Chapter 2745: Divine Burial Old Land! Old Era Divine Burial!
Until now, there was no suspense about the outcome of the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle!
The Carbon Alliance was undoubtedly the biggest winner—not only did their overall ranking improve, but they also raked in a hefty profit!
With the end of the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle, the base planets those races had bought at great expense had lost all meaning!
They were just ordinary planets now, everywhere to be seen!
The moment they thought of this, their hearts ached terribly!
If the sequence rankings were truly finalized, one could imagine how much heavier the Carbon Alliance's voice would be in the starry sky!
Yu Gen's eyes were full of gloom:
(︶益︶|||) "According to the rules, the third round of the Sequence War—the Apex War—will be held six months from now at the Divine Burial Old Land!"
"Only races with Star Devourer-level powerhouses among the ten thousand races of the starry sky are eligible to participate!"
"The specific rules for the Apex War will be sent to each race's embassy at the Star Palace by the Sacred Law Council in a while."
"Go back and prepare well!"
As soon as this was mentioned, the various races in the Sea of Star Embers began to discuss it!
In every Sequence War, the final round—the Apex War—was always the most exciting and the most noteworthy!
Because the existence of Star Devourers represented the pinnacle of the starry sky—the peak combat power!
And the strength of that peak combat power ultimately determined the final height a race could reach!
Compared to Star Devourer-level battles, the first two rounds were mere skirmishes!
The Apex War was not only a clash of Star Devourers but also the most direct deterrent to small races without Star Devourers!
For those races without Star Devourers in their clan, their Sequence War journey essentially ended after the second round!
Because in the second round, they had already gone all out, sending every strong member they had!
The Apex War was a competition among the strong races—it had nothing to do with them!
So that was why they had been so willing to spend money on bidding for base planets earlier!
Because those races weren't eligible to earn points in the third round; their rankings were essentially decided in the second round!
Some sighed, others rejoiced!
But they all breathed a sigh of relief—no matter what, they had survived another round!
Jiangnan curled his lips upon hearing this. The Apex War?
(￢_￢) Heh~
Looking at the current situation, it was uncertain whether everything could be maintained smoothly until the Apex War even started!
No one knew how the starry sky situation would develop in the future, where it would go, or when the era would collapse!
But as long as the Thousand Stars Era could continue for one more day, every faction had to act under the rules of the game!
(๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Divine Burial Old Land, huh? Where is that? Sounds pretty fancy, doesn't it?"
"Setting the venue for the Apex War at Divine Burial Old Land? Can it really withstand the collision of Star Devourer-level power?"
"It's not another pitfall set up by the Bose Clan, is it?"
Yang Jian's mouth twitched. Jiangnan really was oblivious to the world outside, wasn't he?
He didn't even know about Divine Burial Old Land?
(͡°▽͡°) "If Divine Burial Old Land can't withstand a Star Devourer-level explosion, then nowhere can!"
"This place probably has nothing to do with the Bose Clan; they likely can't create a venue of this level either..."
"It's said that Divine Burial Old Land is related to the strongest starry sky calamity, but it has never appeared in the Thousand Stars Era, and people have even forgotten the name of the calamity..."
Jiangnan swallowed hard. As soon as the starry sky calamity was mentioned, he perked up!
(งᵒ̌ꇴᵒ̌)ง "What calamity? The strongest? Is it even more monstrous than the Eternal Gale?"
But speaking of it, everyone had always been shouting about the four major starry sky calamities, and later, because of Jiangnan's Black Hole Devouring Star, it became five!
Eternal Gale, Wuxian Hongliu, Dark Matter Tide, Black Hole Devouring Star!
That made four in total, and the strongest one was indeed unknown by name!
Wang Youzhi held his hands behind his back, looking all mysterious:
(︶.̮︶◕) "Hey~ This you wouldn't know, right? What the three-eyed kid said is correct! Divine Burial Old Land is indeed the source of the strongest starry sky calamity!"
"It only erupted once during the Eternal Era. Because of the Cosmos War, history became blank. It's normal that you haven't heard of it. People call it the Old Era Divine Burial!"
Jiangnan grew even more interested:
(͡°▿͡°)✧ "Tell me! Tell me quickly! Was this calamity ferocious?"
Yang Jian's expression was strange. Why were you so interested in this? Could it be that as the Fifth Calamity, you wanted to learn from your predecessors?
Wang Youzhi squinted and smiled: (≖◡≖◕) "You definitely don't want to see the Old Era Divine Burial erupt. The one time it erupted during the Eternal Era nearly buried the entire era!"
"It took the Eternal Era a long time to recover. If not for the Old Era Divine Burial, the Eternal Era would have reached its peak prosperity much earlier!"
"That was the ultimate calamity—the revenge of the old era's will!"
Jiangnan shuddered violently. A calamity that could bury an era?
This... this was on a completely different level from the other calamities, wasn't it?
Σ(°△°|||) "Th-this fierce?"
