Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 903 - 253: Real Problems—I Am the Nourishment (Monthly Ticket Requested)_5
The internal crisis is upon us.
Within the Small World controlled by the Ascension Clan, the theory of "Ascension is a scam" spreads rapidly, with the seeds sown by Shuyan affecting the development plans in some parts of the Small World.
Externally, the challenge from Shuyan continues.
Facing Shuyan’s mastery of multiple legion systems, the Ascension Clan can no longer control the direction of war as it did when they first met, sweeping aside obstacles.
More dangerously, in the northwest lies the Ancient God Race of the Death Sea Domain.
This is a more terrifying force than Shuyan, following a route of elite cultivation.
The combat power of just one Champion Fighter is enough to contend with 12 elite members of the clan, and it is unimaginable how strong the never-before-seen members of the Ancient God Race might be.
Recently, three clansmen were captured by the Champion Fighter and taken to the Ancient God Arena.
This act is viewed as a provocation and a test by the Ancient God Race to see how it will respond.
But now the focus of the Ascension Clan is entirely restrained by Shuyan, unable to allocate core Strength to oppose the Ancient God Race.
If this continues, the Ascension Clan will be thoroughly dragged down.
At this moment, Chi Yan closed his eyes, his consciousness swept across the Small World.
He saw those ants fooled by the "Ascension Scam" raising flags of rebellion.
And he saw outside the Ascension Clan’s island, Shuyan’s Domain legions continue to encroach upon the Ascension Clan’s territory like a metastatic bone cancer.
Further away, captured clansmen were sent into the arena, Golden Battle Spears piercing their chests, blood splattering on the stage engraved with Divine Patterns.
This is an unadorned humiliation by external forces to the Ascension Clan.
Just as he laughed at the creatures of the Small World, the Law of the jungle applies to them as well.
This is an unprecedented plight for the Ascension Clan.
Recalling the years before descending upon Monster World, they were not rulers of the world, but creators.
Consciousness drifted through the river of memory, the ancestors of the Ascension Clan used flesh and blood to open numerous Small Worlds.
Bestowed Spirit Veins, sowed seeds of the Dao, sculpted the sun, moon, and stars with their own hands.
The Natural Law revered by lower world beings is merely a regulation casually written by the ancestors of the Ascension Clan.
"You regard me as an Evil Demon...," Chi Yan suddenly chuckled:
"Yet forget who granted you the right to gaze upon the Starry Sky."
Chi Yan caressed the ancient crack on the throne, which was left during the battle between the First Clan Leader and the Chaos Clan.
Back then, the Ascension Clan swept through the Eight Desolate World, seen as the Creator God by the creatures of the Small World.
But now?
He traced the crack, murmuring to himself, yet a boundless rage rose within him.
"Weakness... is indeed original sin."
Chi Yan’s laughter echoed through the hall, carrying a hint of self-mockery, a hint of Madness.
At this moment, he made a decision.
For the future of the Ascension Clan, he activated the forbidden nurturing plan by the ancestors.
This trump card must be revealed.
Half a day later. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
The Deciders of the Ascension Clan, summoned by Chi Yan, arrived at the hall.
At this moment, the central hall was suspended with thirty-eight dark golden seeds, pulsing like living beings, each one standing out from millions of candidates, carrying the perfect Life sequence forged from the long Evolution of the Ascension Clan.
Chi Yan sat on the throne, his gaze sweeping like a Blade towards the arriving Deciders within the clan, finally fixed on the 38 pulsating seeds in the center of the hall.
The surface of each seed, flowing with dark golden patterns, was the most primitive life code of the Ascension Clan: the parasite seeds.
"Do you all remember the origins of our clan?"
Chi Yan’s voice was deep, causing the air in the entire hall to tremble.
The Deciders were silent.
Of course, they remembered, the Ascension Clan never strengthened through Cultivation but through devouring, parasitizing, and plundering.
Turning the strong into a nurturing bed for offspring, making each generation more perfect.
This time, the reason why Chi Yan summoned them was already explained in advance.
They all knew what would happen next and were prepared.
