Origin Altar

The Origin Altar.

Qi Sheng withdrew his gaze from the platform of the Evil Eye Tower, a smile appearing in his eyes.

The initial Di Nian Evil Spirit was simply to treat it as an interesting observational sample.

Unexpectedly, this "sample" brought one surprise after another.

From the initial clumsy confrontation to becoming a testing ground for top players—and then to building a gray area like the "Mission Market," unexpectedly, just a few months later, they came up with another ingenious idea: the Origin Source Quest Chain.

It provides players with a convenient way to recycle their Origin Source.

While individual player growth can bring a trickle of Sacrificial Power, it is insignificant compared to the feedback from the successful containment of the Primal Monster.

He can directly benefit from the Di Nian Evil Spirit.

The Origin Source is a framework node of the Monster World, and can also be regarded as the fundamental power of the Monster World.

After each Origin Source is suppressed by the player and incorporated into the Soul Repository, it will generate rule-derived energy, or Sacrificial Power, for him every second.

Secondly, the Primal Monster is also a fragment of the power of the former "Di Zhao" scattered throughout the Monster World.

The essence of containment is to return the contents to the player through the player's intervention.

The more Origin Source within the Crystal Wall, the stronger his power.

Each Origin Source allows him to gain a clearer understanding of the underlying rules of this Monster World.

In Qi Sheng's view, the hidden quest mode created by the Di Nian Evil Spirit was simply a convenient channel to help players reclaim their Origin Source, transforming the originally inefficient search that relied on luck into a targeted recycling process with clear objectives.

Efficiency has been greatly improved.

It is foreseeable that as the Evil Spirit Alliance expands in the future, the speed of Origin Source Recycling will also increase.

As for the effort, time, and even the internal competition among players—in Qi Sheng's eyes, they were nothing more than cheap fuel to power this "Origin Source Harvester".

This is undoubtedly a win-win-win situation.

For him, containing the Origin Source allows him to continuously solidify his own strength, gradually control the underlying rules of the Monster World, and get closer and closer to regaining the peak power of the former Di Zhao. This makes his voice in the Monster World more and more secure, allowing him to reap continuous benefits without having to take action himself.

For the Di Nian Evil Spirit, this model completely solved its resource dilemma of "only giving out and not receiving".

Instead of expending large amounts of Black Tide energy to pay players, players can use the Origin Source, a pile of "waste" that they can't use, to solve the Alliance's thorny problems for free.

By even controlling the pricing power of the Origin Source, it can solidify its leading position in the Evil Spirit Alliance.

It is both cost-effective and revenue-generating, perfectly matching its inherently stingy and calculating nature, and also allowing the Evil Spirit Alliance's power to steadily expand with the help of players' special abilities.

For players, the Primal Monster that were previously obtained entirely through luck now have a clear acquisition channel. They no longer need to travel far and wide to search for them. They only need to put in the effort to complete the tasks to reliably collect Origin Source, enrich the Soul Repository of the Player Camp, and unlock new gameplay and class systems.

Even though the process is arduous, each successful containment effort enhances the overall strength of the faction and brings glory to the Forum.

This profit is enough to make many players willingly invest in this "Origin Source gamble," keeping the win-win-win situation running.

Everyone gets what they need, and neither party loses out.

Everyone can take advantage of this momentum to achieve their own goals, creating a virtuous cycle.

Thinking of this, Qi Sheng's smile deepened.

He was increasingly satisfied with the assistance provided by the "sample" of the Di Nian Evil Spirit.

Its growth is accelerating the overall situation in a direction favorable to it.

It can operate on its own without much intervention from him, continuously supplying him with nutrients.

No longer paying attention to the situation in the Imperial Family Mountains, Qi Sheng's gaze crossed the invisible barrier and landed on the blue planet.

This refers to the real world, or Earth, as players refer to it.

The Earth today is significantly different from what it was two years ago.

With the continuous modification of the "Ming Shu", Earth has officially entered the era of "Spiritual Revival".

The most noticeable change is in the environment.

The devastation left by the "War of Advent"—the deadly radiation and abnormal energy residues that permeated the atmosphere, seeped into the soil, and polluted the water sources—were mostly Purification, neutralized, or even absorbed and transformed by the power of the Ming Shu.

Those that cannot be dealt with are simply torn apart by Spatial Rift and thrown into the Void World.

The changes were that the sky became clear again, the rivers returned to their clear state, and the devastated land began to sprout tenacious greenery with a touch of Ling Yun beauty.

