Chapter 375: Unresolvable Blood Feud

Therefore, under such incentives, the human population within the Human Federation experienced a further surge.

The total population reached an astonishing number!

Moreover, considering that the majority of these individuals were martial artists, the potential of the Human Federation was simply unimaginable.

However, such a large population also brought further pressure on resources.

This seemed to be unavoidable.

However, reports in this area would involve Tai Xu City.

After all, previously, the primary source of Yuan Qi for the Human Federation was only the interdimensional battlefields. This was also the main reason for the scarcity of resources. After all, the number of interdimensional battlefields was limited, and so was the Yuan Qi.

It not only had to be provided to the vast number of basic martial artists but also had to meet the needs of powerful martial artists.

Therefore, the strict selection of martial artists during the era when Shen Xing first became a martial artist was a helpless choice brought about by the contradiction between demand and reality.

Even now, with the continuous increase in population and the further surge in the number of martial artists, the pressure on resources still existed.

In the past hundred years or so, the prices of some martial arts resources had even shown a slight upward trend.

“We must further expand the connection between the two worlds,” Shen Xing turned his head and said to Lin Zhaoyang and the other Supreme Councilors.

“We also have the same idea,” Lin Zhaoyang nodded, but then shook his head. “But this is not so easy to do. At least, it is very difficult for us to do it.”

They were well aware that in the current era, Yuan Qi had become an important resource for the development of a civilization.

But their universe did not have Yuan Qi.

All Yuan Qi came only from another universe, the universe called the Void.

Under such circumstances, if they wanted to obtain this resource as much as possible, they could only find a way from that universe. But before that, neither the martial arts field nor the technology field was sufficient to support them in truly opening up a path to that universe.

Even the so-called interdimensional battlefields were, in fact, just transit areas stuck between the two worlds.

However, since Shen Xing had brought it up, he naturally had a way.

“My world can be turned into a transit station,” Shen Xing said. “It shouldn’t be difficult to do. I just need to devour or refine an interdimensional battlefield. Perhaps, I can also move Tai Xu City into my world.”

After reaching the Eighth Realm, his control over his world had become even stronger.

If, in the Seventh Realm, that world was more like an avatar, an avatar composed of Yuan Power, and once they were far apart, they could only rely on the Shuttle to establish a connection, now, there was a feeling of integration.

Even though he was now in the Federation’s universe, he could still faintly sense that world, without going through the Shuttle!

And he found that the direction he was sensing was precisely those interdimensional battlefields.

Therefore, even though he hadn’t tried it yet, he knew he could do it.

“If that’s the case, the importance of your world will be greatly elevated. It will no longer be just for assisting cultivation,” Lin Zhaoyang and the others seemed to consider more. “If the Martial Alliance attacks, we will have a rather important base that is not easy to escape from.”

Yes, this also had to be considered.

Once Shen Xing’s world was vigorously developed, it would mean that they had a weakness in the Void Universe.

However, after thinking about it, Shen Xing still nodded heavily.

“Let’s do it this way. We don’t need to worry too much about the Martial Alliance. More importantly, I have a faint premonition that the path to the Ninth Realm may really be closely connected to this world—it does need development, it needs more vitality.”

“Alright,” the Supreme Councilors naturally had no objections when they heard Shen Xing say this.

Each of them was even quite expectant.

The Ninth Realm.

The pursuit of martial arts realms by martial artists was a strong instinct. Or rather, if a martial artist did not have this instinct, it was unlikely that they would be able to reach such a high realm.

Although they themselves had not been able to find this path, it didn’t matter.

The entire Federation’s martial arts had been developed step by step over the past three thousand years. Since their era, it had always been a path of “the predecessors leading the successors.”

Once someone broke through, then other martial artists would have a chance to break through, or at least see where the path was.

They believed that if Shen Xing reached the Ninth Realm, then they would have a glimmer of hope, also reaching the Ninth Realm.

This was the style of the Federation.

