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

Chapter 152 The Demon-Slaying Team with the Blade Pointed inward (5k)

You stand in the core protected area of ​​the Crimson Hearts Warband, gazing at the Deer Demon across the void.

From the other party's brief words, you can roughly judge their skill level.

[Not a Supreme Lord!]

[As long as they don't possess the power over the Abyss and aren't the Demon King, the Crimson Heart Legion can take them down with a single move!]

You didn't take the Deer Demon's arrogant words to heart.

Kill the opponent!

Both the opponent's body and soul will become resources for the rise of the Red Heart Society; you don't need to bother with a demon who is about to die.

The Crimson Hearts Battle Group launched an attack in the next instant.

When the illusory images of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise simultaneously bloomed, the terrifying power unleashed instantly caught the attention of the deer demon.

At this moment, He finally understood why the world wars launched by the projected will of the abyss had repeatedly failed.

Everyone!

Help me!

The deer demon let out a cry, followed by a sudden burst of shockwaves around its body.

[Immediately following, the eleven incredibly powerful Abyss Lords behind them unleashed their power almost simultaneously, using the Deer Demon's body as a defensive line to concentrate all their strength in front.]

Although they are competitors, that competition will only begin after all living forces in this world have been wiped out.

[Now, the enemy's strength far surpasses theirs.]

If one truly desires power, then cooperation is the only option.

[Among them, the Wind Demon leader transformed into a whirlwind, creating tremors around him while imbuing all the lords with its power.]

Meanwhile, the leader of the wind demons quietly retreated behind the group amidst the intense battle.

Of all people, He is the fastest.

[He has the most direct understanding of the battlefield; if the situation becomes unfavorable, He will retreat immediately.]

He came to infiltrate the abyss and gain authority, not to die!

If things are hopeless, retreating to a distant place and waiting for an opportune moment is the best course of action.

However, the twelve abyssal projections, lured by the abyssal authority, possessed immense power, far surpassing that of ordinary, exceptionally strong abyssal lords.

Despite being overwhelmed by the Red Heart Legion in battle, they were still able to quickly adjust their formation and cultivate teamwork based on their years of combat experience, in order to delay the Red Heart Legion as much as possible.

At the same time, twelve enormous abyssal portals appeared below.

As lords who dare to compete for the power of the abyss, they all command extremely large armies and retinues.

Therefore, their plan to stop the Red Hearts Warband and their massive army from invading the world was also formulated in a very short time.

However, it was clear that they had underestimated the Red Heart Society's large-scale military capabilities.

In December of the 146th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the all-out attack by the Demon Sealing Warband, the Guardian Warband, and the Crimson Heart Army dealt a heavy blow to the twelve auxiliary armies and dependent armies of the Peacock Empire.

At the critical moment, even the Fourth and Sixth Demon-Sealing Regiments had broken through the defenses of the Peacock Capital and reached the edge of the Abyss Barrier.

The power they wielded, under the violent impact, only caused ripples in the abyss barrier.

The Abyss Barrier's defensive capabilities are astonishingly strong.

Even so, the projected will of the abyss still reacted swiftly.

Fifty super abyss lords swiftly emerged from the abyss barrier.

The arrival of this top-tier combat force caused immense casualties to the Demon Sealing Warband.

However, the tension in the Abyss Projection's will also show that the Abyss Barrier, which can empower all creations, is not so easy to create.

At the very least, large-scale production would come at a cost that even the projected will of the Abyss would not want to bear.

Seeing the war reach a stalemate, you reluctantly removed the concealment effect of your battle aura field.

[Just like that, the Red Hearts Battle Group instantly went from a crushing victory to a crushing defeat.]

With the defensive capabilities of the Xuanwu phantom, the Crimson Heart Battle Group will not face any problems in the short term.

[Of course, if the Red Heart Legion's defenses are about to reach their limit, you will activate a hidden effect and once again unleash a brutal attack on those twelve incredibly powerful Abyss Lords.]

Gradually, a certain synergy was reached between the twelve incredibly powerful Abyss Lords and the Crimson Heart Chapter.

They don't want to fight to the death, and you don't want to burn your life force.

