Amu Zinen continued as if he hadn't heard, "Those Yongmu Star individuals who cannot become elites may have lost the opportunity to become Glory Host Bodies, but they can still join the lower ranks of the Mastanian army, gloriously promoted to become warriors fighting on the frontline. In any case, as long as they are sent here as young bodies, in principle, we won't mistreat any of them."
"The Mastanians have been operating according to this method provided by King Er for many years, and the results have always been good. Coupled with the Yongmu Star's strong reproductive capacity, and those who become Glory Host Bodies significantly enhance the Mastanians' breeding quantity and quality, which has greatly increased their numbers and military strength over the years. As long as the Mastanians continue to develop at this rate, seizing control and dominance over the Mu Star bodies is only a matter of time for them."
Listening to Amu Zinen's explanation, Hao Yun naturally realized that the situation on Yongmu Star was becoming increasingly disadvantageous for the Yongmu Star people. However, since Amu Zinen had now completely opened up and was speaking without reserve, Hao Yun didn't want to dwell too much on his concerns. Instead, he wanted to seize the opportunity to continue questioning Amu Zinen.
"But I have seen many Yongmu Star soldiers here who have not been transformed into Grass Puppet Bodies. What's the matter with that?" Hao Yun asked. Although King Er had already provided an answer before, Hao Yun still wanted to hear Amu Zinen's explanation.
"Those guys are all soldiers who pledge allegiance to King Er and were preserved exactly as requested by King Er. Of course, whether these warriors can continue to serve in their current state after the Destroyer exposes King Er's deceit remains uncertain."
"As for those guards in the Eternal Star Palace wielding giant heavy shields, they are even more special. Because they were created by the Black Gate based on the new ability he comprehended after the Great Explosion," Amu Zinen said.
"The Destroyer comprehended a new ability after the Great Explosion? What kind of new ability was it?" Hao Yun asked curiously.
"Yes. According to the Black Gate's description, one day after the Great Explosion, he suddenly comprehended how to split the Mold Spirit energy within his body. With this ability, he can actively separate his Mold Spirit energy and then manipulate these split Mold Spirit energies to invade other targets, gaining the ability to control them. The heavy armored guard squad was created by him while exploring this ability."
Then, with a somewhat annoyed tone, Amu Zinen continued, "Hmph! Later, I found out that although the Black Gate comprehended this ability, he didn't have the strength to fully explore this new skill. It was only after I generously transferred my energy to the Black Gate that he gained the ability to explore and activate this new skill. Ah! I didn't expect my energy to resonate so well with the Black Gate, actually granting him the ability to awaken a completely new skill. This also became the fuse for the Black Gate wanting to completely devour me. Because the Black Gate is eager to know what more powerful abilities he can awaken after obtaining all my power."
"But I don't understand, don't your Mold Spirit energies all have the ability to split into countless strands of energy?" Hao Yun asked.
"The kind of split you're talking about is something we do out of necessity to save our lives in unforeseen circumstances. Our life-saving split completely divides our essence. Moreover, even if we want all the split individuals to recombine into one whole, each split entity must first obtain sufficient energy. You know, this is not something that can be accomplished in a short period of time. Plus, doing so would seriously weaken our strength, so unless there are extreme circumstances, we would never use this function," Amu Zinen explained.
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"Why don't you use this ability to escape then? Your current situation seems very bad," Hao Yun asked.
"Me? Even if I do that, where can I escape to? As long as I can't leave the Eternal Star body, the Black Gate will sooner or later capture all my split bodies back. Furthermore, if I forcibly split my Mold Spirit energy into countless entities, it would actually make it easier for the Black Gate to devour my power. So rather than doing that, I might as well stand here and confront him directly, which would be more effective," Amu Zinen said.
Hao Yun nodded thoughtfully, indicating that Amu Zinen's reasoning was indeed reasonable. At the same time, Hao Yun thought of Elina, who used split bodies to evade the Mold Spirit energy pursuit by the Inquisitor Hunter. According to Amu Zinen's description, Hao Yun had every reason to believe that Elina's ability to cause trouble in the mortal realm through repeated splitting, and immediately demonstrating powerful strength upon reuniting, was definitely due to Elina having a similar ability to the new awakening of the Destroyer. Moreover, it seemed that Elina's mastery of this ability was far superior to the Destroyer's.
So, how did Elina obtain a similar ability? Did she awaken this ability through the Great Explosion? But Hao Yun remembered that the Mold Spirit energy fused with Elina did not encounter that Great Explosion, right? Could it be that this Mold Spirit energy had long possessed a similar ability? Hao Yun pondered with confusion.
Amu Zinen continued, "Those who cannot become elites among the Eternals lose the qualification to become hosts for the Glory. However, they can still join the lower ranks of the Mastanian army and be glorified as warriors fighting on the front lines. In short, as long as the young are sent here, we will not mistreat any of them in principle."
"The Mastanians have been operating in this manner provided by King Erl for many years, and the effect has been consistently good. Coupled with the Eternals' strong reproductive capacity, those who become hosts for the Glory can greatly increase the Mastanians' quantity and quality of reproduction. Thus, over the years, the Mastanians' numbers and strength have greatly increased. As long as the Mastanians continue to develop at this pace, seizing control and dominance over the Eternals is only a matter of time."
Having heard Amu Zinen's explanation, Hao Yun naturally realized that the situation on Eternal Star was becoming increasingly unfavorable for the Eternals. However, since Amu Zinen had now completely opened up and spoke freely, Hao Yun did not want to dwell on worries but rather wanted to seize the time to continue asking his own questions.
"But I have seen many Eternal soldiers here who have not been converted into Grass Puppet bodies. What's going on with them?" Hao Yun asked. Although King Erl had already provided an answer before, Hao Yun wanted to hear Amu Zinen's explanation again.
"Those guys are soldiers who pledge allegiance to King Erl and have been preserved intact at the request of King Erl. Of course, the reason these warriors were preserved intact also has to do with their voluntary periodic contributions of young to the Mastanians. However, it remains unclear whether these warriors can continue to serve in their current state after the Destroyer's discovery of King Erl's plan."
"As for the guards holding giant heavy shields in the Eternal Palace, they are even more special. Because they were created by Black Gate according to their own abilities they gained after the great explosion."
On the other side of Eternal Star, Yan Chaoyue continued to deplete his divine power to sustain the Sky Canopy Shield, preparing for the imminent attacks from the Mastanians. However, judging from the condition of the dagger in Hao Yun's hand, it was evident that Yan Chaoyue's health was deteriorating as he maintained the shield. If this continued without finding another solution, Yan Chaoyue's strength would inevitably deplete, causing the Sky Canopy Shield to vanish sooner or later. By then, even with Yan Chaoyue and Dao Lao jointly defending, who could guarantee that the Eternals could withstand the relentless assaults of the powerful Mastanian army?
"Oh?! I didn't expect you two to still be chatting! Now that's quite rare!" At an inopportune moment, the dry and sinister voice of the Destroyer interrupted their impending discussion on the Mastanian breeding plan.
"Black Gate? What brings you here again?" Amu Zinen asked. Hao Yun could sense the unease in Amu Zinen's voice as he spoke.