CSMCDB - Chapter 185
Chapter 185
The Huanling armies were stationed at various strongholds.
"A strange phenomenon…"
"Why has a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared? That… Empire of the Starry Sky Continent… what have they done?"
"We must report to the commander and send this information back to the Huanling Continent."
Inside the Fu organization.
"What's going on? A celestial phenomenon. Did the Huanling side do something, or was it the Empire?" The surviving high-ranking members of the Fu organization frowned deeply. They had boarded a pirate ship and would find it very difficult to get off. But now, this celestial phenomenon… it was impossible to tell if it was a good or bad omen, and it made them feel inexplicably anxious.
"It wasn't us?" another high-ranking member asked hesitantly. "Perhaps it's because of the blood sacrifices?"
"No! Impossible. That's not what the blood sacrifices are for," that member denied. "The blood sacrifices are only to help the people of Huanling better integrate into the Starry Sky Continent."
"But the blood sacrifices use the blood of the Starry Sky Continent's people… Maybe the continent has a spirit, and the gods are angered?" The member who said this looked uneasy. As soon as he finished, the others glared at him in unison. He shrank back and lowered his voice. "Didn't Lord Ge Huan say that their Huanling Continent has a god? What if… we have one too?"
"…" The group fell silent for a moment, then became annoyed.
"If you don't know what to say, then shut up!"
"A god? If there really was a god, why haven't we unified the continent?"
"Exactly. In all these years, we've never seen the Empire receive any help from a god."
"The Huanling Continent is a high-level continent; we're just a low-level one. How could we have a god…"
The leaders spoke one after another, nodding at each other as if to bolster their own confidence, to convince themselves that what they were saying was true.
At this point, if they failed, the Fu organization would likely become the most evil organization in the history of the Starry Sky Continent, branded as eternal sinners. Whether there was a god or not, no matter… what, if they turned back now, they would have nothing left. All their past efforts, their long-dormant plans, the legacy passed down through so many generations within the organization—their grand vision of overthrowing the Empire, unifying the continent, and creating a new era—would be utterly shattered.
They couldn't doubt, couldn't retreat, couldn't deny, couldn't…
Huanling Continent - Main City - Illusion God Pavilion.
The commander who received the news from the Starry Sky Continent hurried into the pavilion. The vast pavilion was empty. Pushing the door open, he saw that the surrounding walls were all lit with candles. These were the "spirit candles" they used to worship their god. When burned, they emitted a unique fragrance and could also help people cultivate better.
In the center of the pavilion stood a statue of a man—the statue of the Illusion God. The man in the statue was in a very casual standing pose, but… his face was blurry.
It wasn't that the sculptor of the Illusion God statue was lazy, but that they were unable to glimpse the true face of a god. Only the strong, acknowledged by the Illusion God, could see his face.
The commander didn't dare to look directly at the statue. He bowed to it as soon as he entered, then offered up a piece of yellow parchment with both hands. Written on it were the details of the strange phenomenon and events on the Starry Sky Continent. He walked, still bowing, to the foot of the statue and touched a corner of the parchment to the flame of a spirit candle, burning it.
The Illusion God rarely appeared on the continent. This was the most conventional way to contact him.
—"I am already aware of this matter."
Within the planar space of the Huanling Continent, the Illusion God held the parchment and sighed softly. "The Plane Consciousness of the Starry Sky Continent has chosen its Child of the Plane."
"It made its choice long ago." The voice of the Huanling Consciousness was a clear female one. It sneered, "It gave the Heart of the Plane to its chosen Child of the Plane ahead of time, but the Child of the Plane can't control it at all. It's still no match for me. I will devour it sooner or later."
"I just don't understand. Giving away the Heart of the Plane and enabling it to be absorbed by a Child of the Plane who hasn't even matured yet… where did it get that kind of energy?" The Huanling Consciousness was genuinely perplexed. The Starry Sky Consciousness could barely protect itself, relying on the Starry Sky Continent's only Star Saint to barely resist its encroachment… and even then, it could only preserve its main parts. Where did a consciousness like that get such a massive amount of energy to do all this? And even after doing it, the Starry Sky Consciousness showed no signs of weakness…
"Perhaps it saved it up."
"How is that possible? Even I don't have that much energy!"
"After all, the Starry Sky Continent has a limited number of powerful experts," the Illusion God said with a faint smile.
"Hah, we're now one step further from completely devouring the Starry Sky Consciousness, and you can still smile?" The Huanling Consciousness was speechless, its tone filled with annoyance. "Launching this planar war has already consumed too many resources. If we fail, the Huanling Continent won't be able to produce any top-tier experts for a very long time!"
"They will be born. They will kill those old monsters. If the higher-ups monopolize power for too long, those below will kill them and take their place, starting a new cycle." The Illusion God's voice was very gentle as he calmly stated the cruel reality of the continent. "Isn't that how we survived the last time our resources were depleted?"
"Victory means annexing the Starry Sky Continent. Failure means purging the powerful of Huanling." The Illusion God looked at the speechless little ball of light and gave a gentle smile. "Whichever it is, they made their choice, so naturally, they must bear all the consequences that come with it."
