180: Chapter 180 The Beginning of World Destruction?

The Martial God Agreement was formed approximately one hundred and eighty years ago.

Before the agreement was formed, there were no explicit regulations stating that Martial Gods could not participate in conventional warfare.

However, the destructive power of a Martial God is truly immense; one could say that a casual strike has the power of a nuclear explosion. In fact, if you exclude nuclear radiation, the power of a Martial God's attack is far greater than that of a nuclear blast.

Consequently, one hundred and eighty years ago, the governments of the three nations—Great Xia, the Black Earth Tribe, and the Baiou Empire—jointly established the Martial God Agreement.

The agreement stipulates that no Martial God from any nation may participate in conventional warfare.

Unless the war involves the fall of vast territories, Martial Gods are not permitted to take action.

If they do, it is considered a breach of the agreement, and the nation attacked by the Martial God may unconditionally launch any form of attack against the other nation.

Since the establishment of this agreement, for one hundred and eighty years, not a single Martial God from any nation has ignored it.

It is precisely because of this that, even though the three nations have various military forces, most wars have revolved around external resources and have never involved their homelands.

The people of each nation have spent one hundred and eighty years in peace.

Before the agreement was established, once a Martial God took action, at least the citizens of several cities would suffer.

It was not impossible for millions of people to vanish from the face of the earth overnight.

Zhao Zhenyuan's anger was understandable. Morpheus had never been such an impulsive person before. Even if the Black Earth Tribe had lost one hundred thousand people, or even if their entire army had been wiped out, a Martial God should not have stepped in.

But now that Morpheus had torn up the agreement, he had to pay the price!

Moreover, Morpheus had severely injured his most important confidant in The Military.

The messenger trembled. The Martial God Call-to-Arms was the highest-level order in The Military. Once issued, all Martial Gods in the country must unconditionally head to the battlefield; otherwise, it would be considered treason!

"Marshal Zhao, do you really have to do this? Shouldn't we consult the government first? Once the Martial God Call-to-Arms is issued, there is no turning back for us!"

The adjutants and staff officers beside Zhao Zhenyuan immediately tried to dissuade him.

Even a Marshal of a nation cannot easily invoke the Martial God Call-to-Arms.

That is a trump card that can only be used when the nation is on the brink of destruction!

Furthermore, Zhao Zhenyuan had not notified the government beforehand. Once the Martial God Call-to-Arms was issued, the government would use this to make a big issue out of it and check Zhao Zhenyuan's influence within The Military.

However, at this moment, Zhao Zhenyuan was not thinking about any of that.

"Are you deaf? I said issue the Martial God Call-to-Arms! I will take responsibility for whatever happens! You don't need to take the blame!"

"Can't you see that Morpheus almost wiped out two hundred thousand of my troops? They have already attacked our doorstep, and you are still hesitating!"

At this moment, Zhao Zhenyuan's expression was resolute and unquestionable; this was the courage a Marshal of a nation should possess.

Seeing this, the messenger had no choice but to follow Zhao Zhenyuan's orders.

Morpheus also saw Zhao Zhenyuan's monstrous rage. He understood that after he had taken action, this war was no longer just about competing for the Qiyuan Mountains.

Therefore, he hardened his heart and said to the messenger beside him, "You also go immediately to summon the Martial Gods of our country. Tell them that Great Xia is preparing to take action!"

In reality, although Morpheus had high prestige in the Black Earth Tribe—being both the number one person in The Military and the political sphere—he could not necessarily command the Martial Gods of the Black Earth Tribe.

Because every Martial God of the Black Earth Tribe possessed an incomparably lofty status and did not need to listen to any orders, which was why Morpheus used the excuse of Great Xia taking action to apply pressure.

But in reality, if he hadn't taken action just now, it wouldn't have brought about such serious consequences.

Hanks of the Baiou Empire looked on with a face full of worry as he saw this scene.

To tell the truth, he did not want things to escalate to this point. Originally, he just wanted to strike at Great Xia's army more and avenge the loss of his three Heaven and Earth Realm generals.

But once it involved power at the Martial God level, the Baiou Empire would be at a great disadvantage.

Because the Baiou Empire relied mainly on technology, the power of its Cultivators was not high. In terms of combat power at the Martial God level, the Baiou Empire was far weaker than the other two nations.

But seeing this situation, Hanks could only have Wright use the Family's name to invite the Martial Gods of the country.

Hanks couldn't help but sigh, "Sigh! If this goes wrong, it will be a world-shaking battle, capable of destroying the heavens and the earth! This is troublesome!"

For the first time in one hundred and eighty years, the Martial God Agreement had been torn up. With Zhao Zhenyuan in a towering rage, this was likely the most complete gathering of Martial Gods from all nations in one hundred and eighty years.

If there was even the slightest error, this could very well be the beginning of the end of the world.

And after issuing the Martial God Call-to-Arms, it was clear that this war was no longer something ordinary armies could participate in.

Zhao Zhenyuan immediately ordered all troops to retreat into the heart of the Qiyuan Mountains, which was the location of the Alien Ruins, and then wait for further orders.

Li Mo and the others had just experienced a life-and-death crisis and were fortunate that Chen Xingbian had saved them. Given the current situation, they could only muddle through and follow the orders to retreat.

However, what Li Mo did not expect was that Chen Xingbian was actually hiding within his troops. Since Zhao Zhenyuan had not discovered him, he wanted to follow Li Mo and retreat into the Alien Ruins.

Li Mo immediately asked in confusion, "General Chen, you are also a Martial God! Won't you participate in an occasion like this?"

Theoretically speaking, Chen Xingbian was also one of Great Xia's Martial Gods. Moreover, with his strength, he would be a great deterrent to the Martial Gods of the other two nations. Li Mo could not understand why he also wanted to retreat.

Who would have thought that Chen Xingbian would immediately make a shushing gesture to Li Mo.

"Shh! Young man, don't forget your promise to me! Do not reveal my identity! Rest assured, if there is really an emergency, I will take action!"

"Also, the Martial God Call-to-Arms became ineffective against me two hundred years ago! For now, I will hide! You can just treat me as a small soldier!"

Li Mo's mouth twitched. A Martial God with top-five strength in the world wanting to serve as a small soldier under his command was truly unheard of and unseen.

However, Li Mo did indeed have a promise to Chen Xingbian, so now he had no choice but to do as he said.

Before long, the group retreated to the vicinity of the Alien Ruins.

Just at this moment, figures flashed rapidly over everyone's heads; these people were precisely the Martial Gods from Great Xia.

Li Mo even saw many familiar figures among them, such as Qin Zhengnan's great-grandfather, Martial God Qin Ming, as well as Marshal Yue Wuyun, and so on.

Although they did not know why Zhao Zhenyuan had issued the Martial God Call-to-Arms, they understood that something major had happened, and thus they had rushed over.

When he saw Marshal Yue Wuyun, Chen Xingbian seemed particularly terrified. The dignified number one Bow God of the continent even lay directly on the ground, as if afraid that Marshal Yue Wuyun would see him.

Li Mo was speechless. Chen Xingbian was likely the most peculiar Martial God he had ever met. The key was that he was also the world's number one scientist; how could he have absolutely no air of a master?

"Senior Chen, you this..."

"Quiet! If Marshal Yue sees me, I'll be in trouble! Young man, I heard you say before that you've been inside the Alien Ruins; can you take me in to see?"

Chen Xingbian clamored for Li Mo to take him into the ruins.

Compared to the ruins, Li Mo was more worried about the situation outside. Once these Martial Gods started fighting, it would be futile for them to hide anywhere.