Eternal Night.

Chapter 917 Preparations for the Final Battle
(PS: Sorry I'm late. My wife had her blood checked today, and her results aren't good enough for discharge. Plus, she's showing signs of miscarriage... 555, I'm so worried. I guess I'll have to take another two or three days off. I'm really sorry.)
Chu Minghao did not immediately head straight for the Heavenly Court.

First, he can't go; the mainframe doesn't have the coordinates of the Heavenly Court. Second, even if he could go, it wouldn't be of any use because he hasn't ascended yet. If he went, all he could do is bully everything below the Root; he still wouldn't be able to do anything to the Root... Although he now has a trump card that allows him to use the power of the Ascended Body for a short time, "short time" is one thing; the more effort he puts in, the shorter that time might become an instant.

So if he goes to the Heavenly Court now, no matter what trump cards Wu Pifu has, or what plans or intentions he has, he will only be a burden, not a strong ally like before, unless... he can instantly ascend to a higher level!

But that's easier said than done.
Although his Heavenly Sword level transcendent path can now be sublimated, this is just a normal sublimation. Leaving aside the future potential and the improvement in combat power after the sublimation, the sublimation process itself will take a long time, requiring the slow condensation of one's own perfect characteristics.

Unless he can obtain a transcendent path at the True Sword level, which would allow him to surpass ordinary people through that path, resulting in an overflowing power and an extremely short sublimation process.

In the end, Chu Minghao let go of these sublimated beings and fell into a long silence.

Compared to Wu Pifu, Chu Minghao and Liang Min both possess leadership qualities. On the positive side, they are selfless, thoughtful, and decisive. On the negative side, they can be extremely ruthless in certain situations, especially when it involves the entire race and civilization. They are even willing to sacrifice themselves. This is Chu Minghao's leadership quality.

Of course, it's not as outrageous as the Emperor in the Warhammer Dreamworld. Chu Minghao loves the entire human race, but he also loves specific individuals. The situation of the Gaia humans hasn't deteriorated to the point where he has to extinguish his own humanity in order to lead humanity to survival.

Now he is thinking about how to help Wu Pifu escape danger without implicating the Gaia civilization, or at least prevent him and Liang Min from being trapped and causing the end of the Gaia civilization.

"...I knew you'd call, but using the mainframe's permissions for making phone calls must be really frustrating for the mainframe, right?" Liang Min's voice came from the other end, along with the sound of waves and the roars of fish... Don't ask Chu Minghao how he recognized the roars of "fish" or why "fish" would roar; he just recognized them.

Chu Minghao said seriously, "There is no mainframe phone. The mainframe has repeatedly stated that your joke is not funny at all!"

Liang Min laughed out loud: "Yeah, no... damn it! This is Orichalcum fishing line!! What the hell is this?!"

Chu Minghao remained silent for a long time before asking, "I heard... you went to find an opportunity for ascension, right?"

Liang Min seemed to be engaged in a fierce battle when a loud noise came from the side. At the same time, Liang Min's voice came: "That's right, my opportunity for sublimation lies in advancing through the causal extraordinary path. I've already found it and am trying to fish for it!"

Chu Minghao fell silent again.

Think about it carefully. When you're fishing, you might catch something, or you might not. Some fish might take the bait, some might not... Isn't that a cause-and-effect relationship? Seems reasonable...

"I don't have time for your jokes. Now listen up, Wu Pifu..."

Before Chu Minghao could finish speaking, Liang Min exclaimed, "I already know! It's impossible not to know. Every civilization we've encountered, every ascended being we've met, and even the more powerful superhumans we've met, are all discussing this awesome Chosen One of the Era and this even more awesome civilization of the Era. Hey, you know what, I actually feel quite proud to hear this."

"Do not make jokes!!"

Chu Minghao roared furiously, "You're talking about the third and last super-brain ability user among us humans! He made great contributions to our Gaia humanity, risking his life for us many times. How can you joke about that?!"

"Yes, yes, yes..." Liang Min said helplessly, "Then what do you suggest we do? Should we all rush into the Heavenly Court to die? I know this guy is reckless, but this is too reckless! Is he some kind of explosive? He was attacked by a Heavenly Master or something, and after he killed the Heavenly Master, he was attacked by the Heavenly Court's automatic program after the Heavenly Master's death, and then he exploded, he really exploded, and he went straight to the Heavenly Court to chop people up... This is just too damn crazy, I can't understand this guy's thought process!"

Chu Minghao thought for a moment and said, "There must be something we don't know about, otherwise Brother Wu wouldn't have acted so...recklessly, right?"

"Are you asking me or just patting yourself on the back?" Liang Min complained. "Let's not even talk about his heroic acts of killing people before he met you and me. I've heard Xu Shilan say that even when he was very weak, he was incredibly reckless. His first reaction to any situation was to kill someone. Then, as he grew stronger and met you and me, he didn't rely on us to buy time to develop like Xu Wanfang did. Instead, he became even more reckless. Don't tell me you've forgotten about him killing four Root Sources. Can you believe it back then? Anyway, let's talk about something more meaningful, like what we should do now?"