Under such circumstances, the relevant issues were quickly determined.

While these Supreme Councilors were discussing, the many councilors below were all silent. Even though they knew that the matters discussed by the Supreme Councilors would bring profound changes to the entire Human Federation, they still dared not make any sound.

In the current Human Federation, with the increase in the number of ordinary councilors, the status of the Supreme Councilors had actually been further elevated.

After all, most of the councilors added in the past thousand years were still in the early stages of being a councilor. It was not easy to find their own path.

Even among the veteran councilors, only a few had slightly touched upon the level of the Eighth Realm.

Wenren Caifeng and the other two were already the most outstanding among the councilors of that era more than two thousand years ago. Martial artists like them were not common.

It was just that the current environment was a little better, and there were indeed some councilors who performed exceptionally well.

But they still had to wait.

The meeting continued, and Shen Xing continued to listen to the reports of one councilor after another until he saw Nangong Jin Yi stand up.

“The development of inscription weapons has fully entered the field of the Seventh Realm. We have a deep understanding of the inscriptions of the Seventh Realm and have created a series of top-notch weapons.”

With Nangong Jin Yi’s explanation, the achievements of the Human Federation in the field of weapon technology were also presented to everyone.

Some councilors were even hearing about it for the first time.

After seeing those battlefield weapons that could easily kill some powerful Seventh Realm giant beasts without any human control, the expressions of some councilors became solemn.

They certainly knew what this meant.

It meant that the status of the Seventh Realm would be further reduced!

Because the development of technology had reached the point where mass-produced weapons could kill Seventh Realm beings.

Perhaps, their martial arts could still represent their status, but they had essentially lost the most powerful power in their hands—force!

This was bound to further highlight the status of the Eighth Realm.

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Because, in this era filled with various powerful inscription weapons, only these Eighth Realm beings could still suppress warbands with their own great power!

“There are still problems with the mass production of these weapons?” Shen Xing was also very concerned about this field.

This was, of course, because of the existence of the Martial Alliance.

In terms of high-end combat power, he would not be afraid of any martial artist at this time. However, the Martial Alliance was not like the martial artists of the Tai Xu World. Their headquarters were not easy to find. In addition, they had extremely advanced technology and an extremely powerful martial artist legion.

This was all information obtained from the Burning Heaven Great Sage.

Apart from the Eighth Realm, if the Human Federation wanted to defeat the Martial Alliance in the field of the Seventh Realm, such weapons were indispensable.

“The main problem is the mass production of transcendent materials,” Nangong Jin Yi reported. “This field is also such a cutting-edge field, that is, how to quickly transform some ordinary materials into transcendent materials. We have also made great progress in this field, developing a series of mainstream technical methods such as the ‘Yuan Qi Resonance Method’, the ‘Inscription High-Pressure Method’, and the ‘Forging Fusion Method’. However, the highest level of transcendent materials that can currently be mass-produced is only limited to the fifth level, and the manufacture of these Seventh Realm inscription weapons requires a large amount of Seventh Realm resources.”

Shen Xing frowned slightly.

This was indeed a difficult problem.

Generally speaking, transcendent materials were materials that had undergone gradual transformation due to long-term existence in a Yuan Qi environment. In essence, it was a manifestation of the influence of Yuan Qi on the material world.

The longer the exposure time, the higher the level of the transcendent material, and it could even give birth to various mysteries.

Spirit herbs were like this.

However, unlike the worlds of the Void Universe, where all resources were exposed to Yuan Qi for a long time, the Federation’s universe did not have any resources in this regard.

They could only find a way from the Void Universe.

“Just the Tai Xu World alone is somewhat insufficient,” Shen Xing turned his head again to discuss with the other Supreme Councilors. “Perhaps, we need to find a way to explore new worlds in the Void, just like the Martial Alliance.”

“This is also necessary,” Xue Weiguo spoke at this moment. “Just as humans walked out of their home planet and into the vast universe, they truly ushered in the liberation of various resources and were able to meet the further development of productivity in terms of raw materials. In martial arts, we must also develop the Void Universe.”

