Chapter 1140
Heaven's New Mission: The Order to Exterminate Civilizations.
Chapter 1140 Heaven's New Mission: The Order to Exterminate Civilizations.
A full standard Terra week has passed since the Battle of Olympus.
The Gray Wilderness, a land that once belonged to the gods but whose divinity has now been extinguished, was swiftly taken over by the Heavenly Court Legion. The Judgment Order, the Angels of Penitence, and the Imperial Guard Task Force completed the military occupation, the restoration of order, and the implantation of faith with astonishing efficiency.
The shattered crust of the divine kingdom was cleared into a desolate wasteland, and Oynos, the first layer of the plane, was designated as the new administrative core.
Following Xia Xiu's usual practice of conquest, he photographed a magnificent governor's mansion complex in the sky above Oynos. This building has almost become a must-photograph building for Xia Xiu.
Taking a picture of this building enhances both dimensional comfort and a sense of community.
The Governor's Palace of Oynos became the new central hub of the Kingdom of Heaven in the gray wilderness.
As the son of Abraham who came from this world's native land, Lionel unsurprisingly became the new acting governor (the real governor was still Xia Xiu), taking over the governance of the entire plane—just as Abelio was to the paradise, Lionel would become the master of the Oynos order.
In a secluded office in the core administrative district of the Governor's Tower, Xia Xiuzheng sat alone on the Chair of Power, toying with a miniature lightning scepter in his hand.
That is—[Lightning Fire].
Its size has shrunk considerably compared to its wartime form, which resembled Thor's spear, shrinking to the shape of a scepter no longer than a palm. The silvery-white metallic texture emanates a faint echo of thunder, with intricate runes moving across its surface like endlessly coiling lightning snakes. The three-pronged tip of the scepter resembles a miniature fragment of a thundercloud, within which one can vaguely see micro-storms constantly erupting, annihilating, and reconstructing.
This is the wedge of miracle that burst forth from Zeus, and also the last trace of thunderous sovereignty left by the king of gods after the complete destruction of [always referring to Olympus].
Xia Xiu gazed at it quietly, his expression calm as still water, yet a hint of barely perceptible joy flickered between his brows.
It took him a whole week to refine this wedge.
This thing is rather irritable, and I don't know if it's because of Olympus's resentment that it behaves so unruly.
However unruly it was, under the relentless beatings of the other six wedges, it finally chose to submit, obediently prostrating itself before Xia Xiu's great spirituality, becoming yet another new miracle wedge within his body.
The miracle wedge within Xia Xiu's body is now beyond the reach of ordinary miracles.
Generally speaking, a complete miracle at most refines two or three wedges to maintain a stable intrinsic narrative structure. Beyond that, the essence of the miracle is prone to collapse, transforming into a metaphysical information integration.
However, thanks to the triune structure built by God, spirit, and man, he possessed a [miracle prologue] that far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.
He is now essentially a human wedge collector, his nature manifesting as greed, an extraordinary and miraculous nature.
【The End of the Blazing Sun】is like a thirsty black hole, trying to swallow all metaphysical concepts and information.
During the week that [Lightningfire] was being housed, Xia Xiu was not entirely focused on staying indoors.
As he channeled his spiritual energy and refined the power of thunder, his gaze remained fixed on the movements of the Golden Court.
The destruction of Olympus and the fall of Zeus not only shook the gray wilderness but also the entire outer plane.
After the Heavenly Courtyard swept through the mortal realm, conquering Paradise, the Desolate Tunnel, and the Gray Wilderness with unstoppable momentum, the makeshift team of the Golden Court finally began to get restless.
The Heavenly Kingdom's Golden Tyrant has already conquered three worlds in succession. So, how far away can the fourth and fifth be?
Led by Joseph Garden, the factions scattered across the seventeen outer planes began to form an anti-Kingdom alliance.
In response, Xia Xiu did only one thing.
He created three colossal statues with a single thought, placing them on the hubs connecting the astral plane to the three adjacent planes. These statues served as strategic monitoring units, listening to the collective actions of the Golden Court around the clock and keeping the plane's situation updated in real time.
Instead of provoking others, he chose to postpone his expansion.
He knew that if he attacked too hastily, the Golden Court might make a move ahead of schedule, not because they were ready, but because they dared not delay any longer.
Once the Golden Court enters a full-scale war mode, even Xia Xiu may have to pay an incalculable price.
