Chapter 944: Chapter 664: The Fall of the Divine Alliance
When Lu Chenzhou spoke these words, the expressions of the strong individuals nearby the battlefield, not belonging to the Mystic Sky Alliance, changed.
"Not participating in the battle, mind your own business? Is Alliance Hierarch Lu threatening us?"
"Alliance Hierarch Lu, isn’t this a bit too domineering?"
"I merely wish to live a secluded life, away from worldly struggles."
Even though Lu Chenzhou had just killed Yan Ming and his fame had reached its peak, there were still those who questioned him on the spot.
Even the Spirit Phoenix Dominator’s face changed slightly, and she transmitted to Lu Chenzhou, "Alliance Hierarch, this might offend many hermits."
The Hanhai Sect Lord also said, "Alliance Hierarch, isn’t this a bit inappropriate?"
Many strong individuals in the Three Thousand Worlds are used to being free and aloof, how would they heed others’ orders?
Although the Alliance Hierarch’s fame will surely soar after this battle, genuinely winning over people is difficult!
Lu Chenzhou had his own considerations.
According to previous estimations, the great curtain is about to shatter, and the Demigod sealed within the Three Thousand Worlds is about to emerge.
The current capacity of the Mystic Sky Alliance is far from enough.
The Three Thousand Worlds are not lacking in strong individuals, but they are disunited, each fighting their own battles.
Inner conflicts, spectatorship, avoiding battles... In such a state, wishing to win against the Forbidden Zone? Hopeless!
He now possesses some power and prestige, qualified to try and see if he can unify the living forces of the Three Thousand Worlds.
The Mystic Sky Alliance has fought to the death against the Forbidden Zone, with countless casualties.
He refuses to allow anyone to stay out of it, as this involves a universal war concerning all beings of the Great Universe.
Lu Chenzhou stepped forward to the captured Gale, Xuanshan, and Thunder Three Realm Venerables.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Lu Chenzhou asked.
"A gamble is a gamble, inferior in skill, kill or torture as you please, this Venerable will not surrender." Gale Realm Venerable said sullenly.
"We did not lose unjustly, you truly are a person who defies common reasoning." Xuanshan Realm Venerable was very calm, admitting defeat willingly.
"Alliance Hierarch Lu, don’t kill me, I am willing to lead the Purple Beard Divine Race to join Mystic Sky..." Thunder Realm Venerable said, trembling.
"Thunder, what is your intention?" Gale and Xuanshan Realm Venerables, who had just remained unyielding unto death, now looked unpleasant, barely holding their composure.
"I don’t mind dying, but I don’t want the Purple Beard Divine Race to be buried with me for my mistakes." Thunder Realm Venerable explained.
Xuanshan Realm Venerable and Gale Realm Venerable: "???
This is clearly an excuse.
This guy is just afraid of death!
After some thought, Lu Chenzhou said:
"If you truly surrender sincerely and swear by the Dao and Divine Blood Oath, willing to battle the Forbidden Zone with Mystic Sky, you can live, and your clansmen won’t have to die either." He wanted the Divine Race dead, but given the current situation, their living could hold more value, needing the power of divine artifacts to combat the upcoming formidable enemy. Divine Artifacts can only be wielded by those with Divine Bloodlines, otherwise, they are just high-value scrap metal.
"I agree." Thunder Realm Venerable agreed without hesitation.
Better an ignoble living than a glorious death, with Yan Ming dead, persisting had no meaning for them either.
Gale Realm Venerable and Xuanshan Realm Venerable began to appear hesitant.
Who wants to die?
They had just been bold, thinking that Lu Chenzhou’s character would not allow them a chance to live.
Hence, they acted composed, approaching death fearlessly.
In truth, these old beings who have lived for thousands of years are the least wanting to die.
After some time of hesitation, the two Realm Venerables bowed their heads as well.
