Chen Gu thought that Milgray's wording wasn't accurate: a mediator, in a conflict, at least has the power to influence the outcome of the battle. Some mediators are even stronger than both sides of the conflict combined.
Even though the Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragon is a very powerful super lifeform, between the Endless Realm and the real world, it can at most be considered a broker; it cannot be called a mediator by any means.
After all, she is not human. Even as a super lifeform, she might have a poor gift for language, and one should not be too critical.
These thoughts flashed through Chen Gu's mind and were not expressed verbally, but Milgray looked at Chen Gu with a half-smile and said, "My language ability is indeed not outstanding, but I do understand the meaning of a mediator."
Chen Gu was taken aback and suddenly realized: "Your injuries are mostly healed?" It seemed that Milgray had recovered abilities similar to the Brain Domain Hacker, which could read thoughts, and then Chen Gu felt very awkward, having his complaints seen directly by someone else...
Milgray raised an eyebrow: "It's still early. At our level of life, we don't get injured easily, but once we are injured... the recovery is very troublesome, and the further it goes, the slower it becomes. It takes a very long time to fully recover.
However, I can now exert about seventy percent of what I could at my peak."
Chen Gu immediately asked, "Then why do you say the Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragon is a mediator?"
"If one has the power in hand that intimidates both sides of a conflict, one can become a mediator. And the Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragon has a very special ability: it can link the Endless Realm and the real world. Think about it, isn't this 'force' that both sides are always wary of?"
At first, Chen Gu hadn't thought in this direction, but halfway through Milgray's explanation, he actually understood: if the Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragon cooperates with one side, it would make the other side very uncomfortable.
If it cooperates with the Endless Realm, linking the two worlds where needed, the power of the Endless Realm would directly seep through, causing a calamity in the real world.
And for the Endless Realm, this threat is also present. If it cooperates with the real world, opening a convenient door for the beings of the Ninth Power Level at critical points, it could cause several evil gods to fall!
Chen Gu nodded repeatedly.
Milgray continued, "However, ordinary Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragons do not possess such a powerful ability. As far as I know, the vast majority of Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragons have not enhanced this innate ability to that extent—at its extreme, it is said that when linking the two worlds, it can even control the direction of the passage, meaning opening a one-way gate, allowing passage only from the Endless Realm to the real world, or vice versa!"
Chen Gu was even more astonished; if it really reached this level, the Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragon would be of an incomprehensible strength, equivalent to being able to suppress the most powerful entities in both worlds simultaneously.
"However, the vast majority of Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragons have their innate abilities stuck at the initial stage, unable even to link the two worlds, only able to hide themselves between the two worlds.
That's why Nie He said that historically, no hunter has ever hunted a Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragon."
"What level has this Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragon reached?" Chen Gu asked.
"It should be just at the initial level," Milgray said, "When it was chasing me, I could sense it was very young—of course, this 'young' is relative to super lifeforms—and this class of super lifeforms does not seem to particularly value this innate ability. It might also be because it's too difficult to enhance, so most only stay at the primary stage, enough to get by."
Chen Gu slowly nodded, contemplating carefully, and then told Milgray about the Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragon relic from True Knowledge Sin.
Milgray was momentarily surprised before she gravely told Chen Gu, "If there was ever a Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragon that was hunted in history, then it must be that one!"
"The Tyrant Gulati among the Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragons!"
"In its glorious era, I had yet to become a super lifeform, and you humans were still in the primitive times of your mother planet. By the time I entered the Star Sea, it had already vanished, but it left behind numerous terrifying legends in the Star Sea."
"It is said that it had already cultivated that innate divine power to the highest level, able not only to open one-way doors but also to freely roam between both worlds; even the evil gods of the Endless Realm were full of reverence for it."
"The super lifeforms in the real world were also terrified of it, and it's said that over three hundred super lifeforms died at its hands!"
"The most heinous thing is, the rumor is that it was able to cultivate that innate ability to the highest level because it devoured dozens of its kind! This also spread among the Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragons: to cultivate innate abilities, one must devour their own kind!"
"And there's a legend that while roaming the Endless Realm, it once devoured three evil gods, and finally all the evil gods intervened and signed an agreement with it to avoid a great war."
Chen Gu found it hard to believe, "Invading the Endless Realm with the power of the real world, devouring evil gods?"
Humans are incredibly powerful now! They navigate the Star Sea, wage wars with the Alien Insect Race, and on the mysterious side, they have Ninth Power Level exalted beings. The technological side has already traversed the Star Sea. Even so, it's always the Endless Realm invading the real world, with the real world only able to defensively guard and having no ability to strike back.
"And such a powerful Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragon tyrant was actually hunted down?" Chen Gu was puzzled.
