Chapter 1084: War Begins

Was it the same being who destroyed the ruins of the Elemental Civilization back then?

At this moment, Phoenix fell completely silent.

A chilling sensation ran through her.

The Rainimansga Cosmic Garden, and even the Elemental Civilization ruins, might all be the work of the same ultimate being... What exactly are these ancient ruins on this land?

"Is this entire starfield a hunting ground and pasture for a Tenth-Tier being?" Phoenix suddenly thought to herself.

After all, this is quite normal!

Ninth-Tier Dao Achievers herd Eighth-Tier gods. If you look at the extraordinary small worlds of every Ninth-Tier Dao Achiever, aren't they filled with a multitude of gods and Heavenly Emperors?

Eighth-Tier gods, in turn, herd Seventh-Tier Heavenly Emperors, and Seventh-Tier Heavenly Emperors herd mortals.

It's important to remember...

Emperor Qi, back in his day during the Heavenly Emperor era, herded mortals in the Great Luo Heaven.

The same applies here.

However, this vast nebula is simply too immense.

The pasture is so large that even such a being would find it difficult to traverse and control it at will. It's like an ordinary person trying to herd livestock across the Sahara Desert.

They can only sense who stands out, detect their aura, and then seek them out.

"It's essentially a semi-free-range model; they usually don't bother to manage it... A Tenth-Tier being is a starfield-level existence!" Phoenix secretly thought. "The Fallen Civilization and the Azure God Domain have only explored Area 3 of this nebula."

Xu Zhi looked at the information Phoenix had acquired and was slightly startled, then pleasantly surprised.

While acquiring a lot of resources was good, at least he now knew some of the enemy's true nature. So, this is what a Tenth-Tier being's existence is like?

If I want to rise up, do I first need to defeat the Tenth-Tier being above me?

Xu Zhi pondered this silently and realized it had to be so.

To break through to Tenth-Tier, you'd face an attack from both sides. You would certainly have to break through by advancing, just like the Azure God Domain and the Fallen Civilization.

"Then I'm not in a hurry anymore. First, I'll frantically assimilate a group of Ninth-Tier beings, and even eliminate some of the weaker Ninth-Tier beings from the Azure God Domain, to fully establish the protective shield.

Although this will definitely offend the Azure God Domain and the Fallen Civilization as I frantically undermine their foundations, I'll just have to offend them forcefully!

This counts as a three-way war. It's fine if they try to encircle and eliminate us. Even if we're 'weak' Tenth-Tiers, we might not be powerless. We can't win a direct fight, but stealing people, engaging in guerrilla warfare, and using various underhanded tactics—I think that's acceptable.

I can only start by decimating their forces, letting them sacrifice themselves to benefit us, and ensuring that the Tenth-Tier being cannot find my coordinates in the vast sea of stars."

Xu Zhi took a deep breath. "As for the battle with these two factions, if I truly anger them and they break through to the 'weak' Tenth-Tier level, we'll be completely unable to defeat them. We'll just run... However, if they break through and attract that Tenth-Tier being, I'll just watch from inside the protective shield."

His thoughts suddenly became clear.

He might not be able to defeat these 'weak' Tenth-Tier beings directly, but he can absorb others first.

"At the same time, since I'm already offending both sides, the Ancient God also needs to make an appearance..." Xu Zhi began to strategize, pacing back and forth in the room. Soon after, Phoenix returned.

She brought back a large amount of stored resources from the Elemental Civilization, as well as a civilization artifact that could increase her strength: a crystal gem and an egg.

"As for this Tenth-Tier's offspring, it's also a five-gene bloodline..." Xu Zhi planned to study it thoroughly to see what was going on.

He was very concerned about the words spoken by the female phantom:

"The offspring of a Tenth-Tier are destined never to become true ultimates. Is this a curse of the universe?"

Did this mean he himself had an issue?

He needed to research it, and also observe the circumstances of a five-gene bloodline breakthrough, as it could be of great help in the future unfolding war.

Meanwhile,

Azure Heavenly Venerate looked up, her gaze piercing through the scattered meteorites and traversing the starfield towards all the chaotic battle zones, the great war of the Three Pillar Gods. "I wonder when the other party will be unable to resist making a move?"

"Originally, we had agreed to cultivate these 107 perfect Dao Achievers to the possibility of reaching Tenth-Tier, breaking through together, each plundering one, and achieving Dao together..." One Heavenly Venerate chuckled.

"But we didn't expect it was still alive. It has to be it now..." said another Azure Heavenly Venerate.

"This time, we might die."

"You're always so worried. When haven't you said that? You said it over 500,000 years ago."

"This time is no joke." Another voice was very serious. "How strong that man truly is, we know better than anyone else."

The more they understood the opponent's true capabilities, the more they realized his immense power. That terrifying aura had been suffocating them for hundreds of thousands of years.

"It's not like back then anymore. We have reached the same realm as him. We all possess the same main bloodline, so there won't be much of a gap." Although this Heavenly Venerate said so, they all knew that man was probably already the most powerful being in history, without equal.

Silence fell over the scene.

They continued to watch the battle unfolding there.

The Three Pillar Gods in the core battlefield were surrounded and attacked by a group of inspectors from the Fallen Civilization, shaking the heavens and shattering the earth.

Although the Three Pillar Gods' main forces were here attracting fire, they had secretly dispatched numerous branch units to engage in battle across various locations.

This entire battle zone was very fragmented.

"But this Buddhist sect is ultimately struggling. After all, even we find the inspectors difficult to deal with. Let's intervene secretly, give the Buddhist sect a hand, and force the other party to reveal themselves."

With a command, perfect Dao Achievers quickly took action.

The Azure God Domain had been hiding its presence until now, but at this moment, they were fully exposed.

Yuan Yuan and other beings fully descended.

A flicker of anger crossed the other side. Ju Xiao snorted coldly, "Azure God Domain, do you truly intend to fight us to the death for the sake of this mere Buddhist sect? Do you want to help them?"

Yuan Yuan laughed heartily. "Hitting a person when they're down—as for you failures who have lost your original aspirations, it's everyone's responsibility to eliminate you."

With a roar from both sides, the conflict fully erupted.

Battlefields of various kinds began to appear everywhere.

In the distance, at the logistics center of the Fallen Civilization, a quantum life-form carrying a small television reappeared. "Selling Quintessence! Large quantities of Quintessence for sale! War necessities! Supplies for rapid recovery from injuries!"

Using Quintessence to recover from injuries was too luxurious, but at this moment, people were indeed frantically buying it to save their lives.

"Lower than market price! Come and take a look!" The hawking voice came. "Also, you can hire thugs here to eliminate the Azure God Domain!"

"Hire thugs?" A representative from the Fallen Civilization asked.

"Yes, hire thugs. We have over 14,900 Ninth-Tier beings, the kind you saw before. As long as you pay, they'll help you enter the battlefield," the player said.

The Fallen Civilization's representative frowned slightly and said, "We can try. Let's start with a thousand."

"Alright!"