"Brother Ao, are you still going to capture the humans scattered elsewhere?"
Just as Ao Chen was about to lead his group of powerful figures away from the small world, he suddenly heard a reminder. He immediately realized what was happening, sighed silently in his heart, and then ordered in a deep voice: "According to the original plan, with the God King leading the army of various races to each state, capture all the humans."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Other powerful beings at the early, middle, and late stages of the God-King realm responded immediately and took action.
Upon seeing this, Ao Yu, Yan Zhi, the pangolin beast, and others had complicated expressions.
They had planned in advance that once all the God-Kings had achieved perfect ascension, they would begin their operation, capturing humans from various states to coerce Lu Tao.
As a result, Lu Tao's sudden acceleration caught them off guard and almost made Ao Chen forget about the matter.
This also shows that even with the addition of Tianyu Pavilion, Ao Chen's inner pressure has not lessened in the slightest.
In fact...
This applies to all the powerful members of the alliance of races.
The reason they didn't capture the humans beforehand was not only because Lu Tao wasn't quick enough to take them away, but also because they didn't want to suffer too much loss.
To travel to various states and take away the human race, one would need a God-King to do so, and the human population in each state is enormous, making it impossible to take them away in a short period of time.
If the delay is too long, it could easily attract Lu Tao and the three half-step God Emperors of the human race.
Let alone ordinary God Kings, even those in the late stage of God King or half-step God Emperor would find it difficult to escape from the three Human Emperors.
They can only capture the humans from various states at the lowest cost if they mobilize all of them.
Just like it is now.
If this had been done ten days ago, after these God-Kings left, the human race might have found an opportunity to attack them. In that case, they, who had not yet transcended the tribulation and advanced to the half-step God-Emperor level, would have been in great danger and might have been wiped out.
You need to know.
Lu Tao possesses a flame capable of burning down the Dragon Transformation Pool. If Lu Tao were to give this to the Human Emperor and others, it would definitely be a qualitative boost to their combat power.
Even with ten God-Kings at their peak, they couldn't stop them at all.
Therefore, only when everyone is promoted to the Half-Step God Queen level can safety be guaranteed.
However, these god-kings who are now heading to various states are actually taking a risk.
Many of these god-kings are the strongest of their races, and if they fall, the continuation of their races may be in jeopardy.
But now, they have no choice but to fight a desperate battle.
As he stepped into the teleportation array, Ao Chen didn't forget to instruct, "Brother Frog, keep an eye on Lu Tao's location at all times."
"good!"
The Heavenly Frog nodded and continued its investigation. But as soon as it started, it discovered something and exclaimed in surprise, "Something's not right! Lu Tao's route for taking away the humans has suddenly become quite complicated."
"What happened?" Ao Chen asked, his face grim.
Tianwa said, "I don't know. Originally, he was following a fixed route, heading towards Tianzhou, but now he has changed his path."
"...You bastard!"
Ao Chen couldn't help but curse under his breath, then his expression changed as he calmly analyzed, "Tianzhou is the largest state in the Desolate Region, and it has the largest number of human beings. Let's go there first."
The other half-step God Emperors nodded silently.
These half-step Divine Emperors showed no intention of dispersing.
At the same time, Ao Chen instructed, "Brother Frog, investigate the pattern of Lu Tao taking away the human race."
"good!"
——
"This time, no matter the cost, we must keep them all."
On the way to Tianzhou, the Human Emperor looked solemn and said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, I don't know how many of my Desolate Region's human race would have perished."
Upon hearing this, Sect Master Luo subconsciously looked at Lu Tao, appearing as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Over the past ten days, they had tried more than once to go to various states to collect the scattered humans in the wilderness, but Lu Tao stopped them each time.
Lu Tao said he had his own plans.
But the specifics of the plan were not told to the three of them.
In fact, the three of them understood that with their abilities alone, it was wishful thinking to try to take away all the humans in the hundreds of states of the Desolate Domain before the various races of the Desolate Domain could react.
Therefore, they could only place their hopes on Lu Tao.
only.
As Lu Tao took away one state after another of the human races, their heavy hearts not only did not ease, but became increasingly somber.
Because war with the various tribes was imminent, Lu Tao only managed to take over half of the states.
Half of the human race has not yet been taken away.
This means that the other half of humanity... they can't be saved!
That's a population of hundreds of millions of humans.
The three of them didn't dare to think about it during this time, because this sacrifice was too heavy for the human race.
Although they all knew that sacrifice was inevitable in order to survive in the wilderness, the number of hundreds of millions of humans was still hard for them to accept.
This time, it's not a personal grudge, but a war between races.
The alliance of races did not only send out those half-step God Emperors, but also other God Kings and God Lords.
Once war breaks out, the allied forces of all races will definitely attack the human race in each state, as Lu Tao had mentioned before.
In other states, the human race has few, let alone god-king level experts, even gods and god-lords are few and far between.
