Chapter 2192: Chapter 2192: Birth of the Eastern Region Overlord
The undead and the pursuit teams at the rear couldn’t care less about what these people thought. They traveled day and night, continuing to pursue ahead.
At the eighth tier, the gap between normal creatures and the undead was already very small. They didn’t need rest either. They just needed to keep pushing forward and drive these people out.
Whether they enter other places or head to the core, it had nothing to do with Du You.
If these people went elsewhere, they could cause some chaos. The locals would surely reject these outsiders, and since their strength wasn’t weak, even knowing it wasn’t good, they would continue causing trouble.
This could be considered an open scheme. If they were caught up with, they could only blame themselves.
As a result, some people left, while others stayed put, intending to make a final stand.
But they didn’t expect Du You’s intelligence system to be so efficient. As soon as they stopped, they were found. The result was that while pushing forward, assassins from the rear began to ambush them.
After a successful ambush, these eighth-tier powerhouses were easily wiped out by more than half. In the end, during the pursuit, only a few escaped, while the rest were left behind. Their fate was to be transformed into undead creatures by Du You and then thrown back into battle.
After this battle ended, Du You truly became the overlord of the East. There was no worthy enemy in the entire eastern region of the continent. Surrounding people either fled or came to seek allegiance with Du You.
Some harbored a fluke mentality, hoping to delay things a bit. It was uncertain how long they could delay. As long as they didn’t attack the Life Empire, there wouldn’t be any danger.
At worst, when the Life Empire attacked their side, they could just join them.
This was also the thought of many, after all, they were strong. Who would want to be constrained if they could be free? They had heard that those who joined the Life Empire had to obediently follow its laws, one by one.
Although these laws granted many privileges to the strong, they also shackled them, preventing them from doing whatever they pleased.
Some couldn’t adapt and ended up breaking the law. Du You was ruthless, sending people to arrest and punish them according to the law. Those who resisted were killed on the spot and made into undead creatures.
After dealing with a portion, those who joined settled down significantly.
As for how many people were secretly controlled by Lin Yushi, outsiders wouldn’t know.
With the continuous expansion of the Life Empire, its territory grew wider. Over time, it gradually stabilized internally. The civilians were happy as their lives were changing for the better.
At this moment, people from the other three surrounding regions were very interested in the changes in the East.
"They won’t march towards our side, will they?"
"How could they? There’s a natural barrier between us, it’s not that easy to cross. Besides, even if they came, controlling both sides wouldn’t be easy."
Indeed, the continent was divided into eastern, western, southern, and northern regions not just because of directions, but because natural barriers separated them. There were also spatial disruptions nearby, making it impossible to open ordinary spatial channels.
It could be said that unless one used ninth-tier power, it was impossible to open spatial channels across regions.
In their understanding, ninth-tier powerhouses were only found in the continent’s center.
"Why do you think they want to control the entire East? Could it be that controlling an entire region provides bonuses that could allow someone to reach the ninth tier? If that’s the case, wouldn’t we be in danger?"
Many people’s expressions changed; it was dangerous, after all, reaching the ninth tier would allow them to attack their side.
However, some also began to harbor a sense of anticipation. If there was truly such a possibility, they’d want to fight for it too, as it was a tremendous opportunity.
The central region of the continent was already controlled by the three Holy Cities. Establishing a new Holy City there was impossible. This meant they had no way to become ninth-tier powerhouses relying on the central region.
As the saying goes, obstructing others’ path to Dao and not sharing the same sky; naturally, there was enmity between them and the Holy Cities.
But because of the power disparity, this resentment and hostility could only be suppressed in their hearts, unable to erupt.
But once an opportunity arose, many would fight for it, even at the risk of their lives. This possibility, though unproven, wasn’t impossible based on speculation.
"It seems we need to calculate carefully, perhaps it really is possible."
There were always those adept at calculating bonuses, and they, driven by various expectations, began to calculate. The final result was indeed, occupying one region could help one potentially become ninth-tier.
This possibility wasn’t high, but it wasn’t nonexistent. Complete occupation made it 1% possible.
If complete control of the entire region was achieved, along with a good livelihood for the populace within, then the possibility might rise to 30%. Beyond that, it wasn’t achievable.
"Based on speculation, we’ve always believed the central region to be extremely important, possessing a special power unlike anywhere else. Only with the central region’s bonus could one become ninth-tier. The surrounding regions, if a large area is occupied, the amount of bonus may be sufficient, but the qualitative change might not."
That was their final conclusion. If the qualitative change couldn’t be achieved, it meant reaching the ninth tier was impossible.
Why could so many eighth-tier powerhouses be cultivated in the surrounding regions but no ninth-tier? It was due to this essential disparity. The continent’s center always had a unique power distinct from other places.
They also knew that in the continental center, a very small city could propel one to the eighth tier. But it was not so around the edges, requiring large cities and being in mid-tier areas.
If it was an edge area, it was futile. Over the years, none had reached the eighth tier in such regions. At least, not to their knowledge.
At most, they could reach the peak of the seventh tier, then had to abandon the city to start anew in mid-tier areas.
As these calculations and speculations gradually extended beyond the surrounding areas, they began spreading towards the central core region. Subsequently, many in the central region also began paying attention to the changes in the East, wanting to see if they could succeed.
