I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 288: Praise to the Heavenly Mother, Zhong Cang Goes to Battle

"Buzz..."

"Praise to the Heavenly Mother..."

"All...belongs to...the Heavenly Mother..."

Like a plague, and yet like a natural disaster, the terrifying power of the Heavenly Mother of Eternal Life is unparalleled. As His divine messengers, these people possess immense power, just as the Night Cat Clan had described. If not eliminated in advance, they have the ability to destroy a medium-sized world.

Just like now, countless creatures in the Azure Ash World have been infected.

And the billions of sprouts of eternal life infectees are now rushing towards the cultivators' settlements like a tidal wave.

"Boom..."

Facing the remnants of eternal life in battle, the endless monsters that stretch beyond the horizon are enough to make most people despair.

And when these monsters possess strong immortality, extraordinary adaptability, and the infectious power of Transcendence, it brings about a sense of apocalyptic catastrophe.

Under the onslaught of billions of remnants of eternal life, the resistance of the indigenous forces in the Azure Ash World was quickly broken.

After breaking through the resistance of the indigenous forces, countless humans and livestock were infected by the sprouts of eternal life, becoming new remnants of eternal life.

In this way, as they advance and infect, soon, in the Azure Ash World, only the strongholds of the Daoist and Demon Sects remain.

And now, they too are being attacked by billions of remnants of eternal life.

Fortunately, cultivators are not weak, especially those who were prepared. Just like the branch settlement of the Cloud Firmament Sect, they had long established formations based on the veins of the earth and the terrain. Thousands of cultivators are now bombarding the remnants of eternal life with saturation bombing using the formations.

"Boom..."

Summoning endless storms and clouds, countless thunderbolts appear from the dark clouds and continuously bombard the remnants of eternal life.

Under the terrifying might of the thunderbolts, thousands of remnants of eternal life die every moment.

Those who are desperately resisting the onslaught of the remnants of eternal life include not only the cultivators of the Cloud Firmament Sect, but also the Blood Sea Sect, the Towering Cloud Sword Sect, the Ascension Sect, the Heavenly Spirit Sect, and the army of demons and monsters, all resisting in their own ways.

Among them, the cultivators of the Blood Sea Sect summon an endless sea of blood. Whenever a remnant of eternal life falls into the blood sea, it is quickly dissolved and becomes part of the blood sea.

As the flesh dissolves, the range of the blood sea even expands.

On the side of the Towering Cloud Sword Sect, sword energy fills the air. One hundred thousand longswords form the Great Sword Formation, and any remnant of eternal life that enters the formation is cut into pieces by the sharp sword energy.

Following them, the Heavenly Spirit Sect, the Ascension Sect, and the Earth Origin Sect are also using various means to kill numerous remnants of eternal life.

This battle has caused complex emotions to arise in the eyes of the foreign humans who are watching from a close distance.

"They actually resisted the first wave of the remnants of eternal life. They are not weak!"

The cat person who spoke could only sigh.

However, many foreigners consider the Daoist and Demon Sects as enemies, so some people are displeased with their applause for the enemy.

"Hmph, they're not weak? They only have the advantage of attacking from a distance. If they were skilled in close combat instead of long-range attacks, they would have been infected by the remnants of eternal life and broken through the barriers long ago."

"Brother Hao is right. Moreover, even now, they haven't completely won. While they are attacking, the remnants of eternal life are evolving. Just wait, it won't take long for the remnants of eternal life to adapt to their attack methods. At that time, these so-called cultivators will still die!"

These angry words reveal the mindset of these young people.

However, while they are angry, the elder of the Night Cat Clan, Shen Zhao, secretly transmitted a message to Shen Xuan, and the content of her message was to help the Cloud Firmament Sect.

"Divine Maiden, should we help and remind those cultivators?"

After pondering for a moment, Divine Maiden Xinxuan shook her head and said, "Not enough. Currently, they only feel the pressure but haven't suffered any real losses. Only when people actually die, feel the pain, and understand the horror of the Nether God, will they bow their heads and listen to us."

Xinxuan's idea was to put pressure on the Cloud Firmament Sect during negotiations until they were on the verge of collapse, and then extend a helping hand. This "timely assistance" would allow the Night Cat Clan to gain the maximum benefit in the negotiations.

However, Xinzhuo's hesitant expression was not because of her compassionate nature, unable to bear the suffering of the Cloud Firmament Sect. It was because she felt that the plan of their Divine Maiden might not necessarily succeed.

Indeed, there was a chance that the remnants of the Everlasting Life would oppress the Cloud Firmament Sect to the point of desperation, allowing the Night Cat Clan to reap the benefits. But it was also possible that the Cloud Firmament Sect could withstand this crisis on their own.

