name was Shennong..."

Gao Yuan finally caught on, exclaiming loudly, "No way!"

Zhang Yong opened his mouth in astonishment, "Should we bow down and call you our forefather?"

Axu fell silent, then he said quietly, "My last name was Timic, meaning the one who brought fire. But this name no longer exists, not even in myth, because every civilization I helped eventually vanished. According to the database Xinghe gave to me, they disappeared, not one civilization survived to this day, so..."

There was silence again, a rather awkward one. Then Axu pointed at Yang Yi, and then he pointed past Gao Yuan, past Ram.

"Though the genes are the same, there are differences in lineage, and you are the part without Celestial lineage. Yet paradoxically, you are the best of them. The only civilization I did not help was the Shenzhou civilization, which is a completely native Earth civilization, because before it was affected by me, I discovered that Earth was facing a deadly crisis."

Yang Yi had long been too shocked to speak. Axu continued in a solemn voice, "I discovered a super volcano that was about to erupt, a crisis potent enough to destroy the Earthlings. Perhaps other forms of life would survive, but humans would certainly be wiped out, and after this human extinction, there would be no God coming to sow the seeds of human genes again. So, I faced a choice again, whether to leave Earth for the Serpent People or stay and help the Earthlings. You all know what happened next, I stayed."

Yang Yi took a deep breath, and Axu went on, "I used the power of a Third-level Cosmic Civilization to prevent the volcanic eruption. In doing so, I would be detected by the Celestials, because the Ark is the pinnacle of Celestial technology. The Celestials could give up anything but not the path of evolution toward Third-level Civilization. Thus, I wondered, what if the Celestials came, and if I was to accept the essence of Celestial technology, I’d still need external help. So, I sent out a signal to the Serpent People."

Yang Yi whispered, "Why would you do that."

"Because the Serpent People pursued an expansive civilization, they would inevitably come seeking. As long as the Serpent People arrived, I could get their spaceship. Using the Serpent People’s spaceship, I could quickly produce a batch of original Celestials. That way I’d have enough warriors before I went back to end the rule of the Eternals Faction, just like you imagined. But..."

Axu continued in a baffled tone, "What I did not expect was that the Earth civilizations I helped would be destroyed. I left my statues and means of contact for my followers. I was convinced they wouldn’t be discovered by the Celestials, but I never anticipated that my followers would revert to a primitive state and would forever abandon me."

Yang Yi said quietly, "I don’t understand, couldn’t you decide when to come out on your own?"

Axu replied quietly, "At first, I could. But later on, that changed. You must understand, I stopped a planet-destructing volcanic eruption. I had to operate at maximum power output; I couldn’t spare the energy to maintain even basic functions. Thus, I eventually fell into hibernation. But my followers one by one vanished. They didn’t come to awaken me. By the time I woke up, only five percent of the energy remained. There was a risk of human extinction. The civilizations I once helped were reduced to mere remnants. So, who among you can tell me what exactly happened?"

No one could answer Axu’s question, so Axu quickly added, "Indeed, you can’t answer me. Because according to the updated information from Xinghe, there’s no record of those civilizations, only guesses and speculation. This is truly... laughable!"