Chapter 1293

Xu Zhi was momentarily stunned.

The surrounding Saints were eager to help Di Qi, to join the fray and defeat the Gu You lineage, which monopolized the Chaos Sea, thereby escaping their encirclement. After all, Di Qi had promised benefits, allowing them to become his sons and daughters...

Even Zhi Ji was tempted. Piloting a universe, she stood on its deck, looking down at the murky seabed, observing the distant, fierce battlefield in the Chaos Sea. She turned to the surrounding Saints, saying, "If we intervene, we can not only suppress Gu You, causing someone as proud as him to suffer a great loss, but also seize the opportunity to control the second great destiny!"

The other Saints around her were also subtly moved. Becoming his son or daughter meant becoming a blood relative, akin to marrying into a Saintly family! The opponent was so powerful, capable of propagating a universe for them to inhabit—it was indeed tempting... Who didn't know this would be the mainstream in the future?

Zhi Ji remarked, "Gu You established one path for the Chaos Sea: 'reduction and assimilation.' Yet, this person before us is a monstrous genius of this era. It seems that mysterious civilization has finally revealed itself, aiming to seize the grand opportunity... He directly seeks to establish a second path for the Chaos Sea: 'cosmic procreation.' Both are crucial for perfecting the rules and the prevailing trends of this era, completing essential regulations!"

"If Gu You's first phase has followers, why wouldn't this second phase? It now seems that this second path is the true monopoly!"

"After all, becoming the will of a universe, the universe itself... is simply too tempting!"

Zhi Ji spoke with growing dread, "In the future, the wills of universes throughout the cosmos of this era will inevitably form factions, just like living beings!"

"This is a grand melee of living races in the Chaos Sea!"

The first major trend provided a breeding environment for universes in the Chaos Sea; the second directly enables universes to reproduce... And isn't this person, who calls himself Di Qi, seizing a universal trend by building upon Gu You's established path?

Without changing the environment, reproduction would be impossible.

Zhi Ji chuckled, "Why don't we seize this chance to first join their lineage, research their knowledge and background, learn secretly, and then establish our own distinct lineage later!"

What Zhi Ji said was clearly what the surrounding Saints were also thinking. Aligning with Gu You would merely make them one of the seventy-plus Saints in his universes... but aligning with Di Qi meant directly becoming a universe themselves!

As beings within a universe, Saints would be ruled, serve, and complete the rules for the cosmic will... To *be* a cosmic will, that was true freedom!

"Charge!""Attack!"One by one, the Saints roared, and the scene in the Chaos Sea instantly became chaotic.

Some even acted decisively, piloting their own universe-ships and leading other Saints to intervene.

"This ancient and mysterious Saint is tyrannical and ruthless; we have come to assist!"

Other Saints acted even more swiftly. After all, there were only ten cosmic lifeforms available, an extremely limited number of spots, so even if they pledged allegiance, there was no guarantee they would be chosen. This spurred them to be even more proactive.

"Father, I shall fight for you!"

From the Chaos Sea, a shameless voice echoed from afar.

All the Saints were stunned. Many of them were supreme ancient beings; none had ever so brazenly abandoned their dignity.

Turning their heads, they saw an old, lecherous-looking Saint, a decrepit old man, who, with a passionate and heroic demeanor, rolled up his sleeves and directly entered the fray to help.

"Father! I am willing to be your eldest son!""Father, your child is willing to help you fight!""Is this the mother? Indeed, gentle and virtuous!"

Many Saints recognized him. This old man was no ordinary Saint; he was a powerful multi-dimensional Saint!

Wasn't this the God of Holiness and Radiance who commanded a Quad-elemental Universe? Incredibly formidable, he was among the strongest multi-dimensional Saints of the current era, ancient, majestic, and sacred, at the Quad-elemental realm, yet here he was...

"To think he's so shameless behind closed doors!"

All the Saints' faces flushed red. This man was so vulgar and shameless... they weren't *that* shameless and didn't utter a sound, but their actions were incredibly swift, eager to prove themselves frantically.

"Fellow Daoist, I can join your family! I'll fight for you!""This kind of traitor should be punished by all!"

One by one, the Saints roared.

"Let's go help! Let's join the fight!"

Zhi Ji gazed into the distance, quickly deciding to join the other Saints in action; she couldn't afford to fall behind. As for yelling 'Father' from afar, like most of the other Saints, she found herself unable to say it.

Joining the fight, in the end, was a good idea. Regardless of the final outcome or whether there was an opportunity, she wanted to establish a good connection.

"Indeed, there are no variables left." Di Qi saw this scene and knew all his calculations had succeeded. "This is the principle that those who possess the Dao receive much help, while those who lose it receive little... Whoever controls the Dao controls the grand opportunity and gains the allegiance of heroes everywhere."

Upon seeing this, Gu You, who was commanding from the deck of a small cosmic ship with his hands clasped behind his back, grew visibly enraged. "Calculations, all calculations! This battle, from beginning to end, was within his schemes!"