Faced with the combined army of various races, they were utterly slaughtered.
Seeing this, Lu Tao's clone laughed and said, "Don't worry, it's nothing!"
Upon hearing this, the three members of the Luo Sect could only nod in silence.
Now, they have no other choice but to trust Lu Tao.
——
"Everyone, do not resist!"
In a certain state, Lu Tao descended through the golden statue carried by an elder of the Immortal Sect, and then enveloped countless humans with his immense divine soul power, taking them into his minor world.
Then it disappeared again.
The entire process, from beginning to end, took less than two breaths.
In this way, Lu Tao descended with his divine sense time and again, constantly traversing the various states of the desolate region, and bringing all the humans who had gathered together into his minor world.
This is what Lu Tao prepared during his year-long stay in the Lesser Thousand Worlds.
The desolate region is too vast, and it would be extremely difficult for Lu Tao to quickly gather all the human population within it.
If the actions are too fast or too big, they will attract the attention of the Alliance of Races and the Heavenly Pavilion, and they will inevitably send a half-step God Emperor to stop them.
Although Lu Tao didn't care about these half-step God Emperors, this would cause the alliance of all races to take action against the human race in the desolate region ahead of time.
At that time.
Even if Lu Tao is strong, and even if the three Human Emperors help him, at most they can save the human race in dozens of states at the same time, and that number might be even less.
Meanwhile, the human race in other states of the desolate region that have not yet been taken away will inevitably suffer calamity.
This is not what Lu Tao wanted to see.
Therefore, he maintained the same pace of taking away humans during this period as before, giving the alliance of races the illusion that they could not take away all the humans in the wasteland within ten days.
Meanwhile, Lu Tao was constantly praying that the elders of the Immortal Sect would carry the golden statue to various desolate regions.
This would allow him to descend with his divine sense and collect all of humanity in the shortest possible time and at the fastest speed.
This seemingly simple thing is actually very, very difficult to do.
Whether it's the Immortal Sect elders concealing their identities to avoid being discovered, or the timing of their actions, everything must be done flawlessly.
The slightest oversight could lead to the extinction of countless human races in the desolate region.
To this end, Lu Tao spent nearly a year constantly praying, arranging, and planning...
Only then was everything perfectly arranged.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
His soul traversed the golden statue time and time again, and Lu Tao tirelessly collected countless humans, rapidly traveling through the various states of the desolate region.
Four hundred, five hundred, six hundred...
As time went by, more and more humans were taken away by Lu Tao.
Throughout the process, Lu Tao remained calm and carried out the planned actions methodically.
Lu Tao's divine sense descended not randomly or in a chaotic manner.
This is very particular.
Now.
The alliance of races has already taken action, with many god-kings leading teams to various states via teleportation arrays, and then heading to the human settlements in an attempt to take over the human race.
And they acted at the same time.
If Lu Tao wants to take away the remaining human race in the state in time, he must race against time.
And this process...
It refers to the time it takes for powerful gods and kings of various races to travel from a city with a teleportation array to the place where humans gather.
This timeframe varies.
Lu Tao, through precise prayers or calculations, selected and prioritized the human race from hundreds of states within this intervening time, ensuring their safe and accurate capture.
Lu Tao prioritized the one with the shortest interval and took it; the ones with longer intervals were left for later.
It's no exaggeration to say that he was racing against death.
Lu Tao meticulously calculated every minute and second of this process, making countless prayers before finalizing the plan.
Every single step must be flawless.
Otherwise, if a single mistake is made, the result would be the capture of at least tens of billions of humans.
All of this was implemented on the golden body of the statue.
The speed at which divine sense descends is incredibly fast, even faster than teleportation, which will save Lu Tao a lot of time.
"Lu Tao!"
After taking away the human race once again, a god-king in the early stage appeared in the distance. He spotted Lu Tao's figure at a glance. His voice trembled as he hesitated whether to rush up, but Lu Tao disappeared.
Only one elder of the Immortal Sect remained in the original location.
Upon seeing this, the God-King was immediately filled with surprise and doubt. "How dare you! A mere Perfected God-King dares to stay here!"
But it didn't dare to rush forward, fearing that Lu Tao was hiding in the shadows and ambushing it.
But then, it reacted with shock, exclaiming, "Wait, a perfected Divine Lord? You...you...you...how could you possibly be a perfected Divine Lord?"
It was almost paralyzed with fear, its eyes bulging and its face filled with terror.
All the races in the desolate region know that the disciples of the Immortal Sect are exceptionally talented, but they have only progressed from the first level of the Heavenly God realm to the peak of the Heavenly God realm.
But now, how did it suddenly become a perfected Divine Lord?
It almost thought it was dreaming.
call out!
Just as it was in shock, the disciples of the Immortal Sect rushed up. It was so frightened that it dared not fight back and only wanted to escape. However, it was horrified to find that its speed as a dignified God King was no match for that of the Immortal Sect disciples.
