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

Chapter 143 The Lava Demon Arrives! (5k)

Lin Xue stood before the Crimson Heart Army camp, frowning slightly as she looked at the Winter Emperor, whose face was ashen and who was surrounded by an abyssal aura.

Looking at the extraordinary Winter Emperor, Deng Qi felt a strange sensation welling up inside him.

As high-ranking members of the Red Heart Society, both of them clearly understood one principle.

Something unusual is definitely going on!

Therefore, they quickly contacted the veteran and asked this top combatant of the Chixin Society to come over first.

[Based on their understanding, the Winter Emperor wasn't even at the ninth level of cultivation; under normal circumstances, he would absolutely not dare to challenge them alone.]

[He dared to come over, even dared to provoke us here, and said things that angered all the Red Heart Army soldiers; he must have something to rely on.]

[The abyssal aura surrounding the opponent, combined with the inexplicable arrival of the abyssal projection's will in the Winter Capital, might offer some clues.]

[From previous timelines, they had gained some understanding of the methods used by the projected will of the abyss.]

[The timing of their descent affects the methods by which the abyss's projected will manifest.]

[The outbreak of a demonic mutation frenzy caused by the corrupting power of the demonic hand in the previous timeline is a case in point.]

Therefore, this time, they need to prepare in advance.

Upon receiving the message, the veteran arrived at the scene as quickly as possible.

[When the old soldier arrived, Lin Xue waved her hand, and the massive military array that had been prepared for a long time instantly activated.]

[Target: The Winter Emperor!]

During this period, both sides remained silent.

[They're just waiting for the old general to come and back them up, but what is the Winter Emperor waiting for?]

He didn't really think that by shouting a few times in front of the Red Heart Army, they would summon the great founder of the Red Heart Society, did he?

[Has his brain been corrupted by demonic energy from the abyss? Has he gone mad?]

【Boom! 】

Under the unleashed power of an unparalleled, massive military matrix, the Winter Emperor was instantly engulfed by overwhelming firepower.

To more effectively strike the Winter Emperor, and also to avoid any unforeseen events, Deng Qi arranged for all the newly created super-military matrices from the Red Heart AI to be blasted away.

[Even just in case, a few special military weapons were prepared.]

The reason we didn't consider using super military weapons is because the Red Heart Society still needs to use some of the Winter Empire's buildings, passes, and fortresses.

[With such a massive wave of super-powerful weapons, the attack covers such a wide area that it's impossible to distinguish friend from foe.]

Within this framework, everyone is treated equally, and all things return to the same source!

Therefore, before the development of technologies that can counter super-powerful weapons, special weapons can play a greater role in combat suits used for capturing cities.

【Buzz buzz】

As the terrifying explosion landed, dense abyssal demonic energy surged forth from behind.

[The Winter Emperor, nourished by the demonic energy of the abyss, visibly grew larger.]

Seeing this, the veteran soldier acted decisively and swiftly.

He didn't give the Winter Emperor time to build up his ultimate attack. Standing by and watching the enemy prepare to unleash their ultimate move is incredibly foolish.

[But soon, the mutated Winter Emperor unleashed an unparalleled power.]

Under this attack, the level 95 veteran was completely overwhelmed.

Even though the Demon Sealing Legion joined the battle immediately, the power they unleashed under the Four-Phase Attack of the Crimson Heart Legion was only enough to contend with the mutated Winter Emperor.

[It's unbelievable that the Eighth-Rank Winter Emperor, after being modified by an unknown abyssal power, could directly unleash a terrifying level 96 power.]

[Upon receiving this message, you did not hesitate and immediately led the Red Heart Battle Group here.]

With the aid of the Red Heart Battle Group and the Battle Qi Domain, the old soldier instantly gained formidable power from within.

In the blink of an eye, the mutated version of the Winter Emperor was utterly defeated.

But an immense, mysterious force descended and protected the soul of the Winter Emperor.

At the last moment, the Winter Emperor's spirit stared at you with venomous resentment, as if trying to etch your face into the depths of his soul.

Fortunately, you received Lin Xue's instructions before you came, and you understand why the Winter Emperor wants to see you.

[So when you came, you deliberately wore a legendary-quality mask to conceal your aura and appearance.]