The physical ecological damage is healing at a rate far exceeding the rate of natural recovery.

A deeper change permeated the air.

A vibrant energy called "spiritual energy" is being released and diffused slowly, like breathing, through the continuous operation of a massive array buried deep within the global ocean network.

Although the concentration does not reach the minimum standard of the "supernatural system", it is trending toward meeting that standard.

The air we breathe every day changes without the ordinary people noticing.

But the vitality of all life on Earth is undergoing a slow process of transformation and upgrading.

Some descendants of the descendant, whose inherited talents were buried by the dust of the long end times on Earth, are like hibernating seeds that have encountered spring rain, quietly stirring deep within their bloodlines.

This change is subtle and gradual, and has not yet formed a disruptive wave, but it has already caused great confusion among leaders of various ethnic groups around the world, as well as top research institutions.

The instruments they used detected energy readings that were steadily increasing.

We are aware that the world is changing, but we cannot find the source of this change. We can only attribute it to "the natural evolution of the world" or the self-repair of the planet.

Many even believe this is related to the Moon Eclipse Clan's latest, undisclosed technology.

This technology was being tested silently on Earth, and no other races on Earth were notified except for the high-ranking Moon Eclipse Clan.

However, the leaders of all races understand one thing: the prelude to the revival of spiritual energy has begun, and the lifespan of all living beings on Earth will continue to increase in the future. In fact, many dormant bloodline powers will be revived as the environment changes.

Perhaps, Earth is about to enter an era of unprecedented spiritual and material abundance.

This prediction has stirred up ripples in the minds of leaders from all ethnic groups around the world.

No one wanted to miss this wave that could reshape the fate of their community, and all races began to prepare for this day.

Among them, the forces that descended upon the land reacted most violently.

They came from different realms, carrying the heritage and technology of their respective groups, but in the long Dharma-ending Age of Earth, they had to seal away a large number of core technologies and let them gather dust.

The magic, crafts, and technology that were once a source of pride in their home world have long since become useless "trash" due to the lack of sufficient spiritual energy on Earth.

The signs of spiritual energy emerging now are undoubtedly like the warm sun dispelling the frost.

This has given ancient, forgotten technologies a new lease on life and has also given people from all ethnic groups hope for a leap forward in their overall capabilities.

The Greenwood Clan is one of the most representative ethnic groups among them.

This race, renowned for its life magic, once possessed top-tier technologies such as Life Weaving and plant Control.

However, when they descended upon Earth, the barren environment of the Dharma-ending Age made the spiritual energy required for performing magic extremely scarce.

Those complex life-related techniques are either impossible to activate or require months or even years of preparation, making the process tedious and not worth the effort.

Over time, these precious magical materials were sealed away, and the tribespeople could only rely on rudimentary physical means to survive, and their former glory was gradually forgotten.

Now that the signal of spiritual energy revival has arrived, the Greenwood Clan's leadership immediately accessed the database.

The clan's high-ranking members studied day and night, attempting to readjust to the spiritual energy that had first appeared on Earth. Even just being able to perform the most basic plant growth techniques would be enough to give the Greenwood Clan an advantage in the competition.

If high-level spells are unsealed in the future, the rise of the Greenwood Clan will be inevitable.

The Greenwood Clan's initial preparations focused more on monetizing resources.

They believe that the spiritual energy in the air is gradually becoming richer, and the spirituality of the earth is slowly recovering. Ordinary plants and trees are beginning to absorb the spiritual energy and exude a faint Ling Yun.

Once the concentration of spiritual energy reaches a certain standard, they can cultivate truly high-level Spirit Plant. These Spirit Plant will inevitably become scarce resources that various races will compete for. Whether used to trade for technology and resources from other races or to enhance the strength of their own members, they will bring the Greenwood Clan a considerable profit, and may even allow the Greenwood Clan to become the "Spirit Plant Overlord" of Earth.

There are many other groups that hold this view.

For example, the Rock Crystal Clan's sealed ore refining technology can refine ordinary ores into crystal cores containing spiritual energy. However, in the Dharma-ending Age, ores had no spirituality, rendering the refining technology useless. Now, spiritual energy permeates the earth, and ores are gradually becoming rich in spirituality. Once this technology is activated, it can provide the Rock Crystal Clan with a continuous source of energy.

All races are making intensive preparations, unlocking ancient technologies, cultivating core strength, and stockpiling basic resources. They all firmly believe that the new era of spiritual revival means new opportunities, the restarting of long-forgotten glory, and a brand new future for their races.

