Chapter 808: World Panic

The scene was simply breathtaking.

A vast and majestic cosmic giant stood in space, gently holding a magnifying glass, studying a planet, dominating the fate of all beings upon it.

The Three Pillar Gods’ current size far surpassed anything seen before.

Let alone these ant-like beings, even compared to ordinary humans, they were merely slightly larger ants.

"Run!"

"Quickly transmit cosmic radio waves! Alert the entire Stone Star Alliance!"

"Notify the Cosmic Emperor, Lord Frieza!"

"The terrifying Demonic Pillar, O, from the ancient doomsday prophecy, has appeared!"

At this moment, countless powerful beings rapidly transmitted radio waves, then immediately used their respective means to escape.

But the next second, the air instantly seemed to solidify.

All the Grade-8 Deities who had flown there were as if cemented in place, completely unable to move.

"What is this?"

"Break free!"

Their veins bulged, their faces contorted, as they exerted all their strength, yet remained completely immobile.

"How can beings living within a world possibly resist an entire world? After all, what you call 'gods' are merely the strongest beings *within* a world." The Three Pillar Gods calmly held the magnifying glass, continuously studying the planet like an elegant scholar.

Whoosh.

Beams of light sliced through the land.

Soon, the internal structure of the planet was revealed: an extremely intricate mechanical core.

"So that's it? An incredibly precise mechanical structure. Truly worthy of the Ishdal, who call themselves a divine race. This planet is indeed a living being... a colossal creature cultivated from special cells, generating true qi and radiation."

"Perfect, simply perfect!"

He was absorbing the knowledge of this world's civilization, just as he had absorbed knowledge from the ancient desolate world when he descended upon it years ago.

This was immense wealth.

And the best way to understand the enemy's methods.

"After Caroline departed all those years ago, her civilization reached its peak. Caroline was a scientist exceptionally skilled in life modification technology and genetic engineering. The cells of this entire race before me are her pinnacle biological and genetic creations! And these cells can perfectly construct organs for semi-mechanical beings—mechanical hearts, conduits."

The Ishdal were an extremist race obsessed with perfect art.

Their perfect craftsmanship was evident here.

"They use gravity waves to create the planet's gravitational pull, radiation to provide its temperature and climate, and the circulation of internal true qi to provide the thick atmosphere ejected outwards! And the atmospheric vents are volcanoes."

In a mere instant, the Three Pillar Gods completely understood the structural principles of the entire planet, which utterly dismayed all the powerful beings who had arrived.

"You're doomed!"

A Deity growled, "We've already sent out signals; powerful beings from across the universe will come to encircle and annihilate you!"

The Three Pillar Gods extended a fingertip.

Countless signal waves slowly swirled around the fingertip. "Are you talking about this?"

"It... it actually?"

Everyone's expressions changed completely, filled with terror.

The signal waves they had sent were incredibly fast and propagated in a straight line, yet the demonic figure before them was swirling them around its fingertip, defying the laws of the real universe.

At the same time, goosebumps rose on their skin.

Since it could intercept signals, the distress signal from this planet earlier must have been intentionally released by the demonic figure to lure the powerful beings nearby.

And then, like...

"Studying us, just as it studied this planet."

They were instantly terrified beyond belief. This demonic figure possessed truly horrifying intelligence and cunning.

If such a monster invaded, could the entire universe truly withstand it? Planets were mere toys to it; perhaps the entire universe was just a slightly larger soccer field.

Swish!

The next second, the demonic figure's hand reached out. "Let me see."

The leading powerful Deity's expression drastically changed.

"The Demonic Figure has arrived!"

He roared furiously towards the cosmic sky, uttering the last sound of his life,

The entire being instantly self-destructed to the Three Pillar Gods' surprise, transforming into the most immense electromagnetic white light signal.

"It must, it absolutely must be transmitted!"

"Please, please! For the future of the entire universe, you must perceive this!!"

Overwhelming cries echoed, but consistently, they failed to spread.

The remaining Deities, chilled to the bone, roared:

"Don't get cocky! You might distort laws, but our world also has countless Grade-9 existences!"

"Though you are unbelievably powerful, we will still kill you!"

The Three Pillar Gods subtly quivered.

"This world... true Grade-9 beings have appeared?"

"Or a large number of true Grade-9s?"

They were slightly taken aback.