If that were the case, the Night Cat Clan would be in a precarious situation. After all, the reason they had retreated and allowed the Cloud Firmament Sect and other sects to invade their territory was that they couldn't hold on any longer. They chose not to go to war when the Cloud Firmament Sect occupied a certain area, but instead appeared to "remind" them and propose cooperation.

The main reason for this was that they couldn't hold on any longer. The remnants of the Everlasting Life were not only a trouble for the Cloud Firmament Sect but also a disaster for the Night Cat Clan, or rather, for all life.

After fighting against the remnants of the Everlasting Life for hundreds of years, the Night Cat Clan was exhausted. They didn't want to fight on two fronts and, to avoid the consequences of annihilation, they set up various arrangements to lure the Cloud Firmament Sect into the game.

Their ultimate goal was to cooperate with the Cloud Firmament Sect and have them allocate a piece of land in the Hongxuan Continent for the Night Cat Clan to migrate and survive.

As for why the ultimate goal was cooperation but they were currently encountering trouble, it was naturally to increase their bargaining power. They wanted to become allies of the Cloud Firmament Sect, not servants.

However, their own strength might not necessarily be a match for the Cloud Firmament Sect, and they couldn't fight on two fronts. This forced them to involve the remnants of the Everlasting Life and let the Cloud Firmament Sect experience the horror of the Nether God, prompting them to propose cooperation.

But according to Xinxuan's plan, if it succeeded, they would naturally gain the stable habitat they desired and be able to stand on equal footing with the Cloud Firmament Sect. However, if the plan failed and the Cloud Firmament Sect became hostile towards them, watching the Night Cat Clan perish, then they would be in trouble.

By helping the Cloud Firmament Sect now, although the Night Cat Clan couldn't gain the maximum benefit, they wouldn't suffer too much loss either. This reminded Xinzhuo of her Divine Maiden's intentions.

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After listening to the elder's words, Xinxuan hesitated for a moment but ultimately stuck to her own idea.

"Elder, you worry too much. We won't fail."

"You know the horror of the remnants of the Everlasting Life. Without intelligence, the Cloud Firmament Sect has no chance of winning on their own."

"Even if something unexpected happens and they find the weak point of the remnants of the Everlasting Life, there's no need to fear."

"There is not just one Nether God opposing our Divine Court. With so many Nether Gods, they won't mind attacking one more world. The Cloud Firmament Sect cannot always be victorious."

After speaking, Xinxuan looked at the situation of the war and then a smile appeared on her lips.

"Look, some of the remnants of the Everlasting Life have evolved the ability to resist thunder bombardment."

Just as Xinxuan said, under the bombardment of thunder, some of the remnants of the Everlasting Life miraculously survived and, stimulated by the thunder, evolved the power to counter it.

Moreover, through some unknown principle, this ability was shared among the other remnants of the Everlasting Life.

As a result, the remnants of the Cloud Firmament Sect attacking the Everlasting Life Sect all gained resistance against thunder and lightning.

Although this resistance is not 100% immunity for any rubber person.

But most of the divine power of thunder and lightning can still be immune to.

And this also made the attack of the remnants of the Everlasting Life Sect instantly advance several miles, and they were about to engage with the cultivators.

This situation startled the Perfected Being of the Bamboo Hidden Sect.

Fortunately, cultivators are known for being versatile, and when they discovered that thunder and lightning were ineffective, they instantly changed their strategy.

"Switch formations, use fire attacks..."

"Boom..."

Under the command of the Perfected Being of the Bamboo Hidden Sect, the wind, rain, and thunder quickly transformed into flames that covered the sky and earth, indeed killing some of the remnants of the Everlasting Life Sect.

But soon, they evolved resistance to flames, and some powerful monsters even had resistance to both flames and thunder.

"Water, ice, freeze those monsters with ice techniques..."

"Be careful, some monsters can burrow underground and come up from below."

"The sky..."

The chaotic shouts indicated the terrifying offensive of the remnants of the Everlasting Life Sect. Under their frenzied attack, the cultivators of the Cloud Firmament Sect were somewhat flustered.

Even with the assistance of Gold Core cultivators, their pressure did not diminish.

In this situation, the members of the Cloud Firmament Sect could only fight and retreat, heading towards the main base of the Cloud Firmament Sect in the Azure Ash World.

At the same time, the news here was also transmitted to the Cloud Firmament Sect in the Hongxuan Continent for the first time, and requests for reinforcements were continuously sent out.

Facing such a life-threatening crisis, the actions of the Cloud Firmament Sect naturally became swift. Soon, a large number of cultivators gathered their equipment and rushed down to the mortal world.