In this situation where neither side can gain a firm grip on the other, the top-level combat becomes a protracted war.

Since things are going to be like this anyway, why fight to the death?

Just relax and wait for the right opportunity!

When top-level warfare reaches a stalemate, the outcome of subsequent battles becomes crucial.

[In February of the 147th year of the Extraordinary Era, the old headmaster comprehended the true meaning of the soul, condensed his soul domain, and advanced to become a Nine-Turn Mage.]

After becoming a Nine-Turn cultivator and standing at the pinnacle of this world, the old principal resolutely gave up his position as the director of the research institute.

[As the Red Heart Research Institute expands in size and number of personnel, various geniuses become active within it.]

Furthermore, a group of prodigies in their twenties, relying on their extraordinary research talents, gathered together to form a central research department, focusing on tackling the upgrade problem of the second generation of Red Heart.

After all, for the Red Heart Research Institute, computing power is fundamental!

The Red Heart Society has no shortage of novel ideas, theories, and exceptional materials for practical application.

The only thing lacking right now is the required computing power!

The evolution and calculation of each term in the cultivation method requires unimaginable computing power.

The modification and upgrade of each component on the super armor also requires the assistance of the most advanced AI.

It's no exaggeration to say that this applies to everything from martial arts research and armor upgrades to potion development and even the modification and advancement of super military weapons.

The Red Heart Research Institute is currently conducting research projects covering countless aspects of life.

Each project requires the support of thousands or even tens of thousands of research findings from other fields.

Without exception, any achievement requires the support of a large and powerful force.

The Red Heart Society has clearly achieved its goal.

What we lack now is time!

Therefore, the old headmaster felt there was no need for him to stay there any longer, occupying a position without doing anything.

As a ninth-tier mage, clad in a legendary-quality set and possessing powerful S-rank skills, one should head to the front lines for combat.

Leaving them behind would be such a waste.

[Therefore, with your approval, he successfully joined the Demon Sealing Team, serving as the main firepower for elemental attacks.]

In April of the 147th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, Guan Wu completed the refinement of his Golden Battle Qi, and a Domain Seed was born within his soul, successfully condensing his Battle Qi Domain within his body.

As Guan Wu entered the Demon-Sealing Group, and the battle aura related to the Star-Moon Battle Body bloomed around them, the Demon-Sealing Group unleashed its powerful combat strength.

[The Star-Moon Battle Body unleashes its strongest power under the influence of stars and moonlight at night.]

Therefore, the demon-sealing group at night is truly a place where everyone is like a dragon!

The addition of Guan Wu and the sudden burst of power from the Demon Sealing Group suppressed the Abyss army's relentless advance.

[Even the actions below directly alerted the battle above.]

[The Deer Demon's eyes flashed, intending to take advantage of the Crimson Heart Battle Group's inattention and attack the Demon Sealing Battle Group.]

But you were prepared for this!

【moment!】

[The very essence of life begins to burn!]

This time, you commanded the Crimson Heart Battle Group, ignoring injuries and attacks, even risking the shattering of the Xuanwu Barrier, to bring the Deer Demon to the brink of destruction.

Although you wanted to take this opportunity to destroy the Deer Demon, the Wind Demon leader was too fast and saved the Deer Demon's life directly from the Crimson Heart Battle Group.

The battle formation composed of twelve top-tier demons could barely contend with the Crimson Heart Legion.

If even one of them falls, they will all be picked off one by one by the Crimson Heart Battle Group in the near future!

Therefore, the Deer Demon must not die!

[And you're also showing your stance: if anyone dares to sneak up on you again, don't blame me for going crazy!]

In July of the 147th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, on the southern coast of the Far Ocean Continent, within the area planned by the Red Heart Society for Si Hui's Ideal Kingdom, a deep purple pillar of abyssal light descended from the sky.

This unusual phenomenon immediately caught the attention of the Red Heart Society.

Immediately afterwards, a harsh and obscure murmur of praise from the abyss resounded around them.

When a completely black altar descends from the sky, you know that the will of the abyss has struck again.

Seeing that they couldn't defeat the Red Heart Society on the front lines, they resorted to their manipulative tactics, igniting chaos on the distant continent behind the Red Heart Society.

