Chapter 993: Resolution (Combined Two-in-One)

Meanwhile, Lan Erman, the Black Ooze Wizard, and other top experts from the vicinity were gathered in a hall beside the plaza, conducting a serious evaluation and review.

"A fifth-tier genius in their teens?" asked an expert who had rushed there. Extremely powerful and clad in dark red lava armor, he acted as the spokesperson. "Such a level, even throughout our long existence, is hard to imagine, even incredible, considering we cover civilized areas with a high-dimensional space where one day equals a hundred years, allowing thousands of civilizations to iterate rapidly every single day."

Just like other high-dimensional civilizations in the outside world, the top-tier experts would use "high-dimensional space" to cover an area, enabling mortals to live and die, evolving at an accelerated pace.

Meanwhile, they continued to live at a normal pace. After all, even gods wouldn't seek their own demise; in such a high-dimensional space, they would only survive for two or three months. Who would be that foolish?

They only use high-dimensional space to make mortals live and die at an insane pace, thereby accelerating the emergence of geniuses.

And how vast and boundless is the Abyssal Blue Divine Realm? Thousands of civilizations reside here, and almost daily, several formidable geniuses emerge.

At this moment, a deity, enveloped in deep blue light, calmly stated, "The other party is only in their teens yet has reached this level, and this was just a few hours ago. This is due to receiving a civilization's legacy. An ordinary legacy wouldn't lead to such rapid progress, but they cultivate the power of human hearts."

"But it's very strange and evil," Lan Erman spoke up at this point, gazing at Viola outside, who was still drawing a crowd and telling stories.

Although they were discussing here, they were also listening to this history unfolding outside, and felt a slight hesitation.

It was indeed as they had imagined. It was indeed the splitting of human heart power...

But it was extremely bizarre and sinister; while gaining power, one also had to pay a huge price—witches.

While they continued their discussion, they watched as Viola told her story to thousands of people in the plaza, gaining their adoration and moving countless individuals, thereby breaking through to the Celestial Emperor realm.

"This kind of power??"

Someone was slightly surprised.

"Hehehehe... It looks very evil and strange." The Black Ooze Wizard chuckled and said, "This civilization is far more wicked than I am. It possesses the ability to split the emotional power of human hearts, stealing a portion of the faith, adoration, and positive, bright emotions to elevate its own realm. The separated negative, dark emotions are discarded like trash, forming witches that cause harm everywhere.

"It seems witches will soon be born here... As it's said, where there are Magical Girls, witches are bound to appear... This is destiny!"

The Black Ooze Wizard uttered the word "destiny" with profound mockery.

Yes... This is destiny and karma. If good is stripped away, evil naturally remains.

Given their insight, how could they not discern the structure and development system of this civilization? At this moment, this Magical Girl, with her righteous and benevolent expression, beautiful and elegant combat moves, and lines filled with noble rhetoric, was all for the purpose of gaining favor, earning adoration and admiration as a "hero."

But a hero alone isn't enough without an enemy; only when a hero bathes in blood and defeats wicked foes can they earn greater respect.

Therefore... Witches were perfectly suited for this.

"Wherever Magical Girls speak, they bring forth heroes of light and goodness... Yet they will also bring immense disaster: the Night of Witches."

"Furthermore, the more people adore this Magical Girl hero, the more they hope for her protection, viewing her as the guardian deity of their civilization... The more goodness, hope, adoration, and emotions they split off... and the stronger the witches become, the more people need protection, becoming increasingly unable to resist, more dependent on the Magical Girl's guardianship, and confined to their 'fences'... A perfectly cyclic trap, truly ingenious."

Several entities exchanged glances and smiled faintly. Among those in their positions, who could be foolish? The players' perfectly designed system and various audacious maneuvers were seen through in an instant.

Previously, their initial reaction was incomprehension; they couldn't understand it because this civilization had appeared too abruptly. But after just two battles... the principles behind those so-called graceful combat moves and imposing lines were also seen through; they were, in fact, meant to attract attention and make people admire this hero.

