Chapter 792
Reunion with the Sage
Just then, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Jiang Shu's mind.
"The goal of the Doomsday Cult is not destruction, but to take the opportunity to open a door!"
They want to open a door to a microcosm!
Jiang Shu was suddenly startled and instantly rushed towards the direction where the door might be located.
Destroy Star City immediately!
At this moment, his two return trips also took time.
The energy of Star City has officially blossomed at any cost, and an unstable door, rippled with countless waves, suddenly formed in the void!
The gate to the small world!
Upon seeing this door, the powerful members of the Doomsday Cult immediately abandoned all their battle plans, whether they were at a disadvantage or had a significant advantage, and headed towards the gate to the small world.
"Stop them!"
Zhan Jiuxiao immediately roared in anger.
However, at this moment, these powerful members of the Doomsday Cult were not afraid of their own destruction at all, and they advanced madly. Even if some of them were killed in the process, they still pressed on.
Without further hesitation, Jiang Shu took advantage of the fact that the Tongtian Jianmu within his body had recovered and suddenly shifted into the void.
In the blink of an eye, they appeared in front of that small universe gate.
"Destroy it!"
Jiang Shu made no attempt to stop them, but instead ordered the door to be destroyed to prevent these powerful members of the Doomsday Cult from entering.
however……
Something unexpected happened: Fenwu immediately pounced over, without attacking Jiang Shu or making any other moves, but simply blocked his punch directly.
In an instant, the physical body of this late-stage Venerable Netherworld Clan cultivator shattered, barely managing to withstand the attack without using any special techniques.
His body was torn to pieces, yet his pale face was full of smiles.
"you……"
Jiang Shuzhong was completely puzzled.
However, at this moment, Fenwu roared and laughed.
"My second life has ended, without regret. One day, you, Jiang Shu, will become one of us!"
The kind of people he was referring to were naturally the Chengming Clan!
Despite using every possible method, Jiang Shu was unable to destroy that door at this moment.
The powerful members of the Doomsday Cult fled into the gates, completing their great evacuation.
The mechanical race's mother body, used for the coronation connection, shattered at that moment, turning into scrap metal.
Dead!
This area of the Shadow Starfield fell into a deathly silence. Many powerful figures looked at each other, their faces extremely grim.
This time, they suffered few losses and even killed more than ten Venerables of the Doomsday Cult, which can be described as a great victory.
But what about it?
The Doomsday Cult is willing to sacrifice so many of its venerables' lives, and even its long-hidden mechanical mother clones, to complete a coronation and open the door to the microcosm.
What are they after?
Everyone fell silent.
They both knew that the other party was willing to pay such a high price because there must be even greater benefits involved.
This is probably just a temporary tactical success, while the other side has gained a lot of strategic flexibility.
At this moment, the mechanical matrix above Star City began to slowly recover, and many powerful mechanical beings also regained their thought processes.
In a sense, the Doomsday Cult's methods, though risky, were extremely effective.
"The schemes between our three races have probably already been discovered by the Doomsday Cult."
The Zerg Queen's personal guard spoke in a low voice.
Zhan Jiuxiao's expression was grim, but he nodded slightly.
Under those circumstances, two Venerables of the Machine Race actually defected to the enemy.
Clearly, the Doomsday Cult is also very likely to find a way out from the Machine Race.
Before everyone's eyes, the restored mechanical mother avatar slowly turned its head and then spoke: "Our mechanical race has encountered a great problem. We will not evade this fact and will give our allies a reasonable explanation."
After saying this, the mechanical mother suddenly added, "However, as you all know, they have probably broken the coronation agreement. If they forcibly activate the coronation agreement at a critical moment, under certain circumstances, it could lead to a supreme war between races."
The mechanical matrix acted with great discretion, first acknowledging its own mistakes and then immediately emphasizing the current situation.
The powerful figures present were not fools, and they understood what this mechanical mother was trying to do. However, they were also more concerned about another matter—what exactly did the Doomsday Cult want to do?
They clearly understood that if this coronation ceremony were to occur under certain circumstances, it could turn the tide.
However, at this moment, the Doomsday Cult did not hesitate to use it, which was to open a door to the microcosm.
