Chapter 708: Ancient Historical Myths (Combined)

The sky subtly warped into an arc, like a hemispherical canopy, forming a unique twisted world force field where physical constants were invisibly altered.

The Three Pillar Gods calmly stared at Mother Earth Evergreen Vine before them.

This was the final stand of the entire Six Realms.

As the ultimate resistance, Mother Earth Evergreen Vine had gathered all living beings of the Six Realms within her body, prepared for a decisive battle to the death!

Only by defeating her could the Pillar Gods achieve their goal.

She was still a weak Rank 9, and although her life essence had transformed, her energy reserves were still immeasurably less than her opponents'.

"Is this your talent in combat?"

The Three Pillar Gods' expressions finally grew serious.

The Plant-type Pillar God said, "I'm looking forward to it."

The Beast-type Pillar God also smiled, "Some individuals always possess incredible talent in certain areas. I see this more easily within the world lines. For instance, Subaru... his talent isn't in innate ability or combat; it's in an indomitable will. No matter how many reincarnations he undergoes, he cannot be defeated, which is why he is called Subaru of Endless Return."

"Yes, I've heard of him. He's a formidable person."

Meng Mei nodded, her expression grave.

She, of course, had also heard of that ascetic genius.

As netizens, and even Balloon Fish, would say, he was hailed as a true cheat.

His most terrifying cheat was his ability to continuously reload and restart. Each time he reloaded, he would quickly "die" again, getting killed in various ways—in short, he was cheating, the strongest cheater in history.

It took him 1.19 billion "cheats" to step onto the path of Rank 9. The corpses from his reloads in the virtual world line, if connected, could circle the Earth over a dozen times. Yet, as Balloon Fish would put it, while admirable, it was less significant than the number of beings he could casually kill in a single go.

As she pondered, she suddenly became emotional.

"It's usually so noisy, but thinking about it now, it's quite interesting... I wonder if I'll ever be able to go back."

She hoped that today she, too, could become a "cheater" and create a miracle.

Her gaze suddenly grew serious as she looked at the terrifying Prime Pillar God before her. She had never been on the front lines before, and only now did she understand the immense pressure, the kind Dao Changsheng faced back then.

Her palms were now drenched in sweat, and her mind was strained to its absolute limit.

Especially for her, who had never experienced direct combat.

A complex mix of fear and reverence continuously spread through her heart. In her mind, the frantic young faces from the most ancient times flickered: Senior Brother Qinglian, Dao Changsheng, Emperor Duantian...

Back then, as a weak individual, she could only hide in the background, powerlessly watching everything. Now, in this era, she was strong enough to protect others...

Hahahaha...

She suddenly let out a somewhat hysterical laugh. Hadn't she secretly and painstakingly cultivated combat techniques for thousands of years precisely for this day?

To protect everything she held dear, staking her all.

Facing an unimaginable enemy, she would replace Dao Changsheng and the others, protecting them, fighting in their stead.

"What are you laughing at?" the Three Pillar Gods suddenly asked.

"I'm laughing at you."

"I hope you can defeat me, to be honest..." She steadily half-squatted, lowered her head, swung her Sky-Opening Axe, and lunged forward.

"Until today, I have never known defeat in my life!!"

Cracks spread across the ground, and the sky trembled.

Rumble!

Space was on the verge of collapsing.

The enormous mass of tens of billions of people from the entire world, like a moon-sized satellite, crashed forward with immense, instantaneous gravity.

Her figure was tall and straight, her body's mass seeming to distort the entire field of vision. She raised the giant axe high, leaped up, and this ancient giant, whose head touched the sky, let out a silent roar.

"The weight of the world shall befall your head! Tremble, Pillar God!"

She roared with all her might!!

She held the Axe of Dark Return high, charging headlong with unparalleled momentum.

The chimpanzee extended its arms, turned its body to bypass the giant axe, and in a graceful move resembling an over-the-shoulder throw, powerfully lifted the giant onto its back.

Snap!

On the Three Pillar Gods' shoulder, an unimaginably immense pressure, as if carrying an entire world, instantly caused slight bleeding across its entire body.

The Three Pillar Gods sharply spun and flung her away.

The massive Mother Earth was flung away at a terrifying speed. In mid-air, she subtly adjusted her posture, said nothing, and instantly took off running.