It wasn't that his strategy was inferior. Rather, the opponent possessed unknown knowledge and a transcendent system of wisdom that he did not comprehend, crushing him utterly through sheer fundamental superiority!

As an ancient immortal Saint, he was intimately familiar with the rules of the nine universes and could establish paths for them, but he was not as familiar with this 'meteor shower' as his opponent was! This was a domain unknown to him.

"Your Highness..." a trusted subordinate beside him began.

Gu You closed his eyes slightly, clenching his fists. After a long moment, he opened them. "Let's return. Our strength in the Chaos Sea isn't significant... But this enmity is established. If he enters the nine universes, he won't be able to act so freely!"

"Your Highness, perhaps we should negotiate peace..." someone suggested.

"What, do you wish to be his son?" Gu You's words instantly turned his subordinate's face pale.

"Becoming his son is not entirely out of the question," Gu You's voice was cold and low. In his eyes, any enemy-friend relationship was cold and calculating. "In that era, which of us powerful beings didn't go into hiding, secretly infiltrate sects and holy gates in other universes, become apprentices, acknowledge foster fathers, or masters? Once we learned their methods, we simply eliminated them all afterwards."

These beings were incredibly powerful, defying heaven itself, far beyond what current powerful beings could imagine! They were almost all-rounders!

Perhaps they weren't as exaggeratedly specialized in learning as Di Qi, but their learning speed was terrifyingly fast, only slightly inferior to Di Qi, and in some areas, even stronger!

As long as these beings were allowed to approach and learn, within a hundred years, they could completely strip away all the opponent's secrets and even surpass them!

Zhi Ji, for instance, was eagerly planning to infiltrate by going incognito, with precisely this intention.

She no longer possessed the talent for deduction and opening new paths, but her talent for secretly learning and integrating knowledge was still extraordinary!

If Xu Zhi were to compare them, he would find that although Zhi Ji lacked the ability to innovate, her capacity for clandestine learning was definitely not much weaker than Di Qi's!

Gu You stated, "However, we have no benefits to offer that would move them to form a transaction... and they harbor enmity towards us. We can only root them out, finding a way to eliminate them in advance."

Gu You gazed into the distance. "As for these Saints who aided them, for any who revealed their names, go to the nine universes and slay their main bodies! Aren't they fond of competing for the future's grand trends in the Chaos Sea? Then they can simply discard their old Saint bodies from the previous era!"

"Yes," the subordinate replied, but hesitated. "Most of these Saints are cunning and sly, engaging in petty theft and deceit. Many don't reveal their true identities when going to sea, or which universe their main body belongs to. Some even expose themselves using their enemies' names, wandering around under those false identities."

"Disregard it. Innocent or not, slay them all, especially the one who called him 'Father'," Gu You said, waving his hand as he departed. "Let them know that outside the Chaos Sea is not a lawless place! Let's see if their main bodies, painstakingly cultivated for tens of millions of years, hurt when severed. Their retreat path will be completely cut off!"

"Yes," the subordinate answered. He knew a bloodbath would follow.

Every universe can only be lived in once. Severing their main bodies would permanently cripple them in that universe, leaving them confined to the Chaos Sea, never able to return to shore. It could be said they would be incomplete for eternity!

Gu You, decisive and ruthless, directly retreated.

In the distance, Medusa continued to applaud, for to him, the drama of Caroline, Di Qi, and the others was merely something to observe; how could he possibly get involved?

Further still, several mysterious figures slowly approached.

"I am Wen Meng," a seductive, half-human, half-insect woman of dazzling beauty said with a soft laugh.

"I am Liu Qi."

An ordinary-looking man, appearing unpretentious and simple, stepped forward.

Medusa looked at them. "Are you also allied with Gu You? Why have you come to find me?"

Medusa was filled with emotion. These beings could easily crush him in the nine universes! But in the Chaos Sea, they too lost their power, becoming mere mortals. In the Chaos Sea, one had to act according to its rules. As long as he didn't return to shore or reveal his main body in the universe, they truly couldn't do anything to him.

Wen Meng chuckled, "Sir, observing your universe, it seems you also possess similar knowledge and are close to gaining reproductive capabilities, aren't you? Yet you're not allied with them?"

Medusa snorted, "Haven't you already figured that out? If I were allied with them, I would have gone up to help. I merely acquired the same knowledge from ancient times as they did to reach this point."

The two exchanged glances. As expected, he had also obtained that mysterious inheritance.

Wen Meng pondered for a moment, then smiled, "Sir, you seem less powerful than those three and are acting alone. Would you be willing to join my lineage?"

Liu Qi, for his part, also chuckled, "Her lineage is not good at all. Join mine, and I can give you everything you desire."

"Hmph," Medusa scoffed in return. "What can you give me? The power over the nine great universes? Gu You couldn't even persuade those three; what can you offer to sway me?"

The two exchanged looks, then suddenly smiled. "We truly possess the power to persuade you... How about allowing you to establish a path for the rules of the Chaos Sea? To become a powerful Saint of cosmic rules, on par with Gu You!"