Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

Chapter 385 A self-aware cosmic catastrophe, the importance of a fifth-tier powerhouse to a city.

At this moment, on the coastline of Zhenhai City, the bureau chief and Gu Che stood side by side, gazing at the earth-shattering battle taking place in the sea.

Even though they were tens of kilometers apart, they could still clearly feel the terrifying energy fluctuations between them.

"Is this the power of the fifth rank?"

The bureau chief muttered to himself, his voice filled with undisguised shock.

His pupils reflected the ever-exploding golden and blue light in the distance, each collision sending shivers down his spine.

The power of the fourth tier could even threaten the "Heavenly Punishment" electromagnetic railgun they developed with the help of the Angel civilization during the era of dimensional invasion; just how terrifying is the power of the fifth tier?

Even this wasn't their full effort.

After hearing the words of the director of the Tian Shu Bureau of Zhenhai City, Gu Che calmly replied:

“Esdeath’s power has undoubtedly reached the fifth-order standard, but Rena is a completely different being.”

Esdeath's strength is undoubtedly at the fifth tier. Although she needs to rely on her ice riders to accumulate energy on ordinary days in order to unleash ice and snow that covers the entire country, that is still undoubtedly at the fifth tier.

The Great Xia Dynasty defines a fifth-tier being as someone who possesses the ability to destroy a country, not someone who can wipe out a country with a single blow. If someone truly has that kind of power, they could be considered a sixth-tier being.

Reina, although she appears to be a fifth-tier being, is completely different.

As the "Light of the Sun," her very existence is a walking, self-aware cosmic catastrophe.

The essence of her power is to drive stars.

What are stars?
It is the source of most of the energy in the universe, and also the embodiment of the most extreme destructive force.

This ability determines that her "attacks" are never targeted at individuals or buildings, but rather at the map and civilization levels.

Her every move is connected to the birth and death of the planet.

Moreover, her energy source is directly linked to the star, which is theoretically almost limitless.

It can locate stars across galaxies and mobilize the energy of dozens of stars at once. Its nuclear fusion energy ball also achieves nuclear fusion by driving dark energy to import nuclear energy from nearby stars.

Calling Lena the "embodiment of disaster" is not based on her subjective intentions, but rather on the most direct and accurate description of the nature of her abilities.

The disaster was not something she "caused," but rather part of what she "is."

Now, after descending into the real world, she has cultivated the spiritual energy system, further enhancing her strength. She has also enabled the Angel Civilization to unlock some of her genetic permissions, giving her a stronger control over the "light of the sun."

In other words, the Sun in our solar system is not yet old enough; otherwise, it could have detonated the Sun and given the solar system a supernova bombardment.

Therefore, although they are both at the fifth rank, Rena and Esdeath are completely different.

Even against a sixth-tier being like Lena, a third-generation divine body, it would be difficult to kill her even without any ability to resist; unless she possesses some special, almost "rule-like" ability that is highly effective against those with immortality and strong self-healing abilities.

Esdeath clearly does not possess such an ability.

"Do you want to leave Esdeath in Zhenhai City?"

Gu Che turned to look at the director of the Tian Shu Bureau of Zhenhai City. Although it was a question, his tone was very calm, as if he were affirming something.

The director of the Tian Shu Bureau in Zhenhai City did not deny this.

"What city wouldn't want a fifth-tier powerhouse to stay?"

Don't be fooled by the fact that there seem to be quite a few fifth-tier powerhouses on Blue Star. Including dimensional beings, there are more than one sixth-tier powerhouse, and Ye Xuan's strength under normal circumstances has even broken through to the seventh tier.

In reality, this power is extremely unevenly distributed. Apart from the Great Xia Dynasty, there are only a handful of countries on the entire Blue Star that possess fifth-tier powerhouses.

Cao Cao, the leader of the Great Wei organization of the Lighthouse Kingdom, wields the "God-Slaying Tool: Twilight's Holy Lance"; Ivan Reznov, the "Thor" of the Russian Bear, wields the "Mjolnir" and controls the power of thunder.
The British Empire originated from King Arthur, Artoria, in the world of the "Holy Grail War"; Joan of Arc, the Saint of Gallic rooster.
Within the Great Xia territory, although it possesses the most fifth- and sixth-tier powerhouses, their numbers are still stretched thin after being dispersed among various cities.

The capital, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Yunnan, and Yangzhou—these are the only cities in the Great Xia Dynasty currently guarded by fifth-tier powerhouses.

Don't other cities want fifth-tier powerhouses?

Of course they want it.

However, the arrival of dimensional beings and celestial treasures is completely random and cannot be controlled at all.

