At this moment.
Gu Qingyang seemed to have transformed into countless manifestations, observing the entire world from the perspective of any follower who held faith in him.
This feeling made him feel like a Divine Spirit, looking down upon the heavens and all living beings.
At this moment.
Gu Qingyang suddenly understood the power of faith.
From the perspectives and conversations of these people, Gu Qingyang learned about the current state of humanity.
Fifteen years ago, celestial blood rained down, and secret realms shattered worldwide, with fierce beasts emerging to first incite the chaos of the beast tide.
Meanwhile.
The wild beasts around the world, influenced by the blood rain, also transformed into fierce beasts one after another.
However, the fierce beasts transformed from wild beasts were much weaker in strength compared to those emerging from the secret realms.
The beast tide rose abruptly, quickly sweeping across the globe.
In the beginning, countries managed to fend off the invasion with firearms and weaponry, but as three-tier fierce beasts appeared and became impervious to bullets and artillery, the scales of victory began to tilt toward the beasts.
Some weaker countries were the first to be annihilated, their entire nation turning into a Fierce Beast Paradise, while the remaining countries deployed nuclear weapons to barely alleviate the pressure of the beast tide.
After a round of nuclear bombardment, just as everyone believed that fierce beasts were no longer a serious threat, a vast number of fierce beasts surged from the endless oceans to land once again.
The just subdued beast tide rose again, more terrifying than the first wave.
This time, ninety percent of the global population perished, and most of the land was occupied by fierce beasts, leading to the fall of many nations.
Finally.
The remaining humans, led by Hua Country, established the Human Federation, consolidating humanity's remnants to resist the fierce beasts together.
Subsequently, the Human Federation divided the former territory of Hua Country into eighteen battle zones to gradually stabilize the human settlement.
Years later.
Human evolvers gradually broke through to the third tier, significantly boosting the Federation's strength, and they no longer feared the attacks of fierce beasts.
However, this time with the arrival of blood rain, many three-tier fierce beasts broke through to the fourth tier, completely destabilizing the Human Federation's situation.
"It seems this world is somewhat similar to my previous life, but there are some differences in terms of nations, resembling a parallel world!"
Gu Qingyang understood in his heart.
Meanwhile.
He was also surprised by the human evolvers.
The emergence of evolvers began with humans consuming the blood and flesh of fierce beasts, enabling some to break through certain boundaries, thus becoming evolvers.
To advance further, they need to continuously consume fierce beast blood and flesh to break through themselves.
But not everyone turns into an evolver after consuming fierce beast blood and flesh; many either show no reaction or are unable to withstand the powerful energy, leading to their explosive death.
The number of humans who can truly become evolvers is extremely small.
Because of the risk of explosive death, there aren't many who dare to risk consuming fierce beast flesh.
After all——
It's better to live meekly than to die valiantly.
Who would risk their life unless they have no choice? Even at the last moment, few have the courage to make such a decision.
"A decade ago, three-tier beasts had already appeared, and it's understandable for them to break through to the fourth tier after the celestial blood bath this time. Based on the current information, seven or eight four-tier fierce beasts have emerged.
But the known four-tier beasts may not be all of them!"
Gu Qingyang still harbored great apprehension about four-tier fierce beasts.
Although he had confidence in dealing with a four-tier fierce beast after breaking through to third-tier inferior grade, thanks to the Ancient Tree's spirit root talents, combining with the Divine Domain might give him a fighting chance even against a mid-tier four-tier beast.
However.
Possessing the qualification is just that — qualification, not certainty.
Moreover, while Gu Qingyang might be able to handle one four-tier fierce beast, it doesn't mean he can handle several.
If one day, the beasts overwhelmed the Human Federation, then being in the Kunlun Mountain Range would certainly become a target for these beasts.
This.
Gu Qingyang had no doubt about.
Since his time in the secret realm, he had been targeted by numerous beasts, although he successfully countered each attack, it was clear that the spiritual power contained within the Ancient Tree was tremendously tempting to them.
With the Human Federation as a buffer, there's no issue for now. But if the beasts breach the Federation, the Kunlun Mountain Range wouldn't be safe either.
As for the threat from the Human Federation, Gu Qingyang was not yet concerned.
Since the depletion of nuclear weapons, he didn't see any potential threat from the Human Federation.
Back at the second tier, Gu Qingyang didn't fear missiles or bombs, and after reaching the third-tier inferior grade, he certainly wasn't afraid of them now. The only thing he feared was the existence of nuclear weapons.
Subsequently.
Gu Qingyang sank into silence.
Currently, the beasts in the Kunlun Mountain Range wisely kept away, not daring to set foot within the Ancient Tree's domain, making it impossible for him to hunt them down.
...
Along the Pacific coastline, fierce beasts emerged from the sea, heading towards the Human Federation's land, while on the shore, an endless line of defenses resembling a Great Wall, protected the entire Federation.
Federation military personnel took positions along the Wall, constantly repelling beast attacks.
Bombers swept across the sky, missiles landing among the beast hordes, exploding with deafening roars and blinding flames.
Bang!
Boom!!!
Many beasts were blown into pieces by missiles, yet more emerged from the sea, monstrous tentacles suddenly burst forth, capturing an aircraft flying over a kilometer high, dragging it into the sea, never to be seen again.
The sudden turn of events startled many people.
"Four-tier fierce beast!"
On top of the Wall, Marshal Yang Yan of the Fifth BattleZONE observed the kilometer-long tentacle, a stern and serious expression on his commanding face.
The immense aura emanating from the tentacle made him tremble.
As the marshal guarding the Pacific, Yang Yan was naturally among the top-ranking powerhouses in the Human Federation, having long reached the peak of the third tier.
With Yang Yan at the helm, the beast tide couldn't shake the Fifth BattleZONE over the years.
But now, the emergence of a four-tier fierce beast weighed heavily on Yang Yan's mind.
Guarding the Pacific was not just the responsibility of the Fifth BattleZONE; several other zones were involved as well, given the sheer number of sea beasts. Relying on one zone alone couldn't fend off the beasts.
Now that four-tier beasts have appeared in other battle zones, it was no surprise to Yang Yan that one also showed up in the Fifth BattleZONE.
The sea erupted into towering waves, and a terrifying fierce beast resembling a giant octopus revealed its form, emitting an overwhelmingly terrifying aura that left everyone astonished.