"I can't beat him!"
This single sentence stunned all the heroes and tyrants throughout the history of the universe.
Who was the Master of the Longevity Palace? He was the cosmic emperor who inaugurated the Era of the Longevity Realm, ruling the universe for 14 billion years as its sole ultimate power.
Throughout that long span of time, the universe recognized only two types of combatants: the Master of the Longevity Palace, and everyone else.
Over the eons, his foundational power grew ever more terrifying, making him eternally supreme. The later the era, the less likely anyone could overthrow him!
Even this ultimate cosmic being admitted he couldn't defeat the "monster" before them, completely overturning their worldview.
"Back then, I severed your bloodlines, turning you into bloodline-less tenth-tier descendants, using the Longevity Realm to preserve you until today," Ren Jiu said. "Now, I will return all your bloodlines to you, reintegrating them."
As he spoke, he employed miraculous bloodline techniques, restoring all their bloodlines... though no one knew what heaven-defying level of bloodline these were.
"Who is this?" someone asked, looking at the man named Di Zun, who was enveloped in raging flames and whose eyes held a domineering aura that surveyed the world.
"What is the situation now, over 10 billion years in the future?" "Have times changed? Have we grown old?"
"Impossible," the beautiful woman with bright eyes and white teeth spoke again. "No junior, no matter how monstrous, could ever overthrow the Longevity Realm or reach such a peak of power."
Her aura was incredibly potent; even other beings trembled simply by approaching her.
"Who exactly is this Di Zun?" A deep fear descended upon them. Some of these ancient heroes had only just awakened, and they were utterly astonished by this scene.
Xu Zhi glanced at the woman again, finding her aura very familiar.
Could it be? Was it really... Xu Zhi vaguely considered her origins, and his expression became strange. He never would have imagined that the successive Insectoid Matriarchs had not perished, and he was now face-to-face with one of them...
"Defeat him, and I promise you rebirth," the Master of Longevity whispered. "He is the strongest enemy of our bloodline universe, an ancient being from a prehistoric universe! He seeks to prevent our universe from breaking through to the eleventh tier!"
At his words, everyone was utterly dumbfounded.
"So he's from prehistoric times!" the beautiful woman with bright eyes and white teeth exclaimed. "No wonder! I always said no one in this cosmic epoch could overthrow the Longevity Realm's rule. All of us here are failures, bloody lessons. Our very race has proven this point through countless experiences!"
Xu Zhi felt an increasing certainty and an inexplicable sense of familiarity as he looked at the woman. But he couldn't help but shake his head inwardly, feeling frustrated with her. His first impression quickly solidified: "This old ancestor seems utterly simple-minded, always charging straight ahead."
However, Xu Zhi also knew that a direct confrontation was the only option, as there was no other way to overthrow the Longevity Realm in that era; it was simply impossible.
At this moment, the newly awakened heroes' minds reeled. They had believed the Longevity Realm, which had ruled the entire cosmic epoch for eons, was the oldest puppet master behind the scenes. They never imagined there could be an even older, prehistoric cosmic entity!
"Heh heh heh! Master of the Longevity Palace! I never thought that you, the behind-the-scenes entity, were actually controlled by an even more terrifying puppet master! And you've come to us, the failures, for help! You truly are cunning, always keeping a backup plan. You kept us alive, and it seems we've actually become useful!"
An ancient hero spoke, one from over seven billion years ago, who had once single-handedly stormed the Longevity Realm, only to shed his blood outside its gates.
To outsiders, this might seem a sign of weakness, but other beings knew that merely reaching the gates was a terrifying feat! If this individual had lived during the era of the Longevity Realm's supremacy, the universe would have seen a four-way struggle for dominance, not just three.
His talent was no less than that of the Master of Longevity; he was simply born at the wrong time. There were many such beings.
Only beings of this caliber were deemed worthy of pity and sealed until the present era.
"You are all the supreme talents throughout cosmic history!" the Master of the Longevity Realm said coldly. "For beings as intelligent as yourselves, I cannot deceive you. Instead, I offer you tangible benefits openly; this is an overt scheme."
"Go and defeat him!" He pointed a single finger towards the sky.
"You do not fight for me! You fight for yourselves! For a new era! For the glory of our bloodline race!"
"With our blood, on this day of twilight, let us pen our final hymn!"
"The Grand Dao Diagram is laid out before you. You failed back then, but now, you have another chance. The eleventh tier is within reach; why would you not seize it?"
"Like gold panning in a great wave, there are ten seats in the universe, and I occupy only one! The remaining nine seats are now yours to claim through your own means. Overthrow the ancient prehistoric cosmic entity, pry open the ultimate gate to a new era, and ascend to the eleventh tier!!"
Ascend to the eleventh tier!! The voice echoed like a great bell, sweeping grandly across the space.
The eyes of all the ancient heroes in the universe were ignited with a fierce flame. This was the ultimate dream of all cosmic heroes!
Their dream of the Grand Dao!!! They had believed they had failed, unable to board the Longevity Realm's great ship and survive into the distant future.
But then a sudden variable emerged: even the Master of the Longevity Realm could not withstand it, summoning these failures and offering them a renewed hope to strive once more!!
Further away, "Damn it!" The nine Longevity Saints' expressions turned urgent and incredibly frantic.
Rong Cheng's face was utterly crazed as he snarled, "Damn it! Absolutely damn it! That old coot actually planned this! No wonder he publicized the order of the Grand Dao Diagram!"
"He has completely abandoned us, using the opportunities meant for us to win over those individuals, making them stand on the same side as him to overthrow the old cosmic entity and collectively ascend to the eleventh tier!"
What a calculation. It was a terrifyingly perfect scheme!
Those old entities had failed once; how could they not desire to break through to the eleventh tier now? With the Grand Dao Diagram also given to them, they would surely strive, overthrow their enemy, and then find a way to ascend themselves!
No one could resist this temptation.
Around them, ancient statues, arranged like syllables, began to stir, and some beings couldn't help but fully awaken.
Rumble! A vast, misty aura swept in all directions.
They made creaking sounds, fully rising to their feet, their gazes sweeping around, comparing themselves to the various beings throughout cosmic history, assessing their own combat prowess and power levels.
This was a rare golden age in history, a cosmic spectacle!
Over 14 billion years, the vast wheel of time had buried countless prodigies, heroes, and tyrants within its depths.
Time was their greatest adversary, leaving these cosmic supremes, who had been unrivaled in their own eras, isolated and unable to find worthy opponents, lamenting their fate until they died in sorrow.
"But now, it's different." "It's as if the blades of time have converged, like a comet igniting the sky!!!"
Finally, a prehistoric behemoth roared, its body like a world-destroying furnace, causing the heavens and earth to tremble. "Universe, 3.1 billion years. Era of Order, 120 million years. Sakwills, God of Elements! I have awaited this battle for a long time!"
Boom! Another ancient being strode out, his divine might vast, auspicious energy bursting forth for billions of light-years. He declared with boundless arrogance, "I've surveyed the cosmos, past and present, and found no one who can match me in the way of water. I, Il, the foremost water elemental life in history, request guidance from this ancient being of the prehistoric universe!!"
Di Zun stood with his hands behind his back, as if before a singularity, atop an immortal gate, looking down upon the multitude below. "So, these are the heroes from the history of this universe?"
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