Chapter 784: Collision

The Sun Court.

The high and mighty Sun Court shines like the sun upon the Sun Domain within the Suiyu, and like a banner, it leads the Human Sword Guests.

As long as the Sun Court remains, even if the Qianxian suffers a temporary defeat, the masses will not lose hope.

But within the Sun Court, there are times when dark clouds gather.

For example, today.

In the most important "Hengtian" Great Hall of the Sun Court, several Sun Sword Excellencies are in their seats.

Including the Yanggu Sword, the Six Dragon Sword, and the Fusang Sword.

There is also a seat parallel to theirs, originally reserved for the Jinwu Sword. It is currently empty, and Tang Zhao is temporarily sitting in it, though the seat has been lowered a bit. After all, he is not yet a Sword Immortal and is not yet qualified to sit on equal footing with the three Sword Immortals, not to mention that the Jinwu Sword's position is the head of the four great Sword Immortals.

Besides the three with fixed thrones, above the great hall, there are several faint shadows, hazy like clusters of mist; though they are not far away, their shapes cannot be clearly seen. Outside the circle of thrones, there are also some shadows; they are more solid, and one can discern the figures of men and women, also sitting on thrones in the Void.

The figures on the outer perimeter are naturally Sword Immortals from other domains here to listen, while those higher up are the even more powerful Sword Saints.

Yes, the Sun Court is not the only domain in the Suiyu, but one of several great domains. Each of the great domains has its own "Sword Court," each has Sword Immortals who preside over wars and maintain balance, and there are many "idle" Sword Immortals who have built their own Tianwaitian without official duties. And the Sword Saints, who transcend the domains, although rare, have accumulated over the many years of Human existence. It is just that they are usually elusive.

Such a grand occasion where Sword Immortals and Sword Saints gather in one hall has not been seen for a long time, and no one hopes for it to appear; once it does, it is naturally nothing good.

If it were not a matter of life and death, how could those powerhouses have been rounded up from their various Tianwaitian?

Facing so many powerhouses, the speaker Wei Se is under immense pressure; although Tang Zhao and the Six Dragon Sword took action to isolate the physical pressure from his body, the mental pressure is difficult to control. Although he has no agitated expression, he is already sweating profusely; it is fortunate that this is a situation he has repeated several times, and his words are already practiced, naturally spilling out, otherwise he might have stumbled and been unable to speak clearly.

"That foreign plane is crashing in, slamming in diagonally from between us and the Tianmo Jie, with the Suiyu as its first target, and then the Human World. When I returned, the shadow of that world was already clearly visible, and the pressure it gave me was immense, above our world..."

At this moment, a voice from outside asked: "You are in the Human World, and merely a lowly Sword Guest, by what right do you judge the strength between worlds?"

Wei Se paused and said: "Emotionally speaking, I can only say it is a feeling, a feeling that it is unprecedentedly powerful. Rationally speaking, that world is approaching, and before any contact has been made, the Human World already feels as if it is tottering; I think that must mean it is more powerful, right?"

"Not necessarily, as long as the mass is large enough, even if we are evenly matched or even if we have a slight advantage, it..."

Just then, the Fusang Sword above spoke; she is the only female Sword Immortal in the Sun Court, with long, oily-black hair draped almost to the ground, looking fair and quiet, possessing a mysterious temperament that seems to come from the end of the sky, and said: "Young Friend Wei Se only speaks of what he has seen, heard, and felt. As for whether what he has heard, thought, and felt is fact, you all have your own judgment. As for my feeling, the young friend is not lying."

The meaning of not lying is naturally that he did not subjectively fabricate facts; as for whether his feelings perfectly match objective facts, Wei Se cannot guarantee, and in fact, no one can guarantee that.

In truth, the Fusang Sword taking the initiative to guarantee that Wei Se is not lying is already a very definitive show of support.

The Sword Immortals were silent, and finally, a certain high and mighty Sword Saint above repeated the Fusang Sword's words: "This young friend is not lying."

"Sigh..."

Several sighs rang out from various places.

Although they all felt Wei Se was not lying, everyone truly wished he were.

When encountering a great trouble that is difficult to solve, even Sword Immortals will have feelings of fear and avoidance, unable to help but want to bury their heads in the sand like an ostrich.

When the sky falls, the tall ones hold it up; those present are the tallest among the tall, they have nowhere to shift the blame, and no way to seek protection.

At this time, the Yanggu Sword, who is the current Chief Sword Immortal of the Sun Court, an old man with the bearing of an immortal, sighed: "If everyone has no objections, then I will summarize the intelligence brought by the young friend. Three months from now, a third-party world other than us and the Tianmo Jie will unexpectedly approach. The intelligence on this world is unknown, tentatively assumed to be no smaller than our world. It is unknown whether it is active or passive, but it has approached our world and a collision is about to occur. The speed of this collision far exceeds the speed at which the Tianmo Jie approaches; it can be called a crash. And our world is already dilapidated; once collided with by a world of this magnitude, the consequences can be described as unimaginable. The apocalypse we anticipated would arrive in decades or centuries may descend abruptly in a few months."

