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"So that's the connection," Galatrom nodded in understanding, then looked at the ancient Earth from 30 million years ago. "Then, the core of Earth's origin star must have been extremely powerful?"
“Earth’s primordial core has been different from other primordial points since its birth. Even the ancient civilization of humanity itself was unaware of this. There is a similar exception in a parallel universe, where people call it the eternal core.”
The scene zoomed in instantly, and Galatron saw the spaceships and the Basa Bird flying in the sky, the advanced civilization and classical cities on the ground, and Miss Renlong and Rainbow Kagachi sleeping underground.
Then, going even deeper, she saw a bright, burning sun, but its energy was many orders of magnitude higher than that of the sun.
“This is Earth’s source core, the Eternal Core…” Galatrom recovered from his shock and suddenly noticed that the Eternal Core actually had many black spots, like sunspots.
"Is this what you mean by 'contaminated'?"
“Look more closely.” Delacion’s voice was so calm that it sounded more robotic than Galatrom’s. The latter stared intently, trying to see what was behind it all. He vaguely saw something inside the Eternal Core, which looked like a… red sphere.
"This is the beginning of everything, but not the root cause." Delacion's tone finally showed a hint of regret.
"Don't worry, time flows very quickly here. By the time you know everything, you'll still be able to catch up with their battle," Delacion said, as if sensing Galatrom's anxiety about what was happening outside.
"...You mean, this time, the resurrection of Saigogu isn't that much of a threat?"
“I am merely an image left behind by Delacion, without any independent consciousness of my own. At this moment, it is Delacion speaking to you across thirty million years.”
This means that it doesn't know the outcome either. Galatrom can only force itself to calm down. Although it really wants to know about the regulatory system, what it should be most concerned about right now is the truth from 30 million years ago.
Galatrom forced herself to calm down and looked at this magnificent civilization from thirty million years ago.
The Amazon rainforest, once a magnificent and dazzling ancient site, was reduced to scattered ruins after a battle between two colossal beasts.
Sai Gaogu swung his right hand, which resembled a mace, and punched Renlong hard. His left hand, wielding a giant scythe, emitted a bright light, leaving a deep wound on Renlong's body.
Renlong roared, ignoring the pain, and unleashed a thunderous attack from its horns, striking the body of Dark Saigaogu and sending it flying back thousands of meters, creating countless sparks.
The bleeding wounds healed in the blink of an eye, and the blood on Renlong's body made her look less like a sacred daughter of the earth and more like a pure monster obsessed with killing.
This was mainly due to the influence of Saigogu's blood mist. Renlong's battle inevitably became a bit more frenzied and desperate, but it didn't go completely out of control. Magabasa in the sky flung out sharp feathers that pierced through Zoga, but they could only bounce off Saigogu.
Although forcibly breaking the seal resulted in considerable injury, Saigoku's physical strength was still there, and Renlong only managed to fight it to a 40/60 split thanks to Maga Orochi's Spark Doll.
"Damn it, Dark Lugsette has broken free of its seal too!?" Renlong's face turned extremely ugly upon realizing this, which meant that things were starting to get out of control.
It's not surprising that the Dark Shadow Mage and Zagi would cause trouble, but no one could have imagined that Zagi would be willing to expend so much power to help Lugiset break the seal.
Lugerset is definitely in much better shape than Saigogu. Tilis is no match for him. No, I have to think of something... Renlong suddenly sensed something, calmed down, and stared intently at Saigogu.
The hellish beast is rapidly recovering. It has mastered the ultimate darkness it obtained. Renlong can currently hold its own against it, but it will soon become a one-sided battle.
Saigogu was also staring intently at Renlong. This hateful Light of the Earth had imprisoned it in that unchanging universe for thirty million years. Of course, it wanted revenge, not only on Renlong, but also on…
Saigogu raised his head, looking at the incoming beams of light, especially at Gaia and Agul, his eyes filled with hatred and a bloodlust.
Upon seeing Saigoku, some memories were also awakened in the minds of Imu and Fujimiya. Their heads ached, and there were not many fragments in their minds. They only remembered being surrounded by countless monsters in a sea of blood, and constantly getting up again and again.
"Watch out!" Seeing a flash of red light on Saigogu's back, I immediately warned everyone. Countless spikes shot out from Saigogu's back. Nexus was about to open his shield when Agul pulled him away to avoid it.
Max threw his headdart, which split into several beams of light, but the headdart was bounced back by the spikes. Without thinking, he dodged them and grabbed his headdart back. He saw that it had a deep crack on it.
Fortunately, his headgear was generated from energy, otherwise it would have been a big problem. Having been beaten up by Maga Orochi before, Max was mentally prepared for this situation.
