A person and a beast both had the same thought at this moment:
"He's stronger than before!"
All Eyes tried to mobilize the deep sea currents to counterattack, attempting once again to create an illusion realm, but in front of Li Fei, all these methods were like snowflakes thrown into a furnace, disappearing instantly without a trace.
Li Fei waved his right hand, slashing again with "Don't know the height of the sky"β
Thousands of eyes, along with the shadowy bodies below, exploded one after another!
Thick liquid splattered, translucent body tissues were forcibly flattened and torn apart, emitting a bone-chilling sound of sinew and bone breaking.
More dark blue blood mixed with shattered tissues gushed out, forming a turbid blood and flesh mire!
The aura of All Eyes plummeted frantically, its mental waves chaotic and filled with endless pain and fear.
"Speak!"
Li Fei's voice was devoid of warmth, carrying an indisputable absolute will, "What exactly is the Desolate God? Where is it? Why has it resurrected? Tell me everything you know!"
He had already learned part of the information from Wan Lin, but without a doubt, the one who knew the most was All Eyes, which had faced the will of the Desolate God and was bestowed with Taoism.
As Taoism once again suffered damage, the psychological defense line of All Eyes completely collapsed.
Its largest main eye, located at the core, trembled violently, with a faint light flickering rapidly.
Finally, a weak heart sound echoed, trembling:
"The Desolate God... is the source of all Exotic Beasts' bloodline.... It is the supreme will... It holds the power of the origin of the Tao...."
Li Fei frowned slightly, as if something was churning in his mind.
He resisted the discomfort and continued to ask:
"When did the Desolate God contact you? When did it bestow Taoism upon you? Where is it?"
All Eyes: "... Seven years ago, a will suddenly came from the depths of the Sea Abyss... My bloodline power is very special, so I sensed this will... I went to the depths of the Sea Abyss and contacted the Desolate God, who bestowed Taoism upon me and told me that it will soon descend to re-rule the world...
Recently, the will of the Desolate God descended once again, instructing us to stop your fleet from approaching the Western Continent."
"The depths of the Sea Abyss?"
Li Fei had heard this term from Wan Lin before, similar to the Extreme Abyss, it is the deepest part of the sea.
At the same time, those vague memories in his mind finally became clearβ
In the depths of the Extreme Abyss, chaotic void currents, a Bronze Giant Gate, Three Pure Dao Map, Taoist Ancestor's Message...
Li Fei recalled everything!
"Li Fei, what's wrong?"
Ning Qingman noticed Li Fei's anomaly and asked with concern.
Li Fei looked at her: "I've remembered!"
Ning Qingman was stunned: "What?"
Li Fei: "The memories we lost in the Extreme Abyss."
"Ah?"
"Let's talk in detail back on the fleet."
...
On the sea surface, the light membrane of the True One Round Water Formation was still present.
The Sea Beasts that were attacking fiercely had retreated, leaving only a large number of corpses and red-stained seawater.
Wenren Zheng stood in mid-air, always on top of the big array.
Suddenly, the void fluctuated, and a rift opened.
Li Fei, Ning Qingman emerged from it, with Wan Lin's giant head and the half-transparent body of All Eyes with only one eyeball left behind them.
There were also two masses of Source Blood exuding strong auras.
"It's resolved."
Li Fei nodded to Wenren Zheng.
Wenren Zheng's face showed a smile: "Good!"
...
"So, back then, the three of you all had your memories affected under the Extreme Abyss, Li Fei possibly retained some memories due to his higher cultivation, but over time, he completely forgot."
In the room, Wenren Zheng listened to Li Fei's narration.
Ning Qingman's expression was complicated, shaking her head: "Until now, I still have no recollection."
If it weren't for Li Fei, even if she heard All Eyes mention information about the Desolate God, she wouldn't have recalled the past experience at all.
This kind of means is truly frightening!
"It seems that all information about the Desolate God will be forcibly forgotten, which explains why there's no related information passed down from both Buddhist and Taoist sects."
Li Fei said.
