The Huaxia Base City ranks among the global top five! It’s not for any other reason, but the sheer magnitude of its population is enough to inspire despair! A larger population means faster reproduction, which consequently increases the probability of producing powerful individuals, and provides enough numbers for casualties, resulting in more Superhuman powerhouses than other base cities! No matter what, Superhuman powerhouses represent the absolute pinnacle of force! At least on Earth, this holds true.
As Ye Chen settled down by himself, a brief silence descended upon the conference hall. After a moment, everyone gradually shifted their gaze away from him—some continued sleeping, others meticulously trimmed their nails.
The handsome man’s expression stiffened slightly, and he let out a soft cough. “Since a decision has been reached, let us ask the Virtual Main God to assist in applying for a battle stage to conduct the Alliance Leader selection!”
“No need.” Ye Chen swept a seemingly profound glance across the Vietnamese Chairman and the beautiful woman, stating plainly, “I will take this position of Alliance Leader. Anyone who wishes to compete can come forward together. Let’s finish this meeting early and prepare for what’s next; the time for the disaster to erupt is not far off.”
Everyone was slightly taken aback, looking at him with peculiar expressions.
A hidden killing intent flashed in the Vietnamese Chairman’s eyes, and he said coldly, “Chairman of Guangming! First of all, although you managed to slay Samishit, do not look down upon the rest of us. Whether we can defeat you remains an unknown factor!”
Ye Chen glanced at him. “If you believe so, then proceed.” Fury surged within the Vietnamese Chairman, and he ground his teeth. “Fine! You said it, so don’t blame me for being ruthless!” With that, he turned and roared toward the System Main God, “Please establish a battle stage!”
“Yes!” The operating System Main God nodded. The crowd felt a distortion before their eyes, and the central circular table instantly transformed into a battle stage spanning a hundred zhang in diameter.
Ye Chen moved, landing on the stage, and looked calmly at the Vietnamese Chairman. “Make your move!” Burning rage flared in the Vietnamese Chairman’s eyes. Biting his teeth, he spat out, “You will regret this.” He flipped his palm, and a dark, obsidian battle saber materialized out of thin air, its entire surface flowing with a faint, powerful radiance, exuding an aura of decisive killing.
When one lies down in a nutrient pod, the entire body is scanned. Once virtual reality combat begins, the scanned information is used to materialize objects onto the virtual world—the effect and power are neither enhanced nor diminished.
The Holy Flame Armor materialized on Ye Chen’s body. He clenched his hand, and the Xuanyuan Divine Sword coalesced. Holding the sword in one hand, the ghost energy within him surged forth, pouring into the divine sword, causing the blade to emit a slight hum.
“Die!”
The Vietnamese Chairman roared and charged forward. Knowing Ye Chen was a Ghost God powerhouse, he did not enter his Ghost God mode and rushed straight in.
“Meteor Profound Truth!”
“Thirteen Swords of Xuanyuan!”
Ye Chen cleaved out a simple sword strike. The entire void seemed to cleave open, and an unparalleled sword qi shot forth, hurtling directly toward the Vietnamese Chairman’s face.
Bang!
The Vietnamese Chairman’s pupils widened. His battle saber struck Ye Chen’s armor, emitting a sharp clang. He had unleashed his strongest attack right at the start—this single strike condensed 1,600 points of ghost energy within his body, truly a peak blow!
By his calculation, this strike, amplified by the mid-grade Ghost Treasure in his hand, increased its power threefold! Coupled with the 1,000 points of ghost energy damage he carried, the combined destructive power reached 5,800 points!
He was confident that such formidable offensive power would be too much for Ye Chen’s heavily wounded body to endure! In his estimation, since Ye Chen managed to kill Samishit, his own ghost energy must be severely depleted, presenting him with an opportunity.
However, the immense ghost energy impact struck the Holy Flame Armor, and in an instant, it was entirely incinerated by the white flames covering the armor, weakening its power by ninety percent. Only 580 points of ghost energy penetrated Ye Chen’s body, and before it could cause significant damage, it was annihilated by the ghost energy churning within Ye Chen, consuming only a mere hundred points of his own energy.