How could it not pique the curiosity of the powerful figures present?
Within their microcosms, there must be something they are unaware of, something of vital importance to the Doomsday Cult.
“That’s right, this matter can be put on hold for now.”
Suppressing his displeasure, Zhan Jiuxiao said, "I suppose your mechanical race wouldn't overlook the loophole of the coronation ceremony again, would they?"
"Of course not."
The floating, head-like mechanical matrix sighed.
"Of course not. They were probably using a clone of my colleague that was left behind. They took advantage of the loophole to use the coronation ceremony. After that, we were on guard, so of course there won't be a similar incident again."
"The machine race is just a machine race. They pride themselves on their intelligence, but when a critical moment comes, won't they just betray us and become our enemies?"
The Insect King's personal guard spoke with a cold laugh, showing no respect whatsoever for the Mechanical Mother.
"We should hurry and give chase to prevent any problems. Besides, these corpses..."
Zhan Jiuxiao interrupted the conversation, glancing at the large number of corpses and frowning slightly.
The Doomsday Cult directly entered that microcosm, and the portion of power left inside might just run into Elder Lei.
At this moment, there were only a few Venerables around Cangyu Star. If they had arrived even a moment later, Elder Lei and the others would have perished.
The human race is the one that suffers the most!
Because the powerful members of the Machine Race and the Zerg have left those areas and crossed the warp to explore and develop other places.
There's no need to worry about this.
The mechanical mother emitted a magnetic female voice, "Everyone can rest assured, they did not descend near Cangyu Star, but instead randomly selected another coordinate. This is probably to prevent us from catching up, so they made corresponding arrangements and measures."
Hearing this, Zhan Jiuxiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"How much longer until we can get inside?"
"Just now, Star City exceeded its power limit, resulting in some damage and a significant energy loss. It is estimated that it will take four days to adjust. In addition, some resources will be needed for repairs..."
The mechanical mothership presented a long list of demands, but these were not difficult for the three races. They only needed to return to their respective territories to obtain a large amount of material resources.
"In that case..."
Zhan Jiuxiao and the Insect Emperor's personal guard exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.
"Let's leave this matter for now and repair this star city first, then we can discuss other things." Zhan Jiuxiao glanced at Jiang Shu and said, "Fellow human compatriots, please come with me."
"Alright, Vice Alliance Leader."
Jiang Shu nodded slightly and followed the others into another independent space built by the human race.
Having forcibly sealed off both the inside and outside with his own power, Zhan Jiuxiao sighed, "Everyone, you should all understand how urgent what just happened was?"
The venerable ones present all wore solemn expressions.
"First, our human race's ancestral land was attacked by the Doomsday Cult, causing a huge upheaval. The ancestral land was almost destroyed. Then, the coronation ceremony of the machine race was stolen, and a machine lord defected to the enemy. I don't need to say more about the rest."
"If our human and machine races are already in this state, then the situation in the outer universe is probably even worse than we imagine..."
After a moment, Zhan Jiuxiao slowly uttered two words: "Unbearable!"
The venerable ones remained silent.
It's best not to elaborate on the facts, as everyone around already knows.
The Doomsday Cult is not a single racial organization; if we were to discuss it, it would be more like a collection of sects in the vast and desolate realm.
These sects take a certain path as their ultimate goal and keep moving forward. The Doomsday Cult practices the path of destruction, which inherently symbolizes extreme killing and annihilation.
Any creature, regardless of family or race, can join, as long as they believe in the truth of destruction.
“Vice Alliance Leader, I think we still need to be vigilant about our internal affairs, especially those powerful cultivators who practice the Great Dao of Destruction.”
Jiang Shu spoke up.
Zhan Jiuxiao nodded slightly: "This is the proper thing to do, and we will definitely strengthen the testing afterwards."
"However, the Doomsday Cult has infiltrated that small universe and lost more than ten Venerables, including a powerful expert at the late stage of Venerable. This is indeed no small matter. I should not cause any more trouble in the Great Universe for a short period of time."
All the venerable ones present nodded in agreement with these words.
"I will not waste your time saying things I shouldn't say. Remember what I just said. Report to me if anyone in the War Alliance acts strangely."
