Chapter 359

"Sacred Surgery Table?"

"It's a surgical table, right."

Inside the Immortal Fortress, not far from the battlefield, Li Yu heard the Sage's words and couldn't help but interface in his heart.

In his eyes, ten figures of different appearances were directly reflected.

To tell the truth, if one didn't count the grudges between the two sides, just looking at their external bearing and the terrifying aura faintly emanating from them, Li Yu couldn't help but admire the extraordinary nature of these ten "Sages"; it could be said that each one was impressive.

As expected of Wanfu City, the ancient organization 【Sacred Nest】, whose foundation was slightly inferior to the City Lord's Mansion.

With ten demigod-level existences entrenched for many years, they would inevitably develop a complex and powerful transcendent organization.

Ordinary disasters!

Or even wars.

Could not shake the foundation of the Sacred Nest at all.

Over the long years, this organization had encountered countless attacks, but they had all survived and grown step by step.

Therefore, the Ancient Saint, this powerful True God from the Chaos Universe, also continuously increased his investment in the Sacred Nest.

Unfortunately, the accident still happened.

A Tiangong aberration successfully completed the task of pulling the rug out from under this organization, nearly wiping it out.

Even those ten Sages could no longer maintain their full numbers.

Whether it was the previous fight with the "Aberrant Daoist" or the later heavy price paid to forcibly summon the Ancient Saint, people were going to die.

Three of the ten Sages, for some reason, were so anxious that they didn't even have time to return to Wanfu City.

Immediately, they sat and died right there on the battlefield.

Before dying, each of them left a last will.

Li Yu, peeping from afar, actually witnessed two "acquaintances" he had never met die just like that.

"Brothers, since my tenth lineage has all perished and not a single disciple or grandson has been left behind, and my heart and soul are shattered, I can only take the first step."

"Fellow Sages, the cause of this disaster was brought about by me. If it weren't for my excessive ambition and burning greed, insisting on swallowing the missionary branch led by the Daoist Si Ji, it wouldn't have led to this disaster, causing my Sacred Nest to suffer such a catastrophe. I can only apologize with my death."

"The remains of the Tenth Sage, the Third Sage, and myself after I pass away can all be offered as sacrifices to the Master, which may allow you fellow Sages to suffer less pain."

"In the future, the Sacred Nest will be left to you all. I hope you learn from this lesson and do not easily trust 'virtual life' in the future, and even less should you indulge in aiding the enemy."

Following these last words, which were either tragic, sorrowful, or admonishing.

Three brilliant pillars of light erupted on the battlefield, shaking the surroundings, and then the three turned from life to death and sat and died together.

It couldn't be counted as suicide; the three were clearly beaten to a state of critical injury by the Aberrant Daoist and had paid the price in advance to summon the "Ancient Saint Avatar," so they had to die.

Of course, at least insisting on returning to Wanfu City to meet the Ancient Saint's will was not a problem.

It was just that these three Sages chose to cancel their accounts and run away in advance to avoid this outcome.

Li Yu's eyes were sharp, and he directly saw a trace of intense fear in the eyes of these three Sages before they died.

"I don't know what the background of the Tenth Sage is for now."

"But I know some details about the Third Sage and the Fifth Sage who spoke last."

"The former was the Sage who took action and swallowed the missionary branch led by the Daoist Si Ji. His combat power was undoubtedly terrifying. According to the images previously transmitted by the Daoist Si Ji to Hongdou, this Sage beat the Daoist, who was a 'Great Wisdom Man-Doll' at the time, into powder with one punch, and only his consciousness escaped."

"And the latter is the author of the 'Treatise on Supreme Goodness,' which can be called a complete collection of crazy flesh-modification surgeries. He once carried out very crazy human experiments and had extraordinary achievements such as 'Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown' and 'Five Qi Returning to the Origin,' belonging to the perverted scientists in the transcendent world."

"Such an existence is still afraid of going to the Ancient Saint's surgery table, which shows that it is a place that surpasses all torture, to the extent that even demigod-level followers are afraid and would rather commit suicide to avoid it."

"The Ancient Saint is actually this terrifying?"

Li Yu was peeping excitedly at this moment, while also trying his best to avoid exposure.

Although he was already a Sequence 4 "Bait-Eating True Monarch," he could barely be considered a big shot.

But the various parties involved in the Tiangong aberration, as well as the battlefield itself, were not things he could directly interfere with.

Even for this aftermath, he could only peek.

As for secretly participating in the middle, or even that he, Li Yu, was one of the promoters and behind-the-scenes masterminds.

It was a coincidence!

He also hid perfectly in the deepest part of layer upon layer of concealment.

