Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 479 Surrender
Tianshui boundary.

90% of the entire Tianshui region is covered by ocean, with very little land remaining.

Moreover, most of the land is still swampy, and there are hardly any decent high mountains to be seen.

The unique environment has created a unique species environment in Tianshui.

Lizardmen, fishmen, and sea creatures dominate this world.

Among them, the sea creatures that live in the deep sea and can swim freely in the boundless ocean are the overlords of the Tianshui Realm.

In a vast area of ​​the South Pacific, thousands of meters deep, lie enormous cities.

Although the city is located deep in the ocean, it has developed a unique energy civilization that is different from the electric civilization of Red Star. Everywhere you look, there are projections, neon lights, and all kinds of virtual advertisements that resemble those in science fiction movies.

It's hard to imagine that such a massive civilization could exist thousands of meters deep in the ocean under such terrifying pressure.

At this moment, in a palace at the very center of these buildings, Jason, one of the few eighth-tier powerhouses in the empire, was under house arrest, his expression filled with pain and resentment.

"Everything I said is true! The detectors contain accurate data that can be read, and our entire legion of over a hundred people witnessed that terrifying being display its world-destroying power. Why don't you believe me?!"

Compared to his angry roar of resentment, Hill, the captain of the group, maintained a calm expression.

"You're being too reckless."

He glanced at Jason: "You shouldn't have reported this news to His Majesty at the surrender ceremonies of those newly conquered civilizations. On such a glorious occasion, you brought about such a huge defeat. Wouldn't His Majesty punish you?"

"What's wrong with me informing His Majesty of this news immediately? Such a terrifying being! We must seal off the entire passage as quickly as possible to prevent it from entering our world. Otherwise, our entire Tianshui Realm and our entire Sea Clan Empire will face annihilation!"

"Block the passage? Can you even manage to block it?"

Hill shook his head: "If that terrifying being really comes through the passage in a few months, it will still be pointless to transfer all our experts there."

He paused, then added, "Even if His Highness the First Prince intervenes!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of barely suppressed fear appeared on Jason's face, which was filled with resentment and anger.

His Highness the Crown Prince is already the strongest in their Tianshui Realm.

Furthermore, in the Heavenly Ranking War, they crushed all competitors with an almost overwhelming advantage, securing the undisputed first place.

As he absorbed the gains from the Heavenly Ranking War, his combat power soared to 18000!

But what about that terrifying entity?

53 million!
His combat power is 53!
Their strongest prince is not even a fraction of that terrifying being!
Not to mention that the terrifying being seemed to have undergone a second transformation, increasing its combat power to over 300 million in one go!
This……

It's a number so large it's almost despairing.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

Jason was breathing heavily.

Just thinking about the scene at that time makes it hard to breathe under that almost suffocating pressure.

For a moment, the deputy legion commander, who was at the eighth rank, fell silent, his eyes filled with deep frustration and confusion.

After a long pause, he seemed to remember something and turned to Hill: "And what about you? Why did you come in here? Were you placed under house arrest with me?"

Hill glanced at him: "Because I gave His Majesty a suggestion."

"What advice?"

"surrender."

Hill said, "If this terrifying being has truly set its sights on our Tianshui Realm and has descended upon it, surrendering will be our only option to survive and preserve our civilization."

surrender?

Jason opened his mouth, as if to say something.

The mighty sea race empire is actually surrendering to a defeated civilization?
But when he thought of the earth-shattering scene they had experienced, the powerful deputy commander felt as if all his strength had been drained away, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Just then, a commotion arose outside, as if a large number of people were running around and causing a disturbance.

This scene surprised Hill and Jason slightly.

They were, after all, eighth-tier powerhouses. Even if they were under house arrest, they were confined to the Sea God Mountain, the most central location of the royal city. This mountain was majestic and magnificent, and those who traveled there normally paid great attention to etiquette. How could they be here now...?

Complete chaos!?

Just then, a shark-man clad in golden armor appeared in the palace where they were being held captive: "Commander Hill, Commander Jason, His Majesty requests your presence."

The two eighth-tier experts exchanged a glance, then caught up with the shark-man and asked in unison, "Commander White Sand, what happened?"

This Commander Baisha was also a heavyweight in the palace, so he naturally had access to some confidential information.

Hearing the two commanders' questions, he replied with a solemn expression, "His Majesty has adopted the two commanders' suggestions and dispatched heavy troops to guard the passage connecting the various realms. He even invited the Third Prince to personally oversee the operation. However... just now, news came from the passage that a terrifying energy reaction occurred in that area, and then the defenses were breached..."

"A terrifying energy reaction!?"

Hill's pupils contracted sharply as he suddenly realized something: "How high was the reaction time!?"

Commander Bai Sha was silent for a moment, then replied in a somewhat hoarse voice, "It's 100 million."

"100!?"

Hill's eyes were wide with rage.

"It's him! It's him! It's him!"

Jason couldn't help but shout, "He's here! He's here!"

"How is that possible?! Theoretically, isn't the current passage only open in one direction? How could he possibly reach our world?"

Hill found it somewhat unbelievable.

"It is the authority of emptiness."

Commander Bai Sha said, "Once the passages between realms are connected, coordinates will be left behind. Theoretically, during this period, only we can travel to their world, and they cannot reach our world. However, if he possesses the authority of the void... he can still cross realms using the power of that authority..."