If dimensional beings don't descend upon their own cities, what ability do they have to contact them, cooperate with them, and keep them in their cities?
While it's not to say that "dimensional beings" will necessarily stay in the city they arrive in—it depends on their wishes—at least they have the ability to communicate and the possibility of persuading them.

At least for now, apart from Angel Yan and Angel Zhixin who descended to Earth and stayed in Hangzhou by their own will, the other dimensional beings that have come to reality have basically stayed in the cities where they appeared.

The same applies to potential holders of celestial treasures. Gu Che, Lu Jing, Lin Ruoxi, and Shen Mo, although they received their training in the capital, had already been selected and invested in by the Celestial Pivot Bureau of their respective cities.

Lin Xiu, Shen Xuan, Li Shuyang, Zhou Ming, Fang Yuan, and others all stayed in their respective cities after gaining their powers, without ever considering going to other cities.

They don't need to go to other cities, because their potential is there. As long as they report to the Imperial Capital Tian Shu Bureau, all resources will be immediately distributed to the corresponding cities.

Therefore, if they want to obtain a powerful dimensional life form or a potential holder of celestial treasures, they must be the first city to be visited by the dimensional life form and hope that their city will produce a potential holder of celestial treasures.

There is no other way.

His gaze swept over the heavily fortified defenses along the coastline; these expensive weapon systems were utterly useless against a true powerhouse.

"We are relatively lucky. As a coastal city, Zhenhai faces threats from the sea, but because of this, we will use all kinds of the latest weapons and equipment."

"Moreover, because the ocean is much larger than the land, and given the nature of marine life, they rarely venture onto land under normal circumstances."

"Even if we go there, most of the mutated sea beasts will be weak. We have never seen any truly powerful mutated sea beasts before today."

"If it weren't for the mutated sea serpent evolving into a dragon and undergoing a tribulation of lightning, we might not have known that a mutated sea serpent with the strength of the fourth rank had appeared in the ocean."

"Therefore, although we are a coastal city, we are actually less dangerous than inland cities; this is why, even today, many people in Zhenhai City have not chosen to leave and move to other cities."

The director gazed at the gradually calming sea in the distance, his voice tinged with a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection).

Although spiritual energy has revived, and humans and other creatures have embarked on the path of evolution because of it, compared to the mutated beasts on land, the creatures in the ocean, although they have also mutated and possess considerable power, are still not powerful enough to leave the ocean and move to land.

Therefore, at least at this point in time, inland cities face far more severe threats than coastal areas.

Even though there are more mutated creatures in the ocean than on land, this is still true.

One reason is that the vast majority of mutated marine mammals have not evolved the corresponding organs, and another reason is that the ocean is their home.

The ocean provides them with enough living space and food resources, so they have no reason to risk venturing into unfamiliar terrestrial environments.

Even if small groups of mutated sea monsters occasionally come ashore, they are mostly low-level creatures, and the city's defense system is sufficient to deal with them.

"But we all know that this is only temporary."

The director stood on a high platform by the coast, his gaze sweeping across the calm sea and into the unfathomable distance.

"As the concentration of spiritual energy continues to rise, the evolution speed of those behemoths in the deep ocean will become faster and faster."

"One day, they will give birth to even more powerful mutant creatures that are comparable to human intelligence, and one day they will also develop an irrepressible curiosity, or even hostility, towards the land and towards humans."

"So-called security is only relative."

"Like this time, if that sea serpent hadn't been undergoing its tribulation to transform into a dragon, we would never have known that such a powerful being had appeared in the ocean."

"Our current peace is only based on the fact that those deep-sea overlords have not yet shown interest in the land."

"But who can guarantee how long this situation will last? A month? A year? Or will it change tomorrow?"

The bureau chief's voice grew increasingly heavy.

Gu Che nodded silently, a point that everyone knew.

Otherwise, why would the Great Xia Dynasty prioritize supplying its most advanced weapons to coastal cities? And why would it prohibit its people from setting foot on the ocean?
The safety of coastal cities now is merely the calm before the storm.

No one knows when they began to become the most dangerous places in the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Therefore, we need to plan ahead."

"The most advanced weapon systems are just the foundation; what we need more are strong individuals who can stand up to those powerful mutated sea monsters head-on!"

“We have known this in the past, but we have never encountered either powerful dimensional beings or holders of celestial treasures with extremely high potential.”

The director's gaze fell on two figures approaching from afar; Esdeath and Reina's battle had ended sometime earlier.

He looked at Esdeath, his tone serious.

"Esdeath's arrival was an opportunity."

"A powerful expert who has reached the fifth rank, and who possesses the most amazing talent in the Crimson World, as well as the ability to control ice and snow."

"This is a godsend for Zhenhai City."

(End of this chapter)