You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

Chapter 170 I Have a Dream: I Hope Everyone Will Reach Nine Transformations in the Future (5k)

When the allied forces of these twenty-eight kingdoms arrived at the front lines, they were met with a scene disguised by the Red Heart Army.

Of course, an overtly obvious attempt to fake a slump won't work.

[After all, this coalition of twenty-eight nations isn't stupid, so what the Red Heart Army presented this time was a grand and imposing overall presence, but a sense of decadence and helplessness in the relatively detailed aspects.]

[The key is to let these high-ranking allied forces discover the Red Heart Army's decline themselves, only then will they truly believe it and continue to send Abyss professionals over.]

After all, intelligent people tend to have the most confidence in their own judgment.

[This is merely an alliance of Abyss professionals; it lacks order and is extremely chaotic.]

[If it weren't for the fact that each country had given these Abyss professionals enhanced versions of sedatives and tranquilizers, and hadn't given them large amounts of calming potions with their daily meals, these allied forces probably wouldn't have been able to unite at all.]

Even ordinary armies and warbands, if not strong enough, wouldn't dare approach these Abyss professionals.

[After all, from the perspective of Abyss professionals, ordinary battle groups and armies are simply a source of experience and energy for operations.]

[I'm so envious after seeing this!]

[I can't get over my excitement if I don't kill these people.]

Only the top warbands from each country, or rather, the surveillance teams composed of high-level professionals, can truly integrate into it.

Despite such extensive strategic suppression, incidents of Abyss Class members attacking Inspection Team members still occasionally occur.

[Slaughter!]

That's a favorite among Abyss professionals!

[Especially for some sixth or even seventh-tier professionals, even if they are called human, the markings covering their bodies, the horns growing on their heads, and the excessive hair on their limbs all prove in every way that they are no longer human.]

In a sense, this is more like a humanoid abyssal monster!

Fortunately, these countries knew about the abyss professionals' brutality before training them, so they used various methods, tools, and unorthodox techniques to control them from the beginning, and are currently able to maintain control of the situation.

Even so, a considerable amount of time was wasted just establishing positions and planning battle lines.

[In response, the Red Heart Society's feigned order mixed with subtle chaos only fueled the growing excitement of the allied high command.]

Even more remarkably, some had already opened their thousand-year-old spirit wine to celebrate at a banquet organized by the high-ranking officials of the Peacock Half-Kingdom.

【finally!】

They now possess the power to rival the Red Heart Society!

During this period, the Red Heart Society has been like a towering mountain, pressing down on the heads of all the nobles and aristocratic families in the world, who fear that if they are not careful, their heads will be crushed by this mountain.

In this extremely oppressive atmosphere, many high-ranking officials in various countries have accumulated a great deal of negative emotions, and some extraordinary individuals with weaker coping mechanisms have even contracted depression and other mental illnesses.

【Now! 】

[The clouds have finally parted!]

[However, in this meeting where everyone was in a good mood, several high-ranking coalition officials stood out as oddities.]

They said the most hurtful things to everyone when everyone was happiest.

According to our investigation, the Red Heart Society possesses super weaponry capable of destroying the Empire!

If the Abyss Warriors' army can truly defeat the Crimson Heart Army, will the Crimson Heart Society mobilize super-weapons to attack them?

The room fell silent instantly upon hearing this.

The Peacock Emperor, seated on the platform, frowned and ordered his attendants to remove the few unpleasant high-ranking allied officials from the platform.

[Among those present, who wasn't a high-ranking official in the country?]

Which of them wasn't a powerful figure who stood at the pinnacle, possessing their own information channels?

Don't they know these things?

Everyone knows this, but no one has said it at this joyous banquet today.

This is common knowledge; why are you bringing it up again and again?

After much effort, various countries have finally seen a glimmer of hope in defeating the Red Heart Society, but then some people, caught up in the excitement, started to spoil the mood.

