Chapter 544 - 328: The Black Fierce Ape’s Threat

Inside the command tent of the Celestial Whale transport ship, the atmosphere shifted from its earlier fervor to a dead silence.

Ye Jinghong sat ramrod straight in the main seat, his fingers tapping lightly on the tabletop.

But the faint, irregular rhythm betrayed his inner anxiety.

Gu Jian and the other eleven Red Armor Guards stood on either side, the joy on their faces long gone, replaced by solemnity.

"So, what you’re saying is, we’ve kicked a hornet’s nest, and this nest is connected to an even bigger one?"

Gu Jian’s voice was a little hoarse as he summarized the intelligence Han Feng had brought back.

Han Feng nodded, laying out everything he had learned from the Void Ghost Crab about the "Divine workplace survival guide."

"Getting the Snake Lizard People to convert their faith won’t be difficult.

"A three-punch combo of ’rectification, benevolence, and blood-swapping’ would be enough to do it in three days."

He paused, his tone shifting.

"But the problem now is that we might not have three days of peace."

Han Feng looked at Ye Jinghong and delivered the worst news bluntly.

"Killing Hiss was a slap in the face to her backer, ’Profound Prison’.

"That old turtle’s strength is unfathomable. It’s very likely a Tier Four Peak, or even a being with one foot in the Tier Five realm."

"What’s more troublesome is that it controls the Gravity Law."

As soon as he said this, the expression on everyone’s face in the command tent changed.

One of the Red Armor Guards couldn’t help but speak up, "The Supergravity Field that Wang Rui and the others encountered before..."

"That’s right."

Han Feng confirmed his suspicion. "I suspect that area is the territory of the Black Rock Tribe, a vassal under Profound Prison.

"And the totem of the Black Rock Tribe has only mastered the rudiments of the Gravity Law."

"If just the rudiments of it could cause our Ghost Fighters to lose control and crash, then if Profound Prison were to act personally, its Divine Realm..."

Han Feng didn’t finish, but everyone understood.

The core of Ye Jinghong’s Military God System was "Military Soul Unity," where thousands of soldiers formed a Battle Array to concentrate their power into one person.

But under the pressure of dozens of times normal gravity, the soldiers would have difficulty even moving normally.

And according to Wang Rui’s squad’s previous encounter, the enemy’s warriors moved freely within the Gravity Domain.

In that situation, if the two Military Arrays were to face off, our soldiers would face a slaughter.

At that point, with the army’s morale unstable, what hope would there be for a Military Soul?

Therefore, a Divine being that controlled Gravity was the perfect counter to the Military Array System.

Just as everyone’s spirits sank, Han Feng dropped one last problem on them.

"Behind Profound Prison, there’s also a blood connection to one of the Four Great Ancient Divine Clans, the ’Xuanwu Tribe’."

"An Ancient God has power comparable to a Tier Five Celestial Being Realm from the outside world."

The air in the tent seemed to freeze.

It was a dead end.

Even if they got lucky and won the next battle, they would only attract an even more terrifying existence.

"After killing Hiss, I did sense an extremely terrifying aura coming from the depths of the dark river."

Han Feng added, "That pressure was at least at the Tier Four Peak level.

"I couldn’t see what it looked like, but I’m certain our position has been exposed."

"Their retaliation could come at any moment."

Ye Jinghong’s brows furrowed tightly.

He had only just managed to find his footing with the Dao of the Military God and seen a glimmer of hope for breaking the stalemate, only to immediately run into an insurmountable Iron Wall.

"If I can convert all the Snake Lizard People into believers before the enemy arrives, my strength will rise another level. Maybe..."

Gu Jian’s words held a sliver of hope.

"There’s not enough time."

Ye Jinghong shook his head, shattering his fantasy. "Even if the conversion is successful, I’ll only stabilize at the level of a Tier Four Middle-Stage Divine being.

"Even if I use the Military Array System, those newly submitted Snake People won’t be able to augment the Military Array.

"Facing a true Tier Four Peak, the chances of victory are slim."

Everyone fell silent.

In the midst of this oppressive atmosphere, Han Feng suddenly spoke.

"Things might not be at their worst just yet."

All eyes instantly focused on him.

"I learned a very interesting piece of information from that Void Ghost Crab."

Han Feng said slowly, "The Divine beings of Dragon Abyss, at least those at the ’Temple God’ level, all know that this world is merging with the outside world. They know about the arrival of ’visitors from beyond the heavens’."

"Think about it. Why didn’t Profound Prison come to kill us the moment it sensed Hiss’s death?"

A flicker of understanding in Ye Jinghong’s eyes. "It’s wary?"

"Exactly."

Han Feng snapped his fingers. "It doesn’t know our background.

"A power that can easily obliterate a Tier Four Late-Stage Divine being, in its eyes, must have a formidable background.

"It’s afraid that we also have an ’Ancient God’ backing us, or an even stronger existence."

"Caution is the fundamental reason these old monsters who’ve lived for millennia have survived this long."

The gears in Gu Jian’s mind started turning.

"So, killing Hiss wasn’t a bad thing. It was actually a show of strength?

"Proving we’re qualified to speak with it as equals?"

"You could see it that way."

Han Feng smiled. "However, a show of strength isn’t enough.

"We have to make it understand that cooperating with us is more beneficial than being our enemy."

He looked at Ye Jinghong, his expression turning serious.

"Major General Ye, have you ever considered that Dragon Abyss is huge, and we’re not the only exploration team here?"

"We were able to find the shortcut of ’ascending to godhood through faith’ to fight the darkness. Sooner or later, others will find it too."

"And that world-rule warning you received.

"’Ascend to Tier Five within a year, or be obliterated.’ That’s probably a death sentence that all Foreigners who walk this path must face."

Ye Jinghong’s pupils suddenly contracted.

Han Feng continued, "This means a frantic race to win over believers is about to break out among all the human factions.