Chapter 1381: Old Ships of the Past

The sheer numbers were overwhelming. What’s more, their strongest member had yet to make a move.

Kumbitros fell silent for a moment.

Kuangtu smiled and said, "Those adept in martial arts focus their training here, while those strong in bloodline power concentrate on developing the myriad realms. It's a two-pronged approach. The fungi have united against you."

Kumbitros couldn't help but ask, "Why are you telling me all this?"

"You are merely the overlord of a small district. While strong, in the context of future populations and vast cities, your 'martial arts district' is just one small place on a street. If a single district could defeat all the geniuses gathered by our entire civilization, we wouldn't need to bother playing this game. Now, let us open your eyes."

Renard smiled, "And since you've come here, it's only natural for us to go to your ten-thousand-person tribe, provoke them, and wipe them out."

"Such arrogance!" Kumbitros sneered.

"Our true forms are unimaginably vast. I merely lowered my energy level to enter your fungal world and fight you. Do you think winning against me makes you glorious? In a real encounter, I could blast you bacteria and microorganisms to death with a single breath."

Even Leini Mansga was just a small toy to them. How could humans, with their planetary-scale bodies and at the same cultivation level, possibly resist giants so vast they could use the solar system as a dining table? The energy casually unleashed from one of their fingers would be more than the total energy of ten thousand of you! The idea of destroying their tribe was simply ludicrous. He was already being generous by not obliterating the small bacterial tribe before him.

"Who knows?" Renard said. "Didn't you say that the universe's rules are nearing over eighty percent completion, and living beings will naturally emerge in the Sea of Chaos? So, are you planning to collect people from the Sea of Chaos? Over eighty percent completion means the Tenth-Tier Gate is about to fully open, right? And full completion, when the universe truly matures, means the Eleventh-Tier Gate opens?"

Kumbitros's expression subtly changed. Over eighty percent completion was indeed a threshold for increasingly perfect rules: chaotic life naturally emerging, and the Tenth-Tier Gate opening.

"The Tenth-Tier Gate opening means they are already on the path to weak Tenth-Tier, capable of breaking through to Tenth-Tier at any moment!" A terrifying thought surfaced in Kumbitros's mind. They would achieve breakthrough first. A Tenth-Tier fighting a Ninth-Tier, despite the vast size difference, still had a chance.

"They had already calculated it. Tenth-Tier is the true beginning of the war, the moment of full outbreak." Kumbitros's mind instantly reeled.

"You want to suppress us with your cultivation realm." Kumbitros's heart sank. His ten-thousand-person tribe might be in danger.

"Hahahaha, 'with you'? You think too highly of your little district. Your true powerhouses haven't even emerged yet." Kuangtu shook his head, stating that the opponent was merely a small tribe. He was referring to Tuxin, the original chaotic life form—the one they had released in the very beginning. That being had remained hidden, developing in secret, and its current strength was unknown. This small tribe before them wasn't hiding; it was openly situated next to their 'martial arts world.' The shared sandbox was merely a whetstone. The true chaotic powerhouses, however, remained concealed.

Renard raised his arm. "Alright, now die and go back."

"We are about to break through to Tenth-Tier and will slaughter your tribe. You'd better call out the one behind you. If he doesn't come to protect your tribe, you are doomed. Surely he wouldn't abandon your precious ten thousand tribesmen!"

"You all?" Kumbitros's expression drastically changed. He realized this was a terrifying trap, that he was merely bait to draw out the true powerhouse who had been hiding. Before he could utter a sound, he instantly turned to dust.

"We've sent him back," Kuangtu chuckled. "I hope he enjoyed his sightseeing trip here. Judging by his final expression, he must be a resolute person, someone who would never seek help even if it meant death, to avoid exposing his tribe's strong ones... A good person, indeed."

"But everything is beyond his control. We've caused such a stir here that Tuxin, hidden among the myriad realms, must already know about this. People like him definitely have spies." The human race has never been short of those who cling to life and fear death, joining the enemy and betraying their own kind. With such a massive commotion here, any human spies would surely relay the information back.

Meanwhile, at the Flame Venerate Hall.

"The Tenth-Tier is about to open soon, our first clash..." Zhi Ji smiled. "We can already feel that as the universe becomes more complete, those things are emerging. The Sea of Chaos is about to birth a multitude of life forms..."