“Perhaps, we can find a way to get some technology from the Martial Alliance,” Shen Xing thought of it at the first time.

Perhaps it was because the “take-what-you-need” approach was indeed quite satisfying. Compared to researching projects and exploring maps themselves, getting them directly from the Martial Alliance was undoubtedly faster and more convenient.

However, their own research projects could not be abandoned because of this.

It was fine to lay some foundation first.

Thus, another major project was confirmed and promoted under the discussion of the Supreme Council.

Next, there were reports on various other fields.

The entire reporting process lasted for several months.

However, many major directions were also determined, and the integration of some important resources was completed. The impact on the next step of the development of the entire Human Federation was extremely far-reaching.

More importantly, throughout the entire process, Shen Xing, the future leader of the Human Federation, also established further understanding and trust with these important councilors.

This was very important.

After all, Shen Xing had been in seclusion for too long. Even though Lin Zhaoyang and the others had always intentionally helped him promote himself, how many people who could reach the level of Seventh Realm councilors would believe such promotion?

Most of them only believed their own eyes.

And Shen Xing’s performance and approach during this period also made many people breathe a sigh of relief.

Because Shen Xing’s words and deeds were indeed considering the positive development of the entire Federation, and the abilities and way of thinking he showed were also clearly in line with the conventional cognition of the Human Federation.

Such a leader was indeed what the current Human Federation needed.

Not to mention, the benefits represented by Shen Xing alone were enough to bring huge assistance to the development of the Human Federation.

It could be said that after this meeting, Shen Xing’s position was completely solidified.

After he had a detailed understanding of the development of the entire Federation, the second item of the meeting began.

“The second topic is also very important,” Shen Xing said. “The Supreme Council will unlock some confidential information for you and tell you who our biggest enemy is and what our biggest challenge is.”

As soon as these words were spoken, many councilors were stunned on the spot.

In their cognition, the Human Federation had been in a period of rapid development and peace for the past few hundred years.

Even in order to stimulate the martial will of the martial artists, they could only adopt the method of internal competition.

Various competitions, various battles, various challenges.

Some interdimensional battlefields were already misnomers because there were not many giant beasts left in them for the growing number of increasingly powerful martial artists of the Human Federation to kill.

Even the otherworldly world with a martial arts civilization had been completely conquered by the Supreme Councilor Shen Xing more than a thousand years ago. Many people in that world still referred to Supreme Councilor Shen Xing as the “Great Emperor,” the only Great Emperor from ancient times to the present.

Therefore, in the eyes of many councilors, the Human Federation no longer had enemies.

After hearing Shen Xing’s words, some smart people had already looked at Nangong Jin Yi, Fu Huaian, and Hu An.

Finding that their expressions were as usual, they already had a general understanding in their hearts.

This enemy was probably not a recent appearance but had existed for a long time.

“Our connection with this enemy can be said to be very long-standing,” Shen Xing said slowly. “But it’s not a good aspect. Instead, it’s filled with hatred that is difficult to resolve. Because the emergence of the interdimensional battlefields was caused by such a group of people.”

When these words were spoken, even in such a serious and solemn setting, some people still couldn’t help but make a sudden uproar.

The emergence of the interdimensional battlefields was man-made?

In the Human Federation, no matter which era a person was from, there was one course that was mandatory.

That was the emergence of the interdimensional battlefields and the initial Dark Era of martial arts!

That was the time when the entire human civilization was closest to extinction!

Even for a long time afterward, the threat of the interdimensional battlefields hung over all martial artists. Countless martial artists rushed to the battlefield one after another, and the number of sacrifices was already countless.

It was not until Shen Xing appeared out of nowhere and brought about the “Third Martial Arts Revolution” that the existence of the interdimensional battlefields was suppressed.

If this was really man-made, then it was indeed an unresolvable blood feud!