Chapter 505 – Mu Lin: What I Give Is Yours; What I Don't…

By his own efforts, elevating the genetic lineage of his race and advancing into the starry skies—such a Mu Lin was not far from the gods of legend who granted humanity the Promised Land.

Yet, giving so much without seeking anything in return left Mu Lin somewhat dissatisfied.

Fortunately, it did not take long for him to realize that his relationship with humanity was not merely one of provision.

“I elevate the race, and the faith of humanity is precisely what I need—it can grant me eternal existence.”

“Moreover, I am not omniscient or omnipotent. Although the computational power of the Starry Sky Brain is formidable, it lacks creativity. Humanity, however, is different. As the foremost among all beings, they never lack creativity and imagination.”

“In the past, their thinking was limited, constrained by their experiences and worldview. But once they enter the starry skies and grasp the correct methods, their thoughts and imagination are bound to experience an explosive surge.”

At this moment, Mu Lin recalled his previous life: before the Enlightenment, even though humanity had established nations and civilizations over thousands of years, they still had a vague understanding of their own planet, believing the heavens were round and the earth square, that deities and malevolent ghosts existed.

Yet, after the Enlightenment, in just two or three hundred years, human thought transcended the planet and gazed into the starry skies.

Through imagination alone, humanity even deduced theories about the origin of the universe, the end of the world, and discovered the four fundamental forces.

All of this served as clear evidence of humanity’s immense potential.

And what Mu Lin sought was precisely humanity’s imagination—it could deepen his understanding of the laws and propel him to greater heights.

“My relationship with the Human Race is one of mutual benefit.”

With a sigh of reflection, Mu Lin gathered his scattered thoughts and continued addressing Heavenly Martial True Lord: “The Moon Star is not important. As long as I wish, I can transform barren and desolate planets at any time, turning them into vibrant life-bearing worlds. Thus, in the future, we humans will never lack territory.”

“What we lack is time and combat strength.”

At this point, Mu Lin glanced around at the surrounding Evil Gods, but ultimately, his gaze did not linger on them for long. Instead, he looked toward the void and chaos, the Abyssal Darkness from which the Evil Gods had emerged.

“That unspeakable calamity is our ultimate enemy. Although it has not yet arrived, no one can say for certain when it will appear.”

“Therefore, we urgently need time, and we lack combat strength even more.”

After hearing Mu Lin’s words, both Heavenly Martial True Lord and Tribulation Thunder True Lord immediately understood his concerns and grasped his intentions.

“You intend to win over the Foreign Races with a life-bearing Moon Star, forming an alliance with them to jointly resist the impending calamity?”

“Exactly.”

“A good idea, but it still requires action.”

It was Heavenly Martial True Lord who spoke, and Tribulation Thunder True Lord… also nodded in agreement with his words.

Because Mu Lin had performed so exceptionally, neither Heavenly Martial True Lord nor Tribulation Thunder True Lord regarded him as a junior, nor even as a peer. Instead, they saw him as a leader—elevating the genetic lineage of the race and transforming life-bearing planets had profoundly shaken their worldviews and solidified their recognition of Mu Lin’s status as the leader of the Human Race.

Heavenly Martial True Lord: “I merely gave the Human Race an additional path. Mu Lin, he can lead humanity to go even further. Following him, the future of mankind will be even brighter.”

Out of recognition, after making his decision, Heavenly Martial True Lord specifically explained to Mu Lin the reason for his actions.

“The Deities who have fled here from Alien Realms are mostly the absolute rulers of their own worlds. Such beings fear power, not virtue… They cannot be bought with mere benefits. Only by letting them witness strength will they sit down to negotiate.”

These words made Mu Lin smile.

“The temperament of Alien Realm Deities—I am naturally aware of that. But there is no need to fight, at least not now. True Lord, please sit and watch a good show.”

…

Due to Mu Lin’s intervention, Heavenly Martial True Lord and Tribulation Thunder True Lord did not participate in the battle for territory on the Moon Star.

However, even without their involvement, the conflict remained extremely brutal.

When a world faces crisis, in order to preserve a Spark, most worlds will have their strong ones flee with their Prodigies.

And the strong ones chosen by those worlds are mostly those who value their race highly or possess a strong sense of responsibility—only such individuals will wholeheartedly protect the Prodigies, ensuring the possibility for their race to branch out and flourish anew.

The Goddess of Life was such a being. She was willing to abandon her Divine Position and sacrifice her own life to ensure the survival of her people, which speaks volumes about her profound sense of responsibility.

As for the other Deities, even the Night Demon leader—though an evil to humanity—cared deeply for his own race.

The enemy of one is the hero of another—this is precisely the case.

It could be said that the many Deities wandering the starry skies with their Prodigies had made it their obsession to take root on a life-bearing planet and allow their races to branch out and flourish once more.

When there was no opportunity before, it was one thing, but now, with a life-bearing planet right before their eyes, they naturally fought desperately.

What left Mu Lin speechless was that although the numerous Foreign Races battled fiercely around the Moon Star, everyone was extremely cautious with the Moon Star itself. They would rather let their attacks miss or take hits themselves than allow their Spells to land on the Moon Star.

For this reason, many Alien Realm Deities did not even enter the Moon Star immediately. Instead, while remaining vigilant against the Human Race, they engaged in chaotic warfare among themselves.

This chaotic battle lasted an entire day, and in the end, no single force managed to dominate the Moon Star alone.

Fortunately, the Moon Star of the Profound Spirit World was quite large, and these refugees and wanderers mostly had sparse populations. For the time being, the Moon Star was sufficient for them to inhabit and even develop.

However, just as the many Alien Realm races had negotiated everything, settled their people on the Moon Star, and prepared to develop, Mu Lin… stepped forward.

“Congratulations on reaching a consensus, but have you forgotten one thing… this Moon Star belongs to us humans.”

“…”

Mu Lin’s words made all the Foreign Races tense up.

Then, Mu Lin saw that the Foreign Races, who had just been fighting to the death, now all stood together, adopting a posture of jointly resisting humanity—or rather, precisely because humanity was watching covetously from the sidelines, they had reached a consensus so quickly and prepared to cooperatively develop the Moon Star.

At this moment, it was merely the anticipated scenario playing out in reality.

Facing Mu Lin, the gathered deities of the Alien Realm did not immediately resort to harsh words. Instead, they spoke with a hint of reverence, advising, “Your Majesty Mu Lin, why must you press so relentlessly? You already have the Profound Spirit World—this Moon Star is not essential to you.”

To this, Mu Lin did not refute but nodded in agreement. “You are right. The Moon Star is indeed not essential to us, but…”

At this point, his tone suddenly sharpened.

“But everything in this world belongs to us humans. What I give, you may take. What I do not give, you may not seize!”

“…”

Mu Lin’s domineering attitude left the Foreign Races in silence.

After a long while, a deity finally sighed and said:

“Alas, it seems there is no peaceful resolution.”

“Your Majesty Mu Lin, we must offend you.”

Unwilling to abandon a life-bearing planet, the deities of the Alien Realm prepared to confront Mu Lin.

However, while they were ready to fight, Mu Lin had no such intention—nor was there any need for it.

Gazing at the Moon Star and sensing the connection between its plants and himself, a faint smile appeared on Mu Lin’s face.

In the next moment, his smile vanished as he issued a Divine Decree:

“I declare…”

(End of Chapter)