Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost

Chapter 723 723: The Eastern Domain, The Transformation of Half-Human, Half-Beast_1

Vast carpets of flesh-like fungi spread across the Eastern Territory, teeming with countless bizarre and absurd half-human, half-beast beings lurching about.Beast Domain... Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal regarded this unique area, his expression grim.

For him, it had only been a short month. He had just integrated the Sects of the Central Territory and was preparing to move on the Western, Southern, and Northern Territories when unsettling news arrived from the Eastern Territory. What he found there was a sight that defied comprehension, making him extremely uneasy.

Firstly, the special Ancestor Immortal Realm had crumbled. This caused him and the other Ancestor Immortals to fall to the Ancient Immortal Realm. Furthermore, not only had all Cultivators' cultivation bases dropped by a level, but they were also experiencing a leakage of cultivation, just like the Ancestor Immortals themselves. This had caused an uproar throughout the Central Territory.

Well, the uproar was confined to the Central Territory, at least. The situation in the other four territories remained unknown, as they had become hostile to outsiders. No one was willing to risk their lives to enter, aside from desperate individuals; consequently, hardly anyone ventured there.

The Beast Domain also posed a considerable danger to Cultivators. Upon entering, they would be assimilated into unintelligent, half-human, half-beast Magical Beasts, ultimately falling under the Beast Domain's control.

Those formerly in the Ancestor Immortal Realm wouldn't have dared to enter. Now, being only in the Ancient Immortal Realm, they were even more hesitant.

This situation made the seven Ancestor Immortals extremely worried. Primarily, it was because the speed of their cultivation leakage was now tens of thousands of times faster than before, and this rate was still increasing. If they couldn't find a way to stop it, they would likely regress to the level of Mortals.

I can't solve it, Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal sighed heavily, feeling utterly helpless.

Moreover, he now felt a sense of powerlessness he couldn't quite comprehend, something that should have been impossible for him. He hadn't felt this before; it had only just begun.

Wait... Why am I feeling this? Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal quickly reacted and began to inspect himself.

He hadn't paid much attention before, but upon inspection, he discovered an alarming change.

He was aging!

Yes, he was experiencing something that should have been impossible—aging.

Normally, once one reached the Immortal Realm, they would possess eternal youth. Their physical form would transform into an Immortal Body, preserving them at the peak of their life, unaffected by natural aging or decline due to lifespan. The cause of death for most Cultivators was battle, not old age. After all, very few Cultivators managed to live out their natural lifespans.

Yet now, Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal could feel himself aging. Something was definitely wrong.

Could it be... that there's a problem with Green Nether Fairyland?

Initially, he had thought the abnormalities in the four territories were merely destabilizing Green Nether Fairyland. But now, it seemed more as if Green Nether Fairyland itself had suffered severe damage. Otherwise, such changes couldn't have occurred in all of them, even affecting their status as Ancestor Immortals.

Could it be that the Chaotic God World is truly about to return?! His eyes widened in shock. He could think of no other explanation.

The more he considered this, the more terrified he became. Yinming Ancestral Immortal had indeed suggested pledging allegiance to the Chaotic God World, but Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal was utterly opposed. The seven of them were meritorious officials who had helped Green Nether Fairyland break free from the Chaotic God World. These merits were naturally dazzling within Green Nether Fairyland. But if they switched sides, this very brilliance would be glaring in the eyes of the Chaotic God World—something they would be eager to extinguish.

If Green Nether Fairyland fell back under the control of the Chaotic God World, others might survive. However, for the seven of them, the chances of survival would be minuscule. Worse still, if they did survive, it would be a fate worse than death.

As for the stance of Green Nether Fairyland? That's not important!

Indeed, the Chaotic God World was vastly larger than Green Nether Fairyland. If recaptured, Green Nether Fairyland would have no strength to resist. Being a valuable asset to the Chaotic God World, it would, at most, be placed under strict supervision and stripped of its ability to escape.

However, it would be different for the seven of them. Whether they were dead or alive carried different significance. Their deaths, especially, could serve as a stark warning, killing the chicken to warn the monkey, and intimidate all the Cultivators of Green Nether Fairyland.

