Chapter 311: The Awakening Final Bosses

"Once they believe they cannot cope with the Justice Alliance, it is highly likely they will ignite a new round of the War of Gods and Demons, dragging the entire continent into the flames of war. Ultimately, this will bring a devastating blow to the common people, leaving the land in ruins. When the public suffers losses, even for the sake of self-preservation, they will come to loathe the Justice Alliance for inciting the war, and all the pro-people measures the Alliance has taken will vanish into thin air," the Purple-Robed Ancestor said.

"We must also guard against a Tribulation Transcendence Stage ancestor going mad. The reason no one in the world dares to provoke a Tribulation Transcendence Stage ancestor is precisely because they can summon a lightning tribulation at any time..."

"Little thief, do you truly think one person can oppose the world? That is nothing but a fool's dream."

"The day I break free is the day you, little thief, shall be executed..."

The crowd discussed it heatedly.

The Blood Sect's Tribulation Transcendence Realm ancestor, trapped within the Phoenix Seeks Phoenix, also took the opportunity to mock Lin Bai; the longer the performance lasted, the deeper their hatred for Lin Bai grew.

Lin Bai would slaughter sects and destroy factions at the slightest provocation, which resulted in the Justice Alliance having only Lin Bai himself as usable combat power. And with him unable to be in two places at once, it was inevitable that he would neglect one thing while attending to another; the larger the operation spread, the more problems would be exposed.

Xu Longyun wore a look of worry and hesitated to speak several times. It was well known that her father, the Duke of the State, had facilitated the cooperation between the Taiyi Kingdom and the Justice Alliance. If a War of Gods and Demons were truly triggered, her family would likely be the first target of retaliation.

Lin Bai was silent, pondering the synergy between his various skills in his heart, and said: "Steady progress can solve all problems; there is no need for any surprise attacks. We have the Magpie Bridge. As long as we use the Magpie Bridge to connect every sect, we can provide aid wherever there is trouble. If anyone dares to come and attack us, we will use Phoenix Seeks Phoenix to trap them. Without their sect, they will be like duckweed without roots, sooner or later to be worn down to nothing by the Justice Alliance. If they truly coerce the public and commit acts that incur the wrath of heaven and man, once I cultivate the Heavenly Dao, with a single word, all who died in battle can be resurrected, so there is no need to worry about this."

The Heavenly Dao was fake, but that did not prevent Lin Bai from bragging first. With Butterfly Transformation as a foundation, the more indifferent he appeared, the more he could keep the Seven Righteous Sects and the Demonic Five Sects from using the public to coerce him.

Although he did not have much affection for the people of this world, he could not cause the land to be in ruins for his own selfish interests...

"What if the Alliance Leader cannot cultivate the Heavenly Dao?" Ye Song asked.

"You look down on me?" Lin Bai looked at Ye Song with dissatisfaction.

"Nowadays, 'Justice Weekly' is blocked, and the Alliance Leader's words cannot reach outside the Taiyi Kingdom. The Seven Righteous Sects might use their publications to slander the Alliance Leader. In all things, one should not fear the ten thousand, but rather the one-in-a-ten-thousand chance..." Ye Song said sheepishly.

"If they want to slander me, they won't harm the public, so what are you worried about?" Lin Bai said dismissively. "Besides, even a demon like you from the Shengji Sect pities the public and fears they might be in danger, let alone those cultivators from the Seven Righteous Sects who have lived on this land for tens of thousands of years. As long as there is a one-in-ten-thousand chance, they will not destroy the world."

"Even if I take a step back and say I don't cultivate the Heavenly Dao, Butterfly Transformation can still resurrect everyone. At worst, the future world will just be dominated by the Demon Race. If I were to be timid and indecisive over something that hasn't happened, I might as well do nothing at all!"

Ye Song gave a sheepish smile and said nothing more.

Just as Lin Bai had anticipated.

That very day, the Shengji Sect, Wanhun Valley, and other sects began large-scale migrations.

The choices Lin Bai left them were few.