"The Authority of the Void!"

Hill felt a chill run through his entire body.

But he had to force himself to calm down: "What's next? Where is he now? What does he want to do?!"

"After he broke through the defenses, he used his mental power to give us two choices: surrender... or destruction."

White Sands led the way.

Submission or destruction?
Hill and Jason exchanged a glance. This…

Are there any options?

With this heavy feeling, the two quickly arrived at the large conference room.

At this moment, the main conference room had gathered all the high-ranking officials that the capital city could muster in a short period of time, numbering in the dozens.

Each of these dozens of people possessed at least the strength of the seventh rank.

Despite the large number of people gathered here, there was no noise or commotion; instead, the atmosphere was quite oppressive.

It wasn't until Hill and Jason arrived at the conference room that everyone's attention turned to him.

"Hill, you've had close encounters with that terrifyingly powerful being. Tell me, do we even have a sliver of hope that we can defeat that dreadful being?"

"Although I don't want to say anything that would boost the morale of others and diminish our own, Your Majesty..."

Hill said with a wry smile, "The gap is too big, we... can't win."

He recalled the scene when that terrifying being broke through to the legendary level.

Like a star hanging overhead.

The disaster caused by the mere manifestation of power was utterly devastating.

Faced with that kind of power, let alone those at the peak of the Earth Realm, even those at the ninth-order Heaven Realm would be so insignificant that they would find it difficult to even save their own lives.

Let alone launching an attack or confronting him.

Before they even have a chance to get close to him, they'll probably be crushed into dust by the power emanating from his body.

He couldn't help but add, "We have absolutely no hope of winning, not even a sliver."

"That civilization... shouldn't it also be a civilization that has passed the second round of the Heavenly Ranking? Even if it has skipped a level and passed the third round of the Heavenly Ranking... how could it be so powerful!? It's not like we haven't had contact with civilizations in the third round of the Heavenly Ranking. Some of the defeated civilizations are not even as good as us... This... this doesn't make sense."

Someone couldn't help but want to refute it.

Moreover, he was not the only one in the audience with similar thoughts.

"53 combat power, theoretically, that's already at the peak of the twelfth level, right?"

"It's not 53, it's 100 million! The Thirteenth Heaven! How could a civilization in the second round... or even the third round, possibly give birth to such an existence!? This is the power that only civilizations that have survived the fifth or even the sixth round of the Heavenly Ranking War possess, right? Could it be that he's bluffing? Or is it some kind of illusion that we can't see through?"

All the high-ranking members of the sea tribe were speculating.

Some people are even naively speculating that everything is not "real".

"Perhaps, it's like some civilizations that, even in the second round of the Heavenly Ranking War, only have seventh-level cultivators as their strongest members, can't comprehend the power of His Highness the First Prince..."

Hill said in a deep voice, "However, right now... we've become a civilization where the strongest cultivators are only at the seventh level."

These words silenced everyone present once again.

"drop!"

At this moment, an eighth-tier being seemed to have received some kind of information.

"The footage from the front lines is coming in."

He quickly activated an instrument, and instantly, a scene outside a sea reef shrouded in mist appeared.

Scene...

Very simple.

First, the Third Prince, a ninth-tier Heavenly Realm expert, received the news and rushed over with his troops. Then...

A figure appeared above the mist.

Then, the Third Prince, who rushed towards that figure, and the ten eighth-level experts beside him, were suddenly pushed onto the reef island as if they were carrying a mountain on their backs, like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Three of the eighth-level cultivators struggled violently, but the figure merely glanced in his direction, and those three eighth-level cultivators were instantly crushed into a bloody mist by an indescribable force, dying tragically on the spot.

The battle lasted less than three breaths from start to finish.

They didn't even actually see the figure make a move, or rather, no one, including the Third Prince, could even get to the figure's side before the battle ended.

The battle ended with three princes severely injured, seven eighth-tier warriors severely injured and rendered powerless, and three eighth-tier warriors dying directly.

Crush!

A complete and utter crushing defeat!
Just looking at this video made everyone feel an indescribable sense of suffocation, making it almost impossible for anyone to breathe.

This kind of power...

it is true!
The 100 million combat power detected by the detector is real!

This kind of combat power...

"Ho!"

After a long while, Jason was the first to struggle out of this suffocating feeling. He opened his mouth, and after a long pause, he said hoarsely, "This... is not his full power!"

With just one sentence, the already suffocating and desperate sea creatures were plunged into an abyss.

The undeniable facts left them with no room for resistance.

After a dozen or so breaths, His Majesty the Sea Clan Emperor finally glanced at everyone in the arena: "Make the final decision... whether... to retaliate..."

But when he said those words, he himself felt weak and powerless.

In fact, these words did not receive any response from anyone.

At most, some people said they were willing to die if His Majesty gave the order.

As for defeating...

Just as Hill said, they couldn't see even a glimmer of hope.

Seeing this, His Majesty the Sea Clan Emperor finally closed his eyes in despair: "It seems we've always only had one choice."

After speaking, there was another silence for several breaths.

Finally, the emperor opened his eyes: "Send word to the front lines, we... are willing to submit."

(End of this chapter)