Chapter 357 The Great Sage (Additional update in Silver)
Federation year 703.
The Mesoemia Federation's overseas colonial expansion finally encountered obstacles.
On the New World, after traveling thousands of miles deep, the federal colonists finally encountered a truly powerful indigenous empire—the Sistine!
After a battle, not only the vanguard troops were completely wiped out, but all the colonies and ports in the New World were bulldozed by the indigenous imperial army in one fell swoop.
Even the governor of the garrison, a ‘perfect man’, also fell.
As soon as this news came out, the newspapers of the Mesomia Federation collectively exploded, and the stock market plummeted!
The bad news keeps coming.
The Sistine Empire not only swept away the colonies in the New World, but also prepared to launch a counterattack on Mesoemia itself.
Even, with the support of the majority of colonies, a vigorous counterattack plan was launched.
A fleet of thousands of giant ships, carrying hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and guarded by a large number of mysterious people, reached the federal waters in just six months.
And then...and then nothing more.
Zhong Shenxiu personally took action, beheading three admirals of the Sistine Empire, killing a lot of 'perfectionists', and sinking one warship after another.
The massive counterattack on the mainland came to an end before it even started.
Not only that, Zhong Shenxiu also set out to visit the Sistine Empire.
What disappointed him was that the Sistine Empire only had a population of tens of millions. Although it was considered the overlord in the New World and even accumulated hundreds of 'Perfects', there was not a single 'Immortal'.
The generals and dukes on whom the entire empire relied... were like ants in front of him.
Even the heritage left by the royal family, which was said to be passed down by the ‘immortals’, was not taken seriously by Zhong Shenxiu.
After this battle, the Sistine Empire surrendered, and the Mesoemia Federation gradually gained the title of world hegemon.
For Zhong Shenxiu, all he felt was still boredom.
"Is there... no second 'immortal' in this world? Or are they unwilling to see me?"
…
Flowers bloom and fall, leaves wither and flourish.
In the blink of an eye, more than fifty years have passed.
Spirit world.
"So... is the boundary of the spiritual world just nothingness?"
Zhong Shenxiu stood in front of nothingness, silently meditating.
He felt like he might have found the end of the spiritual world.
But all it brought was despair.
Because there is still no clue about the ‘Ascension Altar’.
He was now covered in white bandages and had a golden mask on his face.
It looks like a mummy wearing a mask, which could become the villain of a horror novel in the real world.
At this moment, he sensed something and suddenly sighed, returning to the real world.
Cocktail castle.
After hundreds of years of vicissitudes, the ivy on the walls of the castle is still green.
Thousands of servants, cooks, security guards, and housekeepers shuttled among them, surrounded by well-dressed descendants of the Mojito family.
In the deepest part of the castle, in a huge bedroom.
An old woman was lying quietly on the big velvet bed.
Her face was old and full of wrinkles, her figure was thin, her eyes were blurred, and she seemed to have reached the end of her life.
But she was still mentally alert.
You can even hear some hushed discussions outside the door.
Lawyers, nephews, descendants, inheritance...
Everyone is waiting for the end of life.
At the last moment of her life, she called everyone away and just wanted to wait quietly for a while.
Suddenly.
Invisible fluctuations came from the void, and a door was opened.
A terrifying figure emerged.
If it had been anyone else, they would probably have thought it was an attack by some evil creature.
The old woman showed a smile: "Are you here?"
"Yes, I'm coming."
Under the golden mask, Zhong Shenxiu's voice came out.
"It seems like we haven't seen each other for many years, starting from the day Jones left... and then Carmela after that..."
A look of longing appeared on Jennifer's face.
"Feel sorry……"
Zhong Shenxiu looked at this scene with a heavy heart.
He knew that Jennifer was not injured or seriously ill, but that her birthday was approaching.
She is almost a hundred years old after all.
The 'upgraded ones' cannot extend their lifespan much unless they pass through the Golden Tower.
"Sister Carmela is very proud. Ten years ago, she announced the attack on the Golden Tower...and then just like Jones..."
Jennifer babbled: "From that day on, I decided not to continue to improve and to welcome death calmly...Everyone will die, and my life has been wonderful enough. Thank you, brother..."
Zhong Shenxiu looked at this scene and said nothing.
Carmela is a proud girl, so when she is about to die of old age, it is normal for her to choose to challenge the 'perfect one'.
However, with so many ‘upgraders’, how many can succeed?
Failure is natural, success is a miracle!
He closed his eyes and seemed to recall the innocent and lovely side of the two girls when they were young.
"I know... you also have some compelling reasons. I don't know when, but you don't even want us to see your face."
Jennifer has a deep voice and speaks very slowly.
"I want to... take another look at you."
She struggled and finally spoke.
"Can!"
Zhong Shenxiu was silent for a moment and took off his golden mask.
This magical item and the bandage are both harvests from his long exploration. They have a little effect on alleviating the curse, but only a little.
Under the mask, his face was the same as before.
It seems that the long years cannot wash away the youth of an 'immortal'.
"Levi...that's great."
Jennifer looked at Levi's face, murmured, and suddenly closed her eyes.
In the corner of her eyes, a teardrop slowly slid down.
Zhong Shenxiu looked dazed for a while and touched his chin.
The black blood vessel patterns were now all over his body, spreading upward from his neck.
If Jennifer paid close attention, she would find that those lines not only covered his neck, but also spread behind his ears.
It was just a hair away from climbing onto his face.
"Compared to a cursed immortality like mine, maybe death is a better destination, right? Haha...haha..."
The corners of Zhong Shenxiu's mouth curled up, getting wider and wider.
"Who...who is laughing in there?"
The door was pushed open and a group of people rushed in.
But they could only see the empty room and Grandma Jennifer lying peacefully on the bed...
…
City of Byron.
Zhong Shenxiu stood on the ruins of the Whisperer Bar.
At this time, this block had already undergone some transformation, and a cafe was added where the original bar was.
He was a masked mummy sitting under a sun umbrella, but the people around him turned a blind eye.
The waitress also enthusiastically served a cup of milk tea.
"Is this... the perspective of the 'Immortal'?"
Zhong Shenxiu couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the unrecognizable city, streets, and crowds of people.
"That's right, Your Excellency Levi."
A lonely response sounded.
The surrounding light suddenly became dim, and an old man wearing a gray cloth robe and a long beard that dragged to the ground walked out of the void.
"Israel?! Are you finally willing to see me?"
Zhong Shenxiu showed no signs of surprise and made a dull voice from under the mask.