Chapter 1411: Fourth Battle

"Why wouldn't I be alive?" Di Zun was stunned.

This singularity was an incomplete singularity of his bloodline. The absorbed matter was continuously transforming and being assimilated into his body. Without going into too much detail, a portion of the matter within this singularity vortex was already a part of his body, essentially creating an external energy transmission channel that could continuously supply him with power to ensure his immortality. Others would be finished, but this singularity, in a sense, belonged to him. How could he die? At the very least, he wouldn't die when the matter and energy here were exhausted.

"But it has already collapsed twenty-seven times. You, along with countless cosmic materials, returned to the collapse and have been compressed into an infinitely small point twenty-seven times. How are you still alive?" Rong Cheng's voice, cold and utterly rational, clearly indicated that he was leading the geniuses of the Mother River Civilization in battle.

Xu Zhi, for his part, marveled at the power of the Eternal Saints. The fact that he was still alive was, of course, due to his own brute force, continuously drawing on an endless supply of energy to resist being torn apart and pulled into the core singularity. It seemed that less than ten minutes had passed. The battle among the powerful was incredibly fast. They had exchanged countless moves. Under observation, almost every collision involved innumerable techniques unleashed simultaneously, reaching down to the quantum world. Yet, during this time, no one believed Di Zun could survive. Just by entering for a few short seconds, they felt as if they were being dragged into another dimension, struck by dimensional reduction, or transformed into an abstract oil painting of stretched noodles, unable even to maintain their physical form. How could anyone survive such an absolute predicament? And this was even before the cosmic regression. Soon, the universe would collapse and regress, leading to the next transformation into an infinitely small point, which would be the true nightmare. Whether they could survive that was another matter entirely. There was simply no way to escape the inertial pressure of this vortex's regression.

"What are you doing here?" At that moment, a light-year-sized giant in the distance spoke coldly. This was a terrifying monster, slightly weaker than Tu Xin, but capable of rivaling Medusa's combat power without her "Genesis" ability.

Di Zun looked at the giant. He didn't seem annoyed by being questioned by everyone; instead, he feigned ignorance and asked, "You're Tu Xin's trump card, aren't you? I didn't expect such a terrifying backup plan."

"You're here..." the giant pressed again.

"I'm here to perfect my miraculous martial arts." Di Zun answered honestly, smiling gently, and glanced at the distorted surroundings. "At the beginning of creation, the chaotic matter here had not yet been separated into yin and yang or evolved into various cosmic substances. This place is perfect for perfecting my martial arts." There was nothing to hide about this, as his miraculous martial arts, if successful, would eventually be revealed to the world.

"I understand!" Yuan Qinghua suddenly exclaimed.

Xu Zhi turned his head, thinking, *What have you understood now?*

Yuan Qinghua of the Mother River Civilization stepped forward, laughing heartily. "So that's it, Di Zun! As expected, you've left no stone unturned in your calculations. You knew in advance there would be an ambush, which is why you came here to deduce your miraculous martial arts while awaiting this battle! This is the fourth battle!" Yuan Qinghua stated earnestly, "It's clear now. Our first battle was a defeat, the second a victory, and the third a draw, with the Evil God and Tu Xin fighting to a stalemate... What we see now is the stage being set for the fourth battle!"

"Is that so?" Rong Cheng asked, a mix of doubt and surprise in his voice. "Di Zun, seemingly not participating, wasn't actually avoiding the fight; he designed the fourth battle to take place here." If that were true, Di Zun's calculations would be astonishing! Not only did he anticipate Tu Xin, that old schemer with endless tricks and even more powerful, terrifying trump cards, but he also predicted the countermeasure of the Myriad Worlds: that they would choose a mutual destruction, dragging their enemies into this vortex, because they couldn't resist the opponent's trump cards. And finally, he would confront these six terrifying opponents here? This was several steps ahead. Could it be that his previous whispers with the Evil God were about this very situation?

"These calculations are quite astonishing," Rong Cheng mused, hesitant. He thought to himself, "I knew something was off about his earlier behavior. He seemed to be slacking, coming here to study martial arts without a word... It turns out he was waiting here all along."

In reality, Xu Zhi was genuinely taking it easy, wanting to study martial arts here and leave the fighting to them.

"Naturally." At this moment, Yuan Qinghua chuckled admiringly, "What kind of person is Di Zun? He is unparalleled through the ages, outsmarting countless peerless talents with his wisdom. Not to mention that Lord Youshan would doubt his own existence; even the Three Pillar Gods are inferior..."

Rong Cheng didn't know Lord Youshan, but he was aware of the Three Pillar Gods' computing power. Their calculations were terrifying. If this were true, then Di Zun was indeed formidable.

"It seems that Zhi Ji found a good husband." Rong Cheng's resolve softened. Although they belonged to different factions, he cupped his hands and said, "Given this, Your Excellency must have a countermeasure. How will you defeat this giant before us?"

Di Zun was said to be the strongest among the practitioners of martial arts, and very mysterious. Daojun, the Three Pillar Gods, Mad Butcher, Jean-Luc... these crew members all deferred to him, showing how he must have subdued them once to gain their wholehearted respect. The strength displayed in the first three battles was evident to all, and it was believed that this battle would not disappoint either.

Furthermore, he harbored an even more terrifying consideration: Di Zun was indeed mysterious. He could survive the Great Bang and Great Collapse of matter in the Genesis events within the Sea of Chaos, and it wasn't his first time... Could it be that he had already experienced many Genesis events?

—He... was an ancient cosmic being from prehistoric times? Countless times older than them, the Eternal Saints? So, what exactly were this person's calculations? Was the cosmic chaotic rain related to him? And what was his connection to those two mysterious cosmic leaders?

The more Rong Cheng thought about it, the more he felt enveloped by a deep fog. Zhi Ji might truly have encountered an extraordinary person. This hidden ancient and terrifying truth of prehistoric history, which had now altered the future cosmic landscape—the Myriad Worlds—was simply too mysterious.

"So that's it." Hearing these dialogues, the colossal light-year-sized giant turned around, looking at the man entrenched in the chaos before him, and said gravely, "There was even this layer of calculation. We thought we were outmaneuvering you with your own scheme, but we didn't realize you had outmaneuvered our outmaneuver with an even deeper plan."

Di Zun remained silent for a moment, saying nothing.

"Hahahaha!" The giant trembled, shaking off the presences from the Myriad Mother River Universes, and said heartily, "So you're the ultimate leader of those martial arts practitioners? You want to fight the fourth battle with us? To initiate the fourth arena battle with us... It's truly not easy to remain here in this chaos. Show me your miraculous martial arts," he suddenly said coldly. "My martial arts also belong to the Cicada Slough lineage, but they are a different branch, no weaker than Tu Xin's."

Di Zun calmly rose from the chaotic lotus platform. Everything had inexplicably fallen into place... But he couldn't be bothered to dwell on it further, because it was indeed a good plan.

Di Zun slowly stood up, the surrounding chaotic matter gradually parting as he walked step by step. "You came so quickly; you've interrupted my shower. It seems I must now entertain a guest."

"So that's it. You call bathing in the regression of particles amidst the cosmic Big Bangs and Big Collapses a 'shower'?" The light-year-sized giant showed a flicker of surprise, quickly calming down, and smiled, "It seems I've encountered a tricky one."