However, this was the first time that Father of Ultra and Zoffy had seen a giant monster enhanced by Ultimate Darkness. Although Dark Saigoku's aura was weak and it was clearly injured, its power was rising rapidly at a visible speed.
This guy was definitely much stronger than Alien Empera in his prime. Father of Ultra took out the Ultimate Blade and charged forward, slashing down with his sword. However, it was blocked by Saigoku's giant scythe, and Saigoku swung his hammer back.
At the crucial moment, Blaze was faster and managed to block the attack with the Shining Stone Sword. However, this time the Shining Stone Sword shattered faster and more decisively than ever before.
The moment Saigogu's spiked hammer struck him, Blaze felt as if Maga Orochi had stomped on him. He and Father of Ultra were sent flying, and the intense pain made it difficult for him to even stand up.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Mount Kilimanjaro, the once majestic Kibo Peak, has vanished, leaving only a huge crater. Dark Lugset floats in the air, watching down below.
Dark Mephisto couldn't help but want to curse. If he hadn't dodged quickly enough, he would have been killed like those alien beasts, leaving not even ashes.
Does this guy have no brains? He's also on the side of the dark forces.
The thought flashed through Dark Mephisto's mind. The next moment, a warning of danger blared in his mind. Before he could even speak, a tentacle with a sharp purple blade at the end had already pierced through his chest.
The power belonging to Dark Mephistopheles was almost instantly drained away by Lugset. He fell to the ground, dying without understanding what had happened.
"What is this thing?" Cold sweat trickled down Saijo Nagi's forehead. As a member of the Night Raid Squad, she prided herself on not being afraid of death, but Lugiel instilled fear in her, a fear of encountering a natural enemy.
"...The Lugsette that guy was talking about, is this the monster?" Masaki Keigo, who had transformed into Evil, could feel the pressure from Lugsette the most at this moment. Before the monster had even launched its attack, his body was trembling uncontrollably.
Am I afraid? No, that's not right. It's Evil Light that sensed danger, anger... Masaki Keigo actually sensed the anger in this ancient warrior's body. What did he sense from Lugset?
He couldn't let anger cloud his judgment, nor could he let fear control his body. The most important thing right now was to escape, to escape with the unconscious Tilis. Masaki Keigo was certain he couldn't win against her!
He was confident, but not so arrogant as to think he could handle such an enemy.
However, before Masaki Keigo could make a move, Lugiset's tentacles attacked with unprecedented speed. Masaki Keigo instinctively dodged, but the tentacles turned and rushed directly towards Tilis, who was lying on the ground.
Lugset could tell who was the strongest among those present, and Tilis was its target.
"Get out of the way!" A black longsword flew through the air, knocking away Lugiel's tentacles. Dark Lugiel, who descended from the sky, kicked Lugiel, causing another violent explosion.
Taking advantage of the moment, Zetton picked up Tilis and teleported her home for treatment and rest. Leo, meanwhile, watched Lugsette, who was quiet and showed no signs of aggression.
As cosmic white blood cells, after being captured and assimilated by darkness, they have undergone a change on another level, and it is now more appropriate to call them cosmic cancer cells.
It is precisely because it is a cancer cell that it has such a strong hostility and oppressive feeling towards all life, wanting to destroy it all and devour it all.
This guy is stronger than Maga Orochi, and Leo undoubtedly knows this clearly, but he is also stronger than he was back then.
Chapter 293 The Truth Behind the Destruction of the Ancient Times
Before the ancient civilization, Earth had given rise to several other civilizations, and some of the older civilizations were destroyed before the Renlong was even born.
However, this round of civilization has developed better and is healthier. Renlong can feel that Mother Earth is very happy about this. The people of the ancient civilization are also reasonable and get along well with the monsters.
Although the monsters occasionally cause some trouble, such as accidentally choosing the wrong place when they emerge from the ground and destroying other people's cities, with Renlong and Youlian as representatives of both sides, they don't usually cause any problems.
For example, the largest city, R'lyeh, was built with the help of monsters. Of course, Gakuma contributed the most, firstly because they love to dig holes, and secondly because their petrification beams ensured the supply of materials.
Moreover, the stones created by Gakuma will not be erased even after millions of years, making them excellent building materials. Being able to coexist peacefully with monsters is also a good thing for the ancient civilization.
Thinking this, Renlong seemed to sense something, looked up at the sky and saw countless stars and shooting stars falling from the sky. At the same time, Hillary's voice came over: "Holy crap, big sister, something big has happened!"
Guided by Delacion, Galatron also watched the meteor shower and understood what these meteors were. "Are these... the Ultramen from the ancient times?"
"At that time, a disaster struck Orion. The explosion of the sun forced the giants of Orion to embark on a journey to find a new home. Their leader was Ultraman Tiga."
As soon as Delacion finished speaking, time jumped slightly backward, and Galatron saw Tiga standing with Renlong and Yuzare, but strangely, this Tiga was black.
