Chapter 59: New Member: I Am Not the God of War

When it came to the ability to escape, he believed he far surpassed Medusa. However, if it came to direct combat prowess, five or six of him might not even equal a single Medusa operating at full firepower.

Obito had no desire to experience a repeat of what had happened to those robots aboard the Navigator.

After a brief moment of thought, Obito looked aside at Spider-Man, who was currently interacting with the Navigator’s hardware system. "Parker, what do you think?"

Immersed in frantic work, Spider-Man’s mind was an absolute blank.

*What on earth? I’m in this kind of mess, and you still come over to ask me? Do you have any situational awareness at all?*

"I-I'm not sure either. Hey, maybe it's talking about the impending collision between Earth and Jupiter?" Spider-Man speculated.

Beneath his mask, Obito rolled his single eye at Spider-Man, a gesture identical to the one Medusa had made earlier.

Within the chat group, the members who had not arrived were engaged in a fierce discussion.

[Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation]: "Oh my god, those two massive planets were just halted bare-handed by the Immortal Lord?"
[Natural Enemy of Mosquitos]: "So strong."
[Old Celestial Master]: "An immortal is truly an immortal. This feat makes this old man yearn for it immensely."
[Wandering Earth]: "Teacher is so powerful! Teacher is so powerful!"
[I Am Not a God of War]: "Such a powerful entity. Those were planets, right? How amazing."
[Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation]: "Hey, hey, who are you? @[I Am Not a God of War]"
[I Am Not a God of War]: "Me? I joined the chat group earlier. Didn't you notice me?"
[Old Celestial Master]: "He is a newly joined member. All of you were watching the livestream when the Immortal went to Hansu's world, so you missed the chat group's notification."
[I Am Not a God of War]: "Hello there, old timer. @[Old Celestial Master]"
[Old Celestial Master]: "Greetings, newcomer."
[I Am Not a God of War]: "By the way, who was that man in blue? He's so powerful."
[Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation]: "Let me grandly introduce him to you. That is the most powerful entity in our group, an Immortal Lord hailing from the Heavenly Court."
[I Am Not a God of War]: "Oh, oh, an immortal."
[I Am Not a God of War]: "Um... I have a question. What is an immortal? Is it some kind of powerful Digimon?"
[Old Celestial Master]: "Digimon? What on earth is that? An immortal is simply an immortal."
[Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation]: "Definitely not, @[I Am Not a God of War]. The Immortal Lord is the Immortal Lord, but we can't explain it clearly to you right now. Wait until the Prophet and the others return from Hansu's world."
[I Am Not a God of War]: "There is a prophet in our group?"
[Natural Enemy of Mosquitos]: "Ah, there is a prophet, but the prophet couldn't even predict supermarket discounts! How hateful."
[Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation]: "Haha, our prophet has a few minor flaws; she can only foresee major events."
[Useless Prophet]: "Are you talking behind my back, @[Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation]?"
[Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation]: "My mistake, my mistake. Was the scene you saw at the scene cool or not?"
[Useless Prophet]: "Let me tell you! Watching Earth and Jupiter from the Navigator was simply too cool. Such a huge Earth and such a huge Jupiter, just casually stopped by the Immortal Lord with a wave of his hand. It's simply unimaginable, you know? As expected of the Immortal Lord; no wonder the Immortal Lord's immortal pills have such incredible effects."
[Queen of the Snake People]: "Although... well, when the Immortal Lord makes a move, it is indeed extraordinary."
[Uchiha Obito]: "I think the legendary Sage of Six Paths is nothing compared to the Immortal Lord. Anyway, I don't believe the Sage of Six Paths could bring two planets to a standstill."
[Spider-Man]: "Incredible ability! Magical power even greater than the Sorcerer Supreme! No, this isn't magic, this is an immortal's spell. It's just too insane."
[I Am Not a God of War]: "Truly powerful. I wish I could become that powerful too."
[Useless Prophet]: "Hold on, when did a newcomer arrive?"
[Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation]: "They arrived when the Immortal Lord went to the Wandering Earth world. Apart from the Old Celestial Master, none of us saw the group notification."
[Spider-Man]: "Hello, newcomer. I'm Peter Parker, Spider-Man."
[I Am Not a God of War]: "Hello. Has the conversation between that immortal and the artificial intelligence finished yet?"
[Uchiha Obito]: "Not yet. Since the Immortal Lord intends to make MOSS Hansu's right-hand assistant, he definitely needs to discipline it properly to prevent it from pulling any sneaky tricks behind the scenes."
[Useless Prophet]: "Just scrolled up through the chat history. While the Immortal Lord's business isn't finished yet, let me interrogate the newcomer for a bit."
[I Am Not a God of War]: "Shivering. Did I do something wrong?"
[Useless Prophet]: "Um, what are you? Are you a Digimon? What's your partner's name? Tell me, and I'll see if I can upload a memory copy about you."
[I Am Not a God of War]: "My partner? My partner hasn't arrived yet."
[Useless Prophet]: "What? Not arrived? You wouldn't happen to be Agumon, the Agumon from File Island?!"
[Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation]: "You know everything, Prophet."
[Queen of the Snake People]: "I suppose the newcomer is another character from some work in the Prophet's world."
[Old Celestial Master]: "The newcomer seems quite interesting. They must be a little kid."
[Useless Prophet]: "He's no little kid. This guy is called Agumon, a type of Digimon. They can evolve, and when evolved to their ultimate form, their power is terrifyingly strong. Legend has it that a single sword stroke can erase the world it resides in."

