Chapter 625: LV9 Elemental Theory, Dimensional Gap, Rebellion

Chapter 626: LV9 Elemental Theory, Dimensional Gap, Rebellion - Zero's Mother
Accompanied by Black Dragon's welcoming gesture, the Silver Dragon and the earthly python paused for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening.
At this moment, every being gave up their disputes and looked up with awe.
黑潮之上，白月之下。
在全世界的瞩目之中，一个熟悉的身影踏月归来。
那是一直被认为在所有人视线之内的身影，他本不该和龙躯黑王同时出现，他们本该是同一存在！
But now, he appeared like this, without any trace of aura, not even Nidhogg noticed his presence.
"Su Mo!"
Miss Xia Mi exclaimed joyfully, and the body of the earthly python rose high above the sea surface, instantly lifting its head over ten thousand meters high, carrying Su Mo directly on its top. Translated:
"Two months, it's been two months! You're finally back, sob sob sob!"
Prior to Miss Xiaya's arrival.
"Brother Sumo!"
“……”
One black and one white, the twin dragons had already flown up into the sky, twirling and flying in alternating circles around that familiar figure.
三位神域级别的存在，簇拥着那个熟悉的身影降临了海面。
见到这一幕，几乎所有人都懵了，只有极少数人露出狂喜的表情，他们这才明白苏墨破局的手段。
"How is this possible?"
A thunderous voice echoed over the sea as the giant Nidhogg stared at the returning figure of the Moonwalker with an incredulous expression.
"How could you- how dare you do such a thing?!"
One change, when facing Xia Mi and the others, Su Mo's calmness and contempt were completely shaken as soon as he appeared.
The worst premonition in his heart became a reality at this moment. If the Black Dragon he was monitoring was not Su Mo, then where has Su Mo been during this time, and how long has he been through?
"Four years... It has been four years! Do you know how I've spent these four years?!"
It was as if Su Mo understood Niddhogg's doubts and was also intending to give him despair. After Su Mo descended, the first sentence was a questioning directed at Niddhogg, the main culprit.
Sure enough, he broke free from the restrictions of the Crimson Rain Barrier and arrived beyond the planet.
"Oh, right! It's only been two months for me, but you've been here for four years, Su Mo! It must have been really hard staying on the barren moon for four years!"
本来还想找苏墨诉说思念、顺便撒撒娇的夏弥小姐，这才想起来苏墨可比自己难过多了。
尘世巨蟒立即伸出信子，用舌尖在苏墨身上舔两口，也不知道是在安慰苏墨，还是在久违的补充苏墨能量。
Since she met Su Mo, they have never been apart for so long.
"Actually, it's not too bad!"
Su Mo patted the head of the World Python.
"I haven't just stayed on the moon. I've been to Mercury, Jupiter, and even on interstellar travels. Although it can be boring, there are also interesting cosmic phenomena to explore, and I have learned quite a lot." Translation:
虽然也有美化，但苏墨也并非完全是劝慰。
最初一年他的确是一直呆在月球之上，直到自己有自保之力，能力开发和训练都有些抵达瓶颈后，便开始了星际旅行，最远其实也没有脱离太阳系。
Of course, most of the time it can be quite boring.
"Su Mo gege, you've worked hard!"
Upon hearing Su Mo's words, the Silver Giant Dragon also landed on the head of the Earth Python and imitated Miss Xia Mi's posture, licking Su Mo several times.
“绘梨衣也辛苦了，不过不要什么都学你夏弥姐姐！不嫌脏么？”
苏墨拍拍绘梨衣的爪子，示意她松口。
“苏墨哥哥才不脏！”
Hui Liyi reluctantly takes a step back, but it seems like she wants to take a few more bites.
Unfortunately, she still has to make way for Zero Mama.
Just like waiting in line, following the earthly python and the silver dragon, the majestic black dragon also lands beside Su Mo, seemingly intending to imitate the other two and take a bite of Su Mo. Translation:
Like cats, dragons also have the instinct to express affection through gentle biting and licking.
