Chapter 1234: The Future of the Zerg

"When the new version of the Zerg is innovated, I will become the God of Creation, and the Zergs will be the race of the God of Creation... even if it's still a false one." Xu Zhi's eyes gleamed.

After all, if he didn't acquire a complete Great Dao Singularity, the universe created by its Big Bang would be incomplete, not truly aligned with the Great Dao's ultimate truth! However, the temporary improvement of the Zerg's new bloodline version gave Xu Zhi a feeling of immense satisfaction.

What are the Zergs? They are his original genetic race! His first bloodline! Previously, he lacked the authority, but now he had made drastic improvements, transforming the Zergs from evolving life spores, augmented with various external 'software,' into evolving cosmic spores... creating universes!

The Zergs had mutated under his control, achieving a cross-era advancement. Naturally, this came with a sense of immense accomplishment. Although this wasn't a cohesive whole—a patchwork of bloodlines and countless combinations barely allowing the evolution of a universe, and it looked ugly—why did a crude prototype need to be beautiful? As long as it worked, he could refine it gradually.

"However, this Zerg Saint Family has been passed down for countless eons..." Xu Zhi took a deep breath. "This counts as a major version overhaul."

The authority to inherit a Saint Family typically requires a Saint-level descendant to gain access to their Dao field. Just like the Nine-Headed Ancient Mother, to gain access to her clan's ancestral Dao fields, she had to break through to Saint-hood to fully control her clan's Dao field and the inherited 'little skirt' of her family's legacy.

The Zerg Saint Family, being powerful, required him to become a multidimensional Saint to gain ultimate authority, including the Zerg sub-brain and the Zerg Mother Empress's body passed down through generations.

"This Zerg Saint Family is certainly formidable, but I estimate it can't compare to those entities hiding on the Great Ship of Immortality! They can achieve eternal life! By some means, they hide, smuggled into the distant future, reaching the ultimate moment of Dao authentication, the final Dharma-ending age of the universe, and opening the door to the Eleventh Order.

"The Zergs, however, cannot achieve immortality; they can only pass down their legacy through generations. Perhaps the first Zerg Mother Empress once contended with them, only to be beaten to death... becoming a loser. Subsequent Zerg civilizations, this Saint Family, have continued their legacy time and again. Many remarkably talented Zerg Mother Empresses have also tried to break the Eleventh Order threshold, obtain its secrets, seize the true voice of the universe, and even board the ship, hoping to survive into the distant future... but they were still killed."

Xu Zhi felt that by evolving and reproducing the core of cosmic history, he was getting closer to the truth! The Zergs, it seemed, were once the defeated ones of the Great Ship of Immortality, yet they continued to compose their epic, rising against the current repeatedly, hoping to achieve one last breakthrough to glory...

"If my guess is correct, in the current multiverse era, it won't be long before someone realizes that the Eleventh Order exists in the far future of the universe! When the universe is completely perfected, the door to the Tenth Order will close, and the door to the Eleventh Order will open! Then, entities will build Great Ships of Immortality to smuggle themselves to the time of Dao authentication! And the first Zerg Mother Empress will rise in that era, competing for the opportunity... ultimately failing."

"Failure in one generation means failure in all generations! One step behind leads to being behind in every step! The further along, the harder it is to regain the ability to defeat the opponent."

Xu Zhi murmured, "The accumulated efforts of previous Zerg Mother Empresses over generations led to the Zergs' current strength... but the other side has long since reached unimaginable power!"

"It's obvious! Even if their bloodline were inferior, the heaven-defying bloodline they've accumulated over billions of years would be more than enough to crush the Zergs' self-evolved one!"

The Zergs were trying to use their short-term evolved bloodline to contend against the opponent's vast bloodline accumulation of billions of years! It seemed possible, but the probability was low.

Now that Xu Zhi controlled the core authority, he had the right to completely destroy the Zergs, to purge all previous bloodlines, and to render the painstaking efforts of past Zerg Mother Empresses futile. This was the ultimate power of controlling a Saint Family. Just like the Nine-Headed Ancient Mother, as the contemporary inheritor, she could easily destroy her Dao field or even the accumulated legacy of her race.

Perhaps, if he were to die of old age, at the final moment of failure... he could directly destroy the Zergs and collapse the Zerg sub-brain. But Xu Zhi was not such a dark-minded person; he had already spread his Grand Universe cultivation method within it, leaving it for the next generation, which he considered a gift to his successors.

As for the external Six Paths of Reincarnation Evil God, should he leave it for the next generation of Zergs, so they could create universes? No, he couldn't leave that for now. Because integrating the immortal bloodline into the Six Paths of Reincarnation would reduce his combat power. He wasn't dead yet, so why would he constantly think about suddenly dying and leaving an inheritance for future generations?