...

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

With the continuous support, the Cloud Firmament Sect temporarily stabilized the situation in the Azure Ash World.

However, they could only stabilize it and not break out.

There were too many remnants of the Everlasting Life Sect.

Birds, fish, humans, beasts... anything that was alive would be parasitized by the Everlasting Life Seed.

What was even more terrifying was that after being parasitized by the Everlasting Life Seed, these creatures would gain the ability to absorb spiritual energy. At the same time, their bodies would become stronger under the transformation of spiritual energy.

All living beings in this realm were parasitized, making the forces of the remnants of the Everlasting Life Sect almost endless.

It was only because cultivators were extremely skilled in large-scale attacks that the Azure Ash World had not fallen long ago.

Even now, the situation of the Cloud Firmament Sect in the Azure Ash World was not too good.

However, the Cloud Firmament Sect was not the most miserable—the North Abyss Region was ultimately their home field.

In addition, some time ago, Zhong Cang imparted the Heavenly Heart technique, which increased the overall strength of the Cloud Firmament Sect.

Furthermore, with the attraction of the Heavenly Heart to independent cultivators, the Cloud Firmament Sect recruited many Foundation Building cultivators as external disciples, which greatly increased the strength of their lower ranks.

These forces were invested in the Azure Ash World, naturally stabilizing the situation.

But other sects do not have the same strength as the Cloud Firmament Sect.

Especially the Cloud Dream Heavenly Domain and some sects in the Western Wasteland, their main bases in the Azure Ash World have been breached.

Under the circumstances, these people can only gather together to resist the attacks of the remnants of the Eternal Life.

When their bases were breached and many sects united, negotiations began with the foreign humans they chose.

These people wanted to exchange the weaknesses of the Sinful God for a place to settle.

However, the negotiation results were not very good - how can one expect to sleep soundly with a snake under the pillow?

The sects of the Hongxuan Continent, unless they have lost their minds, would never want to divide their territory with others.

Not to mention that those foreign humans want places with abundant spiritual energy.

"The territory of the Hongxuan Continent is our ancestral land, our foundation. Even if we abandon the mortal realm, we cannot give our ancestral land to others."

"Whoever agrees is a traitor to the sect!"

"Unless they join us... No, even if they join us, it depends on the situation."

The ancestral land cannot be lost, and an force with similar strength cannot appear in their territory. This is the common idea of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, Soaring Feather Sect, Blood Sea Gate, Cloud Firmament Sect, and other sects.

Under these circumstances, the cultivators of the Hongxuan Continent naturally cannot agree with the opinions of the foreign people.

And since they are unwilling to make sacrifices, the other side will not help the cultivators either.

As a result, the situation in the mortal realm has become a battle between the remnants of the Eternal Life and the cultivators, with the foreign people watching from the sidelines.

This intuition has made Zhong Cang worry about the mortal realm all along.

Now that the enemy has revealed themselves, even though they are very strong, Zhong Cang still breathed a sigh of relief.

At least, the enemy is now in plain sight.

The reason for such a feeling is that even before the enemy appeared, Zhong Cang had a sense that the exploration of the mortal realm would not be smooth sailing and would definitely involve danger and calamity.

After all, they were the ones who actively occupied the mortal realms.

(End of this chapter)

After learning about the news of the Eternal Life Seed, Zhong Cang breathed a sigh of relief.

"At that time, even if I want to use the Spirit Communication Jade to refine treasures, as long as the future I depict is wonderful, there will be a thirty percent chance that the sect will allow me to refine them!"

By now, the people of the Dao and Demon sects also understand that the reason why the forces from the foreign realms gave up many mortal realms and did not leave any strong cultivators behind was to lure the Dao and Demon sects into battle against the Sinful God.

In order to win, the major sects have sent many people to rescue the mortal realm, which naturally resulted in fewer people listening to Zhong Cang's explanation of the Heavenly Heart.

It can be said that as long as the hidden dangers in the mortal realm do not erupt, Zhong Cang will not be at ease.

The mortal realm is in chaos.

Due to the unusual number of people listening, Zhong Cang took the opportunity to inquire about the situation in the mortal realm and learned about it.

"This is indeed a crisis, but it is also an opportunity. Fortunately, the Floating Sky City has already been successfully built. If I can go to battle with the Floating Sky City and achieve victory, then my position in the sect will once again rise, and it will make the sect believe that my various ideas are not just nonsense, but actually have the possibility of realization."

Regarding this, the people of the Dao and Demon sects have nothing to say.

And in Zhong Cang's eyes, the Eternal Life Seed is not unbeatable.

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"And with the support of the Spirit Communication Jade, the era of virtual information may come earlier!"