Evolution Paradise, are you the disaster?

Chapter 870 "Nine Gates of the Prison" Part Four: The Burst Can't Hold Back Anymore
Chu Xuan's guess was correct. Even though he had extracted six "Saint Positions" from "World Three" and, according to the latest plan, allowed several top individuals to receive accelerated growth, the Central Continent Team would still inevitably become a dispensable marginal figure in "World Four: Legend of Gods and Demons - Mythical Era".

People have strength but lack resources.

"World 3: Ju-on: Mysterious Resurrection" is the pinnacle of performing extreme maneuvers with a mortal's stats. The increasingly difficult large-scale scenes that follow are not for those who can't keep up with the pace of iteration.

If we remove the dramatic individual heroism of the 'script' and expose the veil that fools people's intelligence, the cold and cruel reality will be revealed in its entirety.

"We...we...we survived, at least we did, didn't we?"

Even the most optimistic Zheng Zha had no interest in investigating why Chu Xuan killed Li Shuaixi.

Zheng Zha could only use the insignificant phrase "survived" to boost the morale of the survivors.

Nobody is a fool.

If the "World's Fourth" is this difficult, what about the "World's Fifth"? By then, will even the small hope of "survival" be impossible?
"Don't worry about trivial matters. If the sky falls, the tall people will hold it up; it's not your place to carry it."

Meng Yi interrupted the Zhongzhou team's despairing atmosphere, which seemed to offer no way out.

"You can redeem the rewards yourselves this time. You don't need to redeem them according to my plan. Leave the rest to me."

排除孟弈的5100（保底1000、团战2000×2、解说100），中洲队剩余财富是2B+10C+7.9万奖励点，再怎么手搓也搓不出迎接「世界五」开局「半超脱」超规格难度的东西，不如用‘零花钱’随便买点东西。

Meng Yi and Chu Xuan exchanged glances, then both looked at Zhang Jie, who had completed several dungeon missions.

"I see."

Zhang Jie took a deep breath, and his anxious mood returned to calm at the crucial moment.

Just like what Zheng Zha the gorilla said last time, the Zhongzhou team is a whole, and everyone just needs to do their job and have a clear conscience.

Having witnessed others struggle to survive on the brink of life and death multiple times, and seeing the true power Meng Yi possessed, Zhang Jie, who had no way to turn back, could only go down a dark path, believing that Meng Yi could give him a completely different future as promised.

"Brother Meng, Brother Jie, Chu Xuan, what are you hiding? Aren't we in the same group?"

Zheng Zha felt like an outsider, completely out of place.

Meng Yi was helpless: "I can't say."

Chu Xuan casually replied, "It's hard to say."

Zhang Jie whistled, "I can't say."

The riddle-maker infuriated Zheng Zha, who was so angry that he jumped up and down, feeling that his intelligence as an 'elite white-collar worker' had been insulted by the riddle-maker.

……

"Alright, stop joking around. Let me tell you about the arrangements for you."

Meng Yi stopped Zheng Zha from making himself look ugly to ease the awkward silence. He took out the "High-Level Saintly Position - Mechanical Pioneer" and "High-Level Saintly Position - Great Group Law" from the "High-Dimensional Space-Time Battleship" with "Dual-Core Driven".

"I don't plan to spend the profits from 'World's Fourth Place' as pocket money, but I can still make a last-minute push."

"You can't go to 'World Two,' 'World Three,' or 'World Four.' Return to 'World One,' where there is a 'High-Dimensional Evil God - Lord of Light and Shadow' at the 'True Saint' level."

"Including the two 'Sacred Positions' we have left, plus the earthbound spirit from 'World One,' that makes three positions."

"Third-stage Saint: Zhao Yingkong", "True Saint: Zheng Zha", and "Ultimate Realm: Chu Xuan" are not needed, nor are Meng Yi and Zhang Jie.

Zero and Overlord's current realm is "the embryonic form of the Dao", while Qi Tengyi, Xiao Honglu, and Gao Hongliang are "gene lock: fourth level, high".

