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

Chapter 178 The Lava Demon Who Takes Out a Loan (5k)

[Insulting the will of the abyss?]

Don't you think that's an insult?

The reason the Abyss's will holds such thoughts is because it doesn't know just how astonishing the secret you're hiding truly is.

[A simulator capable of receiving countless gifts from time and space, allowing itself and Chixin to grow stronger with each successive achievement of time and space—if exposed, it would undoubtedly attract the attention of the abyss and hell.]

Therefore, you can swing between Hell and the Abyss, using the power of the Abyss to fight Hell, and using the power of Hell to fight the Abyss.

However, you will never enter into it and allow the other party's authority to permeate you.

Even if there's a one in ten thousand chance of change in this process, you wouldn't take that risk!

In May of the 146th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Red Heart Society's Military Research and Development Department delivered good news.

Thanks to the efforts of all researchers, the ultimate military weapon has finally achieved a new breakthrough in terms of size.

[If we can overcome a few more technological hurdles in mounting the ultimate military weapon on the super armor, and upgrade the source power generated by the super armor, we might be able to achieve the goal of launching the ultimate military weapon with the Nine Revolutions.]

[That same month, during their conquest of Hell, the Lava Army was ambushed by a demon baron.]

The lava demon appealed to the surrounding supreme lords for help, but received no reply.

Left with no other choice, He had to use his connections with the Red Heart Society to seek their help.

The Red Hearts Battle Group arrived swiftly after receiving the distress call.

[If the Crimson Hearts Legion could defeat a Supreme Lord in the Abyss, then dealing with an ordinary Demon Baron would be even easier.]

Even if this were in hell, it would be a trivial matter!

[Your assistance in helping the Lava Demon slay the Demon Baron was quickly noticed by the Abyss Will above.]

The will of the abyss has only two purposes for this journey.

One reason is to brutally defeat the Will of Hell and stop it from doing what it wants.

The other is to devour the Crimson Heart World.

Of course, the former takes precedence over the latter.

[His desire to persuade you to surrender stems from his recognition of your absolute control over the Red Heart Society.]

If you're willing to mobilize the Red Heart Society to help the Lava Demon, then perhaps He might change His mind.

In short, whatever Hell wants to do, the will of the Abyss will oppose it!

Since the Redheart Society has such a friendship with the Lava Demon, it's entirely feasible to take advantage of it.

As for the Will of Hell, although you led the Red Heart Legion to destroy the Demon Baron, the vast majority of the Red Heart Legion's forces remain in the Abyss Battlefield.

The will of hell has a very clear understanding of the current war situation.

The Abyss is the true enemy of the Red Heart Society!

As for hell?

Without a large-scale invasion, the invasion of Hell is merely a secondary issue.

Therefore, from the perspective of the Will of Hell, He could completely use the power of the Red Heart Society to deplete the power of the Abyss.

Thus, at this moment, hell and the abyss reached a kind of consensus on this level.

[In December of the 146th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, under the blessing of the King of Incineration's Body skill, you can feel that as long as you remain quiet, the consumed life force and life essence will slowly recover.]

Furthermore, through the old headmaster's unique refining method, the Supreme Lord's corpse can be completely refined to extract unique life factors for nourishing the source of life.

Even members of the Crimson Heart Battleband who burn their life essence can restore their life force under such circumstances.

Most importantly, the explosive soul-based attack performed through the Life-Exploding Secret Technique was later found to be stabilized at the soul level using the true spirit factors within the Great Demon.

[A single True Spirit Factor is enough to stabilize the situation of the souls collapsing among the three hundred members of the Red Heart Battle Group.]

[Even under these circumstances, a favorable situation may arise where the soul solidifies a second time.]

[In this situation, facing the supreme lord on the front lines of the abyss, you immediately activate the hidden effect of your battle aura domain upon meeting him!]

The origin of life!

【burn!】

【vitality!】

[Awesome!]

