You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

Chapter 102: The Combination of Human Will and Dou Qi: The Hero's Decline (5k)

When the demonic energy of the abyss that obscured the sky and the sun dissipated, a terrifying demon a thousand meters tall, its body covered in lava, appeared within the Red Heart Society's observation range.

[Soon, relevant information about this terrifying demon was discovered.]

[Level 98 Abyss Lord: Lava Demon.]

[That massive body, terrifying level, ferocious face, and surging demonic energy all around it brought unparalleled psychological pressure to all observers.]

【The most important thing is that the lava demon did not come out alone.】

[Following closely, a large group of stone demons and fire demons emerged from the former site of the White Eagle Empire and continued to approach the Red Heart Society's northern defense line.]

Everyone knows that this will be the biggest challenge the Red Heart Society has faced since its establishment.

[The Abyssal Armies on the Eastern and Southern Frontiers seemed to have sensed the arrival of the Lava Demon, and their attacks became increasingly violent.]

[In order to resist the Abyssal Army to the greatest extent possible, almost all combatants began to practice the Secret Art of Burning Life.]

[After training, my combat power has increased several times. Perhaps I still have a chance of surviving this defensive battle.]

[If I die, it will be two or three years later.]

[But if they don't practice, if any of the three major lines of defense collapse, they may all perish tragically in the slaughter of the abyssal army.]

【Anyone who is not stupid knows this.】

Therefore, without any call from the Red Heart Society, they began to burn their own lives and souls.

【May this body illuminate my sincere heart! 】

[When everyone is fighting for their lives, and even you, the leader, are dying, why should they care about their own lives?]

[In June of the 144th year of the Supernatural Calendar, the Lava Demon led a large demon army to invade the northern border of the Red Heart Society.]

Even if the Red Heart Society takes advantage of the honeymoon period with the White Eagle Empire to rebuild the northern border defense line to the standards of the Red Heart Fortress.

[But the demon army was so powerful that they managed to carve a hole in the northern border in just a few days.]

[That powerful lava demon can only be resisted with difficulty by you, who is in the center of the Red Heart Battle Group, fully activating your Dou Qi Domain, and Master Jian, who is at the front of the Red Heart Battle Group, releasing his Soul Domain.]

[As a level 94 professional, Jian Lao is four levels behind the Furnace Demon.]

[But when you reach level 90 or above, each level is a step up! ]

[The gap between each level is like a chasm! ]

If it weren't for the combined might of the Red Heart Regiment, and the added power of your Dou Qi, then even with all his might, Old Sword could only hold the Lava Demon for a short while.

【Not to mention, it's a tough fight against the other side. 】

[Right now, the Red Heart Group is like a giant ball in front of the Lava Demon, and can be easily beaten by relying on its defense.]

[Even so, all members of the Red Heart Regiment were still under attack from the lava demons, their bodies and souls constantly suffering.]

If it weren't for the increased life recovery speed of your Dou Qi field, they would have collapsed long ago.

【this!】

[This is the terrifying combat power of the top demon! ]

[And in this tug-of-war, the biggest variable is your lifespan.]

[Once your lifespan is exhausted, the entire Red Heart Regiment will instantly lose your domain enhancement and be slaughtered by the lava demons.]

[So, you anxiously search for an external force that can change this tug-of-war.]

【And the human will that has been silent within you is obviously the best external force. 】

[But no matter how you call out, the human will seems to be non-existent, with no response at all.]

[Even if you allowed Master Jian to use his soul realm to oppress you just to try, Renyi remained unmoved.]

[Somewhere in the darkness, it seemed as if the human mind knew that Jian was always on your side and had no hostility or killing intent towards you.]

[In July of the 144th year of the Supernatural Calendar, under the pressure of your excessive exertion, your vitality continues to drain away.]

【My once black hair is now all gray.】

[The wrinkles on your face and the bags under your eyes also indicate that you will not live long.]

[As the members of the Red Heart Squad watched your aura gradually dwindle, their fighting stances became increasingly ferocious and desperate.]

[That fearless fighting style sometimes frightened the Lava Demon.]

[He came to this world through connections in order to eat souls and become stronger.]

