Chapter 1668: Chapter 1668
1668: Chapter 1664: The Counterattack Cluster 1668: Chapter 1664: The Counterattack Cluster “We thought you wouldn’t come this time.”
This war gathering is important, isn’t it?
At least the Quasi-Gods need to unify their pace.”
“The Eastern Country considers you a strategic treasure…
Now, at least one Deity and two Quasi-Gods are scanning this area, making the old brothers from other Churches anxious, asking if our Lin Nu’s Church is preparing to revolt.”
Elder Liu sighed, not out of anger, but rather with some joy and pleasure.
The youngster of years past has not only become a core member of our side but even seems to have ‘Transcended’ me, which is quite touching.”
“Tch, I’ve used my physical body to incubate the ‘Awakening Disease’ several times now, which should be proof enough of my Undying nature.”
“….Generally speaking, losing such a human Avatar would be quite damaging to the Top Life Series, but it looks like for you, there really is no loss.”
As a rule, the “human” part of an individual is limited.
Memory and Wisdom together construct a personality, and as its ‘scope’ keeps growing, it naturally dilutes.
Top Extraordinary beings continually replenish external human anchors because the internal ones are certainly dwindling.
When a person no longer has humanity, but so-called ‘Divinity’ or ‘World Rationality,’ it equates to Death.”
This is also why in battles among top Extraordinary beings, while destroying the opponent’s Clone or Avatar might not be a fatal blow, it is definitely a crippling one.
To utterly eliminate another is nearly impossible; it suffices to deplete their humanity, their personality, to an extreme.
It either falls into a deep sleep or goes berserk and self-destructs from power loss.
“Er, there does seem to be a difference…”
Lu Ping’an pondered for a moment that indeed, there is a fundamental difference between himself and other top Extraordinary beings.
His body is just a puppet on strings, a ‘humanoid control interface’ that has now risen to five thousand Life-points.
The true self, the personality, has long since merged with the Courtyard from the beginning, and now, that place is a piece of the ‘True World’.”
In a sense, some speculations are not wrong.
As the ‘World’s’ Lu Ping’an, why should he accept another world’s bestowal?
Even if willing to submit, can your world really afford the upkeep of another world?
It might sustain it now, but what about as it grows?
Then, Lu Ping’an shook his head.
The world is vast, Multi-universe powers abound, and every kind of Undying-nature has an end, just as among the Twelve-Pillar deities there are hostilities, and the Ethnic groups under them can be annihilated.
If he really thought himself a recklessly immortal Undying Body, then the moment of true annihilation wouldn’t be far…
and right now, the Eastern Country indeed cannot bear the cost of his death in war.
Lu Ping’an understands this principle, but others worry he does not, fearing he’ll act rashly relying on his youthful renown.
Indeed, Lu Ping’an cannot afford to die now.
His Forest Land is the source of the extraordinary qualitative transformation for the entire Human Race.
The process of every member becoming Extraordinary absolutely must not be interrupted at this time…
According to some research data that’s not convenient to disclose, if ordinary humans birth offspring who become Extraordinary, they remain part of the Human Race, but the success rate of becoming Extraordinary has risen from the current reality’s 56% to an average of 65%.
Just looking at the numbers, the change doesn’t seem significant, but this is clearly a positive change that can continue to be ‘bred’.
If Lu Ping’an’s abilities remain, in three or four generations, the entire Human Race might become like those Multi-universe Strongman Races, with success rates of eighty or ninety percent, where even the Losers won’t die, the entire Ethnic group perpetually transcending and sustaining itself.”
“…..Let it be, let’s not talk about those trifles.
Since we came to have a meeting, let’s discuss the main issue.”
At the familiar lakeside, faces that were either remotely familiar or merely acquaintances, when a total of fourteen top combat powers arrived, everyone knew this time was different.
Wailong State, Dragon Moon Island, the most southern region of the Eastern Country, and also the only overseas island currently holding out.
Its long distance from the Eastern Country is one main reason, but the core reason is that this is the heartland of Lin Nu’s Church.
Yes, Lin Nu’s Church, not the Southern Faction of Lin Nu’s Church…
In response to this crisis, the Southern Faction very naturally made concessions towards other Churches.
If not for the suppression of the entire Lin Nu Force, they wouldn’t be able to hold onto this island.
On the other hand, a top-tier Proper God Church somehow managed to assemble three or four Deities (including Demigods), seven or eight Quasi-Gods, and a couple of eighth-tier and above combatants, enough to stand against the Military Region.
“Thank you all for traveling far to get here.
Now that everyone who can come has come, let’s get started…”
Suddenly appearing by the lakeside and acting as the host was none other than the most popular and prestigious Quasi-God of Lin Nu’s Church, Lord Xiuyi, who now took the form of an elderly woman.
She stood there, opening her eyes, glancing around, then gently smiled and nodded.
“….Fourteen Excellencies personally present, six observing from afar.
It seems that this war plan has exceeded expectations…..”
Lu Ping’an was somewhat surprised; he had only made out eleven figures at the scene, with about three or four people watching remotely.
But it looked like, in terms of scouting life forms, the Eye of Truth still couldn’t compare to this senior predecessor.
“…Present are Lord Liu Xiyan, Your Excellency Lu Ping’an, Su….”
The old lady, with each name mentioned, had a contract appear before her.
The next moment, to Lu Ping’an’s astonishment, the Watchers seemingly couldn’t detect it – clearly, Lord Xiuyi had obscured the Observer’s gaze.
The contract before him was related to the war…
The rules were quite simple and straightforward, consisting of only three conditions.
“Firstly, before the war, do not reveal any war-related information to those not present.”
“Secondly, during the war, give it your all and do not act as an irrelevant bystander.”
“Thirdly, as long as there is hope of victory, do not retreat without authorization.”
The terms of the contract were so broad that they seemed unbelievable, and Lu Ping’an could think of several ways to simply bypass them.
In fact, this contract could only be considered Rule-level (seventh-tier) at best; most people present could ignore it or break it with minimal consequence.
Still, Lu Ping’an directly signed it.
To the eleven Quasi-Gods present, and the three eighth-tier beings who might even be stronger than regular Quasi-Gods, forcing a contract upon them was meaningless.
They came for mutual benefit and cooperation; they would only accept terms they could agree to…..
each one with their own organization and influence, how could they accept unfair demands.
But now, the focus is on gathering the “Big Shot-level” powers to have a chance at victory.
So, it’s better to form a consensus without harming relationships with a loose contract that illustrates everyone’s bottom line.
When Lu Ping’an received the invitation, he was a bit surprised himself; it meant that his eighth-tier status might actually be treated as ninth-order.
“Let’s hear it, where are we striking this time.”
While receiving the invitation didn’t shock Lu Ping’an, Lord Xiuyi’s words were completely beyond his understanding.
“Our Lin Nu’s Church, together with our allies, will target the Mountainous Country this time, as they have recently taken on the responsibility of a strategic counterattack…..”
In the South Asia region, the Mountainous (likely another world line’s Vietnam and its surrounding areas) is the main force in this counter-offensive, sharing borders with Eastern Country and thus able to receive inland support directly.
But just this level of play wouldn’t necessitate such a grand show of force.
“….We will pretend to offer them support, but our true target is somewhere else.”
In the midst of the map, the marker for the Pacific Islands Federation slowly glowed; moving downward from there was the source of this disaster — the Great Island of Australia.
“If circumstances allow, some of us can try to gauge the strength of their headquarters…”