Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 498: Memories of the Ancient Years, The First Generation of the Nine Extremes_1

Chapter 498: Chapter 498: Memories of the Ancient Years, The First Generation of the Nine Extremes_1

"Finally, the memory extraction is complete. I thought it would take another two or three months," Wang Linchi mused, looking at the memory he had extracted from Jia 33.

The memories of Jia 33, from his birth to the present, had been fully extracted.

From Ancient Times to this chaotic End of the Dharma Era, the seven dynasties in total had spanned hundreds of thousands of years. It could be said that the Jing Dynasty was indeed the shortest-lived.

The longest-lived dynasty lasted nearly two hundred thousand years. Wang Linchi found this concept unimaginable, wondering what kind of dynasty could endure for such an outrageously long time.

Customs, habits... Wang Linchi knew it would take at least a month to go through the memories from beginning to end.

Although he could condense the memories using ten-thousand-fold compression, they weren’t easily processed. Moreover, Wang Linchi did more than just watch; he also extracted useful data, made notes, highlighted key points, and performed other similar tasks, all in an attempt to extrapolate relevant system data.

He briefly reviewed them, noting that the Transcendental System of each dynasty was different.

The reasons for the changes were naturally the Calamity of the Last Law and the Absolute Heaven-Linking Array.

He also saw the birth of the Absolute Heaven-Linking Array—specifically, the scenes of the Nine Extremes forging it from scratch.

Unfortunately, Jia 33 hadn’t seen the process in its entirety because, most of the time, he was running errands for the Nine Extremes, gathering the materials needed to construct the Absolute Heaven-Linking Array.

The other members of the Nine Extremes Sect operated similarly: Type As ventured out, while Type Bs assisted.

As a result, Wang Linchi acquired limited data on the Absolute Heaven-Linking Array.

The Nine Extremes from Ancient Times, also known as the Emperor of Universe, possessed unknown strength. However, the memories showed that his mere gestures could shatter heavens and earth, each action carrying immense power.

Wang Linchi didn’t envy him much. If he were in that era, he could do the same.

After all, that era wasn’t yet the End of the Dharma Era. The high-energy environment alone would have allowed Wang Linchi to unleash a great deal of his strength.

He was already this strong despite environmental restrictions; if those restrictions were removed, he might not be the best in the world, but he could at least defeat ninety-nine percent of people single-handedly.

"The Transcendental System of Ancient Times is indeed crude. If it weren’t for the favorable environment, in the present day, it might not even allow one to qualify as a Spirit Master," Wang Linchi remarked.

The decline in environmental energy had led to the advancement of Transcendental Systems towards precision, aiming to achieve maximum development while using minimal energy.

Wang Linchi wasn’t averse to this; on the contrary, he quite liked this model.

Higher utilization efficiency not only reduced costs and improved effectiveness but also allowed adaptation to a wider variety of worlds.

More precise operations naturally came with corresponding skill enhancements and external applications.

Scavengers had their methods, and the wealthy had theirs.

Wang Linchi, however, was different. He was wealthy but also heavily indebted, so he was eager to use every resource as if it were two.

This didn’t mean Wang Linchi was stingy; his investments were simply monumental. Generally, he focused on generating income rather than cutting costs.

For projects that enhanced himself, he was willing to pour in vast resources without batting an eye, even if those resources were utterly wasted upon failure.

He was stingy externally. For example, he wouldn’t lift a finger to help, even if he saw the citizens of the Capital starving to death.

Sending aid wasn’t entirely out of the question, but the Capital hadn’t produced enough faith and devotion to justify it.

If it had met his profit expectations, never mind having Mount Tai send food; even if time were short, Wang Linchi would have had no problem making it rain rice from the sky.

Wang Linchi was indeed such a petty, small-minded person; his personality was plain for all to see.

"But for all its crudeness, the Transcendental System of Ancient Times did provide some inspiration," Wang Linchi said as he observed the ongoing optimization of the Ancient Times’ Transcendental System within the memories.

As time passed, capable individuals were surely born, step by step turning the impossible into reality.

After about five thousand years of development, Wang Linchi began to find it difficult to understand the Transcendental System of Ancient Times. This was because the Emperor of Universe had started to reform various Transcendentals and optimize their flaws, transforming the originally rudimentary Transcendental System into something extremely advanced and sophisticated.

This development left Wang Linchi somewhat flabbergasted. What kind of absurd development is this?

The shock was no less than seeing a primitive man, clothed in animal skins, craft a nuclear bomb with his bare hands and then tell other primitives it was easy.

