Chapter 2346: Ten Thousand Years Is Too Long! I, Jiangnan, Only Strive for the Present Moment!
Sequence War—Jiangnan had already heard about it when he first broke out of Lan Xing and headed to Thousand Stars City!
It was the grand gathering of the entire sequence, all the myriad races of the Starry Sky. Countless people had been quietly paying attention to this event!
Some races had even been preparing for battle for years, just to stand out in the Sequence War and improve their racial ranking!
Jiangnan had also taken advantage of this opportunity on the eve of the Sequence War to do many things—like selling the Incense Beads and secretly cooperating with the Dark Cosmos Entity, triggering the Thousand Stars Great Catastrophe!
If this Bei Mian incident hadn't been so close to the Sequence War, and all races—including the Bose Clan—hadn't wanted more trouble, it probably wouldn't have ended so easily, with the Sacred Law Council conceding as the conclusion!
For humanity to get where it is today was actually quite fortunate, riding the tailwind of the Sequence War's eve!
But everyone had been saying "it's coming, it's coming," and yet up until now, the Sequence War still hadn't started!
Jiangnan had thought he'd have to wait a bit longer, but who knew it was about to begin?
(*ﾟﾛﾟ) "Oh ho? Sequence War? It's about to start? When? In what form?"
At this moment, Jiangnan was like a shark that smelled blood, the restless genes in his body acting up, already unable to hold back from wanting to raise hell in the Sequence War!
Yang Jian smiled wryly: "You little brat, don't rush yet. The exact start time hasn't been determined; we have to wait for the Sacred Law Council's notice. All kinds of preparatory work need to be done!"
"But no matter how late, it won't be too late. At most half a year, and this session of the Sequence War will begin!"
"Because in about half a year, it will have been ten thousand years since the last Sequence War!"
Jiangnan said excitedly: (งᵒ̌ꇴᵒ̌)ง "Half a year? That leaves some time to prepare!"
"Sequence War happens once every ten thousand years? Sigh~ That's long enough!"
That means when the last Sequence War was held, human civilization hadn't even been born yet? Wow!
But Jiangnan was extremely curious about the exact form the Sequence War would take.
More than ten thousand starry sky sequence races gathered together, all kinds of experts, all sorts—how would they determine who was stronger and who was weaker, and set the rankings? And they'd have to make every sequence feel the method was fair and just?
Just thinking about it made Jiangnan's head spin!
Chong Feiyu sat on a stool, swinging her little feet, looking up at the ceiling, her big eyes full of reminiscence!
(꒪ͦ◡꒪ͦ๑) "Sequence War? How nostalgic~"
Everyone turned to look at Chong Feiyu, suddenly remembering that she had probably participated in the Sequence War, and must have been a regular!
Yang Jian shook his head with a bitter smile: "Half a year... to be honest, this preparation time isn't nearly enough. Although humanity has developed extremely rapidly, compared to races that have developed for tens of thousands, hundreds of millions, or even billions of years, we're far, far behind!"
"And the gap in time, the accumulated foundation over those long years, can't be easily caught up!"
"The Sequence War tests all the abilities of a race in every aspect. Compared to those great races, humans don't have an advantage. Even if we participate in the Sequence War, it might not bring a good outcome!"
Chong Feiyu nodded, looking thoughtful: "Yeah? The human race is too young—like a tender sprout that just broke through the soil. Compared to those towering trees standing in the forest of the starry sky, it's really a disadvantage!"
"Do you want to participate in this session? Isn't that too rushed?"
As an "old senior" who had participated in the Sequence War, Chong Feiyu naturally had her own understanding of it!
At this moment, everyone's gaze focused on Jiangnan!
Jiangnan swallowed hard: (͡°～͡°) "Come on? Is the Sequence War that hard to fight? Under the current situation, you all have that little confidence?"
"By the way, what exactly is the format of the Sequence War? How did it discourage you all like this?"
Ku Po's expression turned serious: "Ever since the end of the Cosmos War and the establishment of the Thousand Stars Era, the Sequence War has been held every ten thousand years. I don't know how many sessions have been held already. The rules are very mature, and this session should be no different!"
"The Sequence War consists of three major parts: the Cosmos Grand Hunt! The Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle! And the final Apex War! The combined performance in these three parts determines a race's final sequence ranking!"
"Not to mention anything else, let's talk about the Cosmos Grand Hunt first. It showcases a race's potential, individual combat power, and elite quality, which are used to judge the overall future development height of the race—whether its pillars are solid!"
"Each race selects ten thousand of their strongest representatives to enter the Chuangjie Daxu within the Starry Cemetery to fight! In the Cosmos Grand Hunt, Star Devourers are not allowed to participate!"
Jiangnan's scalp tingled: ∑(°口°๑) "Wo Ni Ma? Ten thousand per race? With all sequences combined, that's over a hundred million?"
"So many people fighting? A huge melee? Ehe~ I like that~"
Everyone's mouths twitched as they looked at Jiangnan. Lord Nan was also a battle maniac who never knew what fear was!
Freya rubbed her brow: "The problem is that the ten thousand representatives from each race are bound to be elites, with Planet Destroyers as the baseline, and even Half-Step Star Devourers will participate!"
"Don't think they don't have them. A race that has multiplied for hundreds of millions of years, with colonies scattered across several star systems and a population base measured in trillions—the number of experts among them is also astonishing!"
"The various races have already started selecting their strongest representatives for the Cosmos Grand Hunt!"
"But for us humans, the number of Transcendents is less than a thousand! We can't even gather the ten thousand representatives needed to participate in the Cosmos Grand Hunt! Dao Heaven rank isn't even qualified to join; going would just be pure cannon fodder!"
Jiangnan sweated profusely: (•́ω•̀٥) "Eh? T-this... how embarrassing is that? Then what about my Bully Gang...?"
