Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost

Chapter 776 - 776: Dozens of thousands of mouths, even if Martial God try together, can't win_1

Hundreds of thousands of Martial Artists tried to flee. However, due to their sheer numbers, some were intercepted by officials. Yet, these authorities were soon divided into two factions. The reason was simple: among these Martial Artists were Officials from Eastern State and Qin State. Once they explained the situation, everyone was dumbfounded.Isn't this a civilized society? How could such things happen?

Then, the information quickly spread. After all, most Martial Artists, lacking access to elite circles, had been oblivious to the existence of the nobility and the Night Guards. With this exposure, not only Martial Artists but even ordinary people began to exert public pressure.

It turned out that the strongest force of the Human Clan was not used to fight against the Alien Race but to suppress their own people. This force could easily control hundreds of thousands of Martial Artists and monopolize information. This realization was simply terrifying.

However, the Martial Gods, supposedly the most powerful Martial Artists, stepped forward to offer justifications. It wasn't just one; thirty-six of them emerged to explain. Unfortunately for them, they only had thirty-six mouths, while the Black Prison held hundreds of thousands who could reveal the truth—a truth that could not be more damningly solid.

As for the nobility, their existence was also quickly uncovered. Previously, their existence was unknown, and with appropriate concealment, no information had leaked. But this time was different. Not only did their existence become widely known, but with someone intentionally stirring the pot, the heinous activities of the nobility were soon completely exposed. One could only say that these nobles, by not playing the roles of history's most wicked kings, were wasting their peculiar predilections. Bloody cruelty, trampling human dignity—they indulged in any way they pleased.

However, these atrocities were not the primary issue, eliciting at most righteous indignation and condemnation. Instead, a particular attribute possessed by the nobility became the target of all ambitious individuals.

Immortality!

Indeed, when some learned that the nobility possessed Immortality, the winds of change began to blow fiercely. A power that even the Martial Gods lacked was actually possessed by this group. If the ambitious won and turned the nobility into captives, they would have the chance to research the secret of Immortality these nobles held. Who wouldn't desire Immortality, especially when a seemingly legitimate opportunity to obtain it arose?

Consequently, a huge upheaval began, not just in Great Zhao Country but in every nation within the Martial Arts World. Even the thirty-six Human Martial Gods could not suppress it.

Speaking of which, does this count as me starting another rebellion? Wang Linchi mused.

The entire process had been orchestrated by Wang Linchi, taking him three months. Thanks to the maturity of his internal microscopic ecosystem, he was able to detach a part of himself and remotely control that separated part of his body within the Black Prison. First, he infiltrated the underground caves and induced the Wind Thunder King to enter the Night Guard Black Prison at the opportune moment, simultaneously and temporarily shielding it from the Human Martial Gods' perception. After accomplishing this, he fanned the flames, directing the blame towards the Martial Gods. Finally, once hundreds of thousands of Martial Artists had successfully escaped and public outcry began to build, he released more potent revelations, swiftly guiding the overall narrative with this maneuver. The revelation about Immortality, in particular, was his deliberate move.

Once this was ignited, the world descended into chaos.

Next up are the Subterranean Alien Race, right? Wang Linchi thought. The Human Clan will definitely suffer; internal conflict is bound to erupt.

The Alien Race, however, was already on the brink of collapse from the Human Clan's onslaught. Wang Linchi, who prided himself on treating everyone equally, intended to weaken the Alien Race after doing the same to the Human Clan, all to maintain the overall balance. Neither side could be entirely wiped out; Wang Linchi's goal was to have them deplete each other. Then, when his main body arrived, he would face two half-crippled adversaries. This was naturally a great opportunity for him; he could perfectly exploit the situation.

He couldn't possibly confront the Human Clan and Alien Race at their peak, could he? If Wang Linchi were to invade directly, the two races, facing the crisis of extermination, would undoubtedly cast aside their previous grievances and cooperate. How troublesome it would be if they counter-attacked together!

But one has to admit, the Night Guard is truly ruthless, Wang Linchi observed. Eastern State and Qin State are now littered with corpses. He found the Night Guard extraordinary for their willingness to act so cruelly against their own kind. The Department of Earth Defense had initially evacuated these two states and persecuted a sufficient number of Martial Artists based on flimsy, trumped-up charges. Consequently, these states lacked the strength to resist the Subterranean Alien Race's invasion, resulting in the deaths of at least seventy percent of their populations. However, to the Night Guard, no matter how many common people died, their lives couldn't compare to a single hair of a noble, let alone the fact that a noble had now actually died.