However, this time, facing Zero's actions, Su Mo, who rarely shows resistance towards Saya and Erii, took a step back.
注意到这一点，黑龙身体微微一僵，她立即乖巧地收好爪牙，收敛双翼，摆出一副土下座一般的谢罪姿态，如水的双眸安静地注视着苏墨，看起来似乎有些紧张。
"Now you know how to behave like a well-behaved child?"
Su Mo spoke with such words.
Faced with the mastermind behind this audacious plan, the secretary she trusted the most, Su Mo, who had never shown any cold attitude towards Zero, surprisingly spoke in a rare and stern tone during their reunion after four years. Translation: "
Noticing this, both Rie and Natsuhi were shocked.
"Brother Sumo, Sister Zero..."
Rie looked around anxiously, appearing unsure of what to do, like a child witnessing their parents argue for the first time.
“苏墨，再怎么说也不能这么对零妈妈呀~这段时间她可是拼了命的在完成你的任务，好不容易见面，态度温柔一点嘛！”
Even Xia Mi couldn't bear it and began to persuade.
Xia Mi belongs to the type of unconditionally supporting her loved ones over righteousness. In her eyes, Su Mo's position is undoubtedly the most important. No matter what wrongdoings Su Mo has done, she will ignore any reasoning and unconditionally favor Su Mo.
Ke Ling also belongs to the category of "kin" in her heart. Plus, she has always been quite self-aware and knows that she and Su Mo have been exploiting and bullying Ling's mother. Although she mainly bullies, it is a fact that Ling has always been at a disadvantage when facing the two of them. Subconsciously, she does not believe that Ling would do anything bad.
所以此刻，相信苏墨无论做什么事都肯定有自己原因的想法，和零妈妈这么怂就算做错了事也不是故意的想法迭加在一起，让夏弥小姐自以为猜到了大概问题。
无条件偏向苏墨的她不会责怪苏墨，却也不好意思和苏墨一起欺负零，只好在一旁和稀泥。
听到夏弥小姐的劝说，苏墨露出无奈的表情。
"Do you know what she did?"
Do you know why I hesitated until now to come back?
"Not entirely sure. I know you must have your own reasons, Su Mo, but I believe Zero's mom didn't mean any harm. Give me a chance to forgive her, okay~"
Seeing Xia Mi's silent and seemingly distressed expression, she tried to solve the problem by acting cute and seeking attention from Su Mo.
This trick is definitely effective on Su Mo, who cannot resist the earnestness of Xia Mi. Translated content: Xia Mi attempted to resolve the issue by using her charm in front of Su Mo, who is unable to resist her when she becomes serious.
“既然你这么说，我肯定不会不听。”
“不过，我还是建议你在知道情况之后再这么说，不然你会后悔的。”
“？”
还和我有关系？
夏弥小姐微微一愣，头顶冒出一个问号。
正在这时，一旁被忽略许久的尼德霍格忍耐不住了。
“居然将黑王的力量全部交给另外一个人，苏墨，你明知白王的事情，难道就不怕她是叛逆，试图以下犯上么？！”
He never expected that someone would have the audacity to do such a thing.
This solution is something he absolutely cannot accomplish, hence he never thought of it before.
Granting absolute power to others only breeds greed, which he has experienced firsthand!
“叛逆？”
听到这话，苏墨又瞪了一眼零。
“你的结论没错，她已经足够叛逆了。”
黑龙低下脑袋虚心认错，可看她平静的眼神，这个“逆女”明显完全不后悔。
"What?"
Niedhogg didn't quite understand what Su Mo meant.
Regardless of the perspective, Zero perfectly completed Su Mo's mission, successfully drawing the enemy's attention and allowing Su Mo to make a covert move.
Where does the term rebellion come from?
"What do you mean? Do you mean that you have not evolved, that you have not reached my level?"
Nidhogg wanted to ask further.
But before he could finish speaking, Miss Xia interrupted him.