"Although the ancient giants came from Orion, they did not all belong to the light. However, Yuzare firmly believes that power is neither good nor bad; the mind is the key."
"And Tiga, in order to prove himself, tried to absorb some of the power of light, and indeed transformed into what you see now, but it didn't last long."
Although they were outsiders, the Ultramen from Orion did not do evil because of their great power. They had been drifting in the universe for too long, and Earth was willing to take them in, which made them very grateful.
Take Evil as an example. He regards Earth as his second home and takes on the mission of protecting Egrand diligently without ever having any improper thoughts.
“However, there are some exceptions.” Delacion said casually, and three dark giants appeared in front of Galatron, but they were adorned with gold, red and purple respectively.
"Camilla, Darramb, and Hitra are all Tiga's partners, and Camilla is Tiga's lover. The three of them are not content with peaceful coexistence with humans and monsters."
"However, no matter how dissatisfied the three of them were with Tiga's decision, they would not object, and the other Ultramen who were dissatisfied were the same."
This is why the ancient civilizations of that period were able to coexist peacefully with the ancient giants, but from that point on, the seeds of conflict were sown.
"Although they maintain a facade of harmony, conflicts can arise even among humans of the same race, let alone between two different races."
After Delacion finished speaking, Galatron could also analyze this point himself. As locals, the ancient humans easily had a vague sense of xenophobia towards the giants, and at the same time felt that the giants' power was too strong, so they had to be on guard.
For the giants, the ancient humans were relatively weak, while the giants were stronger. Their willingness to coexist peacefully rather than conquer the Earth was already a great concession.
With both sides holding this view, it was inevitable that rifts would develop. Although Tiga and Yuzare were trying to mediate, they were unable to fundamentally solve the problem. The two races were still far apart in strength, and friction was increasing.
"Until later, the arrival of visitors made everything start to become even more uncontrollable."
After Delacion finished speaking, Galatrom saw the image of Hilarious holding the spaceship again, and the visitor also arrived on this Earth.
At that time, several hundred years had passed since the giants came to Earth. Renlong no longer cared about anything on land because there was no longer any conflict between monsters and humans. Yulian obtained the power to communicate with monsters.
Therefore, the ancient humans, the visitors, and the giants of Orion became the three most important forces on Earth.
Just as Ewell said, the ancient Ultramen who destroyed Geshutter accused the visitors of having ill intentions, while humans, worried about the giants' growing power, sided with the troublesome visitors.
“Tiga, Yuzare, and the visitors all realized that someone was escalating the conflict behind the scenes, but by then the situation was beyond their control.”
"You mean, someone is secretly escalating the conflict between the three parties?" A certain figure immediately flashed into Galatron's mind, "The Shadow Mage?"
"Yes."
Delacion switched the camera back to the Eternal Core. This time, Galatrom clearly saw the red sphere inside the Eternal Core expanding even more, and the dark aura becoming more pronounced.
The Shadow Mages, or more accurately, thousands upon thousands of Shadow Mages, stood before the Eternal Core, their sinister laughter echoing around them, sending chills down their spines.
"The Dark Shadow Mage was born from the red orb, from the resentment, malice, fear, hatred, and despair of the people, and gained self-awareness."
“Wherever there is negative energy, the Dark Shadow Mage will exist. But initially, his strength was not even as great as Melba's. It was only as time went on that he began to influence more and more people.”
No wonder the Dark Shadow Mage is so powerful, even able to directly shake the seal of Saigoku. This guy was born from negative energy, so after absorbing the negative energy from the Lion's Nose Tree Sea, his power recovered to a greater extent than anyone could have imagined.
At the time, Leo was worried that the Dark Shadow Mage wanted to use this despairing negative energy to shake the other seals. Now it seems that the Dark Shadow Mage was actually monitoring the situation of the other seals, looking for a breakthrough.
Five hundred years ago, Juda sent out the Yama monster Enmago, which caused problems with the seal on Maga-O-Serpent. The breaking of Maga-O-Serpent's seal has now caused other seals to falter, and the arrival of the Dark Emperor has exacerbated this problem.
The problem with the Shadow Mage was undeniable; his unique nature destined him to be troublesome. Galatrom pondered for a moment, "As a cosmic prophet, couldn't you have predicted that the Shadow Mage would cause a catastrophe?"
"Guess how many futures I can see?" Delacion's question took Galatron by surprise. Indeed, as a legendary being and a prophet of the universe, Delacion could see far too many futures.
"I saw the ancient giants, humans and visitors living in peace and resolving the crisis, and I also saw them fighting each other and waging war. I took it all in, but I couldn't be sure which one would be the future."
“I have learned something from humans in another universe. I cannot deny an equally wonderful possibility because of the worst prediction. Moreover, the powerful energy generated by the combination of the Eternal Core and the Red Sphere will also affect the observation.”