[This is only a military alliance; if these people were high-ranking officials of the Mauryan Empire, the Mauryan Emperor would have them all executed.]

Of course, there's another small reason.

The Peacock Empire has lost half a million Abyss Warriors, and the Peacock Emperor hopes that the allied kingdoms will suffer the same fate!

Only if Chixin sees results with the Peacock Empire will they accept him as a subordinate.

Only by demonstrating the benefits they can create will the Red Heart Society stop at the northern border of the Peacock Empire, allowing it to continue ruling its southern region.

Having spent his life in a position of power, he was utterly unwilling to be reduced to the bottom and become an object of others' rule.

When the coalition of twenty-eight nations inquired about the Abyss Profession army of the Peacock Empire, the Peacock Emperor converted high-ranking members of the royal family into Abyss Professions.

It must be said that high-level professionals experience almost no pain during the transformation process, and there is no risk of physical or spiritual collapse.

[There was even a strange sense of pleasure during the transformation process.]

It can only be said that the experience of a low-level professional transforming into an Abyss professional is completely different from that of a high-level professional during the transformation process.

High-ranking officials, regardless of their location or occupation, will receive preferential treatment.

This is a perfectly normal behavior even within the extraordinary system.

After the transformation was completed, the Peacock Emperor pointed to the group of eighth-tier Abyss professionals and said that these were the spoils of victory from the last battlefield.

Although the vast majority of Abyss professionals died, a group of high-level Abyss professionals emerged.

The high command of the 28-nation coalition stared intently at this group of high-level Abyss professionals, their hearts filled with excitement and joy.

The training of each high-level professional is measured in decades.

[In such a short time, how could Abyss professionals have improved to this extent?]

How terrifying!

Moreover, they could see that the eyes of these high-level Abyss professionals were filled with wisdom, unlike the other Abyss professionals who were driven to madness and irrationality.

Therefore, a bold idea popped into their minds.

[Those who can become high-level Abyss professionals will regain their self-control!]

In other words, wouldn't transforming a high-level professional into an Abyss professional bypass the irrational and brutal process entirely?

Given the terrifying speed at which Abyss professionals acquire experience and energy, it will likely only take one or two years before they encounter the hurdle to advancing to the ninth rank.

Perhaps, Abyss professionals don't need to condense a soul domain to advance to the ninth level.

[For a time, the leaders of these countries were all tempted.]

After all, who could have imagined that the Mauryan Empire would do something like this?

[This was simply to make them believe that they had actually transformed their nation's elite combat force into Abyss professionals.]

In a normal country, people wouldn't even dare to think about doing something like this!

Most importantly, the Peacock Empire not only did this, but these high-level professionals also cooperated fully in accomplishing it.

[All I can say is that this country is far too complicated.]

[In June of the 130th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Crimson Heart Battle Armor Research Department drew inspiration from the physical structure of Abyss Professions, completing the crucial steps in the super battle armor's programming related to energy supply and skill acquisition.]

This super armor, specifically designed for ninth-tier professionals and designed to maximize their overall combat strength, has finally been completed after a relay race across two timelines.

From this day forward, the Crimson Heart Society's armor enhancement at the ninth level will be fully restored.

Looking at this piece of good news in your hand, a strong impulse wells up inside you.

You have a dream: that one day in the future, the Guardian Legion will wear basic armor, the Demon Sealing Legion will wear Crimson Heart Armor, and the Crimson Heart Legion will all wear super armor to fight in the Abyss.

[By then, all abyssal forces and supreme lords will surely yield to the power of the Crimson Heart Society!]

At the same time, the top leaders of the Red Heart Society were all in a state of excitement.

Even the usually rational headmaster, upon learning of this, excitedly shouted "Long live loyalty!"

Hearing the old principal's excited shouts, the nearby Red Heart Army soldiers, though unaware of what was happening, quickly performed the Red Heart salute, responding to the cheers with their loudest voices.

