Chapter 1058: Players' Countermeasures!

Everyone was discussing heatedly.

“It truly is the Destroyer God's dimensional courtyard!”

“Indeed, it's astonishing! What seems like a minor difference—the elevation of realms—is, in reality, a world of difference. It's creation turning into destruction!”

“The Great Dao manifests 49 of its 50 aspects, with one escaping... This implies that the Heavenly Dao, though inherently impartial, leaves a sliver of variability, a chance for life. However, before the epoch's end, this escaping sliver of life transforms into an escaping sliver of murderous intent! A terrifying thought upon deeper reflection.”

“It's terrifying; the boundless Great Dao, with a single shift in variability, transforms life into death!”

“So this is how the Destroyer God brings about the end of the final cosmic epoch!”

They fully grasped the situation, a sudden realization dawning upon them.

They had been truly foolish!

Utterly, unbelievably foolish!

The Creator God's dimensional courtyard was vibrant and filled with free, sweet air. Any type of species could evolve there without issue, as they were all zero-order transcendent beings.

But this place was different.

In the Destroyer God's dimensional courtyard, while ordinary spores were simply replaced with transcendent spores possessing realms—first, second... up to eighth and ninth orders—the path to progression was entirely through slaughter and competition. Only those who reached the ninth order could leave.

What would be the consequences of this?

Non-combat styles, like those of the Alchemist Emperor and Mengmei, where a hundred flowers bloomed, would no longer be possible.

From now on, there could only be one type of species: those that knew only slaughter!

For transcendent beings evolving through slaughter, starting as a single spore and enduring countless eons, brutally killing billions and trillions, only then could these terrifying transcendent beings, blooming with endless bloody flowers, emerge from the dimensional courtyard!

“What kind of monsters would emerge if a species, abandoning its environment, defensive capabilities, adaptability, tolerance to temperature, and living conditions, evolved solely for slaughter?”

“It's terrifying. Our strongest combat bloodline, the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art, isn't primarily for combat; it's the most powerful cultivation method for development-oriented players, and it's also a recovery-based art.”

“Indeed, slaughter and combat aren't our true passions. Our species' evolution clearly shows we are a peaceful Nation of Light.”

They found the implications horrifying.

Only they truly understood how terrifying this evolutionary path was.

In the final cosmic epoch, such tyrannical, cruel, and incredibly powerful terrifying existences would emerge endlessly, destroying everything and subverting all order!

The vision was utterly brutal.

“One by one, terrifying slaughter beings, defying heaven's will, slowly emerge from the gloom, picking up blood-stained butcher knives. They become the chosen ones of destiny, favored by the Great Dao, representing the escaping 'one' of the Heavenly Dao's forty-nine, and thus commence the slaughter—”

“Oh, I can almost see the eons of that dark universe, how dim and bleak the world is, bloody, desolate, and gloomy, with every living planet transformed into a solitary grave.”

“Is the Heavenly Dao falling into depravity? Is it turning evil? How could it favor evil and gather the cosmic fortune onto such slaughtering beings?”

“Not at all! The universe is the vast will of chaos; it inherently has no good or evil. It's simply... a transition from life to death.”

“The universe grows old and reaches its twilight, and the Creator God, too, ages and withers. The world slowly descends into destruction along with him, ultimately arriving at its final moment: the Great Cosmic Collapse. All matter in the universe flows backward, returning to a dense, infinite point—that is the true essence of the entire universe. Then, the next Great Cosmic Explosion occurs, and new life begins its cycle of succession.”

“Everything is cyclical.”

“To grasp the ancient path is to govern the present; to understand the primordial beginning is to comprehend the cosmic chronicle of the Dao.”

They seemed to witness a magnificent and unimaginably vast cycle of life.

Undoubtedly, this was the scene of the Great Cosmic Annihilation!

All of this was because their observation of the future Destroyer God had caused it to collapse into reality. It was likely that, throughout all ancient and modern cosmic history, there had never been an era where two such beings appeared simultaneously!

Two 'escaping ones,' one representing life and one death, had unprecedentedly appeared together in a single spacetime!

The Alchemist Emperor stepped forward and expressed his views as well:

“Everyone, I agree with Autumn Mountain's opinion! The appearance of the second dimensional courtyard signifies so much!

You should know that the world is becoming turbulent!

We never expected it to begin just as our group of players entered the Ninth Order era!

