Chapter 853: Crisis
The core layer of the Astral World.
By now, the Light of Humanity warship had clearly slowed down as it rushed toward the Human Territory. If it weren't for a Cosmic Radiance taking over piloting the warship from the Solar Radiance pilot, they might have come to a complete halt while traversing the core layer.
Inside the warship, not a smile could be seen on the face of those present. Everyone's expressions were grave.
"The Astral Lord Council...."
"The Nine Astral Lords, and the Thirteen Elders."
"They created a tsunami using the power of the Eternal Oblivion, which ripples throughout the entire Astral World in waves. This not only rapidly purged Astral Gods with insufficient mastery but also entirely cut off the possibility of the Supremes interfering in Astral World affairs. In other words, the entire Astral World is now under lockdown."
"Previously, when Astral Gods descended with avatars, the burden didn't involve any exposure to the Eternal Oblivion Force. But now... the Eternal Oblivion has become so active that even avatars can't be sustained...."
Everyone looked at the intel sent from Supreme Ordainment and quickly compared it to their current environment.
All the descriptions matched without exception.
Heavenly Emperor Tai Yi spoke in a low voice. "Forget about Starshine and Solar Flares. Even Ultimate Lifeforms like us, who've condensed True Spirits, must be cautious in maintaining avatars. If we used to allocate less than a ten-thousandth of our power to keep several avatars functioning, now it takes at least ten percent."
Heavenly Emperor Heng He's expression was grim. "It's only ten percent for you. I left behind fourteen avatars, including three combat-specialized ones. The control power I must take on exceeds thirty percent.
"I've already planned to cut down my avatars. I'll retain one for communication to receive information, one combat-specialized avatar to maintain my faction's influence, and withdraw all others. Otherwise... if I encounter someone at my level, it would be nothing short of suicide to engage in battle."