Chapter 860 - 215: Civil Strife
He can establish a certain communication with the death aura, thereby indirectly directing it.
From a qualitative perspective, this is a power completely opposed to faith, emerging from the depths of dark life.
"What exactly is this?"
Su Changxing couldn’t help but frown, looking down at the skin on his left hand which had turned pale like that of the undead, with nails that had grown longer and sharper.
More importantly, his left hand, enhanced by the death aura, had become at least twice as strong as before, both in power and defense capabilities.
Unlike faith, this power can directly act upon the physical body, enhancing one’s combat abilities directly.
Immediately afterward, Su Changxing’s right hand reverted to its original state, trembling slightly.
"Are you okay?" Shen Xuan asked, seeing the changes in Su Changxing’s hand.
At this moment, the black lines on her face became extremely fine, barely noticeable if not examined closely.
Su Changxing collected himself, looked up, and said, "No major issues. There’s still some death aura remaining in your body, completely rooted in you, and I can’t remove it."
Shen Xuan seemed to be in a good mood, her smile softened. "I feel quite good now, at least for a short time... Thank you."
Su Changxing nodded, then shifted the topic to other matters: "What’s going on with the Celestial Guard Tower, did you do it, or...?"
Shen Xuan shrugged and said, "It wasn’t me, you should be able to guess. Those three councilors weren’t killed by us either, they were intercepted halfway by another group."
"They seemed to know our plan, so it looked like an inside-outside collaboration."
"It should be someone from inside the National Master Council; the National Council is controlled by the Eight Great Clans, but after the apocalypse, some clans have much less influence over the National Council. On the contrary, the Shen Family is on the rise, it’s likely they did it, knowing we couldn’t eliminate those three councilors, so they pushed from behind."
Shen Xuan analyzed the situation clearly, mainly because she witnessed the whole event, thus being able to sort out the cause and effect.
Su Changxing nodded, not paying much attention to it, considering it a good thing, as the internal corruption of the National Council weakened them substantially, even if the Shen Family dominates, their overall strength is greatly diminished.
Eliminating the three councilors undoubtedly greatly assisted Seventeen, otherwise, the forces in Jinghan City would definitely not retreat.
Though they temporarily blocked the World of Heaven outside, there are still many powers left in their world and throughout two continents’ Bronze Trees.
This is also the most worrisome thing for Su Changxing, which is the root of power from the World of Heaven, possessing a certain reality-distorting force, allowing the Extraordinary to advance stages.
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"What is she? A robot."
Jin muttered indistinctly while eating a piece of chocolate cake, revealing a curious look, seeing Su Changxing installing parts piece by piece on Hua san, like piecing together blocks but more complex.
"I am a puppet." Hua san replied.
Jin stopped eating, tilted her head thoughtfully, "What’s the difference with a robot, aren’t they the same thing?"
In her view, there was no difference between Hua san and Titan T3.
Hua san fell silent too, because she didn’t know the precise difference between a puppet and a robot either.
Simply because Su Changxing called her a puppet, so she is a puppet, not a robot.
Su Changxing conducted final repairs on Hua san’s body, taking the newly made exoskeleton armor from the Pocket Galaxy and installing it under Hua san’s left hand skin.
"Technically, she’s a kind of undead, the biggest difference with a robot is probably that she possesses life in a true sense." He explained.
Jin saw Su Changxing’s slightly mad expression, a smile appeared on her lips, "Is she strong?"
"Strong enough, if people from the World of Heaven don’t touch the rule restrictions, they probably wouldn’t be her match." Su Changxing affirmed.
With Hua san and Zhou An blocking the passage in Jinghan City, it’s difficult for people from the World of Heaven to break through using normal methods.
The concern is that if people from the World of Heaven use power beyond the rule restrictions, and don’t care about the casualties, their foundation is such that only relying on Hua san, Zhou An, and the current Seventeen won’t be able to hold them.
This is the real gap.
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Heavy rain.
The Death Curse changed this region’s environment, after the apocalypse, Huazhou, where it never rained, now had a downpour, rain piercing through the black fog, hitting the ground with a crisp sound.
Although Chenhe’s army withdrew from Jinghan City, it doesn’t mean they stood on the same side with Seventeen regarding the World of Heaven.
On the contrary.
They remained on the side of the World of Heaven, having no way back, the Inheritance Trees spanned too many gathering areas, many Extraordinary had relationships with the Inheritance Tree.
Thus it’s impossible for them to turn against the World of Heaven.
However.
Due to the death of the three councilors, internal chaos erupted in Chenhe, with two corps even battling at Huazhou’s border for two hours.
Firstly, the Shen Family was under scrutiny, the other families among the Eight Great Clans believed the Shen Family colluded with Chenxi, toppling the Celestial Guard Tower, and eliminating the other three councilors, aiming for dominance.
After the apocalypse, the Shen Family was already the most influential in the National Council meetings.
Witnessing such a situation, other forces within the National Council naturally united to fight against the Shen Family.
As for the party of Seventeen, they were even less concerned, prioritizing Savannah’s internal security first, thinking long-term of Shen Family’s expansion could even swallow them completely despite eliminating Seventeen.
On Chenxi’s end, it was another situation, all Apocalypse inquired the Nun, questioning what happened and why she suddenly cut off the Celestial Guard Tower.
But Shen Xuan remained uninvolved, not replying even a word, her troops retreated to the borderland.
Because the Celestial Guard Tower was toppled, the previously clear situation turned completely chaotic, with apparent involvement from other forces.
"I originally thought the differences between people weren’t much, not differing too much generally."
"In hindsight, what’s the difference between those in power and beasts, their greed inheriting all-power from the old era, willing to sell this world rather than relinquishing it!"
Zhou An supported himself on the sword, sitting crossed on Jinhan City’s high wall, sneeringly spoke.
Some realizations come only after sitting in that position.
"Chenhe’s present is a result of being eroded bit by bit, until unable to turn back."
Su Changxing smiled softly, saying, "Perhaps they couldn’t turn back from the start, the Superior are always smart people, and smart people always weigh the pros and cons, facing an existence greater than themselves, they choose compromise."
"Unless...completely cornered, choosing to rise in resistance."
Zhou An calmly stated: "But you didn’t choose that, you led us to light, even if..."
Su Changxing shook his head: "I had no choice, never."
Zhou An smiled: "Neither did I, I always followed behind you."
Su Changxing sighed, replying with emphasis: "If overwhelmed, you may retreat, don’t die, leave the rest to me."