Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 366: Chapter 368: Life for Five Months, Like a Dream as it is an Illusion

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"Could it be related to the two crises?" Qin Muye's mind began to wander, but he quickly gathered his thoughts and immersed himself back into his current research.

"Looking at the subspace data provided by the Brain Worm, the Spirit Realm constructed from mental class energy is not very stable, but is influenced by external mental energies, leading to either positive or negative changes."

"Power beyond the Tenth Realm!" Emperor Shen You's eyes flickered with a hint of intoxication.

"Heh, so that's how it is. I have the world's favor to thank for my current strength, and the Three Great Demons of Greed, Anger, and Delusion are even cherished by the heavens and the earth."

"If that's the case, then let's choose one," said Emperor Shen You softly, his voice carrying madness and despair.

"It's a pity that most of the Brain Worm's legacy is about Ghost Energy, the Insect Nest Thought Network, and command management..." Qin Muye also felt a bit of regret, and as for the Insect Queen, that was even more unreliable. Producing offspring was like instinct to her; there were no legacies to speak of.

"Yes, that's it, the path of a Magician should not end at the Tenth Realm. There are higher levels, and I can achieve them!!!"

"The Brain Worm knows quite a bit of information, but they refer to the Spirit Realm as subspace, which gives me an uneasy feeling..."

"Life is but fifty years... That's giving too much time, Life is five years (crossed out), Life is five months, it's like a dream and an illusion, so hold on tight oh~" A playful voice flashed through Emperor Shen You's mind all of a sudden.

"Threads of Life, Eaters of Worlds, Vessels of Yearning, Whispers of the Void, and the End of Reincarnation?"

"The world's limits? Impossible, then why are the likes of the Lord of Demon Soil and the Demon Machine Emperor capable of possessing the power of a Magician of the Eleventh Realm?" Emperor Shen You immediately retorted.

"Beyond this world? We were born with our limits... That's impossible!"

"When things are abnormal, there must be demons at work. Surely, Emperor Shen You also harbors evil schemes!"

"So, they have strong backers and backgrounds, which allows them to act recklessly, whereas I, along with the Three Great Demons, have no backing at all, and can only end up as ants..."

"Originating from the world, thus unable to escape the world."

"If I were to be involved, Emperor Shen You would really have to sit on a gold toilet..." Qin Muye commented sarcastically, relieved that he didn't agree back then, otherwise, wouldn't development have gone the way of Warhammer 40K, which would have been awful.

"The reason it's always been stable is that the world was at peace. Now the world is not at peace, and the development of negative emotions is bound to become more severe."

"It's just that I didn't expect that. I thought the crises were unrelated, but now it seems that any opportunity could trigger the descent of a crisis."

It had to be said, the Insect Queen was miles ahead of Qin Muye in the technology of artificial beauty; the beauty she created was in the bone, not the skin. Even with Qin Muye's Titan Level aesthetics, he couldn't discern any traces of artificial synthesis.

The Insect Race unleashed mutants to disturb the rear, something Qin Muye originally didn't care about, assuming that with Emperor Shen You present, nothing would go wrong. But who could have foreseen this becoming an opportunity for high-dimensional Demons to be born?

From the information provided by the Brain Worm, Qin Muye also got to know the cause of the Great Nether Dynasty's rebellion—each was dominated by the lesser over the greater.

But soon, a piece of news came into his mind.

However, Emperor Shen You seemed to hear nothing of it, only reveling in the knowledge that kept pouring into his mind, showing excitement in his expression.

It wasn't that he coveted beauties, but rather he coveted that piece of technology. If he could obtain it, he could use this trick as a Pillow Wind to gift to those lecherous Titans of the Titan Divine Race.

Also, compared to other Artificial Humans, the mutants she produced were much more entertaining, and Qin Muye coveted that.

The feedback quickly addressed Emperor Shen You's question.

Even more straightforward was the fact that there was no such thing as the Eleventh Realm of Magicians. Even if he carved out a new path, due to the world's reasons, he couldn't break through.

In his whispers with it, Emperor Shen You learned a lot. But the more he knew, the more despair he felt about himself. He thought there was still a way forward, but now he was told there wasn't, everything was severed, he had reached the peak, and there was no way for him to advance further.

Perhaps in their eyes, it was indeed so, after all, the people are these Magicians, not the common folk without Extraordinary Power. Among Magicians, they are the same kind, unlike the common folk.