"I also wish to surrender, to follow Alliance Hierarch Lu in the fight against the Forbidden Zone!" Xuanshan Realm Venerable blushed with shame, wishing to crawl into a hole.
Gale Realm Venerable appeared conflicted, eventually sighing lowly: "I also agree, thank you Alliance Hierarch Lu for your consideration."
Lu Chenzhou slightly smiled, speaking: "If one day, victory in the war against the Forbidden Zone is ours, this Alliance Hierarch will then restore your freedom."
He crafted a real slave contract and let the defeated Divine Race sign it.
The three Realm Venerables looked extremely unwell after reading it.
But being meat on the chopping board, it was already fortunate to survive, better not to ask for more.
"Starting today, the Divine Alliance will be part of history. You return to your respective worlds to recuperate, ready to be called upon by this Alliance Hierarch at any time."
Lu Chenzhou waved his hand, letting the three Realm Venerables lead the remnants away.
"The Alliance Hierarch is merciful!" A bald giant man laughed and said.
"Given the current situation, these people indeed hold higher value alive." Beidou God Monarch nodded in approval.
Lu Chenzhou said, "Place the wounded properly, lay the deceased to rest, compensate the kinship sects of the injured and deceased as they deserve, those who sacrificed for our cause shall not be forgotten, compile the names, and in due time, list them on the Heavenly Person List... Retreat, return to Mystic Sky to recuperate."
The Tianxia’s Sixth and Seventh Realms had few casualties.
Moreover, being enshrined eternally in the Heavenly Person List as Martial Souls is not considered death.
The Heavenly Person List can continue to transform.
Lu Chenzhou had an idea.
He wants to forge it into the Heroic Spirit List of the Three Thousand Worlds, not limited to Tianxia.
Anyone who sacrifices for the cause against the Forbidden Zone could enter the Heavenly Person List.
Those with higher cultivation and greater contributions would remain as Martial Souls, able to continue fighting.
Lower level sacrifices would temporarily have their souls preserved in the Heavenly Person List.
When one day, his mastery of the Withering and Flourishing Dao is sufficient, he will guide reincarnation, allowing them to independently reincarnate and be reborn.
"Alliance Leader Lu, what about us? We also wish to join the Mystic Sky Alliance," Ice Heart Realm Venerable asked cautiously.
"Previously, our perspective was limited, living too long, being somewhat cowardly and afraid of death. We ask the alliance leader for a chance," said Golden Realm Venerable.
"Fighting against the Forbidden Zone is an unshirkable responsibility of every being in the Great Universe!" Green Light Realm Venerable declared righteously.
Their attitude was completely different from before.
Wan Shui Venerable muttered to himself nearby, looking displeased. He truly despised these people, short-sighted individuals.
Lu Chenzhou laughed:
"Want to join the Mystic Sky Alliance? You can, but the founding elder slots of the Mystic Sky Alliance are already filled. If you join, although you won’t have to sign a slave contract like those defeated by the Divine Alliance, you also won’t enjoy elder privileges, you can only serve under me, with rewards and punishments controlled by me. Are you willing?"
The Mystic Sky Alliance also has levels.
The first level consists of the earliest founders and Wan Shui Venerable.
These people can share hardships together and naturally enjoy blessings together, on equal terms with Lu Chenzhou.
The second level consists of those who follow the trend, seeing the Divine Alliance’s decline, they want to come aboard to gain some benefits.
Finally, the defeated soldiers become slaves, essentially cannon fodder on the battlefield.
This is the stark reality, though cruel, it is the best method in the current era.
"This..." The three realm venerables were speechless.
"We sincerely wish to join the Mystic Sky Alliance, but the alliance leader is being rather stingy. Since the revival of the Evil God is imminent, we should join forces against the common enemy and pursue great endeavors, rather than bearing a grudge for our initial neutrality..." An Ice Heart Clan peak Realm King felt indignant and couldn’t help but speak.
After all, they are of the Divine Race and have humbled themselves. What more does the alliance leader want?