With the Blood Sect as a cautionary tale, the natural barriers lost their effectiveness, and the safety of the low-level disciples within the sects lost its guarantee.

Moving out and preserving their vital strength was the only logical path.

Although the low-level disciples were not capable of confronting Lin Bai head-on, after thousands of years of operation, every disciple had a suitable use.

It was only the Justice Alliance, which Lin Bai had cobbled together in just a few months, that couldn't achieve perfect coordination and relied entirely on Lin Bai alone to fight the world.

Even if the low-level disciples of the sects couldn't beat the Justice Alliance, they could still stir up trouble in countries like Taiyi and Taichu, or at the very least, guide the Heavenly Descended in their cultivation.

Regardless, they could not just leave them at the sect to die in vain...

Of course.

A massive family business could not be abandoned just like that; the Shengji Sect left behind more than a dozen female Great Vehicle Realm cultivators and two Tribulation Transcendence Stage ancestors to guard the home, testing whether they could defeat Lin Bai and protect their ancestral heritage.

Wanhun Valley began scouring for Ghost Kings, taking a risky path...

The Poison Sect and Tianmo Mountain likewise left behind their own trump cards; time was too tight, and the Demonic Five Sects no longer had time to unite and defend against the enemy together.

It wasn't that they didn't have time to unite; the disciples who migrated from the sects had agreed to rendezvous with their respective sect masters in the Taihao Kingdom to discuss countermeasures.

Leaving people behind to deal with Lin Bai while preserving their vital strength, the Demonic Five Sects had made a two-pronged preparation...

"Who could have imagined that in just a few days, Lin Bai would grow to such a point? Destroying a sect single-handedly—the laws are truly terrifying," the Holy Master of the Shengji Sect wore an anxious expression, sighing as he spoke, completely lacking the detachment and ease of a Great Vehicle Realm cultivator.

The Shengji Sect was closest to the Blood Sect; the next one to be unlucky would be his Shengji Sect.

"Holy Master, the Seven Righteous Sects can no longer be relied upon. In this time of life-and-death crisis, we, the Demonic Five Sects, must cast aside our prejudices and fight the Justice Alliance together," Qu Chaozong of the Blood Sect said with a gloomy face, slamming the table heavily. "It is a great humiliation that my Blood Sect's hundreds of thousands of disciples were lost in a single day and our sect ancestor was trapped."

"Who among us hasn't suffered a great humiliation, being forced to migrate the entire sect by one person?" Ye Luo of the Poison Sect sighed. "If I had known this, I never should have shown mercy to Lin Bai in the first place."

"Who knew Lin Bai's growth speed would be so fast," Lu Wei of Wanhun Valley sighed. "Lin Bai is determined to destroy our path of cultivators!"

The crowd looked at each other, all falling into silence.

After a long while.

The Demon Master of Tianmo Mountain finally said: "I do not know how we can survive the current tribulation!"

"Use their own methods against them," said the 【Tiger Guarding the Mountain】 of the Xinjin Group. "If the methods the sect masters left behind at the sects can destroy Lin Bai, that would be best. If not, the Justice Alliance's original strategy can be put to use: when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy camps, we harass; when the enemy retreats, we pursue; when the enemy is tired, we attack. Lin Bai's strategy is too agile; if used well, ordinary people cannot handle it."

"Unlike the Justice Alliance, we are numerous. By using this strategy to nibble away at the members of the Justice Alliance bit by bit, one day we will force Lin Bai to compromise."

"The Seven Righteous Sects want to recuperate and cultivate you Heavenly Descended to deal with Lin Bai. If we do this, aren't we just buying time for you to grow, ultimately benefiting you and the Seven Righteous Sects?" Ye Luo sneered.

"Sect Master Ye, our common enemy is the Justice Alliance; casting aside prejudices is not just something to say," 【Rising Like the Sun】 said. "If no one makes a sacrifice, won't we just be picked off one by one by Lin Bai? Times are different now; if we don't work together, by the time Lin Bai's Justice Alliance grows even stronger, we won't even have a chance to resist."