The Zhongzhou team discussed the allocation of the quota.

Ultimately, it was decided that the benefits of returning to "World No. 1" would go to Zero Point, Qi Tengyi, and Xiao Honglu, while veteran Bawang, who hadn't shown any outstanding performance, and new member Gao Hongliang would continue to play a minor role.

It's not that the Zhongzhou team is adhering to a last-place elimination system, but rather that the most urgent task is to maximize the efficiency of resource utilization. The Zhongzhou team, unwilling to give up and play haphazardly, is doing everything it can to seize the opportunity for survival.

……

"Take my reward points; having more time is always a good thing."

Zhang Jie, who was about to assume his duties, transferred the profits from "World Four" to Zheng Zha, who had a stronger team spirit.

"Alright, Lao Zhang, then I won't stand on ceremony. Let's have a drink together when we get back!"

Zheng Zha smiled nonchalantly.

At this moment, he finally evolved from a gorilla into the outwardly rough but inwardly meticulous captain of the Central Continent Team.

Ba Wang and Gao Hongliang planned to follow suit, but Zheng Zha refused.

"You two want to slack off, huh? Huh?"

Zheng Zha said irritably, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and follow me!"

"Several hundred days isn't a short time. Chu Xuan and I will prepare two 'High-Rank Saintly Cores of Rules' and one 'True Saint: High-Dimensional Evil God, Lord of Light and Shadow.' Zero Point, Xiao Honglu, and Qi Tengyi, get ready. Zhao Yingkong will be able to spare some time for you guys to launch a surprise attack."

Upon hearing this, Ba Wang and Gao Hongliang, who had initially felt abandoned by the Zhongzhou team, experienced a dramatic change in their mood.

"Yes! Captain!"

Both became Zheng Zha's staunch supporters, bowing down to the gorilla's big pants.

Zheng Zha did not refuse the title of 'captain'. He could see that Meng Yi, Chu Xuan and Zhang Jie were all intentionally recommending him to handle trivial matters.

In other teams, the captaincy is based on merit, with the incompetent being demoted. However, the captaincy of the Central Continent team is a hot potato. Zheng Zha, who is no longer the same as before, made a self-deprecating remark and then put the trivial matter out of his mind.

……

The Zhongzhou team split up and acted separately.

Chu Xuan, Zheng Zha, Zhao Yingkong, Ling Dian, Qi Tengyi, Xiao Honglu, Ba Wang, and Gao Hongliang exchanged all their rewards for time. With "High-Rank Sainthood - Great Law" and "High-Rank Sainthood - Mechanical Pioneer", they returned to "World One" for a last-minute assault, determined to hunt "True Saint: High-Dimensional Evil God - Lord of Light and Shadow" as a stepping stone for the Central Continent Team's progress.

The next instant, the eight-person team returned to the main god's great light sphere square.

"Approaching the Ultimate Realm": Chu Xuan.

"True Saint": Zheng Zha.

"The Three Stages of the Ascension to Sainthood": Zhao Yingkong and Xiao Honglu.

"Second Stage of Sainthood": Zero Point, Qi Tengyi.

"First Rank of Sainthood": Overlord, Gao Hongliang.

The final allocation plan of the Central Continent Team can be seen from the increase in life rank.

The two "High-Rank Sainthood Rule Cores" were given to Zero Point and Qi Tengyi, and the proceeds from hunting "True Saint: High-Dimensional Evil God Lord of Light and Shadow" became the resources of "Second Sage" Xiao Honglu.

Due to the extremely short timeframe, even with Chu Xuan's personal instruction, Xiao Honglu still couldn't fully digest the resources.

On the contrary, Zhao Yingkong's "tutoring class" was remarkably successful, honing Ba Wang and Gao Hongliang to the "approaching saint" level.

"good."

Meng Yi, who was observing the independent time algorithm of the "Main God Space Balance Mechanism", nodded slightly, and then walked alone to the main god's large light sphere.

