Chapter 195: Chapter 195: By the Order of Emperor Wu Shang!
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This kind of strength also astonished the newly joined species.
In any civilization they had encountered before, such a crisis could not have been suppressed so easily.
The ability of human civilization to handle crises was indeed astonishing, and it was becoming stronger at a rate visible to the naked eye.
The immense foundation of Fiora, the Illusion Secret Realm, and the Sword Casting Mountain Domain, when compared to the civilizations of the past, was something they wouldn’t even dare to dream of!
This strengthened the common people among these species’ confidence in human civilization.
Joining human civilization was a decision made by the upper-echelon leaders, but witnessing human civilization’s strength in the face of crisis provided the greatest reassurance to the ordinary individuals under the Civilization Trial!
However, while the situation within the civilization stabilized, for the ultimate crisis, it was just the beginning.
Shen Hao narrowed his eyes as his Dominator Domain slightly expanded, his gaze in an instant traversing space and arriving at the Sky Spirit Planet in outer space.
He had just discovered that the Sky Spirit Civilization had actually attained the third rank in this evaluation!
This was indeed somewhat unexpected.
But it wasn’t that their performance value hadn’t declined, rather, it was because the Desert Tower Civilization, which originally ranked third, had fallen too much.
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As the civilization closest to human civilization, Shen Hao needed to suppress the undead crisis of the Sky Spirit Civilization in the shortest time possible.
At the moment, the chaos on the Sky Spirit Planet clearly had not been quelled.
The Sky Spirit Civilization, to date, still had about eight billion people scattered across more than two thousand cities. Although each city had its own Magician Legion, it was clear that the reaction speed and individual strength of these magic troops could not match the defensive capabilities of human civilization’s cities.
Shen Hao shifted his focus onto the armies dispatched by the humans.
Yang Jun, Liu Ruoxi, Song Cheng, including his sister Qiuyue, were each leading groups of human warriors fighting in different locations.
The main battlegrounds were concentrated in the Undead World.
But at this moment, everyone’s faces were extremely grave.
“These undead have been constantly destroying the magic array routes!” Yang Jun spoke through the communication channel, “In just three hours, defensive magic arrays of over forty cities have been destroyed, and the casualty count has surpassed fifty million people!”
Indeed, the undead had found an efficient method of slaughter.
Being incorporeal, the undead had no fear of the cold temperatures.
But it was different for the Sky Spirit People.
They were currently all relying on the magic arrays enveloping their entire cities to withstand the increasingly frigid temperatures.
However, magic arrays could be destroyed, especially those covering entire cities, which comprised hundreds of tightly interconnected magic facilities. Once enough of them were damaged to a certain extent, the barrier would collapse.
Everyone within the city would freeze to death in the incoming rush of cold air, turning into ice sculptures!
In the past, these well-guarded places could not be breached by the mere tens of millions of remaining undead, but now, the sudden appearance of a group of powerful undead had inflicted severe damage on various locations.
Three hours, fifty million people!
This number was still climbing, and even though these undead had only recently arisen, they only needed to withdraw to other planets, and soon they would become a formidable Undead Army!
“We need support,” Cheng Youqing asked, “How’s the situation on the Mother Planet?”
“We just received a message from the Mother Planet, the undead have been completely suppressed, the number of casualties has yet to be tallied, but the estimate is around two million,” replied Yang Jun, “Once the defenses against the Undead World have been reinforced, a force will be organized to aid the Sky Spirit Civilization.”
Support was inevitable.
Everyone understood that this crisis wasn’t something one could handle by just looking out for oneself.
If other civilizations were left to be destroyed, everyone would eventually be dragged down.
“How long will it take?” Qiuyue also interjected, seemingly anxious, “I have too few forces here. When the undead first appeared, they destroyed one-tenth of the barrier nodes in one go, and now the temperature is starting to drop. I’m worried that if the undead concentrate even a little, we might not hold out for twenty days.”
“The strength of the Sky Spirit Army is indeed having difficulty dealing with undead of this level and quantity,” Liu Ruoxi also spoke up.
The reason why the development of the human civilization’s Extraordinary troops was so rapid primarily lay in the many Secret Realms obtained in the last Civilization Reward, the massive amount of points accumulated by Shen Hao, and the World Tree that had been cultivated at great cost.
All this led to the initial production of Extraordinary Resources.
Even ordinary people could gain a certain amount of cultivation resources through ordinary work.
The Chosen Ones, soldiers, and Patrol Teams were of even greater importance.
Not to mention, there was a group of strong individuals from various species who had already been cruelly selected.
