Chapter 132 When the Starry Sky People and the Artifacts of the Creation Goddess Are Linked

When Hao Ren first heard the term "Starry Sky People," he didn't pay much attention to this suddenly emerging race—even after repeatedly seeing clues about the Starry Sky People in the relics of other civilizations, he didn't give them much thought. Because the universe is vast, and even races capable of slaying gods can be born, it wouldn't be strange to see a few more civilizations with superb technical capabilities. The Starry Sky People were just running around the universe rescuing races threatened by doomsday disasters, something any race with strength and a good heart could do.

But when the Starry Sky People were linked to the Creation Goddess's artifact, Hao Ren realized that these mysterious beings were more special than he had imagined.

Not special in their technical strength, but special in their relationship with the Goddess.

"The Geng Gu Zhe (Ancient Ones) are a collective term for some particularly ancient and mysterious races," Muru said, sitting cross-legged in front of Hao Ren, his voice rumbling. "Before our Mother began creating life, there were some primordial beings in this universe. We call these races that existed before the Creation Goddess the Geng Gu Zhe."

"The Creation Goddess didn't really 'create the world,' did she?" Lily asked, craning her neck.

"Well, this universe existed before our Mother was born. Our Mother was just the first god to create life on a large scale, but she is not the starting point of everything," Muru nodded. "Therefore, we Guardians classified various races according to their birth year and method of birth. Races that existed before the Creation Goddess were called Geng Gu Zhe, races created by the Creation Goddess after that were called 'God-Made Species,' and in addition, species that arose naturally in the universe after the Creation Goddess was born were called 'Indigenous Species.'"

"Well, the Creation Goddess is a unique individual. She is the only one in this universe without a race," Hao Ren nodded. "Let's talk about the Geng Gu Zhe. Are these ancient races all powerful?"

In Hao Ren's mind, "ancient races" were always linked with "powerful." It seemed that the older something was, the more powerful it was. Specific examples included old ginger, old vinegar, old wine, and the ten-thousand-year-old bat spirit. Those races that existed before the Goddess were given the name "Geng Gu Zhe," which, to say nothing else, just hearing the title felt like it was at least an orange-level thing…

But 列门杜萨 (Lie Men Du Sa) shook his head: "Not necessarily. The Geng Gu Zhe are just older. Of course, a race will generally have some strength as long as it has enough time to develop, but this is not absolute. Some Geng Gu Zhe may still be living a primitive life today, and some Geng Gu Zhe developed safely for millions of years, only to suddenly be wiped out by a flu—the universe is full of diverse beings, and nothing is certain."

Hao Ren was dumbfounded, thinking that this was different from what was said in fantasy novels—didn't the books say that as long as you lived long enough, even ten-thousand-year-old Banlangen (a kind of Chinese herbal medicine) could become a spirit?

He scratched his head: "Okay, let's not talk about those silly Geng Gu Zhe. Do you know anything about the origin of these Starry Sky People?"

Muru frowned, his tone uncertain for the first time: "They should be the most mysterious group among the Geng Gu Zhe, and if I'm not mistaken, they are also one of the more powerful groups. These beings are very, very ancient, perhaps even one of the most primitive life forms in the universe. When our Mother was just beginning to try to create the first batch of living beings, these beings were already wandering among the stars. But in the era when we Guardians were born, the 'Starry Sky People' rarely appeared in the universe. They have a very special way of thinking and a worldview, do not like to contact other races, and do not pay attention to the affairs of the material world. They never establish colonies or spheres of influence, and even have no obvious activities other than wandering among the stars. I have only found fragments of information about these Starry Sky People in some ancient observation records, and I have encountered them a few times at the border of the God Kingdom."

"You've encountered the Starry Sky People?" Lily's ears perked up. "What did you say to them?"

"There was no communication," Muru spread his hands with a strange expression. "A small group of Starry Sky People visited a local star system, but they just hovered around the star for a long time, as if they were sunbathing. I spoke to them, and they…"

Muru frowned and tried to organize his vocabulary, finally coming up with a proper description: "They emitted a series of rapid flashes at me. It took me a hundred and forty years to figure out what they meant."