Everything was so seamless, as if perfectly natural, without the slightest hesitation.

"Running, ran...!?"

The Three Pillar Gods didn't react for a moment, watching the incredibly decisive figure vanishing into the distance.

At the same time, the Three Pillar Gods felt an unprecedented, bizarre speed, blurry and illusory, as if she had split into countless shadows in an instant, making pursuit impossible.

"A conceptualization of laws that even we find hard to imagine?"

The Three Pillar Gods gazed at her retreating figure, pausing slightly. Even they found it incredibly challenging, watching the scene with disbelief.

"So that's it. Is this the strongest combat technique you've secretly cultivated for thousands of years?"

The surroundings almost turned into streaks of light.

All mountains and land beneath her feet were stretched into infinite straight lines. The ground seemed to transform into a high-speed train tunnel—a visual effect caused by extreme velocity.

Boom, boom, boom!

Gale-force winds howled.

A colossal giant sped through the air.

Simultaneously, the immense wind pressure plowed furrows across the entire land, and her speed reached an unbelievable pace.

Bang, bang!

On the ground, zombie-infested cities that hadn't been evacuated were instantly leveled as if hit by a hurricane, turning the land into dark red soil.

It was too fast.

This speed was a special arcane art based on natural laws.

It was so fast that even Armin found it unimaginable. As Mother Earth Evergreen Vine had said, this unique combat technique she had painstakingly cultivated far surpassed Armin's limits!

For her to control the body was indeed the best choice.

Boom, boom, boom!

The Three Pillar Gods behind her were also fast, pursuing her at an extremely high speed.

"So that's it. Do you intend to exhaust us to death?"

"A good idea."

"Truly a groundbreaking thought."

"Relying on the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art's super-fast recovery, you want to wear us down to death."

After their initial surprise, the Three Pillar Gods became calm, even showing some appreciation for Mother Earth Evergreen Vine's decisiveness.

This was because absolute rational thinking about victory and defeat was precisely how their mechanical, computer-like minds operated.

If fleeing was the best option, then flee.

If begging for mercy was the best method, then beg.

As for so-called honor, similar to the Ishtarians?

It was merely acting on emotion.

The Human-type Pillar God's voice was cold, "Mother Earth Evergreen Vine has indeed hidden her true abilities very deeply. Her talent in this area is astonishing. This secretly developed speed technique is already a phenomenon of natural law, surprisingly on par with us."

"Her arcane phenomenon is no less than ours... If we were on the same power level, her speed would far exceed ours."

"It seems that in the future era of arcanists, similar domains will need to be established to explore these laws."

"But... is being fast useful?" the Beast-type Pillar God chuckled. "She's just a moving target."

The Plant-type Pillar God did not speak, merely widening its pupils slightly.

Rays of light shot from its pupils.

A red flame shot out from behind.

It instantly engulfed her entire body. A tearing, immense pain swept over her, an endless stinging sensation that almost caused her to faint, turning her into a pool of bloody pulp.

The giant, furiously speeding across the land, mysteriously reassembled from the pool of blood with astonishing speed. Her pace didn't even falter, continuing a steady and powerful run.

Boom, boom, boom!

Like Kuafu chasing the sun in ancient times, the giant simply would not stop. At this moment, all her tension completely dissolved into calm.

"Has my ordinary life finally encountered its first 'cheat'?"

She exploded in an instant, as dazzling as a firework.

She was regenerating almost every second.

Soon, in just a few hours, without stopping, the giant barely paused her steps for a single moment.

She died over 170 times.

"Energy consumption isn't too significant. The Six Realms' supply can sustain 17,000 regenerations."

"If this continues, and we can keep dragging them out, the Three Pillar Gods will be the first to break. They've just achieved a breakthrough, like people in a desert, precisely when they need energy most!"

"We're going to succeed!"

"Go, Mother Earth Evergreen Vine!"

Within the inner world, in the Immortal Realm, Demon Realm, and Mortal Realm, countless voices roared like a tsunami.

Only Armin and the others' expressions subtly changed.

They knew clearly that not everyone was a Subaru, a unique individual born once in billions, possessing such terrifying spiritual resilience. Not everyone could endure this constant dying.

Even if it were the true King of Beasts, Subaru, he wouldn't be able to constantly endure the agonizing pain of repeated deaths and soul tearing under such extreme mental tension, because even a brief moment of relaxation would lead to being caught.

