From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

"Placing your hopes on conscription is tantamount to sitting and waiting for death."

According to the rules of the Abyss Battlefield, there is indeed a possibility of being recruited, but if you place all your hopes on recruitment and it doesn't happen, it's a dead end.

Therefore, Lu Heng decided to actively face the crisis of the demon god's descent.

Xavier Matrix reminded us in a mechanical voice devoid of emotion: "With the power we currently possess, neither Earth nor the Alliance of Swordholders, combined, can withstand Salion at his peak."

This is true, and it's also the most difficult part.

This is quite different from the situation on the metallic planet.

Metal Planet is a demon world. If Salion were to descend upon Metal Planet, the Alliance of Swordholders could choose to withdraw, effectively placing them in an invincible position.

The world Salion is about to descend upon is Earth, the main world of humankind.

If Lu Heng chooses to evacuate Earth, it would be tantamount to giving up the entire human civilization.

Humanity's extraordinary combat capabilities are developing the fastest among all allied races.

In just four years, demigods have emerged.

Even excluding Lu Heng as a special case, a considerable number of fifth-rank combatants have already emerged among human ability users.

This is equivalent to the combined strength of the Elven race before Queen Orianna ascended to demigod status.

The most important reason why human superpowers have developed so rapidly is that the population is large enough.

From a macro perspective, the probability of a group producing top-tier combatants is actually relatively fixed.

In this situation, the larger the population base, the more top-tier combat forces will emerge.

When facing a demonic invasion, the resistance is calculated based on the absolute number of top-tier combatants.

Therefore, the larger the population of a group, the stronger its ability to resist demonic invasion.

This phenomenon can be seen as a "strategic depth" in terms of the number of ethnic groups.

Just think about it for a moment and you'll realize how glorious the Elven race would be if it had six billion people.

Therefore, once Earth is abandoned, even if some humans manage to escape and continue the flame of civilization, human civilization will begin its slow march toward extinction from the moment it abandons Earth.

To weather this crisis and preserve the essence of civilization, we must protect Earth.

Lu Heng was well aware of this, but all the power he currently possessed was insufficient to contend with Salion.

What else can I do?
The solution to this problem is not difficult to come up with.

When one's own strength is insufficient, the most direct approach is to seek help from external forces.

The art of forming alliances and counter-alliances is a wisdom that the Great Xia Dynasty possessed thousands of years ago.

Lu Heng has also been using this wisdom to unite all the allied civilizations and form the Swordholders.

However, the combined strength of the sword wielders is currently insufficient.

Then we need to continue to seek help from the outside.

Lu Heng turned to Azik and asked, "The Astral Merchant has explored so many worlds. Are there any civilizations or groups among them that could be united? Or is there any world where powerful beings exist?"

Azik frowned in thought and replied, "I can't think of that right now. I can go back and check the information about the world I've never explored before."

Oriana then added, "We can go see the Tree of Knowledge; perhaps we can find some clues there."

“Alright,” Lu Heng nodded in agreement.

After the meeting.

Lu Heng and Su Muyu teleported together to Quel'dorei, met up with Orianna, and then headed to the Ancient Tree Space together.

Since the Life Tree vine was retrieved, the Ancient Tree of Knowledge has slowly sprouted a few emerald green leaves, showing signs of renewed vitality.

Queen Aureanna took the initiative to ask, "Elder Ancient Tree, humanity is facing an unprecedented crisis. The Winged Demon God Salion is about to descend upon the human world. We do not have enough power to fight against Salion, and we have come to seek your help."

The ancient tree of knowledge shook its branches and answered in a deep, resonant voice: "Demon gods are beings that even the elves rarely encounter. I cannot imagine what kind of power could contend with them."

Lu Heng picked up the conversation and asked, "Salion is about to descend upon Blue Star and is using the Eye of the Storm to alter the world's laws. Is there any way to stop him? For example, to restore the altered laws and prevent Salion's arrival?"

After a moment's thought, the ancient tree of knowledge replied, "Restoring a changed law requires the same power as changing a law, and that power is the power of God."

"However, if it's just about preventing Salion from changing the world's laws, that might be possible."

Salion needs thirty days to alter the laws of the world through a storm, fulfilling the requirements for his arrival.

