277: The mad underworld race and the demon race are not weak either.

Having recovered his mindset, Lin Chen was also reflecting on his own shortcomings.

Lin Chen's journey so far had been very smooth; he possessed both the Luck cheat and the talent cheat, basically never encountering any difficulties, nor had he ever experienced the hardships of cultivation.

Lin Chen had experienced too much of the bliss of cultivation.

This had also led to his previous state of anxiety.

Lin Chen was accustomed to smooth sailing, believing that there were no difficulties in the world, that no one could compete with him, and even more so, feeling that as long as he had enough time, he could accomplish anything, and even the crisis of transcendence could be handled.

He felt as if he were the center of the Universe, the protagonist of this world, a Prodigy of the era; whatever he wanted, he could obtain.

And so, in the matter of transcendence, Lin Chen had encountered his Waterloo.

Not to mention the countless competitors on the path of transcendence; these competitors were all Prodigies of the era and the absolute protagonists in their own environments.

Take Qin Huang from the Human Race Alliance as an example; his life experiences were even more spectacular than Lin Chen's, and he was even more like a protagonist.

Furthermore, these people were all ahead of Lin Chen in their pursuit of transcendence.

Even though Lin Chen was confident he could catch up, he was still affected by the existence of these competitors, falling into a state of unstable mindset.

Fortunately, Lin Chen adjusted his mindset in time, refusing to be influenced by these competitors, gaining clarity about himself, and returning to his previous state of mind.

It must be said that the mindset of a protagonist-style figure is truly excellent, capable of withstanding various pressures.

"I have officially entered this competition regarding transcendence. Next, it will be my turn to put pressure on you Seniors. I hope you can withstand the pressure given by this up-and-coming talent."

Lin Chen became confident. Even though there were countless Seniors on the road ahead, he was no longer afraid; he only wanted to surpass them and win this competition regarding transcendence.

He, Lin Chen, might have fallen behind in progress, but it was not impossible to overtake them later.

"The path of transcendence begins today."

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In the northeast of the Main Universe, the battlefield between the Ming Race and the Demon Race.

The war between the Ming Race and the Demon Race had only been going on for a few decades. Both sides still used the Third Ming Race Channel as the key point of contention, and the battlefield had not yet expanded.

The Ming Race wanted to break out and push the battlefield further away, so as not to let the Third Ming Race Channel be affected.

Only by expanding outward could the Ming Race gain a foothold in the Main Universe, obtain more living space, and lay the foundation for the war.

The Demon Race, however, wanted to push the Ming Race back and, even more, wanted to completely destroy the Third Ming Race Channel.

The Demon Race's homeland was now severely damaged, having been caught in the crossfire of the battle between two Foundation Level Late Stage experts. Now that the Ming Race had launched a war, it could be described as a time of internal trouble and external aggression.

Therefore, the Demon Race not only wanted to beat back the Ming Race but also wanted to completely sever the Ming Race's hope of returning to the Main Universe and eliminate the Ming Race from the game.

As long as the Demon Race could destroy the Third Ming Race Channel, the war between the Ming Race and the Demon Race would end immediately, and the Demon Race would truly be able to enter a stage of recuperation.

The Ming Race would naturally not let the Demon Race's intentions succeed.

The Ming Race had already bet their clan's Luck; in this war, the Ming Race had no choice but to win.

Once the Ming Race was beaten back, the Ming Race would have no more hope; not only would they be the first to be eliminated from the hegemony arena, but they would also face a true war of extermination.

By then, it would not be the small skirmishes like now; at that time, the fall of Foundation Level experts would no longer be an uncommon occurrence.

Don't look at the war between the Ming Race and the Demon Race and think the other five super great races are doing nothing.

In reality, once either the Demon Race or the Ming Race failed in their strategy and fell into an absolute disadvantage, the other five super great races would definitely swarm in and be the first to eliminate the loser of the war.

Therefore, the Demon Race and the Ming Race were betting their futures; whoever lost would die first, while the winner would be able to catch their breath and have a slight chance of surviving in the upcoming Universe hegemony.

Demon Race frontline war command headquarters.

Excluding the twelve Foundation Level experts remaining in the homeland, all the remaining Foundation Level experts of the Demon Race were in position.