He took a deep breath, a grim understanding dawning upon him: he had to resolve the issues in the Four Domains now. It was a fight for survival. Even if he chose not to act, the Four Domains were already undergoing bizarre transformations. Could the Central Territory truly remain unscathed?

Such a naive thought. Once the Four Domains were dealt with, the Central Territory would inevitably suffer as well.

"How are things? What have you found out?" Yinming Ancestral Immortal appeared silently and asked.

Yinming Ancestral Immortal completely failed to notice that Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal hadn't detected his arrival. Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal's mind was in utter turmoil, lost in a spiral of his own frightening thoughts.

"The situation is dire. If nothing unexpected happens, the Central Territory will be next to undergo these transformations," Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal replied, maintaining his composure well. Since Yinming Ancestral Immortal hadn't been focusing on this aspect, he overlooked the subtle signs of Divine Sword's distress.

"So soon? Are there signs already?" Yinming Ancestral Immortal's face paled slightly. After falling from the Ancestor Immortal Realm to the Ancient Immortal Realm, he had been actively seeking ways to recover. Though his efforts had been fruitless, he had shifted his attention to the Four Domains.

"Not yet, but I plan to take action against the Four Domains. What do you think?" Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal asked calmly.

This shocked Yinming Ancestral Immortal. He, of course, understood what Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal meant: it was a call to fight desperately, not to proceed cautiously as originally planned. The original plan was to send various Sects under their command as cannon fodder. These Sects would enter the Four Domains to gather as much intelligence as possible, thereby allowing them to seize the initiative.

However, it seemed that advantage had dissipated due to the delays. Green Nether Fairyland was already encountering issues, while they had only just finished assembling an exploration team. By the time their explorations were nearly complete and they were about to act, the Chaotic God World might have already descended. Then they would truly be doomed.

Therefore, the best course of action was to strike immediately.

"No, that's too dangerous, and no one will agree," Yinming Ancestral Immortal responded without hesitation, clearly disagreeing himself.

Why risk their own lives? If they lost, the outcome would naturally be death. And if they won? There would be no benefits, merely a restoration of the original situation—an unfavorable result for them.

"Hah, *this* is dangerous? If the Central Territory experiences the same transformations as the Four Domains, do you have a solution?" Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal asked sarcastically.

"We can stop it at the first sign. The Central Territory is..." Yinming Ancestral Immortal still clung to some hope.

Before he could finish, Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal interrupted, "Then why didn't the Four Domains stop it?"

"Stop deceiving yourselves. Such words might fool those young ones, but it's laughable to think we can fool ourselves," Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal said, pressing the painful truth. "Do you actually believe any of us could survive after the Chaotic God World descends?"

"Anyone might survive, but not us seven. We definitely won't."

At these words, Yinming Ancestral Immortal fell silent. His usual smoothness as an opportunist didn't mean he was foolish. To have become one of the seven Ancestor Immortals, even if he was now overly cautious and afraid of death, meant he had once been a prodigy of his generation.

After a long pause, Yinming Ancestral Immortal finally spoke.

"Alright. Let's test the waters with the Evil Realm first. If we succeed, we can then move to eliminate the other three Domains." Yinming Ancestral Immortal didn't deny the truth in Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal's words. If he continued to evade the issue, there was indeed a high probability he would soon die without a proper burial.

The mere transformations arising from the Four Domains were already threatening them. If the Chaotic God World didn't even need to descend, but simply allowed the Central Territory to undergo similar disruptions, the outcome was predictable.

While they still held geographical and manpower advantages in the Central Territory, there was a chance of victory. Moreover, with assistance from Green Nether Fairyland marking an opportune time, and provided they were willing to risk their lives, they had at least some chance of success. Otherwise, if they allowed their advantages to be eroded bit by bit before taking action, it would likely be too late.

In fact, it was already a little late. If the seven of them had acted immediately when the anomalies first appeared in the Strange Domain, the situation might not have deteriorated to this extent.

"Then I'll leave it to you," Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal stated.

Among the seven of them, only Yinming Ancestral Immortal, the smooth-talking opportunist, could accomplish this task of persuasion. If any of the others tried, it wouldn't be nearly as easy. Although Divine Sword Ancestor Immortal looked down on him, Yinming was undeniably useful when the situation called for his particular talents.