Run Away, This Civilization Is Cheating!

The soldiers who had been deployed to the battlefield numbered over 500 million.

If all five hundred million were to fall in battle, it would be more than a severe blow for the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty.

Therefore, after leaving the royal court, Xi Qing's uneasiness simply couldn't be alleviated, no matter what.

It wasn't that she didn't believe in Shen Hao's capabilities, but she simply couldn't imagine how they could possibly round up the countless undead on the vast Wing Sky Mother Planet.

After a moment of silence, she suddenly blocked out those around her, then extended her finger, rapidly drawing an imprint in mid-air.

Yes, it was Shen Hao's imprint.

Threads of golden lightning flickered in the air but did not strike; after concentrating, Xi Qing called out in a breath, "May Emperor Wu Shang grace us with his presence."

Another moment passed in utter silence.

"No use?" Xi Qing sighed.

According to the feedback from the front lines, this imprint was clearly able to contact that person.

She had suddenly thought of it and decided to give it a try.

However, in the next instant, a voice abruptly appeared at her side.

"If you wish to contact me, you should let the ambassador relay the message."

Yes, Shen Hao had noticed the sound from here.

This was one of the uses of the Emperor's Seal, after all, its very essence was to establish contact with him.

At that moment, Xi Qing was stunned for a while.

It seemed she hadn't expected to actually make contact with that person.

But she quickly came to her senses and said hastily, "I am not contacting you in an official capacity... my Lord, but merely making a personal request."

"I see," Shen Hao had understood.
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If it were an Emperor's identity, such unease would obviously be inappropriate, and her unease would only make other people, even the soldiers at the front lines, even more restless.

This Empress, though called such, only forced herself into the role, and now, probably due to Shen Hao's presence, she became even more vulnerable.

"I have a method that allows searching for the undead over a large range," Shen Hao didn't conceal it, "So this final battle will actually be the simplest. As long as we can find them, those more than 80 billion undead are just a horde of weaklings."

"It's... that simple?" Xi Qing seemed somewhat stunned.

What had made her anxious, and what had caused the entire Great Yan court, both civil and military, to be on high alert, was now dismissed with a casual remark?

Large-scale hunting of the undead... that sounded so effortless.

But that's a space thousands of times larger than the Great Yan World!

"It is that simple," Shen Hao stated calmly, "If even I can't overcome a trial, then other civilizations are even less likely to do so."

Yes, he was well aware of his own confidence.

After all, he had truly cheated the system.

Despite never having underestimated the Civilization Trial, but having reached this final step, he should not be stumped by it—his and the entire Human Civilization's rate of growth should be ahead of the trial.

"..." Xi Qing fell silent for a long time, so much so that she wasn't sure if the other party was still paying attention to her. After a while, she finally spoke up slowly, "If I were to merge the entire Great Yan Immortal Dynasty into the Human Civilization, would it be possible to take it along?"

Her question went unanswered.

Xi Qing laughed at herself mockingly.

At that moment, she had indeed entertained such a thought because she had realized that without the Human Civilization, the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty would most likely not be able to pass this trial.

What about the next time?

Only civilizations that had directly faced the Civilization Trial could understand how enviable such an existence was.

It wasn't just about being powerful; it was about the vitality of the entire civilization!

Unfortunately... she couldn't show this weakness to a third person, and likewise, she couldn't shy away from her "destiny" as the Emperor of the Great Yan.

However, what the Empress didn't know was that Shen Hao had actually heard her last sentence.

The reason he didn't reply was simply that even Shen Hao couldn't be certain.

If there really is a way to establish some kind of relationship with other civilizations to jointly face the upcoming Civilization Trial, then the Sky Spirit Civilization and the Great Yan Civilization are both good choices.

Don't look down on their current strength as seeming somewhat inadequate; it's still stronger than that of Human Civilization before.

Human Civilization has been able to improve to its current level in a short amount of time, and with Shen Hao now involved, those two civilizations naturally can as well.

Moreover, one focuses on magic, the other on cultivation.

Which fits extremely well with the paths available in his store!

"From Erin Ellie's perspective, bringing other civilizations to participate in the trial is definitely a possibility, and moreover, it's likely related to the final rewards of the Civilization Trial," Shen Hao finally made a decision. "Never mind that, let's speed up the solution to the trial; this time, the score will definitely not be low!"

Yes, Shen Hao had that kind of confidence.

Although the severity of this Civilization Trial far exceeds that of the previous one, the overall performance of Human Civilization has been incredibly impressive.

The only "flaw" was the death of over twenty million people on the island nation at the beginning.

Keep in mind that during this trial, the total number of casualties among the Human Species was over sixty million, and that one incident accounted for one third of it.

Most of the others were sacrifices on the battlefield.

In truth, the casualty count was even lower than last time.

The strength has improved by far more than last time.

Such performance, given the difficulty of this Civilization Trial, there's no way the final score won't be high!

"After the final accounting, this trial will end!" Shen Hao set a goal for himself.

However, while the goal had been set, the tasks that followed still required time to complete.

As all parties began to act more quickly, a succession of transport spaceships constantly traveled back and forth through the darkened cosmos.

Now the entire universe was pitch-black; the massive Sun could hardly be seen emitting any light, and the surfaces of all mother planets were increasingly covered with "Heat Black Holes," with surface temperatures plummeting to a shocking -150 degrees Celsius.

Even those who reached the Extraordinary Second Stage didn't dare to venture onto the surface without equipment in these conditions.

However, this cold wave that should have brought disaster was not a problem for the three remaining civilizations.

Because they each dug out cities deep underground.

Yes, the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty did the same.

They had detected the weakening of the Great Sun's light from the beginning, anticipated the severity of the cold wave, and also possessed powerful magic to manipulate the land, making their speed at excavating underground cities even faster than that of Human Civilization before receiving Senya assistance.

After all, they didn't possess the Sky Spirit People's arrogance; they took the Civilization Trial seriously and understood the threat of this natural disaster.

At this time, on the Sky Spirit Mother Planet, they also excavated a total of twenty-four thousand simple underground cities.

That was the result of the continuous, day and night efforts of more than two hundred million Senya people, plus the Louis People and Desert Tower People who were transported later.

It was enough to ensure the survival of thirty billion people.

After another five days, all the remaining Louis People and Desert Tower People had been transported to the underground cities on the Sky Spirit Mother Planet.

By then, half the period for the third round of accounting had already passed.

Shen Hao, unusually, attended a meeting of the Global United Front.

It was more of a reporting session than a meeting, actually.

A series of reports were laid out before Shen Hao.

Moreover, there were specialized personnel explaining them.

"The total military power we can now mobilize has reached 1.3 billion, but five hundred million of those need to remain stationed on the Sky Spirit Mother Planet and Human Mother Planet to avoid surprise attacks by the Undead. The remaining eight hundred million are all available to embark on a campaign to the Wing Sky Mother Planet..."

"All of the space fighter production lines relocated from the Desert Tower Civilization have now resumed full-load production. Together with those in the warehouse, we have a total of 130 million units, and we expect to produce another twenty million in the next ten days."

"The original cold-proof equipment can no longer withstand the current cold wave. The production capacity of the Wing Sky people is limited. However, experts have designed a new plan that pairs with technological cold-proof suits. They're a bit cumbersome but can ensure that soldiers aren't threatened by the cold wave during combat."

"The current transport spaceships, including logistical support, can transport 150 million troops at one time."

"Technology related to the Ancient Civilizations from the Louis Civilization Mother Planet has been fully stored and analyzed; some of this technology can greatly enhance the strength of elite soldiers."

"..."