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"You’ve already had contact with the Mechanical Sect’s Priest, so you should know why Void Spirits are born. That’s right, that’s how they come into being. The Spiritual Energy humans gain from the Void manifests as different abilities in different individuals. This power is then summoned back by the Void, transforming into a Void Spirit."

Allowing Duan Fei a moment to process this, Thun continued, "But what the Mechanical Sect doesn’t know is that Void Spirits aren’t evil. On the contrary, they are the servants of a god, created to reduce the Void’s influence. Just like us Spirit Detectives, we all exist for the continuation of humanity."

"By killing people?" Duan Fei asked with a frown.

"Don’t make that face. For the survival of the group, the individual is sometimes insignificant. When a virus in your body is too strong, your immune system releases a cytokine storm that kills the host—you—to prevent the virus from spreading. Of course, it sometimes misjudges, but for the sake of the group, the immune system doesn’t care. If you think of humanity as a single person, then Void Spirits are the white blood cells. In order to better eliminate bacteria, isn’t it perfectly normal to consume a few cells for nourishment?"

Thun’s analogy was a revelation to Duan Fei, but it also sent a chill down his spine.

If he followed Thun’s analogy to its logical conclusion, certain things became rather terrifying.

After a moment’s hesitation, Duan Fei voiced his suspicion. "So, the Void Spirits were created by the Alliance?"

"Yes. By the time the Federation discovered the Void was eroding the world, it was already too late. In the Mechanical Sect’s records, that Navigator wasn’t in a coma. He willingly participated in an experiment and was converted into a Void Spirit. After consuming human souls, a Void Spirit can purify the Void’s influence on a massive scale. This purification isn’t affected by distance. In other words, a purification performed on Azure Star will affect all Star Gates."

Duan Fei’s mind raced, and everything finally clicked into place.

Then, he asked slowly, "Afterward, you must have discovered that the more powerful the Superpower User, the stronger the Void Spirit born from them, and the more Void substance they can purify, right?"

"Correct. And they require far fewer human lives."

"Do all Void Spirits purify things this way?"

"Yes, all of them. This is the Alliance’s greatest sin, but it’s also the original sin we must bear."

"So, the ’god’ was a sacrifice to the Void?"

Thun gave a bitter smile. "No. He was a powerful and influential leader, and also the strongest Superpower User in history. According to his calculations, he determined that if a sufficiently powerful Superpower User entered the Void and merged with their own Void Spirit, they could ascend to godhood and completely end the Void’s erosion of the world."

"He failed, right?"

"Mm, you could say he half-failed. His calculations were correct. He entered the Void and found the Void Spirit born from his own body. But just as he was about to merge with it, he was betrayed. Back then, the Supreme Power Committee was basically his personal harem; he never needed their approval for anything he wanted to do. He was that dominant even as a mortal. If he became a god, the consequences would be unimaginable. So, the Supreme Power Committee made their move against him."

Duan Fei clutched his head. ’These people on the Supreme Power Committee were the worst kind of teammates.’

’Planning to betray him before he even succeeded... It was like they were asking for a swift demise.’

"After that, it’s simple. He failed to fully merge with his Void Spirit. A part of it broke away and formed two Spirit Detectives: me and Sai Wen. Because he was so immensely powerful, we gained our own consciousness. We instinctively seek out and solve problems. As for him... he’s still blocking the entrance, constantly holding back the Void’s invasion, but the opening to the Void is only getting bigger. That’s our history. What do you think?"

"That’s... a lot. So, what’s the reason we can’t go to Azure Star?"

"We are fragments of that ’god’s’ Void Spirit, and the site of his attempted Divine Enthronement is on our home planet, Azure Star. That place is closest to him. Rushing there might trigger a change in him, causing the Void to destabilize."

"I see. In that case, you shouldn’t go."

"No, I’m going. I’m tired. I’m tired of constantly abandoning my old bodies, of this endless cycle. Every time, I have to deal with a mountain of problems that can never be fully solved. Even with survival on the line, those fools on the Supreme Power Committee are still living in oblivious luxury. I can’t carry them anymore. Let’s just all go to Azure Star and see what happens to the world."

Seeing that Thun had completely given up, Duan Fei nodded. "Alright, let’s go. Let’s go destroy the world together."

"Sounds good."

「One day later, the Death Suns finally left.」

During that time, the lab researchers had been firing a mold shell every few hours to maintain Duan Fei’s "trait" in the air, preventing the Death Suns from breaking through.

With the other areas unusable, the only remaining one became all the more appetizing.

While fighting over the last available area, the Death Suns even began to attack each other. They collided violently, and half of them were shattered from the infighting and dragged back into the Void.

The remaining Death Suns devoured the last area before reluctantly departing and returning to the Void.

The survivors in the Land of Exile breathed a sigh of relief. The Mechanical Sect, however, claimed credit for the event, packaging it as a great miracle and posthumously declaring Duan Fei a Saint.

Having witnessed the birth of a "miracle" with their own eyes, nearly two-thirds of the people in the Land of Exile became followers of the Mechanical Sect. This greatly expanded the sect’s membership and fired up its core members even more.

But none of this had anything to do with Duan Fei.

The moment the Death Suns were gone, they immediately boarded their ship, making haste toward their final destination: Azure Star.

Besides the original crew, there were three new passengers on board this time.

Thun, the Priest, and Captain Regenerator.

Captain Regenerator was a fiercely muscular woman. Standing next to the Missionary of Love, they looked like they were cast from the same mold, making it hard to tell them apart.

Although her name was Regenerator, her Superpower was not as simple as mere regeneration.

Her body records its own peak physical condition. As long as she isn’t killed outright, she will quickly return to that optimal state.

This means the effects of her training are permanently retained. Her body is in a constant state of adrenaline-fueled readiness. Various drug cocktails can’t kill her; they only make her stronger.

Her stamina and energy are limitless. She doesn’t need to sleep or eat. She doesn’t even feel discomfort in the vacuum of space, because her body never enters a state of oxygen deprivation.

She is immune to viruses, most toxins, and most Superpowers. She feels almost no fear and never loses her sanity, even in extreme situations.

Ageless and nearly immortal, she grows stronger with each passing day. This is the ultimate form of humanity.

As for her reason for boarding the ship, it was to repay a debt.

She insisted she had to repay Duan Fei and the others for saving their lives, so she came along.

Duan Fei, however, felt she was purely there for revenge on Thun. Ever since she came on board, she hadn’t stopped beating him up. ’God knows what’s so fun about pummeling a mercury-like Pseudo-man.’

But regardless, the final stop of their journey, Azure Star, was now approaching.

「The end was in sight.」

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