books44 Chapter 577 World Invasion: Cannon Fodder in Infinite Terror VS The Ghost King Killed by the Origina
Chapter 577 World Invasion: Cannon Fodder in Infinite Terror VS The Ghost King Killed by the Origina
"Those who are most obsessed with the divine book are mainly the upper echelons of the Xuanming Realm. They have good aptitude, abundant cultivation resources, and are also the group whose strength grows the fastest."
The poor people at the bottom of society already struggle to survive. Even if they knew the contents of the divine book, they would not give up everything to focus on cultivation. Therefore, they are the most clear-headed.
But they are at the very bottom of society, and even if they are sober, they can't influence anyone.
As the power struggle at the top intensified and wave after wave of people died, although only a fraction remained, a balance was gradually achieved.
"If it takes a little longer, perhaps the Xuanming Realm can recover."
“But,” the old ghost gritted his teeth, “just then, the ascension-bound Shangguan Hui reappeared!”
Su Jinyue was surprised. Shangguan Hui hadn't left the Xuanming Realm? Was his ascension a fake?
"What did he do now?"
"The reappearing Shangguan Hui was no longer the proud and spirited man he once was. He had become an old man on the verge of death, with wrinkled skin. If he hadn't admitted it himself, no one would have believed that this was the same person who was once the strongest.
He said that after ascending to immortality, he found a way to achieve eternal life, so he went through many hardships to return to the Xuanming Realm and wanted to tell everyone about this method.
The others were delighted to hear this, surprised that Shangguan Hui would still be thinking of them after his ascension.
Su Jinyue listened, but felt something was wrong.
Putting aside the fact that immortality is impossible, who wouldn't keep their good fortune to themselves? Why would someone be so kind as to share it with others for free?
As the saying goes, free things are always the most expensive.
Could Shangguan Hui be trying to use immortality as bait to trick everyone into doing something?
"You've noticed something's wrong too, haven't you?" Old Ghost sneered. "How ridiculous, it's a lie that's so easy to expose, yet those people still believe it."
"Shangguan Hui has completely deceived everyone. He has set up a large array throughout the Xuanming Realm, with the aim of turning everyone from flesh and blood into souls that can never see the light of day!"
But ironically, he succeeded in the end.
Su Jinyue was shocked. A formation that could turn the people of one world into another species?!
Has Shangguan Hui gone mad?
No, that's not right. Judging from what Lao Gui just said, Shangguan Hui is not someone who likes to do useless work. He must have his own purpose in doing this!
He transforms flesh-and-blood humans into souls unbound by physical bodies, and immediately launches massive attacks, treating everyone in the world as his pawns.
Judging from Lao Gui's description, Shangguan Hui is a person who endures humiliation and is vengeful. However, like the people of this world, he also believes in absolute strength, that is, to cultivate into the number one person in the world and become the faith of others.
He had already accomplished all of that before, because in the eyes of the world, he had successfully ascended and entered the upper realm.
However, something must have gone wrong in the middle, which prevented him from truly ascending to heaven.
Is it because of the divine book? Su Jinyue guessed.
She sensed something was wrong when the divine book appeared, but if Shangguan Hui is considered the protagonist of a comeback story, the divine book is like the protagonist's cheat code, and everything seems to make sense.
But later, when Shangguan Hui was hunted down by people all over the world and forced to reveal the contents of the divine book, Su Jinyue realized that the divine book was really abnormal.
One of the characteristics of the divine book that appears as the protagonist's cheat ability is that only the protagonist can cultivate it!
Even if it falls into the hands of someone else and they cultivate the divine book, they will not achieve the same cultivation effect as the protagonist.
However, the divine book in Shangguan Hui's hands does not possess such characteristics at all. If Shangguan Hui can cultivate it, others can also cultivate it!
Others can not only cultivate, but they can also cultivate at a rapid pace, just like the protagonist Shangguan Hui. In fact, as long as they have enough cultivation resources, their strength can rise like a rocket!
Putting aside whether the appearance of this divine book is reasonable, Su Jinyue was already wondering if Shangguan Hui was really the protagonist if this was truly a world of a novel.
Could it be that the divine book chose the wrong protagonist, causing an accident that led to a deviation in the timeline?
Or is the entire Xuanming Realm a testing ground for some extraterrestrial god?
Su Jinyue shook her head; she was more inclined to believe that the appearance of the divine book was a conspiracy!
As for the origin of this divine book, that remains to be verified.
This divine book is clearly not a product of this world. It doesn't matter who it first appeared in. What matters is that it can quickly enhance a person's strength, bringing glory and making them admired by others.
A remarkable figure who rose from the bottom of society to the top of the pyramid—his entire story is a topic of great interest to those who follow him.
For someone like Shangguan Hui, who was originally at the top of the pyramid but was kicked off the altar and crawled out of the mud, his complicated and bizarre background makes the importance of the divine book even more prominent.
Who wouldn't be tempted by the fact that obtaining the divine book is like obtaining the key to a glorious life?
Shangguan Hui has already set an example for everyone, so how can the others not follow suit?
However, the result of everyone going crazy is that the whole world falls into chaos, and then the world is destroyed by an even crazier person!
"So now do you know why Shangguan Hui did that? What did he want to do, or what did he want to gain?"
Old Ghost slowly shook his head: "This question was already asked by the person in front of Shangguan Hui when he activated the formation."
But Shangguan Hui's reply was, "I'm saving you!"
After that, he seemed to draw some kind of power from the activated formation, and his strength continued to increase rapidly.
Everyone was filled with fear and dread, because no one could stop Shangguan Hui's actions anymore; he had become the strongest person in the world.
If he succeeds in the end, perhaps he really can become a god in this world!
“He failed,” Su Jinyue affirmed.
"Yes." Old Ghost's expression was complicated. "Shangguan Hui overestimated his strength. In the end, he was probably overwhelmed by the power he absorbed, and his soul exploded, completely disappearing into the world."
At first, people didn't believe that Shangguan Hui's soul had been scattered, fearing that he would suddenly reappear in front of everyone after a period of time.
However, so many years have passed, and Shangguan Hui has truly never appeared again; he must have really disappeared…
Su Jinyue felt a pang of regret that such a person, who had nearly destroyed a world, had died so suddenly.
"After Shangguan Hui's soul was scattered, everyone was still not used to being in spirit form, so there was a long period of chaos."
At first, people thought they would die, but later they discovered that as long as they cultivated the divine book, their souls could survive even after leaving their physical bodies.
Furthermore, if one continues to cultivate according to the divine book, one's soul body can also increase its soul power.
However, the cultivation of the soul body is not as fast as that of the physical body.
As you know, where there are people, there is conflict, so some people start resorting to crooked and unethical methods.