Infinity: Our Zhongzhou team is really amazing!

Chapter 654 Death Divinity and the God of Iron and Blood
At the entrance to the pyramid, Zhuang Boshi, Zheng Zha, Zhan Lan, and Haotian looked up at the crashing Ironblood warship in the sky.

For the Zhongzhou team today, locating a space battleship that is physically and radar stealthy is not difficult.

Although this warship possesses interstellar travel capabilities, surface-destroying superweapons, and a shield system, it's practically paper-thin in the face of the current Central Continent team.

Zhao Ruikong locked onto Zhao Yingkong, Zhao Yingkong concealed her presence, and Ming Yanwei secretly fired an arrow.

The command structure of the Ironblood battleship was wiped out instantly.

If Chu Xuan hadn't wanted to study the Ironblood Warship, there wouldn't have been any wreckage left.

"I really don't know how the Predators, this race, can be both primitive and advanced?" Zheng Zha exclaimed.

"They feel like the Mayans who have boarded a warship."

Zhuang Boshi said, "The Ironblood race was originally just a vassal and slave of another advanced race."

"They rebelled, imprisoned that advanced race, and became the masters."

"Later, they turned around and enslaved the advanced races to develop and repair for them, while they themselves focused on fighting and hunting."

"So, they are just a bunch of primitive people who only know how to operate advanced weapons."

"Huh?" Zheng Zha's eyes widened.

"Is this really that outrageous?!"

"Well, although I also think this setting is outrageous, it's the only way to explain the Ironblood's bizarre and primitive behavior," Zhuang Boshi said, rubbing his forehead.

"And then there's the science and technology that haven't progressed at all for thousands of years."

Bosch Zhuang was talking about the background settings from the Predator comics.

As is well known, the Predator race's strength fluctuates greatly.

When powerful, it can cut through fully armed human armies like vegetables, single-handedly defeating an entire army.

When they were weak, they were beaten up by primitive people.

In the animated film, there are also Predators who are defeated by Norse female warriors and Shogunate samurai.

They hunt with great enthusiasm; sub-adults must take hunting exams, and adults must continue hunting, spending their entire lives challenging all kinds of intelligent and non-intelligent creatures.

They use the same level of weapons as others.

He has a bit of a chivalrous spirit, and doesn't kill children or patients, but not many. He'll also self-destruct when he can't afford to play dirty.

They won't retaliate if things go too far, but they'll take the creatures that killed them to their home planet for a beast-fighting party.

It seems like Predators are all extreme sports enthusiasts, going to a primitive planet to do extreme challenges.

"Old iron 666!"

"A rocket, and the anchor performs a demonstration of killing that bipedal intelligent carbon-based life form with his bare hands."

Once the streamer was accidentally defeated, the chat was flooded with comments like, "The streamer messed up!"

"Where's the network administrator?! Help!"

So, through the team's efforts, they brought the creature that killed the Predators back to their home planet for display, satisfying the curiosity of their fans.

Zhan Lan looked at the Predator individual equipment in her hand: "This equipment is pretty good. It can detect infrared, thermal, and spectral signals."

"Physical invisibility is combined with mental invisibility, but unfortunately, the invisibility effect will be immediately destroyed if hit by an external force."

"Moreover, it is ineffective against some individuals with strong mental abilities."

“It won’t be a significant improvement for us,” Zhuang Boshi said, “but it’s very suitable for Chu Xuan’s Reincarnation Army.”

"After all, they are industrial products. As long as the process is mastered, given Chu Xuan's capabilities, there is absolutely no problem with mass production."

"Hmm, that makes sense." Haotian nodded and immediately began to consider how to utilize these Ironblood technologies.

As the second smartest reincarnator in the Zhongzhou team, Haotian has been given numerous courses by Chu Xuan to systematically learn technology, all in order to help Chu Xuan with his research.

