Chapter 145: Ninth-Rank Battle Emperor

Everyone present was deeply moved by the plan proposed by the head of the Lin clan.
Indeed, the best way to destroy a person is to shatter their faith, and the best way to enslave a race is to strip that entire race of its faith!

The master of the Flying Sword Sect asked, "Then, Head Lin, what do you propose we do?"

The head of the Lin clan replied, "It is very simple. We create momentum. Taking advantage of the current opportunity, we will crazily build up Gu Sha, elevating him to the supreme god of the indigenous people of Earth, mythologizing him to the absolute highest degree possible.

We will make the indigenous people of Earth worship him fanatically, making everyone view him as their only light and hope. When that time comes, we will destroy Gu Sha in one fell swoop, completely shattering the hopes of Earth's humanity. By then, the humans of Earth will be extremely easy to enslave—not just physically as they are now, but enslaving their very souls and spirits as well."

How ruthless!
This was the immediate reaction in the hearts of the leaders of the three major factions.

"However," the head of the Lin clan added, "this matter must not be leaked. You must realize that many factions from the upper realm do not agree with the enslavement plan."

The patriarch of the Crimson Golden Crane clan said, "Rest assured, Head Lin, we naturally understand this. Those hypocrites are merely seeking the fragments of the Terrestrial Book and Earth's resources, yet they insist on putting on airs of righteousness. It is utterly ridiculous! What has this universe become by now? How can they still be so rigid?"

The master of the Flying Sword Sect said, "Everyone has their own views. How many years have the major factions in our universe been in opposition? Although we are jointly resisting the invasion of the Tianyuan Realm, our philosophies differ. We support the elite philosophy, eliminating all dead weight, but the other faction believes in the continuous development of the universe. Even the Great Emperors are divided over this philosophy, let alone us."

The head of the Wu clan also sighed and said, "There is no right or wrong in this matter. Forget it, these are things for the big shots to consider, not us. Head Lin, please continue with your plan!"

The head of the Lin clan said in a deep voice, "We will adopt a yielding approach to help Gu Sha establish his godhood, and then cooperate with him. When the time comes, he will naturally leave Mount Tai. As long as he leaves Mount Tai, we will find a way to lure him to a specific location and arrange for domain lords to strike. If one is not enough, we will send two or three to surround and crush him to death. Right in front of all of humanity on Earth, in the name of the gods, we shall judge this false and evil god!"

***

On Mount Tai,

Gu Sha had been in the secret chamber for three days and three nights.

It was not until the evening of the fourth day
that he finally stopped his cultivation.

His cultivation realm had advanced from the seventh-tier War Emperor to the ninth-tier War Emperor.
And he had spent even more time raising his superpower level,
which had directly broken through from the second-tier War King to the War Emperor realm.

Regarding this, he had to admit that
the four major factions truly possessed abundant resources; during the previous cleansing of the lower realm, they had actually managed to collect so many alien bones.

However, what puzzled Gu Sha slightly was
that the four major factions did not seem to value alien bones. Otherwise, given the rarity of alien bones, they would not have stockpiled such a large quantity.

Furthermore, when Gu Sha elevated his superpower to the War Emperor realm,
he also discovered a bizarre phenomenon:
the genetic lock for his superpower had actually merged with the transcendental genetic lock, leaving no trace of the superpower genetic lock whatsoever. Yet, his superpower had not disappeared; instead, it had undergone a clear and significant enhancement.

Previously, when he foreseen the future, he could only look ahead by six months at most, but now he was able to peer a full year into the future, and his ability to control the flow of time had also vastly improved.

Gu Sha pondered for quite a while, and failing to figure out the reason, he simply stepped outside.

Guarding the door were several beast king underlings. Seeing Gu Sha emerge, they hurried forward.

"Is Heling dead yet?"
Heling was the ninth-tier War Emperor of the Crimson Golden Crane clan.

"Not yet," the Fox King said. "Boss, rest assured, we are keeping a very tight watch on that fellow. Although he has been crippled by you, he won't be dying anytime soon. He is worth a massive ransom!"

"Mmm."

Gu Sha nodded and asked, "Has anything happened in the mountain these past few days?"

The Fox King said, "The brothers are thrilled. We made a huge haul this time, and everyone has improved quite a bit. Heavenly Bear King and Black Rhino King even broke through to the War Emperor realm and have already partially transformed into human form. It made all the brothers terribly envious! In the future, they'll finally have chairs to sit on!"

Gu Sha raised his eyebrows slightly.
Heavenly Bear King and Black Rhino King possessed the strongest innate talent and cultivation among his current underlings, but the fact that they managed to break through to the War Emperor realm this time still surprised him a little.

In his previous glimpses of the future,
those two blockheads had only ever broken through to the ninth-tier War King realm. However, the resources he had plundered this time were indeed far more abundant than in any of those foreseen futures, and the innate talent of those two blockheads was truly formidable.

"Right," the Fox King added, "Boss, Brother Feilong said that once you finished your seclusion, you should let him know. He has an important matter that he needs to discuss with you in person."

Gu Sha nodded and said, "Tell him to go straight to the prison. I want to see Heling."

Having said that,
Gu Sha strode briskly toward the Mount Tai prison.

Arriving outside a stone chamber,
Gu Sha stood at the entrance and saw Heling tied up and slumped in a corner. Due to his severe injuries, Heling, a dignified ninth-tier War Emperor, had reverted to his true form—an old crane, except that his claws had been completely severed by Gu Sha, making it impossible for him to stand.

Seeing Gu Sha appear,
Heling could not help but display a trace of terror in his eyes, and he stammered, "Gu... Gu Sha... What do you want?"

"I have a few questions for you."

Gu Sha walked into the stone chamber and placed a cup of water before Heling.

Heling immediately began to drink greedily.
He was a prisoner, and a prisoner guarded by a group of ferocious beasts at that. It was already a miracle he hadn't been played to death; his days were utterly miserable, and getting a cup of clean water was truly difficult. After all, those fierce beasts habitually drank straight from the riverbanks, and even though they had become beast kings, they couldn't shake those wild animal habits anytime soon.

"Why don't you people value alien bones?" Gu Sha asked straight to the point.

Heling smiled bitterly and said, "To you humans of Earth, this is a secret for now, but everyone will know eventually. I suppose I can tell you."

Gu Sha handed Heling another cup of water and said, "As long as you answer honestly, I can't guarantee anything else, but I can at least ensure that your time as a prisoner will be quite comfortable."

Heling said, "To us beings of the upper realm, alien bones are actually no different from beast cores—they are merely a source of elemental energy resources, because our cultivation methods differ from yours.

The reason for this difference is nothing remarkable. It's simply because the cultivation culture on your Earth is still in its infancy and lacks a proper way to unlock innate talent, which is why the two systems of transcendence and superpowers were born.
In reality, these two systems originate from the same source. Awakening a superpower is simply the basis by which we in the upper realm evaluate a being's cultivation talent, and it points the way for their cultivation path. In our realm, we call it a Spiritual Body!"