Chapter 1300: Go See My Future

"Because I am already too old and cannot understand their various novel ideas and cosmic thoughts. Let them continue their discussion," said Di Zun, steering the ship away.

Zhi Ji was exasperated. This person was clearly bored. However, she couldn't be bothered with him. After all, the main points had been covered; only minor details remained.

Zhi Ji thoughtfully remarked, "Their talent, in our era, would mostly be considered first-tier... it's impressive, but they cannot imagine the horrors of that time. They are destined not to reach the heights of our era and will ultimately become cannon fodder."

Xu Zhi understood her point. After all, how many years had he been developing? How many years of accumulation? Given such a short period and population base, the emergence of top-tier saintly talents like Caroline and the Three Pillar Gods was already remarkable. Compared to the cumulative talent across the long history of the entire universe, it certainly fell short.

"They are second-tier, but your talent has the potential to rival ours," Zhi Ji said earnestly. "To put it bluntly, I'm placing all my bets on you."

Xu Zhi shook his head. He was using the Great Cosmos technique, integrating the wisdom of all the Zerg geniuses, which was why Zhi Ji saw him that way. But in reality, if he truly employed the Great Cosmos technique, his talent would be infinitely more powerful than she imagined. However, the talent of some monstrous prodigies was truly hard to fathom...

"Then, how does Di Qi compare to a few of you?" Xu Zhi suddenly asked.

"Him?" Zhi Ji thought carefully for a moment. "It's hard to say. He's an extreme specialist... but he's also in our tier. His learning ability is exceptional, far surpassing all of us ancient beings, but he doesn't possess the inherent talent to forge a new path like we do..."

After all, they were almost all-rounders, with no weaknesses. Their comprehensive capabilities—learning ability, era-founding ability, combat prowess—allowed them to fight in that final war, reach the end, and emerge victorious. While they were all-rounders, Di Qi was a specialist.

Zhi Ji pondered again and said, "If he had lived in our era, he wouldn't have been able to become one of us. His flaws are too significant; he would have been quickly eliminated and killed by us... because we absolutely could not tolerate anyone secretly learning the cultivation methods we created."

So, Di Qi couldn't have been a winner even in Zhi Ji's era? Xu Zhi thought about it and agreed. Someone like Di Qi, who secretly learned from everywhere, integrated knowledge, but lacked his own original creations... would inevitably be targeted and eliminated first. Moreover, it wasn't easy to secretly learn from these saints; they were all cunning.

"But in this era, it might be different... because the saints of this era are immortal. No matter how much others hate him or chase him for secretly learning their cultivation methods, they can't kill him." Zhi Ji considered, "If he truly starts learning, I don't know what might happen! In our era, he absolutely had no chance of contending for supremacy. In this era... it's hard to say."

"Perhaps, his group, having a first-mover advantage now, might have a chance to compete in the future." Zhi Ji's assessment of him was actually quite pessimistic. Although she had just been pleasant, she wasn't actually very optimistic about him, and perhaps not even about the current Longevity Dao Palace.

"What we should truly fear... is the grand trend of the era! The real monstrous prodigies who will rise in the future, once the universe is fully connected again, will produce a group of geniuses comparable to those of our era!"

Zhi Ji took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly. "That's what's most terrifying... You don't know what 'destiny's inevitability' means. Our era already produced beings as powerful as us, so what kind of young heroes will emerge from the waves in this era, which is destined to be even grander?"

"Right now, everyone is on the same playing field. Even the saints of the Longevity Dao Palace, despite being in their prime and on the same starting line, might be overthrown!"

"This is the Eleventh Order, the era that is truly about to begin." Zhi Ji understood the fear within. "They might seem to be in their prime, but they are no longer at their absolute peak. If geniuses similar to them emerge, they won't be able to suppress the rise of their rivals with their current monopolized foundation, and they themselves are afraid..."

The Longevity World era was a peak era, with an accumulation of terrifying power! To contend for immortality, too many saints emerged at that time. Saints even cultivated other saints. That era also saw the exploitation of the Great Dao seats, with millions of saints appearing... And now? What lies ahead will only be more terrifying!

According to the Master's deductions, the universe's final moment is approaching. The remaining 40 vacant Great Dao seats in the universe will quickly be filled, leading to millions of saints vying for them, and even the ultimate activation of the Eleventh Order... Even the Master, powerful enough to inspire fear in them, chose to seclude himself, which indicates that even the Master isn't confident, observing everything from the shadows.

"Even I can't imagine what kind of monsters will emerge among these surging saints," Zhi Ji sighed. "No one knows what the future era will be like, or what the true cosmic landscape will look like. It's all unclear."

Xu Zhi comforted Zhi Ji, steering the large ship away. "It's alright. No matter how powerful the genius, they are still living beings. There's no need to fear them."

Xu Zhi was very calm. No matter how strong the monstrous geniuses who appear in the future, they will still be his workers. However, despite his words, Xu Zhi couldn't help but frown slightly. He had originally thought his enemy was the Longevity World. But even the ancient saints of the Longevity Dao Palace feared the monstrous prodigies that might appear in the coming prosperous era... a future that even the Great Ship of World-Crossing, which traversed into this universe, had to dread...

What about himself? The crisis he might face could be even more terrifying than overthrowing the Longevity World.

"What if a real monster emerges, activates the Eleventh Order, discovers the ultimate laws of the universe, sees through everything, overthrows the Longevity World, and I get overthrown along with it?" Xu Zhi felt a chill. It would be terrifying if a monster truly appeared, roaring, "My destiny is in my own hands, not in heaven's," and overthrew the "Creator God" and "God of Destruction." After all, it wasn't impossible for him to be overthrown. If previously, as the so-called Creator God, he couldn't feel the same apprehension and sense of crisis as Di Qi, Caroline, Zhi Ji, and others, he certainly felt it now.

Xu Zhi looked at Zhi Ji and murmured, "I can't abandon the Ultra-Ancient God lineage, Caroline and the others... Although reality is cruel, and perhaps only Di Qi among them has the potential to contend for supremacy, I will absolutely not 'slaughter the donkey after it grinds the mill' (discard them after they've served their purpose)."

"At the same time, I must prepare for the future." Xu Zhi secretly mused, "On the other hand, the Cosmic Bridge era has also begun to enter the Longevity World's age of contention... I need to go and see what exactly happened during the Longevity World era, and while I'm at it, deduce the future. What will happen to me in the Myriad Worlds era? Could I be overthrown?"

Is the traditional grand trend of the future truly the Myriad Worlds era? The Myriad Worlds were created by Xu Zhi. What if the natural evolution of the universe doesn't lead to a Myriad Worlds era? What if it's another era, a fated era, already brewing in the shadows, ready to stab him at any moment?

The more Xu Zhi thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed. "This trip back is to prepare for the appearance of the God of Destruction... And this time, I'll also deduce the era, to see what exactly will happen in the future. I must understand what the truly destined future cosmic structure will be like!"