The greatest obstacle to Sublimation Civilization!

In the memory scenes of Qin Xiaoyou.

As the game and reality began to merge, every region of Blue Star was already in the midst of dire straits.

It hadn't felt that apparent while inside the Church Sanctuary Hideout just moments ago.

Now that they had arrived in the Sichuan region…

Qin Feng discovered that this place was already a scene from hell.

In the sky and on the ground, there were swarms of level-hundred-plus monsters everywhere, moving in packs and bringing endless destruction to the entire world!

The Sichuan region was mostly mountainous terrain.

On almost every mountain peak, player guilds were stationed, having built Hideouts of various shapes and forms.

Many guilds relied on the defensive barriers of their Hideouts to barely fend off the endless onslaught of monsters.

As for outside the Hideouts…

It was entirely the monsters' territory.

No human could survive there!

Except for Qin Wuyue, who had brought Qin Xiaoyou here.

Dressed in crimson red, surrounded by a scarlet aura, and with an indifferent expression, wherever she went, no matter what kind of monster it was, they would all flee in panic and scatter in retreat!

From the memory scenes, Qin Feng could feel Qin Xiaoyou's extreme terror.

Monsters were everywhere, filling the sky and the land, but they were far less terrifying than that flash of blood-red ahead.

Along the way, whenever they passed a certain mountain peak or Hideout, Qin Feng could hear people screaming, shouting, and communicating…

"Hold on, everyone! Our Big Brother Beidou from Magic City has returned. Once he finishes off the monsters in Magic City, Big Brother Beidou will come to help us!"

"Forget it, Magic City is so far away, how could he possibly come to our Sichuan?"

"It's over, everything is over. With so many monsters, we simply can't hold them off…"

"It's fine if we die, we'll just start over anyway, hahaha!"

He even saw people frantically rushing into groups of monsters to commit suicide, screaming crazily before they died: "My darling, I'm coming. When everything starts over, I will be with you again…"

Very quickly!

Qin Wuyue brought Qin Xiaoyou to a valley.

This valley had originally seemed lush and elegant, and within it was built a Hideout in the style of ancient Daxia—the 'Soul-Stealing Cave'.

It was a complex of pavilions and towers, and its defensive barrier was Epic-grade!

This made the 'Soul-Stealing Cave' one of the Hideouts with the strongest defensive capabilities in the Sichuan region.

And the owner of this Hideout…

Was none other than Sister Li, who was revered as the 'Sichuan Poison Sister'!

When Qin Wuyue arrived, she saw that the area around the Soul-Stealing Cave was already besieged by countless monsters.

Furthermore, on the terraced fields a few kilometers away, there was an area completely covered in ice and snow…

"Oh, is it her?"

Qin Wuyue glanced over there with great interest.

It was Gu Yixue, leading over a thousand players from the Godslayer Guild, stationed in that terraced area by relying on her large-scale freezing Order!

Due to the influence of the freezing Order, there were many monsters around that area, stirring restlessly.

However, whenever the monsters attacked, they would be frozen and then eliminated.

Thus, a temporary safe zone had emerged.

Inside that icy region…

There were official personnel from Sichuan, earnestly trying to persuade Gu Yixue: "Miss, please help us… Our defense is under immense pressure. If you come to help, we can save many more people…"

Unfortunately, Gu Yixue wouldn't listen at all. She smiled bitterly and said: "Anyway, as long as it is destroyed, everything will start over. Why not just let it be? That way… Brother Feng can come back to life."

The official personnel were a bit anxious: "I know your guild leader is dead, but even if you fail and start over, you will lose your memories! Everything might just repeat itself!"

Gu Yixue shook her head, her tone firm: "Even if we lose our memories, as long as we restart enough times, we will eventually be able to fight side by side and live to the end together… For now, we must at least let Brother Feng die in peace and keep his remains intact!"

Through Qin Xiaoyou's perspective, Qin Feng witnessed this scene.

Watching the Godslayer Guild members in that snowstorm, leading thousands of people, ready at any moment to attack the 'Soul-Stealing Cave' along with the monsters…

Even Qin Feng found it somewhat unexpected.

They were actually this persistent!

Qin Feng sighed inwardly.

When the game and reality began to merge, and the rules of Sublimation Civilization became known to everyone, naturally, many people would develop the idea of letting everything be destroyed.

Everything would start over anyway!

In the nine years since the God Forsaken Game descended…

Who hadn't lost a few friends or family members?

Many people did not wish for the civilization to undergo Ascension in this state!

At times like this, individual humans were often conflicted.

They didn't want to die, didn't want everything to start over, but when the situation became untenable, they wouldn't feel too much pressure…

This led to every Sublimation Civilization facing immense resistance!

Compared to the monsters covering the sky and land, perhaps this internal conflict was the greatest obstacle making it difficult for a civilization to achieve Ascension.

"But, only once the civilization has achieved Ascension can the survivors truly attain eternal life…"

"As long as they have sufficient lifespan, they can continue to live, keep developing, and sooner or later, they will be able to reach the Order Land…"

"Only a civilization that has achieved Ascension can be a truly powerful civilization!"

Qin Feng was very clear about this point.

Asha Hess had once said that there would be many hidden benefits after a civilization achieved Ascension…

Although he didn't know exactly what those benefits were for now.

But a civilization that remained in a state of reincarnation could never become truly powerful in terms of overall strength; could they only cultivate a few powerhouses capable of reaching the Order Land every ten years?

But if it achieved Ascension.

I am afraid that thousands of powerhouses capable of going to the Order Land could emerge every year!

Because, judging from Diabad's situation, after a civilization achieved Ascension, it would leave the place known as the 'Wandering Land' and head directly to the Order Land, becoming an affiliated part of the Order Land.

Then, the powerhouses from the Order Land could travel back and forth between their home civilization and the Order Land at any time.

Even different Sublimation Civilizations could communicate with each other!

It was equivalent to unlocking 'cross-server' capabilities.

The output of various resources, whether it be knowledge, equipment, skills, materials, and so on, would show explosive growth.

Top-tier equipment that was originally rare and hard to find might very well be easily purchasable in other civilizations.

After all, some civilizations had already achieved Ascension for hundreds or thousands of years; how many resources could they have accumulated in such a long time?

"If the civilization cannot achieve Ascension, then for those at Gu Yixue's level, no matter how many times they restart, I am afraid it will be very difficult to reach the Order Land."

"After all, her job and Talent are basically already set in stone."

"Every reincarnation, the distance between her and that step is always just that little bit off."

"That little bit is something she can never cross!"

"But if they achieve Ascension… she can have more time to develop, and in another year or so, she will be able to reach the Order Land!"