“What was that attack just now?” Ancestor Shan asked.
Lu Yin gave a brief explanation, and the ancient toad fell silent for a bit.
“Ancestor, do you have any further instructions?” Astral Anura asked.
In a heavy tone, Ancestor Shan announced, “I may be able to get out.”
Astral Anura excitedly burst out, “Really?”
Lu Yin’s eyes flickered. He did not know whether he should feel happy or something else. If it was really possible to rescue Ancestor Shan, the Seven-Treasure Anura would certainly be safe. Ancestor Shan would also owe humanity a great debt and become an ally. That had been the original plan when Lu Yin and Mister Mu had first gone to rescue the Seven-Treasure Anuras.
But after they had arrived, they had realized that it was impossible to rescue Ancestor Shan. For that reason, they had simply taken the Seven-Treasure Anuras back to the human civilization’s megaverse. That had pushed the toads into becoming far more than mere allies; the two species would share glory and also ruin. Essentially, the Seven-Treasure Anuras had been lashed to the human ship, which was far more reliable than any mere pact.
But the foundation of that new relationship was Ancestor Shan’s death.
Should Ancestor Shan live, why would they allow the Seven-Treasure Anuras to bind their fates to that of the human civilization?
While it was a terrible loss to have an unmatched powerhouse like Ancestor Shan perish, for humanity, that death actually offered greater value.
Despite that, Lu Yin was hearing that the ancient monster might actually be able to survive.
For a moment, Lu Yin’s thoughts were thrown into chaos.
“Human Lu Yin, if I get out, the Seven-Treasure Anuras will be the most loyal ally of your human civilization. We will advance and retreat together. Additionally, I will share all of the knowledge that I possess without holding anything back. With my presence, you will also gain far more confidence to deal with Obscura.
“No matter what sort of fishing civilization Obscura may be, this ancestor is confident that I stand at the absolute peak. Protecting your human civilization will not be a problem.”
Ancestor Shan was too clever. They perfectly understood what their survival implicated for humanity.
It took Lu Yin but a single moment to process his thoughts and agree. That did not mean that he fully believed Ancestor Shan’s words, but the presence of a powerhouse like Ancestor Shan would truly benefit his human civilization greatly.
It was not improbable for wars between civilizations to end because of a single individual. One example of that was how Ancestor Shan had exterminated all of the Blacklight Civilization’s top experts, causing the collapse of a fishing civilization.
If one day, the human civilization faced a fishing civilization with a peak powerhouse like Ancestor Shan, how should they react?
Ancestor Shan would serve as an excellent deterrent, even if the toad’s karmic chain was nearly complete and it would be difficult for them to act.
Humanity’s benefits with Ancestor Shan versus without the ancient toad was entirely different. It was difficult to say which one was better or worse, but Astral Anura was still listening, and there was no time for Lu Yin to think any further. The decision needed to be to save Ancestor Shan. After all, that had been the original goal of this journey.
There were certain creatures who did not need to act, but they also could not be absent.
“Senior, you don’t need to say anything more. I came here carrying the human civilization’s hope of saving the Seven-Treasure Anuras. If there is even the smallest chance of success, I will try to save you, Senior. What do you want me to do?” Lu Yin spoke loudly. Even though his voice could not reach the entire battlefield, it was enough for Old First and the others to hear.
Old First glanced back, deeply moved.
Due to Ancestor Shan’s influence, Old First had never had a very good opinion of humanity, but at this moment, the toad was genuinely moved.
Whether their Ancestor could be saved or not, the Seven-Treasure Anuras would willingly accept this debt.
Astral Anura was ready to cry. Seventh Bro, you are truly wonderful!
He was also feeling rather moved, as he had similarly analyzed the pros and cons of the situation and understood that Lu Yin’s decision went against his original goal and decades of planning.
Ancestor Shan was also grateful. “Human Lu Yin, the Seven-Treasure Anuras will remember this kindness forever.
“Have that technological civilization release that same attack again. You must tell me the moment that the attack is released so that I can coordinate with it from inside this seal. There should be an opportunity to break free.”
Lu Yin was puzzled. “That attack doesn’t seem particularly strong.”
“This has nothing to do with power,” Ancestor Shan explained, “The way in which a cultivator resonates with the cosmic laws is something that is subjectively understood by the individual, and yet it is also acknowledged by the cosmos. These laws may be visible or subjective, but a technological civilization’s law-based weapons must resonate with a visible law. No weapon can resonate with the cosmos itself, so if a technological civilization can produce a weapon capable of destruction at the level of the cosmic laws, they must use an existing visible law.
“No subjective law can break this seal, but visible laws are not necessarily incapable of doing so. I know that the power of their weapon is not very strong, so I will coordinate with it from inside the seal.”
Lu Yin still did not understand. Subjective laws and visible laws were, in essence, both types of destructive power, but what sort of difference was there? Still, since Ancestor Shan wanted to try, Lu Yin would cooperate.
“Alright. This junior will have the technological civilization attack again.” With that, Lu Yin looked over at the massive ovoid light.
From several encounters, he knew that the creatures belonging to the technological civilization did not fear death. The first time he destroyed one of their oval lights, there must have been a creature within the vessel. He had later used the technological civilization to destroy the Thorn Civilization, and now, he had lured them to the seven-colored land.
Not once had the technological civilization retreated. The most recent battle had also made it clear that the creatures of the technological civilization did not fear death.
No creature could truly be unafraid of death, let alone ordinary creatures. For the lifeforms of the technological civilization to possess such a trait, there had to be some connection to how their civilization had developed. It was very possible that those who died on the battlefield were able to continue existing in an alternate form. Earth had once developed conjectures about similar possibilities.