[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars":3,"chapter-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-290":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Why Do All These Monsters Have Health Bars?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1557790,2023,"Chapter 290 - 289: Waiting for the Right Person, Infiltrating","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-290",290,"\u003Cp>After bidding farewell to Serlina, Li Jing left the White Hawk’s base and circled around the outskirts of the church’s base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having explored the regional distributions, he chose a spot directly across from the church’s base and hovered in the empty Earth Realm above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each power that entered the Chongyuan Holy Realm established a base near the entrance to the Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bases near the entrance of the Secret Realm are particularly concentrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a major Secret Realm with multiple participating forces, controlling a generous area of the Earth Realm near the entrance of the Secret Realm held great strategic significance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could ensure a retreat path, and, if necessary, intercept other forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Northern God Kingdom discovered the relic where the sealed space was located during the early exploration, they wanted to occupy the relic and keep Western powers out, so the good geographical positions near the entrance to the Secret Realm were basically occupied by the Western Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in order to guard the relic, the God Kingdom had mobilized the entire Northern Major League, and even attracted other friendly Eastern powers including Longyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the early exploration phase, the number of personnel from each power was quite limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the need to execute early exploration tasks and to spare enough power to assist the God Kingdom, no one had been able to secure a good spot near the entrance of the Secret Realm for their own side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Eastern World, the only ones who had secured a good spot near the entrance of the Secret Realm were the fence-sitters from the Daohe Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their camp was right next to the Grull Empire, near the entrance to the Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was said to be next to each other, there was still a certain distance between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter if it’s a group or an alliance, all forces keep a generous distance from each other and would not be so close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, everyone tends to occupy larger areas to facilitate expansion when necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, everyone tacitly maintains a certain safety distance to avoid being watched by others while avoiding being suddenly attacked when certain things turn ugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How does the saying go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are no permanent allies, only eternal interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden betrayal of formerly close allies is not an uncommon event in either the Eastern or the Western World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guarding against others is inevitable, there’s no question about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of these two factors, there is one extremely crucial point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone needs enough open space to set up defensive circles, to strengthen the security of their own camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Northern God Kingdom, which is nearly inseparable from Longyu, although its base is adjacent to Longyu’s, they still maintained a considerable distance from each other to establish a defense line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defense line was not against Longyu, but was set up in consideration of various factors, to defend against potential enemies that may break through from the direction of Longyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with the mass stationing of church members, the base is located between the Grull and Daohe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Jing was waiting in the sky-control hover for a \"fated individual\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exploring the layout of the bases of each force, he had confirmed that the rear was occupied by the Southern Moon Alliance, a group of small countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Southern Moon Alliance is mostly small forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, compared to the Daohe Alliance, they are more like the Northern Major League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because within the alliance, it’s led by White Hawk, a superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of alliance nature, the Southern Moon Alliance is basically the same as the Northern Major League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the leaders are different, and the differences are significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God Kingdom is swift in action and tends to get upset easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Hawk, on the other hand, has a more versatile style of action, often stabbing its allies and letting some blood before offering some comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The differences between the two alliances are quite large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most noticeable one is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the White Hawk never leaves the other forces of the Southern Moon Alliance, during this \"playtime\", the White Hawk is superior, with the alliance coming second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The base of White Hawk is right under the entrance to the Secret Realm, Sky Control up is the entrance to the Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The location is unbeatable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the other forces of the Southern Moon Alliance can only be stationed in areas far from the entrance to the Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cannot be said to be White Hawk acting in bad faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many small forces in the Southern Moon Alliance, though sovereign states in their own right, are just a bit bigger than sesame seeds and have small populations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smaller populations even only have a few million people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maximum populations would be forty or fifty million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to standard data that only 30% of the people in Blue Star have the fate to step into the Second Realm or above, a single nation can’t gather many capable cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that said, they still want to hold a good position near the entrance of the Secret Realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they worthy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, they are not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they want to stand firm in such a good place near the entrance of the Secret Realm, they need the protection of their big brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone is here to explore the Secret Realm, why would White Hawk have the time to \"protect\" them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of these small forces is more troublesome than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to \"cover\" them, they can stir up all sorts of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising personal interests above all else is not only White Hawk’s motto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A proverb says it