Thanks to your preemptive defense, the Winter Emperor's spirit could only wreak havoc in rage, roaring madly.

That damned Red Heart Society!

If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be in this situation.

If you had kept pushing me, I wouldn't be in this situation today.

The entire Winter Empire is at my disposal!

The power of the empire serves only me!

I should have been high above, looking down on everything in the world, but why did you have to appear and ruin my future?

【Why!??】

As fellow rulers and controllers of the world, why do you do this?

Did the aristocracy raise you just so you could grow up and take away everyone's livelihood?

Isn't this just like eating from a bowl and then cursing your mother after putting it down?

The Winter Emperor's rage was nothing but a castle in the air before the mighty Red Army, easily shattered.

Ultimately, swept away by some immense force, he vanished from the spot, leaving no trace.

You watched their performance before they left, your eyes gleaming.

[The Abyss seems to have a strong affinity for the Emperor!]

[Otherwise, why choose the Emperor of the Empire when there are so many others, even those who have reached the ninth level of cultivation, aside?]

[This also reminds me of the time after I left, when the projected will of the Abyss extended an invitation to the second leader of the Red Heart Society.]

Could it be that emperors, as a group, possessed a certain human quality?

Why doesn't the projected will of the abyss extend an invitation to me?

[It can't be that they look down on me, right?]

In March of the 132nd year of the Extraordinary Calendar, a violent power erupted from within the Abyss Projected Will, instantly engulfing the entire Winter Empire.

Under the influence of this violent power, all the demonic lairs within the Winter Empire erupted in chaos and expanded rapidly at a visible pace.

[A large number of Abyss Lords have emerged from the Abyss Battlefield within the Winter Empire.]

The terrifying army formed by the abyssal demonic tide completed its assembly within a few days.

Fortunately, the newly formed abyssal demonic tide is only numerous; its strength is not formidable.

Therefore, before millions of loyal soldiers, it was nothing more than a walking, divinely bestowed crystal.

Of course, Lin Xue and Deng Qi took the Abyss Demon Tide within the Winter Empire very seriously.

Therefore, they deployed a large number of construction militia to provide support at the front, while the construction militia carried out emergency repairs on the passes and fortresses at the rear.

In May of the 132nd year of the Extraordinary Calendar, when the White Eagle Emperor was pushing forward with his second reform, his plan to provide mandatory awakening for all ordinary people across the country met with fierce opposition from aristocratic families and even the White Eagle royal family.

This time, however, despite widespread opposition from the court, the White Eagle Emperor, with the help of his powerful Imperial Guard, still managed to push things through.

In this chaotic situation, if the White Eagle Empire does not make changes, it will inevitably face destruction!

Even if they don't perish during the invasion of the Abyss, they will still perish at the hands of the ever-growing Crimson Heart Society.

At this critical juncture, only change can save the nation!

Of course, the implementation process wasn't very smooth.

Even within the heavily guarded imperial palace, the White Eagle Emperor suffered multiple assassination attempts and poisonings.

And so, a bloody massacre began.

In this bloody purge, aristocratic families suffered heavy losses. Even members of the royal family, nearly two-thirds, were affected, stripped of all wealth and royal status, and executed on the spot.

With the money and resources obtained through confiscation and extermination, the White Eagle Emperor massively invested them into warbands and armies.

The White Eagle Emperor may not know how to reform to make the country strong, but there is a living example of success right next to him.

Therefore, the White Eagle Emperor, learning from the Red Heart Society's methods, began to significantly increase the stipends and income of the White Eagle army.

The usual daily meal allowance for an ordinary soldier is only 120 White Eagle Dollars.

[With the White Eagle Emperor's investment, it soared to 5,000 White Eagle Coins!]

[Even for ordinary soldiers, the surplus food would be deposited into their personal accounts each month.]

Soldiers who obey the White Eagle Emperor's commands will receive bonuses, benefits, and allowances every now and then.

[Now, one month's income is equivalent to seven months' salary in the past.] [In an instant, the White Eagle Empire's army was filled with enthusiasm, and the battle groups shouted slogans of "Protect the Emperor!" that shook the heavens.]

You smiled slightly after hearing about the changes in the White Eagle Empire.