The unusual movements on the Red Heart Army's side instantly alerted the allied forces of twenty-eight nations.

After several months, they finally managed to bring the military personnel and equipment to a presentable level.

At least in a war involving millions of people, it's unlikely that our side will engage in the absurd situation of friendly fire before the fighting even begins.

[And during this period, they also gradually brought in nearly double the number of Abyss professionals from within the country.]

[For the scions of powerful families in China, after trying it out, they found that it was indeed very suitable for them to become Abyss professionals.]

This point caused the high-ranking officials of the allied forces to raise an eyebrow. They then began a propaganda campaign within their own country, stating that the common people are simply commoners, and that most of them don't even qualify to become Abyss professionals!

Only those born into noble families, chosen ones of high caliber, can receive such immense power.

As for the aristocratic families who are unwilling to accept transformation?

In such a crisis, there's absolutely no spirit of dedication!

Under the king's iron fist, these noble families quickly and voluntarily accepted the conversion into Abyss professionals.

[It must be said that after this batch of high-quality Abyss professionals arrived, the Abyss professional army became much more orderly.]

[However, spurred on by the Red Heart Army's resounding cheers, the Abyss professional army still became somewhat restless.]

[Therefore, the 28-nation coalition decided that timing was everything!]

Since something happy happened to the Red Heart Army, they decided to let them have their "happiness" too.

A war waged by twenty-eight nations!

[It's erupted!]

[It must be said that the thinking of the high command of the 28-nation coalition was correct; the arrival of a million Abyss professionals did indeed make the Red Heart Society's leadership very happy.]

[Especially Elder Jun and Elder Jian, they were overjoyed.]

On the one hand, once the super armor is completed, they should be allowed to experience it as soon as possible.

Even if their professional level is very high, even a one percent boost would be extremely beneficial to them.

On the other hand, the Red Heart Society invests far too much in them, providing assistance far more powerful than any help they've received since entering the extraordinary realm.

Therefore, they always wanted to contribute to the Chixin Society.

[People can't just stay here and eat for free forever, can they?]

Therefore, the two elders had been eagerly anticipating the suppression of the Abyss Professions for a long time.

After completing this task and delivering a large amount of material to the research institute, they can then go and see the super armor tailor-made for them.

I've never experienced anything like this before!

[To expedite this process and enable the Red Heart Society Research Institute to leverage the various structures of Abyss Professions to develop technological advancements more suitable for the Red Heart Society, Elder Jun and Elder Jian acted swiftly this time.]

When two level 96 professionals stood high in the sky, and more than twenty powerful soul domains suppressed the heavens, the minds of the high command of the 28-nation coalition were somewhat stunned.

The next moment, they asked the Peacock Emperor beside them in trembling voices.

[Your Majesty, how did you handle the Red Heart Society's deployment of large numbers of Rank 9 professionals to the battlefield?]

[The Peacock Empire's recent great victory, even annihilating the Red Heart Society, must have had its own countermeasures, right?]

That must be it, right?

The Peacock Emperor responded to this question with a calm smile.

Rest assured, everyone!

Everything is under control!

Hearing the Peacock Emperor's confident demeanor, everyone felt as if they had taken a tranquilizer, completely at ease.

The mighty Peacock Empire, one of the world's greatest powers, would never joke about something like this.

[A matter of national importance!]

[A critical event at a critical juncture of safety and survival!]

Unless someone is completely insane or was kicked in the head by a donkey as a child, no one would do something like this.

However, the strength displayed by the Red Heart Club is still terrifying!

[Among the kingdoms of the world, if one or two players reach the ninth level of cultivation, that kingdom is already considered powerful.]

[Among the various kingdoms, the strongest are only eighth-tier professionals.]

[And now, the Nine-Rank Professions, whom they regard as saviors and gods, are being drawn out into battle by the Red Heart Society in formation.]

Such a scene is truly breathtaking.

Just as the high command of the 28-nation coalition felt reassured, the Peacock Emperor took a deep breath and gestured with his right hand.

