Chapter 1447: Potential

Author: The Smile of Three Hundred CattiesCategory:Word Count for This Chapter: 6070 words

They initially lacked sufficient energy reserves. However, they are now shamelessly and cunningly utilizing Xu Zhi's power core within their own bodies for combat, while simultaneously replenishing their own cores from themselves. This dual strategy is proving effective.

"This is truly shameless," Xu Zhi conceded. He had to admit it was the perfect combat strategy, practically ensuring their victory. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't even see a way to turn the tide.

But...

"She's constantly sustaining injuries, and the Zerg Mother Nest inside them is altering their matter while absorbing my singularities..." Xu Zhi's expression became peculiar. "All of this is matter from my Great Universe cultivation technique. It's an inside job... And your past empresses are all from the Zerg lineage. My Great Universe technique can't transform just anyone, but for you to invite this upon yourselves... it's trivially easy."

Hahahaha!

"Die!" the Zerg Empress roared with laughter, her entire body erupting with power that, through evolution, now utterly surpassed Di Zun's. "Do you see? Ancient hidden entity of the prehistoric universe, my improvements to your New Nine Revolutions Profound Art are complete! My mastery of your combat singularity techniques has perfectly surpassed yours! With this double annihilation, in both physique and technique, I am now a perfect being, far beyond you!"

Everyone watching trembled, a sense of unease spreading through them. This Zerg, growing stronger with every challenge, proving indestructible. The more treacherous the environment, the more it thrives in adversity. The power unleashed at this moment was utterly terrifying!

"Is Di Zun truly about to fall?" At that moment, a horrifying thought arose in everyone's minds: it felt as though the heavens were collapsing and the earth was shattering, that the undefeated legend was about to fall. They were already integrated into Di Zun's system; if he fell, their own fates would undoubtedly be grim, facing such a terrifying entity.

The furious battle erupted. The two figures wrestled in the void, yet it was a completely one-sided pummeling.

Crash! Di Zun was repeatedly sent flying.

The Zerg Empress relentlessly advanced, her fighting spirit blazing. "Someone like you is too naive! Too righteous! You possess astonishing talent, which I admire. It's just a pity that I must still defeat you!"

The Zerg Empress slowly extended her hand, her form shifting countless times. With a light push, she transformed into a massive ring. "This strike surpasses all your techniques by threefold. Die!"

This strike was certainly fatal. Di Zun had no means to resist. He was struck head-on, bathed in blood, his aura weakened to almost nothing, and vanished into the massive energy sphere.

Everyone stared blankly at this scene.

Crack! Yet, in the very next second, Di Zun slowly emerged, as if reborn from flames.

"You are truly formidable. If I hadn't broken through my limits just now, becoming five times stronger than before, you would have killed me."

Di Zun let out a long cry, his long hair flowing as he walked, bathed in blood. Though on the verge of death, his aura incredibly faint, he declared, "Across all of history, someone has finally emerged who can threaten my existence. My path is not solitary. This feeling of despair, I haven't known it for a very long time."

Ah!!! A long cry pierced the sky.

Di Zun's body, too, burst forth with terrifying divine radiance, his aura soaring, shimmering with white-gold light. "It is precisely such brushes with death that allow me to break through! To grow stronger!"

A punch surged forth. This time, it was the Zerg Empress who was sent flying backward. In the clash of singularity combat, the one with a deeper understanding could overwhelm their opponent, inflicting immense damage.

At this moment, there was no doubt...

"Your techniques instantly surpassed mine? You also broke through your own limits?""Are your nine bloodline universes also evolving into ultimate beings, just like us?"

The Zerg Empress was dumbfounded. How had her opponent also evolved, creating such a miracle? Her opponent couldn't possibly have been concealing strength; it was clear he had broken through and grown stronger in an instant.

"Is this strange?" Di Zun asked.

"This isn't strange?" The Zerg Empress's eyes widened. No normal being could achieve this—a massive breakthrough to a new realm, becoming five times stronger, right before death...

"Of course not strange." Di Zun slowly approached, hands clasped behind his back, his eyes flaring with intense light and his fighting spirit burning fiercely. An imposing aura, as if capable of devouring the cosmos, emanated from him as he spoke with an air of absolute dominance: "You corrupt beings of ancient and modern universes, each one treacherous and cunning, attacking from the shadows—you have long lost the impetus of true power. In this world, only the courage to directly confront death, and to forge even stronger adversaries, can allow one to break through their own limits!"