[I'm not here to be dragged down to my own death!]

[The situation of the battle also changed drastically after the Lava Demon changed his mind.]

【When two meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins! 】

[When the Lava Demon refuses to fight with all his might, he is doomed to be overwhelmed by the weaker Red Heart Legion.]

When the news of the reversal of the battle here reached the mainland of the Red Heart Society, it caused a great celebration among the Red Heart Society.

【look! 】

[Under the leadership of the leader, even the unprecedented lava demon will be suppressed! ]

[The Red Heart Battle Group, covered in glory, will surely bring them good news! ]

In August of the 144th year of the Transcendental Calendar, the Lava Demon watched the Red Heart Regiment closing in on him. His injuries grew increasingly severe, especially due to the presence of the human realm, which was like a thorn in his side, causing him great distress.

[Preliminary estimates suggest that millions of human souls will be needed to fully recover.]

So He thought that He could not delay any longer.

[So, His clever brain told Him that He should take action against you, the core member of the warband whose life was coming to an end.]

[During this period of battle, He also discovered that the Dou Qi field was released by an insignificant little bug like you.]

【Plus, you are filled with deathly aura, so you won't live long.】

[So He only needs a powerful soul attack to annihilate you, a little bug that is so old and about to die.]

[The lava demon has chosen its target.]

[The lava demon is preparing a soul attack.]

[The lava demon was worried about failing to land a single strike, so he wanted to give the Red Hearts a better defense in the future.]

[So, He decided to use the secret method engraved deep within His soul, activate the Soul Chain, pull your soul out, and devour it directly.]

【He activated the soul chain.】

[The Soul Chain is invisible and intangible, but under the influence of the power of the Red Heart Battle Formation, it is still exposed to the vision of all members of the Red Heart Battle Group.]

[But the Soul Chain contains the high-level power of the abyss, directly penetrating the Red Heart Regiment's defensive barrier, like a spike piercing your heart.]

[The lava demon saw this scene, and the corners of its huge mouth curled up slightly, revealing an extremely terrifying smile.]

【Success! 】

[As long as the soul chain is locked, unless the opponent has a stronger energy source than him, the opponent's soul can only be pulled by the soul chain.]

[But before he could even laugh, an extremely terrifying force came from the other party.]

[No matter how you call, no matter how many methods you try, you can't wake up. Bound by the chains of the lava demon soul, like a dragon full of irritability, immersed in a sweet dream, at the critical moment, someone wakes it up with a loudspeaker in its ear.]

[The boiling human will, the moment it awakens within you, locks onto the lava demon opposite you.]

The terrifyingly powerful lava demon seemed to be targeted by a powerful being. It instinctively cut its soul chains and ran away.

[But now that human will has awakened, there will definitely be more than just thunder and rain.]

【Boom! 】

[Above the lava demon, a golden ocean gathers.]

[Looking closely, it was a sea composed of dense golden lightning.]

[A golden sea of ​​thunder hovered above the Lava Demon's head, bombarding him with intensive and terrifying attacks.]

[This scene is very much like the world's will imposing a divine punishment on foreign invaders.]

[You are not idle either. While you are in this world, you begin to feel the power of human will emanating from around you.]

[That extremely violent human will, once in your hands, instantly turns from a hungry wolf into a little lamb, allowing you to manipulate it at will.]

When you tried to integrate it into the Dou Qi field for testing, you were surprised to find that the two forces were very harmonious, with almost no rejection reaction.

[So now you hope that the Lava Demon can hold out for a while longer, or at least not be killed instantly by someone.]

[Otherwise, your experiment of integrating human will into the realm of fighting spirit will probably fail midway.]

Fortunately, the lava demon is very powerful, and the abyssal aura surrounding his body also helps him bear the golden thunder of human will.

【After your repeated attempts, your Dou Qi domain interface also began to change.】

[Function ⑤: Consumes a small amount of energy to heal the injuries of all friendly forces within the Dou Qi area, enhance the physical strength and spiritual energy of all friendly forces within the Dou Qi area, and suppress all enemies within the Dou Qi area in all directions.]

