Age of Evolution#

Chapter 1033: Chapter 1036: Light of Hope (Third Update)_1 Chapter 1033: Chapter 1036: Light of Hope (Third Update)_1 What is known as the end of the world?

An earthquake?

A tsunami?

A volcanic eruption?

A biochemical crisis?

Planets colliding?

…

A solar storm?

Or the devouring by a black hole?

These seemingly mighty events are considered far from apocalyptic before the Skyfire War.

The real end of the world is war, a war that engulfs the entire universe!

The Holy City is the last hope of the Ground Clan, a city that carries the destiny of many.

If the Holy City falls, no one can stop the endless march of the Endless Species.

Every city around the Endless Battlefield will fall.

Behind the Endless Battlefield lies the Original World’s surface.

The martial force of these nations is not strong, and they are unable to fight against the elites of the Endless Species.

Then, there’s the New World, an extremely weak civilization, which will be easily conquered.

At that time, countless billions will become slaves.

The Endless Species is inherently cruel, so expecting kindness towards captives is a fantasy.

But people are out of options.

The Holy City is now besieged by the massive army of the Endless Species, completely sealed off.

Troops are even stationed at the edge of the Skyfire Continent to prevent the Ground Clan from continuing to send reinforcements.

In fact, the Ground Clan no longer has the strength to send reinforcements.

The major defeat at the Heavenly River badly wounded the martial power of the God Transformed Ground Clan, resulting in over a hundred billion Martial Artists dying in battle.

The one previously killed were the main forces.

Even if a team is organized to go help, they are only sent to be slaughtered.

The Holy City, now surrounded on all sides, is on the brink of collapse.

Near the Endless Battlefield, people are moving away.

Space is filled with fleeing spaceships.

However, these spaceships of common people are not so reliable.

A great many space accidents occur, causing further casualties.

Desperate people can only pray for a miracle—that the Holy City will not fall.

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In the emergency official residence of the Holy City, the strong ones from the Hall of Fame of the Ground Clan gather.

When the Hall of Fame was first established, there were 300 people, an impressive force.

However, now there are a lot of empty seats.

All of the hall gathers and counts less than a hundred!

More than 200 members of the Hall of Fame fell during the battle of the Heavenly River, especially before the last line of defense collapsed.

The Endless Species launched a focused attack, leaving many Hall of Fame powerhouses behind in the chaos.

In just the battle of the fifth war zone command post, Earth Treasury and Dong Xuehan together killed over thirty ancient martial arts masters from the Hall of Fame!

If they were not there to fight to the death, the commander in chief, Nine Profound, might have fallen at the Heavenly River.

Of the original top ten in the Hall of Fame, only Qiong Jing and He Ying remain.

The Giant Dragon King died, Ye Xingcai died, Lin Zhen died, Sky Swordsman died.

Even Augustine betrayed the Ground Clan and joined the Endless Species.

Nine Profound’s gaze swept over the remaining people in the Hall of Fame, each of whom looked somewhat deflated.

The Holy City is completely sealed.

Even the surrounding space is locked.

The other side monitors day and night with no blind spots or weaknesses.

No one can break through this blockade.

And they can’t fight their way out either.

To where would they go after breaking out?

Wander in the space?

No one wishes to do that.

The oppressive atmosphere filled the room.

After a long while, Nine Profound spoke with a hoarse voice.

“Have the losses been tallied?”

“Commander, we have completed the count.

In the battle of the Heavenly River, we had a total of one hundred and fifty billion participants, of which one hundred twenty-six point seven billion were lost, including two hundred six Hall of Fame powerhouses and one point five five million King-sealing powerhouses.”

Earth Treasury’s facial muscles twitched a few times.

After a moment of silence, he asked, “What about the Endless Species?”

“The Endless Species lost far fewer than us due to our betrayal, and the numerous deaths during the major defeat.

Their total losses would not exceed forty billion.

Only just over ninety Hall of Fame members died, less than half of ours.”

Hearing these numbers, Nine Profound’s heart kept sinking.

The other side still has more than two hundred Hall of Fame members, and they have managed to preserve more elites, in stark contrast to his side.

In Nine Profound’s view, there are three main reasons for the defeat in this battle.

The first is the overall strength comparison between the two sides.

The years of ease and comfort have bred laziness in the Ground Clan.

Despite their struggles and diligent administration, the Endless Species had cultivated many elite warriors.

As a result, their collective combat power was slightly superior to that of the Ground Clan.

Secondly, the high-end combat power of the opposition was formidable.

The Ground Clan only had three Complete Strongmen, while the Endless Species boasted five.

During the final battle at the Heavenly River, four of their Complete Strongmen launched a surprise attack on the first and ninth command posts.

