Chapter 742
The World of Red Hearts is the Mastermind!
[Boom!]
Its immense power condensed at the core of the abyss, ignoring the vast spatial distance, transforming into a giant hand with an energy level sufficient to instantly vaporize hundreds of ordinary great worlds, which slapped towards the location of the Crimson Heart World.
The purpose of this attack was not immediate destruction, but rather a severe test and inquiry to see how this ordinary world would react and whether a secret truly lay hidden behind it.
[As expected, the moment the attack entered the Crimson Heart World's alert range, the complex defense mechanism hidden deep within its outer void was instantly activated.]
Countless invisible barriers of rules and energy deflection fields, along with spacetime distortion barriers, unfold layer by layer like a hedgehog in response to stress.
However, what caused the Abyss's will to shrink in shock the moment the attack struck was that familiar power emanating from the depths of the Crimson Heart World.
[That's the extreme divine power you, the Supreme God, deployed around the Crimson Heart World, reacting swiftly!]
That supreme divine power, which had once shattered the spirit realm's seal and contained the power of three thousand rules and myriad phenomena, now acted as its most loyal guardian, transforming into a chaotic shield flowing with countless rule runes, directly confronting the abyss's destructive giant hand!
The collision of two supreme forces created silent yet powerful ripples in the void, shaking the very rules of existence. The Crimson Heart World trembled violently under this protection, yet it was not directly destroyed by this probing attack.
However, at the very moment the Crimson Heart World was attacked, a top-level emergency plan, which had been rehearsed countless times, was triggered.
The entire Crimson Heart World, along with its surrounding defensive arrays, auxiliary space stations, and even the spacetime structure within a certain range, was instantly teleported to the depths of the Star Abyss thanks to an extremely complex super teleportation system.
Its disappearance was so abrupt, so smooth, and so clean, as if a world had never existed there; only the lingering energy and the shattered spatial structure told the story of the near-death experience.
The Red Heart Society had already planned this place.
In fact, ever since the Heart Demon God and Star Demon God ascended to higher levels and the Crimson Heart Society entered a period of rapid development, the higher-ups have never placed all their hopes on the chance of remaining undetected.
[Relocating to the depths of the Star Abyss, as a worst-case scenario and ultimate escape route, has long been a top secret in terms of its plan, site selection, infrastructure, and even adaptation training, and is constantly being improved.]
However, because they can develop better in the regular void outside, resource acquisition is relatively convenient, and the environment is relatively stable, the members of the Red Heart Society do not need to come into contact with the chaotic and unpredictable rules of the Star Abyss so early.
All of these phenomena are conducive to talent cultivation, social stability, and technological accumulation.
[That's why the Red Heart Society has remained outside, enjoying a relatively peaceful period of development amidst the struggle between the three great worlds.]
Now that the Abyss's will has found them, whether they have confirmed the truth or merely suspect it, the exposure of the Crimson Heart World is a fact.
There's no need to stay in that unsafe world, where we could face a combined attack from the three worlds at any moment.
Staying would mean the risks and rewards are no longer proportional.
What are you going to do there?
Are you waiting to become a sitting duck?
[Are we waiting for the three great worlds to temporarily set aside their differences after confirming the threat, unite to prevent the Red Heart Society's top forces from returning in time, and then destroy the Red Heart Society's foundation, cradle of civilization, core industrial and population center?]
[Haven't the suffering inflicted in the previous timelines been enough by this tragedy?]
The painful lessons learned from future observations—the destruction of headquarters and the near extinguishing of the flame of civilization—are deeply ingrained in the Red Heart Society's decision-making DNA.
The wise move would be to decisively abandon positions that cannot be held, preserve manpower, and retreat into a more complex battlefield that is more advantageous for one's own maneuvering.
The sudden disappearance of the Crimson Heart World, its clean and efficient escape almost artistic, leaving no trace of conventional spatial teleportation, stunned the Will of the Abyss. Its power, poised for a second and third, even more ferocious attack, instantly lost its target, hovering awkwardly in the void.
The expected resistance, confrontation, and even the characteristic outburst of a fourth-party power did not materialize. Instead, a more sophisticated response, brimming with technological contempt, emerged.
[Was it transferred directly?]
[He's left!]
This approach itself contains a wealth of information.
This means that the opponent not only possesses defensive capabilities, but also the technology and contingency plans to conduct massive, long-distance, and nearly perfectly concealed world-class teleportation right under the nose of this great world's will, during gaps in the attack.
This is something no ordinary world could accomplish, and even beyond the reach of ordinary true god forces.
In other words, He guessed right!
The first thought that surged into my mind after the initial shock was tinged with a chilling dread and a twisted sense of accomplishment.
[That tiny, insignificant world, so small that it was not even noticed by the larger world, a world whose possibilities were instinctively rejected by Him, demonstrated remarkable technological prowess, rapid reaction speed, and a composed retreat plan, all pointing sharply to one fact.]
This truly is the core of that mysterious power that stirs up trouble and unsettles the three realms.
[It is the vessel of the will of the fourth great world!]
No, that's not right!
【Pooh! 】
What kind of grand world will is this!
After witnessing firsthand how the other party responded, a more precise and even more alarming realization emerged.
[It was not a large world with a fixed, vast territory and complex ecosystem in the traditional sense; its behavior was more like that of a highly centralized, technologically advanced, and secretive civilization.]
[And at its core, there likely stands a transcendent being, a powerful being who possesses unknown advanced technology!]
That supreme divine power is very likely the defining characteristic of this transcendent being!
Following this line of reasoning, everything seems to make sense.
[Those two bastards, the Heart Demon God and the Star Demon God, most likely came to the Crimson Heart World during some exploration or by chance, and thus encountered this hidden, transcendent being.]
[Those who are captivated by or trade with the power and path it displays, and then, under its guidance, obtain the crucial key, embarking on this divine path of rules that breaks with the abyss.]
That must be it!
This explanation perfectly bridges the mystery surrounding the origin of the sacrificial ritual, the coincidence that the Heart Demon God and the Star Demon God acquired the ritual almost simultaneously, and their close connection with the Red Heart Society after their ascension.
[The World of Pure Hearts is the central hub and bridge connecting everything!] (End of Chapter)