Chapter 1428: Emergence

Upon hearing these words, even the ancient Saints of the Longevity Dao Palace felt the sheer arrogance and dominance emanating from them, a force of an indescribable heroic spirit washing over them.

"No wonder we felt something was off from the beginning!"

"Given the calculations of such a being, how could they possibly give an opponent a chance to grow? A single strike should be a decisive kill, using the new Nine Revolutions Profound Art from the start to finish them off immediately."

At this moment, Rong Cheng's eyes widened.

What no one knew was that Di Zun had not perfected this martial art at first; he had learned from Tu Xin, studying for a period afterward, and only now had he completed it.

"This is simply too fierce!"

Rong Cheng couldn't help but marvel at the methods involved. "A slight misstep means death; this is literally fighting with one's life on the line. Most people would not have such courage!"

After all, this isn't like those RPG games where you progressively level up, only to be easily defeated in the end, right? That's simply not how it works. If someone were that mentally handicapped, they wouldn't even survive to the Saint stage; they'd die immediately. This is especially true for these insidious old monsters who have lived for countless years, hidden behind the scenes of history. Once they make a move, it's an instant, decisive kill, leaving no room for escape.

However, Di Zun acted completely contrary to this. While everyone else was an old schemer, trying to live longer, he was openly arrogant and domineering. He deliberately nurtured his opponents, allowing them to understand his cultivation methods, and then waited for them to rise and challenge him again at the peak of their lives. His character was truly a breath of fresh air!

Seeing the Saints' astonishment, Qiu Mingshan Che Su felt a surge of satisfaction, thinking to himself, "Di Zun has always been unique! Everyone else is an old schemer – the Three Pillar Gods, Caroline, Emperor Qi... Even these Longevity Saints and Tu Xin right before me, aren't they all equally sneaky and despicable? It's a competition of who's more cunning!"

"Only Di Zun is a maverick!"

"He's not a sly schemer at all; he's completely forthright!"

"Instead, he embodies uprightness and integrity, possessing true dominance and arrogance. Otherwise, he wouldn't have earned the reputation of being 'the one who stood alone through eternity, blocking the immortal path by himself!'"

This was the fundamental difference between Di Zun and these others!

"So that's how it is."

Rong Cheng then turned to the other Longevity Saints and said, "Earlier, I had some doubts about this, thinking there were major flaws. I can't believe it was intentional..."

"Of course. Everything that has unfolded so far perfectly aligns with Di Zun's character and logic."

Qiu Mingshan Che Su looked at the people before him, a proud expression on his face, and stated earnestly, "In this world, there are only two types of powerful individuals: Di Zun, and everyone else who is not Di Zun!"

One is Di Zun, the other is everyone else...

Everyone was deeply shaken and grew even more respectful.

Zhi Ji was also very surprised. She secretly recalled past events, her beautiful eyes shimmering with admiration. "Could it be that my husband truly is like this... I certainly didn't misjudge him."

Beside her, Wen Meng, of the unorthodox path, felt a flicker of jealousy. Zhi Ji and she were both Longevity Saints in the Longevity Dao Palace. Zhi Ji's combat power was naturally stronger than that of the non-combatant Saint beside them, yet Zhi Ji had encountered such an astonishing opportunity...

Further away.

Tu Xin was bathed in blood; in just a few exchanges, he already felt despair.

"So that's it? You deliberately honed me in the previous two death traps, pushing me to break through my limits."

Tu Xin looked at Di Zun, who stood before him with hands behind his back, feeling an unimaginable sense of power.

"However, even after breaking through my limits twice, I still can't defeat you." Tu Xin's gaze sharpened. Indeed, this ancient being from the prehistoric universe, this terrifying mastermind, truly brought despair. "But I won't lose in the end, because I still have other trump cards."

His eyes were full of fighting spirit.

"Ancient prehistoric being, you want to sever the immortal path between the ancient and present universes and suppress us, the beings of the new era. We won't let you succeed!"

"If you can create miraculous martial arts, then I can create miracles!"

Deep in the ocean, within the arch of the ancient ruins of the Prehistoric Cosmic Bridge.

Countless chaotic life forms of the new era were gathered. The ocean churned outside, like the tides on a dark beach at night, waves crashing against the windows with endless turbulence and solitude. All the giant-brained beings of the new era sat around a round table, extremely solemn.

One of Tu Xin's integrated brains, the quantum avatar of Giant Ani, still perched high above, using an elliptical quantum scope to display everything happening within the giant vortex. The terrifying scene and the ancient prehistoric cosmic being, Di Zun, were shocking.

"The true mastermind has revealed himself."

"His identity and origin are still unknown, as no one knows what truly happened in the prehistoric cosmic history."

Countless beings remained silent, analyzing everything.

"Prince Tu Xin..." Ani watched the scene nervously.

"He'll be fine... We are the new protagonists of this era, the future trend of destiny. How could we possibly lose?" A nearby being managed to force out a stiff smile. But even as he said it, he himself didn't quite believe it.

That terrifying singularity martial art, that ancient Di Zun standing with hands behind his back, who had hidden until this era to finally reveal his fangs, had far surpassed their imagination. His terrifying might suffocated everyone. This was an overwhelming force of an era, a quasi-Eleventh Stage power, enough to crush this immature era.

"We..."

Someone whispered, trailing off.

"The era was supposed to culminate in a decisive battle when the Eleventh Stage gate opened on the day the universe was fully complete, but now..."

"A variable! This is truly a variable!!" Someone finally burst into tears. "He isn't waiting for the era to arrive at all."

"We still have Prince Tu Xin; he is a great being who can see through the past and future. He'll definitely be fine!"

Other encouraging voices came from around them. But Ani, who was in charge of everything, lowered his head. Only he understood best that Di Zun's new martial art had surpassed the limits of the era; it was already the strongest existence in the entire universe. No one could escape this suppression of realms. Beings who could harness the power of the singularity were fundamentally different from those who could not, even if it was indirectly.

In the eyes of all their people, the other side had orchestrated the changes of the era using "Myriad Worlds," and all new life forms bitterly resented the beings of the old era. Those old beings were decrepit and condescending, obstructing the vitality and emergence of the new era, utterly lifeless. To overthrow them, all of Tu Xin's people had sacrificed their children, relatives, families, and loved ones... willingly implementing the cruel human brain cultivation plan.

If they failed now, their future would be...

"Is there truly no justice in this universe?" someone said bitterly.

"Wait, what's that?" someone suddenly exclaimed.

*Boom!*

The ground trembled. The nine cosmic continents began to quake. In the now clear waters of the Chaos Sea, endless shadows seemed to rise from beneath their feet.

"Longevity and immortality... Longevity and immortality..."

An ancient chime, the sound of the Dao of Longevity, resonated faintly from the depths of the sea, spreading across the entire cosmic continent. In every multiverse, amidst the countless stars within each universe, and to the myriad Saints on the cosmic surface, a faint anthem was heard, like an ancient hymn, like the central hub of the nine universes, like... Everything.

Large bubbles churned up from the seabed. Beneath the waves, a whale-like shadow seemed to lurk, yet it was enveloped in a faint, sacred white light.

"What is that?"

Hiding beneath the arch in the deep Chaos Sea, they quickly emerged. From the deeper Chaos Sea, an ancient continent slowly surfaced, vast beyond imagination.

"That's the Longevity Realm!" someone exclaimed, their eyes shining brightly. "Prince Tu Xin has summoned this old monster; we still have hope!"