In a moment of silence, a few more sighs of sorrow arose.

Wei Se has repeated this account in the Sun Court several times, and meetings have been held several times, each larger in scale than the last; in fact, this one should be considered the maximum. The great figures already had an idea before they came, but after hearing it with their own ears and thinking of such a prospect, it still made their hearts heavy.

Tang Zhao listened from behind, but a thought kept repeating in his mind: Asteroid hitting Earth.

This way of ending the world is so similar to what Chen Zong said about an asteroid hitting Earth. Chen Zong's hometown once suffered that kind of disaster, to the point where most of the life in that world was wiped out. But that was only an "asteroid."

That asteroid was said to be a drop in the bucket compared to Chen Zong's hometown "Earth," yet it was already able to stir up such a great storm; what if it were a large planet? A planet as big as Earth?

Would there still be an Earth after that?

Of course, the rules of this world are different from the world on Chen Zong's side, otherwise it wouldn't have been fighting and rubbing against the Tianmo Jie for so long, but listening to Wei Se's description, that world on the other side is heading straight for a collision. There is even a feeling of familiarity, as if it is actively coming to crash, and it is not the first time it has done this.

Then it is not a "Natural Disaster," but a "Hunt."

I don't know which is more terrifying.

The Yanggu Sword continued: "We are going to verify this intelligence immediately, and we will notify everyone when there is a result. Now we assume this matter is true, then... what should we do?"

A silence.

After a moment, a Sword Immortal said: "Since it is news, it must be verified. First, figure out the situation of the other party, and then we can formulate countermeasures."

This was a platitude. Perhaps in some amateur troupes in the Human World, saying this would count as saying something, but in such a high-level meeting, this was just a platitude. The principle of analyzing specific problems specifically is something no one present is unaware of.

That person continued: "Actually, there are only a few paths. One is to fight if we can fight, avoid if we cannot fight, and if we cannot avoid... then perish together."

Either be ruthless, or get out, or die.

As for the "endure" option, which is surrender, it is not being considered. If surrender could become an option, what would the persistence of the Suiyu for so many years count for? Once the spirit is leaked, the collapse of the Qianxian is right before our eyes.

The words are correct, but as for fighting, the probability might be very small. The other party is dealing with the entire world, and the people in the world are just incidental; can these powerhouses combined be worth a world?

If they were worth it, they would have already overturned the Tianmo Jie long ago.

So fighting should actually be included in "dying." It's just that saying it out loud inevitably hurts morale.

Those who can become Sword Immortals have extraordinary courage and boldness; in fact, it would be unfair to say that anyone present is greedy for life and afraid of death, but facing this kind of situation, one cannot just aim for death from the start, right?

Someone else said: "Can we divert the disaster?"

The hearts of the crowd stirred.

This is a method, which should be included in "escaping."

This diversion, of course, is to lead it to the Tianmo Jie. If this world is coming unconsciously, then finding a way to guide it over might lead the catastrophe away, or even kill two birds with one stone, turning a disaster into a good thing.

If the other party is conscious...

Then diverting the disaster would probably turn into driving a tiger to swallow a wolf. As for whether the tiger will eat people after swallowing the wolf, anyway, if the hungry wolf that has been blocking the door is gone, everyone can still be happy, and if they die, they will have someone to cushion the fall.

The premise is that it can really be led over.

Tang Zhao thought of this, his heart stirred, and he thought of a sword.

It was just a thought, Tang Zhao noted it down first.

Immediately after, someone else proposed an opposing view: "Can we not unite with the Tianmo Jie?"

Immediately, someone "snorted" to express dissatisfaction. But more people remained silent.

Although it sounds absurd at first, if you think about it calmly, it... is not an option to be ruled out in a moment of extreme crisis.

This option should be included under the broad category of "War." If the decision is to fight, then every force that can be mobilized must be launched; uniting with former opponents is not impossible. The prerequisite is... that the external enemy is sufficiently powerful.

Emotionally, many people would rather choose to divert the disaster to the East Pillar of State than to unite with the Heavenly Demons, but rationally, perhaps temporarily joining forces to launch all power into a full-scale battle is the only path to survival.

At this moment, several more Sword Immortals put forward some viewpoints; after all, they were all Sword Immortals, so no one was rambling or talking nonsense, and all were considered reasonable, but the atmosphere remained heavy and gloomy.

Finally, a Sword Saint with the highest status and the most blurred silhouette spoke: "Let us leave it at this for today. You all know about this matter now; do not let word leak out, and make every preparation. First, verify the intelligence, then make the next arrangements. Let Xun Sword be the one to investigate."

"As you command."

"Everyone, at a time like this, it is necessary for every person present to do their utmost. I do not need to speak of any grand principles, only to say this: this is not a time for hesitation or retreat; there is no room to take a single step back. From the world at large down to the individual, life and death are at stake, and you and I shall bear this together. I entrust this to you all."