47: Song Xian
The European Diviner's claims spread rapidly across the internet and gained almost universal acceptance.
However, the conclusion would only be verified six days later. If the Blue-level Secret Realm in the United States shattered in six days and Yao Beasts descended upon the country, the Diviner's words would naturally be proven false.
Zhang Sheng looked at the information on Douyin. Although he was shocked, for now, he could only focus on his cultivation and take things one step at a time.
During these two or three days, Zhang Sheng's Wood Prison Cage reached Perfected State. The Spell was now instantaneous; within a hundred meters, he could instantly manifest one or several Wood Prison Cages out of thin air.
If plants were present, casting through the plants themselves would increase the control range several times over while greatly reducing spiritual energy consumption.
The Spiritual Plants in the spirit fields had also completed their transformation, becoming two-year-old Spiritual Plants.
On the third day,
Earth's third Blue-level Secret Realm appeared on the western plateau of China. China immediately dispatched teams to set up layers of defense around the Secret Realm.
So far, everything was progressing exactly as the European Diviner had predicted. One Blue-level Secret Realm descended every day.
But no one could predict whether the Seven-Day Natural Disaster would truly erupt.
In the underground hall of the First Cultivation University, the atmosphere was somewhat heavy.
“Song Xian, are you ready?” Dean Hou Wu asked solemnly.
A burly, short-haired man clad in spirit armor rose from his meditation mat.
He laughed loudly and said, “Who else but me!”
The youth on the third meditation mat rose at the same time and said, “Brother Xian, how about I go with you! My sword is also quite sharp!”
“Yidong! I can handle the investigation of the Blue-level Secret Realm alone. There are definitely Divine Breath Realm Beasts inside; my greatsword is already thirsting for battle! And...”
An identical figure suddenly stepped out from the burly youth's body.
“I never said I only had one SSS-level Talent!” the two identical burly youths said confidently.
Including Dean Hou Wu, the other eight Sequence Members looked at the man before them in shock.
They only knew that Song Xian, as the first of the Sequence Members, had awakened a top-tier SSS-level Talent: All Meridians Open, which made his cultivation speed more than ten times that of an average person.
“Song Xian, you've truly given us a massive surprise!” Hou Wu said excitedly.
“China uses its best resources to nurture us; this is what I should do. I will send a Clone to investigate the Blue-level Secret Realm and face the Divine Breath Realm Beasts. Even if it dies, I can just Cultivate another one!”
No one expected that Song Xian's second Talent would also be SSS-level, and a rare Clone Talent at that.
Song Xian, the first of the Sequence Members, sent a Clone to the Blue-level Secret Realm while his main body remained in the Spirit Gathering Array to continue cultivating.
Hou Wu and the other Sequence Members did not leave; they waited for news from the Clone.
Meanwhile, shocking news for the whole world came out of India.
India announced that they had completed the subjugation of their Blue-level Secret Realm!
This made everyone realize that India might have given birth to an extremely powerful Cultivator.
However, what puzzled China was that, according to satellite photos, the Blue-level Secret Realm in India had not disappeared. Instead, it had been encased in thousands of cubic meters of concrete by the Indians, shaped like a monument.
That evening,
Song Xian's Clone returned to the underground hall in rags, the scale armor it had been wearing now completely gone.
“Song Xian, what's the situation inside the Secret Realm?” Dean Hou Wu asked anxiously.
“Haha! Couldn't win! Totally couldn't win!”
“As expected of Divine Breath Realm Beasts, they're ridiculously strong. They smashed my scale armor to bits in no time. To bring the video data back, I even threw away my greatsword!”
This guy!
Everyone marveled at Song Xian's formidable strength, being able to escape from Divine Breath Realm Beasts.
“Dean, the video data is all in this drone.” Song Xian handed a drone from his coat to Hou Wu.
“Song Xian, you did a great job! Just how strong are those Divine Breath Realm Beasts?”
“Very strong! With my strength at the sixth level of the Qi Sea Realm, I couldn't kill them at all. If you encounter a Divine Breath Realm Beast, there's only one thing to do: run!” At this point, Song Xian dropped his flippancy and became exceptionally serious.
“But once I Cultivate to the 9th level of the Qi Sea Realm—no! Just the 8th level—those three Divine Breath Realm Beasts inside won't be a match for me anymore! Haha!” Song Xian grinned and let out a strange laugh.
Everyone was already used to Song Xian's eccentric personality; for the strong, such quirks could be tolerated.
The drone Song Xian took into the Secret Realm was China's most advanced model, specifically designed for Secret Realm exploration.
It was silent and extremely fast!
According to the drone's footage and measurements, the area of the Blue-level Secret Realm was staggeringly large, reaching several hundred kilometers in radius. There were numerous Qi Sea Realm beasts inside, and at least three Divine Breath Realm Beasts.
Completing the subjugation within seven days was simply impossible!
“Everyone, before us, there are the Secret Realms in the US and India. If a natural disaster breaks out, it will happen there first. As for India's claim of completing the subjugation, the credibility is low. If these two Secret Realms truly release Yao Beasts onto Earth at the end of the seventh day...”
At this point, Dean Hou Wu's voice became very heavy. “We will have no choice but to drop nuclear bombs into the Secret Realms. Although this will cause unpredictable consequences, we have no other option compared to a large number of powerful Yao Beasts descending upon the world!”
...The fourth day,
The fifth day,
The sixth day.
With each passing day, a new Blue-level Secret Realm appeared on Earth. Almost every continent now had one.
The seventh day ended! At the early hours of the eighth day, nothing happened at the US Blue-level Secret Realm, which was under the world's gaze.
The Diviner's words were true!
If the Blue-level Secret Realm in Los Angeles was not subjugated in advance, August 14, 2030, would be the day Divine Breath Realm Beasts descended upon the world.
“What should we do?”
“Just Cultivate well!”
Sitting on his meditation mat, Zhang Sheng opened his eyes. A trace of lightning flickered and moved across his fingertips; he hadn't even used a hand seal.
The millions of people watching the live broadcast of the US Blue-level Secret Realm's light gate all let out a long sigh of relief!
“Song Xian, are you confident about the next forty days?” Dean Hou, who never smoked, lit a cigarette for himself, his movements exceptionally clumsy.
The youth on the meditation mat smiled and said, “Thirty days is enough!”
Hearing this, the other Sequence Members were also excited. The ninth member, Leng Qinghe, looked at the burly youth in the lead position like a doting fan.
Despite all being Sequence Members, they already knew they were far behind this man.
Even Sequence Three, Lin Yidong, who was also at the sixth level of the Qi Sea Realm, had less than ten percent of the spiritual energy Song Xian possessed.
The tree wants to be still, but the wind won't stop!
Various negative rumors began to ferment in people's hearts. Most believed that 49 days later would be the end of humanity, and they began to indulge their inner desires.
Homicide cases across the globe began to spring up like mushrooms after rain.
China was no exception!