Today, the Red Heart Society is a catalyst for forcing the world to change and strengthen itself.

Change or die!

Under the pressure of death, these countries, whether they want to change or not, have no choice but to change.

If the emperor and king do not wish to change, the army and nobles below will force them to reform at swordpoint.

At this point in time, the various nations in this timeline are far more powerful than in previous timelines.

In July of the 132nd year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the President of the United States issued a reform decree.

[Immediately following, a top-down change began.]

In October of the 132nd year of the Extraordinary Calendar, under this trend of change, the political systems and institutions of various countries around the world underwent changes to varying degrees.

With the excellent examples of the Chixin Society preceding them, even those who want to imitate them know how to do so.

[And so, ordinary people around the world ushered in the happiest moment in history.]

Their wages have increased significantly, and their working hours have been greatly reduced.

[Even national laws have been specifically enacted to stipulate that workers possess sacred and inviolable rights.]

The fate of those in low-level jobs has also changed dramatically.

The various aristocratic families, acting as unlicensed agents in the market, are sending private messages to heavily indebted individuals, offering to halve or even waive interest rates from now on.

They even provide essential life planning for their career development, enabling them to become stronger and more promising in the future.

Everyone's future seems to be moving in a positive direction.

Of course, despite this externally forced reform, the conservative faction within the organization still wielded immense power.

In this situation, a voice resonates throughout the world.

Friends!

We have ample basic supplies, exceptional products at reduced prices, and even our healthcare and education systems are open to us, making our future even brighter.

But all of this is because of the influence of the Red Heart Society!

[Without the Chixin Society standing by with a big sword, forcing the world to change, we could never have such benefits even if we struggled our whole lives!]

Therefore, let us pray that our sincere hearts will grow stronger in the future!

Only in this way will the world change more and more significantly.

Even if one day the Red Heart Society fades into the vast river of history, everything we enjoy today will forever remind us of its contributions.

Because the Red Heart Society has been here, we are able to live this kind of life.

Without the Red Heart Society, a life of filth and poverty would be the true picture of us exploited people.

In December of the 132nd year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Peacock Empire, which among all nations most revered the bloodline system, also began to make unprecedented changes.

Although their internal bloodline hierarchy has not been abolished, the Peacock Empire has allowed even the lowest-ranking commoners to pay large sums of money to awaken and become professionals.

In this day and age, the Awakening Gold system, abandoned by other countries, has been picked up by the nobility of the Peacock Empire as a lifeline.

Even during this process, they felt their interests had been violated.

After all, the opportunity to awaken and become a professional is not something ordinary people can have.

This essentially gave the common people the ability to resist them.

They will never lift this restriction unless the situation becomes extremely critical.

[In the same month, riots continued on the battlefields within various countries.]

[At this point, the high-ranking officials of various countries finally understood why the Crimson Heart Society had been obstructing the Sunset Empire's Abyss Experiments, and even why, upon learning that the Sunset Empire had relocated its Abyss Experiments, it had angrily used its super military to raze the empire to the ground.]

[Studying the abyss is tantamount to dragging the entire world down with you!]

[For a time, mainstream media around the world were using all their resources to praise the virtues of the Red Heart Society.]

This sudden shift reveals that the strategies of certain high-ranking officials and clandestine organizations around the world have changed.

They felt their own country or other nations were unable to resist the invasion of the Abyss, and wanted to curry favor with the Red Heart Society in this way, hoping to receive its protection in the future.

You don't reject these kinds of people either.

[As long as they contribute sufficient supernatural resources, you wouldn't mind providing them with a place to live.]

[But if they intend to cause trouble here, the surveillance team will show them just how cruel the torture methods developed by the Redheart AI under artificial manipulation can be.]

[In June of the 133st year of the Supernatural Calendar, you reached level 59.]

[In the same month, after expanding eastward for nine thousand kilometers on the Abyss Battlefield, the Red Heart Society discovered a massive cliff six hundred kilometers away.]

Through secret searches by the scout team, they discovered an endless array of ultra-extreme insect nests beneath this cliff.

The sheer number of abyssal worms, their bizarre and varied species, was enough to send chills down one's spine.

