Chapter 1745: Chapter 1745

A group of people stood on the open ground, looking in the direction where Du You had left, silent for a long time. They didn’t expect this person’s strength to be so formidable, and they also didn’t expect they would really be released. It was truly strange.

From these people, Du You also gathered some basic intelligence about this world.

Originally, it was impossible for just the heretics and Evil Beasts to turn the world into this state. But for some unknown reason two years ago, the power of the gems in this world started to continuously drain away. Initially, it was the inconspicuous ordinary gems, then gradually it elevated. Now, apart from some high-quality gems, the energy of common gems can no longer be preserved. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽

If this continues for a while, most of the gems in this world will turn into stones.

While these people didn’t know the basics, Du You could analyze a few things. "It seems that Mad Lion Venerable’s actions in this world target the Origin. If there wasn’t an issue with the Origin, this world wouldn’t be ."

Lin Yucha also said, "Yes, everything in this world originates from the gems, and the gems are the darlings of the World Origin. Therefore, gems are closely linked to the Origin. If there’s a problem with the Origin, then it’s normal for the gems to become ."

"Considering how Earth professionals improved after their defection, Mad Lion Venerable might be trying to extract the world’s Origin to absorb and enhance his power in some way. As for the specific method, it’s unknown, but if this world continues , it will either be destroyed or enter an age of declining magic."

Even Lin Yushi could discern the level of danger in this world.

In fact, Du You also knew that this world’s protection was probably really good.

Because of the world’s rules, all power is contained within the gems. The people of this world generally don’t practice cultivation; they only train in the use of gems, treating them as their sources of power.

The stronger one’s own abilities, the better they can utilize higher-tier gems.

Even an ordinary person, with the aid of an eighth-tier gem, can exhibit eighth-tier strength. However, using high-tier gems always requires consuming vitality, which they are aware of.

Thus, as long as there are gems, they can use the world’s powers, yet they’re wary of using this power recklessly. Hence, the world’s war potential is strong, with little self-damage.

Without external threats, this world is certainly eligible to promote itself to ninth-tier.

But now a problem has arisen, with someone directly targeting the gems, leaving no avenue for the world’s will. Producing more gems will only dilute its power further. Consolidating power means losing the ability to resist.

A world primarily relies on its strong individuals to resist external forces. Unfortunately, this world consists only of ordinary people, and without the gems, there wouldn’t be a single strong individual. It’s quite awkward.

"Roughly, I have already figured out the situation of this world. Mad Lion Venerable uses Evil Beasts and heretics to pollute and damage this world, facilitating his assault on the Origin. He influences the exterior to affect the interior, and ten years have passed since. Judging by the current state, the world is probably in severe danger."

Lin Yushi suddenly said, "Why don’t we occupy this world? An eighth-tier world, after all."

Lin Yucha shook her head and said, "This world has no value, just ordinary people. Even if they become professionals, most would have to start from scratch, taking a long time to gain combat effectiveness. Furthermore, these gems can only be used here and have no use outside."

"Most importantly, the world has already deteriorated to this extent that fixing it would be extremely costly."

"So what do we do, we can’t just abandon it," Lin Yushi was a bit unwilling.

"Abandoning it is fine, repairing this world is not cost-effective. We’d better exchange for what we need. But for now, we must first find the location of Mad Lion Venerable without wasting time."

The state of this world is precarious, and the enemy could escape at any moment.

Du You doesn’t want his mission to fail, as he hasn’t failed once yet. He’s consistently succeeded with large tasks from the Dark Web. Most importantly, being targeted by an eighth-tier enemy is not good.

Du You isn’t afraid, but he hates trouble. If it can be handled in one go, he doesn’t want to drag it to a second time.

"Let’s start with the heretics then. Since they’re heretics, they should have their own organization. Whether infiltrating it or covertly observing it’s a good starting point." Lin Yucha suggested.

"Better to stick with covert observation; with our current strength, there’s no need to infiltrate."

After Du You decided, the three of them concealed themselves and wrapped by the Platform Floating Cloud, they flew in the air. Before long, they finally encountered the creatures known as Evil Beasts.

Though called Evil Beasts, they had been drastically shape-shifted. On the surface, they still resembled ordinary animals. However, they had grown many special parts, with a severe mutation, as if these animals had undergone some experiments, resulting in extremely bizarre outcomes. The grayish airflow enveloping them is likely Evil Qi.

Originally, certain animals had gems growing on them, enabling them to use gems to harness power.

Now, however, these gems have turned gray, filled with condensed Evil Qi. Whenever Evil Qi comes into contact with the gems of this world, Du You would observe a portion of the gem’s energy corroding away.

And the Evil Qi seems to spontaneously generate, containing a peculiar aura akin to destructive power.

"This seems to be the power generated when the world is about to be destroyed. Could it be power Mad Lion Venerable gained from destroying other worlds before, and now he’s using it?" The thought naturally popped into Du You’s mind.

"That’s possible. Only this aura of world destruction could exert such a tremendous inhibitory effect on a world. Given how pervasive this aura is, it’s no wonder the world has become ."

The spread of this aura causes the world’s will to believe it’s nearing extinction, so it retracts all its power, leaving itself an escape route. The power withdrawal manifests as the loss of energy in those gems.

Not only is recovery increasingly slow, but the power of lower-tier gems is also leaking away. Over time, the living beings of this world might genuinely lose the foundation upon which they once depended for survival.