尼德霍格的存在，让她意识到现在不是讨论私事的时候，尼德霍格的话，也提醒了她一些事情。
“不管怎么说，我们安安全全站在这里，里面都有零妈妈很大一部分功劳。无论零妈妈做错了什么，相比较我们所有人的平安都是小事，她的功劳肯定大于过错。”
“所以苏墨，我觉得真的没必要惩罚零妈妈什么的，现在也不是说这个的时候，大敌当前，还是原谅她吧！”
夏弥小姐异常认真地说道。
Zero is not Sumo, and she cannot receive her unconditional favor yet. However, Zero's contributions are indeed significant. She has borne the power of the Black King for two months without revealing any flaws. There are not many people who can accomplish this mission.
虽说赏罚应该分明，可在这样的功绩下谈惩罚，未免太不近人情了。
“……这话我无法反驳，她的功劳的确很大。”
After a few seconds of silence, Su Mo sighed.
"However, it would be best to wait for her to confess before making any judgments."
A well-behaved child who made a small mistake while doing homework at home would be treated differently from a child who made the same mistake but worked desperately on their homework.
“至于现在，你说的很对。虽然尼德霍格还称不上是大敌，但也的确应该先解决掉他。”
这么说着，苏墨才终于将目光移到尼德霍格身上。
Niederhogg's focus was always on Sumo.
Hearing Sumo's cold and arrogant tone, seeing the indifference and contempt in the face of his attitude, similar to facing Yemengjia, his eyes became somewhat uncertain and doubtful.
"Are you bluffing or do you have another motive?"
"Without the power foundation of the Black King, even with four years' time, how could you possibly be on par with me?"
His current inability to sense Su Mo's strength was similar to his inability to sense Su Mo's aura, so he did not understand Su Mo's true abilities.
如今的他，已经脱离了个体的范畴，作为生命树之主，他是星球生命进化记录的总和，是已经跨越了神域，窥探到了星之领域的超脱生命体。
His strength has already far surpassed that of the World Tree, with a dimensional gap separating him from the Black King.
With such power, he has enough confidence in himself.
I have planned for tens of thousands of years, traversing life and death, to obtain such power. How could it be negated in just four years?
If Su Mo can maintain the same rate of growth as before on top of the power of the Black King, then he does have some concerns.
可如今，苏墨变强的起点太低了！
“同列？”
听到这话，苏墨发出一声嗤笑，眼神中露出忍俊不禁的笑意。
那是仿佛皇帝微服私访，却被误认为钦差大臣一般的戏谑笑意。
那笑容仿佛在说：同列？才不是这种程度的东西哦！
“惹人发笑的话就说到这里吧，闭上嘴，我们直接收拢残局！”
A casual sentence, seemingly without any special power.
But the moment the words are spoken, an indescribable force of constraint is attached to Nidhogg.
这个数万米的巨人想要说话，却发现怎么也张不开嘴，不是有什么物理上的力量让他无法开口，而是某种源于自身意志上的干涉，让他自己阻止了自己开口。
仿佛言出法随一般的力量，直接禁锢了他的声音。
尼德霍格下意识想要摆脱，全身上下突然浮现了上千万张脸庞和头颅，可无论是什么生命形态，仿佛都被苏墨那句话约束了一般，几乎完全张不开嘴。
Ned Hargarten's face showed a fearful expression.
"How is this possible? How did you do it?!"
In the end, he couldn't even speak and could only rely on a creature-like organism, akin to a telepathic snake, to convey his astonishment through electromagnetic waves.
至少形式上，不用张嘴。
苏墨这一记下马威，让他真的有些震惊。
而面对尼德霍格的惊惧，苏墨却露出了嫌弃的眼神。
“果然，四年没怎么说话，这个技能效果还是差了点，绕一下圈子就没用了。”
四年里，lv6级别的说服技能缓缓升级，如今也抵达了lv7巅峰。
No, now it should be called "Divine Speech".
