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

Chapter 424 A Heart's Plan, Hellish Madness

In September of the 310th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, Wang Meng's proposal, imbued with a resolute and do-or-die spirit, stirred up ripples before you like a boulder thrown into a calm lake.

He intended to replicate his feat from the previous era, venturing deep into the spirit realm to stir its will and trigger a violent upheaval in its internal power structure, using himself as a catalyst.

However, you weren't blinded by this burning courage; almost instantly upon hearing the plan, you rejected the proposal.

You know all too well that though the river of time may seem familiar, it is impossible to step into the same turbulent current twice.

The Red Heart Society's development and the enemies it encounters in each timeline are completely different.

[An enemy from the previous timeline might be an ally in this one.]

[And the allies from the previous timeline might not even be able to keep up with the Red Heart Society in this timeline.]

[Wang Meng's success in the previous timeline was based on the premise that the spirit realm's will was in a deep slumber and completely unprepared for internal undercurrents.]

Now, since the Red Heart Society's meticulously planned trap, the Spirit Realm's will has raised its vigilance to an unprecedented level.

Those all-seeing eyes of will were always half-open, constantly on guard against any disturbance from the Red Heart Society; their vigor was far beyond what it had been during their slumber.

[Wang Meng's mission is tantamount to stroking a tiger's whiskers while it is still lucid; in your view, the risk of failure is almost an inevitable and certain outcome.]

Moreover, times have changed.

[The Red Heart Society now stands at the center of the storm not just with four True Gods of Rules, but with a full five pillars supporting the heavens!]

[You yourself, the founder of the Red Heart Society, though you have not yet ignited the divine flame, have already reached the pinnacle of physical and spiritual strength through the tempering of the ultimate rules, coupled with top-tier equipment meticulously crafted by the Red Heart Research Institute and incorporating the wisdom of multiple time and space. Your overall combat power is already close to touching the realm of the third-tier true gods.]

This means that, when necessary, you can be deployed as a genuine god-like warrior to the brutal battlefield where gods slay each other.

Of course, you know perfectly well that if you participate in the war without any external assistance, it probably won't have a significant impact on the Red Heart Society's battle situation.

[Let alone barely reaching the third tier, even with the strength of the third tier, going head-to-head with those veteran True Gods who can destroy stars at will would inevitably result in an extremely difficult outcome.]

[It could even lead to a grueling, protracted struggle, causing immense pressure and injury.]

Therefore, if you are determined to personally participate in this storm targeting the spirit world, your primary task is to seek a breakthrough in power and elevate your combat strength to the next level.

For you, the soul of the Red Heart Society, in the current situation where the rules of the ultimate path have not yet completely transformed into godhood, the fastest, most direct, and most significant way to improve combat power is undoubtedly that double-edged sword that was proven to be extremely powerful yet also highly poisonous in the previous timeline.

The power of faith!

Your understanding, application, and mastery of the power of faith have long surpassed the realm of demigod comprehension.

That is invaluable experience accumulated through multiple cycles of time and space, tempered by blood and fire; in a sense, it might even be comparable to faith in a true god.

[After all, you've been killed by the power of faith several times; this kind of firsthand experience of death is something other true gods of faith have never had.]

Furthermore, the Red Heart Research Institute has consistently dedicated its top-tier research resources to the study of faith runes since the institute's system began to function properly.

[Although the Faith Rune system is still classified as second-generation, its internal structure is more sophisticated, its energy flow more stable, and its output efficiency more optimized. Compared to the second-generation runes of the previous era, its overall performance has achieved an astonishing leap of 38%.]

What pleases you most is that the unique, supreme rules within you possess an almost instinctive purification mechanism for complex forces of faith.

[It can also filter out the most corrosive spiritual impurities in the torrent of faith to a certain extent, reducing the risk of its backlash.]

[The eighth generation of the Red Heart Society, this supercomputer embodying the highest computing power and wisdom of the Red Heart Society, has undergone countless simulations and deductions.]

Its conclusions are encouraging and give you a clearer understanding of future warfare.

[If you, a demigod of the highest level, were to recklessly activate, control, and unleash the power of faith—which has been initially purified by the rules of the highest level—under an overloaded state, the power that would erupt instantly could very well touch the threshold of a second-tier true god.]

This means that, under certain battlefield conditions, the power you can unleash might even rival that of Agrelius.

[For example, relying on the Red Heart World's robust defense system for defensive operations, coupled with the Red Heart Society's powerful technology and multiple amplifications, you, as a supreme demigod, might truly be able to engage in a thrilling head-on confrontation with those first-tier true gods who are hesitant due to fear of falling.]

After all, those beings high above have long been accustomed to eternal life and supreme authority, and the fear of death is deeply ingrained in the core of their divine will.

[And you, the founder of the Red Heart Society, have long since disregarded life and death to protect your ideals and the flame of revolution.]

This fearlessness, stemming from conviction, is itself a powerful force.

