Global Evolution: I transplanted the heart of the Supreme God.

Chapter 987 Just settle for the next best thing
Having received the blessing of darkness, Prince Zaku's black mist skill has become even stronger. It is so viscous that it is almost like the ink sprayed by a deep-sea squid, and it has the effect of obscuring vision and perception!
"Wow!"

One of Bart's awakened major generals let out a half-scream before his figure slowly turned into light and disappeared.

Fortunately, the Ascension main quest 3 is now complete, allowing the Awakened Major General to escape the Black Tide world and save his life.

He has passed the Ascension Trial, and he has completed the three-stage Ascension main quest. He left the Black Tide World and went directly to the completion settlement interface to receive the Ascension Infusion.

At this point, the awakened major generals under Bai Pu's command could actually leave this world at any time.

However, we are currently in a period of rapid change, which is also the most likely time to reap benefits, so we should stay if we can avoid leaving.

Seeing his underlings being attacked, Bai Pu charged forward with his spear and unleashed a fog of war.

The same deep black mist filled the area, but its nature was completely different.

Bai Pu's fog of war can also block vision and perception, but it doesn't have the ghostly effect of Prince Zaku, which can turn into fog at any time and is immune to any physical attack.

Instead, there's... the "Karmic Fire" special effect that comes with the Crimson Lotus Ultimate Technique!
At that moment, a series of loud explosions rang out nearby.

The sounds of battle could be heard from all over the place.

A sea creature, in a panic, rushed to report: "Witch! The combined fleet of the Empire and the Barbarians is charging towards us! Their elite forces have already passed through the Lord's throat and are heading straight for the main brain chamber!"

The so-called "elite" here are, of course, the fearless awakened ones.

Team Covenant, Team Burning, Team Steelfist, Team Frostwhisper...

Several of the top awakened teams, having missed the third stage of the ascension questline, rushed into the main brain chamber with a strong sense of resentment and a desire to make amends!
"Steel Heart!"

The leader of the Burning Team, Chili Jia, has flowing black hair and seems ready to transform into a red-haired berserk character at any moment.

Bai Pu ignored him completely.

If Chiliga were to go berserk now and attack Bai Pu, that would be exactly what Bai Pu wanted!
Judging from the troll servants following Chiliga, it can be guessed that she was matched with the barbarian faction.

The fact that General Gaia, who was matched with the Barbarian faction, failed to stop the Barbarians from destroying the Tidal Cliff during the first and second stages of the Ascension questline constitutes a serious dereliction of duty.

Chili Jia's rating is unlikely to be high!

If Chiliga were to attack an ally in front of so many natives at this critical moment, he would surely face the most severe punishment from Gaia's will. Needless to say, his merits would be wiped out and his reputation would collapse, and even his ascension infusion would be greatly weakened.

However, Chirika took a deep breath, and her full head of black hair slowly fell down.

She eventually calmed down.

Because she saw what the two otherworldly travelers were fighting against Bai Pu looked like.

Voter Rosen, Prince Zaku... Chiliga had fought against both of them before! But he suffered defeats one after another.

Even if Chiliga were in a berserk state and activated the King-level Purple Weapon "Fire Pattern" whip, greatly increasing his strength, he would still find it difficult to defeat either Rosen or Prince Zaku!
So when Chili Jia saw Bai Pu dealing with both of them at the same time with ease, she quickly realized the reality.

—Steelheart has grasped the rudiments of the true meaning, and his strength has increased once again! The clan wants me to kill him, but I can't! I don't have that ability!
—Damn it! Why wasn't I matched with Steelheart in the same faction so I could have killed him before he grasped the true meaning?!

However, there were no such dramatic coincidences. The Black Tide world was so vast that even if they were matched with the same faction, Chiliga might not be able to encounter Bai Pu, unless Chiliga's team simply gave up on this ascension trial, decided to throw caution to the wind, and became runaway slaves from the start, searching for Bai Pu in various territories and city-states of the empire.

Bai Pu has a stronger overall perspective and a broader vision.

From Bai Pu's perspective, he and the Burning Ash team were not matched into the same faction... It's hard to say whether there was a "special arrangement" by Gaia's will.

At this point, the fact that teammates cannot attack each other is actually a boon for the Chiliga team. Otherwise, given the conflict between Blue Star and Burning Ash, Bai Pu might have turned around and wiped out the Chiliga team.

While Bai Pu and Prince Zaku were competing for priority, Chiliga, filled with resentment and unwillingness, lunged at the group of Naga soldiers.

The battle continued, with more and more awakened major general teams arriving.

At the same time, the witch also used oracle to send reinforcements from the main Naga force guarding the ruins of Tidal Cliff.

It's pointless to continue guarding the ruins of the Tidal Cliffs, the entrance to the "Throat of the Lord." The Empire and the Barbarians have deciphered the map of the "Remains of the Lord" and can easily break through its outer shell from other parts of the Lost Continent to enter.

Bai Pu has been at an impasse with Prince Zaku.

Prince Zaku is currently difficult to deal with; his transformation into black mist is rather unscrupulous. His priority is also ridiculously high, currently on par with Bai Pu.

Unless the Great Shaman arrives and prioritizes Bai Pu, Bai Pu has no chance of dealing with Prince Zaku.

Of course, Prince Zaku couldn't do anything about Bai Pu either.

Bai Pu's [Fog of War] also blocked his senses, and Bai Pu's body was too tough, so he was afraid that Bai Pu would not fight back! Prince Zaku was not confident that he could seriously injure Bai Pu with one blow. If he made a rash move, he would only expose his weakness. For the time being, he could only hide in the black fog, trying to find out the location of Bai Pu's Gaia Major General and kill a few of them.

However, Prince Zaku quickly sensed something was wrong: the [Fog of War] was now equipped with the Crimson Lotus Ultimate Technique effect – Karmic Fire!
The slowly increasing layers of karmic fire gradually made Prince Zaku feel irritable.

"This is bad. We can't stay within the opponent's black mist range for long."

Prince Zaku dared not linger any longer, and the black mist he had transformed into receded like a wave.

Bai Pu did not pursue, but kept a close eye on the Oracle's actions. Compared to Prince Zaku, the Oracle's actions were the "big picture," determining Bai Pu's next move.

"Witch, the descent of the gods is doomed to fail."

The prophet said, "Let's settle for the backup plan... Act quickly, or it will be too late if we wait until the combined forces of the Empire and the barbarians reach the main brain chamber."

The witch glared at Bai Pu with resentment, then said coldly, "Activate the backup plan and sacrifice the essence of the lord's remains!"

The four oracles raised their hands simultaneously.

In an instant, a tremendous buzzing sound resounded in the main brain cavity, like the flapping of countless bees' wings.

The crimson flesh pillar hanging from the top emitted bursts of red light, then transformed into a stream of pure red particles, which were poured into the "Lord's Throat" at the top!
The whirlpool-like eye of the Lord's Throat suddenly expanded, expanded, and expanded again!
Its energy intensity has reached a level that terrifies awakened beings.

"Oh no... these sea creatures are going to expand the 'Gateway' to the point where evolved beings can enter!" Sadin, the leader of the Covenant team, exclaimed in alarm.

(End of this chapter)