Chapter 1137: Genesis

Author: Three Hundred Kilograms of SmileCategory:Last Updated: July 13, 2020Chapter Word Count: 4,796

This is a cosmic ruin. Only shattered walls and crumbling debris remain, bearing witness to everything that once transpired in this place.

All hymns to civilization may be grand for living beings, but for the universe, they are cold. Even magnificent ninth-level beings, galactic overlords capable of moving stars and filling lands, are but fleeting, laughable wisps of smoke.

"Everything from that era has fallen. No one could survive to this day, 300,000 years later. All are buried in the dust of history, making it difficult to investigate much of the past... Life constantly alternates, but only civilization endures," Xu Zhi murmured as he gently stepped into this cosmic estate.

The ground was slightly cracked and dry. Above the estate, a thin atmosphere still lingered. However, this place was already a dead zone. Even after more than a hundred thousand years, the residual chaotic laws from the ancient cosmic overlords' war still raged violently, making this land barren and long unsuitable for life.

It was no wonder that no ninth-level beings from the new era had passed by and chosen to occupy this land. Even eighth-level gods, capable of descending upon this estate, could not enter its core, as the energy storms there remained terrifyingly potent.

It had long become a desolate village of ruined houses. Moreover, besides ninth-level beings of such immense size, who would choose to live here? There was absolutely no benefit. Unlike Xu Zhi, they didn't need land to evolve sandbox worlds. At most, they could accelerate an inner space to a speed of a hundred years per day, allowing the beings within to cultivate, form sects, and develop bloodline civilizations. But that was all.

Only Xu Zhi's Zerg lineage could surpass their flow rate by a hundredfold limit, reaching a ten thousandfold flow rate—10,000 years per day. This super-speed, where even organisms lose the ability to think, a creator-god's flow rate, was necessary for evolving life. Besides, what are the Zerg? The Zerg are the most easily evolved and mutated, indeterminate special race. Other races might evolve fur in 10,000 years, while the Zerg would already be growing scales. It could be said to be the fundamental talent of the Zerg.

"300,000 years is too long; history is buried in the past. If, suddenly, this ancient being were to revive, no one would know if it were real or fake," Xu Zhi calmly chuckled. "A clone serving this purpose is quite good."

The goal of this trip was to establish a home for Medusa's Crystal Wall System civilization, and incidentally, to give Caroline and the others a surprise. After all, such a low-level civilization was quite disappointing. Originally, there was no foundational civilization, and the plan was to simply go through the motions, manifesting out of thin air. But now, with this historical background readily available, it was a golden opportunity. It immediately added an air of authenticity. It was perfect for elaborating upon.

"And speaking of giants..." Xu Zhi took a deep breath.

*Whoosh!*

With a gentle swipe, a rift appeared in space. Moments later, Xu Zhi's true body instantly descended.

"My true body has never performed the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art, but with my Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art... could the true Pangu form barely reach the size of Australia?" Xu Zhi's expression remained calm.

*Rumble!*

As his words faded, Xu Zhi suddenly expanded, his body growing inch by inch. He became majestic and colossal, seemingly piercing through the heavens. A terrifyingly imposing giant seemed to crush the entire world, emanating an unimaginably vast aura. His size finally expanded to a level significantly larger than Australia.

"It's no longer possible. My body has been hollowed out, and it's still smaller than I imagined... Is this my limit? Can even a perfect foundation only reach this extent?" Xu Zhi took a deep breath. "Sub-brain, give me the Zerg's reserve energy."

A massive surge of energy quickly surged within him. This was the energy he had re-accumulated since breaking through to a higher deity. Originally, it was incredibly precious, reserved for further breakthroughs, but Xu Zhi no longer cared about that. His energy had begun to erupt wildly. The Mother River power station could now provide endless energy. Furthermore, after becoming a higher deity, the path to the ninth level no longer relied on energy for breakthroughs, so he could naturally spend it lavishly.

Xu Zhi's body grew wildly again, expanding beyond the size of Australia. At this point, he didn't care about combat power; he only needed his outward appearance to reach the desired scale, even if it was just superficial. Finally, Xu Zhi's body expanded to the volume of half a small planet, significantly larger than the Great Octopus.

"That's enough..." Xu Zhi pushed open the castle's immense door, observing the utterly dilapidated furniture, stairs, and decorations, which exuded an aura of decay and ruin. The next second, Xu Zhi's true body stepped out of the blood-red giant, and his clone entered to take residence within it. Then the clone began controlling the giant body, arranging furniture, and cleaning the interior of the entire massive villa. Meanwhile, his true body landed in front of the garden.

"In ancient times, this manor garden was the second ring, the residence for the two hundred million disciples undergoing outer sect trials. It was teeming with fierce beasts and hidden dangers, home to many terrifying transcendent monsters collected by this philatelist-like giant." Xu Zhi's expression remained calm. "These creatures have long been extinct, but their genes, after more than 300,000 years, still exist as fossils in this land, just like dinosaur genes. As long as the Zerg devour their genes..."

"Yes, if I revive all the fierce beasts and species that once inhabited this garden, and recreate the scene from back then, then who would dare say I'm an impostor?" Xu Zhi took another step forward, speaking softly, "Although this ruin is plagued by spatial turbulence and a harsh environment, and even if those ancient fierce beasts were revived, they couldn't survive in this wasteland... But they are all Zerg. They can evolve further using their gene templates to adapt to the current perilous environment."

"There is no land the Zerg cannot adapt to."

"Therefore, looking impressive is the most important thing." Xu Zhi lightly swiped his hand, standing before the entrance of the enormous courtyard. "Zerg sub-brain, deploy spores! Devour the genes of the creatures in this land!"

The Zerg sub-brain responded: "Deploying."

*Whoosh!*

In less than a decade, the previous wild beast species quickly revived across the entire land. After all, replicating genes was relatively simple; the difficulty lay in the subsequent evolution and the development of environment-adapting abilities. The creatures here were soon torn apart by the randomly appearing spatial turbulence.

*Whoosh! Whoosh!*

"Entering Genesis Flow rate, 10,000x acceleration."

Xu Zhi's expression remained calm as he quietly observed the area. "Further evolving existing species is much faster than creating new ones. They should adapt to the environment in time for the others' arrival." Xu Zhi observed the land for a while, quite unconcerned. There were many bloodline gene talents in the universe, but whether they were truly powerful could only be fully discerned by deriving corresponding mature transcendent cultivation methods. Therefore, the potential of most genes remained unknown. Of course, not all were like this; some gene talents were clearly powerful even without cultivation, such as the immortality gene or the phoenix's rebirth from fire.

"Now... it's time for the next task." Xu Zhi turned within the vast, ruined villa. "It's time to summon the Cthulhu Evil God."