This war concerned the future of the clan and their own future; they could not lose. They had to use one hundred percent of their strength to cope, and some of their trump card methods could no longer be kept hidden.

All kinds of war weapons, all kinds of special combat forces, and the Dao-imbued treasures possessed by the Demon Race were all brought out to deal with the Ming Race.

This war was not like the previous time they provoked the Human Race.

Previously, the Demon Race did not border the Human Race Territory, and the Demon Race homeland should not have been breached by the Human Race, which was why the Demon Race had taken the initiative to attack, wanting to fight a war of attrition with the Human Race.

This time it was different; the Ming Race had launched a war right at their doorstep. Once they could not be suppressed, the Ming Race could directly threaten the Demon Race homeland, adding more fuel to the fire of death for the Demon Race, which was already in dire straits.

"We must destroy the channel and completely sever the Ming Race's ambition. We cannot drag this out; the longer we drag it out, the more unfavorable the situation becomes for us."

The Third Demon Ancestor spoke. This war did not come unexpectedly, but the Demon Race was not as well-prepared as the Ming Race, so the war had to be ended quickly.

The Ming Race had prepared for the war long ago. In order to return to the Main Universe, they had accumulated too much strength, striving to be able to sweep across countless territories in one wave and gain a foothold in the Main Universe.

Conversely, on the Demon Race's side, a portion of their strength had been mobilized to deal with the Human Race, and then was mostly destroyed by the battle of the Foundation Level Late Stage experts.

Subsequently, the Demon Race homeland suffered heavy damage, and their clan Luck was flowing away severely. Now that their ally in the rear, the Ming Race, had directly backstabbed them, they were unable to gather too much combat power to suppress the Ming Race for the time being.

The main reason was that the number of Foundation Level experts of the Demon Race and the Ming Race was about equal; neither could do anything to the other.

What the Demon Race had, the Ming Race also had. Their top-level combat power was evenly matched. Without external forces to break the deadlock, this war was purely a war of attrition; it all depended on who could not hold on first and was the first to retreat in defeat.

"Third Demon Ancestor, let me go."

"Thirty-Eighth Ancestor, has your External Body already reached the Foundation Level?"

At this moment, more than thirty Demon Race Foundation Level Ancestors all looked at the Thirty-Eighth Ancestor, who had spoken up to take on the mission. He was at the Foundation Level Middle Stage and had been secretly tinkering with a project involving an External Body of the same level.

"Almost. It is definitely much worse than a normal Foundation Level, but if used for self-detonation, it can catch them off guard and cause a devastating blow to the Third Ming Race Channel. Even if it cannot be completely destroyed, it can temporarily render it useless."

The Thirty-Eighth Ancestor had also steeled his heart, prepared to use his life's work of countless years as a one-time self-detonation weapon.

"Thirty-Eighth Ancestor, the clan will remember your contribution. Your subsequent resource applications will be raised to the same priority level as the Second Ancestor, and we will also do our best to help you recover your External Body."

"Fight for the clan!"

The Third Demon Ancestor would naturally not treat a contributing clan member unfairly.

Afterward, the Demon Race Foundation Level Ancestors began to formulate a plan around the Thirty-Eighth Ancestor's External Body.

If the plan succeeded, they would beat the Ming Race back in one wave.

If the plan failed, there were also backup plans to take its place.

This time, the Demon Race had bet everything; if they did not succeed, there would be no chance to beat back the Ming Race, and they would only be able to maintain the current stalemate, not knowing when the Ming Race would push the front line forward.

At the same time, the Ming Race side also brought out their trump card methods, all of which were used to reinforce the Ming Race Channel.

In secret, they even gathered the strength of the entire clan to build a second channel between the Nether Clan Sub-Dimension and the Main Universe.

If it were not for the fact that the cosmic consciousness would not respond to the sacrifices of any clan, the Ming Race would likely sacrifice the entire Nether Clan Sub-Dimension to the Main Universe at this moment, in exchange for the Ming Race gaining a foothold in the Main Universe.

Even if such a sacrifice might cost the Ming Race one-third of its population and cause them to lose the sub-dimension they relied on for survival, as long as they could return to the Main Universe, the Ming Race would not hesitate.

Survival is the first priority for the development of a clan.

The Ming Race did not want to perish, so naturally, they would become crazy.

The Demon Race was the same.