Mighty Lord

Chapter 1053: 422

Indeed, under normal circumstances, those players had indeed reached the end of their power system and could no longer expect to improve their strength, barring an accident. However, when Zhou Tian entertained that thought, he seemed to have forgotten to consider one thing: those players had a backing.

By now, a previous speculation of Zhou Tian’s had been almost confirmed. Unless unexpected, there indeed were one or more Deities in this world who had fused their paths like Hongjun.

Given the present situation, it was evident that those players were beings used by the fused path entities to suppress the monsters, including Zhou Tian. At a time when Zhou Tian and his group could reach Emperor-level strength and even continue to grow, to stop their development, how could those fused path entities let the players’ strength stagnate?

After all, given the current strength of the players, they were indeed a significant threat to the monsters, but it was absolutely impossible to completely destroy the monster system. Under such circumstances, if those fused path entities genuinely wished to suppress the development of monsters like Zhou Tian, then they had to find a way to raise the players’ strength another level. It wasn’t necessary for the players’ top fighters to be more powerful than the Emperor-level bosses like Zhou Tian, but if they lacked the ability to confront them, suppressing the monster’s development truly was a difficult task.

Under usual conditions, since the players had reached the end of the strength system, it became extremely difficult to enhance their abilities further. However, what might be impossible for others could be a trivial matter for those who had achieved fusion of paths.

That’s right, due to the players not being natives of this realm, they could at most achieve their current accomplishments. But this did not mean they had no means to enhance their combat power. From the beginning, the players’ strength was average at best; they seemed to become natural enemies of monsters only because they could easily surround and rely on equipment and other external forces. Without the aid of equipment and other external assistance, the players’ intrinsic combat power would mostly be inferior to monsters of the same level.

Therefore, since the players’ original strength was propped up by external forces, they could, when necessary, rely on external forces to enhance their strength again. freeweɓnøvel.com

For ordinary living beings, finding an external force strong enough to confront an Emperor-level boss was almost an impossibility. However, for those who had fused their paths, the only question was whether they wanted to do it, as the feasibility was never in doubt.

As a result, just when the players’ strength seemed to reach its limit, those fused path entities likely began making preparations. While Zhou Tian was contemplating attacking the players once his own strength was sufficient, after their preparations, the fused path entities activated their contingency plans.

Unbeknownst to Zhou Tian, two Space Gates suddenly appeared in the Territories of the players in the Main Plane. Shortly after the gates opened, Zhou Tian received the corresponding intelligence.

"The players have suddenly grown much stronger, and the defense line is about to be breached?" The unexpected intelligence shocked Zhou Tian. From the start of the conflict until now, his Beastmen had successfully kept the players outside the defense line. Zhou Tian had assumed, given his Beastmen’s strength, they could continue to hold the defense. Yet, in such a short time, they almost let the players break through.

Zhou Tian understood that, without a special reason, there was no way the defense line laid by his Beastmen could be breached. In such a brief period, the players’ strength had greatly increased, and Zhou Tian would not believe it unless there was a special reason.

Knowing that the players had increased their strength for some reason, Zhou Tian naturally couldn’t ignore it.

The reason Zhou Tian hadn’t dealt with the players was simply because his Beastmen’s defense line had, until now, been sufficient to hold them back. If it weren’t for this, even though Zhou Tian was already expanding his territory using the abilities of his subordinates—minor bosses—he couldn’t overlook the players. Now that the defense line was in danger of breaking, Zhou Tian naturally needed to find out why and if possible, repel the players.

After all, for the current Zhou Tian, it wasn’t the time to fight the players desperately. If he could stall them while limiting their strength for a while, Zhou Tian hoped to further enhance his own strength to a certain standard before making a move against the players.