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

Chapter 312 I Have Nothing Missing

In August of the 159th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, Zhou Mo accepted a disciple, marking his first formal acceptance of a student.

You participated in this seemingly simple, but in reality, complex, apprenticeship ceremony.

Simply put, the event wasn't large; only a few dozen people participated.

What's remarkable is that almost all of the core members and high-ranking officials of the Red Heart Society have come.

This incident also demonstrates Chi Xin's loyalty to Zhou Mo and his apprentice.

With Zhou Mo's support, Yun Lan began a comprehensive study and reform of various cultivation techniques and secret arts.

When Yun Lan set ambitious goals and wanted to upgrade the painful training program, Zhou Mo was very pleased, looking at Yun Lan with the same smug gaze an old farmer would give to his crops.

Keep going!

【apprentice!】

Although you are not as quick-witted as your teacher, nor as talented, nor as fortunate, nor as insightful, you are not as broad-minded.

However, there is one area where you are inferior to me.

That's your teacher, and he's better than mine!

Yunlan looked at the narcissistic teacher, her lips twitching, and she fell silent.

However, he knew very well that his teacher had now developed and innovated the painful cultivation technique to an extremely high level.

If one wishes to upgrade and improve their cultivation efficiency, they must defeat their teacher and surpass that peak!

[Or perhaps, it's about defeating the teachers of the past!]

But think about it carefully, isn't it true that this gives you a goal and something to strive for?

[In July of the 160th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, seeing that repeated attempts at communication had failed, the Will of Hell directly unleashed its most proficient method of soul erosion, corrupting all the core members of your Red Heart Society.]

At the same moment, the Red Heart Society's special alarm system, designed to counter the soul-corrosion of the Will of Hell, blared throughout headquarters.

[The Hell Energy Detection System indicates that an invisible crimson current is permeating the Crimson Heart World.]

This is not a physical attack, but a direct erosion of the soul.

The most frightening thing is that this erosion can undermine an organization's cohesion from within.

The Red Heart Society is an organization, and an organization is made up of all sorts of people. Without these people, no matter how strong you are, you cannot effectively rule a world.

Even though our hearts may be overflowing with sincerity now, each person is an indispensable cog in the machine.

Old Wang in the logistics department controls the allocation of all supplies, Xiao Li in the intelligence department can analyze massive amounts of data instantly, and even Aunt Zhang in the canteen is related to the morale of thousands of people.

People from all walks of life and all corners of the world gathered here, forming the highly efficient and dedicated Chixin Society.

And these are all targets that the will of hell wants to destroy.

[But when the Crimson Corruption came into contact with the first member of the Red Heart Society, something unexpected happened.]

A crimson mark suddenly appeared on the man's forehead, reflecting the crimson light back at him.

Even more astonishingly, all the rebounded crimson energy was transformed into pure soul power, which was then given back to the Crimson Heart World.

[Spirit Imprint!]

[Soul-Fixing Mark!]

[A gift from time and space gave the Red Heart Society the confidence to face the invasion of hell from the very beginning.]

[Even during these years of research, the former principal, leading the core members of the Soul Research Center, with the help of your tilted power of the Crimson Heart World, bound the imprints in the minds of all Crimson Heart Society members to the Crimson Heart World.]

As long as they remain in the Red Heart Society, and as long as the Red Heart World has not fallen, their thoughts and souls will not be corrupted or rewritten by hell.

[In this process, all soul forces attempting to rewrite the thoughts of Red Heart Society members will be refined by the Red Heart World Will after experiencing a backlash.]

[Under your control, the will of the Crimson World can even devour and digest the Crimson Origin, let alone some simple energy extensions?]

So this is a win-win situation!

[Benefits for both sides!]

Of course, the most crucial element in all of this is the imprint of thought!

[Based on the imprint of thought, and extended by the mark of spiritual essence, it connects to the core of the world of pure heart.]

If the Red Heart World were to collapse in the future, members of the Red Heart Society could sever their ties with it in an instant.

[Once the Will of Hell discovered the differences among the members of the Red Heart Society, the Red Heart World had already quietly enjoyed several hearty meals.]

[The Will of Hell believed that the Red Heart Society possessed rapid technological development, extensive coverage of people's livelihoods, and abundant martial virtue. However, when He confronted them head-on, He discovered that the Red Heart Society's defenses in the realms of soul and will were truly astonishing.]

[Having endured the tortures of multiple timelines in the Abyss and Hell, the members of the Red Heart Society possess arguably the strongest willpower. After all, without strong willpower and soul resistance, they would likely have been wiped out by the Hell realms of previous timelines long ago.]

[The Red Heart Society needs to thank those who never gave up the fight and struggled alongside us in previous timelines.]

Meanwhile, the Will of Hell started cursing, thinking, "What son of a bitch is helping the Red Heart Society like this?"

Most importantly, the soul defense system that this bastard helped the Red Heart Society build is way too targeted at Hell, isn't it?

Check out this quick combo!

Isn't this practically tailor-made for hell?

For a time, the Will of Hell suspected the true gods of Hell, not the Abyss itself.