This shows that Salion changes the laws of the world very slowly.

Changing the laws of the world is a power that only a true god can wield.

In other words, if we want to change the laws of the world back and prevent Salion from descending, we need a true god to intervene.

But if there is a true god among mankind, is there any need to fear Salion?
This created a vicious cycle.

However, judging from what the Ancient Tree of Knowledge said, it seems that the power of a true god is not required, and there is another way to achieve this goal.

"What method is it?" Lu Heng hurriedly asked.

"With the power of a god-slayer, combined with supreme arcane energy, although it cannot change the laws of the world, it can prevent the power of a demon god from altering those laws," the Ancient Tree of Knowledge offered a solution.

“But none of us can simultaneously wield the power of a god-slayer and arcane energy.” Orianna frowned, a troubled expression on her face.

Currently, only Lu Heng can use the Godslayer power on the Elf Crown, but he is not an arcanist and has not studied arcane magic, so he cannot fuse the two powers.

The Ancient Tree of Knowledge chuckled and said, "You can cooperate, can't you?"

Aureanna paused for a moment, having just been swayed by a subconscious misconception.

She nodded in agreement: "Understood."

Although they did not find a force to counter Salion, they found a way to stop Salion from changing the laws of the Blue Star world.

Lu Heng wasted no time and invited Aureanna to Blue Star.

The two flew to the eye of the storm over the East China Sea.

At this moment, the world's laws at the eye of the storm have changed into a state of chaos.

This chaotic state at the level of laws is actually the state of laws in the outer space.

The Eye of the Storm is equivalent to transforming the inner space of Earth into a state of law similar to that of the outer space.

The chaotic space of the outer dimension has no restrictions on the power of the demon god.

Therefore, as long as the created chaotic space is large enough, Salion can descend.

"Let's give it a try." Lu Heng glanced at Oriana, unsure if this method would work.

“Okay.” Orianna nodded in agreement, then raised the elven artifact and released supreme arcane energy together with Lu Heng.

Lu Heng released the power of the Godslayer and the supreme arcane energy, fusing them together and injecting them into the eye of the storm.

The expanding chaotic space was blocked by two energies and began to contract inward.

Noticing the chaotic space beginning to shrink, Lu Heng's eyes lit up, and he said, "It's a success."

Lu Heng continued to increase the power of the Godslayer, destroying the Eye of the Storm in one fell swoop.

The next few days.

Lu Heng and Orianna destroyed all four eye storms that appeared in the sky above Blue Star.

After the eye of the storm was destroyed, the storm stopped.

This enraged Salion, who was ready to descend upon Earth once the Eye of the Storm was formed, slaughtering all humanity to vent his fury.

However, Lu Heng found a way to destroy the eye of the storm.

However, the matter did not end there. The eye of the storm over the East China Sea disappeared for less than half a day before reappearing.

Salion rekindles the four Eyes of the Storm, continuing to create conditions for its arrival.

Lu Heng and Orianna made their second move, preparing to destroy the eye of the storm over the East China Sea.

However, this time Salion released divine power from outer space to block the attack launched by Lu Heng and Orianna.

The two forces collided at the eye of the storm and completely neutralized each other.

This time, the eye of the storm was not destroyed.

Lu Heng and Orianna's actions could only stop the expansion of the Chaos Law.

However, there are four storm eyes on Earth.

Lu Heng and his companion were unable to stop all four Eyes of the Storm simultaneously, and attacking the Eyes of the Storm consumed a great deal of energy.

A demigod could never win a battle of attrition against a demon god.

Therefore, this method can only delay Salion's arrival and cannot completely resolve the crisis.

Two days later.

Azik returned from Ecosphere One, sent a message, and came to meet Lu Heng.

"I went back and checked all the exploration data, but I couldn't find any civilization that could help us. However, there is a rather dangerous world where there might be a turning point."

Lu Heng pressed further, "What world?"

Azik replied, “I have read the notes of the prophet Gremave and explored some of the interesting worlds he recorded.”

"There is a world that is extremely dangerous. The Prophet's notes record that there is a very powerful being there."

"When I was young, I was very curious and went to see it. I almost didn't make it back."

