The attacks did not stop.
Within the next forty-eight hours—
Seven more public cultivation centers were targeted across different regions of Earth.
None of the attacks caused massive casualties.
That was the disturbing part.
The attackers were precise.
Disciplined.
Calculated.
Libraries burned.
Foundation instructors disappeared.
Public distribution centers were sabotaged.
Formation relay stations carrying free cultivation archives were destroyed carefully without harming surrounding civilians.
It was not terrorism.
It was suppression.
And humanity noticed.
Public networks exploded with arguments overnight.
Some blamed awakened corporations.
Others accused government-backed cultivation groups.
Several organizations publicly condemned the attacks while secretly benefiting from the growing fear and instability.
Exactly as Krishak predicted.
Inside Eastern Horizon Academy-
Emergency meetings continued endlessly.
Representatives from different regions arrived daily while international awakened alliances pressured the academy constantly for "cooperation" and "regulated cultivation oversight."
In simpler terms-
Control.
Yet despite the pressure
Eastern Horizon refused to back down.
Deep within the Hall of Foundations, a large strategic meeting unfolded beneath layers of sound-isolation formations.
The principal stood near the central table silently while countless reports floated through the air around him.
Director Rao's expression looked increasingly colder as he reviewed the newest updates.
"Three more distribution routes attacked."
Professor Devika frowned.
"They're becoming bolder.
Nearby, Rohon slammed one hand against the table angrily.
"Then let's stop sitting around and hit back already."
"That's exactly what they want," Tara replied immediately.
Her formation arrays continued rotating around several floating information screens while she analyzed attack patterns carefully.
"If Eastern Horizon responds aggressively first, public perception changes instantly."
Arun nodded grimly.
"Right now humanity still sees us as protectors of public cultivation."
"If we escalate openly.."
He didn't finish the sentence.
He didn't need to.
The room gradually fell silent afterward.
Because everyone understood the real danger now.
This was no longer simply about cultivation.
It was becoming ideological warfare.
And ideologies were far harder to defeat than enemies.
At the far end of the hall—
Krishak remained seated quietly throughout the entire discussion.
Calm.
Unreadable.
To everyone else, the situation looked dangerous.
Chaotic.
Uncertain.
But to Krishak-
This was merely the beginning.
In his previous life, he had witnessed countless civilizations collapse during transitional eras exactly like this.
Old powers resisted change.
New systems rose too quickly.
Fear spread faster than wisdom.
And eventually-
Conflict became inevitable.
The problem was that Earth still remained far too weak for internal division.
Krishak's silver-gray eyes slowly moved across the floating reports.
Then finally-
He spoke.
"They're testing reactions."
The room became silent immediately.
"Not attacking to destroy us," he continued calmly.
"Attacking to measure humanity's response.
Director Rao narrowed his eyes.
"You think this is coordinated beyond ordinary organizations?"
Krishak already knew the answer.
But revealing too much would create more questions than solutions.
So he simply said:
"Yes.
The atmosphere inside the hall deepened slightly afterward.
Because when Krishak said something seriously—
People listened now.
The principal finally looked toward him carefully.
"What do you suggest?"
Krishak answered immediately.
"Expand distribution further."
Several people blinked.
Rohon stared openly.
".That sounds like the opposite of caution."
"It is," Krishak replied calmly.
Then he slowly stood from his seat.
"If they attack seven centers"
His eyes sharpened faintly.
"..we create seventy more."
Silence.
Even Director Rao looked surprised briefly.
Krishak continued calmly:
"Knowledge becomes impossible to suppress once enough people possess it."
"They destroy libraries because they still believe cultivation can be controlled through information."
A faint coldness entered his voice afterward.
"So we make control impossible."
The room slowly quieted further.
Because the logic was terrifyingly simple.
Arun's eyes widened slightly first.
".Decentralization."
Krishak nodded once.
"No single archive."
"No central authority."
"No dependence."
"Every cultivator becomes part of humanity's foundation."
Tara's formation arrays paused briefly around her.
Then resumed rotating faster.
"That would permanently destroy the old cultivation hierarchy."
"Yes"
The word fell calmly into the room.
Absolute.
For a few moments—
Nobody spoke.
Because they finally understood something clearly.
Krishak was not trying to reform the cultivation world anymore.
He was replacing it.
The unknown Saint from earlier stood quietly near the hall entrance observing everything silently.
And inwardly-
Even he felt unsettled now.
Because this twelve-year-old boy spoke like someone redesigning civilization itself.
Meanwhile-
Far beyond Earth-
Ancient eyes continued watching.
The unseen existence observing humanity detected accelerating deviation patterns spreading across the planet.
Its calculations deepened.
Probabilities shifted continuously.
One conclusion repeated constantly within its ancient awareness:
"Planetary evolution trajectory destabilizing."
Civilization structure entering uncontrolled adaptation phase."
And somewhere beneath the ocean floor
The ancient dormant mechanism awakened further.
Cracks spread across colossal metallic structures buried beneath forgotten ruins while ancient spiritual reactors slowly reignited after centuries of silence.
One final line echoed quietly through the darkness.
"Judgment preparation phase beginning."
Back within Eastern Horizon Academy-
Krishak suddenly looked upward slightly.
Just briefly.
Then his gaze returned toward the others calmly.
He already knew.
Time was running shorter than humanity realized.