1156: Suda Koichi's Journey to the Snake World (Part 3)

The former Serpent People Empire, or rather, the Serpent People World, was once a top-tier existence among the vast Realms and hundreds of thousands of worlds surrounding it!

Possessing three 12th Stage Immortal-tier powerhouses and an even greater number of 11th Stage Realm Lord-tier powerhouses, it was a behemoth on par with the Chongming Realm, Yuanguang Realm, and Heavenly Demon World.

However, as time passed, the Serpent People World gradually fell into a state of decline. After the demise of its three 12th Stage Immortal-tier powerhouses, for a period of ten thousand years, none of the 11th Stage powerhouses who emerged managed to break through the Realm barrier and step into the Immortal Realm.

Furthermore, in the time that followed, due to its weakening strength, powerful worlds in the surrounding Realms seized various subordinate worlds of the Serpent People World through force and plunder…

The Serpent People Empire ultimately only retained its Ancestral World, and because the world's Origin Qi was severely damaged, there was no longer any possibility of a 12th Stage Immortal Realm powerhouse being born, and even the birth of an 11th Stage Realm Lord Realm powerhouse became exceedingly difficult.

Normally, the weakened Serpent People Empire would inevitably face the occupation of its Ancestral World and become a vassal of other worlds. However, a thousand years ago, a catastrophe that swept across the All Heavens and Myriad Realms allowed the Serpent People Empire and the Serpent People World to cling to their last breath.

This catastrophe was precisely the Magic Tide, which sought to overturn the entire All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

The Magic Tide first showed signs of appearing at the borders of the All Heavens and Myriad Realms a thousand years ago, and fully erupted seven hundred years ago, instantly sweeping across the All Heavens and Myriad Realms in this Universe.

The Magic Tide, eroding from the periphery towards the center, was virtually invincible and unstoppable, destroying one world after another.

Fortunately, after the Magic Tide fully erupted seven hundred years ago, the will of the heavens, or rather, the Origin of this Universe, suddenly revived, opening up the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, an area where the All Heavens and Myriad Realms could communicate. It publicized information about the Magic Tide, allowing countless worlds to unite and, under the leadership of dozens of powerful main worlds, form a defensive line to resist the Magic Tide.

However, the solution to the Magic Tide disaster remains elusive. The many worlds of this Universe are still constantly retreating under the Magic Tide's attacks, losing large swathes of Realms, turning these Realms into Forbidden Grounds where the Magic Tide continuously proliferates.

If the All Heavens and Myriad Realms is viewed as a sandbox, then according to the intelligence the Serpent People Empire has obtained from the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, the Magic Tide, which is eroding from the periphery towards the center, has already conquered over half of the sandbox area, turning the worlds within those Realms into a complete dead zone.

Currently, at the front lines of the battle against the Magic Tide, in that vast Realm, intense and bloody battles erupt every moment. The demise of 11th Stage Realm Lord-tier powerhouses occurs frequently, and occasionally, even news of the death of 12th Stage Immortal-tier powerhouses is reported.

Even Thirteen-Order Dominator-tier powerhouses appear powerless in such a terrifying war.

The defensive line formed by the border of the Realm where the Serpent People Empire and the Serpent People World are located, although not the main direction of the Magic Tide's attack, has nevertheless almost completely drained the power of all worlds within this Realm.

Thirty years ago, a small contingent of the Magic Tide invaded the Serpent People World, pushing the Serpent People Empire to its current almost overthrown state. This was precisely because, after hundreds of years of war, the Serpent People Empire's active and elite forces had been continuously sent to the front lines and were almost exhausted.

The current predicament of the Serpent People Empire can almost be seen as a microcosm of most worlds in this Realm in the future.

Fortunately, however, just as the Serpent People Empire was about to collapse, an extraterrestrial visitor, a nascent large world almost completely untouched by the Magic Tide and brimming with vitality, gave them new hope.

That fellow, who called himself Yueye Minghua, seemed to be disguised flawlessly and acted cautiously, but in fact, from the very beginning, he had already entered the sight of the Serpent People Empire's high-ranking officials, and almost all the information he received was intentionally revealed to him by the Serpent People Empire's high-ranking officials.

From beginning to end, Yueye Minghua was always under the surveillance of the Serpent People Empire's high-ranking officials.

At this moment.

“Cough, cough!”

Silkang Silver Scale, who was lost in thought, was interrupted by a light cough from the Snake-People Emperor. He composed himself and said,

“Your Majesty, we currently have too little intelligence about that world. Even though the situation is urgent, your old subject still does not approve of starting the [World Seizure] plan.”

“After all, the number of 10th Stage powerhouses in that world is not small, and they also seem to possess some extremely powerful creations. With the Empire’s current strength, once the entire nation enters that world, it will be difficult to resist the backlash from the combined forces of the entire world.”

“After all, the Human Race lives in that world, and it is impossible for our race to coexist peacefully with them! Only by completely subjugating them, otherwise, we will face endless trouble.”

At this point, a hint of helplessness flashed in Silkang Silver Scale's eyes.

If it is not of my race, its heart must be different!

This is a universally accepted principle throughout the All Heavens and Myriad Realms and this Universe!

Of course, besides the newly discovered world, the Serpent People Empire now has another retreat: the Myriad Heavens Battlefield.

However, the competition within the Myriad Heavens Battlefield is even more intense. Once the Serpent People Empire, whose strength has weakened to the point where it cannot even protect its Ancestral World, enters the Myriad Heavens Battlefield with its entire nation, without the Ancestral World as a backing, it will not be long before it becomes a vassal race or even faces extinction under the pressure of other powerful forces.

Although the Myriad Heavens Battlefield is said to be a pure land opened up by the will of the heavens, the Origin of the Universe, for all living beings, it is by no means a benevolent place!

The forces established by various main worlds and top-tier large worlds in the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, as well as the races whose worlds were destroyed and are now wandering in the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, make the competition in this pure land so fierce that it is only slightly less intense than the front lines of the fight against the Magic Tide.

After all, all living beings know that once all Realms fall, the Myriad Heavens Battlefield will be the last bastion.

The reason why the various main worlds, which are currently at the peak of the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, have not yet completely divided up the Myriad Heavens Battlefield and allow living beings from all Realms to enter freely is simply due to mutual checks and balances among them, and also because the situation has not yet deteriorated to that extent.

Once the situation develops to the worst-case scenario, the various main worlds will absolutely not be as indifferent as they are now. At that time, perhaps the living beings from worlds other than these powerful main worlds will only have two paths to choose from…

Either become slaves! Or face racial extinction!

Thinking of this, Silkang Silver Scale sighed silently in his heart.

“Sir Kang!”

At this moment, the Snake-People Emperor spoke, interrupting Silkang Silver Scale's somewhat wandering thoughts.

“In my opinion, through the information we control, we can basically estimate the strength of that world.”

“A nascent large world is in the Early Stage of continuous world energy level elevation. Although we are not yet ready, this is the best time to deal with them.”

“They have already tasted the benefits of occupying other worlds not long ago. If we wait any longer, the resistance we face will be even greater!”