The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 436 - 308: World Number 6

Chapter 436: Chapter 308: World Number 6

Li Yi and Jiang Mingtian continued in the direction pointed out by the powerful figure from Golden Academy, and as expected, they encountered no further attacks along the way. Occasionally, they would see Evolvers passing by who would briefly take notice of them, identify their identities, and then quickly move away without pausing.

However, there were still sounds of battles coming from some places, and even from some individual locations there were huge explosions. It seemed that large-scale lethal weapons were employed to damage various parts of Golden Academy.

Golden Academy seemed to be caught off guard today, not expecting enemies to invade from another dimension, leading to significant losses.

Fortunately, the experts within Golden Academy had reacted by now, and started clearing out the enemies, so the turmoil wouldn’t last long.

"No wonder we had to undergo actual combat testing during the previous assessment, it was all preparation for future interdimensional warfare," said Jiang Mingtian.

Li Yi replied, "Massive interdimensional events inevitably lead to war. Usually, when we cross dimensions, we sneak through quietly, just like smuggling, naturally not provoking hostility from other worlds. But, relocating people by smuggling isn’t practical and only war can achieve that. However, I criticize that Golden Academy shouldn’t have picked a world with formidable strength as an opponent."

"You’re mistaken, the world of genetic warriors we encountered today was carefully selected by Golden Academy." Suddenly, at this moment, a familiar figure approached them swiftly.

It was Zhou Yu, who had previously gone missing.

Zhou Yu was in a terrible condition now, covered in blood, pale-faced, and seriously injured, unable to fight or struggle any longer, and it was fortunate that he could still move normally.

"Li Yi, Jiang Mingtian, it’s good to see you’re alright. I’m sorry, I lost the battle just now. I couldn’t stop that level five genetic warrior, but luckily I called for support in time. The person supporting you is called Luo Tianyou, a powerful figure in the Spirit Power Realm of Golden Academy. With him stepping in, I believe the crisis on your end will definitely be resolved," Zhou Yu said.

"So that’s how it is," Li Yi nodded.

Jiang Mingtian asked, "You said earlier that the genetic warrior’s world was meticulously selected by Golden Academy, what does that mean?"

Zhou Yu caught his breath and explained, "I’ve told you before, there are two different choices: seeking peaceful existence or pursuing cultivation evolution. As Evolvers who have already embarked on the path of cultivation, most do not willingly go to a universe where energy is scarce and cultivation is impossible, even if such a place might offer peace and freedom. Having experienced the benefits of cultivation and leaps in life, how can we willingly fall into the End of Dharma and regress to mere mortals?"

"Moreover, our world is currently experiencing the Sky Tipping event, and it’s uncertain whether the next Dharma Decline World will also undergo similar events. Even if we want to escape, we need to choose a similar world where we can continue the path of cultivation. However, Golden Academy has bigger ambitions; they want to continue cultivating, live in peace, and also take advantage of other worlds to supplement and compensate for the limitations of our Cultivation System."

"Therefore, world number six, which is where these genetic warriors come from, was chosen."

Li Yi thoughtfully absorbed this information, realizing his own thoughts were somewhat naïve. He only thought about fleeing and pursuing basic survival, but the top experts of Golden Academy were not satisfied with just living; they wanted to continue cultivating, unwilling to move to a Dharma Decline World, and also aimed to use other worlds as nourishment to advance further.

Zhou Yu continued, "Although, for world number six, our people are considered invaders, the evil side; for survival, it has to be this way. If not against them, then we would have to confront other world’s populations, it’s unavoidable. If possible, Golden Academy would also prefer a world uninhabited but rich in universal energy, yet despite many interdimensional trials, such a world hasn’t been found."

"So, within Golden Academy, those spacecrafts and armor suits, were they stolen from world number six?" asked Li Yi.

Zhou Yu replied, "No, they were traded for. Stealing wouldn’t work as the spacecrafts and armor suits have intelligent systems. Without access rights, even if we managed to steal them, we couldn’t use them. Li Yi, you wouldn’t think that world number six is a blissful and perfect world, right? Their world is also oppressive, with the elite living in luxury and indulgence, while the lower-class citizens work daily for their meals. The route to become a genetic warrior has been monopolized by the privileged, and occasionally selecting a few potential candidates from the citizens who are given only the inferior gene enhancers."

"The upper limit of genetic warriors using inferior gene enhancers has been locked; no matter how much they strive, they can only reach level five at most. If by chance they break through, their genes will collapse, resulting in immediate death. Furthermore, starting from level six, genetic warriors awaken special abilities and their strength skyrockets, but level six and above are reserved for the elite and privileged, unreachable by ordinary people in their lifetime."

"Having genetic warriors above level six ensures that the world’s elite maintains an unshakeable ruling position, allowing them to wantonly manipulate laws and trample on lives, even to kill an innocent citizen on the street and modify the intelligent law court’s statutes to declare themselves innocent."

