501: Three years later

Three years later.

Why is it so slow?

Damn it!

I'm not waiting anymore!

After receiving the resources coordinated and transferred from Star Abyss, Chen De decided to take the initiative and attack.

He was the Supreme Holy Mother, after all; he didn't follow the usual path.

Since when did people with high morals have to learn from those with low morals? Isn't that turning the natural order upside down?

That was close. I was too cautious after arriving in the Upper Plane and was almost led astray by those loathsome fellows.

Chen De lightly wiped away the non-existent sweat on his forehead, thinking with lingering fear.

The resources brought from Qianqiu Palace and Star Abyss combined provided Chen De with approximately 1.1 attribute points.

Adding these to the Rhyme of Law only increased the progress by 0.11%.

Calculating it this way, the consumption for increasing the Rhyme of Law in the Demon Venerable Realm Second Transformation was ten times that of the First Transformation.

Furthermore, the peak of each attribute in the Demon Venerable Realm Second Transformation was 99, rather than the 19 of previous realms.

Yes, the peak of the Demon Venerable Realm Second Transformation was ten times that of the Demon Venerable Realm First Transformation.

For the current Chen De, whether it was realm consumption or Rhyme of Law consumption, both had increased tenfold.

This news was undoubtedly the worst news after his breakthrough.

But there was also good news; after this breakthrough, the attribute points Chen De gained from devouring holy virtue pills would no longer depreciate.

He could obtain as much in the Demon Venerable Realm Second Transformation as he did in the First Transformation.

Looking at it this way, although the attribute points required for cultivation increased, his earning capacity also became stronger, at least tenfold.

With these two factors combined, it didn't seem to have actually increased the difficulty by much.

In that case, Chen De felt full of confidence once again.

Gazing toward a certain direction, a flash of "goodwill" swept through his eyes.

"North Domain Star Palace."

..."Why don't we let Lord Han Yan himself take action for this first battle?

With his presence, regardless of whether Heartless Hall has any tricks up its sleeve, it can definitely be easily suppressed."

Yes, it had been three years, and the North Domain Star Palace and the Alien Races were still discussing the various matters of attacking Heartless Hall.

Actually, situations like theirs were the norm in the universe.

A major war spanning countless light-years usually required a long time to prepare.

Even setting aside this place, just look at the ancient wars in Chen De's past life.

The shortest ones required half a year of preparation, starting only after the autumn harvest.

Longer ones might take three to five years, and there were even those who prepared for over a decade.

Even for modern-level warfare, large-scale operations required several months of preparation.

War was not just about deploying people; the most critical parts were mobilizing resources and post-war subjugation.

Now, those gathered here were no longer just people from the North Domain Star Palace and the Han Clan.

Among the five major alien powers, the leaders of the other four clans had also arrived here to jointly discuss their strategy.

Han Tian frowned, neither refusing nor opposing the suggestion. "I believe the most critical issue now is how to ensure the news is suppressed and how to eliminate Heartless Hall as quickly as possible."

"If the circumstances are right, it's not out of the question for Senior Yan to take action."

"True, we indeed need to plan this carefully." Qin Lie nodded and continued the discussion.

In fact, Qin Lie knew very well that the reasons Han Tian mentioned were not exhaustive.

Another part was the division of interests after the war.

As the saying goes, if these things aren't settled in advance, falling apart is only a matter of time.

Qin Lie's North Domain Star Palace was at a disadvantage among them, but he was a very important pawn.

Whether dealing with human forces from the outer domains or those within the Xichen Domain, he was quite useful.

Therefore, for Qin Lie and the North Domain Star Palace, their interests also had to be taken into account.

As for the internal affairs of the Alien Races, they also needed to allocate interests in advance.

Although the Han Clan had Han Yan and could take the lion's share, it was impossible for one clan to consume everything.

Thus, the two sides deliberated for a long while and finally decided to strike in two and a half years.

On the surface, the North Domain Star Palace would be the main force, using the excuse of a disciple accidentally getting lost in Heartless Hall's territory.

Of course, that's what they would say if they were discovered; if not, no one would make a fuss.

Secretly, the North Domain Star Palace and the Alien Races would act together to completely annihilate Heartless Hall.

The contents of their conversation were heard in their entirety by the black liquid Chen De had left there.

It was then translated into a peculiar signal and sent into the distance.

Once Chen De arrived within a certain range of the North Domain Star Palace, he instantly received these signals.

Via a 3D projection, it showed Chen De all the conversations they had over the past three years.

"Just as I thought!"

Chen De estimated in his mind that the next batch of coordinated resources would arrive in about four years.

Therefore, Chen De likely wouldn't be able to wait until the North Domain Star Palace and the Alien Races made their move.

Since that was the case, he wouldn't wait anymore and immediately began preparing to act.

He would strike first and catch them off guard.

So, he first sneaked into the North Domain Star Palace, intending to see if he could do something in advance.

As soon as he entered, Chen De encountered a weakling at the Immortal Law Realm First Transformation.

Why call him a weakling? Because among everyone Chen De had encountered, none were this weak.

To prevent this fellow from lowering the overall standard of the Immortal Law Realm, Chen De resolutely took action to "influence" him.

Chen De knew this person's identity very well; it was Qin Lie's son—Qin Shi.

Chen De held an attitude of intense hatred and contempt toward Qin Lie, that traitor to humanity.

There were things Chen De didn't say, but in reality, he always considered himself a human and believed he had never done anything to harm the interests of the human race.

This act of betraying one's race for personal gain truly earned Chen De's deep scorn.

Therefore, he didn't show his son any kindness whatsoever.

Furthermore, because he was the Supreme Holy Mother and was broad-minded, treating aliens and humans alike...

...in the end, he couldn't help but "influence" Qin Shi into becoming a Saint, demonstrating his great love.

Then, grabbing Qin Shi, he broke the restrictions Qin Lie had placed on him.

While breaking them, Chen De discovered that there was even a restriction from an Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation expert inside.

But the result wouldn't change because of that; it was similarly easily broken by Chen De.

After finishing this, he grabbed Qin Shi and refined him in an instant!

However, the son of a traitor was simply rotten; even in death, he couldn't provide Chen De with many attribute points to benefit all living beings.

One point. Yes, a dignified Immortal Law Realm expert only provided Chen De with a single attribute point, setting a new all-time low.

I really don't know what such a weak Immortal Law Realm expert was living for; it's a complete waste of food.

After dealing with Qin Shi, Chen De continued to scout for his next target.

His plan was to deal with them one by one, from weakest to strongest.

If he went for the big ones right away, the smaller ones might escape.

That wasn't what Chen De wanted to see; what he wanted, from beginning to end, was to catch them all in one net.

Moreover, by gathering some attribute points from these Immortal Law Realm First Transformation experts first, the battles later would become easier and easier.