Chapter 1089: Ten-Level Descendant's Curse

Witnessing the descent of the God of Destruction, Naixera was now quite excited. She had been cultivating the dimensional courtyard and releasing spores, operating according to her own ideas. However, she was unsure if her actions aligned with the God of Destruction's will, which made her feel somewhat uneasy.

"There's no need to worry. You were chosen, so simply operate according to your own will," the God of Destruction said, his vast, distant voice echoing, as if he had seen through her thoughts.

According to my own will? Naixera trembled slightly, her eyes shining with brilliant light. Was she chosen because her future will was foreseen? Was it because her actions, seen across distant timelines, were the most aligned with the will, that she was chosen? Was it that the effect preceded the cause? This meant that her current path, if she simply followed her own heart, would align with the unseen requirements of the God of Destruction. She pondered continuously, speculating on its meaning.

Xu Zhi, for his part, bothered little with this large spider-beauty, whose eyes darted about as she harbored who knew what mischievous ideas. After all, the situation was urgent. Looking at the mountains and rivers in the courtyard, and then at the large, eyed octopus, he said indifferently, "That creature contains great serendipity within the unseen. You should fully support it and help it rapidly form and evolve."

Naixera followed his gaze. She had naturally been paying attention to that large, eyed octopus. Although everyone here was an enlightened being, they had all started from scratch, exploring the knowledge of this evolutionary system that had never been traversed before. While they had various wild ideas, they were difficult to realize, and none had anything truly impressive to show. Only the Death Gods from the "players" and Medusa, who possessed knowledge of mature evolutionary systems, were her main focus.

"That evil god, indeed? She has also evolved a species. I was right to bring her in!" Naixera was secretly delighted, feeling her decision was very correct. She couldn't help but respectfully tell the God of Destruction, "I will provide full assistance, help allocate resources, and aid her in rapidly forming and evolving."

"That will suffice," the God of Destruction said indifferently. Then Xu Zhi turned and returned to his room. He shut the door with a bang, leaving the large spider-beauty out in the cold.

Soon, Naixera took action. Medusa received a message: "Players who evolve species with great potential will gain access to accelerated species growth, enhanced reproduction, unlimited spore deployment, and the ability to control ten populations simultaneously."

This was a significant privilege, for what did species evolution depend on? It depended on population size and the quantity of spores. This directly gave her control over ten instances, allowing her to evolve ten branches simultaneously.

From inside the room, Xu Zhi observed this scene. "Naixera is indeed very capable and clever," he thought. "She understands how to interpret the holy will and acts with great efficiency." But of course, which enlightened being wasn't an old hand? Honestly, Xu Zhi was acting decisively now, with no time or inclination to speak further with Naixera. He had other matters to attend to.

Medusa was already evolving on her end. She was nearing the final stages of species formation. Giving her a boost during this crucial time, it felt like it wouldn't be long before it was complete.

"Originally, I had another week to break through to the Ninth-tier and catch up with the first echelon's progress. But doing this now counts as getting ahead. After all, unforeseen events can occur; who knows if these two sides will suddenly start fighting?" Xu Zhi mused. This thing was truly of little use to others—a mere trifle—and originally useless to him as well. But now, the situation was different. Time is life!

"The problem is, I can't replace a perfected transcendent bloodline with this one-time use bloodline now. I need to find a way for the alchemy factory to create an alchemical plug-in for this bloodline." Xu Zhi took a deep breath. Once this was settled, he would have the Super Ancient God meet with Akina Mountain Speed and instruct him to produce it according to the structural blueprint of this bloodline.

"What's left is that egg," Xu Zhi said, raising an eyebrow.

Meanwhile, at the Ancient Elemental Ruins.

Phoenix was familiarizing herself with the acquired resources and artifacts, finding them incredibly exquisite. Meanwhile, Moon God Season, in the adjacent house, began to assimilate the "crystal egg." The elemental life nurtured within quickly transformed into Zerg, then hatched directly.

A deep black and blue gem gradually began to give birth to a wisp of life, which started to emanate from it.

"A five-gene bloodline?" Xu Zhi instantly sensed the aura of that life. "Let me see what your legacy holds." A series of inherited memories, intricate and complex, flooded his mind like countless electronic signals. After a while, Xu Zhi slowly exhaled a breath. "So that's how it is?"

He looked at the elemental life and sighed. He had originally thought he had obtained a five-gene bloodline Zerg hero who could join the Zerg, gaining a free Zerg hero of SSR rarity, comparable to Emperor Qi's top-tier Tenth-tier. This would be an extremely powerful opportunity. Who knew it would just be mediocre? Because it was essentially useless! No wonder Tenth-tiers didn't frantically procreate, mass-producing Tenth-tiers, because they were all useless.