well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He who is not of kin cannot live under the same roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forces within the Southern Moon Alliance, led by White Hawk, are basically of this sort of behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who can mix well in the Southern Moon Alliance are not exactly nice characters, they just have limited single-force strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like White Hawk stabbing them in the back from time to time, they often betray others too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might even stab White Hawk in the back directly if they get the chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The existence of the Southern Moon Alliance is rather peculiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, it makes perfect sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are not a few similar alliances in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tradition of betraying their own people for profit also applies to the Daohe Alliance, who play it quite slickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, the Northern Major League is an exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is mainly because everyone’s \"traditional skills\" are different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God Kingdom, as the big brother of the Northern Major League, is famously \"kind to others\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they are unhappy or upset, they will strike without much talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if their own little brothers need to be punished, they will be punished until they are submissive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This problem, every household in the Northern Major League has.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the God Kingdom taking action to beat people up, other small forces within the alliance will also join in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From time to time, small forces within the Northern Major League will fight among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on the other hand, including the God Kingdom, all forces in the Northern Major League are very righteous in their actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They won’t betray anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also won’t bully their own people at random.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They certainly won’t let their own people suffer losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it more vividly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Southern Moon Alliance are capitalistic forces that would do anything for profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Northern Major League, on the other hand, is full of street thugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’ll fight whenever they’re annoyed but they’re quite loyal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting all these aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main reason why Li Jing was waiting here was that the entire Southern Moon Alliance had church believers, and most of the countries courting the church were very fervent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for the disapproval from their big brother, White Hawk, they would have clung to the church’s thigh long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Grull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grull was forced to cling to the church due to its decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They purely wanted to cling on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that was the factor of faith, but also the reason of seeking shelter under a big tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In recent days, the Supreme Church has been blessing and baptizing believers, and some small countries in the Southern Moon Alliance have shown great devotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether they truly believe those stupid ghost stories or not, it’s hard to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they certainly won’t miss an opportunity to cozy up to the church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Church, naturally, would be more than happy with this arrangement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of how devout the other party’s faith is, they would not miss any opportunity to fill their coffers and strengthen the Church’s influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The past couple of days saw frequent exchanges between the two sides, with various blessing and baptism programs arranged in full swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be the most reasonable to target a ’fated person’ heading towards the Southern Moon Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Li Jing did not have to wait for long before he saw a few well-dressed figures from the Church taking to the sky, heading towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He barely glanced at the group, not making a move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None among them were similar to his size, and they were heading to the various powers of the Southern Moon Alliance, hence they could not be considered his ’fated person’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he waited some more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several groups of people in colorful robes passed by from the base of the Church, heading towards the Southern Moon Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also quite a few returning from there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some travelled in groups, while others were alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, unfortunately, none were suitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing waited patiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for almost half an hour, he spotted a lone Priest returning from the Southern Moon Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was he similar in size to Li Jing, but he was also of Eastern lineage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Li Jing caught a glimpse of him, he decisively took out the Boundary Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When this Priest got close, he quickly looked around, confirmed no one was nearby, and infused Spiritual Power into the Boundary Stone in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spatial boundary stealthily opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Priest was merely at the Four Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not particularly significant, his powers were quite ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the influence of the Silent Shadow, he completely failed to notice the presence of a ’highwayman’ in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught off guard and isolated into a subspace, he froze instinctively stopping his movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could understand what was happening, a terrifying pressure made him shiver, and quite bluntly his eyes rolled up and he slumped unconscious, falling towards the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing had been ready for it, he extended his hand and caught him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at the bleeding Priest in his arms, he furrowed his brow slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Six Realm can use their dominant Primordial Spirit to oppress others, disrupting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the gap in realm is too large, they would instantly pass out, or even drop dead on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Li Jing’s first time using such a trick, which was a bit rusty to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observing the priest who was gasping for breath with blood streaming from his mouth and nose, Li Jing realized he’d gone a bit too hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He injected a bit of spiritual power to ensure the Priest wouldn’t go to meet the Supreme God just yet, and then without another word, stripped