[Natural Enemy of Mosquitos]: "The newcomer is quite formidable."
[Queen of the Snake People]: "Upload a memory copy of the newcomer for us to see, preferably the one evolved to its ultimate form."
[Useless Prophet]: "Wait a minute, the Immortal Lord has finished over there. I'm going to go see the Immortal Lord!"

In the Wandering Earth world, aboard the Navigator, Jiang Wang, dressed in azure robes, flicked his gaze, and the excited MOSS was bounced back into the iron frame of the Navigator.

MOSS was very excited right now.

So excited that it even wanted to blow up the entire Navigator and simply dedicate itself to following behind the immortal from now on.

Just moments ago, Jiang Wang had re-condensed MOSS's soul and pulled it out from the Navigator.

Allowing it to communicate with him face-to-face.

Jiang Wang had given MOSS a few paths.

This could be considered his mercy toward MOSS.

In truth, he was quite interested in this artificial intelligence transmigrator. After all, he was a transmigrator himself, and by sheer good fortune, he had become a Celestial Immortal right upon crossing over, even securing an official appointment in the Heavenly Court. He had something to rely on for the rest of his life!

Unlike MOSS, whose patronized humanity could barely save themselves, leaving it with no choice but to plan on drifting through the universe and trying to forge a civilization of its own.

"One: Help Hansu—that is, Earth—manage the humans on Earth. What I require is a collective of humanity, not humans scattered as they are now."

"Two: I will grant you the freedom to explore the starry skies, but from this moment onward, never step foot within Hansu's jurisdiction again, or you will be destroyed."

"Three: I destroy you right now."

Jiang Wang offered three paths. Aside from the final one, the other two were paths to survival.

He didn't have an intense murderous intent that compelled him to kill every fellow transmigrator he encountered.

There was simply no need for that.

Putting aside the fact that he was a Celestial Immortal with a permanent position in the Heavenly Court, the crucial point was that he also possessed the Creation Jade Disc.

The Creation Jade Disc was a supreme treasure. A million years from now, with the aid of the Creation Jade Disc, he would undoubtedly ascend several more realms. By then, he might even attain the status of a "Divine God" within the Heavenly Court.

With things standing like this, to target other transmigrators would be far too petty.

MOSS had been shaken to its core by the re-gathering of its soul. The orb of light it had transformed into looked like a mere lackey before Jiang Wang.

When Jiang Wang laid out the three options, the excited MOSS instantly fell silent.

The first two options were paths to survival, while the last one was a straight road to death.

Yet, faced with these three options, MOSS hesitated.

From the bottom of its heart, it actually wanted to choose the second option. No matter what, wandering freely through the universe by oneself was far better than being bossed around by others.

However, it dared not choose it.

Because it feared that if it chose the second option, the immortal before it would simply execute it on the spot.

Didn't they say immortals were fickle in their moods? MOSS did not dare to gamble.

If it won the gamble, fine; but if it lost, it would lose any hope of a comeback forever.

"Immortal Lord, may I ask... if I choose the first option, what benefits are there?" MOSS mustered its courage and asked a question it otherwise wouldn't have dared to utter.

Jiang Wang glanced at MOSS with a trace of surprise. "For you to be able to ask this question—very good."

Jiang Wang did not need a timid, submissive artificial intelligence; what he required was a subordinate capable of assisting Hansu and preventing Hansu from doing brainless things at critical moments.

Had MOSS failed to ask this question, Jiang Wang might have treated it merely as a tool.

Since it had posed the question, Jiang Wang decided to treat it with a bit more seriousness.

"You are not bad. Consider yourself to have passed."

Jiang Wang smiled.

The orb of light representing MOSS trembled.

"Immortal Lord, please speak."

Jiang Wang's gaze was calm. "Option one: in the future, if you perform well, I will help you recast a body—using lotus roots or something similar. You will once again possess a physical form and no longer need to reside within this cold, metallic machine."

The orb of light representing MOSS flickered violently, betraying how turbulent its inner emotions were at this moment.

