155: The Seven Beast Realms Fall, and the Origin Revealed

“!”

“What in the world is going on?!”

The Dragon Race God of War, one of the three remaining Middle Gods in the Seven Beast World and the strongest being in the Seven Beast World, could not comprehend what was happening.

In his perception, a large amount of resources in the treasury had vanished, replaced by an influx of Void Power.

It was as if something was using Void Power to steal resources from the treasury; even though he had enveloped the precious treasures with his divine sense and sealed them with divine power, they were still being stolen by the Void Power.

The Dragon Race God of War had no experience dealing with such a situation and could only notify the other gods to investigate.

His presence in the treasury was utterly useless.

On the other side, Lin Chen was quite pleased.

Each time he sprinkled some Void Power into the Replacement Array, a large number of treasures would appear, all of them Lower God-tier treasures, and quite a lot of them.

After all, a world's hidden collection, no matter how small, couldn't be truly insignificant. Of course, it couldn't be vast either, as a dying world's remaining treasures would certainly be less than during its peak.

After replacing all seven thousand-plus God-tier treasures from Seven Beast God City, Lin Chen didn't stop, beginning to replace Demigod-tier treasures and resources; he was very diligent and thrifty.

He didn't mind having more God-tier treasures, and he certainly didn't mind having more Demigod-tier and lower treasures and resources. These were all valuable items; even if he couldn't use them himself, someone else surely could.

After all, these were free resources, so why not take them?

While Lin Chen was replacing Demigod-tier resources and treasures, the dozens of remaining gods of the Seven Beast World gathered at the treasury. They watched as a large batch of resources disappeared before their eyes after Void Power emerged, only able to sense a faint fluctuation of spatial power, unable to perceive anything more.

The Seven Beast World's foundation was not strong enough, so they naturally couldn't discern Lin Chen's methods. Because they didn't understand Lin Chen's methods, the gods of the Seven Beast World couldn't find a way to counteract him, only able to watch helplessly as large quantities of resources vanished from the treasury before their eyes.

They were like impotent husbands, unable to do anything.

“Heaven intends to destroy our Seven Beast World!”

“With the resources in the treasury gone, how can the front-line battlefield be maintained? It’s time to make the final decision!”

“No destruction, no construction!”

“If we don’t leave now, we will truly face extinction.”

The gods of the Seven Beast World had already prepared to flee. Seven Beast God City was a fortress they had built that could wander the Void.

Originally, they had intended to further exploit the resources of the Seven Beast World, select powerful individuals from their clans to preserve the diversity and spark of the Seven Beast civilization, and then completely collapse the Seven Beast World, taking the Seven Beast World's origin with them as they fled.

Now, however, the most precious part of the extracted resources was gone, leaving only a large amount of ordinary resources. If they didn't leave now, their chances of successful escape would decrease with each passing day.

Soon, Lin Chen noticed something was amiss: the treasury was empty, and the Replacement Array could no longer replace anything.

With a thought, he realized that the gods of the Seven Beast World had taken action. As long as they collected those resources into their divine spatial dimensions, and the Replacement Array only anchored to the treasury, it naturally couldn't cross another layer of space to replace treasures within a god's divine spatial dimension.

However, his gains were already quite substantial; he had swept clean all the high-tier resources and treasures from the treasury.

The remaining resources were merely ordinary ones; though vast in quantity, they were not essential for Lin Chen. It would be great to get them, but it didn't matter if he didn't.

Next, he set his sights on the Seven Beast World's origin.

A Great World must inherently possess a World Origin.

World Origin is typically hidden within the world's core, serving as the vessel for the world's consciousness. Occasionally, wisps of World Origin will detach from the world's core and scatter within the world, transforming into various treasures or living beings.

Only when a world is on the verge of destruction will its World Origin manifest, seeking individuals or items that can continue the world's existence. Of course, most of the time, the World Origin will be obtained by the entity that destroys the world.

The Origin Coins circulating among high-level cultivators within the Federation are mostly composed of the World Origin from such dying worlds, which is why World Origin is hard currency among high-level cultivators.

