Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 398 Celestial Bodies
"To carry on the legacy of civilization..."

Ji Fuyou immediately guessed the Holy Venerable's plan.

The Blood Moon Demon King still gave him a sliver of hope to struggle.

But then came the intervention of the snowy region...

That became the straw that broke his last glimmer of hope.

The civilization that survived the sixth round of the Heavenly Ranking War...

Even if a legendary powerhouse were to emerge from within, Ji Fuyou wouldn't be surprised.

The gap between the tenth-tier Celestial Realm and the Legendary Realm is too great.

This Holy Venerable clearly intended to lead almost everyone in Rainbow Sun City in a desperate charge against the Blood Moon Demon King and even the forces dispatched by the Snow Region.

By annihilating all of them, we will mark the end of civilization's demise, thus concluding the cause and effect of the Heavenly Ranking War.

Perhaps because of those ten thousand people, the cause and effect will not be completely severed, and in the future, the power of the Blood Moon Demon King will continue to erode the Crimson Star.

But things in the snowy region should be coming to an end.

Consequently, the Blood Moon Demon King's erosion efficiency on the Crimson Star will be greatly reduced due to the "destruction" of the civilization, thus buying time for their civilization to grow.

After Ji Fuyou understood this, he fell silent.

After a long pause, he spoke again: "Have you made up your mind?"

"This is the fate of us losers."

The Holy One sighed.

"Perhaps... there are still some ways..."

Ji Fuyou Road.

"I know."

The Holy Venerable continued, “In fact, if I could transform myself and all the people of Rainbow Sun City into demons, we could survive in another way, even in a way that is close to immortality.”

Ji Fuyou was taken aback: "You knew?"

"good."

The Holy Venerable said calmly, “Through my continuous research on the Blood Moon Demon King’s race and the authority of life, I have gradually come to realize the difference between demons and beasts.”

He looked at Ji Fuyou: "Demons are a defeated race from the past!"

Ji Fuyou nodded.

This conclusion coincided with his guess.

"Those failed races chose to transform themselves into monsters to ensure the continuation of their races. They thought that in this way they could live in the mist forever as members of the monsters and become the Mist Race. But what they didn't know was that this... was also part of the rules of the Heavenly Ranking."

The Holy Venerable said, "When they first transformed into demons, they might still have a sense of their race and a concept of civilization. However, as time goes by, their understanding of themselves becomes increasingly difficult, and their perception of civilization gradually becomes confused. Until, as time goes by, they completely fall into a state of confusion, acting entirely according to instinct, and then..."

He paused: "Degenerated into a beast."

"Humans, degenerating into monsters, monsters, and then degenerating into monstrous beasts?"

Ji Fuyou's pupils contracted.

"This is a very normal evolution."

The Holy One saw things very clearly: "When humans are freed from the constraints of civilization and morality and left to live in the wilderness, they will have no choice but to turn themselves into beasts in order to survive! And given enough time... turning into true beasts is only inevitable."

He glanced at Ji Fuyou: "According to the conclusion pointed to by the authority of life, humans are also a kind of beast! A kind of beast with higher intelligence that has overcome its bestial nature with humanity! But this does not mean that their bestial nature no longer exists, it is just that they have locked it up."

"environment……"

Ji Fuyou muttered this word to himself.

What determines whether a race is considered intelligent life, monster, or beast is not the race itself, but the environment in which they live.

Just like Akahoshi now...

Because of slight changes in the environment, haven't people gradually moved from civilization to barbarism and begun to believe in the law of the jungle where the strong rule?

When the fog completely shrouds Red Star one day, people will inevitably resort to even more unscrupulous means to survive.

If even survival becomes difficult, and one is even forced to don the cloak of a monster...

They will surely abandon their morality completely!

At that time, those humans will become more terrifying than monsters and alien beasts.

If they were to enter a peaceful and harmonious civilization at this time, in the eyes of that civilization, this cruel and tyrannical race would be a kind of monster with advanced intelligence!

"I don't want the people of Rainbow Sun City to eventually turn into monsters and degenerate into beasts, so I will lead them in a final charge."

The Holy Venerable smiled and said, "Back then, when I fought the Blood Moon Demon King, I destroyed his true form, but... I discovered that he also held the power of life. So, when I was about to kill him, I pretended to make a mistake and let him escape back to Blood Moon Canyon."

He described the truth of what happened back then: "Although the Blood Moon Demon King escaped, his life authority was eroded by the power of my life authority, and his body could not recover. He could only survive in the form of a heart... At this moment, he should have failed, and soon a more powerful demon will invade the Eternal Day Secret Realm."

"But he's not resigned to it?"

Ji Fuyou had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

"Indeed, he is unwilling to admit his defeat."

The Holy Venerable nodded slightly: "He used the power of life to create a large number of demons, which continuously attack our Rainbow Sun City, causing the war to continue for decades."