[This makes it clear to you that once the demonic insects below the cliff climb up and reach the Red Heart Society, it will be an unstoppable disaster for the entire society.]

Therefore, before the insect swarm erupts, a super fortress should be built between the mountains and rivers behind the area to temporarily defend against the insect swarm's attack.

[Currently, on the Red Heart Society's side of the Abyss Battlefield, a giant city blocks the way to the north, while cliffs and surging tides of demonic insects hinder it to the east.]

The only areas left for further development are the west and the south.

Fortunately, this abyss region is rich in resources, with various mithril, adamantite, black iron, and magic crystal veins scattered around, resembling a pristine, untouched land. A survey of it is incredibly exciting.

[Especially the blazing gold oil fields surrounding the Demon Insect tide are arguably the best in the world!]

If they could seize control and mine it, the Red Heart Society wouldn't have to worry about the development of its extraordinary industry for decades.

In short, although the process of exploring the Abyss was fraught with danger, almost nothing too dangerous occurred thanks to the protection of the Red Heart Battle Group, whose members were all wearing basic battle armor.

For the Red Heart Society, the Abyss is now an extremely profitable venture.

The only thing you regret is that the Abyss's projected will descended too early. If it had been thirty or fifty years later, you're confident you could have developed the Crimson Heart Society into a behemoth.

In July of the 133rd year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Crimson Heart Armor research team brought good news: with the full assistance of the Crimson Heart AI's computing power, they had optimized the Crimson Heart Armor's production process to the greatest extent possible, increasing production efficiency by half.

This is definitely good news for the Red Heart Society today.

The group now wearing the Red Heart Armor are all the disciples and grand-disciples of veteran soldiers.

Even among the Crimson Heart Battle Group, the warrior who burned his lifespan to increase the efficiency of refining divinely bestowed crystals is now only at the seventh rank.

However, even a seventh-tier professional has reached the minimum requirement to wear the Crimson Heart Armor.

Perhaps from this point onward, the Red Heart Legion will gradually don the Red Heart Armor, replacing their basic armor with that of their brother units.

[In the same month, you held a martial arts competition among your troops stationed in the Abyss Battlefield.]

Based on the competition results, you have formed five new demon-sealing battle teams.

The Red Heart Society now possesses ten Demon-Sealing Battle Legions and two hundred Guardian Battle Legions.

The number of Red Heart Army soldiers has also exceeded an unprecedented 15 million.

[It is only because of this current era of turmoil and the foundation of its wealth reaped from the world that the Red Heart Society could possibly support such a large army with such high welfare standards.]

[Of course, the main reason is still the extraordinary era, where even without waging war, armies can still come to the Abyss Battlefield to farm gold and earn income.]

This is also why the Red Heart Society dares to allocate 75% of its total fiscal revenue to military spending.

[November of the 133rd year of the Extraordinary Calendar: Good news continues to arrive.]

The Red Heart Society's research team stated that, with the computing power supported by the Red Heart AI, and by incorporating martial arts techniques from around the world as a basis for their derivation, and with the inspiration from the Red Heart Enhancement Method, they have addressed the shortcomings of the Life-Burning Secret Technique.

From this day forward, the Life-Burning Secret Technique will be divided into two phases.

The first stage is a normal burst phase, the kind that consumes lifespan and soul potential, but can automatically end after the battle.

The second stage is a complete explosion, burning everything in its path, a fight of utter mutual destruction.

[In this fighting style, after the soul erupts, it can absorb the surrounding abyssal demonic energy, purify it with the help of micro-crystals within the body, and then apply it to its own collapsing soul, thereby unleashing even greater power.]

[However, the second stage only applies to professionals who have cultivated the Crimson Heart Enhancement Technique. Without microcrystals to purify demonic energy, the professional's only option is to self-destruct.]

[You named this: The Deadly Secret Technique!]

[In the same month, after you disseminated the Life-Exploding Secret Technique to the entire army, you received an urgent plea for help from the White Eagle Emperor.]

[On the Abyss Battlefield of the White Eagle Empire, a level 98 Lava Demon has forcibly landed.]

The entire White Eagle Empire suffered immense destruction.

The world situation is getting even worse!

[But upon hearing this news, you grinned, revealing a smile that was quite unusual.]

(End of this chapter)