I Can Reap Qi Fortune from Players-Chapter 477 - 267: Battle for Salvation

The fall of Rose Continent was something nobody anticipated, not even dared to imagine.

Three thousand old ancestors and the city walls, how terrifying?

They were famously known as the unbreakable walls.

Rose Continent, in terms of frontal combat power, could be considered the best in Nine-State!

That group of true warriors were easily breached without any resistance, and even those ancestral city walls turned into aids for the attackers.

The ancestors of the city walls were infected into human apes, and mysterious threads descended from the sky, as if a majestic presence was controlling them.

Three thousand city walls turned into three thousand puppet apes, attacking Rose State City from all directions.

The once mighty walls became tools for breaching the city, even the inaugural Rose Marshal couldn’t halt them, and the city’s fall happened so quickly that there was no chance for resistance.

Only a small number of people escaped the State City without getting infected.

If it wasn’t for Xinyi Yun’s alertness while aiding Rose Continent, and his quick escape, even he would have perished.

Xinyi Yun had no choice but to retreat, returning to Xinyi Continent City.

And almost simultaneously, entire Eight States State City and various human shelters issued a bulletin.

Shutting down most external teleportation arrays.

Implementing a total lockdown!

Only a few external routes were kept open, with stringent isolation and observation protocols in place.

Seven days of observation, ensuring no virus presence, and after various tests, entry into the city was allowed.

Everyone knew that despair was like a dark abyss, engulfing Nine-State and sucking away all hope and light.

"We can’t wait any longer."

Almost all forces within Nine-State communicated with each other.

Originally planning to guard the Nine Great State Cities as nine human fortresses, they were caught off guard badly.

Their prideful strong defensive barrier was utterly laughable in front of that ancient entity.

"Based on the current situation, in less than half a month, Nine-State will be basically overrun."

"We must gather forces. This is the last struggle of our era!"

"Abandon the city."

"What?"

"Yes, abandon the city. That entity is even more terrifying than the power of Vice No-Life Sect Leader. We cannot resist it; the three thousand walls are only aiding it."

"If we stay in the city, the ape walls will surround and slaughter us from all sides!"

"Drive the Ark into the wilderness!"

At that moment, everyone felt immense relief.

Without Xi Rong’s Ark, they wouldn’t even have a chance to resist, only wait for death.

Almost instantly, all forces within Nine-State decided courageously to leave their ancestors behind and return later if they survived.

Nearly all the living forces abandoned most of their possessions, transforming Nine-State into streams of power driving the Ark, rushing towards Xinyi Continent.

...

Sword Casting Manor.

Ning Zheng awakened on the second day, fearing he might turn into a hairy human ape.

But fortunately, he remained unchanged.

"That’s terrifying," Ning Zheng sighed, the immense pressure of world-ending doom was overwhelming, even at the edge of Nine-State, he felt restless.

Previously hearing about "world ending" didn’t feel real, but now it seemed so shocking and terrifying.

If he had stayed at Pingchang City, that transportation hub, he wouldn’t know what kinds of attacks he might face...

Moreover, the wilderness had become increasingly dangerous; is this even habitable?

Not only are there ghost disasters, but also ape-man virus.

If he hadn’t run fast, this manor would be swarming with monkeys, chirping and clanging, and he would also become a Monkey King.

During this time, Ning Zheng received communication from Shi Youxing:

"Are you okay? So terrifying, you know? The last time we tomb-raided with Zhu, Liu, and Wang families, they planned to wait, but ended up unable to get in!"

"Now the city is sealed, and they’re trembling outside, there’s chaos, and they’re berating the authorities for being unreasonable."

"Unreasonable is for the safety of those inside the walls." Ning Zheng said.

The city closure was a joint order by him and Xinyi Yun.

Even the teleporting Xinyi Yun was isolated outside for observation; how could others not be isolated?

The critical thing was that traitors were deadly!

Shi Youxing continued: "Ah, this chaos is terrifying, luckily we entered the State City early, otherwise we would be holed up in the mountains with all these monkeys around!"

"I heard most of the Liu family have turned into apes, the whole family became ape-men, they’re doomed, just recently communicated, their disaster scared me so much I’m afraid the virus might spread through the Communication Token."

Ning Zheng listened with mixed emotions.

"Wang Family is still escaping, preparing to hide deep in the mountains."

"It’s too miserable, just incredibly miserable."

Shi Youxing kept saying.

She was deeply concerned.

Human apes everywhere, does humanity even have a future?

Ning Zheng listened to Shi Youxing narrate various dramatic changes, eventually ended the signal, and finally gave a reminder:

"I heard Xinyi Continent City’s main force is preparing to abandon the city, and sail with the Ark."

Ning Zheng hung up the transmission.

If they don’t escape, the State City will be overrun, turning into ape-men, humans will return to the legendary Rongtian Era.

"There’s no way to evade this."

Ning Zheng sighed deeply, "Luckily running was wise, aiming to be the last human in history."

Ning Zheng planned to continue fleeing, but he also felt scared.

When the source of infection enters the sea and into marine organisms, the Sea Race carrying the virus, hiding in the ocean, couldn’t escape, turning into human apes.