Chi Yan, sitting on the throne, raised his Right Hand, and a seed floated to his palm under his guidance.
At the instant the seed touched his body, the dark golden patterns on the seed suddenly erupted, like a hungry venomous snake, piercing into his skin.
The Qi-Blood body instantly tightened, revealing rapid energy trajectories, pupils shrank to needle-pin size, and the hoarse voice continued:
"Twenty thousand years ago, our clan parasitized the Chaos Clan, nurturing the first generation of Ascenders."
As he spoke, Chi Yan’s spine cracked open, new flesh rapidly growing and writhing:
"Eight thousand years ago, we parasitized the Horned Demon Clan, obtained Immortal divinity..."
"Now, the Ascension Clan has reached a critical moment of life and death." Speaking, Chi Yan opened his arms, and the remaining 37 seeds simultaneously erupted, shooting towards all the Deciders present like Meteors:
"For the future of the Ascension Clan, it’s time to use ourselves as nourishment; only we can nurture a stronger next generation...."
Faced with the incoming parasite seeds, none of the Deciders resisted, calmly accepting Leader Chi Yan’s decision.
A female Decider, pierced through the abdomen by a seed, let out a shriek but soon suppressed the Suffering, resolute in appearance, enduring the pain with willpower, as dense Elemental Runes surfaced beneath her skin.
"Shuyan’s War Corps will be the sharpener for our next generation." Chi Yan’s voice, tinged with Madness, resounded throughout the hall:
"When the newborn children break out, they will be nurtured in cradles made from Ancient God Race corpse remains, fostering a stronger next generation."
"In Monster World forged by blood and Law, survival is never a gift but a trophy torn out with fangs."
"Failing to become stronger means being reduced to meat under the blade."
"For the future of the Ascension Clan, everything can be sacrificed, including ourselves."
Feeling the pain of the seeds rooting within, flesh devoured by the rapidly catalyzing seeds, yet Chi Yan’s consciousness remained unusually clear.
In a moment blurred by agony, memories surfaced of the figure like an unmovable mountain.
He was the previous Clan Leader of the Ascension Clan, that old man always loved sitting on the throne, even during war liked hovering above the throne in battle, always using a raspy voice laughingly saying:
"Boy, remember, the Ascension Clan doesn’t live through mercy; we survive by being tougher than our enemies."
Now, it’s his turn to become that "tougher" clan leader.
The seeds spread across his spine, tearing at the body forged with Qi-Blood, yet Chi Yan was very happy.
He remembered the old clan leader’s gaze before death, lacking fear, only filled with expectation.
At that time, he didn’t understand why one would be so happy when life was about to be extinguished.
Now, he understood.
Sweeping his gaze to the other Deciders in the hall, they too were enduring the pain of being parasitized, yet not one backed down.
Elemental Runes exploded under their skin, but they tightly guarded the seeds within.
He once thought being a clan leader meant power, strength, supreme command.
Now he understands more profoundly that a real leader is not the last to fall, but the first to pave the way for the clan’s future.
Turning his spine into a bridge, allowing successors to continue climbing over his back.
Thinking so, Chi Yan looked down towards his chest, a fierce smile appearing:
"Little one... devour me, then surpass me, and continue the New Chapter of the Ascension Clan."
In the final moments of life, Chi Yan lifted his head.
His gaze pierced through the dome of the hall, looked at the vast world outside.
Countless memories flashed back like sparks in his mind.
He saw the first Ascender breaking through the Chaos corpse, saw the collapse of the Horned Demon Clan’s Divine Hall beneath the Ascension army’s feet... saw three hundred civilizations transformed into the fuel for Evolution in their hands.
His gaze finally returned to the azure sky above the sea.
"This world is too large, but our endpoint has arrived... truly anticipating your performance."
As he grinned, Chi Yan’s consciousness swiftly dissipated, engulfing the entire hall in silence.
After a long time, thirty-eight new Predators, carrying the legacy information of the deceased, tore open their flesh cocoons, their eyes blazing like Fiery Flames lit up gradually in the Darkness.