"besides……"
Zhan Jiuxiao frowned and turned to look at Jiang Shu. "The situation here is special. The results of our battles should not be easily spread, otherwise it will expose the key points of this place."
"It's alright, and I don't care about those empty titles."
Jiang Shu did not shake her head.
"That's good……"
Zhan Jiuxiao still cared deeply about Jiang Shu's attitude and thoughts.
After all, Jiang Shu at this moment was no longer the tenth-level expert he once was, but a true Venerable.
Perhaps before this, even after completing the challenge of all races, Jiang Shu's identity among the human race might have been merely that of a genius, a prodigy, or even a hope for the future.
It is now completely different.
A person who can temporarily withstand the attacks of three late-stage Venerables and even kill a late-stage Venerable in a one-on-one duel is, if we really had to find words to describe him, a true powerhouse!
“I can’t leave right now; I have to stay here and oversee things. Besides, the only other late-stage Venerable-level combatant present is you.”
"You don't need to go back to the War Alliance headquarters to report this matter to the Sage, apart from that..."
After a moment of contemplation, Zhan Jiuxiao said, "Observe the reaction of the Machine Race and see if we can cooperate with the Zerg on some matters."
Since only humans were present, he didn't need to hide anything.
"I understand."
Jiang Shu nodded immediately.
"Li Yang, Duan Tianya, you two will accompany Venerable Jiang on this trip."
Zhan Jiuxiao immediately gave the order.
"Yes, Vice Alliance Leader."
The two people whose names were called immediately nodded and then stood on Jiang Shu's side.
"Without further ado, I'll set off now."
"That's fine too."
Zhan Jiuxiao nodded slightly and opened the spatial gate.
Jiang Shu, along with Venerables Li Yang and Duan Tianya, stepped forward and said, "You should leave this place immediately and bring all the resources you were supposed to take with you."
"Yes."
Having experienced a direct confrontation with a late-stage Venerable, these two early-stage Venerable experts were much more respectful towards Jiang Shu.
In the Star Ruins Realm, strength is the foundation of everything.
With the strength Jiang Shu is currently displaying, even the most powerful Venerables would treat him with respect.
After exchanging greetings with both the Zerg and the Mech race, Jiang Shu raised his hand and waved it, causing the Tongtian Jianmu within his body to suddenly activate.
A mysterious spatial force suddenly enveloped the three of them, carrying them towards the War Alliance's ancestral land.
With the Tongtian Jianmu tree in hand, choosing to travel alone is actually a better option.
Within the microcosm, due to the existence of the subspace, he did not use the Tongtian Jianmu, which meant that traveling took a considerable amount of time.
However, in just half a day, using various spatial jumps, Jiang Shu returned to the War Alliance's ancestral land.
Just as he returned to the great array of laws composed of ancient bronze bells, he was noticed by the guardians of the War Alliance.
"Venerable Jiang Shu, what brings you back?"
A cultivator at the tenth realm flew out hastily and respectfully raised his hand in a salute.
"Of course, I have important business to attend to."
Jiang Shu immediately presented the identity token given to him by Zhan Jiuxiao, and the cultivator naturally dared not stop him and immediately let him pass.
A moment later, Jiang Shu instructed the two Venerables, Li Yang and others, to go and collect supplies, while he himself went to the original ancestral land of the War Alliance.
The original area has been razed to the ground due to the impact of the events that occurred.
After the riot, this place was razed to the ground. After the effects were completely erased and sealed, a pavilion still stands.
The pavilion was small and unremarkable, and people could come and go as they pleased.
However, occasionally, when someone passes by in the middle of the night, they might see some of them drinking.
Everyone assumed they were just guards.
At this moment, Jiang Shu entered the place and soon saw the quiet pavilion.
However, Jiang Shu did not step into it directly. Instead, he raised his hand and bowed to the pavilion, respectfully saying, "Reporting to senior, there have been some changes on the Small Universe side, involving the Doomsday Cult, which is extremely important."
As soon as the words were spoken, the space inside the pavilion rippled like water.
In the next instant, a blurry figure stepped out, sat down leisurely, raised his hand to his cup, and said:
"Oh, what is it that warrants bothering this old man again in such a short time?" (End of Chapter)