That noble's words turned out to be true after all. An entire state's population was sacrificed as his funeral offering. The only regrettable thing is that the Night Guard wasn't the one to carry it out. If they had, it would have been even more... effective.

Combined, the two states had indeed lost a population equivalent to that of an entire state. Wang Linchi hadn't expected that individual to fulfill his 'promise' in such a way.

Wait, this is a coincidence, isn't it? Wang Linchi suddenly wondered. Previously, he had dismissed it as a coincidence. Yet, rethinking it now, he felt something was amiss. Could this truly be a coincidence?

If it's not a coincidence, does it mean the nobility possesses the ability to make their wishes come true instantly, or perhaps even for their Word to Become Law? Wang Linchi couldn't help but ponder. Otherwise, why would the Martial Gods strive so hard to protect the nobility? It must be precisely because the nobility possesses such divine abilities that they are granted these unique privileges.

There really is such a possibility.

It seems I need to find a way to capture a noble to... 'cooperate' with me, Wang Linchi mused.

However, after the incident involving the noble's death, the protection around every member of the nobility had significantly increased, from the original Martial King level to the Martial Emperor level.

With my current strength, I'm roughly equivalent to a Martial God.

Indeed, Wang Linchi had directly skipped the preceding cultivation levels to reach power equivalent to a Martial God—and not just an ordinary Martial God. He was a walking human catastrophe. By merely deploying the vital energy and its derivatives within him, he could form a vast toxic Domain. He had spent such a long time in the Black Prison; it was impossible for him not to have made any progress. Faced with a situation that threatened his very safety, he could no longer afford to continue breaking through from the Samurai level step by step.

Then I'll have to change my hunting ground. I'll go to the Imperial State, where the nobility are most concentrated.

The number of nobles in other states was laughably small by comparison; the Imperial State, as the capital of Great Zhao Country, was where the vast majority of the nobility resided. Of course, after the noble's death, most of them had returned to the Imperial State. Only a few remained scattered elsewhere, but their whereabouts were no longer as easily ascertained as before. With the public's simmering anger and the watchful eyes of Martial Artists from various splinter factions, if any nobles dared to show themselves, they would very likely be captured. Even if a Martial Sovereign or a Martial God intervened to retrieve them, such an act would only further inflame public opinion.

I hope these nobles are just a unique species, unrelated to any Heavenly Dao, Wang Linchi couldn't help thinking. Wang Linchi suspected that the predecessor of the Chaotic God World's Heavenly Dao had been 'sold' from the Special Ability World to the Martial Arts World. If so, this would be its second world. He had sent transaction proposals to both worlds. The Special Ability World had clearly rejected his offer, but the Martial Arts World had purchased his 'idea,' which was how he had managed to enter it. This indicated that the Martial Arts World had a precedent for such 'purchases.'

As for the commercial-type protagonist who was hit by Truck Hero back then, he should also be in this world, but he's long dead by now. Even Martial Gods have lifespan limits, let alone ordinary Martial Artists. Hardly any Martial Artist lives to die of old age; most perish on the battlefield.

If the nobility were related to the Chaotic World's Heavenly Dao, it would mean they might have inherited the Heavenly Dao's Superpowers. Wang Linchi didn't understand Superpowers well. The Metahumans from that protagonist's original world were just low-quality imitations with diminished abilities. Their connection to true Superpowers was superficial at best, like claiming 'chat' and 'chateau' are deeply related simply because they share a few starting letters—the resemblance was only skin-deep. The method by which that entity became a Heavenly Dao likely involved combining its own Superpower with Martial Arts, ultimately catalyzed by the Cultivator System.

If there truly is such a connection, then things will be troublesome.

However, if it's related to Sun Rui, that commercialized protagonist, that would also be troublesome. It would imply that his Golden Finger could be heritable and might have mutated...

Fortunately, I'm not a typical protagonist, nor am I a native of this world. Otherwise, living here might seem peaceful on the surface, but one wrong glance at something, or someone, could lead to being tormented by a noble or dragged away by the Night Guard for interrogation.

Even if the chances are slim, I don't want to gamble on such a possibility.

Grumbling to himself, Wang Linchi bought a ticket directly to the Imperial State. Flying there was out of the question; he still needed to continue stoking the flames and exacerbating the divisions within human society during his journey. Why rush and waste such a long journey, when it could be put to good use?