"Perhaps, I can no longer stand by and watch."

Ning Zheng was no Saint, he always chose the path of self-preservation.

But under a collapsed nest, no egg remains intact; as the Human Race reverts to ancestral apes, he too would eventually be unable to escape.

...

Capital City.

The Human God sat on the throne, manipulating puppets with his hands.

"It is precisely because the walls of Rose Continent are strong, it only hastens their downfall."

His gaze turned to the side towards Sun Moon:

"Dao Yueniang, you are cultivating too quickly. When you break through to the Self-Transformation Realm, I, this old relic, won’t be able to defeat you... You’re not human, I can’t control you."

Dao Yueniang was seized, rapidly sealed away.

"Our Xin Dynasty Saint... a useless one." Dao Yueniang sighed heavily, "Running away so adeptly."

Though she scolded like this, she knew it wasn’t anyone’s fault.

For who would have known that history harbored such terror, that humans were flawed remnants of hidden sects, controlled at any time?

Xin Xichen couldn’t hold on, it was only natural.

Yet she couldn’t help but feel regret, as it was just a little more, if she broke through the Self-Transformation Realm, who in the world could be his match?

Was it this Human Ape Puppet Master?

Unable to control herself, yet she was clearly his nemesis.

If Xin Xichen held on a while longer, allowing her, this Ghost King, the chance to consume ghosts and grow crazily...

"What are you trying to do? I understand fully. I won’t let you grow." The Human God chuckled.

"Greetings, Saint!"

Outside the palace, a figure appeared suddenly, one of the Nine Great Continent Kings of Rose Continent, the Rose King, who bowed.

The entire Rose Continent directly submitted.

There was no choice but to submit, as the species had already been altered, and with the momentum of the times, how could they resist?

They wanted to struggle, but with report after report laid upon his desk, reality showed the Rose King, who had turned into an ape-man, that the wise person recognizes current trends.

He had to be responsible for his people.

"Good, very good."

The Human God stood up.

A vast, obscure aura gradually erupted from him.

Dao Yueniang, the Rose King, and others all turned pale, their hearts overwhelmed with escalating fear.

Half-Awakened!

With merely one continent’s submission, he was already Half-Awakened.

The Half-Awakened ghost began to realize it had died.

A Fully Awakened ghost completes its logic, truly coming back to life, and can consume ghosts to grow stronger.

"So, I have died."

The Human God sat on the throne, the chaos in his eyes cleared, his entire demeanor became more nimble and versatile, turning to look at the Historical Painting Wall, his expression shifting several times before it:

"So many generations have passed."

He sighed heavily, turning to look at those showing surprise before him, smiling gently, "This is all natural; my obsession is for the Nine States to return to the zenith of our Human Ape era. Now, with one continent returned, Half-Awakened is normal."

"And this was arranged before death."

"Buried in the Imperial Mausoleum before death, the afterlife arrangements set, bringing the Core to the grave, controlling descendants, awakening the deceased self."

Everything was proceeding according to his logic.

He did not fear the presence of the Saints within the tomb.

Because they were human.

No matter how strong, they were like him, outdated relics in tombs, unable to keep up with the era. Their combat power hadn’t returned to its peak, they were gathering era information, various cultivation techniques, keeping up with their versions.

But becoming stronger takes time!

By the time they greatly increased their combat power and caught up with the era, he would have already conquered the world!

He was deliberately rushing because he wanted to seize the moment, to rule the era while they hadn’t yet developed!

By the time they realized, he would have swept over the Nine States.

The entire world would belong to the Human Apes, and he’d be fully awakened, fulfilling his obsession, resurrecting as a Ghost King; how could that group of dead men be his match?

As for now, they hadn’t regained combat power to keep up with the era, coming out weak and courting death?

All the better.

Even Xin Xichen could barely resist his control, let alone those even more outdated ancient Saints?

Their emergence was self-delivery into his net, adding a Saint-level ape-man puppet under his command, increasing his combat strength similar to the Rose King.

"Everything is within calculation."

The Human God sat on his chair, looking at the Rose King beside him, "There is little time left, you are my first contemporary Saint-level combat power, and this power is many times stronger than mine, with exaggerations in undying, and durability."

The Human God praised sincerely.

If he hadn’t mastered the hidden sect of these human puppets to control them, any King of Nine States could have easily killed him, not to mention Xin Xichen.

But as a Puppet Master, it’s okay to be a little weak himself.

The moment he entered the tomb he knew, after death, with the future as pasturage and humans as livestock, he’d be herding the entire Nine States, one generation of descendants after another would be puppets on his emergence.

His hawk-like gaze fixed upon the Nine-State expanse beneath the Nursery.

"Engage, Rose King, the strongest Marshal of the Jiu Shui era, fight for me, time is running out, those tomb Saints are frantically enhancing combat power..."

"Time cannot be given, transform the Nine States into the ape-man era, I shall be fully awakened."

Boom!

He stood abruptly from the throne, immense radiance weaving around him.

"Xinyi Continent..." he looked at the vast expanse on the map.

"The war... shall fully begin."