The Zerg Empress shivered upon hearing this, and couldn't help but ask, "So, one can truly break through in the face of life and death?" The surrounding Sages watched with admiration, finding it utterly inconceivable. Di Zun had, all along, been seeking opponents capable of killing him, openly and honestly nurturing era after era, even spanning cosmic epochs! He sought someone who could defeat him, using immense pressure to constantly push past his limits and reach new heights! Such a dominant and ambitious figure was truly astonishing!

"Impossible?""The weak always believe this or that to be impossible.""This is the difference between us. You learn in the shadows, constantly usurping others, while I cultivate the strongest adversaries and battle the most formidable enemies to break through my own limits."

Di Zun advanced with powerful, dragon-like strides. "And I rely solely on myself—on the potential of humanity! The potential of *any* living being! It far surpasses your wildest imagination!!"

"Life's greatest misfortune is never encountering misfortune!!"

Di Zun's aura was now immeasurably stronger, having clearly broken through to a higher level. With his hands clasped behind his back, he calmly stated, "You should understand... a person's life is a ceaseless cycle of falling, constantly growing stronger, persistently believing in oneself, and repeatedly transcending oneself through facing death! And you?"

Everyone showed a hint of shame. This included Zhiji, Rongcheng, and even figures like Autumn Mountain Speed and Emperor Qi.

"This is the difference between me and you." Di Zun cast a contemptuous glance at them and rebuked, "You rely on external forces, while I trust in the potential of my own body. You have long been corrupted. Though you are gods of life, you have forgotten life's grandeur, lost your drive to exist, and dared not descend. You have merely been secretly learning from others' knowledge. It's impossible for you to remain eternally supreme."

As he spoke, he ravenously absorbed and secretly assimilated the knowledge and evolutionary techniques pouring forth from the successive Zerg Empresses. The opponent was truly terrifying. It was as if the computational power and knowledge within the Great Universe technique had instantly tripled! Furthermore, the cultivation methods they were constantly deducing and the singularity combat techniques they were researching were all flowing into Xu Zhi's mind. It was as if the Great Universe technique's wisdom had instantly leaped forward by more than a dozen versions. This instantly elevated Xu Zhi's wisdom manifold. The accumulated knowledge allowed him to immediately evolve and transform the nine bloodline universes on the spot. Xu Zhi's version was also updated.

The Zerg Empress kicked away the nine Di Zun bodies, formed from the bloodline universes, and said with admiration in her eyes, "I admire your integrity and bravery. There has never been anyone like you throughout history! Who among us isn't treacherous and cunning, secretly scheming against others? Only you are open and honorable, allowing your opponent to reach their peak before engaging in battle!"

"Alas... your integrity will not allow you to live long!""Di Zun, today, you are destined to be defeated!"

A single punch. Di Zun was sent flying backward.

Everyone watched, dumbfounded, an unbelievable thought surfacing: She was still evolving! This was a stark reality. Xu Zhi was, after all, comprised of nine cosmic Heavenly Daos plus himself, but what about his opponent? His opponent had amassed the universe's most formidable power. Within the same realm, being overwhelmed was entirely normal! Growing stronger with every clash, achieving biological evolution mid-battle!

Xu Zhi's entire body felt as though it were being ripped apart, severely wounded. He slowly rose, gazing at the distant Zerg Empress, his expression grim as he thought, "As expected, they are the true professionals. Everything I painstakingly researched has been copied by them, and even wildly improved... I can no longer compete with them." This level of combat was a three-pronged struggle: concerning cultivation realm, energy level, and technique.

"We are in the same realm, yet I am utilizing your own power core from within your body. What chance do you possibly have?" In the next instant, the Zerg Empress's aura intensified even further.

The Zerg Empress's voice echoed through the sky, "Di Zun... as long as there is sufficient pressure from an opponent, a genuine threat of death, I will become approximately twice as strong with every passing minute!"

"In just half an hour, I will be thirty times stronger than I was half an hour ago!"

"Heroes always become martyrs!"Evolving madly during combat! It seemed she had completely enhanced and evolved a resistance similar to Yu Sa's injured bloodline, developing powerful biological adaptations based on the harsh combat environment.

"This is the ultimate perfect life of the universe!!!"