him and used an appearance changing talisman on himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After turning into the appearance of this ’fated person’ and donning the Church’s ’uniform’ , Li Jing took out a mirror to give himself a once-over, and upon confirming everything was fine, he returned back to the Big Secret Realm using the Boundary Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subspace was still maintained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That won’t affect anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subspace is excellent for isolating specific points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the subspace created would move along with the Boundary Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the subspace hasn’t collapsed or run out of energy, he can enter it anytime, anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, once used, the Boundary Stone can’t be used again, and whatever belongs where will return there once the subspace has collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Li Jing had smartened up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Silent Shadow isn’t stable and could potentially be seen through by some, then add more condition factors to make the situation sufficiently stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having disguised himself as a Church Priest, Li Jing rushed towards the Church’s base like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just two or three breaths, he landed near the church’s base and swaggered in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not deactivate the Silent Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The change of appearance was just for additional caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true brilliance of the Silent Shadow lies in the fact that even if unaffected people see him, as long as they don’t find his appearance abrupt, they wouldn’t notice anything amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless, one encounters a being like Serlina who constructs a spiritual world and views the effects of Silent Shadow as interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are many from the Supreme Church visiting the Chongyuan Holy Realm this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire base is not small, it could even rival a medium-sized country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the church’s base is not on par with the facilities of the major forces who join exploration, lacking various equipment and modern fortifications. What they have are only lavish tents with the church insignia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the effect of Silent Shadow and his disguise, Li Jing was not overly cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, he arrived at the center of the church’s base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halting his steps, Li Jing looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many staff members active at the center of the church’s base, but no high-ranking figures were seen. Most of them were priests and ordinary ecclesiastical personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-ranking personnel didn’t wander around outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Part of the church’s top brass should be \"running errands\" outside, but there were definitely enough powerful high-ranking figures staying at the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them would be inside their own tents now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rushing into a tent to take a look, Li Jing was not that stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was someone inside unaffected by the Silent Shadow, it would not be a good idea for him, a priest, to barge into the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While contemplating whether he should play the waiting game in hopes of catching a top figure coming out of a tent, the curtain of a tent not far away was suddenly lifted, and a man in splendid attire crawled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this figure suddenly, Li Jing’s spirits lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person was one of the Sixth Realm’s church figures who had been to the sealed space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bishop, Louis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was responsible for a small country’s diocese under the Southern Moon Alliance. His position was much higher than that of regular bishops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing one of his target figures upon arrival, Li Jing instinctively wanted to walk over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, he planned to test if Louis was affected by the Silent Shadow before formulating a plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not here to kidnap anyone, but to observe the mightily affected high-level figures in the church to see if he could find anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The winged creature could not control someone directly through the soul brand, but apparently they could gather information from those who had been branded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the ones hiding in the dark wouldn’t have reacted so quickly, knowing that Quan Chang was visiting Longyu, they instantly took action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing even suspected that there were alien creatures that had infiltrated the church’s top brass, disguising themselves as humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strangest part about Joseph’s case was not his attack on Mu Yun, but that he took action before even gathering other forces for assistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most likely, other factors influenced this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s very probable that the church’s top brass have been infiltrated, and the actions of the church are being manipulated by the Supreme God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, other causes are not ruled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Jing was about to meet Louis to probe, the curtain of the tent behind him suddenly lifted again. A woman with a flushed face and adjusting her clothes came out of the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Li Jing stopped, brows furrowed in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who followed Louis out of the tent was none other than the \"noble person\" whom he had robbed earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saintess Lena of the church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at her blushing and disheveled state, Li Jing could tell what she and Louis had just been doing without thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that’s not the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The occurrence of such things within the church was not surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lofty Saintess was a hot commodity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the title of Saintess, she seemed unattainable, making Lena the object of many church-goers’ fantasies or even wishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a stimulus for males.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What others can only dream of, I can achieve with ease, greatly satisfying the taste of certain hypocritical characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The numerous Saintesses produced by the Supreme Church made these matters quite ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real key point here was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing saw a health bar above Lena’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its value reached as high as 9832....\u003C\u002Fp>",2854,"2026-06-06T07:41:35.216Z",1,"novelbin.me","035cbb4fd60ef904f499d7b0f1cc73f925413f457baf86242615a076d00f697b","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-204","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-203",719,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwhy-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-cover.jpg"]