【Chengfeng】 said: "If I were you, I would just surrender the entire sect to the Seven Righteous Sects; that would be justifiable."

【Tiger Guarding the Mountain】 said: "In the end, the Seven Righteous Sects and the Demonic Five Sects just lack someone as decisive as Lin Bai. Do you still not understand? The rise of the Heavenly Descended is of great benefit to you and causes no harm..."

For the sake of their respective interests, everyone expressed their own opinions, arguing endlessly.

Suddenly.

The Demon Son of Tianmo Mountain, who had been sitting with his eyes closed and silent, furrowed his brows several times, suddenly opened his eyes, and said: "Sect Master, could you please have the few Heavenly Descended step aside? This disciple has an important matter to report."

At the same time.

The Holy Son, Blood Son, Soul Son, and Poison Son were all startled. They looked at each other, all wearing expressions of surprise, and said in unison: "Sect Master, please have the Heavenly Descended withdraw."

The sect masters did not understand why, but since their own disciples said so, something major must have happened. The Holy Master waved his hand and invited the even more confused players to leave.

Once the players were out, the Holy Master asked: "What happened?"

The Holy Son looked at his master and said: "Sect Master, I just realized a divine ability—'Shengxin Art', which may be able to counter Lin Bai and the Heavenly Descended."

He paused, then looked at the few fellows of the same rank as himself, "If I am not mistaken, you fellow Dao brothers have also just comprehended corresponding divine abilities!"

"That's right," the Demon Son said, "I just suddenly comprehended the divine ability—'Tianmo Body'."

"I have comprehended the 'Poison Hegemon Art'," said the Poison Son.

"I have comprehended the 'Dead Spirit Formula'," said the Soul Son.

"I have comprehended the 'Blood Demon Transformation'," said the Blood Son.

The several Sect Masters felt their Spirits lift and looked at one another, as if they had seen a new hope.

The Heavenly Dao Sect has a Dao Son, the Heavenly Sword Sect has Jianxin, and they also have Holy Sons and Demon Sons; these heaven-gifted prodigies were all born over a decade ago accompanied by strange phenomena.

After being brought back to their sects, they were all raised like precious treasures.

They did not fail to live up to expectations, with cultivation speeds far exceeding ordinary heaven-gifted prodigies; if not for the monster Lin Bai appearing out of nowhere, the future would surely have been theirs.

Later, when the Heavenly Descended entered the world, these heaven-gifted prodigies were treated as the ones destined to face the tribulation caused by the Heavenly Descended.

But Lin Bai descended into the world and suppressed them until they were dim and lusterless.

And although their cultivation speeds were fast, they could not compare to the Great Vehicle Realm experts of the sects, so the Sect Masters did not take them too seriously.

Yet at the critical moment for the sects, these Holy Sons and heaven-gifted prodigies all awakened their divine abilities at the same time, which immediately made everyone overjoyed.

Indeed.

In the dark, there are ancestors from the Immortal World protecting them, ensuring the incense of the sects is not extinguished.

The Holy Master suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked, "What is the 'Holy Heart Formula'?"

The Holy Son said, "The Holy Heart Formula is divided into three layers: mastering the first layer grants immunity to all Spirit-type spells; mastering the second layer grants immunity to all damage when near death, until all Spiritual Power is fully restored; mastering the third layer allows for resurrection in place after death, while restoring one to their best state."

Hiss!

Everyone gasped.

The Holy Master swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "How can there be such a perverted technique in the world? Doesn't this mean one will never die?"

The Holy Son glanced at his Holy Master, hesitated for a moment, then nodded; he did not tell his Sect Master that once killed, the 'Holy Heart Formula' would lose its effect after resurrection—it was best to keep such a secret in his heart.

"Holy Son, can others practice this technique?" The Holy Master's voice was trembling with excitement.

The Holy Son shook his head and said, "Replying to the Holy Master, the 'Holy Heart Formula' is my exclusive technique; outsiders cannot practice it."

