172: Factions in the Monster World

"How can this be?! Have we been foolishly getting it backwards all these years?!" Lin Xi's incredulous voice came from the side.

But thinking about the changes after the Dragon Corpse anchor point disappeared, perhaps what Hanba said was the truth.

"I'm not sure if you are foolish or not, but it's true that you've got it backwards," Hanba chuckled, covering her mouth.

Su Ze continued to press: "Why would the Monster Beast World use pillars to stop the two worlds from colliding?"

"Does it mean that not all monster beasts want to invade the Human World?"

"Then why are there still monster beasts entering the Human World to cause destruction now?"

Su Ze had too many questions. These monster beasts clearly viewed humans as ants, so why would they sacrifice their own bodies to protect the Human World?

Moreover, the Black Dragon they saw when they passed through the shadow anchor point in Fusang was definitely not a voluntary anchor point, but a forced one!

Facing Su Ze's questions, Hanba continued, "master, there seems to be a misunderstanding in your thinking. The existence of the pillars is not to protect the Human World."

"Although the overall strength of monster beasts is much greater than that of humans, the worlds we inhabit are equal in level."

"So when the two worlds collide, there is a high probability that they will perish together, destroyed as one."

Su Ze said with realization, "So this is also about protecting the monster beasts themselves?"

Hanba continued, "Exactly, but that's the method chosen by the Conservative Faction."

"Conservative Faction?" Su Ze raised a new question.

Hanba replied with a smile, "Just as the Human World you live in is divided into many countries that are not friendly with each other and are even hostile..."

"...the Monster Beast World is not a unified whole either. However, on the issue of how to deal with the impending collision with the Human World, we are divided into only two factions."

"Those are the Conservative Faction and the Radical Faction."

"I've already mentioned the method of the Conservative Faction: setting up forty-nine pillars to prevent the two worlds from completely colliding."

"But even Moonlight Level Divine Beasts find it difficult to withstand the pressure between the two worlds. Over time, combined with destruction from external forces, the forty-nine pillars are no longer intact."

Su Ze nodded. For example, the Dragon Corpse pillar beneath Azure Dragon Beast Taming University had already disappeared, and the wutong tree pillar parasitized by Jiang Huairen would likely no longer bear that responsibility in the future.

Of the only three pillars Su Ze knew of, now only the shadow pillar in Fusang remained intact.

Hanba continued, "And Moonlight Level Divine Beasts and objects aren't things that can be produced just like that."

"The original Conservative Faction held an absolute advantage in the Monster Beast World, but because the pillar plan consumed so many resources and combat power, they are now being slightly suppressed by the Radical Faction."

Su Ze then asked, "So what is the method chosen by the Radical Faction among the monster beasts?"

Speaking of this, Hanba said with a very happy smile, "That's much simpler. The Radical Faction's method is to come to the Human World before the two worlds collide and destroy it!"

"That way, even if they still collide with fragments of the Human World later, it won't pose a particularly fatal threat."

Su Ze wiped the sweat from his forehead.

This was also easy to understand, much like the research on Earth about using missiles to shatter asteroids that might collide with it.

Destroying it one step ahead meant that even if fragments hit Earth, they would be burned up by atmospheric friction.

It must be said that for the monster beasts, this method was indeed more once-and-for-all, but for humans, it meant being completely finished.

Su Ze suddenly thought that the Hanba before him was also once one of the highest-ranking members in the Monster Beast World.

So which faction did she belong to?

Su Ze asked tentatively, "Hanba, you must have been part of the Conservative Faction and died in battle after being besieged by the increasingly powerful Radical Faction, right?"

But Hanba shook her head with a smile, refuting Su Ze's guess: "master, you guessed wrong."

"When I was in the Monster Beast World, I was one of the top leaders of the Radical Faction and even destroyed many pillars."

Su Ze felt a bit of a headache and covered his forehead; he should have guessed it long ago.

Hanba had done great deeds for humanity, yet because of human loathing and curses, she lost her divinity and fell to becoming a monster beast, a Ferocious Beast. How could she be part of the Conservative Faction?

"Speaking of which, I just felt that the residual aura here was somewhat familiar. The original pillar here was the corpse of a Golden Dragon, wasn't it?"

"But in fact, he wasn't dead yet; he had only entered a state of suspended animation, using his body and bones to support the distance between the two worlds."

"And as master knows, what I am best at is manipulating flesh and blood."

Su Ze's eyes widened. "So you're saying the Golden Dragon was resurrected by you and then escaped its role as a pillar?"

But then he felt something was wrong.

Because when he drew out the scarlet blood egg, Hanba should have already died and turned into a demon beast egg.

And the Dragon Corpse's complete resurrection and departure happened after that.

Sure enough, Hanba continued, "This was likely done by my subordinates using the blood I left behind."

"Before I was besieged and killed, I sensed something was wrong. But since the Conservative Faction was still powerful after all, I left behind some of my power and blood."

"By using my blood, one can revive and destroy pillars in this state, and these types of pillars happen to be the most numerous."

"Some of them were voluntary members of the Conservative Faction, but many were members of the Radical Faction who were forcibly captured. Reviving them not only destroys the Conservative Faction's pillar plan but also continues to strengthen the Radical Faction."

Seeing Hanba's expression becoming excited, Su Ze coughed twice to remind her of her current status.

He, a human master, was standing right here, yet his beast was excitedly chatting about a human extinction plan. Was that appropriate?

Hanba restrained her expression and said, "Of course, that's all in the past."

"Now, as master's beast, I am definitely on the side of humanity."

Hearing this, Su Ze breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps this was good news after all.

After all, as one side wanes, the other waxes. The Radical Faction had lost a high-end combatant, while his side would sooner or later gain one as Hanba grew—and she also possessed a lot of information about the Radical Faction.

However, Hanba added, "master, I think I need to remind you that the situation is not as optimistic as you think."

"The pillar plan can now be declared a failure, and the positions of many Divine Beasts in the Conservative Faction have wavered."

"I think more monster beasts have now chosen to sacrifice the Human World to save themselves!"

Lin Xi finally chimed in, "In the end, we cannot place our hopes on others. We must be prepared for all monster beasts to be our enemies!"