Chapter 1715: The Choice of the Lords of Heaven
Forge the Eternal Altar, gather boundless fortune, and immense power, condensing it all within oneself, in order to breakthrough into his sixth realm.
The sixth realm signifies an epic power, much stronger than the fifth realm.
The simplest example is the Old Heavenly Lord, upon reaching the sixth realm, his power erupts, able to withstand the full-force assaults of dozens of Hell Sovereigns, all testifying to his might.
And once Chu Yuan steps into this realm, his mana will transform astonishingly, reaching an even more terrifying level.
By then, even a seventh realm Origin God, he will have enough strength to contend directly.
The Creator of the Divine Realm, the Beast Ancestor, the Underworld, the Demon Ancestor, and the Dao Ancestor, all are at this realm.
At this moment, a massive altar appeared within the empire, countless materials condensed into it, he had acquired far too much within the Bloodstone Mining District.
While Chu Yuan was forging the Eternal Altar.
In the Heavens of the Gods, the powerful gathered, but at this moment the atmosphere was somber, with no one looking pleased.
This time, they suffered too great a loss, the Da Li Heaven which should have been their ally was destroyed, while Xi Ye Heaven, and Yuan Guang Heaven turned to serve under Shenwu.
Their strength was formidable, yet their strength had been diminished.
More crucially, their morale was crushed beyond measure, many even doubted, at the peak of an era's approach, could they truly hold out?
Or, like the Great Emperor of Da Li, forcibly trying to intervene, leaving nothing but the path of life and death obliteration.
This defeat, dealt the greatest blow to their morale and future hopes.
They seemed more like the defeated making their final struggle.
After this battle, the renown of Shenwu was in no way inferior to that of the Divine Enthronement Great Emperor, many powerful beings across the universe already chanting the eternal name of the Shenwu Divine Emperor and his empire.
"Everyone, speak up."
The second Divine Lord first broke the silence, his voice hoarse and weary, a sixth realm was thoroughly exhausted, weary at heart.
He realized that even maintaining the current situation was exceedingly difficult.
"Is it really the great trend of heaven and earth, the structure of thirty-three about to become history?"
A Heavenly Lord voiced pessimism, those daring to resist were all gone.
"Initially, we thought Shenwu's emergence would further disrupt the world's situation, but we underestimated his might, his strength far exceeded our imagination, he's even more terrifying than the Divine Enthronement Great Emperor, more unfathomable, rising so swiftly it left us unable to react."
The Yin-Yang Heavenly Lord spoke.
Shenwu's formidable power was inconceivable, how they suddenly became so powerful, was shocking.
The plan to leverage Shenwu to disrupt the situation failed, this emperor was even more domineering, simultaneously suppressing them along with the Divine Enthronement Great Emperor, ensuring neither emperor was affected during their final showdown.
This period, the blows they received were tremendously great, their power declining, everyone catching a whiff of decay in the air, the great tide had come, irretrievable.
"It's not that our strength is lacking, but that our previous strategy was flawed, thinking to resist both Shenwu and the Divine Enthronement, there were too many worlds we wanted to defend, that was the misstep from the outset."
The Lonely God Demon spoke.
"Lonely God Demon, what are you trying to say?" The Five Elements Heavenly Lord said.
"If during the confrontation with Shenwu, the second Divine Lord, the Yin-Yang Heavenly Lord, the Purifying World Heavenly Lord and other mighties were present, could Shenwu have breached Da Li Heaven? It could've never happened, facing alone, we're stronger than them, why is our current situation so passive?"
The Lonely God Demon spoke.
The Purifying World Heavenly Lord frowned: "But focusing all power against one man would only give another emperor the opportunity, attacking more worlds."
"From the beginning, the strategy was wrong, the more you wish to gain, the more you lose."
The Lonely God Demon continued: "Both Shenwu and the Divine Enthronement seize opportunities well."
The Boundless Heavenly Lord frowned: "We all understand your point, but should we not protect the worlds? Just leave them there for attack? That can't be right either."
Indeed, they all understood the logic, facing both emperors, they really weren't opponents.
"You speak, Second Divine Lord." The Lonely God Demon urged the Second Divine Lord to speak.
"This time, our losses were devastating, but that doesn't mean we've completely lost, our strength remains formidable, it's not as if we've been utterly defeated."
The second Divine Lord slowly said: "Shenwu and Divine Enthronement won't continue their campaigns, these two emperors might not directly collide, therefore their following strategy targets you, once the weaker worlds are destroyed, the focus will shift to the stronger worlds."
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is very simple, the worlds cannot remain scattered, otherwise it provides them the chance to take us down piece by piece, and saving them would become impossible, and there's only one solution."
The second Divine Lord gazed at the Heavenly Lords.
"You want us to relinquish the worlds?" The Creator Heavenly Lord said: "But the worlds are vast, occupy a domain, how do we move, gather together, this is an incredibly difficult matter to achieve, how is it to be done?"
"It's up to your willingness."
The second Divine Lord uttered astonishing words: "The vast worlds, ordinarily symbols of your prosperity and strength, have now become your burden. Not only do they fail to empower you, but they've also become sitting ducks for others' attacks, a world, the most precious aspect isn't the world itself, but the gathered essence of the Thirty-Three Heavens, as long as you are there, with the worlds' essence, everything can be sacrificed, this god knows, each world you've developed for a long time, all carry your painstaking essence, truly giving them up isn't easy, but if not relinquished, Shenwu's next attacks target you."
His words left many silent.
Indeed, a world's most precious aspect is its qi and fortune essence, with it, as a core, vast worlds can again be derived.
However, their worlds had condensed countless essential materials, developed over billions of years, if relinquished, the qi and fortune would experience violent upheaval.
In other words, they have to abandon billions of years of development.
This decision is exceedingly difficult to make.
But the second Divine Lord spoke very truly, without this, they will be picked off one by one, making it hard to provide aid.
"Without this, just wait to be attacked and destroyed."
Beside the second Divine Lord, the Heavenly Lord in the Clouds said.
"Sacrifice short-term benefits to preserve the greatest interests, only this method."
The second Divine Lord raised his voice: "If you don't want to face extinction, abandon the original worlds, establish new derived worlds around the Heavens of the Gods, what of the original ones? Once attacked, complete destruction, some truths don't need me to explain deeply, you all understand, of course, the decision is in your hands, I will not force."
The Heavens of the Gods was built by the Creator of the Divine Realm, once gathered around the Heavens of the Gods, all forces could unite, combined with the inherent power of the Heavens of the Gods.
That would indeed be an impregnable fortress, capable of tenaciously resisting the great trends.
The second Divine Lord couldn't force them, he let them make their own choices.