Chapter 569 Celestial Conference

The Summit Conference.The thirteen kings and the mastermind behind the scenes each harbored their own ulterior motives.No one spoke up immediately.Although some were uneasy, nodding to the King of the Underworld and saying it made sense would only result in them having to send troops down, a passive act of being the first to stick their neck out.The thirteen kingdoms had been fighting each other for so many years; they were all shrewd and wouldn't act without a sufficiently large benefit.So what to do?Time ticked by, and the kings gradually decided to remain silent, waiting to see if the mortal forces truly extended into their territory.Everyone turned their gaze to the mysterious figure on the main seat.The figure made a decision, but not regarding this matter."I mentioned this to you all many years ago.""The Heavenly Net is shattered. If the threads of fate and time truly collapse, the world will enter eternal night.""The world beneath our feet will vanish.""Two options.""1. Kill the tyrant completely.""2. Search with all our might for a new world that can accommodate our power.""Now, what are your thoughts?"In the end, half chose to focus their efforts on finding a new world, while the other half chose to kill the tyrant completely.One more person wanted to kill the tyrant completely.The figure in the light shook his head and said, "I've decided to do both at the same time.""To kill the tyrant, we must use a massive amount of fortune to create an even larger, boundless annihilation realm.""Finding a new world also requires a large amount of fortune to guide us.""The world is divided into the Celestial Realm and the Mortal Realm.""Over the years, the Mortal Realm's fortune has reached two-fifths of the world's total, 40%.""This is an enormous number, so enormous that it even seems strange to me." The Celestial Realm possesses higher-level resources and more abundant source energy, placing it in a completely superior-subordinate relationship with the Mortal Realm.Why does the human realm's fortune account for 40% of the total, while the celestial realm's only 60%?The answer is likely quite obvious.The human realm has enjoyed peace for many years.Among the myriad realms, there have been only minor frictions between them; since three thousand years ago, there have been no major wars.The celestial realm is different.The thirteen kingdoms are constantly at war, killing each other—that's one reason.Secondly, the people there are living in a state of decline; their quality of life is probably less than one-tenth of that of ordinary humans.The thirteen kingdoms exploit them too ruthlessly.They not only kill those who ascend, but even the inhabitants of the celestial realm themselves, unless they are royalty, are almost all enslaved.Once fortune becomes visible, once a person possesses a certain amount of fortune, those in power cannot resist their greed and will exploit them.The human realm was once like this, filled with suffering and devastation; those without the talent for cultivation struggled even to get enough to eat.Why is this the case when technology is so advanced?Because in the eyes of those in power, they are not human beings, but merely a mass of fortune.What does destiny eat and wear?Everything changed after the rise of humanity.The great war three thousand years ago issued a death order:As long as humanity isn't wiped out, the destiny of the lower realms should not be harvested for the time being.Harvesting too much might overwhelm humanity, leading to disastrous consequences.Humanity's strength indirectly brought temporary peace to other races.The thirteen kingdoms, seeing the increasing amount of destiny in the human realm, were incredibly eager to seize it.When could they harvest it?The one in the throne decides.Today, his statement of wanting it all speaks volumes.The figure in the light said indifferently: "Harvest the destiny of the human realm, and also harvest the destiny of humanity itself. Finally, use this destiny to kill the tyrant, then harvest the destiny of the celestial realm, and search for a new world.""I've finished speaking. Who agrees? Who disagrees?"The figure in the light's gaze swept over the thirteen kings.Everyone nodded hastily, eager for the battle to begin.However, harvesting fortune is also a skill.This skill has another name: war.If you directly devour your opponent, the fortune you gain is actually very little.Fortune lies dormant within the physical body, laws, spirit, and soul.Through war, these four aspects of a person are brought out.Especially during large-scale wars, when laws are flying everywhere, the fortune in that area becomes extremely dense.Harvesting fortune is similar to harvesting "leeks" (a metaphor for exploiting others), but there are many intricacies involved.After the meeting,all thirteen kings returned to court, summoned their confidants, and issued the order that his superiors had issued countless times."You