Ji Fuyou watched as the power continuously emanating from the Holy Venerable's body, and the great sun that was formed through the natural formation and his own power and authority...

He finally understood that what suppressed those mutated spiders was never the power of the Holy Venerable, but authority! The suppression of life authority by life authority!

The Blood Moon Demon King's life authority is inferior to that of the Holy Venerable, so any creatures he creates will be greatly weakened once they enter the Holy Venerable's life authority range.

This ability...

"How many levels of your authority over life have you uncovered?"

"The third level."

The Holy One calmly replied: "There are four levels of authority. Beyond the fourth level, one will have complete control over a set of rules governing authority..."

He paused for a moment: "Of course, this kind of mastery refers to the situation where you yourself have obtained authority. Otherwise, no matter how deeply we explore and understand the rules, if our own strength and realm are insufficient, we will not be able to reveal this mystery."

Ji Fuyou understood what he meant.

His current Void Authority has reached the third level.

Even so, he was unable to traverse the void in areas not shrouded in mist.

Because his cultivation level was too far removed from the so-called authority and rules, he had to rely on the authority granted by that "great one" in the fog in order to truly activate the power of the rules.

"Any opportunistic behavior will come at a price."

The Holy Venerable sighed with some emotion, "I have extended my civilization for decades... and I have reached the limit of my power..."

"You are a great leader."

Ji Fuyou said sincerely.

In order to suppress the Blood Moon Demon King's life authority with his own life authority, the Holy Venerable sat in the courtyard for decades to maintain the formation...

This behavior deserves the admiration of anyone.

"Great? What right does a loser who led his own civilization to its grave have to call himself great?"

The Holy One shook his head.

"I will take 10,000 people away from Rainbow Sun City, and they will exist in our Crimson Star civilization in a way similar to that of ethnic minorities. As long as the Crimson Star civilization exists, the flame of Rainbow Sun City will never be extinguished."

Ji Fuyou solemnly promised.

As for helping Rainbow Sun City fight against the Blood Moon Demon King...

The Blood Moon Demon King isn't the key; the key is the Snowfield!
This civilization is suspected to be from the sixth round of the Heavenly Ranking War!
In order to conquer the Mountain and Sea Realm, the Demon Dragon Clan sent out 100,000 fifth-tier, possibly even more powerful, Snowfield warriors.

One wrong move and the entire Red Star will be plunged into utter ruin!

He must take responsibility for his civilization.

"That's enough. At least we know that traces of our civilization are being passed down and continued on another land."

The Holy Venerable wore a faint smile: "All information and heritage of Rainbow Sun City will be made available to you. In addition..."

A more intense light suddenly emanated from this Heavenly Realm expert.

Under these lights, his red blood vessels and blue brain were clearly visible.

"This is my innate Daoist physical structure."

"Thank you."

Ji Fuyou did not hesitate to mobilize the computing power of the Void God Realm and quickly recorded every detail of the Saint Venerable's star body.

Although each person's creation of a celestial body will not be exactly the same, but...

Referring to the celestial bodies of others can provide strong support for his future process of shaping celestial bodies.

"Humans cannot unleash their full potential; 50% is the critical point! Beyond this critical point, the physical body will be on the verge of collapse. That is why we need to create celestial bodies! But celestial bodies are actually divided into three stages: the initial state, the semi-energy state, and the final energy state. Just like the interaction, resonance, and unity of heaven and man in the Earth Realm, they represent the middle, late, and peak stages of the Heaven Realm."

The Holy Venerable's voice, tinged with spiritual fluctuations, also rang out at the opportune moment: "And my stellar shaping... the energy state has already completed more than half of its process..."

"Having walked most of it..."

Ji Fuyou looked at its celestial body: "So you're not even at the tenth level. Your true cultivation is at the eleventh level."

"Not only me, the Blood Moon Demon King was also at the eleventh rank back then."

The Holy Venerable said with some regret, "Unfortunately, for the past few decades, I have been barely clinging to life, using all my strength to maintain the Eternal Day Secret Realm. Otherwise, I would have been able to complete the transformation of the energy state and see what mysteries the ultimate form of the Heavenly Realm—the Law of Heaven and Earth—truly holds."

"The laws of heaven and earth..."

Upon hearing this word, which sounded like a myth or legend, Ji Fuyou felt a sense of longing.

"The rapid evolution of my planet is largely due to the Life Authority. My repeated failures have severely damaged my body, but nourished by the Life Authority, I have recovered time and time again. Therefore... you can use my planet as a reference, but you must never try to imitate me completely."

The Holy One gave instructions.

“I understand that everyone’s physical structure is different, and other people’s planets are only of reference value.”

Ji Fuyou nodded.

But at that moment, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly said, "I wonder... may I sense your life authority?"

"Ok?"

The Holy Venerable was somewhat surprised.

"I want to know, what exactly is the difference between the power of life and other powers?"

Ji Fuyou said cautiously.

(End of this chapter)