512: Chapter 447: The Great Wall of Civilization, Physically Manifested to Resist the Torrent

The expansion rate of the rift reached fifteen kilometers per hour on the timeline of Chapter 447. The grayish-white light deep within the Return to Ruins was like a tangible tide, surging out from the rift and dyeing the entire Void Realm at the edge of the Chaos Star Domain into a deathly pale color. The fourth wave of the beast tide was still gathering, but Li Mo's detectors had already captured their scale—five hundred million Chaos Beasts, over one hundred God King-level lords, three Chaos Beast Emperors, and an energy source that had never appeared before, with an estimated Rank above LV8000.

Lin Zhou stood on the ramparts of the Iron Wall Fortress, watching the widening rift, and remained silent for a long time. His godhead integrity was only sixty percent, and a large amount of his memory was still missing. Although the Dragon Vein Golden Scale had recovered from near death, the integrity of its scales was only fifty percent, making it unable to fight for long periods. But he had no retreat. The Iron Wall Fortress was the last line of defense for the Seventh War Zone. If this place were breached, the Chaos Beasts would advance to the core area of the New Universe within three days. The Expeditionary Force headquarters, the Cosmic Council, and hundreds of billions of civilians would all be exposed under the shadow of the Return to Ruins.

"Captain, the fourth wave of the beast tide has already begun to move," Li Mo's voice came through the communication link. "Speed is three hundred kilometers per hour, expected to arrive in three days."

"Three days." Lin Zhou turned around. "Wang Meng, Qin Qing, Lei Zhan, Iron Face, come with me to the front of the fortress. Li Mo, prepare the space folding cannon and aim at the rift exit."

"Captain, what are you going to do?"

"Build a wall."

Lin Zhou took out a golden cornerstone from his Divine Kingdom Core—it was the Foundation of his Divine Kingdom, the cornerstone that carried the Way of Civilization, which he had begun to cast since his freshman year. He had built a Great Wall of Civilization before, but that was only a phantom. This time, he wanted to build a physical entity. With the Divine Kingdom cornerstone as the base, the river of civilization as the mortar, the Hundred Schools of Thought as the bricks, and the will of countless sages as the tiles. A true, indestructible Great Wall of Civilization.

[Divine Kingdom Cornerstone · Data] - Source: Lin Zhou's Divine Kingdom Core - Material: Fire of Civilization + Hundred Schools of Thought + faith crystal + essence of order - Function: Supports Divine Kingdom rules, stabilizes the river of civilization - Current Status: Intact - Risk: If the cornerstone is damaged, the Divine Kingdom will collapse.

"Captain, you are going to use the Divine Kingdom cornerstone?" Qin Qing's face changed drastically. "If the cornerstone is damaged, your Divine Kingdom will..."

"There are no ifs." Lin Zhou interrupted her. "If the beast tide rushes over, the Divine Kingdom will collapse anyway. Instead of passive defense, it is better to take the initiative to build a wall."

He leaped off the ramparts and flew toward the front of the fortress. Wang Meng, Qin Qing, Lei Zhan, and Iron Face followed closely behind. The five of them stood still in the Void Realm, about ten kilometers away from the fortress walls. Lin Zhou pressed the Divine Kingdom cornerstone into the Void Realm. The moment the cornerstone entered the Void Realm, the entire Void Realm vibrated. Golden light surged from the cornerstone, spreading in the Void Realm to form a Foundation about ten kilometers long.

[Great Wall of Civilization · Foundation] - Length: 10 km - Width: 1 km - Depth: 1 km (embedded in the Void Realm) - Material: Divine Kingdom cornerstone - Stability: 100%

Lin Zhou raised his hands, and the river of civilization surged out from his Divine Kingdom, turning into a blue-gold torrent that was poured onto the Foundation. Wherever the river passed, the golden light condensed into bricks, layer upon layer. On the bricks were engraved the inscriptions of the Hundred Schools of Thought—Confucianism's Benevolence, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom, and Trust; Legalism's Law, Technique, and Power; Mohism's Universal Love, Non-Aggression, and Exalting the Worthy; Taoism's Dao, Virtue, and Nature; the School of Military's Wisdom, Trust, Benevolence, Courage, and Strictness; the School of Agriculture's Diligence, Farming, and Weaving; the School of Medicine's Benevolence and Saving the World; the School of Names' Debate and Analysis; the School of Diplomacy's Vertical and Horizontal Alliances; and the School of Miscellaneous' Extensive Selection and Compatibility.

[Great Wall of Civilization · Under Construction] - Height: 10m... 50m... 100m... - Thickness: 1m... 5m... 10m... - Number of Inscriptions: Approximately 10,000 - Stability: 100%

Lin Zhou's Divine Power was consumed at a rate of 100,000 points per minute. His godhead integrity dropped from sixty percent to fifty-five percent, fifty percent, forty-five percent... His memories were also fading simultaneously, but he did not stop.

"Captain, your godhead..." Su Yueyao's moonlight enveloped him from the ramparts, repairing his godhead.

"I can hold on."