This allowed human civilization to come from behind in the strength of its Extraordinary forces, far surpassing the Sky Spirit Civilization, which was already an Extraordinary Civilization.
Of course, more importantly, the human civilization’s Underground City did not have the weakness of a Magic Defense Array.
After a round of discussion, silence fell upon the communication channel.
The military forces human civilization had sent over numbered up to five million people, not a small quantity, which included as many as five thousand formidable Chosen Ones. In previous battles, the human legions had swept the undead across various places on the Sky Spirit Planet, reducing the original count of three hundred million undead to below fifty million in just a month’s time.
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However, at this moment, the number and combat strength seemed desperately insufficient.
And at this time, Shen Qian, the Human Civilization’s ambassador to the Sky Spirit Civilization, suddenly joined the communication channel and brought a message.
“Sage Leman wishes to speak with all of you.”
“Allow him to join,” Yang Jun, the supreme military commander, said.
The next moment, an aged voice appeared on the channel.
“Esteemed envoys,” Leman’s tone was not slow but very firm, “just ten minutes ago, I conveyed the Sage’s Council’s order to the city lords of all cities, directing them to concentrate all their power to defend the cities at any cost, forbidding any passive behavior, or else they and their families would be stripped of all their honors. I believe my compatriots will struggle with all their might.”
These words surprised everyone.
But it also seemed not so surprising after all.
Having stayed on this planet for over a month, they naturally understood the local culture and thoughts and could see the changes.
At least, the upper echelons had become aware of their inadequacies.
“Moreover, we have used up all of Civilization’s remaining points,” Leman spoke again, “to exchange for a massive quantity of defensive equipment and items, which have already been distributed to each of the main cities. We are also willing to offer more wealth and resources in exchange for weapons and military support from our allies, and if the great President is willing to personally aid us, we could even give up half of our Chosen Ones and Magic Masters!”
To give up half of the Chosen Ones and Magic Masters?
Everyone felt somewhat shocked.
It must be understood that the Sky Spirit Civilization is not like the Siti or the Senya, civilizations that had already gone extinct within the definition of the Civilization Trial.
The Sky Spirit Civilization still existed.
Most people were currently unaware of the possibility of “team participation in the Trial” between civilizations; they believed that after this crisis, the fleeting alliance with the Sky Spirit People would end, and they would each face their trials.
In such a situation, giving up half of the Chosen Ones and Magic Masters who had reached the Extraordinary Second Stage was not just cutting flesh; it was virtually bleeding out!
“Sage Leman, is this a collective decision of the Sage’s Council?” Yang Jun asked.
“Yes,” Leman’s tone revealed no hesitation, “We are clearly aware that relying solely on the Sky Spirit People, we cannot sustainably progress through the Civilization Trial, but we no longer wish to give up, nor do we want to calmly face extinction. This is our final struggle, and moreover, even if we fail, our culture and history could continue to exist within your civilization.”
The supreme leaders of these Sky Spirit People had indeed changed.
The change had quietly occurred as they witnessed the conditions of other civilizations, the strength of Human Civilization, and the crisis faced by their own.
They could have chosen to abandon their civilization, forsaking most of the populace, allowing all Chosen Ones, all elites, to enter Human Civilization.
But in the end, they chose this way.
This is what they learned in this time.
—Struggle.
Struggle with every means possible to keep their civilization alive.
Just as Yang Jun and Shen Qian and others were about to relay Sky Spirit Civilization’s request back to the Mother Planet, Shen Hao’s voice suddenly rang out on the channel.
“I accept this trade request,” Shen Hao said, not uttering many words, just a brief sentence.
The next moment, a pattern appeared in the minds of everyone, including Sage Leman.
It was the original Imprint, and it was Shen Hao’s new power!
After understanding the function of this pattern, not only did Yang Jun and the others react, but even Leman, after tentatively and somewhat perplexedly using magic to draw the pattern in midair, also showed an extremely shocked expression.
Because the moment the magic pattern took shape, he clearly felt an incredible power surging within it.
The corresponding “magic spell” slipped out.
“By the order of Emperor Wu Shang!”
Boom—!
Sacred golden lightning surged through the magic, striking out! A clear thunderous roar emanated in midair!
Leman recognized this power; he had felt it on the battlefield left by the mightiest Chosen One!
Yet what he had just used was clearly his own magic power!
Based on the output of magic and the magnitude of its power…
“Forbidden Curse quality! Beyond Second Stage magic! And so easy to execute!” Leman’s voice trembled with the realization.
If it were just a new spell, he would not have felt such a sensation.
But this power, along with that magic spell!
This was no magic of “creation” as they knew it, but truly magic of Creation!