"But they clearly asked for your opinion…" The Huanling Consciousness's voice trailed off, then sharpened. "You! I really hate you like this! Why did I choose a Child of the Plane like you?! You weren't like this in the beginning!"
"They weren't asking me; they were asking their own hearts." The Illusion God quietly watched the little ball of light jump up and down as if it were bristling with anger. This was clearly the first time the little ball of light had complained. So, the Illusion God once again revealed his gentle smile. "When people live for too long and see through too many things, it's not strange for them to become like this. You must understand, people are the most fickle of creatures."
"You're truly a hypocrite."
"Thank you for the compliment."
"…" The Huanling Consciousness was silent for a moment before abruptly changing the subject, remarking with a sigh, "Actually… I really do want to devour the Starry Sky Consciousness. Star Power… it looks delicious."
The strange phenomenon made both the Empire and the Huanling side tense for several days. But then they discovered… that nothing seemed to have happened.
That is, until the Huanling side received guidance from their Illusion God. "The phenomenon occurred because the Starry Sky Continent is about to give birth to its own god."
Information about the Plane Consciousness and the Child of the Plane was too complex. For the inhabitants of the continent, all they needed to know was that the Child of the Plane was their continent's god, their one and only god.
Logically, this guidance was completely correct, serving as a pointer and a reminder for them. If they could kill the Child of the Plane in its infancy, the energy of the Heart of the Plane would be absorbed by the Huanling Consciousness. Then… even if the Starry Sky Consciousness found another Child of the Plane, it would be unable to cultivate a true one. Not unless another thousand years passed, allowing a new Heart of the Plane to form.
But neither the Illusion God nor the Huanling Consciousness knew that the situation with the Starry Sky Consciousness's Child of the Plane was a bit complicated.
Or rather, when the Illusion God's guidance reached the ears of the Huanling generals on the Starry Sky Continent, they immediately equated "the future god of the Starry Sky" with "Wen Yuncheng."
This news also completely solidified the resolve of those within the Fu organization who had been wavering, committing them to follow their dark path to the very end. —Wen Yuncheng would be the future god of the Starry Sky Continent? What a joke! How many of their strongholds had Wen Yuncheng destroyed? How many Fu members had she killed? If Wen Yuncheng became a god, the Fu members' ashes would probably be scattered after they died. Of course, no one knew about this process of wavering and reaffirming their resolve, because the Huanling forces had once again launched a massive attack on the strongholds.
Completely oblivious to all this, Wen Yuncheng had no idea that the next time she showed her face, the Huanling generals would be willing to self-destruct just to kill her. She and Lin Jinyu waited at the Empire's rest point in the Chenxing Sea for two days. It wasn't until the Huanling side attacked the strongholds again that they received a hint from the Half-Saint seniors that they could "make a little more noise," allowing them to head to the battle zone.
"Just go to the battlefield, fight, and focus on tempering yourself and digesting the energy." Wen Yuncheng indicated that she would quietly go for a wave of kills. "If a Half-Saint from the Huanling side gets so frustrated from being unable to kill me that they try to attack you, just throw out Protector Mo's bead and run. The Empire's Half-Saints will protect you. I've already told them."
Once Wen Yuncheng gave up the advantages of a Mechanical Overlord in favor of a more stable approach, the person to worry about between the two of them became Lin Jinyu. After all, if Wen Yuncheng slipped away… Lin Jinyu was close to her, so there was no guarantee that others wouldn't vent their anger on her. Although it seemed those people hadn't thought of this before, nor had they considered schemes like kidnapping Lin Jinyu to lure out Wen Yuncheng.
To be honest, this left a slightly bad taste in Wen Yuncheng's mouth. Even if the Huanling and Dragon Island factions hadn't thought of it, why hadn't Fu done it either? Was it just because Lin Jinyu belonged to the Flowing Cloud Sect? The fighting had reached this point; who cared about sect affiliations anymore? The Fu organization was really… hmm, maybe it was because most of their Star Emperors had been captured, so they didn't dare take any more risks?
Wen Yuncheng rubbed her chin, unable to think of any other possibilities.
"I know." Lin Jinyu nodded, looking at Wen Yuncheng seriously as she instructed, "Leave as soon as you use your skills. Just killing Star Venerates is enough. If you want to kill a Star Emperor and he doesn't die after you use your skills, you must immediately swap positions and leave. Don't get caught up in the fight."
"Okay, I will," Wen Yuncheng promised. Number Three was left in the Imperial Capital, while Number One and Number Two were at the rest point. After getting her kills, she would return to the rest point. Once the cooldowns were mostly over, she would go out in disguise to get more kills. Of course, the enemies with the most experience points were the Dragon Race, so Wen Yuncheng's primary targets were Star Venerate-level dragons. Of course, Wen Yuncheng would be even happier if there were any heavily injured Star Emperor-level dragons. "You too. Don't use your sword intent explosively. Fight with Star Power, control your current strength, and deepen your comprehension of Star Power. That's how you'll reach the Star Venerate level faster."
The young couple went back and forth with their instructions, holding hands and chattering earnestly for a long time. The old Half-Step Star Saint guarding the rest point kept his eyes closed, but he still perceived everything.
He sighed. Young people… to be young… is a good thing.
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