[Through intelligence gathering by the Red Heart Society, it was discovered that a large number of members of the Emblem Ideal State voluntarily entered the altar and, empowered by the power of the abyss, transformed into high-level abyss lords.]

[Among them, the high-ranking members of the Si Hui Ideal Kingdom have all become Abyss Lords of level 95 or above.]

Those who once saw the Red Heart Society as a path to salvation have been seduced by the Abyss and entered it one after another, transforming everything they had into what the Abyss needs. [Power!]

[How could anyone not be captivated by a power that transcends the mundane and crushes all others?]

[But it seems the people of this idealistic state have forgotten why the will of the Abyss projection bestowed such a generous gift upon them?]

[Therefore, at your command, the Twelfth Demon-Sealing Regiment left the front lines and headed to the distant continent.]

Upon arriving at the Si Hui Utopia living area, the soldiers of the Demon-Sealing Twelve Legion drew their epic equipment in unison, pointed their swords forward, and began to implement the demon-slaying plan issued by the Red Heart Society headquarters.

That damned traitor!

They built a wall of life, standing on the front lines to bring long-awaited peace to the rear.

Although there are also demonic riots and demonic tides attacking cities on the distant continent, these are not uncommon occurrences.

Compared to the battlefields on the main continent, what are these?

[But even though they were kept in this peaceful rear area, such a crisis still occurred.]

Since the ideal state of Si Hui has been infiltrated by the abyss, then there is no need for this state to exist!

[One word!]

【kill! 】

Only through killing can we deter other forces from preparing to join the Abyss.

Thus, with the war at the front lines in turmoil, the Twelfth Demon-Sealing Regiment, under orders, launched a war fought internally.

In October of the 147th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, Lin Xue's surveillance team discovered that an organization called the Abyss Church was slowly emerging in various ideal states.

The Church of the Abyss takes the worship of the Abyss as its primary principle and calls on others to abandon resistance and surrender to the Abyss.

Only in this way can they survive.

The power of the abyss is beyond what any single world can withstand; we are destined to fail!

Since we're going to fail anyway, why bother resisting?

Join the Abyss!

[Let your soul, through the baptism of the abyss, acquire the mighty power of a lord.]

Isn't that wonderful?

[That same month, under your instructions, Lin Xue selected an elite force from the Supervision Brigade, the Shadow Division, the Assassination Division, and the Red Heart Army to form an exorcism team.]

The demon-slaying team roams the world, investigating all those who have sided with the abyss!

All traitors must be punished and brought to justice!

[It is absolutely unacceptable that while members of the Red Heart Society are fighting valiantly on the front lines, those in the idealistic sphere who provide logistical support are betraying them and siding with the abyss.]

[As long as there is intelligence, act first and report later—this is a special privilege granted by the loyal heart!]

[Of course, to prevent a recurrence of the example of the Si Hui Ideal State, large numbers of Red Heart Society combat militia began to travel to the territories of other Ideal States.]

[Under normal circumstances, the Red Heart Society would not want to forcibly include these ideal states of different ethnicities and races into its framework.]

[As long as these ideal states can play a positive role in the fight against the abyss, send soldiers to the front lines, venture into the abyss to fight monsters, and stimulate the economy through their own consumption, then the Red Heart Society will still respect them greatly.]

However, such heinous acts as defecting to the Abyss and colluding with the Abyss Church are now far too serious.

If this matter is not nipped in the bud, it will inevitably escalate under the daily influence of the Abyss Projection.

"The Church of the Abyss."

Lin Xia sighed slightly when she saw this.

Sure enough, at a critical moment of human crisis, some traitors who sold out the world for their own glory appeared.

"In previous timelines, there was no trace of the Church of the Abyss."

"This space-time suddenly appeared."

"Could it be that because they haven't been able to defeat the Red Heart Society for so long, the Abyss Projection Will has changed its strategy?"

"In the previous timelines, humanity's defenses collapsed extremely quickly, and the Abyss Projection Will could end this world-class war simply by pushing it blindly."

"But now, it's clearly a protracted war."

"The bigger it is, the more critical the situation becomes."

