Chapter 1396: Evil God Strikes

"Yes, great Lord."

Bos stood up, his colossal body completely transforming into countless energy particles. It was clearly an extreme form of quantum expansion. He quickly became a colossal cloud-mist giant and flew up along the celestial pillar to a low-altitude layer hundreds of light-years above.

"So that's how it is?" Daojun looked up at the sky. "Normally, they use quantum expansion to turn into giant clouds and patrol the sky. During battle, they absorb energy supplies from the celestial pillar!" However, constantly absorbing and storing foreign energy in the body like this was a cultivation method that damaged one's health and foundation. Just like Bos now, his entire body – all the moisture, muscles, and other tissues – was shattered, drained, and torn. His whole being was mixed with alien energy, as if thrown into a pulverizer and ground up. As she had said before, he was already crippled! If this continued, he might not live for more than a few hundred years. A few hundred years, what did that even mean? He was now a ninth-tier martial artist of the new era, cultivating his physique and essence, with a lifespan far exceeding that of ancient law-saints – at least tens of thousands of years!

"This is truly insane." Daojun's voice was calm as she slowly stood up. "This gigantification technique is really not suitable for you. To us, you're all the same size; there's no difference between a few light-years in size and countless light-years... You use this body-enlarging technique simply for its secondary attribute – transforming mass into a particulate wind that can float."

A beam of light shone down. "This is the quantum force of matter, not distorting rules. Even a physique made of microscopic particles can be terrifyingly powerful!" Daojun also slowly ascended, her body rapidly expanding along the light beam descending from the sky. "Quantum beings!" "In the era of bloodlines, this was simply a distant legend. Quanta couldn't gain sentience, nor could they become demons.... But in reality, this is actually a cultivation path!" "We are ultimately walking the path of ultimate quantum beings!"

Finally, her body settled, becoming the size of a single finger of the light-year-sized giant before her. Her entire body was now filled with 99.999999% foreign energy, yet it was attribute energy specifically modulated by her, perfectly compatible. The bloodline universe, still possessing supernatural power to distort universal rules, could naturally absorb external energy in this rule-distorting manner to generate its own bodily energy, thereby eliminating the side effects of the alien energy. Such a minuscule size was her limit, and it was sufficient. There was absolutely no need for a body of equivalent size to the opponent! As long as her energy level was sufficient to destroy the opponent... a finger-sized body, if it struck a vital point and shattered the head, would be enough.

Daojun said softly, "Essentially, this is me, as the Heavenly Dao of a universe, having the colossal main body of the sky's bloodline universe transfer its power to my body, so I can handle the fight." Above the hazy clouds, two colossal cloud-mist bodies collided fiercely. "They're fighting!" It was as if unknown giant gods from an ancient mythical universe were battling within the mists of the cloud tops, causing those below to watch with anxious, unblinking eyes.

"What a beautiful sight, like a burning cloud." Everyone looked up at the sky. They could barely discern two figures; it looked more like clouds colliding and swirling. Perhaps it was the immense distance that lent a sense of tranquility, like an autumn evening sky where clouds drifted and swirled with the wind, appearing and disappearing.

"In a sense, this is also them cultivating our martial arts, then using them to defeat us." On the ground, countless people looked up at the sky. Even the players had begun to broadcast from some of the myriad universes in the sky, allowing forces across all realms to clearly witness the battle. "The power of one comes from the universe in the sky; it's limited but has no side effects and can be depleted!" "The power of the other comes from the earth beneath their feet; it's infinite but has side effects, and absorbing too much will lead to direct demise." Everyone watched the battle intently. Such a fight already somewhat resembled the vastness of traditional rule-based Dao techniques, with a "celestial phenomenon" sense of shock. Many saints began to grow incredibly excited. "So, we can still become this strong?" "Hahaha, this is the first time we've directly fought the opponent, even though it's Daojun at tenth tier fighting a ninth tier!" Everyone was both excited and thrilled. They could see it was already a one-sided affair. Daojun's energy level had caught up; a tenth-tier fighting a ninth-tier was simply effortless! When the body was large enough to shatter the opponent's brain, the opponent could only take a beating and wait for death. Sure enough. The sky heavily darkened, and the massive cloud-mist that Bos had transformed into slowly re-coalesced, plummeting to the ground, covered in blood. "You've lost." Daojun slowly descended, her expression calm. For her, this was not something to be proud of at all. The opponent used alien energy and was also a tier lower than her. "I didn't fail the mission," Daojun said softly, standing on the ship. "One win, one loss! It's currently a draw!"

The surrounding people subconsciously let out a sigh of relief. This meant it was possible, there was hope. "Everyone, don't be too optimistic. It's just a path with hope, not one that's been completely extinguished." At this point, Emperor Qi said, "This isn't to discourage you, but after all, this is a tenth-tier fighting a ninth-tier. In a true fight between peers, breaking through the opponent's cloud defense would still be a complete disadvantage." After all, they hadn't produced a tenth-tier yet, so there was no way for a truly fair fight right now. But at the very least, this path was a viable one.

In the distance, Tu Xin sat on his chair, watching the battle. He pondered for a long time, then spoke again, "Are these the two paths you're taking to seek a sliver of hope after ascension? One uses viruses, and the other involves starlight descents for smuggling?" The players in the distance remained silent. They naturally knew that these were indeed the only two miraculous martial arts, with no others. After all, how could it be so easy to pioneer?

High above, among the television crew responsible for filming, Autumn Mountain Speed looked incredibly serious and said, "Brothers, has my previous speculation now truly been confirmed?" Some players stared blankly, a little confused. Autumn Mountain Speed said, "Look, the lineage of the Super Ancient Gods, pursuing chaotic skulls and bacterial warfare—isn't that exactly what I said before, that the Super Ancient Gods lineage was preparing for a head-on confrontation? The prototype has already appeared!" Everyone was startled; it seemed to be true. Wasn't this a direct confrontation? Autumn Mountain Speed continued, "Now look at the Moon God Ji lineage, pursuing 'myriad stars of the heavens'—isn't that typical of the cosmic escape faction? Didn't I predict it perfectly?" As soon as he said this, all the players were stunned. Autumn Mountain Speed was truly a great prophet! Weren't the two miraculous martial arts pioneered by these two factions developing precisely in these directions? How could this be a coincidence? "Awesome, Autumn Mountain Speed!" "Holy cow!" "The big boss predicted this before." Some people who were live-streaming, carrying small TVs, were completely convinced.

However, someone then asked, "So, since the Super Ancient God lineage and the Moon God Ji lineage have successively made their moves, it seems the Cosmic Garden lineage still hasn't shown any signs of action?" "That's right, they don't seem to be planning to make a move? They aren't even developing new-era martial arts now; it seems they're sticking to the bloodline universe path all the way!" "Indeed, there isn't a single one of their crew members on the ship now, so they're clearly not coming." Many players were discussing, thinking this must be the case. At this point, Autumn Mountain Speed laughed heartily and said, "How could they not come? Based on my guess, they *are* coming! It's just that their method is different; they're about to arrive in the manner of an evil god." Everyone was taken aback. But as Autumn Mountain Speed's words fell, a vast, colossal figure slowly approached from the distance. That boundless, super-sized figure made even the light-year-sized cosmic beings and Tu Xin, seated on his throne, seem like pitiful infants.