The soldiers of the Red Heart Battle Group are now fighting with increasing ferocity.

If war breaks out, we will burn everything and charge ahead.

On one hand, they are high-level professionals, possessing formidable strength and remarkable resilience.

On the other hand, regardless of how much they sacrifice themselves to enhance their combat power during the battle, as long as they win this battle, their comrades from the Red Heart Research Institute will be able to recover from all their injuries through the spoils of war.

【If that's the case, then why are you hesitating? 】

Just do it!

[Thus, the combat strength of the Red Heart Battle Group members rapidly increased at a visible pace.]

Unfortunately, after killing the second Supreme Lord, the Supreme Lords on the Abyss side began to guard against the Redheart Chapter's attempts to intercept them and no longer acted independently.

[Meanwhile, the demon nobles on the other side of hell are all extremely treacherous and cunning.]

Wherever the Red Hearts Legion appeared, they quickly vanished without a trace.

[On the Abyss side, there are three or four Supreme Lords attempting to join forces to annihilate the Crimson Heart Warband, but on the Hell side, there is absolutely no such situation!]

Even the more powerful Demon Viscount and Demon Earl refused to engage in any conflict with the Red Heart Chapter.

With high-end combat forces avoiding the fray, the Red Heart Legion is now in an awkward situation of drawing its sword and looking around in bewilderment.

【what? 】

【Attack!】

What are they all running for?

For the demon nobles, their years of survival experience and vast knowledge taught them that the powerful combat force unleashed by the Crimson Heart Battle Group came entirely at the cost of their own lifespan and life essence.

In other words, whoever attacks the other side is a fool!

[Wouldn't it be better to simply wear them down to death, given their long lifespans?]

The one who survives to the end is the true winner!

No matter how good you are at fighting or how strong you are, what's the use if you're just a flash in the pan?

[At worst, I'll hide while you're here, then go clubbing at your grave after you die, and destroy everything you poured your heart and soul into building. Just thinking about it makes me feel incredibly satisfied.]

In February of the 147th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Lava Demon repeatedly received rewards from the Will of the Abyss in its conquest of Hell.

In this situation, He gained the favor of the supreme lords who were waging war in Hell.

Therefore, the Black Demon Clan, the Gold Demon Clan, and the Spirit Demon Clan sent envoys to negotiate with the Lava Demon.

These three demon races intend to invest in the Lava Demons. They have only one request: that the Lava Demons do three things for them once they become Supreme Lords.

The Lava Demon did not immediately agree to this, but instead relayed the matter to the Red Heart Society headquarters.

Faced with this act of offering resources, you and Lin Xue exchanged a smile.

[Familiar behavior!]

[A familiar scent!]

【want! 】

Why not?

[If they dare to come and deliver themselves, then let the Lava Demon take them all.]

[Take out a huge loan!]

【Spend it all!】

As for what you promised?

Why think so much when we don't even know if there's a future?

[If there's no intention of fulfilling any conditions, then all the other party's investment is essentially a free gift!]

Of course, you still have to negotiate the price if necessary.

After all, in this stage of investment negotiation, blindly agreeing with the other party might make them question your original intentions.

However, the Lava Demon admitted that he wasn't good at bargaining and was rather clumsy with words.

In response, the Red Heart Society dispatched a professional team, with Deng Qi as the main person in charge.

So, when the envoys of the Black Demon, Gold Demon, and Spirit Demon races came again to discuss the investment agreement, sitting opposite them were actually a group of human ants.

This left them completely incredulous!

[A future supreme lord, destined to rule, actually allowed a group of humans to decide his future fate?]

How absurd!

Regardless, this matter must continue.

In September of the 147th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Supreme Lord of the Lava Demon Clan was nowhere to be seen. Other demon clans were also beginning to stir, wanting to take advantage of the Lava Demons before they grew stronger.

