Chapter 887 - The End of a Civilization! (1/2)

The web-like array formation looked like honeycombs in a beehive. It appeared suddenly and encased the Earth Spirit civilization. No one could enter the civilization, and no one could get out.

Its formation had happened too quickly. A few shuttles that had been hovering at the borders of the Earth Spirit civilization didn’t move away in time and were destroyed instantly. Others were locked outside and couldn’t enter.

The result was panic spreading rapidly across the Earth Spirit civilization’s administration. Something like this had never happened before. But they knew that the only power that could have caused the man-made Eternal Star to set up a seal around the Earth Spirit civilization was… the Violet Gold civilization.

That was why the administration managed to keep their composure despite their anxiety and fear and seek clarification from the people inside the man-made Eternal Star through a special channel. It didn’t take long before a voice, boosted by the man-made Eternal Star and the array formation, spread across the civilization and echoed in the minds of every person in the civilization.

“Find this person. When you do, do whatever it takes to kill him!”

The issuance of that command and the release of Wang Baole’s picture sent the entire Earth Spirit civilization into an uproar. A fervent search soon began. It was clear that they were forced into conducting the manhunt. No one dared to disobey instructions from the Violet Gold civilization.

While the entire Earth Spirit civilization was searching for Wang Baole, the right-hand elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect was sitting in a pool in the man-made Eternal Star. The water was filled with Spirit Qi. Wisps of mist rose from the Spirit Pool with the rise and fall of his chest and entered his body through his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.

His cultivation had been recovered fully, and he had dispelled the curse on him. But because of the serious injuries that he had suffered in the battle on the Eternal Star and his wariness towards Wang Baole, he had decided to recuperate in the man-made Eternal Star first. He would restore himself to his full strength before hunting Wang Baole down.

Even though this wasn’t an Eternal Star, it was still part of the Violet Gold civilization’s protectorate. He was confident of his ability to kill Long Nanzi at his full restored strength. He wasn’t worried that Long Nanzi would escape. Both the man-made Eternal Star and the seal had been set up by three Eternal Star realm patriarchs from the Violet Gold civilization. Even ordinary Eternal Star realm cultivators would find breaking the seal a challenge.

The right-hand elder smiled mirthlessly at that thought. He had other means at his disposal too. He hadn’t been able to establish communications with his sect lord because the Divine Eye civilization wasn’t part of the Violet Gold civilization territory. But now, he could contact the Violet Gold civilization with the help of the man-made Eternal Star. He could seek help from Planet realm cultivators from other sects in killing Long Nanzi. It would be a piece of cake.

However… doing that would call attention to the Heavenly Spirit Sect’s failure. It would be a blow to his reputation and pride too. That was why he squashed that idea as soon as it popped into his head.

We have enough time. It won’t take long. Within two weeks, Long Nanzi will meet his death!

As the right-hand elder recuperated, beyond the man-made Eternal Star and in the Earth Spirit civilization, on a planet closest to the Eternal Star, in an inn in a city on the planet, sat a young man. He was looking up at the sun in the sky, a mirthless smile on his face.

This young man was Wang Baole. He looked very different from a human cultivator presently. Instead of two eyes, he had three. His ears were extremely big, and his arms were thicker than his thighs. He looked extremely strong.

His appearance would have been extremely out of place in the Federation or the Divine Eye civilization. But it was common in the Earth Spirit civilization. That was because everyone looked like that.

The aesthetics of this civilization were different from that of the Federation too. It seemed to prize asymmetry as a measurement of beauty. The buildings were built from piles of differently colored stones. The stones differed in sizes and appearance, so everything looked oddly mismatched. These mismatched buildings formed the city.

Despite its lack of symmetry and beauty, the odd-looking city was filled with people. Streams of pedestrians walked the bustling and rowdy streets. The ratio of cultivators to ordinary folks in the city was startling too. Out of ten people, nine were cultivators. But most of them were at a low cultivation realm. Wang Baole didn’t find a single Foundation Establishment realm cultivator even after looking for a very long time.

So, this is the Earth Spirit civilization… Wang Baole sat in the inn and sipped at what was supposed to be a popular local beverage. He looked up and stared at the sun, his eyes narrowing slowly.

He saw not a sun in the sky but an enormous purple sphere made of metal. If he were to take a closer look, he would be able to see countless inscriptions lining the surface of the sphere. They overlapped one another and emitted bursts of light, releasing heat and light that spread across the entire Earth Spirit civilization.

Wang Baole had noticed some of those inscriptions vanishing and being replaced by new ones. With his former level of cultivation, he wouldn’t have been able to discern the cause for that. But with his current level of cultivation, he could tell what was going on after careful inspection.

What an incredible man-made Eternal Star… It controls all lives in this civilization. When an inscription disappears, it means that a life in this civilization has ended. When a new inscription appears, it means that a new life has been born! Wang Baole sucked in a deep breath. The extent of the Violet Gold civilization’s power alarmed him.