Volume 1 Volume 7 Chapter 46

Volume 7 Chapter 46: The Guess After a Mistake (Part 2)

Shura Clan!

Xu Qingfan suddenly felt that he finally understood Zhang Xusheng’s purpose and the plan ahead.

If Zhang Xusheng’s next goal is to become the god of all beings in the world, he must create a world, and the prerequisite for creation is destruction.

For others, creation seems like a myth, but for Zhang Xusheng, it is not difficult. He has now mastered a way to create a new kind of human. According to the information Xu Qingfan has gathered over the years, the new humans that Zhang Xusheng creates have incredible potential, almost as if they are natural cultivators. Although there are only six or seven of them appearing now, they should not be underestimated.

From this perspective, as time goes on and Zhang Xusheng’s new humans continue to grow, in the end, Zhang Xusheng will remain unbeatable.

However, the prerequisite for creation is destruction. Only by eliminating all current humans and beings like the Shura can Zhang Xusheng begin to create his own world.

Xu Qingfan had once worried that Zhang Xusheng would mix his new humans into the Human Alliance, creating a huge problem for him when he tried to take back control of the Human Alliance in the future. However, according to information from Bai Qingfu and others, Zhang Xusheng’s new humans have never appeared in the Human Alliance.

Xu Qingfan was curious why Zhang Xusheng did not let his new humans integrate into the Human Alliance. With their potential, it would not take long for them to become the pillars of the Human Alliance, and two to three hundred years later, the Human Alliance would already belong to Zhang Xusheng.

But at this moment, seeing the "Spirit Eater" in front of him, Xu Qingfan felt that he finally understood some of Zhang Xusheng’s thoughts.

Zhang Xusheng wanted to gather all humans in one place and then eliminate them all in one go when the "Spirit Eater" returned. Meanwhile, the new humans would hide nearby, and after Zhang Xusheng defeated the "Spirit Eater," they could easily rule the Shenzhou Continent without any rivals.

Before that, the reason Zhang Xusheng did not let the "Spirit Eater" return to carry out the world-destroying plan was because of the Shura Clan.

The Shura Clan, hundreds of thousands of years ago, was one of the two great races that witnessed the last "Spirit Eater" being destroyed. Zhang Xusheng feared that the Shura Clan also had the means to eliminate the "Spirit Eater," so he had to unite with Immortal Zizhen and others, first to defeat the Shura Clan, and then let the "Spirit Eater" eliminate humanity, while he would then destroy the "Spirit Eater."

Or perhaps, Zhang Xusheng did not have a way to defeat the "Spirit Eater," but he was interested in the information held by the Shura Clan.

But no matter what, after this entire cycle, the situation of the Shenzhou Continent was always under his control, and once everything was over, he would become the god of this world, just as Liu Ziqing had guessed, having created the new humans.

Xu Qingfan had always thought to fight the "Spirit Eater" with Chou’s power, but he had never considered it deeply. However, when Xu Qingfan truly felt the terror of the "Spirit Eater" at this moment, he abandoned the idea of having Chou confront the "Spirit Eater" and, based on its power, made such an astonishing conclusion.

Even though Xu Qingfan was one of the top masters in the world at this moment, he still felt a cold sweat running down his back.

Xu Qingfan’s original plan was to take advantage of the opening of the "Azure Crystal Treasure House" to eliminate the Zhong family, and then, with the power gained from defeating the Zhong family, send Chou to eliminate some members of the Shura Clan, quickly expanding his influence among humanity.

Under this kind of influence, many human cultivators would surely turn to him. After his power was stable and the humans were helpless against the Shura Clan, he returned to the Shenzhou Continent with many of his carefully trained experts and countless treasures from the East Sea. When he saw how quickly his followers’ powers grew, he could easily gather support among the Human Alliance on Xu Qingfan’s behalf, building a power that was not inferior to Zhang Xusheng’s in a short time.

Then, Xu Qingfan joined forces with Immortal Zizhen, Mr. Liu, Jin Qinghan, and others, becoming far stronger than Zhang Xusheng. With the Shura Clan outside and Zhang Xusheng trapped in Yongzhou State with nowhere to escape, their chances of winning were greatly increased.

As for the Shura Clan, Xu Qingfan remembered a promise made to him by the kylin clan, and he planned to use this promise to provoke a great war between the demon beast clan represented by the kylin and the Shura Clan, which would not be hard to achieve.

Xu Qingfan had designed this plan for a long time, but at this moment, upon seeing the "Spirit Eater," which still frightened him even while sealed, Xu Qingfan finally realized that no matter how much he valued Zhang Xusheng, it was still not enough in the end.

Regardless of how many newcomers were hiding away, their potential was immense. While the original humans constantly weakened in the war against the Shura Clan, the new humans quietly amassed strength. Meanwhile, the method that Zhang Xusheng had to destroy the "Spirit Eater" or the annihilation plan he designed all allowed Zhang Xusheng to maintain an unshakable position.

