51: Chapter 51 Conquering the Fifth-Order World

Time flow adjustment completed.

Su Bai opened his eyes.

He withdrew his consciousness from those three worlds, a slight smile playing on his lips.

[Deduction Complete]

[Mycelium Deep Forest: Mushroom People population 20,000 → 100,000; Mushroom King rank Rank 3 → Rank 4; Rank 3 Mushroom People population 0 → 50; Daily Power Of Faith output 20 → 100]

[Shadow Demon Abyss: Shadow Demon population 30,000 → 120,000; Shadow Blade rank Rank 4 → Rank 4 Peak; Rank 3 Shadow Demon population 0 → 500; Daily Power Of Faith output 50 → 200]

[Extreme Cold Ice Plains: Ice Crystals population 8,000 → 23,000; Frost King rank Rank 3 → Rank 4; Rank 3 Ice Crystals population 0 → 30; Daily Power Of Faith output 30 → 60]

[Current Daily Power Of Faith Output: 100+200+60 = 360 points]

Su Bai looked at that line of numbers and nodded with satisfaction.

Three hundred and sixty points of Power Of Faith every day.

That would be over ten thousand in a month.

It was enough for him to create more units, construct more buildings, and deduce for longer periods of time.

But he wasn't in a hurry to look at those numbers.

His gaze fell upon the new information regarding the three races.

[Detected that the three maps of Mycelium Deep Forest, Shadow Demon Abyss, and Extreme Cold Ice Plains are bordering each other]

[Detected the following events occurred during the five hundred years of evolution of the three major races:]

[Event 1: Small-scale wars (37 times in total)]

[Cause: Resource competition, territorial disputes, trade friction]

[Result: The three major races had mixed victories and losses, with a cumulative total of approximately 8,000 units killed in action, but war experience has greatly improved and combat skills have significantly enhanced]

[Event 2: Economic trade (A stable network has formed)]

[Mushroom People Output: Spore Crystals, Mycelium Fabrics, Mushroom Building Materials]

[Shadow Demon Output: Shadow Energy Crystals, Space Folding Scrolls, Cloaks of Concealment]

[Ice Crystal Output: frost cores, Extreme Cold Weapons, Ice Crystal Shields]

[The three major races have established stable trade routes, forming a preliminary economic cycle]

[Event 3: Cultural exchange (Small amount)]

[A very small portion of Mushroom People have learned the Shadow Demons' concealment techniques]

[A very small portion of Shadow Demons have learned the Ice Crystals' extreme cold resistance]

[A very small portion of Ice Crystals have learned the Mushroom People's spore cultivation]

[The three major races have begun to understand and learn from each other]

As Su Bai looked at the information, his smile deepened.

He didn't care about the small-scale wars.

He didn't care about the eight thousand units killed in action either.

Because war could temper a race and make them stronger.

What truly surprised him were the trade and cultural exchanges.

This meant that these three races had already begun to march toward true civilization.

It wasn't just simple reproduction, evolution, and survival.

Instead, they had begun to communicate, trade, learn, and integrate.

This was the essence of civilization.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at the remaining Power Of Faith.

[Current Power Of Faith: 1,600 points]

His gaze fell upon the Underworld Soldiers in the Netherworld World.

Over a thousand Underworld Soldiers.

He had thought it was enough before, but now it was completely insufficient.

One hundred thousand Mushroom People, one hundred and twenty thousand Shadow Demons, twenty-three thousand Ice Crystals—adding up to two hundred and forty-three thousand units in total.

How could a thousand-plus Underworld Soldiers manage them?

How could they maintain order?

How could they handle conflicts?

How could they suppress potential rebellions at critical moments?

Su Bai did not hesitate.

[Create Underworld Soldiers: 1,600]

[Power Of Faith Consumed: 1,600 points]

Amidst the grayish-white Yin Qi, sixteen hundred Underworld Soldiers stepped out from the mist.

They wore tattered armor and gripped rusted spears, their faces so blurred their features were indistinguishable, standing in twenty-four perfectly neat rows.

Adding the previous 1,169, there were now 2,769 Underworld Soldiers in total.

Su Bai looked at these silent warriors and nodded slightly.

Over two thousand Underworld Soldiers would be barely enough.

He raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the entire Netherworld World.

Yaksha Wasteland, Crimson Blood Scorched Earth, Mycelium Deep Forest, Shadow Demon Abyss, Extreme Cold Ice Plains, Demon Scorched Earth, Ferocious Beast Forest, Death Plain.

Eight maps, one thousand and sixty kilometers in diameter.

Three living civilizations, two hundred and forty-three thousand units.

Nine Hero Units, over two thousand Underworld Soldiers, and two hundred Soul-Hooking Ghosts.

A daily output of three hundred and sixty points of Power Of Faith.

A Rank Five world.

Su Bai took a deep breath, a slight smile curling on his lips.

...

Su Bai stood in the War Hall of the provincial city's Creators Association, his gaze falling upon the three remaining Rank Five worlds on the light screen.