He looked at Wenren Zheng: "Do you remember the crystal stone we obtained from the Buddha's Statue?"
Wenren Zheng nodded: "Of course I remember."
Li Fei: "That crystal stone was recorded by the Buddha himself back then, documenting the events of our human ancestors and the Desolate God's, Exotic Beast's great war."
"I was curious back then, why did that crystal stone only record the beginning part, and the latter part was missing?
That crystal stone was hidden so well, it was very troublesome to unseal, Jing Heng didn't even have time to take this crystal stone when he left.
This suggests that Pudu Temple probably only had this crystal stone, no others."
"Now I understand, it's not that the Buddha didn't leave other crystal stones, but that crystal stones recording other content simply couldn't be preserved. Or, the one we obtained originally recorded the full content, but the most important part was deleted by some force!"
Wenren Zheng: "In other words, what we're discussing now will also be gradually forgotten?"
Li Fei nodded: "That seems to be the case."
Wenren Zheng didn't care about the Desolate God or ancient secrets, he only cared about this western expedition:
"You just mentioned, the Taoist Ancestor's message said that the Desolate God spread its bloodline in the Western Continent, and our human clan descendants must suppress the Western Continent forever, never allowing it to annex the Eastern Land."
"In other words, now that we're leading an army to conquer the West Continent, if successful, it will also impact the Desolate God. That's why the Desolate God sent those Ninth Grade Beasts to stop us."
Li Fei: "I think that's the case."
Wenren Zheng's expression became solemn:
"Does the Desolate God have any other arrangements in the West Continent? It claimed it will soon resurrect. Is there a possibility we might encounter it when we go to the West Continent?"
A silence fell over the room.
This speculation, Li Fei and Ning Qingman both thought of on the way back.
If this speculation is correct, the danger and difficulty of this expedition will far exceed everyone's expectations!
An existence on the summit, no one can predict the limits of its means and power.
The mere disappearance of memory already sends chills down the spine!
"You are the Commander, what is your decision?"
Wenren Zheng looked at Li Fei.
Now retreat, and plan slowly?
Or continue forward, and invade the Western Continent?
Li Fei had no hesitation at all:
"Of course, continue moving forward!"
Ning Qingman smiled when she heard this, and Wenren Zheng also smiled relaxedly.
Only Wang Chengze hesitated to speak.
Being a Martial Saint, he also participated in this discussion.
But he knew his opinion was not crucial, so he remained silent throughout.
"Since the Desolate God sent several Ninth Grade Beasts to stop us, it shows that the means it can currently employ are limited, we need not be bluffed by it."
"It claims it's about to resurrect, but it hasn't resurrected yet. If we retreat now, we're giving it time. Conversely, if we quickly capture the Western Continent, it may not be able to resurrect at all!"
Li Fei stated his reasons.
Wang Chengze looked at him with a complicated expression.
Hearing about an existence on the summit for the first time, and the fact that it could silently influence the memories of Li Fei, Ning Qingman, and Tai Yu, these three top experts.
This kind of means filled Wang Chengze with awe!
Upon learning that the Desolate God might appear in the Western Continent, Wang Chengze's first reaction was to retreat.
But Li Fei was thinking about how to deal with the Desolate God!
"Is this the demeanor of the world's number one?"
Wang Chengze felt ashamed.
The decision was made, on the sea, the fleet continued forward, parting the Sea Beasts' corpses and red-stained water!
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Western Continent.
Along the long coastline, iron-clad defense fortifications had long been built.
Cannons and heavy machine guns were aimed at the sea.
Thirty-one years later, the Seven Western Countries once again formed an Alliance Army!
A highest-level military conference was now being held in the Alliance Army camp.
Each of the seven countries sent a Duke to participate.
From one of the three major strong countries, a member of the Imperial Family of Deni Country, Cato Leonard presided over the meeting.
His gaze was like a hawk, sweeping across those present, he spoke in a deep voice:
"Everyone, the 'Twilight of the Gods' is ready and can be deployed at any time!"
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PS: Wishing everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, may your families be united~