But all ethnic groups share a tacit consensus.

Even with the resurgence of spiritual energy and the significant increase in the strength of various races, the Moon Eclipse Clan remains the undisputed overlord of the Earth Alliance.

No group dares to consider "dominating the Earth" as its future development direction.

The Star Network has already covered every corner of the earth.

Whether it descends upon the territory of a race or a human city, whether it lies beneath the deep sea or high in the sky, all are connected to this invisible network.

The existence of the Star Network allows for rapid information exchange between different races, making it difficult to conceal any hidden ambitions.

The rules of the Star Network constantly constrain the behavior of all races, prohibiting any group from initiating a war.

Violation of these rules will result in severe punishment from the Star Network and the Moon Eclipse Clan, and may even lead to a joint annihilation by the Earth Alliance.

In such an environment, there is no fertile ground for ambition to grow.

No race was willing to risk annihilation to challenge the authority of the Moon Eclipse Clan, nor was it willing to wage war with other races on Earth and destroy the hard-won peace and development.

More importantly, after generations of integration, the arriving race is no longer the "outsiders" who were incompatible with Earth's ecology when they first arrived.

The interconnected Star Network allows them to access human culture, technology, and lifestyles.

Meanwhile, humans and the other races that arrived earlier were gradually accepting the newly arrived groups.

Many of the new generation members of the descendant races grew up on Earth from a young age, speaking human languages, using Moon Eclipse Clan technology, eating fruits and vegetables provided by the Greenwood Clan, and learning and playing with children from other races.

They completely identified themselves as Earthlings, and the inherent barriers between them had long since melted away through their daily interactions.

They truly believe that the era of spiritual revival is not an era of inter-tribal conflict, but an era of cooperation and common development among all ethnic groups.

This perfect cultural integration is thanks to a project jointly promoted by the Moon Eclipse Clan and the Human: the United City Concept.

The goal is to carefully select sites across major continental plates and ecological regions around the world, investing heavily in cutting-edge technology to build dozens of brand-new cities designed from the outset for the coexistence of multiple ethnic groups.

These united cities serve as models of cultural integration.

The city layout takes into account the physiological needs and environmental preferences of different ethnic groups.

It also allows the education and lives of the new generation from all ethnic groups to be completely integrated.

Schools in the city mandate that new students from different ethnic groups be grouped together in classes and taught using "United Language," a language based on human languages but incorporating elements of the Earth Alliance's common language.

The curriculum not only covers basic science and general history, but also includes a special elective course on "Ethnic Culture and Traditions," allowing human children to learn about the cultures of other ethnic groups and enabling future generations to learn about human history and art.

Every aspect of daily life reinforces the concept that "we are a civilization".

Children play in the same playground, teenagers play online games on the same Star Network, watch the same virtual drama series that blends cross-cultural elements, and families shop in the same smart marketplace supported by technologies from various ethnic groups.

The most direct manifestation of this is in internet culture.

On the Star Network, the strictly defined "Human memes" or "certain race memes" have long since disappeared.

A joke originating from early human film and television culture can be posted, and all ethnic groups who see it can chuckle and participate in spreading these fusion memes, even creating derivative works based on their own characteristics.

Behind this playful interaction lies a cultural resonance among people of the same generation on Earth.

Because we all share the same set of life experiences, the same batch of technological products, and the same expectations for the future.

The impressions of outsiders who were once "out of place" due to physiological differences and cultural barriers have long been blurred by the daily coexistence in the United City.

Instead, more specific individual figures emerge: my neighbor, my classmate, my online friend.

Although ethnic discrimination still exists among different ethnic groups.

However, this does not affect the macroscopic concept of "Earthlings".

Just like in ancient times, even within the same country, there was regional discrimination, but that didn't prevent everyone from recognizing that we are all members of the same nation.

"Stinky outsider" is a frequently used insulting term on the internet.

Besides being used by humans, it could also have been used by other descending races to insult later descending races, or even to insult humans.

This is more of a playful use of internet memes.

Therefore, when signs of spiritual energy revival appeared, the first thought of the leaders of various races was not "the time to dominate has come" or "those who are not of our race must have different intentions." Instead, their general consideration was: how to seize the opportunity when the new era arrives.

The seeds sown by the Moon Eclipse Clan have, through the ages, grown into a complex and inseparable forest of civilizations.