Chu Minghao immediately said, "I'm not going to wait any longer. There might be some risks, but I need to obtain the Ascension Elements as quickly as possible and then immediately return to Gaia. Upon returning to Gaia, I will issue Order Number One in the name of the President of the Unified Human Government: all humans in Gaia must return to Gaia and temporarily relinquish all Dream World territories, including the Land of Redemption. Before the next Order Number One is issued, I will use my presidential authority to block the Mainframe's Dream World penetration function." Liang Min, also a faction leader, immediately understood what Chu Minghao meant. He paused for two seconds and said, "So, you've decided to go all in?"

"if not?"

Chu Minghao was very decisive. He said in a deep voice, "Putting aside Brother Wu's importance, we can imagine the reaction of the Heavenly Court. No matter what Brother Wu's reason for attacking the Heavenly Court, once the whole Dream World broadcast this, I saw the shadow of Xu Shilan in it. Do you remember what she did when we were hostile to each other after Xu Wanfang died? Wasn't it the same as now?"

"...The order has collapsed, hasn't it?" Liang Min sighed.

Chu Minghao answered definitively, "Yes, it's the collapse of order. The existence of the Heavenly Court is itself the order for the Dream World. The strongest ancient civilization awakens every so often to harvest the real era, and even harvests the remaining civilizations and many Dream Worlds. Do you think the civilizations, countless extraordinary beings, sublimated beings, and those roots that retain self-awareness in the Dream World are willing to accept this, or are they angry but dare not speak out? We've discussed it, the think tank has discussed it, and the National Strategic Command has discussed it. Our conclusion is that, apart from Buddhism, the only force that might rival the Heavenly Court, all other forces are actually part of the Heavenly Court's order, right?"

That's right. Unlike Wu Pifu, who was completely inept at and didn't care about or like these things, Chu Minghao and Liang Min were human leaders. They had to pay attention to and know about these things, and they also had to participate. When Wu Pifu started to wander around, the two of them, who knew about the threat from the Heavenly Court, made thorough preparations with their subordinates.

Liang Min picked up the thread, saying, "And now, a new era civilization that has only entered the Dream World two or three hundred years ago, one of its three pillars of civilization has actually single-handedly charged into the Heavenly Court with a sword. Regardless of the outcome, the very fact that he was able to reach the Heavenly Court has already shattered its invincible status. The order of the Heavenly Court will begin to collapse from this point, and the entire Dream World will enter a stage of chaos... no, a chaotic frenzy of demons, unless..."

"Unless the Heavenly Court can kill Brother Wu as quickly as possible, and then crush us Gaia humans like a bug!"

The two spoke in unison.

This will absolutely happen!

Otherwise, the Heavenly Court is truly a paper tiger, a paper tiger that could suppress the entire Dream World for countless eras, sweeping across the strongest times of many civilizations, including the True Martial Civilization, defeating countless enemies, suppressing other ancient civilizations to the point of not daring to show their faces, and even suppressing the most ancient Buddhist Ten Thousand Buddhas...

Chu Minghao and Liang Min, along with the higher-ups of the Gaia humans, genuinely hoped that the Heavenly Court was a paper tiger. Unfortunately, this idea couldn't be applied to an entire race or civilization, because any misstep would make the entire Gaia humanity take the blame. Therefore, everyone had to believe that the Heavenly Court truly lived up to its name as the strongest overlord who could suppress everything, and that the entire Gaia humanity had to fight a blocking battle with all its might to survive.

Chu Minghao and Liang Min fell silent at the same time. After a long while, Liang Min said, "I understand what you mean. After we obtain the Ascension Core, we will immediately carry out your plan, and then... use the infinite energy of the Thunder Pool and the half-activated faster-than-light travel method left to us by that scoundrel to take Gaia directly to our destination. Once we arrive, you and I will immediately ascend, and at the same time... confront the Heavenly Court army that will inevitably arrive, right?"

"That's right!"

Chu Minghao lowered his head and said, "First, we can't abandon Brother Wu, but we can't get to the Heavenly Court at Level 01. Second, we don't have the combat power to help Brother Wu. Third, if the Heavenly Court is bound to attack, it will be when we reach our destination. Considering all this information, the only way we can achieve all three conditions at the same time is to get to our destination as soon as possible, and at the same time, we can both ascend and then face the Heavenly Court's attack with our full combat power. In this way, Brother Wu in the Heavenly Court will also go to the Absolute Truth Layer with the Thirty-Three Outer Heavens. Not only can we save him, but we can also resolve this war that our human civilization will inevitably face. This is my plan!"

Liang Min pondered for a moment and said, "I agree, but you just mentioned... our peak combat strength, right?"

"Correct!"

Chu Minghao looked up, his eyes no longer displaying their gentle elegance, but only a furious, murderous glint.

"Unlock the mecha core that was sealed away, along with the super-brain auxiliary device and the corresponding Dragoon system that you and I have already configured, and 'that,' the theoretical final form of the super-brain, which is..."

"Super Brain Combat Form!!"

(End of this chapter)