To maintain a superior position and seize the initiative, six supreme lords represented their respective clans. During discussions of investment and the signing of contracts, they even signed their names.

This kind of behavior is actually quite normal. Why not use the resources of the flower-growing community and leverage their connections?

Of course, compared to the Lava Demon, a demon who lived by the principles of righteousness, the actions of these Supreme Lords were practically like handing over money.

After all, you've been leading the Crimson Heart Legion, hunting down Supreme Lords and Great Demons.

[If you destroy this group of Supreme Lords in the future, the contract signed today, the alliance witnessed by the will of the abyss, will naturally cease to exist.]

However, because His strength is insufficient, His status cannot compare to that of the supreme lords.

Therefore, He was unaware of the movements of these supreme lords.

If He can become a Supreme Lord in the future, then perhaps this group of Supreme Lords will become resources for His advancement.

The Abyss's Will is indifferent to the infighting among the Supreme Lords.

[In the same month, large quantities of rare treasures from the abyss began to be continuously transported to the Red Heart Society.]

Based on the effectiveness of these precious items, the research institute staff quickly converted them into various potions that could enhance the overall combat strength of the Red Heart Society.

During this process, many core members of the Red Heart Society improved their strength, and their physical and spiritual power was greatly enhanced.

Even more resonantly with these treasures, some have broken through the final barrier and advanced to become ninth-tier professionals!

In a short time, the overall strength of the Red Heart Society experienced another leap forward.

In November of the 147th year of the Extraordinary Era, Sword Elder, having comprehended the sword dao manual presented by the Spirit Demon Clan, gained profound insights and gained a great understanding of his own soul realm.

Based on this, Sword Master improved upon his own sword techniques for eliminating enemies.

[With a booming aura of swordsmanship, the new sword technique possesses the powerful effects of positioning and immobilization.]

After you learn of this, have Sword Elder join the Crimson Heart Battle Group and see if you can mobilize the entire group's strength to unleash your sword techniques to their full potential?

【position!】

【Confinement! 】

[This was a truly divine weapon in the process of annihilating a supreme lord.]

[In the same month, you led the Crimson Hearts Legion across the cliff and arrived at the area where the Ten Thousand Feather Insect Queen slumbered.]

The first thing to do is to seal off the space.

Moreover, the lockdown is not as simple as just one or two layers.

[There's no way around it; as victors who emerged from the war against the Abyss Lords, each Supreme Lord possesses extremely formidable combat power and escape abilities.]

Therefore, while the Queen of Ten Thousand Feathers is still asleep, we must carefully and thoroughly set up these seals, inside and out.

Anyone who can plan ahead but doesn't is an idiot!

[You're even prepared to use dozens of ultimate military weapons to thoroughly plow through this abyss region.]

[You guarantee that under the frequent bombardment of the ultimate military weaponry, not even a single abyssal earthworm will survive in this abyssal region!]

[But perhaps, in some mysterious way, the Queen of Ten Thousand Feathers sensed her increasingly dangerous situation, or perhaps it was a direct warning from the will of the abyss.]

After the Crimson Heart Battle Group completed setting up the 726th layer of the confinement barrier, a colossal figure emerged from the ground, its terrifying form accompanied by a piercing roar towards the heavens the moment it appeared.

[Enemies meet!]

[Extremely envious!]

[That damned insect queen, in the previous timeline, forcibly bound you to a life pact, taking you with her to your death.]

Such hatred, you will never forget!

[So, the instant the colossal Queen of Insects appeared, you unleashed your full power, igniting the Crimson Hearts Legion to burn everything in its path.]

[During this process, Guan Wu, as your shadow double, stood at the core of the Crimson Heart Battle Group. The surging battle aura domain extended outwards from him.]

You stand in an ordinary position within the Red Hearts Legion, disguised as a regular member, unleashing all your power in a single attack.

With the support of demigod equipment and skill cards, you're no longer at the bottom of the Red Heart Legion.

