Chapter 625 - 618: World in Chaos
In that endless darkness, Zhou Yuanjue struggled to move his arm, reaching for the satchel at his waist.
This time, he ripped the entire satchel from his waist, tore an opening, and stuffed all the crystals inside into his mouth.
He was worried that if he didn’t digest all of these compressed cells at once, he would soon lose the strength to protect the bag in the energy turbulence. This would rob him of any hope of survival.
BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!
The terrifying power contained within the numerous crystals was instantly released and, under his control, digested and converted. Power far beyond what his body could withstand exploded within him. His body swelled rapidly like an inflating balloon, and parts of his skin even began to rupture, splattering flesh and blood everywhere.
Four Holy Forms, Black Tortoise!!
He immediately transformed into the Black Tortoise Form, activating his cells’ Life Force and vitality to their maximum potential. He used the immense energy entirely to fuel his own cellular proliferation.
Masses of overgrown flesh appeared on the surface of his body. His main body curled up, and the surrounding mass of flesh enveloped him like a sphere.
Under his control, the proliferating flesh rapidly condensed and solidified, forming a translucent, crystal-like carapace that shielded his body.
This special carapace proved to be more resistant in the energy turbulence. Although the energy erosion continued, its speed had slowed considerably, giving Zhou Yuanjue some breathing room.
’In this semi-self-sealed state, I’m safe for the time being.’
’But this isn’t a long-term solution. Although the erosion is slow, it’s still constant. Sooner or later, my energy will run out.’
’I can’t just sit here and wait to die. I have to find a way out, and fast.’
’I need to master the flow and properties of this energy turbulence, maybe even... master the essence of the energy itself. I just don’t know how long that will take, or if I’ll be able to leave this place safely afterward.’
’Besides, I might be able to wait, but the world outside...’
Curled into a ball inside the translucent, crystalline carapace, all sorts of thoughts flashed through Zhou Yuanjue’s mind like lightning.
At this critical juncture, what kind of impact would his disappearance have on the world?
Under the attacks of those almost frenzied Primordial Ancestors and Ancient True Kings, could the remaining people of Earth hold on until he returned?
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The material world.
The moment Zhou Yuanjue disappeared, the fate of Earth and human civilization reached a major turning point.
The Starry Sky Country officially declared war on the world. Under the influence of the Master of Nightmares, it received the fanatical support of all its people.
Three days later, army after army left the Starry Sky Country, heading for all corners of the globe.
However, that wasn’t the most terrifying part. What was most terrifying were the riots and uprisings launched by the Celestial Organization, erupting all over the world.
Ordinary Celestial Demons are beings of pure spirit, which normal humans can hardly detect or resist. When a Celestial Demon combines with a human body to become one of the Celestial Demon People, it gains some of the human’s memories, making its disguise even harder to penetrate.
Therefore, no one knew just what kind of forces the Celestial Organization had planted within ordinary society over the years.
After all, even in a nation like Donghua, which was completely hostile to the Celestial Organization, numerous Celestial Demon People had been planted as sleeper agents. There were even moles from the Celestial Organization among the ordinary humans in Donghua’s top leadership.
If Zhou Yuanjue hadn’t outsmarted the Master of Nightmares and uprooted all these agents, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
If even Donghua was in such a state, one could only imagine the situation in other nations.
The nations of the Far East Alliance were in a better situation. Because they had taken a clear stance against the Celestial Demons and adopted Donghua’s defensive network model, they were able to suppress any outbreaks of chaos immediately. Other countries, however, were not so lucky.
Many Western countries, under the machinations of the Celestial Organization, descended into terrifying chaos. The individual powers they possessed were simply no match for the madness of the Celestial Demons.
Not to mention, behind this chaos, the Celestial Demons were hiding an even more terrifying goal.
In the Earth Sea Region, within a radius of several dozen kilometers around a certain city, all living creatures suddenly fell into a state of madness and depravity. All sorts of events that could only be described as pandemonium were taking place in that city.
Senseless slaughter, amplified and grotesque sexual desires, the filth from the depths of primal instinct unleashed—the place had become a capital of chaos.
And through satellite photography, the Donghua intelligence network captured an image of a figure on the roof of the city’s finest building.
He had a tall build, pale red skin, and two ferocious horns sprouting from his head. His body was covered in faint markings, making him look like the King of Hell from mythology.
The figure stood with his arms crossed, like a monarch of chaos, watching everything in the city below.
In a coastal region of the South India Continent, a figure clad in a black robe and holding a scythe, resembling the legendary Death God, made landfall from an unknown location. He advanced slowly, step by step, toward a certain direction in the continent’s interior. Wherever he passed, all life within a ten-kilometer radius would inexplicably die. Countless soul-like black shadows would then shoot out from the bodies of the dead and surge into the figure.
In the Ori Region, along another coastline, a terrifying, pale green fog was slowly spreading. In the areas it enveloped, all living things began to show various symptoms of disease.
Coughing, fever, delirium, and even madness. Their bodies began to undergo terrifying mutations. Parts of them became deformed, sprouting limbs and tissues that were not human, but more like those of some kind of insect.
The Black Continent, Hiloba, Northern India...
The terrifying disasters brought by the incarnations of the Twelve Primordial Ancestors were erupting all at once.
Wailing, fear, despair, and darkness began to spread across the planet on an unprecedented scale. The disaster humanity now faced was perhaps even more terrible than the one 6,000 years ago.
Because this time, the Celestial Demons did not intend to give the world another chance.
Although chaos had also erupted in the Far East Alliance, the region still enjoyed a temporary peace. This was because, thanks to Zhou Yuanjue’s previous journey of enlightenment and guidance, the total number of human experts who had broken through the limits of life among the three great nations had surpassed one hundred. Nearly two-thirds of the world’s top-tier individual powers were gathered there.
But the turmoil occurring around the world had already caused immense panic among the people of the Far East Alliance nations.
It wasn’t just because of the disasters, but because the news of Zhou Yuanjue’s disappearance and suspected death could no longer be contained. Thanks to the Starry Sky Country’s deliberate propaganda, it was now known to the entire world.
And at that moment, aboard a massive ship sailing from the Starry Sky Country, a pair of terrifying eyes gazed into the distance, seeming to peer across the endless ocean to the continent of the Far East.
’Far East, this King has returned. The march of conquest shall begin again.’
The tall Rainbow stood at the pinnacle of the massive ship, a faint smile playing on his lips. "I will reclaim my lands and take back the power that is truly mine."