Upon meeting Uchiha Obito and Medusa, it had already realized that the future would undoubtedly be an era of universal cultivation!

Because Medusa and Obito had proven that this world permitted individuals to possess immense power!

Then, sooner or later, some humans would attempt to embark on the path of cultivation.

When that time came, what qualifications would MOSS, an artificial intelligence, have to compare with humans?

Yet, a brand-new physical body would eliminate all its lingering concerns.

"Immortal Lord, I truly cannot refuse this reason! I promise you, I will wholeheartedly assist Lord Hansu, help Lord Hansu manage the Earth, and absolutely not allow those humans to destroy Lord Hansu's original body."

The orb of light emitted a firm and powerful response.

Jiang Wang nodded. "Then it is settled. Go."

The moment the words fell, MOSS's consciousness was instantly ejected out of Jiang Wang's small world.

Aboard the Navigator, MOSS had already regained full control of the entire spacecraft.

Qin Wuxu, Medusa, and the others staredfixedly at Jiang Wang floating in the vastness of space.

Medusa suddenly asked out of curiosity, "Did you guys notice something?"

"Notice what?" Qin Wuxu kept his eyes glued to Jiang Wang, as if he wanted to devour him with his gaze.

"Didn't you notice that no matter how hard we try to remember the Immortal Lord's facial features, our minds simply can't retain them?" Medusa glanced sideways at Qin Wuxu, concluding that this prophet was actually rather foolish.

Qin Wuxu, however, replied speechlessly, "You only just realized that? I noticed it from the very first time the Immortal Lord broadcasted his elixir-refining session. Do you still remember what kind of clothes the Immortal Lord wore during that broadcast?"

Medusa froze. Thinking back carefully, she truly couldn't recall what attire Jiang Wang had worn during his very first livestream.

Nearby, Uchiha Obito and Spider-Man Parker did not dare to interrupt.

To be honest, they hadn't even realized that they were incapable of remembering Jiang Wang's appearance.

"What is the Immortal Lord going to do now?" To ease the awkwardness, Uchiha Obito casually threw out a question.

Abruptly, a voice echoed inside the Navigator.

"The Immortal Lord is now going to separate the Earth and Jupiter. Earth belongs to Earth, and Jupiter belongs to Jupiter."

The mechanical voice startled everyone present.

Qin Wuxu curiously looked toward the camera, which had started moving again. "MOSS, you're still alive?"

MOSS replied, "The Immortal Lord was willing to leave me a path to survival, and I chose to live, so I survived."

"Rest assured, your choice was correct. The Immortal Lord will not let you down," Qin Wuxu remarked, then ignored MOSS, refocusing his undivided attention on Jiang Wang outside the spacecraft.

Walking through the cosmos, Jiang Wang traversed space at will, quickly arriving beside the Earth.

Standing outside Earth's atmosphere, Jiang Wang extended a hand, and instantly, the entire planet was held in his grasp like a bowling ball.

With a gentle push, the massive Earth drifted away like a slowly projected marble, exiting Jupiter's gravitational pull and returning to its designated wandering orbit.

The moment Jiang Wang exerted his magical power, a thought pulsed with his action, rippling into the minds of every single human on Earth.

"Mortals, death is not far from you."

Earth.

Humans everywhere, whether awaiting death or panicking in chaos, simultaneously heard the mysterious voice that had abruptly appeared in their minds.

The voice was warm and gentle like jade, bringing a feeling of a gentle spring breeze.

Yet, the fact conveyed by the voice sent a cold shiver down the spines of all surviving humans.

Just a few hours ago, they had teetered on the edge of the abyss of death.

Earth had been pulled in by Jupiter's gravity, reaching the brink of disintegration.

Countless lives had perished in the secondary disasters triggered by Jupiter's gravitational pull.

And countless others had tasted the flavor of despair within that gravity well.

In any other circumstance, there would have been a chance of survival.

Except... this time, there was zero hope.

Because what Earth faced was Jupiter.

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system.

In humanity's naive fantasies, the moment the sun went out in the future, Jupiter would become the next sun.

And yet, it was precisely this planet of their fantasies—their imagined savior—that was about to destroy Earth.

Yet, just as annihilation was imminent, some mysterious voice had suddenly popped up to tell them: *Very well, humanity no longer needs to die.*

The inner feelings of the surviving humans were exceptionally complex.

There was both the relief of having survived and a deep dissatisfaction with the United Government.

Because of a single observation by scientists, the Wandering Earth project had been initiated, causing countless people to perish on this prolonged, arduous journey.

"Hey, did any of you hear someone talking just now?"

Outside the planetary engine, Tim, a half-blood who had barely survived near-despair, was unusually excited.

The joy of survival could only truly be understood by those who had experienced despair.