If these four years were spent on Earth, this ability would definitely be more than just that, but in space, indeed, this power has no place to be of use.
Nowadays, facing a level 8 Nidhogg, this skill can only achieve weak constraints within limited time and conditions. Its usefulness in battle is not significant.
Feeling the genuine disgust in Su Mo's eyes, Nidhogg truly started to feel nervous.
如果这份力量他都看不上的话……
“难道说，你也跨越了神域，抵达了星之领域？”
他一边蓄力，一边发出疑惑。
“星之领域，你是说lv8？”
Su Mo suddenly said a rank title that puzzled him.
Then, he completely ignored Niedhogg's charging and shifted his gaze to the three dragons under the moon behind him.
"You reminded me that I do have the power at this level. Come, Miss Xia Mi, I'll give you a buff!"
Speaking, Su Mo gently patted the head of the World Python and then looked at the Silver Dragon beside him.
"Hui Liyi, you also come!"
Lastly, he sighed as he looked at the Black Dragon who was still obediently kneeling in place.
“……过来吧！”
"Oh!"
黑龙双眼一亮，立即蹭了过来，也被拍了一巴掌。
三个buff加载完毕后，如同数码宝贝进化一般的白光出现在三位神话生物的体表。
After the light dissipated, three girls appeared neatly dressed in front of Su Mo, their faces filled with excitement and astonishment.
"Su Mo!"
Miss Xia Mi directly hugged him, a movement that was inconvenient for the physical form of a terrestrial python, but posed no problem for a human girl.
Unable to secure a position, Xiulian could only watch with envy and feel the power surging within her.
"Even though I've transformed back into my human form, my strength is still exactly the same as that of a dragon. Brother Sumo is so amazing!"
Standing quietly behind Su Mo, Ling felt relieved to see that she wasn't rejected.
"It's just the fundamental ability of genetic engineering. Dragons' power should naturally be contained within themselves. This is the next step in the evolution of dragons."
苏墨平静的解释道。