"I'm not sure what's there. After I entered that world, I lost consciousness, and when I woke up, I was drifting in the Astral Rift."

"I determined the time by the fact that ten days had passed between when I lost consciousness and when I woke up."

"In other words, after I entered that world, I was unconscious for ten days, and I have no idea what I encountered there."

"So, I suspect there is a powerful civilization there, and I may have been captured by them, but instead of killing me, they banished me from that world."

"A powerful civilization?" Lu Heng felt that this information was of little help in addressing the current crisis facing humanity.

“I’m not sure either, that’s just my guess. If you’d like to go see it, I can take you.” Azik’s tone wasn’t entirely certain either.

If the world Azik described truly contains a powerful civilization.

If this civilization is not part of the Abyss faction, there is indeed a tiny chance that it can receive help.

According to current information, all known civilizations will be invaded by the abyss.

This naturally led civilizations invaded by the Abyss to become allies.

So, will the world that Azik spoke of also be invaded by the Abyss?
If an abyssal invasion exists, why were no civilizations recruited to it?

At least in the information known to the Ancient Tree of Knowledge, there is no mention of this civilization.

The best way to resolve these questions is to take a look.

Humanity is now facing an apocalyptic crisis and must find a new breakthrough.

After careful consideration, Lu Heng said, "Take me to see it."

……

Two days later.

Lu Heng and Su Muyu boarded Azik's astral merchant ship, crossed the astral ocean, and arrived at the outer layer of a strange world.

Floating in outer space, Lu Heng, with his demigod vision, did indeed see a world, but this world was so deep and dark that he could see nothing at all.

That's right, the world isn't that big; it's probably only about one-tenth the size of Earth.

Moreover, there is no light at all in this world.

It's not accurate to say there was no light; it's more accurate to say there was absolutely no observation or feedback.

Human vision is produced by sensing light.

Hearing is the perception of sound produced by vibrations propagating through a medium.

Every observation method obtains information through feedback.

Lu Heng observed the world through his demigod vision, but he could see nothing and received no feedback whatsoever.

There was no light, no sound, and no observation or feedback.

It's as if the whole world is a black hole, and all observations that enter this world are swallowed up, with no feedback being transmitted.

"I can't see anything." Lu Heng frowned.

"Let's see how it goes." Su Muyu extended her perception into this dark world through space.

After a moment, she frowned and said, "There is indeed no feedback from any observations, which is very strange."

She thought for a moment and said, "I can try putting a seed of the Tree of Life inside and observing it through the vine. Would you like to try?"

She finally asked Lu Heng for his opinion, since no one knew what was in this dark world.

If there is an abyss demon inside, and it awakens what is inside, the three of them will have a hard time escaping.

After considering for a moment, Lu Heng nodded and said, "Let's give it a try."

Azik said he entered this world and was in a coma for ten days, but he did not die.

From this perspective, the world doesn't seem so dangerous.

Su Muyu nodded in agreement, took a deep breath, and held out a seed of the Tree of Life vine in her hands, casting it into the dark world.

The seed sprouted in the dark world and stretched out the vine of life.

The next moment, Su Muyu's expression changed drastically, and she said, "We have to leave quickly, the Tree of Life is dead."

at the same time.

Azik immediately activated the Astral Merchant Ship, attempting to evacuate.

at this time.

A powerful pressure emanated from the dark world, sealing off the surrounding chaotic space.

The astral merchant ship sailed at full speed, but it couldn't travel any further and was stuck in place.

At the same time, Lu Heng felt a powerful pressure penetrate into his mind.

Lu Heng's consciousness was lost in a world of illusion, where he could see nothing, and Su Muyu and Azik beside him had also disappeared.

In the sky at the edge of the lost world, a pair of cold eyes opened.

Those eyes clearly belong to the owner of this oppressive aura.

"Who are you?" Lu Heng asked.

"It's been a very, very long time since I've encountered food containing a divine essence, even if it's not a complete divine essence." A voice, transmitted on a spiritual level, came from those eyes.

Lu Heng immediately realized that he had been treated as food by the other party.

In a flash, Lu Heng said, "You won't gain much divine power from eating me. I know where to find food with a complete divine essence." (End of Chapter)