Milgray said, "I'm only speculating. The Tyrant Gulati is the nightmare of all super lifeforms, yet one day, it suddenly vanished!"
"No one thinks He is gone. Everyone speculates that He may have used His innate abilities to discover an unexpected third world beyond the real world and the Endless Realm, and is having so much fun in that world that He doesn't want to come back."
Chen Gu: "Uh..."
You might not believe it, but even His Excellency the Shadow Emperor thinks this guess is quite plausible.
"However," Milgray changed her tone and looked at Chen Gu with a peculiar expression, "I vaguely remember that just when you humans entered the Star Sea, a new legend suddenly appeared among the super beings about the tyrant Gulati: He was killed by an even older super being, who had used His own power to completely erase His traces from the river of history, with a weapon capable of unleashing countless abilities!"
Chen Gu was taken aback and blurted out, "The initial artifact, Heavenly Position Number 00-00!"
Milgray nodded solemnly, "I had never connected these clues before, but now that you mention it, I had a sudden revelation."
Chen Gu faintly felt as though he was touching upon a vast, ancient plan that enveloped the entire Star Sea and Endless Realm...
[Heavenly Position Number 00-00], "The Past of Four Hundred People," the Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragon tyrant Gulati, [True Knowledge Sin]...
Everything seemed to be connected.
Milgray continued, "If that relic is indeed from Gulati, then every time you face the Endless Realm, it makes sense that you could frighten them away."
Chen Gu nodded, "Gulati caused immense panic in the Endless Realm. Although many years have passed, the Endless Realm cannot be certain whether that tyrant has returned."
Previously, when facing the Endless Realm multiple times, the "fear and retreat" from those beings were not illusions; and on one occasion, the Evil Gods "watched intently," probably to confirm whether the aura of that tyrant was really on me.
Chen Gu suddenly became curious again, "What does it mean to erase oneself from history?"
Milgray said, "To conceal a segment of well-known history or to shield the characters involved in that history. Usually, this is done because of a terrifying plot, fearing that future generations will see through the plot from the clues left in history."
"However, achieving this is extremely difficult—beyond imagination. In fact, I have always been somewhat skeptical of this rumor because this would involve the entire Star Sea and even the Endless Realm that is interconnected with the real world."
"To completely screen off a segment of history, one's abilities must impact both worlds. This is no longer a matter of [skills]; it requires altering the fundamental rules of both worlds!"
Chen Gu actually harbored similar doubts, and being at the Seventh Energy Level, about to reach the Eighth, he could already see the terrifying difficulty in this. Following Milgray's topic, he said, "And since the history was shielded, why would it be leaked? But without specifying which one, half-revealing and half-hiding, for what purpose?"
Milgray couldn't provide a reasonable explanation. If someone at a certain point in time deliberately released the information, that wouldn't make sense either, as it would increase the risk of exposure for that individual.
Milgray shook her head, "Even though it seems like we've reached the pinnacle of life's existence, the higher up we go, the more ignorant we find ourselves."
Chen Gu also smiled wryly, agreeing with Milgray's viewpoint.
"However..." Milgray suddenly glanced at Chen Gu, "Are you interested in trying to become a mediator?"
"Hmm?" Chen Gu immediately understood, "You want me to use the tyrant Gulati's remains to attempt to cultivate that innate ability?"
"I believe there is at least a seventy percent chance of success."
Chen Gu suddenly shrank back, feigning anger, "Don't even dream about it, you're just trying to make me your enforcer to help you take revenge on that Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragon.
Once I master that innate ability, when the Myriad Forms Heavenly Dragon hides between the two worlds, I can go in and force Him out—but I'm just a mere Seventh Energy Level. How can you bear to send me to face a super being directly?"
Milgray's little scheme was exposed, but having lived for so many years, even though she is female, she has developed a thick skin and replied nonchalantly, "You have Gulati's aura about you, once you go in, that little fellow might be scared right out."
"Mm mm mm..." Chen Gu seriously considered this for a while, then Milgray added, "And once you've truly mastered it, given our symbiotic relationship, you can bring me in—if you die, I'm doomed too. Why would I set you up?"
Chen Gu was still somewhat uncertain, "But this innate ability doesn't align with my professional abilities at all. Can I really master it?"
"Just add or adjust a related profession, since you're a multi-classer anyway." Milgray spoke lightly, but Chen Gu was a bit dumbfounded. He knew he wasn't really a multi-classer; he was completely reliant on "The Past of Four Hundred People" to elevate him, and if the big support didn't reveal a page related to the profession, he would be helpless.
And every time it was only upon advancing that a new page would be revealed, this advancement had already turned over, the next would be upon reaching the Eighth Energy Level...
