Chapter 723: Chapter 456: The True Division_3 Chapter 723: Chapter 456: The True Division_3 His voice grew deeper, tinged with an unwillingness, a plea.

“But I don’t want to live like this, surviving in a wretched state, living on through the chance bought with Su Han’s life, like a dog that has lost its home. Living like this, it’s too tiring, too hard.”

Everyone’s eyes were red as they looked at Li Wenyuan’s aged projection, his figure as thin as paper, standing straight as a spear.

“Earth’s Will told me we still have one chip to play, the lives of everyone. Before the source dissipates, if we sacrifice our lives, Su Han might be able to live.”

“I can’t force everyone to sacrifice with me, but I implore you all to give Su Han another chance, Wenyuan here thanks you.”

Li Wenyuan bowed deeply, his eyes brimming with tears.

He slowly stood up, his gaze becoming incomparably resolute.

“Li Wenyuan will go first.”

In an instant, Li Wenyuan began to dissipate from body to soul, turning into countless Spiritual Factors containing the source, converging upon the Star Torch Tree.

Along with him, his Angel Envoy, at this moment also became Spiritual Factors and infused into the Star Torch Tree.

All across the cities, the Star Torch Trees shone bright as torches, the huge phantoms looking like a dusky purple sky that blocked out the sun.

“It’s our turn now, you old fellows. I, Qin Henghu, admit my incompetence, shouting to protect our homeland yet barely surviving to this point, it’s time for me to go.”

Qin Henghu summoned his Apostle, and together with his Apostle, he sacrificed himself to the Star Torch Tree in a dissolution of the flesh.

Deng Guanshan, Jiang BeiWu, Liu Rulong, Ouyang Qing…

One after another, followed by Bai Qilan, Yan Meiyu…

Without a moment’s hesitation, they resolutely carried out the sacrifice, entering into the Star Torch Tree like shooting stars.

All the cities watched as their human leaders fell one after the other, leaving everyone in a stupor for a long while.

“Dad, what are you going to do?”

An old man hunched over, walked step by step towards the Star Torch Tree in the central square.

His son’s complexion changed drastically, and he immediately grabbed his father’s withered arm, a plea in his eyes, “Dad, you… you’re already 72…”

The old man patted the son’s hand that held his arm.

“Yes, I’m 72, but how old is that kid? In his twenties? Thirties? It shouldn’t be like this…”

“Old Li, wait for me, I’m coming too… Decades, huh, feels just like back then…”

The crowd began to move, some going silently, some cursing vehemently, then striding out from among the people.

“Report, 23rd Corps, 7th Squad, Sixth Platoon of Tree Domain City 7 requesting to rush to support, please approve.”

“Approved.”

…

No one wanted to die, but even fewer could remain indifferent in the face of their race’s extinction.

The words Su Han said to Abaset were fitting.

Better to be a shattered jade than an intact tile.

Humanity could survive, but they did not want themselves, their descendants, to become those kinds of monsters.

Some held hands, some embraced their loved ones.

They had tears in their eyes, but their gazes toward the Star Torch Tree were incredibly firm.

Death was not to be feared.

The cowardly shivered uncontrollably, yet they closed their eyes, letting their companions pull them along to the Star Torch Tree.

The selfish cursed endlessly, mad with rage, urging those around them to save their strength, but they were met only with headshakes, light laughter, and resolute stares.

They cursed until they were powerless, staring as the crowd around them gradually moved toward the Star Torch Tree, frozen in place for a long time.

“You’re forcing me, damn it…”

Standing up, they hesitated before following the footsteps of the crowd…

The glow of the Star Torch Tree formed a barrier shaped like a ring of stars, and with one step beyond, people’s bodies disintegrated, turning into countless Spiritual Factors, their souls flying toward the Star Torch Tree…

A mighty power continued to gather, channeling through the Star Torch Network, through Earth’s Will and the source hidden inside the Star Torch Tree, quietly flowing into Su Han’s nearly ethereal body.

Thump.

Like the beating of a heart, Su Han was awakened by this power.