The Holy Master was stunned for a moment, then chuckled to comfort himself: "That is true, if such a heaven-defying technique could be practiced by everyone, wouldn't the world be in chaos? The Holy Son is worthy of being born with heaven-sent phenomena; he truly bears a heavenly mandate and is likely the very nemesis of that Lin Bai."

The Holy Son frowned and said, "Sect Master, we were born into this world to deal with the Heavenly Descended; Lin Bai is likely an anomaly. Even with the 'Holy Heart Formula', I dare not say I have absolute certainty of defeating Lin Bai."

"If you alone are not Lin Bai's match, having the other heaven-gifted prodigies assist you will make it no problem." The Demon Master laughed heartily and asked, "Demon Son, why not tell us, what divine abilities does the 'Tianmo Body' have?"

The Demon Son glanced at the Holy Son and said, "The Tianmo Body also has three stages of transformation: first, Explosion; second, Myriad Clones; third, Rebirth from a Drop of Blood."

The Demon Master of Tianmo Mountain was shocked by the effects he described, and only after a long while did he say, "This must be the ultimate effect of my Tianmo Mountain's cultivation pushed to the extreme; I fear this is a technique completed by our ancestors who ascended to the Immortal World..."

The Blood Son did not wait for others to ask and took the initiative to say, "In battle, I can recover myself by absorbing blood; Death Finger, everyone with a cultivation lower than mine dies instantly; Near-Death Explosion, and I recover myself."

The Soul Son said, "Conversion, I can turn corpses into ghost spirits for me to command; Soul Driving, in battle I can forcibly expel the opponent's Spirit Soul from their body; Possession, as long as my ghost spirits are not all dead, I can infinitely resurrect through them."

"Poison Erosion, Miasma, Plague." The Poison Son said these six words briefly, but did not give a specific description of his divine abilities; however, compared to the resurrection and rebirth of the others mentioned above, his divine abilities were indeed somewhat unimpressive, and consequently, the face of Ye Luo from the Poison Sect also looked somewhat ugly.

But regardless, the divine abilities suddenly comprehended by these few heaven-gifted prodigies were heaven-defying, and not much weaker than Lin Bai's laws.

The gloom that had hung over the hearts of the several Sect Masters for days was suddenly diluted by a great deal.

The Holy Master clapped his hands and laughed heartily: "Heaven will not cut off my Demonic Five Sects!"

"Indeed, indeed." Qu Chaoan seemed to have forgotten the humiliation of his sect being destroyed at this moment, and laughed, "With these few heaven-gifted prodigies here, the brat Lin Bai is not worth worrying about."

"The heaven-gifted prodigies of my Demonic Five Sects have comprehended divine abilities; those heaven-gifted prodigies of the Righteous Seven Sects must have also comprehended divine abilities, but I wonder what their divine abilities are?" Lu Wei snorted.

"Those guys in the Righteous Seven Sects must be ecstatic right now!" The Demon Master laughed disdainfully.

The Holy Master seemed to have thought of something, his expression turned serious, and he said solemnly, "Everyone, the matter of the heaven-gifted prodigies comprehending divine abilities must be kept strictly confidential, especially from the Heavenly Descended. If they leak it and Lin Bai finds out and prepares for it, that would be counterproductive."

"We have our own sense of propriety, so there is no need for the Holy Master to specifically remind us." Qu Chaoan laughed.

"Sect Master, we have newly comprehended divine abilities and still need some time to practice and master them. During this period, the sect still needs to delay Lin Bai's footsteps." The Holy Son interrupted the overjoyed crowd and said, "In this Disciple's opinion, the strategies for the Heavenly Descended should be used as they should, and the Heavenly Descended should be cultivated as they should. If we can defeat Lin Bai, we need not fear the Heavenly Descended growing too powerful."

"The Holy Son's words are very true." The Holy Master stroked his beard and laughed, "Later, I will summon those Heavenly Descended back and give them some sweetness to taste. Lin Bai's laws are strange after all; cultivating the Heavenly Descended and letting them deal with Lin Bai first—if they can eliminate Lin Bai, then the few heaven-gifted prodigies won't even need to take action."

(End of chapter)