"Of course, where there’s oppression, there’s resistance. Hence, there has always been a resistance movement in their world aiming to overthrow the ruling class, open up genetic freedom, perfect the intelligent legal system, and build a world of equality for all. Unfortunately, their resistance lacks top genetic warriors and without military power, no matter how many uprisings occur, they will fail."

"Until that day, our team of Evolvers opened the interdimensional gate, giving their resistance hope. Thus, they initiated contact with us, established trade, and attempted to utilize our help to break the genetic shackles and achieve an unprecedented great uprising."

"They succeeded?" Li Yi inquired.

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "The inferior gene enhancers are flawed, locking the gene warriors’ potential, while we undergo physical evolution to mend these flaws and deficiencies. It was a perfect fit. On the third day of collaboration, a level five gene warrior among the rebels broke the genetic locks upon entering the Cultivation, advancing to a level six gene warrior."

"They described it as the first ray of light piercing the darkness."

"What happened afterward?" Jiang Mingtian asked.

"The rebels are still amassing power, and we’ve even acquired armor suits, spacecraft, intelligent systems, gene potions, and more through them," Zhou Yu said. "The collaboration was supposed to continue, but the news of the level six gene warrior leaked and caught the attention of the higher echelons of the opposing world, and that’s when the battle erupted."

"But the other side was clever, mainly deploying civilians who were gene warriors below level six, with those above level six rarely appearing."

"Why is that?" Jiang Mingtian questioned. "Why avoid using their top forces and send these common gene warriors to their deaths? What’s the meaning behind this?"

Zhou Yu suddenly smirked: "Like the suicide revenge attack today, it makes no sense to us, but for them, it’s a chance to stir up the citizens, attract hatred, and solidify their rule. Once enough civilian gene warriors die, there will be an irreconcilable hatred between their world and ours, drawing countless citizens to join the gene warrior army led by their upper echelons under the banner of hatred. Even the rebels could be swayed to fully stand with them."

"As for how many people such a world-engulfing war of hatred would kill, their higher echelons don’t care. As long as it’s not them dying and their rule remains unthreatened. If they truly can’t defeat us, they’ll simply surrender, cede territories, pay indemnities, and life goes on as usual, just less luxurious—like eating meat three times a day and cutting down to two."

"Shit, their higher ups really are cunning, tying the entire country together to wage a cross-world war against us," Jiang Mingtian couldn’t help but curse.

"They’re a group of innately evil folks," Li Yi heard this and twitched.

Zhou Yu laughed heartily: "These are just some of their strategies; even harsher ones exist, like fabricating excuses about conspiring with Earth Prisoners, purging dissent, intentionally causing destruction, killing civilians, or rallying the populace with slogans against Earth Prisoners to participate in dangerous genetic experiments."

"Basically, no matter how dark or dirty deeds are in their world, they pin it all on us, the Earth Prisoners. Now in their narrative, as Li Yi said, we’ve become an embodiment of innate evil."

"Can it even go this far? That’s just utterly bottomless, so before I even crossed worlds, I already shouldered such a huge blame?" Jiang Mingtian widened his eyes, feeling his worldview being flipped.

"Cough cough."

At this point, Zhou Yu couldn’t help but cough twice, blood trickling out. Without waiting for the others to inquire, he waved his hand and said, "I’m fine, not going to die. The injuries are a bit severe and I’ll need some time to recover. That level five gene warrior really fought desperately, embracing death; I’m not unjustly defeated."

"Bottom line? Decadent top tiers, there’s no bottom line. Weren’t our ancient dynasties the same after becoming corrupt? That’s why they were overthrown, and dynastic changes occurred. It’s just that in their world, the classes are locked by genes, leaving no room for resistance, not because they don’t want to rebel."

"Instructor, shouldn’t these things be classified? Is it really okay to speak about them like this?" Li Yi asked.

Zhou Yu responded, "It’s classified in their world, but here in our world, it counts for nothing. You’ve all reached Golden Academy; you’ll understand a lot more eventually. The situation of a mere World No.6 is just a story to listen to. Besides, there are stories from other worlds too, you’ll lose interest once you hear enough of them."

"I’m sharing this today because their gene warriors have already attacked, so you’re not kept in the dark about what’s going on."

After listening, Li Yi and Jiang Mingtian both gained a general understanding of today’s event, knowing the backstory.

Reflecting now, they truly felt it was unworthy for the two gene warriors who died earlier. Needless to say, those two level four gene warriors surely came from civilian backgrounds, incited to cross worlds for revenge, never considering returning alive.

But this attack wasn’t without casualties.

When the trio arrived at the residential area for newcomers at Golden Academy, they saw several buildings destroyed and multiple corpses being cleared up, along with some injured individuals.