If Xiao Honglu is a wise man who has reached the limits of human intelligence, then Haotian is a wise man who has one foot in the superhuman realm. His mind is absolutely sharp, but he cannot focus on trivial matters such as strategic analysis. Instead, he should become a true researcher.

Snapped!
A random shot at midnight.

Hundreds of meters away, a cyborg that had emerged from stealth fell into the sea of ​​snow, its fluorescent green blood quickly staining the snow green.

"How many Predators did they send to Earth? It seems like they keep sending more after killing one," Zheng Zha asked curiously.

"Before the warship crashed, some Ironbloods made an emergency landing in landing craft," Zhan Lan explained.

Zheng Zha asked, "Why not just kill them all at once?"

"Do we really have to arrest some and release others?"

"Entrapment," Zhuang Boshi remarked.

"This trick never fails."

Zhuang Boshi said, "Destroying an Ironblood warship will reward you with a C-level side quest and 1800 points."

No more, no less.

"But if you can keep fishing for Ironblood warships, then it can be a great source of income."

"Three ships make a B, and nine ships make an A."

"We need to entice Ironblood to send out more warships."

"But not too much."

"Therefore, we need to create a sense of evenly matched strength."

Zhan Lan smiled and said, "If Ironblood discovers that we can control them at will and destroy their defenses..."

"Then no matter how important Earth is, the Predators will not even glance at it again."

"But if they think we are just a group of aliens with slightly weaker technology than them, then they will keep sending troops to Earth in a piecemeal fashion."

Haotian nodded and said, "We only need to be slightly stronger than them, so that they have the illusion that 'adding a few more people and sending another fleet will be enough to overwhelm us.'"

"That's really insidious," Zheng Zha exclaimed. "It must have been Chu Xuan's idea!"

Zhuang Boshi suppressed a laugh and said, "That's a compliment you're giving him."

"However, there are different clans among the Predators, and many clans are hostile to each other."

"As long as we do it well, each clan can conduct a sting operation once and we will basically not be discovered."

"Moreover, Chu Xuan has already hacked into Ironblood's communication system."

"Now, Ironblood's intelligence is completely transparent to us."

"However, even if they send a fleet all at once, we are not afraid."

After all, the Zhongzhou team is not the crippled Zhongzhou team from the original story.

In the original novel's Tian Sha counterattack, even Zheng Zha, who was at the fourth level, was chased around by the alien fleet.

It's simple, the teammates are too fragile, getting hit by the ship's cannon means death.

Moreover, at that time, the Xihai team had Julian, and Zhan Lan could only barely maintain mental shielding.

Zhongzhou is now a team with no weaknesses in any field.

Even though the underground pyramid has a powerful magnetic shielding field, Zhan Lan alone was able to break through it.

Especially in terms of mental strength, if the Zhongzhou team dares to say they are second, no other team dares to say they are first.

With the combined spiritual power of two fourth-tier beings and one third-tier limit being from Zhongzhou, the warship hovering near the moon could not escape Zhongzhou's control.

Zhang Jie could even implant a thought into those Ironbloods, causing them to close their warship shields as they approach the atmosphere.

Zhan Lan could do it too. If she hadn't teased Cheng Xiao, those aliens and iron-blooded creatures would have had to walk out in rows, exposing their necks for the Zhongzhou team to slaughter.

"That really is cheating," Haotian said, stroking his chin.

"How can such an outrageous profession exist?"

"Without fourth-order reincarnators, we are completely at their mercy when facing fourth-order mental power users."

“Those with spiritual power amplify the flaws of ordinary races,” Zhuang Boshi said.

"Anyone with a brain can be influenced by those with mental powers."

"Moreover, high-level mental power users are also a deadly threat to some Gestalt Hive races."

The Zhongzhou team thrives wherever they go, largely thanks to Zhang Jie's indiscriminate brainwashing.

This saved the Zhongzhou team a lot of unnecessary communication and interaction.