Wang Youzhi rolled his eyes:
(꒪ั～꒪ั◕) "What do you think? Divine Burial Old Land was born at the end of the Great Reclamation Era! Many of the great pioneers were buried along with the era!"
"You should remember Qingche, right? Divine Burial Old Land was her final resting place. Besides her, Star Flame, Cang Zhou, Night King, Tian Yao, and many others—all died in Divine Burial Old Land..."
Jiangnan was utterly shocked. He remembered Qingche; Qing'er was a tear she had shed!
That alone showed how incredible a figure she was!
And those whose names were remembered by Black God were definitely not ordinary people!
(°～°๑) "With such incredible figures, why did they all die in Divine Burial Old Land? Why?"
Wang Youzhi's gaze grew deep, staring into the starry sky: "Their mission was already complete. If they didn't make way, how could the brilliant starry sky of later generations exist?"
"Their ending was destined to be like this... So... they must have resented it, right?"
"Why are you asking so much? What does it have to do with a little rookie like you?"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes:
(꒪ั～꒪ั*) "Weren't you the one who eagerly told me all this? Pfft~"
But Wang Youzhi's words stirred waves within Jiangnan. What kind of magnificent and turbulent era was that?
No matter what, it had long since become history...
Perhaps countless years later, Jiangnan and his group would also become history in the mouths of later generations!
He wondered how they would evaluate this history then...
Wang Youzhi tilted his head:
(◕¯̫¯◕) "In short, Divine Burial Old Land has nothing to do with the Bose Clan. They were still small fry back then!"
"In Divine Burial Old Land, rules are shattered—it's absolute chaos. It might overturn your understanding of all rules. It's different from the normal starry sky world!"
"For example, in your understanding, ice is cold and fire is hot. But in Divine Burial Old Land, ice can be hot—even scalding—and fire can be hot or cold!"
"Because of this lack of some rule restrictions, Star Devourer-level powerhouses can unleash their full potential!"
"It's like in the starry sky world, Xiao Chuihuo could never reach the Planck temperature because the rules don't allow it. But in Divine Burial Old Land, if his strength is sufficient, he can achieve it—even surpass it!"
Jiangnan's mouth fell open:
∑(°口°๑) "If Newton knew about this, he'd probably flip his coffin lid, drive a spaceship over overnight, and start researching!"
"Physics teachers would have to tear up their textbooks on the spot, right?"
Wang Youzhi tilted his head:
(◕•̌.•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Who's Newton? Is he strong? Does he have a Domain? Without a Domain, you can't enter Divine Burial Old Land—you'd die instantly!"
"Under chaotic rules, no life form can survive. Only by opening a Domain, releasing a field, and operating your own rules can you possibly survive in Divine Burial Old Land!"
Jiangnan: (•́ω•̀٥)
"Ne-Newton probably doesn't have a Domain, right? Does Newton's first law count?"
Yang Jian's mouth twitched as he listened: "Divine Burial Old Land, huh? Learned something new. Given the situation, we need to gather a few more Star Devourers!"
"After all, one Star Devourer is worth a million points! And in team battles, just Chong Feiyu alone might not be enough? He's one. Add Yakeli—that's two..."
"Youming... if Youming could be made to act like a person and help fight? That would be three Star Devourers. That's three million points before the battle even starts. If the three team up, they can look out for each other and use combination skills—enough to handle most situations, right?"
Jiangnan was once again full of question marks!
(๑•̌口•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Just having a Star Devourer gives points without fighting? And what's this about team battles?"
Yang Jian covered his face. It was obvious Jiangnan hadn't looked into the rules of the third round!
"In the Apex War, as long as your race has a Star Devourer, appearing gives a million points, because the Star Devourer itself is a deterrent! For example, the Bose Clan has eight Star Devourers!"
"As soon as the third round starts, they get eight million points! Then the race's Star Devourers team up for PK! It's a knockout tournament format!"
"In previous rounds, that was the case. The detailed rules for this round haven't been released yet, but the general framework shouldn't change!"
Jiangnan was stunned. Damn! That was brutal!
One Star Devourer gave a million points?
But team battles were surprising to Jiangnan!
Thinking about it, though, it made sense. A race's Star Devourers represented its combat power, and the overall strength was what mattered. There was no need to separate them. If it were a single round-robin format with one-on-one matches...
What would happen if teammates ended up fighting each other?
Star Devourers teaming up for battles?
What kind of scene would that be? Just thinking about it was thrilling!
He wondered if he could stick his nose into it!
But then he thought—damn, the Bose Clan's eight Star Devourers forming a team? That kind of dream team—who could be their opponent?
They'd probably get wiped out! No wonder they were the overlords!
And before the third round started, many people were probably preparing to break through to Star Devourer level!
Like the Ye sisters, Du Lingyu, and the others!
But the future was unpredictable. The starry sky situation changed every day. Jiangnan could only hope to make it to the third round!
Just then, Qian Li suddenly jolted, and the glass horn on his head lit up with a glow...