Pfft!
The dazzling sword shadow pierced forward. It appeared effortless yet conveyed an absolute, inescapable perfection!
The tip of the sword pierced clean through the Vietnamese Chairman’s chest!
The low-grade Ghost Treasure armor he wore hadn’t even managed to activate its defense before it was pierced through, utterly destroyed. The surging ghost energy poured into him, flickered momentarily, and with a boom, the Vietnamese Chairman’s entire form turned to ash!
A one-sword instant kill!
All this happened in the blink of an eye. As the Vietnamese Chairman’s body disintegrated into dust, the others finally snapped back to reality. Turning to look, they were astonished to see that Ye Chen’s aura had barely weakened, proving that the strike had inflicted minimal damage upon him.
Ye Chen stood with his sword lowered, seeming to cast a glance at the beautiful woman—a First Tier Ghost God—and stated calmly, “Anyone else who wishes to compete can come up together.”
The entire conference hall was dead silent.
What a joke. If even the Fifth Tier Ghost God, the Vietnamese Chairman, was instantly killed, what hope did anyone else have of surviving an attack?
A moment later, the Vietnamese Chairman rushed back into the conference hall, his face still etched with lingering dread and shock. He quickly approached Ye Chen, cupped his hands, and said, “I am convinced! I concede!”
Ye Chen nodded slightly, his figure blurring as he hopped off the battle stage. He looked toward the handsome man in the distance and announced, “The Celestial Alliance is hereby dissolved and merged into the Spiritual Alliance! According to ancient records and extensive investigation, the civilization of our current solar cycle is termed the Emotional, or the Spiritual Civilization!”
Everyone was listening; no one dared to speak further.
Although Ye Chen’s demeanor was somewhat arrogant, his power was undeniable, and no one could dispute him. In the apocalypse, a being of immense strength who remained humble and gentle might instead appear two-faced, insidious, and contemptible.
This was because strength was invariably built upon slaughter.
It was akin to a renowned courtesan trying to act utterly innocent and naive; such a display would only evoke disgust and nausea.
Seeing that no one objected, Ye Chen continued, “When we journey to the Ancient World, unless you possess sufficient strength, it is best not to carry valuables—lest you become victims of robbery. In that world, Ghost God realm experts are as common as weeds; they mean nothing there. Some crucial items are better left behind in the Ruins.” He paused, then added, “Furthermore, those whose strength is below Level 100 are advised against entering. Otherwise, you will instantly be crushed by the gravitational pull of that world.”
Saying this, he glanced at Murong Xue amidst the crowd, his gaze flickering momentarily before he turned and walked away.
Shortly after Ye Chen departed, everyone received a notification. The sender was Xu Tianguo, the acting chairman of Guangming Base City, and it contained numerous points requiring attention.
The recipients read the contents, their complexions shifting slightly, tinged with worry.
Ye Chen exited the virtual world and resumed his cross-legged cultivation.
Although he harbored no desire to become the Lord of Earth, once they entered the Ancient World, everyone would essentially be in the same boat, collectively termed the Spiritual Civilization by their hosts there.
If anyone within caused trouble, the entire civilization would face collective punishment.
Rather than handing the management over to others, Ye Chen preferred to manage them himself.
This selection process, though concluded hastily with the combat ending in a single move, was accepted as fact by all present. Consequently, congratulations were sent to Guangming Base City, and they complied with the numerous mandates issued by Xu Tianguo, implementing sweeping reforms!
All base cities were relocating!
Vast numbers of the elderly, the weak, and women were being sent to those Ruins capable of growing food, to establish new lives independently. Those without such Ruins sent urgent appeals for aid to Guangming Base City.
Xu Tianguo had been overwhelmed these past few days. First, he unified the assets, manpower, and technological resources of all major base cities’ Ruins, followed by an equitable redistribution.