Fortunately, the minds of the other primitives had not yet developed to such an extent. However, there were also some outrageous ones who, although unable to conduct independent research and development, still managed to imitate it.

"Indeed, the first-generation Nine Extremes was truly extraordinary; this ability of his is extremely powerful," Wang Linchi couldn’t help but exclaim.

Though his aspirations were not grand and he was narrow-minded, he still possessed a degree of self-awareness. He didn’t assume others’ successes were merely due to luck, or that his own luck was simply inferior.

Given his own luck, he wasn’t really in a position to say such things.

This Emperor of Universe ruled for a hundred thousand years, single-handedly dominating more than half of the dynasty’s timespan. If it weren’t for the Calamity of the Last Law, he might have become the first eternal emperor. Wang Linchi was actually curious about where this Calamity of the Last Law had sprung from, but he hadn’t reached that part of the memories yet.

After waiting for three days and further accelerating the playback, Wang Linchi finally found the section he wanted to see.

Jia 33 successfully became a member of the Nine Extremes Divine Palace, which was created by the Emperor of Universe. He was given a codename and began traveling the world to charge the Absolute Heaven-Linking Array.

Speaking of which, this generation of Nine Extremes seems to have discovered the Calamity of the Last Law early on and began to make arrangements and plans accordingly. Wang Linchi pieced together some information through Jia 33’s memories. Unfortunately, Jia 33 wasn’t high-ranking; he was more like a disposable tool, akin to a death-pledged warrior.

Therefore, most of the memories were useless to Wang Linchi, and he had no better solution.

The memories of other members of the Nine Extremes Sect might hold some information, but none would likely play a key role.

If there truly were critical information, it wouldn’t have been Jia 33 who was captured, but other members of the Nine Extremes Sect.

The Absolute Heaven-Linking Array has been activated... Wait, something isn’t right here, Wang Linchi suddenly realized.

The first activation of the Absolute Heaven-Linking Array was entirely different from subsequent ones.

It’s rooted in the Calamity of the Last Law. And to a certain extent, if the Absolute Heaven-Linking Array hadn’t been activated, the Calamity of the Last Law would have been postponed for a long time. Wang Linchi squinted, not understanding why.

The Absolute Heaven-Linking Array activated the Calamity of the Last Law, catalyzing a whole new era. As for the Ancient Era, it naturally perished due to the Absolute Heaven-Linking Array; the decline of its energetic environment led to its ultimate doom. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Wang Linchi paused the memory playback, his mind racing to understand why.

The Absolute Heaven-Linking Array hasn’t been modified; it’s identical to the current one. The only difference must have been at the time of its activation, when the other party tinkered with it.

This hidden measure they left behind, could it be intended to bring about the System of Qi... or to locate other worlds?

If there were no transmigrators, Wang Linchi would assume it was to bring about the System of Qi. But with the previous presence of a transmigrator like Bai Changsheng, another possibility presented itself.

I can only find the next generation of the Nine Extremes and make plans then. Wang Linchi knew that having intel didn’t mean he could confirm everything.

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"In half a month, it will be the Holy Emperor’s birthday, and for this occasion, warfare throughout the land has ceased." Emperor Jing sat on the throne. He was already emaciated from prolonged starvation.

There was no one in the imperial court, only countless corpses littering the floor. A look of disgust flickered in his eyes as he surveyed them.

Holy Emperor... Hmph.

He closed his eyes, visions of the past flashing through his mind—from a life of luxury to his current destitution. He had no idea why his fate had turned out this way.

He slowly tried to rise but found he had no strength.

I’ve been starving for too long. It seems I can’t eat anymore.

Dying on this throne... at least it won’t disgrace my status. Emperor Jing knew his end was near. The fact that he had once been stout and well-fed, with ample fat reserves, was the main reason he had survived so long; it naturally allowed him to endure hunger better.

Plus, when extremely famished, he had gnawed on some flesh, which was how he had managed to cling to life.

He abstained now because the corpses had been dead for too long; they were all rotted, and he simply couldn’t bring himself to eat them.

Even if he could stomach it, eating them would do more harm than good. Filling his belly would only hasten his demise, so he preferred to starve rather than die sooner.

He was afraid. He was terrified of facing his ancestors in the afterlife, ashamed of how such a powerful dynasty had collapsed in less than ten years under his rule.

He slowly closed his eyes, his life finally ebbing away.

Alas, one cannot avoid death simply by wishing not to die.