Ambition cannot find sunlight in this forest, because every tree knows that its growth depends on the ecosystem created by the other trees.

This ecosystem of integrated civilizations, connected by the Star Network, has formed a tacit symbiotic relationship.

The Earth Alliance's leadership even initiated a discussion about the era of spiritual energy revival, with the aim of each race contributing their heritage to provide a specialized technology for the future development of the Earth Alliance, thus bringing about the overall steady growth of the alliance.

Qi Sheng's mind raced through all the information recorded in the Guidance, his gaze piercing through the swirling snowflakes and focusing on the Arctic sky.

A twisted Spatial Rift, like an unhealable wound, continues to slowly expand across the world's "skin."

Three years have passed since the last probing invasion launched by the "Blood Slaves," wanderers from the outer perimeter of the Black Tide Legion.

The invasion was easily defeated by "Yu Chuan," who was stationed in the Arctic, after receiving the power of the players, and failed to cause any significant disturbance.

But this was more like a failed "knock on the door," and did not mean that the Black Tide Legion had given up on Earth.

The Black Tide System's invasion of the outside world follows a cold and efficient progressive logic.

The first stage is sowing.

Randomly deploy Spatial Coordinates to generate an initial rift in the target world, then deploy a legion of "blood slaves" who lack intelligence and only follow the instinct to devour and destroy.

These blood slaves are like hungry locusts, frantically devouring everything and all energy they encounter, multiplying themselves in the process.

For most ordinary Small World, the arrival of blood slaves is an irreversible apocalyptic catastrophe, ultimately devouring the entire world.

After the blood slaves that have been devoured return, the nutrients they have obtained will be used to nourish the Black Tide branch legions.

The second stage involves intelligent intervention.

If the entire blood slave army is wiped out, the invasion logic will be upgraded.

The Black Tide System doesn't care whether the Blood Slave Legion is destroyed or not. In fact, the destruction of the Blood Slave Legion by the Small World is considered a good thing, meaning that this world has richer resource reserves.

Only a world rich in spiritual resources could have the environment to nurture a civilization that could defeat the Blood Slave Legion.

At this point, the Black Tide's branch legion will dispatch its youngest, most inexperienced Evil Spirit to lead a larger, top-tier blood slave legion in a second invasion.

Although the arriving intelligent Evil Spirit Evil Spirit not have Auxiliary Eye, their deployment already signified the start of a formal war.

The invasion of the Black Tide is a brutal trial that escalates in intensity.

If the intelligent Evil Spirit dispatched in the second phase fail again, the Black Tide System will no longer consider it an accident.

It will officially designate the world as an "excellent world" and initiate a higher level of invasion.

Subsequent offensives will escalate in stages.

The invading Evil Spirit Warrior will become even more powerful, and their invasion strategies will evolve accordingly, until they completely crush the world.

Devour.

During this process, the Auxiliary Eye will appear, and the Evil Spirit leader will also appear.

The difficulty level will range from Commander, Grand Master, Lord, Apostle, to King. During this period, a new cooperative combat mode will also appear, in which a top-tier Evil Spirit leads a group of Evil Spirit Warrior to fight simultaneously.

Just like the Di Nian Evil Spirit of yesteryear, they served as auxiliary warriors, following the Commander Tier Evil Spirit in numerous invasion campaigns.

Most Small World are destroyed in the first wave of the Blood Slave Cataclysm.

The very few who manage to survive the initial trials will find themselves in a desperate marathon race against destruction.

Those who can withstand an invasion by Commander Tier being are extremely rare, and those who can withstand an attack by a commander or even Lord are nothing short of a miracle.

As for worlds that can withstand the invasion of the main force of the Black Tide led by ordinary monarch-level Evil Spirit without collapsing, there are very few.

Only by creating a world with the potential of the Blue Lantern Clan can we possibly withstand the invasion of ordinary monarch-level Evil Spirit.

Today, Earth's civilization has passed the first stage of the Black Tide invasion.

The destruction of the Blood Slave Legion triggered the arrival of the next phase.

The widening crack over the Arctic is a harbinger of the impending second phase of the invasion.

It is becoming more stable to withstand more intense crossings, preparing for subsequent larger-scale troop movements.

Qi Sheng's gaze calmly fell on the crack, his Perception penetrating the swirling snow and spatial barriers to capture the gradually clearer malevolent agitation within.

Based on the information flow summarized from the Guidance, a clear conclusion emerged in his mind:

A new wave of invasions is coming.