Netherworld Retrograde

"Lord Rat is the most cautious and thorough among the twelve lords. Since he has promised to block the Champion, we need not pay any price." Lou Su Walker smiled: "As for the means or whether he can kill him, that we do not know."

"You said that Lord Rat is responsible for the heroic bloodline part. What does that mean?" Li Yelai asked: "Are you Heavenly Destiny Walkers some kind of matchmaking service?"

"Sort of. It's all driven by the needs of fate." Lou Su Walker explained: "Consider, Lord Emperor's Fall, someone destined to shine as the sun of the era, the foundation of your existence must stem from equally strong 'seeds' and 'fertile ground'. Your parents, both possessing extraordinary potential or notable bloodlines."

"However, if the threads of fate had not been carefully woven, bringing them together at the right time and place... then you, a star meant to shine brightly, would never have been born in this world."

"Lord Rat's duty is to precisely deflect the strings of causality amid the countless tributaries of the river of fate."

"He will select men and women that meet the 'hero factor' genealogy requirements, placing irresistible 'coincidences' and 'inevitabilities' within their life trajectories. A perfectly timed encounter, a fateful crisis helping each other, or even a carefully guided enmity or love... ultimately, these two 'seeds' will meet, collide, combine as predestined by the fate blueprint."

"Thus, at the precisely calculated moment, a life bearing the predefined talent, bloodline, and responsibility arrives as promised. He or she, from the moment of birth, is meant to fulfill the destiny at a vital future juncture, becoming the crucial gear that drives the blueprint to fruition." Her tone was unemotional and flat, as if describing a common industrial process.

Perverse! More perverse than that damnable Jile and Deceit Dao! Is this breeding?

Li Yelai was rather thankful, being a 'variable' that altered part of the Heavenly Destiny Walkers' plans.

Later, Li Yelai said: "Next, I need to gather the troops."

"Certainly, my companions have dispersed to various places and will assist you in gathering the Legion." Lou Su Walker responded: "Additionally, they will guide other teams to unlock relics of various civilizations and reach the core."

"Do these civilizations include human civilization?" Li Yelai asked: "Previously, I encountered a divine projection called a Human Hero among suspected remnants of human civilization."

"Humans here have long been extinct, but their heritage is not included here; it is closely related to the core opportunity." Lou Su Walker replied: "And what Your Lordship must do is enter the core opportunity."

"Are there others who need to reach the core?" Li Yelai asked Lou Su Walker: "I don't wish to share any opportunity with others."

"Fear not, Lord Emperor's Fall, they will not disturb your gains. Or rather, with their assistance, you can seize the chance." Lou Su Walker smiled: "Please tolerate their presence; without them, your gains would be significantly reduced. You might even gain nothing at all."

Oh, this is the Book Holder's line to ensure those people can enter the core opportunity?

"Will the Wanderer Wei Yang also enter the core opportunity?" Li Yelai asked.

"No, the core opportunity situation is somewhat special, affecting both Supreme and Overlord slightly. And Lord Wei Yang has more important matters. Also, if you wish to elevate to Overlord, you absolutely cannot advance inside." Lou Su Walker reminded.

'Good, Supremes can't enter. So it's all mine!' Li Yelai thought.

"Supremes are barred, but I command the Chaos Legion and wield the Chaos Holy Artifact. Once I become an Overlord, I can even challenge Supremes. Must I team up with them?" Li Yelai scoffed, naturally displaying the arrogance expected of a Chaos Chosen.

Inwardly, Lou Su Walker laughed, indeed, Chaos Chosen are not easy to deal with, even with memetic pollution, is his mind still unyielding?

"If you hold the Holy Artifact and lead the Legion, naturally you'd dominate one side. Once elevated to Overlord, your power would be extraordinary. But Lord Emperor's Fall..." Lou Su Walker paused: "Once you enter the core opportunity, you will lose the Legion. Though the Chaos Holy Artifact can be brought inside, without the Legion performing a blood sacrifice, it's difficult to summon Chaos Great Power?"

"Are you saying I can only enter this core opportunity alone?" Li Yelai frowned, somewhat troublesome.

Bring an army in and just slaughter them!

After all, he had tens of thousands of Imitative Heavenly Soldiers on him. Without Supremes intervening, he and Little Mad King, accompanied by the Chaos Holy Artifact, could wipe them all out.

"Yes, only you with the token can enter alone."

Enter alone? Li Yelai quickly pondered, then why bother with too many enemies? What do I need them for?

Could a few Overlords assist me with the opportunity? Or do they possess something unique?

Lou Su Walker smiled: "Naturally, as allies, I too will enter and assist you in obtaining the opportunity."

Saying this, she flipped her left hand, producing a metal card in her palm.

Its size and material were the same as Li Yelai's, only the characters on it were different.

However, like Li Yelai's metal card, the surface was heavily worn, as if something had been erased, and even the blessing of the Deceit Chosen One couldn't discern the words.

"After entering the core opportunity, with my assistance, you will quickly obtain it. Once you leave the core, we Heavenly Destiny Walkers will protect you, witnessing your rise to Overlord!" Lou Su Walker spoke with longing and reverence, seemingly genuinely considering Li Yelai's interests: "And afterwards, you will witness the Champion's demise! Perhaps you can personally sever his head!"

'That'll be hard. I don't have a habit of beheading myself, but you guys might.' Li Yelai thought, nodding outwardly.

Subsequently, Li Yelai, Lou Su Walker, and the Chaos Legion under their command left the Snake-man Tomb. That stone statue was cut and carried away.

During this time, the Chaos Legion closed in continuously, and various forces initiated campaigns on the relics.

Meanwhile, Lou Su Walker introduced other 'ally' factions to Li Yelai.

After Forbidden Area·Gui Xu. Already seen, the two Forbidden Area tribes, including Hai Hui, will make their move.

Forbidden Area·Time of Sand Sea, Desert Sea Nobles with Time Worm bloodline. The Timeless clan.

Forbidden Area·Domain, Mercury Family with Dual Venerable. Ah yes, the family whose Dual Venerables were surrounded and killed by champions in the Disaster Fog.

From a mysterious secret realm similar to 'Ten Thousand Dragon Lake', the native human civilization's Heavenly Pride. Viewed as great heroes by locals, Zhen Yuan.

Received a great lineage, praised as the Seventh Generation Sun King, Shi Yao.

A family that obtained forbidden knowledge, specializes in bloodline modification. Owns powerful biological technology family, Blood Spirit Family.

Three Forbidden Area forces, not much to say. They were adversaries to begin with!

And the irony is, the latter three are human forces, Ark Chosen Ones or forces contacted through other channels.

They do not care for the Champion's title as Human Hero; each has their own needs.

Or simply acknowledged the arrangement of the Book of Destiny, considering the Ninth Generation Champion a 'variable'—an enemy of humanity, cancer of the world.

In sum, they are willing to take risks, participating in this hunting feast targeting the Human Champion.

Counting Li Yelai, who commands the Chaos Legion.

The Heavenly Destiny Walkers, to hunt the 'variable,' allied with seven forces, dispatching multiple Overlords and one Supreme.

Such a lineup, assembled only to bury one person!

Upon learning this, Li Yelai sneered inwardly.

'Excellent, excellent, these phantoms, traitors, and lapdogs. Gathered, saving me the trouble of hunting them down one by one!'

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