Chapter 661 - 312: Counterattack! Suppression of Calamity! (2)

After 10 minutes of bombardment, the airborne fleet immediately withdrew from the battlefield, and the Holy Knights mounted another sortie, swiftly clearing out the marrow-infested magical creatures remaining in the area affected by the divine seal spores. Their combat efficiency was remarkably high.

"How can I keep fighting like this!!"

Fang Pei roared in frustration.

....

Quickly, the battlefield reports of success came in from multiple locations. The initial suppression carried out perfectly by the Starlight Church, jointly with the nations and secretly assisted by the Silent Council, resolved the disaster with astonishing smoothness, far easier than anyone had imagined.

According to their original predictions, the seven high priests without sufficient energy needed to burn their own life force to set up the divine marrow seal array, rather than relying on the power bestowed by the divine remains, to prevent the world’s situation from worsening.

Stationed at the Lash Cliff, only 10 of the half-mechanical puppets could be activated, necessitating energy conservation to avoid problems later on. Accepting slightly higher casualties was inevitable in the short term; they had to consider the future and not focus solely on immediate gains and losses.

As for the bishops of the Starlight Church, in their original plan, they too had to burn their life force like the high priests, and the Holy Knights would not have top-tier weapons and armor, let alone enchantments during combat.

Because that would consume a significant amount of energy, and they had to maintain low-expenditure combat, resorting to sacrificing lives if necessary.

Their original plan was to fight a battle worth 30 resources as if it were worth 100, but reality showed that, with the Power of Faith in the Lord of the Fierce Sun, their allocable resources became 500, making the battle extremely intense.

However...

"We still got severely fleeced."

Archbishop Augustine stood at the edge of the area affected by the divine seal spores, feeling a mix of pride and chill as he watched the airborne fleet fly back.

Was the fleet powerful?

Strong, very strong indeed; five minutes of intense activation blew away almost all the marrow-infested creatures.

So.... what was the cost?

The cost was half the treasure vault of the Starlight Church being cleared out by Ye Mingqiu!

If not for the expectation of continuing to receive the Power of Faith in the Lord of the Fierce Sun in the future and escaping from the previous tight constraints, they would never have so easily consumed such a massive amount of resources to trade for power.

The Silent Council, guarding secrets, instructed the core layers across various factions to gather many individuals from around the world who could believe in the Lord of the Fierce Sun, aiming to gain a "discount" through increased followers.

The real situation was that without these many people providing the Power of Faith, Ye Mingqiu couldn’t have offered the blessing power for their combat.

Therefore, the transaction wouldn’t even be on the table.

People from the Endless Divine Remains World generated a profit of 10 through their faith in Ye Mingqiu, with about 1-2 of the profit used for blessing and giving back to followers, while Ye Mingqiu sold the remaining 8-9 at high prices to them, acquiring resources.

Although the process was somewhat complicated, the final outcome was positive. Ye Mingqiu gained resources and followers, and the people of the Endless Divine Remains World successfully completed self-rescue, gained a new source of faith, and conveniently helped Ye Mingqiu complete his main mission.

This was a fourfold win!

Ye Mingqiu won three times!

....

—World Channel—

Zhen Yue: Whoa!

Zhen Yue: Isn’t this situation a bit strange? Have those natives gone mad? They’re using power so desperately to resolve the calamity, aren’t they afraid the world might quickly head towards destruction?

Old Hei: Something’s up! Definitely something!

Old Hei: I feel like they’ve found an endless energy source! Hence, they don’t need to be as tight as before in energy usage, even to the point of extravagance!

Fang Pei: Indeed, these people are consuming resources way too fast, much faster than I expected.

Fang Pei: What’s going on here?

Zhen Yue: No idea! I don’t know!

Old Hei: How would I know what’s happening here!

Fang Pei: Eh?

Fang Pei: How come none of you know? Old Hei is pretty capable, aren’t you? Do you have no guesses at all? Zhen Yue, my brother, if you got anything, share it, don’t keep it to yourself.

