Chapter 481: Eve, the Evolutionary AI
"What...?" The Yellow Ancestor looked at Grey in confusion. "But... you just finished eliminating the Dragon Clan."
"Yes. But I have a bad feud with the Immortal Sovereign Palace as well." Grey turned his attention toward Xia Qingyue. "What was your former fiancé’s name again?"
"..." Xia Qingyue blinked in utter disbelief.
Why was he casually talking to a supreme 8th Ranker like he was on a video call with his favorite uncle? She simply could not believe what she was witnessing right now.
"His name is Zheng Xuan," she answered softly.
"Yeah, his name is Zheng Xuan. I need him dead," Grey relayed.
"..." The Yellow Ancestor did not know whether to laugh or cry upon hearing this. "Are you trying to woo that girl over there, kiddo? I know she is exceptionally pretty, but to go to such lengths for a girl?"
"She is someone close to me, Yellow Ancestor," Grey interjected smoothly. "So, can you do it?"
"Hm." The Yellow Ancestor appeared deep in thought.
Xia Qingyue, on the other hand, was completely baffled. The legendary expert was actually giving the request a second thought? She looked at Grey in a completely new light. Had his cosmic status truly risen to the point where he could speak directly to the alliance ancestors as old as the founder like this?
"The Immortal Sovereign Palace has been acting quite suspicious lately. We believe they have been actively colluding with the Star-Spider Race," the Yellow Ancestor finally noted.
"That is the exact race Zheng Xuan brought into our palace to eliminate my parents," Xia Qingyue gasped.
"Hm?" Hearing her confirmation, the Yellow Ancestor projected his glowing holographic figure straight out of the phone.
"You can do that?" Grey asked, genuinely baffled by the tech.
"Of course I can. Who do you think I am?" The Yellow Ancestor chuckled softly and turned his gaze to Xia Qingyue. "Are you not the little miss from the Immortal Sovereign Palace? I remember seeing you when you were very young. You are actually still alive. Huh."
"Greetings, Yellow Ancestor," Xia Qingyue bowed deeply. "This junior has been surviving strictly thanks to Grey over there."
The Yellow Ancestor glanced back at Grey and laughed warmly. "He is a good kid. To go as far as asking us for an orbital strike... That must mean he cherishes you deeply."
"Cherishes me...?" Xia Qingyue blinked, her flawless face turning toward Grey, then back to the Yellow Ancestor in confusion.
"But we cannot just act out of nowhere for no reason," the Yellow Ancestor clarified. "We need concrete evidence. If we secure solid proof, then the other 8th Rank ancestors affiliated with their sect will not come looking for trouble."
"This will also serve as a perfect opportunity to eliminate the Star-Spider Race altogether. They have been an annoying bunch for a while now. Even on the frontlines, they capture our human soldiers, execute them, and use their essence to breed more Star-Spiders."
"They are a branch of the Crystal Zerg Race, which currently controls the majority of those hostile alien factions. They have four 8th Rank ancestors backing them. We even suspect they possess dark connections to Hell and the Solarians," the old man explained.
"Well, you get the point, right? Get the evidence, and leave the heavy lifting to us," the Yellow Ancestor said, giving a confident thumbs up. "Should be easy enough for you, Grey."
"I will get it done," Grey smiled back. "Then, I will call you later when I secure the proof. Thank you, Senior Yellow Ancestor."
"Thank you," Xia Qingyue could not help but add, looking at the boy with misty eyes. "Thank you so much, Grey."
She truly did not know how to ever thank him properly.
After wrapping up the conversation, Grey safely teleported Xia Qingyue and Evan back down to the Origin Planet.
"Eterna. Shall we upload the Nexus Evolutionary Path now?"
"Sure." Eterna immediately manifested her digital avatar inside the sub-dimension. "You wasted a lot of time down at that tournament for no reason," she could not help but point out.
"Haha..." Grey smiled awkwardly.
Soon, he and Eterna linked their consciousnesses together to upload the custom path directly into the Information Layer by connecting to the main cosmic network.
[Analyzing the potential of the submitted path...]
[Analysis complete.]
[It has been detected that the submitted path does not follow mainstream evolutionary stages.]