A gentle breeze blew by, and Cheng Xiao appeared beside them.

He fawned obsequiously, saying, "Captain, I've fulfilled your request!"

At this moment, Zhao Yingkong also landed beside the group.

"it's time."

Zhuang Boshi put one hand on Zheng Zha and the other on Zhao Yingkong.

The three of them vanished instantly.
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The deepest part of the underground pyramid. This is a space resembling an altar.

The surrounding area is filled with statues of Predators slaying all sorts of monsters.

"Why do I feel a bit creeped out?" Zheng Zha scratched his head.

“Because this is a death point,” Zhuang Boshi pointed.

A black crystal appeared on the altar.

A tiny sliver of light, pitch black, like the deepest darkness of night, devoid of color, yet revealing a black glow—that was…

Divinity!
Just by looking at it, Bosch immediately understood what it was.

It's a very strange feeling, as if this thing is alive; I recognized it the moment I saw it.

divinity.

For thousands of years, the pyramids have embodied the devout faith of millions, and through them, a divine aura of death has been created…

Those are fragments of light that burst forth from the deepest recesses of life, from the darkest and most profound places of the mind and soul, consciousness and personality, which even saints cannot change or influence. They are components of divine fire, which is also called the light of the soul...

Even a trace of it transcends the mortal realm; it is the beginning of immortality, something no ordinary being can touch. Any mortal that comes into contact with it will be devoured by its inner demons and die instantly…

Of course, this is not a problem for the fourth-order high and middle level people present.

Zheng Zha felt a deep, primal urge that compelled him to grasp that thing, but he quickly suppressed the feeling.

"What is this?" Zhao Yingkong asked, somewhat puzzled.

In that instant, she sensed a slight danger, but neither Daisakura Sora nor Rui Sora felt that way.

The reason is that although Zhao Yingkong is only at the initial stage of the fourth level, she has already overcome her inner demons, so the backlash from the spiritual light caused by her divinity has little effect on her.

“The divinity of death,” Bosch Zhuang explained.

"That's probably why the Ironbloods have been hunting in the pyramids all this time."

Zheng Zha looked around, then at the suspended divine death.

"It's really strange that this alien Ironblood is involved in some kind of divinity."

“It’s really strange!” he emphasized again.

"A ritual is a ritual, and science is science." Chu Xuan's voice came from behind them, and the two quickly turned around.

"The two are not contradictory."

"No, why are you here?" Zheng Zha asked curiously.

“Without Chu Xuan’s arrival, we have no way to fully utilize this divine nature of death,” Zhuang Boshi said.

Chu Xuan stepped forward and carefully examined the divine nature of death.

"This place has at least a death belief that brings together hundreds of thousands of intelligent beings."

“I heard countless prayers, terrifying blessings of death, and sublime faith.”

"Not only are there human voices, but also Predator voices."

Zheng Zha pondered, "Speaking of which, these humans in the original story, who worshipped Predators and regarded sacrificial death as an honor, seemed to have created a splendid culture, right? The story mentions that they built many magnificent pyramids like these. They celebrated death and worshipped gods..."

"Faith!" Chu Xuan said.

"This is faith."

"To become a god, one needs divinity, divinity, and divine power; none of these three can be lacking."

Zheng Zha recalled, "It seems that the main god only offers exchanges based on divine power."

"Yes, the supreme god was not all-encompassing from the beginning."

Seeing that Zheng Zha still looked puzzled, Zhuang Boshi pointed to his forehead and said, "The Eye of Horus is the divine essence."

"After I brought back the Divine Eye, the God of the Sky's Divine Spark was also available for exchange at the Main God's office."

Chu Xuan pointed to the murals around him: "The Predators enlightened humanity, taught them to build pyramids, and conducted hunting rituals at regular intervals. This was not merely out of racial tradition, but to unite divinity."

"To gather divinity, there must be gods, rituals, and offerings."

