Chapter 389: Chapter 206: The Anthem of Humanity is an Anthem of Courage
Earth.
The Thunder Sea.
Raging waves churned, and monstrous tides crashed against the shore.
Deep within the endless Thunderbolt, phantoms of Demon Beasts were now taking form.
No one knew.
This place, regarded as a forbidden land since ancient times, was actually a meeting ground for all the world’s Tier Six and above Mutant Beasts.
Not even the Celestial Dao could perceive the slightest hint of their communications here.
BOOM!
Following a crack of thunder, a phantom resembling a goshawk flickered a few times before emitting a shrill voice:
"The Progenitors are fighting Gu Tiandu and the other Tier Nine Life forms!"
A Demon Beast phantom wavered and couldn’t help but ask:
"The Progenitors are far outside the Solar System. Why would they suddenly go to war with those Tier Nine Life forms?!"
The goshawk-like phantom replied:
"Because someone is refining Earth! The suspect is Wang Xiao, the one we failed to assassinate before!"
As soon as it finished speaking,
more phantoms stirred, their voices a mixture of deep, sharp, and hoarse tones.
"Impossible! The Progenitors once said that only by condensing the Nine Great Origin Dao Fruits can one refine Earth. Didn’t this Wang Xiao just break through to a Tier Six Life about half a year ago? How could he possibly condense the Nine Great Origin Dao Fruits?!"
"That’s right! Even if humans have Cosmic Relics that can slow down Time, condensing an Origin Dao Fruit isn’t something that can be achieved with Time alone!"
"We improved the Celestial Human Temple and acquired a Magic Technique to cultivate our Spirit. Yet even so, the strongest among us to this day is the Nine-headed Serpent, who possesses a bloodline Talent. It has only condensed three Origin Dao Fruits, which is far from the requirement for refining!"
"I refuse to believe this Wang Xiao’s Talent is even greater than the Nine-headed Serpent’s!"
The goshawk-like phantom let out a sharp cry:
"It is the truth! This message came directly from the Progenitors themselves!"
It paused. Then, in an incredibly grave tone, it continued:
"The Progenitors sent another message: we are to stop Wang Xiao from refining Earth at all costs."
"Even if it means using that Marvel!"
Hearing this, the other Demon Beast phantoms trembled even more violently.
"Is... is that necessary? To use that Marvel, we’d probably have to sacrifice ninety percent of our subjects!"
"Even many of us would likely perish."
"Exactly. Why don’t we wait and see? I refuse to believe this Wang Xiao truly has the ability to refine Earth. Perhaps he’ll end up being assimilated by Earth instead."
The goshawk-like phantom snorted coldly:
"Stop deceiving yourselves. If the Progenitors have given the order, it means there’s a nine-out-of-ten chance this person can actually refine Earth."
"You should all know what fate awaits us if a human refines Earth."
"We probably won’t even be able to escape Earth before we’re all annihilated."
"Rather than wait for that, we should risk it all in one decisive gamble. We might still have a slim chance of survival!"
After a moment of silence,
it spoke again:
"The Progenitors have spoken again. We have one year at most. If we can’t stop Wang Xiao from refining Earth within one year, we will all die!"
The other Demon Beasts were struck speechless.
They knew that since the Progenitors had spoken so decisively,
there was no room for negotiation.
Either they would pay a heavy price to stop Wang Xiao from refining Earth,
or they would die!
There was no third path.
After a long while,
all the Demon Beasts finally reached a consensus.
"Then let’s begin! Plunge the entire world into chaos!"
"Attack the world, at any cost!"
"Even in death, we’ll drag all of humanity down with us!"
...
「Cosmic Calendar, Year 125.」
This was destined to be no ordinary day, one that would be forever recorded in the annals of history.
On this day, countless Mutant Beasts scattered across the globe suddenly began to riot.
Like a plague of locusts, they threw their lives away, relentlessly charging the human-defended positions in every major warzone.
The sky and the ground were almost completely filled with a dense swarm of Mutant Beasts.
As soon as one wave was slaughtered by humans, another would quickly take its place in a never-ending stream.
The final, decisive battle between humanity and the Mutant Beasts had begun, in an utterly sudden and extreme fashion.
Fortunately,
for the past half-year, humanity had long been mobilizing its forces and preparing for this very day.
Therefore,
facing the frenzied attacks of the Mutant Beasts, the soldiers stationed in the major warzones only panicked briefly before quickly stabilizing.
Then, they launched their counterattack against the Mutant Beasts.
"Kill them! We can’t let these Mutant Beasts into our homeland!"
"Hold the line! We must hold the line!"
"Drive all of these damn Mutant Beast bastards out! Kill them!"
In an instant,
the sounds of slaughter shook the heavens in every warzone.
Countless bodies fell, staining the earth and rivers crimson.
There were Mutant Beasts among them, but also humans.
The thick stench of blood seemed to congeal in the air, refusing to dissipate.
It took three grueling days and nights of resistance, but the human warzones finally managed to halt the Mutant Beasts’ offensive,
preventing them from breaching the cities behind them.
At the same time,
as casualties among the front-line soldiers began to mount, Evolvers from all over the country were gradually sent to the battlefield as reinforcements.
At this point,
whether they were children of Noble Families, descendants of the Officials’ Families, or common folk, nearly everyone was conscripted.
The Supreme Federation also issued its highest-level recruitment order,
a call to arms for the entire populace to protect their lands and homes.
And this great Mutant Beast uprising was officially designated the Final Battle for Earth!
In an instant,
hundreds of millions of humans were thrown into the fray.
The highest Life Tier participating in the battles on the planet’s surface was, naturally, Tier Six Life.
As for Evolvers above Tier Six Life, they fought off-planet, within the Solar System.
And the Tier Nine Life forms fought beyond the Solar System.