Hao Ren thought for a while: "Maybe it didn't mean anything. Maybe they were just shivering from being scared by you…"

"In short, the 'Starry Sky People' are such a strange race," Muru stroked his chin. "These energy-based beings are all like this. Because of their special life form, they are very distant from all physical races. The Guardians have never paid attention to them, and they have never paid attention to us."

Vivian frowned: "Are the 'Starry Sky People' closely related to the Goddess?"

"There shouldn't be any connection," Hesper shook her head. "The Starry Sky People hardly ever operate in the universe. Anyway, at least after we Guardians were born, this kind of creature rarely appeared. Even if they occasionally showed their faces in the God Kingdom, it was impossible for them to have any in-depth communication with Mother."

"When were you Guardians born?" Hao Ren asked curiously. "I mean, how long after the Creation Goddess was born did she create you?"

"Many years," Lie Men Du Sa replied. "Mother first spent many years studying how to create life. She spent at least a million years studying the Source Blood on the Founding Star. After that, she made some unsuccessful 'seeds,' which also took hundreds of thousands of years. Then she began to create the mature Giants and the Seeds of Origin."

"Before that, the Starry Sky People were relatively active in the universe?"

"Well, they appeared more often," Lie Men Du Sa nodded slightly. "I have heard about this race from other Geng Gu Zhe. They were once very active, but around the time the Guardian Giants were born, they suddenly disappeared. You seem very concerned about the relationship between these 'Starry Sky People' and the Creation Goddess?"

"Do you know where the third Golden Disk came from?" Hao Ren asked in return. Of course, Lie Men Du Sa shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"The Starry Sky People gave this artifact to a mortal race as a talisman," Hao Ren pointed to the third disk. "That race relied on the protection of this disk to escape the Guardians' pursuit for ten thousand years."

The three giants were immediately stunned.

"The Starry Sky People must have had a secret connection with the Goddess, but that was mostly before you Guardians were born," Hao Ren stroked his chin thoughtfully. "After a certain period, they suddenly disappeared, and after the Goddess fell, they suddenly appeared again, running around cleaning up the scene… Don't you think this is very strange? And speaking of which, has no one found out where the Starry Sky People's home is after all these years? No matter how mysterious they are, they must have an address, right?"

The three giants looked at each other. Muru was a little embarrassed: "We simply didn't pay attention to them. This is a race with a thin presence. They don't colonize, don't expand, and don't provoke anyone. This…"

Hao Ren waved his hand: "Okay, okay, I understand. You guys just ignored the Starry Sky People as a natural phenomenon."

"Actually, besides us, other races have looked for the 'Starry Sky People's' kingdom," Lie Men Du Sa suddenly mentioned an unknown thing. "There was once a civilization that developed its mental power to a very high degree. They lived near the God Kingdom, believed in the mysterious 'Principles of the Stars,' believed that the resonance of the mind with the universe was the way to the realm of truth, and regarded energy-based beings as gods sent by the will of the universe. These people once searched for the whereabouts of the Starry Sky People—but later, almost all of their expeditions mysteriously disappeared, and this race gave up."

"Mysteriously disappeared?" Hao Ren immediately asked, "Could it be that they found something? Were there any survivors who came back by chance?"

"Those who disappeared completely disappeared without a trace. No one knew what they encountered, and the few who returned only left a sentence: 'The borders of the stars are covered with the sounds of darkness,'" Lie Men Du Sa said, shaking his head. "I was not the investigator in charge of contacting mortal races back then, so I only know this much."

"'The borders of the stars are covered with the sounds of darkness…'" Hao Ren pondered this inexplicable sentence. "Could it be that the Starry Sky People live in black holes… tsk, I'm afraid that the race that was looking for the Starry Sky People back then was also wiped out by an ecological disaster. Now, there is no way to verify it."

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