"We've adapted for quite some time, with a transition period of several hundred years; it should be fine."

Di Qi slowly approached, softly saying, "Unfortunately, their era has arrived. We've researched them for so long, yet we still haven't found a suitable martial art that would allow us to overcome their size and fight them at the same cultivation level."

"You won't find one." At that moment, the Four Quantum Grandmasters walked over and said, "It's a simple principle. If we could truly develop such a powerful, heaven-defying martial art, could only we learn it? Couldn't they learn it too? If we could use it to defeat light-year-sized giants, wouldn't they become utterly invincible once they cultivated it?"

This was, by its very nature, an unsolvable problem. No matter how powerful a heaven-defying technique you develop, they will inevitably learn it and still defeat you by relying on their sheer size.

"Don't worry, I already have some ideas." At this moment, Emperor Zun stood before the study window, looking out at the sky. "I have deduced countless martial arts, and I've vaguely grasped a possibility that could allow us to overcome the size disparity."

Everyone held their breath.

"However, we still lack some crucial insight... half of it!" Emperor Zun added.

"Half?" Everyone fell silent. That was a significant amount.

"Therefore, we will sweep through their territory. We can also take the opportunity to study their martial arts for inspiration," Emperor Zun said. "Di Qi, Four Grandmasters, this relies on you."

"My Great Luo Heavenly Scripture is invincible." Di Qi said, hands behind his back. "We will engage in battle, and I will secretly observe and learn all their achievements to provide you with ideas."

Emperor Zun then asked, "Is everyone here? Are the strongest, most peak individuals in human history gathered here?"

"They are already here." Daojun had also arrived. Some others had not yet arrived, such as Medusa, because she had no interest in martial arts and was still researching her Demon God project, committed to seeing the bloodline universe through to the end. Many also supported this. If no accidents occurred, the Demon God Universe's myriad giants would become the strongest suppressing-level weapon and force in the myriad realms, immensely powerful. At the very least, if they couldn't defeat the enemy, they could preserve some seeds within the Demon God Universe, a final sanctuary.

"What a pity, time is short. Only a few of the younger generation have truly matured; it's just us old fogies," Rongcheng sighed. "I found so many geniuses, but if only we had a few more tens of thousands of years..." Currently, it was these old monsters who were upholding their reputation, along with younger individuals like Di Qi, the Four Grandmasters, and Renard. There should have been more, but there wasn't enough time for them to grow, because if they delayed, the other side would produce even more geniuses. Any further delay would only disadvantage humanity. Now, a single district of theirs had produced such extraordinary monsters. If a population war broke out, there would be no need to fight at all... It was even possible that monstrosities with intelligence surpassing the limits of human history would fully emerge!

"Let's go! First, to that tribe, to find Kumbitros... We'll see how a higher tier fights a lower tier, how a Tenth-Tier fights a Ninth-Tier," Zhi Ji whispered. "It might seem like a realm suppression, but their size is too immense; it might not be an easy win..."

This was the brutal reality. They weren't even on the same order of magnitude! The disparity was truly immense. Unprecedented in history! Whether a Tenth-Tier fungal being could truly defeat a Ninth-Tier opponent remained to be seen... because the immense size disparity might already affect the realm difference. Fighting the strong with the weak, battling across realms, but now, they were the ones facing an uphill battle across realms...

A group of titans plainly discussed their future attack plan.

"If we can take out the enemy, we'll head straight out to sea, sweep through the newly born infants in the Sea of Chaos, and see if that hidden Tuxin can resist intervening," Kuangtu chuckled.

"Our main combatants are Renard, Daojun, Wang Renming, Di Qi, Kuangtu... and myself. This ship will have six main crew members," Emperor Zun said, slowly turning around with his hands clasped behind his back. These were the main combatants, but they were not the only ones; a secondary team of reserve crew members, including Caroline, the Three Pillar Gods, and even geniuses from other civilizations, were also among them.

"Then, let's set sail!"

In a colossal river leading into the cosmic interior, the ship set sail. "We will delve deep into enemy territory for a martial arts contest, our strongest martial arts geniuses in history, to contend with the new beings emerging from the ocean."