Chapter 1370: Companion

Chapter 1371: Xu Zhi Enters the World

Author: The Smile of Three Hundred Catties

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Last Updated: September 30, 2020

Word Count for this Chapter: 5076 characters

He would naturally not discard someone after they had served their purpose.

As for others, like Caroline’s obsession with ancient gods or Mengmei’s fanaticism for the Creator God, he didn't dislike them. Whether he was a scoundrel or not was beside the point; in any case, he intended to let things take their natural course. Xu Zhi didn't consider himself a good person, nor would he claim to uphold justice.

His marriage to Zhi Ji had indeed been a sudden and major event. He had discovered that his "Myriad Worlds" system affected her Dao heart, revealing her future predicament, which he decisively exploited. This was done with ulterior motives, solely for the development of the Zerg sandbox. Facts showed that this step was correct; if he hadn't taken it, he definitely wouldn't be where he was now. Although it was shameless, Xu Zhi felt that he was treating Zhi Ji quite well now.

"However, with the coming of the Era of Dharma Decline, all races will revert to their original forms, and no transformations will be allowed in the new era? Does that mean Caroline will turn into a white clay statue, and Mengmei into a green vine?" he wondered. "What even is this?"

"As for Balloon Fish and the Alchemy Factory, they're even weirder," he mused. "It's hard to imagine how they live with their partners." Thinking this, Xu Zhi immediately felt more balanced; the others were worse off. He felt this was already quite optimistic. Normally, when the Era of Dharma Decline arrived, all gods would be destroyed. Who would have time to think so much? Everyone would be completely annihilated. The fact that he could think this way meant there was a way to survive, and he could consider future paths.

"It seems the vast universe outside is truly no longer our era... Our lives outside aren't going well; it's likely we'll have to rely on our bloodline power to transform within the bloodline universe..." As Xu Zhi pondered this, he silently struck his true body, not a clone. A strong sense of deficiency immediately surged forth, and Xu Zhi began to circulate the cultivation method.

The Superhuman Great World was expanding rapidly, with a large population multiplying. Subsidies for the procreation plan, implemented through the highest martial arts administration, reached all corners of the light-year galaxy. A large number of young people began to reproduce, and new generations constantly emerged. In the martial world, countless experts gradually gathered for friendly martial arts exchanges, and numerous sects, under the guise of "academies," recruited a large number of talented students for introductory training. Although only over two hundred years seemed to have passed, the sectarian structure and tiered treatment for powerful individuals, having absorbed lessons from the underground dwellers, were already extremely mature.

In prosperous Dongyong City, a young man, with a beautiful bird perched on his shoulder, slowly walked through the city gates. "To live a second life, should I carve out a new path in this superhuman world?"

"This task is arduous. Honestly, my talents are quite comprehensive, with almost no weaknesses... but that's also my biggest weakness, because I can't compare to pure, extreme martial arts geniuses." Zhi Ji said that although she possessed powerful talent for cultivating martial arts, she couldn't compete with the top tier of individuals.

"That Mr. Messiah you mentioned, where is he now...?" Zhi Ji asked.

Xu Zhi shook his head. "He's a guest at the residence of the highest being, named Regenerate... We shouldn't bother them; we can develop on our own." Messiah, after all, was just a hub, a stand-in. He was a human who had an alchemy plug-in installed, with a Sea of Consciousness inside storing his spiritual energy clone for control... and because of the bloodline plug-in, he couldn't cultivate martial arts. This was unlike his current true body, which could personally cultivate martial arts.

"Then what about us...?" Zhi Ji hesitated. "Although we've taken a step ahead, I'm afraid those who follow won't be slow either."

"Don't worry," Di Zun (The Emperor) said calmly. "You've become somewhat jaded, but I am still young. In this flourishing era of martial arts, those prodigies may not be my match; it's possible I could sweep through an entire generation."

Zhi Ji's eyes sparkled. When she personally witnessed her husband sever his bloodline in his true body, she was incredibly surprised, seeing that his bone age was less than a hundred years! This was an unimaginable concept.

"To enter the world?" Di Zun's expression was very calm. He couldn't interfere with this world himself; he could only enter it, become a prodigy swept by the unseen currents of the era, and contend with the era's other prodigies. "I never imagined that in this final sandbox at the end of the cosmic era, this ultimate sandbox for contending for the cosmic trends, I would have to personally enter the world directly."

"Even though I created it, I can't interfere; I can only participate myself..."

"This is the first time... contending with the prodigies of an era and all that." Xu Zhi was very calm, standing at the city gate, gazing up at the sky. He was inferior to others before. Now, with the Great Universe cultivation method, in a certain sense, he was already, in Zhi Ji's eyes, a talent comparable to an immortal saint, or even far surpassing that to an unknown degree... Xu Zhi exhaled a deep breath.

Fortunately, he had seen too much of the world, so he quickly recovered. Xu Zhi was completely shocked. With no path to breakthrough, and no desire to maintain the purity of their Dao heart, they naturally indulged to an unimaginable degree. And how could all races in the universe be human-shaped? There were far too many bizarre shapes. His mind suddenly went blank. Xu Zhi's mind suddenly thought of the previous muscular rooster, Lin Hongfeng... Xu Zhi silently reflected, "I still retain a worldly perspective."

Xu Zhi still had a good impression of Zhi Ji. Although there was no passionate romance from beginning to end, they treated each other with respect, were incredibly practical, discussed Dao, and occasionally joked, akin to the feeling of a gentleman's friendship that is light as water... It was acceptable.

"But what's there to worry about?" he thought. "If this grand universe becomes discordant, our bodies in the bloodline universe can still wield laws and are all human." There were quite a few large-headed, small-gray alien types. Saints from different races and worlds could marry, so they had clearly gotten used to it.

"Ultimately, I'm still too young. I haven't lived for tens of thousands of years. I've only been developing the orchard for just over two years, and I'm not even twenty-eight years old, so I still hold onto worldly prejudices."

Xu Zhi suddenly said, "In the new era, there will be no laws or rules. It will no longer be possible to twist rules, violate material laws, and re-transform... This means that in the Era of Dharma Decline, transformations are forbidden. No matter how much you improve your realm in the future, you'll be a bird for your entire life?"

Zhi Ji was also momentarily bewildered, dumbfounded. After a moment, she thought seriously and said, "It truly is! Martial arts and soul cultivation are essential systems for strengthening muscles and souls. My body might become as large as yours, husband, at most turning into a giant bird with bulging muscles!"

Falling from the realm of an Eighth-Tier God meant being unable to twist cosmic rules or reorganize body matter, thus reverting to one's original form? She still didn't care much, chuckling mischievously. "At worst, I'll be your little pet in the outside world, and your wife in the bloodline world... But you're still innocent. I've heard many saints are very open-minded and even wish for transformations like mine for special experiences." After all, reality is so... real. Not to mention in the upper echelons of human aristocratic society, where wealth and power allow for all sorts of bizarre, non-human practices, let alone among some bored and decadent saints?

"It's fine, husband, I think this is great. We can still be husband and wife, and perhaps even have children in the future." Zhi Ji, as a bird, flapped her wings in place. Clearly, they had long passed the age of conventional, vulgar aesthetics. Like most saints, they saw through appearances to the essence, finding physical form and race less important.

The high society is truly chaotic.