Yang Jian shook his head: "This is about showcasing a race's potential. Those participating in the Cosmos Grand Hunt must be human in identity; we can't hire outside help!"
"Actually, less than a thousand is an exaggeration. The current number of human Transcendents is 365..."
"Although you have Human Grass, you don't have much of it, right?"
Jiangnan covered his face. Other races send ten thousand of their strongest representatives, and they even go through selection matches—but humans only have a little over three hundred who are even qualified to participate. They can't even fill the quota!
(๑ᵒ̴̶̷◠ᵒ̴̶̷) "What's wrong with not having enough? Can we not participate if we don't have enough? If the quantity is insufficient, we can make up for it with quality, right? The strength of human Transcendents is very strong, isn't it? T-three hundred plus—so what? I alone can stand in for several thousand~"
Even Jiangnan didn't have much confidence when he said that!
At this moment, the gap in racial foundation was becoming apparent!
Yang Jian rested his chin on his hand: (͡°ก͡°) "It's not that we can't participate. Among those who have gone out to explore the starry sky, Odin, Lord Xiao, Mi Ye, and the others also have intentions of preparing for the Sequence War!"
"Their progress has been astonishingly huge. But if we're talking about the fastest breakthrough, it's still Vivian! She splits into clones to cultivate separately, then merges them, and her level shoots up like crazy!"
"The first human to break through to Star Devourer might very well be Vivian!"
Jiangnan's mouth twitched. He had almost forgotten about that sister!
That one was pure and simple a freak. Ever since she reached Transcendent, the terrifying aspect of her ability had become increasingly evident!
Freya said worriedly: "The problem is, with just this few of us participating, we'll be at a huge disadvantage. And once casualties occur, our high-end combat power will drop sharply—that would be a huge blow to humanity!"
"Other races can afford to lose their people, but for us, every top expert is a treasure. We can't afford to lose them! And the Sequence War is no friendly game to play house!"
"It's a real fight where each race goes all out with real weapons and real blades. Casualties are a normal phenomenon; entire races have been wiped out!"
"Plus, humans don't have a very good reputation. We've got grudges with many races. Once we step onto the field, we're extremely likely to be jointly targeted!"
Jiangnan's expression also gradually turned serious!
(｡･ˇ益ˇ･｡:) "This is not just a disadvantage—it's a huge one!"
Yang Jian took a deep breath: "And the Cosmos Grand Hunt is only the first part. The second part, the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle, is the real test of a race's comprehensive strength!"
"It tests a race's overall combat capability, expeditionary power, foundation, resources, means, alliances, combat level, and so on!"
"Humans, in the form of a tender sprout, have to face and clash head-on with starry sky sequences that have developed for millions or even billions of years. We could lose everything we have!"
"And it's very hard to gain any advantage!"
Chong Feiyu shuddered violently:
(๑ᵒ̌﹏ᵒ̌) "The Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle? That part is a meat grinder. Burning money isn't as fast as fighting in that!"
Yang Jian's face was grim: "If humans can't gain enough benefits in the Sequence War, just the first two parts alone would be enough to severely damage us!"
"It's possible we'd never recover from the blow. Honestly, I've been considering whether humanity should participate in this Sequence War at all!"
"We're too young. Everything has just started. One Sequence War could leave us empty-handed and ruin our current favorable situation!"
"But if we wait ten thousand years for the next session, that ten thousand years would be enough for humans to be reborn and transform into a strong race of the starry sky! Then we could compete..."
However, Jiangnan didn't take that line of thought. Instead, he tilted his head and asked:
(๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "The third part, the Apex War, should be the stage for each race's Star Devourers, right?"
Chong Feiyu nodded: "The Apex War. This part compares the strength of each race's top combat power. The strength of a race's peak experts determines the height the race can reach in the future, as well as its own deterrent power!"
"Even so, there are very few races that can actually participate in this part, because not everyone has a Star Devourer!"
"Jiangnan, does humanity really intend to participate in this Sequence War? You have to know, the meaning of the Sequence War isn't just to redefine sequence rankings!"
"It's also a means to consume the foundation, combat power, and resources of each race. One Sequence War fought will drain the people and empty the treasury!"
Hearing this, everyone shuddered. No wonder she was a Star Devourer of the original eighth sequence—she saw things clearly!
The truth was often realistic and cruel!
Chong Feiyu said seriously: "This is also a means for the top ten sequences of the Sacred Law Council and the great races to consolidate their own positions, widen the gap with other races, and consume the foundation of their competitors!"
"Otherwise, why would the Sequence War be held every ten thousand years? The foundation and power accumulated over ten thousand years can be emptied in a single Sequence War! The strong races remain strong; the weak grow weaker!"
"The reason the Thousand Stars Era has lasted until today and remains orderly is also related to the continuous holding of the Sequence War. No race dares to call out to the Sacred Law Council, because the long-term consumption prevents any resistance from building up!"
"Without that, everything would be impossible to talk about. Humanity's current situation is very favorable. Participating in this Sequence War—I wouldn't recommend it!"
Only those who had experienced it knew the truly cruel aspects of the Sequence War and its real intentions and purposes!
Given humanity's current situation, participating in the Sequence War would undoubtedly be a loss beyond measure—unless they could gain huge benefits from it!
But the likelihood of that was extremely slim. The myriad races of the starry sky weren't just sitting around; everyone was going all out, striving to move up!
Humanity in its infancy couldn't afford to compete!
Everyone's gaze focused on Jiangnan, waiting for his response!
This decision would enormously affect the future direction of humanity!
Jiangnan grinned, his eyes burning with unrestrained ambition, and said word by word:
"Ten thousand years is too long! I, Jiangnan, only strive for the present moment!"