Facing the Apocalypse with My Other Selves

Chapter 202: The Terrifyingly Mysterious Hidden Sect? (2)


Meteorite creatures of this kind have appeared in other worlds.

For instance, in one world known as the Great Ming World, creatures named "specters" emerged.

They bear great resemblance to the Void Spirit race of the Interstellar Civilization World in their manifestation.

Invisible to the naked eye and undetectable by perception.

Yet, they incessantly bring about death in an intangible manner.

Indeed, until a great number of people had died, the inhabitants of that world did not realize the invasion of the creatures, instead considering it a powerful plague.

When the fundamental understanding is flawed, how can one prevent calamity?

Had Shen Yu and his companions not arrived early, every soul in that world would have quietly perished.

As for this world, the only good news is that the population seems not to have been severely affected.

"Delve deeper and investigate further, especially in the directions of famine and locusts," Shen Yu ordered once more.

Soon, many people dispersed swiftly.

They disguised themselves as the population of this era, assuming different identities to engage more deeply with the people of this time.

Interestingly, during this process, they discovered unique aspects of this era.

The Great Tang is at an exceedingly powerful point, particularly in its suppression of civilian extraordinary organizations.

Meaning that more and more sects have disappeared or gone into hiding.

Either joining major families or being recruited by the Great Tang.

A powerful extraordinary institution—Unrighteous Men—even emerged.

Indeed, in the history of the Magicless World, originally appearing in the Late Tang period with members mostly being common folk, this "spy agency" surfaced directly during the reign of Emperor Taizong and absorbed numerous civilian experts. It's known throughout the Imperial Court and specializes in investigating anything concerning Martial Arts Masters, fully preventing them from harming the populace and maintaining social order.

Naturally, those dispatched by Human Civilization to conduct research were none other than among the top experts.

Among them were many who had reached the "Martial Arts Myth" level of strength.

This represents the most powerful stage below a True Master.

Even in this world, they are akin to terrestrial immortals, existing only in legends as supreme experts.

Moreover, most of these individuals came from modern society, bearing a unified demeanor distinct from this era.

Thus, within mere days of researching, a confidential document from various regions was expedited to Emperor Li Shimin's desk.

"A mysterious, powerful hidden sect suddenly emerged!"

Li Shimin sat in his palace, gazing at the information summarized by Unrighteous Men, his expression extremely grave.

Although many events were unrelated to Shen Yu's dispatched researchers, a few true examples were sufficient to make this newly enthroned emperor feel a profound threat.

"Young appearance, terrifying Martial Arts power, seemingly investigating something... How can there be such hidden sects?" Li Shimin was perplexed.

This world indeed had many powerful hidden sects, but most were thoroughly destroyed during the end of the Sui Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty was built upon a fragmented Martial Arts realm.

Unprecedented, hence its strength!

Yet, in such a brief span, another sect as enigmatic as those of the past emerges.

In the chaos of the late Sui, they did not intervene. In today's peaceful era, why did they suddenly appear?

Li Shimin was somewhat restless.

A series of orders and instructions were promptly disseminated by him.

However, unbeknownst to him, his movements were immediately delivered to Shen Yu.

Having generally understood the power level of this world's civilization, experts brought by Shen Yu had long since completely monitored these crucial figures.

Given their Martial Arts power and civilization level, they could not possibly detect it.

After all, contemporary Human Civilization was far beyond initial contact with the Martial Arts World.

In the Extraordinary Domain, and in the field of technology, they had long surpassed it.

They were not overly concerned about indigenous civilization; their main focus remained only the meteorite creatures!

During this investigation period, indeed, there were certain outcomes.

At this moment, all findings were similarly compiled and delivered to Shen Yu.

"The locust crisis is orchestrated by a rebel force named the Five Grains Sect," Shen Yu commented while perusing the documents.

Ordinary locusts, even when causing a locust plague, would at most consume crops in the fields.

But these locusts, bred by them, not only reproduce at a rapid pace but consume enormous quantities and even actively attack crowds.

Forget the fields.

Plants and wild vegetables in nature, and even some small and medium-sized animals, would become food for these locusts.

If my guess is correct, this Five Grains Sect is likely a "pawn" used by fate to ensure the historical trend remains unchanged.

Also, traces of meteorite creatures were indeed discovered.

Some regions' people have already been "poisoned."

Yes, this poisoning is extremely covert, even Martial Arts Masters might fail to detect it, since it's a spiritual poison.

Though this world's Martial Arts includes the Spiritual Domain, it must develop to a certain depth.

At least reaching a stage just shy of the "Martial Arts Myth" level to truly initiate the extraordinary system on a spiritual level.

People from this world call it "Great Grandmaster."

And this poison carries its own numbing effect, so even if a Great Grandmaster encounters issues, they might remain oblivious in cognitive haze.

Evidently, this originates from the meteorite.

After ascertaining the direction, the rest becomes much simpler.

Experts brought by Shen Yu have extensive experience in combating meteorite creatures.

They have achieved significant results in various worlds.

Similarly, at this time.

When delivered to Shen Yu, it came with rather detailed intelligence.

"This is a microorganism capable of residing in starch, sugar, proteins, and other vital foods for humans and all life forms, and with consumption, it continuously corrodes the Divine Soul, transforming human beings into spiritually twisted monsters inexorably. The symptoms currently observed include hallucinations, cognitive disorders, mental disorders, rage, confusion, and more..."

No need to discover a second type of creature.

Just this one is adequate to utterly destroy the entire world.

After all, this microorganism reproduces at an extremely rapid pace, and even Martial Arts Masters need to eat. Once they consume anything, it is but a continuous journey toward death.

Moreover, before death, one may go mad or insane.

Even by the midpoint, though some had realized the danger, acknowledging the vast majority of foods contained "toxins," the ability to resolve the issue is lost.

Since most people are probably already out of their minds.

"If this creature is not completely eradicated, the resources of this world are unusable," the expert warned at the end of the report.

However, final creature level classification only reached Level Six.

Contemporary Human Civilization has assigned nine levels to all identified meteorite creatures.

Level One being the weakest, Level Nine the strongest.

Among them, Level Nine creatures are exceedingly formidable. The marine dark parasite which once appeared in Shen Yu's homeland was only rated Level Eight.

Level Nine creatures require Shen Yu to use Gray Mist to resolve them.

The entirety of Human Civilization, and the world at large, would evaporate under creatures of this stage.

And for this world's "neurotoxin microorganisms," though troublesome for present-day Human Civilization, they aren't insurmountable.

It just takes some time.

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