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

In the year 2638 of the Extraordinary Calendar, under the influence of various forces, the Star Abyss Branch of the Red Heart Society, a great ship carrying old ideals but already riddled with holes, ultimately and irrevocably sailed towards its final, complete disintegration.

After lengthy and calculated negotiations, the two sides reached a final agreement on the division of responsibilities.

The elders and the privileged faction were like brothers who had separated from their family, each carefully taking what they considered to be the most precious inheritance.

[It could be the core of a star field containing special rules, or it could be a temple storing ancient knowledge.]

The two factions value different things.

The elders valued the various symbols passed down by the Red Heart Society, while the privileged faction cared only about various resources.

When the ownership of the last item is determined, an era comes to an end.

From that moment on, a new era began.

The veteran faction, emerging from the ruins of the Star Abyss branch, stands tall and proud, calling themselves the Star Society, symbolizing the pure ideals they inherited from the stars and their founders.

The corresponding privileged group is known as the Yuan Alliance.

They inherited the latter half of the Star Abyss branch, and similarly regarded the Star Abyss branch as their historical origin.

The core consciousness of the Abyss's Will, composed of chaotic energy, calmly observed all of this unfolding.

The split of the Star Abyss branch was an inevitable fate that He had long foreseen.

If the Red Heart Society headquarters were to split up, He might even cast a curious glance and investigate from multiple angles.

Why bother with all this now, since it's something we've already seen through?

However, compared to the calm of the Abyss's will, the reaction of the Hell's will was quite different.

When news of the complete split arrived, Hell felt somewhat annoyed.

The elite legions under the Star Abyss branch, characterized by their tactical agility, unwavering will, and deep influence from the Red Psychology, have always been Hell's most relied-upon spearhead and vanguard in its fight against the Abyss.

Now, this sharp knife has been cleaved in two.

[A single power instantly splits into two independent, potentially mutually restraining, forces.]

Almost at the same moment news of the split spread, several key Hell defense lines, which had been impregnable and guarded by the Star Abyss Legion, immediately began to waver and fall into disarray to varying degrees.

Some legions loyal to their new masters began to regroup and retreat, and even small-scale desertions occurred, instantly exposing numerous vulnerabilities in the defensive system.

The abyss's minions, keenly sensing the scent of blood, seized the opportunity to launch a fierce counterattack.

Faced with an urgent situation at the front and damage to its own interests, the Rule God, filled with anticipation for the new era of the Abyss Alliance and believing he possessed the military strength needed by Hell, arrived in Hell.

He attempted to renegotiate a resource supply agreement with the Will of Hell, allowing the Will of Hell to observe.

During this process, he subtly suggested that Hell should revise or even abolish the previous contract with Agrelius, completely tilting the balance of resources and support towards the Abyss Alliance, which represents the future.

The old era of the Star Abyss Branch has turned; the era that begins now belongs to our Abyss Alliance!

The Spirit God of Rules looked at the Will of Hell and spoke directly.

However, the warm welcome and bargaining he had anticipated did not materialize.

He was met with the undisguised, chilling contempt and invisible yet heavy pressure emanating from the vast consciousness of the will of hell.

In an instant, the Rule God felt as if it had fallen into a viscous, malicious quagmire, its divine essence groaning under the unbearable pressure.

Others may not understand this matter, and may even believe that the so-called privileged class represents the future.

[But others may not understand, so surely the Will of Hell, which governs Hell and understands the essence of the soul, wouldn't?]

As an entity that has thoroughly studied the history of the Red Heart Society, especially the code of conduct of its founders, how could the Will of Hell not know the founders' fondness for Agris, which stemmed from a resonance with their ideals?

How could they not know that what the founders despised and hated most was precisely the divine family and aristocratic clan system that was rapidly growing within the Abyss Alliance, represented by the Rule Gods?

Otherwise, why would the founders have swept these corrupt elements of the old order into the dustbin of history with such overwhelming force?

The reason He used resources to repay the Red Heart Society was simply out of respect for the founder of the Red Heart Society, wasn't it?

Therefore, even a fool could understand that when the next brand-new parallel universe, personally created or overseen by its creators, opens up, this massive upheaval will absolutely occur.

[This group of privileged members of the Abyss Alliance, these victors who believe they control the future, will all be completely erased by the will of the founder, leaving not even a trace of their existence.]

Therefore, the will of hell completely ignored all the terms and requests put forward by the rule-making spirit, and didn't even bother to maintain the most basic negotiating stance.

[If it weren't for the possibility that crushing this fool might cause unnecessary trouble, this ambitious leader of the Abyss Alliance probably wouldn't have even been able to leave the gates of hell alive.]