"Instead of plotting benefits for successors, I'd rather do it myself and transcend in my own generation." Xu Zhi shook his head. "I just don't know how powerful their bloodline is, strong enough to utterly defeat the Zergs!"

Perhaps, the previous Zerg Mother Empresses were destined never to defeat him! No matter how strong the evolved creatures or how heaven-defying the bloodline, they couldn't defeat the opponent because their bloodline was already perfect, having reached the peak of the universe. But now, Xu Zhi had updated the Zerg version. Bloodline creatures couldn't win...

"Cosmic creatures... should I try to fight them?" Xu Zhi's thoughts were deep. "I'll create a dimensional yard, and cosmic creatures will evolve within it... 'Bloodline creatures' are already trash that has been eliminated!"

At this moment, he felt somewhat enlightened and no longer panicked. By evolving and re-enacting cosmic history, he now knew much about the past. Knowing who the enemy might be allowed him to prepare in advance, eliminating any information gap.

"Thus, I can now await the attainments of the Nine-Headed Ancient Mother and Mengmei... once they evolve the life of the universe, I can completely update the Zerg bloodline version!" Xu Zhi's expression grew calm. "Perhaps, these universes may not necessarily complete the Great Dao Singularity... However, I've changed my mind again. Confronting the opponent directly and forcefully seizing the Great Dao Map isn't without the possibility of defeating them!"

Xu Zhi admitted that he was a fickle man. Previously, he had cursed the previous Zerg Mother Empresses as being utterly foolish for confronting the enemy head-on, considering it suicidal. He had intended to lie low and bypass the Great Dao Map, not directly competing for the opportunity. But now... he felt capable again.

"I'll just watch these two help me perfect the latest version of the Zergs." He looked towards the tea garden. Mengmei had talent, but her main role was to provide knowledge about evolving creatures. The real heavy lifting had to come from Nu Yi, for who was Nu Yi? Her wisdom was absolutely unprecedented, the strongest Saint of Life Rules, who had opened up the heavens.

Time flew by, and several millennia passed in the blink of an eye.

A special era emerged across the entire parallel multiverse: the Age of Cosmic Bridges. The distances between individual universes grew ever wider, with vast chaotic rivers separating them, making them only visible from afar yet still relatively easy to traverse.

Powerful individuals and Saints began constructing 'cosmic bridges' between universes. The two major universes started interacting, trading, and maintaining contact. Even some powerful individuals, sects, and factions frequently traversed and wandered through other parallel universes. After all, this was not the distant future where Saints would authenticate their Dao, causing the rules of parallel universes to diverge greatly. At this time, Saints could travel to other parallel universes at a very low cost because the rule differences between universes were still minor, allowing them to exert most of their power.

A brand new Rainbow Bridge Cosmic Era was born. This was a mythical era where heroes rose in unison. Saint Dao fields were not distant from mortals, and even the concept of parallel universes was incredibly common and widely known. The Age of Saints was immensely prosperous. Many Saints even widely established sects and recruited disciples, making it a supreme honor to become a Saint's disciple.

"'The first post-Heaven era of the universe is the Era of Bridges; this is an inevitability of history.'"

At this moment, Phoenix's expression was serene. Standing on a cosmic bridge, she watched the passing powerhouses. "'This first post-Heaven period—the Age of Cosmic Bridges—will see the complete fission and isolation of universes, forming vast, boundless seas of chaos. This will take at least 300 million years! Only then will they fully drift into separate territories.'"

"'In other words, the universe's first post-Heaven era will be relatively long.'" Phoenix's expression was calm as she continued to wander through the universes, diligently cultivating her Dao. Her cultivation speed was very fast. Due to the differing flow of time, several millennia had passed here, and she had already returned to the peak of Ninth-Order Daoist and was climbing the path to the Tenth Order.

"'In this life, the Saint Realm is no longer far for me!'"

On the other side, the Nine-Headed Ancient Mother's mind shone brightly. Several millennia had passed, and she too had reached the completion of the Ninth-Order Daoist and was climbing the path to the Tenth Order. In this life, her bloodline had been perfected even further, becoming immensely powerful. Even she had to admit that this era of creation was filled with treasures of bloodlines, and there were too many vacant Great Dao seats. With her experience from over ten billion years in the future, it was truly a fertile ground! She could authenticate some powerful rules.

Meanwhile, several millennia had passed.

Inside the tea garden.

"Success?" Mengmei's eyes sparkled as she looked at Nu Yi as if she were a monster. "As expected of the Saint designated by Mang to complete the rules of life, your talent in this area is simply astonishing!"

They turned around and looked at a cosmic embryo.