Chapter 1195: How Long?

‘Flash Beast?’ Rean had never heard of the term before. ‘Is it really not a demon beast?’

[It isn’t.] Sister Orb replied. [It’s a wild creature that only exists for destruction. From the moment it’s born, it will rampage and get rid of anything it sees on its way. It moves anywhere it feels Divine Energy is most concentrated in. Do you know where those places are?]

‘Cities. It’s not only the Divine Veins in the sects, guild, and other organizations. If you consider people’s dantians, then the cities have more Divine Energy than anywhere else.’ Rean couldn’t help but say in response. ‘Doesn’t that mean that it’s possible to guide the beast somewhere else as well?’

[Ha! Good luck trying that. If you can create a concentration of Divine Energy higher than the collective number of dantians in a city, then it might be possible. Then again, what will you do after that? After the beast consumes whatever you use to lure it away, it’ll turn back and charge in the direction of the cities again.]

However, Rean found it strange. ‘The Sacred Land definitely won’t let this happen, though. If they let the beast rampage nonstop, then it would affect the power of the Huring Continent as a whole. They would definitely send their experts out to get rid of it.’

Sister Orb sighed after hearing that. [It seems like you don’t understand the real issue here. The Sacred Land doesn’t have the strength to fight it back. The beast is much stronger than anyone they could possibly send out. Even if they use all their experts at once, they would still fall short of the beast’s power.]

‘That strong?!’ Rean was shocked just thinking about it. ‘So, there’s no one who can stop it?’

Sister Orb added, [Well, if it suddenly decides that it’ll go through the barrier, the real experts from the Realm of Gods will take notice of it sooner or later. When that happens, this beast will be dealt with straight away.]

Rean couldn’t help but wonder. ‘Why would such a beast even exist? I mean, it doesn’t seem to have any purpose as it won’t gain sentience.’

[There are many theories. Some say that it’s nothing but a coincidence that it takes form. The Realm of Gods is full of wonders, and the Flash Beast is just one of them. Some say that it was created on purpose by someone, but no one knows who it is. However, the most accepted theory is the regulation idea.]

‘What do you mean by the ‘regulation’ idea?’ Rean asked straight away.

[Most believe the Flash Beast appears when the number of lives in a certain continent starts to surpass the limit it could sustain.]

Rean didn’t need to hear more to understand the rest. ‘I see...the people living on those continents are using too much of their resources, so the heavens send it to get rid of the people, demon beasts, and spirits living there. Is that what you mean?’

[Exactly.] Sister Orb said in agreement. [If a continent doesn’t have the power to defend against it, it will lose around 95 to 98% of its total lives. But in exchange, the continent itself will start to recover. It’s very common to see such continents flourishing with resources after a few thousand years.]

Rean sighed, not knowing whether it was a good thing or not. ‘It’s hard to judge whether stopping it is the right thing to do. Anyway, there’s nothing we can do about it.’ Rean then asked something else, ‘Sister Orb, how long do you think it’ll take to come out?’