Chapter 1442: Life and Death Here

These words seemed to unlock a memory box, stirring long-dormant ancient recollections.

*Crack.*

Time shattered around him.

Ren Jiu felt as though he had returned to the very first day, the primordial era when heaven and earth were in chaos, and a mist of rules enveloped everything.

A scene, like a golden flash of lightning, suddenly streaked across his vision.

Finally, it settled on the initial image.

It was the beginning of a dream.

A tall, majestic, and immense divine being sat atop a high place, looking down at his three disciples below.

"You are the three strongest geniuses of our era. In the near future, you will each lead the newly opened universe, achieving enlightenment in Time, Dimension, and Life."

"Eldest disciple, your name is Ren Jiu. The scale of time is the strongest power to protect humanity, guiding people towards permanence."

"Second disciple, your name is Zhi Zhu. Dimensional space is the foundation for the existence of cosmic matter; may you burn eternally like a candle flame."

"Third disciple, your name is Chong Shou. Time and Space are your two elder brothers. Life exists within them but cannot be as tranquil as they are. Why is the God of Life called 'Chong' (insect)? Let hunting be your blood, striving for prosperity through countless ages."

Endless memories flooded his mind.

The creation of heaven and earth, the establishment of the cosmic order, and the laying down of the three great rules—their names, symbolizing ancient tribal simplicity, stemmed from these events.

The memories felt as fresh as yesterday, a torrent filling this confluence of bloodlines, merging into the minds of these three ancient operators as emotions and recollections resonated.

"That was our ancestor..." The successive Empress Mothers of the Zerg were stunned.

"Ren Jiu, you're wavering." Zhi Zhu said in silence. This was a side effect of their conscious interface and shared thoughts.

Although many things were unwilling to be revisited, the naive youth of adolescence remained the most beautiful memory for any life.

The admonitions from the most respected person in their youth, the dreams of the future, the fervent fighting spirit of young men, the three of them discussing and confiding their dreams... These were like the most profound and innocent frescoes in the long corridor of memory, precious and unforgettable.

A voice fully resounded, booming within this fused entity:

"You three, representing the Heavenly Dao, must henceforth abandon your humanity and become the order of heaven."

The three of them said in unison:

"Yes, Master, we three shall uphold the Dao from this day forward!"

"We shall not involve ourselves in worldly affairs, nor be entangled by karma. We shall be just and measured, alone, and sacrifice our lives for the universe."

"We shall not act for personal gain, abandoning desires, never vying for heaven and earth. Our hearts shall be clear, selfless and unburdened."

"From today onward, we shall wield heavenly power until death!"

"From today onward, we shall perform our duties faithfully, living and dying here!"

The resonant voice pierced the universe, like the first ray of dawn between heaven and earth.

So that was it?

In the end, they had failed that person.

Ren Jiu's gaze deepened.

At some point, the vows of their youth had turned into lies, and their fervent, passionate spirit had become cold and selfish.

The beast named death pursued them relentlessly, giving them no moment of rest, gradually eroding their last vestiges of enthusiasm and courage in their twilight years.

They began to pluck out the arrogant teeth of saints and break off their proud, sharp edges.

The Five Decays of Heaven and Man—decay affected not just the body, but also the soul.

"We have ultimately decayed, clinging to life, shrinking back, secretly plotting everything, fearing death, becoming captives of cowardice, timid and indecisive."

A roaring fire ignited in Ren Jiu's eyes, and a hint of proud defiance played on his lips. "Who among us has truly decayed? Who is prehistoric? Emperor, is it you? No, *we* are prehistoric! And prehistoric means renewal!"

He roared.

Ren Jiu stared in a daze at the sharp-edged, arrogant Emperor, full of keenness and defiance, full of pride and confidence. His magnanimity embraced everything; he wanted to defeat them at their peak, in their best era.

This cosmic entity from the prehistoric era had lived for hundreds of billions of years.

Yet, he still possessed the valor and pride of a warrior, acting with integrity, allowing his opponents to grow. Perhaps this was precisely why he was so powerful.

And they?

They had decayed at just a few hundred million years old.

Plotting and hiding in the shadows, cowardly and afraid of death.

Ren Jiu chuckled softly and hoarsely, "Saving the world... what a strange phrase for us. Are we still worthy of guarding the garden of happiness created by that person when heaven and earth were formed?"

They had, in the end, failed all sentient beings.

"However, we must try, in the end!"

He gradually entered the high-speed cosmic spacetime, and everything around him slowly came to a standstill; even the Emperor's movements began to slow.

"One hundred million years of flow rate."

He roared.

Streams of blood, a backlash, flowed from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, a shocking sight.

The Emperor stiffened, clearly feeling his movements becoming sluggish.

"Faster! Give me more speed! Time! Faster still, I want to travel even further into the future!" Watching the Emperor's movements gradually slow, Ren Jiu let out a heart-wrenching roar, his eyes blood red, laughing wildly.

"You are not truly an Eleventh-Tier being after all! You are not a singularity yourself; the singularity you use is external, and the cosmic bloodline rules can still affect you!"

"Damn it, I rarely feel like fighting with all my might, and a proper battle against someone like you isn't bad at all."

Ren Jiu controlled the fused body, leaping high and charging towards that figure. "Prehistoric cosmic entity, die! Get out of our cosmic epoch!"

*Boom! Boom!*

Endless fists blurred into phantoms.

"The prehistoric cosmic entity wants to stop us from achieving enlightenment? To monopolize the future Eleventh-Tier gate of the universe? To control the distribution of Eleventh-Tier seats? I will open it!" Ren Jiu was ablaze, like a heroic battle god emerging from flames.

His gaze grew sharper, as if burning with fire, turning into a silent roar.

*Whoosh—*

At a terrifying flow rate of one hundred million times, the Zerg Queen's nest before them was rapidly evolving countless spores, transforming and enhancing the current fused body, performing a genesis in a sandbox!

"With the Queen's nest in hand, and with time far surpassing anything before, there's nothing we cannot overcome!" The Zerg Empress Mothers roared. Their combined evolutionary knowledge was enough to shake heaven and earth!

*Rumble!*

Life was soaring!

Life levels were leaping exponentially!

The Great Dao Singularity was being rapidly comprehended and applied to attack the motionless Emperor.

"Already evolving!"

"His skin is still covered by a thin singularity shield, but our bodies are adapting to the singularity, and we'll break through soon!" The Zerg Empress Mothers cried out excitedly.

"We will soon evolve into targeted organisms, able to pierce his skin and enter the singularity vacuum in his abdomen. We don't need to deal with the singularity itself—it's indestructible. We will destroy the nine central bloodline universes!"

"That is his greatest weakness!" A hero from outside the Zerg exclaimed with a deep roar.

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

Ren Jiu wildly threw punches, piercing the opponent's skin.

As the God of Time, blood streamed down with his tears, feeling the immense overload draining his life, yet he paid it no mind, only feeling the blood vessels in his brain bursting.

The decisive strike came in an instant.

In battles among experts of this level, a single momentary burst can almost determine the entire outcome.

"This is it..."

"This is it..."

"We can win! We can win, just like this, get into his power core! Destroy his nine cosmic centers! He has no converter; break his cultivation technique, and he's bound to lose!"