"And of course, this civilization is sufficiently evil... It won't just bring natural disasters and the Night of Witches when it appears in other civilizations... They themselves might also be destroyed by witches."

"Hehehehe, truly a dangerous transcendent system."

"However, its future combat potential is clear... By transforming herself into a creature powered by the strength of human hearts, as long as the countless believers behind her are not destroyed and continue to support the hero they adore, her power will be inexhaustible, and even her injuries will quickly recover; she is very strong..."

A powerful entity analyzed: "She herself has no weakness; her weakness lies in the group of believers behind her, the strong individuals who worship her... As long as the beings protecting this hero from behind are killed, the opponent will be completely incapacitated."

"It seems this civilization isn't harboring ulterior motives. Such a powerful, complete, and mature civilization, yet it exposed its weaknesses and system characteristics... If it were a spy, the cost would be too great."

There is no benefit to being a spy in the Abyssal Blue Divine Realm. Even if the 107 Perpetual Motion members of the Supreme Council were spies, what difference would it make? It would be useless! They are merely responsible for being one of the gears, covering high-dimensional space.

Moreover, it's highly unlikely they are spies. With hope for the future, how could they do such a foolish thing? That's a desperate measure for cornered failures, but they have a bright future.

And the Three Great Heavenly Venerates? They indeed control the core of the entire civilization's grand alliance. If they were spies, that would be disastrous. But such a thought would be even more foolish. Those are beings who have embarked on the path to the pseudo-tenth tier... They established the Abyssal Blue Divine Realm precisely to protect their breakthroughs. Are they spies themselves? Would they help enemies kill themselves? Seize their own Dao Seeds?

Spies hold no value here whatsoever. Over countless millennia, the perfect structure of this civilization's system has proven this point.

"So, the civilization evaluation will begin. Gentlemen, are there any issues?"

The expressions of the surrounding entities turned completely grim. Soon, they each cast their votes, and the civilization's potential evaluation conclusion appeared:

Civilization's Future Potential: Top-tierOverall Combat Power Level: Top-tierCultivation Breakthrough Speed: Top-tierWorld Evil/Harm Level: Top-tierSide Effect Severity: Top-tierDao Heart Deficiency/Collapse: Top-tier

Everyone looked at the civilization evaluation and wore expressions that confirmed their expectations. Combat power was naturally top-notch. After all, they truly didn't possess any powerful combat bloodlines, nothing on the level of defying heaven, like the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art. There were only a dozen or so "top-tier" combat powers similar to faith systems.

"Six top-tier evaluations, this seems to be a first, doesn't it?" All the entities smiled, exchanging glances, as if witnessing history, their expressions growing somewhat peculiar.

One must understand that not all "top-tier" ratings are good. The first three top-tier ratings were positive evaluations; the higher, the better. The latter three top-tier ratings were negative evaluations; the lower, the better. This civilization had reached extremes in both positive and negative aspects.

First was the hazard assessment. Without a doubt, the arrival of one Magical Girl could lead to a civilization being infected, resulting in numerous Nights of Witches... a civilization could even be annihilated by a single Magical Girl.

The second side effect was the overall assessment. After all, some systems come with terrible side effects; for example, the time talent of the "Abyssal Blue" divine race has a powerful side effect of slowed cultivation speed. This witch's side effect—a monstrous archenemy as powerful as herself... They had truly never before seen a civilization with such bizarre side effects. Creating an archenemy of equal strength for oneself was practically suicide...

And the third, Dao Heart collapse. How vast and profound was their knowledge. They instantly recognized that cultivating this faith deity was extremely dangerous. If one's resolve wasn't strong enough, they could easily be assimilated by the righteousness of all beings, lose their self, and their Dao Heart would naturally crumble... This civilization was truly not the first choice for those with extraordinary talents; it would only ruin oneself!

However, who among those present truly possessed heaven-defying talent? Although this civilization was extreme, it was still immensely powerful, enough to stir their hearts.