"Even the Red Heart Society has begun to launch a counterattack in the Abyss Battlefield."

"Under such circumstances, the Abyss projection began to coerce and entice those with wavering faith in the rear to become members of the Abyss Church, thus corrupting the rear and influencing the front lines."

"The strongest barriers often collapse from the inside out."

"So, is this the same idea behind the projection of the abyss's will?"

Thinking about it, Lin Xia shook her head.

Without my intervention, the Abyss Projection Will wouldn't even look at those traitors.

However, as they received gifts from other dimensions and under constant interference, these traitors began to gain the attention of the Abyss.

Even the projected will of the abyss began to allocate a wisp of its power as a benefit to excite these traitors.

"It seems that as the Crimson Heart grows stronger, the Abyss Projection Will's future tactics will become increasingly disgusting."

"From the transformation of other empires to the betrayal of other ideal states"

"This almost proves that other countries and powers are unreliable!"

"It seems that only those who have passed the test of their own talents and whose thoughts have been imprinted in their hearts are truly reliable people!"

"I originally intended to unite the strength of all humankind to fight against the abyss!"

"At present, this matter has huge loopholes and flaws."

"Although Fara's ideal state hasn't encountered any problems yet, I have a feeling... it's coming soon!"

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Lin Xia looked up at the sky, many thoughts flashing through her mind.

[From nowhere, a thought came across time and space.]

Compared to your past thoughts, you have now made a decision.

In the midst of war, especially in a global conflict where national extinction and annihilation are imminent, where is there much time to consider these issues?

If anything goes wrong, there's only one word—kill!

If external forces are unreliable, then the billions of Red Heart Society members, under your leadership, will also unleash a power that can pierce through the stars.

[After all, if you encourage childbirth, doubling the population within twenty years is not a problem if things are managed properly.]

Kill all the unreliable ones, and let the power of pure hearts envelop the entire world.

[As long as land resources and extraordinary energy are abundant, the scenario you envision will truly unfold before your eyes within a century.]

In November of the 147th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the demon-slaying team discovered traces of the Abyss Church within the realm of Farah.

Upon their arrival, they received a warm welcome from the senior management of Fara's Ideal State.

When the Farah Ideal Nation learned that some members were colluding with the Abyss Church, their faces turned extremely grim. They declared that they would gather all their forces to find and eliminate these black sheep hiding within human civilization!

The exorcism team watched the overtly theatrical performances of the Farah Ideal State's higher-ups, but said nothing.

The following day, the exorcism team, armed with an exorcism warrant, arrived at the encampment of the Red Heart Society's fighting militia.

[According to orders from the Red Heart Headquarters, the highest directive for the distant continent is to eliminate demons.]

Therefore, the fighting militia did not hesitate and followed the exorcism team to begin deploying forces throughout the entire Ideal Country for a large-scale search.

Fara's Ideal State strongly protests and opposes this.

They stated they would report the exorcism team's egregious actions to the Red Heart Society headquarters; this is creating panic and instigating chaos!

The leader of the exorcism team glanced at the most boisterous member of the Farah Ideal State's upper echelons, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes.

[Under normal circumstances, if traces of the Abyss Church appear within the country, and it is known that the domestic leadership is cooperating with the Abyss Church, then we should fully cooperate to root out these damned rats.]

But now, Farah's Ideal Kingdom is secretly resisting the demon-slaying team.

【Something weird! 】

The exorcism captain, a former member of the inspection team, has his own methods for handling such matters.

That very night, he led his men and murdered the entire family of this high-ranking official.

As it turned out, his intuition was correct.

Although this high-ranking official was innocent and no abyssal aura manifested on him after his death, his son was a transformed abyssal lord.

After obtaining the evidence, the militia immediately mobilized and apprehended all the high-ranking officials of the Farah Ideal State.

Just when everyone thought the matter was over, strange things began to happen.

Large numbers of residents of the ideal world of Farah, armed with extraordinary weapons, surged in from all directions, their faces filled with anger as they glared at the exorcism team and the fighting militia.

They selected a representative to question the exorcism team.

What right do you have to come to our soil and detain and try our country's high-ranking officials?

(End of this chapter)