Chapter 1392: Quantum Inflation

The elder Buluoer stepped forward once more and politely addressed the group: "Everyone, our Great Lord will naturally not descend personally. Your opponent will be brought by me shortly."

The crowd felt a flicker of hesitation. They referred to Tuxin as "Lord," which likely signified a "Creator." Although Diqi and his companions now called Tenth-level Saints the "Lord" realm, and referred to alchemical martial arts as "Lord's Hands" and Chaos Head martial arts as "Lord's Brain," these only possessed a partial portion of the "Lord's" power; they were incomplete. A true Lord was the legendary Eleventh-level being! Such an existence, one who completely mastered chaotic singularities and all the great rules of the universe, was inherently a microcosmic concept of the cosmos itself. Their act of calling this man "Lord" in their presence indicated their belief that Tuxin's greatness was destined to make him one of the future Eleventh-level creator lords of the nine great universes—one of the most magnificent beings to wield the ultimate power of the universe.

Footsteps echoed. Soon, the door was pushed open. A tall, strong man slowly walked in, carrying a bone-dry, emaciated man on his back, who resembled a withered skeleton.

"You are my opponent?" Daojun smiled, seemingly having discerned something.

The tall man's face flashed with a hint of anger as he carefully set down the emaciated man onto a chair. "No, not me. He is your opponent," he said, pointing to the thin man.

Everyone looked. The emaciated man looked gaunt and limp, lacking robust muscles or a strong, towering physique. All the moisture in his body seemed to have been baked out, his skin tightly adhering to his bones, resembling a piece of old beef jerky, dried for countless millennia, tough and rigid. He appeared even more fragile than the old man who practiced the Chaos Brain martial art! Like a mage, a frail individual—how could such a person possibly practice martial arts?

"Your physique," Daojun smiled, her voice as gentle as nature itself, "you have indeed practiced my martial art concept—Quantum Expansion?"

"I am your counter-strategist. My name is Bos," the emaciated man said softly, a hint of admiration flickering in his eyes. He earnestly continued, "I will defeat you, and then I will beg the Lord's permission to keep you by my side."

At his words, Tuxin, seated in a high position, was momentarily stunned before a smile of interest appeared on his face. "What is this? Is it like a human falling in love with a fungus?"

Daojun Phoenix was surprised. After thinking earnestly for a moment, she replied honestly, "I have many disciples and followers; I no longer remember who you are." The man might have been deeply hidden, but his affection for her was utterly unexpected. At the same time, there was no need for him to deceive her. Why would an immensely powerful human deceive an incredibly weak ant? Deception was utterly unnecessary. Kuangtu and others were somewhat astonished, but only the players and figures like Caroline understood Daojun's aloof and elegant, world-detached nature, finding the man's admiration unsurprising.

"You want to defeat me?" Daojun remained faintly smiling.

"Yes, Daojun, I, Bos, am your opponent! I will not hold back at all; in fact, I want to defeat you more than anyone. This is my respect. I know your martial art concept—Quantum Expansion." Bos's withered body slowly stood up as he calmly stated, "The Three Pillars God, with the quantum super-brain martial art concept of 'Chaos Head,' developed a martial art called 'Rabid Dog.' You, with the martial art concept of 'Quantum Expansion,' seem to have developed a martial art called 'Two Phases of Gods and Demons.'" This was a natural progression. Every martial art path could evolve into countless branches. For example, the Chaos Head path, which transforms the brain into a quantum supercomputer, could give rise to numerous martial arts.

"I am not familiar with your specific martial art," he said, his voice extremely articulate. "Because I cannot truly probe your foundation. However, I have also practiced 'Quantum Expansion' and developed my own martial art concept, so we can certainly compare."

"Is that how it is?" Daojun smiled calmly. "Fighting me with my own martial art concept... No matter what specific martial art I've cultivated, you'll be able to defeat me by relying on your physique?"

Tuxin, seated above, chin in hand, remarked, "That's a good idea. Any martial art can be learned by us, even the Three Pillars God's. Do you have something different?"

"Who knows," Daojun replied with a smile.

Bos stood up. "No time to lose. Let's go to the training ground outside and fight for real. Let me see what your martial art is truly like."

Soon, everyone followed them out of the mud house and into a large open space on the other side of the street, which served as a training ground. Everyone's expression was solemn as they watched the unfolding scene with curiosity. The previous battle with the Three Pillars God had been a test of intellect, but now, it was a true martial arts combat!

However! Their opponent was a super light-year giant. How would Daojun fight such an opponent head-on?

"I'll start," Bos said, standing on the training ground with a slight smile, his body suddenly expanding. "First Form." His shriveled muscles inflated as if filled with air, rapidly swelling, growing tall and robust, his physique expanding at an astonishing rate. Witnessing his body instantly enlarge, even for normal cosmic beings, he became an enormous, towering giant. "Is it a transformation-type ability? Or a physique-based martial art?" everyone secretly wondered about the principle behind this martial art.

Further away, the big octopus and the players, observing his rapidly inflating and expanding state, mumbled, "No mistake about it... inflating. Are you going to be Luffy, the man who will be King of the Pirates?"

Emperor Dizun's body swayed slightly upon hearing these quiet whispers, but he continued to watch the scene before him.

"Yes, this is where all the main base's geniuses have gathered, countless ancient and modern prodigies united from across the immensely powerful Heavens and Universes. This is our main fighting force!" another Heavenly Dao declared. "Our side, the Heavens and Universes, are similar in size, which gives us a chance to fight."

Tuxin sat quietly on his high chair, observing the scene, not speaking, like a serene, beautiful statue. Although they spoke with such confidence, they harbored great anxieties. If it were truly as they claimed, why would they also seek a path to survival here? Because the chances of winning were genuinely slim! Their initial endeavor had gone poorly. The Three Pillars God, whom they had believed capable of defeating the opponent with his miraculous martial art, "Rabid Dog," and the "Human Brain Planet Project" (where cosmic beings' brains became new planets for relocation), had failed.

Head-on confrontation was almost impossible, which was why various theories existed across the Heavens: the "Mother River Sky-Soaring School" advocating escape from the cosmic Mother River, and the "Demon God Doomsday Fortress School" gathering 129,000 universes... all were philosophies to avoid direct engagement.

At this moment, the room was silent. Tuxin remained unspoken. They all knew this was an existence from the Mother River Civilization. While the Mother River Civilization was immense and held dominion over the airspace of the Heavens, this particular being had remained in secluded cultivation, unheard of, which made them somewhat pessimistic. One strong being could defeat an entire universe, and they, 120,000 universes, were fighting against *that*? Their reproduction rate was too fast; in the future, the great continents would be teeming with people, any one of whom could be similar in size to the enemy. The hope of winning was tiny...

Daojun simply stood quietly, observing her surroundings. This time, it was the turn of those on the ship to become solemn and anxious.

"Who's next?" The Ten Thousand Worlds began discussing.

"Martial arts, fighting across different sizes, is still too difficult; it's simply impossible," a powerful New Age Saint from the Heavens stated.

Another Heavenly Dao chimed in, "Even if the rules are fully completed in the future, we might be completely excluded, but we still retain the ability to fight."

And Daojun? If only she could devise a "Human Salvation Plan," a miracle martial art to avert the ultimate doomsday?

"Yes, relying on this path to defeat the opponent is highly unrealistic. It's up to us, the Ten Thousand Worlds, to find a way!" a powerful Heavenly Dao from one of the universes stated coldly.