"Why is it said to be cursed by the universe? The reason is simple: a five-gene life naturally breaks through to the Tenth-tier. After reaching the high Ninth-tier, it doesn't need to traverse the 'Path of Ultimate Dao'; it naturally breaks through to the Tenth-tier."

Naturally breaking through to the Tenth-tier – isn't that incredible? One must know how extraordinary it was for the Eighth- and Ninth-tier paths to be naturally 100% complete. But here, it was different. "Being unable to traverse the full Tenth-tier path means this creature cannot condense a 'Dao Seed' to form its own 'Ultimate Dao'. A Tenth-tier without a Great Dao bloodline is simply unimaginably weak!!"

Xu Zhi fully understood the reason. Directly breaking through to the Tenth-tier without hindrance was not a good thing! This Tenth-tier of yours is the weakest of the weak. What you use are still the previous five ordinary bloodline genes. While others use the 'Ultimate Dao' bloodline they condensed themselves, their own 'Great Dao's End', the 'Great Dao Crystal' formed from their lifelong study of the four transcendent systems. How can you fight them? It's simply laughable. If you don't have your own 'Dao', you're merely a 'pseudo-Tenth-tier'!

"It's not entirely useless after all. Even if one cannot condense their own Dao, they can still seize the Dao of other Tenth-tiers and thus become a normal Tenth-tier. After all, Tenth-tiers can change their bloodlines at any time. But how would you seize it?" This was a very realistic problem. Your combat power is far, far weaker than theirs; you can't even beat them! A normal Tenth-tier has their own "Great Dao" bloodline as a chip, allowing them to sit at the gambling table and clash head-on with other Tenth-tiers. Only then can they compound their gains, potentially acquiring five "Great Dao" bloodlines in the end. You don't even have the most basic "chip," you can't even get to the gambling table. You have no initial capital. How can you compound your gains? How can you earn the Great Dao of other Tenth-tiers? This is not realistic. In fact, if other Tenth-tiers saw you, they wouldn't even bother acknowledging you; they'd just turn and leave. A Tenth-tier offspring with five ordinary bloodlines, who hasn't condensed their Ultimate Dao, even if they are a Tenth-tier in realm, are they worth others' effort? Killing them yields nothing.

And if you are a Tenth-tier's offspring, perhaps you might think your parent would help you kill a Tenth-tier, seize their "Great Dao bloodline," and integrate it into you, making you a normal Tenth-tier? Your own parent is lacking in them! Each Great Dao is an extremely rare existence in the entire grand universe, one of the most precious treasures in the entire cosmos. It represents the lifelong effort of an Ultimate Dao existence. If such a treasure is seized, one would definitely prioritize integrating it into oneself.

"This is essentially useless then," Xu Zhi murmured, looking at this five-gene transcendent life. He tapped the eggshell, which rang with a faint clinking sound. He said helplessly, "Then why would I bother raising you? Kill a Great Dao Tenth-tier's bloodline and integrate it into you to make you a normal Tenth-tier? I myself am lacking them. Even if I had this bloodline, why wouldn't I integrate it into a Tenth-tier who genuinely broke through themselves?"

Xu Zhi finally understood why the existence within the Elemental Civilization ruins merely entrusted its child to him, but did not expect its child to seek revenge.

"However, this is also my problem," he thought. "I too have five major bloodlines, and cannot traverse the full Tenth-tier path." Xu Zhi took a deep breath, continuously sifting through the inherited data. "It's also difficult for me to break through; I can only seize others' Dao. But I can still do it, given my status. If it were any other normal Tenth-tier offspring, they would simply be waiting for death."

This was indeed a curse of the universe. The previous curse on enlightened beings for 100,000 years of darkness, and this current one, seemed to be preordained by the unseen. Xu Zhi continued to organize his thoughts. "Currently, if I want to break through, there are two methods: First, have Emperor Qi, Caroline, and others kill a Tenth-tier and seize a Great Dao bloodline for me. Second, I personally kill a Tenth-tier. According to ancient records, it's not unheard of for a Tenth-tier offspring, relying on a combination of five ordinary transcendent bloodlines, to defeat a true Tenth-tier, seize their bloodline, and successfully transform."

However, this was merely an ancient cosmic legend. You'd take ordinary bloodlines and compete against someone else's Great Dao bloodline? They are not even on the same level. Unless your five bloodlines are exceptionally extraordinary, only then might a fight be possible. According to records, there was indeed one extremely extraordinary Tenth-tier offspring, who traveled through countless transcendent worlds, successfully combining and finding five heaven-defying bloodlines, and achieving a successful comeback.

"But even then," Xu Zhi thought, taking a deep breath and organizing the information he had gained, "it's merely a fight against a Tenth-tier whose Ultimate Dao was formed from four inferior bloodlines and one Great Dao bloodline." He felt his future was very uncertain.