"Now, three positive, three negative... all six are at the extremes. According to our comprehensive bloodline assessment, the final result is: Mid-tier evaluation..." Everyone's expressions became utterly bizarre.

But how could such a civilization receive a mid-tier evaluation?

At this moment, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended from the sky. All the council members felt as if they were mired in mud, sensing the arrival of some unimaginable being. An entity slowly approached, its body radiating brilliant deep blue light.

Lan Erman and the others were immediately startled. They stood up and quickly bowed, saying, "Your Highness Thirty-Seven, why have you come out? For such a minor matter..."

The Supreme Council used numerical order as their appellation. One must know, two or three hundred thousand years is an exceedingly long time. Even the normal lifespan of a ninth-tier entity is merely a hundred thousand years. Yet these beings are far more ancient; with vast ages and time slipping by, no one remembers the original names of these forbidden entities anymore.

"Is this the legendary Ninth Tier, the Cosmic Dao Attainer?" Beside him, a newly advanced expert on the Ninth Tier path showed a hint of terror in their eyes; this overwhelming might was simply too immense. A breakthrough of one realm meant a world of difference. He was still climbing the second genetic system, while the other had already perfected four genetic systems, having already achieved a complete breakthrough. How enormous was the gap? Perfect Four-Gene Ninth Tier! A future Dao Attainer with the potential for the ultimate Cosmic Tenth Tier!

And he, having perfected two genes, could break through to the Ninth Tier now. However, in the Abyssal Blue Divine Realm, beings whose genes were not perfected were not allowed to break through; once they did, they would be forcibly executed! Because if you don't achieve a perfect breakthrough, there's no possibility of breaking through to the Tenth Tier. You might become a fallen Ninth Tier, instantly turning traitor. They would inevitably execute you in advance to prevent future troubles. It seemed extremely cruel and ruthless, but in reality, it was the unshakable foundation for the civilization's continued operation!

"Why have you come? For such a trivial matter..." Lan Erman murmured.

"It's been a long time." This forbidden entity looked at Lan Erman. "If I'm not mistaken, you're climbing the last, fourth genetic system, aren't you? Although the difficulty multiplies with each additional system cultivated... you are still the most hopeful. I hope to see you continuously in 'Abyssal Blue' the next time we meet."

"Thank you for your kind words," Lan Erman said.

In reality, beings of this level rarely ventured outside. Because for them... time outside passed far, far too quickly! Ordinary mortals, covered by high-dimensional space, and all civilizations, were frantically living and dying at an extreme high-dimensional pace of one hundred years per day. Meanwhile, these breakthrough deities would live at a normal pace, unwilling to die so early. The 'Abyssal Blue' members of the Supreme Council, however, froze their own time... This was equivalent to a kind of inverse, reversed low-dimensional space.

High-dimensional space accelerates one's physical time, while they froze and slowed down their physical time. How could they enter high-dimensional space within 'Abyssal Blue,' the land of immortality? Both accelerating and decelerating? This was contradictory, and naturally, they didn't overlap. And such beings had almost frozen their own body cells and souls, leading to their divine thoughts also being significantly frozen. Although they could cultivate, create laws, and walk the path to the Tenth Tier... it was only at 2% of the normal speed. Mortals in high-dimensional space experienced one hundred years in a single day. Deities experienced normal time. While they, in 'Abyssal Blue', perceived time at one-fiftieth of the normal speed.

One can imagine how enormous the gap between mortals and them became due to the combination of this double disparity. Therefore, they rarely interfered with the development of mortal civilizations in the Abyssal Blue Divine Realm. No matter what geniuses emerged, they never appeared... The entire Abyssal Blue Divine Realm's Supreme Council, though nominally a governing body, had never actually governed.

"Is my appearance not normal?" And this dignitary merely smiled, "Three 'top-tier' ratings—these are the most complete evaluations for combat power... Even throughout our civilization's 570,000 years, having encountered over 20,000 civilized life planets and collected more than 3,000 potential civilization bloodlines, this is enough to rank in the top three!"