[Function ⑥: Consume some of your willpower to remove the enemy's level suppression debuff on your allies.]

[Note: Excessive consumption of human will will cause disasters to occur within the area of ​​rule.]

You stare at the fifth function of the Dou Qi field, slightly startled.

[Under the blessing of human will, the fighting spirit field is so powerful? ]

[Recovering from injuries, enhancing combat effectiveness, and suppressing the enemy in all directions. It can be said that the emergence of the fifth function directly pushed the Dou Qi realm to a level that does not belong to the realm.]

[There is also this sixth function, which directly removes the debuff of level suppression.]

Is this still a field?

[It's almost become a divine realm, right? ]

[The power of human will is fully demonstrated at this moment!] [It can protect your soul and at the same time launch an indiscriminate attack on all creatures that covet your soul.]

[Even the lava demon that made Master Jian despair could only flee in panic under the attack of human will.]

[Now, it can even directly amplify the Dou Qi field.]

【As for the note on the second line? 】

[People are about to die, why do they still care about the so-called disaster? ]

【Everything, just survive first! 】

[In order to escape the pursuit of humans, the lava demon forcibly returned to the abyss world.]

[Under the protection of the will of the abyssal world, the golden thunder swirling in the sky gradually faded away.]

[But even so, the lava demon did not appear again.]

[The retreat of the lava demons has greatly reduced the pressure on the Red Heart Society.]

[Under the attack of the Red Heart Regiment, the pressure on the eastern and southern defense lines was greatly reduced.]

However, after the battlefield situation stabilized, a highly contagious fever inexplicably broke out in the thirty-plus provinces under the Red Heart Society's command.

[Even someone as strong as an eighth-rank professional couldn't escape the symptoms of a fever of 39 degrees.]

[The more loyal someone is to you, the more severe the burning will be.]

[Of course, for extraordinary people, a fever is just a minor problem.]

[A bottle of basic life potion worth a few dozen dollars can cure the symptoms of a fever.]

The Red Heart Association's top brass also knew the root cause of the fever. After realizing that loyalty was directly proportional to fever, Lin Xue even collected a count of all those with high fevers within the Red Heart Association's territory.

[For those with a fever of 40 degrees, a batch of extraordinary resources were directly distributed as welfare.]

[Those who can have a fever of 40 degrees are definitely your ardent followers.]

[This fever comes at a perfect time when you don’t have time to conduct a large-scale screening of loyal personnel.]

【In short, this incident can be considered a bad thing turned into a good thing.】

[In October of the 144th year of the Transcendental Calendar, the Lava Demon, urged and forced by the Abyss Projection's will, very reluctantly emerged from the White Eagle Empire.]

[After being severely beaten by human will, He also learned His lesson.]

[The Chixin Society is still too complicated! ]

[They were clearly just a bunch of ants and bugs, yet they were able to unleash a power that frightened Him.]

If he hadn't run fast, he would have been struck to death by the golden lightning.

So He decided to go in another direction, leading His followers to attack other human kingdoms.

【As for the Red Heart Society?】

[In the future, more Abyss Lords will emerge from this world, and I will let my competitors kill them! ]

[In November of the 144th year of the Supernormal Calendar, through the intelligence channels of the Red Heart Society, you learned that the Lava Demon led his followers across the ocean and attacked the United States.]

【It’s hard for you to comment on this.】

[But you also have a feeling that your life span is running out.]

[Even though you're a fourth-level professional with an extraordinary body, it's a bit difficult for you to walk even a little faster now.]

This is the tragic end of a burning life, more difficult for the body and soul to accept than natural decline.

[Even if you don't want to admit it, you know it clearly in your heart. ]

[You have burned too much of your lifespan and experienced too many wars. You are about to die.]

[But the Red Heart Society is facing a crisis, and its future is bleak.]

[You don't know how long the Chixin Club will survive after you leave? ]

How many happy days can those at the bottom of society, protected by the Chixin Society, enjoy?

[But no matter what, you want to clear some obstacles for the future development of the Red Heart Society before you die.]

[So, you ordered people to break the forbidden magic stone set up by the Red Heart Society.]

