The Martial Unity

Chapter 2860: Solution

”Do not regret the destruction of the Gu,” she told them. ”For the Gu would have ensured the destruction of the world.”

Her words stirred the other leaders in the conference hall as mixed expressions appeared on their faces.

None of them had ever liked the Gu.

It had always been an inhuman, disgusting hellhole even to the most brutal of leaders.

They were not a fan of the expanding circle of disappearing populations in the domain of influence of the Gu, either. However, the leaders at the table would be lying if they said they were pleased by the destruction of the powerhouse.

The destruction of the powerhouse has led to a very measurable increase in the intensity of the pressure that all other nations and polities in the world faced. One less defender of human civilization meant that the other defenders needed to shoulder a greater burden and that was exactly what had happened.

The destruction of the Gu had restored the dominance of the Beast Incursion that had previously been stalled by Ruiʼs contributions across the entire continent, causing human polities to fall at a grim rate across the entire world. The emergence of the Celestial Phoenix also exacerbated the situation.

It was precisely why the Emperor of Harmony had commenced the meeting with the proposition to accelerate the Solution of Harmony now that all Sage-level powerhouses has gained the solutions of both pillars of the Era of Darkness.

”With the death of the Demon of Asmodeous and the Sage of the Gu, we have lost powerful Martial capital against the quasi-Transcendents in the Beast Domain core,” Prime Minister Edwardʼs expression grew grave. ”One of the reasons for our confidence in the Beast Domain against the quasi-Transcendents of the Beast Domain were our sheer number of Sages, but also four cardinal Transcendent candidates.”

A wave of uncertainty swept across the leaders.

”With the death of the Demon, we must seriously consider if…” President Raymondʼs expression hardened, ”…if we are even able to defeat the Beast at the epicenter of the Beast Domain.”

His words were grave.

The air tingled with peril.

The atmosphere darkened.

A suffocating silence overtook the meeting as several leaders fell into thought, their eyes wandering about with uncertainty.

Were the Boundless Light, the Reverend of Reckoning, and the Devil enough?

Were they enough to deal with a monster that would likely be vastly more powerful than even the quasi-Transcendent monsters such as the Celestial Phoenix or the Abyssal Dragon?

Their confidence was no longer as high as it used to be. The tone of the meeting dipped as uncertainty consumed the atmosphere.

Until it was dispelled.

”We may have lost the Demon of Asmodeous but we have gained the Dawnbringer.”

Emperor Raelʼs voice was powerful.

His tone was rich with certainty and confidence.

The leaders stirred at his words as they thought back to what was the most extraordinary breakthrough that they had ever seen in their entire lives.

A Martial Embodiment that swallowed up the entire world.

It was so absurd that they had trouble even believing their own experience.

It was so beyond what was considered possible that they themselves couldnʼt help but wonder if they had collectively hallucinated the water that drowned the world that day. They exchanged glances before turning to the Emperor of Harmony.

”Just… just how powerful has the Dawnbringer become?”

The Boundless Light had already informed them of some of what has happened in the Gu, as all nations had been affected by it and had a right to know.

What she had told them was beyond their wildest expectations.

Their eyes had widened when she informed them how he had singlehandedly adaptively evolved to the Gu, twice, and indirectly killed the Demon by negating his most powerful weapon.

The Gu poison was so potent that it was more dangerous than almost everything in the Beast Domain combined.

A weapon of mass death.

And yet, before the Dawnbringer, it has been all but naught.

Emperor Raelʼs smile was confident and certain. ”Most of you have met Prince Rui in his voyage across human civilization. Many of you were even present for his duel with Sage Sekiei. All of you are well aware of the sheer magnitude of his extraordinary feats even while he was in the Master Realm.”

Their expressions lightened as they thought about the sheer surreality of the existence that was Rui. Three battles with Sages, the third one resulting in a draw and was spectated by parties across the entire continent.

He had thoroughly bridged the gap between Realms.

And now, he had entered the Sage Realm.

They could not even begin to fathom the sheer power that he possessed.

Additionally, there were even crazier rumors that had begun spreading.

Whispers of the ability to trigger Sage-level breakthroughs.

Whispers of the ability to resurrect the dead.

The sparse intelligence reports shook the leaders of human civilization.

The Dawnbringer had always been revolutionary, but with this, the sheer magnitude of how easily he could shatter the world order was unlike anything they had ever imagined possible. They simply gazed at the Emperor of Harmony with frayed expressions as the man smiled mysteriously.

Unfortunately, the issue at hand still lingered.

”So what if the Dawnbringer is extraordinary?” King Kukulkan growled. ”The Marinaera Kingdom does not care if he broke through to the sage Realm or even the Transcendent Realm. How does that solve the problems of us not having had enough time to fully master the Hellbringer model?”

All eyes returned to the Emperor of Harmony.

This was true.

No matter how extraordinary the Dawnbringer was, it did not address the issues that they had and the objections that they brought up.

”…Youʼre right, it doesnʼt,” Emperor Rael calmly replied. ”However, what does solve your problems is the fact that Iʼm offering full access to the manifold to the nations that havenʼt entirely had time to fully adjust to the Hellbringer Model. You may use it to accelerate the acclimatization process.”

King Kukulkan, the Hive Elder, and Sage Jinryong Namgung stirred at the suggestion with some interest.

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