The next moment, the high command of the 28-nation coalition felt a wave of dizziness.

Immediately afterwards, they all collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

Before they completely lost consciousness, this thought flashed through their minds.

【Oh shit!】

[The Peacock Empire and the Red Heart Society have joined forces to frame them!]

In November of the 130th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, a media outlet on the Far Ocean Continent announced to the world that an accident had occurred at one of their Abyss Profession research labs, and a group of uncontrolled Abyss Professions had escaped from the laboratory.

Most importantly, these Abyss professionals carry eighteen deadly infectious viruses.

One type of propagation is based on the characteristics of Abyss professionals.

In simpler terms, these escaped Abyss Pros can infect other living beings, imbuing them with their Abyss Pro characteristics.

The world was in an uproar when this news broke.

The Red Heart Society launched a stern interrogation of the distant mainland, which boiled down to one question: Did you deliberately release them?

[The Ocean Continent denied this speculation and stated that the Red Heart Society should not make unfounded slanders.]

[Afterwards, the Red Heart Society released a report detailing the various security measures, complex terrain, and protective measures employed at the high-precision laboratory on the distant continent.]

[Does the meaning of "Ocean Continent" be that this group of Abyss Professionals, who have lost their minds and only want to kill, escaped by using the most advanced identification system in the laboratory, bypassing all screening systems, and by voluntarily evading surveillance?]

Inside the Ocean Continent laboratory, almost every floor and every step is equipped with the most sophisticated fingerprint, pupil, and even mental energy scans.

Moreover, these laboratories are all built in top-level laboratories thousands of meters high.

So this really was an accident, are you sure it wasn't intentional?

Faced with the Red Heart Society's presentation of evidence and questioning, the Ocean Continent chose to remain silent.

Sometimes, silence is the answer.

[In the same month, the Red Heart Society imposed martial law on the border and cracked down on any unauthorized establishment of teleportation arrays within its territory.]

[Only after being reported and approved can a teleportation array leading to foreign countries be established.]

If someone is caught without approval, there's only one word—kill!

[Although the Red Heart Society Research Institute needs a large number of Abyss Professions as experimental subjects, such a super virus that could potentially infect Abyss Professions is simply unheard of!]

To put it bluntly, if these Abyss professionals aren't caught quickly enough and given time to develop, they could quickly build a super army!

You glanced at the intelligence report in your hand, your brow furrowing slightly.

[The scientific research level of the Far Ocean Continent, excluding the Red Heart Society, is indeed among the highest in the world.]

[But how could this kind of professional panel related to the Abyss level actually spread like a virus?]

You would never believe this wasn't orchestrated by the projected will of the abyss!

So, is this time the Abyss's projected will using yet another different method for its preemptive invasion?

The Sunset Empire and the Winter Empire were destroyed by themselves, and the Abyss Experiment was forcibly terminated.

[Out of desperation, they created the Abyss Class.]

If I'm not mistaken, the Abyss's projected will likely use these uncontrolled Abyss professionals as a springboard to invade the world.

In January of the 131st year of the Extraordinary Calendar, Abyss professionals appeared within the White Eagle Empire.

Enraged, the White Eagle Emperor mobilized the entire nation to investigate the matter.

[After all, the terror of Abyss professionals was evident in the war between the Crimson Heart Society and the Peacock Empire.]

[In other words, the Crimson Heart Society is terrifyingly powerful; in an ordinary empire, it would absolutely be unable to withstand the invasion of a million Abyss professionals.]

Even under such an invasion, a country could be driven to its doom.

[In the same month, the White Eagle Empire released its investigation results.]

The White Eagle royal family, who survived the last purge, received a promise from the Ocean Alliance: if they simply placed these Abyss professionals in the country, the Ocean Alliance would take responsibility for their future.

Upon hearing this news, the White Eagle Emperor's eyes instantly turned red.

(End of this chapter)