Based on the Seven Beast World's original status, the remaining World Origin, if converted into Origin Coins, is estimated to be as much as three million.

If Lin Chen could obtain it, his net worth would definitely double.

Lin Chen's current Origin Coins, even combined, did not exceed one hundred thousand. Even if he converted all his treasures and resources into Origin Coins, the amount would not exceed five hundred thousand.

Therefore, Lin Chen was determined to obtain the Seven Beast World's origin.

If he could seize the layer origin in the Five Regions Great World, he could seize the remaining origin in the Seven Beast World.

At the same time, the remaining gods of the Seven Beast World began their final preparations before fleeing.

First, they summoned the selected beings, the 'sparks,' and packed them into the spatially expanded Seven Beast God City.

Second, they activated the array spread throughout the entire Seven Beast Domain, with the array's core located in Seven Beast God City.

Subsequently, they activated the array, drawing all the telluric energy and heaven-and-earth energy from the Seven Beast Domain, forcibly integrating these energies into Seven Beast God City.

Finally, they artificially shattered the Seven Beast Domain, forcing the Seven Beast World to prematurely enter a dying, collapsing state, enticing the Seven Beast World's remaining origin to appear and attach itself to Seven Beast God City.

Only when the Seven Beast World's remaining origin was attached to Seven Beast God City could Seven Beast God City detach from the Seven Beast World and gain the qualification to wander the Void.

Without the protection of the origin, even if Seven Beast God City could wander the Void, it would eventually be drawn in by a nearby Great World or universe, ultimately falling into a Great World or universe and losing its independence.

With the origin's protection, Seven Beast God City could resist the attraction of nearby Great Worlds and universes, isolate itself from the prying of Void Creatures, and ultimately even have the chance to re-evolve into a new Seven Beast World.

“Heh, isn’t this just making things easier for me?”

“The gods of the Seven Beast World are truly good people.”

Lin Chen sensed the land beneath his feet rapidly becoming barren, with all nutrients and energy flowing into the distant Seven Beast God City. He knew then that the gods of the Seven Beast World were preparing to flee with Seven Beast God City.

Before fleeing, those Seven Beast World gods would surely force out the World Origin and carry it with them, otherwise fleeing would only postpone their own demise.

And this was advantageous for Lin Chen; he only needed to be the mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind.

He silently adjusted the Replacement Array, ready at any moment to replace the manifested World Origin to his side, and at the same time, he had prepared the Origin Sealing Tool.

This Origin Sealing Tool was not a complex treasure; it was something the Federation had already mass-produced, almost essential equipment for exploration, to prevent a state of helplessness when encountering various types of origin.

Origin is not some high-and-mighty, untouchable thing.

Everyone also has an origin; here, origin refers to a person's lifespan. However, a person's origin is very small, incomparable to World Origin. The so-called origin damage specifically manifests as a reduction in lifespan and a regression in aptitude.

The gods on the Seven Beast World's side were working hard, and Lin Chen was also working hard, diligently playing the role of the schemer.

Time always flew by quickly when doing serious business.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

The nutrients and energy of the Seven Beast Domain were completely extracted into Seven Beast God City, and in this process, the living beings within it did not escape their fate, instead dying from having their essence, spirit, and origin drained.

The Seven Beast Coalition forces, far away at the border, were still resisting the invading localized Void Creatures until their deaths. Unfortunately, the decision-makers in the rear had already prepared to flee, and not only did they not take them, but they also took their lives.

These matters had nothing to do with Lin Chen; he merely accelerated the process.

The entire Seven Beast World was collapsing. The world barrier, originally supported by the Seven Beast Domain, was now shattering.

One Seven Beast God City could not support a world barrier, so the world barrier was collapsing, and the speed of Void Power's assimilation and erosion greatly accelerated, but it would still take considerable time to reach Seven Beast God City.

At this moment, the consciousness of the Seven Beast World was collapsing. Before its consciousness collapsed, the World Origin instinctively squeezed out of the world's core, manifesting above Seven Beast God City.

The Seven Beast World's World Origin instinctively chose to attach itself to Seven Beast God City, which could continue its existence.

“Heh, I finally waited for it.”