Three hours later, the Great Wall of Civilization was cast. It was ten kilometers long, one hundred meters high, and ten meters thick, golden throughout, with the inscriptions of the Hundred Schools flowing on its surface. On the battlements of the wall, twelve thousand Flying Swords were inserted—these were the Flying Swords from the Shushan Sword Tomb, each imbued with the Fire of Civilization. Above the city gate, a line of golden poetry emerged—"If the flying generals of Dragon City are here, do not let the barbarian horses cross the Yin Mountains."

[Great Wall of Civilization · Physical Entity] - Length: 10 km - Height: 100 m - Thickness: 10 m - Durability: 10,000,000 points - Inscriptions: Approximately 10,000 - Flying Swords: 12,000 - Feature 1: Order Barrier — Within range, concentration of Return to Ruins energy -80% - Feature 2: Sword Intent Counterattack — Chaos Beasts attacking the wall receive Sword Intent counterattack (Damage = 50% of attack power) - Feature 3: Civilization Blessing — Friendly units on the wall have all attributes +50% - Feature 4: Self-Repair — Can slowly repair with Fire of Civilization after damage, speed 1% per hour.

The moment the poem emerged, countless phantoms appeared above the wall. They were not stone statues, not Sword Cultivators, but heroic spirits. The soldiers who had left their mark in the river of civilization and guarded their homeland. They wore armor from different eras and held weapons from different eras, but their eyes were equally firm.

[Dragon City Flying General · Heroic Spirit Projection] - Quantity: Approximately 10,000 - Rank: LV300 - LV500 - Feature 1: Heroic Spirit Body (Physical immunity 50%, Energy immunity 50%) - Feature 2: Heart of Protection (Automatically attacks invaders) - Feature 3: Coexistence with the Great Wall (As long as the wall stands, the heroic spirits will not perish).

Lin Zhou looked at those heroic spirits and was silent for a moment. He recognized some of the faces—Elwin, the great Confucian scholar who sacrificed himself in the Academy Championship dungeon; Zhao Tiewall, the former deputy commander of the Seventh War Zone; and many more whose names he couldn't call, comrades who had fallen in previous battles. They had all come. Not summoned, but returned voluntarily.

"Seniors..." Lin Zhou's voice was hoarse.

Elwin's phantom stood on the wall and smiled at him. "Student, you have done well."

Lin Zhou's eyes turned red. But he had no time to be sentimental. In the grayish-white mist, a dark red sea of blood had already surged to five hundred kilometers outside the fortress. The vanguard of the fourth wave of the beast tide, about one hundred million Chaos Beasts, was rushing toward the Great Wall of Civilization.

"All troops—get on the wall!"

Twelve thousand soldiers boarded the Great Wall. Wang Meng led the Vanguard Battalion on the eastern section of the wall, Lei Zhan led the Heavy Armor Legion on the western section, Qin Qing's Law Enforcement Team was in the middle section, and Iron Face's Inspection Team was behind the city gate. Su Yueyao stood above the city gate, and her moonlight illuminated the entire wall. The Dragon Vein Golden Scale coiled above the gate, its golden Dragon Breath ready to be unleashed.

[Great Wall of Civilization · Garrison] - Total troops: 12,000 - Average godhead Rank: LV520 - seed of civilization coverage: 100% - Heroic Spirit Projection: Approximately 10,000.

The vanguard of the beast tide rushed to the bottom of the wall. The grayish-white Chaos Beasts climbed onto the wall, trying to crawl up. The inscriptions on the surface of the wall glowed, repelling the Chaos Beasts. Flying Swords flew out from the battlements, pinning the Chaos Beasts in the Void Realm. Heroic Spirit Projections rushed out of the wall to fight the Chaos Beasts.

[Battle · First Wave] - Chaos Beasts: 100 million - Heroic Spirit Projection kills: Approximately 20 million - Flying Sword kills: Approximately 10 million - Wall durability: 10 million → 9.8 million.

Wang Meng led the Vanguard Battalion to leap off the wall, and five thousand Civilization Sword Cultivators rose into the air with their swords, the blue-gold sword light exploding in the herd. Lei Zhan's shield wall advanced from the west side of the wall, crushing the Chaos Beasts into fragments. Qin Qing's Net of Law hung down from the wall, entangling the Chaos Beasts trying to climb the wall. Iron Face's Fire of Justice burned in front of the gate, judging the rushing Chaos Beasts as "non-existent."

[Battle · Second Wave] - Chaos Beasts: Remaining approximately 70 million - Vanguard Battalion kills: Approximately 10 million - Shield wall kills: Approximately 5 million - Our losses: 500 slightly injured.

At the rear of the beast tide, the God King-level lords began to move. One hundred God King-level lords rushed out of the mist, and gray-white light beams fired at the Great Wall of Civilization. Lin Zhou rushed forward, and the river of civilization turned into a blue-gold barrier, blocking the volley. The barrier shook, and the durability dropped from 5 million to 3 million, 2 million, 1 million... The river of civilization could not hold for too long. But the wall was still there, the heroic spirits were still there, and the Flying Swords were still there.

