This really is a huge surprise.

The so-called creation of life by the lunar super-civilization was actually just plagiarism, and they plagiarized the energy arrangement of Yao Xing, and Lanling happens to be the master of Yao Xing.

Although the lunar super-energy civilization is remarkable and a hundred thousand times more powerful than Dragon Demon Planet, in terms of creativity and true wisdom, they have not transcended the gifts of the Creator God. It’s ironic that they claim to abandon the old gods and welcome the new, yet they’re truly shameless.

But this is also quite normal, like how gunpowder was invented in ancient China, yet when the Western world in modern times used gunpowder to create cannons and forcefully opened China’s doors, they still looked down on you and considered themselves an advanced civilization.

The soul photon arrangements of Yao Xing and Shi Yiyue are 99.9999% the same, with only a one-millionth difference.

Lanling is the master of Yao Xing and can control everything of Yao Xing.

In fact, Lanling can control the Hell Knights and the death samurai.

The connection within this is truly profound and mysterious.

The fourth Hell Knight said, "Master, if I remember correctly, the Sky Holy Palace still has the souls of two captive Hell Knights, which we can use for research!"

Due to the betrayal of the previous master of Yao Xing, nearly a third of the Hell Knights ended up in the hands of the Sky Holy Palace. Some completely perished, turned to dust. Some were used by the Sky Holy Palace for various experiments, some succeeded, some failed.

But later, the main use was the bloodline of the Hell Knights rather than the soul. When the bloodline is separated from the soul, its power greatly diminishes. As a result, the Demon Pavilion of the Sky Holy Palace was never able to create a truly king-level demon strongman.

Although Bingren was, for the Sky Holy Palace, considered a failure, because upon awakening, he immediately pledged allegiance to the Demon Emperor, even when the Demon Emperor did not exist at that time.

Emperor Moda itself is an avatar of the Blood-Sucking Emperor and naturally has king-level power.

And Na Xue received king-level power from Lanling; before that, she was always at the Sub-King Layer.

Therefore, the soul and bloodline of each Hell Knight are matched. The Sky Holy Palace’s experiments on Hell Knights are relatively unsuccessful.

When Lanling conquered the Sky Holy Palace, he also liberated the souls of those two Hell Knights. However, he did not immediately bestow them with the power of the Ancient Demon King, opting to keep their souls sealed.

Of course, he did this merely because he thought the battles on Dragon Demon Planet have ended, and for the time being, there was no need to add more Hell Knights.

After hearing the fourth Hell Knight’s words, Lanling immediately retrieved the soul of the twelfth Hell Knight and unleashed it directly!

The soul shadow of this Hell Knight filled the entire laboratory.

However, there was something different!

There was light, but it was primarily blue, whereas the light of Yao Xing is white.

And the soul shadow of the Hell Knight was of light points strung together!

Immediately after, Lanling retrieved the soul of a death samurai after modification.

It was somewhat similar to the Hell Knight, but the range was much smaller, like a segment taken from the soul shadow of a Hell Knight. Moreover, the connections between these light points were even denser, like a net!

However...

The principles were the same.

The soul of the death samurai, the soul of the Hell Knight, the soul of the lunar energy life Shi Yiyue, Yao Xing.

All the arrangements of light points were the same, all referenced the universe’s stars, gravity, interacting and operating complexly and orderly.

The difference was that between the soul light points of Hell Knights and death samurai, energy light lines linked them, like a big net. The soul shadow of a death samurai was much smaller.

This further proves that, whether it’s the lunar energy life, or the soul of the Hell Knight, or the soul of the death samurai, all were derived from the energy arrangement of Yao Xing, all being a form of super-intelligent life.

The fourth Hell Knight awkwardly shrugged and said, "I don’t mind."

Of course, she did mind, because although each Hell Knight loyally serves the Demon Emperor, they all pride themselves on being noble, independent, and free souls.

"Without a doubt, you are independent, noble, and free souls, only controlled by me, however, I’ve never once needed to use it." Lanling said, "You were not manufactured energy life, you were all genuinely reproduced life, then the Ancient Demon Emperor fit another soul similar to Yao Xing on you, making you obey his orders, loyal to him, which is our fault as Demon Emperor!"

The fourth Hell Knight thought for a moment, then knelt and said, "Just like the Centaur warriors, they are free and noble but willingly arm themselves for Your Majesty. If Your Majesty needs them as mounts, they would willingly put on saddles."

"Alright, my Fourth Prince, stop being so pretentious." Prime Minister Tang Ren said, "You must understand, during the countless years when Your Majesty had not awakened, you were the only one fighting and resisting. During that time, the so-called intelligent souls of Hell Knights hadn’t awakened, you relied solely on your own wisdom and will to resist and fight. Moreover, your cunning and deceitfulness make even me and Your Majesty admire you. If you were the so-called intelligent life, then humans and the Demon Race would become slaves."

The fourth Hell Knight said, "The way Prince Tang Ren comforts someone is always so distinctive!"