"This catastrophe, this scapegoat."

"No matter who carries it, it won't be my turn."

"Unless I take the initiative to expose myself, no one can detect my existence. Hmm? It seems it's not impossible to leak a little."

The reason for this thought of Li Yu's.

Was that at this moment, he suddenly felt extremely powerful gazes watching over from afar.

Among them, there was no lack of "familiar gods."

One of them even came straight to him after descending and sent a spiritual inquiry.

Wanfu City was, after all, a den where many evil gods gathered, and it was also a stage prepared by the Lord of the Veil for many years. It was normal for a major change to attract gods to watch.

And the god most keen on this kind of fun was naturally the Toad God. There was a verbal contract between the god and the person regarding the excitement in Wanfu City, and Li Yu had to answer every question.

As it happened, Li Yu also had some questions he wanted to ask the Toad God.

He was very cunning and tricky, unwilling to pay the relevant price, so he took advantage of reporting the Tiangong aberration to mention it casually.

Sure enough!

The Toad God, who was peeping here from who knows how many worlds away, was extremely satisfied with this big show.

In a trance, Li Yu seemed to hear the toad laughter transmitted through the spiritual response.

Being able to watch a group of evil gods collectively suffer a loss at once.

Including existences like the Ancient Saint and the Lord of the Veil.

The Toad God was very happy.

So he really didn't demand a price and gave Li Yu the answer:

"The Ancient Saint is an extremely ancient divine entity, very difficult to define by good or evil, and he possesses a large amount of divine authority, such as 'devouring' or 'parasitism,' etc."

"Because he possesses too much power, at different times he will even choose different authorities to descend into the world to preach and spread the Dao, so in different worlds and different universes, the Ancient Saint's followers are mostly different and strange."

"However, his most famous authority is 【Modification】."

"He possesses the power to modify everything, whether it is a living being, a planet, a universe, or an entire world, and at the same time, he can obtain more powerful strength based on the feedback of the modification."

"The more prosperous, the more chaotic, and the more disordered, the greater his gain."

"One of his great hobbies is to descend into some star systems, modify some new races, bestow power, and leave behind some plans that can make the world chaotic while presenting a scene of distorted prosperity, letting the followers execute them, calling it the 【Ancient Saint's Great Plan】."

"The Chaos Universe is his main place of ravaging, but the Abyss and Void Universes also have some areas that have been tainted, and even in some extremely remote and secret places, he has left footprints... Sometimes when he is too lazy to do it himself, he will let his kin servants, such as modifiers or lizardmen, do it, while he observes from a higher dimension."

"Of course, what he brings is not necessarily distorted chaos; there are also many primitive and ignorant places that, because of his descent, moved toward strength and civilization."

"Sometimes if he is in the mood, he will even take action to help those poor living beings eliminate some hidden dangers and disasters, only most of the time his help ends up becoming a mess."

"In addition, if an existence he loathes falls onto his surgery table, he will modify it into the most terrifying, disgusting, and horrific existence in the world, and keep it awake throughout the process, feeling that boundless pain..."

"There was once a Weak God who offended him and was eventually modified into a star whale, unable to stop himself, forever wandering in various universes, emitting painful wails at every moment, lasting for millions of years."

"As an Ancient God who is good at modification experiments, all the torture in the world combined cannot compare to one of his thoughts."

When the Toad God finished explaining, Li Yu suddenly felt enlightened.

Unexpectedly, he matched another secret.

A terrifying race that Li Yu had experienced in a mystic realm that made his scalp tingle, the Modifier race.

Their origin was actually the Ancient Saint's servant kin.

Looking back, it was indeed a perfect fit, very similar behavior.

If the Spirit Venerable and the Myriad Changes were the hooligans and scoundrels among the gods.

Then the Ancient Saint was the pervert among the gods who was learned and powerful.

As for how terrifying he was?

No need to mention the Modifier race.

Just looking at the demigod-level Sages of the 【Sage Council】, who would rather die than go to his surgery table, one could know a thing or two.

This also made Li Yu more certain of one thing, which was: he had to hide well, and before he had enough self-protection strength, he would absolutely not expose himself in front of the 【Ancient Saint】.

"A True God as powerful and perverted as the Ancient Saint, once encountered, is certain death."

"By comparison, the Lord of Myriad Changes is much better."

"If I really get exposed in the future and am hunted down by him, if I use up all my means, I could really consider calling the Lord of Myriad Changes over..."

As these thoughts arose, Li Yu shook his head and laughed.

Relying on the Lord of Myriad Changes' appreciation for "talents" like him, Li Yu had a tendency to treat him as an ultimate backup.