"Dragon Vein Golden Scale—Dragon Breath!"

The Golden Scale's Dragon Breath engulfed ten lords. Su Yueyao's moonlight enveloped five lords. Wang Meng led the Civilization Sword Cultivators to surround twenty lords. Lei Zhan's shield wall blocked the impact of ten lords. Qin Qing's Net of Law entangled ten lords. Iron Face's Fire of Justice performed an existence judgment on five lords.

[God King-level Lord · Kill] - First wave: 60 killed - Remaining: 40.

Lin Zhou's godhead integrity dropped to thirty percent. His memory had blurred to the limit—he didn't remember his mother, didn't remember his childhood, and didn't remember how he came to this Universe. But he remembered the Way of Civilization, remembered the protection, and remembered those who stood by his side.

"Captain!" Su Yueyao's voice came from afar. "Your memory..."

"It doesn't matter. The wall is still there."

Lin Zhou retracted the river of civilization and landed on the wall. The wall's durability was still 7 million, there were still 8,000 Heroic Spirit Projections, and 10,000 Flying Swords. The vanguard of the beast tide was repelled, but the main force was still there. Three Chaos Beast Emperors rushed out of the mist.

[Chaos Beast Emperor · Data] - Rank: LV7000, LV7200, LV7500 - Size: Approximately 1,000 km long - Features: Chaos Domain, Return to Ruins Devour, Existence Erasure, Void Aura.

The three Beast Emperors opened their giant mouths at the same time, and three gray-white light beams shot toward the Great Wall of Civilization. Lin Zhou did not block. He stood above the city gate, pressing his hands on the wall, injecting the river of civilization into the inscriptions of the wall. The wall glowed, and the golden light condensed into a huge shield, enveloping the entire wall.

[Great Wall of Civilization · Ultimate Defense] - Shield durability: 10 million points - Consumption: 200,000 Divine Power per minute - Duration: Approximately 30 minutes.

The light beam hit the shield, and the shield shook. The durability dropped from 10 million to 8 million, 6 million, 4 million... Thirty minutes, that was enough. Wang Meng led the Vanguard Battalion to charge at the Beast Emperors, and five thousand Flying Swords shot out at the same time. Lei Zhan's shield wall advanced from the flank, attracting the attention of the Beast Emperors. Qin Qing's Net of Law entangled the giant claws of the Beast Emperors. Iron Face's Fire of Justice performed an existence judgment on the Beast Emperors. Su Yueyao's moonlight suppressed the Return to Ruins energy of the Beast Emperors. The Dragon Vein Golden Scale's Dragon Breath scorched the scales of the Beast Emperors.

[Chaos Beast Emperor · First One] - Rank: LV7000 - Kill time: Approximately 20 minutes - Our losses: 1,000 slightly injured, 200 seriously injured.

The first Beast Emperor fell. The second Beast Emperor counterattacked frantically, and gray-white tentacles whipped dozens of Civilization Sword Cultivators away. Lin Zhou leaped off the wall, and the Sword of Civilization slashed into the core of the Beast Emperor.

[Sword of Civilization · Slay] - Target: Beast Emperor (LV7200) - Effect: Beast Emperor integrity 100% → 0%.

The second Beast Emperor disintegrated. The third Beast Emperor turned and ran, fleeing into the depths of the mist. The remaining forty God King-level lords also fled, and the beast tide scattered.

Lin Zhou knelt on one knee in the Void Realm, gasping for breath. Su Yueyao's moonlight enveloped him, repairing the cracks in his godhead. The Dragon Vein Golden Scale coiled beside him, and golden blood flowed from the gaps in its scales.

"Captain, your memory..."

"I don't remember." Lin Zhou's voice was calm. "My mother's name, I don't remember. My childhood home, I don't remember. Myself before the Transmigration, I don't remember either."

Su Yueyao's tears gushed out.

"But, I remember you all." Lin Zhou raised his head, looking at the projections of Su Yueyao, Wang Meng, Qin Qing, Lei Zhan, Iron Face, and Li Mo. "I remember the Civilization Guardian Legion, I remember the Way of Civilization. As long as these are still here, I am Lin Zhou."

He stood up, held the Golden Scale, and flew toward the fortress.

A month later, Lin Zhou's godhead integrity recovered to fifty percent, but his memory did not return. The Fire of Civilization could rebuild existence, but it could not rebuild deleted memories. Those lost fragments were gone forever. The Dragon Vein Golden Scale's scales had recovered by eighty percent and could fight again.

The rift deep in the Return to Ruins was still expanding, and the fifth wave of the beast tide was already gathering. But the Great Wall of Civilization stood in the Void Realm, the golden inscriptions like an inextinguishable lighthouse in the grayish-white mist.

"Captain, the expansion rate of the rift has accelerated again." Li Mo pulled up the data. "Twenty kilometers per hour. It is expected that in a month, the rift will expand to a size that can accommodate the existence of a Peak God King. There, there may be the main body of the Lord of Nothingness."

Lin Zhou stood on the Great Wall of Civilization, looking at the widening rift.