实际上，能让人类形态发挥出匹敌龙躯，甚至连尘世巨蟒这样的超大型神话形态都能收敛为人类姿态的技术，自然不可能那么简单。
This surpasses level 7 divine domain and reaches level 8, which is the power of the realm of stars that Nidhogg talked about.
Acquiring this power is not as simple as the 【persuasion】 skill, which can be achieved through experience accumulation alone, but it didn't take much effort for Su Mo either.
实际上，这个技能是苏墨在研究专属言灵时候，意外合成的。
正如最初，【祭基礼创】将【流电学】和【磁场学】融合为电磁学一样。
苏墨在最后半年的时间里，出于好奇和无聊，想要试着研究一下尼德霍格现在的力量体系，也就是生命树体系。
因为生命树体系的发源是世界树体系的水系权柄，苏墨便将【生命缔造】、【生体工程学】、【封神】、【龙血】、【茧化】等和生命有关技能，用【祭基礼创】来了一个大融合。
于是，这些技能便以【生体工程学】为基础，进化为了lv8级别的【基因工程学】。
虽说苏墨在这个技能上没花太多心思，也没有太多样本给他研究，只能调整自身，使得这个技能只有初入lv8的程度。
可在不经意间，他便得到了尼德霍格布置数万年、跨越生死才能得到的成果。
“……”
以尼德霍格的眼力，怎么可能看不出来苏墨做了什么。
别的力量体系他或许不懂，【基因工程学】和生命树体系几乎相同，他怎能不明白，就在那一刹那，夏弥等人便已经成功进化了一次。
那是超越了人躯和龙躯之上的超进化体，同时具备着两种形态的优势，甚至能够在两种姿态中随意进行切换。
他也能做到这一点，却未必有苏墨这么轻松写意。
显然，对方的【基因工程学】和自己的生命树有着同样的高度，他们都抵达了星辰的领域。
“怎么可能……这世上怎会有如此大的差距？！”
尼德霍格的眼神彻底颤抖起来。
他知道人类有种说法，说普通科研人员研究一生，也不过只能节约天才一顿下午茶的时光，却从未想过就连自己也会面临这种遭遇。
眼前，苏墨区区四年的努力，就能超越自己数万年的积累？
不，绝对不是这样的！
看到苏墨那轻描淡写的姿态后，尼德霍格本能的意识到，哪怕是和自己同等境界的【基因工程学】，也并不是对方如此自信的倚仗。
他使用这一力量，恐怕根本不是为了威慑或者和自己作对，而单纯只是想要让其他人以更方便的姿态和他对话而已。
简单来说，自己珍之重之的绝对性依仗，在对方心里居然只是一个玩具！
想到这里，就连他如今的灵魂，也忍不住感受到了恐惧。
这一恐惧，来自于生命所面临的威胁。
如果连抵达星辰领域的力量，都只是苏墨掌中玩具的话，那这四年里，苏墨到底变强到了什么程度？！
不敢去想，也不能去想，意识到自己思想动摇之后，除了投降之外，剩下的唯一获胜的办法，就是梭哈。
意识到这一点后，尼德霍格不再犹豫。
没有丝毫踌躇、也不进行丝毫试探，他直接以如今自己最强的杀招，最可怕的攻击手段，发动了一次赌博式的舍身攻击。
以弱伐强，这是他唯一的胜利机会！
“直面生命之海吧，苏墨！”
“这是超过亿万种生命，积累了三十八亿年，孕育了一切星球生命的记忆海洋！是迄今为止生命积累的一切价值本身！”
伴随着狂雷一般的冲击，所有被尼德霍格感染了的生命，都以尼德霍格的目光为媒介，将生命树中所积累的一切荒野意志，通过精神的力量，涌现苏墨的脑海。
浩浩荡荡的记忆洪流，如同席卷了整个地球的黑潮一般，涌向苏墨的脑海。
哪怕是黑王白王对于精神权柄的免疫，也绝对无法抵挡这样级别的攻势。
在外界看来，这样的进攻声势甚至称不上是浩大，只能看到灼目的激光一般的东西，从尼德霍格眼瞳中直直射向苏墨。
可在一旁的几人看来，这场从开天辟地一直积累到现在的精神洪流，其在精神领域的威力，毫无疑问能与物理领域爆星级别的攻击相媲美。
甚至，连尼德霍格的身躯都不过是输出积累在星球基因库中的精神印记的载体。
地球所有生命意志的集合，这可比什么阿赖耶之类的更加可怕。
苏墨此刻，相当于在和整个星球的生命库在做战斗。
哪怕是零和绘梨衣，在这攻势下也不由自主的开始战栗，更别说从一开始就将她们拉到身后，直面最强一击的苏墨。
“苏墨……”