If the God-Chosen followers of the Lord of Myriad Changes knew, they would definitely spit in his face.

But to tell the truth, whether it was the Ancient Saint or the Myriad Changes, they were not things Li Yu needed to worry about for the time being.

His level was still far from enough; he was too weak and did not enter the eyes of these two True Gods.

The difficulty Li Yu had to face first now!

Was the mystic realm expedition that was about to start.

This time!

It was very different from any previous time.

It was the first time the two great artifacts had joined forces to cause trouble in the gods' territory after the Samsara Heavenly Net stole the Demon Star Command.

The previous mystic realms were all small space-time bubble worlds attached to the mortal world.

And what they were entering tonight was a large-scale human gathering place in the Chaos Universe.

Calling it a place, it actually referred to a vast star field.

Other Command Holders didn't know the secret inside.

Li Yu, however, knew:

"The loss of control of the two great artifacts is very likely intentional by the righteous god camp; it is a trap, and the Spirit Venerable also participated."

"The goal is very likely to 【reverse pollute】 the Boundless Spirit Realm."

"The starting point is the Chaos Universe, where a large number of evil gods gather."

"If it goes smoothly, the subsequent Abyss, Void, and even the heavens beyond will all be invaded by the two great artifacts."

"So, what will be the result of this first reverse pollution?"

"If it succeeds, what will be the reaction of the Chaos Gods?"

"Worried that it might not succeed, so this expedition is entirely based on the 'Demon Star Command Holder,' and not many Samsara Command Holders participated?"

"Even if it fails, it won't trigger the vigilance of the Chaos Gods?"

The reason for the last thought in Li Yu's mind.

Was that not long ago, he exchanged spiritual responses with Hongdou.

He learned that she was not summoned for this "world-changing trip," and she also knew through her back-door permissions that it seemed not many Samsara Command Holders participated either.

It was just as well; Hongdou had to maintain control over the Aberrant Daoist and the entire Aberrant Mech Tribe, so she couldn't leave that border realm.

Even if she were summoned, she would refuse through her permissions.

And on the Demon Star Command Holder side!

Li Yu at this moment had already quietly sunk into the Tianjiao Society star cluster in his mind, peeping invisibly.

No surprise at all!

The Tianjiao in the group were all discussing the upcoming long-distance expedition.

Although the Tianjiao didn't know the inside story, after all, it was their first time going to the distant Chaos Universe, and everyone was inexplicably excited.

"Everyone, the elders in my sect have analyzed that this expedition will be very important. Once the mission is successfully completed, the Demon Star Command will unlock many new permissions, such as various resources necessary for 【Ascension to Godhood】, which will all be unlocked in the exchange list."

"I have also verified this matter. If the Demon Star Command's authority can penetrate deep into the Boundless Spirit Realm, this artifact will undergo a huge transformation, and we Demon Star Command Holders will also share a large amount of benefits."

"The mission location is a star field where humans gather... I heard that the humans in that Chaos Universe live worse than the pigs and dogs in our Wanfu City. We are going to change the world; could it be that we are going to be human saviors for once?"

"Excellent, excellent, I, the 【Tyrant Star Command Holder】, like this errand too much. I've been a villain and a demon, the only thing missing is being a hero savior."

"Since we are talking about changing the world, the 'Heavenly Evil Command Holder' has the best hope of winning the first place in contribution."

"What about the Fierce Star Command Holder?"

"He's just an old face about to be eliminated. Why don't you mention that disaster... disaster what's-his-name?"

"This expedition is afraid it won't be that easy to complete. You all were Tianjiao and outstanding people in Wanfu City, but if you think you can roam the Chaos Universe because of this, it's no different from sitting in a well and looking at the sky... You must know that your source of power, those paths to godhood, are actually just the manifestation of a part of the 【Chaos Gods'】 power."

"The Chaos Universe is simply the paradise of the gods."

From these conversations, it is not hard to see.

A new generation replaces the old!

The Tianjiao in the star cluster had actually already changed quite a few.

Originally, Li Yu's name shouldn't have been forgotten so quickly.

With the reputation he had once made, as long as someone mentioned the topic, someone would definitely pick it up.

Fortunately, there was Zuo Zuo Cikui's "concealment."

Even though Li Yu had just participated in a catastrophe that swept the whole city, he was still acting as his transparent person well; this was the benefit of having a mole.

Very quickly, night fell.

Li Yu, who had long been prepared, finally heard the cold prompt tone he hadn't heard for a long time.

The Demon Star Command, which had been hiding in his heart and soul for a long time without movement, suddenly popped out.

(End of chapter)