[The Eighth Generation of the Crimson Heart even calculated that, thanks to the purification effect of the Extreme Path Rules and the optimization of the Second Generation Divine Runes, the duration for which you can maintain this peak faith combat power will far exceed the limit of the previous timeline.] [However, this power is not without its price.]

A core issue that cannot be avoided hangs like the Sword of Damocles over one's head.

Once the power of faith flows into and acts upon the rules of the ultimate path on a large scale and for a long period of time, the impurities and spiritual imprints of all living beings contained within it will inevitably cause irreversible erosion and pollution of the pure, unique, and supreme essence of the rules of the ultimate path.

This kind of pollution will directly hinder your future ascent on the path to divinity, and will also bring your understanding of the rules of the ultimate path to a standstill.

Therefore, while the four true gods of the Red Heart Society were still able to barely maintain a relatively safe haven amidst the raging waves of divine war with their burning fighting spirit and divine bodies, you chose to endure.

You're keeping yourself as your last resort, remaining inactive, hoping to accumulate more resources for your participation in this divine war over the years.

In March of the 312th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, battle reports from the front lines and the increasingly severe injuries of the four True Gods, like a tightening noose, clearly revealed one fact.

The limits of the four guardian deities of the Red Heart Society are now almost within reach.

You realize that you don't have much time left to continue comprehending the rules of the ultimate path.

[As for Wang Meng's suggestion, they couldn't go there themselves, but who said the Red Heart Society was the only enemy in the Spirit Realm?]

Revealing that final trump card, that last act of madness, to the other enemies in the spirit world might have unexpected effects.

[Therefore, the crucial information that you will have the ability to disrupt the will of the spirit world and induce internal power turmoil was revealed, seemingly casually, to the will of hell who has always held a complex attitude towards the Red Heart Society.]

As expected, this news was like a spark thrown into boiling oil, instantly igniting the flames of greed within the vast, chaotic consciousness of the Will of Hell.

[Especially when you implied that this plan required the cooperation of two Hell-type True Gods as key nodes, the crimson orb of Hell's Will, composed of billions of twisted soul fragments, nearly broke free of its restraints, its churning desires and interests transforming into a tangible roar of greed.]

To pry open your mouth and extract more details, the Will of Hell unhesitatingly displayed its usual generosity.

Two units of incredibly pure crimson essence were directly thrown out by the Will of Hell as the bargaining chip in this intelligence exchange.

Faced with the sincerity of the will of hell, you didn't hesitate.

[A phantom formed from Wang Meng's divine power instantly tore through space and descended upon the area where you were confronting the will of hell.]

Although this illusory figure was not the true form, it still possessed the unique, fiery fighting spirit of the God of War, like flowing molten lava, and the profound gaze that had witnessed the vicissitudes of time.

You know full well that things have come to this point, and there is no longer any need to conceal the secret of transcending time and space from the will of hell.

This ruler of hell had spent a considerable amount of time observing the Red Heart Society headquarters, even conducting close and periodic research on those future warriors burdened with their future destinies.

Especially after the fall of the Star Demon God and the Heart Demon God, two True Gods of the Rules who had close ties with the Red Heart Society, the destiny trajectories of the future warriors, so different from those of the current timeline, have long been exposed to the Hell Will's all-seeing gaze, as clear as fireflies in the night.

[If the Will of Hell hadn't, for its own benefit, actively used its vast crimson primordial power to cleverly conceal these spacetime anomalies, the Will of the Abyss and the Will of the Spirit Realm would likely have already followed the clues and thoroughly uncovered the Red Heart Society's greatest secret.]

Your understanding of the will of hell has long surpassed simple cooperation or hostility.

[You understand His deep-seated desire. As the weakest of the three world wills, long suppressed by the Abyss and looked down upon by the Spirit Realm, His thirst for strength has reached an almost pathological level.]

Driven by this desire, He is willing to abandon all so-called dignity and bottom lines, resorting to any means necessary. Any opportunity that could bring about an increase in power will be seized by Him like a shark smelling blood.

Compared to the Abyss Will, which still somewhat considers the face of the larger world and acts relatively straightforwardly, the concept of "face" simply doesn't exist in the dictionary of the Hell Will.

His philosophy of survival is the ultimate pragmatism and opportunism. For the sake of power, he can unhesitatingly transform into the most cunning speculator, even dancing with former enemies.

Therefore, after learning the relevant details and recognizing that the Red Heart Society had successfully disrupted the core of the Spirit Realm's authority in the previous timeline, the Will of Hell became interested.

[In September of the 315th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, after much discussion between you and the Will of Hell, the Will of Hell granted you one unit of Crimson Origin and two slots for Hell-based divine positions.]

[Hell's Will is really generous this time!]

He waved his hand!

These two divine positions belong to your Chixin Society!

Let's choose our team!

[As long as the Red Heart Society selects someone, the Will of Hell will not hesitate and will immediately elevate these two to godhood in the shortest possible time!]

(End of this chapter)