"Something's not right."
Chen Yan, the chief scientist, quickly snapped out of his shock and sensed something amiss. "If that skeleton exists, it means they came to Earth a long time ago, and..."
"Exactly." Lin Fan nodded. "They visited this plane long ago, but back then, we had the protection of the Eastern Martial Gods.
The owner of that skeleton was a Tier-Eight God of Strength.
He was beaten to death by the Great God Kuafu and thrown into the sea!"
Chen Yan's expression froze, and he whispered, "Kuafu... are you saying those myths..."
"Those ancient deities all existed. When they invaded Blue Star, it was these Eastern Martial Gods who joined forces to drive them back." Lin Fan took a deep breath. "Unfortunately, after the battle, they all perished. Even those who survived fell into a deep slumber."
In the previous life, humanity did not hold out until all the Eastern Martial Gods awoke. Even those who occasionally awoke were killed by the deities.
At that time, humanity was too preoccupied with its own survival to protect the newly awakened Eastern Martial Gods.
This was the pain in Lin Fan's heart!
He still remembered that monkey wielding a staff, roaring at the sky, only to be struck down by lightning in the end!
Second Lord Guan stood with his blade, alone, facing a sky full of deities!
Lü Fengxian stood alone on a mountaintop, surrounded by ten thousand demons!
This was humanity's shame!
"Back then, they protected us, and thus fell into slumber.
Now, we must be ready to protect them, to protect ourselves!
History must not repeat itself!"
Chen Yan rubbed his face. "So, we can't count on outside help now."
Despite this, there seemed to be a newfound confidence on everyone's faces.
Deities were indeed formidable.
But Great Xia also had a group of deities silently watching over them!
"In that case, we'll use our own strength to fight back against the deities!" Chen Yan suddenly laughed. "What an honor, for this old man to one day become an opponent of the deities!"
"Wait," a member of the think tank suddenly said. "Are those deities truly hostile? We understand deities to be..."
"This needs to be explained from the nature of deities." Lin Fan said calmly, "Simply put, deities are different from us. We humans gain strength by training our bodies to become strong.
But deities are different.
Those innate deities of the Divine Realm contain a Divine Domain within them, where they cultivate faith-based races that worship them, drawing power from their believers' offerings.
Some powerful deities can even conquer other planes, turning them into subordinate planes and converting the beings within into their believers.
And Blue Star, with its six billion potential believers and vast Divine Domain area, is enough to drive any deity mad.
The religious stories on Blue Star, apart from the legends of the Eastern Martial Gods who ascended through the flesh, are mostly false, spread by those deities who have visited here.
Deities are not benevolent and kind. No matter how they embellish themselves, the so-called noble deities are just like us, with flesh and blood, and they too can die. Their divinity essence is also filled with greed.
The only difference is that their power is far greater than ours.
When an individual possesses power beyond limits, you can imagine what might happen."
As Lin Fan finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
Human greed is already terrifying enough.
Power, money... it is greed that has forged wars.
But ultimately, humans, constrained by their own power limitations, must consider restraint in their actions.
Yet when a group of beings with power beyond ordinary limits, and equally greedy, arrives on Blue Star...
It will be a complete frenzy," Lin Fan said gravely. "To them, Blue Star is like a piece of meat ready for the taking! A pen full of fat sheep!
Invasion, conquest! Their purpose in invading is to make us all believers, to strip us of personal will, to worship the deities, to live by their will. Moreover, to turn our land into their Divine Domain!"
Lin Fan looked at the National Leader.
He awaited the elder's decision.
Before the elder lay two paths.
Follow Lin Fan's suggestion and resist the deities!
Or prepare to kneel before them.
The former is fraught with difficulties. The latter, a safe survival!
The key is...
Kneeling doesn't seem that difficult!
No matter how you choose, it seems justifiable. Even kneeling doesn't seem shameful!
After all, it's kneeling to deities!
The value of a person lies in their free will, but in the end, is free will more important, or is survival?
Is it better to become a puppet of the deities or a corpse?
Is dignity, free will, and the land left by our ancestors more important, or is it better to live on our knees?
The elder smiled.
"How can Great Xia betray our ancestors? The brilliant civilization left by our forebears, the land soaked in blood, how can we abandon it!
Sixteen billion strong, how can we kneel to survive!
Great Xia may lack many things, but we have the backbone left by our ancestors! We Xia people have a flaw, our bones are hard, even in death, we will die standing!"
The National Leader spoke few words, and his tone was somewhat calm, but each word carried immense weight!
"Lin Fan," the National Leader said gravely, "what will happen next?"
Lin Fan bowed deeply to the National Leader.
This elder was still the same as in the previous life, the soul of Great Xia!
"In three months, two Ocean Gods will descend." Lin Fan straightened up and said seriously, "One will descend in the Free Nation, the other in Ludong, Great Xia!
On the day the deity descends on Great Xia, half of Ludong's coast, two thousand kilometers of coastline, will be engulfed by hundred-meter waves, turning everything into an ocean, with bodies floating.
Within those waves, the sea beast believers cultivated by the deity will slaughter the people, staining the sea red with blood!"
"The battle lasted over two months, and in the end, Jin Minsheng, the Regional Overseer of the Luzhou Military District, heroically sacrificed himself. The Luzhou Military District suffered over half casualties, holding on until all the people retreated inland, only then using nuclear weapons to repel the deity!