As always, finding the flaws in Zhang Xusheng’s plan was not hard, but the challenge lay in the fact that the flaw Zhang Xusheng left for you struck at your heart. You knew that if this plan continued, it would only lead to death and defeat, yet you had to follow the designed path set by Zhang Xusheng.

Zhang Xusheng created many new humans, a secret that everyone at Xu Qingfan’s level already knew, but so what? Would you dare let Zhang Xusheng bring these new humans into the open to integrate with human society? In a few hundred years, based on the new humans’ superior potential over the original humans, the Human Alliance would undoubtedly still fall under Zhang Xusheng’s control.

You clearly know that Zhang Xusheng is using humans to eliminate the Shura Clan. He is free of worries when allowing the "Spirit Eater" to return, but can you avoid working with Zhang Xusheng to eliminate the Shura Clan? If you do not eliminate the Shura Clan, they will eliminate you!

As for Zhang Xusheng’s way of destroying the "Spirit Eater," it is just a guess. Since Zhang Xusheng does not admit it, who has the power to confront him? Yet, with such speculation, who would dare force Zhang Xusheng to the last step?

No, you can only watch as the new humans become stronger and gradually surpass the original humans. You can only follow Zhang Xusheng’s plan to eliminate the Shura clan, and you can only remain somewhat hostile towards Zhang Xusheng, but you cannot push him into a real corner.

At that moment, Xu Qingfan suddenly felt hopeless. He had carefully planned for forty years and worked hard for forty years, but now he suddenly realized that all his efforts and designs were in vain.

Xu Qingfan’s body, suspended in mid-air, began to tremble. He suddenly resented himself for thinking of these things, and he resented himself for not considering them during these forty years.

Although it was just a guess, this plan was exactly like the various plans Zhang Xusheng had designed before, and it was likely what Zhang Xusheng truly intended.

Xu Qingfan smiled wryly, tilted his head back, and looked at the bright sun in the sky. The dazzling light made him squint slightly.

…

"Boom boom boom…"

Suddenly, the barrier in front of Xu Qingfan shook, and a bulge appeared on the semi-spherical barrier before quickly retracting. This continued for half an hour before the shaking finally calmed down.

It was the "Spirit Eater" hitting the "Void Spirit Barrier" that surrounded it. From what Xu Qingfan knew, this "Spirit Eater" hit every so often. Inside the "Void Spirit Barrier," there was no Spirit Qi at all. To prevent the "Spirit Eater" from absorbing the Spirit Qi that made up the "Void Spirit Barrier," there were even several miles of spatial distortion isolation areas within the barrier.

All of this is undoubtedly a torment for the "Spirit Eater," whose instinct for evolution is to absorb and devour the Spirit Qi of the world and all living beings.

This sudden impact from the Spirit Eater finally woke Xu Qingfan up from his despair.

"Is there really no way to break it?"

Xu Qingfan took a deep breath, and after a long time, he calmed his feelings from the despair, thinking to himself.

Zhang Xusheng is not all-powerful; his plans can also be disrupted. It just depends on whether you have insight that is not weaker than his.

"I do have some advantages; for one, at least Zhang Xusheng truly wants to deal with the Shura Clan. I can use the Shura Clan to wear down Zhang Xusheng’s strength. Secondly, Zhang Xusheng has a plan to eliminate the ‘Spirit Eater,’ and so does the Shura Clan. If I can grab this plan before Zhang Xusheng, there will be no more worries, and I can freely deal with Zhang Xusheng. Moreover, it was only today that I truly felt the strength of the ‘Spirit Eater’ and discovered Zhang Xusheng’s real plan. Immortal Zizhen and Mr. Liu have much more experience than I do; surely I have already informed them about Zhang Xusheng’s desire to become a god through spies on the island. Can’t they think of that? Don’t they have any preparations or strategies?"

Xu Qingfan thought to himself, feeling a little less powerless, but he also knew that while these thoughts were easy to come up with, making them a reality would be extremely difficult.

"Over the past forty years, I have mostly thought about how to fight against Zhang Xusheng once I return to the Shenzhou Continent, planning to take down Zhang Xusheng and the Shura Clan one by one. But now it seems that whether it’s Zhang Xusheng or the Shura Clan, they cannot be eliminated in sequence; rather, it needs to be done all at once."

"Thinking this way, although half of my pondering over the past forty years has been useless, I still need to fulfill the first part of my plan. Only by gaining the strength to challenge Zhang Xusheng and becoming one of the high-ranking members of the Human Alliance can I find a way to break Zhang Xusheng’s plan."

Xu Qingfan thought deeply, as his previously confused eyes regained a steadfast and deep gaze. He took one last look at the barrier in front of him, then turned without hesitation and flew deeper into the Southern Wasteland.

There, is the location of the mythical treasure of the Mythical Beast clan—the "Divine Plate of Inheritance"!