Putting everything else aside, standing in the Red Heart Battle Group, you won't be so conspicuously weak anymore.

Of course, the Crimson Heart Research Institute has made the demigod equipment appear ordinary. Under the cover of the Crimson Heart Armor, and with the unleashing of the Crimson Heart Legion's combined power, it's even more impossible to tell that you're wearing demigod equipment.

After being locked onto by the terrifying aura of the Crimson Heart Battle Group, the Myriad-Foot Insect Queen quickly concealed her own aura and disguised herself as harmless.

Just then, the Queen of Ten Thousand Feet spoke in a gentle voice, begging for mercy from the Crimson Heart Battle Group.

This time, the other party did not use the Abyss language system, but instead used a language system suitable for human listening.

Clearly, the Queen of Insects wasn't one of those inexperienced vassal armies; she had interacted with beings from other worlds.

The queen insect, while defending herself with all her might, insisted that she meant no harm.

He sleeps below, and if His sleeping place disturbs the Redhearts Chapter, He may leave immediately.

[When the Queen of Insects sensed the intense killing intent emanating from the Crimson Heart Battle Group, she was utterly bewildered.]

He doesn't understand!

Have you been asleep for many years?

Why do these humans harbor such pure murderous intent towards me?

Is it my enemy?

【its not right! 】

Humans, being such a short-lived species, would be lucky to live for even a few hundred years.

[Has my slumber lasted for hundreds of years?]

Even if I did have a human enemy before I went to sleep, that enemy should have turned into dust and returned to dust.

So, what's going on here?

The Queen's doubts were destined to remain unanswered by the Red Heart Battle Group.

[He would never have imagined that it was his counterpart from another timeline who had attracted this enemy.]

[In December of the 147th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, even deep within the abyss, the abyssal authority summoned by the Insect Queen was the most complete, and the power it unleashed was the strongest.]

[Even faced with the absolute power of the Crimson Heart Battle Group, their bodies were still shattered, and their souls were brought to the brink of destruction.]

[Before her death, the Insect Queen, ignoring Guan Wu's core location, knelt precisely in the spot where you were.]

He is begging you for mercy!

This makes you frown. Throughout this battle, aside from unleashing your battle aura domain, you've done almost nothing out of line.

Every move they made was befitting a high-ranking warrior.

[Under these circumstances, how did the insect queen still recognize you at a glance?]

Even under these circumstances, you still had Guan Wu speak up and ask questions.

[The Insect Queen says, although you are hidden within the battle, your soaring heroic spirit cannot be concealed.]

[That warrior standing at the core, radiating a powerful aura, even if he truly is a ruler, must be young and have risen through connections.]

【you! 】

[That's what makes a true hero!]

Even if you stand aside, even if you deliberately pretend, the supreme divine light you possess shines upon him so brightly that he cannot even open his eyes.

【you】

[Before the Queen could finish speaking, you ordered the Crimson Hearts Legion to launch their strongest attack.]

While Guan Wu was talking to his opponent, the entire Crimson Heart Battle Group was preparing their terrifying sword technique, guided by the Sword Elder.

You would never say a word to the Queen unless it required time for the effects to take hold.

[The other party may also be looking for an opportunity, but your understanding of the Queen Insect completely dashes their hopes!]

[The murderer who took your life in the previous timeline!]

[This time and space!]

They must die!

No one can save them!

You said it!

[Boom!]

[Amidst the resounding roar of swordplay flashing around, countless unparalleled sword phantoms formed above the Crimson Heart Battle Group.]

Immediately afterwards, the illusory swordplay transformed into endless streams of light, hurtling towards the insect queen.

Sensing the boundless killing intent emanating from the sword light, the Queen Insect did not hesitate. She roared to the sky, letting out a painful wail.

The next moment, a familiar feeling welled up inside me.

The Insect Queen has once again initiated a life pact with you.

This time, however, the situation is completely different.

(End of this chapter)