What makes it even more desperate is...
Not only is their speed inferior to that of the Immortal Sect disciples, but their strength is also inferior. The Immortal Sect disciples actually possess a rule-based artifact, a very strange rule-based artifact.
In just a few breaths, not only it, but also the other powerful Divine Lords it carried perished at the hands of the Immortal Sect disciples.
As for the other armies within the small world, without exception, they were all captured.
——
"Damn it! Why am I always one step too late?"
On the other side.
Upon arriving in Tianzhou, Ao Chen and other powerful figures received messages from other God-King level experts, causing their expressions to turn extremely grim.
Their actions were remarkably swift; the god-kings of all races moved together, rushing to various states.
And what was the result?
Whether it was the mid-stage God King leading the team or the late-stage God King leading the group, he was always a step too late, and every time he could only watch helplessly as Lu Tao disappeared from his sight.
They could only return empty-handed.
Not only the other god-kings, but even they, upon arriving in Tianzhou, found that the human race of Tianzhou had already been taken away.
"Something's not right, something's really not right. Lu Tao's calculations were too precise!"
Ao Chen, the Mountain-Piercing Divine Beast, and other half-step Divine Emperors all broke out in a cold sweat.
As the saying goes, "a small detail reveals a great truth," and from this detail alone, one can see just how meticulously Lu Tao controlled the entire matter.
This seemingly precarious act was actually a display of Lu Tao's extreme confidence and extraordinary abilities.
Compared to Lu Tao's schemes, their schemes are utterly insignificant.
It can be said that they were completely crushed.
Before they could devise a plan, they received another message. This time, unlike the previous fruitless attempt, the voice contained immense terror and despair.
"Your Excellency, the Immortal Sect disciple has advanced to the peak of the Divine Lord realm!"
"They possess strange, powerful artifacts that govern the rules of the universe!"
"They are too strong; we are no match for them!"
...
One message after another rang out, almost every two breaths they would receive a message from other god-kings.
But every message sent chills down the spines of Ao Chen and the other half-step Divine Emperors.
Glug!
Seeing the messages, even a half-step God Emperor couldn't help but swallow hard in fear.
"Perfected Divine Lord! How could it be Perfected Divine Lord?"
Ao Chen roared to the sky, unable to accept this fact.
Previously, the disciples of the Immortal Sect were only at the peak of the Heavenly God realm. How come they have suddenly reached the peak of the Divine Lord realm after only two months?
How can it be that the more you cultivate, the easier it becomes?
Even if all the disciples of the Immortal Sect had Emperor-grade aptitude, they simply couldn't achieve this speed.
What exactly went wrong?
Ao Chen's scales bristled and lightning crackled all over his body; he simply refused to believe it was real.
The pangolin said in bewilderment, "How could this be? It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this..."
"Divine Lord at Perfection... Rule-based Divine Artifact... Hehe, haha..."
"Why???"
...
At this moment, all the half-step God Emperors of the Alliance of Races looked somewhat frantic; to the uninitiated, they would have appeared to have gone mad.
"Your Majesty! Help!"
The sudden message awakened them from their frenzy.
The demon bull said in a deep voice, "Should we bring them back?"
Clearly, they miscalculated in this matter. Not only will they fail to capture humans, but even those early-stage God-Kings will perish.
"……No!"
Ao Chen's expression turned ferocious as he shouted, "Don't stop them! Make them speed up! Even if it means burning your spiritual energy, you must capture a sufficient number of humans!"
"We only have this one chance. If we miss it, we'll never have another chance to deal with Lu Tao!"
Ao Chen's voice was resolute.
It knew that since Lu Tao's calculations were so accurate, recalling the other god-kings wouldn't change anything. So, it was better to hope that Lu Tao would make a mistake in the process, which might allow them to capture the human race.
Now, all they can do is cling to this hope.
"..."
The powerful forces remained silent; they now knew that they had no other choice.
But the result... left them extremely disappointed.
As messages continued to arrive, they soon discovered that all the humans who had gathered in various states had been gathered up and taken away.
More than two hundred races mobilized, and hundreds of god-kings acted together...
None of them succeeded!
Even more terrifying is that... the Immortal Sect disciples never even encountered the teams led by mid-stage or late-stage God Kings, while those led by early-stage God Kings were all killed by the Immortal Sect disciples without exception!
"How...how could he have calculated things so accurately?"
"This person... no, he's not human, he's a monster!"
"Since his calculations were so accurate, then we should..."
...
All the powerful figures were terrified and felt a chill run down their spines. Looking around, they could see the reluctance in each other's eyes.
Even if someone is powerful, they can't muster much fighting spirit when dealing with someone who plans things so precisely.
but……
Just then, a detached voice reached their ears.
"Gentlemen, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!"
Then, Lu Tao, the Human Emperor, Sect Master Luo, and Sect Master Nie appeared in their field of vision...
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