184: Chapter 184 The Twelve Divine Envoys

The very center of Dazhou Nation.

Though it is the center, the area for ten thousand miles around still maintains its most primitive ecology, without any traces of modern cities.

In this primitive land, only a single pitch-black tower stands proudly, piercing the clouds.

From the outside, besides its height, the base of this black tower has a diameter of only a few hundred meters.

But only those who have entered the black tower would know that every floor within it is a world of its own.

Its internal space is so vast that it could easily accommodate a bustling metropolis.

Rumor has it that this black tower is the creation of the first Transcendent, the 'Son of God'.

The Son of God sealed himself on the topmost floor of the black tower, slumbering upon that pitch-black throne.

Only when the Human Race once again faces an overwhelming crisis of extinction will he awaken from his slumber, stepping forward once more to lead the Human Race out of their predicament.

This black tower is also the headquarters of the Superpower Association.

Every S-Class Transcendent who joins the Superpower Association can possess a territory of their own on a floor of the black tower, excluding the topmost floor and the thirteen floors directly beneath it.

The topmost floor goes without saying; no one from the Superpower Association is permitted to enter without authorization.

Of the thirteen floors below the top, twelve belong to the twelve elders of the Superpower Association.

These twelve elders are precisely the twelve S-Class Transcendents born immediately following the 'Son of God'.

To distinguish themselves from the S-Class Transcendents who joined the Superpower Association later, they call themselves the 'Twelve Divine Envoys'.

As for the remaining floor, the sub-top floor adjacent to the topmost floor, it is the solemn place where the Twelve Divine Envoys hold their meetings.

This floor is located beneath the throne of the topmost floor, so they also refer to their meetings as the 'Meeting Beneath the Throne'.

Every nine years, they gather on this floor to hold the so-called 'Meeting Beneath the Throne'.

“Everyone, this is a routine meeting; I won't waste time on opening remarks.”

The speaker's face was shrouded in a layer of ethereal mist, making it blurred and difficult to discern.

His voice was also affected by a special power, carrying a sense of haziness and mystery.

His gaze slowly swept over the others sitting around the circular table, only to see that they, like him, had their faces hidden beneath that layer of mist, making it impossible to glimpse their true appearances.

“First is... regarding the distribution of godhood fragments recovered over these past nine years from the remains of Transcendents who died accidentally or reached the end of their lifespans...”

“I have drafted a preliminary allocation ratio for each major region. You all might as well take a look and see if there are any objections.”

The man gave a light wave of his hand, and in an instant, a document appeared out of thin air before everyone at the circular table.

Many seemed to have little interest in this, and without even glancing at the documents, they spoke up one after another:

“No objections.”

The meeting moderator did not dally and immediately said:

“Then, we shall begin the next agenda item.”

“Regarding the excessively rapid population growth in some regions, whether it is necessary to take special measures to suppress it...”

...

As the meeting progressed, agenda items were proposed one by one.

As usual, these items were basically passed quickly and without objection by everyone after the moderator provided the initial version of the solution.

They seemed unconcerned with these matters regarding the governance of Dazhou Nation, urging the process to move forward as quickly as possible.

“Next is the list of rulings for recent high-Rank Transcendent crimes. You may look it over, and if there are no objections...”

“Enough! Just leave these matters to the newcomers to handle!”

Seeing that there were exceptionally many agenda items reported this year, someone finally lost their patience.

“We are not gathered here to listen to such trifles.”

“What we care about has only ever been the ‘Divine Revelation’ left by Lord Son of God.”

Seeing this, the meeting moderator no longer spoke redundantly and said directly:

“Since Lord Son of God went into his slumber, he has left a total of three revelations. Only by completing all three can our world completely avoid heading toward the End.”

“The first is to thin out the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi drifting in the world.”

“Regarding this revelation, the measures we took after discussion centuries ago have already achieved significant results.”

“The birth of a Transcendent requires the absorption of a massive amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. By directly granting godhood fragments, we create as many Transcendents as possible to consume Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in large quantities.”

“Although Lord Son of God did not provide a specific standard for thinning the Spiritual Qi, based on the current situation, the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi will likely drop below 0.01% in a few more years.”

The meeting moderator paused briefly before continuing:

“The second revelation is to erase all traces of Martial Arts.”

“Thanks to the smooth progress of the first revelation, the implementation of this one has also been exceptionally smooth.”

“Those Martial Artists with some strength were already injured or old; in a situation where Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is scarce, it is even harder for them to resist us.”

“The remaining Martial Arts Remnants with insufficient strength are hiding in various places like rats. We only need to leave them to the people of the Hero Association to slowly sweep them away.”

“Knowledge of their Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills has already vanished from the public eye. Coupled with the thin Spiritual Qi making it difficult to Cultivate, and having to deal with our cleanup operations, it won't be long before they die out on their own.”

“At that time, the Martial Arts we have gradually faded can be formally erased from historical records. In this way, this revelation will be considered fulfilled.”

“As for the third... gather three Souls from different dimensional worlds within the black tower.”

Speaking to this point, the meeting moderator couldn't help but let out a long sigh, his expression tinged with a bit of helplessness.

“Although we still don't know where these Other-Soul Beings come from, we have discovered a total of seven so far...”

“Two of them approached us voluntarily, while five were discovered only because Aaron's Tracking Mark was ineffective against them.”

“Reasonably speaking, we should have long since exceeded the requirements for this revelation, but the temperaments of these Other-Soul Beings are truly too eccentric, frequently fighting us to the death.”

“Even though we spared no expense and tried our best to recruit them, only three were willing to join us throughout the process.”

“Two of them even inexplicably died by self-detonation before the third one joined. Because of this, even today, we only have one Other-Soul Being in our hands.”

And this Other-Soul Being was not at all well-behaved, causing them a great deal of worry.

Everyone fell into a period of silence upon hearing this.

Completing the first two revelations was merely a matter of time, but this third one seemed to have no end in sight.

If this continued, it would be difficult for them to complete all the revelations before the End arrived.

“Things being as they are, we can only try to increase the probability of Other-Soul Beings appearing. There will eventually be some Other-Soul Beings who are not so stubborn.”

“The degree of oppression on the lower-class citizens needs to be increased further. The Hero Association's methods are still too mild and lack force.”

Someone suggested coldly.

Although this was merely a summary based on past probabilities, they had already discovered that Other-Soul Beings often emerged from places filled with oppression and conflict.

In response, the Superpower Association had planned a series of measures.

Intensifying the conflict between Transcendents and those without abilities, as well as proposing the Continental Carnival, were among the measures they had taken.

“Alright, let's take an intermission.”

A person sitting to the left of the moderator said slowly,

“Today happens to be the day of the Continental Carnival. This year, the Hero Association intends to let heroes participate as well; it seems it will be quite interesting.”

As he spoke, the person lightly snapped his fingers.

A massive screen emerged out of thin air, and the image on it happened to freeze at the second before Chen Moxuan blasted Wan Chaoren into ash.

Following that, Chen Moxuan's arrogant declaration that he would wipe out all registered Transcendents echoed throughout the meeting hall.

Compared to that extremely arrogant declaration of war, the attention of everyone in the Superpower Association was drawn entirely elsewhere.

Several people could not hide their shock and stood up abruptly from their seats one after another.

“That thunder dragon... could it be a Martial Skill?”

“How is this possible! It's impossible for there to still be a Martial Arts Remnant with such strength!”