Chapter 1440: Clear

14.1 billion years ago, in the cosmos.

On an ancient cosmic planet.

This was the ultimate forbidden land of the entire Nine-Yuan Universe, the dwelling place of the two strongest overlords who ruled the multiverse.

They were the ultimate saints of two co-existing universes.

Countless races, humans, and beings from myriad heavens and worlds bowed before them. Their power was so immense that they could even annihilate the life in a parallel universe.

“Bug Hunter, are you truly going to turn your body into a mere shell?”

A handsome young man's eyes were filled with the weariness of ages.

They appeared to be the overlords of this era, invincible rulers of the cosmic age, living their most splendid lives at the pinnacle of the world... But only they knew they were failures.

Only the defeated lived on in this cosmic epoch, enjoying false, grand glory and spending the rest of their lives.

They could only exist within this fragment of the universe.

Meanwhile, the Realm of Immortality had already delved deep into the center of the nine great universes, heading towards the distant cosmic future, beginning its pursuit of eternal, imperishable antiquity and the true end of all truth!

“Yes, I am sure to die now,” said a woman whose life aura resembled Nu Yi, smiling. “I can’t possibly live into the future, so let my descendants live into the distant future, to seize that glimmer of opportunity and fight him again.”

Ren Jiu fell silent for a moment.

The woman continued, “I need your help to merge with my race, to master the power of time, so that individual cannot destroy us.”

“At the same time, if you and I merge, you can use the Zerg Mother Nest as the material for your body. If you live in this spatiotemporal plane, you can, in the future, descend into that spatiotemporal plane by following your own matter.”

Ren Jiu was silent for a moment, then said, “Alright.”

This was a daring and intricate plan, and though the success rate was low, there was no other choice.

From the perspective of “conservation of time, energy, and matter,” humans can achieve immortality, material immortality.

Because humans are composed of matter and energy.

After death, your matter and energy transform into countless particles, dispersing throughout the cosmos and every corner of the star field, even becoming the constituent material of other flesh-and-blood beings.

However, according to the conservation of matter and energy, these materials do not vanish into thin air, so your “body matter” can still exist eternally, always present.

On the cosmic timeline, your body always exists.

Ren Jiu was leveraging this point.

In simpler terms, this was an alternative form of quantum entanglement spanning time and space!

The Zerg Mother Nest, at this moment, was Ren Jiu’s quantum battle body. Even if it shattered, he could re-coalesce the Zerg Mother Nest by existing within a past time segment.

This was the true secret to immortality.

“At the same time, I can truly traverse to that distant spatiotemporal plane... as long as someone activates that node.” Ren Jiu watched the fading Zerg Matriarch of this generation, sitting quietly on a chair, gazing at the sky.

“I am Ren Jiu, Ren Heng You Yuan, eternal and imperishable… But if I arrive in the distant future, that individual might have grown so powerful that I don't know the extent, and thus possess the ability to kill me.”

Because he lacked accumulation; he couldn't have over ten billion years of growth, unlike the individual hiding in the Realm of Immortality.

He was traversing now!

He was traversing as a defeated combatant.

Without any growth, facing an enemy who had already defeated him and accumulated immense power over a long period, he was almost certain to lose.

But he had no choice left.

As a loser, he no longer had any leverage.

“In a sense, the Zerg Mother Nest is also a rudimentary ark of immortality built with my power over time.”

He whispered, “This is a transaction: I preserve the Zerg’s immortality, and in the future, the Zerg’s descendants must awaken me... bring me to that era, the ultimate apex era!”

“Time is what makes one enduring.”

The courtyard was serene, accompanied by the chirping of insects and birds, as a hazy rain fell from the sky. In the distance, the mountains were shrouded in a thick mist.

“Everything is thoroughly arranged. I wonder if it can succeed; the probability is too low. The Zerg might have been completely suppressed by then, and the spatiotemporal key to awaken me might have been hidden, making the chances too slim... But if I succeed, this moment in time will coalesce towards the future, and the next second right before my eyes will be…”

Ren Jiu’s expression suddenly became distant, momentarily showing an unidentifiable look, as a gentle breeze swept past.

His body, sitting on the chair, was reduced to an empty robe; he had vanished from the spot.

Rumble!

At the same time, deep within the earth.

Under the bewildered gaze of this generation’s Zerg Matriarch, the material of the Zerg Mother Nest slowly split and coalesced, reshaping into a brand-new figure.

The figure of a young man slowly materialized, looking at the old man before him. “14 billion years have passed. Have you been well, Zhi Zhu?”

Zhi Zhu gently extended a hand and pointed, “Given the current situation, I need your help.”

“You want the help of a defeated combatant like me?”

Ren Jiu was slightly stunned. Through a massive influx of information, he instantly grasped the current situation and dynamic. He couldn't help but look up at Di Zun high above. “The Singularity? I have no problem with that. I can learn instantly using a high-dimensional space-time that surpasses it by a hundred million times. Of course, this requires burning my lifespan, but it doesn’t matter.”

Ren Jiu’s expression instantly became serious. “...Heh, fate is truly interesting. The three races from back then, the three foundational Heavenly Daos of the universe, we’ve gathered again, even joining forces.”

“We are the three strongest existences in this entire bloodline universe, combined with all the forces of the new era.”

Zhi Zhu’s gaze fixed on Di Zun high above. “This is the strongest power in our universe, this is our peak era of combat strength. Are you satisfied?”

Now everyone knew.

Di Zun, by returning the Zerg Mother Nest, clearly also knew of the fourth individual’s existence.

But he had deliberately allowed them to appear. He was waiting for all forces to converge, for them to reach their peak era, and then he would overthrow and crush them all!

This was characteristic of this dominant existence.

Others were cunning and treacherous, suppressing rivals to prevent their rise, but this individual was entirely different.

Xu Zhi silently glanced at the four individuals before him, a sense of emotion stirring within him.

The secrets of the universe were now all unveiled.

The battle of the Realm of Immortality, and everything leading up to the present.

At the same time, the last illogical aspect of the Zerg Mother Nest was also revealed: why it possessed high-dimensional space-time and the flow rate of a Creator God. It was because it was a time-based life form.

It was precisely for this reason that infinite possibilities existed, allowing the Zerg to accumulate power generation after generation to this current extent, and enabling him to use this starting point to create myriad heavens and worlds.

“The history of the ancient and modern cosmos holds no more secrets.”

Xu Zhi realized this with a start, murmuring softly, and at the same time, his heart settled completely.

He gazed down at the four individuals below, his expression cool. “Originally, I still harbored some hesitation regarding you, thinking that perhaps you possessed the immense power to overthrow me.”

“But now, with the four of you standing before me, my feeling is merely that of 'nothing more than this'.”

Di Zun shook his head, his demeanor full of the imposing dominance of a coiled dragon and a crouching tiger. “Before, the two of you might have had a chance against me, but now with four... it only makes me look down on you even more.”