Shadow Kill and his compatriots could not withstand the onslaught, leading to their defeat.

Moreover, Dong Xuehan suddenly joined forces with Earth Treasury, severely injuring Nine Profound.

This was a significant contributing factor to their failure; no one could stand against their peak powerhouses.

Another reason was Augustine’s betrayal, a suspicion that had been lingering since the beginning.

After Lin Zhen’s death, Augustine smoothly took over the command of the eighth war zone, resulting in a tragic outcome.

Nine Profound believed he was at fault for this.

He had hoped that Augustine and Lin Zhen, despite their discord, could put their differences aside for the sake of their ethnic group.

However, during the Hall of Fame challenge, Augustine used the forbidden magic of the Demon Clan, which was affiliated with the Endless Species.

Because Nine Profound was an old Martial Artist, he didn’t keep much track of the affairs of past Halls of Fame.

This was one of the reasons for the calamity.

Reflecting on their previous experiences and lessons seemed a bit late now.

The Skyfire War prohibited the intervention of Deities.

Their existence could only ensure the survival of their ethnic groups, other matters were not their concern.

Success or failure could not be attributed to the Deities; they were beings of another world.

Only these members of the Hall of Fame were to blame for their defeat in the war.

Looking at Nine Profound’s silence, Shadow Kill asked: “Commander, what should we do next?”

Nine Profound pondered for a moment and let out a deep breath.

“Do we have any other options?”

No one responded.

They all knew that their current predicament left little room for optimism.

Besides steadfastly defending the Holy City and waging a do-or-die battle against the Endless Species, they could think of no other solution.

Would there be super-strong individuals, right below the Deities, coming to the Holy City to alleviate this pressure?

Perhaps even the entire universe couldn’t produce such powerhouses.

Seeing the faces of everyone, Nine Profound smiled: “It seems everyone clearly understands our current situation.

Now, let me share my thoughts.”

“None of you should expect to surrender.

We’ve been battling the opposition for this long.

Surrender won’t fetch us any special treatment.

Nor should you hope to escape.

The Skyfire Continent is almost inseparable at the moment, escape is impossible.”

“The war has turned out like this, and I, Nine Profound, have no face to return to my homeland.

My only idea is to defend the Holy City with all I can.

Even if I die in battle, I will die here!”

Nine Profound stood up passionately: “We must stay here and deplete the enemy’s fighting strength as much as we can.

Each enemy we kill reduces one unit of pressure on our brethren in the future.

The longer we can delay, the better.

This is the only thing we can do!”

Nine Profound’s passion infected many.

These Martial Artists stood up, vowing to live or die with the Holy City.

“Alright, next I will assign tasks.

Everyone will take turns guarding the walls of the Holy City… Also, reach out to friends in the Dimensional Universe.

During the defeat at the Heavenly River, several skirmishers from the Endless Species were scattered all over, attempting to wipe out our main forces.

They are now certainly within the Skyfire Continent.

Contact them, guide them to form cohesive forces and relieve the pressure on the Holy City from behind!”

The members of the Hall of Fame unanimously agreed and began to prepare.

After outlining his plans, Nine Profound languidly sat down.

He did not know how long his arrangements would hold, but at the moment, they just needed to hold on as long as possible.

Perhaps with each passing day, a miracle might occur.

That was the only thought he could cling to now.

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The Endless Species did not launch an immediate all-out attack on the Holy City.

They had many issues to deal with, such as stabilizing the border areas of the Skyfire Continent to prevent the Ground Clan from sending reinforcements.

Subduing the surrendering forces led by Augustine to prevent any discord from the people of the Ground Clan.

They also deployed people to search the Skyfire Continent, looking for the scattered warriors of the Ground Clan.

When the Heavenly River collapsed, many Ground Clan warriors were scattered.

They did not sit idle, once they regained their footing, they began attacking the Endless Species’ army from various places.

Even two groups of warriors gradually formed sizable forces, each boasting over a million members.

However, they had a fatal weakness: the lack of a leader.

A King-sealing Powerhouse led the team, and as a result, they were ambushed by the Endless Species, leading to their complete annihilation.

Scattered soldiers were incapable of creating a significant force, their deterrent power on the Endless Species slowly faded over time.

People were aware that once the Endless Species’ front line stabilized, it would signify the final assault on the Holy City.

Perhaps the fate of the Ground Clan was truly entering its final countdown.

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Deep within the cloud sea of Heavenly River, a flickering light was present amid the vast layers of clouds.

If one were to use the highest grade magnification of advanced civilizations, they would notice a tiny speck of dust in the air.

This speck of dust was so minuscule, even smaller than normal dust by countless magnitudes, but its existence was real.