“An ancient, ignorant people, hundreds of thousands, millions, or even more, slowly developed by relying on the technology taught by the Iron Warriors. They built pyramid structures larger than the Egyptian pyramids. They were proficient in astronomy and accurately calculated the days when the gods would arrive. They regarded death as their final destination and self-sacrifice as an honor. This was the most perfect offering!”

"The Ironbloods will come inside the pyramid at fixed intervals to start the hunting ritual."

"Iron-blooded creatures and aliens, divine children and giant serpents, all have their own symbolic meanings in mythology."

“A god, huh? —” Chu Xuan pointed to the huge Predator statue behind the altar.

"I've figured some things out," Zhuang Boshi said, resting his chin on his hand.

"This is probably why the Ironblood Clan was able to rise up and become the masters."

"Through constant killing, Ironblood eventually condensed the divinity of death and gained power that surpassed that technological race."

"They are not a technological race, but a true divine race."

"There is a very likely iron-blooded god in this universe."

"That's why the Ironblood Clan insists on this primitive ritual."

“But—” Zheng Zha asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Did the Iron-Blooded God become a god by worshipping the Earth for thousands of years?"

"That's completely unreasonable!"

"Of course not!" Chu Xuan sneered. "You think this is the only pyramid in the entire universe?"

"The Ironblood Clan has built countless similar pyramids throughout the universe and cultivated countless slave races."

"Humans are just one of them."

Zheng Zha looked up at the sky, where a dense star map was carved, with each node marked, seemingly showing the Predator's footprints.

"So they really weren't doing performance art after all!" Zheng Zha finally understood.

"All bizarre behavior stems from profit," Chu Xuan said calmly.

Zhuang Boshi sighed, "Chu Xuan, this level of divinity is not enough."

"Too little."

"Huh?" Zheng Zha exclaimed in surprise.

"That's not enough!"

“How can the faith of millions of people accumulated over thousands of years amount to so little?” Zhuang Boshi shook his head.

"It's not enough to make it up to you alone, it's not enough for three people to share!"

Zhuang Boshi originally planned to refine the divine nature of death, using it in three ways: he could repair Zheng Zha's spiritual light, improve his own cultivation level, and help Ying Kong break through to the primordial spirit and the fourth rank.

In retrospect, these death deities, though of a high enough standard, are indeed quite powerful.

However, the quantity is insufficient.

Chu Xuan pushed up his glasses: "It's also possible that the iron blood has already been collected once."

"This also proves that the Iron-Blooded God really exists."

“I do have an idea,” Chu Xuan suddenly said.

"What method?" Zheng Zha asked hurriedly.

He was under a lot of pressure, after all, the final battle was coming soon, and if he couldn't get back into form, he might become a burden to the team.

Zheng Zha had no confidence in dealing with the clones in an imperfect state.

Suddenly, the Jade Disc of Creation appeared above Chu Xuan's head.

"I can use the Creation Jade Disc to infiltrate the Ironblood Divinity System in reverse."

"Directly extract the death divinity of the Iron-Blooded God throughout the universe."

"However, this will provoke a strong reaction from the Iron-Blooded God." Chu Xuan pushed up his glasses.

"If we only extract this portion of the divinity of death, it's like scooping a spoonful of water from a river; the Iron-Blooded God downstream won't notice."

"But if we were to use the Jade Disc of Creation to invade in reverse, it would be like building a dam and cutting off the river."

"The Iron-Blooded God will surely discover that something is wrong."

"It is sustained by the divine offerings from the various altars of the universe," Zheng Zha said solemnly.

"The Iron-Blooded God must be at the Saint level."

"More or less, but gods are a step below saints." Zhuang Boshi said quite casually.

"Zheng Zha, we've already defeated two saints, are we afraid of a mere native god like him!"

"If he dares to come, then refine him completely and turn him into our resources!"

(End of this chapter)