Bearing an invisible humiliation and a deep-seated bewilderment, the God of Rules fled Hell like a stray dog.

When he brought the results of the negotiations back to the upper echelons of the Yuan Alliance, the entire privileged faction fell into a deathly silence, followed by immense bewilderment and panic.

They never imagined such cold treatment would befall them. Why?

Doesn't the Will of Hell need and rely heavily on the elite legion power inherited from their Abyss Alliance?

Why are you suddenly acting so nonchalant?

[But if the Will of Hell truly doesn't care about their legions, then why does it maintain an almost eerie respect for Aglios and his Star Order, who defected and established their own faction?]

What on earth is going on here?

Countless questions, like boiling venom, flooded the minds of every member of the Abyss Alliance's leadership.

Immediately afterwards, a sense of foreboding gripped their hearts.

[Throughout history, the privileged elites finally vaguely realized something.]

From the moment they chose to betray their original intentions, foster division, and ultimately form the Alliance of the Abyss, they seemed to have missed an immeasurable, immense opportunity.

But now, it's too late to say all this.

In the year 3147 of the Extraordinary Calendar, the once unified ideals of the Star Abyss Branch had been completely split into two behemoths heading in completely different directions due to the intense conflict between ideology and power.

【Star Alliance and Abyss Alliance!】

These two forces, like twin stars torn apart by gravity, are sliding along completely different trajectories towards an unknown abyss of fate.

The Rule God, the Rule Light God, and the Rule War God, after seizing power, swiftly implemented all their former ideas.

The core principles of the privileged faction have been thoroughly and comprehensively implemented throughout the territory of the Yuan Alliance.

First, a theocratic family system, centered on the True God of Rules, with a strict hierarchy and blood ties, was rapidly established and written into the fundamental laws of the Abyss Alliance.

This law, exuding an aura of cold privilege, clearly stipulates that the senior official positions in all core departments of the Abyss Alliance will be redefined.

From the Resource Allocation Division, which controls resources, to the War Commander's Office, which governs legions, and then to the Indoctrination Institute, which is responsible for ideological control, the qualifications for these positions are no longer based on ability, contribution, or character. Instead, they are firmly locked in so that only members of the three major theocratic families can hold these positions directly.

Power is confined entirely within the cage of bloodlines.

Secondly, an astonishing welfare system serving the privileged class quickly formed within the Yuan Alliance.

All members who obtain official official status automatically enjoy privileges, allowances, and resource quotas far exceeding those of ordinary superhumans.

In the major cities under the rule of the Yuan Alliance, luxurious venues exclusively for the privileged class sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

[Cooked by a demigod-level chef, with ingredients sourced from the Tianzhen Pavilion, home to endangered mythical beasts.]

[The Divine Treasury, a repository of rare treasures from around the world, providing top-tier cultivation resources.]

[There are even retreat centers equipped with high-level defensive arrays, reserved exclusively for the privileged class and their families.]

In these places, members of the Abyss Alliance with privileged status can enjoy top-notch services and cultivation resources that would drive even demigods in the outside world mad, all for a symbolic price.

This behavior truly exemplifies the meaning of privilege to the fullest extent.

[Finally, and most likely to cause the most severe social upheaval, this was the reform.]

The economic system of the Yuanmeng Alliance was forcibly transformed into a completely free market model.

Under the grand slogans of prioritizing efficiency and unleashing vitality, the Yuanmeng government announced the commencement of major reforms.

[Except for retaining the most basic rations that can only keep the poor from starving, everything else has been changed.]

All extraordinary resource subsidies, medical insurance, educational support, and various social welfare programs aimed at ensuring upward mobility for the lower classes were swiftly and decisively eliminated.

This policy is tantamount to detonating a devastating rule-based bomb at the very bottom of the Yuanmeng society.

The wave of protests swept through major cities like an out-of-control stellar storm.

This time, however, faced with overwhelming public resentment and angry questioning, the privileged faction, wielding absolute military power, responded with coldness and cruelty.

Before the immense power of the True God of Rules, capable of altering the very fabric of existence, any form of resistance is like an ant trying to shake a tree—doomed to failure!

[Dare to organize a large-scale protest?]

[Mobilize the city's garrison troops, in conjunction with the private armies maintained by the theocratic families, to carry out ruthless military suppression.]

[Dare to spread discontent on the streets?]

The henchmen of the thought-indoctrination institute will cling to the instigator like maggots, imprisoning him in a dark and hopeless prison of contemplation.

Absolute force breeds absolute corruption.

[When the true god is released from the cage of loyal supervision, the Abyss Alliance is destined to enter an era of hyper-control far more terrifying than the old Federation.] (End of Chapter)