Ignorance breeds fearlessness, while knowledge breeds deep dread.

Having overcome their initial ignorance, none of the members of the Zhongzhou team dared to disturb Meng Yi.

Led by Zheng Zha, the eight returnees grabbed Zhang Jie, the prison wardens, and gathered him in his room for drinks and a meal, subtly bidding him farewell.

……

"Sigh, it's the 'New Version of the Nine Gates of Prison' again."

Meng Yi was truly disgusted by the "new version of the Nine Gates Prison" and the even more awful "Master of the Main God Space".

The "Gu Master debuff", "Destroyer of Laws debuff", and "Leaky Person debuff" that were popular in the early game have all been dealt with.

The "Specialty: God Space - Novice" that combines the three comes with a resource requirement of 10 Gai, but it is ultimately countered by "Creating Something from Nothing - Limitless Derivation".

The remaining six gates are divided into two categories: three gates that lock identity and three gates that lock the upper limit of essence, energy, and spirit.

"Given my situation, I can only choose one of the 'new version of the Nine Gates Prison,' which locks in the three elements of 'essence,' 'qi,' and 'spirit.'"

Meng Yi overlooked the "Snowy Debuff" that led to the defeat of three thousand men, the "Extraordinary Person Debuff" that ensured the yamen's inevitable defeat, and the "Mysterious Debuff" of aristocratic mysticism, and focused on examining the other three heavyweight treasures.

The "Three Flowers·Qi" is locked by the "Douluo Series·Hydrogen Man Module", and the stats of the Hydrogen Man are just too impressive.

The "Three Flowers·Refined" item is the "Dragon Series·Hybrid Cultivation Prison Large Module," and the quality of Beixiong Fermented Bean Curd is quite high.

Locking "Three Flowers God" is "Half-Raised Series Spell Module". The abstract loan patch welds the stacked levers together. Even if it can shatter an infinite multiverse in a single thought, the final damage level of "God" is still limited to the level of street explosion.

"Locking one is manageable, locking two requires skill, locking three is truly secure."

Meng Yi was exhausted and powerless.

Given how outrageous the "Trait: Main God Space - Novice" is, it's likely that these three combined could synthesize the "Trait: Main God Space - Intermediate," where quantitative change leads to qualitative change, effectively locking "spirit and energy" within the range of ordinary adults.

"Choose 'Three Flowers Essence'."

……

[Notification: The "New Version of the Nine Gates Prison - The Gate Governing the Physical Body: Dragon Series - Hybrid Module" has been loaded!]

[Note: Congratulations to "Intruder" for obtaining the traits "Polar Bear Captive", "Painful Literature", and "Kassel Loyal Dog".]

[Note: Traits cannot be removed while in the "Tier 15 Test Grounds - God Space Series". The current priority is "Tier 15".]

"Good good!"

It's another buy-one-get-two-free deal. Meng Yi checked how much of a rip-off this feature was.

【Special Trait: Polar Bear Fermented Tofu】: Regardless of strength or realm, any final output related to "essence" is weakened to the point where it cannot defeat a regular carbon-based polar bear.

PS: If the war is a one-on-one battle, defeat will be changed to death.

【"Special Characteristics: Painful Literature": A king descends from the sky, furious and ferocious, and there is a loser in the lion's eyes.

PS: When interacting with someone of the opposite sex whom you perceive as having emotional impulses, your thinking will fall into a state of "inferiority complex, sensitivity, vulnerability, and affectation." You will withdraw and fear any need for "courage." You will be unable to spontaneously protect or assist any person of the opposite sex you admire.

【"Special Trait: Kassel Loyal Dog": As we all know, no matter how powerful the setting or background of "Dragon Raja fan works" is, the vast majority of protagonists cannot escape joining Kassel College, serving the principal of Angers, and becoming dogs for the Camarilla.

PS: The "Intruder" experienced the "Dragon Race Worldview" and never joined Kassel College; therefore, the "Trait: Kassel Loyal Dog" cannot be selected.

(End of this chapter)