Chapter 718 395: A Sudden Desperate Predicament (Part 2)

This level of attention is clearly problematic!

Moreover, the reason is easy to guess.

"This 'Source'..." Shen Yu took a deep breath and slowly said, "Most likely, it has some understanding of the existence of the 'Gray Mist Space'. Otherwise, even if we've shown extraordinary growth, they wouldn't present such a lineup—civilizations developed to this extent wouldn't lack hidden cards."

Yes, even though the Association cannot conceal the existence of the Gray Mist too much, as it ultimately influences the power of the entire civilization.

However, what the Association displays externally is actually not too exaggerated.

Some deeper supports, like important research bases, are directly placed within the Gray Mist Space.

That space doesn't belong to any world in the All Heavens, completely independent.

This still doesn't explain the unreasonable level of attention the 'Source' gives.

But it must be said, in the long run, the attention from the Source does indeed buy them a chance for survival.

Yes, the only way to deal with an enemy like the Association is to eliminate them with overwhelming force before they rapidly grow by leveraging the Gray Mist.

At this moment, the 'Source' is doing exactly that!

But for the Association, this is an extremely precarious situation.

"What should we do?" Shen Yu asked, clearly with some anxiety.

The enemy's power was already stronger, and now with this seemingly unstoppable force, the Association is standing on the edge of a cliff.

Shen Yu's mind was also racing.

He had thought of various methods.

Including even a collective retreat into the Gray Mist Space.

After all, they just needed to endure around a thousand more years.

After a thousand years, when they had completely refined the Gray Mist Space and reached the Thirteenth Stage, the Association's power would surely have a significant boost.

This would be a chance to turn the tide of the battle.

However, Shen Yu was also aware that this seemingly tempting option was actually fraught with great risk.

Is the Gray Mist Space truly impregnable?

That answer, if it were ten thousand years ago, or even just a few thousand years ago, Shen Yu would have been confidently assured of.

But now, as Shen Yu gradually refined the Gray Mist Space, gaining complete control over it, that confidence had greatly diminished.

To many Shen Yu, the Gray Mist Space had already shed its mysterious veil.

It is indeed a very powerful treasure, so powerful that it made all Shen Yu believe its creator was the strongest known entity.

Far stronger than the current 'Source'.

However, this treasure is not powerful in battle or in defensive matters.

But in development!

Not even personal development, but the development of an entire civilization.

Even before, the methods that seemed to destroy everything that entered were only relying on simulating the characteristics of the cracks between All Heavens.

However, at the Extraordinary Twelfth Stage, one could already survive within the concept of these cracks!

This means, at least until Shen Yu completely refines the Gray Mist Space, completely controls and merges with it, the 'Source' might very likely find a way in.

At that point, the Association's situation would be far more dangerous than it is now.

Shen Yu looked once more at the others.

Everyone was watching him.

This time, Shen Yu's silence lasted longer than anyone had expected, even reaching an unprecedented extent.

Finally, after a long period of intense contemplation, Shen Yu slowly spoke.

His tone was incredibly firm.

"This time, we have no other choice but to exhaust every effort, at all costs, to block the opponent, at least for this thousand years!"

After these words, most people's expressions changed.

Especially those Shen Yu who joined later.

From the moment they joined the Association, it always stood strong and powerful.

As if solving any difficulty was effortless.

Combined with the existence of the Gray Mist Space and the Gray Mist, it provided an unparalleled sense of security.

However, Shen Yu's words seemed to announce that everything they possessed in the past could vanish in the wind in this war.

Yet, not all Shen Yu felt this way.

Some Shen Yu seemed to have anticipated such a situation long ago.

Their expressions didn't change much.

They were the interstellar world Shen Yu, the Martial Arts Shen Yu, all those who initially faced a more desperate doomsday.

"If that's the case." The interstellar world Shen Yu even stepped forward and began to speak first, "Then we must be fully prepared. The first step is to boost morale, because the entire Association will inevitably face a series of crushing defeats in a defensive war, and due to the secrecy of our cultivation, they might not see much hope of turning the tide."

"How do we inspire then?" one Shen Yu couldn't help but ask, "How can we continue fighting if there is no hope in sight?"

The interstellar world Shen Yu didn't need to look to know that those who asked this were definitely the newer Shen Yu.

He simply emphasized his tone and said solemnly, "If we can't endure this thousand years of despair, it only proves everything we've done in the past is a failure. If that's the case, I accept any outcome."

Indeed, this is not a battle where you can run if you can't win.

It is a war of life and death.

Inform everyone, if we can't win, the only path is death.

Even if it's a sudden shift from full confidence to despair, from prosperity to the brink of extinction.

What of it?

Almost all doomsday civilizations are like this.

Disaster sometimes happens in an instant.

"Let's do it this way."

Shen Yu slowly spoke, looking at all Shen Yu, and these words essentially defined the upcoming war.

"Not only them, but we also need to abandon all illusions. At all costs, that's the only way to achieve victory!"

Leaving these final words, Shen Yu directly left.

He must seize the time to refine the Gray Mist Space!

It was from this day onward that everyone in the Association World quickly felt the situation sharply deteriorate.

The casualty rates on the front battlefields increased rapidly; the Association's strongholds were being lost at an alarming rate, with all technological methods and resistance forces collapsing swiftly upon direct contact.

Those warriors, all outstanding individuals among the many, but on the front lines, their lives were as fragile as bubbles.

Everything in the past lost its meaning, with the only value being to delay for a very insignificant amount of time.

Fear, pressure, and concern for the future—all negative emotions surged rapidly within a short time.

Even the world managed by Main Body Shen Yu was inevitably affected by such emotions.

The lively discussion activities held in various places had dwindled, and those who once brimmed with confidence and viewed this war as an opportunity were now largely unseen.

Everyone gradually realized that the situation on the battlefield had sharply deteriorated in such a short time.

The battlefield, once seen as a place to achieve great deeds, seemed to turn into a vortex devouring lives and everything else in a blink of an eye.

Especially those warriors about to head to the front lines.

They faced fear directly.

Realizing clearly that everything they had would easily vanish on the battlefield.

Yet, there was no choice!

Yes, while feeling the fear, everyone clearly understood that besides stepping onto the battlefield, they had no choice!

There wasn't even a need for much propaganda, as this fact was already indelibly imprinted in everyone's cognition.