[While you can still mobilize people's hearts and minds, remove the biggest obstacle facing the Red Heart Club!]

[If you were here, even the Red Heart Society would be unable to defeat this black shadow.]

【After you die, the Chixin Society will be even more invincible! 】

[In December of the 144th year of the Supernatural Calendar, the seal at the entrance to the Red Heart Society's Abyssal Battlefield was broken, and a gigantic demon that obscured the sky and the sun emerged from it.]

[Level 98 Abyss Lord: Shadow Demon.]

[At the same time, He has a large number of dark demons and shadow demons as his servants.]

[After the Shadow Demon came out, he breathed in the boiling air of the living around him and felt the drooling breath of the souls around him. He felt that life had never been so happy.]

[But before He could enjoy a few seconds of happiness, the Red Heart Battle Group not far away suddenly erupted.]

[With the blessing of you consuming your willpower and comprehensively amplifying your fighting spirit, the Red Heart Group erupted with unparalleled power.]

[Especially after you directly activated the sixth function of the Dou Qi field, reducing the level suppression debuff brought by the Shadow Demon, the Shadow Demon ushered in its own doom.]

[Without the fourth-level damage reduction, the power of the Red Heart Group directly broke his arm.]

[Even if it hides in the shadows, it is immune to most damage.]

[But under the direct attack of a whole regiment, the damage inflicted by this small number of enemies is also extremely terrifying.]

[The Shadow Demon lacked the fourth-level damage amplification, and its attack on the Red Heart Legion only caused a few ripples in the defensive barrier.]

[When the level suppression is eliminated, the Shadow Demon's damage and defense are no longer an insurmountable barrier that the Red Hearts cannot match.]

[So, after finally breaking the seal of the forbidden magic stone and preparing to step out to kill everyone, the shadow demon ushered in the darkest period of his life.]

Even if He summoned His followers and vassal armies to attack and defend, these vassal armies were nothing more than chickens and dogs under the full amplification of the Dou Qi field.

【Full-scale push! 】

【Crushing invincibility! 】

[At this moment, Jian Lao, who was at the attacking position of the Red Heart Group, seemed to have regained his confidence as a supremely powerful warrior.]

【So what if it's a demon?】

【Cut it off with one sword! 】

[As expected, the Shadow Demon and all his minions were completely wiped out, leaving no one alive.]

[The Red Heart Society achieved the only major victory during the invasion of the Abyss Army!]

[This is an unprecedented victory for human civilization in its confrontation with the abyssal world.]

[Even with such a brilliant achievement, there wasn't a single smile on the faces of any of the members of the Red Heart Group.]

[Because everyone can feel the thick aura of death emanating from you.]

[The founder of the Red Heart Society, the only sun in the hearts of all Red Heart Society members, now a hero in his twilight years.]

【Human life is long but short.】

[For the truly immortal species, a hundred years pass in the blink of an eye.]

[But for humans, a hundred years is almost a lifetime.]

[Because you, the leader, are young, everyone subconsciously forgets that you will die.]

Even if you are fighting with your life on fire, everyone still doesn't want to believe that you will die.

[How could a person like you die? ]

【You are the sun! 】

It's light!

[He is a leader who single-handedly changed the entire world order, pulled the lower classes of the Federation out of the quagmire, and gave everyone a happy life!]

Subconsciously, they began to fear the future.

【I fear the days without your guidance! 】

What would become of a world without the guidance and illumination of the sun?

【No one dares to think! 】

[No one knows! ]

【All they knew was that they were about to lose their leader who protected them.】

When the first member of the Red Heart Regiment began to sob softly, when the first tear fell, the battlefield that should have been cheering for victory was instantly overwhelmed by sadness.

[Even though your eyes are cloudy and your face is old beyond recognition.]

[But you still noticed everyone's sadness and felt everyone's reluctance to let you go.]

[In response, you raised your right hand tremblingly.]

You are quite calm in the face of your own death.

[Because you know that death is just another beginning for you.]

[But you can't let your heart collapse quickly after you die.]

Therefore, you need to give the Red Heart Society a shot in the arm for continued development.

(End of this chapter)