can harvest now!"The confidant nodded with a smile, "Harvest as usual?"At this moment, except for the Underworld Kingdom, which had no land to harvest, the other twelve kings realized something very important.Could they harvest as usual?The old method of harvesting was simply rolling a sickle around, and after harvesting, the strength of the entire realm would drop significantly.This in itself wasn't the problem.The problem is, previously, it was a matter of one kingdom at a time, one month for each, the next month for the others.Today, however, thirteen kingdoms are dividing the spoils simultaneously.That complicates things.For example, if I see your kingdom halfway through its division, and I accidentally reach in and take a handful, then afterwards claim it was done by some lowly ants on earth, and I knew nothing about it.What to do then?Besides dividing the spoils, there's another important task:Attack the humans.The strategists of each kingdom immediately simplified this complex problem.It boils down to four things:Who divides first, and who divides later?Who sends troops to attack the humans first, and who sends troops later?The best solution would be to hold another meeting, have the twelve kings discuss and decide the order, and then follow that rule.But this seemingly reasonable solution is, in practice, a pipe dream.Even a normal company struggles to get twelve departments working together.You expect twelve kings who have been fighting each other their entire lives to cooperate?Are you crazy? The only thing in this world that cannot be directly confronted is the human heart.Besides, there's no trust to speak of between kingdoms.Now, things are inexplicably left unresolved.What to do when faced with an indecisive situation?Watch others do it!After all, the luck is there; it won't be lost.Actually, it's not impossible to do it.The best way is to let the person in charge step forward and clarify the matter.But he remained silent.Where is he now?Below the Abyss.In the Boundless Realm of Annihilation.A mysterious figure appeared before the tyrant.Looking at the man enveloped in the Heavenly Net before him, he said calmly, "Your men are quite capable."The Tyrant, however, changed the subject, casually asking, "Does this matter to you?""The New World has been found?"The mysterious figure chuckled, "That's none of your concern.""This is what I'm thinking.""Killing you and finding the New World will be done together.""Moreover, I'll use the human fortune you've painstakingly cultivated over ten thousand years to kill you!""That'll be cruel enough!""That'll be satisfying!"The Tyrant said indifferently, "Then good luck.""Heh, you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin." The mysterious figure sneered, uttering its harsh words before turning to leave.Suddenly, the Tyrant said with a smile, "Be careful not to be too clever for your own good.""Getting impatient?" The figure paused, speaking contemptuously.The Tyrant shook his head: "I wasn't talking about killing me.""Actually, you don't care about the lives of those thirteen kingdoms at all, right?"Hearing this, a ripple appeared in the figure's eyes.The tyrant continued, "You not only want war to break out on Earth, but you also want war to break out in Heaven. In the end, you'll take all the fortune with you.""There's a saying in my hometown: 'True happiness is when everyone is well.''Those who don't want everyone to be well often end up badly.'"There's a second saying.""Liking to go all in is a sign of idiocy.""Such people often end up losing everything." The mysterious figure was slightly angered and said coldly, "Your mouth is as foul as ever.""Foul??" The tyrant laughed loudly, "It's not over yet.""Those who like to go all in also never..." "They won't listen to any advice.""When their brains are consumed by greed, they're like those clever shrews whose brains are controlled by a clever ox; they start having all sorts of bizarre fantasies.""But these people are also quite fortunate. Before their downfall, their inner world is incredibly rich, even the most learned teachers in the world can't possess such a fulfilling inner world.""Their brains are filled with all sorts of images of success, swaggering, dominating the world, and an attitude of absolute superiority.""They're...very cool." By the end, the tyrant himself was laughing uncontrollably.Guangying took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and said fiercely, "Xiao Fan, we'll wait and see!"The tyrant replied in a rhyming tone, "You are really cool!"Guangying clenched his fist in anger; if he had a face, the veins on his face would probably be bulging.Suddenly, something occurred to him, his anger vanished, and he sneered, "I suddenly remembered your son.""He had just learned to walk when he was brutally erased.""You can only say that his father was utterly incompetent."The tyrant, still smiling, said, "I believe he'll be very handsome when he grows up, just like me."