Chapter 1257: Eerie

In the depths of the Sea of Chaos, there are living sea creatures that roam freely? And they call themselves universes? Unimaginable," said the alluring voice. "I am willing to investigate."

The phantom on the throne was silent for a moment.

"The depths of the Sea of Chaos are not places where Sages can roam freely. Within the chaotic sea, even the strongest Sages will turn into mortals, lose their power, and drown. Go to the treasury and claim the bloodline of the third-generation Queen Mother, 'White Sea.' That Queen Mother was quite unique, and you slew her when you first emerged, so you should be familiar with her. Integrate her bloodline into yourself, and you can transform into a great chaotic fish, allowing you to stealthily navigate the Sea of Chaos."

"Understood."

The alluring voice continued to chuckle. "Taking number seventy-three 'White Sea'? It's rare for me to go out. I also want to take number one hundred and seven 'Red Moon,' number two hundred and ninety-one 'Outer Heat,' number ninety-one..."

These names seemed ordinary; perhaps they had unimaginably grand titles in history, but here, they were merely simple designations.

"Go retrieve them yourself," a voice from above responded.

Not only the bloodlines of powerful Sages from various eras, but even the failed, evolved bloodlines of successive Insectoid Queen Mothers had fallen into their hands. In a sense, every generation of Insectoid Queen Mothers had worked to solidify the other party's power to an unimaginable degree, leaving no possibility of them being overthrown.

As soon as the words fell, the entire Dao Palace became utterly silent.

"There's seaweed here; won't there be trees later? Will this Cosmic Tree produce fruit in the future?"

Xu Zhi ate his fruit, murmuring calmly, "Cosmic fruit? What does it taste like? Is it edible?"

He was quite relaxed, naturally unaware that Akina Speed had stirred up trouble and provoked some truly terrifying entities.

He had merely thought the recent cosmic vibration might be a celestial earthquake, still marveling at the strangeness of the phenomenon and finding it quite terrifying. The entire universe had vibrated; how terrifying was that? Unimaginable.

But soon, he paid it no mind. He glanced at Akina Speed. "This guy is still bluffing! But he truly has educated these Sages about a great cosmic navigation era, leading towards diversification."

Would there no longer be just nine universes in the future, but rather the Myriad Heavens and Worlds, one hundred and twenty-nine thousand universes? He didn't know, but at the very least, it was a good start.

"The Myriad Heavens and Worlds were once just a phrase spoken by the Creator God, but now they are actually being realized. It's conceivable that the Creator God at the time had already foretold this age of destiny," Xu Zhi scratched his head, thinking that perhaps the internet might say so too.

He glanced to the side.

At this moment, Akina Speed was misleading the Sages, establishing the Trilobite Universe by beginning to validate its rules as "quantum television" rules. This would make this living universe inclined towards their cultivated rules, becoming their Dao field.

Zhang Youling also seemed tempted. After all, this "game civilization" was indeed the current dominant bloodline, incredibly useful. If they could validate the rules of this universe and turn it into the Dao field for their race, it would be extremely beneficial.

These players could even pilot their game Dao fields, truly becoming disasters of the multiverse, invading multidimensional universes everywhere, sending their game avatars to operate there; aggression wasn't out of the question.

"After all, rules are for validation; as long as you can validate them and change them, anything is possible!" Zhang Youling's eyes brightened. "We can do that!"

"Indeed, everyone, welcome to register and log into our game, 'The Burning Legion's Crusade.' From now on, you will validate your path as Sages," Zhang Tong chuckled.

A new era had begun.

Less than three days had passed in real-world time.

In less than three hundred years of high-dimensional spacetime, something terrifying had utterly befallen the multidimensional Sages hidden in this land. The cosmic vessels they had smuggled in to occupy this universe had almost all fallen!

They were filled with dread and unease, unsure what had happened. But soon, the group of Sage descendants who had gone missing at sea finally reappeared at the harbors they had built. However, their ships had almost entirely vanished, transforming into a writhing, living sea-beast universe.

"What is this?"

"This is?"

They didn't know the history Akina Speed had spoken of, so they were utterly bewildered. But they quickly discovered the enormous opportunity within it: this living universe was far superior to a cosmic vessel. With it, they could travel freely through any universe.

"We must go back and transport another batch over!"

Previously, their transport quotas were limited, allowing them to bring only those with the strongest aptitudes. But now, the times had changed. They began a new journey.

Previously, for tens of millions of years, not a single ship had traversed the entire Sea of Chaos. But now, they were almost all traversing it during the same period, and could even spot each other's vessels from afar. They began to communicate with each other.

Soon, Akina Speed's words began to spread among these seafaring vessels: ancient mural languages, the Age of Great Navigation, the future era where universes would become the Myriad Heavens and Worlds, with countless universes...

Among these vessels, one particular ship, a colossal octopus, transformed into bacteria, lay in wait. At this moment, it stood upon the vast black shell of the Trilobite Universe, as if on a deck, gazing at the immense coastline and the universe itself.

"We have altered this universe, validating its rules so that it can float on the sea, serving as our vessel!"

"It's like a great ship, a tortoise, and we're standing on its shell."

"The outside world is still fresh. Standing on the tortoise shell means we're also outside the chaotic heavens of this universe. After all, some beings who have re-validated their paths as Sages within the universe are rapidly assimilated into its rules. Standing outside the chaotic heavens, on the shell, helps reduce life decay."

The descendants of Sages on the deck were discussing.

"This is truly a universe, with its own unique Great Dao blueprint! And it's even a helical blueprint, similar to a life structure!"

"This universe is quite small and incomplete, far from perfect. Our re-validation and cultivation here are incredibly fast, but our combat power as Sages isn't strong!"

"Hahaha, isn't that obvious? Look, how vast is a true universe? And this one? Pathetically small. It's clear which one has stronger combat power!"

"But don't worry, this universe can still grow larger."

They continued their discussion on deck, planning to return to their own universe first.

"Excuse me, may I hitch a ride here?" an alluring voice came from behind them.

The Sages on the ship turned around, their pupils instantly contracting. It was an enchanting and beautiful humanoid woman, completely drenched, appearing incredibly seductive and alluring.

"You—" All the Sages' pupils suddenly dilated, somewhat losing control. This was the Sea of Chaos, and a mysterious being had actually swum directly through it to them?