504: Chapter 439: Attrition Tactics, A Hundred Schools Fighting in Rotation to Exhaust Each Other's Strength

After Major General Huo En's Void Puppet dissipated, the concentration of guixu energy inside the Anchor Point began to slowly decline, dropping from five hundred times to four hundred times, and then to three hundred times. But Lin Zhou knew this was only temporary. Although the projection of the Lord of Nothingness had closed its eyes, the dark red patterns on the surface of the crystal were still slowly writhing like hungry blood vessels, greedily absorbing the guixu energy.

[Anchor Point · Status Update]

- Pollution Level: 50%

- guixu energy Concentration: 300 times that of the outside world

- Lord of Nothingness Awakening Countdown: Approximately one and a half years

- Anchor Point Self-Healing Speed: Recovers 5% pollution level per month

"Captain, the Anchor Point is still self-repairing." Li Mo stared at the detector data, his electronic voice filled with solemnity. "At this rate, the pollution level will return to 70% in half a year, and 90% in a year. The awakening countdown will be shortened from one and a half years to one year."

"Then we'll make sure it can't repair itself." Lin Zhou put away the river of civilization. "We will come once a month to purify it. However much it repairs, we will purify."

"Coming once a month? That's too dangerous." Qin Qing shook her head. "Your godhead integrity hasn't recovered yet, and your memories are still fading. Frequent contact with guixu energy will only worsen the pollution."

"That's why I won't be coming alone." Lin Zhou looked at Wang Meng, Qin Qing, Su Yueyao, Iron Face, and Chen Xuan. "You guys come too. We'll take turns purifying and resting."

[Rotational Tactics · Preliminary Plan]

- Target: Anchor Point Pollution Level

- Method: Once a month, the Hundred Schools of Thought take turns going into battle

- Participants: Lin Zhou (river of civilization), Qin Qing (Net of Law), Su Yueyao (Yuehua), Iron Face (Fire of Justice), Chen Xuan (School of Names' Separating Hardness and Whiteness), Wang Meng (Fire of Courage)

- Expected Effect: Suppress the pollution level below 50% and delay the awakening of the Lord of Nothingness

The first rotation was set for seven days later. Lin Zhou needed time to recover his godhead integrity and reconstruct his memories.

Seven days later, the team teleported to the outskirts of the Anchor Point once again. The gap in the barrier was still there—three Array Breakers maintained a thirty-meter-diameter passage, but most of their energy had already been consumed. Li Mo replaced them with a new Spatial Origin Stone, and the passage stabilized once more. The team entered the interior of the Anchor Point. The dark red patterns on the crystal's surface were deeper than they had been seven days ago—the self-healing speed was faster than expected, and the pollution level had rebounded from 50% to 55%.

[Anchor Point · Status (Seven Days Later)]

- Pollution Level: 55%

- guixu energy Concentration: 350 times that of the outside world

- Self-Healing Speed: 5% per month, approximately 1.2% in seven days, actual rebound of 5%—Abnormal

"The self-healing speed has accelerated." Li Mo frowned. "It might be that the Lord of Nothingness is actively repairing it."

"Then we will purify it even faster." Lin Zhou took a step forward, and the river of civilization surged forth.

This time, he did not bear it alone. Qin Qing's Net of Law expanded first, pale gold chains of rules wrapping around the surface of the crystal, defining "guixu energy" as illegal. The rebound rate of the pollution level dropped from 5% per month to 3% per month. Su Yueyao's Yuehua followed, its silver-white light shining on the crystal, causing the dark red patterns to begin to fade. Iron Face's Fire of Justice conducted an existence judgment, weakening the intensity of the guixu energy's existence. Chen Xuan's Separating Hardness and Whiteness of the School of Names stripped away the "pollution" attribute of the crystal, making purification much easier.

[Team · Rotational Purification Data]

- Qin Qing: Net of Law, pollution rebound rate -2%

- Su Yueyao: Yuehua, purification speed +1%/minute

- Iron Face: Fire of Justice, guixu energy intensity -20%

- Chen Xuan: Separating Hardness and Whiteness, purification efficiency +30%

- Wang Meng: Fire of Courage, team morale +50%, purification consumption -10%

- Lin Zhou: river of civilization, purification speed 5%/minute

With the six of them working together, the crystal's pollution level dropped at a rate of 5% per minute. 55%, 50%, 45%... Ten minutes later, the pollution level had dropped to 20%. The projection of the Lord of Nothingness trembled slightly but did not awaken. Most of the dark red patterns had faded, and the golden core was almost completely exposed.

[Anchor Point · Post-Purification Status]

- Pollution Level: 20%

- Awakening Countdown: Reset (approximately two years)

- Self-Healing Speed: 3% per month (suppressed)

Lin Zhou withdrew the river of civilization and knelt on one knee. His godhead integrity had dropped from 75% to 70%, but his memories were not lost—because this time, he had not borne the backlash of Guixu alone. Qin Qing supported him.

"Captain, your Godhead..."

"I can still hold on. It's much better than last time." Lin Zhou stood up. "The next rotation will be set for twenty days from now. Let the Anchor Point's self-healing recover a bit first, and then we'll suppress it again."

"Why not wait for it to self-heal more before purifying it?"

"Because we want to wear it down. Every time the Lord of Nothingness repairs the Anchor Point, he must consume power. The more he repairs, the greater the consumption. The weaker he will be when he awakens."

Li Mo brought up the simulation model. "The Captain's tactics are correct. If we purify once a month and keep the pollution level between 20% and 30%, the Lord of Nothingness will have to constantly repair it. In two years, his power will be 30% to 40% weaker than expected."

"Then let's do that."

In the days that followed, Lin Zhou led the team deep into the Anchor Point once a month. Sometimes once every twenty days, sometimes thirty days, and sometimes forty days. Every purification suppressed the pollution level below 20%. The Lord of Nothingness repaired it every time, but the repair speed grew slower and slower.

[Anchor Point · Monthly Record]

- After First Purification: Pollution level 20%, self-healing speed 5% per month

- After Second Purification: Pollution level 18%, self-healing speed 4.5% per month

- After Third Purification: Pollution level 15%, self-healing speed 4% per month

- After Fourth Purification: Pollution level 12%, self-healing speed 3.5% per month

- After Fifth Purification: Pollution level 10%, self-healing speed 3% per month

The Lord of Nothingness's awakening countdown was extended from one and a half years to two years, and from two years to two and a half years.

The New Universe's Fire of Civilization was also expanding simultaneously. The flames of a hundred thousand towns were all burning. The Fire of Righteousness, the Fire of Courage, the Fire of Yuehua, the Fire of Justice... all kinds of mutated tinder blossomed throughout the Universe. The daily output of the civilization furnace increased from thirty million Divine Power to forty million. The reserves of essence of order grew from 1.2 million units to three million units.

[New Universe · Fire of Civilization Coverage (Half a Year Later)]

- Towns: Approximately 100,000, 100% coverage

- Number of Tinder: Approximately 300,000

- Fear Aura Offset Rate: 99%→99.5%

The awakening of the Lord of Nothingness drew closer and closer, but his power grew weaker and weaker. Lin Zhou stood on the city wall, looking in the direction of the Chaos Star Domain. In the grayish-white mist, the dark red spots of light were still flickering, but they were much dimmer than before.

"Captain, what are you thinking about?" Su Yueyao walked over.

"Thinking about how weak the Lord of Nothingness will be in two and a half years."

"How weak could he get?"

"Li Mo's simulation model says his Rank might drop below LV8000. Perhaps even lower."

"LV8000... we still won't be able to beat him."

"That's why we must continue to weaken him."