For a Grade-7 Heavenly Emperor to break through to a Grade-8 Deity, vast amounts of energy must be absorbed, leading to the previous universal catastrophe where powerful beings destroyed all life.

For a Grade-8 Deity to break through to a Grade-9 realm, naturally, vast amounts of energy also need to be absorbed. However, before absorbing energy, one must complete the metamorphosis of their own cells, initially forming a weak Grade-9.

Only then can one, like in previous realms, absorb vast amounts of energy.

This world possessed abundant energy.

A weak Grade-9 would naturally have enough energy to become a true Grade-9.

But how could so many people in this world have completed the Grade-9 path?

Countless geniuses?

That's simply impossible!

Moments later, the Three Pillar Gods absorbed their consciousness and memories, revealing a hint of surprise and dread.

The Humanoid Pillar God spoke, "This small cosmic world is terrifying. It possesses countless true Grade-9 beings. Although their cell count is very low—only a few million cells—and the length of their Grade-9 path is extremely short, their realm inherently overwhelms ours."

Super Saiyans, despite having only a few million cells, are arguably the weakest of the Grade-9s, yet they are still true Grade-9s.

The Three Pillar Gods, as weak Grade-9s, had not absorbed any energy after their breakthrough.

It was like a giant dying of starvation in the desert; no matter how powerful, the strength they could exert was limited.

The Beast-form Pillar God said, "The development of this universe surpasses our imagination. They seem to have no threshold for the Grade-9 path; they can directly step into it. Any true Grade-9 from their world, even with a low cell count, could still use their realm to crush and kill all life in our world except for us."

The Plant-form Pillar God said, "Not just us, but even in the Seven Realms, they would be annihilated. Their overall strength is simply too high."

The Humanoid Pillar God: "It's truly terrifying! This small cosmic world has silently developed into one that even we fear. It poses a significant threat to us, and a direct confrontation is ill-advised. We should first absorb this world's power to become true Grade-9s... then they will be utterly helpless."

The Plant-form Pillar God spoke, "In that case, let us split up and begin the slaughter. Maximum efficiency. Even if we divide into three, no one can kill us; we remain invincible!"

Whoosh.

The colossal Pillar God split, transforming into three Pillar Gods, each drifting away.

Stone Star.

"Report, anomaly detected."

A tall, green-skinned alien, holding a special radar, reported with a terrified expression, "Quickly inform Lord Frieza! The Demonic Pillar, O, has arrived!"

Soon, in the laboratory, a small, dwarfish white dwarf appeared, with spiraled horns, sitting on a disc-shaped flying vehicle.

A terrifying aura, shaking heaven and earth.

"My Lord, have you finally emerged from seclusion?" someone asked.

Three hundred and eighty years ago, after the entire universe experienced a great catastrophe, and the whole world united to defeat the seven Black Star Dragon Ball warriors, Frieza was severely wounded and went into seclusion, seeking a breakthrough.

"No, my main body is still in the gravity chamber. What you see now is merely a trace of energy overflowing from my true form," Frieza replied.

Those nearby wore expressions of reverence.

Lord Frieza had also found his own path. Although, like those lower-grade Saiyans, he followed the orthodox route, he was now on the Grade-9 path, capable of distorting some laws.

"Has the Demonic Figure arrived?" Frieza asked.

"Yes. Years ago, we wished upon the Dragon Balls for a radar capable of sensing the arrival of powerful extra-dimensional beings to monitor the Demonic Figure's descent. It's been wildly fluctuating," someone nearby explained.

The Three Pillar Gods themselves had no idea they would be monitored so quickly.

Just as when the Six Realms invaded the Lava Lands years ago, their inhabitants didn't know why they were detected, the Three Pillar Gods naturally knew nothing of the Dragon Balls' existence.

Every world had its unique rules and methods.

After all, they weren't fools. Especially the Digital Monster race, who had been actively spreading the prophecy of Demonic Pillar O for years, leading to the highest level of alert.

"Notify the Grand Priest, the Angel Race, notify Cell, notify the King of Cybertron—who gathered the Infinity Stones some years ago... and Kakarot."

Frieza took a deep breath. According to the ancient Saiyan language, the opponent was a weak Grade-9, a truly unimaginably powerful weak Grade-9. If it were allowed to slaughter living beings and absorb their energy, death would not be far off.