[Serial Number: 16001 World Type: Elemental Civilization Surviving Race: Lava Giants Estimated Quantity: 5,000-8,000 Danger Level: S]

[Serial Number: 16003 World Type: Alien Civilization Surviving Race: Shadow Dragons Estimated Quantity: 2,000-3,000 Danger Level: S+]

[Serial Number: 16005 World Type: Marine Civilization Surviving Race: Deep Sea Naga Estimated Quantity: 30,000-50,000 Danger Level: S]

Su Bai's gaze lingered on the third name for a long time.

Marine civilization.

Deep Sea Naga.

He thought of his own Netherworld World; eight maps, over a thousand kilometers in diameter, yet it didn't have a single drop of water.

The Yaksha Wasteland was scorched earth, Crimson Blood Scorched Earth was lava land, Mycelium Deep Forest was a mushroom forest, Shadow Demon Abyss was underground caves, Extreme Cold Ice Plains was a world of ice and snow, Demon Scorched Earth was a sulfurous hell, Ferocious Beast Forest was a primitive jungle, and Death Plain was a silent wasteland.

It was all land.

All dry land.

Su Bai frowned slightly.

In the future, the Netherworld would definitely need to build the River of Oblivion, the Bridge of Helplessness, and the Yellow Springs Sea.

Those places all required water.

They required a massive amount of water.

Furthermore, the innate advantages of marine races were irreplaceable by land races.

If he could fight in the ocean, if he could move freely in the water, if he could have underwater bases...

His gaze fell upon that line of numbers.

Thirty to fifty thousand Deep Sea Naga.

This quantity was enough to form a true marine legion.

Moreover, the Naga race itself was an intelligent race with a civilized heritage, capable of reproduction and evolution.

He clicked in to view the detailed information.

[World Name: Deep Blue Realm (Original owner is deceased)]

[World Type: Marine Civilization (Naga Branch)]

[World Level: Rank Five (On the verge of collapse)]

[Current Status: After the original Creator's death, Power Of Faith was cut off and energy was exhausted. This world was originally a pure marine world with less than 1% land area. The original Deep Sea Naga population was about three million, with over a hundred underwater cities established, and the level of civilization development reached the peak of the feudal era. Due to the loss of Power Of Faith maintenance, the marine environment has deteriorated sharply, deep-sea volcanoes have erupted on a large scale, seawater temperatures have risen, and a large number of marine organisms have died. Large-scale internal strife has broken out among the Naga, and the civilization is already in its final stages.]

[Existing Race: Deep Sea Naga]

[Estimated Quantity: 30,000-50,000]

[Race Characteristics: Deep Sea Naga are approximately 2.5-3.5 meters tall, with a humanoid upper body and a snake tail for a lower body. The entire body is covered in fine scales, which are deep blue or ghostly green. Limbs are slender and powerful, with webbed hands and feet, allowing for extremely fast swimming in water. They have gills on their heads for breathing underwater. Their eyes have vertical pupils, allowing them to see in the dark. Adult Naga are generally Rank 3, elites can reach Rank 4, and leaders are Rank 5.]

[Reproduction Method: Oviparous. They lay eggs every spring, with about 10-30 eggs per clutch. The incubation period is three months, and juveniles reach adulthood in five years. The reproduction cycle is approximately eight years.]

[Environmental Adaptability: Can survive in deep-sea high-pressure, low-temperature, and lightless environments. Preliminary adaptability to Yin Qi: Unknown (but Naga themselves possess a certain shadow affinity attribute and may have strong resistance to Yin Qi)]

[Current Status: Internal strife has lasted for three years. Deep-sea volcanic eruptions have caused seawater temperatures to rise by over 50%, and more than 80% of marine organisms have died. Surviving Naga are gathered in the last few deep-sea cities, killing and devouring each other. They are already in the final stages of civilization.]

[Danger Level: S (Large quantity, powerful individual strength, and capable of underwater combat. Land combat capability is medium, but naval combat capability is extremely strong. Twelve invasion records, all failed, six Creators fallen)]

[Remarks: This race possesses extremely strong marine adaptability and reproductive capacity. If successfully subdued, they can become a high-quality source of marine troops, filling the gap in marine combat power.]

After Su Bai finished reading the detailed information, he hardly hesitated and clicked select directly.

[Please confirm conquest target: 1 Deep Blue Realm]

[Target World Level: Rank Five]

[Target World Danger Level: S]

[Suggested Minimum Unit Quantity: 30,000+]

[Your Current Unit Quantity: Approx. 243,000]

[Warning: The target world is a pure marine environment. Most of your units are land combat units and will be severely restricted in underwater combat]

[Confirm conquest?]

Su Bai looked at the warning and fell silent for two seconds.

He knew underwater combat would be restricted.

But with two hundred and forty thousand units and nine great heroes, could he really not take down a Rank Five marine world on the verge of collapse?

He clicked confirm.

[Conquest preparation complete]

[Please proceed to Secret Chamber No. 1 and wait for the passage to open]