[Taking extra steps to deeply analyze the conceptual path.]
[Currently connecting with the Evolutionary AI of the Pan-Cosmic Human Alliance.]
[Connected!]
[Hello! I am the Evolutionary AI. I will now begin analyzing your path... Eh?!] A cheerful, robotic voice echoed from the system screen inside the Information Layer.
However, the cheerful voice suddenly froze. In the following instance, a stunning, black-haired beauty wearing a frilly gothic dress manifested with a completely dumbfounded look on her face.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!" The Evolutionary AI stared with wide eyes, pointing a trembling finger at Eterna. Then she turned her gaze toward Grey, growing even more stunned.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!" This time she pointed at Grey. "How is a living human inside the Information Layer?!"
"Also, where the hell have you been, Eterna?" The AI spoke with a thoroughly exasperated look. "Do you know how many tedious tasks me and my cute sister Order had to do on your behalf just to keep the alliance running?"
Grey looked at the dramatic gothic AI strangely.
Eterna quickly stepped in to explain. "Grey, this is Eve. She is the Evolutionary AI that analyzes all the evolutionary paths across the starry sky. She is also my sister. She is very eccentric, so please do not mind her."
"Hmph. Who are you calling eccentric?" Eve stuck her tongue out childishly.
"By the way, are you aware that the huge chunk of your core data that was leaked into the cosmic alliance took on a physical form?"
Hearing this, Grey and Eterna shared a knowing glance.
"I am aware," Eterna replied, her expression completely deadpan.
Grey also remained silent. He knew exactly who Eve was referring to. He knew her pretty closely, and the first time he realized the connection, he had been genuinely stunned.
The person in question was none other than Miwa, the top idol of the Lumina Hearts group, performing alongside Alissa and his sister Juli. From what he understood, the raw data that leaked out was actually Eterna’s sealed emotions, which eventually took on the physical appearance of Miwa. It explained why the idol looked so eerily similar to Eterna.
Could it be that Eterna always possessed rich emotions, but the cosmic data leak had essentially stolen them away?
"It was quite a shock, to say the least," Grey said with a soft chuckle.
"Wait, who are you again?" Eve tilted her head, peering closely at Grey. "Seriously, how is this human inside the Information Layer, sis?"
Eterna and Grey just exchanged a mysterious smile.
"Do not worry about it. Can you just look into my evolutionary path?" Grey smiled politely and asked.
"Wait... is this Aether Evolutionary Path yours?" Eve asked, her eyes widening all over again.
"Yes."
"Oh, okay," Eve nodded absentmindedly and began the rigorous verification process.
Her digital eyes began to flash rapidly with streams of code. However, with each passing millisecond, her flawless face began to twist in sheer disbelief.
"Y-You! What the actual fuck!" Eve shouted. "What sort of evolutionary path is this? How can something like this even exist? This completely bypasses the hidden rules of universal evolution!"
"Tell me something I do not know," Grey blinked calmly.
"..." Eve took a deep, digital breath to calm herself down. "So, are you the guy my sister has taken a liking to? No wonder. I can clearly see why she enjoys being around you. It makes perfect sense. You are a cosmic monster that simply cannot be defined by normal laws."
She sighed in defeat. A moment later, a cascade of golden notifications rang out across Grey’s vision.
[Analysis Complete.]
[The path has been officially assigned the EX-Rank due to its sheer ingenuity, exceeding combat potential, and the unprecedented ability to output 6th Rank conceptual power while remaining safely in the 5th Rank.]
[Calculating the success rate...]
[Calculation Complete.]
[The path holds a 100% success rate up to the 5th Rank, and a 50% success rate for bridging into the 6th Rank.]
[The path is now being securely uploaded into the main cosmic network.]
[The Author’s Citizen rank has been upgraded to the 6th Rank.]
[New Perks Unlocked:]
[1. Granted higher priority access than 7th Rankers within the Pan-Cosmic Human Alliance and all allied cosmic regions.]
[2. Exclusive access to the Creator Space has been upgraded. Advanced architectural features are now available.]
[3. Authority to become a Tier 2 Territory Lord granted.]
[4. Access to the Star Region Shaper Engine unlocked.]