Theory, after all, was just theory.

Dying countless times to create a miracle was almost impossible.

It was clearly unrealistic for them to replace Mother Earth Evergreen Vine. Each deity had their innate divine ability that they excelled in and were researching as an arcane art, just as Armin's was 'Ripple' and Medusa's was 'Death'.

One day...

Two days...

Three days...

One thousand seven hundred and thirty-two times.

This tearing pain left her with almost nothing but sheer willpower to sustain herself.

The entire land was almost completely drenched in blood.

The land had also been forcibly flattened; mountains, plains, rivers, and towns had all vanished.

Mother Earth's pace gradually slowed.

A chilling voice, cold to the bone, suddenly rang out.

"Three days, continuously for over 1700 years, you have delayed us for so long. Mother Earth Evergreen Vine, the most ancient being of the Six Realms, the Jianmu who protected all life since the dawn of creation—I remember your name. We respect all warriors and will place you in a corner of our memory."

The cold, mechanical voice resonated.

Mother Earth Evergreen Vine still said nothing, continuing her steady advance.

Two more days passed.

"But clearly, while we will accept the Incense Offering system, this world does not need two foundations—the Three Pillar Gods existing in parallel with someone like Mother Earth Evergreen Vine."

Boom!

An endless pressure completely permeated the area, striking Mother Earth Evergreen Vine from behind as she ran.

Her entire being instantly exploded into a mass, no longer able to sustain itself. The moment her body reformed, her legs gave out, and she collapsed onto the ground.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was greatly alarmed and deeply shocked, unable to imagine what would happen next.

The fate implied was obvious.

"Mother Earth..."

"Our world cannot do without Mother Earth Evergreen Vine!"

"Wuu wuu wuu..."

Throughout the Six Realms, countless people wept, and many ancient powerhouses even knelt on the ground.

Countless people watched her falling figure, as if the earth itself had collapsed. The ancient Jianmu, the pillar supporting heaven and earth, had completely fallen, and the sky itself seemed to be caving in.

Over the years, Mother Earth's prestige had surpassed that of all ancient Heavenly Emperors, even rivaling the Dao Lords who created the heavens and earth. Her merits were arguably the greatest among all who came after them.

She had overthrown the ancient dark era, established the Incense Offering system, and ensured the eternal Five Calamities for all living beings. This was a saga woven with blood and life throughout history. Having done almost everything within her power, many people genuinely felt gratitude and heartfelt reverence, respecting her as if she were a deity, trembling all over.

Many felt their noses sting, causing them to weep, their eyes blurring with tears.

But...

Whoosh!

A faint tear appeared in space, as if someone had fallen through it.

"Finally, I've caught you," Mother Earth's faint voice came.

"Caught me?"

A small, handsome man stood before the giant's blood-soaked face, his eyes bright like an eternal divine furnace. He curiously stared into her pupils. "So, you constantly provoked me with words, and repeatedly used your figure to rapidly impact every space of land around you, leveling towns, crashing into every corner of the world, all just to find me?"

"Still the familiar little trickster. How pathetic. Is this the rebellious scoundrel who plotted against and attacked me in the old era?"

Emperor Qi slightly squatted, looking with interest at the giant, glassy pupil before him, which resembled a sun or moon. "Still lacking grand ambitions, fleeing with the entire world in that era, then secretly cultivating speed for thousands of years, and now, merely to replay the same scene?"

He bent down, looking at her, just as he had looked at Dao Changsheng back then. Dao Changsheng had left; was it now Mother Earth Evergreen Vine's turn to follow in his footsteps?

Truly, equally foolish.

Boom!

Mother Earth Evergreen Vine was suddenly slowly lifted, carried on the chimpanzee's shoulder. "Who is interfering with my workout? No wonder I felt something unusual just now."

"Who are you?"

The Three Pillar Gods' gaze turned to this mysterious young man. His face was dignified, his demeanor heroic and proud, possessing a classical imperial aura, like a mythical emperor from prehistoric times, an ancient overlord who unified the world.

"So that's it... You call chasing a world and lifting the immense weight of a world 'working out'?" Emperor Qi's eyes lifted, revealing a hint of excited curiosity. "Pillar Gods? I didn't expect such a wondrous, alternative path to enlightenment existed in this world."