三人看着眼前的身影，哪怕对苏墨再有信心，此刻也忍不住提心吊胆，甚至做好了随时上前支援，乃至替死的准备。
而在她们动摇之前，苏墨便用行动，给予了她们最大的安心。
“区区三十八亿年，不过亿万种生命——”
面对只有精神领域才能看到的始源生命之海，苏墨缓缓上前一步，伸出一只手。
“只有这种程度么？”
在所有人诧异的目光下，苏墨只是简简单单伸出一巴掌，便将眼前的光柱彻底拍碎。
人类的视角看不明白，为什么人手能拍断光，也不明白，为什么那一道光柱碎裂之后，会有亿万以上的巨大碎片闪耀着跌落，如同破碎的光膨胀开来。
只有在场的几个星球最强生命，知道苏墨做了什么。
就连守夜人这种炼金术大师，都只想到了某种可能，不敢朝着这个方向猜测。
所以，他们都沉默了。
眼前碎了一地，沉入黑潮之中的海量碎片，全部都是精神印记的具现化。
苏墨不仅一巴掌拍碎了整个生命之海，就连剩余的碎片，也突然成为了物理性质上可以触碰到的东西，夏弥曾好奇地捡了一个碎片起来，发现其结构和贤者之石十分相似，只是其中蕴含的大量信息，和纯净的贤者之石截然不同，仿佛是实体化的精神印记，以贤者之石为载体而呈现。
可是，一巴掌制造上亿吨的贤者之石，这可能么？
“……”
尼德霍格呆呆地看着苏墨，说不出话。
自己最为强大的攻击，能够在一刹那间输入整个星球生命精神印记的手段，居然被一巴掌解决。
没有任何侥幸的余地，眼前的苏墨必然已经突破了星的领域，抵达了他也完全看不到的次元。
光是这一点，就足以让他陷入绝望。
而比这令他绝望的是，他居然认出了苏墨所使用的力量的性质。
“你刚才用的是——元素置换？”
尼德霍格颤抖地询问道。
以世界树元素论的力量绝不可能做到如此效果，可偏偏，作为世界树的开创者和舍弃者，他的确感受到了类似的力量。
此刻他很想听到苏墨给予否认的回答，告诉他只是他的错判。
However--
“果然认出来了么？”
苏墨露出有些惊讶的表情，而后点点头。
“没错！世界树的潜力比你想的要大得多，只需要将元素论推到lv9，我是说超越你现在生命树的等级，就能够让地水风火精神五大元素完成统一，可以随意相互转换。”
“精神性的攻击会因此变为物理性质的力量，物理性质的攻击也可以转化为精神属性的幻象，星球生命记忆在精神领域有些麻烦，在物理领域却没什么直接杀伤力。”
这是一种将物理攻击和魔法攻击一视同仁的技巧，在面对偏科攻击的时候十分好用，哪怕是lv9级别的力量，如果偏科，都会被直接免疫。
lv7级别的元素论，只能让地水风火四大元素相互转换，贤者之石是将精神展现为物质形态，和苏墨所做到的本质转换完全不是一个次元的事情。
lv9则不同，将精神和物质等同的理念，炼金术中恐怕只有最极端的赫密斯派才有过一星半点的设想，就连尼德霍格自身都不认为具备可能性。
可苏墨真的做到了这一点，成功验证了这一理论。
自己的弱小已经让人绝望，敌人的强大更是令人无法忍受。
苏墨单纯自己不讲道理的强也就算了。
现在他居然用自己已经舍弃的世界树体系来碾压他，这一事实对于尼德霍格来说完全就是彻头彻尾的羞辱。
难道我当初不该舍弃世界树体系？
这样的想法只是出现了一瞬间，就被驱散。
尼德霍格深深明白，他们之间的差距，绝不是因为体系的缘故。
他不明白的是另一点。
“你不是已经将世界树的力量都给别人了么？为什么还能变强得这么快？”
零所继承的力量绝对是完整的，不然也无法骗过他。
面对这一疑问，苏墨微微一愣，仿佛从没意识到这是个问题一般，理所当然的反问道。
“这个速度很正常吧？就算没有黑王权柄，我元素论本来也基本都到了次代种（lv5）等级，再加上使用黑王权柄之后得到的经验，不到半年我就重新抵达了你之前的等级啊！”
苏墨的情况属于散功重修，而且还留了lv5级别的底子，自然晋级速度很快。
所以，之前苏墨才会将龙王权柄全喂夏弥，他无需吞噬龙骨也能拥有龙王级别权柄，甚至能够超越，无需浪费材料。
“……”
这很正常么？
尼德霍格彻底沉默了。
算算从苏墨到这个世界开始，只用了不到一年的时间就能匹敌世界树，不过四年的时间就能碾压生命树。
对比一下，自己这些年难道都活到狗身上去了么？
No!
有问题的不是他，也不是这个世界，苏墨才是那个有问题的人！
路鸣泽一心想要拉拢他，恐怕就算是他也想不到，苏墨能够抵达如今的程度吧！
纠正了一下认知后，尼德霍格不再开口。
他早已没有退路，此刻唯有死战！
"Bang!"
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