To rank in the top three among the over 20,000 civilizations they had encountered and the 3,000 bloodline civilizations they had contained, one can imagine how formidable that was! After all, naturally evolved civilization bloodlines that reached heaven-defying levels were extremely rare. Among three thousand randomly developing, naturally evolving transcendent bloodlines, the Incense Dragon Vein ranking in the top three was not at all strange; it might even be considered a bit low. After all, theirs was random growth, with various flaws. Their three thousand types of naturally random bloodlines, many involving wind, fire, and thunder, were considered very powerful and rare in the cosmos. Yet, a random player-created species from 'Spore Evolution Sandbox' could still defeat most of them.

At this moment, it was conceivable that even the forbidden entities of the Supreme Council were shaken.

"Let me see the assessment..." The entity's gaze was fervent, but it instantly stiffened. "The final result is 'Mid-tier'? Three 'top-tier' advantages, and your conclusion is 'Mid-tier'?"

Three of the six were "top-tier." Even if one of the remaining three were "mid-tier," it would still lead to an overall "high-tier" final assessment. Normally, with three "top-tier" ratings, the final assessment would very likely be "top-tier," unless the other three were also at their absolute extremes, balancing out the advantages...

"Show me the bloodline." After seeing everything, the entity became somewhat silent, finding it rather bizarre. However, he quickly regained his composure.

"The higher the tier, the more powerful and heaven-defying a bloodline system is, the more bizarre it becomes... This is perfectly normal. The one before us deserves special attention," the entity stated.

"What about the witches..." Someone hesitated. This was a huge disaster. Because the hazard level was "top-tier."

"Witches are irrelevant. The disasters they cause affect nothing more than laughable mortals, at most deities... At our rate of advancement, even if all the lower-tier mortals in the entire Abyssal Blue Divine Realm were destroyed, they could repopulate..."

"At the same time, the emergence of witches also provides a beneficial tempering for new generations in certain eras. After all, we are too peaceful; if they are killed, it's irrelevant."

Upon these words, everyone remained impassive. They planned to indulge the Magical Girl civilization, while simultaneously using the "witches" crisis to create chaos and provide them with a sufficient trial. After all, internal conflict was forbidden between civilizations; they only engaged in friendly sparring. It was too peaceful, and true enemies had never emerged... Witches just happened to solve this problem.

Moreover, even if things went awry and the Night of Witches fully erupted, these entities cared nothing for the lives of the lower-tier mortals or even ordinary deities. It seemed that even the forbidden entities of the Supreme Council had begun to perceive a crisis.

The fallen civilizations had been missing for an unknown duration, secretly incubating something. The fallen civilizations naturally knew that the more time given to them, the more disadvantageous it would be for them... yet they had still disappeared for countless years. A truly massive planar war might erupt. A super divine war. Thousands of divine civilizations, transcendent planes, and even major pantheons would be embroiled in unimaginable battles, involving countless galaxies to an inconceivable extent.

"Lan Erman, and the rest of you, you must speed up. Our Supreme Council is still very short-staffed," the entity calmly stated. "Recently, we plan to set aside some time for our 107 council members to preach in rotation, hoping to accelerate your group's progress to become one of us."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Lan Erman and the others showed a hint of joy. After all, the more people there were, the stronger the resistance would be. These entities had no fear of disloyalty; they were broad-minded and even capable of accommodating powerful external civilizations, for they were confident that no matter their objectives, these civilizations would integrate with them. Because of interests, because of the Great Dao, because of the future. They would all ultimately join their ship. If the Three Great Heavenly Venerates fell, their civilization would be destroyed, and their bloodline severed! They would have no hope either, only to become fallen Dao Attainers, just like those insane entities... Who would want to become such a hopeless mad dog?

"We can give it a try," the forbidden entity said. Even after understanding the underlying witch crisis, they didn't care, for they were powerful enough!