And this was just a Tier-Three Lesser Deity.
On the other side, the Free Nation's leadership, fearing the power of the deities, acted without hesitation, not even evacuating personnel, directly using nuclear weapons to cover the west coast! Their losses were even more severe than Great Xia's!
From then on, humanity began the countdown to extinction! A fifteen-year countdown!"
These were all events Lin Fan had personally experienced in history!
Every word he spoke brought back those shocking scenes.
The power of the ocean!
The power of the deities!
The waves roared, the sea beasts screamed!
Within the waves, the goddess smiled!
Though victory was achieved at a great cost, it was the first toll of the bell announcing humanity's path to extinction.
And everyone present had complex expressions. Lin Fan's few words made their scalps tingle.
Doomsday!
The true doomsday!
"Hundred-meter waves, two thousand kilometers of coastline... is that the power of the deities?"
"How can we possibly stop such power..."
Old Jin remained silent, suddenly understanding why he would propose the crazy "nuclear lockchain" concept in the future.
Even now, he wished he could use nuclear weapons to form a chain, using it to protect Great Xia's borders!
The National Leader's eyes were heavy, but there was no hesitation on his face. He said gravely, "Lin Fan, how do you plan to face the deities?"
"My intention is to initially establish an Iron Great Wall along the Ludong coastline!" Lin Fan walked to the grand map of mountains and rivers, carefully drawing a red line along the Ludong coast with a red pen.
"This..." Chen Yan's scalp tingled. "That's two thousand kilometers!"
"Exactly!" Lin Fan said gravely. "Two thousand kilometers, a hundred meters high!
This is just the first step!
If we can withstand this time, the Iron Great Wall must quickly expand to cover the entire coastline of Great Xia! Twenty thousand kilometers, three hundred meters high!
Because, after these two Tier-Three Ocean Gods, there will be three Ocean Gods, and one of them is a Tier-Six Intermediate Deity!"
Lin Fan caressed the vast map of the land, saying gravely, "Within six months, I want all of Great Xia to be unafraid of the ocean!"
"Absurd!" A member of the think tank stood up, his expression serious. "Do you know how much steel resources this will consume..."
But.
The National Leader waved his hand, looking at Lin Fan, and only asked, "Is it unavoidable?"
"Unavoidable." Lin Fan shook his head. "With preparation, we might be able to kill the Ocean God descending on Great Xia. But the Free Nation... we can hardly intervene directly. If even one escapes, the spatial coordinates will be exposed.
But, even if we kill both Ocean Gods.
The Oceanic Overlord will still send other Ocean Gods to investigate why these two died, and in the end, we will still face war. This is an unavoidable war.
If I remember correctly, the third time, Poseidon, the Oceanic Overlord, will come personally! At that time, we will be at war with the entire ocean!"
The National Leader nodded.
"Since it's unavoidable. Then we fight! We go to war with the deities!"
"Lin Fan," the National Leader slowly stood up, exuding an aura as steady as Mount Tai, looking at Lin Fan, "from today on, all of Great Xia will support you with the strength of the entire nation!
If you have any other requests, just say them!"
Lin Fan, without hesitation, said, "Expand conscription, we need fifty million soldiers! They will be responsible for dealing with those faith-based races of the deities, protecting the people, and engaging in infrastructure construction! Only this way can we complete the construction of the Iron Great Wall in the coming time!"
"Fifty million?!"
"Do you know what that means? Fifty million... the daily life of the people of Great Xia..." The think tank member was stunned.
"Do you still not understand what this is?" The National Leader looked at the think tank members. "This is war! A war unlike any before, more brutal, a war against the deities!
When the nation is destroyed, where is there any peace and prosperity? Did the previous generation of Great Xia live in peace and prosperity?
The issue of steel resources, the issue of military expansion, find a way to solve them. If you can't solve them, find someone who can! From now on, Great Xia will enter Level-One Combat Status!
Everyone, remember, our time is limited!"
The soul of Great Xia.
Unmatched resolve!
With these words.
The think tank members fell silent, even clenching their fists, their blood boiling!
This is a war against the deities!
The life and death of all Great Xia!
Where is there any peace and prosperity!
A slightly overweight middle-aged man suddenly stood up. "I'll handle the steel resources! I guarantee the task will be completed!"
"Lin Fan, continue!" The National Leader's tone carried an undeniable authority.
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Lin Fan, his eyes red, looked at the elder who unconditionally supported him, and slowly said, "Finally, I want to establish a department with personnel solely under my command."
"You mean..." The National Leader seemed to understand something.
"I want to form a special task force! Code name: Godslayer Army! Independent of all major military districts!" Lin Fan took a deep breath. "The number won't be large, operating in the form of Godslayer Teams, to deal with powerful individuals among the faith-based races, and to slay deities!"
Godslayer Army!
This is the mission of the Godslayer Army, a special department born to slay deities!
With these two words, everyone felt their scalps tingle.
Slay deities!
Can mortals truly slay deities?
"Good!" The National Leader's eyes flashed with brilliance, making a decisive decision. "All military departments will unconditionally cooperate with you!
I want to see if you can lead Great Xia to slay deities!"
After speaking, the National Leader turned to look at everyone.
"Now, immediately summon all National-Level Elders and Regional Overseers. In two hours, at the Grand National Assembly Hall, convene the Great Xia Elders Council!
The meeting's theme: Great Xia will go to war with the deities!"
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