What I really need now is patience and leverage.
One of his bargaining chips was the blank [world bubble] he had just retrieved from the abyss of Tartarus.
It was not a spoil of war, but an unwritten divine foundation, like a blank setting book, a scripture waiting to be constructed, a primordial vessel waiting to be infused with narrative logic.
If other [world bubbles] have a self-consistent story and logical basis, then this one is a complete vacuum in terms of setting.
But this also means that to make it work, a huge amount of resources and narrative engineering must be invested. From logical links to ontological laws, every step must be meticulously woven without any omissions.
Xia Xiu was well aware of this.
He also knew that he could not complete this level of [world bubble construction] by himself.
Therefore, he immediately reported to the Kingdom of Heaven, submitted an application, and requested the use of the resources and authority of the resolution assembly to assist in the subsequent writing and modulation of this blank [world bubble].
If you're in trouble, seek help from your organization. In this world, it's all about connections and influence; nobody goes it alone these days.
The organization must step in to handle this matter.
The Kingdom of Heaven reacted extremely quickly after receiving the report.
Less than three days after the standard procedure was implemented, the Heavenly Kingdom Resolution Assembly ordered Xia Xiu to return to the [Unknown Land] to report on his duties.
"Returning to the unknown land to report for duty..." The King of Corporate Slaves keenly sensed a familiar scent.
That was the smell he least wanted to smell, yet could never get rid of.
The atmosphere of working overtime.
This anointed being, the most blazing light in the eyes of countless extraordinary beings in Terra, the most feared golden tyrant in all the heavens and worlds, and even the anointed one of Heaven whose future cooperation with the Financial Street is willing to take out a loan, now revealed a rare hint of a corporate slave.
His original plan was simple—to submit a report, hand over the blank [world bubble], and then leave the writing work to the relevant departments in heaven.
After all, isn't something like "World Bubble" something that organizations should be struggling with?
But to everyone's surprise, less than half a day after the police were dispatched, the assembly issued a summons order.
Summon him personally and bring him back to the Kingdom of Heaven's headquarters.
"What's going on this time...?"
As he slowly put the miniature [Lightning Fire] into his palm, he muttered to himself.
He knew that Heaven would not call him back without a reason.
Each recall was either because he had done something extraordinary or because there was work for him to do, such as Operation Kick-off and the purge of traitors from Crystal Constellation II...
Slaughtering the entire Olympian pantheon to obtain a [world bubble] might be a big deal, but what could be so big as to warrant a summoning from heaven? That's unlikely.
According to his intuition, there was obviously some work for him to do again, so Heaven just happened to use this opportunity to call him back.
"I guess I'm destined to be a corporate slave..."
He sighed deeply, but didn't complain anymore. He simply got up and left the governor's office.
Broly, now crowned, is stationed on the first plane, while the main force of the Courtyard Fleet is maintaining a deterrent posture on the orbital plane, with three colossi guarding key narrative rifts.
Even if the Golden Court harbored ill intentions, it dared not act rashly.
The gray wilderness will remain undisturbed for some time.
He traveled through the first main city of Oynos and boarded a ship at a temporary dock in the military port in the north of the city.
The Sword-class Garden Frigate hummed with a low rumble as it moved along the temporary dock tracks, its holy light reflecting off its silver-white hull, making it appear as if a giant beast were slumbering.
There was no ceremony, no farewell.
It was just one person, a single shadow, stepping into the return cockpit inside the spaceship.
Behind him, the winds of the gray wilderness swept across the ruins of the shattered divine kingdom, fluttering the new banners of post-war reconstruction. Hugh Abraham, the most active war angel of heaven, once again set off to return to Terra. ...
……
Heaven - The Unknowable Land.
The second heaven – Yetzirah.
There is no sun or moon here; only a colossal shadow stretches across the sky—[The Doomsday Bell].
At this moment, the hour and minute hands on the dial have overlapped to their limit, with only one minute remaining, symbolizing the apocalypse that is always approaching but never truly arrives.
A beam of light descended from the sky, tearing through the air and connecting the outside world with heaven like a bridge.
That is the [Rainbow Bridge]—the entry passage connecting the unknown lands with all the lower-dimensional fleets.
The Sword-class frigate slowly entered the Heavenly Shipyard. The moment the ship came to a smooth stop, the hatches opened.
A familiar dark figure stepped out of the elevator, and the silver cane made a clear sound when it hit the ground. Xia Xiu had once again changed back into his usual black clothes and top hat.