This will likely usher in an unprecedented era of great catastrophe... According to Autumn Mountain's speculation, the ancient universe once experienced a dark calamity and a massive rupture, leading to the forgetting of the Creator God concept—that's scenario one.

And scenario two is the already urgent and unknown situation of the ancient epoch, to which we've now added the Destroyer God. With both superimposed... everything is completely muddled, making it as dark as it can possibly be, an unimaginably chaotic future!”

The ancient past...

The distant future...

Two unknown calamities, coming from both sides, from past and future, converging in this era, sent shivers down their spines just thinking about it!

Who could possibly withstand this?

It was already too terrifying.

Online, countless people watched with growing anxiety.

The fate of the world was on the brink of destruction, and no one could escape.

Autumn Mountain sighed, remarking with profound emotion, “Now, do you understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts?”

“We understand (moved)”

“We've grasped it (tears in eyes)”

“We misunderstood His Majesty (we deserve death)”

“We were truly too young; we always thought we had the foresight of sages, but it turns out we were still too naive (crying bitterly)”

Tears welled up in their eyes; they felt like complete idiots! They couldn't even see through the first layer of this? Autumn Mountain had seen through multiple layers consecutively. How could they even compare?

They couldn't compare!

They had been quite arrogant.

Creating small televisions, setting up various TV stations, and even deceiving the Abyssal Blue Divine Realm and the Fallen Civilization into opening trade—looking back now, none of it seemed significant.

“So, what do we do now?” someone asked, becoming more humble.

“What to do? We definitely need to establish a foothold in this Destroyer God's dimensional courtyard, at the very least.” Autumn Mountain's expression turned utterly solemn and grave.

“This is the opportunity His Majesty has created for us. It's unrealistic to talk about conquering those terrifying dimensional courtyards outright... Their forces are immense; practically none of them are truly weak; they are all monstrous talents!

But at the very least, we must use our first-mover advantage and knowledge of evolution to gain an edge and suppress them for a period.”

Everyone's expression became stern.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation, Asura Path World.

This place had already become the largest gathering point for players, transforming into a true large-scale online game world.

The incredibly realistic tactile sensations, life experiences, and authentic data patterns, along with lifelike Deva Path and and Human Path NPCs, made this a truly recognized second world. Here, players adopted new identities, lived earnestly, and experienced a second life.

Buddhist and Daoist sects flourished in ancient, charming cities, where countless cultivators and a market for evolving creatures, along with various evolution blueprints, formed a beautiful landscape.

In the cities, on the streets, and within homes, many people were reading the forum.

“Tears in my eyes...”

“His Majesty has actually tasked our Asura Path warriors with such a heavy responsibility....”

“We must strive harder now; at the very least, we need to help the players inside!”

“And you lazy ones, start cultivating seriously!”

Countless people murmured, starting new lives filled with fighting spirit, inheriting the essence of the Buddhist and Daoist transcendent systems, and the will of ancient Chinese ancestors.

“The human path is vast and indistinct, the immortal path is boundless, and the ghost path is joyful! When life enters the gate, the immortal path values existence, while the ghost path values ultimate cessation!”

“The heavens are vast and boundless; our Dao prospers daily.”

Soon after, a group of Asura Path players, dressed in Daoist robes and wielding ancient bronze swords, were training in the martial arts arena.

Meanwhile, the Asura Path warriors were contacting the Asura Path War Gods who had truly entered the game, saying, “We must crush them with our advantages; at least, we can't waste our early-game lead.”

“Yes, the Treant species is indeed strong in PVP duels, but only for low-tier creatures. I'm afraid that after some time, with updates and the emergence of second and third-tier creatures, they will be defeated!”

“We need to use a transcendent system. The Treant cannot be sustained. Otherwise, we'll have to use other, more promising PVP creatures?”

“Hiss? You don't mean...”

“Yes, that terrifying species known as the Forbidden Nightmare, the strongest PVP champion in history, the dreadful monster of the Five Signs of Decay among Devas, the merciless... poop-making machine.”

Complete silence fell over everyone present, an unprecedented quiet.

Only after several minutes did someone slowly speak, their voice hoarse, “Then who will evolve into that?”

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Suddenly, a voice came from the shadows, “I think the Great Octopus would be quite suitable. Look at squids in nature; they're skilled at spraying ink to harm others. He's also been excelling here recently, and his talent for evolving creatures is outstanding.”

“That makes sense.”