Old Hei: This situation came too suddenly, utterly unlike the intel I received before. I genuinely don’t know. Zhen Yue, do you have any clues?

Zhen Yue: None!

Zhen Yue: I just joined the faction; I haven’t started acting yet. How could I get any intel—sigh!

Fang Pei: Sigh!

Old Hei: Sigh!

Divine Monarch: [Starlight Stone Red Packet]

Zhen Yue: Thanks, boss!

Old Hei: Thanks, boss!

Fang Pei: Thanks, boss!

....

Ye Mingqiu looked at their chat log, unable to hold back his laughter. This group clearly couldn’t be unaware, yet all acted ignorantly and didn’t dare make any sharp comments.

He probably went a bit too far with this matter, so he just sent a red packet in the world channel to smooth things over.

Everyone is a spiritualist, aiming to gain more rewards through world exploration, whether by making money off main quests or getting cash from red packets; it’s more or less the same, the difference is only in how much you earn.

Ye Mingqiu directly monopolizing the natives was his skill, and there was no need to deliberately suppress for any so-called balance or social niceties.

The rules of the Spirit Realm are inherently blunt.

Leaving you a taste counts as a favor; taking everything for himself is expected. Having the strength and ability to monopolize within the rules is only natural; as long as there’s no deliberate scheming or trickery, no one would say anything.

Were it not for Zhen Yue and Old Hei being familiar members of the group, Ye Mingqiu wouldn’t even have sent the red packet.

....

Bone Abyss Outer Perimeter

"Venerable Sun God, are you sure you want to venture inside the Bone Abyss? Based on our intel and deductions, divine marrow itself is tremendously dangerous. The divine marrow seal can’t seal the marrow itself; we are just sealing the natural effects it causes."

Seraphina stood beside Ye Mingqiu, earnestly and solemnly explaining.

"Yes, I know, but I genuinely want to go in and see, to try and collect it. If successful, it would be positive for the world, otherwise, the existence of divine marrow remains a hidden danger."

Ye Mingqiu replied.

"Alright, if you insist on going, please let me tell you some related information which might be useful for your exploration."

Seraphina sighed as she spoke.

At this moment, she was very concerned about this Lord of the Fierce Sun; if this guy encountered trouble, their future supply of the Power of Faith would face a threat. They would rather worship Ye Mingqiu like an ancestor, fearing that he might get into danger during his adventure.

"Okay."

Ye Mingqiu responded.

"As the Lord of the Fierce Sun, you possess a power similar in nature to that of the Star God’s remains. It’s very likely to be influenced by the seal array. The essence of the seal draws upon nerve bundle guidance, basically harnessing environmental forces for sealing effects."

"If you enter the seal array, divine authority and power might resonate and even be suppressed. Please be cautious."

"No worries, I’m actually quite strong."

Ye Mingqiu answered with a smile.

This situation does sound dangerous, but fortunately, he’s not truly an original New God, so the influence of the seal array should be relatively low for him, so there’s no need to worry.

"Additionally, our heart priest Elias is currently inside the array, maintaining dynamic stability as the core. If he perceives you, he’ll certainly arrange some conveniences for you."

"Okay."

"Moreover..."

....

Ten minutes later

Seeing Seraphina’s nonstop lecture, Ye Mingqiu gestured to halt her, saying, "I’ve roughly understood the situation. Next is my turn to act."

"Then... wishing you a safe journey."

Seraphina’s eyes showed worry; she actually wanted to say, "Lord of the Fierce Sun, please don’t get yourself killed, otherwise we’ll face disaster. Just come back alive."

However, since the other party is a divinity, she couldn’t say such blasphemous words.

"Alright."

Ye Mingqiu replied, then proceeded with a light step, resolutely heading towards the seal array, entering the inner area of the Bone Abyss through the opening prepared in advance by Seraphina.

Watching his back, Seraphina sighed deeply, feeling exceptionally helpless.

Hopefully... He’ll be fine.