Lan Jue was overjoyed. "That's wonderful. My biggest headache is that we don't know anything about the alien planets."
"Yes."
The Pharmacist nodded. "He was sent by the military on a mission to explore outer space. He came across the alien planets by accident. At the time he thought they were just three ordinary planets, but he sensed the vital energy emanating from them. So he sent a scouting party to investigate."
"But who knew that once they left, they would never have the chance to leave again.
On the surface of the planet, he encountered a few ordinary aliens.
Their scouting party was made up of elites, and after a bitter fight they managed to repel the enemy. They also discovered the vital crystals.
Just as they were about to leave.
More powerful Marauders had appeared.
That must be what we call the Violet Monarch, the Monarch Star of the alien planets. "
"My husband didn't tell me what the Monarch Star looked like, only that it was incredibly strong. He and his companions were captured without resistance.
Monarch didn't kill them, but instead imprisoned them.
My husband has always been a wise man, so when he fought Monarch he didn't use Ultus.
One reason was because he couldn't fully control the blade, and the other was to give himself a chance to escape. "
"After they were captured, the aliens used a special power to absorb their lifeforce. They also used their powerful psychic powers to scan and probe their bodies. It was then that my husband realized that there was no point in hiding.
Once their life force was drained away, they would die.
He had no choice but to use Ultus and lead his companions out of the encirclement.
But the difference between them and Monarch was too great. In the end they were captured. "
The Pharmacist paused. Her pretty face was contorted with pain. She could imagine the helplessness her husband must have felt in the face of the alien invasion.
But they had no reinforcements. They had no choice but to face the onslaught of the aliens.
"After that the aliens began to dissect their bodies. They used some unknown method to examine their bodies."
The Pharmacist forced the words out through gritted teeth. "My husband watched his friends die one by one. He knew he wouldn't be able to make it out alive.
Monarch summoned the Queen of Violet Monarch and had her absorb the DNA of one of the female members of my husband's team. She took the form of her, and with my husband … "
The Pharmacist's face reddened, and she stopped.
Lan Jue nodded. "Sis, I understand.
Go on. "
"That's the situation," the Pharmacist said.
My husband and I love each other very much, and besides, how can we be humiliated by these filthy marauders?
He decisively activated his energy core.
Back then, when we fused with the Immortal Slaying Sword and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, we had a very strong connection with the divine swords.
What surprised my husband was that after he ignited his own energy core, his body combusted as well, but his own spiritual will, along with the powerful energy produced from the combustion, poured into the Zhu Xian sword.
It had become an existence similar to a sword spirit.
At that time, he controlled the Immortal Slaying Sword to wreak havoc on the Emperor Star.
He tried to take Ultus with him and escape.
But Monarch had used a special life-force seal to lock them in place, preventing them from escaping.
You can say he's dead, but you can also say he's alive, in a different form.
If we can get Ultus back, then he can appear before us like Jun Yongye. "
At this point, her beautiful eyes that were filled with pain finally lit up with the light of hope.
The fact that her husband was still alive was also an important motivation for her to continue living.
Lan Jue sighed and took the Pharmacist's hand in hers. "Sis, we will get Ultus back."
"Yes."
The Pharmacist nodded resolutely. "Monarch is very interested in Ultus. He must have sensed the power of the weapon.
However, as a member of a different race, it naturally could not use the Immortal Slaying Sword.
My husband thought it over, and decided to feign civility.
He had to make sure the Ultus wasn't destroyed by Monarch, or that it was sealed away somewhere else. If that happened, he would have no chance at all.
So he kept Ultus under Monarch's control, and waited for the right opportunity to come.
This time, by accident, we gave him the chance. "
Lan Jue couldn't help but feel a deep respect for this man she'd never met.
He'd endured what others couldn't. All these years he'd endured humiliation, waiting for his chance.
He didn't do it for himself, he didn't even have a body.
He did it for the future of humanity!
He did it for humanity's sake.
No wonder he'd shared his thoughts with the Pharmacist in such detail. He and Ultus weren't under Monarch's control.
That's right, the Four Immortal Slaying Swords were the Super Godly Weapons of the ancient human race. How could these foreign races control them?
In ancient times, even Da Luo's golden immortals would have feared the Banishing Blades.
No matter how strong the alien planets were, they couldn't compare to Da Luo's golden immortals.
The Pharmacist went on. "He told me that the Skypiercing Planets were three powerful entities. They were the origin of all the aliens. In a way, the rest of the aliens were their cells.
Their bodies are so strong they can't evolve any further. Universal protogenia restricts them, so they have to use special methods to strengthen themselves and survive. "
Lan Jue's eyes lit up. She listened intently.
No one knew more about the alien planets than her brother-in-law. What he'd brought back must be important.
The Pharmacist went on. "The planets have come up with many ways to resist universal protogenia.
Merging with a planet is one of them. They use planetary energy to evade universal protogenia, and at the same time slow the loss of their own life force.
Furthermore, they constantly devoured life energy to maintain the depletion of their life force under the laws of the universe.
We've guessed this, and my husband has confirmed it.
It's true.
My husband also told me that every time they make a long-distance teleport, it drains a great deal of their life force. That's why they can't teleport too often. They need to accumulate enough life force to do so.
They divide into cells and grow stronger. That's what we think of as the other aliens. "
Lan Jue gasped. "You mean to say that the ordinary aliens are cells from the alien planets?"
The Pharmacist nodded. "Yes.
They may look different, but they all have one thing in common. Their vital crystals.
These vital crystals were actually the cells of the home worlds, filled with the vitality of the alien planets.
Therefore, although the aliens were all different, their core was the same.
Their appearance and abilities were in fact the result of the alien planets absorbing the DNA of the creatures they'd slain.
In other words, their core is their cells, while their outward appearance is that of the best of the best.
The Violet Prince and Princess are like avatars of the home worlds. "
This was the first time Lan Jue had heard of anything like this, and without a doubt it was important to their understanding of the alien world.
The Pharmacist went on. "The evolution of the aliens is a long process. When they discovered humans, they discovered the potential of human genes. Under the right circumstances, a human could evolve in a short time, breaking the limits of universal protogenia.
The Violet Prince, Princess, and even Monarch tried to do the same. "
"Through the study of human genes, the aliens discovered a method similar to the one humans used to create the Realm of God. But they needed more of our ancient genes. These genes gave them the tools to create a barrier similar to the one in the Realm of God, one that can block universal protogenia.
It was these discoveries that made them value us more than anything else.
This also means that the Marauders will not stop their invasion.
They need a lot of our genes.
Then we must slaughter a large number of our people. "
Lan Jue gasped. "Create the Realm of God?
Is that the aliens' true goal? "
"No!"
The Pharmacist shook her head. "In the end, their goal is to evolve. To create the Realm of God is a manifestation of their evolution.
To make them stronger, to reach a higher plane of existence.
According to the aliens, once an individual reaches a certain level of strength, they will clash with universal protogenia. If they can win, they will be able to create universal protogenia. Then they will be able to take over the universe. Or rather, they will be able to conquer it.
This was the ultimate goal of the Marauders.
In fact, it is the goal of every intelligent race in the universe. We humans are the same, but we are not as aggressive as the aliens. "
Please.