After all, the Abyss doesn't know Hell that well!

[Mainly, the Abyss doesn't need to rack its brains to understand Hell, since Hell can't defeat the Abyss anyway, why waste time?] [In August of the 161st year of the Extraordinary Calendar, while the true gods of Hell were all tied down, Agrus led his army straight to the core of Hell.]

[Using his understanding of Hell from the previous timeline, and with the protection of the will of the abyss, He evaded the carefully prepared conspiracies and traps of the will of Hell.]

Under Agrelius's command, the Lava Army was invincible in every attack and battle.

Even the great demons must bow down before the Lava Army's charge!

[The various extraordinary arrays, military skills, and battle formation knowledge systems that Lin Xue forced Aglis to remember in the previous timeline, under the combined attack and charge of the Lava Army, were all transformed into the most direct combat power.]

When Agrelius broke through the barrier of the core of Hell and stepped into the eighty-first level of the core, the will of Hell manifested directly.

The first thing it manifested was to hurl insults at the will of the abyss.

In short, the message is the same: the war between the gods is raging, and both sides are in a close cooperative period, so what is the Abyss planning to do?

[They sent an army to infiltrate the core base?]

[Will the cooperation continue or not?]

If they don't cooperate, Hell can simply withdraw all its True God forces, leaving the Abyss to fight two against one against the Spirit Realm and Heaven!

Faced with the enraged Hell, the Will of the Abyss remained silent, merely conveying its message to Agrelius, instructing him to plunder all the treasures of Hell's core layer as quickly as possible.

Agrippa did not need to retreat until He explicitly ordered a retreat.

Agris had anticipated this.

[Therefore, long before entering the core of Hell, He had already issued the highest order to the Lava Army!]

【Rob!】

[Huge sale!]

Anyway, this isn't where they live, and it has nothing to do with them.

Once you miss this opportunity, you'll never have another.

So, in front of the will of hell, Agrelius loudly rebuked the Lava Army, ordering them to stop and line up, but the Lava Army seemed out of control, ignoring everything and only grabbing the good stuff.

Left with no other choice, Agrelius confessed to the will of the abyss that it was his mistake.

[As commander, His inability to command His soldiers to stop is His fault. May the great will of the abyss not blame those soldiers blinded by trivial matters.]

They were born weak and had never seen such a grand spectacle. How could they remain unmoved by treasures placed before them?

[The Will of the Abyss, in front of the Will of Hell, delivered its most serious criticism to Aglios.]

Even in Hell's own arena, when the Abyss's will sternly rebukes someone, it's like a celestial phenomenon, with lightning and thunder; the uninitiated might think the Abyss's will was about to execute Agris as an example.

[In the immersive performance, Agris even vomited blood and appeared weak and listless, seemingly being punished, to better suit the occasion.]

However, they know their own situation; the will of the abyss won't suppress its meritorious contributors for the sake of outsiders.

[How could the Will of Hell, a long-time enemy that has studied the Will of the Abyss for many years, not know about this?]

But some things, when weighed, are incredibly heavy; when not, they're just a few words.

Since the will of the abyss has given us face, we naturally won't refuse.

Thus, amidst this three-way power struggle, the will of the abyss issued a decree, ordering Agrelius to lead his lava army to retreat from the eighty-first level of the abyss.

After Agris's return, the Will of the Abyss rewarded her twelve times in succession.

[Twelve streams of light, representing the supreme ruler's authority, flashed and entered Agrelius's body directly.]

If Agris hadn't possessed such unwavering willpower, he would likely have undergone an immediate power ascension, instantly becoming a Demon God of the Abyss.

And so, encouraged by the will of the abyss, Agrelius returned to her territory and began making various arrangements.

【Nowadays!】

The authority over the abyss is sufficient!

It is time for Him to prepare for the final, decisive impact of the true god of rules!

But before that, He needs to properly arrange the lava army.

In April of the 162nd year of the Extraordinary Calendar, a major upheaval occurred within the Lava Army, following instructions from Aglios, the founder of the Lava Demon Performing Arts School.

[Bartoc, the Ember Demon, who was Agrelius's most loyal subordinate and had shielded him from countless life-or-death attacks on the battlefield, has rebelled with his most devoted soldiers.]

[With the support of the will of hell, they obtained a forbidden drug that sealed the authority of the Supreme Lord, imprisoning Agrelius within the Lava Army.]

Fortunately, Aglios was cautious and had taken precautions.

[Through the spacetime traversal array set up by His own bloodline, He was directly teleported to the void.]

【He!】

[Without the Demon God present, Agris's fighting power is invincible!]

[He wasn't killed by the enemy, but instead fell victim to his most loyal subordinate?]

This left even the Abyss Will, who had been closely watching Agris, speechless, and its opinion of Agris began to noticeably decline.

[I initially thought Agris was the future demon god who fit the Abyss's strategic goals, with all his attributes maxed out, whether it was his individual combat strength or his ability to command troops.]

[In hindsight, he was just a useless piece of trash who couldn't even control his own subordinates.]

(End of this chapter)