Upon returning to Heaven, the first thing Lao Xia did was look up at the [Doomsday Bell] in the sky.
"Good, no movement. It seems this isn't a major incident where Terra is about to explode." He breathed a sigh of relief.
The fact that the last bell didn't move means that the people of Terra haven't done anything earth-shattering, which is truly something to celebrate.
"Abraham, welcome back."
A familiar voice rang out from ahead; this time, the person who came to greet him was his old friend, whom he knew all too well.
—Robert Felden, current president of the Ethics Committee.
In Xia Xiu's mind, this old man will always have only one impression: a fashionable and cool old man.
Felden stood there, quite old, yet always dressed more fashionably than himself.
Xia Xiu smiled, quickly stepped forward, and shook hands with the other person.
"It's a good thing you came to pick me up," Xia Xiu shrugged and joked in a relaxed tone, "If Mu hadn't come, I would have definitely thought there was another big job to do."
He paused for a moment, then changed the subject, forcing a relaxed smile, "It seems this is just a matter of handling [World Bubble] affairs, submitting a report, and going through the motions..."
But before he could finish speaking, his smile vanished, for he noticed a look on Feldden's mature and composed face that said, "You guessed right, but you're still being dragged here to do work."
It seems there really is work to be done.
Xia Xiu felt that, as expected, he still couldn't escape the fate of working overtime.
As expected, Felden sighed, shrugged, and said in a slightly helpless tone:
"It was indeed Mu who was supposed to pick you up, and we did have a big job to do here."
He paused, his eyes becoming more serious: "However, this matter involves some special charters of the Ethics Committee, and I am also involved in it, so I simply came in person."
"May I ask you something..."
Xia Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Felden, his tone already revealing a hint of unease.
"How big is this job?"
Every time he was recalled from outside to heaven, no matter how brief the official documents were, he knew that the real story would never be written down.
As expected, Feldden did not answer immediately, but fell into a brief silence.
That was the rhythm of his habitual mental process of carefully considering his words.
After a long while, he looked up, a subtle, even gentle smile on his face.
"It's not that big, is it?"
He spoke so casually, as if he were saying that it was just routine and that heaven was peaceful.
But the next second, he abruptly changed the subject and inexplicably said, "By the way, Abraham... you don't seem to have ever had a team-building activity with the angels of heaven, have you?"
Xia Xiu's expression changed instantly, as if some extremely ominous image suddenly surfaced in the depths of his mind.
No way...
He suppressed this absurd premonition and tentatively asked, "What kind of team building are you talking about?"
Felden laughed, a laugh that was more natural than before, even a little joyful.
"Team building for the swordsmen of heaven."
He shrugged, speaking in a perfectly normal tone, "There weren't many angels involved in this operation, just the four of you swordsmen—"
As he spoke, he held up four fingers and counted them one by one:
“Solon Valentin, Qasim Muhammad, Mu... and you.”
"Just the four of you."
Xia Xiu remained silent for three seconds.
Four swordsmen made a joint move?
His eyes narrowed slightly, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
"...Oletin and Diva have attacked?"
After saying that, he himself felt it wasn't enough, so he added another sentence, his tone clearly more tentative and absurd:
"The Four Monarchs also descended to the mortal realm?"
Felden simply shook his head, his movements unhurried and deliberate.
"No."
He paused for a moment before continuing:
"Don't worry, this matter is rather special, not too big, not too small; in fact, we don't need four sword bearers, but the decision-making assembly has its own considerations."
Felden continued:
"On the one hand, they wanted to be absolutely sure, and on the other hand, they wanted to save time, so they decided to have all four swordsmen act together."
Xia Xiu didn't interrupt, but just watched him quietly, waiting for the real answer to come out.
A few seconds later, he couldn't help but ask:
"So, what exactly is it about?"
Felden met his gaze, his smile vanishing completely, his tone becoming flat and calm, as if he were proclaiming a conclusion that had been stamped, filed, and could not be revoked:
"The Heavenly Kingdom Resolution Assembly, after full discussion and voting, has made a decision—to issue an extermination order against a particular civilization."
The air seemed to freeze for a moment the moment those words were spoken.
Felden didn't stop, and continued to add the last line of procedural annotation:
"The ethics committee has approved it."
"This extermination order will be carried out jointly by four Heavenly Sword Bearers."