If he really wanted to avoid the worst outcome, Delacion would decisively choose to destroy the ancient civilization. However, he also had to consider another possibility: what if the ancient civilization developed even better and became like the Land of Light?
Moreover, the energy of the Eternal Core itself is combined with the Red Sphere, so even Delacion cannot see everything. He once said that he chose to believe in the possibility of humanity, and naturally he would not go against his promise.
"So, you chose to observe from the shadows?"
"Having reached our level, we must avoid excessive interference with the universe. The development of civilization and the changes in the universe have their own laws, but... I did not expect that things would maintain a certain balance."
This was neither the best nor the worst possible course of development, but rather a delicate balance between the two. However, when the balance collapsed, the speed at which the situation deteriorated exceeded everyone's expectations.
“The Naga were the ones who truly ignited all this conflict.” Delacion’s words silenced Galatrom; her core computer seemed a little slow to process what he was saying. “…It’s them again?”
"You should know that before the Dark War broke out, the Naga and the Desis were instigated by the Dark Shadow Mage to launch a war against the ancient civilization."
Galatrom did know about this, but she didn't know that it was the Dark Shadow Mage who was instigating it. Could it be that the Tantians were doing the same?
"The Naga people 30 million years ago were far more powerful than they are now. With the help of the Dark Shadow Mage, they successfully bypassed the defenses of the ancient civilization and launched an attack directly from Mars, even advancing to Earth's mainland at one point."
"Although the ancient civilization was victorious, it also paid a price. However, the question of why the Naga came and how they bypassed the defenses has sparked debate."
At this point in Delacion's words, Galatrom could easily imagine what was going to happen next: all three parties suspected the other of secretly sabotaging them, and negative energy was brewing.
"So, the existing conflict between them became even more serious, and the resulting negative energy was absorbed by the Shadow Mage?"
“No… it’s the River of Oblivion.” Delacion said, and the image of the River of Oblivion appeared before Galatron. Her memories, which had been blurred, were now awakened, and she found that the River of Oblivion before her was still a silvery white, exceptionally holy.
"Ever since realizing that someone was secretly escalating the conflict, Yuzare, Tiga, and the visitors have been trying to find the mastermind behind it all, but the Dark Shadow Mage is well hidden. Tiga only discovered that Camilla and others were secretly planning to start a war."
Although the Shadow Mage had suffered many setbacks at Leo's hands, this guy was genuinely troublesome, and the ancient civilization was unaware of his existence.
"After Geshert's plan failed, the visitors reflected on their behavior, but they also realized that if they did not find a way to resolve this growing negative energy and ease the conflict, war would be inevitable."
"So, they learned from Geshet's experience and combined it with their own technology to create the River of Oblivion. It can't be called a failure, it's just... too late."
If the visitors had created the River of Oblivion earlier, many problems could have been avoided; however, the Naga invasion disrupted all plans. The Shadow Mage seized the opportunity to attack the core of the River of Oblivion, altering some of its programs.
When the River of Oblivion was completed, the ancient civilization's humans and giants already possessed immense power, and their negative energy was also unimaginably strong. When the River of Oblivion operated for the first time, the massive amount of negative energy it absorbed conversely polluted it.
The corrupted River of Oblivion spiraled out of control, igniting the negative emotions already lurking in people's hearts. The ancient giants, led by Camilla, were the first to launch a war.
In an attempt to stop the River of Oblivion, the visitor chose to detonate the spaceship and perish together with it, but it was all too late.
"The widespread negative energy eruption triggered by the River of Oblivion was devoured by the red sphere within the Eternal Core. The Eternal Core was corrupted and transformed into the Ultimate Dark Core. The Dark Shadow Mage has finally begun his operation."
However, at that time, the ancient civilization was still busy with the civil war caused by the giants, and the negative emotions in Camilla and others were ignited but not controlled.
It wasn't until news arrived that Egrant, which was garrisoned by Evil, had lost contact that everyone realized just how bad the situation had become.
Soon, everyone knew what had happened on Erville's side. More and more giants began to go berserk and wreak havoc. Before Renlong could even react to what was happening, he led the monsters into the battlefield.
The Dark War lasted for a considerable time, leaving only a few survivors among the visitors. Countless ancient giants were killed or wounded, and the number of ancient humans plummeted to one-tenth.
Immediately after the end of the Dark War, Gatanothor arrived, stealing a portion of the power of the Ultimate Darkness and corrupting the Gijera. With its vast amount of Gijera pollen, it plunged the already exhausted and hopeless humanity into a world of illusions.
"And so, this is what you know as the Dark War."
With Delacion's explanation, Galatron finally understood what was going on. Although many mysteries remained unsolved, she at least had a general idea.
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