Na Xue clapped her hands and said, "Everyone, everyone, everyone... This is great news! The souls of Hell Knights, the souls of death samurai, and the souls of lunar energy life are all derived from the energy arrangement of Yao Xing. What does this mean? It means Your Majesty can control Yao Xing, can control death samurai, and can also control the lunar super-energy life. All we need to do is... find that key."

Lanling smiled and said, "It sounds amusing, but I can control the death samurai, can control the Hell Knights, and even control from the depth of the soul level. But so far, I don’t know what its principle is. Now, we must find this principle."

This situation is quite normal, just like focusing your eye on a single target makes other images in the field of vision become blurry. It’s an incredibly instinctive act, happening countless times a day for each person, yet how many understand it as a focusing behavior, or know the principle behind it?

Lanling can control the Hell Knights and death samurai in soul and will, knowing only what’s because he’s the master of Yao Xing; the deeper principle remains unknown.

Next, Lanling will find this principle.

Then, find the key to controlling the lunar energy life!

"I need to be transferred to the Heavenly Tomb Laboratory, where time is almost stopped." Lanling said, "Only there can I have infinite research time."

The Hell Knight Lao Si said, "Master, even in the Heavenly Tomb Laboratory, time does not really stop; it is the infinite extension of thought that becomes nearly solidified, which gives the feeling that time has stopped. In other words, it is a forced freezing of life, with time continuously flowing. I know you once entangled with Ji Xiuning in a certain Heavenly Tomb Laboratory for hundreds of days, but in reality, it was only once, the rest were countless reenactments within your brain domains."

Lanling nodded and said, "I understand, what I need is precisely this spiritual extension of time. You should head to the Flame Demon City, evacuate everyone, whether to the countryside or the sea, just leave the Flame Demon City. I suspect the first celestial force of the Lunar Holy Palace will strike our Flame Demon City. Additionally, all important members of the Flame Demon Empire and Flame Dragon Empire, including my family, should leave the major cities, either working at sea or in the air."

"As you command..." Tang Ren and the others said, then flew out of the laboratory, returning to Flame Demon City.

Meanwhile, Lanling took Yao Xing, the soul crystal of Shi Yiyue, the soul of Hell Knight Twelve, and the soul of a deceased Samurai to a seabed Heavenly Tomb Laboratory of the Sky Holy Palace!

...

The time stopping in the Heavenly Tomb Laboratory is both true and false.

It’s like in a sci-fi movie, where a person is completely frozen, so for this person, time indeed stops, but outside, time continues to flow normally.

Upon entering the Heavenly Tomb Laboratory of the Sky Holy Palace, Lanling immediately sealed the laboratory completely!

Then, he felt very clearly that he was entirely frozen in an unusual way. His energy heart stopped beating, and his meridians stopped energy circulation.

What followed was that Lanling needed to force his soul into a very, very deep state of meditation, thus allowing time to slow down many times over.

However, slightly differently, he wanted to incorporate everything within the Heavenly Tomb Laboratory into his Meditative World.

"Hoo..."

Yao Xing expanded, like cosmic stars, filling the entire laboratory space.

Next, the soul crystal of the lunar artificial intelligence Shi Yiyue expanded, filling the laboratory.

Then the soul of the Hell Knight unfolded, and finally, the soul of the deceased Samurai unfolded.

Indeed, the soul of the deceased Samurai was less than one-tenth the size of the first three.

"Hoo..." Lanling transformed into a beam of light, delving into the space filled with these four souls for detailed research.

To find the differences in these four soul forms, to understand why it’s possible to control the souls of Hell Knight and Samurai, and ultimately find the method to control the lunar energy life forms!

Previously, within the inner world of Yao Xing, Lanling roamed for countless years.

But now, there was no need to wander the cosmos; Lanling just needed to clearly see these points, count these points, and feel the power within.

In the deep Meditative World of the Heavenly Tomb Laboratory, time was slowed down countless times.

One year, two years, three years, five years, ten years, twenty years...

Twenty years passed.

Lanling completed the first step!

He counted the number of luminous points within the soul crystals of Yao Xing and the lunar energy life forms, just like counting stars in a star system.

Three hundred and fifty-three billion, two hundred million, five hundred and eighty-six thousand, nine hundred and fifty-three!

These are the luminous points, equivalent to stars in a galaxy.

And there were many non-luminous points, such as planets, moons, comets, etc. These non-luminous energy points numbered several times more than the luminous points.

Eleven more years passed in the Meditative World.

Lanling completed the second step!

Excluding the soul of the Samurai, the remaining three soul bodies differed by only one in a million. Lanling had already identified this one-millionth difference.

And he had already analyzed why they were different.

The next step was the third step, to study why the souls of Hell Knights and Samurai could be directly controlled by Lanling.

...

Lanling’s soul remained in the Heavenly Tomb Laboratory for decades, even longer.

Meanwhile, in reality, time passed day by day!

Twenty-eight days, twenty-nine days, thirty days!

The deadline had arrived!

...

Lunar Holy Palace Supreme Council!

Assistant Tang Mo reported, "Honored council members, the deadline agreed with Lanling is almost reached, and the first wave of celestial force attack should proceed."

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