Chapter 702: Epilogue
With Xi Xuanyan and his group no longer causing disturbances, the inheritance of Astral God Yin Luo proceeded without further incident.
When Li Pin returned to the inheritance site, he could clearly see a continuous stream of astral energy being drawn from every civilization within the Yin Luo Galaxy, flowing into Li Yunyao.
Each strand of astral energy had been meticulously refined by intelligent beings, rendering it exceptionally pure. As a result, Li Yunyao encountered almost no obstacles during the fusion process.
The reason this energy was so pure was that it had been forged through the lifelong dedication and sacrifices of countless individuals. Centuries of relentless effort had now become nothing more than the foundation for another's rise.
This kind of inheritance was undeniably brutal. Yet, in a remote star system where even a single Eternal Solar Flare might not emerge in billions of years, sacrificing a generation to elevate an inheritor to the Cosmos Radiance Realm was a price almost anyone would agree on. The cost-benefit ratio was simply too high to ignore.
Even the Homo Sapien Alliance had never explicitly banned such practices. At most, they intervened only to maintain order, ensuring fairness so that anyone had a chance to stand out in the inheritance process.
As for other concerns, like using the lives of billions upon billions to nurture a single being into the Cosmos Radiance realm, to both the Homo Sapien Alliance and the vast factions of the universe, this was an undeniably profitable trade.
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The Homo Sapien Alliance.
Qing Yu, one of the palace lords of the Heaven Oracle Palace, reviewed the latest report submitted by her disciple and remarked with genuine admiration, "To defeat a Cosmic Radiance avatar as a Divine Being... truly worthy of being personally acknowledged by the Black Abyss Highlord and catching the attention of the Supreme beings. In ten thousand years, another Cosmic Tyrant will likely rise from our human race."
Her tone carried a hint of sentiment, but more than that, she felt a deep sense of joy at the growing strength of their faction.
The stronger their forces, the more territory the human race could claim in the Astral World, providing space for more Astral Gods.