Even he didn't want to stop it. He needed to quickly turn the gains from this crisis into strength. Otherwise, how would he face the impending crisis?

...

The excited voice contained a madness, as if it was the kind of insanity that had been pent up for ten years by LSP and finally vented.

In his mind, five beings appeared before him, and he knew that this was a contract offering; choose one to sign, and he would receive the reward he needed.

Rebellion? Uprising?

The rest of the Insect Race was similar; to become stronger, they basically needed postnatal learning, not like the Brain Worms who were so gifted, born with knowledge related to Ghost Energy.

Qin Muye couldn't help but think of the time the three Great Demons of greed, anger, and ignorance had invited him to become the fourth Great Demon. If they were to gather together, wouldn't they become the four Evil Gods of Chaos?

Qin Muye had absorbed a large amount of knowledge from the Insect Race, thanks to the special status of the Brain Worms. Although this particular Brain Worm was inexperienced, it possessed all the heritage knowledge it was supposed to have, which Qin Muye had completely drained.

Emperor Shen You did not care to intervene, but instead watched the rebels grow stronger. Qin Muye did not believe there were no interests tangled in this situation.

Emperor Shen You naturally did not believe this, he believed more in man's determination over heaven's dictation.

To be honest, he had seen many kinds of uprisings in history books, but never had he seen such a large-scale rebellion caused by the inability to control one's pants. It could be understandable for one or two people to rebel over such matters, but for everyone to do so because of this seemed far too absurd.

Though common people might join the rebelling clans and scholastic factions, it didn't mean those factions would really treat the common people well. It was more about exploitation, offering empty promises, and appealing to greater causes. Otherwise, did one really think it was about pleading on behalf of the people?

While somewhat disappointed, Qin Muye did not dwell on it too much. To him, reaching the ninth tier was a distant matter.

His Divine Thought swept continuously over the five contracts, scrutinizing their terms.

They hadn't even considered changing an entire dynasty, just replacing the current emperor with a puppet they could control.

He also found out why the Brain Worm had been so cautious; naturally, it was eyeing this unique subspace spiritual realm where emotions and desires, known as spiritual power, matched perfectly with Ghost Energy.

Now it was just an opportunity, as things had just started, and the Spirit Realm had not undergone any changes yet. But when the contradictions truly erupted, that could change completely.

It was fortunate that there were no eunuchs or palace maids around, for if they'd seen this scene, they would have been scared out of their wits, and coupled with the rumors outside, Emperor Shen You might even earn the title of the mad emperor.

It was also thanks to this Spirit Realm that the Brain Worm could quietly send a large number of mutated organisms into the Great Nether Dynasty.

That is, within the Brain Worm Clan there could be only one Dominator Level Brain Worm. It wasn't just the Brain Worm Clan that was like this, other clans were the same because even a world of the ninth tier could not bear too many beings of the ninth tier.

Therefore, unable to destroy or dissipate, the Spirit Realm also had this characteristic.

Because the world cannot accommodate breakthroughs from its own soil.

In the heritage of the Insect Race, subspace is a special space that adheres to the real world and is even a dimension higher.

After a hole had been opened in the barriers of the world, he began to hear whispers in the void, faint yet undeniable.

This army of clans and scholastic factions, similar to the Yellow Turbans, did have a fervor at the beginning; but as the elite exploited them and resources dwindled, there were bound to be dissatisfactions.

The outcome was certainly going to be much more tragic than that of the Yellow Turbans, as these clans and scholastic factions were from the very beginning seeking benefits, not truly for the cause of purging the imperial side.

Qin Muye learned of these things after reading the analysis from the intelligence department, although he had also made his own conjectures.

These whispers held mysterious secrets that led to a slight qualitative change in his stagnant strength.

For Emperor Shen You, these matters were but minor issues. As long as he reached the power above the Tenth Realm, then nothing would be a problem anymore.

If one were to talk about sentiment, it wasn't supposed to be expressed this way.

But the evidence before him made him silent.

And yet, based on millennia of caution, he didn't dare to choose lightly. He sought to break through to the eleventh tier of magicians on his own, not to achieve it through a contract.

But he did not receive information about breaking through the ninth tier; according to this novice Brain Worm, the Dominator Level was the sole existence.

In the end, he chose the End of Reincarnation. Once he made his decision, the remaining four contracts vanished, and the End of Reincarnation transformed into five-colored light and entered his body.