CHAPTER 955: CHAPTER 550: PREVENTING THE DESCENT

"Pinning hopes on the conscription is akin to sitting and waiting for death."

According to the rules of the Abyss Battlefield, conscription may indeed occur, but placing all hope on it means a dead end if it doesn’t happen.

Therefore, Lu Heng decided to actively face this crisis of the Demon God Descent.

The Xavier Matrix reminded in a mechanical voice devoid of emotion, "Based on the strength we currently possess, neither Blue Star nor the Sword Holder Alliance can contend with Salion in his full state."

This is a fact and also the most difficult part.

This situation is entirely different from the one with the Metal Planet.

Metal Planet is a Demon World. If Salion descends on the Metal Planet, the Sword Holder Alliance can choose to retreat, which places them in an invincible position.

Now Salion is set to descend on Blue Star, which is the Main World of humans.

If Lu Heng chooses to retreat from Blue Star, it would be akin to relinquishing the entirety of human civilization.

The extraordinary combat power of humans is the fastest developing among the allied species.

In just four years, demigods have already appeared.

Even if we exclude Lu Heng as an exception, a considerable number of Fifth Transition combat powers have emerged among human superpower users.

This is already equivalent to the comprehensive power of the Elf Clan before Queen Orelana ascended to demigod status.

The rapid development of human extraordinary power is primarily due to their large population.

From a macro perspective, the probability of a group producing top-notch combat power is relatively fixed.

In such a scenario, the larger the population base, the more top-notch combat power emerges.

When facing demon invasions, resistance strength is determined by the absolute number of top-notch combat power.

Therefore, the larger a population base a group has, the more confidence it has in resisting a demon invasion.

This phenomenon can be viewed as the "strategic depth" of the population level.

Just think, if the Elf Clan had six billion people, how glorious it would be.

Hence, if Blue Star is abandoned, even if some humans manage to escape, preserving the flame of civilization, human civilization would still gradually head towards extinction from the moment Blue Star is abandoned.

To survive this crisis and preserve the essence of civilization, Blue Star must be defended.

Lu Heng is well-aware of this, but with all the power currently in hand, there is no way to confront Salion.

What can be done?

The solution to this issue isn’t hard to think of.

When one’s power is insufficient, the most direct approach is to leverage external strength.

Uniting and forming alliances, this has been the wisdom of Da Xia for thousands of years.

Lu Heng has constantly applied this wisdom, uniting all allied civilizations to form the Sword Holder.

However, the current power of the united Sword Holders is insufficient.

Thus, it is necessary to continue seeking reinforcement externally.

Lu Heng turned to Azik and asked, "Star Realm Merchant, amongst the many worlds you have explored, are there any civilizations or species with which we might unite? Or are there any worlds with powerful beings?"

Azik frowned in thought and replied, "I cannot think of any at the moment. I will return to check the records of worlds explored."

Orelana then added, "We could visit the Knowledge Ancient Tree, perhaps there we can find some clues."

"Alright," Lu Heng nodded in agreement.

After the meeting concluded,

Lu Heng and Su Muyu teleported to Quel’dorei, and after reuniting with Orelana, they proceeded to the Ancient Tree Space together.

Since retrieving the Life Tree Vine, the Knowledge Ancient Tree had gradually grown a few green leaves, exhibiting new vitality.

Queen Orelana took the initiative to inquire, "Ancient Tree Elder, humans are facing an unprecedented crisis. The Wing Demon God Salion is about to descend upon the human world. We do not have enough power to counter Salion and have come seeking help."

The Knowledge Ancient Tree rustled its branches and leaves, responding in a deep, distant voice, "A Demon God, such an entity is rarely encountered even by the Elf Clan. I cannot think of any force capable of opposing it."

Lu Heng continued the conversation, asking, "Salion is going to descend on Blue Star, utilizing the Eye of the Storm to alter Blue Star’s World Law. Is there a way to stop him? For instance, restoring the altered laws to prevent Salion’s descent."

The Knowledge Ancient Tree pondered for a moment and replied, "Restoring altered laws requires the same strength as changing them, which is divine power.

"However, if the goal is to merely prevent Salion from altering Blue Star’s World Law, it might be possible."

Salion is using the storm to alter the World Law, meeting his descent requirements, which requires thirty days.

This indicates that Salion’s speed in altering the World Law is very slow.

Moreover, changing the World Law is power only a True God can wield.

Thus, if one wishes to revert the World Law and stop Salion’s descent, it would require intervention by a True God.

But if there were a True God among humans, would they still fear Salion?

This forms a deadlock.

However, judging by what the Knowledge Ancient Tree suggests, it seems there might be a method that doesn’t require the power of a True God to achieve this goal.

"What method is that?" Lu Heng quickly inquired.

"Using the power of the God Slayer, combined with supreme Arcane Energy, though it cannot change the World Law, it can prevent the Demon God’s power from altering the law," the Knowledge Ancient Tree offered.

"However, none of us can wield both the power of the God Slayer and Arcane Energy simultaneously," Orelana furrowed her brows, revealing a worried expression.

Currently, only Lu Heng can use the God Slayer power from the Elf Crown, but as he is not an Arcane Master and hasn’t studied Arcane Magic, he cannot merge the two powers.