Death... and me
Death... and me - Chapter 1195: How Long?

鈥楩lash Beast?鈥?Rean had never heard of the term before. 鈥業s it really not a demon beast?鈥?/p>

[It isn鈥檛.] Sister Orb replied. [It鈥檚 a wild creature that only exists for destruction. From the moment it鈥檚 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?]

鈥楥ities. It鈥檚 not only the Divine Veins in the sects, guild, and other organizations. If you consider people鈥檚 dantians, then the cities have more Divine Energy than anywhere else.鈥?Rean couldn鈥檛 help but say in response. 鈥楧oesn鈥檛 that mean that it鈥檚 possible to guide the beast somewhere else as well?鈥?/p>

[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鈥檒l turn back and charge in the direction of the cities again.]

However, Rean found it strange. 鈥楾he Sacred Land definitely won鈥檛 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.鈥?/p>

Sister Orb sighed after hearing that. [It seems like you don鈥檛 understand the real issue here. The Sacred Land doesn鈥檛 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鈥檚 power.]

鈥楾hat strong?!鈥?Rean was shocked just thinking about it. 鈥楽o, there鈥檚 no one who can stop it?鈥?/p>

[Well鈥鈥檓 just thinking about what I believe that the average level of the Huring Sacred Land is. However, if they happen to have someone at Divinity Realm, they should have the power to contend against the beast. I strongly doubt so, though.]

That鈥檚 the first time Rean heard of that realm. 鈥楬ow far is that realm from the Transition Realm?鈥?/p>

[Far enough that a place like this Huring Continent shouldn鈥檛 even dream of having someone at this level. That鈥檚 all I can tell you at the moment. Anyways, if they do have someone like that, this person would be able to hold the Flash Beast down long enough.]

鈥榃hat do you mean by long enough? Shouldn鈥檛 they try to kill it?鈥?Rean asked, knowing that Sister Orb was probably under some restrictions to talk about the Divinity Realm.

[It can鈥檛 be killed.] Sister Orb told him. [It鈥檚 a creature made of all elements and energy. All the skills you throw at it will be simply absorbed or won鈥檛 cause any damage. All you can do is hold it back long enough for it to disappear.]

鈥楧isappear? It will simply disappear?鈥?Rean found this to be a really weird creature.

[Yep, disappear. That鈥檚 why it is called a Flash Beast. Considering the average cultivator鈥檚 lifespan, it truly lives very little. After it鈥檚 born, it will have a very limited life span. From the records that I have here in the system, the longest a Flash Beast has ever 鈥榣ived鈥?was one year and a half. Judging by the size of this crystal, I would say that this one will probably last two months alive or so. If it doesn鈥檛 consume any Divine Energy while it鈥檚 out, then it鈥檒l be less than two weeks. Of course, as this continent shouldn鈥檛 have anyone capable of stopping it, it will consume everyone鈥檚 dantians in the big cities, Divine Stones, Divine Veins, and so on. That鈥檚 why I鈥檓 calculating it should last two months and a half more or less.]

鈥楧oesn鈥檛 that mean it won鈥檛 die as long as it has enough Divine Energy?鈥?/p>

[In a certain way, yes. Unfortunately for it, the Realm of Gods has continental barriers. It鈥檚 not that this beast, with this power, can鈥檛 pass through it. It鈥檚 just that it won鈥檛 be able to feel the Divine Energy on the other side of the barrier, so it鈥檒l never try to traverse it. At the very least, I don鈥檛 have any records of a Flash Beast trying to leave the continent it was born in.]

Sister Orb added, [Well, if it suddenly decides that it鈥檒l 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鈥檛 help but wonder. 鈥榃hy would such a beast even exist? I mean, it doesn鈥檛 seem to have any purpose as it won鈥檛 gain sentience.鈥?/p>

[There are many theories. Some say that it鈥檚 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.]

鈥榃hat do you mean by the 鈥榬egulation鈥?idea?鈥?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鈥檛 need to hear more to understand the rest. 鈥業 see鈥he 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?鈥?/p>

[Exactly.] Sister Orb said in agreement. [If a continent doesn鈥檛 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鈥檚 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. 鈥業t鈥檚 hard to judge whether stopping it is the right thing to do. Anyway, there鈥檚 nothing we can do about it.鈥?Rean then asked something else, 鈥楽ister Orb, how long do you think it鈥檒l take to come out?鈥?/p>