Now consolidated into a single force, the original hundreds of base cities functioned like small guilds, mutually supporting each other’s interests. Within mere days, the overall strength of humanity had multiplied several times over!
Numerous ruin technologies were mobilized, accelerating human development. For instance, the technology controlling the enhancement of Superhuman Gene Awakening, previously held by the Celestial Alliance, was shared across the alliance in exchange for necessary supplies. Those who attained the required clearance could access the alliance database to review the technology and initiate production.
However, the elixir required to boost the Superhuman Gene Awakening rate was exceedingly difficult to formulate, demanding a wide array of materials!
It was divided into three tiers: Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced.
The Elementary awakening elixir could increase the success rate by one-thousandth! The Intermediate amplified the chance by one percent! The Advanced boosted the odds to one in ten!
A single dose of the Elementary awakening elixir required numerous mutated radishes, mutated medicinal herbs, mutated grasses, as well as scales, horns, and blood harvested from certain monsters, all to be mixed in a complex formulation!
Extremely intricate!
Thus, even exhausting the entire manpower of Guangming Base City, in just three days, they managed to formulate only 10 doses of Advanced Gene Awakening Elixir, 1,000 doses of Intermediate, and 100,000 doses of Elementary.
The Intermediate and Elementary awakening elixirs were handed over to the lower-ranking soldiers. Once successful in awakening, they were immediately inducted into the Superhuman Hall, granted the best treatment available at the base city, and swiftly provided with 'base-ified meat' to help bolster their physique!
Those who had lost hope in life, unsure of what they were living for, and unwilling to die at the hands of monsters, chose to undertake this dangerous gamble. In the end, consuming the 1,000 Intermediate and 100,000 Elementary awakening elixirs resulted in the awakening of 30 Superhuman powerhouses!
The 10 doses of Advanced Elixir were given to the powerhouses of the Xuanyuan Clan for their use. Although this only offered a one-in-ten chance, due to the Xuanyuan Clan's unique physique, they possessed a tenfold innate amplification. This meant that after consuming the elixir, success in awakening was 100% guaranteed!
There was no risk of failure.
All 10 doses of the Advanced Awakening Elixir went to the Xuanyuan Clan, enabling the nine peak Divine-Grade powerhouses within to awaken their Superhuman Genes. Now, the Purple Cloud Island Master had successfully advanced to the Ghost God realm, ranking as a Super Divine-Grade powerhouse within the Xuanyuan Clan!
The moment the Purple Cloud Island Master awakened into Ghost God mode, he instantly reached the peak of the Tenth Tier Ghost God realm. With his reserve of vital energy, he far surpassed ordinary Tenth Tier Ghost God peaks. Now, coupled with the Shadow-Chasing Hunter Spear, a high-grade Ghost Treasure, he was virtually unrivaled within the Ghost God domain!
Furthermore, Ye Chen imparted the four fragmented scrolls of the Nine Absolutes Spear secret manual to him. During this period, the Purple Cloud Island Master immersed himself in diligent cultivation. Once he mastered all four scrolls, his strength would ascend to a terrifying level!
As for the Ghost Formula, it was merely a very fundamental technique for a Ghost God powerhouse. Perhaps because it was so basic, it had vanished from Earth, but in the Ancient World, it was commonplace.
Therefore, Ye Chen did not keep it for himself, imparting it entirely to the Purple Cloud Island Master as well.
This string of generous gifts filled the others with admiration for the Purple Cloud Island Master, though not envy. This was because, among the Xuanyuan Clan members, the Purple Cloud Island Master and the other six Inner Sea Island Masters were considered top figures who had long established their reputations; receiving such rewards was only fitting.
The gratitude in the Purple Cloud Island Master’s heart toward Ye Chen was inexpressible, and to avoid failing his expectations, he cultivated even more diligently.
According to Ye Chen’s estimation, tomorrow would be the final day before the Volcanic Age erupted. Therefore, that very morning, he led the main contingent of Guangming Base City in their migration toward the Shanghai region.
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