In essence, his inner pride of the Divine Race looked down on the victorious humans.
Lu Chenzhou laughed and asked, "What is your name?"
"I am Ice Snake Realm Venerable, the Great Commander of the Ice Heart Realm’s one hundred thousand forbidden troops," the peak Realm King replied in a neither humble nor arrogant tone.
Ice Heart Realm Venerable’s expression changed. He slapped Ice Snake Realm Venerable aside and said coldly, "Who do you think you are? What gives you the right to speak?"
He inwardly cursed this youngster for being talkative.
Though he thought the same, how could he show it?
Lu Chenzhou was too lazy to pay attention to such nameless individuals and turned to step into the Ruins Sea. "Think carefully, three of you. I don’t force others. Also, all present, if you plan to watch the fire from the shore in the coming era, then don’t blame the Mystic Sky Alliance for being heartless when you face a calamity."
In situ, the expressions of the three realm venerables changed several times.
They wanted to join as elders to have a say in the distribution of benefits.
Now, they hesitated and decided to reconsider.
In any case, with the Divine Race’s heritage, as long as they didn’t provoke the Mystic Sky Alliance, they could still safeguard their own great world.
...
Inside the Aurora Palace.
Lu Chenzhou’s palm thundered as the Thunder World shrank, and three Bi Fang Divine Feathers were sealed like amber within.
The divine feathers themselves no longer had divine power or Dao essence, other than being sturdy, they weren’t that impressive.
"True God Feathers, I wonder if they can be forged into a big spear for me, making the feathers the spearhead and the spear shaft from the tree’s core of Great Saint Gao Liu."
Lu Chenzhou lacked a handy spear, which is why he could only use a hammer to fight the Flame Bright Realm Venerable.
Then, with a wave of his hand, the soul of the Flame Bright Realm Venerable appeared.
The soul of a top-level expert, after death, does not enter reincarnation immediately, and the memories remain.
"You should know the divine might of Bi Fang cannot kill me but instead tempers my will. Why not stop?" Lu Chenzhou asked curiously.
"Since I’ve already lost, I may as well fulfill you, let you try, maybe you can avenge the ancestors," said Flame Bright Realm Venerable calmly.
"I see. In that case, fulfill me further," Lu Chenzhou said as he devoured and refined the soul of Yan Ming, the flame Dao essence, more intense than the residual souls of two Demon Race Great Saints, surged into the Martial Arts Tree, elevating it by sixty million feet in one go.
Lu Chenzhou’s eyes flared with flames and the law circulated.
[Chaos Dao: Seven Realms (30%)]
[Five Elements Dao: Seventh Rank (26%)]
[You have acquired the divine skill · True Body of Flame King]
[True Body of Flame King (Fire)]
[Quality: Middle Grade · Twenty-seven Patterns]
[Level: Eight Realms (Intermediate)]
[Introduction: Can ignore any mundane high temperatures below a demigod, can bathe in the sun’s heavenly fire, consume the world core’s earth fire...]
"Extreme fire resistance, not bad. This way, I can also retrieve the Star Oddities hidden within the fixed star," Lu Chenzhou murmured. This was a grand gift left by the owner of Yuan Mountain for this successor.
Refining it, he could quickly master the fifth layer of the "Mountain Moving Scripture" and grasp the Great Wilderness Power.
According to the Mystic Sky Alliance outposts near the forbidden zones, the emergence of a demigod was imminent, and he had to quickly enhance his strength.
Merely having the will of Great Power Level only means not easily dying when facing a demigod.
He still had a long way to go to contend, cultivation was fundamental.
Despite his killing spree and hammering Flame Bright, he was actually just an entry-level Second Step cultivator now.
He hadn’t even created a Second Step Method yet.
His strength mainly stemmed from a too high physical body and spiritual realm, leading to dramatically superior base attributes.
"Let’s see what good stuff this Flame Bright old fool dropped for me."
Lu Chenzhou revealed an excited expression.